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  • Page 1

    ADE-4120 ADS L Firewall Rou t er User ’ s Manual[...]

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    ii Co p y right Co p y r ig h t (C) 2 0 04 P L ANET T echnolo g y Cor p . All ri g hts reserved. T he produc t s an d progra m s describe d i n t h is User ’ s M anu a l ar e licensed pro d uc t s o f PLANET T echnolo g y , T his User ’ s Man u al c o n t ains pr o prie t a r y in f or m ation protec t ed b y co p y right, an d t h is U ser ’[...]

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    T able of Conten ts C H A P T ER 1 . IN T RODUCTIO N ............................................................................................................................. .1 1.1 A N O VE R VI E W O F THE ADE-41 2 0 ................................................................................................................... .1 1.2 P AC[...]

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    iv A PPEND I X B . FA Q A N D PRODUC T SUPPORT................................................................................................ . 36 A PPEND I X C GLOS S A R Y .................................................................................................................................. . 39[...]

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    1 Ch a pte r 1. Intr o ducti o n 1.1 An Over v iew of the ADE- 4 120 T he ADE-4120 ADS L Fire w all Router pro v ides o f f i c e and residential users the i dea l solution f or s ecurel y sharing a high-speed ADS L broadband Internet connection on a 10/100Mbps F ast Ethernet backbone. It has built-in 4-port 10/100 M bps Ethernet s w itch for easil[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 2 LAN site and automat i c s w itching bet w een MDI and MDI-X f o r 10Base- T and 100Base- T X port s is supported. Multi-Protocol to Es t ablish A Connection: Supports PPPo A (RFC 2364 - PP P o v e r A T M Adaptation La y er 5), RFC 1483 encap s ulation o v er A T M (bridged or routed) and PP P o v e[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti o n 3 1.4 ADE-4120 App l ication Internet Connection w ith Fi r e w all: T he y are the pe r f e c t s olution to connect a s mall group of PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet c onnection. M ulti-users can ha v e high-speed Internet access simu l taneousl y . W i th their p acket f ilter and access control f unction, the int[...]

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    4 Ch a pte r 2. Using the R o uter 2.1 Cautions for using the A DE -4120 Do not pla c e the ADE - 4120 under high hu m idity and high te m perature. Do not use the sa m e power source for ADE-4120 with other equip m ent. Do not open or repair the ca s e yourself. If the ADE-4120 is too hot, turn o f f the power im m ediatel y and ha v e a qualified[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 5 2.3 The Rea r Ports ADE-4120 Port Meaning A DSL Conne c t the supplied RJ- 1 1 cable to this port w hen connecting to the ADSL/telephone net w ork. CONSOLE Conne c t a RS - 232 cable to this port w hen connecting to a PC ’ s R S-232 port (9-p i n seria l port). L A N 1 — 4 (RJ-45 connector) Conne c t an U T P Ether[...]

