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Allied Telesis AT-AR256E User's Manual

1. Web Interface User Guide Allied Telesyn AT AR256E 4 Port ADSL Router Rev 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 is An a e a ere R 4 1 1 Man Featur s a es ae ds Edd 4 Your Gateway ata NC a dei ads 6 2 1 Ports and BUttOnS Li lid 6 22 LED Descriptio inisiye een ar sas 6 Installing Your ADSL Router fon 2csei5 secon celle aces ed 7 Setting Up Your ADSL ROULET cs cox sci las 8 4 1 Log into Your ADSL ROWE sya coccs coed ucadcescnds sass caadeecbaces esar niesi seei ee einet 8 Ce ROMER SCA rs oo Gs cate vaca rou se stew assests eee Gade as conde tease 8 4 3 Setup For Advance UA a a iio 9 4 3 1 Wide Area Network Comnection ccceesscesseeceeececeenceceeeeeceeeeeesteeeeeaeees 10 4 3 2 Local Area Network Connection init 10 4 4 Configuring the WAN tin 10 4 4 1 E omnes 14 4 4 2 Modify an Existing Connection ceescccesececesececeseeecsseeeceseeeesteeeeeaeers 17 4 4 3 Modem Setup usina lios 17 4 5 Configuring the LAN icons ansien eresia ET E AERE ES 17 4 5 1 Enable Disable DHCP rnn aa 18 4 5 2 Changing the ADSL Router IP Address ooooocoococcnoccconaccconncccnnncconanccnnnnnnos 19 4 5 3 Firewal NAT Services ud in Shania 20 4 6 Advanced For Advance User Only oooconoconnnncccnonaconananononacononacononaconanaconnonon 20 4 6 1 UPIP aaa 20 4 6 2 Port PORW ATLAS iii indi ida i 21 4 6 3 Advanced Security iii 22 4 6 4 ACCESS Con oli a 24 4 6 5 EAN O OS 24 4 6 6 MAC Address UE ib e 24 4 6 7 MulticaSL usd sidad 25 4 6
2. By default the ADSL router has DHCP server LAN side enabled If you already have a DHCP server running on your network you must disable one of the two DHCP servers if you plug a second DHCP server into the network you will experience network errors and the network will not function normally iv 4 5 1 Enable Disable DHCP To enable or disable DHCP click setup Under LAN Setup select DHCP Configuration This will bring up the page shown in Figure 10 The Start IP Address is where the DHCP server starts issuing IP addresses This value must be greater than the ADSL router IP address value For example if the ADSL routers IP address is 192 168 1 1 default then the starting IP address must be 192 168 1 2 or higher The End IP Address is where the DHCP server stops issuing IP addresses The ending address cannot exceed a subnet limit of 254 Hence the maximum value for our default gateway is 192 168 1 254 If the DHCP server runs out of DHCP addresses users will not get access to network resources If this happens you can increase the Ending IP address to the limit of 255 or reduce the lease time The Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will be allowed connection to the ADSL router with their current dynamic IP address The amount of time is in units of minutes the default value is 3600 minutes 60 hours Note If you change the start or end values make sure the values are still within the same subnet as the gatewa
3. s MME Choose a connection q 5 P 005 LAM Cinta Mew Destination IP Mask 255255 255 4 MOO Fite Mulitast Matre 0 p Dynamit POLNO LORO Welton IP Mart pr taric haini Fort Forwarting fuch stmt 3 173 255 538 680166 7 f os COPE 4 Ss P Fitters ses tax ata Sowno Adore O mos Figure 17 Static Routing The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page Atthe system commands page click on Save All 4 6 9 Dynamic Routing Dynamic Routing allows the ADSL wouter to automatically adjust to physical changes in the network The ADSL router using the RIP protocol determines the network packets route based on the fewest number of hops between the source and the destination The RIP protocol regularly broadcasts routing information to other routers on the network The Direction determines the direction that RIP routes will be updated Selecting In means that the ADSL muter will only incorporate received RIP information Selecting Out means that the ADSL uter will only send out RIP information Selecting both means that the ADSL router will incorporate received RIP information and send out updated RIP information The protocol is dependent on the entire network Most networks support RIP v1 If RIP v1 is selected routing data will be sent in RIP v1 format If RIP v2 is selected routing data will be sent 97 in RIP v2 format using s
4. simply define the source MAC address destination MAC address and frame type with desired filtering type i e allow deny and click the Add button The MAC address must be in the xx xx Xxx xx xx xx format with 00 00 00 00 00 00 as don t care Blanks can be used in the MAC address space and would also be considered as don t care To edit modify an existing filter rule select the desired rule created previously from Add in the Edit select box The selected filter rule will appear on the top section as with the Add filter rule Make the desired change to the MAC address frame type and or access type and click Apply To delete filter rule s select the filter rule entry to delete in the Delete selection box Note that multiple deletions are possible Once all the desired filter rule s is are selected for deletion click 24 the Apply button The Select All select box can also be used to delete the entire filter rule It provides a quick method of selecting all filter rules for deletion The Enable MAC Filters button allows the user to enable or disable MAC filtering It can be set unset during any add edit delete operation It can also be set unset independently by just clicking the Apply button D Advencer M Fillers Micresett Interne Explorer Ge Ge ew Fywee Tek ipi yA Ow s S A pod Shp Fetes rea amp E Etir az 105 1 If rie Do y wa
5. the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 5 2 Changing the ADSL Router IP Address You can change the ADSL outers IP address by clicking Setup and under LAN Setup select Management This will bring up the page shown in Figure 12 4 5 2 1 Static IP Address Assignment The ADSL wouters default IP address and subnet mask are 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 this subnet mask will allow the ADSL outer to support 254 users If you want to support a larger number of users you can change the subnet mask but remember the DHCP server is defaulted to only give out 255 IP addresses Further remember that if you change your gateway s IP address and you have DHCP enabled the DHCP configuration must reside within the same subnet The default gateway is the routing device used to forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local subnet Your ISP will provide you with the default gateway address Figure 12 shows a default gateway address of 203 125 64 1 because this was the default gateway defined when the CLIP connection was configured The Hostname can be any alphanumeric word that does not contain spaces The Domain Name is used in conjunction with the Hostname to uniquely identify the gateway To access the ADSL routers web pages the user can type 192 168 1 1 the default IP address or type AlliedTelesyn 19 E gt Setup gt Management
