Page 3 - Contents
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 3 Contents Chapter 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2. Hardware Details ...............................................................................
Page 4 - Chapter 1. Introduction; This; Tip; computer terms, like; The FriendlyNET router performs 5 key functions:
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 4 Chapter 1. Introduction The Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G routers give you the freedom to share your Internet connection without wires. Megapixel photos, streaming video and everyday emails with large attachments move faster through this router. With numerou...
Page 5 - Upgradeable wireless antenna for greater directional range.
Chapter 1. Introduction Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 5 Home users will appreciate the on-screen configuration wizard and other integrated tools. • Upgradeable wireless antenna for greater directional range. • Compatible with dynamically configured devices, like the Microsoft Xbox game c...
Page 7 - Chapter 2. Hardware Details; Reset
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 7 Chapter 2. Hardware Details This chapter describes the FriendlyNET router hardware. 2.1 F RONT P ANEL The FriendlyNET router provides color-coded indicators to show the status of various functions. • Reset . To restore the router to factory default setting...
Page 8 - Port Function
Chapter 2. Hardware Details Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 8 2.2 R EAR P ANEL Looking at the router from the rear, the following connectors are available. Port Function Description 5 VDC Power Input Plug in the Asanté FR1104 external power module rated at 5 VDC, 1.5 A (minimum). 1 through...
Page 9 - Holes for wall or desktop mounting (screws sold separately).
Chapter 2. Hardware Details Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 9 2.3 B OTTOM V IEW The bottom of the router contains three sections: • Holes for wall or desktop mounting (screws sold separately). • Rubber feet (user-installable). • Product identification label showing model number (i.e., FR11...
Page 10 - Chapter 3. Configuring Router; Enter the router’s default system password:; admin; Ping the router using this command:
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 10 Chapter 3. Configuring Router The FriendlyNET router is configured using any standard web browser: • Internet Explorer (v5 and later). • Netscape (v5 and later). • Safari (v1 and later). The default IP address for the router is 192.168.123.254 with defaul...
Page 11 - Locate the recessed; the
Chapter 3. Configuring Router Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 11 If the main screen still does not appear (or your password is not accepted), reset the router to factory default settings. 1. Locate the recessed Reset button on the router’s front panel [A]. 2. Depress the button using a pen...
Page 12 - Chapter 4. Main Menu; Setup; Quick Start Guide
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 12 Chapter 4. Main Menu Upon successfully logging into the router, the System Status page will be displayed: Tip : The letters A–E (above) correspond to the next five descriptions. A. This screen shows the status of the router and its connections. To return ...
Page 13 - Menu Functions
Chapter 4. Main Menu Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 13 B. To configure the router’s more advanced features, choose from the following 5 menus. Menu Functions Basic Setting Primary Setup: LAN IP, WAN type, renew IP forever, NAT DHCP Server: IP pool starting/ending address, fixed mapping Wi...
Page 16 - Wake up; . Confirm your deletion by clicking; OK; on the
Chapter 4. Main Menu Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 16 4.4 C LIENTS L IST • Wake up. Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is a technology used to remotely power-up a network device. To use this feature, your target computers must be WoL-enabled. To wake up a device, select the device [A] and click Wake up [...
Page 18 - Chapter 5. Setup Wizard; Setup Wizard; Click; Next; to proceed to the next screen.
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 18 Chapter 5. Setup Wizard If your router has already been configured, skip to chapter 6. Otherwise, login to the router, and configure your router using the Setup Wizard . From the menu on the left, click Setup Wizard . Click Next to proceed to the next scr...
Page 19 - WAN; Static IP Address. ISP assigns you a static IP address.
Chapter 5. Setup Wizard Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 19 5.1 S ELECT WAN T YPE Choose from these Internet (WAN) types: • Static IP Address. ISP assigns you a static IP address. • Dynamic IP Address. Obtain an IP address from ISP automatically. This is the most common configuration (espec...
Page 20 - IP; verify that your ISP is up, ping this gateway address.
Chapter 5. Setup Wizard Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 20 5.2 S TATIC IP A DDRESS The following information must be provided by your ISP. If your ISP did not provide this info, you may have a dynamic IP address; choose one of the other settings: • Static IP Address. The router’s Internet ...
Page 21 - Clone MAC; to have the
Chapter 5. Setup Wizard Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 21 5.3 D YNAMIC IP A DDRESS In most cases, you will not need to make any changes. Click Next to proceed to the next screen. The following setting is optional. Most ISPs will not require this info. • WAN’s MAC Address. Some ISPs limit ...
