SMC Networks SMC7901WBRA2 B1 manual

Barricade™ Home Gat e w ay AD SL Rout er with 80 2. 11 b / g wir eless c apabilities SMC7 901WBRA2 B1 USER GUIDE[...]

20 Mason Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 SMC7901WBRA2 B1 User Guide November 2009 Pub. # 149100000005A E112009-D T -R01[...]

Information furnished by SMC Netw orks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However , no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which ma y result from its use. No license is gr anted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. SMC [...]

– 4 – W ARRANTY AND P R ODUCT R EGISTRATION T o register SMC products and to revi ew the detailed warr anty statement, please refer to the Support Section of the SMC W ebsite at http://www .smc.com.[...]

– 5 – C OMPLIANCES F EDERAL C OMM UNICATION C OM MISSION I NTERF ERENCE S TATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, p ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential install ation. This e[...]

C OMPLIANCES – 6 – The av ailability of some specific channels and /or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware progr am med at the factory to match the intended destination. The firm ware setting is not accessible by the end user . EC C ONF ORMANCE D EC LARATION Marking by the abov e symbol indicates compliance with t[...]

C OMPLIANCES – 7 – ◆ This device may be operated indo ors only in all countries of the European Community using the 2.4 GH z band: Channels 1 - 13, except where noted below . ◆ In Italy the end-user must appl y for a license from the national spectrum authority to oper ate this device outdoors. ◆ In Belgium outdoor operation is only permi[...]

C OMPLIANCES – 8 – N EW Z EALAND T ELEPERMIT Warning: 1. The grant of a T elepermit for any item of terminal equipment indicates only that T elecom has accepted th at the item complies with the minimum conditions for connection t o its network. It indicate s no endorsement of the product by T elecom, nor does it provide an y sort of warr anty .[...]

C OMPLIANCES – 9 – ◆ The telephone company may mak e changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or proce dures that co uld affect the oper ation of the equipment. If this happens, the telephone c ompany will provide advanc e notice in order for you t o make necessary modification to maintain uninterrupted service. ◆ If you experience [...]

– 10 – A BOUT T HIS G UIDE P URPOSE This guide giv es specific information on how to install the ADSL R outer and its physical and performance related char acteristics. It also gives information on how to operate and use the management functions of the ADSL R outer . A UDI ENCE This guide is intended for use by netw ork administrators who are r[...]

– 11 – C ONTENTS W ARRANTY AND P RODUCT R EGISTRATION 4 C OMPLIANCES 5 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE 10 C ONTENTS 11 F IGURES 16 T ABLES 19 S ECTION I G ETTING S TARTED 20 1I NTRODUCTION 21 Key Hardware Features 21 Description of Capabilities 21 Applications 22 Package Contents 23 Hardware Description 24 Antenna 26 LED Indicators 27 Ethernet Port 28 Powe[...]

C ONTENTS – 12 – 3I NITIAL C ONFIGURATION 35 ISP Settings 35 Connecting to the Login Page 35 Home Page and Main Menu 36 Common Web P age Buttons 37 Wizard 38 Step 1 - Internet Co nnecti on Settings 38 Step 2 - LAN Setting s 39 Step 3 - WLAN Sett ings 40 Step 4 - Apply Changes 42 S ECTION II W EB C ONFIGURATION 45 4S TATUS I NFORMATION 47 System[...]

C ONTENTS – 13 – 6 LAN C ONFIGURATION 69 LAN Interface 69 DHCP Settings 70 No DHCP 70 DHCP Relay 71 DHCP Server 72 7 WLAN C ONFIGURATION 75 WLAN Basic Settings 76 Second BSSID 77 Wireless Security Setup 78 Common Wireless Parameters 78 WEP Security 79 WPA Security 81 Access Con trol 82 WDS 83 Advanced Settings 85 8F IREWALL C ONFIGURATION 87 IP[...]

C ONTENTS – 14 – 10 A DVANCED C ONFIGURAT ION 111 DNS Server 112 DDNS 113 Routing Configu ration 115 RIP Configuration 117 IP QoS 118 IGMP Proxy Confi guration 120 Bridge Configuration 121 IP Passthrough 122 SNMP Protocol Configuration 123 TR-069 Configuration 124 11 D IAGNOSTICS 127 Ping 127 ATM Loopback 128 ADSL Tone Diagnostics 129 Diagnosti[...]

C ONTENTS – 15 –[...]

– 16 – F IGURES Figure 1: To p Panel 25 Figure 2: Rear Panel 25 Figure 3: Antenna 26 Figure 4: LEDs 27 Figure 5: Attach Feet 30 Figure 6: Wall Mounting 31 Figure 7: Wall Mounting Screws 32 Figure 8: Login Page 36 Figure 9: Home Page 36 Figure 10: Wizard - Step 1 - Internet Connection Settings 38 Figure 11: Wizard - St ep 2 - LAN Settings 39 Fig[...]

F IGURES – 17 – Figure 32: LAN Configuration 69 Figure 33: No DHCP 70 Figure 34: DHCP Relay 71 Figure 35: DHCP Server 72 Figure 36: MAC-Based Assignment 73 Figure 37: WLAN Basic Sett ings 76 Figure 38: Second BSSID 77 Figure 39: Wireless Security Setup - None 78 Figure 40: Wireless Security Setup - None 79 Figure 41: Wireles s Security Setup - [...]

F IGURES – 18 – Figure 68: DDNS TZO 113 Figure 69: Static Routing 115 Figure 70: Dynamic Routing 117 Figure 71: IP QoS 118 Figure 72: IGMP Configuration 120 Figure 73: Bridge Configuration 121 Figure 74: IP Passthrough 122 Figure 75: SNMP Configuration 123 Figure 76: TR-069 Configuration 124 Figure 77: Ping 127 Figure 78: Ping Results 128 Figur[...]

