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6 Hughes Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (9 49) 707-2400 Barricade ™ W ir eless Br oadband Router User Guide From SM C’ s Ba rri cade l ine of Broa dban d Rout ers Augu st 20 01 Part Nu mber: 01-111234- 0.
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v L IMITED W ARRANTY Limite d W arranty St atement: SMC Networks, Inc . (“SMC”) warrants its product s to be free from defe cts in workma nship and m aterials, u nder nor mal use and service, for the applicable warranty term.
L IMITED W ARRAN TY vi W ARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF AN SMC PR ODUCT DO ES NOT OPER A T E AS W ARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REP AIR OR REPLACE M ENT OF THE PROD UCT IN QUESTION, A T SMC’S OPTION.
vii C OMPLIANCES FCC - Class B This eq uipment has been teste d and found to com ply with the lim its for a C lass B digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonab le protect ion agains t harmfu l interf erence i n a res idential installatio n.
viii Industry Canada - Class B This di gital appar atus doe s not e xceed the Class B limits fo r rad io noise emissions from digital apparatus a s set out in the interference-causin g eq uipment st andard entitle d “Dig ital Ap parat us,” ICE S-003 o f the D epart ment o f Co mmunicat ions .
L IMITED W ARRAN TY Safety Compliance Underwrite rs Laboratori es Compliance State ment Important! Before maki ng conne ctions, m ake sure you h ave the c orrect co rd set. Check it (r ead the l abel on t he cable) again st the fol lowing: The u nit automat ically m atches the con nected i nput vo ltage.
C OMPLIANCES x 11. Wird das Gerät über einen länge ren Zeit raum nic ht benutz t, sollte n Sie es vom Stromnetz t rennen. Somit wird i m Falle e iner Über spannung ei ne Beschädi gung vermi eden. 12. Durch die Lüft ungsöff nungen dürfe n niemals Geg enstände oder Flüssigkeite n in das Gerät gelangen.
xi T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 About t he Wireless Barricade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xii DNS Con figuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Wirele ss Configur ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Channel and SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13 Encrypt ion .
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS xiii A PPENDICES : A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 B Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Ethernet Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-1 C HAPTER 1 I NTRO DUCTION Congr atulations on your pur chase of the Barricade ™ Wireless Broadb and Router . SMC is proud to pr ovide you with a powerful yet s imple commun ication dev ice for c onnecting yo ur local ar ea netwo rk (wire d or wir eless LAN ) to the Inter net .
F EATU R ES AND B ENEFITS 1-2 Features a nd Benefit s • Internet connection to xDSL or Cable modem via a 10 Mbps WAN port • Inter net connect ion to ISDN TA or PSTN m odem via an RS- 232 cons ole .
I NTR O DUCTIO N 1-3 • Suppor ts PPP dial- in connect ion using standard dial -up program • Easy se tup thro ugh a We b brow ser on any oper ating syst em that suppo rts TCP/IP • Compatib le wit.
A PPLICA TIONS 1-4 • Virtual Server If yo u have a fi xed IP addre ss, you c an set up the Wi reless Barri c ade to act as a vi rtual host f or network address trans lation. Remo te users ac cess var ious serv ices at your site using a consta nt IP add ress .
I NTR O DUCTIO N 1-5 • Virtu al Private Net work The Wirele ss Barricad e support s three of the most commo nly used V PN protocols – PP TP , L2TP and IPSe c. Th ese prot ocol s allow re mote use rs to estab lish a secur e conne ction to th eir corpor ate networ k.
A PPLICA TIONS 1-6.
2-1 C HAPTER 2 I NSTALLATION Before i nstalling the B arric ade ™ Wirel ess Broadb and Router , ver ify that y ou have all t he items list ed under “ Package Content s . ” If any of t he items are missing or damaged, contact y our local SMC distr ibutor .
I NSTAL LATION 2-2 Pleas e fill out and return th e W arran ty Regi stration C ard to S MC or regist er on SMC ’ s W eb site at www.s m c.com. The Barricade Wire less Broadb and Router is cover ed by a limit ed lifetime warranty.
I NSTALLATION 2-3 • Three RJ- 45 ports fo r connecti on to a 10BASE -T/100 BASE-TX Ether net Local Area N etwork (LAN). These ports can auto- negoti ate the o perating speed to 10/100 Mbps, the mo de to half/ full dupl ex, and the p in signal s to MDI/MDI -X (i.
I NSTAL LATION 2-4 The fo llow ing f igur e sho ws th e comp onents of t he Wire less Barr icade: Figure 2-1. Front and Re ar Panels Item Description LEDs Power, WLAN, WAN and LAN port status i ndicators.
