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6212-A2 and 6382-A1 4-Port Routers User’s Guide Document Number 6212-A2-GB21-10 September 2004[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Copyright © 2004 Paradyne Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Notice This publication is protected by federal copy right law. No part of this publ ication may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or tr anslated into any human or computer l[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and follow all warning notices and instruct ions marked on the product or inclu ded in the manual. 2. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, t hese slots and [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide FCC Part 15 Declaration An FCC Declaration of Co nformity may be downlo aded from the Paradyne World Wide Web site at www.paradyne.co m. Select Support -> Technical Manuals -> Declaratio ns of Conformity. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide If the modem causes harm to the telephone network, the Telephone Company will notify you in advan ce that temporary discontinuance of servi ce may be requ ired. But if advance notice is not practical, the Telephone Company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also , you will be advised of yo[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Notice to Users of the Ca nadian Telepho ne Network NOTICE: This equipme nt meets the applicable Industry Canada Termin al Equipment Technical Specifications. This is confirmed by the registrati on n umber. The abbreviation IC before the registration number signifies that re gistration was pe rformed[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ ............. 9 1.1 Features & System Requirements ................................................................................... 9 2. Router Des[...]

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6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 1. Introduction Congratulations on beco ming th e owner of a 6212 or 638 2 rou ter. Your LAN (Lo cal Area Network) will now be able to access the Internet via the router’s ADSL connection. This User Manual will show you how to set up the 6212 or 6382 router, and how to customize its configuration t[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide System R equirement s: In order to use the 6212 or 6382 router for Internet access, you m ust have the following: • ADSL service subscrip tion from your ISP. • One comput er containing an Ethernet 10/100BaseT network interface ca rd (NIC). • (Optional) An Ethernet hub or switch if you are conne[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 2. Router Description 2.1 Ports and bu ttons (Back panel)  Power is where you connect the powe r.  LAN 1–4 (Loc al Area Ne twork) port(s ): connect t o Ethernet networ k devices, suc h as a PC, hub, switch, or router. Som e routers com e with a single L AN connecti on and som e come with four[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 2.3 Package Contents Your 6212 o r 6382 p ackage inclu des: • 6212 or 6382 ADSL Router • Power a dapt er • Ethernet cable (RJ45, “straight-through” type) • Phone cable (RJ11). • User manual on CD-ROM 12[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 3. Installation This chapter provides basic i nstructions fo r connecting t he router to a c omputer or a LAN and to t he Internet via ADSL: • How to set up th e hardware. • How to configure Intern et properties on your computer. • How to access your router. It is assumed that you have already [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Note that either a crossover or a straight-through Ethernet cabl e can be used. The router determines and adjusts to the type of signal required. 3.1.4 Attac h the power ad apter The supplied power ada pter may look diff erent than the one illustrated here. Connect the cylindrical power pl ug into th[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Figure 3.7 Network Con nect i ons in Windows XP Figure 3.8 L ocal Area Conne ction Propert ies in Windows XP 5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click in the radio bu tton labeled Use the following IP address and type 192.168.1 .x (wher e x is any num ber between 3 and 254) a [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 6. Click on twice to confirm your chan ges, and close the Contr ol Panel . 3.2.2 Windows 2000: In the Windows task bar, click on the Start button, point to Settings , and t hen select Control Panel . 1. Double-click on th e Network and Dial-up Connecti ons icon. 2. In the Networ k and Dial-up Connect[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 6. Select Microsoft in the Manufact urers box. 7. Select Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP) in the Network Protocols list, and then click on . You may be prompted to install files from your Windows Me installati on CD or other media. Follow the instruc tions to instal l the files. 8. If prompt ed, click on [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 12. Click on twice to confirm and save your ch an ges. You will be prompted to restart Windows. Please click on and restart your PC a gain. 3.2.5 Windows NT 4. 0: 1. In the Windows NT task bar, click on the Start button, poin t to Settings , and then click Control Panel . 2. In the Control Panel wind[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4. Configuring Your Router This section will guide you through your router’s configuration. The ro uter is shipped with a standard default br idge configuration; for most use rs, you m ay want to change t he router from a bridge to a router. 4.1 Logging in to your r ou ter To configure your router,[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.2 Home screen The first screen (Fig ure 2) that appea rs (after the login scre en) is the Home scree n. From this screen y ou can configure the modem , access tools that are helpful for debugg ing purposes, obtain the status of the modem, and view the online help. The Home pag e has a page se lecti[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.3 Setup To set up your router with a basic configuration, select Setup. Figure 3 illu strates the setup page. The page is broken into two subsection s: the WAN configuration an d the LAN configuration. Figure 3 (Setup page) Before configur ing the router, th ere are several concep ts that you shoul[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide For PPPoA or PPPoE use rs, you als o need these val ues from your ISP: • Your usernam e and passwor d For RFC 1483 users, you may need t hese values from your ISP: • Your DSL fixed Int er net IP add ress • Your Subnet M ask • Your Defa ult route r • Your primary DNS IP address Since multipl[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Figure 4 (Bridge Connection Setup) To complete the connection you must now click on the App ly button. The apply button w ill temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent , click on Tool s (at th e top of th e page) and se lect System Comman ds . At the system commands page, click o[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 6. Select the quality of service (QOS). Leave the default value if your ISP did not provide this information. Following is a description of the different options:  Username: The usernam e for the PPPoA access; this is provided by your DSL se rvice provider or your ISP.  