D-Link DWA-140 manual

DSL-G604T W ir e less A DS L Router User ’ s Gu ide (Februa r y 2004) 651G604T.015[...]

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T A B LE OF C O N TENTS A BOUT THIS USER ’ S GUID E .................................................................................... .I BEFORE YOU S T A R T ................................................................................................ .I INS T A L L A TION RE Q UIREMENT S ....................................................[...]

Sa v e Configuration C h a n ge s ............................................................................................................. . 39 A D V A NCED ROUTER M A N A G E MEN T .................................................................. . 41 U P n P ...................................................................................[...]

DSL-G604T DSL Rout e r U ser ’ s Guide i Abo u t This User ’ s G uide T his user ’ s guide provides i nstructions on h o w to i nst a ll t h e D S L-G604 T A D S L Router a nd use it to c o nnec t a c o m puter or Ethernet L A N to the Inte r net. If y ou are us i ng a c o m puter w i th a func t ion i ng E t hernet p ort, the quickest and ea[...]

DSL-G604T DSL Rout e r U ser ’ s Guide ii disabled b y other sof t w are (such as virus protection or w eb user securi t y pa c kag e s) that m a y be runn i ng on y our c o m puter. Ethernet Port (NIC A dapter) An y c o m p uter that us e s the Router m ust be able to c onnec t to it through t he Ethern e t port on the Router. T his connecti o n[...]

DSL-G604T DSL Rout e r U ser ’ s Guide iii Information you will need from your ADSL service provider: Username This is the U sername used t o log on to your ADSL service provider ’ s net w ork. It is commonly in the f orm - user@isp . com. Y our ADSL se r vice provider uses this t o iden t ify your account. Record in f o here Password This is t[...]

DSL-G604T DSL Rout e r U ser ’ s Guide iv L A N Subnet Mask for the DSL-G604T This is the subnet mask used by the DSL-G604T, and w ill be used throughout your LAN. The default subnet mask is 255.0 . 0.0 . This can be changed la t er. Information you will need about your LA N or computer: Ethernet NIC If your computer has an E t he r net NIC, you [...]

1 1 Introdu c tio n T his section provides a brief description of t he Router, its associated technol o gies a nd a list of Router fea t ures. Router Descr i ption a nd Operat i on T he DSL-G604T A D S L R o uter is des i gned to provide a s i m ple, cos t -effect i ve a nd secure A D S L Internet connecti o n for w ired (Ethernet) and w ireless (8[...]

2 Router Features T he DSL-G604 T A DSL Router utiliz e s the latest AD S L enh a nc e m e nts to provide a reliable Internet portal suitable for m ost sma l l to m e d ium sized offices. D SL-G604 T a dvant a ges i nc l ude: · PPP (Point-to-Point P r oto c ol) Security – T he DSL- G 604 T A DSL R o uter supports P A P ( P ass w ord Au t hentica[...]

3 Standards C ompat i bili t y and C omplian c e T he DSL-G604 T c o m plies w i th or is c o m patible w i t h the foll o w i ng standards as recogn i zed b y t heir respective agen c ies. · I T U G.992.1 (G.DM T ) c o m pl i ant · I T U G.992.2 (G.lite “ Splitter l ess A D SL ” ) c o m pli a nt · I T U-T Rec. I.361 co m pliant · R F C 791[...]

4 Packing Li s t Open the shipping carton a nd carefu ll y r e m o ve all it e ms. M ake sure that y o u have t he it e ms l i sted here. 1. One D S L-G604 T 802.11g Wireless A D SL E t hern e t Router 2. One scr e w - o n a ntenna 3. One C D -ROM cont a in i ng the User ’ s Guide 4. One t w i sted-pair teleph o ne cable used for AD S L connectio[...]

5 Rear Panel Connect i ons A l l cable connecti o ns to the Router are m ade at the rear panel. Connect t he p o w er adapter here to po w er on t h e Router. Use t he Reset b utt o n to restore the s e tt i ngs to the facto r y def a ult va l ues i n the n e xt c hapter for inst r ucti o ns on us i ng the reset button). Note The Route r m a y be r[...]

