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Safety and Precaution

Installation• Useonlythetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabels.• Useonlypoweradaptersuppliedwiththeproduct.• Donotoverloadwalloutletorextensioncordsasthismayincreasetheriskofelectricshockorfire.Ifthepowercordisfrayed,replace

itwithanewone.• Properventilationisnecessarytopreventtheproductoverheating.Donotblockorcovertheslotsandopeningsonthedevice,which

areintendedforventilationandproperoperation.Itisrecommendedtomounttheproductwithastack.• Donotplacetheproductnearanysourceofheatorexposeittodirectsunlight.• Donotexposetheproducttomoisture.Neverspillanyliquidontheproduct.• Donotattempttoconnectwithanycomputeraccessoryorelectronicproductwithoutinstructionsfromqualifiedservicepersonnel.This

mayresultinriskofelectronicshockorfire.• Donotplacethisproductonunstablestandortable.

When in Use• Poweroffandunplugthisproductfromthewalloutletwhenitisnotinuseorbeforecleaning.Payattentiontothetemperatureofthe

poweradapter.Thetemperaturemightbehigh.• Afterpoweringofftheproduct,powerontheproductatleast15secondslater.• Donotblocktheventilatingopeningsofthisproduct.• Whentheproductisexpectedtobenotinuseforaperiodoftime,unplugthepowercordoftheproducttopreventitfromthedamage

ofstormorsuddenincreasesinrating.

ServiceDo not attempt to disassemble or open covers of this unit by yourself. Nor should you attempt to service the product yourself, which may void the user’s authority to operate it. Contact qualified service personnel under the following conditions:• Ifthepowercordorplugisdamagedorfrayed.• Ifliquidhasbeenspilledintotheproduct.• Iftheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater.• Iftheproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhentheoperatinginstructionsarefollowed.• Iftheproducthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged.• Iftheproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance.

Caution

• Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperateequipment.

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ContentsBefore You Use ..............................................................................................................................................6

NB6Plus4WSeriesPackageContents........................................................................................................7SubscriptionforADSLService...................................................................................................................8

Chapter 1: Overview .....................................................................................................................................9NB6Plus4WLEDIndicators...............................................................................................................10NB6Plus4WRearPanel....................................................................................................................11

Chapter 2: System Requirement and Installation ......................................................................................12SystemRequirement..............................................................................................................................12DoIneedaMicroFilter...........................................................................................................................13ChoosingaplacefortheADSLRouter......................................................................................................14ConnectingtheADSLRouter...................................................................................................................14USBDriverInstallation............................................................................................................................15

ForWindowsME..............................................................................................................................15ForWindows2000...........................................................................................................................15ForWindowsXP/Vista/7...................................................................................................................16

UninstallingtheUSBDriver......................................................................................................................18ForWindowsME..............................................................................................................................18ForWindows2000...........................................................................................................................18ForWindowsXP/Vista/7...................................................................................................................19

SettingupTCP/IP...................................................................................................................................20ForWindows98...............................................................................................................................20ForWindowsME..............................................................................................................................20ForWindowsNT..............................................................................................................................21ForWindows2000...........................................................................................................................21ForMacOSX10.4...........................................................................................................................21ForWindowsXP/Vista/7...................................................................................................................22

RenewingIPAddressonClientPC...........................................................................................................26ForWindows98/ME.........................................................................................................................26ForWindowsNT/2000/XP/Vista/7.....................................................................................................26

Chapter 3: Accessing the Internet...............................................................................................................27PPPoverATM(PPPoA)Mode..................................................................................................................28PPPoverEthernet(PPPoE)Mode.............................................................................................................29NumberedIPoverATM(IPoA)..................................................................................................................30NumberedIPoverATM(IPoA)+NAT.........................................................................................................31BridgeMode..........................................................................................................................................32MER......................................................................................................................................................33

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Chapter 4: Web Configuration .....................................................................................................................34UsingWeb-BasedManager.....................................................................................................................34

OutlineofWebManager...................................................................................................................35ToHavetheNewSettingsTakeEffect................................................................................................35Language........................................................................................................................................35

QuickStart.............................................................................................................................................36ConnecttoInternet..........................................................................................................................36QuickSetup.....................................................................................................................................36ATMDVCConfiguration....................................................................................................................37PPoAMode.....................................................................................................................................38IPoAMode.......................................................................................................................................38ConnectionMode.............................................................................................................................39QualityofService.............................................................................................................................39ConnectionMode.............................................................................................................................39WANServiceConfiguration_PPoE....................................................................................................40WANServiceConfiguration_IPoE......................................................................................................44WANServiceConfiguration_Bridging................................................................................................46WANServiceConfiguration_PPoA.....................................................................................................47WANServiceConfiguration_IPoA.....................................................................................................50

Status....................................................................................................................................................53Overview.........................................................................................................................................53ADSLLine.......................................................................................................................................53InternetConnection..........................................................................................................................55TrafficStatistics...............................................................................................................................55DHCPTable.....................................................................................................................................56WirelessClients...............................................................................................................................56RoutingTable...................................................................................................................................56ARPTable........................................................................................................................................56

AdvancedSetup.....................................................................................................................................57LocalNetwork–IPAddress..............................................................................................................57LocalNetwork–DHCPServer..........................................................................................................59LocalNetwork–UPnP......................................................................................................................60LocalNetwork–IGMPSnooping.......................................................................................................61Interface–ATMInterface.................................................................................................................63Internet–Connections.....................................................................................................................64Internet–DNSServer......................................................................................................................64Internet–DSL.................................................................................................................................65IPRouting–DefaultGateway...........................................................................................................66IPRouting–StaticRoute..................................................................................................................66IPRouting–DynamicRouting..........................................................................................................69IPRouting–SourceRouting.............................................................................................................69VirtualServer–PortForwarding.......................................................................................................70VirtualServer–PortTriggering.........................................................................................................72VirtualServer–DMZHost................................................................................................................73VirtualServer–DynamicDNS..........................................................................................................74VirtualServer–StaticDNS...............................................................................................................75NATALG..........................................................................................................................................76Firewall...........................................................................................................................................77Firewall–BridgeFiltering.................................................................................................................78Firewall–IPFiltering........................................................................................................................80


QualityofService–QueueConfiguration.................................................................................................83QualityofService–QoSclassification...............................................................................................86PortMapping...................................................................................................................................92AdvancedSettings...........................................................................................................................93

Wireless................................................................................................................................................94Basic..............................................................................................................................................94Security...........................................................................................................................................95AccessControl..............................................................................................................................102Repeater.......................................................................................................................................104WirelessQoS.................................................................................................................................106

Management........................................................................................................................................109Diagnostics...................................................................................................................................109ManagementAccounts...................................................................................................................111ManagementControl–FromRemote..............................................................................................112ManagementControl–FromLocal.................................................................................................113TR-069.........................................................................................................................................113InternetTime.................................................................................................................................114SystemLog...................................................................................................................................115BackupConfig...............................................................................................................................119UpdateFirmware...........................................................................................................................121ResetRouter..................................................................................................................................121UPnPforXP...................................................................................................................................122

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................124ProblemswithLAN...............................................................................................................................124ProblemswithWAN..............................................................................................................................124ProblemswithUpgrading......................................................................................................................125

Chapter 6: Glossary ..................................................................................................................................126Appendix A: Client Setup for 802.1x, WPA, and WPA-PSK .........................................................................128

RetreivingClientCertificate...................................................................................................................128Enabling802.1xAuthenticationandSecurity..........................................................................................131EnablingWPAAuthenticationandSecurity.............................................................................................136EnablingWPA-PSKAuthenticationandSecurity......................................................................................139

Appendix B: Establishing your wireless connection (For NB6W/Plus4W only) .........................................141WindowsXPservicepack2..................................................................................................................141MacOSX10.4.....................................................................................................................................143WindowsVista......................................................................................................................................144Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................149

Appendix C: How to change Wireless Security on your NB6W/NB6Plus4W ..............................................150WEPencryption....................................................................................................................................150WPAencryption....................................................................................................................................152

Appendix D: Legal and Regualtory Information ........................................................................................154CustomerInformation...........................................................................................................................154ProductWarranty..................................................................................................................................155LimitationsofWarranty.........................................................................................................................155


BEFORE YOU USEThankyouforpurchasingaNetCommADSL2+Router.NetCommbringsyoutheNextGenerationofADSLtechnologywithADSL2+*,whichboostsADSL’sperformance,improvesinteroperability,andsupportsnewapplications,servicesanddeploymentconditions.

NetComm’simplementationofADSL2+*ensuresthatyourRouteroperateswithexistingADSLserviceswhiledeliveringoptimalperformanceinallmodesofoperation.PoweredbythelatestBroadcomADSL2+*chipset,NetComm’sRouterprovidesdownstreamdataratesofupto24MbpsinADSL2+*modeensuringthatyoucansurfthenetordownloadyourfilesquickerthaneverbefore.

SecurityisakeyissuewithBroadbandusersandNetComm’sRoutersdonotleaveyouexposed.YournewRouterhasabuilt-infirewalltoensureyourdefencesarerock-solidagainsthackers,unauthorisedentries,probesandevenDenialofServiceattacks.What’smore,yourRouterisequippedwithaVPNpass-throughfeatureallowingyoutouseastandardVPNclientforPoint-to-PointcommunicationevenwhileyourFirewallisactive.

NetComm’sNB6SeriesRoutersdelivertheconnectionversatilityneededtocaterfortoday’sADSLusers.SimplyattachtoasinglePCusingtheEthernetport(recommended)orUSBport.Alternatively,shouldyouwishtoshareyourInternetconnection,thedeviceisequippedwithanin-builtRouterandoneorfourEthernetportsforconnectiontoanetwork.YoucanalsoshareyourInternetconnectionwirelessly.

TheRouter’sPortForwardingandUPnPfunctionshavemadeiteasierfortoday’sInternetuserstoconfigureandsetupthemyriadofNetworkPortRulesneededbyInternetapplicationssuchasOn-LineGaming,Peer-To-PeerfilesharingandMessengerservicestooperate.TheRouterhasanumberofpre-configuredrulesforseveralgames,justclickonthegameyouwishtoplayon-lineandtherestisdoneforyou.

Addedtothis,theRouterintroducesaQoS(QualityofService)featurethatgivesyoucontroloverwhichtypesofdataaregivenprioritybytheRouter.

* Your ISP must support and provide you with an ADSL-� or ADSL-�+ service for these features to be available. This product will operate as a standard ADSL Router when an ADSL-� service is not available.

This reference manual assumes that the reader has an installed Ethernet card in the computer to be connected and has basic to intermediate computer and Internet skills. However, basic Computer Networking, Internet, and Firewall technology information is available from the NetComm Web site. See www.netcomm.com.au.


NB6Plus4W Series Package ContentsYourPackagecontainsthefollowingitems:

• OneNB6Plus4W(asshownabove)

• TelephoneCable(RJ-11)

• DriverandManualCD

• OneQuickStartGuide

Ifanyoftheaboveitemsaredamagedormissing,pleasecontactNetCommimmediately.

• USBCable

• PowerAdaptor

• CAT-5UTPStraightEthernetNetworkCable(RJ-45)

CRS889

NB6 Series ADSL2+ Modem/RouterDriver, Manuals and Software

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Subscription for ADSL ServiceTousetheADSLRouter,youhavetosubscribetoanADSLservicefromyourbroadbandserviceprovider.Accordingtotheservicetypeyouselect,youmaygetvariousIPaddresses:

Dynamic IP: Ifyouapplyforanon-demandconnection,youwillbegivenanInternetaccountwithusernameandpassword.YouwillgetadynamicIPissuedbyyourISP,suchasunderPPPoA,PPPoE,orMERmode.

Static IP address: Ifyouapplyforfull-timeconnectivity,youmaygeteitheronestaticIPaddressorarangeofIPaddressesfromyourISP.TheIPaddressvariesaccordingtodifferentADSLserviceprovider,suchasusingIPoAorMERmode.


CHAPTER 1: OvERvIEW

ThischapterprovidesyouwithadescriptionfortheLEDsandconnectorsonthefrontandrearsurfaceoftherouter.Pleasetakealookatthisinformation,beforeyouuse/installthisrouter.


NB6Plus4W LED IndicatorsTheLEDIndicatorsarelocatedonthefrontoftheunit,theirmeaningsareasfollows:

Function Color Definition

Power Off Powerisoff.

SolidGreen Powerisonandthedeviceoperatesnormally.

SolidRed Poweronself-testinprogress

Thedeviceenterstheconsolemodeofthebootloader.

Poweronself-testfailureiftheledalwaysstayssolidred.

FlashRed Firmwareupgradesinprogress

ADSL Off NoADSLsignalisdetected.

SlowFlashGreen ADSLlineishandshakinginprogress

FastFlashGreen ADSLlineistraininginprogress

SolidGreen ADSLlineconnectionisup.

PPP Off NoPPPoAorPPPoEconnection

SolidGreen AtleastonePPPoAorPPPoEconnectionisup.TheuserscanaccesstheInternetnow.

Ethernet 1, 2, 3, 4

Off NoEthernetsignalisdetected.

FlashGreen UserdataisgoingthroughEthernetport

SolidGreen Ethernetinterfaceisreadytowork.

USB Off NoUSBsignalisdetected.

FlashGreen UserdataisgoingthroughUSBport

SolidGreen USBinterfaceisreadytowork.

WLAN Off NoradiosignalisdetectedorWLANhasbeendisabled.

FlashGreen UserdataisgoingthroughWLANport

SolidGreen WLANinterfaceisreadytowork.

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NB6Plus4W Rear PanelThefollowingfigureillustratestherearpanelofyourADSLRouter:

Connector Description

Wirelessantenna

Reset Resettofactorydefaults

Power 12VDCPowerconnector

Poweron/offswitch

Ethernet – 1, 2, 3, 4 EthernetRJ-45connector

USB USBconnector

Line RJ-11connector(Telephoneline)

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CHAPTER 2: SYSTEm REqUIREmENT AND INSTALLATION

System RequirementsBeforecontinuingwiththeinstallationofyourRouterpleaseconfirmthatyoucomplywiththeminimumsystemrequirements.

• Pentium®MMX233MHz

• ACD-ROMDrive

• EthernetcardinstalledwithTCP/IPProtocol (requiredwhenconnectingtotheETHERNETportofyourADSLRouter)

• OSindependentforEthernet

• USBPort(requiredonlyifyouareconnectingtotheUSBPortofyourADSLRouter

• HostOperatingSystemssupportforUSB:• Windows®98SecondEdition• Windows® 2000• Windows® ME• Windows®XP• Windows®Vista• Windows® 7

• WebBrowsersupport:• MicrosoftInternetExplorer5.0(orlaterversions)• Netscape®Navigator4.0(orlaterversions)• Mostpopularbrowsers

ToaccesstheADSLRouterviaEthernet(Recommended),thehostcomputermustmeetthefollowingrequirements:

• EquippedwithanEthernetnetworkinterface.

• HaveTCP/IPinstalled.

• AllowtheclientPCtoobtainanIPaddressautomaticallyorsetafixedIPaddress.

• Withawebbrowserinstalled.

TheADSLRouterisconfiguredwiththedefaultIPaddressof192.168.1.1andsubnetmaskof255.255.255.0.ConsideringthattheDHCPserverisEnablebydefault,theDHCPclientsshouldbeabletoaccesstheADSLRouter,orthehostPCshouldbeassignedanIPaddressfirstforinitialconfiguration.

YoualsocanmanagetheADSLRouterthroughawebbrowser-basedmanager:ADSLROUTERCONTROLPANEL.TheADSLRoutermanagerusestheHTTPprotocolviaawebbrowsertoallowyoutosetupandmanagethedevice.

To configure the device via web browser, at least one properly-configured PC must be connected to the network (either connected directly or through an external hub/switch to the LAN port of the device).

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Do I need a micro filter? AnADSLMicrofilterfiltersoutADSLsignalstoallowADSLandregularVoiceCallstoshareasingletelephoneline.

AnyequipmentsharingyourADSLtelephoneline,otherthananADSLmustbeconnectedtoatelephonejackpointviaamicrofilter.Examplesofsuchnon-ADSLequipmentthatMUSTconnectthroughamicrofilterare:

• TelephoneHandset

• FaxMachine

• Foxteldigitalset

• Backtobasealarm

• Dial-upmodem(nonadsl)

• Callerdisplayunit

• Otherdevicesthathaveanintegralrouter

FailuretoconnectALLnon-ADSLequipmentviaamicrofiltermayresultinlossofthedatalinkwheneveracallismadeoranswered.Inmanycasesthelinkwillalsobelostwhenacallisreceivedevenifitisnotanswered.

ADSL Splitter

Telephone

TelephoneWall Socket

ADSL Jack

Phone Jack

Microfilter

Telephone


Phone Jack


Modem Router

Modem Router


Choosing a place for the ADSL Router• PlacetheADSLRouterclosetoADSLwalloutletandpoweroutletforthecabletoreachiteasily.

