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Mega 200VWR User Manual

Summary of 200VWR

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    Table of contents i.

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    T t a a b b l l e e o o f f c c o o n n t t e e n n t t s s chapter 1: introduction ............................................................................................................. 5 introduction to your router................................................................................

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    Wan - wide area network.................................................................................................................. 43 isp .................................................................................................................................................. 43 dns ....

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    Problems with the lan interface ..................................................................................... 157 appendix a: windows 98 setup ................................................................................................ 158.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Mega 200vwr router chapter 1: introduction 5 chapter 1: introduction introduction to your router your mega 200vwr router is an “all-in-one” voip adsl router, combining an adsl 2+ modem, adsl router, ethernet network switch and 2 telephone ports for voice over ip functionality, providing everything y...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 1: introduction 6 multi-protocol to establish a connection this router supports pppoa, rfc 1483 encapsulation over atm (bridged or routed), ppp over ethernet and ipoa to establish a connection with the isp. It also supports vc-based and llc-based multiplexing. Quick instal...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 1: introduction 7 packets to and from the internet, and provides a higher level of security control. Dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp) client and server on the wan interface, the dhcp client can get an ip address from the internet service provider (isp) automatica...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 2: installing the router 8 chapter 2: installing the router important note for using this router package contents mega 200vwr router cd-rom containing this online manual rj-11 adsl/telephone cable ethernet (cat-5 lan) cable console tool kit ac-dc power adapter (12vdc, 1.2a...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 2: installing the router 9 the front leds led meaning 1 pwr lit when power is on. 2 sys lit when the system is ready. 3 – 6 lan port 1x — 4x (rj-45 connector) lit when connected to an ethernet device. Green for 100mbps; orange for 10mbps. Blinking when data is transmitted ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 2: installing the router 10 the ethernet port # 4 can be used as a console port. You need a special console tool which is included in the package, to connect between lan port 4 and a pc’s rs-232 port (9-pin serial port). The rear ports port meaning 1 power switch power on/...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 2: installing the router 11 7 adsl use the supplied rj-11 (“telephone”) cable to connect this port to the adsl/telephone wall jack . 8 antenna connect the detachable antenna to this port. Cabling one of the most common causes of adsl problems is bad cabling or adsl lines. ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 12 any tcp/ip capable workstation can be used to communicate with or through the router. To configure other types of workstations, please consult the manufacturer’s documentation. Chapter 3: basic installation the router can be configured with your we...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 13 connecting your router 1. Connect this router to a lan (local area network) and the adsl/telephone (adsl) network. 2. Power on the device. 3. Make sure the pwr and sys leds are lit steadily and that the lan led is lit. 4. Connect an rj11 cable to v...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 14 configuring pcs in window xp 1. Go to start / control panel (in classic view). In the control panel, double-click network connections. 2. Double-click local area connection. (see figure 3.1) 3. In the lan area connection status window, click proper...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 15 configuring pcs in windows 2000 1. Go to start / settings / control panel. In the control panel, double-click network and dial-up connections. 2. Double-click local area (“lan”) connection. (see figure 3.5) 3. In the lan area connection status wind...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 16 configuring pc in windows 95/98/me 1. Go to start / settings / control panel. In the control panel, double-click network and choose the configuration tab. 2. Select tcp / ip -> ne2000 compatible, or the name of the network interface card (nic) in y...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 17 configuring pc in windows nt4.0 1. Go to start / settings / control panel. In the control panel, double-click network and choose the protocols tab. 2. Select tcp/ip protocol and click properties. (see figure 3.12) 3. Select the obtain an ip address...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 18 factory default settings before configuring your, you need to know the following default settings. Web interface (username and password) username: admin password: admin the default username and password are “admin” and “admin” respectively. Device ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 19 information from your isp telkom adsl connections use pppoe, and automatically assign a wan ip address to your router; the following information is provided should you wish to connect to an alternative isp. . Gather the information as illustrated i...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 3: basic installation 20 configuring with your web browser open your web browser, enter the ip address of your router, which by default is 10.0.0.2, and click “go”, a user name and password window prompt will appear. The default username and password are “admin” and “admin...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Configuration