I NSTALLATION 2-5 System Require ments Y ou must have an Internet Ser vice Provider (ISP ) that meets the following minimum re quirements: • Inter net access fr om your local telephon e company or I SP using an xDSL modem, Cab le modem, ISDN TA, o r PSTN analog mod em.
I NSTAL LATION 2-6 Connect the System The Wi reless Barr icade can be posi tioned at any conve nient loca tion in you r office or home. No sp ecial wiring or cooling requir ements are ne eded. Y ou shoul d, however comply with the following guidelines: • Keep the Wireless Barricade away fr om any heating devices.
I NSTALLATION 2-7 3. Connect your printer : Use standa rd paralle l print er cable to connect your printer to the printer port on the Wireless Barricade.
I NSTAL LATION 2-8 Warning: Do not plug a phon e jack conn ector into any RJ-45 port. Th is ma y damage t he Wi reless Barric ade. Inst ead, use on ly twisted-p air cables with RJ-45 c onnectors t hat conf orm with FC C standard s. Notes: 1. Use 100-ohm s hielded or unshielded twisted-pa ir cable with RJ-45 conne ctors for all c onnections .
I NSTALLATION 2-9 Comp uter s equipp ed wit h a wirel ess ad apter can commu nicat e with each other as an inde pendent wirel ess LAN by config uring each co mput er to th e same rad io ch annel. Howe ver , the Wireless Barri cade can prov ide access to your wire d/wireless LAN or to th e Internet fo r all wireles s workstati ons.
I NSTAL LATION 2-10 Attach th e Wireless Barri cade to the Internet If Internet services are provi ded through an xDSL or Cabl e modem , use unshie lded or sh ielded twist ed-pair Et hernet cable (Categ ory 3 or gr eater) w ith RJ -45 pl ugs to conne ct the br oad band modem d irectly to the W AN po rt on the Wir eless Bar ricade.
I NSTALLATION 2-11 Connecting the Power Adapter Plug th e power adapt er into the power so cket o n the Wire less Barri c ade, and the ot her end into a power outlet. Check the indi cator marked Power on t he front pane l to be su re it is on. If the Pow er i ndicator do es not light up, refer to T roubleshootin g in Appendi x A .
I NSTAL LATION 2-12.
3-1 C HAPTER 3 C ONFIGUR ING C LIENT PC S TCP/IP Configurati on T o ac cess the In tern et t hrough the Barricade ™ Wirele ss B roa dban d Route r , you mus t configur e the net work setting s of the c omputers on your LAN to use t he same IP s ubnet as the Wireless Barricade.
P RINTE R C LIEN T I NSTALLATION 3-2 Printer Client Installati on If you ne ed to provi de prin t servi ces for dev ices attac hed to the Wire less Bar ricade, then install t he Port Monit or program from the CD (for Wi ndows 95/98/N T), and configur e the print serve r on each network station.
4-1 C HAPTER 4 C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE After y ou have config ure d TCP/IP on a cli ent comput er , you can use a W eb browser to configu r e t he Barricade ™ Wire le s s Broadb and Router . The W ireless B arricade ca n be config ured by any Ja va-supported browser incl uding Int er net Exp lorer 4.
N AVIGATING THE W EB B ROW SE R I NTE R FACE 4-2 Navigating the Web Browser Interface The W ireless Barrica de ’ s man agement in terface in cludes fou r key menus – Status, Help, T ools, and Setup. The Status and Help menus provide gen eral information on the cu rrent se ttings and how to configure th e Wirele ss Barrica de.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-3 Main Menu Using t he W eb managem ent interfac e, you can define syst em para meters, manage an d control the W ireless Barricade and its ports, or monitor network cond itions. The following t able brief ly descri bes the select ions available from th is program.
M AIN M ENU 4-4 Statu s Menu Displays connection status, key interface settings, as well as the firmware and hardware version numbers. INTERNET D i splays WAN connection typ e and status. GATEWAY Displays system IP settings, the status for DHCP, and Firewall services, as well as th e wireless interface settings.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-5 Networking and Client Services Use the Se tup menu to config ure the LAN inter face (in cludi ng TCP/IP param eters fo r the Wirele ss B arricade ’ s gate way addre .
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-6 Change Password Use thi s menu to r estrict ma nagement acces s based o n a specifi c passwor d. Y ou must enter a passwo rd to access the configurati on optio ns provided by the me nus. By de fault, th ere is no p assword.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-7 Set Time Zone Set the tim e zone f or the Wireless Barricade. This inf ormat ion is used for log entries and client fi ltering. LAN Gateway and DHCP Settings Conf igur e the gate way addr ess of the Wire less Barri cade.
