NeoRouterWiki:ServerSetup

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Setup NeoRouter Server

Note

Please setup NeoRouter server on only one computer within a physical network. On all other computers, please setup the NeoRouter client (NeoRouterWiki:ClientSetup).

Understand your options

Option 1 NeoRouter server for Windows: It requires a PC or a Home/Small Business server that is always powered on, has stable Internet connection and running Windows XP SP2 or above.

Option 2 NeoRouter server for Linux: We currently support Ubuntu, Fedora and SUSE.

Option 3 NeoRouter server for Linux-based firmware, like Tomato, OpenWrt, DD-Wrt. (Coming soon…)

Install NeoRouter server for Windows

1. Visit http://www.neorouter.com/Downloads.html and download NeoRouter Standard Edition for Windows.

2. Run the installation wizard you have just downloaded, choose NeoRouter server, and click the Next button.

3. Setup a domain name that can uniquely identify your virtual LAN. You will need to enter the domain name in the "log on to" box during sign in. See sign in for details (NeoRouterWiki:NetworkExplorer#Sign_In).

4. Setup the administrator account for your domain. You will need to enter the username and password during signin. See sign in for details (NeoRouterWiki:NetworkExplorer#Sign_In).

5. Ensure Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). The NeoRouter server listens at TCP port 32976 for remote client connections. If the server PC is behind a residential router, you need to ensure UPnP is enabled on the router. If your router does not support UPnP, please add a static port forward entry.

6. Finish

Install NeoRouter server for Linux

1. Visit http://www.neorouter.com/Downloads.html and download NeoRouter Server for your Linux distribution.

2. Install

• Ubuntu: sudo dpkg -i neorouter-<version>-<release>.i386.deb
• Fedora & SUSE: sudo rpm -i neorouter-<version>-<release>.i386.rpm

3. Configure firewall

• Fedora:

In a terminal, run command "sudo nano /etc/sysconfig/iptables", add "-A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 32976 -j ACCEPT" before "COMMIT".

• SUSE:

  a. Launch firewall configuration tool
  b. Choose "Allowed Services" in the left panel
  c. Choose "External Zone" in the first drop-down box
  d. Choose "NeoRouter server" in the second drop-down box
  e. Click "Add" button
  f. Click "Next"
  g. Click "Finish" to save the changes

• Ubuntu does not support firewall.

4. Change admin password: After installation, NeoRouter server creates a default account with username "admin" and password "admin". User must immediately change the password to prevent unwanted access.

  a. Install NeoRouter client on another PC running Windows on the same physical network NeoRouterWiki:ClientSetup.
  b. Launch NeoRouter Configuration Explorer, enter "admin" in both username and password boxes and the server IP in the "log on to" box. NeoRouterWiki:ConfigurationExplorer#Sign_In
  c. In Configuration Explorer, choose User Accounts tab, then edit the default "admin" account. NeoRouterWiki:ConfigurationExplorer#User_Accounts

5. Setup domain: NeoRouter domain functions like a dynamic DNS server. You can enter domain instead of server IP when signing in NeoRouter client.

  a. Launch NeoRouter Configuration Explorer
  b. Choose settings tab, and edit domain. ConfigurationExplorer#Settings