6 Introdu c tion to 802.11b Wirel es s T he IEEE 802.11b standard is the m o st w ide l y used st a ndard for w ireless L A N s tod a y . A w irel e ss L A N ( W L A N) is a cellular co m p uter ne t w ork that transmits data us i ng r a dio signals i nstead of cables. WL A N te c hnol o g y is c o m m o n l y used on h o m e, small o ffice and la [...]

7 in i t s broadcast range. WL A N nodes tr a nsmi t digit a l da t a using F M (frequ e n c y m o d ulati o n) radio signa l s. WL A N d e vices g e nerate a c a rrier w a ve a nd m odul a te t his signal using various te c hniques. In t h i s w a y, digital data can t hen be super i m pos e d onto the carrier signal. T his radio signal carries da[...]

8 2 Har d w a re I n stallation T he DSL-G604T func t ions o n three separate ne t w orks: a w ired Ethe r net LAN, a w ire l ess LAN and a w ired A DS L W A N. P lac e m ent of the Router m ust take i nto account the fa c t that it is connected to these three ne t w orks w i th t hree t y pes o f m edia. E t hernet cables c o nnect t he Router to [...]

9 P o w er on Rout e r C A U T ION: T he Rou t er m u st be us e d w ith t he po w er a dap t er includ e d with t he d e vice. T o po w er on t he Router: 1. Insert the AC Po w er A dapter cord into the p o w er receptacle located on the rear panel of the Router and plug the adapter into a su i table nea r b y p o w er source. 2. You sh o uld see [...]

10 Ne t w ork Conn e ctions Ne t w o r k connec t ions are provided through t he A D S L port and the f o ur Ethernet ports on t he back of the Router. See the Rear P anel di a gr a m a b ove and the i l lustrations bel o w for ex a m pl e s. Connect A DSL Line Use the AD S L cable inc l uded w i th t he R o uter to connect i t t o a telephone w al[...]

11 Computer to Router Connection P o w er On Router T o po w er on t he Router: 1. Insert the AC Po w er A dapter cord into the p o w er receptacle located on the rear panel of the Router and plug the adapter into a su i table nea r b y p o w er source. 2. You sh o uld see t he Po w er L E D indicator light up a nd r e m a i n lit. T he Status LED [...]

12 3 Basic Rout e r Configu r at i on T he first t i m e y ou se t up the Router it is recomm e nded th a t y o u conf i gure the W A N conne c tion using a single c o m puter mak i ng sure that b oth the c o m p uter a nd the Router are not connected to th e L A N. O nce t he WAN connecti o n is functi o ning properl y , y o u m a y con t inue to [...]

13 Configure Wind o w s XP for DHCP Use the foll o w i ng steps to conf i gure a c o m p uter runn i ng Wind o w s X P to be a DHC P client. 1. Fr o m the Start m e nu on y o ur desktop, go to Settings , then c lick on Net w or k Connectio ns . 2. In t he Net w or k Connecti o ns w i nd o w , righ t -cli c k o n LAN ( Local A rea Connect i on), th [...]

14 3. In the G e neral tab of the Local Area Connection Pro p erties m enu, h i ghl i ght Inte r net Protoco l (TCP/IP) under “ T his conn e ction us e s the foll o w i ng it e ms: ” b y cli c king on it once. Click on the Properties button. 4. Select “ Obtain a n I P address a ut o m a tical ly ” b y cli c k i ng on c e in the circle. Cli [...]

15 2. Double-cli c k t he Net w ork a n d Dial-up Connections ic o n . 3. In the Net w or k and Dial- u p Connections w i nd o w , righ t -c l ick t he Local Area Connection icon, and th e n select Properties . 4. T he Local Area Connection Properties dialog box displ a ys w ith a l i st of c urrent l y i nsta ll ed ne t w o r k c o m ponen t s. If[...]

