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  • Page 1 ADMINISTRATION GUIDE Cisco Small Business RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router...
  • Page 2 Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company.
  • Page 3 2. 33 cm minimum when the product is operated with a plug-in 3G USB device which has maximum of 7 W ERP output power. 3. For co-transmission scenario which is not covered above, please consult the RF technician or device supplier. © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. OL-25648-01...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2: Using the Setup Wizard Starting the Setup Wizard Configuring WAN Connection Configuring Default LAN Settings Configuring Wireless Connection Completing the Setup Wizard Chapter 3: Viewing System Status Device Information WAN Connection Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 5 Configuring Wireless Network Settings Configuring 3G Wireless Connection Chapter 5: Networking Configuring DDNS Configuring Port Forwarding Configuring Single Port Forwarding Configuring Port Range Forwarding Configuring Port Triggering Configuring DMZ Configuring Software DMZ Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 6: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Configuring Bandwidth Management Configuring Flow Control Policies Configuring Session Limits Chapter 8: Security Configuring the Firewall Configuring DoS Protection Configuring Content Filtering Configuring Access Control Configuring MAC Address Filtering Preventing ARP Attacks Configuring ALG Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 7 Configuring Remote Access Protocols and Ports Configuring Trusted Remote Hosts Configuring SSH Log Management Configuring Log Settings Configuring Log Facilities Viewing Logs Configuring Firewall Logs Appendix A: Where to Go From Here Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Getting Started

    Network (VPN), quality of service (QoS), and flow-control capabilities for small businesses. Before you use the RV315W, become familiar with the lights on the front panel and the ports on the rear panel. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    Getting Started Product Overview Front Panel The lights are located on the front panel of the RV315W. POWER • Solid green when the RV315W is powered on and is operating normally. • Off when the RV315W is powered off or the power has problems.
  • Page 10 3G USB port. • Flashes green when the RV315W is sending or receiving data over the 3G USB port. • Off when the RV315W does not connect to a 3G wireless network. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 11: Back Panel

    Off when the wireless module is disabled. • Solid green when there are active VPN tunnels. • Flashes green once per two seconds when the RV315W is attempting to establish a VPN tunnel, or the attempt of establishing a new VPN tunnel fails. •...

  • Page 12: Default Settings

    The POWER port is where you connect the supplied power adapter (12 V/3 A). Power Switch Powers the unit on or off. Default Settings These are the default settings used when configuring your RV315W for the first time. Parameter Default Value Username...

  • Page 13: Mounting The Rv315W

    • Mechanical Loading—Be sure that the RV315W is level and stable to avoid any hazardous conditions. Place the RV315W horizontally on a flat surface so that it sits on its four rubber feet. Wall-Mounting The RV315W can be wall-mounted. The wall-mounting hardware is user-supplied.

  • Page 14: Connecting The Rv315W

    PC with an Ethernet cable or through a wireless connection to perform the initial configuration. Use the default wireless network name (SSID) and pre-shared key that are provided on the product label at the bottom of the RV315W to connect the PC to your wireless network for the first time.
  • Page 15 SSID name and pre-shared key that are provided on the product label. A sample configuration is illustrated here. Internet Access Devices Wireless Network Power Devices Devices Supply Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 16: Getting Started With The Configuration

    Connect a PC to an available LAN port on the back panel. After you power on the STEP 1 PC, your PC becomes a DHCP client of the RV315W and receives an IP address in the 192. 1 68. 1 .xxx range.

  • Page 17: Using The Help System

    RV315W. Changing the Default Administrator Password The default administrator account (cisco) has full privilege to set the configuration and read the system status. For security purposes, we recommend that you change the default administrator password after your first login.

  • Page 18: Upgrading Your Firmware After Your First Login

    To back up your configuration: Click System Management > Configuration Management. The Configuration STEP 1 Management page opens. Click Backup Configuration to back up the settings currently used on your STEP 2 RV315W. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 19 Getting Started Performing Basic Configuration Tasks Select where to locate the configuration file, and then click Save. STEP 3 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 20: Chapter 2: Using The Setup Wizard