    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 21 chapter 4: configuration on the configuration homepage, the left navigation pane, where bookmarks are provided, links you directly to the various setup pages, including: status - arp table - wireless association - routing table - dhcp table - pptp statu...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 22 status arp table this section displays the router’s arp (address resolution protocol) table, which shows the mapping of internet (ip) addresses to ethernet (mac) addresses. This is useful as a quick way of determining the mac address of the network inte...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 23 gateway/interface: the ip address of the gateway, or existing interface, that this route will use. Cost: the number of hops counted as the cost of the route. Rip routing table destination: the ip address of the destination network. Netmask: the destinat...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 24 mac address: the mac address that you want to assign the fixed ip address. Maximum lease time: the maximum lease time interval you allow to this client. Pptp status this shows details of your configured pptp vpn connections. Name: the name you assigned ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 25 l2tp status this shows details of your configured l2tp vpn connections. Name: the name you assigned to the particular l2tp connection in your vpn configuration. Type: the type of connection (dial-in/dial-out). Enable: whether the connection is currently...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 26 event log this page displays the router’s event log entries. Major events are logged to this window, such as when the router’s adsl connection is disconnected, as well as firewall events when you have enabled intrusion or blocking logging in the configu...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 27 nat sessions this section lists all current nat sessions between interface of types external (wan) and internal (lan). Diagnostic it tests the connection to computer(s) which is connected to lan ports and also the wan internet connection. If ping www.Go...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 28 upnp portmap the section lists all port-mappings established using upnp (universal plug and play). See the advanced section of this manual for more details on upnp and the router’s upnp configuration options..

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 29 quick start while it is recommended that you use the installation utility that was supplied with your router, it is also possible you use the built-in quick start function in order to configure your router. For detailed instructions on configuring your ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 30 click start to begin scanning for encapsulation types offered by your isp. If the scan is successful you will then be presented with a list of supported options: select the desired option from the list and click apply to return to the quick start interf...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 31 configuration when you click this item, you will be able to following sub-items to configure the adsl router. - lan, wan, system, firewall, vpn, voip, qos, virtual server, time schedule and advanced these functions are described below in the following s...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 32 ethernet primary ip address ip address: the default ip on this router. Subnetmask: the default subnet mask on this router. Rip: rip v1, rip v2, and rip v2 multicast. Check to enable rip function. Ip alias this function supports to create multiple virtua...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 33 ethernet client filter the ethernet client filter supports up to 16 ethernet network machines and helps you to manage your network control, accepting traffic from specific authorized machines or restricting unwanted machine(s) from access your lan. Ther...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 34 active pc in lan displays a list of individual ethernet device’s ip address & mac address which are connected to the router. You can easily allow or block a computer by checking the box next to the ip address. Then click add to insert to the ethernet cl...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 35 wireless parameters wlan service: default setting is enable. If you do not have any wireless devises (802.11g or 802.11b) on your network, select disable. Mode: the default setting is 802.11b+g (mixed mode). If you do not know what type of wireless devi...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 36 being used , and wich are available for use. Note: wireless performance will be degraded if you select a channel that is already being occupied by other ap(s). Tx powerlevel: this function enhances the wireless transmitting signal strength. Users may ad...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 37 wireless security you can disable or enable wpa or wep for protecting your wireless network. The default mode of wireless security is enabled. And the default security mode is wpa wpa-psk (tkip) / wpa-psk (aes) pre-shared key wpa algorithms: there are t...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 38 wep wep encryption: to prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the router offers highly secure data encryption, known as wep. If you require high security for transmissions, there are two alternatives to ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 39 wireless client / mac address filter the mac address supports up to 16 wireless network machines and helps you to manage your network control to accept traffic from specific authorized machines or to restrict unwanted machine(s) from accessing your lan....

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 40 address and selecting add to insert to the client into the wireless client (mac address) filter table..