Page 23 - PPP; time you see this screen.
Chapter 5. Setup Wizard Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 23 5.5 PPP OVER E THERNET (PPP O E) The following information must be provided by your ISP: • Account. Your user account name. For security reasons, this field appears blank the next time you see this screen. • Password. Your account ...
Page 25 - Reboot; to restart your router. Your installation is complete.
Chapter 5. Setup Wizard Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 25 5.7 C ONFIGURATION C OMPLETED 1. Click Reboot to restart your router. Your installation is complete. 2. To verify your installation, visit a website, like www.asante.com . If you are unable to connect to a website, then restart you...
Page 26 - Chapter 6. Basic Setting; Basic Setting
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 26 Chapter 6. Basic Setting After using the Setup Wizard, described in the previous chapter, you may fine-tune your configuration. Log in to the router, click Basic Setting link [A] and choose from one of the four sub-menus [B]. Basic Setting Functions Prima...
Page 28 - Change
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 28 6.2 C HOOSE WAN T YPE After clicking Change from the Basic Setting > Primary Setup screen, you will see this: Choose from these Internet (WAN) types: • Static IP Address. ISP assigns you a static IP address. • Dynamic IP Addres...
Page 34 - Virtual Computers; Global IP. Enter an external IP address provided by your ISP.; Note; Computer
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 34 6.8 P RIMARY S ETUP - V IRTUAL C OMPUTERS From the Primary Setup screen, click Virtual Computers . Some business-class Internet service plans provide multiple static IP addresses. If you subscribe to such a service, you can use th...
Page 35 - DHCP; From the Basic Settings menu, click; DHCP Server
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 35 6.9 DHCP S ERVER From the Basic Settings menu, click DHCP Server . All computers and devices connected to the router need to be configured. Since TCP/IP configuration can be tedious, the router’s dynamic host configuration protoco...
Page 36 - More
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 36 The DHCP Server settings can be set as follows: • DHCP Server. Default is Enable (recommended). • Lease Time. Do not change this field (recommended). • IP Pool Starting Address. Default is 100 (recommended), minimum value is 1. Th...
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Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 38 6.11 F IXED M APPING AND MAC A DDRESS C ONTROL On this screen, you can manually associate specific local (LAN or WLAN) IP addresses with a specific computer or device (client). • MAC Address Control. Click Enable to allow the sett...
Page 39 - For; Save
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 39 For medium security, grant access to all wired clients, but only specific wireless clients: • Mac Address Control: Enable. • Connection Control: Enable. Allow unspecified MAC addresses to connect. • Association Control. Enable. De...
Page 40 - default; . If you have multiple wireless access; Europe
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 40 6.12 W IRELESS S ETTING This screen establishes the settings for the wireless network (WLAN). You must match these settings with all wireless clients that will use this router. • Network ID (SSID or ESSID). Default is default . If...
Page 41 - Security. Choose the appropriate security level for your network.; Security Description
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 41 • Security. Choose the appropriate security level for your network. Security Description Comments None Factory default Not recommended WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Popular choice 802.1X Port-based authentication with RADIUS server...
Page 42 - WEP Key Digits; To complete your settings, click
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 42 S ECURITY : WEP • WEP. Choose the encryption standard. The 128-bit design is more secure than 64-bit and the 256-bit is much more secure than 128-bit. However, not all wireless adapters support 256-bit WEP encryption. • WEP Key 1,...
Page 44 - Preshare Key Mode: Choose ASCII or HEX.; Mode Samples; friendlynetwireless
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 44 S ECURITY : WPA-PSK In a home or small business network, Wi-Fi protected Access (WPA) uses a special mode called WPA-PSK. The PSK refers to a pre-shared key (or password) used to initialize authentication. This is the most common ...
Page 46 - WPA; XP; . Be sure that you’re running with Service Pack 1
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 46 6.13 WPA FOR W IRELESS C LIENTS In most cases, you will need to upgrade and install your wireless client utility software and drivers before using WPA. Check with your wireless adapter manufacturer for utility software and driver ...
Page 47 - OS; WEP and WPA are mutually exclusive they; can’t; be used simultaneously.
