Uniden ENR1504 Owner's Manual

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME.................................................................................6 ENR1504 FEATURES ...............................................................7 Internet Access Features ............

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3 CONFIGURING A PC AS A HOST (PORT MAPPING).....................50 CONFIGURING UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP) .................55 CONFIGURING A DMZ .............................................................56 CHANGING THE DHCP CONF...

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5 Figure 31 Packet Filtering, Add Screen.................................70 Figure 32 System Information Screen ...................................74 Figure 33 Reboot the Device Screen.....................................77 Figure ...

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7 ENR1504 Features The Uniden ENR1504 10/100 Ethernet Cable/DSL Router provides many easy-to-use advanced features, described below. INTERNET ACCESS FEATURES • DSL & Cable Modem Compatible: Allows you to connect to either...

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9 • Remote Management: Any computer on the LAN can connect and configure the ENR1504. • Password Protected Configuration Utility: The configuration utility is password protected, preventing unauthorized users from modifying t...

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11 Package Contents The following items are included with the ENR1504: • One ENR1504 unit with stand. • One 7.5V DC power adapter. • One Easy-Start Installation Guide. • Owner’s Manual on CD-ROM. • One Cat-5 ca...

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13 Rear View Details • Reset Button: Pressing this button once performs a soft reboot, similar to turning the power on and off. However, if you press and hold the button for approximately 10 seconds, the device will reset to the...

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15 INSTALLING THE HARDWARE 4. Connect to the DSL/Cable Modem: Connect one end of the supplied CAT 5 network cable to the DSL/Cable Modem. Insert the other end into the ENR1504 port labeled WAN. 5. Connect to the PC’s: Using sta...

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17 FOR WINDOWS 95, 98, AND ME 1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double click on Network. 2. In “The following network components are installed” box, select the TCP/IP associated with your network adapter. (If yo...

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19 FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel. Double click on Network. 2. Select the Protocol tab, and double click on TCP/IP Protocol. 3. When the window appears, select the correct adapter for your net...

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21 Repeat for each PC on your network. When all of your PCs are configured, continue to Step 3: Basic Router Configuration below. STEP 3: BASIC ROUTER CONFIGURATION The ENR1504 10/100 Router uses a browser-based managemen...

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23 Figure 1 Enter Network Password Screen 4. In the User Name field, enter the following (in upper case): UNIDEN 5. Leave the Password field blank and click OK. The router will display the System Information screen. ...

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25 Figure 3 Account Configuration Screen 2. Change the Administrative Login Name and Administrative Password. Make a note of the login name and password in the memo section of this manual (page 109). 3. Click Apply. If the...

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27 SETTING PARENTAL CONTROLS Parental controls allow you to control Internet access for the network as a whole or for each PC using its MAC address (a hardware identification number assigned to an individual PC). To access parental c...

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29 which you want to Block or Allow Internet access. (Times are in 24-hour format, so to block access from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am, select Block from 22:00 to 06:00.) 5. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says �...

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31 at the left of the screen (see X-REF). The bottom of this screen displays the MAC addresses of all computers connected to the router.) 3. Select the level of Internet access you want to allow for the network: full Internet acc...

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33 The Restrict Rules screen allows you to create a list of keywords for restricting Internet access. You can list keywords to block or to allow. NOTE: The same keyword list applies any PCs configured to use keyword-based restrict...

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35 amount of time has expired, the router will disconnect the PC. 5. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?” click Cancel. We will reboot th...

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37 6. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?” click OK. This will reboot the router and apply all configuration changes. NOTE: If the route...

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39 • You want to link your router to a dynamic DNS service. CONFIGURING FOR A STATIC IP ADDRESS Follow the procedure below if your ISP provided you with a static IP address. If your ISP gave you a four-part number as “your ad...

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41 8. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?” click OK. This will reboot the router and apply all configuration changes. NOTE: If the route...

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43 packet every 45 seconds to make sure the ISP does not disconnect the link. 7. Dial-on-demand is a feature that only activates the Internet connection when a program specifically calls for it. If you want to turn on the dial-on-...

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45 6. Click Apply. If the router displays a dialogue box that says “Values are saved. Do you really want to reboot the system now?” click OK. This will reboot the router and apply all configuration changes. NOTE: If the route...

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47 Figure 16 DHCP, Fixed IP Table Screen 5. Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen. This displays the Add Fixed IP screen. (See Figure 17.) Figure 17 DHCP, Add Fixed IP Screen 6. Enter the IP Address you want to ...

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49 Figure 18 DHCP, Excluded IP Table Screen 4. Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen. This displays the Add Excluded IP screen. (See Figure 19.) Figure 19 DHCP, Add Excluded IP Screen 5. Enter the IP Address th...

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51 Table 2 Commonly Used Well-Known Ports (TCP) Number Description 18 Message Send Protocol (MSP) 20 FTP – Data 21 FTP – Control 22 SSH Remote Login Protocol 23 Telnet 25 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) 49 L...

