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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 3
INTRODUCTION TO YOUR ROUTER ............................................................................................................. 3
FEATURES .................................................................................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE ROUTER .......................................................................................... 6
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR USING THIS ROUTER ................................................................................................ 6
PACKAGE CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................. 6
THE FRONT LEDS OF BIPAC 8500............................................................................................................ 7
THE FRONT LEDS OF BIPAC 8520............................................................................................................ 8
THE FRONT LEDS OF BIPAC 8501............................................................................................................ 9
THE REAR PORTS OF BIPAC 8500 / 8520................................................................................................ 10
THE REAR PORTS OF BIPAC 8501............................................................................................................11
CABLING...................................................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3: BASIC INSTALLATION................................................................................................. 12
CONNECTING YOUR ROUTER................................................................................................................... 12
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 17
Web Interface (Username and Password) .......................................................................................... 17
Device LAN IP settings: ..................................................................................................................... 17
ISP setting in WAN site:...................................................................................................................... 17
DHCP server ...................................................................................................................................... 17
LAN and WAN Port Addresses............................................................................................................ 17
INFORMATION FROM YOUR ISP................................................................................................................ 18
CONFIGURING WITH YOUR WEB BROWSER.............................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURATION.......................................................................................................... 20
STATUS .................................................................................................................................................... 21
ARP Table ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Routing Table...................................................................................................................................... 21
DHCP Table........................................................................................................................................ 22
PPTP Status........................................................................................................................................ 22
IPSec Status ........................................................................................................................................ 23
L2TP Status......................................................................................................................................... 24
Email Status........................................................................................................................................ 24
Event Log............................................................................................................................................ 25
Error Log............................................................................................................................................ 25
NAT Sessions ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Diagnostic........................................................................................................................................... 26
UPnP Portmap ................................................................................................................................... 27
QUICK START........................................................................................................................................... 28
CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................................................... 30
LAN (Local Area Network)................................................................................................................. 30
Bridge Interface.............................................................................................................................. 30
Ethernet........................................................................................................................................... 31
IP Alias............................................................................................................................................ 32
Ethernet Client Filter ...................................................................................................................... 33
Port Setting ..................................................................................................................................... 35
DHCP Server .................................................................................................................................. 36
WAN - Wide Area Network.................................................................................................................. 37
ISP .................................................................................................................................................. 37
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