GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router/Wireless Broadband AP User Manual

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Wireless Broadband Router/Wireless Broadband AP Users Manual

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Users Manual Model 1 Part 1 Revised

GN-B46BWireless Broadband Router User Guide Copyright ©2003 Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. http://www.gigabyte.com.twRev. 1.0 First Edition25A08-0B46B-F00
2GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideFederal Communication Commission Interference StatementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Thisequipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installedand used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radiocommunications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in aparticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisionreception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, any changes or modificationsnot expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’sauthority to operate this equipment.This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followingtwo conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this devicemust accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation.IMPORTANT NOTE:FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolledenvironment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance20cm between the radiator & your body.This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antennaor transmitter.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide3ContentsChapter1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................4Overview........................................................................................................................................................4Features...........................................................................................................................................................4Package Contents..........................................................................................................................................5The Rear Panel................................................................................................................................................5The Front Panel LEDs....................................................................................................................................6Chapter 2 Connect to the Router.................................................................................................................7Preparation.....................................................................................................................................................7Hardware Requirements...............................................................................................................................7System Requirements...................................................................................................................................7Internet Configuration Requirements.........................................................................................................7Wired Connect to a PC..................................................................................................................................8Wireless Connect to a PC..............................................................................................................................8Chapter3 Configuration of the PCs.............................................................................................................9Overview.........................................................................................................................................................9The Settings under Windows 2000..............................................................................................................9The Settings under Windows 95/98/Me.......................................................................................................15The Settings under Windows XP.................................................................................................................21Chapter4 Basic Setup for Router................................................................................................................27Log in to the Router.......................................................................................................................................27Setup Wizard................................................................................................................................................28Status...........................................................................................................................................................39Logout...........................................................................................................................................................39Chapter5 Advanced Setup...........................................................................................................................40Network Configuration................................................................................................................................40Wireless Configuration..................................................................................................................................47Static Routing Table....................................................................................................................................50Virtual Server................................................................................................................................................51Firewall Rule..................................................................................................................................................54DNS Reply......................................................................................................................................................59Chapter6 Management Tool.........................................................................................................................60PPP Monitor.................................................................................................................................................60Reboot.............................................................................................................................................................60Initilization.......................................................................................................................................................61Change Password.......................................................................................................................................61Change WAN MAC.......................................................................................................................................62Upgrade Firmware.......................................................................................................................................62BackUp Restore............................................................................................................................................63Log Information...........................................................................................................................................63Save Maintenance..........................................................................................................................................65Ping.................................................................................................................................................................65Chapter7 Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................66Appendix A: Glossary..................................................................................................................................68Appendix B: Specification..........................................................................................................................71Physical Interface...........................................................................................................................................71802.11b System Specification......................................................................................................................71
4GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideChapter1 IntroductionOverviewFeaturesGN-B46B Router is a full function broadband router. This router equip with powerful firewalland DoS protection, which can give the user maximum protection to prevent from damageby malicious internet user. The UPnP and MSN messenger support can provide the envi-ronment for user to surfing internet with out any trouble. The GN-B46B wireless router iscomposed of the Realtek CCU, 802.11b wireless, Switch and 10/100 Ethernet. This prod-uct adopts the direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) technology and the DBPSK,DQPSK, and CCK modulation mode to provide a very stable wireless communicationquality and an excellent signal receiving capability. This product features the compactsize, low power consumption, and power management functions, and provides a high-speed wireless data communication.nConforms to IEEE 802.11b specification.nTransmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 11Mbps.nDynamically scales the data rate to 11, 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps.nSupport 64-bit /128-bit WEP encryption.nSupport PPPoE and PPPoE Unnumbered DSL connectionnSupport up to 4 WAN configuration recordsnSupport DHCP client for cable/DSL connectionnSupport DHCP server with static and dynamic stylenSupport UPnP IGD 1.0nSupport MSN messenger and most Internet applicationsnSupport Firewall FilteringnSupport Virtual ServernSupport DMZnSupport Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)nSupport DoS ProtectionnSupport Stealth ModenVPN Packets Pass Through (Support PPTP/IPSec/L2TP Protocol)nLog Management (Support Firewall/UPnP/WAN Connection Log)nEasy Web ManagementnSupport WAN side Remote ManagementnDNS RelaynWeb based Firmware upgradenMDI/MDIX Auto crossover detect
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide5The Rear PanelThe router’s ports are located on the router’s rear panel.RJ-45, Auto-sensing and Auto-MDI/MDIX for 10/100M Ethernet WAN connectionRJ-45, Auto-sensing and Auto-MDI/MDIX for 10/100M Ethernet LAN connectionInitial reset (Init to factory default) The power port is where you connect the power adapter.nOne Ethernet WAN PortnFour Ethernet LAN PortnInit BottomnWireless antennaOne 2.4 GHz antennanPower
6GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideThe Front Panel LEDsThe router’s LEDs display information about the router’s status.nPowernWLANOnBlinkingADSL/Cable Modem is connected to WAN port.Transmit or receive data via the WAN port.(Green Light)nWAN(Green Light)Blinking Package transmitnLAN1- LAN410/100 Mbps Network Connection10/100 Mbps Data Transmission RateOnBlinking(Green Light)
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide7Chapter 2 Connect to the RouterIt needs to prepare these three things before you begin:1. An active Internet service such as that provided by an cable or ADSL broadbandaccount.2. Make sure the Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration information for your ADSLaccount.System RequirementsTo use the Wireless Broadband Router on your network, each computer needs aninstalled Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) and an Ethernet cable (RJ-45) or aPCMCIA wireless adapter for laptop computer.Hardware RequirementsnA Computer with Windows, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating system.nA Javascript-enabled web browser program which supports HTTP upIoads such asMicrosoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator version 4.0 or above.Internet Configuration RequirementsIn order to connect your router to Internet, you will need one or more of theseconfiguration parameters provided by your ISP:vHost and Domain NamesvISP Login Name and PasswordvISP Domain Name Server (DNS) AddressvFixed IP Address which is also known as Static IP AddressvSubnet maskvDefault GatewayPreparation
8GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideNote: Please check if the light of the WAN port of the GN-B46B is lit. If not, try to use the cross over Ethernet cable.Wireless Connect to a PCStep1.Turn off your network’s hardware, including the Router, PCs and cable or ADSLmodem.Step2.Connect an Ethernet cable form your cable or ADSL modem to the WAN port ofthe GN-B46B.Step3.Connect the power adapter to the power connection slot of the GN-B46B, andthen plug the power adapter into a power outlet.Step4.Power on the cable or ADSL modem, PCs. The connection procedure iscompleted then go to the “Chapter3 Configuration of the PCs”.Note: If you use wireless connection, please refer to the wireless LAN card manual which provided by your wireless card manufacture. The SSID of the Wireless LAN card should be the same as the SSID of the GN-B46B. The default value is “GIGABYTE” (or “any”, if your wireless LAN card can support.), please do notice the form of the SSID value whether is captial or not.Step1.Turn off your network’s hardware, including the Router, PCs and cable or ADSLmodem.Step2.Connect an Ethernet cable form your cable or ADSL modem to the WAN port ofthe GN-B46B.Step3.Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports (LAN 1-4) on therouter, and the other end to an Ethernet port on a PC.Wired Connect to a PCStep4.Connect the power adapter to the power connection slot of the GN-B46B, andthen plug the power adapter into a power outlet.Step5.Power on the cable or ADSL modem, PCs. The connection procedure iscompleted then go to the “Chapter3 Configuration of the PCs”.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide9Chapter3 Configuration of the PCsOverviewTo connect to the router, your computer needs to be configured to obtain an IP addressautomatically via DHCP server. Please follow the instructure to perform the setup underthe TCP/IP network environment. By default Windows 98, Me, 2000 and XP has TCP/IPinstalled. If you have not installed the TCP/IP communication Protocol, please install itnow, and then select your operating system for the setup.The Settings under Windows 2000Step1.Click “Start” in the desktop of the Windows to select “Settings”, and thenselect “Control Panel”.
10GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep3.Double-click the “LAN CONNECTION” and click the “Properties” button.Step2.Double-click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide11Step4.The “Local Area Connection Properties” dialog box will appear. Verfiy thatthe Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item is checked. And then double-click the“Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” item.Step5.Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS serveraddress automatically”, click the “OK” button to return to Local AreaConnection Properties. Click the “OK” button again to complete the PCconfiguration.Now, the computer will obtain an IP address automatically from GN-B46B then you can goto the Step10 directly. If you would like to obtain an IP address manually, please refer toStep6~Step9.
12GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep6.Click “Start” at the desktop of the Windows, and then “Programs”,“Accessories”and “Command Prompt” in sequence.Step7.Key in the command “ipconfig / release” in DOS mode and then enter.Step8.Key in the command “ipconfig / renew” and then enter.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide13Step10. In your “IE Browser” select “Internet Options” under “Tools”.Step9.Key in “exit” and then enter.Note: If the IP address of the GN-B46B is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.1.X (where “X” is a number between 1 and 253. Each computer on your network must have a different IP address within that range where “X” represents a number between 1 and 253.) The default gateway must be 192. 168.1.254.
14GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep12.Please DO NOT tick all of the selection boxes. Click the “OK” button afterfinishing with the setup, and go to the “Chapter4 Basic Setup for Router”.Note: If your ISP Company has a designated Proxy setting, Key in the setting after you complete the GN-B46B configuration.Step11. In this dialog box, please click the “LAN Settings” on the “Connections” tab.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide15The Settings under Windows 95/98/MeStep1.Click “Start” at the desktop of the Windows and select “Settings”, and thenselect the “Control Panel”.Step2.Double-click the “Network” icon.
16GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep3. On the Configuration tab, please choose your appropriate setting “TCP/IP->your network LAN card” and click “Properties” button.Step4.Select the “IP Address” tab. Please select “Obtain an IP addressautomatically” and then select the “Gateway” tab.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide17Step6. On the “DNS Configuration” tab, please select “Disable DNS” and then clickthe “OK” button.Step5. On the “Gateway” tab, please clear all installed gateways and do not fill any ofthe blanks and then select the “DNS Configuration” tab.
18GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep7.Click the “OK” button again. Windows will ask you to restart your PC. Pleaseclick the “Yes” button. If Windows does not ask you to restart , please restartyour computer anyway.After booting the computer, the computer will obtain an IP address automatically from theGN-B46B then you can go to the Step11 directly. If you would like to obtain an IP addressmanually, please refer to Step8~Step10.Note: The Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Please insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and check the correct location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x, etc. (If “D” is your CD-ROM drive).Step8.Click “Start” at the desktop of the Windows and select “Run..”.Step9.Key in “winipcfg” and click the “OK” button.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide19Step10. In the pulled down menu, please select your network LAN card and click the“Release All” button, and then click the “Renew All” button. Click the “OK”button.Step11. In your “IE Browser” select “Internet Options” under “Tools”.Note: If the IP address of the GN-B46B is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.1.X (where “X” is a number between 1 and 253. Each computer on your network must have a different IP address within that range where “X” represents a number between 1 and 253.) The default gateway must be 192. 168.1.254.
20GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep13.Please DO NOT tick all of the selection boxes. Click the “OK” button afterfinishing with the setup, and go to the “Chapter4 Basic Setup for Router”.Note: If your ISP Company has a designated Proxy setting, Key in the setting after you complete the GN-B46B configuration.Step12. In this dialog box, please click the “LAN Settings” on the “Connections” tab.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide21The Settings under Windows XPStep1.Click “Start” in the desktop of the Windows to select “Settings”, and thenselect “Control Panel”.Step2.Double-click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon.
22GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep4.The “Local Area Connection Properties” dialog box will appear. Verfiy thatthe Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item is checked. And then double-click the“Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” item.Step3.Double-click the “LAN CONNECTION” and click the “Properties” button.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide23Now, the computer will obtain an IP address automatically from GN-B46B then you can goto the Step10 directly. If you would like to obtain an IP address manually, please refer toStep6~Step9.Step5.Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS serveraddress automatically”, click the “OK” button to return to Local AreaConnection Properties. Click the “OK” button again to complete the PCconfiguration.Step6.Click “Start” at the desktop of the Windows, and then “Programs”,“Accessories”and “Command Prompt” in sequence.
24GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep8.Key in the command “ipconfig / renew” and then enter.Step7.Key in the command “ipconfig / release” in DOS mode and then enter.Note: If the IP address of the GN-B46B is 192.168.1.254, the IP address of your computer must be 192.168.1.X (where “X” is a number between 1 and 253. Each computer on your network must have a different IP address within that range where “X” represents a number between 1 and 253.) The default gateway must be 192. 168.1.254.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide25Step9.Key in “exit” and then enter.Step10. In your “IE Browser” select “Internet Options” under “Tools”.Step11. In this dialog box, please click the “LAN Settings” on the “Connections” tab.
26GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep12.Please DO NOT tick all of the selection boxes. Click the “OK” button afterfinishing with the setup, and go to the “Chapter4 Basic Setup for Router”.Note: If your ISP Company has a designated Proxy setting, Key in the setting after you complete the GN-B46B configuration.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide27The GN-B46B provides Web based configuration. You can configure your GN-B46Bthrough your Internet Explorer browser or Netscape Communicator.Step2.The dialogue box will appear as shown in the following diagram, and key in thedefault user name “admin” for the wideband network GN-B46B and thedefault password “admin”, and then press “OK”.Step1.Key in the preset IP address“192.168.1.254” in the address column in thebrowser, and then press enter.Chapter4 Basic Setup for RouterLog in to the Router
28GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideSetup WizardStep3.The homepage of the GN-B46B will appear as shown below, and click the“Setup Wizard” on the screen, and such Setup Wizard will guide you tocomplete the necessary steps for the setup on screen as follows.LAN SetupStep4.“LAN Setup” is shown in the diagram. Each setup item of the local areanetwork is default setting, and is not necessary to make change to it for normaloperation. Please input the settings on your own if change is needed.IP Address & Subnet MaskThe values are the Router’s IP Address and Subnet Mask. The default valuesare 192.168.1.254 for the IP Address and 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask.DHCP Setupv“enabled” indicates that the DHCP function of the router is initialized, andwill automatically assign an IP Address to the computer that is connectedto the LAN end of the router.v”disabled” indicates that all IP Address of all the computers need toassign the IP address manually.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide29DHCP Start Address / End AddressWhen the DHCP setting is “enable”, the GN-B46B uses this allocable range ofthe IP address as the initial value to assign the IP to the PC connected to theLAN end.For example,The DHCP start address is 192.168.1.1 and the end address is 192.168.1.50.The IP allocable range of the DHCP is from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.50.Click “Next”, go to next step.
30GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep5.Choose your desired wide area network mode.n“PPPoE”: If you are using the hourly rate for the ADSL, please select thisitem. And then please follow Step 6n“Dynamic IP Address”: If you use the wideband fixed connection of ADSL/Cable Modem, but do not have a static IP, please select this item. Andthen please follow Step 10n“Static IP Address”: If you use the wideband fixed connection of ADSL/Cable Modem,but have a static IP, please select this item. And thenplease follow Step 14n“PPPoE Unnumber”: If you are the user of the PPPoE Unnumber, pleaseselect thisitem. And then please follow Step18.After your desired wide area network mode is selected, please press “Next”.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide31Step6. If you select “PPPoE” under the WAN TYPE SELECT, key in the User ID andpassword. The wideband company provides the above data, and press“Finish” to go to next step.nPPPoE User ID and Password:The “User ID” and “Password” are your ISP assigned to you.Step7.Press “Reboot” to go to next step.PPPoE
32GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep8.Please wait a moment.Step9.The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and yoursetup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet.Note: If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to Chapter5 Advanced Setup.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide33Step10. If you select the “Dynamic IP Address” in the WAN TYPE SELECT, thefollowing screen will appear. Please key in the Host Name if your ISP hasprovided. And then press “Finish” to go to next step.Dynamic IP AddressStep11.Press “Reboot” to go to next step.
34GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep12.Please wait a moment.Step13.The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and yoursetup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet.Note: If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to Chapter5 Advanced Setup.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide35Step14. If you select “Static IP Address” in the WAN TYPE SELECT, please key in thedata provided by the wideband company in the following fields as shown below.And then press “Finish” to go to next step.Static IP AddressNote: If your wideband company gives you more than one IP address, then select one of them to fill in the column in the following fields.Step15.Press “Reboot” to go to next step.
36GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep16.Please wait a moment.Step17.The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and yoursetup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet.Note: If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to Chapter5 Advanced Setup.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide37PPPoE UnnumberStep18. If you select “PPPoE Unnumber” in the WAN TYPE SELECT, please key inthe data provided by the wideband company in the following fields as shownbelow. And then press “Finish” to go to next step.Note: If your wideband company gives you more than one IP address, then select one of them to fill in the column in the following fields.Step19.Press “Reboot” to go to next step.
38GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideStep20.Please wait a moment.Step21.The IE browser will be automatically connected to the main menu, and yoursetup has completed by then. Please use your IE connect to Internet.Note: If you can connect to the Internet , the setting is completed. If you use the Wireless Lan Card connection or need further setting, please continue to Chapter5 Advanced Setup.
GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide39StatusYou can use this status screen to view the router’s current connection status.andconfiguration.LogoutAs you finished the configuration of the GN-B46B, please choose “Logout”.Note: After 5 minutes idle time, the system will be logout automatically.
40GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User GuideChapter5 Advanced SetupThis chapter will show you the advanced setup of the GN-B46B if you need requirespecial configuration.Network ConfigurationThe Network Configuration function allows you to access to the LAN Configuration, WANConfguration and WAN Configuration Setting.LAN ConfigurationnLAN Configuration From this table, you can modify the LAN setting if it necessary.nForce IP-MAC Mapping This function allows you to assign a specific IP address to one specific PC.Verify the desired setting and then click the “Submit” button to set the value into GN-B46B.

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