User manual IOGEAR GNS1000120

[. . . ] BOSSTM (Broadband Office Storage Server) a Network Server Appliance (NSA) User Manual ® Thank you for purchasing IOGEAR®'s BOSSTM, one of the most advanced and reasonable network server replacements on the market. IOGEAR® only manufactures high quality connectivity devices so we are sure you will be satisfied with your purchase. IOGEAR® is dedicated to customer service and satisfaction, and wishes you the best with your new BOSSTM network server appliance. To better serve you, IOGEAR® offers an array of additional USB 2. 0, USB, FireWire®, KVM, and other peripheral products. [. . . ] Doing so will allow users from the Internet access to the specified servers, also allowing you to give different IP addresses to each server on your network. For example, the users accessing port 21 will be directed to "192. 168. 2. 1". Users accessing port 80 will be directed to "192. 168. 2. 2", an HTTP server on the network. For users outside your internal network, they will feel like many services are running on a single host. To set up your Firewall, please follow the steps on Page #12 to setup your Virtual Servers. Enter an IP Address that will be used for the selected virtual server. Protocol is application specific; most servers will use TCP however, using both , will increase the chances of the correct settings being chosen. Now select the desired protocol; choose "both" if you are unsure. Click the Apply button, to activate your new settings. 40 Firewall Settings 5. 2 URL Filter Setup Please follow the steps to enable this feature: 1. In Site 1, please enter the URL address you wish to block interal users from accessing. To block additional web addresses, repeat step 2 for adding new URL's to the site 2 ~ site 10 fields. If you do not wish to restrict access to the intranet or Internet, please select the Disable radio button in the URL Filter. The URL Filter function is used to restrict internal users from accessing specific URL locations or web sites. If the Site 1 is given as www. yahoo. com, any hosts in the intranet will not be allowed to connect to www. yahoo. com. 41 Firewall Settings 5. 3 IP Filter Setup The IP filter function is similar to URL Filter. URL Filtering only blocks port number 80 (HTTP) on servers outside of your own network. You can block four individual ports or a range of ports at the same time, so the specific group of intranet hosts cannot connect to these ports. Enter the port number of the ports you wish to block 5. 4 Denial of Service from the selected IP. It is highly recommended that the DoS Protection feature be enabled to prevent attacks on the There are four fields you can enter port numbers into, network. manage the router from outside, you should either disable Detect SYN Flood Attack or 5. To block more than 4 ports, enter a range of port increase the TCP flow. tion web pages will not be sent smoothly 43 VPN Settings How to change your VPN settings VPN (Virtual Private Networking) provides for secure communication between two separate networks without using a dedicated leased line. In order to achieve this functionality, a secure tunnel must be built between the two sites for secure communication over the Internet. [. . . ] DO NOT expose the BOSSTM to direct sun light for extended periods of time. DO NOT place the BOSSTM in an area with an excessive amount of dirt. 70 TroubleShooting Basic TroubleShooting BOSSTM · Make sure you have Critical Updates from the Microsoft® Website at http://windowsupdate. microsoft. com; then, click on "Product Updates, " select the latest Critical Update package for your Windows® OS, and then click "Download. " · Apple users please ensure you have the latest version of your OS. · Make sure the drive is turned on before you start-up your computer. · Make your new BOSSTM the only device hooked into the Network. [. . . ]