    Internet Service Provider (ISP). Depending on the requirements of your ISP, choose the Internet connection type and configure the corresponding fields. The RV315W supports four types of network addressing modes: DHCP, Static IP, PPPoE, and L2TP.
  • Page 21 The following table provides the configuration instruction for each Internet connection type. Confirm that you have proper network information from your ISP or a peer router to configure the RV315W to access the Internet. Connection Configuration...
  • Page 22 IP addresses. Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server. You can get the DNS server address from your ISP. • Secondary DNS Server: (Optional) Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 23 Internet service. If you choose this option, enter the interval to automatically reestablish the WAN connection after the connection is down. The default value is 30 seconds. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 24 Internet service. If you choose this option, enter the interval to automatically reestablish the WAN connection after the connection is down. The default value is 30 seconds. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 25: Configuring Default Lan Settings

    Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask of the default LAN. • DHCP Server: Click Enable to allow the RV315W to act as a DHCP server and assign IP addresses to all devices that are connected to the LANs. Any new DHCP client joining the LANs is assigned an IP address of the DHCP pool.

  • Page 26: Configuring Wireless Connection

    If you want to return to the previous page, click Back. If you want to exit the Setup Wizard, click Exit. Configuring Wireless Connection From the Wireless Configuration page you can configure the wireless network of the RV315W and the security settings for the selected SSID. Enter the following information: STEP 10 •...
  • Page 27 Key boxes. The length of the key should be 5 ASCII characters (or 10 hex characters) for 64-bit encryption and 13 ASCII characters (or 26 hex characters) for 128-bit encryption. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 28 SSID. A value of zero (0) indicates that the key is not refreshed. The default value is 3600 seconds. • WPA Encryption: Choose either AES or TKIP+AES as the encryption algorithm for data encryption. The default is TKIP+AES. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 29 SSID. A value of zero (0) indicates that the key is not refreshed. The default value is 3600 seconds. • WPA Encryption: Choose either AES or TKIP+AES as the encryption algorithm for data encryption. The default is AES. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 30 RADIUS server. The default value is 1812. • RADIUS Server Key: Enter the key for authentication used by the RADIUS server and the RV315W. • Show Password: Check to show the key for authentication in plaintext. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 31: Completing The Setup Wizard

    From the Complete Setup Wizard page you can see the summary information for all configurations. If you want to return to the previous page, click Back. If you want to exit the Setup STEP 12 Wizard, click Exit. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 32 Using the Setup Wizard Completing the Setup Wizard If the configuration is correct, click Finish to apply the settings and complete the STEP 13 Setup Wizard configuration. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3: Viewing System Status

    Viewing System Status This chapter describes how to view real-time statistics and other information about the RV315W. Refer to the following sections: • Device Information • WAN Connection • 3G Wireless Connection • LAN Interfaces • WLAN Connection • DHCP Clients •...

  • Page 34: Wan Connection

    3G Wireless Connection The 3G Wireless Connection area displays the following information: • 3G Wireless Network: Displays whether the RV315W is connected to a 3G wireless network or not. • 3G Modem Status: Displays whether a 3G USB dongle is detected or not.
  • Page 35 3G Modem Information: Displays information of the 3G USB dongle that is detected by the RV315W: 3G Modem Status: Displays whether the RV315W is connected to a 3G wireless network or not. Device Model: Model number of the detected 3G USB dongle.

  • Page 36: Lan Interfaces

    The DHCP Clients area displays information for all DHCP servers defined on the RV315W and its DHCP clients. To see complete details for all clients that are connected to the RV315W: Click Details and choose a DHCP server from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 37: Application Information

    Click Back to return to the System Summary page. STEP 2 Application Information The Application Information area displays the following information for the applications (such as IPsec VPN) that are running on the RV315W: • Application Name: Name of the running service or application. •...

  • Page 38: Refresh Rate

    Choose a refresh rate from the Refresh Rate drop-down menu, or choose Manually Refresh to manually refresh the page at any time by clicking Refresh. This operation causes the page to re-read the statistics from the RV315W and refresh the page.

  • Page 39: Chapter 4: Port Management

    Configuring 3G Wireless Connection Configuring WAN By default, the RV315W is configured to receive a public IP address from your ISP automatically through DHCP. Depending on the requirements of your ISP, you may need to modify the WAN settings to ensure the Internet connectivity.