– 19 – T ABLES Table 1: Key Hardware Fea tures 21 Table 2: LED Behavior 27 Table 3: LED Indicators 133 Table 4: 10/100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X Port Pinouts 140 Table 5: RJ-11 Port Pinout s 142[...]

– 20 – S ECTION I G ETTING S TAR TED This section provides an overview of the ADSL Router , and describes how to install and mount t he unit. It also describes the basic settings req uired to access the management interf ace and run the setup Wizard. This section includes these chapters: ◆ “Introduction” on page 21 ◆ “Installing the A[...]

– 21 – 1 I NTR ODUCTION The Barricade Wireless Broadband Router (SMC7901WBRA2 B1) pro vides a built- in ADSL modem and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless access point, all in one compact unit. The router enables mu ltipl e wired and wireless users to securely access the Internet through a single-user account with the ADSL service prov ider . K EY H AR DWA[...]

C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Description of Capabilities – 22 – ◆ NA T also enables multi-user Internet access via a single user account, and virtual server functionality (pro vi ding protected access to Internet services such as W eb, F TP , e-mail, and T elnet). ◆ VPN pass-through (IPSec -ESP T unnel mode, L2TP , PPTP). ◆ User-definable ap[...]

C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Package Contents – 23 – ◆ Security — The Barricade supports secu rity fe atures that den y Internet access to specified users, or filter all requests for speci fic services the administrator does no t want to serve. The Barricade’ s firewall also blocks common hacker a ttacks, including IP Spoofing, Land Attack, [...]

C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Hardware Description – 24 – ◆ SMC warranty information card Inform your dealer if there are any in correct, missing or damaged parts. If possible, retain the carton, including the original packing materials. Use them again to repack the product i n case there is a need to return it. H AR DWARE D ESCRI PTION The Barri[...]

C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Hardware Description – 25 – Figure 1: Top Panel Figure 2: Rear Panel LED Indicators Antenna RJ-11 Port RJ-45 Port Reset Button Power Button DC Powe r supply port[...]

C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Hardware Description – 26 – A NTENNA The ADSL R outer includes one integr ated 802.11b/g antenna for wireless connectiv ity . Figure 3: Antenna The antenna transmits the outgoing sign al as a toroidal sphere (doughnut shaped), with the cov erage extending most in a direction perpendicular to the antenna. Therefore, the[...]

C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Hardware Description – 27 – LED I NDICATOR S The ADSL Router i ncludes five status LED i ndicators, as described in the following figure and table. Figure 4: LEDs Table 2: LED Behavior LED Status Description Power On Green The unit is receiving power and is operating normally . Off There is no power currently being sup[...]

C HAPTER 1 | Introduction Hardware Description – 28 – E THERNET P OR T The ADSL Router has one 100BA SE- TX RJ-45 port that can be attached directly to 10BASE- T/100BASE- TX LAN segments. This port supports automati c MDI/MDI- X operation, so you can use straight -through cables for all network connections t o PCs, switches, or hubs. P OW E R C[...]

– 29 – 2 I NSTALLING THE ADSL R OUTER This chapter describes how to i nstall the ADSL Router . S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS Y ou must meet the followi ng minimum requirements: ◆ ADSL Internet service provider an d modem with Ethernet connection. ◆ A 2.4GHz 802.11b/g wireless adapter install ed on each PC. Alternatively an Ethernet adapter can be u[...]

C HAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL Router Mounting on a Horizontal Surface – 30 – M OUNTING ON A H ORIZONTAL S URFACE T o keep the ADSL R outer from sliding on the surface, attach the four rubber feet provided in the accessor y kit to the marked circles on the bottom of the unit. Figure 5: Attach Feet[...]

C HAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL Router Mounting on a Wall – 31 – M OUNTING ON A W ALL T o mount on a wall, follow the instructions below . Figure 6: Wall Mounting The ADSL Router should be mounte d only to a wall or wood surface that is at least 1/2-inch plywood or its equiv a lent. T o mount the ADSL Router on a wall, alw ays use its wall-mou[...]

C HAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL Router Connecting and Powering On – 32 – Figure 7: Wall Mounting Screws C ONNECTING AND P OW E R I N G O N Connect the AC power adapter to the ADSL R outer , and the power cord to an AC power outlet. C AUTION : Use ONL Y the power adapter supplied with thi s ADSL Router . Otherwise, the product may be damaged. 1[...]

C HAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL Router Connecting and Powering On – 33 – 3. Position the Antenna – The antenna emits a radiation pattern that is toroidal (doughnut shaped), with t he coverage extending most in the direction perpendicular to the antenn a. Therefore, the antenna should be oriented so that the r adio covera ge pattern fills the[...]

C HAPTER 2 | Installing the ADSL Router Connecting and Powering On – 34 –[...]