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-8 from 0 – 255 , whi le the last fiel d is th e h ost port ion and c an be from 1 – 254. Ho wever , remember not to include the gat eway address of the W ireless B arricade in the client address pool.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-9 Dynamic IP Address – DHCP The Ho st Name is optional, but may be required b y some ISPs. The defau lt MAC add ress is set to the W A N ’ s physical int erface on the Wireless Barricade. Use this address when registering for Internet servi ce, and do not change it unless required by your ISP .
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-10 Note: You m ay need a fix ed address if y ou want to pr ovide Intern et serv ices, su ch as a Web serve r or FTP se rver. PPP over Ethernet – PPPoE Enter the PPPoE user name and password as signed by your ISP .
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-11 Dial-up on Dema nd – Modem If yo u are accessing the Internet vi a an ISDN T A or PST N modem attached to the se rial port on the Wireless Barricade, t hen you must specify your accou nt inf ormation on this screen as described below.
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-12 IP ad dress for y ou to use, mark “ Yes ” for this item and enter the IP addres s and subnet mask. Note: If your ISP has give n you a second ary phone numb er, or if you have a seco ndary Internet ser vice account, then fill in the r elevant fiel ds under “ Second ary Dial-up.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-13 Wireless Configuration T o configu re the Wireless Barri cade as a wireless access point for wireles s clients (e ither stati onary or roaming ), all you need to do is defin e the radio c hannel, the domain ident ifier , and encryp tion option s.
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-14 Encryption If you ar e transm itting sensiti ve data ac ross wir eless c hannels, you shoul d enab le enc ryption . Encry ptio n requ ires yo u to u se the sa me set of encry ption/d ecrypt ion ke ys for the Wi reless Barricad e and all o f your wirel ess clients .
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-15 Y ou can auto matically g enerate e ncryption keys or you c an manually enter the ke ys. For autom atic 64-b it securi ty, you ente r a passph rase th at is use d to crea te four k eys (as sh own be low). The automat ic 128-bi t securi ty generat es a sing le key by e ntering a passphr ase.
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-16 Configuring Client Services The W ireless Barricade i ncludes a b road range of client se rvices, includ ing firewall protection , network addre ss translat ion, virtual server , connectio n support for sp ecial applications, and res tricted Inter net acce ss for sp ecifie d clien ts.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-17 Virtual Ser ver If yo u configure t he Wire less Barric ade as a virt ual server , re m ote user s accessin g servic es suc h as W e b or FTP at you r local si te via public IP addresse s can be aut omatically redirect ed to local servers config ured with pr ivate IP add resses.
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-18 HTTP requ est from ou tside users will be transf erred to 192.1 68.2.2. Therefo re, by just entering the IP Addr ess provid ed by the I SP , Internet users can ac cess the se rvice they n eed at the l ocal address to which you redirec t them.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-19 Specify the port nor mally associated wi th an application in th e “ T rigge r Port ” field, se lect the protoc ol type as TCP or U DP , then enter the p ublic ports associate d with the trigg er port to o pen them for inbound traffic.
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-20 MAC Filtering Y ou can fi lter Internet access fo r local wired and wireless clients based on MA C addr ess. MAC Address Contr ol: Eve ry c lient that co nnec ts to th e net work has a unique MAC (M edia Access Control) addr ess on hi s or her Ether ne t adapte r .
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-21 When a wi red client i s allowed to “ Connect ” to the Wireless Barricade, it means t hat it has full access to the Internet and networ k resources .
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-22 When a wi reless clie nt is NOT allowe d to “ Associat e ” to the wireless LAN, it means that it CANNOT : • Communic ate with any o thers client s on the.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-23 Miscell aneous Settings – Misc The Wireless Barricade also allows you set a timeou t for adminis trator acce ss, prevent ex ternal PINGs fr om causing sec urity probl ems, set up remote man agement, and co nfigure a Virtu al DMZ Ho st.
N ETWORKING AND C LIEN T S ERVI CES 4-24 Enter th e IP addr ess o f a DMZ ho st to thi s screen . Add ing a clie nt to th e DMZ (Demilitari zed Zone) may e xpose your local network to a variety of secu rity risks, so only use thi s option as a last re sort.
