Zhone Technologies 6212-I2 manual

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    6212-I2 4-Port Rout er User ’ s Guide November 2005 Document Part Number: 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    Zhone T echnologies @Zhone W ay 7001 Oakport S treet Oakland, CA 94621 USA 510.777.7000 www .zhone.com info@zhone.com COPYRIGHT 2000–2005 Zhone T echnologies , Inc. All rights r eserved. This publication is protected by copyright law . No part of th is publication ma y be copied, distributed, displayed, modified, transmitt ed, stored in a retriev[...]

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    6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 3 Important Safety Instructions 1 Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in the manu al. 2 Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. T o ensure reliable operation of the product a nd to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings mu[...]

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    4 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide CE Marking When the product is mark ed with the CE mark on the equipment label, a supporting Declaration of Confo rmity may be downloaded from the Zhone W orld Wide W eb site at www .zhone .com. FCC Part 15 Declaration An FCC Declaration of Co nformity may be downloaded from the Zhone W orld Wide W eb site at [...]

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    6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 5 This equipment is intend ed to connect to the Public Switched T elephone Network through a Universal Service Or der Code (USOC) type RJ1 1C jack. A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must co mply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adop[...]

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    6 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide NOTICE: The Ringer E quivalence Nu mber (REN) for this terminal equipment is labeled on the equipmen t. The REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any comb[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 7 C ONTENT S Document Summary ..................... ........................... ........................... ........................ 11 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................... ........................... ........................... ................................ . 13 Features .............[...]

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    8 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Chapter 4 Quick Setup .............................. ........................... ........................... ........................ 35 Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Enabled ..................... ........................... ............... 35 Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled ............[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 9 Configure System Log ................................ ........................... ................................ . 72 SNMP ...................... ........................... ........................... ................................ ............... 73 Internet Time ........................[...]

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    10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 11 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This guide contains detailed informa tion about the 6212-I2 router . It is intended for all users of the router . Document Summary Section Descri ption Chapter 1, Intr oduction Describes the features of the router . Chapter 2, H a rd w a re Installation and PC Setup Shows h[...]

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    12 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 13 I NTRODUCTION Congratulations on becoming the owner of a 6212 ADSL router . This User ’ s Guide will show you how t o set up the router , and how to customize its configuration to ge t the most out of this product. Features The 6212 router has the following features: z Built-in ADSL modem wh[...]

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    Introduction 14 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Part s List In addition to this docume nt, your 62 12 ADSL router should come with the following: z 6212 ADSL router z Power adapter z Ethernet cable (RJ45, straight-t hrough type) z Phone cable (RJ1 1) Front Panel The front panel contains LE D indicators that show the status of t[...]

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    Rear Pane l 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 15 Rear Panel Figure 2: Bac k Panel The rear panel contains th e ports for the router's data and powe r connections. LAN 1–4 Green On: The Ethernet interface is successfully connected to a device through the LAN port. Flashing: Data transfer at LAN connection Off: No LAN link [...]

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    Introduction 16 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 17 H ARDWARE I NST ALLATION AND PC S ETUP Overview This chapter provides basic instructio ns for connecting the router to a computer or a LAN and to the Internet using DSL. The first part p rovides instructions to set up the hardware, and the second part describes how to prepare your PC for use w[...]

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    Hardware Installation and PC Setup 18 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 3: Hardware Inst allation 5 T urn on your PC an d any other LAN devices, such as hubs o r switches. 6 T urn on the router using its power switch. 7 V erify that the router's L EDs are illuminated as shown in Ta b l e 3 . T able 3: LED Indicators ([...]

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    Configuring Your Computer 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 19 If the LEDs are illuminated as expected, the router is working properly . Configuring Y our Computer Before you can access the router over the LAN you have to configure your PC's TCP/IP address to be 192.168.1.x (where x is any number between 3 and 254), with a [...]

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    Hardware Installation and PC Setup 20 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 5: Windows Version Windows XP 1 In the W indows task bar , click on the Start button, and then click on Control Panel. 2 Double-click on the Netw ork Connections icon . 3 In the LAN or High-Speed Internet window , right-click on the icon corresponding [...]