16 Wind o w s 95 and Wi n d o w s 98 First, che c k for t he I P protoco l and, if nec e ssa r y , i nstall it: 1. In the W i ndo ws task bar, cli c k the Start button, point to Settings , and then c l ick Contro l Panel . Double-cli c k t he Net w ork icon. 2. T he Network dialog box displ a y s w i t h a l i st of curr e nt l y ins t alled ne t w[...]

17 Configure Wind o w s 95 and Wind o w s 98 f o r DHCP 1. Open the Control Panel w i nd o w , and t hen cli c k t he Net w o rk ic o n. 2. Select the ne t w ork c o m p o nen t labeled T C P /I P , and then cli c k Properties . 3. If y ou h a ve multiple T C P /I P l i stings, select t he lis t ing associated w i t h y o ur ne t w ork card or adap[...]

18 Access the C onfigur a tion M a nager N o w t hat y o ur c o m puter ’ s I P sett i ngs all o w it to c o mmuni c ate w i th t he Router, y o u can a ccess t he configurati o n sof t w are. No t e Be s u r e t h a t th e web b r owser o n y o ur c om p u te r i s not configu r e d t o us e a prox y s er v er in t h e I n t er ne t s e tt i n g[...]

19 Use the d e fau l t user n a me ad m in and pas s w ord a d m in for first t i me s e tup. You should change t he w eb-base d m a nager acc e ss user n a me a nd pass w ord once you h a ve v e rified t hat a c o nnec t ion c a n b e established. T he user n a me and pass w ord all o w s any P C w ithin t he s a me subnet a s the Mod e m to acces[...]

20 Setup Menu T he Setup w ind o w o ffe r s links to m enus to configure sett i ngs for the L A N ( Local A re a Ne t w ork) and for the W A N (Wide A rea Ne t w ork) setup. T he first m e nu y o u s e e w h e n clicking the Set up tab or the Go to setu p w izard h y perlink is t he Se t up m e nu. N o w y o u are read y to conf i gure the sett i [...]

21 Wireless Sett i ngs Cli c k the Enable AP box to a l l o w t he router to operate in the w irel e ss environm e nt. SSID: T he SSID iden t ifi e s m e mbers of Se r vice Set. A ccept t he def a ult n a me or change i t to s o m e t h i ng e l se. If the default SSID is changed, all other devices on the wirel e ss netw o rk must use the same SSID[...]

22 Wireless Secur it y T he DSL-G604 T offers t hree t y p e s of ne t w ork se c uri t y: W EP , 802.1X , and WPA . WEP WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) encr y ption can be enabled for se c uri t y a nd priva c y . WE P enc r y pts th e data portion of each fr a m e tr a nsmitted fr o m t he w ireless adapter using one of t he predef i n e d k e[...]

23 802.1X S o m e n et w o r k-se c uri t y e xperts n o w rec o mmend t hat w ireless ne t w orks use 802.1X security m e a sur e s to overc o m e s o m e w e a knesses i n standard WE P a pplications. A R A DIUS se r ver is used to au t hen t icate all potential users. Server IP Address: enter t he I P address of the Rad i us se r v e r Port: ent[...]

24 W P A (Wi-Fi Protected A ccess) Wi-Fi P rotected A cc e ss w a s designed to provide i m prove d data enc r y pti o n, perceived as w e a k i n WE P , and to provide user au t hen t ication, l a rge l y non e xistent i n WE P . For m ost sma l l ne t w orks, su c h as in a small bus i n e ss or hom e -based enterprise, W P A is the easiest w a y[...]

25 Modem Setup T he Mode m Setup m e nu is used to change the Modula t ion T y pe used for the A D S L c onnecti o n. T his setting should on l y be ch a nged if y o ur service provider has g i v e n e xplicit i nst r uctions to ch a nge i t. No t e D o no t c h an g e th e ( AD SL ) M odu l at i on t y p e us e d un le s s y o u h av e b ee n i ns[...]

