Black Box LRB500A instruction

NET ACCESS BROADBAND ROUTER W/4-PORT SWITCH QUICK START GUIDE

2.Select WAN Ethernet Settings to select the function of the WAN port as Internet Access or LAN-to-LAN Access. Complete the External IP Port Address, External Port IP Netmask, Gateway IP Address, and DNS IP Address fields using the IP addresses provided by your ISP or remote network administrator.

3.If you have an analog modem or ISDN TA connected to the async port, select Async Port Settings and define the function of the port as IP Routing or Remote Access.

•If you define the async port for IP Routing:

Enter the Telephone number, User Name, and Password needed to make the connection to your ISP or remote system. Use the menu options to provide specific information about your modem’s serial baud rate (speed), modem pre-initial, initial, dialup and hangup strings. You may also use the menu options to create or edit Login Scripts as needed. If you are using callback security, use the menu options to enter the Callback Telephone number. Enter the IP address of the network device to which you are connecting in the External IP Address field. You may Enable NAT to allow all local LAN users to share one IP address for Internet access and to provide firewall protection. To assign IP addresses to remote users, select Enable in the Assign Remote IP field.

•If you define the async port for Remote Access, use IP Assigned Method to define whether or not the remote users will use the Broadband’s DHCP server to obtain their IP address. Select Protocols and if necessary on your network, select an IPX/SPX Frame Type. Select the desired Authentication Method for the dial-in clients. Use the Edit User Database option to create a list of dial-in users. Use the menu options to provide specific information about your async modem’s serial baud rate (speed), modem pre-initial, initial, dialup and hangup strings. You may also use the menu options to create or edit Login Scripts as needed.

4.In the Router DNS IP Address field, enter the IP address of your ISP or remote system’s DNS as provided by your ISP or remote system administrator.

5.Use the DHCP Server option to enable or disable the DHCP function on the Router. If you select enable, you will be prompted to enter the address range from which the device will issue IP addresses.

6.Select Virtual Server to define the list of mapped internal and external IP addresses. For example, you may want to use IP mapping to access an FTP server on your LAN via the Internet. Refer to the User Guide for more information.