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 47 A PPLE M ACINTOSH OS X Asanté’s FriendlyNET AeroLAN AL5402-XG, AL5403-XG and Apple’s AirPort Extreme cards support WPA when using the current Apple AirPort driver in OS X 10.2.8 and above; earlier versions of Mac OS X and OS 9 are...
Page 48 - Old password. Factory default is; and words that can be found in a dictionary.; To restore the last saved settings, click; Undo
Chapter 6. Basic Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 48 6.14 C HANGE P ASSWORD The router’s administrator’s default password is admin . Caution! You should change the password immediately and write down the new password in a safe place. • Old password. Factory default is admin . • New ...
Page 49 - Chapter 7. Forwarding Rules; Forwarding Rules; Virtual server
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 49 Chapter 7. Forwarding Rules After logging into the router, click on the Forwarding Rules link [A]. Choose from one of the three sub-menus [B]. This chapter describes how to customize the router’s forwarding rules so you may run specialized servers and app...
Page 50 - Server; Yes; Copy to
Chapter 7. Forwarding Rules Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 50 7.1 V IRTUAL S ERVER By default, the router’s network address translation (NAT) firewall will block unrecognized incoming packets from the Internet (WAN) to protect internal clients on the LAN and WLAN. To allow direct external...
Page 51 - Popular Internet Services; HTTP; To read on-screen information on this page, click; Help
Chapter 7. Forwarding Rules Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 51 Popular Internet Services Service Port Comment Web 80 HTTP Telnet 23 SMTP 25 Email POP3 110 Email FTP 21 ISAKMP 500 DNS 53 Authentication 113 PPTP 1723 After making changes, be sure to click Save . To restore the last saved set...
Page 53 - Enable
Chapter 7. Forwarding Rules Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 53 7.3 M ISCELLANEOUS This page defines two special services: DMZ (demilitarized zone) for unrestricted two-way communications and non-standard FTP port. • IP Address of DMZ host. If your special application or Internet game does ...
Page 54 - Chapter 8. Security Setting; Security Setting; URL Blocking
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 54 Chapter 8. Security Setting After logging into the router, click on the Security Setting link [A]. Choose from one of the five sub-menus [B]. This chapter lets you tailor the router’s extensive security features to best protect your local network. The rou...
Page 55 - Outbound Filter. Click to enable all the rules defined on this page.
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 55 8.1 P ACKET F ILTERS – O UTBOUND F ILTER Packet filters allow you to control access to the network (local and Internet) by analyzing every inbound and outbound packet. Depending upon the rule you define, packets will be evaluat...
Page 56 - Enable. You may selectively enable or disable each rule.
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 56 • Enable. You may selectively enable or disable each rule. • Use Rule #. Use the drop-down menu at the bottom of the screen to quickly fill in a scheduling rule. Tip : Rules are scheduled in Advanced Settings > Schedule Rule...
Page 57 - To assign filters for outbound traffic, click; Outbound Filter; To set MAC address controls for specific clients, click; MAC Level
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 57 8.2 P ACKET F ILTERS – I NBOUND P ACKET F ILTER After making changes, be sure to click Save . To restore the last saved settings, click Undo . To assign filters for outbound traffic, click Outbound Filter . To set MAC address c...
Page 59 - Check both
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 59 • Control Table. Use the DHCP clients drop-down menu to add each client to the list. Check both C (connection control) and A (association control) for each client. • When finished, click Save . Tip : For maximum security, see t...
Page 60 - Sample Domain
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 60 8.4 D OMAIN F ILTER • Domain Filter. Check to prevent clients from accessing specific websites (URLs). • Log DNS Query. Check to log all domain name requests. For example, a user attempting to browse www.google.com from his bro...
Page 61 - URL; URL. Enter the keywords of the websites you want to block.; Sample; Domain Filter
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 61 8.5 URL B LOCKING By enabling this function, any website with the specified keyword(s) will be blocked and access attempts will be logged. See Status > View Log to view the on-screen log. • URL Blocking. Check to block clien...
Page 62 - only; when you need assistance.; second field
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 62 8.6 M ISCELLANEOUS S ECURITY S ETTINGS This configuration page allows you to limit the vulnerabilities of your router from Internet attackers. When in doubt, do not change these default settings. • Remote Administrator Host/Por...
Page 63 - Miscellaneous Security
Chapter 8. Security Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 63 For maximum network security, Asanté recommends these settings: Miscellaneous Security Setting Enable Remote Administrator Host/Port No Administrator Time-out 300 9 Discard PING from WAN side 9 Secure Packet Inspection (SPI) Mo...
