Planet XRT-401D User Manual

1 Internet Broadband Router XRT-401D User’s Manual

5 8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. ?Note: Please make sure th

6 5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. ?Note: Pleas

7 5: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically a

8 4: In the Select Network Protocol window, select the TCP/IP Protocol and click the Ok button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may

9 3) Once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP address automatically, the router’s DHCP server will automatically give your LAN clients an IP

10 The Status Information section is for you to monitor the router’s current status information only. Tools (Chapter 5) If you want to Reset the rou

11 7) Click on Quick Setup Wizard (see chapter 2) to start configuring settings required by your ISP so that you can start accessing the Internet.

12 Chapter 2 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using XRT-401D as quick as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to f

13 Step 2) Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to connect your broadband route

14 2.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional

2 Copyright Copyright (C) 2003 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User’s Manual are licensed p

15 2.2 Fixed-IP xDSL Select Fixed-IP xDSL if your ISP has given you a specific IP address for you to use. Your ISP should provide all the informatio

16 2.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information requir

17 Idle Time You can specify an idle time threshold (minutes) for the WAN port. This means if no packets have been sent (no one using the Internet)

18 2.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required

19 PPTP Gateway If your LAN has a PPTP gateway, then enter that PPTP gateway IP address here. If you do not have a PPTP gateway then enter the ISP’s

20 Chapter 3 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, you should see the screen below. If you have already conf

21 3.1 System The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system password and to specify a remote management user for XRT-401

22 Parameter Description Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are currently in. The router will set its time based on your sel

23 Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current password for the remote management administrator to login to your Broadband router.

24 Parameters Description Host Address This is the IP address of the host in the Internet that will have management/configuration access to XRT-40

3 Trademarks The PLANET logo is a trademark of PLANET Technology. This documentation may refer to numerous hardware and software products by their tr

25 3.2 WAN Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet conn

26 3.2.1 Dynamic IP Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will automatically give you an IP address. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill

27 Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the L2T

28 If you select “Connect On Demand”, the router will auto-connect to the ISP when someone want to use the Internet and keep connected until the WAN

29 Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the Telstra Big Pond connection Password Enter the Password prov

30 Secondary DNS Address (optional) This is optional. You can enter another DNS server’s IP address as a backup. The secondary DNS will be used shoul

31 The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router’s LAN ports as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment.

32 the DHCP lends an IP address to your LAN clients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP address when this time threshold period is reached

33 LAN. The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN Port) to a particular LAN IP address and i

34 Type This is the protocol type to be forwarded. You can choose to forward “TCP” or “UDP” packets only or select “both” to forward both “TCP” and “

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction...1 1.1 Features...

35 Parameters Description Enable Virtual Server Enable Virtual Server. Private IP This is the LAN client/host IP address that the Public Port

36 Remove Virtual Server If you want to remove some Virtual Server settings from the " Current Virtual Server Table", select the Virtual Se

37 Public Port Enter the In-coming (Inbound) port or port range for this type of application (e.g. 2300-2400, 47624) Note: Individual port numbers

38 router will allow incoming packets for ports 2300-2400 and 47624 to be directed to that user. Note: Only one LAN client can use a particular spec

39 Parameters Description 2.5.1 Access Control Access Control allows you to specify which hosts users can or cannot have access to certain Inter

40 Parameters Description Filter client PCs by IP Fill “IP Filtering Table” to filter PC clients by IP. Add PC You can click Add PC to add an

41 Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule. Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address ra

42 Client PC Service You can block the clients from accessing some Internet services by checking the services you want to block. Protocol This allow

43 Selected". If you want remove all URL keyword from the table, just click "Delete All" button. If you want to clear the selection an

44 3.5.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly from behind the NAT firewall, then you can o

5 Chapter 5 Tools...50 5.1 Configuration Tools...

45 Chapter 4 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connectio

46 Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s system information such as the router’s: LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC Address, Hardware

47 Parameters Description Device Status This page shows XRT-401D’s current device settings. This page displays XRT-401D LAN port’s current LAN I

48 to a local file for further processing or the security log can be cleared <Clear> or it can be refreshed <Refresh> to get the most up

49 Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN and LAN.

50 Chapter 5 Tools This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restore configuration settings), Firmware U

51 Parameters Description Configuration Tools Use the "Backup" tool to save XRT-401D current configuration to a file named "confi

52 Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade XRT-401D’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to downloa

53 Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prompt program 2) Type ipconfig /all and <ent

54 • Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.0.7) • The router’s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway (192.168.0.1

1 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing PLANET XRT-401D. This Broadband Router is a cost-effective IP Sharing Router that enables mul

55 Glossary Bridge: A bridge is an intelligent, internetworking device that forwards or filters packets between different networks based on data lin

56 11011001.10110000.10010000.00000000, and its host ID is, 00000000.00000000.00000000.00000111. This is a convenient and efficient method for router

57 Router: A router is an intelligent network device that forwards packets between different networks based on network layer address information such

2 1.4 Get to know XRT-401D Back Panel The diagram (fig1.0) below shows XRT-401D’s back panel. The router’s back panel is divided into three section

3 WAN LNK/ACT ON WAN is connected OFF No WAN connection Flashing WAN port has Activity (ACT), data being sent LAN 10/100M ON LAN port 100Mbps i

4 By default XRT-401D’s DHCP is on, this means that you can obtain an IP address automatically once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP addres