– 35 – 3 I NITIAL C ONFIGURATION The ADSL R outer offers a user-frien dly web-based management interface for the configuration of all the unit’ s features. Any PC directly attached to the unit ca n access the m anagement interface using a web brows er , s uch as Internet Explorer (version 6.0 or above). ISP S ETTINGS If you are not sure of yo[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Home Page and Main Menu – 36 – Figure 8: Login Page H OME P AG E AN D M AIN M ENU After logging in to the web interfac e, the Home page displays. The Home page shows some basic settings for the un it, including S ystem and DSL details, as well as the main menu. Figure 9: Home Page[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Common Web Page Buttons – 37 – The web inte rface Main Menu menu provides acce ss to all the co nfiguration settings av ailable for the ADSL R o uter . The following items are displa yed on this page: S YSTEM : ◆ Alias Name – An alias for the ADSL Router , enabling the device to be uniquely identified on t[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Wizard – 38 – W IZAR D The Wizard menu is designed to he lp you conf igure the basic settings required to get the ADSL R outer up an d running. Click “Wizard” in the main menu to get started. S TEP 1 - I NTERNET C ONNECTIO N S ETTINGS The first page of the Wizard config ures the country settings , Internet[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Wizard – 39 – ■ 1483 Router (IPoA) — Dynamic IP over A TM (IPoA). ■ 1483 Bridged — The Bridged RFC 1483 Encapsulated T raffic ov er A TM feature allows you to send bri dged RFC 1483 encapsulated packets ov er A TM switched virtual ci rcuits (SVCs). ◆ Connection Type — Y our connection type will als[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Wizard – 40 – The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ IP Address — Specifies an IP address for management of t he ADSL Router . V alid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. (Default: 192.168.2.1.) ◆ Subnet Mask — Indicates the local subnet mask. Select[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Wizard – 41 – The following items are displa yed on this page: B ASIC S ETTINGS ◆ Disable Wireless LAN Interface — Enables/disables the wireless 802.11b/g interface. ◆ SSID — Specif ies an SSID (s ervice set id entifier ) which must be the same as that on all wireless clients that wish to associate wit[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Wizard – 42 – S TEP 4 - A PPL Y C HANG ES The following pages details the f inal step in the setup Wizard. Figure 13: Wizard Se ttings Summary The following items are displa yed on this page: W AN S ETTI NG Details the W AN port settings chosen including VPI/VCI and connection type. LAN S ETTING Details the LA[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Wizard – 43 – Figure 14: Syst em Restarting[...]

C HAPTER 3 | Initial Configuration Wizard – 44 –[...]

– 45 – S ECTION II W EB C ONFIGURATION This section provides details on conf iguring the ADSL Router using the web browser interface. This section includes these chapters: ◆ “Status Information” on page 47 ◆ “WAN Configuration” on page 5 9 ◆ “LAN Config uration” on page 69 ◆ “WLAN Configur ation” on page 75 ◆ “Firewa[...]

S ECTION | Web Configuration – 46 –[...]

– 47 – 4 S TATUS I NF ORMATION The Status menu displays information on the current system configur ation, the wireless interface, the system stati stics, bridging information and routing information. Status Information includes t he following sections: ◆ “System” on page 48 ◆ “WAN” on page 49 ◆ “LAN” on page 50 ◆ “WLAN” [...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information System – 48 – S YSTEM The ADSL R outer System window displays b a sic system conf iguration settings, as well as basic DSL settings. Figure 15: Status - System The following items are displa yed on this page: S YSTEM : ◆ Alias Name – An alias for the ADSL Router , enabling the device to be uniquely identified[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information WAN – 49 – DSL: ◆ Operational Status – Displays the status of the DSL connection. ◆ Upstream Speed – The current upload speed of the DSL connection. ◆ Downstream Speed – The curre nt download speed of the DSL connection. WA N The ADSL R outer WAN window displ ays basic WAN port settings. Figure 16: St[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information LAN – 50 – ◆ Second DNS Server — Specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server . LAN The ADSL R outer LAN window displays basic LAN port settings including DHCP inform ation. Figure 17: Status - LAN The following items are displa yed on this page: LAN S TATUS Displays the basic i nformation of the LAN [...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information WLAN – 51 – ◆ MAC Address — Displays t he physical layer address of the DHCP Client. ◆ Time Expired (s) — Displays the dur ation of the lease time. ◆ Refresh — Updates the information for the entire screen should any changes have occured. WLAN The ADSL R outer WLAN window displays basi c wireless clie[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information Traffic Statistics – 52 – A SSOCIATED W IRELESS C LIENT S The Associated Wireless Client s menu displays information on wireless clients that have at tached to the ADSL Router . ◆ MAC Address — Displays the MAC addr ess of the associ ated wireless client. ◆ Tx Packet — Displays the total number of packets[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information DSL Statistics – 53 – ◆ Rx drop — Displays the total number of received packets dropped by the specified interface. ◆ Tx pkt — Displays the total number of pack ets transmitted by the specifed interface. ◆ Tx err — Displays the total number of pack et errors occured during transmission by the specifie[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information DSL Statistics – 54 – The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Mode — Displays the connecti on mode for the ADSL Router , which is fixed at ADSL2+. ◆ Latency — Displays the hop-count - the number of routers your packets must navigate before they reach the destination. ◆ Trellis Coding — Disp[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information ARP Table – 55 – ◆ S (RS code word size in DMT farme) — Displays the number of va lid data symbols i ncluded by the RS code word in the DMT frame. ◆ D (interleaver depth) — Displa ys the actual depth of the i nterleaver used in the lat ency path in which the bear er channel is transpor ted. Interleavers a[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information Bridging Table – 56 – The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ IP Address — IP address of a lo cal entry in the cache. ◆ MAC Address — MAC address mapped to the corres ponding IP address. ◆ Refresh — Sends a request to upda te the current parameters. B RIDGING T ABLE The Bridge F orwarding D[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information Routing Table – 57 – R OUTING T ABLE The Bridge F orwarding Database T able displays a lis t of learned MAC addresses for the ADSL R outer . Figure 23: Status - IP Routing Table The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Destination — Displa ys the IP address of the destination network, subnetwork, or[...]

C HAPTER 4 | Status Information Routing Table – 58 –[...]

