Planet Technology XRT-401E User Manual

1 Internet Broadband Router XRT-401E 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 that

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: Please

7 6: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. ?Note: Please

8 6: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: · IP Address: Select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. · DNS: Let

9 5) The login screen below will appear. Enter the “User Name” and “Password” and then click <OK> to login. Note: By default the user name is

10 Chapter 2 Wizard The Wizard section is designed to get you using XRT-401E as quick as possible. In the Wizard you are required to fill in only the

11 Step 2) WAN settings In this section you have to select one of these types of connections that you will be using to connect your XRT-E Router’s W

12 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

13 Parameter Description IP address assigned by This is the IP address that your ISP has given your ISP you. Sub

14 Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection. Password Enter the Password provided b

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15 PPTP Password Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Retype Password Re-enter the Password for confirmation

16 Parameter Description L2TP Account Enter the L2TP Account provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. L2TP Password Enter the Password

17 Parameter Description Static DNS Server Select “Enabled” to allow configuring DNS manually. Primary DNS Address This is the

18 Chapter 3 Advance Features If you have already configured the Wizard, you do NOT need to configure anything for you to start using the Internet.

19 Parameters Description System Settings 3.1.1 System Status You can check system information in here, including system status and concurrent har

20 Parameter Description INTERNET This item shows XRT-401E’s current device settings. It displays XRT-401E LAN port’s current LAN IP Address, Sub

21 Daylight Saving The XRT-401E can also take Daylight savings into account. If you wish to use this function, you must select the enable box to en

22 Idle Time Out If the inactive time exceeds the setting, XRT-401E will logout automatically. 0 means No timeout. Remote Management Enable To en

23 3.1.5 Configuration Tool The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configu

24 3.1.6 System Log The Logs record various types of activity on XRT-401E. This data is useful for troubleshooting, but enabling all logs will genera

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25 Parameters Description System Log The Log records the router operating of activity on XRT-401E. Security Log The Log shows the current secur

26 3.2.3 PPPoE Your ISP requires PPPoE connection. 3.2.4 PPTP Your ISP requires you to use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection.

27 Parameters Description Does ISP provide more IP Select <Yes> if your ISP provide more than one IP address. addresses?

28 Connection Mode Select the desired option: Keep-alive (maintain connection) The connecti

29 WAN Interface Settings To configure WAN Interface IP Dynamic IP The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP before conne

30 You must manually establish and terminate the connection. MPPE Select <Enabled> to e

31 Your ISP may require a particular MAC address in order for you to connect to the Internet.

32 3.3 LAN 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 s

33 Lease Time The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period t

34 3.4.5 DMZ The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN port IP address to a particular IP address in your LAN. 3.4.1 V

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

35 Comment The description of this setting. Enable To enable the rule of Virtual Server. 3.4.2 Special Applications Some applications require m

36 Example: Special Applications If you need to run applications that require multiple connections, then specify the port (outbound) normally assoc

37 Parameter Description Server IP This is the private IP of the server behind the NAT firewall. Note: You need to give your LAN PC clients a f

38 3.4.5 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

39 2.5.3 URL Filtering URL Filtering allow you to specify which URLs can not be accessed by users. 2.5.4 MAC Control MAC Control allows you to

40 Parameters Description Firewall Options Enable Hacker Attack Protect Select it to enable Firewall Options function. Discard Ping From WAN Th

41 Parameters Description Enable Client Filter Select to enable “Client Filtering” function. IP Enter the IP address range that you wish to ap

42 Time Select a certain time in a day that you want to block. Comment The description of this sett

43 Parameters Description MAC Address Control MAC Address Control Check “Enabled” to enable MAC Filtering.

44 Parameters Description Destination LAN IP, Subnet Mask Specify the destination LAN IP where the packets will be routing to. Gateway Specify

5 Glossary...48

45 3.8 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name fro

46 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

47 · 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)

48 Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP

49 ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address for the Internet router located at the ISP's office.

50 Subnet Mask: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) conf

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

2 1.4 Get to know XRT-401E Back Panel The diagram below shows XRT-401E’s back panel. The router’s back panel is divided into three sections, LAN (

3 LAN 100 ON LAN port 100Mbps is connected (Port 1-4) OFF LAN port 10Mbps is connected LAN LNK/ACT ON LAN is connected (Port 1-4) OFF N

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