US Robotics Router and iCU2

By admin in : Routers // Jan 21 2010

The information below will assist you in setting one or more computer with iCU2 on a US Robotics Router (this is for the U Robotics USR8054 Wireless Cable/ADSL Router, also known as the USR018054 Router, but should work on all US Robotic Routers).

The User Guide for the US Robotics USR8054 can be found at:
http://www.usr.com/support/8054/8054-files/8054-multi-ig.pdf

[Note: If you have enabled the DMZ (so that you can get iCU2 working on 1 computer), then disable the DMZ, the DMZ is still active and still sends all of the ports to the IP address specified in the DMZ, even if you disable it. It looks like it adds a firewall rule that refuses to remove itself unless you reset the router to factory defaults.

So you may want to check in the "Firewall Rule" section that there isn't a DMZ entry, if there is, the only way I've been able to get rid of it is to reset the router and setp the router up from the start again. Having a DMZ entry (and enabled) in the Firewall Rules will mess you up from the start. This is just my personal experience, it may not be the case with you].

I cannot guarantee this setup procedure will work for everyone. It seems to work for some and not others. If you have problems you will have to contact US Robotics for further assistance.

*Always make sure you have the latest firmware installed on your Router before proceeding (unless otherwise stated). Check the your Router manufacturer’s Support Area on their website to obtain the newest firmware.

If you have only 1 computer to setup, or if this is the first computer you are setting up for iCU2:

On iCU2:
1: Go into Tools – Options – Ports
2: Make sure you are set to “Network” connection
3: In Normal Ports and Network Ports areas make sure you have:

Primary Port: TCP 2000
Secondary Port: TCP 2001

ie:

4: Also, take note of your IP Address. It most likely will not be the same as the one above. You have to take note of the IP address you see in your iCU2 window.

On the US Robotics USR 8054:
1: Log into the admin area (on internet explorer type in 192.168.123.254 and hit enter or go)
2: Type in your username/password for the US Robotics (if you haven’t set a user/pass – it should be user:

admin password: [leave blank] )

3: You then need to locate the Virtual Server Area in the admin pages.
4: Make an entry that looks similar to this:

Virtual Server: enabled
Name: iCU2pc1a
Protocol: TCP
PrivatePort: 2000
Public Port: 2000
LAN Server: [IP you took note of for this for first computer]

Click on Add and a new entry should be made in the table to show the addition you made

5: Make another entry, this time with the information below:

Virtual Server: enabled
Name: iCU2pc1b
Protocol: TCP
PrivatePort: 2001
Public Port: 2001
LAN Server: [IP you took note of for this for first computer]

Click on Add and a new entry should be made in the table to show the addition you made

You should now have two entries (plus any you already had) in the table, that looks like this:

X: Name: Protocol Lan Server
ticked/checked iCU2pc1a TCP 2000/2000 [PC1's IP]
ticked/checked iCU2pc1b TCP 2001/2001 [PC1's IP]

5: Click on Apply
6: Try iCU2

If you want to add a second computer / iCU2 to your home network, make sure you have setup the first computer as detailed above, then do this to add the second computer:

On the second computer’s iCU2:
1: Go into Tools – Options – Ports
2: Make sure you are set to “Network” connection
3: In Normal Ports and Network Ports areas make sure you have:

Primary Port: TCP 2002
Secondary Port: TCP 2003

ie:

4: Also, take note of your IP Address. It most likely will not be the same as the one above. You have to take note of the IP address you see in your iCU2 window.

On the US Robotics USR 8054:
1: Log into the admin area (on internet explorer type in 192.168.123.254 and hit enter or go)
2: Type in your username/password for the US Robotics (if you haven’t set a user/pass – it should be user:

admin password: [leave blank] )

3: You then need to locate the Virtual Server Area in the admin pages.
4: Make an entry that looks similar to this:

Virtual Server: enabled
Name: iCU2pc2a
Protocol: TCP
PrivatePort: 2002
Public Port: 2002
LAN Server: [IP you took note of for this for first computer]

Click on Add and a new entry should be made in the table to show the addition you made

5: Make another entry, this time with the information below:

Virtual Server: enabled
Name: iCU2pc1b
Protocol: TCP
PrivatePort: 2003
Public Port: 2003
LAN Server: [IP you took note of for this for first computer]

Click on Add and a new entry should be made in the table to show the addition you made

You should now have four entries (plus any you already had) in the table, that looks like this:

X: Name: Protocol Lan Server
ticked/checked iCU2pc1a TCP 2000/2000 [PC1's IP]
ticked/checked iCU2pc1b TCP 2001/2001 [PC1's IP]
ticked/checked iCU2pc2a TCP 2002/2002 [PC2's IP]
ticked/checked iCU2pc2b TCP 2003/2003 [PC2's IP]

5: Click on Apply
6: Try iCU2

If you want to add more computers / iCU2s to your home network, it is simply a case of following the steps again for the second computer and changing the settings so that each computer/iCU2 has it’s own unique values. Ie, computer 3 would have:

Primary Port: 2004
Secondary Port: 2005
being forwarded to the local IP address of that computer.

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