  • Page 40: Configuring Wan Connections

    Configuring WAN Connections By default, the WAN1/LAN0 port on the back panel of the RV315W is set to a secondary WAN interface so that the RV315W can support a second Internet connection to ensure continuous connectivity or to increase available bandwidth and balance traffic.
  • Page 41 Keep Alive: Choose one of the following options: Connect on Demand: Choose this option to let the RV315W disconnect from the Internet after a specified period of inactivity (Idle Time). This option is recommended if your ISP fees are based on the time that you spend online.
  • Page 42 Keep Alive: Choose one of the following options: Connect on Demand: Let the RV315W disconnect from the Internet after a specified period of inactivity (Idle Time). This option is recommended if your ISP fees are based on the time that you spend online. Enter the idle time in the Maximum Idle Time field.
  • Page 43 STEP 7 To edit the settings of a WAN connection through a physical WAN interface or a WAN subinterface, click Edit. To delete a WAN connection through a WAN subinterface, click Delete. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 44: Configuring Default Route Of The Physical Wan Interface

    The default is 60 seconds. • Ping Timeout: If the connection to the ISP is down, the RV315W tries to connect to the ISP after a specified timeout. Enter the timeout, in seconds, to reconnect to the ISP. The default is 5 seconds.
  • Page 45 In the Failover Detection area, specify the IP address used to detect the WAN STEP 3 failure. By default, RV315W pings the IP address of default WAN gateway with the higher priority. If the default WAN gateway can be detected, the network connection is active.

  • Page 46: Configuring Wan1/Lan0 Interface

    Click Save to save your settings. STEP 8 Configuring WAN1/LAN0 Interface The WAN1/LAN0 interface on the back panel of the RV315W can be configured to a secondary WAN interface (WAN1) or an additional LAN interface (LAN0). To set the port type of the WAN1/LAN0 interface: Click Port Settings >...

  • Page 47: Configuring Lan Interface Settings

    Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the VLAN. • DHCP Service: Click Enable to allow the RV315W to act as a DHCP server and assign IP addresses to all devices that are connected to the VLAN. Any new DHCP client joining the VLAN is assigned an IP address of the DHCP pool.

  • Page 48: Configuring Vlan Settings

    To delete a VLAN, select the Delete radio button and choose the VLAN ID from the STEP 5 Choose VLAN drop-down men, and then click Save. The reserved VLAN1 and VLAN2 cannot be deleted. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 49: Configuring Wlan

    Configuring WLAN Configuring WLAN The wireless module of the RV315W is enabled by default. To connect to the default wireless network of the RV315W for the first time, use the default wireless network name (SSID) and pre-shared key that are provided on the product label at the bottom of the RV315W.

  • Page 50: Configuring Wireless Network Settings

    SSID to set up a wireless connection to this SSID. Uncheck to enable SSID broadcast and broadcast the SSID in its beacon frames. All wireless devices within range are able to see the SSID when they scan for available networks. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 51 Configuring WLAN • Allow Remote Management: Check to allow you to remotely access the RV315W through the wireless network and configure the settings of the RV315W. • User Limit: Click Enable to specify the maximum number of users that can simultaneously connect to this SSID.
  • Page 52 Key boxes. The length of the key should be 5 ASCII characters (or 10 hex characters) for 64-bit encryption and 13 ASCII characters (or 26 hex characters) for 128-bit encryption. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 53 SSID. A value of zero (0) indicates that the key is not refreshed. The default value is 3600 seconds. • Encryption Algorithm: Choose either AES or TKIP+AES as the encryption algorithm for data encryption. The default is TKIP+AES. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 54 SSID. A value of zero (0) indicates that the key is not refreshed. The default value is 3600 seconds. • Encryption Algorithm: Choose either AES or TKIP+AES as the encryption algorithm for data encryption. The default is AES. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 55 RADIUS server. The default value is 1812. • RADIUS Server Key: Enter the key for authentication used by the RADIUS server and the RV315W. • Show Password: Check to show the key in plaintext. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 56: Configuring 3G Wireless Connection

    To connect the RV315W to a 3G wireless network, you should first insert an applicable 3G USB dongle into the 3G interface on the back panel of the RV315W and then configure the 3G wireless network settings on the RV315W.
  • Page 57 Enter the following information: STEP 2 • Current 3G Network: Displays whether the RV315W is detected a 3G USB dongle. The 3G USB dongle should be inserted into the 3G USB port on the back panel. • Configure Mode: Choose Auto to automatically detect the settings of the...
  • Page 58 NOTE your 3G USB dongle, and then determine which wireless network you want to dial in. • Status: Shows whether the RV315W is connected to a 3G wireless network or not. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 3 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 59: Chapter 5: Networking

    Networking This chapter describes how to configure other network settings of the RV315W. Refer to the following sections: • Configuring DDNS • Configuring Port Forwarding • Configuring Port Triggering • Configuring DMZ • Configuring UPnP • Configuring Port Mirroring •...