6. you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information You can also enable Network Address Translation NAT and the Firewall options If you are unsure leave these in the default mode 15 Based upon the information your ADSL Provider ISP provided enter your assigned IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway if provided and Domain Name Service DNS values if provided For the static configuration you can also select a bridge connection or a routed connection Since static IP address is typically used to host web servers you may want to use a bridge connection D Srtopotew Connection Micreselt interret Expisers Ge G ew Fete Tek a 0 Ow x i A sen Sp Feres re O e fat rr 1081 eponieme elite ed irme mare errar dem de I Borne ri meneh pias rerata piane E Ge 3 EA Sor Static Ceanection Setup LAN Setup DHCP Contig urator hame Oai j Tarta Y Oetons nat W Frewal son 3 static Settings PwC Settings Encopaulation LC O vo en fo ver 100 5 105 LOR Defaut Gat 203126761 PER p ONS 14 18521 8334 SCR s ONS ONG CVT Mor Je Sidydd O Roumed El ore O inore Figure 8 Static Connection Setup To complete the connection you must now click the Apply button The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 4 1 6 Classical IP ove
7. 8 O 26 4 6 9 Dinamico OU E E US 27 4 7 O E Oa sot oman 28 4 7 1 AAA A O ea aa la 28 4 7 2 A A ot aoe eevee 29 4 7 3 Update a 29 4 7 4 PT ai 30 4 7 5 Modem Tetudas diia 30 4 8 Al anda 30 4 8 1 N twork SEAL SCS is OS 30 4 8 2 COMME CU OTE A s a leg duiaudas E tans a se 31 4 8 3 DHEP ChemSec a ind 31 4 8 4 Modem Status ita 31 4 8 5 Product Informal 31 4 8 6 System LO aio 31 Appendix As Troubleshooting o dd 32 5 1 The ADSL Router Is Not Functional 0 0 0 0 cece ceeseecssnceeeeececeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 32 5 2 I Can t Connect To The ADSL Router cococonncncncnccnononunanocicnnonononananicicicinonononos 32 5 3 The DSL Link LED Continues To Blink But Does Not Stop eee 32 5 4 The DSL Link LED Is Always Ol siii india iii cada 33 6 ADSL Router TEMS priii r E a a a ei 34 1 The AT AR256E 4Port ADSL Router is the perfect high speed WAN bridge router featured product is specifically designed to connect to the Internet and directly connect to your local area network via high speed 10 100Mbps Ethernet The ADSL router also has full NAT firewall For gaming users the ADSL router is already pre configured for several low latency game ports Introduction and DMZ services to block unwanted users from accessing your network Just click on the game you are playing online and the rest is done for you The ADSL router is fully compatible with all computers As long as your computer has a Ethernet interface and is running a TC
8. Audio Video category and add NetMeeting to the applied rules box To view the management rules highlight NetMeeting and select view this will display the pre configured protocols and ports that NetMeeting will use Now assuming that your WAN connection is correct you can run NetMeeting from your server and call users that are on the Internet If you know your WAN IP address users can call you 3 hdvanced Part Forwarding Microsolt later net Explorer 1577 the gi Yew reote Jods thi gt Qe x z yu fy Forces Brow E gt E herp wise 168 1 1 gb wetor gt s advanced Pert Forwarding UPnP sup WAN Connection guck_stert C Allow Incoming Ping Pa LAN IP 19216812 4 MRI Cer Custom Files Cato gery Available Rules Appliod halos D Gamos dlls Nemeetng WN Quick Time 4 Server omaa a gt J Or lt kanye D Servers O User view Apot j Elore O inona Figure 13 Port Forwarding The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 6 3 Advanced Security In the presence of the firewall anonymous Internet traffic is blocked Using the advanced security features you can redirect this traffic to a dedicated computer on your local network DMZ or open the access from the Internet to the ADSL router s management ports web telnet To enable any of the advanced security fea
9. Clients To add a LAN client click Advanced and under Advanced select LAN Clients If DHCP is used all DHCP clients are automatically assigned If a fixed IP address server is on the LAN and you want this server to be visible via the WAN you must add its IP address Once the IP address has been added you can apply Port Forwarding and Access Control rules to this IP address The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 6 6 MAC Address Filters The MAC filtering mechanism provides a way for the users to define rules to allow deny frames through the bridge based on source MAC address destination MAC address and or frame type When bridge filtering is enabled each frame is examined against the defined filter rules sequentially and when a matched is determined the appropriate filtering action determined by the access type selected i e allow or deny is performed The user should note that the MAC filter will only examined frames from interfaces that are part of the bridge itself Twenty filter rules are supported with MAC filtering To enable MAC Filters click Advanced and under Advanced select MAC Filters Figure 15 illustrates a typical Bridge filter configuration The User Interface for MAC Filter allows the user to add edit delete as well as enables the filter rules To add rules
10. DSL LED is green Check the settings on your computer Again refer to the Quick Installation Guide for more details Check the ADSL router s settings From your computer can you PING the ADSL puter Assuming that the ADSL router has DHCP enabled and your computer is on the same subnet as the gateway you should be able to PING the gateway Can you PING the WAN IP Your ISP should have provided the IP address of their server If you can ping the ADSL router and your protocols are configured correctly you should be able to ping the ISP s network If you cannot PING the ISP s network make sure you are using the correct protocols with the correct VPI VCI values Make sure NAT is enabled for your connection If NAT is disabled the ADSL router will not route frames correctly except in Bridge connection 5 2 Can t Connect To The ADSL Router 1 2 Check to see that the power LED is green and that the network cables are connected correctly see the Quick Installation Guide for more details Make sure that your computer and the ADSL router are on the same network segment The ADSL router s default IP address is 192 168 1 1 If you are running a Windows based computer you can open a DOS window and type IPCONFIG make sure that the network adapter that is connected to the gateway is within the same 192 168 1 x subnet Also your computer s Subnet Mask should match the gateways subnet mask The gateway has a default subnet mask
11. For basic ADSL router functionality the user does not need to utilise these advanced features The features help with routing security port configuration and plug and play capability 4 6 1 UPnP UPnP NAT and Firewall Traversal allow traffic to pass through the ADSL muter for applications using the UPnP protocol This feature requires one active ADSL connection In the presence of multiple ADSL connections select the one over which the incoming traffic will be present for example the default Internet connection 20 To enable UPnP you must first have a WAN connection configured Once the WAN connection is configured click Advanced and under Advanced select UPnP This will bring up the page shown in Figure 13 You must enable UPnP and then select which connection will utilise UPnP In this case the PPPoA connection is enabled D Advanced UPN Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 1574 the gi Yew recte Jods bel gt Qe x 2 A po een Jr Frote Brew O 32 gt a E rep 192 168 1 GON MERO IFR E FEA tn te nanan eral wen nenumsdvinw nerea Y s v aj comas oe MN me ems mw Allied Telesyn asan UPnP enable UPnP check the Enabig LONE bee and salt e connection belos Vi Enable UPNP Select Avallable Connections quek_start a tanos Save Settings l O inona Figure 13 UPnP The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of t
