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AirCruiser N300 Router GN-BR30N-RH User ’ s Guide May 2007 - Revision 1.0.
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GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router i Content s Chapter 1 Getting T o Know Y our BR30N-RH .................................................. 1 Overview ........................................................................... 1 Package Cont ent s .
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router ii Chapter 6 Advanced Setup .................... 12 Overview ......................................................................... 12 The St atus Page .............................................
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router iii Appendix A FAQ ...................................... 51 Appendix B Using Setup Wizard ........... 53 Appendix C Configuring TCP/IP Settings .......................................................
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GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 1 Chapter 1 Getting T o Know Y our BR30N-RH Overview Thank you for purchasing the GN-BR30N-R H 2.4GHz Wireless Router .
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 2 Side Panel The side panel of the GN-BR30N-RH Wireless Broadb and Router contains all the Router ’s ports as well as the DC power port and initialization button. Figure 1: Router’s Side Panel Reset Button There are two ways to reset the Router's factor y default s.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 3 LEDs Figure 2: LED Layout The table below describes the LED indicators on the front panel of the GN-BR30N-RH.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 4 ¾ Support up to 4 W AN configuration records ¾ Support DHCP client for cable/DSL connection ¾ Support DHCP server for LAN connection ¾ Support UPnP IGD 1.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 5 Chapter 2 Wireless Networking A wireless local area network (or Wi-Fi for short) is exactly li k e a regu lar local area network (LAN), except that each computer in the wireless network uses a wireless device to connect to the net work.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 6 Chapter 3 Before Y ou Start What Y ou Will Need Internet Y ou will need to have an active Internet account, supplied throug h either ADSL or cable Modem, and your ISP user account and password information.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 7 Chapter 4 Connecting the BR30N-RH Overview Y ou can connect to, and configure the BR30N-RH using eit her a wireless connection (via notebook PC) or using a wired connection to your desktop PC.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 8 side panel of the GN-BR30N-RH and the other end to the 10/100 Ethernet port of your computer . (It does not matter which LAN port you select). S tep 4 Plug the power adapter cord i nto the router ’s power jack and then plug the power adapter into a po wer outlet.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 9 Chapter 5 Connecting the Router to the Internet Overview The BR30N-RH High-spee d wireless router is configured to work “out of the box”, and the default settings general ly do not require any modification.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 10 C. Y ou are now connected to the Router and SmartSetup will detect your ISP type. If you do not see the menu sho wn belo w , click the Smart Setup button in the upper left of the main menu. After SmartSetup detects your Inter net connection, it will report the connection it finds.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 11 the Dynamic IP settings and the Router will reboot, brining you to the Utility Main Page. St atic IP Internet Connection T ype If you have a St at.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 12 Chapter 6 Advanced Setup Overview This chapter explains the Advance d Se tup options available for the BR30N-RH. The Advanced Setup Screens offer LAN and WLAN Network Configuration, Static Routing Table, Virtual Server, Firewall Rules, DNS Configuration, and URL Blocking.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 13 LAN N etmask 1 Displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the Local (LAN) port of the router. Default is 255.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 14 MTU The maximum size of the packet sent from your computer to the Internet. Rx packet s The number of received packet s of this port after resetting or manually initial. Tx packet s The number of transmitted packets of this port af ter resetting or manually initial.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 15 ARP Table Tab The ARP Table displays the associated MA C address and IP address pairs of your local net work devices.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 16 Destination The IP address of the destination net work address Netmask T he subnet of that destin ation IP address Gateway Gateway of the destinat.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 17 Lease Time Length of time the port ma y be utilized for UPnP Create Time Time the port was establishe d for UPnP Description UPnP process.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 18 The Network Configuration Screen The Network Configuration screen consists of three areas: LAN Configuration , WA N Configuration and WAN settings .
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 19 The WAN Configuration Tab The BR30N-RH has many adv ance d WAN configuration features. As a special redundant feature, yo u can configure up to 4 WAN connections an d each may have its own connection type (PP PoE, PPPoE Unnum ber, Dynamic IP address, Static IP address) and other properties.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 20 Depending on the WAN t ype you select, the corresponding WAN setup screen will appear next. WAN Configuration Tab – Dynamic IP A ddress Your Int.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 21 • Gateway • DNS1 and DS2 Address • DNS Domain Name Enter the information provide d b y your ISP in the spaces provided. MTU (Maximum Transmissio n Un it) The largest packet unit is sent from your computer to the network.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 22 WAN Configuration Tab – PPPoE Your Internet Service Provider will supply yo u with the following account information you w ill need: • ISP Nam.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 23 Connection Automatic When the GN-BR30N- RH is powered on, it automatically establishes a connection with the network. If the link becomes disconnected for any reason, the GN-BR30 N -RH will re-connect automatically.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 24 • DNS1 and DNS2 • DNS Domain Name This information is all provide d b y your ISP. In the event that your ISP has assigned you several Static IP address es, you will only need to one. W A N Configuration T ab - PPPoE Unnumbe r PPPoE Unnumbered is a PPPoE service provided by some ISPs.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 25 • DNS Domain Name • WAN IP Address • WAN Subnet Mask Enter the information provide d by your ISP for each of your Global IP’s, then click next to proceed to enter additi on al IP’s.