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    Configuring Your Computer 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 21 Figure 6: Net work Connections (W indows XP) Figure 7: Local Area Con nection Properties (Windows XP) 5 In the Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click on the radio button labeled Use the follo wing IP address. T ype an address between 192.168.1.3 and[...]

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    Hardware Installation and PC Setup 22 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 8: TCP/IP P roperties (Windows XP) 6 Click on OK twice to confirm your chang es, and close the Control Panel. Windows 2000 1 In the W indows task bar , click on th e Start button, point to Settings, and then click on Control Panel. 2 Double-click on th[...]

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    Configuring Your Computer 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 23 8 After restarting your PC, double-click on the Network an d Dial-up Connections icon in the Control Panel. 9 In Network and Dial-up Conn ections window , rig ht-click on the Local Area Connection icon, and then select Properties. 10 In the Local Area Connection Prop[...]

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    Hardware Installation and PC Setup 24 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 192.168.1.25 4 in the IP Address field and 25 5.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. 13 Click on OK twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel. Windows 95 and Windows 98 1 In the W indows task bar , click on th e Start button, poi[...]

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    Logging in to Your Router 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 25 3 In the Network dialog box, click on the Protocols tab. The Protocols tab displays a lis t of currently installed network pro tocols. If the list includes TCP/IP , the protocol has already been enabled. Skip to Ste p 9 . 4 If TCP/IP does not appear as an in stalled [...]

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    Hardware Installation and PC Setup 26 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 9: Lo gin Screen If you have problem conn ecting to the router , verify that your PC is properly configured within the subnet of the router's default IP address 192.168.1.1. Setup is described in Configuring Y our Computer on page 19 . 2 Enter you[...]

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    Logging in to Your Router 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 27 Figure 10: Web Interface Home Page[...]

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    Hardware Installation and PC Setup 28 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 29 D EVICE I NFORMATION S t atus Summary Display the general status report for the rou ter by clicking on Summary under Device Info ( Figure 1 1 ). Figure 1 1: St atus Summary WA N Display the W AN status report from th e by clicking on W AN under Device Info ( Figure 12 ). Figure 12: WAN S tatus[...]

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    Device Information 30 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 When a W AN connection is conf igured, the screen looks like Figure 13 . Figure 13: W AN St atus with W AN Connection LAN S t atistics Display LAN statistics by clicking on LAN under S tatistics ( Figure 14 ). Figure 14: LAN St atistics W AN St atistics Display W AN statisti[...]

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    ATM Statistics 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 31 Figure 15: W AN St atistics A TM St atistics Display A TM statistics by clicking on A TM under Statistics ( Fi gure 16 ). Figure 16: A TM St atistics ADSL S t atistics Display ADSL statistics by clicking on ADSL under Statistics ( Figure 17 ).[...]

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    Device Information 32 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 17: ADSL S tatus ADSL BER T est The ADSL Bit Error Rate (BER) test determines the quality of the ADSL connection. The test is performed by transferring idle cells containing a known pattern and comp aring the received data with this known pattern to check for any erro[...]

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    Route 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 33 Figure 18: ADSL BER T est — St art Figure 19: ADSL BER T est — Result Route Obtain the Routing status report by clicking on the Route item under Device Info ( Figure 20 )[...]

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    Device Information 34 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 20: Rout e Information ARP Display the ARP status report by clicking on ARP under Device Info ( Figure 21 ) Figure 21: ARP S t atus[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 35 Q UICK S ETUP Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Enabled Auto-connect will automatica lly detect the first usab le PVC and automatically detect PPPoE, PPPoA, and Brid ge Protocol (with DHCP Server available). T o use auto-connect: 1 Select Quick Setup. The Quick Setup initial screen appears. Figure[...]

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    Quick Setup 36 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 23: Dete cting A vailable P VC Figure 24: Detecting available PVC – A vailable PVC Detected Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 1 Select Quick Setup. The Quick Setup initial screen appears. 2 V erify that DSL Auto-Connect is no t selected. Entry boxes for VPI and VCI ap[...]

