ZyXEL Communications 642R Series manual

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router User's Guide Version 2.50 (Septem ber 2000) ZyXEL T OTAL I NTERNE T A CCESS S OLUTI ON[...]

Prestig e 642R Seri es ADSL /ISDN Router 2 Copyright Copyright Copyrigh t ©2000 by ZyXEL Co mmuni cations Corporation . The content s of this pu blication may not be reproduced i n any part or as a w hole, trans cribed, stored i n a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in an y form or b y any means, electronic, mechanical[...]

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Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er vi FCC Federal Commu nications Commi ssion (FCC) In terferen ce Statement This device co m plies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ♦ This device may not cause harmful in terference. ♦ This device must accept any interfere nce receiv ed, including interference that[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er ZyXEL L imite d Warranty vii ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (pu r chas er) that this product is f ree from any defects in materials or w orkmanship for a period of up to two (2) y ears from the date of pu rchase. During the warran t y period, and upon proof of purchas e, should t h[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er viii Customer Suppor t Customer Support If you have questions about your Zy XEL product(s) or desi re assis tance, please contact Zy XEL Communications Corporation of fices worldwide, in any one of the following ways. Ou r ftp sites are also available for software an d ROM upgrades . EMAIL – Support Telephone We[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Table of C ontents ix T able of Contents Custom er Support ............................................................................................................... ........viii Preface ............................................................................................................................[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router x Table of C ontents 3.2 LANs & WANs ................................................................................................................. ....... 3-1 3.2.1 LANs, WA Ns and the Prestige......................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 TCP/IP Parameters[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Table of C ontents xi 4.1 Remote Node Setup ........................................................................................................... ....... 4-1 4.1.1 Remote Node Profile ....................................................................................................... .4 - 1 4.1.2 Encapsula[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router xii Table of Contents 8.2.2 Configu ring a Filter Rule ................................................................................................. 8-8 8.2.3 TCP/IP Filter Rule ........................................................................................................ .... 8-8 8.2.4 Generic Filter[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Table of C ontents xiii 10.12 Time and Date Setting ..................................................................................................... . 10-20 10.12.1 How often does th e P restige update th e time? .......................................................... 10-20 Chapter 1 1 IP Polic y Routing ..[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router xiv Lis t of Figur es List of Figures Figure 1- 1 Internet A cce ss A pplication .......................................................................................... ....... 1-4 Figure 1-2 LAN-to-LAN Application ............................................................................................... ..[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router List of Figures xv Figure 4-2 Menu 1 1.1 - Remote Node Profile ...................................................................................... .. 4-3 Figure 4-3 Menu 1 1.2 - Remote Node PPP Options .............................................................................. 4-6 Figure 4-4 Menu 1 1.5 - Remo[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router xvi Lis t of Figures Figure 8-5 NetBIOS_LAN Filter Rules Summary ................................................................................. 8-5 Figure 8-6 T elnet_W A N Filter Rule s Summ ar y..................................................................................... 8 -5 Figure 8-7 PPPoE Filter Ru[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router List of Figures xv ii Figure 10-14 HyperT erminal Screen ............................................................................................... ... 10-12 Figure 10-15 Successfu l Backup .................................................................................................. ...... 10-12 Figure 10[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router xviii L ist of Tables List Of T ables T able 2- 1 Front Panel L ED De scription ........................................................................................... ........ 2-1 T able 2-2 Main Menu Commands .................................................................................................... [...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er List of Tables xix T able 8- 4 Abbreviations Used If Filter T y pe Is GEN .............................................................................. .8 - 8 T able 8- 5 TCP/IP Filter Rule Menu Fields ........................................................................................ ....... 8-9 T able 8- 6[...]

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Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Preface xxi Preface About Y our ADSL Internet Access Router Congratu lations on your pu rchase of the Prestige 642R Series ADS L In ternet Access Router. Don’t fo rget to regist er your P restige (f ast, easy o nline regist ration at ww w. zyx el.c om ) for free future product updates and information. The Presti[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router xxii Preface ¾ Packing L ist Card Finally you should have a Packi ng List Card which lists all ite ms that should have come with your Pr estige. Syntax Conventions • “Enter” me ans for you to ty pe one or more characters and press the carriag e ret urn. “ Se lect” or “Choose” means for you to select [...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er What i s DSL? xxiii What is DSL? DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) enhances the data capacit y of the existing twisted-pair wire th at runs between the local telephone com pany switching offices and m o st homes and offices . While the wire itself can handle higher f r equencies, the teleph o ne switching equipm ent i[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router xxiv W hat is D SL? 6. ADSL provides telcos with the ability to offer a private, secure channel of co mmunications between the consumer an d the service prov ider. 7. Data travels along the customers own line, unlike cable telephon e and modem services where the line is shared w it h others 8. Because it is one cus[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er What i s DSL? xxv 8. ADSL is "always on" and connected, just like your telephone. This means that there is no tim e wasted dialing up the service several times a day and waiting to be conn ected; ADSL is on standby , ready for use w henever you are.[...]

Getting Starte d I Part I: Getti ng Started Chapters 1-3 are str uctured as a step-b y-step guid e to help you connec t, install a nd set up your Prestig e to operate on your net work and to acces s the Internet . Described are Ke y Feat ures and Applicat ions, Hard ware Installat ion, Initi al Setup an d Internet Access .[...]