Page 64 - Chapter 9. Advanced Setting; Advanced Setting
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 64 Chapter 9. Advanced Setting After logging into the router, click on the Advanced Setting link [A]. Choose from one of the five sub-menus [B]. Use the settings described in this chapter to configure the router’s advanced features. For most network installa...
Page 66 - User name. Enter your email account info. This is required.; View Log; After making changes, be sure to click
Chapter 9. Advanced Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 66 9.2 S YSTEM L OG The router’s system log records specified system events plus potential security threats based upon the settings in Security Setting. The log is normally saved in volatile memory. It can be manually or automatic...
Page 67 - DNS
Chapter 9. Advanced Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 67 9.3 D YNAMIC DNS Unless your ISP has provided a static (fixed) IP address, it would be very difficult to host a local web server without this router’s Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service. By subscribing to a DDNS, whenever your Internet...
Page 68 - DDNS
Chapter 9. Advanced Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 68 9.4 DDNS S ERVICES Since DDNS is a service offered by a third-party, Asanté Technologies does not endorse nor can Asanté be responsible or provide technical support for such services. You will need to open an account with a sup...
Page 69 - SNMP
Chapter 9. Advanced Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 69 9.5 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a standard for providing remote network management services via polling (get) and setting (set) device values. • Enable SNMP. The router will respond to SNMP requests from L...
Page 71 - Name of Rule; Security Settings; Add New Rule
Chapter 9. Advanced Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 71 9.7 S CHEDULE R ULE Services and filters can be individually turned on and off per schedule. For example, you can define these rules to control activities: • Limit all outbound packets, except FTP, during OffPeak hours. • Drop ...
Page 72 - From the Schedule Rule screen, click
Chapter 9. Advanced Setting Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 72 9.8 S CHEDULE R ULE S ETTING From the Schedule Rule screen, click Add New Rule . To define a schedule rule: A. Name your rule. B. Enter the starting and ending times for each day of the week (or every day). Be sure to use “mili...
Page 73 - Toolbox
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 73 Chapter 10. Toolbox After logging into the router, click on the Toolbox link [A]. Choose from one of the six sub-menus [B]. This section provides quick access to some important tools, plus specialty functions that will be valuable to only a few network ad...
Page 74 - Click on
Chapter 10. Toolbox Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 74 10.1 S YSTEM L OG Click on View Log to display the System Log screen. After the log information is displayed on the screen, click Refresh to update with the latest activities. To save the log into a text file, click Download . To reset...
Page 76 - Firmware Update Precautions
Chapter 10. Toolbox Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 76 Firmware Update Precautions These safeguards ensure that the upgrades will be performed successfully. Tip : If your router is already functioning properly, Asanté does not recommend upgrading firmware just to have newer firmware. • Dow...
Page 77 - to save your router’s firmware and all settings into a; Default administrator’s password: admin; know how to restore them later.
Chapter 10. Toolbox Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 77 10.3 B ACKUP S ETTING Click OK to save your router’s firmware and all settings into a config.bin file. You will be prompted for the name and location of the file. 10.4 R ESET TO D EFAULT Click OK to restore your router’s settings to th...
Page 78 - saved settings will be restored.
Chapter 10. Toolbox Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 78 10.5 R EBOOT Click OK to restart your router. This is similar to powering your router off and then on. All your saved settings will be restored.
Page 79 - or
Chapter 10. Toolbox Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 79 10.6 T OOLBOX M ISCELLANEOUS • MAC Address for Wake-on-LAN (WoL). This technology is used to power up a client from another location on the local network. To use this feature, your target clients must be WoL-enabled. Enter the MAC addr...
Page 80 - Appendix A. Product Specifications; Overview
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 80 Appendix A. Product Specifications Overview LAN: 4 x 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet with Auto-Uplink (100BaseTX, 10BaseT): RJ-45 connector Wireless: 54 Mbps (IEEE 802.11g), 22 Mbps (TI 802.11b+) and 11 Mbps (IEEE 802.11b) Internet: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet wi...
Page 82 - Support
Appendix A. Product Specifications Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G User’s Manual 82 Support Technical Support: 24-hour support via web and ftp. 2-year email and telephone support Product Warranty: 2-year product warranty covers defects in manufacturing and workmanship Product Updates: Free download of m...