• Avoidplacingthedeviceinplaceswherepeoplemaywalkonthecables.Alsokeepitawayfromdirectsunlightorheatsources.

• Placethedeviceonaflatandstablestand.

Connecting the ADSL Router (Ethernet)Followthestepsbelowtoconnecttherelateddevices.

• ConnectingtheADSLline.ConnecttheLineportofthedevicetoyourADSLwalloutletwithRJ-11cable.

• PleaseattachoneendoftheEthernetcablewithRJ-45connectortotheLANportofyourADSLRouter.

• ConnecttheotherendofthecabletotheEthernetportoftheclientPC.

• ConnectthesuppliedpoweradaptertothePowerportofyourADSLRouter,andplugtheotherendtoapoweroutlet.

• Turnonthepowerswitch.

ADSL Router

ADSL EnabledLine

Computer withNetwork Card Powerpoint

Ethernet Cable intothe Ethernet Port1, 2, 3 or 4

Telephone LineCable into Line

Port

Power Adaptorinto Power Port

Use Ethernet Cables to connect morePCs or Switches

* Model shown is NB6 may vary slightly from image


USB Driver InstallationIftheADSLrouteristobeconnectedtoaPCthroughtheUSBinterface,youwillneedtoinstalltheUSBdriverspriortopluggingtheUSBcabletothePC.RefertotherelevantoperatingsystembelowtoinstalltheUSBdrivers.

Note: Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted to in the instructions below

For Windows mE

• RuntheUSBinstallationprogramfromtheCDprovidedinyourrouterpackage.

• AnInstallShieldWizardwillappear.Pleasewaitforamoment.

• Whenthewelcomescreenappears,clickNextforthenextstep.

• WhenthecompletewindowoftheInstallShieldWizardappears,clickFinish.

• LinkyourrouterandthePCwithaUSBcable.

• ThesystemwilldetecttheUSBdriverautomatically.Then,thesystemwillcopytheproperfilesfortherouter.Note: If the USB device is not detected automatically, check the USB cable between the PC and the device. Besides, verify that the device is power on.

• Whenthefilecopyingfinished,thedialogabovewillclose.NowtheUSBdriverisinstalledproperly.Youcanusetherouter.

For Windows 2000




• WhenthecompletewindowoftheInstallShieldWizardappears,clickFinish.


• ThesystemwilldetecttheUSBdriverautomatically,andthencopytheproperfilesfortherouter.Note: If the USB device is not detected automatically, check the USB cable between the PC and the device. Besides, make sure that the device is power on.

• Whenthefilecopyingisfinished,thedialogabovewillclose.NowtheUSBdriverisinstalledproperly.Youcanusetherouter.

Tomakesurethatyourrouterisproperlyinstalled,pleasedothefollowingsteps.

1. Right-clickonMyComputerandpressProperties.

2. OntheHardwaretab,clickDeviceManager.

3. ConfirmthattheNetCommNB6SeriesADSLRouterUSBRemoteNDISDeviceisontheNetworkadapterslist.


For Windows XP/vista/7



• (Vista only)WhentheUserAccountControlwindowsappears,clickContinue


• WhenthefinishinstallingmessageofInstallShieldWizardappears,clickFinish.


• ThesystemwilldetecttheUSBdriverautomatically.Note: If the USB device is not detected, check the USB cable between the PC and the device. Also make sure that the device is power on.

• Thesystemwillthentrytofindtheproperdriverforyourrouterandcopythefilesautomatically.

• Afterthefilecopyingfinished,acompletingmessagewillappear.

• Youcanuseyourrouternow.


Tomakesureyourrouterisproperlyinstalled,pleasedothefollowingsteps.

1. Right-clickonMyComputerandpressProperties.

2. OntheHardwaretab,clickDeviceManager.

3. ConfirmthattheNetCommNB6ADSLRouterUSBRemoteNDISDeviceisontheNetworkadapterslist.


Uninstalling the USB DriverFor Windows mE

TouninstalltheUSBdriver,pleasefollowtheprocedurebelow.

• UnplugtheUSBcablebetweenyourrouterandyourPC.ThenclickOK.

• ChooseSettings–ControlPanelfromtheStartmenu.ChooseAdd/RemovePrograms.

• Adialogappearstoaskyoutochoosetheprogramthatyouwanttoremove.PleaseselectNetCommADSLRouterUSBDriverandclickChange/Remove.

• TheInstallShieldWizarddialogwillappear.

• WhentheMaintenanceCompletescreenappears,theUSBdriverisremovedsuccessfully.ClickFinish

For Windows 2000


• TosafelyunplugtheUSBcablefromtheUSBportonyourPC:1. GototherightlowercornerforUnplugandEjectHardwareandleftclickonit.2. ClickthedialogforStopNetCommADSLRouterUSBRemoteNDISDevice.3. TheRouterissafelyremoved,clickOKtocontinue.

• ChooseSettings–ControlPanelfromtheStartmenu.ChooseAdd/RemovePrograms.

• Adialogappearstoaskyoutochoosetheprogramthatyouwanttoremove.PleaseselectNetCommADSLRouterUSBDriverandclickChange/Remove.

• AConfirmUninstalldialogwillshowup,unplugyourdevicefromtheUSBportandclickOK.

• TheInstallShieldWizardwillguideyoutilltheUSBdriverisremoved.

• WhentheMaintenanceCompletescreenappears,theUSBdriverisremovedsuccessfully.ClickFinish.




• UnplugyourUSBcablebetweenyourrouterandyourPC.

• ChooseSettings–ControlPanelfromtheStartmenu.ChooseAddorRemovePrograms(Windows XP) or ProgramsandFeatures(Windows Vista).

• Adialogappearstoaskyoutochoosetheprogramthatyouwanttoremove.PleaseselectNetCommADSLRouterUSBDriverandclickChange/Remove(Windows XP)orUninstall(Windows Vista).

• (Vista only)WhentheUserAccountControlwindowsappears,clickContinue

• TheInstallShieldWizarddialogwillappear.

• AdialogappearstoconfirmwhetheryouwanttoremovetheUSBdriverornot.UnplugtheUSBcablefromyourPC,andclickOk.

• WhentheMaintenanceCompletescreenappears,theUSBdriverisremovedsuccessfully.ClickFinish.

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Setting up TCP/IPIn order to access the Internet through the ADSL Router, each host on your network must install/setup TCP/IP first. Please follow the steps below to set your network adapter.

IftheTCP/IPprotocolhasnotbeeninstalledyet,pleasefollowthestepsbelowforinstallation.Inthefollowingillustrations,wewillsetthePCtoget an IP address automatically at the same time.

For Windows 98

1. OpentheStartmenu,pointtoSettingsandclickonControlPanel.

2. Double-clicktheNetworkicon.

3. TheNetworkwindowappears.OntheConfigurationtab,checkoutthelistofinstallednetworkcomponents.Option1:IfthereisnoTCP/IPprotocol,clickAdd.Option2:IfyouhaveTCP/IPprotocol,skiptoStep6.

4. HighlightProtocolandclickAdd.

5. HighlightMicrosoftontheleftsideofthewindow,andselectTCP/IPontherightside.ThenclickOK.

6. WhenreturningtotheNetworkwindow,highlightTCP/IPprotocolforyourNICandclickProperties.

7. OntheIPAddresstab:EnableObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandclickOK.

8. WhenreturningtotheNetworkwindow,clickOK

9. WaitforWindowswhencopyingfiles.

10. WhenpromptedwithSystemSettingsChangedialogbox,clickYestorestartyourcomputer.

For Windows mE

1. OpentheStartmenu,pointtoSettingsandclickonControlPanel.


3. TheNetworkwindowappears.OntheConfigurationtab,checkoutthelistofinstallednetworkcomponents.Option1:IfthereisnoTCP/IPprotocol,clickAdd.Option2:IfyouhaveTCP/IPprotocol,skiptoStep6.

4. HighlightProtocolandclickAdd.

5. HighlightMicrosoftontheleftsideofthewindows,andselectTCP/IPontherightside.ThenclickOK.

6. WhilereturningtoNetworkwindow,highlightTCP/IPprotocolforyourNICandclickProperties.

7. OnIPAddresstab:EnableObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandclickOK.

8. WhilereturningtotheNetworkwindow,clickOK.

9. WaitforWindowswhencopyingfiles.

10. WhenpromptedwiththeSystemSettingsChangedialogbox,clickYestorestartyourcomputer.

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For Windows NT

1. ClickStart,pointtoSettings,andthenclickControlPanel.


3. TheNetworkwindowappears.OntheProtocolstab,checkoutthelistofinstallednetworkcomponents.Option1:IfthereisnoTCP/IPProtocol,clickAdd.Option2:IfyouhaveTCP/IPProtocolinstalled,skiptoStep7.

4. HighlightTCP/IPProtocolandclickOK.

5. InserttheWindowsNTCDintoyourCD-ROMdriveandtypethelocationoftheCD.ThenclickContinue.

6. WhenreturningtotheNetworkwindow.OpentheProtocolstab,thenselectTCP/IPProtocoland clickProperties.

7. EnableObtainanIPaddressfromaDHCPserverandclickOK.

8. Whenpromptedwiththemessagebelow,clickYestocontinue.

9. WhenreturningtoNetworkwindow,clickClose.

10. WhenpromptedwithNetworkSettingsChangedialogbox,clickYestorestartyourcomputer.

For Windows 2000

1. FromtheStartmenu,pointtoSettingsandthenclickNetworkandDial-upConnections.

2. Right-clicktheLocalAreaConnectioniconandthenclickProperties.

3. OntheGeneraltab,checkoutthelistofinstallednetworkcomponents.Option1:IfthereisnoTCP/IPProtocol,clickInstall.Option2:IfyouhaveTCP/IPProtocol,skiptoStep6.

4. HighlightProtocolandthenclickAdd.

5. ClickInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andthenclickOK.

6. WhenreturningtotheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindow,highlightInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andthenclickProperties.

7. UndertheGeneraltab,enableObtainanIPaddressautomatically.ThenclickOK.

mac OSX 10.4

1. ClicktheAppleiconandchooseon“SystemPreferences”.

2. Clickon“Network”icon.

3. Set“Location”to“Automaticand“Show”to“BuiltInEthernet”.

4. Clickon“TCP/IP”tab.

5. Inthe“Configure”option,choose“UseDHCPwithautomaticaddress”.

6. Clickon“ApplyNow”.

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1. OpentheStartmenu,pointtoControl Panelandclickit.

2. DoubleclicktheNetwork Connection(Windows XP)orview Network status and tasksandthenmanage network connections(Windows vista).(Windows XP)

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3. RightclickLocal Area ConnectionandthenclickProperties (Windows XP).


4. OntheGeneraltab,checkoutthelistofinstallednetworkcomponents.Option1:IfthereisnoTCP/IPProtocol,clickInstall.Option2:IfyouhaveTCP/IPProtocol,skiptoStep7.

5. HighlightProtocolandthenclickAdd.

6. ClickInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andthenclickOK.


7. WhenitreturnstotheGeneralTabontheLocalAreaConnectionPropertieswindow,highlightInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andthenclickProperties.

8. UndertheGeneraltab,selectObtainanIPaddressautomatically,andObtainDNSserveraddressautomatically.ThenclickOk.


Renewing IP Address on Client PCAftertheADSLRoutergetsonline,thereisachancethatyourPCdoesnotrenewitsIPaddressandthuscausesthePCnotabletoaccesstheInternet.Tosolvethisproblem,pleasefollowtheproceduresbelowtorenewPC’sIPaddress.

For Windows 98/mE

1. SelectRunfromtheStartmenu.

2. TypewinipcfginthetextboxandclickOK.

3. Whenthefigurebelowappears,clickReleasetoletgooftheaddressandthenclicktheRenewbuttontoobtainanewIPaddress.

For Windows NT/2000/XP/vista/7

1. OpentheStartmenu,andclickRun.

2. TypecmdinthetextboxthatappearsandclickOK.Youwillthenseethecommandpromptwindow.(Windows Vista)ClickStartandtype‘cmd’inthetextbarandpressEnter.(alternative method for opening the command prompt)

• FromStartmenu,pointtoPrograms,selectAccessories,andthenclickCommandPrompt.

3. TypeipconfigatthecommandpromptwindowandpressEntertoviewthecomputer’sIPinformationfromDHCPserver.

4. IfthecomputerisholdingacurrentIPaddress,typeipconfig/releasetoletgooftheaddress,thentypeipconfig/renewtoobtainanewone.


CHAPTER 3: ACCESSING THE INTERNETThischapteraimstohelpyouaccesstheInternetinaquickandconvenientway.Ifyouneedmoredetailedinformationforwebconfiguration,pleaserefertothenextchapterfortheadvancedconfiguration.

BeforeconfiguringtheADSLRouter,youmustdecidewhethertoconfiguretheADSLRouterasabridgeorasarouter.Thischapterpresentssomedeploymentexamplesforyourreference.Eachmodeincludesitsgeneralconfigureprocedures.Formoredetailedinformationaboutwebconfiguration,referto“WebConfiguration”.

• PPPoverATM(PPPoA)

• PPPoverEthernet(PPPoE)

• NumberedIPoverATM(IPoA)

• NumberedIPoverATM(IPoA)+NAT

• BridgeMode

• MER(BridgeMode+NAT)

ToensureyourPCaccessingtheInternetsuccessfully,pleasecheckthefollowingfirst.

• AnetworkinterfacecardisinstalledonyourPC.

• TheADSLRouterissolidlyconnectedwithyourcomputer.

• TheTCP/IPprotocolhasbeeninstalledandtheIPaddresssettingistoobtainIPaddressautomatically.

Whenallabovepreparationsareready,youcanopentheBrowserandtype“192.168.1.1”intotheURLboxandtypeinusername/passwordasadminandstarttomakethewebconfigurationfordifferentconnectionmodes.

Thischapterisgoingtointroducethefunctionofeachconnectionmodeandthebasicconfiguringstepsthatyouhavetodo.Ifyoudonotfollowtheconfiguringstepsforusingtheseconnectionmodes,youmightgetsomeconnectionproblemsandcannotconnecttotheInternetwell.


PPP over ATm (PPPoA) modeDescription:

Inthisdeploymentenvironment,thePPPoAsessionisbetweentheADSLWANinterfaceandBRAS.TheDSLRoutergetsapublicIPaddressfromBRASwhenconnectingtoDSLAM.ThemultipleclientPCswillgetprivateIPaddressfromtheDHCPserverenabledonprivateLAN.TheenabledNATmechanismwilltranslatetheIPinformationforclientstoaccesstheInternet.

Configuration:

1. Startyourbrowserandtype192.168.1.1astheaddresstoaccessADSLweb-basedmanager.

2. Go to Quick Start – Quick Setup.UncheckDSL Auto-connect.ClicktheNextbutton.

3. Onthe ATM PVC Configurationpage,keyintheVPIandVCIvalue,e.g.:• VPI – 8• VCI – 35

AndthenchoosePPPoAastheDSLLinkType.ClickNext.

4. ClickNextbuttonontheWAN Service Configurationpagewithoutanymodification.

5. OnthePPP Username and Passwordpage,enterthePPPusernameandpasswordthatyougotfromyourISP.SelectAlways OnandthenclickNext.

6. OntheRouting -- Default Gatewaypage,selectapreferredWANinterfaceasthesystemdefaultgateway,andthenclickNext.

7. OntheDNS Server Configurationpage,getDNSserverinformationfromtheselectedWANinterfaceorenterstaticDNSserverIPaddresses.ClickNext tocontinue.

8. CheckthenetworkinformationonWAN Setup - Summary page.MakesurethesettingsmatchtheinformationprovidedbyyourISP.ClickApply.


PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) modeDescription:

Inthisdeploymentenvironment,thePPPoEsessionisbetweentheADSLWANinterfaceandBRAS.TheDSLRoutergetsapublicIPaddressfromBRASwhenconnectingtoDSLAM.ThemultipleclientPCswillgetprivateIPaddressfromtheDHCPserverenabledonprivateLAN.TheenabledNATmechanismwilltranslatetheIPinformationforclientstoaccesstheInternet.

Configuration:



3. OntheATM PVC Configurationpage,keyintheVPIandVCIvalue,e.g.:• VPI – 8• VCI – 35

AndthenchooseEoAastheDSLLinkType.ClickNext.

4. Onthe WAN Service Configurationpage,selectPPP over Ethernet (PPPoE);keeptheservicedescriptionthedefaultvalueandthenclickNext.

5. OnthePPP Username and Passwordpage,enterthePPPusernameandpasswordthatyougotfromyourISP.SelectAlways OnandthenclickNext.


7. OntheDNS Server Configurationpage,getDNSserverinformationfromtheselectedWANinterfaceorenterstaticDNSserverIPaddresses.ClickNexttocontinue.