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Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Getting t o know your Pr estige 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ADSL Internet Access Router This chapt er descr ibes the key featur es and appl ications of the Pr estige 64 2 . 1.1 Prestige 642R Series A DS L Internet A ccess Router Your Prestige integrates a high-speed 10/100Mbps au to-neg otiating LAN interfa[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 1-2 Getting to know your Pr estige z IP Mu lticast Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in t w o ways: unicast or b roadcast. Multicast is a third way to deliver IP pack ets to a g roup of hosts . IGMP (Intern et Group Management Protocol ) is th e protocol used to support m ulticast groups. The latest v ersio[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Getting t o know your Pr estige 1-3 z NA T/ SUA for Single-IP- addres s Intern et Access The Prestige's SUA (Single User Account) f eature allows multiple-user Internet access for the cost of a single IP accoun t. SU A supports popular In ternet applications such as MS traceroute, Cu SeeMe, IRC, RealAudio, VD[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 1-4 Getting to know your Pr estige Figure 1-1 Internet Acces s A pplicat ion Internet Single User A ccount For a SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) environment, your Prestige offers the Si ngle User Account (SUA) feature that allows multiple users on the LAN (Local Area Netw ork) to access the I nternet concurrently f[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Har d war e Insta llation & Setu p 2-1 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation & Initial Setup This chapt er descr ibes the phy sical fe atures of th e Prestige and how to make the cable connections . 2.1 Front Panel LEDs of the P642R The LED in dicators on the front pan el indicate th e operational status of th e[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 2-2 Har dwar e Installatio n & Setup Figure 2-2 Pre stige 642R Series Re ar Pane l Step 1: Connecting the ADSL Line Connect the Prestige directly to the wall jack using the included ADS L cable. Connect a microfilter(s) (see Figure 2-4 Connecting a Microfilter) between the wall jack and your telephone(s). The m[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Har d war e Insta llation & Setu p 2-3 ¾ Flow Control set to No ne After the Prestige has been su ccessfully connected to y our netw o rk, y ou can make future changes to the configuration via Telnet. 2.4 Connecting a POTS Splitter This is f or the P642’s f ollowing th e Full Rate (G.dmt) s tandard only . O[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 2-4 Har dwar e Installatio n & Setup Step 2. Connect a cable f rom the double jack end of the Y-Connector to the “w a ll side” of the microfilter. Step 3. Connect anoth er cable from the double jack end of th e Y-Connector to th e Prestige. Step 4. Connect the “phone side” of the microfilter to your tel[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Har d war e Insta llation & Setu p 2-5 The follow ing is an exam p le install ation for th e P642 with IS DN. Figure 2-5 P64 2 with ISDN 2.7 Power Up Y our Prestige At this point , you should have conn ected the console port, th e ADSL line, the Eth er net port and th e power port to the appropr iate devices o[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 2-6 Har dwar e Installatio n & Setup For your first login, enter the default pass word: 1234 . As you ty pe t he pas sword, the s creen display s an ‘X’ for each character you type. Please note that if there is no activity for longer than 5 minutes after y ou log in, your Prestige will automatically log you[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Har d war e Insta llation & Setu p 2-7 2.8 Navigating the SM T Interface The SMT (System Management Terminal) is the interface that y ou use to configure your Prestige. Several operations that you should be familiar with before you attempt to m odify the configuration are listed in the table belo w . Table 2-2[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 2-8 Har dwar e Installatio n & Setup After you enter the password, the SMT displa y s the Mai n Men u , as sh o wn below . Figure 2-8 SMT M ain Menu The SMT Menu continually improv es and changes with new firmware upgrades. Ch eck the release notes at www.zyxel.com to find the mos t recent upgrades and inf orma[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Har d war e Insta llation & Setu p 2-9 # Menu T itle Descripti on 24 System M aintenance This me nu provides system stat us, dia gnostics, software uploa d, etc. 25 IP Routing Po licy Setup Use this menu to configur e your IP routing pol icy. 99 Exit Use this t o exit from SM T and return to a bla nk screen. 2[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 2-10 Har dwar e Installatio n & Setup Figure 2-10 M enu 1 - Gener al Setup Table 2- 4 General Set up M enu Fields Field Description Example System Na me Choose a d escriptiv e name f or ident ification p urposes. T his name can be up to 30 al phanumeric chara cters long. Sp aces are not al lowed, bu t dashes ?[...]

Prestige 642R Ser ies ADSL Rout er Har d war e Insta llation & Setu p 2-1 1 Figure 2-11 M enu 3 - Ether net Setup 2.11.1 General Ethernet Setup This menu allows you to specif y filter set(s) that you wish to apply to the Ethernet traffic. You seldo m need to filter Ethernet traffic; however, the f ilter sets ma y be useful to block certain pack[...]