  • Page 60: Configuring Port Forwarding

    (such as Finger, FTP, NNTP, POP3, SMTP, Telnet, or HTTP) to use its default port value or choose Other to manually specify the external port used by the application. • Internal IP Address: Enter the IP address of the internal server. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 61: Configuring Port Range Forwarding

    Internal IP Address: Enter the IP address of the internal server. • Status: Click Enable to enable this port range forwarding rule, or click Disable to disable this rule. Click Add. STEP 3 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 62: Configuring Port Triggering

    • Status: Click Enable to enable the port triggering rule, or click Disable to disable this rule. Click Add. STEP 3 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 63: Configuring Dmz

    DMZ to include any hosts that must be exposed to the WAN (such as web or email servers). The RV315W supports the software DMZ and hardware DMZ features. The software DMZ allows you to expose an internal host (such as the web or email server) to the WAN.

  • Page 64: Configuring Hardware Dmz

    STEP 1 Click Enable to enable UPnP, or click Disable to disable UPnP. If UPnP is disabled, STEP 2 the RV315W will not allow for automatic device configuration. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 3 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 65: Configuring Port Mirroring

    LAN, viewing the routing table, and configuring the static routing, dynamic routing, and policy-based routing settings. Configuring Basic Routing Settings Depending on the requirements of your ISP, you can configure the RV315W to operate in NAT mode or Router mode. By default, NAT mode is enabled. Configuring Routing Mode To configure the routing mode: Click Networking >...

  • Page 66: Configuring Inter-Vlan Routing

    Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask of the destination network. • Next Hop: Enter the IP address of the gateway through which the destination host or network can be reached. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 4 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 67: Configuring Policy-Based Routing

    Protocol: Choose Any, or choose either TCP or UDP. • DSCP: Enter the value of DSCP. • Next Hop: Choose one of the following options as the next hop: IPsec Tunnel: Use an IPsec VPN tunnel as the next hop. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 68: Configuring Dynamic Routing

    Dynamic routing enables the RV315W to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network's layout and exchange routing tables with the other routers. The RV315W determines the network packets’ route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination.

  • Page 69: Viewing The Routing Table

    Networking Configuring Routing Passive Interface: Determines how the RV315W receives RIP packets. Click Enable to enable this feature on the port, or click Disable to disable this feature. Authentication: Specify the authentication method for the port. None: Choose this option to invalidate the authentication.

  • Page 70: Configuring Igmp

    IGMP Version: Choose either IGMP v1 or IGMP v2. • IGMP Proxy: Click Enable to enable IGMP Proxy so that the RV315W can act as a proxy for all IGMP requests and communicate with the IGMP servers of the ISP, or click Disable to disable it.

  • Page 71: Chapter 6: Vpn

    PC that installs third-party VPN client software. For example, you can configure the RV315W at a branch site to connect to the VPN router at the corporate site so that the branch site can securely access the corporate network.

  • Page 72: Configuring Ipsec Vpn Policies

    Setting Up a Site-to-Site VPN A Site-to-Site VPN policy is used to create a new tunnel between two VPN devices, such as a Cisco RV315W router at your office and a Cisco RV315W router at a remote office. To create a Site-to-Site (gateway-to-gateway) VPN policy: Click VPN >...
  • Page 73 VPN Failover: Click Enable to enable the VPN Failover feature, or click Disable to disable this feature. • Interface: If VPN Failover is disabled on your RV315W, choose a WAN interface that traffic passes through over the IPsec VPN tunnel. •...
  • Page 74 Authentication Algorithm: Specify the authentication algorithm for the VPN header. There are two hash algorithms supported by the RV315W: SHA1 and MD5. The default is SHA1. Encryption Algorithm: Choose the algorithm used to negotiate the security association.
  • Page 75 DPD Timeout: Enter the value of detection timeout in seconds. If there are no responses and no traffic over the timeout, declare the peer dead. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 7 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 76: Setting Up A Pc-To-Site Vpn