Numbered IP over ATm (IPoA)Description:

IfyouapplyformultipleIPaddressesfromyourISP,youcanassignthesepublicIPaddressestotheDSLRouterandpublicserver,e.g.,WeborFTPserver.TypicallythefirstIPisnetworkaddress,thesecondisusedastheRouterIPaddressesandthelastoneisforsubnetbroadcasting.OtherremainingIPaddressescanbeassignedtoPCsontheLAN.

ThefollowingexampleusestheLANIPaddressrangingfrom10.3.80.81to10.3.80.86andthesubnetmaskforLANis255.255.255.248.TheWANIPaddressis10.3.95.233,andthesubnetmaskforWANis255.255.255.248.

Configuration:


2. Go to Quick Start – Quick Setup.Uncheck DSL Auto-connect.ClicktheNextbutton.

3. OntheATM PVC Configuration page,keyintheVPIandVCIvalue,e.g.:

VPI–8VCI–35

Andthenchoose IPoAastheDSLLinkType.ClickNext.

4. ClickNextbuttonontheWAN Service Configurationpagewithoutanymodification.

5. OntheWAN IP Settingspage,enterinformationprovidedtoyoubyyourISP;e.g.:WANIPAddress:10.3.95.233

WANSubnetMask:255.255.255.248

6. OntheNetwork Address Translation Settingspage,disableNetwork Address Translation (NAT)servicesandthenclickNext.


8. OntheDNS Server Configurationpage,input static DNS IP addressandthenclick Next.e.g.:

PrimaryDNSserver:168.95.1.1

SecondaryDNSserver:168.95.192.1

NOTE:YoushouldusethestaticDNSIPaddressfromyourISP.TheDNSaddressusedhereisanexampleonly.

9. CheckthenetworkinformationonWAN Setup - Summary page.MakesurethesettingsmatchtheinformationprovidedbyyourISP.Click Apply.


Numbered IP over ATm (IPoA) + NATDescription:

Inthisdeploymentenvironment,wemakeupaprivateIPnetworkof192.168.1.1.NATfunctionisenabled(ontheRouteroruseanotherNATboxconnectedtohub)tosupportmultipleclientstoaccesstheRouterandsomepublicservers(WWW,FTP).

IfyouapplyformultipleIPaddressesfromyourISP,youcanassignthesepublicIPaddressestotheDSLRouterandpublicserver,e.g.,WeborFTPserver.TypicallythefirstIPisnetworkaddress,thesecondisusedasRouterIPaddressandthelastoneissubnetbroadcasting.OtherremainingIPaddressescanbeassignedtoPCsontheLAN.

ThefollowingexampleusestheIPaddressrangingfrom10.3.80.81to10.3.80.86andthesubnetmaskis255.255.255.248.

Configuration:



3. OntheATM PVC Configurationpage,keyintheVPIandVCIvalue,e.g.:

VPI–8VCI–35

AndthenchooseIPoAastheDSLLinkType.ClickNext.

4. ClickNextbuttononthe WAN Service Configurationpagewithoutanymodification.

5. OntheWAN IP Settingspage,enterinformationprovidedtoyoubyyourISP;e.g.:WANIPAddress:10.3.95.233

WANSubnetMask:255.255.255.248

6. OntheNetwork Address Translation Settingspage,enableNetwork Address Translation (NAT)servicesandthenclickNext.


8. OntheDNS Server Configurationpage,inputstatic DNS IP addressandthenclickNext.e.g.:

PrimaryDNSserver:168.95.1.1

SecondaryDNSserver:168.95.192.1

NOTE:YoushouldusethestaticDNSIPaddressfromyourISP.TheDNSaddressusedhereisanexampleonly.



Bridge modeDescription:

Inthisexample,theDSLRouteractsasabridgewhichbridgingthePCIPaddressesfromLANtoWAN.ThePCIPaddresscanbeastaticpublicaddressthatispre-assignedbytheISPoradynamicpublicaddressthatisassignedbytheISPDHCPserver,oranIPaddressreceivedfromPPPoEsoftware.

Therefore,itdoesnotrequireapublicIPaddress.ItonlyhasadefaultprivateIPaddress(192.168.1.1)formanagementpurpose.

Configuration:



3. OntheATM PVC Configurationpage,keyintheVPIandVCIvalue,e.g.:• VPI – 8• VCI – 35


4. OntheWAN Service Configurationpage,selectBridging;keeptheservicedescriptionthedefaultvalueandthenclickNext.

5. Checkthenetworkinformationon WAN Setup - Summary page.MakesurethesettingsmatchtheinformationprovidedbyyourISP.Click Apply.


mERDescription:

Inthisdeploymentenvironment,wemakeupaprivateIPnetworkof192.168.1.1.NATfunctionisenabledtosupportmultipleclientstoaccesstoInternet.

Inthisexample,theDSLRouteractsasaNATdevicewhichtranslatesaprivateIPaddressintoapublicaddress.ThereforemultipleuserscansharewithonepublicIPaddresstoaccesstheInternetthroughthisRouter.Thepublicaddresscanbeastaticpublicaddressthatispre-assignedbyISPoradynamicpublicaddressthatisassignedbytheISPDHCPserver.

Configuration:


2. Go to Quick Start – Quick Setup.UncheckDSL Auto-connect.Clickthe Nextbutton.

3. OntheATM PVC Configurationpage,keyintheVPIandVCIvalue,e.g.:• VPI–8• VCI–35


4. OntheWAN Service Configurationpage,selectIPoverEthernet;keeptheservicedescriptionthedefaultvalueandthenclickNext.

5. Onthe WAN IP Settingspage,selectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandthenclickNext.

6. OntheNetwork Address Translation Settingspage,youcanenableordisableNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)servicesandthenclickNext.

7. Onthe Routing -- Default Gatewaypage,selectapreferredWANinterfaceasthesystemdefaultgateway,andthenclickNext.

8. OntheDNS Server Configurationpage,getDNSserverinformationfromtheselectedWANinterfaceorenterstaticDNSserverIPaddresses.ClickNexttocontinue.



CHAPTER 4: WEB CONFIGURATIONSomeusersmightwanttosetspecificconfigurationfortheroutersuchasfirewall,datatransmissionrate…,andsoon.Thischapterwillprovideyouadvancedinformationofthewebpagesfortherouterforyourreference.

Using Web-Based managerAfterproperlyconfiguringyourhostPC,pleaseproceedasfollows:

1. Startyourwebbrowserandtype192.168.1.1,theprivateIPaddressoftheADSLRouter,intheURLfield.

2. Afterconnectingtothedevice,youwillbepromptedtoenterusernameandpassword.Bydefault,boththeusernameandthepasswordareadmin.AnexampleunderWindowsXPisshownbelow.

Ifyouloginsuccessfully,themainpagewillappear.Fromnowon,theADSLRouteractsasawebserversendingHTMLpages/formsonyourrequest.Youcanfillinthesepages/formsandapplythemtotheADSLRouter.


Outline of Web manager

Themainscreenwillbeshownasbelow.

Title: Thetitleofthismanagementinterface.

Main Menu: IncludingQuickStart,Status,Advanced,Wireless(wirelessmodelsonly),andManagement.

Main Window: Thecurrentworkspaceofthewebmanager,containingconfigurationorstatusinformation.

Current Version: Hereprovidestheversioninfoforfirmware,ADSL2+,andWireless.

To Have the New Settings Take Effect

Afterselectingoradjustingthesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,yourcustomizationswillneedtobesavedtotheflashmemorybeforeyourestarttherouter.Andonlyafterrebootingtherouter,yourcustomizationsmaytakeeffect.

Language

Onthetoptotherightofthiswebpage,itprovidesadrop-downmenuforyoutochooseaproperlanguage.(However,weonlyofferEnglishatpresent.)


quick StartThepagesundertheQuickStartmenuprovideuseraquickwaytosetuptherouter.Ifyoudonotknowmuchabouttherouter,youcanusetheQuickStartpagestoadjustbasicsettingstoactivateyourrouter.

Connect to Internet

ThisisaquickwaytoconnecttotheInternetbyusingPPPoEinterface,pleaseclickConnect to Internet to openthewebpage.

Entertheusernameandpassword(thatyougetfromtheISP)foryourADSLrouterandclickConnect.

Thesystemwillconnectautomatically,andthenyoucanaccesstheInternet.

quick Setup

Thequicksetupwizardwillguideyoutoconfigurethisrouterthroughsomespecificsteps.Yetdifferentconnectioninterfacewillleadtodifferentsettingpages.Refertothefollowingpagesfordetailedinformation.

DSL Auto-connect:

IfthereisnoPVCconfiguredinyourrouter,youcancheckthisitem.Otherwise,pleaseuncheckthisboxandinputtheVPI/VCIvalueprovidedbyyourISP.


ATm PvC Configuration

vPI (virtual Path Identifier):

IdentifiesthevirtualpathbetweenendpointsinanATMnetwork.Thevalidrangeisfrom0to255.Toenterthesetting,pleaserefertothesettingthattheISPoffered.

vCI (virtual Channel Identifier):IdentifiesthevirtualchannelendpointsinanATMnetwork.Thevalidrangeisfrom32to65535(1to31isreservedforwell-knownprotocols).Toenterthesetting,pleaserefertothesettingthattheISPgaveyou.

DSL Link Type:

• EoA(forPPPoE,IPoEandBridgemode)

• PPPoA

• IPoA


PPPoA mode:

IPoA mode:


Connection mode:

(onlyavailableforEoADSLLinkType)

• DefaultMode:forcreationofsingleserviceoveronePVC.

• VLANMUXMode:forcreationofmultipleVLANservicesoveronePVC.

• MSCMode:forcreationofmultipleservicesoveronePVC.

quality of Service:

ChecktheboxtoenabletheQoS.

Aftertheconfiguration,clickNextbuttontocontinue.


WAN Service Configuration_PPPoE

Afterclickingonthe NextbuttonfromtheVPI/VCIwebpage;EoADSLlinkTypeandDefault/MSCConnectionmodeisselected,thefollowingscreenwillappear.

PleasechoosePPPoEandclickNextfornextpage

IfVLAN MUXConnectionModeisselected,thefollowingscreenwillappear.Pleaseinputthe802.1PPriorityand802.1QVLANIDinthecorrespondingfield.

VLAN MUX Connection Mode:

InputthePPPUsernameandPasswordfromyourISP.

PPP Username & PPP Password:

KeyintheusernameandpasswordthatyoureceivedfromyourISP.

Full Cone NAT:

WhenFullConeNATisconfigured,anyInternethostwithdifferentpublicaddress/portcansendpacketstothatinternalhostthroughthemappedpublicaddress/portofthisdevice’sWANinterface.

Session established by (Dial on Demand):

Selectthisitemtomakeaconnectionautomaticallywhileindemand.EnterthetimeouttocutoffthenetworkconnectionifthereisnoactivityforthisRouter.(ThedefaultvalueisAlwayson)


PPP Username and PPP Password:

KeyintheusernameandpasswordthatyoureceivedfromyourISP

Always On:

Selectthisitemtomaketheconnectionactiveallthetime

Dial on Demand:

Selectthisitemtomakeaconnectionautomaticallywhileindemand.Enterthetimeouttocutoffthenetworkconnectionifthereisnoactivityforthisrouter.

mTU

Itmeansthemaximumsizeofapacketthatcanbetransmittedintothenetwork,ifthedataisgreaterthanthevaluesetitwillbedividedintoseveralpacketsfortransmitting.TypethevalueintothefieldofMTU.ThedefaultMTUvalueforPPoEis1492,whileforPPoAis1500


PPP will automatically disconnect and connect back in time:

Selectfromthedrop-downlistthetimewhentodisconnectautomaticallyandconnectbackagainforthePPPconnection.

Default Gateway:

SelectapreferredWANinterfaceasthesystemdefaultgateway,andthenclick Next.

DNS Server Configuration:

GetDNSserverinformationfromtheselectedWANinterfaceorenterstaticDNSserverIPaddresses.Click Nexttocontinue.

YoucancheckthesettingsontheWAN Setup - Summarypage.

Ifyoufindanythingincorrect,clickBacktomodifythesettings.


IfeverythingisOK,clickApplytoacceptthesesettings


WAN Service Configuration_IPoEIPoEallowsIPpacketstobecarriedasbridgedframes.

AfterclickingontheNextbuttonfromtheVPI/VCIwebpage; EoADSLlinkTypeandDefault/MSCConnectionmodeisselected,thefollowingscreenwillappear.

Pleasechoosethe IPoEandclick Next fornextpage.

IfVLAN MUXConnectionModeisselected,thefollowingscreenwillappear.Pleaseinputthe802.1PPriorityand802.1QVLANIDinthecorrespondingfield.

vLAN mUX Connection mode:

SelectObtain an IP address automaticallyandthenclickNext.

Onthisscreen,youneedtoenableNAT,FirewallandIGMPMulticastasrequired.

Full Cone NAT:



SelectapreferredWANinterfaceasthesystemdefaultgateway,andthenclickNext.


GetDNSserverinformationfromtheselectedWANinterfaceorenterstaticDNSserverIPaddresses.Click Next tocontinue.

YoucancheckthesettingsontheWAN Setup - Summarypage.


IfeverythingisOK,clickApplytoacceptthesesettings


WAN Service Configuration_ BridgingThebridgingmodecanconfigureyourRoutertosendandreceivepacketsbetweenLANandWANinterfaces.TheWANinterfaceisATMPVC;theLANinterfacecanbeEthernet,USB,orWireless.

AfterclickingontheNextbuttonfromtheVPI/VCIwebpage;EoADSLlinkTypeandDefault/MSCConnectionmodeisselected,thefollowingscreenwillappear.

PleasechoosetheBridgingandclickNextfornextpage

IfVLANMUXConnectionModeisselected,thefollowingscreenwillappear.Pleaseinputthe802.1PPriorityand802.1QVLANIDinthecorrespondingfield.

vLAN mUX Connection mode:


YoucancheckthesettingsontheWANSetup-Summarypage.Ifyoufindanythingincorrect,clickBack to modifythesettings.IfeverythingisOK,clickApplytoacceptthesesettings.

WAN Service Configuration_PPPoAAfterinputtingtheVPI/VCvalue,pleaseselectPPPoA.

ClickNextbuttononthispagewithoutanymodification.

Onthisscreen,youhavetomakethesettingsforPPPUsernameandPassword.

PPP Username & PPP Password:

Keyintheusername and passwordthatyoureceivedfromyourISP.


Full Cone NAT:


Session established by (Dial on Demand):

Selectthisitemtomakeaconnectionautomaticallywhileindemand.EnterthetimeouttocutoffthenetworkconnectionifthereisnoactivityforthisRouter.(ThedefaultvalueisAlwayson)

PPP will automatically disconnect and connect back at time:

Selectfromthedrop-downlistthetimewhentodisconnectautomaticallyandconnectbackagainforthePPPconnection.


Default Gateway:

SelectapreferredWANinterfaceasthesystemdefaultgateway,andthenclickNext.


GetDNSserverinformationfromtheselectedWANinterfaceorenterstaticDNSserverIPaddresses.ClickNexttocontinue.

YoucancheckthesettingsontheWANSetup-Summarypage.Ifyoufindanythingincorrect,clickBack to modifythesettings.

IfeverythingisOK,clickApplytoacceptthesesettings.


WAN Service Configuration_IPoAIPoAisanalternativeofLANemulation.ItallowsTCP/IPnetworktoaccessATMnetworkandusesATMqualityofservice’sfeatures.AfterinputtingtheVPI/VCvalue,pleaseselectIPoA.

ClickNextbuttononthispagewithoutanymodification.

WAN IP Address & WAN Subnet mask:

PleaseentertheIPaddressandsubnetmaskinformationthatyoureceivedfromtheISPfortheWANinterface.


Onthisscreen,youneedtoenableNAT,FirewallandIGMPMulticastasrequired.

Full Cone NAT:


Default gateway:

Selectthedefaultgatewayaddressesmanually.

Use the following DNS server addresses:

SelectthisitemtosettheDNSserveraddressesmanually,typetheinformationprovidedbyyourISPinthefollowingPrimary DNSandSecondary DNSserverentries,e.g.168.95.1.1and168.95.192.1.

YoucancheckthesettingsontheWANSetup-Summarypage.



IfeverythingisOK,clickApplytoacceptthesesettings.


StatusOverview

ThispagedisplaysthecurrentstatusfortheADSLconnection,includingtheperiodofactivatingtherouter,ADSLspeed,andtheinformationaboutLANIPaddress,defaultgateway,DNSserver,softwareversion,bootloaderversion,wirelessdriverversion,wirelessBSSID,andEthernetMACaddress.Thesystemstatuswillbedifferentaccordingtothesettingsthatyouconfiguredinthewebpages.

ADSL Line

ThispageshowsallinformationforADSL.

ForknowingthequalityoftheADSLconnection,pleaseclickADSL BER Testbuttontohaveadvancedinformation.

ClickMore InformationhyperlinktoseemoredetailedinformationaboutADSLLineStatus.


