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GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 1 Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing the GN-B41G 54Mbps Wireless Router. With the advantages of 54 Mbps high-speed wireless data rates and 4-ports 10/100 wired Ethernet, the GN-B41G is the ideal networking device for you to share a broadband conn...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Package Contents Please check that the GN-B41G package contents include: - GN-B41G 54Mbps Wireless Broadband Router - Power adapter (5V DC, 2.0A) - GN-B41G Resource CD - GN-B41G Quick Installation Guide - Smart Setup II Installation Guide - Cat. 5 Ethernet cable – 6...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 2 Quick Installation Your Gigabyte GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router has a built-in software application called Smart Setup II that will auto-configure your router for Internet access. 1. Please refer to diagram above to connect your router to your network. ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router „ Static IP address If you use a static IP address, please enter your WAN IP address, WAN subnet Mask, WAN Gateway, and DNS information provided by your ISP. 4. Once you have entered your information, click the Finish button to automatically complete router setup an...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 3 Connecting the GN-B41G What You Will Need Please prepare the following before you begin connecting your GN-B41G: 1. Have active Internet service provided through either ADSL or cable Modem. 2. Valid ISP user account and password. Hardware Requirements Befo...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Making a Wired Connection Step 1. Turn off all the hardware devices in your network, including the ADSL/Cable modem by unplugging their power supply. Step 2. Connect the Ethernet cable of your ADSL/Cable modem to the WAN port of the GN-B41G. Step 3. Connect one end ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 4 Configuring the PCs Overview Before your GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router can communicate with a computer, the PC’s network settings must be configured. The instructions set forth in this chapter will guide you on setting-up the necessary PC network setti...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 3. Double-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then the Properties button. Step 4. The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. For the applicable Ethernet / wireless adapter, make sure that there is a check in the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) ch...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 5. Select both the Obtain IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically ,options and then click OK . Continue clicking on the OK button to complete the PC configuration. Your computer has been configured to obtain an IP address automatica...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Note: If the IP address of your GN-B41G, for example, is 192.168.1.254, your computer’s IP address must be 192.168.1.x, where x is anything between 1 and 253. (Note: Each computer in a network has one unique IP located within this range. The default gateway must be ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 11. From the Internet Options window, click the Connections tab, and then click the LAN Settings button (see figure below). Step 12. Now verify that none of the checkboxes have been ticked, and click on the OK button. Go to Chapter 5 – Basic GN-B41G Configurati...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Configuring Settings Under Windows XP Step 1. Click the Start button and then the Control Panel icon. Step 2. Double-click the Network Connections icon. 20

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 3. Double-click the Local Connections icon, and then click on the Properties button. Step 4. The Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. For the applicable Ethernet / wireless adapter, make sure that there is a check in the Internet Protocol (TCP/I...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 7. At the command prompt, type “ ipconfig/release ” and press the ENTER key.. Step 8. At the next command prompt, type “ ipconfig/renew ” and press the ENTER key.. Note: If the IP address of your GN-B41G, for example, is 192.168.1.254, your computer’s IP addres...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 12. Now verify that none of the checkboxes have been ticked, and click on the OK button. Go to Chapter 5 - Basic GN-B41G Configuration Settings . 27

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 5 Basic GN-B41G Settings You can change the settings of your GN-B41G wireless router using an Internet browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) to access the web-based utility. Login GN-B41G Step 1. In the address bar of your browser, type “ 192.168...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 3. Once you have logged in successfully, you will see the GN-B41G homepage in your browser window. If this is the first time configuring your router, click the Smart Setup button from the side menu. This will launch GIGABYTE’s unique router setup utility Smart ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Using Smart Setup Your GN-B41G Wireless Router has built-in software – Smart Setup – that can automatically detect your Internet connection type. Either a PPoE, Dynamic IP or Static IP will be detected, and the appropriate screen will appear prompting you to enter b...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 3. If you are connecting through a Dynamic IP address, no further action is required. Please click the OK button on the warning window. Step 4. If you have a Static IP address, a screen will appear prompting you to enter your WAN IP address, WAN subnet mask, WA...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Note: An error message will appear if Smart Setup cannot detect your Internect connection type. Please verify that the cable from your ADSL/Cable modem to your router is properly connected. 32