12. IP Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help ay Q sax amp x B A JO search Sie Favorites 4 A bg las 3 Addres l http 192 168 1 1 cgi binfwebcm getpage 2Fhtml 2Fdefs 2Fstyle1 2Fmenus 2Fmenul html amp var style stylelave Y Go Links gt Setup Management IP LAN Setup DHCP Configuration Management IP IP IP Address 192 168 1 1 WAN Setup _ Netmask 255 255 255 0 New Connection ADSL Handshake Default Gateway Connection O Save Settings BoStome Allied Telesyn Domain Name ATI Apply y Cancel l MD Internet Figure 12 Management IP The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page Atthe system commands page click on Save All 4 5 3 Firewall NAT Services You can enable or disable Firewall and NAT when you are creating a new Connection By default both NAT and Firewall are enabled Enabling the firewall will allow the router to activate the Stateful Packet Inspection feature to incoming traffic from the WAN for better security The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page Atthe system commands page click on Save All 4 6 Advanced For Advance User Only The ADSL router supports a host of advanced features
13. P IP stack the computer can have high speed WAN access So the ADSL router refer to Quick Installation Guide configure it per your ISP s plug in requirements and enjoy fast Internet access like never before 1 1 Main Features ADSL ATM Support En Ne ANSI T1 413 issue 2 ITU T G 992 1 G dmt and G 992 2 G lite compliant ADSL2 ADSL2 RE ADSL Ready Rate Adaptive modem at 32Kbps steps Dynamic Adaptive Equalisation to improve Carrier s service area Bridge Tap Mitigation support ATM Layer with Traffic shaping QoS Support UBR CBR VBR rt VBR nrt AAL ATM Attributes AAL5 Multiple PVC up to 8 support Spectral compatibility with POTS F5 OAM Loopback Send and Receive capsulation Support RFC2684 Bridge and Routed LLC and VC Mux support RFC2364 PPPoA Client support RFC2516 PPPoE Client support RFC2225 RFC1577 Classical IP Support Transparent Bridge Support PAP CHAP MS CHAP for Password Authentication Support twork Support Static IP Dynamic RIP routing support IP TCP UDP ICMP ARP RARP Application Support Network Address Translation NAT Port Mapping Forwarding Easy setup of Port Forwarding rules for popular Games Application NAT Application Level Gateway for popular applications DHCP Server Relay client DNS Relay Agent DMZ support Single Session IPsec and PPTP L2TP VPN pass through support PPP Always on with configurable timeout PPP Dial on Demand Universal Plug and Play Support Manage
14. Provider or ISP will supply these in this case the ADSL Provider is using 0 100 Also select the Quality of Service QoS leave the default value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information The following is a description of the different options a Username The username for the PPPoA access this is provided by your ADSL Provider or ISP b Password The password for the PPPoA access this is provided by your ADSL Provider or ISP c On Demand Enables on demand mode The connection will disconnect if no activity is detected after the specified idle timeout value d Idle Timeout Specifies that PPPoA connection should disconnect if the link has no activity detected for n seconds This field is used in conjunction with the On Demand feature To ensure that the link is always active enter a 0 in this field e Keep Alive When on demand option is not enabled this value specifies the time to wait without being connected to your provider before terminating the connection To ensure that the link is always active enter a 0 in this field f Set Route Specify this connection as the default route g MRU Maximum Receive Unit the ADSL connection can receive It is a negotiated value that asks the Provider to send packets of no more than n bytes The maximum specified value is 1500 although some ADSL Providers ISPs require a larger value The minimum MRU value is 128 12 B SetupoMew Connection Mecronntt Intereet Ex
15. Router This section will guide you through the ADSL router s configuration The ADSL router is shipped with a standard PPP configuration 4 1 Log into Your ADSL Router To configure the ADSL router launch your web browser You may get an error message at this point this is normal Do not panic Type the default IP address 192 168 1 1 press the Enter key and the following page shown in Figure 1 will appear The default username is admin case sensitive and the password is admin case sensitive Note Before setting up the ADSL router make sure you have followed the Quick Installation Guide You should have your computers configured for DHCP mode and have proxies disabled on your browser If you access the ADSL router and instead of getting a login page the browser instead displays a login redirection page you should check your browser s setting and verify that JavaScript support is enabled Also if you do not get the page shown in Figure 1 you may need to delete your temporary Internet files basically flush the cached web pages Th stio dere Actas Wicrevell rterrve Leptorer Figure 1 Modem Access 4 2 Quick Start The first page Figure 2 that appears after the login page is the Quick Start page Depending on the country that you reside in some profiles have been preset for the VPI VCI and type of encapsulation For example if you reside in New Zealand click on the button for New Zealand and then click Next The ne
16. an j mo E o ja jo MAT Filters Vi beable mec Filemon Soerce MAC Destineteen MAL Pretecel Mode 09 40 00 30 0090 100 07 00 00 40 00 Any Y Deny Y n Edit Soerce MAC Devtineteen MAL Pretecel Hode Delete oo 34M 32 79 0E 00 00 30 00 00 00 Envy Deer 7 Select al attin y CR dl dre O irse Figure 15 MAC Filters Note The MAC filter table contains 3 hidden rules These rules are entered automatically by the system to ensure the user does not lock them out of the system The first rule allows any and all ARP frames through the system The second rule allows all IPv4 frames with the destination MAC address of the bridge to go through The third rule allows all IPv4 frames with the source MAC address of the bridge to go through Note On a Windows based machine to find a MAC address at the DOS prompt type ipconfig all The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 6 7 Multicast Multicasting is a form of limited broadcast UDP is used to send datagrams to all hosts that belong to what is called a host group A host group is a set of zero or more hosts identified by the same destination IP address The following statements apply to host groups a Anyone can join or leave a host group at will 25 There are no restrictions on a host s location There are no restrictions on th
17. ator 20 x Mamah CUPI gt Management P 7 Qerons WaT W Frewal ron gt CLIP Settings PRC Settings 1P Address 203125643 Ta D Mask 2552552550 vel 101 ARO Server DOOD 105 LOR Defaut Gateway 201125042 PoR cpe Elre O inore Figure 9 CLIP Connection Setup To complete the connection you must now click the Apply button The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 4 2 Modify an Existing Connection To modify an existing connection click setup and then click the connection you want to modify The connections are listed as Connection 0 through Connection 7 As a note if you delete the connection to make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 4 3 Modem Setup To configure the ADSL modulation type Click setup Under WAN Setup select Modem Setup This will bring up the modem setup page Leave the default value if you are unsure or the ADSL Provider ISP did not provide this information For almost all cases this page should not be modified The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 5 Configuring the LAN