ADSL BER TestThistestdeterminesthequalityoftheADSLconnection.Itisdonebytransferringidlecellscontainingaknownpatternandcomparingthereceiveddatawiththisknownpatterntocheckforerrors.

AfterselectingthetestdurationtimeandclickStart,thefollowingdialogappearstotellyouthetestisrunning.YoucanstopthetestbyclickingStoporclosethisdialogwindowbypressingClose.


Whenthetestisover,theresultwillbeshownonthefollowingdialogwindowforyourreference.

ClickClosetoclosethiswindow.

Internet Connection

Thispagedisplaystheconnectioninformationforyourrouter,suchastheInterfaceconnection,description,connectiontype,NATstatus,Firewallstatus.

Traffic Statistics

ThistableshowstherecordsofdatagoingthroughtheLANandWANinterface.Foreachinterface,cumulativetotalsaredisplayedforReceivedandTransmitted.

YoumayclickResettoresettheamount.


DHCP Table

ThistableshowsallDHCPclientswhogettheirIPaddressesfromyourADSLRouter.ForeachDHCPclient,itshowstheHost Name,MAC Address,IP AddressandtheExpiration Time.

Wireless Clients

ThistableshowstheMACaddressforallofthewirelessLANclientscurrentlyassociatedtoyourADSLRouter.

Routing Table

Thistableshowstheroutingrulesthatyourrouteruses.

ARP Table

ThistableshowstheIPaddressrecordforIP-to-Physicaltranslationinyourrouter.


Advanced SetupLocal Network – IP Address

ThispageisthesameasyoucanseeontheConfigureLANsideSettingspagewhilerunningtheQuickSetup.ItallowsyoutosetIPAddressandSubnetMaskvaluesforLANinterface.

Primary IP Address: KeyinthefirstIPaddressthatyoureceivedfromyourISPfortheLANconnection.

Subnet mask: KeyinthesubnetmaskthatyoureceivedfromyourISPfortheLANconnection.

Host Name:Listthehostnameofthisdevice.

Domain Name:Listthenameofthedomain.


Configure the secondary IP Address and Subnet mask: CheckthisboxtoenteranothersetofIPAddressandSubnetMasktoconnecttoyourrouteriftheyarenotincludedintherangethatDHCPserveraccepts.

Aftercheckingthisbox,thesecondaryIPaddressandsubnetmaskentrieswillshowup,asshownbelow.

Secondary IP Address & Subnet mask:EntertheinformationprovidedbyyourISPforyourLANconnection.

Apply: Clickthisbuttontoactivatethesettingslistedabove.


Local Network – DHCP Server

ThisallowsyoutosetDHCPserveronLANinterface.

Enable DHCP Server:CheckthisitemifDHCPserviceisneededontheLAN.TherouterwillassignIPaddressandgatewayaddressforeachofyourPCs.

YouhavetokeyinStart IP Address,End IP Address,andLease Time.Thedefaultleasetimeis1day.

Relay On: Clickthisbuttontohavearelaysetting.AndtypetheServerIPintheIPfield.

WhentheDHCPserverisservedbyanotherdeviceratherthantherouteritself,youcanrelaytothatspecificserverandentertheIPaddressofit,as10.11.95.2inourexample.

Disable DHCP Server: CheckthisitemifDHCPserviceisn’tneededontheLAN.

Apply: Clickthisbuttontoactivatethesettingslistedabove.


Local Network – UPnP

TheUPnPisonlyavailableforWindowsXP/Vista/7.IfyouarenotaWindowsXP/Vista/7user,youmayignorethispage.

EnablingtheUPnPIGDandNATtraversalfunctionallowstheuserstoperformmoreapplicationsbehindNATwithoutadditionalconfigurationsettingsorALGsupportonyourADSLRouter.

YoucanenabletheUPnPfunctionthroughthiswebpagebycheckingEnable UPnPandpressApply.


Local Network – IGmP Snooping

Traditionally,IPpacketsaretransmittedinoneofeithertwoways-Unicast(1senderto1recipient)orBroadcast(1sendertoeveryoneonthenetwork).MulticastdeliversIPpacketstojustagroupofhostsonthenetwork.

WithoutIGMPsnooping,multicasttrafficistreatedinthesamemannerasbroadcasttraffic,thatis,itisforwardedtoallports.WithIGMPsnooping,multicasttrafficofagroupisonlyforwardedtoportsthathavemembersofthatgroup.IGMPsnoopinggeneratesnoadditionalnetworktraffic,allowingyoutosignificantlyreducemulticasttrafficpassingthroughyourswitch.

ThefigurebelowshowsasimplenetworkconnectedviathisADSLrouter.TherearefourEthernetclients,oneusingUSB,andtwowirelessclients.

NowsupposethevideoserveristhemulticasttransmitterandhostAandDaremulticastreceivers.IfwedonotturnontheIGMPsnoopingfunction,therouterwillforwardthemulticasttraffictoallhostsonallinterfacesandconsequentlyblockandinterruptthetrafficofUSBandwirelessusers,shownasthefollowingfigure.


WhenIGMPsnoopingisinvoked,itmakesthesystemawaretoestablishthebestpathformulticastservicetosaveLANbandwidth.Referthefigurebelow,justasdesired,onlyhostAandDwillactuallyreceivemulticasttrafficwhenIGMPsnoopingisenabled.

WhileIGMPsnoopingisenabled,theIGMPpacketswillbemonitored,themembershipinformationwillberecordedandprocessed,andthemulticasttrafficwillonlybeforwardedtothoseLANinterfaces,suchasEthernet,Wireless,andUSB,whicharebondedtothesubscribedmulticastgroups.Thusithelpstosavethebandwidthandhelpsthedevicestoperformmoreeffectively.

CheckEnableIGMPSnoopingandclickApplytoinvokethisfunction.

IfthePVCyou’reusingisNATenabled,remembertoturnontheIGMPProxyatthesametime.PleaserefertoInternet–IGMPProxyformoreinformation.

Note that the IGMP proxy must be enabled first. If the IGMP Snooping function is not available as shown in the following figure, you have to enable the IGMP Proxy first.


Layer2 Interface – ATm Interface

ToconfigureDSLATMinterface,pleaseopenLayer2Interface–ATMInterface.Thispageallowsyoutoedit,toremove,ortoaddATMPVCsettings.

YoucanaddnewPVC(s)byclickingtheAddbutton,editthesettingsforthepresentPVCbyEditbutton,ordeletetheexistingPVCbyclickingRemovebuttonafterchoosingspecificentry.(PleaserefertotheQuickStartfordetailconfigurationguide.)


Internet – Connections

TosetWANsettingsforeachservice,pleaseopenAdvanced–Internet.Thispageallowsyoutoedit,toremove,ortoaddWANsettings.

YoucanaddnewPVC(s)byclickingtheAddbutton,editthesettingsforthepresentPVCbyEditbutton,ordeletetheexistingPVCbyclickingRemovebuttonafterchoosingspecificentry.(PleaserefertotheQuickStartsectionoftheUserGuideforconfigurationdetails.)

Internet – DNS Server

IftheObtain DNS info from a WAN interfacecheckboxisselected,thisrouterwillacceptthefirstreceivedDNSassignmentfromoneofthePPPoA,PPPoEorMER/DHCPenabledPVC(s)duringtheconnectionestablishment.Ifthecheckboxisnotselected,itisnecessaryforyoutoentertheprimaryandoptionalsecondaryDNSserverIPaddresses.FinishyoursettingandclicktheApplybuttontosaveitandinvokeit.


Internet – DSL

Enable ADSL Port:Checkthisboxtoenablethisfunction.Itsimplyinvokesthelinemodethatyouchooseherefortherouter.

Select the support of line modes: Thereareseveralselections,andyoumayselectthemaccordingtothelinemodessupportedbyyourISPandyourneeds.

Capability Enabled:Twoitemsareprovidedhereforyoutochoose.

Bitswap: Itisamandatoryreceiverinitiatedfeaturetomaintaintheoperatingconditionsoftherouterduringchangingenvironmentconditions.ItreallocatesthedatabitsandpoweramongtheallowedcarrierswithoutmodificationofthehigherlayercontrolparametersintheATU.Afterabitswappingreconfiguration,thetotaldatarateandthedatarateoneachlatencypathisunchanged.Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.Ifnot,uncheckthisboxtoclosethefunction.

Seamless Rate Adaptation:ItenablestheADSL2/ADSL2+Routertochangethedatarateoftheconnectionwhileinoperationwithoutanyserviceinterruptionorbiterrors.Checkthisboxtoenablethefunction.Ifnot,uncheckthisboxtoclosethefunction.

SetyourprefferedWANinterfacetouseasyourdefaultgateway


IP Routing – Default Gateway

SetyourpreferredWANinterfacetouseasyourdefaultgateway

IP Routing – Static Route

ThetableshowsallstaticroutestatusandallowsyoutoaddnewstaticIProuteordeletestaticroute.AStaticIPRoutingisamanuallydefinedpath,whichdeterminesthedatatransmittingroute.Ifyourlocalnetworkiscomposedofmultiplesubnets,youmaywanttospecifyaroutingpathtotheroutingtable.

Destination Network Address: DisplaytheIPaddressthatthedatapacketsaretobesent.

Netmask, Gateway, WAN Interface: Displaythesubnetmask,gateway,andWANinterfaceinformationthatthetransmittingdatawillpassthrough.

Remove: Allowyoutoremovethestaticroutesettings.

ThispageshowsalltheroutingtableofdatapacketsgoingthroughyourADSLRouter.

Adding a New OneToaddastaticroute,pleaseclickAdd.Typethedestinationnetworkaddress,subnetmaskandgatewaythatyoureceivedfromtheISPandclickApply.


Destination Network Address: ThedestinationIPaddressofthenetworkindicateswheredatapacketsaretobesent.YoumayspecifyanIP,type0.0.0.0,orleaveitblank.

Subnet mask: EnterthesubnetmaskthatyougotfromtheISP,type0.0.0.0orleaveitblank.

Gateway IP Address: Clickthisbuttontoforwardpacketstothespecificgateway.KeyinthegatewayIPaddressthatyouwanttouse.

Remove Static Route

Ifyoudon’twantthestaticroutethatyoucreated,pleaseclicktheiconintheDeletecolumnfromthetable.

Adialogwindowwillappeartoconfirmyouraction.ClickOKtoremovethestaticroute,orclickCanceltokeepthesetting.

Example – Static RouteHereprovidesyouanexampleofStaticRoute.


Internet

ADSL Router

Router B

10.1.1.1192.196.1.1

192.196.1.x

192.168.1.254

192.168.10.1

192.168.10.x

FortheLANshownabove,ifthePCinthesubnetof192.168.1.xwantstoaccessthePCinthesubnetof192.168.10.x,wecansetastaticrouteintheADSLrouter,inwhichthedestinationisthePCinthesubnet192.168.10.xandthegatewayisrouterB.Thesettingwouldbeasfollows:

Destination: 192.168.10.0Netmask: 255.255.255.0(StandardClassC)Gateway: 192.168.1.254(RouterB)


IP Routing – Dynamic Routing

RoutingInformationProtocol(RIP)isutilizedbymeansofexchangingroutinginformationbetweenrouters.Ithelpstherouterstodetermineoptimalroutes.Thispageallowsyoutoenable/disablethisfunction.

RIP version: ItincorporatestheRIPinformationwhenreceivingandbroadcastingtheRIPpackets.Fromthedropdownmenu,selectaRIPversiontobeaccepted,1,2 or both.

Operation: Therearetwomodesforyoutochoose,ActiveandPassive.SelectActivefortransmittingandreceivingdata,orselectPassiveforreceivingdataonly.

Enabled: CheckEnabledtoenabletheRIPfunctionondifferentinterface.Otherwise,disablethisfunction.

ClickApplytoinvokethesettingssethere.

IP Routing – Source Routing

SourceroutingallowsyoutoconfigureanddefinewhereIPpacketsfromselectedLANinterfaceswillbeforwardedto.


virtual Server – Port Forwarding

TheRouterimplementsNATtomakeyourentirelocalnetworkappearasasinglemachinetotheInternet.Thetypicalsituationisthatyouhavelocalserversfordifferentservicesandyouwanttomakethempubliclyaccessible.WithNATapplied,itwilltranslatetheinternalIPaddressesoftheseserverstoasingleIPaddressthatisuniqueontheInternet.NATfunctionnotonlyeliminatestheneedformultiplepublicIPaddressesbutalsoprovidesameasureofsecurityforyourLAN.

WhentherouterreceivesanincomingIPpacketrequestingforaccessingyourlocalserver,therouterwillrecognizetheservicetypeaccordingtotheportnumberinthispacket(e.g.,port80indicatesHTTPserviceandport21indicatesFTPservice).Byspecifyingtheportnumber,therouterknowswhichserviceshouldbeforwardedtothelocalIPaddressthatyouspecified.

Aftersettingthevirtualserver,youshouldmodifythefilterruleabouttheportandserviceinformationwhichyousetonthevirtualserver.Becausethefirewallprotectstherouterbyfilterrule,youshouldupdatethefilterruleafteryousetupthevirtualserver.

VirtualServerfunctionallowsyoutomakeserversonyourLANaccessibletoInternetusers.Normally,InternetuserswouldnotbeabletoaccessaserveronyourLANbecause:

• YourserverdoesnothaveavalidexternalIPAddress.

• AttemptstoconnecttodevicesonyourLANareblockedbythefirewallinthisdevice.

TheVirtualServerfeaturesolvestheseproblemsandallowsInternetuserstoconnecttoyourservers,asillustratedbelow:

Internet

Router203.70.212.52

(WAN IP Address)

192.196.1.1(LAN IP Address)

192.196.1.0(Web Server)

192.196.1.20(FTP Server)

http://203.70.212.52(Remote PC using Web Server)

ftp://203.70.212.52(Remote PC using FTP Server)


IP Address seen by Internet UsersOnceconfigured,anyoneontheInternetcanconnecttoyourVirtualServers.

Pleasenotethat,intheabovepicture,bothInternetusersareconnectingtothesameIPaddress,butusingdifferentprotocols,suchasHttp://203.70.212.52andFtp://203.70.212.52.

ToInternetusers,allvirtualserversonyourLANhavethesameIPAddress.ThisIPAddressisallocatedbyyourISP.Thisaddressshouldbestatic,ratherthandynamic,tomakeiteasierforInternetuserstoconnecttoyourServers.However,youcanuseDynamicDNSfeaturetoallowuserstoconnecttoyourvirtualserversbyusingaURL,insteadofanIPaddress.

IPaddressescanbeautomaticallyredirectedtolocalserversconfiguredwithprivateIPaddresses.Inotherwords,dependingontherequestedservice(TCP/UDPportnumber),therouterredirectstheexternalservicerequesttotheappropriateserver(locatedatanotherinternalIPaddress).

Add New Port ForwardingTosetavirtualserver,pleaseopentheVirtual ServeritemfromtheAdvancedsetupmenu.

ToaddanewPortForwarding,pleaseclickAddfromthePort Forwardingwebpage.

Pre-defined: Chooseoneoftheservicetypesfromthefirstdrop-downlist,suchasAudio/Video,Games,andsoon.Intheseconddrop-downlist,choosethenameoftheapplicationthatyouwanttousewiththetypethatyouselectinthefirstlist.

Forexample,ifyouchooseAudio/Videointhefirstfield,thecorrespondingcontentsofthesecondfieldwouldbelikethedrop-downlistshownasthefollowingfigure.


virtual Server – Port Triggering

Whentherouterdetectsoutboundtrafficonaspecificport,itwillsetuptheportforwardingrulestemporarilyontheportrangesthatyouspecifytoallowinboundtraffic.ItissupposedtoincreasethesupportforInternetgaming,videoconferencing,andInternettelephonyduetotheapplicationsrequiremultipleconnection.

Toaddanewporttriggeringrule,clickAddtoopenthiswebpage.ThenchooseanapplicationnamefromthePre-definedlistbox.

Thesystemprovides9itemsforyoutochoose.

OrdefinebyyourselfbytypingthenameintothefieldofUserdefined.

ClickApplytocompletethesetting.

YoumaydeletetheapplicationbycheckingtheRemoveboxandpressingRemove.


virtual Server – DmZ Host

Incomputernetworks,aDMZ(demilitarizedzone)isacomputerhostorsmallnetworkinsertedasa“neutralzone”betweenacompany’sprivatenetworkandtheoutsidepublicnetwork.Itpreventsoutsideusersfromgettingdirectaccesstoaserverthathascompanydata.ADMZisanoptionalandmoresecureapproachtoafirewallandeffectivelyactsasaproxyserveraswell.

ToclosethefunctionofDMZHost,cleartheIPAddressfieldandpressapply.

ToactivateaDMZhost,entertheIPAddressofDMZhost.

ClickApply.

Oncethisfeatureisenabled,youmustspecifyanIPaddress.Itallowsunrestricted2-waycommunicationbetweenthespecifiedIPaddressandotherInternetusersorServers.

• ThisallowsalmostanyapplicationtobeusedonthespecifiedIPaddress.