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 41 port setting this section allows you to configure the settings for the router’s ethernet ports to solve some of the compatibility problems that may be encountered while connecting to the internet, as well as allowing users to tweak the performance of th...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 42 dhcp server you can disable or enable the dhcp (dynamic host configuration protocol) server or enable the router’s dhcp relay functions. The dhcp protocol allows your router to dynamically assign ip addresses to computers on your network if they are con...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 43 wan - wide area network wan refers to your wide area network connection, i.E. Your router’s connection to your isp and the internet. Here are the items within the wan section: isp, dns and adsl. Isp the factory default is pppoe. Telkom uses this access ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 44 rfc 1483 routed connections description: user-definable name for the connection. Vpi and vci: enter the information provided by your isp. Atm class: the quality of service for atm layer. Nat: the nat (network address translation) feature allows multiple...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 45 rfc 1483 bridged connections description: user-definable name for the connection. Vpi and vci: enter the information provided by your isp. Atm class: the quality of service for atm layer. Encapsulation method: select the encapsulation format, this is pr...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 46 pppoa routed connections description: user-definable name for the connection. Vpi/vci: enter the information provided by your isp. Atm class: the quality of service for atm layer. Nat: the nat (network address translation) feature allows multiple users ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 47 ~ detail: you can define destination port and packet type (tcp/udp) information that will not result in the router checking the timer. It allows you to set which outgoing traffic will not trigger and reset the idle timer. Rip: rip v1, rip v2, and rip v2...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 48 ipoa routed connections description: user-definable name for the connection. Vpi/vci: enter the information provided by your isp. Atm class: the quality of service for atm layer. Nat: the nat (network address translation) feature allows multiple users t...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 49 pppoe connections description: user-definable name for this connection. Vpi/vci: enter the information provided by your isp. The telkom standard settings are 8 and 35. Atm class: the quality of service for atm layer. Nat: the nat (network address transl...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 50 ~ connect on demand: if you want to establish a pppoe session only when there is a packet requesting access to the internet (i.E. When a program on your computer attempts to access the internet). Idle timeout: auto-disconnect the router when there is no...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 51 pppoe with pass-through connections pppoe with pass-through adopts the following method: pppoe routed mode + 1483 bridge mode. With pure pppoe connection, the router can get one wan address for the router. With the pppoe and pppoe pass-through, concurre...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 52 authentication protocol: default is chap(auto). Your isp will advise you whether to use chap or pap. Connection: ~ always on: if you want the router to establish a pppoe session when starting up and to automatically re-establish the pppoe session when d...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 53 give subnet mask to dhcp server: enable to change your dhcp server settings by using the given information in ipcp negotiation process. Dns a domain name system (dns) contains a mapping table for mapping between domain names and ip addresses. On the int...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 54 adsl connect mode: this mode will automatically detect your adsl line mode, adsl2+, adsl2, g.Dmt, g.Lite, t1.413, annexm2 or annexm2+. But in some areas, multimode cannot detect the adsl line mode very well. If it is the case, please adjust the adsl lin...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 55 snr margin: this is known as signal to noise ration margin. It is the ratio between dsl strength and signal noise. This margin is measured in decibels (db). Higher the db figures better the dsl strength is relative to the noise, and better chance to get...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 56 system here are the items within the system section: time zone, remote access, firmware upgrade, backup/restore, restart and user management. Time zone this router does not have a real time clock on board; instead, it uses the simple network time protoc...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 57 remote access to temporarily permit remote administration of the router (i.E. From outside your lan), select a time period the router will permit remote access for and click enable. You may change other configuration options for the web administration i...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 58 do not power down the router or interrupt the firmware upgrading while it is still in process. Improper operation could damage the router. Firmware upgrade your router’s “firmware” is the software that allows it to operate and provides all its functiona...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 59 backup / restore these functions allow you to save and backup your router’s current settings to a file on your computer, or to restore a previously saved backup. This is useful if you wish to experiment with different settings, knowing that you have a b...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 60 restart router click restart with option current settings to reboot your router (and restore your last saved configuration). If you wish to restart the router using the factory default settings (for example, after a firmware upgrade or if you have saved...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 61 user management in order to prevent unauthorized access to your router’s configuration interface, it requires all users to login with a password. You can set up multiple user accounts, each with their own password. You are able to edit existing users an...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 62 when using the virtual servers function, your pcs will be exposed to the degree specified in your virtual server settings, provided that the ports specified are opened in your firewall packet filter settings. Firewall and access control your router incl...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 63 general settings you can choose not to enable the firewall and still have access to url filter and im/p2p blocking, or you can enable the firewall using preset filter rules and modify the port filter rules as required. The packet filter is used to filte...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 64 packet filter this function is only available when the firewall function is enabled and one of these four security levels is chosen (all blocked, high, medium and low). The preset port filter rules in the packet filter must be modified according to the ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 65 example: predefined port filters rules the predefined port filter rules for high, medium and low security levels are listed. See table 1. Note: firewall – for blocked/user-defined, you must define and create the port filter rules yourself. No predefined...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 66 msn (7001) udp(17) 7001 7001 yes yes n/a n/a n/a n/a msn vedio (9000) tcp(6) 9000 9000 no yes n/a n/a n/a n/a inbound: internet to lan ; outbound: lan to internet. Yes: allowed ; no: blocked ; n/a: not applicable.