26 Figure 3- 9 . PPP o A Con n ection 1 Setup menu T o configure the defau l t connection t y pe (P P Po A ) for Connection 1, foll o w the steps list e d belo w . T o change th e connecti o n t y p e of Connecti o n 1 to a n alte r nat i ve t y p e fol lo w t he i nstructi o ns according to the desired t y pe as described belo w i n Change t he Co[...]

27 Change the C onnect i on Type T he default c o nnec t ion protocol used for the Router i s P oin t -to- P oint P rotocol over A T M ( P P P o A ). T he m e nu used to conf i gure a P P P o A conne c tion is t he first m e nu to appear w hen y o u cli c k on the Connection 1 button in the S e tup m e nu. T he a l ternat i ve connecti o n t y p e [...]

28 5. If y ou are told to change t he VPI or VCI valu e s, t y pe i n the va l ues giv e n to y o u b y your se r vice provider. Man y use r s w ill be able to use the def a ult sett i ngs . 6. Le a ve the d e fau l t QoS va l ues if y o u are unsure or the IS P d i d not provide this info r m a tion . 7. Do not change the PCR or SCR valu e s unles[...]

29 Configure Connection 1 for Bridge “ Bridge ” m e a ns a pure bridged connection w i t h no I P a ddress ass i gned to the Router. This connection me t hod m a kes t he Router act as a bridge, and j ust passes pa c kets a cross the D S L port. When t h e device is used in t his m a nner, it is necessa r y to install additional conne c tion s [...]

30 9. T o save the c h a ng e s made to Connection 1, click th e Tools tab and th e n cli c k o n t he Syst e m C o m m a nds butt o n. Cli c k on the Save All button to stor e the configurati o n sett i ngs. Click on Back button to retu r n to the S yst e m C o mm a nds m e nu. 10. Che c k t he W A N connection status. Cli c k t he Status tab and [...]

31 7. T he Encapsulation va l ues LLC (S N A P ) and V C (MUX) are t w o d i fferent me t hods of encapsulat i ng the PPP packet. Contact y o ur IS P to m a ke sure w hi c h encapsulati o n is being supported. 8. Based on the info r m ati o n provided b y y our IS P , enter the I P Address , Subnet M ask , Default Gate w ay (if provided), and Do m [...]

32 Configure Connection 1 for D H CP for W A N D yn a mic Host Conf i guration P roto c ol (DHC P ) allo w s t he gat e w a y to aut o matical l y obtain the I P address fro m a DHC P server on the service provider ’ s ne t w ork. T he servi c e provider assigns a global IP address fro m a pool o f addresses available to t he se r vice provider. [...]

33 10. Che c k t he W A N connection status. Cli c k t he Status tab and then t he Connection Status button. Look under W AN to vi e w th e State of Connection 1, it should r e ad Connected . If the W A N conne c tion stat e does not appear to Connected after a f e w m i nutes, go back to the Connection 1 Se t up m e nu, c he c k t h e sett i ngs a[...]

34 9. Cli c k the Apply button w hen y ou have entered all the infor m a t ion. T he w eb br o w ser w i ll brief l y g o blank. Y o u are n o w finished c hang i ng se t ting for t he pr i m a r y W A N c o nnec t ion kn o w n a s Connection 1. It is n o w nec e ssa r y to s a ve t h e changes y o u j ust made and restart the Router. 10. T o save [...]

35 Ne w Connection Example 2 - C r eate a Ne w Brid g e Connectio n You m a y create n e w c o nne c t i ons to suit different purposes . For exa m ple, let ’ s create a n e w Bridge connecti o n used to connect direct l y to a server acting as a fir e w a ll and prox y . 1. Cli c k the Ne w Connection button. 2. Select Bridge fr o m t he Type: m[...]

36 DHCP C onfigu r ation for LAN T he Router supports three D H C P m odes for the L A N. B y d efault, DHC P service is prov i ded using an I P pool o f 192.168.1.2 – 192.168.1.254 f or a total of 253 I P a ddresses available. T he Router c a n also rela y D H C P servic e fr o m ano t her server through t he W A N port. You m a y pref e r to di[...]