– 59 – 5 W AN C ONFIGURATION This chapter describes W AN configuration on the ADSL R outer . The WAN pages are used to configure s tandard WAN services, inc luding VPI, VCI, encapsulation, service type (PPP oE, IP oE, bridging), A TM settings and ADSL settings. It includ es the following sections: ◆ “Channel Configuration” on page 59 ◆ [...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configu ration Channel Configuration – 60 – C URRENT A TM VC T ABLE The Current A TM VC T able is a display only table of the configured parameters used to communincate with the remote A TM switch. ◆ Select — Selects the configured connection. ◆ Inf — Displays a virtual interface. ◆ Mode — Displays the channel mo de[...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configuration Channel Configuration – 61 – The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Bridged Interface — Displays a virtual interface. ◆ Protocol — Displays the protocol used for tr ansmission of data packets. ◆ ATM VCC — Displays the vi rtual channel connection (VCC) to the remote A TM switch formed by th [...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configu ration Channel Configuration – 62 – ◆ Protocol — Displays the protocol used for tr ansmission of data packets. ◆ ATM VCC — Displays the vi rtual channel connection (VCC) to the remote A TM switch formed by th e combination of the VCI and VPI. ◆ Status — Allows the user to enable or disable the link. ◆ Use [...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configuration ATM Settings – 63 – A UTO PVC S ETTINGS The Auto PVC Settings table allo ws the user to enable auto PVC searc hing and to add, or delete VPI and VCI en tries to the Current Auto-PVC T able. Figure 28: Au to PVC Settings The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Enable Auto PVC Search — Enables/disable[...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configu ration ATM Settings – 64 – The following items are displa yed on this page: C URRENT A TM VC T ABLE The Current A TM VC T able lists the curr ent A TM settings configured on your ADSL Rout er . By selecting the connecti on using the r adio button associated with it you may edit the conn ection parameters which are liste[...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configuration ADSL Settings – 65 – ◆ Undo — Undoes an y altered parameters made if the Apply Changes button has not been click ed. ADSL S ETTINGS The ADSL Settings page configures the ADSL modulation t ype, ADSL2+ related parameters, capabilit ies and the ADSL tone mask. Figure 30: ATM Settings The following items can be en[...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configu ration ADSL Settings – 66 – ◆ G.dmt — A standard that defines full -rate ADSL, and utilizes Discrete Multi- T one (DMT) signaling to transmit data at up to 8 Mbps downstream and 640 Kbps upstream. ◆ T1.413 — ANSI standard that defines the requirements for ADSL for the interface between the teleco mmunications ne[...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configuration ADSL Settings – 67 – ADSL T ONE DSL technology employs a discrete mult i-tone apparatus over s tandard wired telephone lines. T one levels can be masked to a void overlap , crosstalk and help echo cancellation. AD SL is a duplexed si gnal that allows doubling of the stand ardized discrete mul ti-tone (DMT) system [...]

C HAPTER 5 | WAN Configu ration ADSL Settings – 68 –[...]

– 69 – 6 LAN C ONFIGURATION This chapter describes LA N configuration on the ADSL Router . Y ou can use the web browser interface to access IP addressing only if the ADSL R outer alr eady has an IP addr ess that is reachable through your network. ◆ “LAN Interface” on page 69 ◆ “DHCP Set tings” o n page 70 LAN I NTERFACE By default, [...]

C HAPTER 6 | LAN Configuration DHCP Settings – 70 – ◆ Secondary IP Address — Specifies a secondary IP address for management of the unit. ◆ DHCP Pool — Selects either the primary or secondary IP address to enable DHCP under . ◆ Ethernet to Wireless Blocking — Enables/disables access to the Ethernet port by wireless clients. DHCP S E[...]

C HAPTER 6 | LAN Configuratio n DHCP Settings – 71 – DHCP R ELA Y Dynam ic Host Configuration Protocol (D HCP) can dynamically allocate an IP address and other configuration in formation to network clients that broadcast a request. T o receive the broadcast request, the DHCP server would normally have to be on the same subnet as the client. How[...]

C HAPTER 6 | LAN Configuration DHCP Settings – 72 – DHCP S ERVER The unit can support up to 253 l ocal clients. Addresses are assigned to clients from a common address p ool configured on the unit. Configure an address pool by specifying start and end IP addresses. Be sur e not to include the unit's IP address in the address pool range. Fi[...]

C HAPTER 6 | LAN Configuratio n DHCP Settings – 73 – ◆ Gateway Address — Specifi es the gateway address t hrough which traffic is routed from. Usually the LAN IP address of the ADSL R outer ◆ MAC-Base Assignment — Click on this opti on to assign a physical MAC address to the DHCP pool b y ma pping it to its corresponding IP address. The[...]

C HAPTER 6 | LAN Configuration DHCP Settings – 74 –[...]