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 67 packet filter – add tcp/udp filter rule name: specify a user-defined description identifying this entry or click to select existing predefined rules. The maximum name length is 32 characters. Time schedule: this is the user-defined time period applicabl...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 68 packet filter – add raw ip filter rule name: specifiesa user-defined description identifying this entry or click to select existing predefined rules. Time schedule: this is the user-defined time period applicable to the rule. You may specify a time sche...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 69 example: configuring your firewall to allow for a publicly accessible web server on your lan the predefined port filter rule for http (tcp port 80) is the same no matter whether the firewall is set to a high, medium or low security level. To setup a web...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 70 configuring packet filter: 1. Click port filters. You will then be presented with the predefined port filter rules screen (in this case, for the low security level) shown below: note: you may edit the predefined rule instead of deleting it. This is an e...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 71 5. The new port filter rule for http is shown below: 6. Configure your virtual server (“port forwarding”) settings so that incoming http requests on port 80 will be forwarded to the pc running your web server: note: for how to configure the http in virt...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 72 intrusion detection the router’s intrusion detection system (ids) is used to detect hacker attacks and intrusion attempts from the internet. If the ids function of the firewall is enabled, inbound packets are filtered and blocked depending on whether th...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 73 table 2: hacker attack types recognized by the ids intrusion name detect parameter blacklist type of block duration drop packet show log ascend kill ascend kill data src ip dos yes yes winnuke tcp port 135, 137~139, flag: urg src ip dos yes yes smurf ic...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 74 url filter url (uniform resource locator – e.G. An address in the form of http://www.Abcde.Com or http://www.Example.Com ) filter rules allow you to prevent users on your network from accessing particular websites by their url. There are no pre-defined ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 75 connection attempt will be dropped. 3. If the packet does not match either of the above two items, it is sent to the remote web server. 4. Please note that the completed url, “www” + domain name should be specified. For example to block traffic to www.G...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 76 im / p2p blocking im, short for instant messaging, is required to use client program software that allows users to communicate, exchanging text message, with other im users, in real time, over the internet. A p2p application, known as peer-to-peer, is a...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 77 firewall log the firewall log displays log information of any unexpected action with your firewall settings. Select the enable box to activate the logging. Log information can be seen in the status – event log screen after enabling..

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 78 vpn - virtual private networks virtual private networks are a way to establish secured communication tunnels to an organization’s network via the internet. Your router supports three main types of vpn (virtual private network), pptp, ipsec and l2tp. Ppt...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 79 pptp connection - remote access connection name: a user-defined name for the connection (e.G. “connection to office”). Type: select dial out if you want your router to operate as a client (connecting to a remote vpn server, e.G. Your office server), sel...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 80 performance. Click apply button to apply your changes..

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 81 example: configuring a remote access pptp vpn dial-out connection a company’s office establishes a pptp vpn connection with a file server located at a separate location. The router is installed in the office, and connected to a couple of pcs and servers...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 82 configuring the pptp vpn in the office you can either input the ip address (69.1.121.33 in this case) or hostname to reach the server. Item function description 1 connection name vpn_pptp given name of pptp connection dial out select dial out 2 server i...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 83 pptp connection - lan to lan connection name: user-defined description of the connection. Type: select dial out if you want your router to operate as a client (connecting to a remote vpn server, e.G. Your office server) or select dial in operates as a v...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 84 click apply button to apply your changes..