    VPN Failover: Click Enable to enable the VPN Failover feature, or click Disable to disable this feature. • Interface: If VPN Failover is disabled on your RV315W, choose a WAN interface that traffic passes through over the IPsec VPN tunnel. •...
  • Page 77 Authentication Algorithm: Specify the authentication algorithm for the VPN header. There are two hash algorithms supported by the RV315W: SHA1 and MD5. The default is SHA1. Encryption Algorithm: Choose the algorithm used to negotiate the security association.
  • Page 78 DPD Timeout: Enter the value of detection timeout in seconds. If there are no responses and no traffic over the timeout, declare the peer dead. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 6 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 79: Chapter 7: Quality Of Service (Qos)

    • Queue Name: Name of the queue. • Strict Priority Queue: Enter the amount of minimum bandwidth in Kbps for upstream traffic allowed on the strict priority queue. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 80: Configuring Flow Control Policies

    MAC Address and LAN Interface fields. Physical Port: Controls flow based on the specified physical port. If you choose this option, specify the values in the LAN Interface and Physical Port fields. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 81 DSCP: Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) prioritizes network traffic by using the specified DSCP remarking value. If you choose this option, enter the DSCP remarking value in the field. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 4 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 82: Configuring Session Limits

    Use the Session Limits page to limit the maximum number of connection sessions for the complete system, for a range of IP addresses, or for each physical port. When the connection table is full, the new sessions that access the RV315W are dropped.

  • Page 83: Chapter 8: Security

    In the Block Java area, check to block Java applets. STEP 4 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 84: Configuring Dos Protection

    In the DoS Protection area, click Enable to enable the DoS protection on your STEP 2 RV315W, or click Disable to disable this feature. The RV315W can prevent three types of DoS attacks: SYN Flood, UDP Flood, and STEP 3 ICMP Flood. If you enable DoS protection, check Enable to enable the protection for that DoS attack, or click Disable to disable it.

  • Page 85: Configuring Content Filtering

    To delete a content filtering rule, select it and click Delete. STEP 5 To export the content filtering rules to your local PC, select the content filtering STEP 6 rules that you want to export and click Export. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 86: Configuring Access Control

    Access Control permits or blocks access to a specific destination on schedule. Use the Access Control page to enable or disable the Access Control feature on the RV315W and configure the access control policies. To configure the access control settings: Click Security >...

  • Page 87: Configuring Mac Address Filtering

    In the MAC Address Filtering Policies area, specify the list of MAC addresses. STEP 3 Click Add to add a MAC address. The MAC Address Filtering Policy page opens. Up to 20 MAC addresses can be configured on the RV315W. NOTE Enter the following information: STEP 4 •...

  • Page 88: Preventing Arp Attacks

    The greater value, the more ARP packets can be allowed to receive. • ARP Broadcast Interval: Enter the interval for ARP broadcasting. The value of zero indicates that this feature is disabled. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 3 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 89: Configuring Alg

    Click Save to save your settings. STEP 6 Configuring ALG The RV315W can function as an Application Level Gateway (ALG) to allow certain NAT incompatible applications to operate properly through the RV315W. To configure ALG: Click Security > Application Level Gateway. The Application Level Gateway STEP 1 page opens.

  • Page 90: Chapter 9: System Management

    System Management This chapter describes the administration features of the RV315W, including user management, remote management, system diagnostics and logs, system time settings, and other settings. Refer to the following sections: • Rebooting the RV315W • Configuring Password Complexity •...

  • Page 91: Rebooting The Rv315W

    System Management Rebooting the RV315W Rebooting the RV315W To reboot the RV315W, you can press and release the RESET button on the back panel for less than 5 seconds, or perform the Reboot operation from web-based Configuration Utility. To reboot the RV315W through web-based Configuration Utility: Click System Management >...

  • Page 92: Configuring User Accounts

    STEP 4 Configuring User Accounts Use the User Management page to manage the user accounts. You can view information of the users on the RV315W, change user’s password, and add or delete normal users. Viewing User Information The RV315W predefines an administrative account (cisco) and a guest user (guest).

  • Page 93: Creating A New User

    To create a normal user, you must log in to web-based Configuration Utility by using the system administrator account. Up to 5 user accounts can be configured on the RV315W, including the default system administrator and guest accounts. To create a new user: Click System Management >...