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    6 Ch a pte r 3. Conf i gurati o n T he ADE-4120 can be con f igured w ith y our Web bro w se r . T he w eb bro w ser is included as a s t andard application in the f ollo w ing operation s y stems, UNIX, Linu x , Mac OS, W i ndo w s 98/N T /2000/Me, etc. T he produ c t pro v ides a v er y eas y and user- f riendly inte r f ace f or c on f igurat i [...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 7 1. Go to S t art / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, doub l e-click on Ne t w ork and choo s e the Configuration t ab. 2. Select TC P / I P -> NE2000 Com p atible , or the name o f an y Net w ork Inte r face Ca r d (NIC) in y our PC. 3. Click Properties . 4. Select the I P A ddress tab. In this page, [...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 8 5. T hen s elect the DNS Configuration tab. 6. Select the Disable D NS radio button and cli c k “ OK ” to f i nish the c on f iguration.[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 9 3.3.2 For W indows N T4.0 1. Go to S t art / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, doub l e-click on Ne t w ork and choo s e the Protocols tab. 2. Select TCP/I P Protocol and click Properties . 3. Select the Ob t ain an I P address from a DHC P ser v er radio button and click OK .[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 10 3.3.3 For W indows 2000 1. Go to S t art / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, doub l e-click on Ne t w ork and Dial-up Connections . 2. Double-click L A N A r e a Connection . 3. In the L A N A rea Connection S t atus w indo w , click Properties .[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 1 1 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties . 5. Select the Obtain an I P add r ess automati c all y and the Obta i n DNS ser v er address automaticall y radio buttons. 6. Click OK to f ini s h the c on f iguration.[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 12 3.3.4 For W indows XP 1. Go to S t art / Control Panel (in Classic Vi e w ). In the Control Panel, double-click on Net w ork Connections. 2. Double-click Lo c al Area Connection 3. In the L A N A rea Connection S t atus w indo w , click Properties .[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 13 4. Select Inte r net Proto c ol ( T CP/IP) and click Properties. 5. Select the Obtain an I P add r ess automati c all y and the Obta i n DNS ser v er address automaticall y radio buttons[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 14 6. Click OK to f ini s h the c on f iguration. 3.4 Factory De f ault Settings Be f ore con f igurat i ng this ADE-4120, y ou need to kno w the follo w ing de f ault settings. 1. W eb Configurator Does not require u s er name and p ass w ord 2. De v ice I P Ne t w o r k settings in L A N site I P Add[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 15 are sho w n belo w . L A N Port W A N Port I P address 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 DHCP ser v er functio n Enab l ed I P addresses for distribution to PCs 100 I P addres s es cont i nuing f rom 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.100 (Actuall y , it can suppo r t up to 253 users.) T he Bridge function is enabled[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 16 3.6 Configuring with the Web Browser Open the w eb bro w se r , enter the lo c al port I P address of this ADE-4120 , w hich defau l t s at 192.168.1.254 , and click “ Go ” , y ou w ill get a f un c tion o v er v i e w page w hen login succes s f ull y . 3.6.1 Home At the “ Home ” f unction [...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 17 3.6.2.1 Setup 1 S y stem p arameters Select the operating mode in Setup1 page o f w eb con f iguration s er v er as f ollo w s: Y ou can get the s e modes f rom y our IS P . P l ea s e chec k section 3.5 for detail. After y ou select the mode y ou w ant, plea s e click “ Ne xt ” to continue. 3.6.2.2 Setup 2 L A N [...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 18 creating w ith y our ADS L Route r . Unless y ou ha v e spec i f ic interna l needs or in the router mode, there should be no rea s on to c hange these v alues. Please check w ith y o u r IS P to see i f y ou need to enter Router & Doma i n Names to b e v i e w ed b y y our ISP's net w ork.[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 19 3.6.2.4 Setup 4 VC p aramete r s Y ou should c heck w ith y our IS P f or VPI/VCI and AAL5 Encap s ulation for A T M VC paramete r . After y ou c omp l ete the sett i ngs of this page, click “ Ne xt ” to continue. 3.6.2.5 Setup 5 Dial p arameters Y ou shou l d gi v e user' s name and p ass w ord i f y ou sele[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 20 3.6.2.6 S te p 6 Confi r m p arameters T his page sho w s all t he sett i ngs y ou ha v e con f igured. P l ease cl i ck “ Finish ” button to comp l ete y our s etting s . T he “ Sa v e Con f igurat i on & Re s tart S y stem ” p age is sho w n. Click “ Sa ve ” to s a v e the ne w con[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 21 3.6.3 Basic T he basic con f igurations are listed these functions in common u s e for the ADS L Route r s y stem. Please link to the spec i f ic f eature p age to s et the s e parameters. 3.6.3.1 U ser profile T his page allo w s y ou to set the Username and Pass w ord to pre v ent improper accessin g f rom un-author[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 22 3.6.3.2 Log t able dis p l a y setting T he pac k et log setting allo w s the displa y o f the in c om i ng and outgoing data on the MONI T OR. Chec k the bo x to enable log t able then y ou can f i nd the r ecord on the “ Monitor ” . 3.6.3.3 Packet filter T he router p r o v ides two f ilter fu[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 23 3.6.3.4 U ser access control Y ou can f ill in the LAN I P address, MAC address and port r ange to limit the Internet access of the lo c al use r . 3.6.3.5 DHCP DHC P (D y namic Host Con f iguration P r oto c ol) allo w s y ou to automaticall y assign I P addres s es to client st ations logging onto a T CP/I P net w o[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 24 3.6.3.6 Fo r w ard T his page allo w s y ou to setup up the public ser v ices on y our net w ork. It p r o v ides thre e sub - f un c tions: V irtual Ser v e r , Prot for w arding and Port T riggering. 3.6. 3 .6. 1 V i rtual Server Please f ill in the I P address and enable the ser v e r . T he Pres[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 25 3.6. 3 .6. 3 Port Trig g ering T he R outer w ill w atch the outgoing data f o r spec i f i c port. If the PC behind the router sends the data w itch is mat c hing the 'Port T r i ggeri n g table' through the route r , the router w ill record it. W hen the requested in c oming data returns, the router w ill [...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 26 help s y ou di v iding the client PC s on the LAN into s e v eral group s and ea c h group access Internet through one rea l I P Address. Y ou also can s et s i ngle loca l I P Addre ss map to single Global I P Addres s . T hus it empo w ers the management and pro v ide s much w ider applicat i on o[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 27 3.6.3.9 DDNS DDNS(D y namic DNS) ser v ice points a f i x ed hostname to a d y namic W AN I P address o r static I P address, allo w i n g y our computer to be ac c essed f rom v arious locations on the Internet w ithout k no w ing y our current I P . W i th a DDNS c onnection y ou c an ho s t y ou r o w n w eb site, [...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 28 3.6.4 Advance T his funct i on allo w s y o u to ma k e routing con f i guration. 3.6.4.1 S t atic route Y ou ma y set up a s t atic route i f y ou w ant to conne c t y our route r to more than on e net w ork. A stati c route is a pre - determined p ath that net w ork information must reach a spec i[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 29 3.6.4.2 RIP RI P (Routing Informat i on Protoco allo w s a r outer to e x change routing information w ith other routers. The RI P Direction f ield c ont r ols the s end i ng and recei v ing of RI P packets. T he RI P v ersion f ie l d controls the f ormat and the broad c asting method o f the RI P pac k et s that the[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 30 3.6.5 Utility T his funct i on pro v ides y ou the s y stem in f o r mation, s t atus and f irm w are upgrade. 3.6.5.1 S y stem T his page pro v ides y ou the general s y stem i n f ormation including f irm w are v ersion.[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 31 3.6.5.2 Fir m w a r e up g rade T his page allo w s y ou to upgrade the f irm w are through T F T P s erve r . Please note that y ou ha v e to setup a TF T P s er v er f irst and store that f irm w are f ile on the T FT P ser v e r director y . After y ou ha v e clicked on the 'OK' button, p l ease w ait f o[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 32 Router i s re s tarted, y our bro w ser session w ill be dis c onnected. It ma y appear that y ou r bro w ser session doe s n't w ork. W hen the A D S L Router re s tarts after a f e w second s , y ou can input the default I P addres s ( http://192.168.1.254) to open the w eb interface again. 3[...]