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 85 example: configuring a pptp lan-to-lan vpn connection the branch office establishes a pptp vpn tunnel with head office to connect two private networks over the internet. The routers are installed in the head office and branch office accordingly. Both of...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 86 configuring pptp vpn in the head office the ip address 192.168.1.200 will be assigned to the router located in the branch office. Please make sure this ip is not used in the head office lan. Item function description 1 connection name headoffice given n...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 87 configuring pptp vpn in the branch office the ip address 69.1.121.30 is the public ip address of the router located in head office. If you registered a ddns account (please refer to the ddns section of this manual), you can also use the domain name inst...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 88 ipsec (ip security protocol) click create to create a new ipsec vpn connection account. After you have created the ipsec connection, account information will be displayed. (see example above). Enable / disable: this function activates or deactivates the...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 89 ipsec vpn connection connection name: the user-defined name for the connection (e.G. “connection to office”). Local network: set the ip address, subnet or address range of the local network. ~ single address: the ip address of the local host. ~ subnet: ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 90 ~ 3des: stands for triple data encryption standard, it uses 168 (56*3) bits as an encryption method. ~ aes: stands for advanced encryption standards, you can use 128, 192 or 256 bits as encryption method. Perfect forward secrecy: choose whether to enabl...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 91 advanced option this function is only available after completely creating an ipsec account. Click advanced option to change the following settings: ike (internet key exchange) mode: select ike mode to main mode or aggressive mode. This ike provides secu...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 92 ~ aes: stands for advanced encryption standards, you can use 128, 192 or 256 bits as encryption method. Diffie-hellman group: it is a public-key cryptography protocol that allows two parties to establish a shared secret over an unsecured communication c...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 93 example: configuring a ipsec lan-to-lan vpn connection table 3: network configuration and security plan branch office head office local network id 192.168.0.0/24 192.168.1.0/24 local router ip 69.1.121.30 69.1.121.3 remote network id 192.168.1.0/24 192....

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 94 configuring ipsec vpn in the head office item function description 1 connection name ipsec_headoffice given name of the ipsec connection subnet select the subnet button ip address 192.168.1.0 2 netmask 255.255.255.0 head office network 3 secure gateway ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 95 configuring ipsec vpn in the branch office item function description 1 connection name ipsec_branch office given name of the ipsec connection subnet select the subnet button ip address 192.168.0.0 2 netmask 255.255.255.0 branch office network 3 secure g...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 96 example: configuring a ipsec host-to-lan vpn connection.