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Using Setup Wizard To manually configure your router’s Internet connection, click on the Setup Wizard button. The LAN Setup Screen Step 1. Each field on the LAN Setup screen is set to a default value, so it is not necessary to make any modifications. If you wish to ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Connection Type - PPPoE Step 3. On the PPPoE screen, enter your User Name and Password as provided by your ISP. Click the Finish button to continue with setup. Step 4. A screen with the message Setup Completed appears. Click the Reboot button to restart your router ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 5. While the router is rebooting, the screen will display the time remaining. Step 6. Once your router has successfully rebooted, it will load the main page of the GN-B41G configuration utility. You are now able to browse the Internet! Note: If you are configur...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Connection Type - Dynamic IP Address Step 7. On the Dynamic IP Address screen, type in the information provided by your ISP, and then click the Finish button to continue with router setup. Step 8. A screen with the message Setup Completed appears. Click the Reboot b...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Connection Type - Static IP Address Step 11. On the Static IP Address screen,type in the information provided by your ISP, and then click the Finish button to continue with router setup. Note: If your ISP has assigned you several IP addresses, please select and ente...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Step 13. While the router is rebooting, the screen will display the time remaining. Step 14. Once your router has successfully rebooted, it will load the main page of the GN-B41G configuration utility. You are now able to browse the Internet! Note: If you are config...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Connection Type - PPPoE Unnumber Step 15. On the PPPoE Unnumber screen, type in the information provided by your ISP, and then click the Finish button to continue with router setup. Note: If your ISP has assigned you several IP addresses, please select and enter onl...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Status Page On the Status page the router ’s current connection and configuration information is displayed. „ LAN Ethernet Status MAC This field displays the MAC address of the GN-B41G as seen on your wireless network. MTU This specifies the maximum size of the ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router „ Routing Table The Routing Table displays the GN-B41G routing details. „ UpnP Port Mapping Table The UPnP Port Mapping Table displays the GN-B41G port mapping and UPnP details. 46

