AOpen 4-Port 10/100Mbps Ethernet Broadband Router Specifications

- 1 - 4-Port Broadband Router BRL-04AX

- 10 - Configuration via Web Before you start setting up this IP Sharing via browser-based web configuration, make sure: Assuming the workstation’s T

- 11 - Internet Port The opening screen contains settings for the Global (Internet connection) interface. Click on the down arrow  to select the des

- 12 - Device/Computer Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purpose. Some Internet Service Providers (ISP) requires this information and i

- 13 - PPPoE (DSL dynamic Mode) If this mode is selected and settings are saved, this IP sharing device will be connected to the Internet over an alw

- 14 - the name. Domain Name For example: yourcompany.com. The maximuminput for this field is 32 alphanumeric charactersand it is case insensitive PPP

- 15 - Static Mode For leased line users, information provided by their ISPs has to be filled in the below respective fields when this mode is selecte

- 16 - Local Port This screen contains settings for LAN interface attached to the local network. You can set to distribute IP address to local PCs or

- 17 - IP address segment. Keep the default value 192.168.1.1 should work for most cases. Number of IP address Maximum: 253. Default value 253 should

- 18 - Advanced Setup Management In this management page, you can Change Administrator’s password: change the password for the device. Limit Mana

- 19 - Section 1 MAC Address Enter the first management station’s network adapter MAC address. Section 2 MAC Address Enter the second management stati

- 2 - Introduction ... 3 SAMPLE APPLICATIO

- 20 - address like: http://192.168.1.1:8080 (where 192.168.1.254 is your local port IP address.) SAVE changing the setting(s), click SAVE to save th

- 21 - Figure 4 Add Server Method ~By Name ~ By Port You can select to set up a virtual server either by name or by port number. Application (Port)

- 22 - UNDO Click UNDO to clear all the settings on this page. ADD Each time you finished setting, click ADD and the added servers will appear on t

- 23 - card’s Physical Address). IP Address Filter Filter with computer’s IP address. Single/Range You can filter a single IP, or a range of the IP

- 24 - ADD Each time you finished setting the filters, click the ADD button and the added filter will appear on the Filter List UNDO Click UNDO to c

- 25 - Static Router You can set static routes to manually administrate the network topology/traffic when the dynamic route is not effective enough. T

- 26 - Figure 7 Figure 8

- 27 - Example Application 2: Default Gateway: 192.168.4.2. Destination Network/Host: 192.168.3.0 Figure 9 Figure 10

- 28 - Figure 11

- 29 - Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS (require Dynamic DNS Service) allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, allowing your device t

- 3 - Introduction The BRL-04AX 4-Port Broadband Router is an integrated Internet IP sharing device with a built-in 4-port 10/100Mbps N-Way Fast Ether

- 30 - UNDO Click to clear all the settings on this page. SAVE After completing the settings on this page, click SAVE to save the settings.

- 31 - Network Status Connection Status Display the current Internet connection status. After the device is connected to the Internet Service, you wil

- 32 - Sessions List Displays active Internet sessions through this device. Figure 14 REFRESH Click on this button to refresh the list and get the l

- 33 - Users List Displays the current active users. REFRESH Click this button to refresh the list. Figure 15

- 34 - Others Factory Reset To reset to factory default setting, click the GO button. Please note that performing the Factory Reset will erase all pre

- 35 - Save Configuration This function enables users to always save the current configurations as a file (i.e. config.sav), so that no re-entry is re

- 36 - Figure 20

- 37 - Firmware Upgrade Download the latest firmware from your distributor and save the file on the hard drive. Make sure all computers in the network

- 38 - Changing Password The device has no password at default. It is recommended that you set a password to ensure that no one can adjust the device’

- 39 - Setup Wizard Click Setup Wizard on the left-top side. There will be three items （PPPoE DSL dynamic mode), DHCP (CATV dynamic mode) and Static c

- 4 - Sample Application Figure 1: Small Office/ Home Office Setup

- 40 - once it disconnects. Auto-disconnect for idle time You can decide when to let the system disconnect itself byentering the time. After completi

- 41 - DHCP (CATV dynamic mode) selection： In DHCP (CATV dynamic mode) configuration figure, enter the requested items and click Next： Host Name Enter

- 42 - In Static configuration window, enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway. Click Next. IP Address Enter the information provided by your I

- 43 - FAQ When Should I modify the MAC address for Internet port settings? Some ISPs identify their clients by the accessing MAC address and the hos

- 44 - Exchanger. What is PPPoE (PPP Over Ethernet )? PPPoE is known as a dial-up DSL service. It is designed to integrate the broadband services in

- 45 - Check the logical connectivity from your computer to the Internet. Refer to the section "PING.EXE" in the "TCP/IP Network diagn

- 46 - Figure 24: IP Configuration Click the More Info button to get detailed configuration information. Figure 25: IP Configuration On the top, the

- 47 - The DNS server IP addresses should match the DNS server IP addresses set in the device. IPCONFIG For Win NT and Win2000, go to “Start”Æ”Progra

- 48 - Getting Technical Support For further problems, please contact the distributor. Appendix A Specifications Standards IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Etherne

- 49 - 2300-2400(udp) 47624(tcp) 2300-2400(udp) 47624(tcp) VDO Live None None MIRC None None Cu-Seeme 7648(tcp) 7648(udp) 24032(udp) 7648(tcp) 7648

- 5 - Features Superb performance with throughput as high as up to 80Mbps between Internet and LAN. Web and GUI management with Wizard Setup. S

- 50 - Appendix C INTERNET PORT LINK STATUS PPPoE link status “PPPoE offline. Ready to connect.” Device’s Internet Port is not connected to the ISP’s

- 6 - Parts Names and Functions LED Indicators on the Front Panel Ports on the Rear Panel Figure 2: LED Indicators and Ports Status LED Ind

- 7 - Performing the Factory Reset will erase all previously entered device settings. Table 2: Connections Ports Factory Default Settings Password De

- 8 - Information from ISP Before you start configuring this device, you should gather the information as illustrated in the following tables and keep

- 9 - Subnet mask Example: 255.255.255.0 Gateway Example. 203.66.81.254 DNS server #1 Example. 203.66.81.251 DNS server #2 Example. 203.66.81.