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Big Pond connection 
Password  Enter the Password provided by your ISP for the Telstra 
Big Pond connection 
User decide login 
server manually Select if you want to assign the IP of Telstra Big Pond’s 
login server manually. 
Login Server  The IP of the Login Server. 
 
Click  when you have finished the configuration above. Congratulations! 
You have completed the configuration for the Telstra Big Pond 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. 
  
						

							 
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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 anything thing in the General Setup screen for you to start using the 
Internet.  
 
The General Setup contains advanced features that allow you to configure the 
router to meet your network’s needs such as: Wireless, Address Mapping, 
Virtual Server, Access Control, Hacker Attack Prevention, Special Applications, 
DMZ and other functions.   
 
Below is a general description of what advance functions are available in this 
broadband router. 
 
 
Menu Description 
System This section allows you to set the Broadband router’s 
system time zone, password and remote management 
administrator. 
WAN This section allows you to select the connection method 
in order to establish a connection with your ISP (same as  
						

							 
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the Quick Setup Wizard section) 
LAN You can specify the LAN segment’s IP address, subnet 
Mask, enable/disable DHCP and select an IP range for 
your LAN 
Wireless  Setup the wireless LAN’s SSID, WEP key, MAC filtering. 
QoS  You can setup the QoS bandwidth control policy. 
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 your 
router’s NAT. 
Firewall  The Firewall section allows you to configure Access 
Control, Hacker Prevention and DMZ. 
Print Server  The Print Server section allows you to enable the USB 
ports to support USB printer. 
File/FTP Server  The File/FTP Server section allows you to enable the 
USB ports to support USB storage devices and share 
data via File/FTP server. 
BT Download  The BT Download section allows you to enable the USB 
ports to support USB storage devices and download data 
via BitTorrent protocol. 
Web/FTP 
Download The Web/FTP Download section allows you to enable the 
USB ports to support USB storage devices and download 
data via HTTP or FTP protocol. 
iTunes Server  The iTunes Server section allows you to enable the USB 
ports to support USB storage devices and share 
multi-media data as iTunes server. 
Media Server  The Media Server section allows you to enable the USB 
ports to support USB storage devices and share 
multi-media data via UPnP protocol. 
 
Select one of the above General Setup selections and proceed to the manual’s 
relevant sub-section   
  
						

							 
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2.1 System 
The system screen allows you to specify a time zone, to change the system 
password and to specify a remote management user for the broadband router. 
 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are living. The 
router will set its time based on your selection 
Password Settings Allows you to define a password in order to access the 
web-based management website. 
Remote 
Management You can specify a Host IP address that can perform 
remote management functions. 
 
Select one of the above three system settings selections and proceed to the 
manual’s relevant sub-section 
 
  
						

							 
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2.1.1 Time Zone 
The Time Zone allows your router to reference or base its time on the settings 
configured here, which will affect functions such as Log entries and Firewall 
settings. 
 
Parameter Description 
Set Time Zone Select the time zone of the country you are living. The 
router will set its time based on your selection.   
Time Server 
Address The router default the “Time Server Address” is 
“192.43.244.18” 
Daylight SavingsThe router can also take Daylight savings into account. If 
you wish to use this function, you must check/tick the 
enable box to enable your daylight saving configuration 
(below). 
Times From Select the period in which you wish to start using daylight 
Saving. 
Times to  Select the period in which you wish to stop using daylight 
Saving. 
 
Click  at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. You can 
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2.1.2 Password Settings 
You can change the password required to log into the broadband routers 
system web-based management. By default, there is no password. So please 
assign a password to the Administrator as soon as possible, and store it in a 
safe place. Passwords can contain 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters, and are 
case sensitive. 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Current 
Password Enter your current password for the remote management 
administrator 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 you forget your password, you’ll have to reset 
the router to the factory default (No password) with the 
reset button (see router’s back panel) 
 
Click  at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. You can 
now configure other advance sections or start using the router. 
  
						

							 
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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 host in the Internet that will 
have management/configuration access to the 
Broadband router from a remote site. This means if you 
are at home and your home IP address has been 
designated the Remote Management host IP address for 
this router (located in your company office), then you’ll be 
able to configure this router from your home. If the Host 
Address is 0.0.0.0, means anyone can access the 
router’s web-based configuration from a remote location, 
if they know the password. 
Click the Enabled box to enable the Remote 
Management function. 
Note: When you want to access the web-based 
management from a remote computer, you must enter 
the router’s WAN IP address (e.g. 10.0.0.1) into your 
web-browser followed by colon and port number 8080,  
						

							 
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e.g. 10.0.0.1:8080 (see below). You’ll also need to know 
the password set in the Password Setting screen in order 
to access the router’s web-based management. 
 
Port  The port number of remote management web interface. 
Enabled  Select “Enabled” to enable the remote management 
function. 
 
Click  at the bottom of the screen to save the configurations. You can 
now configure other advanced functions or start using the router (with the 
advanced settings in place) 
  
						

							 
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2.2 WAN   
Use the WAN Settings screen if you have already configured the Quick Setup 
Wizard section and you would like to change your Internet connection type. 
The WAN Settings screen allows to specify the type of WAN port connect you 
want to establish with your ISP. The WAN settings offer the following selections 
for the router’s WAN port, Dynamic IP, Static IP Address, PPPoE, PPTP, 
L2TP, Te l s t r a  B i g  P o n d, DNS and DDNS. 
 
 
 
Parameters Description 
Dynamic IP  Your ISP will assign you an IP address automatically 
Static IP  Your ISP gave you an IP address already   
PPPoE  Your ISP requires PPPoE connection. 
PPTP Your ISP requires you to use Point-to-Point Tunneling 
Protocol (PPTP) connection.   
L2TP  Your ISP requires L2TP connection. 
Telstra Big Pond Your ISP requires Telstra Big Pond connection.  
						

							 
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DNS  You can specify a DNS server that you wish to use 
DDNS You can specify a DDNS server that you wish to use and 
configure the user name and password provided by you 
DDNS service provider. 
 
Once you have made a selection, click  at the bottom 
of the screen and proceed to the manual’s relevant sub-section 
 
2.2.1 Dynamic IP 
Choose the Dynamic IP selection if your ISP will assign you an IP address 
automatically. Some ISP’s may also require that you fill in additional 
information such as Host Name, Domain Name and MAC address (see 
chapter 1 “Cable Modem” for more detail) 
 
2.2.2 Static IP Address 
Select Static IP address if your ISP assigned you with a specific IP address for 
you to use. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. 
(See chapter 1 “Fixed IP” for more detail) 
 
2.2.3 PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) 
Select PPPoE if your ISP requires the PPPoE protocol to connect you to the 
Internet. Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. 
(See chapter 1 “PPPoE” for more detail) 
 
2.2.4 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. 
(See chapter 1 “PPTP” for more detail) 
 
2.2.5 L2TP 
Select L2TP if your ISP requires the L2TP protocol to connect to the Internet. 
Your ISP should provide all the information required in this section. (See 
chapter 1 “L2TP” for detailed information) 
 
2.2.6 Telstra Big Pond 
Select Telstra Big Pond if your ISP requires the Telstra Big Pond protocol to 
connect 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. (See 
chapter 1 “Telstra Big Pond” for more detail)