• ThespecifiedIPaddresswillreceiveall“Unknown”connectionsanddata.

• TheDMZfeatureonlyworkswhentheNATfunctionisenabled.


virtual Server – Dynamic DNS

TheDynamicDNS(DomainNameSystem)combinesbothfunctionsofDNSandDHCPtomapadynamicIPtoafixeddomainname.Thispageallowsyoutoaccessthevirtualserverswithadomainnameandpassword.

PressAddtoaddanewDynamicDNSconfiguration.

Dynamic DNS Provider: Chooseaprovider(DynDNS.org,TZO.com,ChangeIP.com,orNo-IP.com)fromthedrop-downlist.

Interface: Selecttheinterfacefromthedrop-downlistthatyouwanttouseforconnectingtheInternet.

User Name / Password:Entertheusernameandpasswordthatyouregisteredwiththeprovider.

HostName.DomainName: Keyinthedomainnameorhostnamethatyouregistered.Youcanuselettersanddashfornaming,yetothercharactersarenotallowedtouseforpreventingfrommakingtroubles.

Whenthesettingisfinished,clickApplytoinvokethem,orclickCancelifyouwanttodiscardthesettings.


virtual Server – Static DNS

ThispageallowsyoutoconfigureDNSmappingbetweenDomainnameandIPaddressforyourlocalhosts.Incaseyouwanttoaccessthelocalserverswithdomainnamesfromthelocalnetwork,youcanconfigurethemappinginformationonthepage.

Domain Name:Keyinthedomainnamethatyouregisteredattheprovider.Youcanuselettersanddashfornaming,yetothercharactersarenotallowedtouseforpreventingfrommakingtroubles.

IP Address:KeyintheIPaddressforthedomainnametomap.

ClickApplytouploadyoursetting.


NAT ALG

Enable vPN ALGTheVPNALGallowstwoormoresimultaneousVPNconnectionsthroughthisrouter

Enable SIP ALGTheSIPALGallowtwoormoresimultaneousVoIPphonecallsmadebyVoIPclientsthroughthisrouter


Firewall

ThefirewallisakindofsoftwarethatinterruptsthedatabetweentheInternetandyourcomputer.ItistheTCP/IPequivalentofasecuritygateattheentrancetoyourcompany.Alldatamustpassthroughit,andthefirewall(functionsasasecurityguard)willallowonlyauthorizeddatatobepassedintotheLAN.

Whatthefirewallcando?Itcan:

• denyorpermitanypacketfrompassingthroughexplicitly

• distinguishbetweenvariousinterfacesandmatchonthefollowingfields:• sourceanddestinationIPaddress• port

TokeeptrackoftheperformanceofIPFilter,aloggingdeviceisused.ThedevicesupportsloggingoftheTCP/UDPandIPpacketheadersandthefirst129bytesofthepacket(includingheaders)wheneverapacketissuccessfullypassedthroughorblocked,andwheneverapacketmatchesarulebeingsetupforsuspiciouspackets.

Anexampleforfirewallsetup:

Internet

Routerwith Firewall Protection

PC 1

PC 2

Thispictureshowsthemostcommonandeasiestwaytoemploythefirewall.Basically,youcaninstallapacket-filteringrouterattheInternetgatewayandthenconfiguresthefilterruleintheroutertoblockorfilterprotocolsandaddresses.ThesystemsbehindtherouterusuallyhaveadirectaccesstotheInternet;howeversomedangerousservicessuchasNISandNFSareusuallyblocked.

Forthesecurityofyourrouter,settingthefirewallisanimportantissue.


Firewall – Bridge Filtering (available for Bridge mode)

TheBridgefilteringmechanismprovidesawayfortheuserstodefinerulestoallow/denypacketsthroughthebridgebasedonsourceMACaddressand/ordestinationMACaddress.Whenbridgefilteringisenabled,eachpacketisexaminedagainsttheeachdefinedfilterrulessequentially,andwhenamatchedisdetermined,thepacketswillbeblocked.ThispageallowsyoutodefinethebridgepacketfilteringrulestoblockthoseredundantpacketswithspecificprotocolsandMACaddresses.

Bridge Filtering Policy:

YoucanclickChangePolicyaftercheckingtheboxtomodifytheMACFilteringGlobalPolicy.

FORWARDEDmeansthatallMAClayerframeswillbeFORWARDEDexceptthosematchingwithanyofthespecifiedrulesinthefollowingtable.BLOCKEDmeansthatallMAClayerframeswillbeBLOCKEDexceptthosematchingwithanyofthespecifiedrulesinthefollowingtable.

ClickAddtocreateanewfilterrule,orRemovetodeletethespecificrule.

Blocked Policy:

Protocol Type:

Theprotocolsthatyoucanchooseislistedastherightfigureshows.Selectoneproperprotocolforthisbridgefilteringrule.

Selecttrafficdirectionfromthedropdownmenu.


SelecttheWANinterfacetowhichyouwantthisruletoapply.

Forexample,ifwechooseLANtoWAN,checkbr_8_35,selectPPPoEasprotocol,andenter00:90:96:01:2A:C3intotheSourceMACAddressfield,thenafterclickingApply,wewillseetheresultasshownintheright.

YoucanuseAddorRemovebuttontomaintainthebridgefilteringrules.

IftheMACFilteringGlobalPolicyisBLOCKED,thepreviousexamplewillchangetoFORWARDpolicy,asshownintherightfigure.


Firewall – IP Filtering

ThispageallowsyoutospecifytheIPpacketfilteringrulestopreventtheservicesaccessedfromtheInternethostsorlimittheInternetaccessforlocalhosts.

ChooseDisabledtodisablethefirewallfunction.ClickEnabledtoinvokethesettingsthatyousetinthiswebpage.

ToinitiatetheIPFiltering,pleaseselecttheEnabledradiobuttonandclickApply.

Select the direction to filter packets: Inboundmeansthedataistransferredfromoutsideontoyourcomputer.OutboundmeansthedataistransferredfromyourcomputerontooutsidethroughInternet.PleasechooseOutbound traffic or Inbound trafficasthedirectionforfilteringpackets.

ToaddanewFilteringrule,clickAdd.


ThispageprovidessomesettingsforyoutoadjustforaddinganewoutboundIPFiltering.

Allow Traffic: ChooseNotostopthedatatransmission,Yestopermitthedatapassthrough.

Protocol:

Hereprovidesseveraldefaultpoliciesforsecuritylevelsforyoutochoose.Ifyoudon’twanttousethepredefinedsetting,youcanuseUser Definedtosetacustomizedprotocolaccordingtothenecessity.

WhenyouchooseUser Definedsetting,youhavetoenteraportnumberinthe“as”field.

Source/Destination IP address:

TospecifyIPaddresstoallowordenydatatransmission,pleasepulldownthedrop-downmenutochooseaproperone.


ThesettingAllmeansthatalltheIPaddressedinthenetworkareallowedordeniedtopassthroughinInternet.

IfyouchooseSingle,youwillhavetokeyinthespecificIPaddressasthestart/endpointtolettherouteridentifyforgrantingordenyingpassingthrough.

IfyouchooseSubnet,youwillhavetoenterthespecificIPaddressandnetmaskasthestart/endpointtolettherouteridentifyforgrantingordenyingpassingthrough.

Port Range: Theportrangeisfrom0to65535.PleasekeyinthestartpointandendpointfortheIPFiltering.

Afterfinishthesettings,clickApply.

Hereprovidesanexampleshownintherightcolumn.SelectTCPastheProtocoltype,andmaketheSource and Destination IP addresstoincludeAll,thentype1and65535asthestart and end port.

AnewIPfilteringsettingforOutboundtrafficiscreatedinthewebpage.Toeditthesetting,pleaseclick to getintotheeditingpage.Todeletethesetting,click toeraseit.TosetanotherIPfiltering,clickAddagain.

ToaddanewInboundIPFiltering,clickInbound trafficintheitemofSelect the direction to filter packetsontheIP Filteringpage.Usethesamewaytoaddanewoneasstatedabove.


quality of Service – queue ConfigurationNOTES: To use qoS, you should first enable it while setting WAN internet connection; and then the queue Configuration will be available for adding new queue for traffic.

ToexploittheQualityofServicefunctionprovidedbythisdevice,youneedtoenableQoSfirstandcreatequeueswhichareassociatedwithegressinterfaceandtransmissionpriority.

Enable qoS:

qoS queue Configuration:

DiffServ mark (DSCP):

DiffServisacomputernetworkingarchitecturethatspecifiesasimple,scalableandcoarse-grainedmechanismforclassifying,managingnetworktrafficandprovidingQoS(qualityofservice)guaranteesonmodernIPnetworks.DiffServcan,forexample,beusedtoprovidelow-latency,guaranteedservicetocriticalnetworktrafficsuchasvoiceorvideowhileprovidingsimplebest-efforttrafficguaranteestonon-criticalservicessuchaswebtrafficorfiletransfers.

Thehigherpositiontheitemappears,thesmallerDSCPvalueitis(i.e.,BEisthelowestwhileCS7isthehighest).ThecorrespondingDSCPvalueintheIPheaderoftheupstreampacketswillbeoverwrittenbytheselectedvalue.ThedefaultsettingisNochange.


Click Addtoaddnewqueuefortraffic.

Name:

Specifythequeuename.

queue Configuration Status:

ChooseEnabletoactivatethequeue,or Disabletodeactivatethequeue.

Interface:

Choosefromthedrop-downlisttheWANinterfacethetrafficwillgothrough.

queue Precedence:

Therearethreeoptions–1(Highest),2and3thatyoucanchoose.TheRouterwillarrangetheprecedenceforthetrafficaccordingtothetrafficprioritysettinghere.

ClickSave/Applytocreatethequeue.

queue Configuration Status:

Interface:

queue Precedence:

Aftercreatingthequeues,pleaseconfirmthequeuesinthequeueconfigurationtablefirst


quality of Service –qoS ClassificationToclassifytheupstreamtrafficbyassigningthetransmissionpriorityofthedatafordifferentusers,pleaseuseIPQoStoprioritizethedatatransmission.

TheIPQoSallowsyoutosetthesettingsbasedonlayerthreeIPpackets.

ClickAddtocreatetrafficclassificationrules.

Aftercompletionofthetrafficclassificationrules,clickSave/Applytosavetheconfiguration.

Traffic Class Name:

Inputanameforthetrafficclassificationrule.

Rule Order:

Choosetheruleorder.

Rule Status:

Choosetoenableordisablethecurrentrule.

Specify the rule result:

Assign Classification queue:

Specifywhichqueuethecurrentclassificationwilluse.

AssignClassificationQueue:


MarkDifferentiatedServiceCodePoint(DSCP):

Mark802.1pif802.1qisenabled:


Protocol:

Chooseaproperprotocolforthisfunction.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtoselect,simplyusethedefaultone.

IP Address/DHCP Option 60/77:

YoucanspecifythesourceIPaddressbyinputtingtheaddressafterchoosingIPaddress;oryoualsocanspecifytheDHCPVendorClassIDforOption60/77.

Source IP/ Subnet mask/ Port:

KeyinthesourceIPaddress(e.g.192.168.1.0)andsubnetmask(e.g.255.255.255.0)fortheapplication(e.g.FTP,HTTP,andsoon)thatyouwanttoinvoketheQoStrafficrule.Youmaysimplyenterthesourceport,rangingfrom0to65535,asthetrafficcondition.

Destination IP/ Subnet mask/ Port:

EnterthedestinationIPaddress(e.g.168.95.1.88)andsubnetmask(e.g.255.255.255.0)fortheapplicationthatyouwanttoinvoketheQoStrafficrule.Orsimplyenterthedestinationportforthetrafficcondition;itrangesfrom1to65535.

Source mAC Address & mAC mask/ Destination mAC Address & mAC mask:

KeyinthespecificMACAddressorMACMaskofthedeviceswhichyouwanttheQoSruletobeappliedto,orsimplyleaveitblanktoincludeall.

Protocol:

IPAddress/DHCPOption60/77:

YoualsocanspecifytheDHCPVendorClassIDforOption60/77.

Afterfinishingthesettings,click Save/Apply,thenewQoSsettingwillbeshownastheexample.

YoucandeletetheexistingtrafficclassificationrulebycheckingRemoveboxandthenclickRemovebutton.

YoualsocanenabletheexistingtrafficclassificationrulebycheckingEnableboxandthenclickEnablebutton


Accordingtoourexample,theIPQoSconfigurationcanbeillustratedbythefollowingfigure.

WhiletherearemanyPCsgettingonline,thePCsusingport201-8000toaccesstheinternetwillhavemediumtrafficpriority,thePCscarrying192.168.1.x/255.255.255.0asIPaddresswillhavehightrafficpriority.Inaddition,PCsheadingtoport1-1024willhavealowpriority,whilethePCsaccessing168.95.1.88willhaveahighpriority.

TheBridgeQoSallowsyoutosetthesettingsbasedonlayerthreeIPpackets.


Classification Criteria:




Selecttheinterfaceoftheclassification.

SpecifytheEtherTypefromthedrop-downlist.

Ether Type:

Pleaseselectthe802.1pprioritycheckfromthelistfor802.1QEtherTypeclassification.

802.1q Ether Type:

802.1p Priority Check:






Afterfinishingthesettings,clickSave/Apply,thenewQoSsettingwillbeshownastheexample.

YoucandeletetheexistingtrafficclassificationrulebycheckingRemoveboxandthenclickRemovebutton.

YoualsocanenabletheexistingtrafficclassificationrulebycheckingEnableboxandthenclickEnablebutton.


Port mapping

ThispageallowsyoutoconfigurevariousportmappinggroupswhichcontainsspecificInternetconnectionsandLANports.Theuserdataareonlytransmittedandreceivedamongtheinterfacesinthegroup.

PleaseenabletheVirtualLANFunctiononEthernetfirstandthentheLANPortsofeth0willbedividedto4ports:eth0.2,eth0.3,eth0.4,eth0.5.Pleaserefertothefigure.

NOTE: The PvC used here are examples only. You should use your own network PvC profiles and map them to the interfaces that match your application

Enable the Port mapping:

WAN Interface used in the grouping:

SelectfromthelisttheWANinterfacethatwillbegroupedinthecurrentgroup.

MovetheLANinterfacefromtheAvailable LAN InterfaceslisttotheGrouped LAN Interfaces.

YoualsocanaddclientswiththeDHCPVendorIDsinthecorrespondingfields.

ClickApplytosavetheconfiguration.


Please check the group status in the table.

Youcandeletetheexistinggroup(defaultgroupnotincluded)bycheckingRemoveboxandthenclickRemovebutton.


Wireless ThispageallowsyoutoconfiguretherouterasanAccessPoint.Youmaysetupthesettingsforsecurity,accesscontrol,andrepeaterfeaturesforthisdevice.

Basic

Tosetthebasicconfigurationforthewirelessfeatures,pleaseopenBasicpagefromtheWirelessmenu.

Enable Wireless Network:

Clickthischeckboxtoenablethewirelessnetworkfunction.

Wireless main Network Name (SSID): ThemainSSID‘StationSetIdentifier’foryourwirelessnetwork;replacewithnameofyourchoice.AllstationsmustbeconfiguredwiththecorrectSSIDtoaccesstheWLAN.IftheSSIDdoesnotmatchwiththewirelessclient,itwillnotbeabletojointhenetwork.Minonecharacter,max32.

Ifyoudonotcheck“HideAccessPoint”therouterwillperiodicallybroadcastsitsSSIDtoallowthewirelessclientswithintherangetorecognizeitspresence.Thiscancreateasecurityholesinceanywirelessclientswhichreceivesthebroadcastmaybeabletogainunauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.Minonecharacter,max32.


Security

ToconfiguresecurityfeaturesfortheWirelessinterface,pleaseopenSecurityitemfromWirelessmenu.Thiswebpageofferseightauthenticationprotocolsforyoutosecureyourdatawhileconnectingtonetworks.Therearenineselectionsincluding64-bitand128-bitWEP,802.1X,WPA,WPA-PSK,WPA2,WPA2-PSK,mixedWPA2/WPA,andmixedWPA2/WPA-PSK.Differentitemleadstodifferentwebpagesettings.Pleasereadthefollowinginformationcarefully.

Wireless Security:

TheDisableditemoffersyouthelessprotectionforwirelesscommunication.IfyouchooseDisabled,theEncryptionKeyswillnotbeshownonthispage.

Thereareninewirelesssecuritymodesforyoutoselect.


For 64-bit WEP/128-bit WEPForWEPsecurityyoumustselectEnabledintheWEPEncryptiondropdownbox

Wireless Security:

Bydefaultaminimumlevelofwirelesssecurityhasbeenenabledtohelppreventagainstunwantedwirelessusersaccessingtheunit.Thedefaultlevelofwirelesssecuritythathasbeenenabledisknownas64bitWiredEquivalentPrivacyorWEPforshort.The default 64 bit Hexadecimal WEP key is: a1b2c3d4e5

SelecttheWEPmodeforthesecurityfunction;therearetwooptions,64-bitand128-bit.Beforebeingtransmitted,thedatawillbeencryptedusingtheencryptionkey.Forexample,ifyouset64-bitinthisfield,thenthereceivingstationmustbesettouse64BitEncryption,andhavethesameKeyvalueatthesametime;otherwise,itwillnotbeabletodecryptthedata.

