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Instant Broadband™ Series
ADSL Gateway
Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready
Use this guide to install the following product:
BEFDSR41W
User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Broadband is a trademark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every Instant Broadband ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready will be free from physical defects in material and work- manship fo
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• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. No repairs may be done by the customer. If trouble is experienced with this equipment, • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. please contact your authorized support provider for repair and warranty information. If • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiv- the trouble is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may er is connected. request you remove the e
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Filtering 47 The Linksys ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready 1 Forwarding 49 Features 1 Dynamic Routing 51 Package Contents 2 Static Routing 53 Minimum Requirements 2 DMZ Host 55 An Introduction to LANs and WANs 2 Firewall 56 IP Addresses 3 Link Test 57 Network Setup Overview 5 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 58 Chapter 2: Getting to K
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Chapter 1: Introduction with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready The Linksys ADSL Gateway Thank you for choosing the Instant Broadband™ ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4- Port Switch / Wireless-Ready. This Gateway allows you to set up a network with your PCs and share your Internet connection. The Gateway does this by connecting to your ADSL line, and using the Gateway’s Ethernet ports
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Think of the Gateway as a network device with two sides: the first side is made up of your private Local Area Network (LAN) of PCs. The other, public side is the Internet, or the Wide Area Network (WAN), outside of your home or office. The Gateway’s firewall (NAT) protects your network of PCs so users on the public, Internet side cannot “see” your PCs. This is how your LAN, or network, remains private
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Dynamic IP Addresses Network Setup Overview A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a device on the network, such as PCs and print servers. These IP addresses are called “dynamic” This user guide covers the basic steps for setting up a network with a Gateway. because they are only temporarily assigned to the PC or device. After a certain After going through the “Getting to Know the Gateway” c
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready The Gateway’s Front Panel LEDs Chapter 2: Getting to Know the ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4- Port Switch / Wireless-Ready The Gateway’s Back Panel Ports The Gateway’s ports, where network cables are connected, are located on the back panel of the Gateway. Figure 2-2 Power Green. The Power LED lights up when the Gateway is pow- ered on. Diag Green. The Diag LED flashes when the Gateway is booting u
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready ADSL Session Green. This LED is solidly lit when a PPPoE session is estab- Chapter 3:Connecting the lished. Gateway ADSL Link Green. This LED is off when an ADSL line is not detected. It flashes when the Gateway is attempting to make an ADSL Connecting Your Hardware and Booting Up connection. The LED is solidly lit when an ADSL connection You will connect the Gateway to your ADSL line and to the compute
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready 3. Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to your PC’s Ethernet adapter. Connect 4. Connect the power adapter to the Gateway. Plug the power adapter into the the other end of the cable to one of the LAN ports on the back of the Gateway. electrical outlet. Repeat this process for every PC that you want to connect to the Gateway. Note: If your PC’s Ethernet adapter is not set up, please refer to the Ethern
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Chapter 4: Configuring the PCs 1. Go to the Network screen by clicking the Start button. Click Settings and Overview then Control Panel. From there, double-click the Network icon. The instructions in this chapter will help you configure each of your comput- 2. On the Configuration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable ers to be able to communicate with
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready 3. Click the IP Address tab. Select Obtain an IP address automatically. Windows 2000 1. Go to the Network screen by clicking the Start button. Click Settings and then Control Panel. From there, double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 2. Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter (usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed). Do not choose a TCP/IP e
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. Windows XP The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000. 1. Click to the Network screen by clicking the Start button and then Control Panel.
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and click the Properties button. Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway Configuring the Gateway In this chapter, you will configure the Linksys ADSL Gateway to be able to gain access to the Internet through your Internet Service Provider (ISP). You will need the setup information provided by your ADSL ISP: • Your ADSL line VPI and VCI • Your ADSL encapsulation type and
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready 1. Open your web browser. (It is all right if you get an error message at this 4. The Gateway supports five modes of Encapsulation: RFC 1483 Bridged, point. Continue following these directions.) Enter http://192.168.1.1 in the RFC 1483 Routed, RFC2364 PPPoA, RFC2516 PPPoE, and Bridged Mode web browser’s Address field. Press the Enter key. Only. These modes are listed in the drop-down menu for the Encapsu
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Static IP Address B. RFC 2516 PPPoE or RFC 2364 PPPoA If your ISP says that you are connecting through a static or fixed IP address If your ISP says that you are connecting through PPPoE or PPPoA, or if you from your ISP, follow these steps: normally enter a user name and password to access the Internet, follow these steps: 1. Select Static IP Address as the WAN IP Address. 1. Select PPPoE or PPPoA as ap
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready 5. If you haven’t already done so, click the Apply button and then the Continue button to save your Setup settings. Close the web browser. Chapter 6: Using the Gateway’s 6. Congratulations! You’ve suc- Web-based Utility cessfully configured the Gateway. Test the setup by Figure 5-8 Quick and Easy Gateway Administration opening your web browser from any computer and entering www.linksys.com/registration.
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Setup The Setup screen is the first screen you see when you access the web-based utility. If you have already installed and set up the Gateway, you have already seen this screen and properly configured each of the values. • Host Name & Domain Name These fields allow you to supply a host and domain name for the Gateway. Some ISPs require these names as identifi- cation. You may have to check with your IS
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready Static IP Address Choose this option if your ISP provided you with the fol- RFC 1483 Bridged lowing information: IP Address, Default Gateway Address, and DNS Server Address(es). This mode supports two additional mode selections in the drop-down menu for the WAN IPAddress setting, Dynamic IPAddress and Static IP 1. Enter the IPaddress provided by the ISP in the Specify an IP Address. The Setup screen and
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™ Instant Broadband Series ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready RFC 1483 Routed RFC 2364 PPPoA Choose this option if your ISP told you to use this mode of encapsulation. Choose this option if your ISP told you to use this mode of encapsulation. Use the IP address and DNS Server Address(es) provided by your ISP. Use the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. 1. Enter the IPaddress provided by the ISP in the Specify an IP 1. Enter the User Name in the Specify an