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 97 configuring ipsec vpn in the office item function description 1 connection name ipsec given name of the ipsec connection subnet select the subnet button ip address 192.168.1.0 2 netmask 255.255.255.0 head office network 3 secure gateway address (or host...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 98 l2tp (layer two tunneling protocol) two types of l2tp vpn are supported remote access and lan-to-lan (please refer below for more information.). Click create to create a new vpn connection account. After you have created l2tp connection, the account sta...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 99 l2tp connection - remote access l2tp vpn connection connection name: auser-defined name for the connection (e.G. “connection to office”). Type: select dial out if you want your router to operate as a client (connecting to a remote vpn server, e.G. Your ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 100 connection is auto-disconnected. 0 means this connection is always on. Active as default route: normally used when the mode is set to dial-out. If this is selected, all packets, including internet packets, will route through the vpn tunnel; if this fun...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 101 example: configuring a l2tp vpn - remote access dial-in connection a remote worker establishes a l2tp vpn connection with the head office using microsoft's vpn adapter (included with windows xp/2000/me, etc.). The router is installed in the head office...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 102 configuring l2tp vpn in the office the lan ip address 192.168.1.200 will be assigned to the remote computer (client). Please make sure this ip is not used on the office lan. Item function description 1 connection name vpn_l2tp given name of the l2tp co...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 103 example: configuring a remote access l2tp vpn dial-out connection a company’s office establishes a l2tp vpn connection with a file server located at a separate location. The router is installed in the office and is connected to a couple of computers an...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 104 item function description 1 connection name vpn_l2tp g iven name of the l2tp connection dial out select dial out 2 server ip address (or hostname) 69.121.1.33 the dialed server’s ip address. Username username 3 password 123456 the username & password t...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 105 example: configuring your router to dial-in to the server currently, microsoft windows operation system does not support l2tp incoming service. Additional software may be required to set up your l2tp incoming service. L2tp connection - lan to lan l2tp ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 106 ppp authentication type: default is auto. Use this setting if you want the router to determine which authentication type to use. You can manually specify chap (challenge handshake authentication protocol) or pap (password authentication protocol) if yo...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 107 click apply after changing settings. Example: configuring l2tp lan-to-lan vpn connection the branch office establishes a l2tp vpn tunnel with head office, connecting the two private networks over the internet. The routers are installed in both the head...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 108 configuring l2tp vpn in the head office the ip address 192.168.1.200 will be assigned to the router located in the branch office. Please make sure this ip is not used in the head office lan. Item function description 1 connection name headoffice given ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 109 configuring l2tp vpn in the branch office the ip address 69.1.121.30 is the public ip address of the router located in head office. If you registered a ddns account, (please refer to the ddns section of this manual), you can also use the ddns domain na...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 110 voip - voice over internet protocol the voip functionality enables telephone calls to be placed through your existing internet connection instead of going through the pstn (public switched telephone network). It is not only cost-effective, especially f...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 111 wizard this section provides an easy setup process for your voip service. Phone port 1 and 2 can be registered to different sip service providers. Voice qos dscp marking: differentiated services code point (dscp), it is the first 6 bits in the tos byte...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 112 setting for phone port 2 select the same as phone port 1 box to set phone port 2 parameters to be identical to phone port 1. Otherwise, please refer to descriptions in “setting for phone port 1”. User-defined profiles note: a maximum of 8 user defined ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 113 display name: this is what will be displayed on a caller id system. General settings this section contains the basic settings for the voip module from the selected provider in the wizard section. If you do not provide correct information here, you will...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 114 endpoints and the different call sessions that may exist within an end-point. (range from 5100 to 65535, default value is 5100) region: this selection is a drop-down box, which allows user to select the country for which the voip device must work. When...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 115 the ideal setting is to have the same frame size for both caller and receiver. Pstn auto-fallback: whenever voip sip response is an error code that matches the codes in the edit section, the voip calls will automatically fall back to a pstn. Click edit...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 116 phone port this section displays status and allows you to edit the account information of your phones. Click edit to update your phone information. Login account configuration phone number: this parameter is the registration id of the user as recorded ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 117 display name: this is what will be shown when using the caller id function . Codec preference a codec is a coder-decoder and is used for data signal conversion. The priority position sets the priority of each codec; priority 1 is the top priority. G.72...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 118 pstn dial plan this section enables you to configure “voip with pstn switching” on your system. You can define a range of dial plans to select which calls are routed over voip and which are routed over the pstn line. Prefix numbers are the essential ke...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 119 phone port 1 and 2 will automatically default to the pstn line when: - the router is powered down - internet service fails, i.E., lost of wan ip address/connection - the sip option is disabled. See the voip general setting section. - calls that are pla...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 120 pstn dial plan examples: 1) dial with prefix if you dial 01223 707070, the number 01223707070 will be dialed out via the fxo port, to make a regular (pstn) phone call. 2) dial without prefix if you dial 9102, the number 102 will be dialed out via the f...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 121 4) dial at timeout no prefix if you dial 97070 and no more numbers, after the timeout activates, 7070 will be dialed (without the prefix), to make a regular (pstn) call via the fxo port. Even though 7070 (only 4 digits) does not match the number of dig...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 122 voip dial plan this section helps you to make a voip call as easily as a regular call. You no longer need to memorize a long dial string of numbers in order to make a voip call. Parameters a list of special dial features comes handy when you have a mis...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 123 dial plan rules list click add to create and define voip dial-plan rule(s). Prefix processing: prepend xxx unconditionally: the entered number,xxx, is appended unconditionally to the front of the dialing number when making a call. This prefix can inclu...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 124 2. : this referes tomaking calls via the pstn line. : this referes to making a voip sip call, via an e.164 number (“enum”), to an enum callee. Electronic number (enum) is a system that uses dns (domain network system) based technology to map between a ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 125 localcheap.Com is the default voip provider i set on phone port 1. When i dial any number starting with 1 or 2 or 3 , , 03 is always prepended in front of these number. If 23295 is dialed, 03-2-32935 is the actual phone number dialed using localcheap.C...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 126 mobile call, 123 is replaced with 09 and 09-39-45678 is the actual phone number dialed using mobilecheap.Com as a provider. The intelligent call gateway not only saves time when changing voip settings to different providers so as to ensure a call gets ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 127 ring & tone this section allows advanced users to change the parameters for the various phone tones. (dialtone, busy tone, answer tone and etc.)the default settings are the same as the south african pstn, but advanced users are welcome to customize the...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 128 special dial codes the following table lists the special dial codes that are built into the router: option description flash-hook switch to pstn line note: this is a quick press of the hook switch. On most phones, a button is provided which provides fl...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 129 qos - quality of service the qos function helps you to control your network traffic for each lan (ethernet and/or wireless) application that accesses the wan (internet). It allows you to control the quality and speed of throughput for each application,...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 130 source ip address range: the source ip address or range of packets to be monitored. Destination ip address range: the destination ip address or range of packets to be monitored. Dscp marking: differentiated services code point (dscp), it is the first 6...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 131 outbound ip throttling (lan to wan) ip throttling allows you to limit the speed of ip traffic. The value entered will limit the speed of the specified application to the specified value (set in multiples of 32kbps.) application: a user-defined descript...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 132 inbound ip throttling (wan to lan) ip throttling allows you to limit the speed of ip traffic. The value entered will limit the speed of the specified application to the specified value (set in multiples of 32kbps.) application: a user-defined descripti...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 133 example: qos for your network connection diagram information and settings upstream: 928 kbps downstream: 8 mbps voip user : 192.168.1.1 normal users : 192.168.1.2~192.168.1.5 restricted user: 192.168.1.100 0 100 200 300 400 500 kbps voip/vpn high other...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 134 mission-critical applications often, a vpn connection is a mission-critical application for exchanging data between head and branch offices. This mission-critical application must be connected smoothly. Without any dropping. To ensure this, you should ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 135 sometime your customers or friends may upload their files to your ftp server and that will saturate your downstream bandwidth. The settings below will help you to limit bandwidth for such a application that needs restriction..

