SMC Networks SMC7004BR - Manuals

-6- Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1. Panel Layout 2.1.1. Front Panel Figure 2-1 Front Panel 1 - 4 LAN port socket (RJ-45). These are where you will connect to devices on yourlocal area network. (adapter, hub, or switch, e.g.) 2.1.2. Rear Panel Figure 2-2 Rear Panel PRINT Parallel port connector ...

-7- 2.1.3. Top Panel Figure 2-3 Top Panel LAN Port 1-4 LAN port indicators, Green. The LED flashes when the LAN port issending or receiving data. WAN WAN port indicator, Green. The LED flashes when the WAN port issending or receiving data. M1 System status indicators, Orange. M1 flashes once per sec...

-9- Figure 2-6 Setup of WAN and Printer connections for this product. 4. Power on: Connect the power cord to power inlet and turn the power switch on. The SMC7004BR will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in this phase, the indicator M1 will light up for about 5 seconds, and then M1...

-10- Chapter 3 Network Settings and Software Installation To use the SMC7004BR correctly, you must properly configure the network settings of your computers and install the attached setup program into your MS Windows platform (Windows 95/98/NT). 3.1 Setting your computer network settings properly Th...

-11- Request timed out. there has been an error in your installation procedure. Please go through the following checklist to ensure proper installation: 1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between the SMC7004BR and your computer? Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of the netw...

-14- Chapter 4 Configuring the SMC7004BR This product provides a Web-based configuration scheme, which is configurable by Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer. This approach can be adopted on any MS Windows, Macintosh or UNIX based platform. 4.1 Startup and Log in Activate your browser, and di...

-15- 4.2 Status This option provides the function for observing the product’s operating status: A. WAN Port Status. If the WAN port is assigned a dynamic IP, there may appear a “Renew” or “Release” button on the Sidenote column. You can click this button to renew or release the IP manually. B. Modem...

-16- 4.3 Toolbox This option enables you to change the administrator password. Also, you can obtain information about Firmware version and WAN's MAC Address. You can also reboot the SMC7004BR by clicking the Reboot button. The Clone MAC button is useful when your ISP, such as Media One, binds (or lo...

-20- 4.6 Virtual Server The SMC7004BR’s NAT (Network Address Translation) firewall filters out unrecognized packets to protect your Intranet, so all hosts behind this product are invisible externally. You can, if you desire, make some of them accessible by enabling the Virtual Server Mapping. A virt...

-22- 4.7 Special AP Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony and others. Due to the firewall function, these applications can not work with a pure NAT router. Special Applications allows some of these applications to work with a N...

-24- 4.9 Miscellaneous Items 1. IP Address of DMZ Host: The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Host is a host without the protection of a firewall. It allows a computer to be exposed to unrestricted 2-way communication. (Note that this feature should be used only when needed.) 2. Remote Administrator Host: In...

-25- Chapter 5 Print Server The SMC7004BR provides the function of a network print server for MS Windows 95/98/NT and Unix based platforms. 5.1 Configuring on Windows 95/98 Platforms After you complete the software installation procedure described in Chapter 3, your computer possesses the network pr...

-26- 2. Click the Details item: 3. Choose the “PRTmate: (All-in-1)” from the list attached under the Print To item. Be sure that the Printer Driver item is configured to the correct driver of your server

-27- printer. 4. Click the Port Settings button: Type in the IP address of this product and then click the OK button. 5. Make sure that all the settings mentioned above are correct, then click the OK button. 5.2 Configuring on Windows NT Platforms The configuration procedure for a Windows NT platfor...

-28- Compared to the procedure in the last section, the selection of Details is equivalent to the selection of Ports, and Port Settings is equivalent to Configure Port. 5.3 Configuring on Unix based Platforms Please follow the traditional configuration procedure on Unix platforms to set up the print...

-29- Appendix A: Console Mode When you forget the system password or the IP address for this product, you need to enter the console mode to reset them. Before invoking the console program, be sure to find a null modem cable and use it to connect from this product’s COM port to your computer’s COM po...

-30- Appendix B: TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 95/98 This section will show you how to install the TCP/IP protocol into your personal computer. If you are unfamiliar with it, please refer to your network card manual. Also, Section B.2 shows you how to set TCP/IP values to operate the SMC7004BR co...

-31- 6. The TCP/IP protocol will be listed in the Network window. Click OK to complete the install procedure and restart your PC to enable the TCP/IP protocol. B.2 Setting TCP/IP protocol to work with the SMC7004BR 1. Click the Start button and choose Settings, then click Control Panel. 2. Double cl...

-35- Appendix C: Installation Guide For Specific ISP The WAN types provided by SMC7004BR will cover almost all types of ISP services. Some ISPs, however, have proprietary authentication methods. For example, MediaOne binds your connection with a registered MAC address; @Home assigns you a hostname a...