Gigabyte Technology GN-BR30N-RH - Manual

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 1 Chapter 1 Getting To Know Your BR30N-RH Overview Thank you for purchasing the GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz Wireless Router. Providing transmission speeds of up to 300Mbps, the GN-BR30N-RH allows users to share network resources, retrieve emails, download la...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 2 Side Panel The side panel of the GN-BR30N-RH Wireless Broadband Router contains all the Router’s ports as well as the DC power port and initialization button. Figure 1: Router’s Side Panel Reset Button There are two ways to reset the Router's fact...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 3 LEDs Figure 2: LED Layout The table below describes the LED indicators on the front panel of the GN-BR30N-RH. All LEDs are green when lit. LED STATUS DESCRIPTION Green Power is supplied to the Router Power Off Power is NOT supplied to the Router W...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 5 Chapter 2 Wireless Networking A wireless local area network (or Wi-Fi for short) is exactly like a regular local area network (LAN), except that each computer in the wireless network uses a wireless device to connect to the network. Computers in a...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 6 Chapter 3 Before You Start What You Will Need Internet You will need to have an active Internet account, supplied through either ADSL or cable Modem, and your ISP user account and password information. (Your ISP can supply you with this) Hardware ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 7 Chapter 4 Connecting the BR30N-RH Overview You can connect to, and configure the BR30N-RH using either a wireless connection (via notebook PC) or using a wired connection to your desktop PC. It is HIGHLY recommended for the first time setup that c...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 8 side panel of the GN-BR30N-RH and the other end to the 10/100 Ethernet port of your computer. (It does not matter which LAN port you select). Step 4 Plug the power adapter cord into the router’s power jack and then plug the power adapter into a po...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 9 Chapter 5 Connecting the Router to the Internet Overview The BR30N-RH High-speed wireless router is configured to work “out of the box”, and the default settings generally do not require any modification. However, for initial setup, you must log i...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 11 the Dynamic IP settings and the Router will reboot, brining you to the Utility Main Page. Static IP Internet Connection Type If you have a Static IP address, the following screen show below will appear prompting you to enter your WAN IP address, ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 12 Chapter 6 Advanced Setup Overview This chapter explains the Advanced Setup options available for the BR30N-RH. The Advanced Setup Screens offer LAN and WLAN Network Configuration, Static Routing Table, Virtual Server, Firewall Rules, DNS Configur...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 17 Lease Time Length of time the port may be utilized for UPnP Create Time Time the port was established for UPnP Description UPnP process

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 18 The Network Configuration Screen The Network Configuration screen consists of three areas: LAN Configuration , WAN Configuration and WAN settings . The LAN Configuration Tab LAN Configuration Allows you to modify the LAN parameters, and if you wa...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 19 The WAN Configuration Tab The BR30N-RH has many advanced WAN configuration features. As a special redundant feature, you can configure up to 4 WAN connections and each may have its own connection type (PPPoE, PPPoE Unnumber, Dynamic IP address, S...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 20 Depending on the WAN type you select, the corresponding WAN setup screen will appear next. WAN Configuration Tab – Dynamic IP Address Your Internet Service Provider will supply you with the following account information you will need: • ISP Name ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 21 • Gateway • DNS1 and DS2 Address • DNS Domain Name Enter the information provided by your ISP in the spaces provided. MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) The largest packet unit is sent from your computer to the network. Any message larger than MTU w...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 22 WAN Configuration Tab – PPPoE Your Internet Service Provider will supply you with the following account information you will need: • ISP Name • User ID/Password • Service Name • AC Name • DNS1 and DNS2 Address • DNS Domain Name Enter the informat...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 24 • DNS1 and DNS2 • DNS Domain Name This information is all provided by your ISP. In the event that your ISP has assigned you several Static IP addresses, you will only need to one. WAN Configuration Tab - PPPoE Unnumber PPPoE Unnumbered is a PPPoE...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 27 The Wireless Configuration Screen The Wireless Configuration screen allows you to configure the Router’s WLAN function. The 802.11ng Tab Region Indicates the geographical region you are in. Verify that the region indicated is correct. If not, ple...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 28 Hidden SSID For security purposes, you may choose to hide your network’s SSID by selecting enable from the drop-down list. This will prevent computers scanning for the presence of wireless networks to detect your network name. The default setting...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 29 WPA PSK Re-key A user without a RADIUS server, may specify generating a new WPA PSK key more frequently than each time he connects to the network. WPA PSK Re-key Timer Specify time (in minutes) for expiration of the current WPA PSK key The MAC Ac...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 30 The Radius Server Configuration Tab Your BR30N-RH supports 802.1x and RADIUS Server authentication. RADIUS provides a centralized, server-based authentication of client access to the network. RADIUS Server IP Assign an IP address for the RADIUS S...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 31 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, th...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 32 The Static Routing Table Screen The Static Routing Table displays the GN-BR30N-RH routing settings. To add or modify, enter a value into the field and click the Submit button. Destination IP Enter the Destination IP address that will be assigned ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 33 The Virtual Server Screen The Virtual Server screen allows you to manage the virtual server settings of the GN-BR30N-RH. There are two virtual server options: 1. The router has only one IP address or, 2. The router has multiple IP addresses (8 or...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 34 The Virtual Server PPPoE/DHCP/Static Configuration Tab The BR30N-RH is configurable to behave as a Virtual Server, allowing remote computers on the WAN (Internet) side of the network to be automatically redirected to local server(s) on the LAN (y...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 35 The PPPoE Unnumber Tab Advanced feature of the BR30N-RH is that it supports services that offer multiple global IP addresses, with each IP address requires its own setting. This feature is normally only found on enterprise class routers. The BR30...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 36 The Global IP 61.222.10.2 is now directly assigned to the FTP server at the IP address 192.168.1.1 located within the BR30N-RH’s LAN. The Firewall Rule Screen The Firewall Rule screen displays your network security settings. Use this screen to cr...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 37 The VPN Pass Through Tab A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a type of secured private network connection, built upon publicly-accessible infrastructure such as the Internet. They usually provide connectivity to various devices behind a gateway or...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 38 The Static Rule Tab The Static Rule screen allows you to manually edit the firewall rule table, thereby helping to protect your network from external attacks as well as provide a method to restrict Internet access to users on your network. Additi...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 40 The DNS Configuration Screen DNS Relay DNS Relay will set your PC's DNS entries to point to the Router’s Gateway address, which will then forward DNS queries to the DNS server used by the Router. This is needed when using DHCP to assign IP addres...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 41 The URL Blocking Configuration Screen The URL Blocking Configuration screen allows you to restrict access based upon specific web addresses and/or keywords. To activate the URL Blocking feature: Disable/Enable Select the Enable option to enable. ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 42 Chapter 7 Using Management Tools Overview Management Tool Screens offer management of the Router itself, such as Firmware Updates, Initialization, and Password administration etc. The instructions in this chapter will help you how to use the mana...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 43 The Reboot Screen The Reboot screen allows you to reboot the GN-BR30N-RH. You are also automatically brought to this screen after you confirm OK to any change of Router settings.

