Netopia 3387W-ENT manual

Netopia ® 3387W-ENT Cable/DSL Wireless Router Getting Started Guide[...]

Cop yright ©2003 Netopia, Inc., v .081203 All rights reser ved. Printed in the U.S.A. This manual and any associated ar twork, software, and product designs are copyrighted with all rights reser ved. Under the copyright laws such materials may not be copied, in whole or par t, without the prior written consent of Netopia, Inc. Under the law , copy[...]

Contents 3 G Chapter 1 — Introduction .......................................................... 1-5 Over view ....................................................................... 1-5 Features and Capabilities ............................................... 1-5 How to Use this Guide.................................................... 1-6 Chapt[...]

4 Getting Started Guide 4. Easy Setup Security Configuration ..................... 6-7 Chapter 7 — Wir eless LAN Configuration ................................... 7-1 Wireless Configuration ................................................... 7-1 Appendix A — T echnical Specifications and Safety Information .. A-1 Description ...............[...]

Introduction 1-5 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 1 1 1 1 II I I n n n n t t t t r r r r o o o o d d d d u u u u c c c c t t t t ii i i o o o o n n n n Overview The Netopia 3387W-ENT Cable/DSL Wireless Router is a full-featur ed Ether net router for connecting both wir ed and wireless local ar ea networks (LANs) to the Inter [...]

1-6 Getting Started Guide • Built-in VPN gateway features of fer suppor t for up to 15 PPTP or IPSec VPN tunnels • IPSec implementation suppor ts DES or 3DES encr yption, MD5 or SHA1 encapsulation, and manual or IKE keying • Built-in firewall pr otects LAN resour ces fr om Internet intr uders • Backup Default Gateway feature with an exter [...]

Making the Physical Connections 2-1 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 2 2 2 2 M M M M a a a a k k k k ii i i n n n n g g g g t t t t h h h h e e e e P P P P h h h h y y y y s s s s ii i i c c c c a a a a ll l l C C C C o o o o n n n n n n n n e e e e c c c c t t t t ii i i o o o o n n n n s s s s This section tells you how to [...]

2-2 Getting Started Guide Y ou will need: • A Windows–based PC or a Macintosh computer with Ethernet connectivity for configuring the Netopia 3387W-ENT. This may be built-in Ethernet or an add-on car d, with TCP/IP installed and configur ed. See “Configuring TCP/IP” on page 4-5 . • An installed and functioning cable or DSL (broadband) [...]

Making the Physical Connections 2-3 Identify the Connectors and Attac h the Cables Identify the connectors on the back panel and attach the necessar y Netopia Router cables. Netopia 3387W-ENT back panel . Por t Description Modem por t An RJ-45 jack labeled Modem to connect to your DSL or cable modem’s Ethernet por t. Ethernet por ts Four RJ-45 10[...]

2-4 Getting Started Guide Connect your computer , DSL line, and power source as shown. 1. For a direct computer to r outer Ether net connection, use the standard Ether net cable included with your router . 2. Use the supplied RJ-45 Modem cable to connect the router to your cable or DSL modem’s Ether net por t. Be sure your cable or DSL modem is c[...]

Making the Physical Connections 2-5 Netopia 3387W -ENT Cab le/DSL Wireless Router Status Lights The figure below r epresents the Netopia 3387W-ENT status light (LED) panel. Netopia 3387W-ENT status indicator lights Modem Po wer: Solid green when the power is on Solid green when connected Solid green when connected Flashes green for traf f ic on th[...]

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Connecting to Y our Local Area Network 3-1 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 3 3 3 3 C C C C o o o o n n n n n n n n e e e e c c c c t t t t ii i i n n n n g g g g t t t t o o o o Y Y Y Y o o o o u u u u r r r r L L L L o o o o c c c c a a a a ll l l A A A A r r r r e e e e a a a a N N N N e e e e t t t t w w w w o o o o r r r[...]

3-2 Getting Started Guide Ethernet: Ethernet har dwar e and software drivers enable your PC or Macintosh computer to communicate on the LAN. Once the Netopia 3387W-ENT is properly configur ed and connected to your LAN, PC and Macintosh computers that have their requir ed components in place will be able to connect to the Inter net or other remote [...]

Connecting to Y our Local Area Network 3-3 If you add devices connected through a hub or switch, connect the hub or switch to an Ether net por t on the Netopia 3387W-ENT. The Netopia 3387W-ENT in a 10/100Base-T network Power Off / On LAN Modem 4 1 2 3 Macintosh PC PC Ethernet Switch To connect your 10/100Base-T network to the Netopia 3387W-ENT thro[...]

