Allied Telesis AT-AR236E manuale d’uso

W eb Interface User ’ s Guide Allied Telesyn AT-AR236E ADSL Ethernet & USB Combo Router Rev 1.0[...]

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1. Introduction The AT-AR236E ADSL Ethernet & USB Combo Router is the perfect high-speed WAN bridge/router. This full -featured product is specifically designe d to connect to the Inte rnet and directly connect to your local a rea network via high spee d 10/100 Mbps Ethernet. The A DSL Router also has full NAT firewall and DM Z servic es to blo[...]

Management Support • Web Based HTTP management GUI • TFTP/FTP Support for Firmware Upgrade • Web Based Firmware Upg rade (Local) • Soft Factory Reset Button via Web GUI • Diagnostic Test (DSL, OAM, Net work, Ping Test ) • Telnet/CLI (Read Only) • Syslog Support Security Support • NAT for basic Firewall support • Packet Filtering F[...]

2. Your gateway at a glance The AT-AR236E ADSL Ethernet & USB Combo Router h as several ports an d LEDs. Let’s take a look at them. 2.1 Ports and buttons Reset and Restore to Factory Defaults: The restore to factory defaults feature will set the ADSL Router back to its factory default configurat ion. If you had forgotten the login password, y[...]

3. Installing your ADSL Router 1 . Locate an optimum location for the ADSL Router. 2. For connections to the Ethernet and DSL inte rfaces, please refer to the easy st art guide. 3. Connect the AC Power Adapter. Dependi ng upon the type of network, you may want to put the power supply on an uninterruptible supply . Only use the power a dapter suppli[...]

4. Setting up your ADSL Router This section will guide you thro ugh your ADSL Router ’s configuration. Th e ADSL Router is shipped with a standard PPP configuration. 4.1 Log into your ADSL Router To configure your ADSL Router, op en your web br ow ser. You may get an error message at this point; this is normal. Do not panic!. Continue following t[...]

4.2 Quick Start The first screen (Figure 2) that appears (after th e log in scre en) is the Quick Start screen. Depending on the country that you reside in, some profile s had been preset for the VPI/VCI and type of encapsulation. For exampl e, if you resi de in New Zealan d, click on the button for New Zealand and then click Next. The next screen [...]

4.3 Setup (for advance user) From this screen the u ser can setup th e ADSL Router (configure the LAN and WAN connection(s), configure the advanced config urati on options within the ADSL Router (security, routing, and filtering), access tool s that are helpf ul for de bug purposes, o btain the status of the modem, and view the extensive online hel[...]

4.4 Configuring the WAN Before the gateway will pass any data between the LAN interface(s) and the WAN interface, the WAN side of the modem must be configured. Depen ding upon your DS L service provider or your ISP, you will need some (or all) of the inform ation outlined b elow before you can properly configure the WAN: • Your DSL line VPI and V[...]

Figure 4 (Bridge Connection Setup) To complete the connection you must no w click the apply button. The apply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the ch ange permanent, you need to click on Save Settings . At the system commands page, click on Save A ll . 4.4.1.2 PPPoA Connection Setup PPPoA is also known as RFC 2364. It is a met [...]

Following is a description of the different option s: a. Username: The username for the PPPoA access; this is provided by your DSL service provider or your ISP. b. Password: The password for the PPPoA access ; this is provided by your DSL service provider or your ISP. c. On-Demand: Enables on-demand mode. The connection will disco nnect if no activ[...]

4.4.1.3 PPPoE Connection Setup PPPoE is also known as RFC 2516. It is a meth od of encapsulat ing PPP packets over Ethernet. PPP or Point-to-Point protocol is a method of establishing a network connection/session between network hosts. It usually provides a mechanism of a uthenticating users. To configure the gateway for PPPoE, click on Setup and t[...]

Figure 6 (PPPOE Connection Setup) To complete the connect ion you must now click the apply button. The apply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent you ne ed to click on Save Setting (at the side of the page). At the system commands page, click on Sav e All . 4.4.1.4 DHCP Connection Setup Dynamic Host Configurati[...]

Figure 7 (DHCP Connection Setup) To complete the connect ion you must now click the apply button. The apply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent you ne ed to click on Save Settings (at the side of the page). At the system commands pag e, click on Save All . 4.4.1.5 Static Connection Setup Static is used wheneve[...]

Figure 8 (Static IP Connection Setup) To complete the connection you must no w click the apply button. The apply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent you ne ed to click on Save Settings (at the side of the page). At the system commands pag e, click on Save All . 4.4.1.6 Classical IP over ATM (CLIP, defined in R[...]

Figure 9 (CLIP Connection Setup) To complete the connect ion you must now click the apply button. The apply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent you ne ed to click on Save Settings (at the side of the page). At t he system commands pa ge, click on Save All . 4.4.2 Modify an Existing Connection To modify an exis[...]

4.5 Configuring the LAN By default, your ADSL Router has DHCP server (LA N side) enabled. If you al ready have a DHCP server running on your ne twork, you mus t disa ble one of the two DHCP servers ; if you plug a second DHCP server into the network, you will expe rience network errors and the net work will not function normally. 4.5.1 Enable/Disab[...]

