{"id":966,"date":"2021-09-22T13:13:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T13:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/?page_id=966"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:59:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:59:21","slug":"mmr-install-router-isp-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/mmr-install-router-isp-port\/","title":{"rendered":"MMR Install Router ISP Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MMR uses\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vicomsoft.com\/softrouter\/sfr.main.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vicomsoft&#8217;s Internet Gateway<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>(VIG) to handle the actual routing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not free (<b>$99<\/b>\u00a0for 5 users), but it has two features that make it relatively simple to use as the heart of the MMR:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">It can handle routing among multiple networks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">It includes a NAT router for sharing a single ISP IP address.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">There are other products that can handle routing among multiple networks besides the Vicomsoft products:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Windows Me&#8217;s Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\">Tiny Software&#8217;s\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinysoftware.com\/\" target=\"_offsite\" rel=\"noopener\">WinRoutePro<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>[Thnx Juda Vecht!]<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">The procedure that follows, however, is based on the Vicomsoft product.\u00a0 The screen shots are actually from VIG&#8217;s predecessor, Soft Router Plus, so your screens may look different.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">VIG has a number of other features, such as logging, filtering, access controls, a caching server, and others.\u00a0 We won&#8217;t be investigating those features in this article, but rest assured that VIG can more than handle the job.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">VIG comes with an installation Wizard, but it&#8217;s just as easy to do the job manually.\u00a0 Note that the screen shots shown are from Version 6 of VIG.\u00a0 The current version is<b>\u00a06.6<\/b>, so your screens might look a little different.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s start by configuring the ISP port, i.e. the one that connects you to the Internet.\u00a0\u00a0 If you connect to the Internet via Dialup modem, just continue reading.\u00a0 If you use a cable modem or other method that connects via an Ethernet card,\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#Ethernet\">go to this section<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"321\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#385CA0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"HEADER\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">ISP Port Setup &#8211; Dialup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>1)<\/b>\u00a0Start VIG and bring up the\u00a0<b>Status View<\/b>.\u00a0 Go to the Menu bar and click on\u00a0<b>Ports<\/b>\u00a0and select\u00a0<b>New Port.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>2)<\/b>\u00a0If you are using a Dialup modem, you&#8217;ll already have a Dialup Networking profile for your ISP.\u00a0 Change the\u00a0<b>Connection<\/b>\u00a0settings as shown below, where the\u00a0<b>Using<\/b>\u00a0box is set to the DUN profile that you want to use.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-967 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/mmr_ro1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">After you click the\u00a0<b>OK<\/b>\u00a0button, your Status View window will look like this<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-968 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/mmr_ro2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>3)<\/b>\u00a0Double-click on the Port to reopen the Port properties window, and\u00a0<b>check the<\/b>\u00a0<b>Network Address Translation<\/b>\u00a0box in the Network Properties section.\u00a0 While you have this window open, click on the\u00a0<b>Login Options<\/b>\u00a0tab and verify that the login information looks correct.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-969 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/mmr_ro3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>4)<\/b>\u00a0Click the\u00a0<b><i>Connect Options<\/i><\/b>\u00a0tab and change any of the settings if they don&#8217;t meet your needs.\u00a0 Consult the VIG User documentation if you need to know what the settings do.\u00a0 I changed my settings as shown below. Your settings can be different.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-970 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/mmr_ro4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">That completes the setup for the ISP Port.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-720 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/finger_rt.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"23\" \/><b>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/mmr_router_lan.htm\">Set up the LAN ports.<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"321\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#385CA0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"HEADER\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">ISP Port Setup &#8211; Cable Modem (or other Ethernet device)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you are using a cable modem or device that connects via an Ethernet card, you should use the following settings when creating a new port\u00a0<b>instead<\/b>\u00a0of the settings above.<\/p>\n<p><b>1)<\/b>\u00a0Start VIG and bring up the\u00a0<b>Status View<\/b>.\u00a0 Go to the Menu bar and click on\u00a0<b>Ports<\/b>\u00a0and select\u00a0<b>New Port.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2)<\/b>\u00a0Set the Port settings as shown below, where the\u00a0<b>Using<\/b>\u00a0box is set to the Ethernet adapter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/mmr_ro5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>3)<\/b>\u00a0The above settings assume that your ISP is using DHCP to assign your IP address.\u00a0 If that&#8217;s your setup, click\u00a0<b><i>OK<\/i><\/b>\u00a0to save the settings and you&#8217;re done and you can go to\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/mmr_router_lan.htm\">setting up the LAN ports<\/a><\/b>. Otherwise, continue with\u00a0<b>Step 4<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>4)<\/b>\u00a0If your ISP assigned you a static IP,\u00a0<b>check the<\/b>\u00a0<b><i>Static Address<\/i><\/b>\u00a0box in the\u00a0<b>IP Address Section<\/b>\u00a0and enter the IP address and Subnet mask.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>5)<\/b>\u00a0You&#8217;ll also need to enter a Default Gateway and DNS Servers.\u00a0 Go to the\u00a0<b>Edit<\/b>\u00a0Menu, select\u00a0<b>Preferences<\/b>\u00a0and click on the\u00a0<b>Network<\/b>\u00a0tab. Enter the IP addresses for the Default Gateway and DNS servers that your ISP has given you.\u00a0\u00a0<b>The addresses in the window shot below are examples<\/b>.\u00a0 Your addresses may be different. Click the\u00a0<b>OK<\/b>\u00a0button to close the window when you&#8217;re finished.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-973 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/mmr_ro6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"left\">That completes the setup for the ISP Port.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-720 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/finger_rt.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"23\" \/><b>\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/mmr_router_lan.htm\">Set up the LAN ports.<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MMR uses\u00a0Vicomsoft&#8217;s Internet Gateway\u00a0(VIG) to handle the actual routing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not free ($99\u00a0for 5 users), but it has two features that make it relatively simple to use as the heart of the MMR: It can handle routing among multiple networks It includes a NAT router for sharing a single ISP IP address. There are other products that can handle routing among multiple networks besides the Vicomsoft products: Windows Me&#8217;s Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Tiny Software&#8217;s\u00a0WinRoutePro\u00a0 The procedure that follows, however, is based on the Vicomsoft product.\u00a0 The screen shots are actually from VIG&#8217;s predecessor, Soft Router Plus, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/966"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}