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Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-1 Chapter 3 Internet Access This chapt er shows y ou how to co nfigure t he LAN as well as th e WAN of your Prestige f or Inter net access . 3.1 Factory Ethernet Defaults The Ethernet parameters of the Prestige are preset in the factory with the following values: 1. IP address of 192.168.1.1 w ith[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-2 Internet Access 3.3 TCP/IP Parameters 3.3.1 IP Address and Subnet M ask Like houses on a st reet that share a common street n ame, the machines on a LAN sh are one common network numbe r. Wher e you ob tain your net work number dep ends on your p artic ular sit uatio n. If t he ISP or your netwo rk administrato[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-3 3.3.3 RIP Setup RIP (Routin g Info rmati on P roto col) allo w s a ro uter to exc hange r outi ng info rmatio n wit h othe r rout ers. T he RIP Direction field con trols the sending and receiving of RIP packets. When set to Both, the Prestige will broadcast its routin g table periodically and in[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-4 Internet Access servers are conveyed t hrough IPC P neg otiation . The Prestig e supports the IPCP DNS server ex te nsion s through t he DNS proxy featu re. If the Prim ary and Secondary DNS Server field s in DHCP Setup are not s pecified, i.e., left as 0.0.0.0, the Prestige tells the DHCP clients that it itsel[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-5 3.6 IP A lias IP Alias allows you to partition a physical net work into different logical networks over the same Ethernet interface. The Prestige supports three logical LAN interfaces via its single physical Ethernet interf ace with the Prestige itself as the gateway for each LAN network. Figure[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-6 Internet Access Figure 3-5 M enu 3.2.1 - IP Alias Set up Follow the instruction s in the following table to configure IP Alias para m eters. Table 3-1 IP Alias Setup Menu Fields Field Description Example IP Alias Choose Yes t o configure the LAN network for th e Prestige. Yes IP Address Enter the IP a ddress of[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-7 Figure 3-6 Menu 1 - Gener al Setup 3.8 TCP/I P Ethernet Setup and DHCP You will now use Menu 3.2 to co nfigure y our Prestige for T CP/IP. To edit Menu 3.2, enter 3 f rom th e Mai n Men u to open the Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup . When Me nu 3 appears, select the s ubmenu option TCP/IP and DHCP Setu [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-8 Internet Access Follow the instr uctions in the following table on how to configure t he DHCP fields. Table 3-2 DHCP Ethern et Setup Menu Fields Field Description Example DHCP Setup DHCP= If it is set t o Server , y our Prestige c an assign IP addresse s, an IP default gatew ay and DNS serv ers to W indow s 95,[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-9 space bar to enable IP Multicas ting or select None to di sable it. IP Policies Create poli cies usin g SMT M enu 25 ( see the IP P olicy R outing chapter in Part 3 ) and apply them on th e Prestige LAN interface here. You can a pply up to four IP Policy se ts (from twelv e ) by entering their n[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-10 Internet Access 3.11.1 ENET ENCAP The MAC Encaps ulated Routing Li nk Protocol ( ENET ENCAP ) is only im plem ented w ith th e IP ne twork protocol. IP packets are routed betw ee n the Ethernet interf ace and the WAN interface and then form atted so that they ca n be un d erstood in a bridged environmen t i.e.[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-1 1 3.12.3 Using ENET ENCA P Encapsulation In this case you can have either a static or dynamic IP. For a static IP you must fill in all the IP Address and ENET ENCAP Gateway fields as supplied by your ISP. However for a dyn amic IP, the Prestige acts as a DHCP client on the WAN port and s o the I[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-12 Internet Access Table 3-4 Internet A ccount Information Internet Account I nformation Write your account infor mation here Telephone C ompany Inf ormation VPI (Virtual Path Ide ntifier) − VCI (Virtual Chan nel Iden tifier) − ISP Information IP Address of th e ISP's Gateway (Optional) − Login Nam e ?[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-13 Table 3-5 Inter net Access Setup Menu Fields Field Description Options/E.G. ISP’s Name Enter th e name of your Intern et Service Provider, e.g., myISP. This inf ormation is for iden tification purp oses only . e.g., MyISP Encapsulation Press [SPACE BAR] to select the method of encapsu lation [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-14 Internet Access 3.14 Singl e User A ccount Typically, if there are m ultiple users on the LAN wanting to con currently access the In ternet, you will have to lease a block of leg al, or globally unique, IP addresses f rom the ISP. The Single User Account (SUA) feature allo ws you to have the same benefits as h[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-15 . Figure 3-9 Menu 4 - Inter net Access Se tup and Single User Account To enable the SUA feature in Menu 4, move the cursor to the Single User Account field and select Ye s (or No to disable SUA). Then f ollow the instructions on how to conf i gure the SUA fields . Table 3-6 Single User Account [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 3-16 Internet Access Please note that a se rver can support more than on e ser vice, e.g ., a server can provide both F TP and DNS service, while an other provides on ly web service. Al so, since you need to s pecify the IP address of a server in the Prestige, a serv er must have a fixed IP address an d not be a DH[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Internet Access 3-17 4. Press [ENTER] at t he [Pr ess ENT ER to confir m…] p rompt t o save your co nfig urati on afte r you d efine all the ser vers or p ress [ESC] at any time to cancel. Figure 3-11 Multiple Server Configuration The most often us ed port numbers are: Table 3- 7 Services v s. Port Numbe r Servic[...]