  • Page 94: Deleting A Local User

    STEP 3 Restoring Factory Default Settings To restore the RV315W to the factory default settings, you can press and hold the RESET button on the back panel for more than 5 seconds, or perform the Reset to Factory Defaults operation from web-based Configuration Utility.

  • Page 95: Managing System Configuration

    Defaults page opens. Click Reset to Factory Defaults. STEP 2 Click OK. This operation reboots the unit and restores the RV315W to the factory STEP 3 default settings. The settings that you have previously made to the RV315W are lost.

  • Page 96: Upgrading The Firmware

    (NMS), you must first configure the TR-069 settings on your RV315W (see Configuring TR-069 Settings), and then click Upload Configuration. The RV315W first sends a message to the upper-level NMS. The upper-level NMS automatically gets the configuration file of the RV315W after the NMS receives the requesting message.

  • Page 97: Using Diagnostic Utilities

    Use the following diagnostic utilities to access configuration of the RV315W and to monitor the overall network health: Ping Use the Ping page to test the connectivity between the RV315W and a connected device on the network. Click System Management > Diagnostic Utilities > Ping. The Ping page opens.

  • Page 98: Traceroute

    System Management Using Diagnostic Utilities Traceroute Use the Traceroute page to view the route between the RV315W and a destination. Click System Management > Diagnostic Utilities > Traceroute. The Traceroute STEP 1 page opens. Enter the IP address or URL of the destination.

  • Page 99: Configuring System Time

    Click System Management > TR-069 Settings. The TR-069 Settings page STEP 1 opens. In the TR-069 Settings area, click Enable to enable the TR-069 server, or click STEP 2 Disable to disable it. Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 100 Download Request: (Optional) Specify the type of download request and then click Send to send the corresponding download request to the TR-069 server. Firmware: Request to download the firmware of the RV315W from the TR-069 server. Vendor Configuration: Request to download the configuration file from the TR-069 server.

  • Page 101: Configuring Snmp

    Configuring SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a network protocol used over User Datagram Protocol (UDP) that lets you monitor and manage the RV315W from a SNMP manager. SNMP provides a remote means to monitor and control the network devices, and to manage the configuration, statistics collection, performance, and security.

  • Page 102: Configuring Remote Management

    You can access web-based Configuration Utility from the LAN side by using the RV315W LAN IP address and HTTP, or from the WAN side by using the RV315W WAN IP address and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) or HTTP. You can also remotely access the RV315W through SSH for system troubleshooting.

  • Page 103: Configuring Trusted Remote Hosts

    STEP 4 Host List and then click Delete. Configuring SSH Use the SSH page to configure the SSH service on your RV315W so that you can remotely access the RV315W through SSH for system troubleshooting. To configure SSH: Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...
  • Page 104 Click Collect Device Status Information to collect system configuration and other STEP 5 useful routing information of the RV315W for debugging purposes. The device status information will be compressed in a zip package. You can download the zip file to your local PC.

  • Page 105: Log Management

    Log Management Log Management You can log the system events and firewall events on your RV315W to track potential security threats. These logs can be saved to the local syslog daemon, a USB storage device, a specified remote syslog server, or be emailed to a specified email address.

  • Page 106: Configuring Log Facilities

    Click System Management > Logs > Log Facilities. The Log Facilities page STEP 1 opens. In the Status area, click Enable to enable logging on the RV315W, or click Disable STEP 2 to disable this feature. If you enable logging on the RV315W, specify the following information: STEP 3 •...
  • Page 107 • USB: Check to save logs to a USB storage device. You must first insert a USB storage device in the USB port on the back panel of the RV315W. • Email Notification: Check to send logs to the specified email address on schedule.

  • Page 108: Viewing Logs

    Log Severity: Choose the severity level of firewall events to be logged. • Log Category: Check the types of firewall events to be logged and specify the number of events to be recorded per log. Click Save to save your settings. STEP 4 Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router Administration Guide...

  • Page 109: Appendix A: Where To Go From Here

    Where to Go From Here Cisco provides a wide range of resources to help you and your customer obtain the full benefits of the Cisco RV315W Broadband Wireless VPN Router. Cisco Small Business Support www.cisco.com/go/smallbizsupport Community Cisco Small Business Support www.cisco.com/go/smallbizhelp...

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