Topcom WBR 7101GMR - Manual

Front Panel On the router’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router’s current status.Below is an explanation of each LED and its description. LED Light Status Description PWR ON Router’s power supply is on WAN 10/100M ON WAN port 100Mbps is connected Off WAN port 10Mbps is con...

Setup Diagram Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN). Figure 1.2 7

Getting started This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the router and get connected to the Internet. 1) Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram above (fig 1.2). 2) You then need to set your LAN PC clients so that it can obtain an IP address automatically.All LAN clients re...

8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note : Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please ...

General Setup (Chapter 2) If you want to use more advanced features that the broadband router has to offer, then you’ll need to configure the Quick Setup Wizard and the General Setup section. Alternatively, you can just configure the General Setup section, since the General Setup/WAN and the Quick S...

Device Status, System Log, Security Log and DHCP client information. Tools (Chapter 4) This section contains the broadband router’sTools - Tools include Configuration tools, Firmware upgrade and Reset. Configuration tools allow you to Backup (save), Restore, or Restore to Factory Default configurati...

Chapter 1 Quick Setup The Quick Setup section is designed to get you using the broadband router as quickly as possible. In the Quick Setup you are required to fill in only the information necessary to access the Internet. Once you click on the Quick Setup Wizard in the HOME page, you should see the ...

Click on NEXT to proceed to the next page (step 2) Broadband Type. Step 2) Broadband Type In this section you have to select one of four types of connections that you will be using to connect your broadband router’s WAN port to your ISP (see screen below). Note : Different ISP’s require different me...

1.6 Telstra Big Pond This Protocol only used for Australia’s ISP connection. Click on one of the WAN type and then proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section ( 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3 , 1.4 , 1.5 or 1.6 ). Click on Back to return to the previous screen. 1.1 Cable Modem Choose Cable Modem if your ISP will ...

Click < OK> when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations ! You have completed the configuration for the Cable Modem connection. You can start using the router now,if you wish to use some of the advance features supported by this router see chapter 2, 3, 4. 1.2 Fixed-IP xDSL ...

1.3 PPPoE Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISPshould provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPPoE connection Password Enter the Password provided b...

If you select “Manual”, the router will connect to ISP only when you click “Connect” manually from the Web user interface. The WAN connection will not disconnected due to the idle timeout. If the WAN line breaks down and latter links again, the router will not auto-connect to the ISP. Idle Time You ...

1.4 PPTP Select PPTP if your ISP requires the PPTP protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Parameter Description Obtain an IP address The ISP requires you to obtain an IP address by DHCP automatically before connecting to the PPT...

IP Address This is the IP address that your ISP has given you to establish a L2TP connection. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask provided by your ISP(e.g. 255.255.255.0) Gateway Enter the IP address of the ISP Gateway User ID Enter the User Name provided by your ISP for the PPTP connection. Sometimes...

1.6 Telstra Big Pond Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to connect you to the Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. Telstra Big Pond protocol is used by the ISP in Australia. Parameter Description User Name Enter the U...

Chapter 2 General Settings Once you click on the General Setup button at the Home Page, you should see the screen below. If you have already configured the Quick Setup Wizard you do NOT need to configure anythingthing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the Internet. The General Setup...

2.4 Wireless You can setup the wireless LAN’s SSID, WEP key, MAC filtering. 2.5 QoS You can setup the QoS bandwidth control policy. 2.6 NAT You can configure the Address Mapping, Virtual Server and Special Applications functions in this section. This allows you to specify what user/packet can pass y...

Parameters Description Current Password Enter your current password for the remote managementadministrator to login to your Broadband router.Note: By default there is NO password New Password Enter your new password Confirmed Password Enter your new password again for verification purposes Note : If...

2.1.3 Remote Management The remote management function allows you to designate a host in the Internet the ability to configure the Broadband router from a remote site. Enter the designated host IP Address in the Host IP Address field. Parameters Description Host Address This is the IP address of the...

Enabled Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management function. Click < Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 34

2.2.8 DDNS DDNS allows you to map the static domain name to a dynamic IP address. You must get an account, password and your static domain name from the DDNS service providers. This routersupports DynDNS, TZO and other common DDNS service providers. Parameters Default Description Enable/Disable Disa...

2.3 LAN The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your router’s LAN portsas well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment. Parameters Default Description LAN IP IP address 192.168.1.1 This is the router’s LAN port IP address (YourLAN clients default gateway IP address) IP...

want the router to be your LAN client’s defaultgateway Lease Time The DHCP when enabled will temporarily give your LAN clients an IP address. In the LeaseTime setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP lends an IP address to your LANclients. The DHCP will change your LAN client’s IP addre...

2.4.1 Basic Settings You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. Theparameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number. AP Mode setting Page 42

AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page 44

AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page Parameters Default Description Mode It allows you to set the AP to AP, Bridge or WDS mode. Band It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You also can select B+G mode to allow the AP select 802.11b and 802.11gconnection automatically. ESSID default T...

Set Security Click the “Set Security” button, then a “WDS Security Settings” will pop up. You can set the security parameters used to bridge access points together here whenyour AP is in AP Bridge modes. You can refer to section 4.3 “Security Settings” for how to set the parameters. Click < Apply...