C ONFIGURING THE B ARRI CADE 4-25 Viewing Network and Device Status Y ou can use the fol lowing screen t o display the connection status for the W AN/WLAN/LAN interf aces, firmware and hardware ver s ion numbe rs, any ille gal attemp ts to access y our netw ork, as well as informati on on all DHCP clien ts connec ted to your networ k.
U SING S YSTEM T OOLS 4-26 Using System Tools Y ou can use the “ To o l s ” menu to reboot the Wir eless Bar ricade, restor e fact ory se ttings , or upd ate f irmw are. Note: If you u se the R eset butto n on th e fron t pane l, the Wirel ess Barricade performs a po wer res et and restor es the fac tory settin gs.
5-1 C HAPTER 5 C ONFIGU RING C LIENT TCP/IP If yo u have not previously in stalled t he TCP/IP p rotocol on y our client PCs, refe r to the following sec tion. If you need inf orm ation on how to conf igur e a TCP /IP add ress on a PC, re fer to “ Settin g TCP/IP to W ork with the B arricad e ” on page 5 -3.
I NSTAL LING TCP/ IP P RO T O C O L IN Y OUR PC 5-2 5. Select th e Micr osoft ite m in the man ufacture rs list. And cho ose TCP/IP in the Netwo rk Prot ocols. Clic k th e OK b utton to ret ur n to the Networ k window. 6. The TCP /IP pr otocol will b e liste d in the Netw ork w indow .
C ONFIGURI NG C LIEN T TCP/IP 5-3 Setting TCP/IP to W ork with the Barricad e 1. Click the Start butt on and choos e Sett ings , then click Contr ol Panel . 2. Double cl ick the Network icon. Select the TCP/IP lin e tha t has been ass igned to your ne twork card in th e Configuration tab of th e N etwor k wi ndow .
S ETTING TCP/ IP TO W ORK WITH THE B ARRICADE 5-4 Dynamic IP Allocation via a DHCP Server Select Obtain an IP a ddr ess automati cally in the IP Addr ess tab . Do no t input any values u nder the Gatew ay tab, and choose Disable DNS in the DNS Configuration tab.
C ONFIGURI NG C LIEN T TCP/IP 5-5 Manual IP Configuration 1. Select Specify an IP addr ess in the IP Addr ess tab. Select an IP address based on the default network 192 .168.2.X (wh ere X is between 1 and 254), and use 255.255.255 . 0 for the subnet mask.
S ETTING TCP/ IP TO W ORK WITH THE B ARRICADE 5-6 4. After finish ing TCP /IP setup, click OK , and the n r ebo ot t he comput er . After th at, set up other PCs on the LAN accor ding to the p rocedures des cribed above.
C ONFIGURI NG C LIEN T TCP/IP 5-7 If yo u can succ essfully Ping the W ireless Barricade, then yo u are now re ady to conn ect to the Inter net!.
S ETTING TCP/ IP TO W ORK WITH THE B ARRICADE 5-8.
6-1 C HAPTER 6 C ONFIGURING P RINTER S ERVICES If yo u want to use the print se rver buil t into th e Wirele ss Barri cade, then you must fir st install the Port Monitor program as descr ibed in the foll owing sectio n for Windows 95/9 8/ME/NT/ 2000.
I NSTAL L THE P RINTE R P ORT M ONIT OR 6-2 2. The next scre en indicate s that the pr int client us es TCP/IP netwo rk prot ocol to monit or pri nt req uests. Click Next . 3. Select t he destinati on folder and click on the Next button. The setup pro gram wil l then beg in to install th e program s into the dest inati on fo lder.
C ONFIGURING P RINTE R S ERVICES 6-3 4. Select t he Program Fo lder that will contain t he program icon for uninst alli ng the por t monitor , an d then cli ck Next . 5. Enter th e print er port name that will be u sed to id entify the port mon itor in you r system , and pr ess Ne xt .
C ONFIGUR E THE P RINT S ERVER 6-4 Configur e the Print Ser ver The W ireless Barrica de ’ s pri nt ser ver support s Micr osoft Window s 95/98/ ME/NT/200 0 and Unix.
C ONFIGURING P RINTE R S ERVICES 6-5 3. Specify th e printer ty pe attache d to the Wir eless Barri cade. 4. Select t he monitored port. The default por t name is “ SMC1 00 ” and then click the Configur e Port butto n. 5. Enter the IP addre ss of the Wireless Barricade an d cli ck OK , and then click Next in the Add Prin ter Wizard dial og box.
C ONFIGUR E THE P RINT S ERVER 6-6 Configure the Network Printer in Windows NT 1. On a W indows NT plat form, open the Printers wi ndow in the My Computer menu, and double-c lick the Add Printer icon. 2. Follow the prompt s to add a local print er to you r system.