18. ble Remote Telnet Enabling the Remote Telnet on your local network allows telnet requests that come from the Internet to be re routed to a telnet server that is on a different LAN IP subnet This is different from the telnet server rule that is configurable via the port forwarding page In this case the telnet server is on a different subnet ake 4 6 3 4 Enable Incoming ICMP Ping Enabling the Incoming Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP Ping will allow Echo requests to come into the gateway The gateway will respond with a ICMP Echo response message The option allows the ADSL Provider or ISP to determine the following a The status of the network b Tracking and isolating hardware and software problems c Testing measuring and managing networks 4 6 4 Access Control Access control can also be called port blocking Specific types of traffic that is destined to a selected LAN IP address can be blocked To enable any of the Access Control features click Advanced and under Advanced select Access Control A page similar to the port forwarding page appears Similar to the port forwarding page a IP address can be added to a rule All Access Control rules have precedence over rules that were added via the port forwarding page The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 6 5 LAN
19. d restart the ADSL router 3 Teeta P ing Test Abicrasoll interna Capterer Eg Ge GE Yew Frrote Jock beb r Om O DAG Pima tom que 3 4 EE raa iLE 169 1 Lct IA ARIAS AnA Perk hilar mi rarman rent A gt as A OLN EAR 1 Loro fp tomar gtra nds raroa hembras dema Vr rana fe ee O rm Figure 20 Ping Test 4 7 5 Modem Test The Modem Test is used to check whether the ADSL router is properly connected to the WAN This test may take a few seconds to complete To perform the test select your connection from the list and click the Test button Before running this test make sure you have a valid ADSL connection if the ADSL connection is not established this test will always fail Also the DSLAM must support this feature not all DSLAMs have F4 and F5 support 4 8 Status The Status section allows you to view the Status Statistics of different connections and interfaces 4 8 1 Network Statistics Select to view the Statistics of different interfaces Ethernet DSL 30 4 8 2 Connection Status Select to view the Status of different connections 4 8 3 DHCP Clients Select to view the list of DHCP clients 4 8 4 Modem Status Select to view the Status and Statistics of your broadband ADSL connection 4 8 5 Product Information You can display the ADSL muter s driver and runtime information by going under Status title and click on Product Information Figure 21 illustrates the typical product
20. e number of members that may belong to a host group A host may belong to multiple host groups Non group members may send UDP datagrams to the host group DOS Multicasting is useful when data needs to be sent to more than one other device For instance if one device is responsible for acquiring data that many other devices need then multicasting is a natural fit Note that using multicasting as opposed to sending the same data to individual devices uses less network bandwidth To enable Multicasting click on Advanced and under Advanced select Multicast Figure 16 illustrates a typical Multicast configuration D Advanced Multicast Step Mecrosalt internet Explorer Elo G yw Farias Tek ipi 13 gt a 6 y Y Ow s 3 Y yp Seve Jy Frores Drew b 3 Etir a2 105 1 bre KPH debe KIP Sarera Prena tor dem de Linar rales men matics matti Y E Ge gt oaen J oeo E e J oe J e Ailvaros Mido ast Advsaced Feateres Loar To enatis Mulicact check Enable IOMP Mitkas batten and then caleta conection Y enable 160 Mumicast Select Avedabtc Commcetiens Ouk_ start 2 O rover Figure 16 Multicast The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 6 8 Static Routing If the ADSL router is connected to more than one network you may need to set up a static route between
21. er act as a hub and just passes packets across the WAN interface to the LAN interface To configure the ADSL router as a bridge click on Setup and then click on New Connection The default PPPoE connection setup is displayed At the Type field select Bridge and the Bridge connection setup page is displayed see Figure 4 Give your Bridge connection a unique name the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers In this case the unique name is called Bridge Select the encapsulation type LLC or VC if you are not sure just use the default mode Select the VPI and VCI settings your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply these in this case the ADSL Provider is using 0 100 Also select the Quality of Service QoS leave the default value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information fhe git ew Pgertes Iode teo 2 GQ x Zn y umh Le rawa Gre E Pa E hiiti 1 penhora getpagem Herce deel frernan inert boro at ytemat yd Lloc marear lr rerumeatyptnw ret tiem qt paga ES Go P ME ca JS a ae E Setup Bridged Commection Setep LAN Setup DHCP Configurstic EZ wees a Manapemert IP Nane Enogs Type mo Ey lew CONEA tridos Sattings PVE Settings Correction O Cocepeuaetor LLE ve Pl fit 1 t 10 Swe Settings U jos LER POR p scr mas i CDT Asr omen Caoa Mi Ocos rora Figure 4 Bridge Connection Setup 11 To complete the connection you must now click the Apply button The Ap
22. face s and the WAN interface the WAN side of the modem must be configured Depending on your ADSL Provider or ISP you will need some or all of the information outlined below before you can properly configure the WAN e Your ADSL VPI and VCI values e Your ADSL encapsulation type and multiplexing e Your ADSL training mode default is MMODE e For PPPoA and PPPoE users you also need these values from your ISP e Your username and password e For RFC 1483 users you may need these values from your ISP e Your ADSL fixed WAN IP address e Your Subnet Mask e Your Default Gateway e Your primary DNS IP address 10 Since multiple users can use the ADSL router the ADSL router can simultaneously support multiple connection types hence the user must set up different profiles for each connection The ADSL router supports the following protocols e DHCP e RFC2364 PPPoA e RFC2516 PPPoE e Static e Bridged e RFC1577 CLIP 4 4 1 New Connection A new connection is basically a virtual connection The ADSL router can support up to 8 different unique virtual connections If you have multiple different virtual connections you may need to utilise the static and dynamic routing capabilities of the modem to pass data correctly 4 4 1 1 Bridged Gateway Profile and Connection A pure bridged connection does not assign a IP address to the WAN interface NAT and firewall rules are not enabled This connection method makes the ADSL rout
23. g a large number of stations but introduces the problem of getting traffic from one subnet to another To accomplish this devices called routers or gateways are placed between segments If a machine wishes to contact another device on the same segment it transmits to that station directly using a simple discovery technique If the target station does not exist on the same segment as the source station then the source actually has no idea how to get to the target One of the configuration parameters transmitted to each network device is its default gateway This address is configured by the network administrators and it informs each personal computer 34 or other network device where to send data if the target station does not reside on the same subnet as the source If your machine can reach all stations on the same subnet usually a building or a sector within a building but cannot communicate outside of this area it is usually because of an incorrectly configured default gateway AS