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    Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 37 Figure 25: Specifyi ng VPI and VCI 4 Click on Next. The Connection T ype screen appears. Figure 26: Conn ection T ype 5 Select the protocol and encapsula tion type required by your ISP . 6 Click on Next. Further parameters fo r the selected protocol are [...]

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    Quick Setup 38 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 27: PPP Username and Password 7 Click on Next. The Network Address T ranslation Settings screen appears. Figure 28: NA T Settings 8 Enter the settings specified by your ISP and click on Next. The Device Setup screen appears.[...]

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    Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 39 Figure 29: Device Setup 9 If desired, configure configu re the DSL Router IP address an d Subnet Mask for the LAN interface to corr espond to your LAN's IP Subnet. If you want the DHCP server to automatically assign IP addresses, then enable the DHC[...]

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    Quick Setup 40 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 30: W AN Setup - Summary[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 41 A DVANCED S ETUP WA N Set up W AN parameters as directed by your ISP . Figure 31: W AN Setup Screen Add Function – A TM PVC Configuration If you want to add a new rule for the W AN interface, click on the Add button. The A TM PVC Configuration screen appears. The A TM PVC Configuration scree[...]

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    Advanced Setup 42 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 32: A TM PVC Configuration Scre en V erify the following values with your ISP before y ou change them. z VPI (V irtual Path Identifier) – The valid range is 0 to 255. z VCI (V irtual Channel Identifier) – The valid range is 32 to 65535. z Service Category – Five cla[...]

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    WAN 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 43 Connection T ype Screen 1 Select the type of network protoco l and encapsulatio n mode over the A TM PVC that your ISP has instructed you to use, then click on Next button. Figure 33: Conn ection T ype Screen 2 Select a connectio n type and click on Next. In this example, the Bridge Servi[...]

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    Advanced Setup 44 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 W AN Setup - Summary 1 Make sure that the settings on th e W AN Setup - Summary screen match the settings provided by your ISP . If all settings are correct, click on the Save button to save these settings; if no t, click on the Back button to make any modifications. If you want[...]

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    Local Area Network (LAN) Setup 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 45 Finish Function After you change any item in W AN Setup, remember to click on the Finish button to apply the change s and reboot the system. Local Area Network (LAN) Setup Y ou can configure the DSL Router IP address and Subnet Mask for the LAN interface to conf[...]

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    Advanced Setup 46 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 38: NA T Virtual Server Setup Y ou can select a Service or make new one. Enter the Server IP Address, then click on Save/Apply to submit your configuration. Figure 39: V irtual Server Add Screen On this screen you can view and delete servers. Click in the check box under [...]

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    Port Triggering 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 47 Figure 40: Rem oving Selected V irtual Serve rs Port T riggering Click the on the Add button to add Port T riggering for your Internet application. Figure 41: Port T riggering Setu p Page Y ou can select an application eve ry time or create n ew one for your application. Then [...]

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    Advanced Setup 48 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 42: Port T riggering Add Pa ge On this screen you can view and delete applications. Clic k in the check bo x under Remove and click on the Re move bu tton to delete selected applications. Figure 43: Port T riggering List DMZ Host Y ou can define the IP address of the DMZ [...]

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    Firewall 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 49 Figure 44: DMZ Host Setup Firewall For security reasons, firewall opti ons can be configured only from the LAN side of the router . IP Filtering – Outgoing The outgoing filter will block the traf fic from the LAN side to the W AN side. Click on Add to create filters. Figure 45: I P[...]

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    Advanced Setup 50 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 46: IP Filtering - Outgoing Filter Add Page Y ou can view and delete the outgoi ng filter settings on this screen. Figure 47: IP Filtering - Outgoi ng Filter Setup List IP Filtering – Incoming Incoming filter filters the traffic from th e W AN side to the LAN side. Clic[...]

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    Firewall 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 51 Figure 48: IP F iltering – Incoming Filt er Setup Page Enter a filter name, information abou t the source address (from the W AN side), and information about the destina tion address ( to the LAN side). Select the protocol and W AN interface. Then c lick on Save/Apply to add the se[...]