– 75 – 7 WLAN C ONFIGURATION This chapter describes wireless config uration on t he ADSL Router . The unit contains an onboard IEEE 802.11b/g access poi nt (AP), which provides wireless data communications between the router and wireless devices. WLAN Configuration contains the following sections: ◆ “WLAN Basic Settings” on page 76 ◆ ?[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration WLAN Basic Setting s – 76 – WLAN B ASIC S ETTINGS The unit’ s access point can function in one of three modes, mix ed 802.11b/g, 802.11b only , or 802.11g only . Also note that 802.11g is backward compatible wit h 802.11b at slower data rates. Note that th e unit support s two vi rtual access point (V AP) inter[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration Second BSSID – 77 – the farther the transmiss ion range. P ower selection is not just a tr ade off between cov erage area and maximum supported client s. Y o u also have to ensure that high-power signals do not interfere with the operation of other r adio devices in the ser vice area. (Default: 60m W ; Range: 60m[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration Wireless Security Setup – 78 – W IRELESS S ECURITY S ETUP Describes the wireless security settings f or each VAP , including associ ation mode, encryption, an d authentication. Figure 39: Wireless Securi ty Setup - None C OMMON W IRELESS P ARAMETER S The following items are displa yed all pa ges of the Wireless S[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration Wireless Security Setup – 79 – Figure 40: Wireless Securi ty Setup - None WEP S ECURITY The following page describes the WEP security setup on the ADSL Router . Figure 41: Wireless Securi ty Setup - WEP The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Set WEP Key — Configures the WEP key setup. This is disp[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration Wireless Security Setup – 80 – RADIUS S ERVER ◆ Port — Specifies the port number used to communicate with th e RADIUS server . ◆ IP Address — Specifies the IP addres s used to communicate with the RADIUS server . ◆ Password — Specifies the key necessary for RADIUS server authentication. WEP K EY S ETU[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration WPA Security – 81 – ■ Auto: Automatically selects the best aut hentication type to use. ◆ Key Length — Selects between 64 bit and 128 bit k eys. ◆ Key Format — Selects the preferred method of entering WEP encryption keys on the unit: ■ Alphanumeric: Enter keys as 5 al phanumeric characters for 64 bit [...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration Access Control – 82 – E NTERPRISE (RADIUS) ◆ Port — Specifies the port number used to communicate with th e RADIUS server . ◆ IP Address — Specifies the IP addres s used to communicate with the RADIUS server . ◆ Password — Specifies the password necessary for access to RADIUS server auth entication . [...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration WDS – 83 – ■ Disable: Disables all ACLs. ■ Allow Listed: Configures an allowed list of MAC addresses. Those MAC addresses not in the allowed list will not be allowed to connect to the wireless int erface. ■ Deny Listed: Configures a denied list of MAC addresses. The MAC addresses specified will not be allo [...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration WDS – 84 – The following items are displa yed on this page: N OTE : The Mode of the r adio, under Basic Settings, must be set to AP+WDS before enabling WDS. ◆ Enable WDS — Enables WDS bridging on the r adio interface. A DD WDS AP Allows the user to enter up to six MAC addresses f or WDS bridging. ◆ Apply Ch[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration Advanced Settings – 85 – A D VANCED S ETTINGS The advanc ed radio configur ation settings are described in the p age that follows. Figure 46: Wireless Securi ty Setup - Advanced Setti ngs The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Fragment Threshold — Configures the minimum packet size that can be fra[...]

C HAPTER 7 | WLAN Configuration Advanced Settings – 86 – ◆ Preamble Type — Sets the length of the si gnal preamble that is used at the start of a data transmission. (Default: Long) ■ Long Preamble: Sets the preamble to long (192 microseconds). Using a long preamble ens ures the wire less interf ace can suppo rt all 802.11b and 802.11g cli[...]

– 87 – 8 F IRE WALL C ONFIGURATION The ADSL R outer provides extensive firewall protecti on by restricting connection par ameters to limit the ris k of intrusion, and defending against a wide arra y of common hacker attacks. Firewall Configuration contains the following sect ions: ◆ “IP/P ort Filtering” on page 88 ◆ “MAC Filtering” [...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration IP/Port Filtering – 88 – IP/P OR T F ILTERING IP/Port filtering restricts connection para meters to limit the risk of intrusion and defends against a wi de array of common hacker at tacks. IP/Port filtering allows the unit to permit, deny or proxy tr affic through its ports and IP addresses. Figure 47: IP/Por[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration IP/Port Filtering – 89 – ◆ Protocol — Specifies the destination port type, TCP , UDP or ICMP . (Default: T C P). ◆ Rule Action — Specifies if tr affic should be permitted or denied. (Options: Deny , Allow; Default: Deny) ◆ Source IP Address — Specifies the source IP address to block or allow traff[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration MAC Filtering – 90 – MA C F ILTERING MAC based packet f iltering enables the ADSL R outer to filter clients bas ed on their physical l ayer address. Figure 48: MAC Filtering Settings The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Outgoing Default Action — A default action for MAC addresses not configu[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration MAC Filtering – 91 – ◆ Source MAC Address — Specifies a source MAC address. ◆ Destination MAC Address — Spec ifies a d estinat ion MAC address. ◆ Add — Adds a newly configured packet filter that denies forwarding in to the local area network to the list. C URRENT F ILTER T ABLE ◆ Select — Sele[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration Port Forwarding – 92 – P OR T F ORWARD ING P ort forwarding (sometimes referred to as tunneling) is the act of forwarding a network port from on e network node to another . This technique can allow an external user to reach a port on a private IP address (inside a LAN) from the out side through a NA T -enable[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration Port Forwarding – 93 – ◆ Local IP Address — Specifies the IP address on t he local network to allow external access to. ◆ Local Port — Specifies the port range through which traf fic is forwarded. ◆ Remote IP Address — Specifies the source IP address on the WAN to allow access from. Lea ving this [...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration URL Blocki ng – 94 – URL B LOC KING By filtering inbound Uniform Resour ce Locators (URLs) the risk of compromising the network can be redu ced. URLs are commonly used to point to websites. By sp ecifying a URL or a keyword cont ained in a URL traf fic from that site may be block ed. Figure 50: Port Forwardin[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration Domain Blocking – 95 – ◆ FQDN — Displays the fully quali fied domain name to be blocked. ◆ Delete Selected — Deletes a highlig hted table entry . ◆ Delete All Selected — Deletes all table entries. ◆ Keyword — Specifies a string that t raffic is to be bl ocked from. May be in the form of a text[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration DMZ – 96 – ◆ Add — Adds the spe cified dom ain name to th e Domain Block T able. D OMAIN B LOC K T ABLE Lists the domains to be bl ocked access to from the ADSL R outer . ◆ Select — Highlights an entry in the table. ◆ Domain — Displays a domain to be blocked access from the ADSL Rou t e r . ◆ De[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration DMZ – 97 – ◆ Apply Changes — Applies the entered settings and prompts a second page to confirm saving change s to the running configur ation. Figure 53: DMZ Setti ngs - Prompt for Saving to Configurat ion ◆ OK — Pressing OK returns to the pr evious screen without saving changes. Clicking “this page?[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration DoS – 98 – D O S Denial of Service (DoS) is an attempt by a hack er to flood an IP address, domain, or server with repeated external communincati on requests, effectively satur ating the system with an information flood t hat renders it slow or effectivel y inoperable for genuine users to access it. DoS attac[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration DoS – 99 – ■ Whole System Flood: FIN : Prevents a FIN (no more data from sender) flood in which part of a TCP packet from an i nvalid (or spoofed) IP address floods the net work with connection resets. ■ Whole System Floo d: UDP: Prevents a flood of large numbers of ra w UDP (User Datagram Protoc ol) pack[...]