24. h rire Rew Fer 1192 LS 1 LO ae nano QED age POMELO O AC NA ERA Onore Figure 7 DHCP Connection Setup To complete the connection you must row click the Apply button The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 4 1 5 Static Connection Setup Static is used whenever a known static IP is assigned The accompanying information such as the Subnet mask and the gateway should also be specified Up to three Domain Name Server DNS addresses can also be specified These servers would enable you to have access to other web servers Valid IP address range is from 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 To configure the ADSL router for a Static connection click on Setup and then click on New Connection The default Static connection setup is displayed At the Type field select Static and the Static connection setup page is displayed Figure 8 illustrates a typical Static configuration Give your Static connection a unique name the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers In this case the unique name is called STATIC1 Select the encapsulation type LLC or VC if you are not sure just use the default mode Select the VPI and VCI settings your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply these in this case the ADSL Provider is using 0 35 Also select the Quality of Service QoS leave the default value if
25. han n bytes The maximum specified value is 1500 although some ADSL Providers ISPs require a larger value The minimum MRU value is 128 h Enforce MRU Check this box if you experience problems accessing the Internet over a PPPoE connection This feature will force all TCP traffic to conform with PPP MRU by changing TCP Maximum Segment Size to PPP MRU Betis rw Connection Mecrono l Interret Explorer De Ed Bev Peate Toda thi a Om 2 B G Am row G O A E er ALEL L intiena O monero A A A i ga o nto E ewes Je J tne J e PPPOE Cansectian Setup dem PPP CEI REO Type PPPoE prons G nar A Arewa 1501 PPP Gettings PVE Settings mana serene PL ide Tirant me QoS UR Dr NIE LOK 1 CNA POESIA eRe A O SEN Rv METERS O hire Figure 6 PPPoE Connection Setup To complete the connection you must now click the Apply button The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 4 1 4 DHCP Connection Setup Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP allows the ADSL router to automatically obtain the IP address from the server This option is commonly used in situations where IP is dynamically assigned and is not known prior to assignment To configure the ADSL router for a DHCP connection click on Setup and then click on New Connection The default DHCP con
26. he page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 6 2 Port Forwarding Using the Port Forwarding page you can provide local services for example web hosting for people on the Internet or play Internet games When users send this type of request to your network via the Internet the ADSL router will forward those requests to the appropriate computer Port forwarding can be used with DHCP assigned addresses but remember that a DHCP address is dynamic not static For example if you were configuring a NetMeeting server you would want to assign this server a static IP address so that the IP address is not reassigned Also remember that if an Internet user is trying to access an Internet application they must use the WAN IP address The port forwarding will translate the WAN IP address into a LAN IP address To configure a service game or other application select the external connection for example the Internet connection from the Home page click Advanced and under Advanced select Port Forwarding Next select the computer hosting the service and add the corresponding firewall rule If you want to add a custom application select the User category click New and fill in the port protocols and description for your application e For example if you want to host a NetMeeting session from the Home page click Advanced and under Advanced select Port Forwarding First select the IP address for your NetMeeting server Next select the
27. information which is provided 2 gt Status gt Product Information Microsoft Internet Explorer Cle Cdk Wew Poventes lods tiep id Q x a e P Seach Sip Fovetes De ge E bd m 3 Product Information Network Stabstics Connecbon Status Product Information HEP Clients ante cordel Model Number AT AR2S6E Product Informabory Ethernet MAC 00 30 04 1C 34 2F System Log DSL MAC 0D 30 04 10 64 30 USB MAC N A Save Settngs Software Versions Firmware Version 45 12 1 Gateway 34 04 ATM Driver 02 04 00 DSL HAL 3 00 06 00 DSL Datapump 3 00 11 00 Annex A SAR HAL 01 06 06 POSP Firmware 049 Boot Loader 022 02 E ire ema Figure 21 Product Information 4 8 6 System Log You can display the ADSL muter s log by going under the Status title click System Log From here you can view all logged information Depending upon the severity level this logged info will generate log reports to a remote host if remote logging is enabled 31 5 Appendix A Troubleshooting Below is a list of commonly asked questions Before calling technical support please look through these issues to see if they help to solve your problem 5 1 The ADSL Router Is Not Functional 1 AON Check to see that the power LED is green and the network cables are connected correctly Refer to the Quick Installation Guide for more details Check to see that the ETH LAN and PPP WAN LEDs are green Check to see that the
28. is broken into two subsections the WAN configuration and the LAN configuration Before configuring the ADSL router there are several concepts that you should be familiar with on how your new ADSL outer works Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with these concepts as it should make the configuration much easier D Seton tans gt Micrsesft internet Explarar De A ee Y Q x 2 pu fyra rr E B Epi 100 1 ARE PR ai jare AT AA AA ana Y PE n EA E TN E E E hetap LAN Setup O A Ai DHCP Configuration Manegenent IF La oo DHCP Lera Select to sertap DO Lerma ale rms IP Select to cont cure Mare gerrent IP Adtewen WAR Satur here Creer tines Selec to Canfigae anes connection ADH Merchhste Felen to setip paur Nadam g Dun Figure 3 Setup page 4 3 1 Wide Area Network Connection On the other side of the ADSL router is where your Wide Area Network WAN connection also referred to as a broadband connection This WAN connection is different for every WAN provider Most of the configuration you will perform will be in this area 4 3 2 Local Area Network Connection On one side of the ADSL router you have your own Local Area Network LAN connections This is where you plug in your local computers to the ADSL puter The ADSL puter is normally configured to automatically provide all the computers on your network with Internet addresses 4 4 Configuring the WAN Before the gateway will pass any data between the LAN inter
29. ment Support e Web Based HTTP management GUI TFTP FTP Support for Firmware Upgrade Web Based Firmware Upgrade Local Soft Factory Reset Button via Web GUI Telnet CLI Read Only Syslog Support Firmware upgradeable for future feature enhancement Security Support e NAT for basic Firewall support Packet Filtering Firewall Support Stateful Packet Inspection Support Protection against Denial of Service attacks Password Authentication to Modem External Connectors e 1x RJ 11 Telephone socket for ADSL 4 x RJ 45 for 10 100Base T Ethernet Auto MDI MDI X 1 x DC Jack for Power Input 1 x Factory Default Reset Button 1 x On Off Power Switch 2 Your Gateway ata Glance The AT AR256E 4 Port ADSL Router has several ports and LEDs Let s take a look at them 2 1 Ports and Buttons Reset to Factory Defaults The reset to factory defaults feature will set the ADSL router back to its factory default configuration If you had forgotten the login password you may need to place the ADSL router into its factory default settings Note that while the ADSL muter is resetting you will loose the ability to communicate with the ADSL wouter via the web interface To reset the ADSL muter simply press the reset button for about 10 seconds The ADSL router will be reset to its factory defaults and after about 30 40 seconds the ADSL router will become operational again Local Area Network LAN ports Connect to Ethernet network devices such as compu