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    Advanced Setup 52 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 50: I P Filtering - Incoming Fil tering List Firewall – MAC Filtering MAC filtering can forward or block tr affic by MAC address. Y ou can change the policy or add settings to the MAC filteri ng table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen. Figure 51: IP Filtering - MAC F[...]

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    Firewall 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 53 If you want to add a setting to the MAC filtering table, enter the Source and Destination MAC address, and select pr otocol type, frame direction, and W AN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to save it. Figure 53: IP Filtering - MAC F iltering Add Page On this screen you can view an[...]

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    Advanced Setup 54 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 55: Parental Control Screen T o set up parental controls: 1 Click on Add. The T ime of Day Restriction screen app ears. Figure 56: Parental Control – Time of Day Restrictions 2 Enter a User Name to identify th e tar get of the restrictions. 3 Enter the MAC address of th[...]

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    Port Mapping 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 55 Port Mapping Use the Port Mapping screen to ma p multiple ports to a PVC and create bridging groups. Each group will pe rform as an independent network. Figure 57: Port Mapping T o create a new mapping group: 1 Click on Add. The Po rt Mapping Configuration screen appears. Figure [...]

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    Advanced Setup 56 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Quality of Service Y ou can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router . Figure 59: Qual ity of Service Setup Click on Add and the Add Network Traf fic Class Rule screen appears. T o add a rule: 1 Give a name to this traffic class. 2 [...]

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    Routing – Default Gateway 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 57 Figure 60: Quality of Service Add Screen Routing – Default Gateway Y ou can change the Default Gateway on the Ro uting - Default Gateway screen. By default the Enable Automa tic As signed Defau lt Gateway box is checked. Figure 61: Default Gateway Setup[...]

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    Advanced Setup 58 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 If you want to specify the default gate way address, then uncheck the box as seen below . Enter the default gatewa y address and, optionally , the W AN interface you will use. Click on Sa ve / Apply to save the settings. If you add or change the default gateway address, you must[...]

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    Routing – RIP 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 59 Figure 64: S t atic Route Add Routing – RIP If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as Active or Passive. Figure 65: RIP Setup DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and s econdary DNS.[...]

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    Advanced Setup 60 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 66: DNS Setup Dynamic DNS Use the Dynamic DNS screen to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, allowing your router to be easily accessed from anywhere on the Internet. Figure 67: D ynamic DNS[...]

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    ADSL 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 61 T o set up a Dynamic DNS entry: 1 Click on Add. The Add Dynamic DNS screen appears. Figure 68: Ad ding a Dynamic DNS Entry 2 Select a D-DNS Provider from the drop-down list. 3 Enter the Hostname you have selected for the interface. 4 Select the router Interf ace from the drop-down list. [...]

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    Advanced Setup 62 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Modulation Methods The following modu lation methods are supported by the 6212 ADSL router: z G .dmt Enabled z G .lite Enabled z T1.413 Enabled z ADSL Enabled z Annex L Enabled z ADSL2+ Enabled. Do not change this setting unless so directed by your ISP . Phone Line Pair The 6212[...]

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    Tone Selection 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 63 z No Retrain: In this mode the router will try to establish a connection as in normal mode, but once the connection is up it will not retrain if the signal is lost. z L3: Puts the router into the L3 power state. Select a test mode and click on Ap ply . Then click on T one Selec[...]

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    Advanced Setup 64 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 71: T one Settings[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 65 D IAGNOSTICS T esting the DSL Connection The diagnostics screen allows you to run diagnostic tests to check your DSL connection. The screen shows test results for three connections: z Connection to your local network z Connection to your DSL service provider z Connection to your Internet servi[...]

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    Diagnostics 66 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 67 M ANAGEMENT Saving and Restoring the Configuration The configuration o f your router can be backed up to a file, and also can be restored from a file. Y ou can also rest ore the router to its factory default configuration. Backing Up Configuration Settings T o back up your settings, select Man[...]

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    Management 68 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 74: Backup Settings Upload Confirmation Select the location where you want to save the file. Figure 75: Backup Settings File Location[...]

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    Restoring Configuration Settings 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 69 Restoring Configuration Settings T o restore saved settings , select Management -> Settings -> Restore User Settings. Figure 76: Restore User Settings Screen Select the backup file you want to restore and click on Update Settings. Figure 77: Restore Sett[...]

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    Management 70 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 78 : Upload in P rogress Scr een Restoring Default Settings Restore Default will er ase all current set tings and restore the router to factory default settings. T o restore the router to factory de fault settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore Default. Figur[...]

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    System Log 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 71 Figure 80: Re store Default Confirmation Dialog The router will restore th e default settings and reboo t. Figure 81: Re store Default Settings Rebo ot System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log an d configure the System Log options. Figure 82: System Log[...]

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    Management 72 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 V iew System Log Click on the "V iew System Log" button to check the log file. Figure 83: View System Log Configure System Log If the log is enabled, the system will lo g selected events: E mergency , Alert, Critical, Error , W arning, Notice, Inform ational, and Debugg in[...]

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    SNMP 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 73 Figure 84: System Log Configuration Select the desired values and click on the "Save/Apply" button to configure the system log options. SNMP Simple Network Management Protoc ol (SNMP) allo ws a management application to retrieve statistics and st atus from the SNMP agent in the[...]

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    Management 74 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Internet T ime Use the Internet T ime screen to speci fy whether the rout er uses Simple Network T ime Protocol (S NTP) to obtain the time o f day from NTP servers on the Internet. T o set up the router to obtain time from an NTP server: 1 Select “Automatically synchronize w ith I[...]

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    Access Control – Services 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 75 Access Control – Services Y ou can enable or disable some services of your router by LAN or W AN. If no W AN connectio n is defined, only the LAN side can b e configured. Figure 87: Services Setup Access Control – IP Addresses W eb access to the router can be l[...]

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    Management 76 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 T o assign the IP address of the manageme nt station that is permitted to access the local management servic es, enter the IP address in the box an d click on the Save/Apply button. Figure 89: Access Contro l – IP Address Add Screen Access Control – Passwords Use Access Control [...]

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    Update Software 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 77 Up date Sof tware If your ISP releases new software for this router , follow these steps to perform an upgrade. 1. Obtain an updated softwa re image file from your ISP . 2. Enter the path to the image file loca tion or click on the "Browse" button to locate the image[...]

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    Management 78 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 79 S PECIFICATIONS Specifications are subject to change w ithout notice. T able 5: 6212-I2 Specifications Specification Criteria Environment Operating T emperature: 32° F to 104° F (0° C to 40° C) Storage T emp erature: –4° F to 149° F (–20° C to 65° C) Humidity: 5% to 95%, non-conden[...]

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    Specifications 80 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 81 I NDEX A About This Guide 11 Access Control IP Addresses 75 Passwords 76 Services 75 ADSL 61 BER Test 32 Statistics 31 Advanced Settings, DSL 62 Advanced Setup 41 ARP 34 ATM PVC Configuration 41 Statistics 31 B Backing Up Configuration Settings 67 BER Test 32 Bridge Service 44 Bridging groups [...]

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    82 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Restricting access 53 Internet Time 74 Introduction 13 IP Address Access Control 75 Of Router 19 IP Filtering Incoming 50 Outgoing 49 J Japan Notices 6 L LAN ports, connecting 17 Local Area Network (LAN) Setup 45 Statistics 30 Logging In 29 M MAC Filtering 52 Management 67 Mapping ports 55 Mod[...]

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    6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router U ser’s Guide 83 Status ARP 34 Route 33 Summary 29 WAN 29 System Log 71 Configuring 72 System Requirem ents 13 T Test BER 32 DSL Connection 65 Time 74 Tone Selection 63 U Update Software 77 User Name, Default 26 V View System Log 72 Virtual Servers 45 W WAN 29, 41 Setup 44 Statistics 30 Status 29 Web Interfac[...]

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