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 136 virtual server (known as port forwarding) in tcp/ip and udp networks, a port is a 16-bit number used to identify which application program incoming connections should be delivered to. Some ports have numbers that are pre-assigned to them by the iana (t...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 137 add virtual server because nat can act as a “natural” internet firewall, your router protects your network from being accessed by outside users when nat is enabled - all incoming connection attempts will point to your router unless you specifically cre...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 138 example: if you would like to remotely access your routers’ web/http interface all the time, you would need to enable port number 80 (web/http) and map it to the router’s lan ip address. All incoming http requests on the wan network will then be forwar...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 139 edit dmz host a dmz host is a computer on the lan that is completely exposed to the internet. When you have configured a particular internal ip address as the dmz host, all incoming packets will be checked by the routers firewall and nat algorithms, an...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 140 edit one-to-one nat (network address translation) one-to-one nat maps a specific private/local (lan) ip address to a particular global/public (wan) ip address. If you have multiple public/wan ip addresses provided by your isp, you are will be able to u...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 141 time schedule: theuser-defined time period during which your virtual server is enabled. You may specify a time schedule or you can select always on for this virtual server entry. For setup and details, refer to the time schedule section application: th...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 142 . The internet assigned numbers authority (iana) is the central coordinator for the assignment of unique parameter values for internet protocols. Port numbers range from 0 to 65535, but only ports numbers 0 to 1023 are reserved for privileged services ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 143 time schedule the time schedule function supports up to 16 time slots, helping you to manage your internet connection. In each time profile, you may schedule specific day(s) i.E. Monday through sunday to restrict or allowing the usage of the internet b...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 144 configuration of time schedule edit a time slot 1. Choose any time slot (id 1 to id 16) to edit, click edit. Note: the days that you have selected will show as capital letters. Lower case letters show the day(s) that are not selected, and no rule will ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 145 advanced the configuration options of the advanced section are for users who wish to take advantage of the more advanced features of the router. Users who do not understand the features should not attempt to reconfigure their router, unless advised to ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 146 dynamic dns the dynamic dns function allows you to alias a dynamic ip address to a static hostname, allowing users whose isp does not assign them a static ip address to use a domain name. This is especially useful for hosting servers via your adsl conn...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 147 check email this function allows you to have the router check your pop3 mailbox for new email messages you may view the status of this function using the status – email checking section of the web interface, which also provides details on the number of...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 148 device management the device management configuration settings allow you to control your router’s security options and device monitoring features. Embedded web server ( 2 management ip accounts) http port: this is the port number of the router’s embedd...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 149 100 seconds, the device will automatically logout user a. Universal plug and play (upnp) upnp offers peer-to-peer network connectivity for pcs and other network devices, along with control and data transfer between devices. Upnp offers many advantages ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 150 ; address translation group ; ip group ; icmp group ; tcp group ; udp group : egp (not applicable) ; transmission ; snmp group from rfc1650 (etherlike-mib): ; dot3stats from rfc 1493 (bridge mib): ; dot1dbase group ; dot1dtp group ; dot1dstp group (if ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 151 igmp igmp, known as internet group management protocol, is used to management hosts from multicast group. Igmp forwarding: accepting multicast packet. Default is enable. Igmp snooping: allowing switched ethernet to check and make correct forwarding dec...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 152 vlan groups need to be created. Ethernet: p1 (port 1) ethernet1: p2, p3 and p4 (port 2, 3, 4) please deselect p2, p3, p4 from ethernet vlan port first. Note: you should setup each vlan group with caution. Each bridge interface is arranged in this order...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 153 spaces next to vpi and vci, type 0 and 33 in respectively. Select appropriate atm class, encapsulation method, acceptable frame type, filter type and pvid for untagged frames. Vpi and vci: enter the information provided by your isp. Atm class: the qual...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 154 step 3: setup vlan service go to configuration Æ advanced Æ vlan bridge defaultvlan lists all member ports. It is necessary to group specific member ports for each vlan. From the example, two vlan groups are requested: data and video. To create another...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 155 having mapped the vlan bridge withthe bridge interface created in step1, you will see the comfortable relationship in these two screenshots. Step 4: igmp snooping enable select configuration Æ advanced Æ igmp. Igmp snooping must be enabled in order to ...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 4: configuration 156 logout to exit the router’s web interface, choose logout. Please ensure that you have saved the configuration settings before you logout. Be aware that the router is restricted to only one pc accessing the configuration web pages at a time. Once a pc h...

