Instant Broadband™ Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers ® Use this User Guide to install the following Linksys product(s): BEFSRU31 BEFSR41 v2 BEFSR11 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with USB Port and 10/100 3-Port Switch EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 10/100 4-Port Switch EtherFast 1-Port Cable/DSL Router User Guide
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Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Table of Contents Introduction The Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router Features Package Contents for the 4-Port Router Network Requirements Package Contents for the 1-Port Router Network Requirements Package Contents for the 3-Port Router Network Requirements 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Getting to Know the 4-Port EtherFast Cable/DSL Router The 4-Port Router’s Rear Panel The 4-Port Router’s Front Panel LEDs 5 5 6 Getting to Know the 1-Port EtherFast Cable/DSL R
Instant Broadband Series Introduction EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Package Contents for the 4-Port Router The Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router Congratulations on the purchase of your EtherFast Cable/DSL Router from Linksys! The EtherFast Cable/DSL Router is the perfect solution for connecting a network of PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet connection and to an Ethernet network backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server, the EtherFast Cable/DSL Router is the only visible network device on the Internet.
Instant Broadband Series Package Contents for the 1-Port Router Package Contents for the 3-Port Router • One EtherFast 10/100 1-Port Cable/DSL Router • One Power Adapter • One User Guide and Registration Card • One EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with USB Port & 10/100 3-Port Switch • One USB Cable • One 3.
Instant Broadband Series Getting to Know the 4-Port EtherFast Cable/DSL Router EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 4-Port Router’s Front Panel LEDs The 4-Port Router’s Rear Panel Your Router’s ports, where network cables are connected, are located on the rear panel of your Router. The 4-Port Router’s Ports The WAN (Wide Area Network) port is where you connect your cable or DSL modem.
Instant Broadband Series The WAN Indicators Link Green. The Link LED lights up when a successful connection is made between the Router and your broadband device or network. Act Green. The Act LED flickers when the Router is sending or receiving data over the broadband WAN port (to the Internet).
Instant Broadband Series Buttons & Switches The Reset Button Details on the Reset button are found on page 7. The Crossover Switch The Crossover Switch (X II) toggles the LAN port between crossover mode (X) and straight-through mode (II). EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Link/Act Green. The Link/Act LED serves two purposes. If the LED is continuously lit up, the Router is successfully connected to a device through the LAN port.
Instant Broadband Series Getting to Know the 3-Port EtherFast Cable/DSL Router EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers The USB Icon This USB icon denotes the presence of a USB port or connector. The 3-Port Router’s Rear Panel Ports Your 3-Port Router comes with a USB cable that has two different types of connectors. Type A, the master connector, is shaped like a rectangle and plugs into your PC’s USB port. Type B, the slave connector, resembles a square and connects to the USB port on the rear panel of your Router.
Instant Broadband Series Buttons The Reset Button EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 100 Orange. The 100 LED lights up when a successful 100Mbps connection is made through the corresponding port. If this LED does not light up, then your connection speed is 10 Mbps. USB The USB LED lights up when the USB port is successfully connected to a PC, USB hub, or other USB device. Details on the Reset button are found on page 7. The 3-Port Router’s Front Panel LEDs The WAN Indicators Link Green.
Instant Broadband Series Connecting the Cable/DSL Router to Your Network Overview Unlike a hub or a switch, the Cable/DSL Router’s setup consists of more than simply plugging hardware together. Since the Router acts as a DHCP server, you will have to set some values for the Router and also configure your networked PCs to accept the IP addresses that the Router assigns them.
Instant Broadband Series Dynamic IP Addresses Connecting Your Hardware Together and Booting Up A dynamic IP address is automatically assigned to a device on the network, e.g., PCs and print servers. These IP addresses are called “dynamic” because they are only temporarily assigned to the PC or device. After a certain time period, they expire. 1. Before you begin, make sure that all of your hardware is powered off, including your Router, PCs, hubs, switches, and the cable or DSL modem.
Instant Broadband Series 3. Connect the network cable from your cable or DSL modem to the WAN port on your Router’s rear panel. This is the only port that will work for your modem connection. 4. Connect the power adapter to the Power port on the rear panel of the Router, then plug the power adapter into a power outlet. It is highly recommended that you plug your Router into a power strip with surge protection.