C HAPTER 8 | Firewall Configuration DoS – 100 – ■ TCP SynWithData: Prev ents the hacker sending a vo lume of requests for connections that cannot be completed. ■ UDP Bomb: Also calle d a UDP F lood or packet storm. Prevents the hacker congesting the network by gener ating a flood of UDP packets between it and the unit using th e UDP chargen[...]

– 101 – 9 A DMINISTRATION S ETTINGS The ADSL R outer Administration Settings menu allows you to sa ve the running configur ation, upgr ade the sy stem software, reboot , and restore the system, configure ACLs, ti me zone and U PnP settings. The following sections are contained in this chapter: ◆ “Commit/Reboot” on page 101 ◆ “Remot e [...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings Remote Access – 102 – ◆ Commit changes and Reboot — S e l e c t t h i s o p t i o n i f y o u w a n t t o s a v e your changes and mak e them take affect with a reboot. ◆ Reboot without saving changes — Select this option is you w ant to reboot the system without saving any changes made. When rebooti[...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings Backup/Restore Settings – 103 – ■ TELNET: Provides remote access from a PC running a command- line interface. ■ HTTP: HT TP (Hypertext T ransfer Protocol) provides remote access from a PC running a web-browser . ■ SNMP: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) exposes management data in the form of va[...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings System Log – 104 – S YSTEM L OG The ADSL R outer supports a logging process that controls error messages saved to memory . The logged messages serve as a valuable t ool for isolating ADSL Router and network problems. The Events Log page di splays the latest messages l ogged in chronological order . Log messa[...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings System Log – 105 – ■ Warning: An error condition that does not cause system problems but may require attention. ■ Notice: A system condition that d oes not cause system problems but should be noted. ■ Informational: Informational message only . ■ Debugging: Displays the lowest level of system log mes[...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings Password Setup – 106 – P ASS WOR D S ETUP Management access to the ADSL R outer is controlled through different levels of user name and password. Y ou can also gain additional access security by using control filter s such as ACLs and URL filters. T o protect access to the management interface, y ou need to [...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings Upgrade Firmware – 107 – U PGRADE F IRMWARE Y ou can update the ADSL Router’ s firmware by using the Upgr ade Firmware facility which allows y ou to upload new firmware manually by specifying a file path. Make sure the firmware you want to use is on the local computer by clicking Browse to search f or the [...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings Access Control Lists – 108 – A CCESS C ONTR OL L IS TS The ADSL R outer supports Access Cont rol Lists that filter IP addresses allowed access on the unit's LAN and WA N interfaces. Only traffic from IP addresses in the ACL table are al low access to the ADSL Router . Figure 63: ACL Configuration The fo[...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings Time Zone – 109 – ◆ Add — Adds the ACL to the ACL T able. AC L T AB LE Lists the configured ACLs on both LAN and WAN ports, status and IP address. ◆ Select — Highlights the ACL par ameters for editing. ◆ State — Displays if the ACL is c urrently implemented or not. ◆ Interface — Displays if t[...]

C HAPTER 9 | Administration Settings UPnP – 110 – UP N P UPnP (Universal Plug and Pla y) provides inter-connectivity between devices supported by the same standard. UPnP is based on standard Internet protocols, such as T CP/IP , UDP , and HTTP . Figure 65: UPnP This feature is not currently support ed.[...]