30. nection setup is displayed At the Type field select DHCP and the DHCP connection setup page is displayed Figure 7 illustrates a typical DHCP configuration Give your DHCP connection a unique name the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers In this case the unique name is called DHCP1 Select the encapsulation type LLC or VC if you are not sure just use the default mode Select the VPI and VCI settings your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply these in this case the ADSL Provider is 14 using 0 100 Also select the Quality of Service QoS leave the default value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information If your ADSL is connected and your ADSL Provider ISP is supporting DHCP you can click the renew button and the gateway will retrieve an IP address Subnet mask and Gateway address At anytime you can renew the DHCP address by clicking on the renew button in most cases you will never have to use this button Depor Connection Mecronntt Interret Explorer De Ch Bev Peate Jeb thi Tr X Om d h wa rre Mr E e fae WD fete ALEL orto Mide near bro trol mula rahoto retrato ror Y ge e AAA Alied Telesyn eum DHCP Commection Seiso LAN Sotu Pa DHCP Contgurston Jarras DHCP y Management Ip gt Tree DHCP w On E Y NAT A Arewa 1501 OCP Gettage PVE Gemtings Encaje GLICO v vel 0 IP Sctdress vci 10h mast cos LER Y Dota Gateway E PER nite cr a tesime MES cal Ma
31. of 255 255 255 0 If this still does not work press the reset button for 10 seconds This will place the gateway into its factory default state Go through the previous configurations again Make sure NAT is enabled for your connection If NAT is disabled the ADSL router will not route frames correctly except in Bridge connection 5 3 The DSL Link LED Continues To Blink And Does Not Stop 1 This means that the ADSL is trying to train but for some reason it cannot establish a valid connection The main cause of this is that you are too far away from the central office Contact your ADSL Provider for further assistance Verify that the telephone cable is connected directly to the telephone wall socket and to the DSL input on the ADSL router Make sure that for every parallel phone line connected to telephone or fax is installed with a micro filter 32 5 4 The DSL Link LED Is Always Off 1 Make sure you have a ADSL service You should get some kind of information from your ISP that states that the ADSL service is enabled You can usually tell if the service is enabled by listening to the phone line you will hear some high pitched noise If you do not hear high pitched noise contact your ISP Verify that the telephone cable is connected directly to the telephone wall socket and the DSL input on the ADSL router oe 6 ADSL Router Terms What Is A Firewall A firewall is a protection between the Internet and your local netwo
32. ot You will need to log back onto the ADSL router after the firmware update is completed The firmware update should take about 5 minutes to complete Note Do not remove power from the ADSL router during the firmware update procedure sebar Update Firework M icosoll Ieterrre Leplerer Ge Gt Yen Faroe jk ip v O O DAD Pun gem Gna O Da EE rar 090 169 1 rt APRA ATAN rl hilar mt rannan marty ge w Tools Update Perra aro stan command Luar Manacersen r Modem Tes save Gathrge Figure 19 Update Firmware 29 4 7 4 Ping Test Once you have the ADSL router configured it is a good idea to make sure you can ping the network You can get to the Ping page under the Tools title by clicking on Ping Test Type the target address that you want to ping If you have your computer connected to the ADSL router via the default DHCP configuration you should be able to Ping the network address 192 168 1 1 If your ISP has provided their server address you can try to ping the address If the pings for both the WAN and LAN side complete and you have the proper protocols configured you should be able to surf the Internet By default when you select ping test the ADSL router will ping itself 3 times As shown in Figure 20 the ADSL router passed the Ping test this basically means that the TCP IP protocol is up and running If this first Ping test does not pass the TCP IP protocol is not loaded for some reason you shoul
33. plorer Ce Ch Bev Partes Tos the Om d h rs rre Mo E e ll WD tet ALEL rta Mid ener lb tinii ve mr rado retrato ror Y ge E RE E J row __ Sotup PP Pea Coanection Sete LAN Setup DHCP onfaurston dare PEPA Management ID tapa Type PPPGA E Sonons nar G Arewa 90 m PPP Gertings PVE Settings Encapsdetion ucO w T Usamane ssenern vor iay Password e 005 LER S ide Trent f p D Suthertrahon sto HEF PER 6 Jl te by DVT e 4 ro A aneh Date Carcel 2 ere O rise Figure 5 PPPoA Connection Setup To complete the connection you must now click the Apply button The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page Atthe system commands page click on Save All 4 4 1 3 PPPoE Connection Setup PPPoE is also known as RFC 2516 It is a method of encapsulating PPP packets over Ethernet PPP or Point to Point Protocol is a method of establishing a network connection session between network hosts It usually provides a mechanism for authenticating users To configure the gateway for PPPoE click on Setup and then click on New Connection The default PPPoE connection setup is displayed At the Type field select PPPoE and the PPPoE connection setup page is displayed Figure 6 illustrates a typical PPPoE configuration Give your PPPoE connection a unique name the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbe
34. ply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings At the system commands page click on Save All 4 4 1 2 PPPoA Connection Setup PPPoA is also known as RFC 2364 It is a method of encapsulating PPP packets over ATM cells which are carried over the ADSL PPP or Point to Point Protocol is a method of establishing a network connection session between network hosts It usually provides a mechanism of authenticating users LLC and VC are two different methods of encapsulating the PPP packet Contact your ISP to make sure which encapsulation is being supported By selecting PPPoA you are forcing the ADSL router to terminate the PPPoA connection The advantage is that the PPPoA termination is done within the ADSL router and not on your computer this frees up your computer s resources and allows multiple users to utilise the PPPoA connection To configure the gateway for PPPoA click on Setup and then click on New Connection The default PPPoE connection setup is displayed At the Type field select PPPoA and the PPPoA connection setup page is displayed Figure 5 illustrates a typical PPPoA configuration Give your PPPoA connection a unique name the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers In this case the unique name is called PPPoA Select the encapsulation type LLC or VC if you are not sure just use the default mode Select the VPI and VCI settings your ADSL