Network Key 1 to 4: FillouttheWEPkeysaccordingtothekeylength.For64-bit WEPmode,thecontentyoucantypeis5charactersor10hexadecimaldigits.For128-bit WEPmode,thecontentyoucantypeis13charactersor26hexadecimaldigits.

ClickApplyforactivationwhenthesettingsaredone.


For 802.1X Wireless Network

Whenawirelessclientrequeststoaccessanetwork,itisrequiredtobeauthenticatedbyacentralauthenticationserver(RADIUSServer).Onlyanauthenticatedusercanbegrantedbythenetworkaccessandtherebythoseunauthorizedwillbeblocked.

Wireless Security:

Choose802.1xastheauthenticationprotocol,yourdatatransmissionbetweentherouterandtheclientswillbeprotectedwiththesettingsthatyousetinthiswebpage.

RADIUS Server IP Address: RADIUSServerisaprotocolforcarryingauthentication,authorization,andconfigurationinformationbetweenaNetworkAccessServerwhichdesirestoauthenticateitslinksandasharedAuthenticationServer.PleaseentertheIPAddressfortheRADIUSServer.

RADIUS Port: Port1812isthereservedRADIUS-authenticationportdescribedinRFC2138.EarlierAP(RADIUSclients)useport1945.Thedefaultvaluewillbeshownonthisbox.Youcankeepanduseit.

RADIUS Key: Akeyislikeapassword,whichisusedbetweenRADIUSServerandthespecificAP(RADIUSclient)toverifyidentity.BothRADIUSServerandtheAP(RADIUSclient)mustusethesamekeyforsuccessfulcommunication.Enterthewordsforthekey.

Afterfinishingthesettings,clickApplyforactivation.


802.1x environment Configuration

Youwillneedthefollowingcomponentsforestablishingan802.1xenvironmentinyournetwork.

• Windows2000/2003/NTServer:RADIUSserverequippedwith“InternetAuthenticationService”.CertificateServicesinstalled.

• AP(Router):connectedtoWindows2000AdvancedServerthroughtheLANportwithDHCPserverand802.1xenabled.

• 802.1xclient:aWLANcardsupportingWEP.

• AuthenticationMechanism.


For WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

The WPA (WiFi-Protected Access) authenticationissuitableforenterprises.ItmustbeusedinconjunctionwithanauthenticationserversuchasRADIUStoprovidecentralizedaccesscontrolandmanagement.ItcanprovidestrongerencryptionandauthenticationsolutionthannoneWPAmodes.

WPA Encryption:

SelectthedataencryptionmethodfortheWPAmode.Therearethreetypesthatyoucanchoose,TKIP,AES,TKIP+AES.

TKIP (Temporary Key Integrity Protocol) takestheoriginalmasterkeyonlyasastartingpointandderivesitsencryptionkeysmathematicallyfromthismasterkey.Thenitregularlychangesandrotatestheencryptionkeyssothatthesameencryptionkeywillneverbeusedtwice.

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) providessecuritybetweenclientworkstationsoperatinginadhocmode.Itusesamathematicalcipheringalgorithmthatemploysvariablekeysizesof128,192or256bits.

TKIP+AEScombinethefeaturesandfunctionsofTKIPandAES.

WPA Group Rekey Interval: EnterthetimefortheWPAgrouprekeyinterval.Theunitissecond.Withincreasingrekeyinterval,userbandwidthrequirementisreduced.Ontheotherhand,thelongertherekeyinterval,thelongerthedelayforanewusertogaingroupaccess.

RADIUS Server IP Address, RADIUS Port, and RADIUS Key: Pleaserefertotheelucidationintheprevious802.1xsection.

Afterfinishingthesettings,clickApplyforactivation.


For WPA-PSK; WPA2-PSK; mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK

WPA-PSK (WPA-Pre-Shared Key)isusefulforsmallplaceswithoutauthenticationserverssuchasthenetworkathome.Itallowstheuseofmanually-enteredkeysorpasswordsandisdesignedtobeeasilysetupforhomeusers.

WPA Encryption: SelecttheencryptiontypefortheWPAmode.Therearethreetypesthatyoucanchoose,TKIP,AES,TKIP+AES.(FormoreinformationpleaserefertoWPAsection.)

WPA Pre-Share Key: Pleaseenterthekeybetween8and63characters,or64hexadecimaldigits.Onlythedeviceswithamatchingkeythatyousetherecanjointhisnetwork.

WPA Group Rekey Interval: EnterthetimefortheWAPgrouprekeyinterval.Theunitissecond.Withincreasingrekeyinterval,userbandwidthrequirementisreduced.

Afterfinishedsettings,clickApplyforactivation.


For WPA-2; mixed WPA2/WPA

Wireless Security:

TheWPA2issuitableforenterprises.ItmustbeusedinconjunctionwithanauthenticationserversuchasRADIUStoprovidecentralizedaccesscontrolandmanagement.ItcanprovidestrongerencryptionandauthenticationsolutionthanotherWPAmode.

WPA Encryption: SelecttheencryptiontypefortheWPA2mode.Therearethreetypesthatyoucanchoose,TKIP,AES,TKIP+AES.(FordetailedinformationpleaserefertoWPAsection.)

WPA2 Pre-authentication: ThewirelessclientthathasassociatedwithoneAP(routerA)candotheauthenticationwithanotherAP(routerB)inadvance.IftheclientroamstoAP(B),itcanassociatewithAP(B)quickly.PleaseclickEnabledtoactivatethisfunction.

Network Re-auth Interval: WhenawirelessclienthasassociatedwiththeAPforaperiodoftimelongerthanthesettinghere,itwouldbedisconnectedandtheauthenticationwillbeexecutedagain.Thedefaultvalueis36000,youmaymodifyit.

WPA Group Rekey Interval: EnterthetimefortheWPAgrouprekeyinterval.Theunitissecond.Withincreasingrekeyinterval,userbandwidthrequirementisreduced.

RADIUS Server IP Address, RADIUS Port, and RADIUS Key: Pleaserefertotheelucidationintheprevious802.1xsection.

Whenthesettingsarefinished,clickApplyforactivation.


Access Control

ThewebpageallowsyoutoenablethewirelessMACcontrolconfiguration.

Access Control:

ClickOfftodisablethisfunction.ClickAllow modetoallowthedevicesusingmatchedMACaddresstolinktotheAP.AndclickDeny modetodisturbthelistedwirelessMACaddresstoaccesstheAP.

ToaddanewMACaddresstoyourwirelessMACaddressfilter,clickontheAddbutton.


mAC Address of Wireless adaptor:

KeyintheMACAddresstobefiltered.AndclickApply.

TheresultoftheaddedMACaddresswillbeshownonthetable.

IfyouwanttodeletetheaddedMACaddress,simplyclickthedeletebutton ,adialogboxwillbepromptedtoconfirmthedeleting.ClickYes,andthentheselectedonewillbeerased.


RepeaterA repeaterisanelectronicdevicethatreceivesaweakorlow-levelsignalandretransmitsitatahigherlevelorhigherpower,sothatthesignalcancoverlongerdistanceswithoutdegradation.

Client D

Access Point A

LAN Backbone

Access Point BRepeater

Client E

Client B Client C

Client A

Channel 11

Channel 11

TheexamplefigureillustratestherelationshipamongtheAP,therepeater,andtheclients.Inthisexample,clientA,B,andCcanaccessAP-A,butclientDandEcannot.Inthiscase,AP-BworksastherepeaterforAP-A,andthusclientDandEmayreceivethesignalsmoothly.

Thewebpageallowsyoutoconfigurethewirelessdistributionsystemforthewirelessnetwork.


Access Point:

AP mode:

ChooseAccessPointtoenableRepeaterfunction.

Bridge Restrict:

ChooseEnabled/Enabled(Scan)modetoenabletheRepeaterservice;orDisabledtodisabledtheRepeaterservice.

Remote Bridges mAC Address:

YoushoudinputtheMACAddressmanuallyifyouuseAccessPointEnabledmode;otherwisejustchoosefromthelistifyouuseAccessPointEnabled(Scan)mode(refertotherightfigure).


Wireless Bridge:

AP mode:

ChooseWirelessBridgetodisabletherepeaterfunctionandenablethewirelessbridgeservice.

Bridge Restrict:

ChooseEnabled/Enabled(Scan)modetoenablethewirelessbridgeservice;orDisabledtodisabledthewirelessbridgeservice.

Remote Bridges mAC Address:

YoushoudinputtheMACAddressmanuallyifyouuseWirelessBridgeEnabledmode;otherwisejustchoosefromthelistifyouuseWirelessBridgeEnabled(Scan)mode(refertotherightfigure).


Advanced Settings Youcanmakealltypesofchangestotheadvancedsettingsofyourwirelessnetworkfromthispage.

Feature Function

Band Thefrequencybandofyourwirelessnetwork

Channel Thefrequencythatyourwirelessoperatesin.Forbestperformance,choosethecleanestchannel

54gRate Defaultrateis“Auto”andoperatesatthe54Mbpsdataratewhenpossiblebutdropstolowerrateswhennecessary,dependantonsignalstrengthandthecapacityoftheclientstations

MulticastRate Whenthemulticasttransmittingtrafficislarge,thetransmissionwillbedelayedinsomeway.Ifyouwanttospeeduptherate,modifyfromthedrop-downlist

BasicRate Leaveasdefault

Xpress™Technology Select“enable”toactivatein-builtXpress™technology

54gMode Selectthemode“54gauto”forthewidestcompatibility.Selectthemode“54gperformance”forfastestperformancewith54gcertifiedequipment.Setthemodeto“54gLRS”ifyouareexperiencingdifficultycommunicatingwithlegacy802.11bequipment

54gProtection In“Auto”modetheNB6Plus4WnwilluseRTS/CTStoimprove802.11gperformanceinmixed802.11g/802.11bnetworks.Turnprotection“off”tomaximize802.11gthroughputundermostconditions.

PreambleType Shortpreambleisintendedforapplicationwheremaximumthroughputisdesiredbutitdoesn’tcooperatewiththelegacy.

Longpreambleinteroperateswiththecurrent1and2Mbit/sDSSSspecificationasdescribedinIEEEStd802.11-1999

TransmitPower Therouterwillsetdifferentpoweroutput(bypercentage)accordingtothisselection

WMM Enabledbydefault.Allowsforhighleveldatastreamstobegivenprioritywhenrequiredoverthewirelessnetwork

WMMNoAcknowledgement

No-AcknowledgementreferstotheacknowledgepolicyusedattheMAClevel.Enablingno-acknowledgementcanresultinmoreefficientthroughputbuthighererrorratesinanoisyRadioFrequency(RF)environment.

WMMAPSD AutomaticPowerSaveDeliveryisenabledbydefault.


Wireless qoS

Toclassifytheupstreamtrafficbyassigningthetransmissionpriorityofthedatafordifferentusers,pleaseuseIPQoStoprioritizethedatatransmission.

TheIPQoSallowsyoutosetthesettingsbasedonlayerthreeIPpackets.

IfyoudisableWMMfunctioninWireless Basic SettingsPage,classificationrelatedtowirelesswillnottakeeffects.



MakesurethattheQoSfunctionisenabledwhileconfiguringtheATMPVCsetting.OtherwisethewirelessQoSwon’ttakeeffect.

Traffic Class Name:

Inputanameforthetrafficclassificationrule.

RuleOrder:

Choosetheruleorder.

Rule Status:

Choosetoenableordisablethecurrentrule.




AssignClassificationQueue:


MarkDifferentiatedServiceCodePoint(DSCP):

Mark802.1pif802.1qisenabled:

Protocol:

Chooseaproperprotocolforthisfunction.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtoselect,simplyusethedefaultone.


YoucanspecifythesourceIPaddressbyinputtingtheaddressafterchoosingIPaddress;oryoualsocanspecifytheDHCPVendorClassIDforOption60/77.

Source IP/ Subnet mask/ Port:

KeyinthesourceIPaddress(e.g.192.168.1.0)andsubnetmask(e.g.255.255.255.0)fortheapplication(e.g.FTP,HTTP,andsoon)thatyouwanttoinvoketheQoStrafficrule.Youmaysimplyenterthesourceport,rangingfrom0to65535,asthetrafficcondition.

Destination IP/ Subnet mask/ Port:

EnterthedestinationIPaddress(e.g.168.95.1.88)andsubnetmask(e.g.255.255.255.0)fortheapplicationthatyouwanttoinvoketheQoStrafficrule.Orsimplyenterthedestinationportforthetrafficcondition;itrangesfrom1to65535.




Protocol:


YoualsocanspecifytheDHCPVendorClassIDforOption60/77.

Afterfinishingthesettings,clickSave/Apply,thenewQoSsettingwillbeshownastheexample.YoucandeletetheexistingtrafficclassificationrulebycheckingRemoveboxandthenclickRemovebutton.YoualsocanenabletheexistingtrafficclassificationrulebycheckingEnableboxandthenclickEnablebutton


managementDiagnostics

Tocheckthelinkingstatusforthenetworkandyourcomputer,adiagnostictestcanguideyoutodetectthenetworkproblem.Thetestingitemsarelistedandexaminedonebyone.Ifthepreviousoneisfailed,thantheitemsfollowingthatonewillbefailed,too.Usethisdiagnostictesttodetecttheconnectivitymistakeswheneverlinkingproblemoccurs.

PressRunDiagnosticTestsontheDiagnosticTestspage.

TheResultwouldbeshownonthesamepage.

Fortheitemwhichpassesthroughthediagnostics,a“PASS”willbedisplayedontherightsideofthatitem.

Ifnot,a“FAIL”willbepresentedthere.

Ifthereisnodeviceusingthatport,a“DOWN”willbedisplayed.

PresstheHelplinktoknowwhattheresult(Pass,Fail)representsfor.


TaketheHelplinkofADSLSynchronizationforexample.

ItnotonlyexplainsthesituationforPassandFail,butoffersthetroubleshootingproceduresforyoutofollow.

PressBacktoreturn.


management Accounts

ThispageallowsyoutoCHANGEtheusernameandpasswordforaccessingyourADSLRouter.

FortheAdmin Account,thedefaultsettingforbothusernameandpasswordareadmin.Ifyouwanttochangetheusernameandthepassword,pleasemodifytheUser NameandNew Password,andthenretypethenewpasswordintheConfirmfieldforconfirmation.ThenclickApply.

Tocreateauseraccount,youmaysetupausernameandpasswordunderUser Accountonthesamepage.

NotethatthenewusercanmerelyaccesstheQuick StartandStatuspage.


management Control – From Remote

Therearevariousinterfacesfortheremoteaccess.Pleasechoosefromthemifyouwanttoenabletheremoteaccesscontrol.

Select the Internet Connect:

Selectoneconnectionitemfromthedrop-downlisttoenablethefunction.

Web Browser: CheckthisboxifyouwanttohaveremotecontrolthroughHTTP.Thedefaultportnumberis8080.Modifytheportwheneveryouwant.

Telnet: Checkthisboxifyouwanttohaveremotecontrolthroughtelnet.

FTP: ChoosethisboxifyouwanttohaveremotecontrolthroughFTP.

TFTP: ChoosethisboxifyouwanttohaveremotecontrolthroughTFTP.

Secure Shell (SSH): ChoosethisboxifyouwanttohaveremotecontrolthroughSSH.

Ping: ChoosethisboxifyouwanttohaveremotecontrolthroughpingcommandunderDOSprompt.

Authorized Host IP Address List: DecidewhetherallinternethostscanaccessyourIADoronlyauthorizedinternethostscanaccess.ClickApplytosaveyoursetting.


management Control – From Local

Youcanallowlocalaccesstoyourrouterviathecheckedinterfaces.

Note: NB6 supports Web Browser, Telnet, TFTP and Ping only

Authorized Host IP Address List:RefertoRemoteManagementControl.

ClickApplytoactivateyoursettingsorclickCanceltoretaintheoriginalsettings.

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Internet Time

Therouter’sclockmustsynchronizewithglobalInternettime.Thetimeyousetinthescreenwillbeadaptedtosystemlog.

Update Now: Clickthisbuttontorefreshthecurrenttime.

Set Time by (Time Server/ manual): ThedefaultsettingisManual.Selectthisone,andsetthestarttimebytypingthedateandthetimemanuallytohelptherouterperformtasks.

IfyouselectTimeServer,thesystemwillsettimeviatimeserverautomatically.

Primary Time Server/ Secondary Time Server:

Youmayselectthepreferredtimeserverfromthedrop-downlist.Thetimewillbeadjustedbythetimeserver.

Time Zone: Choosethetimezoneofyourlocation.