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53 Figure 21 Port Mapping, Add Screen 6. In the Port Mapping field, select Enable. This will enable this port only. 7. In the Local IP field, enter the fixed IP address reserved for the host computer. Be sure to enter the four...

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55 CONFIGURING UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPnP) Universal Plug and Play or UPnP is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among computers, networking equipment, software and peripherals. With UPnP, connected devices...

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57 Figure 23 DMZ Screen 4. In the DMZ field, select Enable. 5. In the DMZ Address field, enter the fixed IP address reserved for the DMZ computer. Be sure to enter the four separate parts of the IP address into the four separa...

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59 Figure 24 DHCP Server Screen 3. Verify that the DHCP field is set to Enable. 4. Under the IP Lease Mode field, select Forever if you want IP addresses to always be valid. If you want addresses to be valid for only a short pe...

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61 3. At the PC that serves as your network’s DHCP server, reserve a fixed IP address for the router. Record this IP address along with the network subnet mask. 4. Open a browser window and login to the router. 5. Click Basic ...

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63 both the PC and the router are using the same subnet mask. ENABLING DYNAMIC DNS A Domain Name System (DNS) server maintains a list of Internet addresses and URLs (web addresses) and the IP address of the computer that maintains...

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65 NOTE: If the router does not prompt you to reboot it at the end of the last configuration step, you must use the reboot command. See Rebooting the Router on page 77. EDITING THE ROUTING TABLE To provide Internet access, the r...

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67 Figure 29 Routing Table, Add Screen 4. Under the Network Address field, enter the IP address of the remote PC or network you want to configure a route for. Be sure to enter the four separate parts of the IP address into the f...

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69 Figure 30 Packet Filtering Screen 3. When you first view this screen, the table will be blank. Click the Add button to add a packet filtering entry to the table. This displays the Packet Filtering, Add screen (see Figure 31)...

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71 from. Be sure to enter the four separate parts of the IP address into the four separate boxes in the field. 6. In the Source End IP Address field, enter the last IP address of the range of you want to filter packets from. If y...

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73 17. To change the packet filtering settings, select the IP address range on the Packet Filtering screen (see Figure 30 on page 69) and click the Modify button. 18. To delete the packet filtering settings, select the IP address ra...

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75 HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND BOOTCODE VERSION This information defines the version of your router. Record this information in case you have to contact customer support. SYSTEM UP TIME This field displays how long the router has been...

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77 REBOOTING THE ROUTER Whenever you have changed the router’s configuration, you must reboot the router before the changes take effect. If the router does not prompt you to reboot it at the end of the last configuration step, you...

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79 RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULTS WITH THE HARDWARE If you cannot access the configuration screens, you will need to reset the factory defaults through the hardware. Use a pencil or pin to press the reset button at the rear of the router...

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81 6. If this account requires authentication to receive external email, click Mail Server Authentication, then enter the User Name and Password. 7. If you select the Daily log, select what time the router should send the log each...

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83 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE Follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware on your router. NOTE: Updating the firmware may erase some or all of your configuration changes. Be sure to record any configuration changes you have made befo...

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85 A SINGLE PC CANNOT CONNECT TO THE ROUTER OR THE INTERNET Follow these steps if a single PC on the network cannot connect to the router or to the Internet: 1. Check the Ethernet connection between your computer and the router. ...

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87 21 and Advanced Router Configuration on page 38 for details on configuring the router to connect to your ISP. 7. If the configuration seems correct, contact your ISP to verify the settings needed to connect to their network. 8....

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89 Legal Notice Statement of Conditions Uniden reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. Uniden does not assume any liability due to the user or application of the product(s) or ci...

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91 Precautions! Before you read anything else, please observe the following: Warning! Uniden America Corporation DOES NOT represent this unit to be waterproof. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or damage to the unit, D...

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93 household wiring and damage any device connected to it. This product is no exception. Warning! Please do not attempt to unplug any appliance during an electrical storm. 94 One Year Limited Warranty Important...

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95 WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF M...

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97 Browser - An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World Wide Web or PC. The word “browser” seems to have originated prior to the Web as a generic term for user interfa...

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99 greater the probability that the original data can be recovered. Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need fo...

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101 has several large societies in special areas, such as the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE 802.11 - Industry standard that enables wireless LAN hardware from different manufacturers to communicate. Infrastructure Mode - A mode of op...

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103 NIC (Network Interface Card) – A board installed in a computer system, usually a PC, to provide network communication capabilities to and from that computer system. Also called an adapter. NTP (Network Time Protocol) - is a pr...

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105 known to waste bandwidth. AppleTalk, DECnet, TCP/IP, NetWare, and VINES all use incompatible versions of RIP. RJ-11 (Registered Jack-11) – A telephone connector that holds up to six wires. The RJ-11 is the common connector use...

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107 can also be used as a communication protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet). When you are set up with access to the Internet, your computer is uses the TCP/IP protocol. TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Proto...

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109 MEMO 110 ...