Instant Broadband Series Configuring Your Router’s USB Port EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 3. Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended).” Click Next. Now that all of your Router’s hardware is connected together, you must enable the PC that is connected to the Router through its USB port. Since your Router acts as a network adapter for your PC, there’s no need for you to install a USB adapter for that PC.
Instant Broadband Series 5. A new window will appear, saying that Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device. Click Next to continue. 6. Windows will begin copying the files to your PC. Do not click Cancel or press the Esc key during this process. If Windows asks for your Windows operating system files before copying, direct your PC to the location of those files, e.g, c:\windows\options\cabs, or D:\Win98 (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is named D). EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 7.
Instant Broadband Series USB Installation for Windows 2000 EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 3. When Windows asks you where to search for driver files, select “Floppy Disk Drives” and click Next. 1. Start up your PC in Windows 2000. Windows will show a message notifying you that the PC has found new hardware. Windows’ Hardware Wizard will show a message to say that it is ready to start installing the driver files to your PC. Click Next. 4. Windows will show a message saying that it has found the driver files.
Instant Broadband Series 4. Windows will ask you if you want to continue with the installation. Click Yes. EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 6. Windows will display a message saying that it has finished installing the driver files on your PC. Click Finish. 5. Windows will copy the driver files to your PC. If Windows asks for your Windows operating system files before copying, direct your PC to the location of those files, e.g, c:\windows\options\cabs, or D:\Win98 (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is named D).
Instant Broadband Series USB Installation for Windows Millennium 1. Start up your PC in Windows Millennium. EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 3. Windows will notify you that it is ready to install the driver file on to your PC. Select “Specify a location” and type in “a:\Win98” in the field. Click Next to continue. 2. Windows will notify you that new hardware has been detected (shown above). Select “Automatic search for a better drive (Recommended)” and click Next. 4.
Instant Broadband Series 5. Windows will display a message saying that it has finished installing the driver files on your PC. Click Finish. EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 7. When your PC is finished restarting, click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, and Network. Make sure that TCP/IP is installed for your PC. 6. Windows will ask you to restart your PC. Click Yes. Your USB installation is now complete. Go to page 33 to configure your network to work with the Router.
Instant Broadband Series Configuring Your Network with the Cable/DSL Router EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 3. A username and password prompt will appear. Leave the User Name field empty and type admin, which is the default password, into the Password box. Click OK. Configuring the Cable/DSL Router Now that your Cable/DSL Router is connected to your network, you can begin configuring your Router.
Instant Broadband Series LAN IP Address These values refer to your internal network settings. Unless you have specific internal needs, there should be no reason to change these values. For the internal LAN side, the Router’s default values are as follows: • Private IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 10. Reset the power on the cable or DSL modem, then restart the PC so the new Router settings will take effect.
Instant Broadband Series 4. Click the Properties button, then choose the IP Address tab. Select Obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK. You have now completed the PC’s client settings, so it can connect to the Router. EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers The Cable/DSL Router’s Web-based Utility Quick & Easy Router Administration The EtherFast Cable/DSL Router uses a web browser-based administrative Utility that is programmed into a chipset.
Instant Broadband Series Setup EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers • WAN IP Address This is the IP address that your Router has, when seen from the external WAN, or the Internet. Note: The Setup page in this picture may differ slightly from the one you see. • MAC Address Cloning Click on "MAC Address" (next to WAN IP Address) to display your Router's MAC address, which is a 12-digit code assigned to a unique piece of hardware for identification, like a social security number.
Instant Broadband Series • Default Gateway Address Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway IP Address. If you select “Obtain an IP address automatically,” your ISP will assign these values. EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Password • DNS (Domain Name Server) IP Address Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS Server IP Address. If you select “Obtain an IP address automatically,” these values will be assigned by your ISP.
Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Status DHCP Server This field shows the status of the Router's DHCP server function, which is either enabled or disabled. • WAN These fields display the WAN IP Address, WAN Subnet Mask and WAN Default Gateway IP address of the Router, as seen by external users on the Internet. DNS (Domain Name System) IP Address These fields show the IP Address(es) of the DNS currently used by the Router. Multiple DNS IP settings are common.
Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers • Number of DHCP Users (Optional) Enter the maximum number of PCs that you want the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to. This number cannot be greater than 253. To upgrade the Router’s firmware: • DHCP Clients Table Click on the Clients Table button to show the current DHCP Client data. (This data is stored in temporary memory and changes periodically). 2. Click on Upgrade Firmware to display a new window (shown below): 1.
