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LAN Defender

Setup & Operation

Why LAN Defender::

Local area networks are under attack and are considered by hackers to be an easy access point to a corporate network a remote employee is connecting to.

Product Description:

The LAN Defender uses a wireless device (Phone Tablet, Laptop, etc.) for configuration.

The Access Point is the router you are wanting to protect…

Once configured the LAN Defender will begin protecting your Local Area Network (LAN) from hackers.

SET UP PROCESS

Connecting to the LAN Defender:

Plug in the LAN Defender to boot it up.
Once the LAN Defender is booted (it may take over a minute the first time or if on a new network) there will be a new wireless access point called “defender”.
Connect to it using the password “defendme”.
Open a browser and go to the address http://192.168.4.1.
Click “1. Login” and, since this is the first time, the system will ask you to enter a username and password. Remember these since they will be used to access the LAN Defender from then on.

Configuring the LAN Defender’s settings:

Once you are logged in, you can click on “2. Setup WiFi & Email” which will take you to the setup screen.

Updating your Lan Defender:

When you click “3. Update LAN Defender“:

LAN Defender will download new files from a secure server.
LAN Defender will restart.
The version number may have changed if a new version was available.

Checking your network:

Once your LAN defender is connected to the internet, you can check your LAN by clicking

“4. Check LAN now”:

LAN Defender will check:
1. Your Router’s IP Address
2. Your Router’s MAC address
3. Your DNS Server’s address
4. The LAN Defender’s IP Address (Should not change very often if at all.)
5. And more.

The first time LAN Defender checks your network, LAN Defender will send you an email from your source email to your target email. (The settings will have changed from “None”.)

LAN Defender logs:

When you click “LAN Defender logs” the Browser will show you the LAN Defender’s log file screen.

Log files are saved one log file per day.
The date is formatted “YYYMMDD.log” for each log file.
Each log file’s name is preceded by an [X] used to delete that log file.
Clicking the log file will cause its contents to be displayed on the screen.

Enable Access point:

Clicking the “Enable Access Point” will cause the LAN Defender to switch from being logged into the LAN to being an Access Point so that you can connect to as was discussed in the section “Connecting to the LAN Defender” above.

Disable Access Point:

Clicking “Disable Access Point” will cause the LAN Defender to stop being an Access Point and connect to the LAN using the settings that have already been saved.