Apply: Savethedataonthescreenandapplythedataafterrestartingtherouter.

Cancel: Discardthenewconfigurationandreservetheoriginalsettings.


System Log

Asshownonthewebpage,youcanviewthesystemlogandconfiguresystemlogwheneveryouwant.

Toviewthesystemlog,youmustconfiguresystemlogfirst.PressConfigure System Logtostart.

Configuring System Log

Youcanenable or disablethelogfunction,andchooselog level,display levelandpropermodeasyoulike.ThenclickApplytoinvokethesettingsorpressCanceltodiscardthem.

Thereare8typesoflog levelanddisplay levelforyoutochoose.

Log Level:

Thisfunctionenablesyoutodecidehowdetailedthemessageswillbestored.Setaproperlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.ThedefaultLogLevelisDebugging.

TheDebuggingLevellogsallmessagestothefile,whiletheEmergencyLevellogsfatalmessagesonly.Thelowertheitemis,themoredetailedinformationitprovides;i.e.,debugginglevelstoresthemostdetailedinformation.

OwingtothelimitationofthestorageontheADSLrouter,theformerinformationwillbeerasedandreplacedbythelatestmessageautomaticallywhenthebufferisoverflowed.

Display Level: Fortheconvenienceoftheusers,thedisplaylevelcanfunctionasafilter.Itdecidesthelevelforthemessagestoexhibitwhentheuserwantstoviewthelogsonthelocalside.Forexample,foraprogrammerorengineer,he/shemaywanttoknowaboutdebuggingorinformationallevelmessage;forgeneralusers,theymayonlyneedorwanttolearnabouterror,critical,alert,oremergencymessagesonly.ThedefaultDisplayLevelisError.

Therefore,whentheloglevelis“Debugging”andthedisplaylevelis“Error”,theCPElogsthemostdetailedmessagebutshowserrorleveldataonly.


mode:

Youcanchoosewheretostorethelogs;theoptionsincludeLocal,RemoteandBoth.LocalmeanstheCPE,i.e.,theADSLRouter.Remotemeansthelogserveryouspecifiedtoforwardtheloginformationto.ThedefaultmodeisLocal.

IfyouchooseRemote or Both,youhavetospecifytheServer IP AddressandUDP Port,andalltheeventswillbesenttothespecifiedUDPportofthespecifiedlogserver.

Note: Display Level only filters for the local side. All the messages will be displayed on the remote Log Server.

Example

SupposewearegoingtorecordthesystemlogsonboththeADSLRouterandtheServerbearingIPaddress10.11.95.2,theproceduresbelowillustratethesituation:

System Log Configuration

1. ChooseEnabledLog.

2. SelectDebuggingastheLog Level,andErrorastheDisplay Level.(Orselectotherlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.)

3. SettheModeasBoth,keyintheServer IP Addressas10.11.95.2,andleavetheServer UDP Portasthedefaultvalue514.

4. PressApplytoinvokethesettings.

viewing System Log – Remote Side (Server)

ToviewthesystemlogontheLogServer(10.11.95.2),alogviewingtoolmustbeinstalled.

1. DownloadtheKiwiSyslogDaemonfromKiwiEnterprises.(http://www.kiwisyslog.com/downloads.php)

KiwiSyslogDaemonisafreewareSyslogDaemonforWindows.Itreceives,logs,displaysandforwards


Syslogmessagesfromhostssuchasrouters,switches,andanyothersyslogenableddevice.Youcanchooseotherloggertools;here,weuseKiwiforexample.

2.InstalltheKiwiSyslogserversoftwareonthePC(10.11.95.2).

3.OpentheKiwi Syslog Daemonapplication.Youwillgettoascreenshownasfollows.

TheDateandTimerecordtheloggingtime.ThePriorityfieldshowstheloglevel,theHostnameexhibitsthepositionofthehost,andtheMessagecolumndisplaystheprocessthedescriptionofitbeforethecolonisthenameoftheprocessandafterthecolonistheelaborationforthatprocess.

Forexample,message1showsalertlevelinformationwhichisakernelprocesscontainingdetailedintrusioninformation;message2displaysnoticelevelinformationwhichisanIGMPprocessexhibitingthattheIGMPfunctionhadbeenstarted.

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viewing System Log – Local Side (ADSL Router)

Forviewingthesystemlogonlocalside,clicktheView System Logbuttononthewebpageforsystem logconfiguration.

Thesystemlogrecordontherouterwillbedisplayedonascreenasshownabove.

TheDate/Timerecordstheloggingtime,andtheFacilityfielddistinguishesdifferentclassesofsystemlogmessage.TheSeverityfieldshowstheloglevel,andtheMessagecolumndisplaystheprocessandthedescriptionofit,thenameoftheprocessappearsbeforethecolonandtheelaborationforthatprocessafterthecolon.

Forexample,message3showscriticallevelinformationwhichisapppd(PPPdaemon)processshowingthatavalidIPaddresshadbeenreceivedfromserver,andconnectionisup;message4isakernelprocessbelongingtocriticallevelinformationwhichrevealsthattheEthernet0linkisup.

YoucanpressRefreshtoupdatethelogfilesorpressClosetoclosethewindow.

Note that the earlier messages may be automatically replaced by the updated information when the buffer is overflowed on the router.

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Backup Config

Tobackupyoursettingsoftherouter,youcanuseBackup Configwebpagetosavetheconfiguration.

ClickBackupbuttonandthewarningwindowwillbeprompted.ClickOKtocontinuethebackupprocedure.

Thesystemwillaskyourcommandaboutthenextprocedure.ClickSavetobackup.

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Youmaychangethefilenameandchooseaplacetosavethebackupfile.

Andwhenyouwanttorestorethesettingsinthefuture,simplyopenBackup ConfigwebpageanduseBrowsebuttontolocatethefile.

Afteropeningthebackupfile,clickRestore.

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Update Firmware

Ifyouhavetoorwanttoupdatethefirmwareforthisrouter,youcanopentheUpdate FirmwarewebpageandchoosethecorrectfilebypressingBrowse.ThenclicktheUpdate Firmwarebutton.Thesystemwillexecutetheupdateprocedureautomatically.Whenitisfinished,thesystemwilltellyoutheupdateissuccessfully.

Note: Latest firmware update can be find at www.netcomm.com.au.

Note: Router must not turn off during firmware updates.

Reset Router

Tomakethesettingsthatyousetforthisroutertakeeffect,pleaseopentheReset RouterwebpageandclicktheRebootbuttontoinvokeallsettings.

Youcanrestoreyourwebpageswithdefaultsettings.SimplycheckReset to factory default settingsandclickReboot.


UPnP for XP

Universalplugandplay(UPnP)isarchitectureforpervasivepeertopeernetworkconnectivityofintelligentappliancesandPCsofallformfactors.Itisdesignedtobringeasy-to-use,flexible,standards-basedconnectivitytoad-hocorunmanagednetworkswhetherinthehome,inasmallbusiness,publicplaces,orattachedtotheInternet.

OnlyWindows XPsupportsUPnPfunction.

PleasefollowthestepsbelowforinstallingUPnPcomponents.

1. ClickontheStartmenu,pointtoSettingsandclickonControl Panel.

2. SelectAdd or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows ComponentstoopenWindows

Components Wizarddialogbox. 3. SelectNetworking ServicesandclickDetails.ClicktheUPNP User Interfacecheckbox.

4. ClickOK.ThesystemwillinstallUPnPcomponentsautomatically.


5. Afterfinishingtheinstallation,gotoMy Network Places.Youwillfindanicon(e.g.,WirelessADSL2+Router)forUPnPfunction.

6. Doubleclickontheicon,andtheADSLrouterwillopenanotherwebpageviatheportforUPnPfunction.

TheIEaddresswillbedirectedtotheconfigurationmainwebpageasshowninthegraphic.

7. Now,theNATtraversalfunctionhasalreadybeenprovided.TheADSLrouterwillcreateanewvirtualserverautomaticallywhentherouterdetectsthatsomeinternetapplicationsisrunningonthePC.


CHAPTER 5: TROUBLESHOOTINGIf the suggested solutions in this section do not resolve your issue,

contact your system administrator or Internet service provider.

Problems with LANPCs on the LAN cannot get IP addresses from the ADSL Router.

ThechancesarethattheinterfaceusedasDHCPserverismodifiedandtheclientPCsdonotrenewIPaddresses.

IfyourDHCPserverisenabledonPrivateIPAddresspreviouslyandyoumodifytheinterfacetoPublicIPAddress,theclientPCsshouldrenewIPaddresses.

The PC on the LAN cannot access the Web page of the ADSL Router.

CheckthatyourPCisonthesamesubnetwiththeADSLRouter.

Problems with WANYoucannotaccesstheInternet.

• CheckthephysicalconnectionbetweentheADSLRouterandtheLAN.

IftheLANLEDonthefrontpanelisofforkeepsblinking,theremaybeproblemonthecableconnectingtotheADSLRouter.

AttheDOSprompt,pingtheIPaddressoftheADSLRouter,e.g.,ping192.168.1.1.Ifthefollowingresponseoccurs:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=253

ThentheconnectionbetweentheADSLRouterandthenetworkisOK.

Ifyougetafailedpingwiththeresponseof:Request timed out

Thentheconnectionisfail.CheckthecablebetweentheADSLRouterandthenetwork.

• ChecktheDNSsettingoftheADSLRouter.

AttheDOSprompt,pingtheIPaddressesoftheDNSprovidedbyyourISP.Forexample,ifyourDNSIPis168.95.1.1,thenping168.95.1.1.Ifthefollowingresponseoccurs:

Reply from 168.95.1.1: bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=253

ThentheconnectiontotheDNSisOK.

Ifyougetafailedpingwiththeresponseof:Request timed out

ThentheDNSisnotreachable.CheckyourDNSsettingontheADSLRouter.


Problems with UpgradingThefollowingliststheerrormessagesthatyoumayseeduringupgradingandtheactiontotake.

• Error message:AlltheADSLLEDslightupandcannotlightoffasusual.

Possible cause:Whenusersareexecutingfirmwareupgradeandsavingsettingstotherouter,thepowerfortherouterislostforsomeunknownreasons,thenormalwebpagefortheroutermightbedamaged.Afterpoweronyourrouter,theLEDsmightnotworknormally.

Action:SetupyouPCwithastaticIPaddress,suchas192.168.1.2,andthenaccesstherouter’swebpagebyenteringhttp://192.168.1.1.Thenupdatethefirmwareagain.

• Error Message:Imageuploadingfailed.Theselectedfilecontainsanillegalimage.

Possible cause:Thefirmwarefileformatisinvalid.

Action:Checktoseewhetherthefileformatiscorrect;otherwisedownloadafirmwarefilewithcorrectformat.

• Error Message:Imageuploadingfailed.Thesystemisoutofmemory.

Possible cause:Itmaybecausedbythelackofmemory.

Action:RebootyourADSLRouterandperformtheupgradetaskagain.

• Error Message:Imageuploadingfailed.Noimagefilewasselected.

Possible cause:Youdidnotselectafilecorrectly.

Action:Downloadacompatiblefirmwarefromtheweb.


CHAPTER 6: GLOSSARYARP (Address Resolution Protocol )

ARPisaTCP/IPprotocolformappinganIPaddresstoaphysicalmachineaddressthatisrecognizedinthelocalnetwork,suchasanEthernetaddress.

AhostwishingtoobtainaphysicaladdressbroadcastsanARPrequestontotheTCP/IPnetwork.ThehostonthenetworkthathastheIPaddressintherequestthenreplieswithitsphysicalhardwareaddress.

InverseARP(In-ARP),ontheotherhand,isusedbyahosttodiscoveritsIPaddress.Inthiscase,thehostbroadcastsitsphysicaladdressandaRARPserverreplieswiththehost’sIPaddress.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

WhenoperatesasaDHCPserver,theADSLRouterassignIPaddressestotheclientPCsontheLAN.TheclientPCs“leases”thesePrivateIPaddressesforauser-definedamountoftime.Aftertheleasetimeexpires,theprivateIPaddressismadeavailableforassigningtoothernetworkdevices.

TheDHCPIPaddresscanbeasingle,fixedpublicIPaddress,anISPassignedpublicIPaddress,oraprivateIPaddress.

IfyouenableDHCPserveronaprivateIPaddress,apublicIPaddresswillhavetobeassignedtotheNATIPaddress,andNAThastobeenabledsothattheDHCPIPaddresscanbetranslatedintoapublicIPaddress.Bythis,theclientPCsareabletoaccesstheInternet.

LAN (Local Area Network) & WAN (Wide Area Network)

ALANisacomputernetworklimitedtotheimmediatearea,usuallythesamebuildingorfloorofabuilding.AWAN,ontheotherhand,isanoutsideconnectiontoanothernetworkortheInternet.

TheEthernetsideoftheADSLRouteriscalledtheLANport.Itisatwisted-pairEthernet10Base-Tinterface.AhubcanbeconnectedtotheLANport.Morethanonecomputers,suchasserverorprinter,canbeconnectedthroughthishubtotheADSLRouterandcomposesaLAN.

TheDSLportoftheADSLRoutercomposestheWANinterface,whichsupportsPPPorRFC1483connectingtoanotherremoteDSLdevice.

NAT (Network Address Translation) IP Address

NATisanInternetstandardthattranslatesaprivateIPwithinonenetworktoapublicIPaddress,eitherastaticordynamicone.NATprovidesatypeoffirewallbyhidinginternalIPaddresses.ItalsoenablesacompanytousemoreinternalIPaddresses.

IftheIPaddressesgivenbyyourISParenotenoughforeachPContheLANandtheADSLRouter,youneedtouseNAT.WithNAT,youmakeupaprivateIPnetworkfortheLANandassignanIPaddressfromthatnetworktoeachPC.Oneofsomepublicaddressesisconfiguredandmappedtoaprivateworkstationaddresswhenaccessesaremadethroughthegatewaytoapublicnetwork.

Forexample,theADSLRouterisassignedwiththepublicIPaddressof168.111.2.1.WithNATenabled,itcreatesaVirtualLAN.EachPContheVirtualLANisassignedwithaprivateIPaddresswithdefaultvalueof192.168.2.2to192.168.2.254.ThesePCsarenotaccessiblebytheoutsideworldbuttheycancommunicatewiththeoutsideworldthroughthepublicIP168.111.2.1.


Private IP Address

PrivateIPaddressesarealsoLANIPaddresses,butareconsidered“illegal”IPaddressestotheInternet.Theyareprivatetoanenterprisewhilestillpermittingfullnetworklayerconnectivitybetweenallhostsinsideanenterpriseaswellasallpublichostsofdifferententerprises.

TheADSLRouterusesprivateIPaddressesbyassigningthemtotheLANthatcannotbedirectlyaccessedbytheInternetorremoteserver.ToaccesstheInternet,privatenetworkshouldhaveanagenttotranslatetheprivateIPaddresstopublicIPaddress.

Public IP Address

PublicIPaddressesareLANIPaddressesthatcanbeconsidered“legal”fortheInternet,becausetheycanberecognizedandaccessedbyanydeviceontheothersideoftheDSLconnection.InmostcasestheyareallocatedbyyourISP.

IfyouaregivenarangeoffixedIPaddresses,thenonecanbeassignedtotherouterandtheotherstonetworkdevicesontheLAN,suchascomputerworkstations,ftpservers,andwebservers.

PvC (Permanent virtual Circuit)

APVCisalogicalpoint-to-pointcircuitbetweencustomersites.PVCsarelow-delaycircuitsbecauseroutingdecisionsdonotneedtobemadealongtheway.Permanentmeansthatthecircuitispreprogrammedbythecarrierasapaththroughthenetwork.Itdoesnotneedtobesetuporturneddownforeachsession.

RIP (Routing Information Protocol)

RIPisaroutingprotocolthatusesthedistance-vectorroutingalgorithmstocalculateleast-hopsroutestoadestination.ItisusedontheInternetandiscommonintheNetWareenvironment.Itexchangesroutinginformationwithotherrouters.ItincludesV1,V2andV1&V2,whichcontrolsthesendingandreceivingofRIPpacketsoverEthernet.

UDP (User Datagram Protocol)

UDPisaconnectionlesstransportservicethatdispenseswiththereliabilityservicesprovidedbyTCP.UDPgivesapplicationsadirectinterfacewithIPandtheabilitytoaddressaparticularapplicationprocessrunningonahostviaaportnumberwithoutsettingupaconnectionsession.

virtual Server

Youcandesignatevirtualservers,e.g.,aFTP,web,telnetormailserver,onyourlocalnetworkandmakethemaccessibletotheoutsideworld.Avirtualservermeansthatitisnotadedicatedserver--thatis,theentirecomputerisnotdedicatedtorunningonthepublicnetworkbutintheprivatenetwork.

vPI (virtual Path Identifier) & vCI (virtual Channel Identifier)

AVPIisa8-bitfieldwhileVCIisa16-bitfieldintheATMcellheader.AVPIidentifiesalinkformedbyavirtualpathandaVCIidentifiesachannelwithinavirtualpath.Inthisway,thecellsbelongingtothesameconnectioncanbedistinguished.AuniqueandseparateVPI/VCIidentifierisassignedinadvancetoindicatewhichtypeofcellisfollowing,unassignedcells,physicallayerOAMcells,metasignalingchanneloragenericbroadcastsignalingchannel.YourISPshouldsupplyyouwiththevalues.