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 44 The Initialization Screen The Initialization screen allows you to reset the GN-BR30N-RH back to its original factory settings. To initialize the router, use the tip of a pencil or a paperclip to press and hold the init button for 5 seconds. (The ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 45 The Change WAN MAC Screen The Change WAN MAC screen allows you to assign a new MAC address. If your ISP requires MAC address authentication, chose the Assign WAN MAC option and enter the ISP authorized MAC address in the New WAN MAC Address field...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 46 The Upgrade Firmware Screen The Upgrade Firmware screen allows you to update the current GN-BR30N-RH firmware to the latest version directly from the GIGABYTE website. Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file which you just downloaded ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 47 The Log Information Screen The GN-BR30N-RH has advanced firewall features, and can effectively prevent intruders and unwanted attacks on your network, while keeping logs of all such attempts including all legitimate WAN connections and UPnP logs....

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 50 The Help Screen The Help screen is where you can access online guide to assist in configuring the GN-BR30N-RH. The About Screen The About screen displays the Router model name and firmware version.

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 51 Appendix A FAQ This section provides solutions to common problems that may occur during installation, configuration or use of the GN-BR30N-RH. Q: What is the default IP address for the BR30N-RH? A: 192.168.1.254 Q: I can’t remember the password o...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 53 Appendix B Using Setup Wizard In addition to Smart Setup, your BR30N-RH Router’s ISP settings may be configured manually using Setup Wizard. Press the Setup Wizard menu button to proceed. You will be presented with the screen shown below. Please ...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 54 section. PPPoE Unnumber: Common in Japan and some European Countries. If you use PPPoE Unnumber, please select this item, click the Next button and then go to Step 15 of this section. Connection Type - PPPoE On the PPPoE screen, enter your User N...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 55 The Setup Completed screen appears. Click the Reboot button to restart your router so that the settings take effect.

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 56 While the router is rebooting, the Router Restarting Screen will display the time remaining. Please be patient and let the router restart itself. Once your router has successfully rebooted, it will load Router Welcome Screen. Setup is complete. C...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 58 While the router is rebooting, the Router Restarting screen will display the time remaining. Once your router has successfully rebooted, it will load Router Welcome Screen. Setup is complete.

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 59 Connection Type - Static IP Address 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. If your ISP has assigned you several IP addresses, please enter onl...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 61 Appendix C Configuring TCP/IP Settings Computers access the Internet using a protocol called TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol). Each computer on your network must have TCP/IP installed and selected as its networking protoc...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 62 Step 3 Double-click the Local Area Connection icon, and then click 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 Inter...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 63 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. Windows will now automatically assign IP numbers...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 64 Appendix D Troubleshooting Problem 1: Cannot connect to the Router’s Web-based Utility. Response: • Make sure that your Router uses DHCP, and make sure your PC’s IP address is on the same subnet as the router. • Check to see if your web browser i...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 65 The default gateway represents the IP address of your GN-BR30N-RH, that is: 192.168.1.254. All computers accessing this Router MUST be in the same subnet (192.168.1.x, where x is anything between 1 and 253) In the above example, the BR30N-RH gate...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 66 Step 2 From the Internet Options window, click the Connections tab, and then click the LAN Settings button (see figure below). Step 3 Now verify that none of the checkboxes have been ticked, and click on the OK button. Now you will be able to log...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 68 Appendix E 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 sw...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 71 Appendix F Specifications General Standards IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.3u (100BaseTX), IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Wireless) Ports / Buttons LAN – 4 ports 10/100 Ethernet (auto-MDIX), RJ-45 WAN - 10/100 Ethernet (auto-MDIX), RJ-45 One Init (Reset) butt...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 72 Appendix G Warranty Limited Warranty Statement (1-Year Warranty) Thank you for purchasing the GIGABYTE Product. This limited warranty statement will provide you one year warranty starting from the purchase date. Of which if any defect is occurred...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 73 Appendix H Regulatory Information CE Mark Warning: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. FCC Statement: This equipment ha...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 75 Appendix I General Public License Licensing Information This product includes copyrighted software license owned by third-party under terms of the GNU General Public License. Texts of the GPL are included with every CD shopped with our product. A...

GN-BR30N-RH 2.4GHz AirCruiser N300 Wireless Router 79 for details. The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License. Of course, the commands you use may be called something other than `show w' and `show c'; they could even be mouse-click...