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    Mega 200vwr router chapter 5: troubleshooting 157 chapter 5: troubleshooting if the router is not functioning properly, first check this chapter for simple troubleshooting before contacting the help desk . Problems starting up the router problem corrective action none of the leds are on when you tur...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 158 appendix a: windows 98 setup installation & setup: (windows 98, 98se, me or nt4) hardware installation: follow the installation instructions below, referring to the images provided for each step. Also note the hardware overvi...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 159 c) your router will now attempt to synchronize with the telkom adsl line. The “adsl/ppp” led will start to blink green and after approximately 1-2 minutes be steadily lit orange. If the “adsl/ppp” led does not become lit, ple...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 160 c) confirm that the corresponding lan led is lit. If it is not lit, you may have plugged the cable into the wrong port on the back panel of your pc. D) you can connect up to 4 network devices directly to the mega 200vwr. 4. C...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 161 figure 1 9 step 4 above is used when you still want to be able to use your adsl line to make normal traditional analog calls. 9 setting up your mega 200vwr hardware to be able to make voip calls will be covered later in the q...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 162 network card configuration: using windows 98/me: 1. Go to start / settings / control panel. In the control panel, double-click on network and choose the configuration tab. 2. Select tcp/ip -> ne2000 compatible, or the name of...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 163 using windows nt4.0: 1. Go to start / settings / control panel. In the control panel, double-click on network and choose the protocols tab. 2. Select tcp/ip protocol and click properties. 3. Select the obtain an ip address fr...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 164 9 if nothing happens when you insert the cd, please refer to the troubleshooting section at the end of this section. Router setup and miscellaneous tasks: in this section you will: 1) verify that your computer meets the minim...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 165 9 it is imperative that you verify your adsl service on this webpage within seven days of line installation/conversion. If you do not, telkom will cancel your adsl service. 9 if you are using the internet browser for the firs...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 166 9 since you have not yet registered/received your voip number(s), please leave the voip fields as is. You will be given the option to register voip account(s) and save them to the router in steps to follow. Figure 3 after you...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 167 4) test your internet connection by opening a webpage: click the ‘test your connection’ button. This will open the website www.Aardvark.Co.Za and will serve as a test to determine whether you have performed the previous steps...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 168 c. The “your name” page will be displayed, type your name as you want it to appear to everyone who gets e-mail from you, then click next. D. Enter your e-mail address exactly as provided by your isp and as you entered it in t...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 169 9 please also re-insert your isp details in the top two fields (username and password). This is needed to complete the save action successfully. A. Click the “setup voip accounts” button. The mega 200vwr management utility wi...

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    Mega 200vwr router appendix a: product support and contact information 170 9 you have now completed the mega 200vwr setup (for windows 98, 98se, me or nt4) and can close the menu screen by clicking the ‘exit’ button. You should now be able to browse the internet and make voip calls. If you encounter...