37 Enable DHCP R el a y S o m e service providers provide DHC P service for private ne t w orks fr o m t heir o w n servers. To enable DHCP service fo r m outside y our L A N select the DHCP Relay option and t y pe in t he se r ver I P a ddress in the Relay IP field. Figure 3- 1 8. Configure D HCP R el a y Ser v ice Cli c k t he Ap p ly butt o n to[...]

38 M a nag e m e nt I P T he I P address of the R o uter can be changed to suit t he requir e m e n t s of y o ur L A N. R e m e m ber, if y o u are us i ng DHC P fr o m t he R o uter, the I P address must be consistent w i th t he DHC P I P settings. Figure 3- 1 9. Configure M anagement I P Ch a nge I P sett i ngs as d e sired and cli c k t he A p[...]

39 Save Conf i guration C hanges An y c hang e s m ade to the Router ’ s conf i gurati o n must be s a ved to non-volitile m e m o r y o r th e y w ill be lost if t h e Router is restarted or po w er e d off. When y o u are f i nish e d m a k i ng c h a ng e s to the R o uter settings, foll o w t he inst r ucti o ns here to s a ve the n e w s e t[...]

40 T o save the n e w sett i ngs, cli c k on the Save All button. It will take a second or t w o to perfor m t he s a ve. A f t er the save i s c o m pleted, a m essage appears in a n e w m e nu (see bel o w ). Figure 3- 2 2. Chan g es p e rmanent l y s a v ed me s sag e T o return to th e S yst e m Commands m e nu y o u c a n cli c k the Ba c k bu[...]

41 4 Ad v anced Router M a na g ement Cli c k the Advanced tab to access m e nus used to configure UPnP , Port Fo r w ar d ing , Access Control , Advanced Security (includ i ng N A T , Fir e w all and D M Z setup), LAN Clients , Bridge Filters , M ulticast pass- through, Static Routing and Dyna m ic Routing (RI P setup) and Wireless M anag e m ent [...]

42 UPnP U P n P supports zero-configu r ation ne t w orking and aut o m a tic discove r y for m any t y p e s of ne t w orked devices. When e nabled, it all o w s o t h e r devices t hat support U P n P to dyn a mical l y j oin a n et w o r k, obtain an I P address, conv e y i t s capabilities, and learn about the presence and c a pabilities of oth[...]

43 L A N Cl i ents T he L A N Cli e n t s menu i s us e d w hen establ i shing P ort For w arding, A cc e ss Control and A d vanced Se c uri t y r ules for I P addresses on the LA N . T his m e nu can be acc e sse d direct l y b y c l ick i ng on the LAN C lients b utton or h y perl i nk i n t he Advanced s et up m e nu. Y o u can a l so click o n [...]

44 Port For w arding P ort For w arding a ll o w s spec i fic func t ions to b y pass N A T protection tha t w o uld o t he r w i se no t all o w t h e m to functi o n. T o use P ort For w ar d ing, y ou must h a ve spec i fic cl i ent I P addresses available for conf i guration. Use t he L A N Cli e nts m e nu to establ i sh cli e nt I P addresses[...]

45 You m a y a l so create cust o m i z ed rules to man a ge T C P /UD P ports. T he pre-configured ru l es inc l ude t hose l i sted in t he table here: Category A v ai l able Ru l es Games: Alien vs. Pre d ator, Asheron ’ s Call, D ar k Rein, D el t a F o rce, Doo m , Dune, D irectX Ga m es, EliteForce, EverQ u est, Fi g hter Ace II, Hal f L i [...]

46 T he User catego r y for port for w arding i s used to set up cust o mized port fo r w arding rul e s. Figure 4- 5 . Set up Cust o m Port For w arding Ru l e s T o set up cust o m T C P or U D P port for w ard i ng rules, foll o w these steps: 1. Select the User catego r y a nd click the Add butt o n located belo w the Available Rules list. T hi[...]

