{"id":20142,"date":"2023-12-07T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=20142"},"modified":"2024-02-15T12:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T12:25:22","slug":"configuring-draytek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/help\/configure\/configuring-draytek\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring a Draytek Vigor Router"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
If this is the first time the Draytek Vigor router is being set up, you will need to configure the device in order for it to work with your connection.<\/p>
The three types of connections that may require a Draytek router are ADSL, FTTC & FTTP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
To begin, connect your device to the Draytek via LAN Port 1. You will then need to edit your adapter settings to the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
IP address:<\/strong> 192.168.1.2<\/p> Subnet mask:<\/strong> 255.255.255.0<\/p> Default gateway:<\/strong> 192.168.1.1<\/p> DNS server:<\/strong> 8.8.8.8\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Once saved, open a browser and make a search for 192.168.1.1, this will bring you to the router login page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The default username and password are both ‘admin<\/strong>‘. Once logged in, you will see the dashboard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t If you are configuring the router for an ADSL connection, you will need to disable the VLAN tag for VDSL2 as this is not required for an ADSL connection.<\/p> 1. Go to \u2018WAN<\/strong>\u2019 on the menu section on the left-hand side of the page<\/p> 2. Go to \u2018General Setup<\/strong>\u2019 and you will see the WAN1 section<\/p> 3. Disable \u2018VDSL2<\/strong>\u20194.\u00a0Next, go to \u2018WAN<\/strong>\u2019 and then \u2018Internet Access<\/strong>\u2019<\/p> 5. Select WAN1 by clicking on the \u2018Details Pag<\/strong>e\u2019<\/p> 6.Enter the \u2018Username<\/strong>\u2019 and \u2018Password<\/strong>\u2019 you can find these details on your account page on the Exa Panel. Make sure to enter the realm as well.<\/p> 7. Make sure the port is enabled by clicking ‘Enable’ in the top left corner<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t If you are configuring the router for an FTTC connection, you will need to enable the VLAN tag for VDSL2 as this is required for an FTTC connection.<\/p> 5.Select WAN1 by clicking on the \u2018Details Page<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p> 6. Enter the \u2018Username<\/strong>\u2019 and \u2018Password<\/strong>\u2019 you can find these details on your account page on the Exa Panel. Make sure to enter the realm as well.<\/p> 7. Make sure the port is enabled by clicking ‘Enable’ in the top left corner<\/p> <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t If you are configuring the router for an FTTP connection, you will need to disable the VLAN tag for as a modem will handle this.<\/p> <\/p> 4. Go to \u2018WAN<\/strong>\u2019 and then \u2018Internet Access\u2019.<\/p> 5. Select WAN2 by clicking on the \u2018Details Page<\/strong>\u2019<\/p> 6. Choose \u2018PPPoE<\/strong>\u2019 from the drop down<\/p> 7. Enter the \u2018Username\u2019 and \u2018Password\u2019 you can find these details on your account page on the Exa Panel. Make sure to enter the realm as well.<\/p> 7. Make sure the port is enabled by clicking ‘Enable’ in the top left corner<\/p> <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t 4. You will then see the below. Enter the LAN details such as the default gateway, subnet mask, and DHCP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t This guide will go over configuring the system maintenance on a Draytek router<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Once you are logged in, you will see a dashboard with different options. Look for the \u2018System<\/strong> Maintenance<\/b>\u2019 option on the left-hand side of the page and click on it. This will open the settings under system maintenance.<\/p> The first thing to change is the Admin password.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Under the \u2018System Maintenance<\/b>\u2019 option, look for the \u2018Administrator Password<\/b>\u2019 section. Change the password to a strong and unique one.<\/p> Then you can go into Management, if you need to set anything up on there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t To access your router externally you will need to configure the management settings, these sit under ‘System Maintenance<\/strong>‘, ‘Management<\/strong>‘ and under management you will see a section called ‘Internet Access Control<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n Also note you should change the HTTPS port as 443 is the standard web port which is easily indetifiable and is used for SSL VPN which can cause conflictions on the VPN set up. We would advise changing this to 4433<\/p>\n Save and Return: After configuring all the settings, click on \u2018Save<\/b>\u2019 to save the changes. The router will require a reboot at this stage.<\/p>\n Note on HTTP: Finally, note that HTTP is disabled by default, which is correct as it is not a secure protocol for access. Use HTTPS instead for secure access to the router.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t If you need to set this up, go to WAN > Internet Access.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Click on ‘Details page<\/b>‘ for the specific WAN you wish to crete a WAN IP Alias for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Then click on ‘WAN IP Alias<\/b>‘<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Add the WAN IP into the list and tick ‘Enable<\/b>‘<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Before setting up an Inbound NAT you need to make sure a WAN IP Alias has been configured, if it hasn’t please follow the above steps.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Once you’ve done that, go to NAT>Open Ports<\/p> Now click on the 1 in index, or the next available option if that one is already in use.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t You will then be taken to the following page where you can add the IP and ports you want to be forwarded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Following these steps will help you configure outbound NAT and load-balancing\/route policy on your Draytek router, which can help improve your network performance and availability.<\/p> Before setting up an Inbound NAT you need to make sure a WAN IP Alias has been configured, if it hasn’t please follow the above steps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Click on Routing and then Load-Balance\/Route Policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Select one of the index numbers to create the rule on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Protocol:<\/strong>\u00a0Select the protocol \u201cAny\u201d<\/p>Configuring LAN<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Configuring System Maintenance<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Inbound & Outbound NAT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
WAN IP Alias<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Inbound NAT<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Outbound NAT<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t