3-4 Getting Started Guide The Netopia 3387W-ENT in an 802.11b wireless network To cr eate your 802.11b wireless network you must install a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ wireless adapter car d in each computer that will join the wireless LAN. Many manufacturers of fer such adapter cards for almost all major brands of computers. Y ou can find lists of these ad[...]

Configuring TCP/IP 4-5 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 4 4 4 4 C C C C o o o o n n n n f f f f ii i i g g g g u u u u r r r r ii i i n n n n g g g g T T T T C C C C P P P P // / / II I I P P P P Once you have set up your physical local area network, you will need to configur e Inter net Protocol (TCP/IP) on each client wor[...]

4-6 Getting Started Guide Then go to Step 2. Step 2. Select Obtain an IP address automatically . Step 3. Select Obtain DNS ser ver address automatically , if available. Step 4. Remove any previously configur ed Gateways, if available. Step 5. OK the settings. Restar t if prompted. NOTE: Y ou can also use these instr uctions to configur e other co[...]

Configuring TCP/IP 4-7 Con fi guring TCP/IP on Macintosh Computers The following is a quick guide to configuring TCP/IP for MacOS computers. Configuring TCP/IP in a Macintosh computer requir es the following: • Y ou must have Open T ranspor t installed, standar d in MacOS 8 and higher and optional in earlier system versions. • Y ou must hav[...]

4-8 Getting Started Guide Step 3. Select Configure Using DHCP Step 4. Close and Save, if prompted. NOTE: Y ou can use these instr uctions to configur e other computers on your network to accept IP addresses ser ved by the Netopia 3387W-ENT.[...]

T elnet-Based Management 5-1 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 5 5 5 5 T T T T e e e e ll l l n n n n e e e e t t t t - - - - B B B B a a a a s s s s e e e e d d d d M M M M a a a a n n n n a a a a g g g g e e e e m m m m e e e e n n n n t t t t T elnet-based management is a menu-driven inter face for the capabilities built in[...]

5-2 Getting Started Guide reconfiguring the manner in which you may be using the r outer to connect to more than one ser vice provider or r emote site. • The System Configuration menus display and per mit changing: • IP Setup • Filter Sets • IP Address Ser ving • Network Address T ranslation (NA T) • Date and Time • SNMP (Simple Net[...]

T elnet-Based Management 5-3 • If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows, you can use a Windows T elnet application or simply r un T elnet from the Star t menu. • If you connect a Macintosh computer r unning Classic Mac OS, you can use the NCSA T elnet program supplied on the Netopia CD. Y ou install NCSA T elnet by dragging the application fr[...]

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Easy Setup 6-1 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 6 6 6 6 E E E E a a a a s s s s y y y y S S S S e e e e t t t t u u u u p p p p This chapter describes how to use the Easy Setup T elnet scr eens on your Netopia 3387W-ENT. After completing the Easy Setup T elnet scr eens, your r outer will be ready to connect to the Inter net o[...]

6-2 Getting Started Guide Quic k Easy Setup Connection P ath This section may be all you need to do to configure your Netopia 3387W-ENT Cable/DSL Wir eless Router. Y our ser vice provider will supply you with several parameter values. Below is a handy checklist: W AN Ethernet Configuration Screen Enable PPP over Ethernet ❑ Of f (default) or ❑[...]

Easy Setup 6-3 The following steps will get you up and r unning quickly: 1. Open a T elnet session to 192.168.1.1 to bring up the Main Menu. If you don't know how to do this, see “Connecting through a T elnet Session” on page 5-2 . The Main Menu appears. If you do not see the Main Menu, verify that: • The computer used to view the T elne[...]

6-4 Getting Started Guide 1. W AN Ethernet Configuration 1. Enable PPP over Ethernet is Of f by default. If your ser vice pr ovider uses PPPoE authentication toggle this to On . If you toggle this item to On, the remaining items ar e hidden, and your PPP authentication infor mation is entered on the next scr een. PPPoE is commonly used by DSL ser [...]

Easy Setup 6-5 2. Easy Setup Pr ofile The Easy Setup Profile scr een is where you configur e the parameters that control the Netopia 3387W-ENT’s connection to a specific remote destination, usually your ISP or a corporate site. On a Netopia 3387W-ENT you can add up to 15 more connection pr ofiles, for a total of 16, although you can only use[...]

6-6 Getting Started Guide 3. IP Easy Setup The IP Easy Setup screen is wher e you enter infor mation about your Netopia Router’s: • Ethernet IP addr ess • Ethernet Subnet mask • Domain Name • Domain Name Ser ver IP address • Default gateway IP address Consult with your network administrator to obtain the infor mation you will need. For [...]