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GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 27 The Wireless Configuration Screen The Wireless Config uration screen al lo ws you to configure the Router’s WLAN function. The 802.11ng Tab Region Indicates the geographical re gion you are in. Verify that the region indicated is correct.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 28 Hidden SSID For security purposes, you m a y choose to hide your network’s SSID by selecting enable from the drop-do wn lis t. This will prevent computers scanning for the presence of wireless networks to detect your net work name.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 29 WP A PSK Re-key A user without a RADIUS server, may specify generating a n ew WPA PSK key more frequently than each time he connects to the net work.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 30 The Radius Server Configuration Tab Your BR30N-RH supports 802.1x and RADIU S Server authentication. RADIUS provides a centralized, server- based authe nticati on of client access to the network. RADIUS Server IP Assign an IP address for the RADIUS Server.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 31 The WDS Tab Wireless Distribution System (WDS) technolog y enabl es several access points to increase the coverage of a wireless net work.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 32 The Static Routing Table Screen The Static Routing Table displays the GN-BR30N-RH routing settings. To add or modify, enter a value into the field and cli ck the Submit button. Destination IP Enter the Destination IP address that will be assigned to a s pecific network or host.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 33 The Virtual Server Screen The Virtual Server screen allo ws you to manage the virtual server settings of the GN-BR30N-RH. There are two virtua l server opti ons: 1. The router has only one IP address or, 2.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 34 The Virtual Server PPPoE/DHCP/Static Configuration Tab The BR30N-RH is configurable to beh ave as a Virtual Server, allowing remote computers on the WAN (Internet) side of the network to be automaticall y redirected to local server(s) on the LAN (your private network) side of the network.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 35 The PPPoE Unnumber Tab Advanced feature of the BR30N-RH is t hat it supports services that offer multiple global IP addresses, with each IP address requir es its own setting. This feature is normally only f ound on enterprise class routers.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 36 The Global IP 61.222.10.2 is no w directly assigned to the FTP server at the IP address 192.168.1.1 located wit hin th e BR30N-RH’s LAN. The Firewall Rule Screen The Firewall Rule screen disp lays your network security sett ings.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 37 The VPN Pass Through Tab A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a type of secured private network connection, built upon publicly-accessible infrastructure s uch as the Internet. They usually provide connectivity to various devices b ehind a gateway or firewall.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 38 The Static Rule Tab The Static Rule screen allows you to ma nually edit the firewall rule table, thereby helping to protect your network from external attacks as w ell as provide a method to restrict Internet access to users on your network.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 39 Rule Number (No.) Enter a number for the rule between 1 and 6 4. Rules ar e ranked in priority based on their number in descending or der, so that rule 1 is given the highest priority and rule 64 the lowest priorit y.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 40 The DNS Configuration Screen DNS Relay DNS Relay will set yo ur PC's DNS entri es to point to the Router’s Gateway address, which will then forward DNS querie s to the DNS server used by the Router.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 41 The URL Blocking Configuration Screen The URL Blocking Config uration screen al lows you to restrict access based upon specific web addresses and/or ke ywords. To activate the URL Blocking feature: Disable/Enable Select the Enable option to enable.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 42 Chapter 7 Using Management Tools Overview Management Tool Screens offer managemen t of the Router itself, such as Firmware Updates, Initialization, and Pass word administration etc.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 43 The Reboot Screen The Reboot screen allo ws yo u to reboot the GN-BR30N-RH. You are also automatically brought to this screen after you confirm OK to any change of Router settings.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 44 The Initialization Screen The Initialization screen allows you to reset the GN-BR30N-RH back to its original factory settings. To initialize the rout er, use the tip of a penci l or a paperclip to press and hold the init button for 5 seconds.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 45 The Change WAN MAC Screen The Change W A N MAC screen allows you to assign a new MAC addres s. If your ISP requires MAC addre ss authentic ation, chose the Assign WA N MAC option and enter the ISP autho rized MAC a ddress in the New W AN MAC Add re ss field and click th e Submit button.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 46 The Upgrade Firmware Screen The Upgrade Firm ware screen allo ws you to update the current GN-BR30N-RH firmware to the latest ve rsion directly from the GIG ABYTE website.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 47 The Log Information Screen The GN-BR30N-RH has advanced fire wall features, and can e ffectively prevent intruders and unwanted attacks on your network, while keeping logs of all such attempts including all legitimat e WAN connections and UPnP logs.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 48 The WAN Connection Ta b In the WAN connection Log, all logins are c hronologically ordered, with indications of connection type and ev ent type. The UPnP Log Tab The Universal Plug and Pla y log scree n records and displays UPnP packets reaching your BR30N-RH.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 49 The Save Maintenance Screen The Save Maintenance scree n allo ws you to save logs and status information as a file which can then be sent to the Technical Support team at GIGABYTE.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 50 The Help Screen The Help screen is where you can access o nline guide to assist in configuring the GN-BR30N-RH. The About Screen The About screen displays the Router model name a nd fir mware version.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 51 Appendix A FAQ This section provides solutions to common p r oblems th at may occur during installation, configuration or use of the GN-BR30N- RH. Q: What is the default IP address for the BR30N-RH? A: 192.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 52 Q: When using BR30N-RH in A ustralia , you will use PPPoA protocol. How to set up your c onfiguration in BR30N-RH? A: Sugg estio n 1, Using S tatic IP . Suggestion 2, Using DHCP client to get IP from ADSL/ Cable m odem.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 53 Appendix B Using Setup Wizard In addition to Smart Setup, your BR30N-RH Router’s ISP s ettings may be configured manually using Se tup W izard . Press the Setup Wizard menu button to proceed. You will be presented with the screen shown below.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 54 section. PPPoE Unnumber: Common in Japan and some European Countries. If y ou use PPPoE Unnumber, please se lect this item, click the Next button and then go to Step 15 of this section. Connection T ype - PPPoE On the PPPoE screen, enter your User Name and Pass word as provided by your ISP .