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Logout Page When you have completed making modifications to the configuration settings of your GN-B41G, please click the Logout button to end your session. Note: You will be automatically logged out of the GN-B41G Configuration Utility if your system remains idl...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 6 Advanced GN-B41G Settings In this chapter, you will find descriptions for configuring the advanced settings of the GN-B41G wireless broadband router. The Network Configuration Screen The Network Configuration screen consists of three areas: LAN Configurati...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router A screen based on the Internet (WAN) connection type you selected will appear and provide parameter fields. WAN Configuration Tab – Dynamic IP Address „ ISP Name, Host Name, Gateway, DNS1 and NS2 Address, DNS Domain Name Enter the information provided by your ISP. „...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router „ UPnP Delete Time Select the duration that UPnP will be active. Default setting is 0. Note : If the WAN IP address and LAN IP address obtained from DHCP server are from the same subnet, the LAN IP address will automatically change to another subnet and reboot the r...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) is a simple PPP authentication protocol allowing a Router to send a simple user ID and password to another Router for authentication. PAP has been defined in RFC1334. „ Connection Automatic When the GN-B41G is powered on, it au...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router WAN Configuration Tab - PPPoE Unnumber PPPoE Unnumbered is a PPPoE service provided by an ISP. When using PPPoE Unnumbered, you can have more than one Global IP address, of which the number can be 8 or 16 addresses according to the ISP service policy. Among these Gl...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Session Configuration Tab The Session Configuration screen displays the settings of the Main Session and Backup Session . Select a WAN connection type for the Main Session from the drop-down menu and select Backup Session type. The Backup Session will become act...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Wireless Configuration Screen The Wireless Configuration screen allows you how to configure the Router’s WLAN function. The 802.11g Tab „ Region Indicates the geographical region you are in. Verify that the region indicated is correct. If not, please contact you...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router you want to use in the SSID field and click Submit . If you make a change to the SSID, any wireless devices on your network must also be reconfigured to connect to the new network name. „ Rate Select a wireless data transmission rate from the drop- down list. The de...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router use WPA through the use of WPA Pre-shared Key. „ WEP Key The GN-B41G supports two WEP standards: 64-bit,128-bit . Select either 64-bits or 128-bits from the drop-down list activate WEP encryption. The 64-bits encryption uses 40 bits as a secret key, (user-defined) a...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The MAC Access Control Tab The MAC Access Control screen allows you to specify the Media Access Controller (MAC) address of up to 32 devices on your network. Only those devices listed in the table will have access to transmit data through the GN-B41G. The default se...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Radius Server Configuration Tab A Radius Server provides a centralized, server-based authentication of client access to the network. 1) A user will send a “start” message to a Router, which requests the identity of the user. 2) The user transmits a packet with i...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The WDS Tab Wireless Distribution System (WDS) technology enables several access points to increase the coverage of a wireless network. Although enterprises or home users can reduce most wiring problems by using access points that support WDS, they still need cables...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Static Routing Table Screen The Static Routing Table displays the GN-B41G routing settings.To add or modify, enter a value into the field and click the Submit button. „ Destination IP Enter the Destination IP address that will be assigned to a specific network o...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Virtual Server Screen The Virtual Server screen allows you to manage the virtual server settings of the GN-B41G. There are two virtual server options: router has only one IP address or router has multiple IP addresses (8 or 16 in most instances). If you have onl...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The PPPoE/DHCP/Static Tab A Virtual Server allows computers on the WAN side of the network to connect with a PC server on the LAN side of the network. For example, a PC on the LAN side with an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and the following virtual server settings: Prot...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The PPPoE Unnumber Tab In instances where multiple global IP addresses exist each IP address requires its own setting. Note: Your ISP may provide you a with a list of “Global IP”, for example 61.222.10.1 ~ 61.222.10.7 For example, a PC on the LAN side with an IP add...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Firewall Rule Screen The Firewall Rule screen displays your network security settings. Use this screen to create network security policies to prevent unauthorized access to your network. The Security Configuration Tab Select security configuration options from t...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The VPN Pass Through Tab A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a type of secured private network connection, built upon publicly-accessible infrastructure such as the Internet. Typically, VPNs employ a certain combination of encryption, digital certificates, strict use...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router If administrators allow a host to enable VPN pass through in the configuration, the Router will automatically set up a virtual server and firewall for this host. All VPN packets will be transparent and redirected to this host. Even if a VPN server is located on the ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router „ Rule Number (No.) Enter a number for the rule between 1 and 64. Rules are ranked in priority based on their number in descending order, so that rule 1 is given the highest priority and rule 64 the lowest priority. „ Policy Select the accept or drop policy option. ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The DNS Configuration Screen „ DNS Relay When DNS query packets are received by the GN-B41G a response signal is sent to the host that sends the DNS query packet. Then, users have to set the IP address of the Router as the IP address of DNS. The default value of DNS...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The URL Blocking Configuration Screen The URL Blocking Configuration screen allows you to restrict access based upon specific web addresses and/or keywords. 1. To activate the URL Blocking feature, select the Enable option. 2. Then enter the keyword or domain in the...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 7 Using Management Tools The instructions in this chapter will help you how to use the management tools of the web-based utility to effectively manage your GN-B41G wireless broadband router. The PPP Monitor Screen The PPP Monitor screen displays the WAN (Int...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Initialization Screen The Initialization screen allows you to reset the GN-B41G back to its original factory settings. To initialize the router, use the tip of a pencil or a paperclip to press the init button (located on the bottom of the unit). The Change Passw...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Change WAN MAC Screen The Change WAN MAC screen allows you to assign a new MAC address. If your ISP asks you to use the original MAC address, chose the Assign WAN MAC option and enter a new WAN MAC address in the New WAN MAC Address field and click the Submit bu...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Backup / Restore Screen The Backup / Restore screen allows you to save the current configuration settings of the GN-B41G as a temp file onto your computer. To revert the GN-B41G to previously saved configuration settings, click the Browse to locate the saved fil...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The WAN Connection Tab The UPnP Log Tab 73

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Save Maintenance Screen The Save Maintenance screen allows you to save logs and status information as a file which can then be sent to the Technical Support team at GIGABYTE. The Ping Screen The Ping screen allows you to perform a test to determine whether a par...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router The Help Screen The Help screen is where you can access online guide to assist in configuring the GN-B41G. The About Screen The About screen displays the model name and firmware version of the router. 75

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This sections provides solutions to common problems that may occur during installation, configuration or use of the GN-B41G. Q: I can’t remember the password or IP address of the router. A: You can create a new new password by pressing the ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Appendix A: Glossary ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a new modem technology that converts existing twisted-pair telephone lines into access paths for high-speed communication of various sorts. Auto-MDI/MDIX On a network hub or switch, an auto-MDI/M...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Firewall A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private ...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Appendix B: Specifications General Standards IEEE802.3(10Base-T), IEEE802.3u(100Base-TX), IEEE802.11b/g(Wireless) Ports / Buttons LAN – 4 ports 10/100 Ethernet (auto-MDIX), RJ-45 WAN - 10/100 Ethernet (auto-MDIX), RJ-45 One Init (Reset) button Power External; 5V DC,...

GN-B41G Wireless Broadband Router Limited Warranty Statement (1-Year Warranty) Thank you for purchasing the Gigabyte Product. This limited warranty statement will provide you one year warranty starting from the purchase date. Of which if any defect is occurred due to accidents or any man-made factor...