In addition to the DHCP server feature, the AD SL Router sup ports the DHCP relay function. When the ADSL Router is configured as DHCP se rver, it assigns the IP addresses to the LAN clients. When the ADSL Router is configured as DHCP relay, it i s responsible for fo rwarding the requests and response s negotiating between the DHCP client s and the[...]

The hostname can be any alphanume ric word that does not contain spaces. The domain name is used in conjunction with the host name to uni quely identify the gateway. To access the ADSL Router’s web pages th e user can type 192. 168.1.1 (the default IP addre ss) or type mygateway.ar7. Figure 12 (Management IP address) The apply button will tempora[...]

4.6 Advanced (for advance user only) The ADSL Router support s a host of advanced features. For basic ADSL Ro uter functionality, the user does not need to utilize these advanced features. The f eatures help with routing, security, port configuration, and plug a nd play capability. 4.6.1 UPnP UPnP NAT and Firewall Traversal allow traffic to p ass-t[...]

4.6.2 Port Forwarding Using the Port Forwardi ng page, you can provide local services (for exam ple web hosting) for people on the Internet or play Internet game s. When users send this type of request to your network via the Internet, the ADSL Router will forward those request s to the appropriate PC. Port forwarding can be u sed with DHCP assigne[...]

4.6.3 Advanced Security In the presence of the firewall, anonymous Internet traffic is blo cked. Using the advanced security features, you can redirect this traffic to a dedi cate d computer on your local network (DMZ) or open the access from the Internet to t he ADSL Router' s management port s (web, telnet). To enable any of the advanced sec[...]

4.6.3.2 Enable Web from WAN Enabling the Web from WAN on your local network allows Web reque sts that come from th e Internet to be re-routed to a We b Server that is on a different sub net. This is different that the Web server rule that is co nfigurable via the port-forwardin g page. In thi s case, the web serv er is on a different subnet. 4.6.3.[...]

4.6.6 MAC Address Filters The MAC filtering mechanism provide s a way for the users to define rules to allow/deny fram es through the bridge based on sou rce MAC address, destination MAC addre ss and/or frame type. When bridge filtering is enabled, ea ch frame is examined against the defined filter rules sequentially, and when a matched is determin[...]

Note: The MAC filter table contains 3 hidden rul e s. These rules a re entered automatically by the system to ensure the user does not "lock" them out of the system. The first rule allows any an d all ARP frames through the system. The secon d rule allows all IPv4 frames with the destination MAC address of the bridge to go through. The th[...]

The apply button will temporarily save t his connection. To make t he change permanent you need to click on Save Settings (at the side of the page). At the system commands page, click on Save All . 4.6.8 Static Routing If the ADSL Router is connected to more than on e network, you may need to set up a stati c route between them. A static route is a[...]

4.6.9 Dynamic Routing Dynamic Routing allows the ADSL Router to aut omatically adj ust to physical changes in the network. The ADSL Router, using the RI P protocol, determines the network packets’ route based on the fewest number of hops bet ween the source and the destination. The RIP protocol regul arly broadcasts routing information to other A[...]

4.7 Tools The ADSL Router supports a host of tools that will allow you to cu stomize and debug your ADSL Router. 4.7.1 System Commands To make the changes permanent you need to click on Tools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . The following command s are used to configure the gateway: a. b. c. Save all: Press this button in order[...]

4.7.3 Update Firmware You can remotely upgrade the A DSL Router’s fi rmware, cli cking on Update F irmware und er the Tools page. This will bring up the screen shown in Fi gure 19. The upgrade file shall be in *.img format. To upgrade the firmware, click browse, find the firmwa re file to download. Make sure this is the correct file. Click on upg[...]

4.7.4 Ping Test Once you have your ADSL Router configured, it i s a good idea to ma ke sure you ca n ping the network. You can get to the Ping page und er the Tools title, by cli cking on Ping Test. Type the target address that you want to ping. If you hav e your PC connect ed to the ADSL Router via the default DHCP configuration, you should be abl[...]

4.8 Status The Status section allows you to view the Status/S tatistics of different connections and interfaces 4.8.1 Network Statistics Select to view the Statistics of di fferent interfaces - Ethernet/USB/DSL. 4.8.2 Connection Status Select to view the Status of different connections. 4.8.3 DHCP Clients Select to view the list of DHCP clients. 4.[...]

4.8.6 System Log You can display the ADSL Ro uter’s log by going u nder the Status title, click S ystem log. From here you can view all lo gged information. Depending upon th e severity level, this logged info will generate log reports to a remote host (if remote log ging is enabled). - 33 -[...]

5. Appendix A: Troubleshooting Below is a list of commonly asked questions. Before calling technica l support, please look through these issues to see if they help to solve your probl em. 5.1 The ADSL Router is not functional 1. Check to see that the power LED is green and than the network ca bles are installed correctly. Refer to the easy start gu[...]

5.3 The DSL Link LED continues to blink but does not go solid 1. This mean s that the DSL line is t rying to train but for some re ason it cannot establish a valid connection. The main cause of this is th at you are too far away from the central office. Contact your DSL serv ice provider for further assi stance. 2. Verify that the phone line is con[...]

6. ADSL Router terms What is a firewall? A firewall is protection between the Internet and your local network. It acts simil arly to the firewall in your car, protecting the interior of the car from the engine. Your car's firewall has very small opening that allow desired con nections from the engine into the cab in (gas pedal connection, etc)[...]