Draytek Vigor Router Port Forwarding
Nov17

Draytek Vigor Router Port Forwarding

KB ID 0000425  Problem This procedure was carried out on a Draytek Vigor 2800 Router, for this I needed to forward RDP (That’s on TCP Port 3389). Warning: If you need to forward any of the following ports 23 (Telnet), 80 (HTTP) , 443 HTTPS/SSL), 21 (FTP), or 22 (SSH). The Draytek has these reserved for remote management. You will need to change the port number (system Maintenance > Management > Management Port Setup)....

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Draytek Router – Firmware Update
Nov17

Draytek Router – Firmware Update

KB ID 0000568  Problem You have a Draytek router (In my case a 2800 ADSL 2/2+), and you want to update the firmware to the latest version. Solution 1. Make sure you have EXACTLY the correct model number, this one’s a Draytek Vigor2800. 2. Go here and download the latest firmware for your model. 3. The firmware will be in a ZIP file download and extract it to your machine. 4. Log into the web console of your Draytek > Navigate...

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DrayTek Vigor – Reset To Factory Settings
Nov17

DrayTek Vigor – Reset To Factory Settings

KB ID 0000573 Problem If you cannot get access to your router, or you have bought, found or been given one, and you cannot access it. The simplest thing to do it to reset to to factory settings. Once the Router has been reset its settings will be as follows; DrayTek Default Username and Passwords Model Username Password Vigor Rev. ALL admin admin Vigor 2600 admin {blank} Vigor 2800 {blank} {blank} Vigor 2900+ admin admin Vigor 3300...

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BT Business ADSL – Configure a 2Wire Router to Allocate a Static (Public) IP Address
Nov17

BT Business ADSL – Configure a 2Wire Router to Allocate a Static (Public) IP Address

KB ID 0000760  Problem I know BT are now shipping the BT Business Hub, to their business ADSL clients, but there’s still a few 2Wire routers out there in the wild. Essentially if you have a range of public IP addresses, this is how to allocate one of the public IP addresses to one of your devices. In my case its a Cisco ASA firewall that I need to have a public IP. Solution Firstly I’m going to assume the router is working and...

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BT Business Hub 3 – And Cisco ASA 5500
Nov17

BT Business Hub 3 – And Cisco ASA 5500

KB ID 0000762  Problem Warning: If your ASA is running version 8.3(4) or above you are going to have problems assigning public IP addresses from your allocated BT Range (jump to the bottom of the article for a resolution). You have a pool of public IP addresses and you wish to allocate one of these IP addresses to your Cisco ASA Firewall. Note: This is for customers using BOTH ADSL and BT Infinity Solution For this procedure I was...

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