II Part II: ADVANCE D APPLICATIONS Advance d Applic ations (Chapters 4 to 7) d escribes th e advanc ed applic ations of your Pres tige. Described are Rem ote Node Set up, Rem ote Node TC P/IP Config uration, IPX Configur ation a nd Bridgin g Setup.[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node C onfigurat ion 4-1 Chapter 4 Remote Node Configuration In this chapter , we dis cuss t he parameters that are protocol in dependent. The protocol-de pendent configur ations ar e covered in subsequent c hapters. A remote node is required for placing calls to a remote gateway. A remote node represents bo[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 4-2 Remote Node Conf igurati on 4.1.2 Encapsulation and Mult iplexing Scenar ios For Internet access you should use the encapsulatio n and multiplexing methods used b y your ISP. For LAN-to-LAN application s, e.g., branch off ice and corporate headquarters, prior m utual agreement on methods us ed is necessary beca[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node C onfigurat ion 4-3 Figure 4-2 Menu 1 1.1 - Remote Node Profile T able 4-1 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS Rem Node N ame This is a req uired field. Enter a descript ive name for the remote node, f or example, Corp. T his field can be up to eight ch aracters. T his name mu st b[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 4-4 Remote Node Conf igurati on Multiplex ing Press [space bar] to select the multip lexing method. VC-based LLC-based Enter the login name that this remote node will use when it ca lls your Pre s tige. T he login name in this fie ld combined w ith the Rem Passw ord will be used to authenticate thi s node. Incomin [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node C onfigurat ion 4-5 Optio ns . Rem IP Addr Enter the IP addre ss of the remote gat eway . Edit IP/IPX/Bridge Press [sp ace bar] to sel ect Ye s and press [Ent er] to go to Menu 11.3 – Remote Node Network Lay e r Options . Yes or No Session Opt i on s : Edit Filter Sets Press [sp ace bar] to sel ect Ye[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 4-6 Remote Node Conf igurati on Figure 4-3 Menu 1 1.2 - Remote Node PPP Options The following table describes the Re mote Node PPP Op tions menu an d contains instructio ns on how to conf igure th e PPP opt ion s f iel ds. T able 4-2 Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTION Standard PPP Encapsul[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node C onfigurat ion 4-7 Figure 4-4 Menu 1 1.5 - Remote Node Filter Figure 4-5 Remote Node Filter (PPPoE Encapsulation) Menu 11.5 - Remote Node Filter Input Filter Sets: protocol filters= device filters= Output Filter Sets: protocol filters= device filters= Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL: Menu 11.5 -[...]

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Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node TC P/IP Configuration 5-1 Chapter 5 Remote Node TCP/IP Configuration This chapter shows you how to conf igure the T CP/IP param eters of a r emote node. 5.1 LAN-to-LAN Application A typical LAN-to-LAN application is to use your Prestige to con nect a branch offi ce to the headquarters, as depicted in t [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 5-2 Remote Node TC P/IP Configur ation 5.1.1 Editing TCP/IP Options Follow the steps belo w to edit Menu 11.3 – Rem ote Node Network L ayer Options . In Menu 11 .1 , m ove the cursor to th e Edit IP/IPX/Bridge , the n press [ space b ar ] to toggle and set the value to Yes . Press [ Enter ] to open Menu 11.3 – [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node TC P/IP Configuration 5-3 Figure 5-3 M enu 1 1.3 fo r LLC-based Mult iplexing In this case, on ly one set of VPI and VCI n u mbers need be specif ied for all protocols. T he valid ran ge for the VPI is 0 to 255 and f or the VCI is 32 to 655 35 (1 to 31 is reserv ed for local manag e ment of ATM traffic)[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 5-4 Remote Node TC P/IP Configur ation . Figure 5-4 Sample IP A ddre sses for a TCPI/IP L A N-to-LAN Connection To configure th e T CP/IP parameters of a re mote node, f irst configu re the three fields in Menu 11.1 – Remote Node Profile , as show n in the t able below . T able 5-1 TCP/IP-Relat ed Fields in Remot[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node TC P/IP Configuration 5-5 T able 5-2 TCP/IP Remote Node Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS VPI VCI Enter the Virtual P ath Identifier (VPI) n umber that y our telephone company supplies. Enter the Virtual C hannel I dentifier (VCI) number that your telephone company supplies. Rem IP Adres s This wi[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 5-6 Remote Node TC P/IP Configur ation FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS Version Press [sp ace bar] to sel ect the RIP ver sion fro m RIP-1/ RIP-2B/RIP-2M. RIP-1 , RIP-2B or RIP-2M Multicast Sets IGM P to version 1, version 2, or di sables IG MP. IGM P (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) i s a se ssion-layer protoco l used[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node TC P/IP Configuration 5-7 Figure 5-5 Sa mple Static Routing T opology To configure an IP static rout e, use Menu 12 .1 - Static Route Set up . Follow th e procedure below. Step 1. Enter 12 from the Mai n Men u to bring up the following screen. Figure 5-6 M enu 12 - Static Route S etup Step 2. Fro m M en[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 5-8 Remote Node TC P/IP Configur ation Step 3. Fro m M enu 12.1 , enter the index num ber of one of the static routes that you want to configure. Figure 5-8 Edit IP Static Route The following table describes the fields for Menu 12.1 - Edit IP Static Route Setup . T able 5-3 Edit IP Static Route Menu Fields FIELD DE[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Remote Node TC P/IP Configuration 5-9 FIELD DESCRIPTION Private This paramet er determines if the Pr estige will in clude the route to thi s remot e node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes , this r oute is ke pt private and i s not included in RIP broadcast. If No , the r oute to this remote node will be propagat[...]

