Planet Technology Router XRT-401D User Manual

							 46 Parameters   Description  
Information You can see the router’s system information such as the router’s: 
LAN MAC Address, WAN MAC Address, Hardware version, 
Serial Number, Boot code Version, Runtime code Version 
  
 
 
4.2 Internet Connection 
View XRT-401D’s current Internet connection status and other related information
  
 
Parameters   Description  
Internet Connection This page displays whether the WAN port is connected to a 
Cable/DSL connection. It also displays the router’s WAN port: 
WAN IP address, Subnet Mask, and ISP Gateway as well as 
the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS being used.  
  
4.3 Device Status 
View XRT-401D’s current configuration settings. The Device Status displays the configuration 
settings you’ve configured in the Quick Setup Wizard/General Setup section.
  
						

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Parameters   Description  
Device Status This page shows XRT-401D’s current device settings. This page 
displays XRT-401D LAN port’s current LAN IP Address, MAC 
Address and Subnet Mask. It also shows whether the DHCP 
Server function is enabled/disabled. 
  
 
 
4.4 Security Log 
View any attempts that have been made to illegally gain access to your network.  
 
Parameters   Description  
Security Log This page shows the current security log of XRT-401D. It 
displays any illegal attempts to access your network. 
At the bottom of the page, the security log can be saved   
						

							 48 to a local file for further processing or the security log can be 
cleared   or it can be refreshed  to get the 
most updated situation. When the system is powered down, the 
security log will disappear if not saved to a local file. 
  
 
 
4.5 Active DHCP Client Table 
View your LAN clients information that is currently linked to XRT-401Ds DHCP server  
 
Parameters   Description  
DHCP Client Log This page shows all DHCP clients (LAN PCs) currently 
connected to your network. The “Active DHCP Client Table” 
displays the IP address and the MAC address and Time Expired 
of each LAN Client. Use the Refresh button to get the most 
updated situation 
  
 
 
 
4.6 Statistics 
View the statistics of packets sent and received on WAN and LAN.
  
						

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Parameters   Description  
Statistics Shows the counters of packets sent and received on WAN and 
LAN. 
  
 
  
						

							 50 Chapter 5 Tools 
This page includes the basic configuration tools, such as Configuration Tools (save or restore 
configuration settings), Firmware Upgrade (upgrade system firmware) and Reset.  
  
 
Parameters   Description  
5.1 Configuration Tools You can save the router’s current configuration, restore the 
router’s saved configuration files and restore the router’s factory 
default settings  
 
5.2 Firmware Upgrade              This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware 
 
5.3 Reset   You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist 
 Select one of the above three Tools Settings selection and proceed to the manual’s relevant 
sub-section 
 
 
 
5.1 Configuration Tools 
 
The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the router’s current configuration 
setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should 
problems occur with the router and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the 
configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the router through the 
Restore selection.
 If extreme problems occur you can use the 
Restore to Factory Defaults 
selection, this will set all configurations to its original default settings (e.g. when you first 
purchased the router). 
  
						

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Parameters   Description  
Configuration Tools Use the Backup tool to save XRT-401D current configuration 
to a file named config.bin on your PC. You can then use the 

Restore tool to restore the saved configuration to XRT-401D. 
Alternatively, you can use the Restore to Factory Defaults 
tool to force XRT-401D to perform a power reset and restore the 
original factory settings.  
  
 
 
5.2 Firmware Upgrade 
 
This page allows you to upgrade the router’s firmware 
  
 
Parameters   Description   
						

							 52 Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade XRT-401D’s system firmware. To 
upgrade the firmware of your Broadband router, you need to 
download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that 
file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can 
also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.  
     Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click  at the bottom of the screen to start the 
upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete). Once the 
upgrade is complete you can start using the router. 
 
 
 
5.3 Reset 
 
You can reset the router’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially  
Re-boots your router’s system 
  
 
Parameters   Description  
Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in 
some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your 
settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the 
 button. You will be asked to confirm your decision. 
The reset will be complete when the power light stops blinking. 
Once the reset process is complete you may start using the 
router again. 
      
 
 
 
  
						

							 53 Appendix A 
How to Manually find your PC’s IP and MAC address 
 
1) In Window’s open the Command Prompt program 
  
  
2) Type ipconfig /all and  
  
						

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· Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address (192.168.0.7) 
· The router’s IP address is the one entitled Default Gateway (192.168.0.1) 
· Your PC’s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address  (00-48-54-12-41-44)  
						

							 55 Glossary 
 
Bridge: A bridge is an intelligent, internetworking device that forwards or filters packets between 
different networks based on data link layer (MAC) address information. 
 
Default Gateway (Router): Every non-router IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP 
address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, 
the device has to send the packet to its default gateway, which will then send it out towards the 
destination. 
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically gives every computer 
on your home network an IP address. 
DNS Server IP Address: DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet servers to 
have a domain name (such as www.Broadbandrouter.com) and one or more IP addresses (such 
as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database of Internet servers and their respective domain 
names and IP addresses, so that when a domain name is requested (as in typing 
www.planet.com.tw into your Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The 
DNS server IP address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS 
server your ISP has assigned to you.  
DSL Modem: DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses your existing phone 
lines to transmit data at high speeds.  
Ethernet: A standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by special cables 
and hubs, and move data around at up to 10/100 million bits per second (Mbps).  
Idle Timeout: Idle Timeout is designed so that after there is no traffic to the Internet for a pre-
configured amount of time, the connection will automatically be disconnected. 
 
IP Address and Network (Subnet) Mask: IP stands for Internet Protocol. An IP address consists 
of a series of four numbers separated by periods, that identifies a single, unique Internet 
computer host in an IP network. Example: 192.168.0.1. It consists of 2 portions: the IP network 
address, and the host identifier. 
 
The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded decimal 
numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, 
or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, 
where each “b” can either be 0 or 1. 
A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading 
1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as 
11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be 
described simply as “x” number of leading 1’s. 
When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the IP address that 
correspond to 1’s in the network mask become part of the IP network address, and the remaining 
bits correspond to the host ID.  
 
For example, if the IP address for a device is, in its binary form, 
11011001.10110000.10010000.00000111, and if its network mask is, 
11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000 
It means the device’s network address is