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 55 The Setup Completed screen appears. Clic k the Reboot button to restart your router so that the settings take effect.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 56 While the router is rebooting, the Router Restarting Screen will display the time remaining. Pleas e be patient and let the router restart itself. Once your router has successfully rebooted, it will load Router Welcome Screen.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 57 The Setup Completed appears. Click the Reboot button to restart your router so that the settings take effect.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 58 While the router is rebooting, the Router Rest arting screen w ill display the time remaining. Once your router has successfully rebooted, it will load Router Welcome Screen.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 59 Connection T y pe - S tatic IP Address On the St atic IP A ddress screen, type in the information provided by your ISP , and then click the Finish button to continue with router setup. If your ISP has assigned you severa l IP addresses, please enter only one.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 60 While the router is rebooting, the Router Rest arting screen w ill display the time remaining. Once your router has successfully rebooted, it will load Router Welcome Screen.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 61 Appendix C Configuring TCP/IP Settings Computers access the Internet using a proto c ol call ed TCP/IP (T ransmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol). Ea ch computer on your network must have TCP/IP installed and selected as its networking protocol.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 62 S tep 3 Double-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then click the Properties button. S tep 4 The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear .
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 63 S tep 5 Select both the Obtain IP address automatically and Obt ain DNS server address automatically , options and then click OK . Continue clicking on the OK button to complete the PC configuration.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 64 Appendix D Troubleshooting Problem 1: Cannot connect to the Router’s W eb-based Utility . Response: • Make sure that your Router uses DHCP , and make sure your PC’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router .
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 65 The default gate way represents the IP addr ess of your GN-BR30N-RH, that is: 192.168.1.254. All computers accessing thi s Router MUST be in the same subnet (192.168.1.x, where x i s anything between 1 and 25 3) In the above example, the BR30N- RH gateway shown abo ve is 192.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 66 S tep 2 From the Internet Options window , click the Connections tab, and then click the LAN Settings button (see figure below). S tep 3 Now verify that none of the checkbox es have been ticked, and click on the OK button.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 67 Response : • Check that the power cord is connected properl y , and the router ’s power LED is lit green. • V erif y that all the TCP/IP configuration settings are correct. (Problem 1 above) • Check that your ADSL/Cable Modem is operating normally , and/or you have ISP service available.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 68 Appendix E Glossary ADS L Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a ne w modem technology that converts existing twisted-pair telephon e lines into access paths for high-speed communication of various sorts.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 69 of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent una uthoriz ed Internet users from accessing private networks connecte d to the Internet, especi all y i ntranets.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 70 PPPoE Point-to-Point over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection b y simulating a dial-up connection. Router A device that forwards data packets along networks.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 71 Appendix F Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX), IEEE 802.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 72 Appendix G Warranty Limited Warranty Statement (1-Year Warranty) Thank you for purchasing the GIGABYTE Product. This limited w arrant y statement w ill provide you one year warranty starting from the purchase date .
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 73 Appendix H Regulatory Information CE Mark Warn ing: This i s a Class B product. In a dome s tic environment, thi s product may cause radio interference, in which ca se the user may be required to take adequate measures.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 74 for: EN 300 328-2 V1.2 .1, ETSI EN 300 328-1 : V1.3.1, EN 301 489-1, and EN 301 489-17 Techni cal Requirements for Radio Eq uipment Countries of.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 75 Appendix I General Public License Licensing Information This product includ es copyright ed softw are license owned by third-p arty under terms of the GNU General Public License . Texts of the GPL are included with ev ery CD shopped w ith our product.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 76 We protect your rights w ith two steps: (1) copyright the so ftware, and (2) offer you this licen se which gives you legal per mission to copy, di stribute and/or modify the software.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 77 following: a) Accompany it with th e complete corr espondi ng machine -readable source code, which mu st be distributed under the te rms of Sectio.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 78 differ in detail to ad dress new problems o r concerns. Each version is given a distinguish ing version num ber.
GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 79 for details. The hypothetical co mmands `show w' and ` show c' s houl d show the appropriate parts of the General Public License.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Gigabyte GN-BR30N-RH insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.