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Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IPX Configur ation 6-1 Chapter 6 IPX Configuration This chapt er shows y ou how to c onfigure t he IPX p arameters of the Pres tige. 6.1 IPX Net w ork Environment Novell bundles the protocol s tack, the s erver software and routing function ality in their NetWare server products, so a NetWare server is not only a f[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 6-2 IPX Configurat ion Figure 6-1 Net W are N etwork Nu mbers 6.1.3 External Net w ork Number Each of t he four logi cal networks (based on f rame type) h as its own ex ternal netw ork number. 6.1.4 Internal Network N umber In addition to the external network numbers, each NetWare server has its o wn internal netwo[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IPX Configur ation 6-3 6.2 Prestige 642R in an IPX Environment There are two s cenarios in which your Prestige is deployed, dependin g on whether there is a NetWare server on th e LAN, as depicted in the following diagram. Figure 6-2 Prestige in an IPX Environ ment 6.2.1 Prestige 64 2R on LA N With Server If you r [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 6-4 IPX Configurat ion 6.3 IPX Ethernet Setup Fro m M enu 3 – Ethernet Setup , select op tion 3 to got to Menu 3.3 - Nov ell IPX Ethernet Setup as show n in Figu re 6-3. Figure 6-3 M enu 3.3 - Novell IPX Et hernet S etup The follo wing descr ibes t he Nove ll IP X Ethe rnet Set up me nu. T able 6-1 Novell IPX Eth[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IPX Configur ation 6-5 6.4 LAN-to -L A N Applicatio n With N ove ll IPX A typical LAN-to-LAN application is to use your Prestige to call from a branch office to th e corporate headquarters to en able the stations in t he branch off ice to access the NetWare serv ers at the headquarters , as depicted in the n ext fi[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 6-6 IPX Configurat ion 6.4.1 IPX Remote Node Set up Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 to con figure th e protocol-in dependent parameters in Menu 11.1 – Remote Node Profile . For the IPX-related param eters in Menu 11.3 – Rem ote Node Network Layer Options , follow the instructions belo w. To edit Menu 11.3 –[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IPX Configur ation 6-7 Table 6-2 describes the IPX protocol -dependen t parameters of th e Remote Node Se tup. T able 6-2 Remote Node Novell IPX Options FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS Rem LAN Ne t # In this field , enter th e internal n etwork number of th e Net W are server on the remote LAN . My W AN Ne t # In this fi[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 6-8 IPX Configurat ion Step 1. Enter 12 , from the Main Men u , to bring up the following screen. Figure 6-6 M enu 12 - Static Route S etup Step 2. Enter 2 , from Menu 1 2 , to bring up the following screen. Figure 6-7 M enu12.2 - IPX St atic Rout e Setup Step 3. Select one of the IPX Static Routes to open Menu 12.[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IPX Configur ation 6-9 The following table contains the instructio ns on how to configure the Edit IPX Static Route menu. T able 6-3 Edit IPX Static Route Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION Route # This is the index number of the rout e as liste d in Menu 12.2 – IPX Stati c Route Setup . Server Name In this field, ent[...]

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Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Bridging Set up 7-1 Chapter 7 Bridging Setup This chapt er shows y ou how to c onfigure t he brid ging param eters of yo ur Prest ige. 7.1 Bri dging in General Bridging bas e s the forwarding decision on the MAC (Media A ccess Co ntrol), or h ardware address, while routing does it on the network layer (IP or IPX) a[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 7-2 Bridging Setu p T able 7-1 Bridge Etherne t Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration FIELD DESCRIPTION OPTIONS Handle IPX Press the [ space bar] to toggl e betw een the opti ons for thi s field. When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or w hen you do not want to apply any specia l handl ing for IPX . When th[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Bridging Set up 7-3 Figure 7-2 Menu 1 1.3 - Remote Node Network Layer Options The follow i ng t able describes t he bridg ing-depen dent param eters in the R e mote Node Prof ile and Netw ork Laye rs menus. T able 7-2 Remote Nod e Netw ork Layer Opt ions FIELD DESCRIPTION Bridge (Menu 11 .1) M ake sure this field i[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 7-4 Bridging Setu p 7.2.2 Bridge Static R oute Setu p Similar to network layer static routes, a bridging static route tells the Pr estige the route to a node before a conne ctio n is esta blis hed. You co nfig ure br idge sta tic ro utes i n Menu 12.3. 1 by pres sing 3 in Menu 12 as shown ne xt. Figure 7-3 Bri dge [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Bridging Set up 7-5 The follow ing table des cribes the Edit Bridge Static Route Menu . T able 7-3 Edit Bridge Static Route Menu Fields FIELD DESCRIPTION Route # This is the index number of the route as liste d in Menu 12.3-Bridge Static Route Setup . Route Name Enter a name for the bridge static rou te for identif[...]

Advance d Management III Part III: Advanced Manage ment Advance d Managem ent (Chap ters 8-12) provid es inform ation on F ilter Conf iguration , SNMP Configura tion, S ystem Mainte nance, IP Polic y Routing and Troubleshooting. Also inc luded are some App endices, a G lossar y and the Ind ex.[...]