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    Chapte r 2 Using ADE- 4 120 33 3.6.6 Monitor T his fun c tion i s used to monitor the Net w ork status or the s t atu s o f the ADS L Route r . T he a v ailable option s depend on y our ope r ation mode. Click on the icon in the left w indo w then the t able w ill pop up.[...]

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    P L A NET A D E -4120 A DS L Fire w all Router 34 Ch a pte r 4. Troublesho o ting If the ADE-4120 ADS L Fire w all Router is not f unctioning properl y , y ou can re f er f irst to thi s chapter for simple troubleshoot i ng before c on t acting y our s er v ice pro v ide r . T his c ould s a v e y ou time and e f fort but i f the s y mptoms persist[...]

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    35 App e nd i x A. Specif i cati o n Product ADS L Fire w all Router Model ADE-4120 A / ADE-4120B Hard w are S tandard ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 I T U G .992.1 ( G .dmt) including - Anne x A (ADS L o v er POTS f or ADE-4120A ) - Anne x B (ADS L o v er ISDN for ADE-4120B ) G .992.2 ( G .lite) w ith fast retrain Protocol RFC 2364 - PP P o v er A T M (LLC/V[...]

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    36 App e nd i x B. FAQ and P roduct Suppo rt Most problems can be sol v ed b y using the T rouble s hooting in C hapter 4 and the follo w ing F AQ. If y ou cannot resol v e the problem, please c ontact the dealer w here y ou purchased thi s product. Fo r an y other questions, please con t act PLANET directl y at the f ollo w ing email address: supp[...]

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    37 H o w do I g et Na p ster to w ork w ith the Router? Napster is f ull y compatible w ith the Router and requires no spec i al s ettings. H o w can I not r ecei v e corrupted FT P d o w n loads? If y ou are e x periencing corrupted f iles w hen y ou do w nload a f ile w ith y our F T P client, tr y using another F T P program. W eb p age h angs, [...]

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    38 W h y can't I connect t o the W eb Configura t or? Y ou can r emo v e the p r ox y ser v er settings in your w eb bro w se r . W h y is that i can pi n g to ou t side hos t s, b ut not access Inter n et w e b sites? Check the DNS ser v er settings on y our PC. Y ou should get the DNS ser v ers settings f rom y our IS P . I f y our PC is run[...]

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    39 App e nd i x C Glossary A d dress mask A bit mask used to se l ect bits f r om an Internet address f or s ubnet addressing. The mas k is 32 bit s long and s elects the net w ork portion o f the Internet address and one or more bits o f the lo c al portion. Sometimes c alled s ubnet mask. A A L5 A T M Adaptat i on La y er - T his la y er maps hig[...]

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    40 e v er y de v ice on y our net w ork. DHCP soft w are t y picall y runs in servers and is also found i n net w ork de v ices such as Routers. DMT Discrete Multi- T one f r equenc y signal modulat i on D o w nstream r ate T he line r ate for return messages or data transfers f rom the net w ork mach i ne to the user's premise s machine. DS L[...]

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    41 Internet address An IP address is assi g ned i n block s o f numbers to u s er organi z ations access i ng the Internet. T hese add r esses are established b y the United States Department o f D e f ense's Net w ork In f o r mation Center. Duplicate addres s es can cause ma j or prob l em s on the net w ork, but the NIC trusts organi z atio[...]

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    42 on connection b y simu l ating a d i al-up connection. Remote ser v er A net w ork computer al l o w s a user to l og on to the net w ork f rom a distant l ocation. RFC Request f or Comments - Refers to do c uments published b y the Internet Engineering Task Force (IE T F) proposing standard protocols and pro c edures for the Internet. RFCs can [...]

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    43 accessed b y mult i ple users, such as Ser v er PCs, or printers. I f y ou are using y our Router to share y our cable or DSL Internet connect i on, conta c t y our ISP to s ee i f the y ha v e assigned y our home a s tatic IP address. You w ill need that addres s during y our Router's con f iguration. Subnet For routing pu r pose s , IP ne[...]