– 111 – 10 A D V ANCED C ONFIGURATION The Advanced Configuration settings fo r the ADSL Router contain advanced system management configuration sett ings such as DNS setup, routing configur ation, bridging, SNMP and TR -069 settings. The following sections are contained in this chapter: ◆ “DNS Serve r” on page 11 2 ◆ “DDNS” on page [...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration DNS Server – 112 – DNS S ERVE R The Domain Name Server (DNS) impl ements a human recognizable web address to a numerical IP address. DNS can be set automatically or manually . Figure 66: DNS Server C onfiguration The following items are displa yed on this page: ◆ Attain DNS Automatically — The DNS server[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration DDNS – 113 – DDNS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) provides users on the Internet with a method to tie a specif ic domain name to the unit ’ s dynamically assigned IP address. DD N S a ll o w s yo u r d o m a in n a m e t o fo l l o w y o ur I P ad d r e s s a u t om a t i ca l l y by changing your DNS records wh en you[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration DDNS – 114 – ◆ DDNS provider — Specify the DDNS provid er from the drop down menu. Options are: DynDns, or TZO. ( Default: DynDns.org) ◆ Hostname — Specifies the prefix to id entify your presence on the DDNS server , either URL or IP address. D YN D NS S ETTINGS The following parameters app ly to the[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration Routing Configuration – 115 – R OUTING C ONFIGURATION This page displa ys the information necessary to forward a packet along the best path toward i ts destination. Each packet co ntains information about its origin and destination. When a pa cket is received, a network device examines the packet and matches[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration Routing Configuration – 116 – ◆ Metric — Defines the number of hops between network nodes that data packets tr avel. The default v alue is 0, which means that the subnet is directly one hop a w ay on the local LAN network. ◆ Interface — The WAN interface to which a stat ic routing sub net is to be ap[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration RIP Configurat ion – 117 – RIP C ONFIGURATION RIP is an Internet protocol y ou can set up to share routing table information with other routing devices on your LAN , at your ISP ’s locati on, or on remote networks connected to your network vi a the ADSL line. Most small home or office networks do not need [...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration IP QoS – 118 – IP Q O S The QoS setting page is us ed to co nfigure Quality of Servic e (QoS) for T raffic Prioritization an d Bandwidth Management . Quality of Service (Q oS) provides users the control o ver which type of outgoing data tr affic is given priority by the router . The throughp ut r ate of both[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration IP QoS – 119 – ◆ Port — The UDP/TC P/ICMP source/destination port or port r ange. ◆ Protocol — The network protocol. (Options: TCP , UDP , ICMP; Default: none) ◆ Physical Port — The physical port. (O ptions: LAN0, W LAN0, vap0; Default: none) A SSIGN P RI ORITY AND / OR IP P RECEDENCE AND / OR T [...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration IGMP Proxy Configuration – 120 – ◆ IP ToS — Displays the selected IP T ype of Service. ◆ WAN 802.1p — Displays the 802.1p val ue associated with the WAN port. IGMP P ROXY C ONFIGURATION Multicasting is useful when the sam e data needs to be sent to more than one host. Using multicasti ng as oppose d [...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration Bridge Configuration – 121 – B RIDGE C ONFIGURATION This feature allows y ou to set the bridge aging time and to enable Spanning T ree. The Spanning T ree Protocol (STP) ca n be used to detect and disable network loops, and to provi de backup links between bridges. This allows a wireless bridge to interact w[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration IP Passthrough – 122 – IP P ASSTHROUGH IP Pas sthrough enables a host computer on the LAN to hav e direct access from the WAN wi th a real public IP address. When IP Pass through is enabled, all IP tr affic is forwarded to the host computer . This can be needed with some softw are applications that do not fu[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration SNMP Protocol Configuration – 123 – SNMP P RO T O C O L C ONFIGURATION Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a communication protocol designed specifically for managing devi ces on a network. SNMP is typically used to configure devices for proper operation in a networ k environment, as well as to moni[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration TR-069 Configuration – 124 – ◆ Community name (write-only) — Name of the write-only community . This write-only commun ity allows writ e operations to objects defined as read-writable in the MIB. TR-069 C ONFIGURATION The T echnical Report 069 (TR069) protocol defines a specification for remote managemen[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration TR-069 Configuration – 125 – ◆ Username — Enter the user name that the ADSL Rout er should use when connecting to the ACS. ◆ Password — Enter the password that the ADSL Router should use when connecting to the ACS. ◆ Periodic Inform Enable — When this field is enabled, the DSL device will send an[...]

C HAPTER 10 | Advanced Configuration TR-069 Configuration – 126 –[...]

– 127 – 11 D IAGNOSTICS The Diagnostics page is used to test the local Ethernet connection, or the WAN connection for the DSL signal and the con nection to DSL p rovider network. This chapter contains the following sections: ◆ “Ping” on page 127 ◆ “ A TM Loopback” on page 128 ◆ “ ADSL T one Diagnostics” on pag e 129 ◆ “Dia[...]

C HAPTER 11 | Diagnostics ATM Loopback – 128 – Figure 78: Ping Re sults AT M L OO PBACK In order to isolate the A TM interface problems, you can use A T M OAM loopback cells to v erify connectivity between VP/VC endpoints, as well as segment endpoints within the VP/VC. A TM uses F4 and F5 cell flows as follows: ◆ F4: used in VPs ◆ F5: used [...]

C HAPTER 11 | Diagnostics ADSL Tone Diagnostics – 129 – ◆ Flow Type — Selects the A TM OAM flow type: ■ F5 Segment: Shows results of an A TM OAM ping sent to confirm the connectiv ity of th e permanent virtual circuit (PVC) connection with your servic e provider . ■ F5 End-to-End: Shows results of an A TM OAM ping sent to verify the end[...]

C HAPTER 11 | Diagnostics Diagnostics Test – 130 – ◆ Loop Attenuation (dB) — Displays the attentuati on of the link to the ADSL R outer and the se rvice provider in decibels. ◆ Signal Attenuation (dB) — Disp lays the signal attentuation of the link which determines th e frequency in decibels. ◆ SNR Margin (dB) — Displays the signal-[...]

C HAPTER 11 | Diagnostics Diagnostics Test – 131 – ◆ Select Internet Connection — Selects the Internet connection. (Default: vc0) ◆ Run Diagnostic Test — Performs a diagnostic test on the LAN and WAN si de connections. LAN C ONNECTION C HECK Displays the result of a test for connectivity on the LAN port. ◆ Test Ethernet LAN Connection[...]

– 132 – S ECTION III A PPENDICES This section provi des additional information and includes these items: ◆ “T roubleshooting” on page 133 ◆ “Hardware Specifications” on pag e 137 ◆ “Cables and Pinouts” on page 139 ◆ “Glossary” on page 143 ◆ “Index” on page 147[...]

– 133 – A T R OUBLESHOOTING D IAGNOSING LED I NDICATORS I F Y OU C ANNOT C ONNECT TO THE I NTERNET ◆ Check that your computer is pr operly configured for T CP/IP . ◆ Make sure the cor rect network adapter drive r is installe d for your PC operating syst em. If necessary , try reinstalling the driver . ◆ Check that the network adapter’s [...]

A PPENDIX A | Troubleshooting Before Contacting Technical Support – 134 – B EF ORE C ONTACTING T ECHNICAL S UPPOR T Check the following items before you contact local T echnical Support. 1. If wireless cl ients cannot access the network, check the followi ng: ■ Be sure the ADSL Router and the wireless clients are configured with the same Serv[...]

A PPENDIX A | Troubleshooting Before Contacting Technical Support – 135 – 3. If you forgot or lost the password: ■ Set the ADSL Router to i ts default configuration by pressing the reset button on the back panel fo r 5 seconds or more. Then use the default user name “adm in” and pa ssword “smcadmin” to access the management interface.[...]

A PPENDIX A | Troubleshooting Before Contacting Technical Support – 136 –[...]

– 137 – B H AR D WARE S PECIFICATIONS W IRELESS T RANSMIT P OW ER (M AXIMUM ) 802.11b/g : 802.11b: 18 dBm (typ ical) 802.11g: 13 dBm W IRELESS R ECEI VE S ENSITIVITY (M AXIMUM ) 802.11b/g : 802.11b: -85 dBm @ 1 Mbps; -80 dBm @ 11 Mbps 802.11g: -83 dBm @ 6 Mbps; -66 dBm @ 54 Mbps O PERATING F REQUENCY 802.11g : 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz (US , Canada) 2.4[...]

A PPENDIX B | Hardware Specifications – 138 – LED I NDICATOR S Power , WLAN (Wireless Local Area Ne twork), LAN (Local Area Networ k), ADSL Sync, ADSL Data. N ETW ORK M ANAGEMENT W eb-browser Te l n e t SNMP T EMPERATURE Oper ating: 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F) Stor age: -20 to 70 °C (32 to 158 °F) H UMIDITY 20% to 85% (non-condensing) C OMPLI[...]

– 139 – C C ABLES AND P INOUTS T WISTED -P AIR C ABLE A SSIGNMENTS For 1 0/100BASE- TX connections, a twisted-pair cabl e must have two pairs of wires. F or 1000BASE- T connections the twisted-pair cable must ha ve four pairs of wires. Each wire pai r is identified by two different colors. F or example, one wire might be g reen and the other , [...]

A PPENDIX C | Cables and Pinouts 10/100BASE-TX Pin Assignments – 140 – 10/100B ASE-TX P IN A SSIGNMENTS Use unshielded twisted-pair ( UTP) or shielded twisted-pair (STP) cable for RJ-45 connections: 100-ohm Category 3 or better cable for 10 Mbps connections. Also be sure t hat the le ngth of an y twisted-pair connection does not exceed 100 mete[...]

A PPENDIX C | Cables and Pinouts Crossover Wiring – 141 – Figure 83: Straight Through Wiring C R OSSOV ER W IRING If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and either both ports are labeled wit h an “X” (MDI- X) or neit her port is labe led with an “X” (M DI), a crossover must be implemented in th e wiring. (When auto-negotiation i[...]

A PPENDIX C | Cables and Pinouts RJ-11 Ports – 142 – RJ-11 P OR TS Standard telephone RJ-11 connectors and cabling can be found in sever al common wiring patterns. These six-pi n connectors can accommodate up to three wire-pairs (three telephone line s), but usuall y only one or two pairs of conductor pins and wires are impl emented. The RJ-11 [...]

– 143 – G LOSSARY 10B ASE-T IEEE 802.3-2005 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over two pairs of Category 3 or better UTP cable. 100B ASE-TX IEEE 802.3-2005 specification for 100 Mbp s F ast Ethernet over two pairs of Category 5 or better UTP cable. 1000B ASE-T IEEE 802.3ab specification for 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ov er four pairs of Catego[...]

G LOSSARY – 144 – D YNAMIC H OST C ONFIGURATION P ROT O C O L (DHCP) Provides a framework for passing conf iguration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network. DHCP is based on th e Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the capability of automatic allocation of reusable network addresses and additional configur ation options. E NCRYPTION Data passi[...]

G LOSSARY – 145 – N ETW ORK T IME P ROT O C O L (NTP) NTP provides the mechanisms to synchroniz e time across the network. The time servers oper ate in a hierarchical-master-sla ve configuration in order to synchronize local cl ocks within the subnet and to national time standards via wire or radio . O PEN S YSTEM A sec urity option which broad[...]

G LOSSARY – 146 – services. All the services are delive red using a single radio channel, enabling Virtual AP technolo gy to optimize the use of limited WL AN radio spectrum. W I -F I P ROT E C TE D A CCESS WP A employs 802.1X as its basic fr amework for user authentication and dynamic key management to pro vide an enhanced security solution f [...]

– 147 – I NDE X A access control 82 ACLs 108 ADSL capability 66 ADSL modulation 65 ADSL settings 65 ADSL tone 67 ADSL tone diagnostics 129 advanced settings 85 AnnexL option 66 AnnexM option 66 antenna 26 Applications 22 ARP table 55 ATM loopback 128 ATM settings 63 auto PVC settings 63 B backup/restore settings 103 bridge configuration 121 bri[...]

I NDEX – 148 – routing table 57 S second BSSID 77 self test 32 SNMP protocol configuration 123 subnet mask 40 system log 104 system requirements 29 system status 48 T time zone 109 TR-069 configuration 124 traffic statistics 52 U upgrade firmware 107 UPnP 110 URL blocking 94 W WAN status 49 WDS 83 wireless security setup 78 common wireless para[...]

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