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Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-1 Chapter 8 Filter Configuration This chapt er shows y ou how to c reate and apply fi lter(s). 8.1 About Filtering Your Prestige uses filters to decid e whether to allow passage of a data packet and/or to make a call. There are two types of filter applications: data filtering and call filter[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-2 Filter Config uration 8.1.1 The Filter Structur e of the Prestige A filter set consists of one or more filter rules. Usually, you would group related rules, e.g., all the rules for NetBIOS, into a single set and give it a descripti ve name. The Prestige allows you to configure up to t welve filter sets with six[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-3 Start Fetch First Filter Set Fetch First Filter Rule Active? Execute Filter Rule Fetch Next Filter Rule Next filter Rule Available? Fetch Next Filter Set Next Filter Set Available? Accept Packet Drop Packet Yes No Yes No Yes Packet into filter Filter Set Forward Drop No Check Next Rule Fig[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-4 Filter Config uration 8.2 Configur ing a Filter Set To configure a f il ter set, f ollow the procedure below . Step 1. Enter 21 f rom the Mai n Me n u t o open Menu 21 – Filter Set Configuration . Figure 8-3 M enu 21 – F ilter Setup Step 2. Enter the index number of the filter set (no. 1-12) you wish to con[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-5 Figure 8-4 Net BIOS_W A N Filter Rules Summ ary Figure 8-5 Net BIOS_L A N Filter Ru les Summ ary Figure 8-6 Telnet_WA N Filter Rules Summary Menu 21.2 - Filter Rules Summary # A Type Filter Rules M m n - - ---- ---------------------------------------------------- - - - 1 Y IP Pr=17, SA=0.0[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-6 Filter Config uration Figure 8-7 P PPoE Filter Rules Summary Figure 8-8 FT P_WAN Filter Rule s Summar y 8.2.1 Filter Rules Summary Menu This screen shows the summary o f the existing rules in the filter set. The follow ing tables contain a brief description of the abbreviati ons used in the previous m e nus. Ta[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-7 TCP/IP Filter Rule s T he filter rule parameters w ill be displayed here (see below ). M Refers to Mo re . More in a se t behaves like a logi cal AND i.e., the set is on ly matched if AL L rules in it are ma tched. [Y] means an action can not yet be take n as there ar e more rule s to chec[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-8 Filter Config uration Table 8-3 Abbreviations Us ed If Filter Type Is IPX Abbrev iation Description PT IPX Packet Type SS Source Socket DS Destinatio n Socket z If the filter type is GEN (generic), the f ollowing abbr eviations listed in the following table will be used. Table 8-4 Abbreviations Us ed If Filter [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-9 Figure 8-9 M enu 21.1.1.1 - T CP/IP Filt er Rule The following table describes ho w to configure your TCP/IP filter rule. Table 8-5 T CP/IP Filter Rule Menu Fields Field Description Option Active This field a ctivates/deactiv ates the fi lter rule. Yes/No IP Protocol Protocol refers to the[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-10 Filter Config uration Field Description Option Destinatio n: Port # Comp Select the co mparison to ap ply to the d estination port in the packet a gainst the value g i ven i n Destination: Port #. None/Less/Gr eater /Equal/Not Equal] Source: IP Addres s Enter the source IP Ad dress of the packe t you w ish to [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-1 1 Field Description Option Once you h ave co mpleted fi lling in Menu 21.1.1 - TCP/IP Filter Rule , press [ ENTER ] at the messa ge [Press ENT ER to Confir m] to save y our co nfiguration, or press [ ESC ] to cancel. This data will now be displayed on Menu 21.1 - Filter Rules S ummary . Th[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-12 Filter Config uration Packet into IP Filter Matched Matched Yes Action Matched Action Not Matched More? No Filter Active? Check IP Protocol Drop Drop Packet Accept Packet Drop Forward Check Next Rule Check Next Rule Check Next Rule Forward Not Matched Yes No Check Src IP Addr Apply SrcAddrMask to Src Addr Matc[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-13 8.2.4 Generic Filter Ru le This section shows you ho w to configure a generic filter rule. The purpose of generic rules is to allo w you to filter non-IP packets. For IP, it is generally easier to use the IP rules directly. For generi c rules, the Pres tige treats a pack et as a byt e str[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-14 Filter Config uration Field Description Option Offset Enter the starti ng byte of the data p o rtion in the packet that you wish t o compare. T he range for this field is from 0 to 255. Default = 0 Length Enter the byte cou nt of the data portion in the p acket that y ou wish to compare. T he range for this fi[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-15 To configure an IPX rules, select IPX Filter Rule fro m the Filter Type field and press [ENTER] to open Menu 21.1.5 IPX Filter Rule , as shown i n the figu re below. Figure 8-1 2 IPX Filt er Rule Menu 21.6.1 - IPX Filter Rule Filter #: 6,1 Filter Type= IPX Filter Rule Active= No IPX Packe[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-16 Filter Config uration The table below describes the IPX Filter Rule: Table 8-7 IPX Filter Rule Menu Fields Field Description IPX Packet T ype Enter the IPX packet type (1-byte in h exadecimal) you w ish to filter. The popular ty pes are (in hex adecimal): 01 – RIP 04 – SAP 05 - SPX (Sequen ced Packet eX ch[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-17 8.3 Example Filter Let’s look at the third default ZyXEL filter, T ELNET_WAN ( s ee Figure 8-6) as an example. Please see th e PNC Disk for more example filters. T his filter is designed to block outside users from telnetting into the Prestige. Figure 8-1 3 Telnet Filter Example Step 1.[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-18 Filter Config uration Figure 8-1 4 Example Filt er - M enu 21.3.1 When y o u pres s [E NTER] to conf irm, you will see the following screen. Note that there is only one filter rule in this set. Menu 21.3.1 - TCP/IP Filter Rule Filter #: 3,1 Filter Type= TCP/IP Filter Rule Active= Yes IP Protocol= 6 IP Source R[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-19 Figure 8-1 5 Example Filt er Rules Summary - M enu 21.3 After you’ve created the filter set, you must apply it. Step 1. Enter 11 f rom the main menu to g o to Menu 11. Step 2. Go to the Edit Filter Sets fiel d, press [SPACE BAR] to toggle Yes to No and press [ENTER] . Step 3. This brin [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 8-20 Filter Config uration packets that appear on th e wire. They are applied at th e point wh e n the Prestige is receiving and sending the packets; i.e. th e interface. The interface can be an Ethernet, or any other hard w are port. T he follow ing diagram illustrates this. Figure 8-16 Protocol and Device Filter [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Filter Configu ration 8-21 8.5.2 Remote Node Filter s Go to Menu 11.5 (shown below – note that call filter sets are only present for PP PoE encapsulation) and enter the number(s) of the filter set(s) as appropriate. You can cascade up to four filter sets by entering their numbers s eparated b y commas. The f acto[...]