Instant Broadband Series IP Filtering EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Blocking WAN Requests • By enabling the Block WAN Request feature, you can prevent your network from being “pinged,” or detected, by other Internet users. The Block WAN Request feature also reinforces your network security by hiding your network ports. Both functions of the Block WAN Request feature make it more difficult for outside users to work their way into your network. • Click the Apply button to save your changes.
Instant Broadband Series IP Forwarding Dynamic Routing Forwarding sets up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, or email servers. With Dynamic Routing, you can automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout. The Router, using the RIP protocol, calculates the most efficient route for the network’s data packets to travel between the source and the destination, based upon the shortest paths.
Instant Broadband Series Static Routing EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 2. Enter the following data to create a static route: Destination LAN IP The Destination LAN IP address is the Address of the remote network or host to which you want to assign a static route. Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route here. If you are establishing a route to an entire network, be sure that the network portion of the IP address is set to zero (0).
Instant Broadband Series DMZ Hosting EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Logging The Log feature provides you with a log of all incoming and outgoing URLs or IP addresses for your Internet connection. Outgoing Access Log lists all the URLS or IP addresses of Internet sites that users on your network have accessed, and Incoming Access Log gives you a log of all incoming Internet traffic.
Instant Broadband Series Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions This section provides possible solutions to problems regarding the installation and operation of the Cable/DSL Router. Read below description to solve your problems. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. 1. I can’t connect to the Cable/DSL Router. • Check to see that the Cable/DSL Router is properly installed, the LAN connections are OK (Link LEDs should be on), and it is powered ON.
Instant Broadband Series How many IP addresses can the Cable/DSL Router support? The Router supports a maximum of 253 IP addresses. Does the Cable/DSL Router support ICQ send files? Yes, with the following fix: ICQ menu-> preference -> connections tab-> check "I am behind a firewall or proxy," and set the firewall time-out to 80 seconds in the firewall setting. The Internet user can then send a file to a user behind the Router.
Instant Broadband Series to 10Mbps or half duplex mode, and turn off the "Autonegotiate" feature on it temporarily. (To do this, go to the Network Control Panel, in your Ethernet Adapter's Advanced Properties tab). Check our web site at www.linksys.com for more information. If all else fails in the installation, what can I do? Reset the Router by holding down the Reset button for at least three seconds and reset your cable or DSL modem by powering the unit off and then on.
Instant Broadband Series Appendix How to Ping Your ISP’s E-mail & Web Addresses Almost all Internet addresses are configured with words and characters, i.e., www.linksys.com, www.yahoo.com, etc. However, these Internet addresses are actually assigned to IP addresses, numerical values which are the true addresses on the Internet. For example, www.linksys.com is actually 206.135.116.3. Type it into your web browser and you will bring up the Linksys home page every time.
Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Step Two: Pinging for a Web Address Installing the TCP/IP Protocol While the IP address returned above would work as your e-mail server address, it may not be permanent. IP addresses change all the time. Web addresses, however, usually don’t. Because of this, you’re likely to have less problems by configuring your system with web addresses rather than IP addresses.
Instant Broadband Series 6. Find and double-click TCP/IP in the list to the right (below). EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Twisted-Pair Cabling There are different grades, or “categories,” of twisted-pair cabling. Category 5 is the most reliable and most highly recommended. Category 3 is a good second choice. Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub.
Instant Broadband Series Crimping Your Own Network Cables • Straight-Through Cabling EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers 4-Port Router Specifications Model Number Standards Protocol Ports Speed Cabling Type Topology LED Indicators BEFSR41 IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.
Instant Broadband Series 1-Port Router Specifications 3-Port Router Specifications Model Number Standards Protocol Ports Model Number Standards Speed Cabling Type Topology LED Indicators 69 EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers BEFSR11 IEEE 802.3 (10BaseT), IEEE 802.
Instant Broadband Series EtherFast Cable/DSL Routers Customer Support For help with the installation or operation of your Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Router, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Information Customer Support Fax Email Web site FTP site 800-546-5797 (1-800-LINKSYS) 800-326-7114 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 support@linksys.com http://www.linksys.com fttp://ftp.linksys.com www.linksys.