47 2. T y pe a Rule N a me in t he spa c e provided. 3. Select the port Protocol fro m the pul l -d o w n m e nu - y o u m a y select T CP , UDP or both ( TCP/UDP ). 4. Conf i gure a range of ports for fo r w arding. T y pe the l o w e st numbered port in the range in the P or t Star t space. T y pe t he highest numbered port in t he P ort End spac[...]

48 A cc ess C ontro l A cc e ss Control sett i ngs are used to block various se r vices and protocols for spec i fic cl ient I P addresses. T he conf i guration process is s i m il ar setting up port fo r w arding, except access control w ill d e n y specific fun c tions t o client I P addresses. T here ar e pre-conf i gured rules for spe c ific fu[...]

49 A cc e ss C o ntrol pre-configur e d rules are the s a me as for port fo r w ard i ng: Category A v ai l able Ru l es Games: Alien vs. Pre d ator, Asheron ’ s Call, D ar k Rein, D el t a F o rce, Doo m , Dune, D irectX Ga m es, EliteForce, EverQ u est, Fi g hter Ace II, Hal f L i f e, Here t ic II, H exen I I , Kali, Motor h ea d , M SN Ga m i[...]

50 A d v a nced S e curit y Use the A d vanced Se c uri t y f e atures of t he Router to global l y enable or disable N A T and Fir e w a ll protection for an y W A N c o nnec t ion, enable or disable DMZ I P addresses, enable or disable re m ote T elnet or w eb m a nag e m e nt fr o m spec i fied I P addresses, a nd enable/disable ICM P ping packe[...]

51 Setup Remote Mana g ement T elnet and w eb m a n a g e m e nt t hrough the W A N port can b e enabled for specified IP addr e sses. T o enabl e re m ote m a nag e m e nt, click to check t he selection box for R e m ote Telnet or Re m ote Web and t y p e in an I P a ddress a n d net mask of a trusted host. Bridge Filters Bridge filters are used t[...]

52 Multic a st Pas s -through Multic a st pass-through can be enabled or disabled for a ny W A N connection. When e nabled it all o w s IGMP packets to pass through t he W A N interface. IGM P packets are used to control m ult i casts and discont i nue multicasts to ind i vidu a l I P addresses w hen t h e y are no long e r needed. Figure 4- 1 0. M[...]

53 Static R outing Use Static Rout i ng to specify a route used for data traffic w i th i n y o ur Ethern e t LAN or to route data on the W A N . T his is used to specif y t hat all packets dest i ned for a particu l ar ne t w o r k or subnet use a predetermined g a t e w a y . Figure 4- 1 1. Static Routi n g menu T o add a static route, c hoos e a[...]

54 D y n a mic R outing T he Router supports RI P v1 and RI P v2 used to share rout i ng tabl e s w ith o t her L a yer 3 routing devic e s. It also supports use of p a ss w ord protection w hi c h requires p a ssword verification for RI P requests. U se t he D yn a mi c Rout i ng m e nu to enable RI P and if desired to conf i gure pass w ord prote[...]

55 Wireless Man a gement For added securi t y y o u c a n opt to use A ccess Control based on the M AC address. T his fea t ure lets y o u create a list of M AC addresses t hat are all o w ed or denied association w i t h t he Router through t he wireless i nterface. When it i s enabled, the access point is instru c ted to fo r w ard packets on l y[...]

56 T he re m a i n i ng c o nnec t ion t y p e s (Bridge, Static, DHC P and CLI P ) connect upon sav i ng t he se t tings a nd restarting the R o uter. T hese connecti o ns can be disconnect e d onl y i f the connecti o n set is deleted. T o delete an y W A N connecti o n set, cli c k on the Delete button i n t he m e nu for the connection.[...]

57 Too l s and U tility M e nus T he m e nus lited under t he Tools tab are used for Syst e m C o m m a nds to save s e tt i ngs, restart and reset th e Router; to set up R e m ote Log info r mation; for User Manage m e nt ; to update fi r m w are and load saved conf i guraiton files (in t he Update Gate w ay m e nu); to perfo r m a Ping test; and [...]