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Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router SNMP C onfigurat ion 9-1 Chapter 9 SNMP Configuration This chapt er disc usses SNMP (Simple Network Management Pr otocol) for network m anagement and monitor ing. 9.1 About SNMP Your Presti ge 642R s upports S NMP agent functionality , which allows a m a nager st ation to man age and monitor the Prestige through th[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 9-2 SNMP Conf igurat ion The following table describes the SNMP configuration parameters. Table 9-1 SNMP Configuration Menu Fields Field Description Default SNMP: Get Community Enter the get co mmunity, w hich is the pa ssword for the inc oming Get- and GetN ext- request s from the managem ent station. public Set C[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-1 Chapter 10 System Maintenance This chapt er cover s the diagn ostic tools that hel p you to mai ntain yo ur Prest ige. Diagnostic tools i nclude updates on system statu s, port status, log and trace capabilities and up grades for the system software. T his chapter describes how to use these[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-2 System Maintenance 10.1 System Status The first selection, S ystem Status, gives you infor mation on the status and statistic s of the ports, as sho wn below. System Status is a tool that can be used to monitor y our Prestige. Specifically, it gives you information on y our ADSL line status, number of packets [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-3 Table 10-1 Sy stem Maintenance - Status Menu Fields Field Description This is the remote node index number and link ty pe. Link types ar e : Node-Lnk PPP, ENET, 1483, PPPoE Status Shows the s tatus of the r emote node. TxPkts The number of packets transmitt ed to this remo te node. RxPkts T[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-4 System Maintenance Figure 10-3 System Information and Console Port Speed Pre ss 1 to disp lay the next scr een, M enu 24.2.1 - System Maint enance - Information. Figure 10- 4 System M aintenance - Information Table 10- 2 Fields in System M ainten ance - Informatio n Field Description Name Display s the syst em[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-5 10.1.1 Console Port Speed You can change th e speed of the cons ole port through M enu 24.2.2 – C onsole Port Sp eed . Your Prestige supports 9600 ( default), 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 bps for th e console port. Us e the space bar to select the desired s peed in Menu 24.2.2, as s ho[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-6 System Maintenance Figure 1 0-7 Examples o f Erro r and Inf ormation M essages 10.2.2 S y slog And A ccounting The Prestige uses the UNIX syslo g facility to log the CDR (Call Detai l Record) and system messages to a syslog server. Syslog and accounting can be configured in Menu 2 4.3.2 - Sy stem Maint enance [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-7 Table 10- 3 System M aintenance M enu Syslog Parameter s Parameter Description UNIX Syslog: Active Use the [SPACE BAR] to turn syslog On or Off . Syslog IP Addre ss Enter the IP Address o f the server that will log the CDR (Call Det ail Record) and system me ssages i.e., t he syslog server.[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-8 System Maintenance Jul 19 11:20:06 192.168.102.2 ZyXEL Communications Corp.: board 0 line 0 channel 0, call 1, C02 Call Terminated 2. Packet triggered Pack et triggered Message Forma t SdcmdSyslogS end( SYSLOG_PKTTRI, SYSLOG_NOTICE, String ); String = Packet t rigger: Protocol=xx Data=xxxx xxxxxx….. x Protoc[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-9 10.3 Diagnostic The diagnostic facility allo ws y ou to test t he different aspects of your Prestige to deter mine if it is working properly . Menu 24.4 al lows y ou to choose am ong various types of diagn ostic tests to evalu ate your sy ste m , as show n: Figure 10-9 M enu 24.4 - Syste m [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-10 System Maintenance P6 42.ROM o r somet hing si milar . Once you have custo mized the Pr esti ge's set ting, t hey ca n be save d bac k to y our PC/w orkstation un der a filename of y our choosing . Choose s omething mean ingful, e.g. “My P642.cfg”. The ZyNOS firmware file (sometim es referred to as t[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-1 1 10.5 Backup Configuration Option 5 in M enu 24 - System Ma intenance allo w s y ou to backup the current Prestige configu ration to your worksta tio n. Bac kup is highl y reco mmend ed o nce your Pre stige is func tio ning pr ope rly. You mus t perform th e backup and restore through the [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-12 System Maintenance 10.6 Restore Configurat ion Selecting option 6 fro m Menu 24 - Sy stem Maint enance to r estor e the co nfigur ation fro m your workstation to the Prestig e. Again, you must use the cons ole port and Xmodem protocol to restore the confi gura tion. Step 1. Go to Menu 2 4.6 (sho wn next). Fig[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-13 10.7 Upload Firm ware Menu 2 4.7 -- System Maintena nce - Upload Firmware allows you to upgrade th e firmware and the configuration file via the console port. No te that this function erases the old data before installing the new one; please do not attem pt to update unless you have the ne[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-14 System Maintenance 10.7.2 Uploading Router Configuration File The configuration data, system-related data, the error log and the trace log are all stored in th e configuration file. Please be aw are that uploading the conf iguration file replaces everything con tained within. Menu 2 4.7. 