35. r ATM CLIP defined in RFC1577 Connection Setup The Classical IP over ATM CLIP support provides the ability to transmit IP packets over a ATM network CLIP support will encapsulate IP in a AAL5 Packet Data Unit PDU frame using RFC1577 and it utilises a ATM aware version of the ARP protocol ATMARP support only allows for PVC support it does not support SVC To configure the ADSL router for a CLIP connection click on Setup and then click on New Connection The default CLIP connection setup is displayed At the Type field select CLIP and the CLIP connection setup page is displayed Figure Q illustrates a typical CLIP configuration Give your CLIP connection a unique name the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers In this case the unique name is called CLIP1 Select the VPI and VCI settings your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply these in this case the ADSL Provider is using 0 101 Also select the Quality of Service QoS leave the default value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information You can also enable Network Address Translation NAT and the Firewall options If you are unsure leave these in the default mode 16 D Srtopotew Commection Micreselt interret Explerer Elo Ge Be Fyete Tek jalo r Ow x Sl Y po seed P Fetes Gra amp C gt BZ ME rec 18 1 epn nebem nagas Pediatr mere rra dede lr eras rerit pinsa Y E Ge gt PEA Som CLIP Coenection Setep LAN Setup DHCP Configur
36. rk It acts similarly to the firewall in your car protecting the interior of the car from the engine Your car s firewall has very small opening that allow desired connections from the engine into the cabin gas pedal connection etc but if something happens to your engine you are protected The firewall in the ADSL router is very similar Only the desired connections that you allow are passed through the firewall These connections are normally originating from the local network such as web browsing checking your email downloading a file and playing a game However in some cases you can allow incoming connections so that you can run programs like a web server What Is NAT NAT stands for Network Address Translation Another name for it is Internet Connection Sharing What does this mean Your ISP provides you with a single network address for you to access the Internet through However you may have several machines on your local network that want to access the Internet at the same time The ADSL router provides NAT functionality that converts your local network addresses to the single network address provided by your ISP It keeps track of all these connections and makes sure that the correct information gets to the correct local machine Occasionally there are certain programs that don t work well through NAT Some games and some specialty applications have a bit of trouble The ADSL router contains special functionality to handle the vas
37. rs In this case the unique name is called PPPoE1 Select the encapsulation type LLC or VC if you are not sure just use the default mode Select the VPI and VCI settings your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply these in this case the ADSL Provider is using 0 100 Also select the Quality of Service QoS leave the default value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information The following is a description of the different options a Username The username for the PPPoE access this is provided by your ADSL Provider or ISP b Password The password for the PPPoE access this is provided by your ADSL Provider or ISP c On Demand Enables on demand mode The connection will disconnect if no activity is detected after the specified idle timeout value d Idle Timeout Specifies that PPPoE connection should disconnect if the link has no activity detected for n seconds This field is used in conjunction with the On Demand feature To ensure that the link is always active enter a 0 in this field 13 e Keep Alive When on demand option is not enabled this value specifies the time to wait without being connected to your provider before terminating the connection To ensure that the link is always active enter a 0 in this field f Set Route Specify this connection as the default route g MRU Maximum Receive Unit the ADSL connection can receive It is a negotiated value that asks the Provider to send packets of no more t
38. t majority of these troublesome programs and games NAT does cause problems when you want to run a server though When running a server please see the DMZ section below What Is A DMZ DMZ really stands for Demilitarized Zone It is a way of separating out part of your local network so that is more open to the Internet Suppose that you want to run a web server or a game server Normal servers like these are blocked from working ky the NAT functionality The solution is to isolate the single local computer into a DMZ This makes the single computer look like it is directly connected to the Internet and others can access this machine Your machine isn t really directly connected to the Internet and it really has an internal local network address When you provide the servers network address to others you must provide the address of the ADSL router The ADSL router fakes the connection to your machine You should use the DMZ when you want to run a server that others will access from the Internet Internal programs and servers like print servers etc should NOT be connected to the DMZ What Is A Gateway The Internet is so large that a single network cannot handle all of the traffic and still deliver a reasonable level of service To overcome this limitation the network is broken down into smaller segments or subnets that can deliver good performance for the stations attached to that segment This segmentation solves the problem of supportin
39. ters hubs switches or routers The AT AR256E has an integral 4 port switch with auto MDI MDI X feature which supports both straight and crossover cables DC input This is where you connect the power adapter Make sure to observe the proper power requirements The required power is 9 volts Use the power adapter provided DSL port This is the WAN interface that connects directly to your telephone wall socket 2 2 LED Description 1 POWER Lights up when power is supplied to the ADSL router 2 ETH ACT Lights up when the Ethernet cable is properly connected from your Ethernet network card to the ADSL router Flickers when the ADSL router is transmitting receiving data 3 DSL Lights up when the ADSL connection is established Flickers when the ADSL router is trying to establish a connection to your ADSL Provider 4 INTERNET Lights up when the PPP connection is established 3 Installing Your ADSL Router Locate an optimum location for the ADSL router 2 For connections to the Ethernet and DSL interfaces please refer to the Quick Installation Guide 3 Connect the power adapter Depending on the type of network you may want to connect the power adapter to an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS Only use the power adapter supplied with the ADSL router A different power adapter may damage the product Now that the hardware installation is completed proceed to 4 Setting Up Your ADSL Router 4 Setting Up Your ADSL