58 User Man a gem e nt It is a good idea to change t he man a g e ment user info r m a t ion used for the Router b e fore or immediate l y a fte r establish i ng a l i nk to the W AN. Figure 4- 1 4. U s er M anag e ment menu T o change t he user n a me a nd pass w ord used for m a nag e m e nt access to the R o uter: 1. T y pe the curr e nt User N [...]

59 S y s tem Comm a nds T he Syst e m C o mm a nds are used to save settings to non-volatile m e m o r y , to reboot the Router and to restor e facto r y def a ult sett i ngs to the Router. Figure 4- 1 5. T ools – Sys t em Command s menu Cli c k on the appropriate m e nu button to perfo r m the foll o w i ng syst e m tasks: S y ste m Function Des[...]

60 Remote Log Us the R e m ote Log menu to set up logg i ng to servers or compute r s that are located outs i de the L A N or su b net of the R o uter. Figure 4- 1 6. R e mote Log menu Select t he Log Level fr o m t he pu l l-d o w n menu. T he l e v e ls a vailable are: Al e rt, Cri t i c al, Debug, Error, Info , Notice, Panic and W arning . T y p[...]

61 Upd a te Gat e w a y Use the Update Gat e w a y fea t ure to load the latest fi r m w are for the device. You c a n obtain t he latest versi o n of the D S L-G604T firm w are by logging onto the D-L i nk w e b site at w w w .dl i nk.c om . Save the latest fi r m w ar e version to a file on y o ur c o m p uter or an accessible T FT P server. Figu[...]

62 Ping Test T he P ing T est m e nu all o w s y o u to ping a n y I P address fr o m the R o uter to test connect i vi t y to the address. Figure 4- 1 8. T ools – Ping T est w indo w T o P ing a d e vice, first e nter t he I P address of th e device tha t y ou w ish to Pi ng into th e firs t field, t he P acke t Siz e (in b y tes) i n the sec o [...]

63 Mod e m T e st T he Mode m T est m e nu is us e d for trouble shooting connec t ion proble m s on t he WAN in t erface. You can test for connect i vi t y on t he se r vice provider ’ s ne t w ork for an y W AN connecti o n. T est for F5 or F4 connecti o n on t h e near segm e nt or end-t o -end. Figure 4- 1 9. T ools – M od e m T est w indow[...]

64 Statu s Menus Use the S tatus w i nd o w s to displ a y various perfo r m a nce data about the Router Figure 4- 2 0. Status disp la y links Cli c k the h y perl i nk or m e nu button for the desired Sta t us w i nd o w .[...]

65 Ne t w ork Statist i cs Figure 4- 2 1. Net w ork S t atistics w indo w Choose t he desired inte r face at the top of the w i nd o w a nd then cli c k Refresh to vi e w E t h e rnet ne t w o r k stat i stics.[...]

66 Connect i on S tatus Figure 4- 2 2. Conn e ction Status w indo w Cli c k Refresh to vi e w c o nne c tion sta t us i nfo r m ati o n.[...]

67 DHCP Cli e nts T his w i nd o w d i spl a ys the sta t us of a l l current D HC P clien t s. Figure 4- 2 3. DH C P C lien t s w indo w[...]

68 Mod e m St a tus T his w i nd o w d i spl a ys D S L st a tisti c s and various m od e m sta t us data. Figure 4- 2 4. M odem Status w indo w[...]

69 Produ c t Info r mation T his w i nd o w d i spl a ys product info r mation i nc l uding har d w a re and fi r m w are versions. Figure 4- 2 5. Product Information w indo w[...]

70 S y s tem Log T he s y st e m log displ a ys c hronological ev e nt log data. Figure 4- 2 6. S y ste m Log w indo w Cli c k Refresh to get t he m o st current syst e m l o g info r m a tion.[...]

71 Help M e nu Help m enu l i nks provide m ore info r mation for conf i guring various Router func t ions. Figure 4- 2 7. Opening H e l p w indo w[...]

72 A Technical S pecific a tion s GENE R A L Standar d s: I T U G.992.1 (G.d m t) I T U G.992.2 (G.lite) I T U G.994.1 (G.Hs) I T U- T Rec. I.361 I T U- T Rec. I.610 IEEE 8 02 . 3 IEEE 8 02 . 3u IEEE 8 02 . 1d RFC 79 1 (IP R ou t i n g) RFC 79 2 (UDP) RFC 82 6 (A R P) RFC 10 5 8 (R I P 1) RFC 13 8 9 (R I P 2) RFC 12 1 3 co m pli a nt RFC 14 8 3 (B [...]

73 P h y s i cal and En v ironme n tal DC Inputs: Po w er A d apter: Inpu t : 1 00V ~ 24 0 V AC 50 ~ 6 0 H z Output: 9V A C , 1 A Po w er Consumption: 9 W at t s ( m ax) Operating T emperature: 0 ° to 40 ° C (32 ° - 1 04 ° F) Humidi t y : 5 to 95% ( n on-con d ensing ) Dimensions: 180 x 1 41 x 3 0 c m (device on l y ) Weight: 380 gra m s (devic[...]

74 B IP Address Setup T he DSL-G604T is designe d to provide ne t w ork a d minis t rators m a x i mum fl e xibili t y f o r I P addressing on the Ethernet L A N. T he easi e st I P setup choice i n m o st cas e s is t o let the Router do it using D HC P , w hich i s enabled by def a ult. T his append i x bri e f l y describes various options i nc [...]

75 Router). Notice that t he su b n e t m ask is t he s a me for all m a c h i nes and t he default gat e w a y address is the LAN IP address of the R o uter. It is a good idea to m a ke a no t e of each device ’ s I P address for reference dur i ng tr o ubleshooting or w h e n adding n e w sta t ions or devices. Using DHCP T he second w a y to u[...]

76 C I P Concep t s T his appendix describes s o me basic I P concepts, the T CP/I P addressing s c h e me a nd sh o w s h o w to assign I P A ddress e s. When se t ting up t he Route r , you must make sure it has a va l id I P address. Even i f y o u w il l not use t he W A N port ( A D S L port), y ou should, at t he ve r y least, m a ke sure the[...]

77 I P Net w ork Cla s ses Class M aximum Number of Net w orks in Class Net w ork A ddres s es (Hos t Portion in Parenthes i s) M aximum Number of Hos t s per N et w ork A 126 1(.0.0 .0 ) to 12 6 (.0.0. 0 ) 16, 7 77, 2 14 B 16, 3 82 128 .1 (.0. 0 ) to 1 91. 2 5 4 (.0. 0 ) 65, 5 34 C 2,0 9 7,1 5 0 192 . 0. 1 (.0) to 2 23. 2 55 . 25 4 (. 0 ) 254 Note[...]

78 IP C l ass Subnet M ask Class A 255 . 0.0 . 0 Class B 255 . 255 . 0.0 Class C 255 . 255 . 25 5 .0 Subn e t m ask se t tings o t her than those l i sted above add signific a nce to the interpretation o f bits in t he I P address. T he bits of the su b net mask c orrespond directl y to t he bits of the I P address. Any bit an a subn e t m a sk tha[...]

79 D Microfilte r s and Splitter s Most AD S L cli e nts w i ll be required to install a s i mple dev i ce that prevents t he A D S L l i ne fr o m i nterfer i ng w i th regular tele p hone servic e s. T hese devices are c o mm o n l y referred to as microf i lters or s o m et i mes ca l led (inaccurate l y) l i ne splitters. T h e y are easy to in[...]

80 Line Splitter If y ou are inst r ucted to use a “ l i ne splitter ” , y ou must insta l l the device be t w e e n the Mod e m and the phone j ack. Use standard telephone cable w i th st a ndard RJ-11 connectors. T he splitter has three RJ- 1 1 ports used to connec t to the w all j ack, t he Mod e m and if desired, a telephone or telephone de[...]