Easy Setup 6-7 5. Type the Primar y Domain Name Ser ver addr ess your ISP gave you. Press Retur n. A new field Secondar y Domain Name Ser ver will appear . If your ISP gave you a secondar y domain name ser ver addr ess, enter it here. Pr ess Retur n until the next field Default IP Gateway is highlighted. 6. If you do not enter a Default IP Gatewa[...]

6-8 Getting Started Guide The final step in configuring the Easy Setup T elnet scr eens is to r estar t the Netopia 3387W-ENT, so that the configuration settings take ef fect. 1. Select REST ART DEVICE . A pr ompt asks you to confir m your choice. 2. Select CONTINUE to restar t the Netopia Router and have your selections take ef fect. Note: Y o[...]

Wir eless LAN Configuration 7-1 C C C C h h h h a a a a p p p p t t t t e e e e r r r r 7 7 7 7 W W W W ii i i r r r r e e e e ll l l e e e e s s s s s s s s L L L L A A A A N N N N C C C C o o o o n n n n f f f f ii i i g g g g u u u u r r r r a a a a t t t t ii i i o o o o n n n n This chapter describes how to use the T elnet-based management sc[...]

7-2 Getting Started Guide Enable Wir eless is set to Ye s by default. When Enable W ireless is disabled ( No ), the Router will not pr ovide or broadcast any wir eless LAN ser vices. • SSID (Wir eless ID): The SSID is pr eset to a number that is unique to your unit. Y ou can either leave it as is, or change it by entering a freefor m name of up t[...]

Wir eless LAN Configuration 7-3 Y ou can then configure: • Channel : (1 through 11) on which the network will br oadcast. This is a frequency range within the 2.4Ghz band. Channel selection depends on government r egulated radio fr equencies that var y from r egion to region. The widest range available is fr om 1 to 14. However , in Nor th Amer[...]

7-4 Getting Started Guide The pull-down menu for enabling WEP of fers thr ee settings: Of f , On - Automatic , and On - Manual . Y ou are str ongly encouraged to enable WEP encr yption on your wireless LAN. • Of f pr ovides no encr yption on your wir eless LAN data. • On - Automatic is a passphrase generator . Y ou enter a passphrase that you c[...]

Wir eless LAN Configuration 7-5 • On - Manual allows you to enter your own encr yption keys manually . This is a dif ficult process, but only needs to be done once. Avoid the temptation to enter all the same characters. Default Key (#1 – #4): Specifies which key the Router will use to encr ypt transmitted traf fic. The default is key #1. Ke[...]

7-6 Getting Started Guide Select Restar t System and press Retur n. Y ou will be pr ompted to confir m this choice. Select CONTINUE and press Retur n. The router will r eboot and your settings will be enabled. This completes your setup. For more advanced featur es, refer to the Fir mware User Guide on your Netopia CD. Utilities & Diagnostics..[...]

T echnical Specifications and Safety Information A-1 Appendix A T T T T e e e e c c c c h h h h n n n n ii i i c c c c a a a a ll l l S S S S p p p p e e e e c c c c ii i i f f f f ii i i c c c c a a a a t t t t ii i i o o o o n n n n s s s s a a a a n n n n d d d d S S S S a a a a f f f f e e e e t t t t y y y y II I I n n n n f f f f o o o o r r[...]

A-2 Getting Started Guide Agency appr ov als North America Safety Approvals: • United States – UL 60950 Third Edition • Canada – CSA: CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-00 EMC: • United States – FCC Par t 15 Class B • Canada – ICES-003 T elecom: • United States – FCC Par t 68 • Canada – CS-03 International Safety Approvals: • Low V o[...]

T echnical Specifications and Safety Information A-3 Manufacturer’ s Declaration of Conf ormance Note: Wa rnings: This is a Class B product. In a domestic envir onment this product may cause radio inter ference, in which case the user may be requir ed to take adequate measures. Adequate measur es include increasing the physical distance between [...]

A-4 Getting Started Guide Before installing this equipment, users should ensur e that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company . The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. In some cases, the company’s inside wiring associated with a single line individual ser v[...]

T echnical Specifications and Safety Information A-5 • Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or ter minals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network inter face. • Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. • A void using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical stor m. There may be a[...]

A-6 Getting Started Guide j) If your home has specially wired alar m equipment connected to the telephone line, ensur e the installation of this Netopia 3300 Series router does not disable your alar m equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alar m equipment, consult your telephone company or qualified installer . RF Exposure State[...]