C ONFIGURING P RINTE R S ERVICES 6-7 3. Select the monito red port. T he default port name i s “ SMC100 . ” Then clic k the Configur e Port button . 4. Enter the IP addre ss of the Wireless Barricade an d cli ck OK , and then click Next in the Add Prin ter Wizard dial og box.
C ONFIGUR E THE P RINT S ERVER 6-8 Configure the Network Printer in Unix Systems Follow the tradi tional confi guration pr ocedure on Unix platf orms to set up the Wir eless Bar ricade print serv er .
A-1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLESHOOTING This appendix describes c ommon pro blems you may encounte r and possi ble solu tions. Th e Wireless Bar ricade can be easily monit ored throug h pane l indicat ors to ident ify problems .
T R OUBLESHOOTI NG A-2 LED Indi cat ors Link LED is Off • Verify that the Wireless Barricade and attached device are powered on. • Be sure the cable is plugged into both the Wireless Barricade and the corresponding devi ce. • Verify that the proper cable type is used and its length does not exceed specified limits.
T R OU BLESH OOTI NG A-3 Mobile users cannot access the Wireless Barricade • Make sure that the Wireless Barricade and all mobile users are configured to use the sa me radio channel, wireless domain (SSID), and encr yption ke ys. • Ensure that all mobile users are within range of the Wireless Barricade as specified in App endix C.
T R OUBLESHOOTI NG A-4.
B-1 A PPENDIX B C ABLES Ethernet Cable Specifications Twisted-pair Cable Caution: DO-N OT plug a phone jack co nnector into any RJ -45 port. Use only twisted-pai r cables with RJ-45 connector s that confor m with FCC standards. For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a t wisted-pair cable must hav e two pair s of wires.
C ABLES B-2 Figur e B-1 illu strates how the pi ns on the RJ-45 con nector are numb ered . Be sure to ho ld the connec tors i n the sa me or ienta tion when at taching the wi res t o the pins.
C ABLE S B-3 RJ-45 Port Pin Assignments All LAN por ts on the Wir eless Bar ricade suppo rt automat ic MDI/ MDI-X co nfiguration. This means th at the pin signals in use will depend on whether the LAN po rt is oper ating in M DI or MDI-X mode. However , the W AN port is configured onl y for MDI-X mode.
C ABLES B-4 Serial Port Pin Assignments The DB -9 serial p ort on the r ear panel is used to con nect the Wire less Bar r icade t o an ISDN T A or PSTN mode m. The pin assig nments used t o connect to this port are pro vided in t he follo wing tables.
C ABLE S B-5 Serial Port to 9-Pin COM Port on PC Serial Port to 25-Pin DCE Port on Modem Serial Port to 25-Pin DTE Port on PC Barricade ’ s 9-Pin Seria l Port CCITT Signal PC ’ s 9-Pin COM Port 1 .
C ABLES B-6 Printer Port Pin Assignments The DB- 25 parallel p ort on the Wir eless Barr icade ’ s rear pan el is used t o connect t he Wirele ss Barricade to a printe r . When a prin ter is attache d to this po rt, any P Cs attached to the Wirel ess Barricade ’ s LAN ports can pass files to the pr inter .
C-1 A PPENDIX C S PECIFICATIONS WA N I n t e r f a c e 10BAS E-T , 1 RJ-4 5 port Serial, 1 RS-232 DB -9 connecto r LAN Inter face 10BASE- T/100BASE -TX 3 RJ-4 5 ports WLAN Inter face Standard: IEEE 802.11b, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) T r ansmissi on Rate: 11 Mbps, au tomatic fal lback to 5.
S PECI FIC ATIONS C-2 Management W eb man agement Advanced Featur es Dynamic IP Address Configurati on – DHCP , DN S Firewa ll – Clien t privilege s, hacke r preve ntion and l ogging, NA T Vir tua.
S PECIFICATIO NS C-3 Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 32 to 104 ° F (0 to 40 ° C) Storage - 40 to 158 ° F (-40 to 70 ° C) Humidity 5% to 95% (non condensin g) Compliances CE Mar k Emis sions FCC Cla.
S PECI FIC ATIONS C-4.
D-1 A PPENDIX D O RDERING I NFORMATION Barricade Broadband Router Product s SMC7004ABR 4-port Residential Gateway - WAN/LAN/Print Server SMC7008ABR 8-port Residential Gateway - WAN/LAN/Print Server SM.
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