ASCII Characters: guestHexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the "Default key" will take effect. Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by ...

2.4.3.4 WPA Pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be b...

Pre-shared Key The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.Fill the text box by following the rules below.Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or at least 8 characterpass phrase as the pre-shared keys. Click <...

2.4.4 Access Control This wireless router provides MAC Address Control, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network. Parameters Description Enable wireless access control Enable wireless access control Add MAC address into the list Fill in the "MAC Address&...

bandwidth for it. The packets of applications with higher priority will always go first. Lower priority applications will get bandwidth after higher priority applications getenough bandwidth. This can let you have a better experience in using critical real timeservices like Internet phone, video con...

Edit a QoS rule Select the rule you want to edit and click “Edit”, then you will enter the detail form of the QoS rule. Click “Apply” after editing the form and the rule will be saved. Adjust QoS rule priority You can select the rule and click “Move Up” to make its priority higher. You also can sele...

2.6 NAT Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewallprotection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public...

it and want to retype again, just click "Clear" andthe fields will be cleared. Remove Port Forwarding into the table If you want to remove some Port Forwardingsettings from the " Current Port ForwardingTable", select the Port Forwarding settings you want to remove in the table and th...

Public Port Enter the service (service/Internet application) port number from the Internet that will be re-directed to the above Private IP address host in your LAN Note : Virtual Server function will have priority over the DMZ function if there is a conflict between the Virtual Server and the DMZ s...

Example: Virtual Server The diagram below demonstrates one of the ways you can use the Virtual Server function. Usethe Virtual Server when you want the web server located in your private LAN to be accessible to Internet users. The configuration below means that any request coming form the Internet t...

Public Type Select the Inbound port protocol type: “TCP”, “UDP” or both Comment The description of this setting. Popular applications This section lists the more popular applications that require multiple connections. Select an application from the PopularApplications selection. Once you have select...

2.7 Firewall The Broadband router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters,thus limiting the risk of hacker attack, and defending against a wide array of common Internetattacks. However, for applications that require unrestricted access to the Internet, you can con...

2.7.1 Access Control If you want to restrict users from accessing certain Internet applications/services (e.g. Internet websites, email, FTP etc.), then this is the place to set that configuration. Access Control allowsusers to define the traffic type permitted in your LAN. You can control which PC ...

want remove all PCs from the table, just click"Delete All" button. Filter client PC by MAC address Check “Enable MAC Filtering” to enable MAC Filtering. Add PC Fill in “Client PC MAC Address” and “Comment”of the PC that is allowed to access the Internet, andthen click “Add”. If you find any ...

Add PC Parameters Description Client PC Description The description for this client PC rule. Client PC IP Addresses Enter the IP address range that you wish to apply this Access Control rule. This is the user’s IP address(es)that you wish to setup an Access Control rule. Note: You need to give your ...

Example: Access Control In the example below, LAN client A can only access websites that use Port 80. However, LANclient B is able to access websites and any other service that uses ports between 80 and 999. 79

You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place) 2.7.3 DoS (Denial of Service) The Broadband router's firewall can block common hacker attacks, including Denial of Service, Ping of Death, Port Scan and Sync Flood. If Internet attacks occur t...

2.7.4 DMZ If you have a local client PC that cannot run an Internet application (e.g. Games) properly frombehind the NAT firewall, then you can open the client up to unrestricted two-way Internet accessby defining a DMZ Host. The DMZ function allows you to re-direct all packets going to your WAN por...

Chapter 3 Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your router. You can use the Status page to monitor: the connection status of the Broadband router's WAN/LAN interfaces, the current firmware and hardware version numbers, any illegal attempts to access your network, and...

Select one of the above five Status selections and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 3.1 Status and Information The Status and Information section allows you to view the router’s system information Parameters Description Information You can see the router’s system information such as the ...

3.2 Internet Connection View the Broadband router’s current Internet connection status and other related information Parameters Description Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN port: WAN IP address, Subn...

3.3 Device Status View the Broadband router’s current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration settings you’ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard/General Setup section. Parameters Description Device Status This page shows the Broadband router’s current device settings. ...

3.4 System Log View the operation log of the system. Parameters Description System Log This page shows the current system log of the Broadband router.It displays any event occurred after system start up.At the bottom of the page, the system log can be saved < Save > to a local file for further...

3.6 Active DHCP Client View your LAN client's information that is currently linked to the Broadband router's DHCP server Parameters Description Active DHCP Client This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currentlyconnected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client Table”displays the IP address and ...

3.7 Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. Parameters Description Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN, LAN and Wireless LAN. 90

Chapter 4 Tool This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restoreconfiguration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware) and Reset. Parameters Description 4.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’s current configuration, restore the rout...

4.1 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save ( Backup ) the router’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience shouldproblems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default. When you save...

4.2 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware Parameters Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Broadband router’s systemfirmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk,a...

4.3 Reset You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentiallyRe-boots your router’s system Parameters Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be ...

Appendix A How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 1) In Window’s open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and <enter> x Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.1.77) x The router’s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway (192.168.1.254) x You...

Glossary Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network,the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards thedest...

create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP addressnumbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC). TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard...