TRENDnet User’s Guide Table of Contents Product Overview ...........................................................................1 Table of Contents USB Mode .................................................................................................................... 27 Firewall & security settings ........................................................... 28 Package Contents ..........................................................................................................
TRENDnet User’s Guide Configuring a high availability cluster .......................................................................... 63 Router Maintenance and Monitoring ............................................ 67 Table of Contents SNMP Settings ............................................................................................................. 73 Check the router status information ...........................................................................
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Features Product Overview TRENDnet’s Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Business Router, model TWG-431BR, features internet WAN load balancing, a network fail-safe backup, and encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) access for remote users. Improve peak-network-loading performance and eliminates network downtime with the use of the VPN router’s multiple WAN ports.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR High Availability Create a high availability network by grouping two or more routers on the network for redundancy Ports 5 x Gigabit ports, 1x Console port Rack Mount Design Sturdy metal housing with rack mount brackets included Online Firmware Updates Automatic notification of firmware updates Management Supports web browser (HTTP, HTTPS), CLI, SSH and Telnet management Content Filtering Manage screen time, filter content, track web use and browsing history, as well a
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Product Hardware Features Rear Panel View Front Panel View LED Indicators USB 3.0 Port RJ-45 Console Port Gigabit Ports 1-5 Reset Button Power Port On(-)/Off(o) Power Switch © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide LED Indicators LED Power Status Storage Gigabit Ports 1-5 LED Port/Button Description Description Solid Green – Device is ready and receiving power. Off – Device is not powered or not ready. Refer to USB mode section for functionality. Refer to USB mode section for functionality. LED r Solid Green – Port is connected at 10Mbps/100Mbps/1Gbps link speed. Blinking Green - Data activity/transmission on port. Off – Port is disconnected or no link.
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TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Router Installation Rack Mount Hardware Installation Desktop Hardware Installation The router can be mounted in an EIA standard-size, 19-inch rack, which can be placed in a wiring closet with other equipment. Attach the mounting brackets at the router’s front panel (one on each side), and secure them with the provided screws. The site where you install the hub stack may greatly affect its performance.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Basic Installation and Configuration 5. Enter the User Name and Password, and the click OK. By default: IMPORTANT NOTE: The default mode for the interfaces is 1 x LAN / 4 x WAN. In this mode, NAT throughput/performance will have a performance limitation of 200Mbps per WAN interface. User Name: admin Password: admin 1. Connect a network cable from the Port 2 WAN1 of your router to your modem. 2.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide 6. Click System at the top, then click Management. 8. Click Save at the bottom of the page. Note: After clicking Save, the changes you made to the router will not take effect until you reboot the unit. You can also make additional changes, then save and reboot after you completed all configuration changes. To save all configuration changes and reboot, click Reboot in the top right corner then click the Reboot button. 9. Click System at the top, then click VLAN Setup. 7.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 10. By default, VLAN #1 refers to the LAN interface and the default IP address settings of the router. TWG-431BR 13. After you have configured the IP address settings, you need to configure the DHCP Pool to match the IP address settings. Under VLAN#1, click the arrow button in the Action column on the right then select DHCP Server. 14. In the DHCP Setup section, enter the desired IP address settings for your DHCP server. 11.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 15. Click Save at the bottom of the page. Note: After click Save, the changes you made to the router will not take effect until you reboot the unit. You can also make additional changes, then save and reboot once you have completed all configuration changes. To save all configuration changes and reboot, click Reboot at the top right corner and click the Reboot button. TWG-431BR 17. The WAN1 interface of the router is set to Dynamic IP (also known as DHCP) by default.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 20. After you save your changes, the device will prompt you to reboot in the top right corner. TWG-431BR 21. Click Reboot in the top right corner, then click the Reboot button. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Basic Router Settings Saving and applying router configuration changes Access your router management page In the router management page, you may apply multiple configuration and reboot to apply all configuration changes at one time. When apply configuration changes, a reboot prompt will appear at the top right corner. Note: Your router management page IP address http://192.168.10.1 is accessed through the use of your Internet web browser (e.g.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Change your administrator password Set your router date and time System > Management System > Time Server By default, the administrator user name and password is configured to It is recommended to set the router date and time for scheduling functions and logging functions for monitoring and troubleshooting. • • User Name: admin Password: admin This section will allow you to change the default administrator password used to log into your router management page. 1.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Create time schedules Advanced > Time Policy Your router allows you to create schedules to specify a time period when a feature should be activated and deactivated. Before you use the scheduling feature on your router, ensure that your router system time and date settings are configured correctly. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on Advanced and click Time Policy. 3.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Change LAN IPv4 address settings System > VLAN Setup > Network Note: The default LAN interface IPv4 address settings is 192.168.10.1 / 255.255.255.0 and also assigned to LAN port 1 by default. If the LAN IPv4 address settings are modified, you will need to log into the router management page with the new IPv4 address settings. In the router configuration page, the LAN settings are set as VLAN1 settings.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Configure LAN IPv4 DHCP server settings • Start IP – Enter the starting value of DHCP IPv4 address range. (e.g. If your LAN IPv4 address is 192.168.50.1, entering 120 will define the first IP address of the DHCP pool is 192.168.50.120) • End IP – Enter the ending value of DHCP IPv4 address range. (e.g. If your LAN IPv4 address is 192.168.50.1, entering 200 will define the last IP address of the DHCP pool is 192.168.50.
TRENDnet User’s Guide • Lease Time – Enter the lease time in seconds DHCP clients will hold their IP address settings before automatically requesting a new lease (IP address settings) from the internal DHCP server. TWG-431BR DHCP Client List – Displays a list of the current DHCP clients/leases. Clicking Fixed will add the client information to the Static Lease IP Setup to be added as a static DHCP reservation. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Add static DHCP reservations System > VLAN Setup > DHCP Server 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on System and click VLAN Setup. 3. Under the VLAN1 section, click the drop-down list next to Network and click DHCP Server. 5. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. 4.
TRENDnet User’s Guide Configure WAN interfaces for Internet connectivity System > WAN Setup TWG-431BR 4. Under the WAN Settings, click the Mode drop-down list and select the Internet connection provided by your ISP. By default, the WAN configuration is set to WAN load balance equally across all WAN interface and use WAN1 as the primary connection for Internet connectivity. WAN failover to the next active WAN interface if connection WAN1 fails.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide IPv6 settings System > IPv6 Setup IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is a new protocol that significantly increases the number of available Internet public IP addresses due to the 128-bit IP address structure versus IPv4 32-bit address structure.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Virtual LANs (VLANs) 5. Under IP Setup, enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask for the new VLAN. System> VLAN Setup Ex: We will enter the interface IP address as 192.168.50.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Your router supports 802.1Q tagged VLANs as well inter-VLAN routing. VLANs can be assigned different IP address interfaces in which the router can route between VLAN IP subnets. The router supports up to 7 802.1Q tagged VLANs.
TRENDnet User’s Guide If following the 802.1Q VLAN configuration example, a managed/web smart switch with 802.1Q VLAN support can be connected and pass VLAN 50 traffic between the router and switch. Any computers or devices connecting to the untagged VLAN ports (PVID: 50) on the managed/web smart will obtain 192.168.50.x/255.255.255.0 address settings and use the VLAN 50 IP interface 192.168.50.1 as the Internet gateway and gateway to other local IP subnets.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Static routes Advanced > IP Routing Rule Setup You may want set up your router to route computers or devices on your network to other local networks through other routers. Generally, different networks can be determined by the IP addressing assigned to those networks. Generally speaking and for the case of this example, your network may have 192.168.10.x IP addressing and another network may have 192.168.20.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Dynamic routing protocols Advanced > IP Routing Rule Setup You may want set up your router to route computers or devices on your network to other local networks through other routers. Generally, different networks can be determined by the IP addressing assigned to those networks. Generally speaking and for the case of an example, your network may have 192.168.10.x IP addressing and another network may have 192.168.20.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. 5. Click on Advanced, click on IP Routing Rule Setup, and next to the first entry, and click Edit. 6. Review the Routing section. • Service: Select Enable to enable the route or disable to disable the route. • Destination Net/Mask: Enter the IP network address of the destination network for the route or network to distribute for the RIP/OSPF protocol (e.g. 192.168.150.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) Advanced > IP Routing Setup / Advanced > IP Routing Rule Setup 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on Advanced and click on IP Routing Setup. 3. Review the OSPF Routing section. • Service: Check Enable to enable the OSPF routing protocol. • Router ID: Click the drop-down and select which interface IP to assign as the OSPF router ID.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. 5. Click on Advanced, click on IP Routing Rule Setup, and next to the first entry, and click Edit. 6. Review the Routing section. • Service: Select Enable to enable the route or disable to disable the route. • Destination Net/Mask: Enter the IP network address of the destination network for the route or network to distribute for the RIP/OSPF protocol (e.g. 192.168.150.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Rules System > VLAN Setup > Bandwidth Control In the rules list, review the settings below. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on System, click on VLAN Setup, click on the drop-down arrow next to Network and select Bandwidth Control. Note: The bandwidth control setting is applied per VLAN interface. By default, VLAN1 is considered as the LAN interface of the router.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Dynamic DNS System > DDNS When using a dynamic IP/DHCP WAN type from your ISP where your public IP or Internet IP address always changes, dynamic DNS provides a method of accessing your router or network remotely over the Internet for devices such as IP cameras, storage, or computers hosted on the local LAN side of your router. Dynamic DNS services do thi by assigning a custom hostname or DNS name for you to reference.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Wake on LAN (WoL) System > Management Wake on LAN (WoL) is used to remotely wake up or turn on device that support the WoL feature from your router. Note: In order for the WoL feature to work, the device must support the WoL and it must be enabled configured properly on the device. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on System and click on Management. 4. Click Save at the bottom.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 5. To initiate the function, connect the USB storage device to USB port. USB Mode System > Management The USB port provides either of the two modes, export logging or backup configuration. Note: The mode must be set in the router management interface first and the reset is used to initiate the function after the USB storage device has been connected. The default mode is backup configuration. 6.
TRENDnet User’s Guide Firewall & security settings TWG-431BR • Public Port – Enter the external/public port number for the service to allow.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR IP filtering Advanced > IP Filter IP filtering allows you to restrict access to the Internet to specific IP addresses on your network. This section also functions as a firewall rule section for inbound/outbound IP traffic. You can check the current IP addresses assigned to devices connected to your router under System > VLAN Setup > DHCP Server under the DHCP leases section.
TRENDnet User’s Guide Destination Rule • Self – If enabled, specifies the traffic destination is the router. If the origination of the destination traffic is not the router and another device IP address, select disabled. • Destination Address/Mask – This is the destination IP address or device IP address or network to filter. (ex: 192.168.10.0/24, 192.168.10.120/32) • Source IP Group – Click the drop-down the select an IP address or IP address range group.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR MAC filtering Advanced > Access Control Every network device has a unique, 12-digit MAC (Media Access Control) address. MAC filtering allows you to restrict access to the Internet to specific MAC addresses on your network. You can check the current MAC addresses of devices connected to your router under System > VLAN Setup > DHCP Server under the DHCP leases section.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide IM/P2P application filtering Advanced > Access Control You can deny access to a list of predefined IM/P2P applications outbound and filter by MAC and/or IP address. You can check the current MAC addresses of devices connected to your router under System > VLAN Setup > DHCP Server under the DHCP leases section. You can also lock the IP address assigned to specific devices connected to your router by adding static DHCP leases or reservations.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide 4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. . © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide DMZ Host System > WAN Setup You may want to expose a specific computer or device on your network to the Internet to allow anyone to access it. Your router includes the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) feature that makes all the ports and services available on the WAN/Internet side of the router and forwards all ports to a single IP address (computer or network device) on your network.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Multiple WAN Configuration 3. Review the settings below. • WAN Port – The router can operate in two modes. o 4 WAN / 1 LAN Port: 4 WAN (Ports 2-5) / 1 LAN (Port 1) or multi-WAN mode. Note: Please note that performance throughput is limited of up to 200Mbps per WAN connection in multi-WAN mode.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 5. If the router is configured in multi-WAN mode, click on System and click on WAN Traffic Setup to configure the load balance settings. TWG-431BR the number/percentage, the more the router will utilize the WAN for more traffic and sessions. Note: For WAN failover, the router will use the primary WAN port configured under System > WAN setup as the primary WAN port for Internet connectivity and failover to the next available active WAN link if the primary WAN link fails.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Connection Detect – Allows you to setup WAN link tracking by pinging Internet IP addresses instead of physical link detection. • Service – Selecting Enable enables connection detection by IP address. • IP Address to Ping – Enter an Internet IP address to send ping requests used to verify the Internet link status. • Ping Interval – Click the drop-down list to set the time interval between consecutive ping requests in seconds.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Web Management System (Router Limits™) 4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. Router Limits web management system allows you to easily setup and monitor the content accessed by devices on your network to maximize Internet bandwidth usage, control, and productivity. Sign up today for your free account.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 5. At the welcome page, enter your email address to use for account creation and sign up and click Submit. Follow the remaining steps to create your Router Limits account. TWG-431BR 6. At the pair hardware page, the pairing code displayed should match the pairing code displayed in your router management page. If the pairing code does not match, you can click Auto Detect to automatically copy the router pairing code into the field or you can manually enter the correct pairing code.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Router Limits Content Management This section will provide a basic overview of the content management pages of your online Router Limits account. • Dashboard – This page displays an overview of the service status and the devices connected to your network. • Devices and Groups – This page displays the groups and devices assigned to each group. Content filters and scheduling can be assigned for each group. By default, new devices are assigned to the Guest group.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Restrictions o o o o Options o Safe-Search – Enables this setting enforces the use safe search to be enabled for Google and Bing search engines. o YouTube Restricted Mode – Enabling this setting enforces YouTube safety mode. (Currently not supported on mobile devices) o Block Unknown Traffic – Enabling this setting blocks all unknown IP addresses (specifically those used with VPN services or proxy services).
TRENDnet User’s Guide • Settings – This page will display the current status of service account and router as well as allow you to set the time zone settings. • Support – This page will display provide support on information on the Router Limits web management system and allow you to submit support tickets if needed. TWG-431BR You can access and manage your Router Limits account configuration settings through https://routerlimits.com and logging in.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Tunneling methods supported by your router: • SSL (Secure Socket Layer) VPN – This type of VPN can be used for Client-Server VPN only. There is support for both Layer 3 and Layer 7 network access with SSL VPN but your router only supports Layer 3 access. Additionally, your router utilizes the use of OpenVPN® for SSL VPN.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide PPTP VPN Server System > PPTP Server Setup You can enable and configure the PPTP VPN server on your router to allow remote computers or mobile devices with PPTP VPN support to connect securely over the Internet and access the company LAN network. 5. In the Remote Start/End IP Address fields, enter an IP address range (within the same Local IP Address subnet range) to assign to PPTP VPN clients. In this example, we assigned 192.168.80.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 10. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Setting up the PPTP VPN client (Windows) 5. Click the VPN provider drop-down list and select Windows (built-in). Note: This procedure provides a basic example how to setup PPTP VPN and establish connectivity using a Windows® 10 client computer. If you are using a different operating system or mobile device, please refer to the user’s guide/manual of the third party operating system or device on configuring PPTP VPN.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide 10. You can choose to enter the account credentials in the fields provide for authentication or if not, you will be prompted when attempting to establish PPTP VPN connection to your TWG-431BR router. Click Save. L2TP VPN Server System > L2TP Server Setup You can enable and configure the L2TP VPN server on your router to allow remote computers or mobile devices with L2TP support to connect securely over the Internet and access the company LAN network.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 5. In the Remote Start/End IP Address fields, enter an IP address range (within the same Local IP Address subnet range) to assign to L2TP VPN clients. In this example, we assigned 192.168.80.1 as the Local IP Address for the L2TP server so we will assign a range such as 192.168.80.10-192.168.80.20. 10. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. 6. Click Save at the bottom. 7.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Setting up the L2TP VPN server with IPsec encryption (PSK) 5. In the Remote Start/End IP Address fields, enter an IP address range (within the same Local IP Address subnet range) to assign to L2TP VPN clients. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). In this example, we assigned 192.168.80.1 as the Local IP Address for the L2TP server so we will assign a range such as 192.168.80.10-192.168.80.20. 2.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide 11. Under Account Setup, enter the User Name and Password for the L2TP account. Setting up the L2TP VPN client (Windows) with IPsec encryption (PSK) (e.g. User1) Note: This procedure provides a basic example how to setup L2TP with IPsec VPN and establish connectivity using a Windows® 10 client computer.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 5. Click the VPN provider drop-down list and select Windows (built-in). 6. Enter a name in the Connection name field. 7. Enter the Internet WAN IP address, DNS, or dynamic DNS hostname of your router to connect over the Internet. In the example below, the Internet WAN IP address of the router is 10.10.10.10. In your router, you can check the WAN IP address under Status > Overview, under Network in the IPv4 status section. 10.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) VPN Router A Configuration Setting up IPsec site-to-site VPN (PSK) System > IPsec Setup To configure and IPsec site-to-site VPN tunnel with pre-shared key (PSK) between two routers: • Ensure that your router is connected to the Internet and computers and devices are able to access the Internet through your router and make note of the WAN (Internet) IP assigned to both routers under the Status > Overview page. Example: 1.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide 6. For the Local ID Type, select IP Address. Based on the example, the network settings will be the following: 7. In the Local Subnets field, enter the local LAN IP subnet. (e.g. 192.168.10.0/24). You can add additional local subnets if needed. (e.g. 192.168.10.0/24,192.168.20.0/24) 8. For the Remote ID Type, select IP Address. 9. In the Remote Subnets field, enter the remote LAN IP subnet. (e.g. 192.168.100.0/24) You can add additional local subnets if needed. (e.g.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 13. For the IKE Policy, IKE Mode: Main, IKE Authentication: SHA1, and DH Group: DH2. 14. For the IPsec Policy, ESP Authentication: SHA1, and Perfect Forward Secrecy: Enable/DH Group: DH2. 15. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide VPN Router B Configuration 6. For the Local ID Type, select IP Address. 7. In the Local Subnets field, enter the local LAN IP subnet. (e.g. 192.168.100.0/24). You can add additional local subnets if needed. (e.g. 192.168.10.0/24,192.168.120.0/24) 8. For the Remote ID Type, select IP Address. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on System and click IPsec Server Setup. 3.
TRENDnet User’s Guide Based on the example, the network settings will be the following: TWG-431BR 13. For the IKE Policy, IKE Mode: Main, IKE Authentication: SHA1, and DH Group: DH2. 14. For the IPsec Policy, ESP Authentication: SHA1, and Perfect Forward Secrecy: Enable/DH Group: DH2. 15. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. 12. For the DPD setting, select Enable. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Setting up IPsec server VPN (PSK) 6. For the Local ID Type, select IP Address. 7. In the Local Subnets field, enter the local LAN IP subnet. (e.g. 192.168.100.0/24). You can add additional local subnets if needed. (e.g. 192.168.10.0/24,192.168.120.0/24) 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on System and click IPsec Server Setup. 8. For the Remote ID Type, select IP Address. 3.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Secure Socket Layer VPN (SSL) / OpenVPN 6. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. System > SSL VPN Setup 7. Next to Client configuration files, click Export to download the configuration files for the VPN client computer. SSL VPN Server Setup Note: Please do not change the filename for Windows installation. If installing in Linux, the .ovpn extension must be changed to .conf. 1.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide SSL VPN Client Setup (Windows) 5. At the installation window, click Next. 1. Make sure to copy or move the configuration files downloaded from your router to the VPN client computer and that your client computer has access to the Internet. 2. Download the appropriate OpenVPN software version for your operating system from the following URL: https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide 7. At the choose components window, click Next. 9. At the prompt to install the TAP-Windows adapter, click Install. 10. At the installation completion window, click Next. 8. At the install location window, click Install. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TRENDnet User’s Guide 11. Make sure to uncheck the “Show Readme” and “Start OpenVPN GUI” options and click Finish. TWG-431BR 13. Double-click on the OpenVPN GUI shortcut on your desktop to start the OpenVPN Client software. 14. The OpenVPN system tray icon will appear in the bottom right corner. Right-click the icon to display the configuration menu. 15. After right-clicking the icon, the menu will appear. Click Connect to establish your VPN connection to your router. 12.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 16. If the VPN connection is successful, you will receive the notification below in the bottom right corner. You will be able to access resources securely from your router LAN network over the Internet such as shared folders, media, files, etc. Note: To disconnect your VPN client connection, right click OpenVPN system tray icon and select Disconnect. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide High Availability Router 1 Master HA Configuration Configuring a high availability cluster 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). System > High Availability What is high availability? 2. Click System and click on WAN Setup and under DNS, enter the DNS1 and DNS2 server IP addresses to ensure DNS can be resolved for LAN/VLAN2 devices, then click Save at the bottom.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 7. For the Service, select Enable and click Save at the bottom. Note: Please note that the state of the high availability setup is set to Master by default. 11. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. 8. In the Virtual IP Setup list, under VLAN1, click on Edit. 9. For the Service, select Enable. 10. Under Virtual IP Settings, for the Virtual IP, enter 192.168.10.1 and enter an 8 character password in the Password field.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Router 2 Backup HA Configuration 7. For the Service, select Enable. Under High Availability Setup, for the State, click Backup and click Save at the bottom. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). Note: Please note that the state of the high availability setup is set to Master by default. The Virtual Router ID must be the same for all routers configured in the same high availability cluster. 2.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR 10. Under Virtual IP Settings, for the Virtual IP, enter 192.168.10.1 and enter an 8 character password in the Password field. 11. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. 12. Connect the routers to the network and verify the high availability configuration by testing Internet connectivity from the LAN/VLAN1 side switch and disconnecting the LAN/VLAN1 link on the master router from the network. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Router Maintenance and Monitoring Managing access to the router management interface System > Management This section will allow you to restrict access router management access to specific interfaces. By default, management access to the web interface (HTTP) is restricted only to the LAN/VLAN1 interface. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click System and click on Management. 3. Review the settings below.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide 10. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. Diagnostic tools Maintenance > Network Utility This section includes network utilities (ping and traceroute) for testing connectivity and troubleshooting. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on Maintenance and click on Network Utility. 3. Review the settings below.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Backup and restore your router configuration settings Reboot your router Maintenance > Profile Setting Maintenance > You may have added many customized settings to your router and in the case that you need to reset your router to factory defaults, all your customized settings would be lost and would require you to manually reconfigure all of your router settings instead of simply restoring from a backed up router configuration file.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Scheduled automatic reboot System > Management The scheduled automatic reboot feature allows you to set a daily or weekly schedule for the router to initiate an automatic reboot in an attempt to resolve any connectivity issues or intermittent problems that may occur with your device. Before using the scheduled automatic reboot feature, please ensure your Time settings are configured correctly and you have already created a time schedule for this function. 1.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Console access Reset your router to factory defaults Using the includes RS-232 to RJ-45 console cable, you can access the router console command line interface management through the console port for debugging and troubleshooting if necessary. Maintenance > Profile Setting You can access the command line interface management of router using the terminal emulation program settings below.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Upgrade your router firmware Maintenance > Upgrade Firmware TRENDnet may periodically release firmware upgrades that may add features or fix problems associated with your TRENDnet router model and version. To check if there is a firmware upgrade available for your device, please check your TRENDnet model and version using the link. http://www.trendnet.com/support 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR SNMP Settings System > SNMP The router also supports SNMP v1/2c/3 management and SNMP trap receivers. You can configure the SNMP management settings following the steps below. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on System and click on Management. 3. Review the settings below. 4. Click Save at the bottom. Then click Reboot at the top right to commit the changes. © Copyright 2019 TRENDnet.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR Check the router status information Status > Overview You may want to check the system information of your router firmware, CPU usage, system time, uptime, LAN/VLAN interface information, and WAN interface information. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on Status and click on Overview. • CPU Usage – The gauge displays the current CPU utilization.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide View routing table and ARP entries Advanced > IP Routing Status You may want to check the current routing table information for troubleshooting or monitoring purposes. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). Note: Logging memory usage can be configured under Maintenance > Log Maintenance and System > Log Server sections. Configure router logging settings and setup external syslog server 2.
TRENDnet User’s Guide TWG-431BR SMTP Email Notification System > SMTP You can configure SMTP to send email notifications for monitoring purposes. 1. Log into your router management page (see “Access your router management page” on page 7). 2. Click on System and click on SMTP. 3. Review the settings below. Note: You can configure the external SMTP server to use to send out email notifications from the router. In the receiver email list, you can enter all of the recipients for the email notifications. 4.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Technical Specifications Standards • • • • • IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3x IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.1Q Device Interface • • • • • • 5 x Gigabit ports (Modes: 4 WAN ports / 1 LAN port or 1 WAN port / 4 LAN ports) 1 x USB 3.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide • • • • Virtual server/port forwarding (Up to 64 entries) Advanced web content filtering service powered by Router Limits™ Scheduling: IP/MAC/Content filters, virtual server (Up to 10 entries) DMZ host Quality of Service • Bandwidth Control: applicable by IP network, IP range, TCP/UDP port, SIP, RTSP, RTP, web Operating Temperature • 0 – 50° C (32 – 122° F) Operating Humidity • Max.
TRENDnet User’s Guide Troubleshooting Q: I typed http://192.168.10.1 in my Internet Browser Address Bar, but an error message says “The page cannot be displayed.” How can I access the router management page? Answer: 1. Check your hardware settings again. See “Router Installation” on page 8. 2. Make sure the LAN and WLAN lights are lit. 3. Make sure your network adapter TCP/IP settings are set to Obtain an IP address automatically or DHCP (see the steps below). 4.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Appendix How to find your IP address? Note: If you are experiencing difficulties, please contact your computer or operating system manufacturer for assistance.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide In MAC OS 10.5/10.6, in the left column, select Ethernet. e. Configure TCP/IP to use DHCP. In MAC 10.4, from the Configure IPv4, drop-down list, select Using DHCP and click the Apply Now button. In MAC 10.5, from the Configure drop-down list, select Using DHCP and click the Apply button. In MAC 10.6, from the Configure drop-down list, select Using DHCP and click the Apply button. f. Restart your computer.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
TWG-431BR TRENDnet User’s Guide Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants only to the original purchaser of this product from a TRENDnet In the event that, after evaluation, TRENDnet cannot replace the defective product or there is no comparable model available, we will refund the depreciated value of the product. authorized reseller or distributor that this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service.
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