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SMC7004ABR V.2
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TM Barricade Broadband Router User Guide From SMC’s Barricade line of Broadband Routers September 2003
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Barricade™ Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installing the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Network Address Translation (NAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 DDNS (Dynamic DNS) Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Print Server Setup . . . . . .
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ABOUT THE BARRICADE™ ROUTER Congratulations on your purchase of the Barricade™ Broadband Router. SMC is proud to provide you with a powerful yet simple communication device for connecting your local area network (LAN) to the Internet. For those who want to surf the Internet at the lowest possible cost, this Broadband Router provides a convenient and powerful solution. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! This information is addressed to the DSL-Users without a flat rate contract**. With your DSL-router
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About the Barricade™ Router This disconnect only happens if there are no more open requests received from either the LAN or the WAN side (here this can be requests from the internet, i.e. initiated through the use of so called file sharing programs like eMule, eDonkey, etc.) that keep the router active. In order to counter such incalculable activity and protect yourself from higher than expected on-line costs we therefore recommend again a flat-rate contract for your DSL-connection. The on
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LED Indicators LED Indicators The SMC7004ABR includes comprehensive status LED indicators, as described in the following figure and table. LAN Power WAN Link/Act SMC7004ABR 10/100 Reset 12 3 4 LED Status Description Power On Barricade™ Router is receiving power. (Green) WAN On The WAN port has established a valid network (Green) connection. Flashing The WAN port is transmitting or receiving traffic. Link/Act On The indicated LAN port has established a valid (Green) network connection. Flashin
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About the Barricade™ Router Features and Benefits Internet connection to DSL or cable modem via a 10/100 Mbps WAN port Internet connection to ISDN TA or PSTN modem via an RS-232 console port Local network connection via 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports Built-in print server for any client attached to the LAN DHCP for dynamic IP configuration, and DNS for domain name mapping Firewall with client privileges, hacker prevention, and NAT NAT also enables multi-user access with a single-use
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INSTALLING THE ROUTER Before installing the Barricade™ Broadband Router, verify that you have all the items listed under “Package Contents.” If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your local SMC distributor. Also be sure that you have all the necessary cabling before installing the Barricade™ Router. After installing the Barricade™ Router, refer to the web-based configuration program in “Configuring the Barricade™ Router” on page 35 for information on configuring the router.
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Installing the Router Hardware Description The Barricade™ Router can be connected to the Internet or to a remote site using its RJ-45 WAN port or RS-232 serial port. It can be connected directly to your PC or to a local area network using any of the Fast Ethernet LAN ports. It can also function as a print server. Access speed to the Internet depends on your service type. Full-rate ADSL can provide up to 8 Mbps downstream and 640 Kbps upstream. G.lite (or splitterless) ADSL provides up to
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Hardware Description 4 RJ-45 ports for connection to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN). These ports can auto-negotiate the operating speed to 10/100 Mbps, the mode to half/full duplex, and the pin signals to MDI/MDI-X (i.e., allowing these ports to be connected to any network device with straight-through cable). These ports can be connected directly to a PC or to a server equipped with an Ethernet network interface card, or to a networking device such as an Ethern
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Installing the Router Item Description Reset Use this button to reset the power and restore the default Button factory settings. LEDs Power, WAN and LAN port status indicators. (See “LED Indicators” on page 3.) LAN Fast Ethernet ports (RJ-45). Connect devices (such as a Ports PC, hub or switch) on your local area network to these ports. Printer Parallel port (25-pins, D-type, female). Connect the shared Port printer to this port. WAN WAN port (RJ-45). Connect your cable modem, DSL Port mod
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Connect the System TCP/IP network protocol installed on each PC that needs to access the Internet. A Java-enabled web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or Netscape Communicator 4.0 or above installed on one PC at your site for configuring the Barricade™ Router. Connect the System The Barricade™ Router can be positioned at any convenient location in your office or home. No special wiring or cooling requirements are needed. You should, however comply with the fo
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Installing the Router 3. Connect your printer: Use standard parallel printer cable to connect your printer to the printer port on the Barricade™ Router. 4. Power on: Connect the power adapter to the Barricade™ Router. Internet Internet Access Device SMC7004ABR Broadband Router SOHO Office or Residence Figure 2. Connecting the Barricade™ Router 10 i / 1 2 3 4 LAN SMC7004ABR Power WAN L nk Act Reset 10/100 1 2 3 4
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CONFIGURING CLIENT TCP/IP If you have not previously installed the TCP/IP protocols on your client PCs, refer to the following section. If you need information on how to configure a TCP/IP address on a PC, refer to “Setting Up TCP/IP” on page 14. Installing TCP/IP Windows 95/98/Me 1. Click Start/Settings/Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon and select the Configuration tab in the Network window. 3. Click the Add button. 4. Double-click Protocol. 11
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Configuring Client TCP/IP 5. Select Microsoft in the manufacturers list. Select TCP/IP in the Network Protocols list. Click the OK button to return to the Network window. 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click OK. The operating system may prompt you to restart your system. Click Yes and the computer will shut down and restart. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings, then click the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 2. Double-click the Loca
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Installing TCP/IP 4. Double-click Protocol. 5. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click the OK button to return to the Network window. 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click OK to complete the installation procedure. 13
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Configuring Client TCP/IP Setting Up TCP/IP To access the Internet through the Barricade™ Router, you must configure the network settings of the computers on your LAN to use the same IP subnet as the Barricade™ Router. The default network settings for the Barricade™ Router are: Gateway IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Note: These settings may be changed to suit your network requirements, but you must first configure at least one computer as described in this chapter to acc
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Setting Up TCP/IP 2. In the Control Panel, locate and double-click the Network icon. 3. On the Network window Configuration tab, double-click the TCP/IP entry for your network card. 4. Click the IP Address tab. 5. Click the “Obtain an IP address” option. 6. Next click on the Gateway tab and verify the Gateway field is blank. If there are IP addresses listed in the Gateway section, highlight each one and click Remove until the section is empty. 15
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Configuring Client TCP/IP 7. Click the OK button to close the TCP/IP Properties window. 8. On the Network Properties Window, click the OK button to save these new settings. Note: Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Check for the files at c:\windows\options\cabs, or insert your Windows CD-ROM into your CDROM drive and check the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x. (if D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). 9. Windows may prompt you