Password: The password f[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Click on the Apply button to temporarily save this configuration. To make the change p ermanent, click on Tools (at the top of the page) and select Syst em Commands . At the system commands page, click on Sav e All . 4.4.2.2 PPPoE Connection Setup PPPoE is desc ribed by RFC 2516. It is a method of e [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide  Enforce MRU: Check this box if you experience problem s accessing the Internet over a PPPoE connection. This featur e will force all TCP traffic to conf orm with PPP MRU by changing TCP Maximum Segment Size to P PP MRU.  Debug: Enables PPPoE connectio n debugging facilities. Debugging is talke[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 5. Select the VPI and VCI settings. Your DSL service pr ovid er will su pply these. In this example the service provider is us ing 0,35. 6. Select the quality of service (QOS). Leave the default value if your ISP did not provide this information. If your DSL line is con n ected and your serv ice pro [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 5. Select the VPI and VCI settings. Your service provider will supply these. In th is ex ample the service provider is using 0,35 . 6. Select the quality of service (QOS); leave the default value if yo ur ISP did n ot provide t his inform ation. 7. If desired, enable N e twork Address Translation (NA[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.4.4 Modem setup To configu re the DSL m odulation ty pe: Go to the Home screen and Click on Setup. Under WAN Setup, select Modem Setup. This will bring up the modem setup screen. Leave t he default val ue if you are uns ure or the DSL/ ISP did not p rovide this in formation. For most all cases, thi[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Figure 9 (DHCP Server configuration) In addition to the DHCP server feature, the router supports the DHCP relay function. When the router is configured as DHCP server, it ass igns the IP addresses to the LAN clients. When th e router is configured as DHCP relay, it is responsible for forwarding the r[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.5.2 Chan ging the rou ter’s IP address To change the router’s IP address: Go to the Home screen and click on Setup. Under LAN Setup, select Management. This will bring up the screen shown in Figure 11. 4.5.2.1 Static IP address assignment Your router’ s default IP address and subnet mask are [...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.5.3 Firewall/NAT Services To enable or disable Fi rewall and NA T: Go to the Home screen and click on Setup. Under LAN Se tup, select Firewall/NAT Services. De select the “E nable Firewall and NAT Se rvices” butt on to disa ble the firewa ll and NAT services for all WAN connections. Click on th[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.6.2 Port Forwarding Using the Port Forward ing page, you can provide local services (for example w eb hosting) for people on th e Internet or play Internet games. W hen users send this typ e of request to your ne twork via the In ternet, the rou ter will forward tho se requests to the appropriate P[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Figure 14 (IP Filter) 4.6.4 Access Control Access cont rol can also be called port blocking. Spe cific type s of traffic that i s destined for a selecte d LAN IP address ca n be bloc ked. T o enable any of t he Access Cont rol feat ures, g o to the Home screen a nd clic k on Ad vance d. Unde r Advanc[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide The User Interface for Bridge Filter allows you to add, edit, a nd delete, as well as enable the filter ru les. To add rules, define the source MAC address, destinati on MAC address, and frame type with desired filteri ng type (Allow or Deny), and click on the Add button. The MAC address must be in a[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.6.7 Multi cast This option enables the IGMP prox y, wh ich allo ws NAT clients to participate in IGMP multicast groups. It should only be enabl ed if NAT is also enabled. To enable Multicasting , click on Advanced from the Home screen, then select Muliticast. Figure 16 illustrates a typical Multica[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Figure 17 (Static Routing) Click on the Apply button to temporarily save this configuration. To make the change permanent, click on Tools ( at th e top of the page) and select System Commands . At the system commands page, click on Save A ll . 4.6.9 Dynami c Routing Dynamic Rout ing allows the router[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Figure 18 (Dynamic Routing) Click on the Apply button to temporarily save this configuration. To make the change p ermanent, click on Tools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . At the system commands page, click on Save A ll . 4.6.10 VL AN Select to make a single physical Ethernet lo[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.7 Tools The router supports a host of tools which will allow you to customize and debug your router. 4.7.1 System Command s To make chan ges permanent you need to cl ick on Tools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . The following c ommands are use d to config ure the router:  Sa[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide If you forget your pa ssw ord, you can press and ho ld the rese t to factory defaults button for at least 10 seconds. Th e router will be set to its factory default configur ation and all custom configur ation s will be lost. Click on the Apply button to temporarily save this configuration. To make t[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide Figure 21 (Ping test) 4.7.6 Modem Test The Modem Test is used to check whether you r Modem is pr operly connec ted to the WA N Network. Th is test may take a few seconds to complete. T o perform the test, select y our connection f ro m the list and pr ess the Test button. Before running this test, ma[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 4.8.4 Modem Status Select to view the Status and Statis tics of your bro adband (DSL) connectio n. 4.8.5 Product Informati on You can display the router’s driv er an d run-time information by going to the Home screen, under the St atus title, click Product Information. Figure 22 illustrates typical[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 5. Troubleshooting Below is a l ist of comm only asked quest ions. Be fore calling t echnical support, please look t hrough these i ssues to see if they help solve your problem . 5.1 The router is not functional. 1. Check to see that the power LED is green and than t he network cables are installed c[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 5.5 The DSL Li nk LED is alw ays off 1. Make sure you h ave DS L serv ice. You should get some kind of information fro m you r ISP which states that DSL service is installed. You can usually tell if the service is installed by listening to th e phone line; you will hear a high-pitched noi se. If y ou[...]

6212-A2 and 6382-A1 ADSL R outer User’ s Guide 6. Router terms What is a firewall? A firewall is protection between the Internet and your local netwo rk . It acts similarly to the firewall in your car, which prot ects the interior of the car fr om the engine. Your car's fi rewall has ve ry small openi ng that allow desired connections fr om [...]