40. them A static route is a pre defined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network You can use static routing to allow different IP domain users to access the Internet through the ADSL router The New Destination IP is the address of the remote LAN or host to which you want to assign a static route Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route here For a standard Class C IP domain the network address is the first three fields of the New Destination IP while the last field should be 0 The Subnet Mask identifies which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion For a full Class C Subnet the Subnet 26 Mask is 255 255 255 0 The Gateway IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Gateway and the remote network or host The Hop Count determines the maximum number of steps between network nodes that data packets will travel A node is any device on the network such as a router or switch To enable Static Routing from the Home page click Advanced and under Advanced select Static Routing Figure 17 illustrates a typical Static Route T Adeenced Static Routing Microsofti Imernet Expterer X Ce Ge m Partes Joe tp gt Q x D P Puh F ron Gna E gt de MN ety 100 160 1 fogs ir etc co ad Arnod Static heat a Adtonmced Peatares UPnP Choose a wo ne uic sian
41. tures click Advanced and configure the option under Firewall Figure 14 illustrates the typical advanced security in Access Control configuration 22 3 hdyssced Access Control Micresett Internet Explorer the Cot Yew Perte Jods bel gt Qe ES x z y uh Jr Forces Brew O 3 2 herp Se 168 1 Lg eto apre OF he FE FEAR nt yet lel iver nanan een rd rente Y E Ga AE Access Control Wi Enable cocess Control AB LAN socess slowed all W Service Name Teinat Web FTP TFTP Secure Shell 55H SNAP IP Access List SelectiP New IP add l Core O in Figure 14 Access Control The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 6 3 1 DMZ Configuration Setting a computer on your local network as a DMZ forwards any network traffic that is not redirected to another computer via the port forwarding feature to the computer s IP address This opens the access to the DMZ computer from the Internet 4 6 3 2 Enable Web from WAN Enabling the Web from WAN on your local network allows Web requests that come from the Internet to be re routed to a web server that is on a different subnet This is different from the web server rule that is configurable via the port forwarding page In this case the web server is on a different subnet 4 6 3 3 Ena
42. ubnet broadcasting If RIP v1 Compatible is selected routing data will be sent in RIP v2 format using multicasting To enable Dynamic Routing click Advanced and under Advanced select Dynamic Routing Figure 18 illustrates a typical Dynamic Route B Advanced ofiynersic Routing Mirressti Internet Explarer x Ds Ek Yes Parte Tock tab r Qu ine pom op reenter Gua E gt tp fad hen 11197 A cr haat tel AP ren Xo warn hiritar svi ye Viner merremencliner merumadvinw nente gt G0 TO O Dy meres Routies F Enable RIP Protocol FAP Oration Boh 2 rere Figure 18 Dynamic Routing The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 7 Tools The ADSL router supports a host of tools that will allow you to customise and debug the ADSL router 4 7 1 System Commands To make the changes permanent you need to click on Tools at the top of the page and select System Commands The following commands are used to configure the gateway a Save all Click this button in order to permanently save the current configuration of the ADSL uter If you do restart the system without saving your configuration the ADSL router will revert back to the previously saved configuration b Restart Use this button to restart the system If you have not saved your configurations the ADSL
43. wouter will revert back to the previously saved configuration upon restarting NOTE Connectivity to the unit will be lost You can reconnect after the unit reboots C Restore Defaults Use this button to restore factory default configurations NOTE Connectivity to the unit will be lost You can reconnect after the unit reboots 28 4 7 2 User Management You can change the ADSL router s username and password by clicking on User Management From here you can change the login name and password You can also change the idle timeout you will need to log back onto the ADSL router once the timeout expires If you forget your password you can press and hold the reset to factory defaults button for 10 seconds or more The ADSL router will reset to its factory default configuration and all custom configurations will be lost The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent you need to click on Save Settings at the side of the page At the system commands page click on Save All 4 7 3 Update Firmware You can remotely update the ADSL muter s firmware clicking on Update Firmware under the Tools page This will bring up the page shown in Figure 19 The update file shall be in img format To update the firmware click browse find the firmware file to download Make sure this is the correct file Click on Update Firmware as shown in Figure 19 Once the updateis completed the ADSL wouter will rebo
44. xt page will display the preset profile of VPI 0 VCl 100 and encapsulation type is PPPoA VC MUX If this is not correct select Customise Settings and enter the VPI and VCI values If the ADSL service is PPPoA or PPPoE you will also need to enter the username and password which your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply to you The Quick Start page is meant for basic users who only require easy and seamless connectivity to the Internet without worrying about any other advance configuration setting For more advanced setup please proceed to the next section Important After clicking on Connect please be sure to Save Settings to register the username password or any other changes fle Edt wew Favores Joo teb weak e a Did seh armes Gre A S Soe Boss Quick Start Login Settings lt Pease salect your country Save Setongs New zadand Sngapore Malaysia Thatand C Indonesia Indis Others New la MD reset Figure 2 Quick Start page 4 3 Setup For Advance User From this page the user can setup the ADSL muter configure the LAN and WAN connections configure the advanced configuration options within the ADSL router security routing and filtering access tools that are helpful for debug purposes obtain the status of the modem and view the extensive online help To setup the ADSL router with a basic configuration select Setup Figure 3 illustrates the setup page The page
45. y s IP address In other words if the gateway s IP address is 192 168 1 1 default and you change the DHCP start end IP addresses to be 192 168 2 2 192 168 2 100 you will not be able to communicate with the ADSL router if your computer has DHCP enabled D Setup CHOP Configuration Microsoft Intermet Explorer Xx Ele cit em ipee Tek tet v Qu id A Y ta rematar Uns E y TA M err 192 108 1 OIT DIANA ATARI PO LADA A e in mn e E co MAA az E J EE JE aie J Heip DNL Contiqureton Start do 15215412 tra P 12164 1714 Lease Tine JED serond a ive Du Figure 10 DHCP Configuration In addition to the DHCP server ature the ADSL router supports the DHCP relay function When the ADSL router is configured as DHCP server it assigns the IP addresses to the LAN clients When the ADSL router is configured as DHCP relay it is responsible for forwarding the requests and responses negotiating between the DHCP clients and the server See Figure 11 18 DHCP Server DHCP Client Figure 11 Example of a DHCP Relay configuration By turning off the DHCP server and relay the network administrator must carefully configure the IP address Subnet Mask and DNS settings of every computer on your network Do not assign the same IP address to more than one computer and the ADSL router must be on the same subnet as all the other computers The Apply button will temporarily save this connection To make

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