APPENDIX A: CLIENT SETUP FOR 802.1X, WPA, AND WPA-PSK

Retreiving Client Certificate• ThisstepisonlyrequiredifyouintendtoauthenticatewithEAP/TLS.

WhiletherearemanywaysyoumayreceiveacertificatefromyourCertificateAuthority,theexamplehereistoshowyouhowtoretrieveyourcertificatefromaMicrosoftCertificateServicesserverviaitseasywebinterface.

1. Pleaseconnecttheclienttoanetworkthatdoesn’trequireportauthentictaion.

2. OpenupMicrosoftExplorer,connecttoyourCAviatheurlhttp://yourserver/certsrv(seeyourlocaladministratorifithasbeenchangedfromthedefault).

Forexample,iftheMicrosoftCertificateServiceserverusestheIPaddress192.168.0.2,thenwehavetokeyinhttp://192.168.0.2/certsrvontheurlbox.

3. Youwillbeaskedtologin,useyourdomaincredentials.(e.g.,ABC)


4. MakesurethatRequestacertificateisselected,andclickNext.

5. SelectUserCertificate,thenNext.


6. ClickSubmit.

7. YoumayretrieveyourcertificatebyclickingInstallthiscertificate.

8. You’llreceiveaconfirmationmessageaboutacceptingthecertificate,clickYes


Enabling 802.1x Authentication and Security

1. ClickRunfromtheStartmenu.Typeservices.mscandclickOK.

2. Scrolltothebottomofthelist.DoubleclickontheWireless Zero ConfigurationserviceandverifythatitissettoAutomaticandthatitisStarted.ClickOKtocontinue.

3. ClicktheStartbutton,selectControl Panel,thenNetwork Connections.

4. RightclickonyourwirelessnetworkcardandselectProperties.ClickontheWireless Networkstab.

5. ClickAddtocontinue.


6. SelecttheAssociationTab,andentertheSSIDoftheAP.(e.g.Wireless)

7. SetOpenastheNetwork Authenticationfromthedropdownmenu,andWEPforData encryption.

8. ClickOK,andthenselecttheAuthenticationTab.


9. EnsurethatEnable network access control using IEEE 802.1Xisselected,andSmart Card or other

CertificateisselectedfromtheEAPtype.

10. ClickPropertiesunderEAPtype.


11. Youcanchoosewhethertouseoneofyourcertificatesyouhaveloadedonthecomputer,oruseasmart

cardforaccess.In our example, Use a certificate on this computer option is chose and Use simple certificate selection (Recommended) is checked.

12. ChecktheValidate server certificatecheckboxifservercertificatevalidationisrequired.

13. IntheTrusted Root Certification Authoritiesfield,checkthecheckboxbesidethenameofthecertificateauthorityfromwhichtheservercertificatewasdownloaded.(e.g.,NetComm.savd.tw)Note that if you leave all check boxes unchecked, you will be prompted to accept a connection to the root certification authority during the authentication process.


14. ClickOKtwicetoclosethedialogsuntilreturntoWireless Networkstabofwireless properties.Nowwe

canseethewirelessnetworkwhichwehavejustsetupbeingdisplayedonthePrefered networks.

15. ClickOKtosaveyoursettings.Theconfigurationiscomplete


Enabling WPA Authentication and SecurityThefirstfourstepsarethesameasthesettingfor802.1xauthentication,pleaserefertothepreviouspart.


6. ChooseWPAfromthedropdownmenufortheNetwork Authentication,andTKIPforData encryption.

7. ClickOK,andthenselecttheAuthenticationTab.


8. TheEnable network access control using IEEE 802.1Xisselectedbydefault,andProtected EAP (PEAP)

isselectedfromtheEAPtype.

9. ClickPropertiesunderEAP type.


10. ChooseUse a certificate on this computeroptionandselectUse simple certificate selection

(Recommended).

11. ChecktheValidate server certificatecheckboxifservercertificatevalidationisrequired

12. IntheTrusted Root Certification Authoritiesfield,checkthecheckboxbesidethenameofthecertificateauthorityfromwhichtheservercertificatewasdownloaded.(e.g.,NetComm.savd.tw)Note that if you leave all check boxes unchecked, you will be prompted to accept a connection to the root certification authority during the authentication process.

13. ClickOKthreetimestoclosethedialogsandsaveallthesettingsuntilreturntoNetwork Connections.

14. NowtheconfigurationforWPAauthenticationiscompleted.Andyoumaystarttousethewirelessdevice.


Enabling WPA-PSK Authentication and Security

1. ClicktheStartbutton,selectControl Panel,thenNetwork Connections.

2. RightclickonyourwirelessnetworkcardandselectProperties.ClickontheWireless Networkstab.

3. ClickAddtocontinue.


5. ChooseWPA-PSKfortheNetwork AuthenticationandTKIPforData encryption.

6. EnterNetwork keytwicetoaccesstheAP.

7. ClickOKtosavethesettingsandreturntotheWireless NetworkstabonWireless Properties.


8. TheNetworkwithWPA-PSKauthenticationhasbeensetup,andisdisplayedinthepreferrednetworksfield.

9. NowtheconfigurationforWPA-PSKauthenticationiscompleted.


APPENDIX B: ESTABLISHING YOUR WIRELESS CONNECTION

Thefollowingexamplesusethedefaultwirelessconfiguration.

Windows XP service pack 2Followthesesteps:

1. OpenNetwork Connections(Start>ControlPanel>NetworkConnections):

2. Right-clickonyourWirelessNetworkConnectionandselectView Available Wireless Networks:

3. SelectthewirelessnetworkyouwanttoconnecttoandclickConnect:


4. Enterthenetworkkey(defaultnetworkkeyis“A1B2C3D4E5”)andclickConnect:

5. TheconnectionwillshowConnected.


mac OSX 10.4Followthesesteps:

1. ClickontheAirport icononthetoprightmenu.

2. Clickonthenetworknamethatyouwanttoconnect.Thedefault wireless network name is “wireless”.

3. Onthenewwindow,tickonShow Password andtypeinthenetworkkeyinthePasswordfield.Thedefaultnetworkkeyis“A1B2C3D4E5”.Afterthat,clickonOK.

4. Tochecktheconnection,clickontheAirport iconandthereshouldbeatickonthewirelessname.


Windows vista Followthesesteps:

1. OpenNetwork and Sharing Center(Start>ControlPanel>NetworkandSharingcenter).

2. Clickon“Connect to a network”.


3. Choose“Connect to the Internet”andclickon“Next”.

4. Choose“Wireless”.


5. Clickonthewirelessnetworkname.Inthisexample,thewirelessnetworknameis“wireless”andclick“Connect”.Thedefaultwirelessnetworknameis“wireless”.Ifyouhavenotchangethewirelessnetworkname,pleaseclickon“wireless”.

6. Tickon“DisplayCharacters”andtypeinthenetworkkey.Thedefaultnetworkkeyis“A1B2C3D4E5”andthisexampleusethedefaultkey.Click“Next”afterthat.


7. Selecttheappropriatelocation.Thiswillaffectthefirewallsettingsonthecomputer.

8. Tickonboth“Savethisnetwork”and“Startthisconnectionautomatically”andclickon“Next”.


9. Nowtheconnectionisready.

Notes: For other operating system such as Windows ��SE, Windows ME and Windows �000 or if you use the wireless adaptor utility to configure your wireless connection, please consult the wireless adaptor documentation respectively.


TroubleshootingWindows can not configure this wireless connection.

EnableWirelessZeroConfigurationbyfollowingthesesteps:

1. ClickontheStart Menu.ClickonRun,typein“services.msc”(withoutthequotes).PressOK.

2. Scrolldowntothebottomofthelist,locatetheservicenamedWireless Zero Configurationanddouble-clickonit.

3. ChangetheStartuptypetoAutomaticandcheckthe“Service status”.

4. IftheStatusisStarted,simplypresstheApplybuttonatthebottomofthewindow,andthenpressOK.

5. IftheStatusisStopped,presstheStartbutton.Waituntiltheservicehasstarted,thenpresstheApply button,andthenpressOK.

6. ClosetheServiceswindow.

7. ClickontheStart Menu.ClickonRun,typein“ncpa.cpl”(withoutthequotes).PressOK.

8. Right-clickontheWireless Network Connection,chooseProperties.

9. ClickontheWireless Networkstabatthetopofthewindow.

10. Makesurethetick-boxforUse Windows to configure my wireless network settingsisTICKED.ThenpressOK.

Wireless drop outs and low signal quality.

Thereareafewthingsthatcancausewirelessdropsoutandlowsignalquality

1. Interference on the wireless signal from other wireless devices

2. Other wireless network that use the same channel.

3. Obstruction between the router and the wireless computer.

Thefirstthingtodoistochangethewirelesschannel.Pleasechangethewirelesschannelandseeifitimprovesthequalityorreducethedropouts.Pleasefollowthesestepstochangethewirelesschannel:

1. Openhttp://192.168.1.1/frominternetexploreroranywebbrowser.

2. Attheloginscreenenter“admin”forbothusernameandpassword.Thenclickon“Login”or“OK”.

3. ClickonWirelessandthenclickonConfiguration.

4. Changethechannelfrom6toanynumberfrom1to11.

5. ClickonSave/Apply.


APPENDIX C: HOW TO CHANGE WIRELESS SECURITY ON YOUR NB6PLUS4W

WEP encryptionTheNB6W/NB6Plus4W/NB6Plus4WnhastheWEPencryptionenabledbydefault.Tochangetheencryptionkey,pleasefollowthefollowingsteps:

1. ConnectthecomputerdirectlytotherouterusingEthernetcable.

2. Openthewebconfiguration,http://192.168.1.1/fromyourwebbrowseri.e.Internetexplorer,Firefox.

3. Attheloginscreen,entertheUsernameandpassword.ThedefaultUsernameis“admin”andthedefaultPasswordis“admin”.Thenclickon“Login”.

4. Clickon“Wireless”menuatthetop


5. Clickon“Security”ontheleft

6. Change“Key1”from“a1b2c3d4e5”tothenewencryption.

Please note that WEP Encryption key can only use numbers from 0 to � and letters from A to F. 64 bit Cipher needs 10 digits Encryption key and 1�� bit Cipher needs �6 digits Encryption key.

7. Clickon“Apply”Notes: After changing the security settings, you need to configure the wireless computer according to the new settings. Please refer to your Operating system manual for more information.


WPA encryptionWhenamoresecureconnectionisneeded,youcanchangethewirelesssecuritysettingsontheNB6W/NB6Plus4WandNB6Plus4WntoWPA-PSK.Pleasefollowthefollowingsteps:

1. ConnectthecomputerdirectlytotherouterusingEthernetcable.

2. Openthewebconfiguration,http://192.168.1.1/fromyourwebbrowseri.e.Internetexplorer,Firefox.

3. Attheloginscreen,entertheUsernameandpassword.ThedefaultUsernameis“admin”andthedefaultPasswordis“admin”.Thenclickon“Login”.

4. Clickon“Wireless”menuatthetop

5. Clickon“Security”ontheleft


6. Change“WirelessSecurity”to“WPA-PSK”onthetopmenu

7. Enterthekeyin“Pre-SharedKey”field.Thekeyneedstobemorethen8digitsandlessthen63digitsanditcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbers.

8. ChangetheWPAGroupRekeyIntervalto“3600”

9. Clickon“Apply”Notes: After changing the security settings, you need to configure the wireless computer according to the new settings. Please refer to your Operating system manual for more information.


APPENDIX D: LEGAL & REGULATORY INFORmATIONThismanualiscopyright.Apartfromanyfairdealingforthepurposesofprivatestudy,research,criticismorreview,aspermittedundertheCopyrightAct,nopartmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyform,byanymeans,beitelectronic,mechanical,recordingorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofNetCommLimited.NetCommLimitedacceptsnoliabilityorresponsibility,forconsequencesarisingfromtheuseofthisproduct.

NetCommLimitedreservestherighttochangethespecificationsandoperatingdetailsofthisproductwithoutnotice.

NetCommisaregisteredtrademarkofNetCommLimited.

Allothertrademarksareacknowledgedthepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.

Customer InformationACA(AustralianCommunicationsAuthority)requiresyoutobeawareofthefollowinginformationandwarnings:

(1) ThisunitshallbeconnectedtotheTelecommunicationNetworkthroughalinecordwhichmeetstherequirementsoftheACATS008Standard.

(2) ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththeStandardsforC-TickandorA-TickassetbytheACA.Thesestandardsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradionoiseand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsdetailedwithinthismanual,maycauseinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurwiththeinstallationofthisproductinyourhomeoroffice.Ifthisequipmentdoescausesomedegreeofinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,weencouragetheusertotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Changethedirectionorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweenthisequipmentandthereceiver.

• Connecttheequipmenttoanalternatepoweroutletonadifferentpowercircuitfromthattowhichthereceiver/TVisconnected.

• Consultanexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

(3) Thepowersupplythatisprovidedwiththisunitisonlyintendedforusewiththisproduct.DonotusethispowersupplywithanyotherproductordonotuseanyotherpowersupplythatisnotapprovedforusewiththisproductbyNetComm.Failuretodosomaycausedamagetothisproduct,fireorresultinpersonalinjury.


Product WarrantyThewarrantyisgrantedonthefollowingconditions:

1. Thiswarrantyextendstotheoriginalpurchaser(you)andisnottransferable;

2. Thiswarrantyshallnotapplytosoftwareprograms,batteries,powersupplies,cablesorotheraccessoriessuppliedinorwiththeproduct;

3. ThecustomercomplieswithallofthetermsofanyrelevantagreementwithNetCommandanyotherreasonablerequirementsofNetCommincludingproducingsuchevidenceofpurchaseasNetCommmayrequire;

4. ThecostoftransportingproducttoandfromNetComm’snominatedpremisesisyourresponsibility;and,

5. NetCommdoesnothaveanyliabilityorresponsibilityunderthiswarrantywhereanycost,loss,injuryordamageofanykind,whetherdirect,indirect,consequential,incidentalorotherwisearisesoutofeventsbeyondNetComm’sreasonablecontrol.Thisincludesbutisnotlimitedto:actsofGod,war,riot,embargoes,actsofcivilormilitaryauthorities,fire,floods,electricityoutages,lightning,powersurges,orshortagesofmaterialsorlabour.

6. Thecustomerisresponsibleforthesecurityoftheircomputerandnetworkatalltimes.Securityfeaturesmaybedisabledwithinthefactorydefaultsettings.NetCommrecommendsthatyouenablethesefeaturestoenhanceyoursecurity.

Thewarrantyisautomaticallyvoidedif:

1. You,orsomeoneelse,usetheproduct,orattemptstouseit,otherthanasspecifiedbyNetComm;

2. Thefaultordefectinyourproductistheresultofavoltagesurgesubjectedtotheproducteitherbythewayofpowersupplyorcommunicationline,whethercausedbythunderstormactivityoranyothercause(s);

3. Thefaultistheresultofaccidentaldamageordamageintransit,includingbutnotlimitedtoliquidspillage;

4. Yourproducthasbeenusedforanypurposesotherthanthatforwhichitissold,orinanywayotherthaninstrictaccordancewiththeusermanualsupplied;

5. Yourproducthasbeenrepairedormodifiedorattemptedtoberepairedormodified,otherthanbyaqualifiedpersonataservicecentreauthorisedbyNetComm;and,

6. Theserialnumberhasbeendefacedoralteredinanywayoriftheserialnumberplatehasbeenremoved.

Limitations of WarrantyTheTradePracticesAct1974andcorrespondingStateandTerritoryFairTradingActsorlegalisationofanotherGovernment(“therelevantacts”)incertaincircumstancesimplymandatoryconditionsandwarrantieswhichcannotbeexcluded.Thiswarrantyisinadditiontoandnotinreplacementforsuchconditionsandwarranties.

TotheextentpermittedbytheRelevantActs,inrelationtoyourproductandanyothermaterialsprovidedwiththeproduct(“theGoods”)theliabilityofNetCommundertheRelevantActsislimitedattheoptionofNetCommto:

• ReplacementoftheGoods;or

• RepairoftheGoods;or

• PaymentofthecostofreplacingtheGoods;or

• PaymentofthecostofhavingtheGoodsrepaired.

All NetComm ACN 002 490 486 products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase. However some products have an extended warranty option (refer to packaging). To be eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on-line via the NetComm web site at

www.netcomm.com.au

NetComm Limited ABN85002490486POBox1200,LaneCoveNSW2066AustraliaE–[email protected]–www.netcomm.com.au

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