2 sho ws you the inst[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-15 To use TFTP, your w o rkstation must have both Telnet and TFTP clients. To trans fer the fi rmware and the configuration file, follow the proced ure below : Use Telnet from your workstation to conn ect to the Prestige and log in. Becaus e TFTP does not have any security checks, the Prestig[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-16 System Maintenance Remote File This is the filename on the Prestige. T he filename for the firmware is “ ras ” an d for the configur ation file, is “ rom-0 ”. Binary Transfer the fi le in binary mode. Abort Stop tra nsfer of the f ile. TFTP over WAN will not work if: 1. You have applied a filter in Me[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-17 Figure 10- 20 T elnet into Menu 24.7.2 - S ystem M aintenance : 10.9.1 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt To transfer the firmware and the configuration file, follow this proced ure: Step 1. Launc h the FTP client o n your w or kstat ion. Step 2. Ty pe “open” and the IP address [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-18 System Maintenance Figure 1 0-21 FTP Session Example Note: T he system re boot s afte r a suc cessf ul upload. The follow ing tabl e describes s ome of the fields t hat y ou may see in thi rd party FTP clients : Table 10-7 Third Party FTP Clients - General fields Host Addr ess Enter the address of the host se[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-19 10.10 Command Interpreter M ode This option allo w s you to enter the command interpreter mode. A list of valid co mmands can be found by typing [help] at th e co mmand prom pt. For more detai led inf o rmation, check the ZyXEL Web s ite or sen d e- mail to the ZyX EL Support G roup. Figur[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-20 System Maintenance Figure 10-23 Boot module commands 10.12 T ime and Date Sett ing There is no Real Time Chip (R TC) chip in the Prestige, so we have a software mechanism to get th e current time and dat e from an e xtern al server when y o u power up y our Presti ge. Menu 24.10 does just that – i t allows [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router System Mainte nance 10-21 Figure 10-24 System Maintenance - Time and Date Se tting Table 10-8 Time and Date Setting Fie lds Field Description Use Time S erver w hen Bootup Enter the time service protocol t hat your tim eserver will send w hen the Prestige pow ers up. Choices are Day time (RFC-867) , Time (RFC-86 8)[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 10-22 System Maintenance New D ate Enter the new date in mon th, date and year format. Tim e Zo ne Press the [ SPACE BAR ] to set the time differe nce betw een your time zone and G reenwich M ean Time ( GMT ). Be aw are if/when daylig ht savings ti me alters this ti me difference for your time zone. Once you h ave [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IP Policy Routing 11 - 1 Chapter 11 IP Policy Routing 11.1 Introducti on Traditionall y , routing is based on the destination address o nly and the router takes the shortest path to forward a pack et. IP Policy Routing (IPPR) prov ides a m echanism to override the def ault routing behavior and alter t he packet for[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 11 - 2 IP Policy Routing Figure 11-1 IP Routing Policy Setup To setup a routing polic y , follow the proced ures below: Step 1. Enter 25 in th e Main Menu to open M enu 25 – IP Policy Routing Setup. Step 2. Enter the index of the policy set you wish to configure to o pen Menu 25.1 - IP Po licy Routing Summary . M[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IP Policy Routing 11 - 3 Figure 11-2 M enu 25 - IP Routing Policy Summary Table 11-1 IP Routing Policy Summary Abbrev iation Meaning Criteria SA Source IP Addres s SP Source Port DA Destinatio n IP Address DP Desti nation Port P IP layer 4 proto c ol nu mber(TCP=6,UDP=17…) T Type O f Service of I ncomin g packet [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 11 - 4 IP Policy Routing MT Max imum Throughput MR M aximum Reliab ility MC M inimum Cost Enter a number from 1 to 6 to display Menu 25.1.1 – IP R outing Pol icy (see the n ext figure). Thi s m enu allows you to configure a policy rule. Figure 11-3 IP Routing Policy Table 11-2 IP Routing P olicy Field Description[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router IP Policy Routing 11 - 5 Precedence Precedence v alue of the incomi ng packet. Values r ange from [0] to [ 7] or [Don’ t Care]. Source: addr start= / end= Source IP addres s range from start to end. port start= / end= Source port nu mber range from st art to end; ap plicable only for T CP/UDP. Destinatio n: addr [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 11 - 6 IP Policy Routing Figure 11-4 M enu 3.2 - Gene ral Etherne t Setup 11.2.2 Remote Node IP Routing Pol icies Go to Menu 11.3 (shown next) an d enter th e number(s) of the IP R outing Poli cy set (s) as appropriat e. You can cascade u p to four poli cy sets by entering thei r numbers s eparated by commas. Figur[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router T roubl eshooting 12-1 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting This chapt er cover s the potent ial proble ms you m ay run int o and the p ossible s olutions. After each pro blem desc ription, some instruct ions ar e provided to help you to diagnose and to so lve the problem. 12.1 Problems Sta r ting Up the Prestige Table 12-1 [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router 12-2 T r oubleshooting 12.2 Problems W ith the W A N Interface Table 12-2 Troubleshooting the A D SL connection Problem Corrective A ction Initializat ion of the PVC connect ion failed. Ensure that the cable is con nected prope rly from the ADSL por t to the w all jack. The ADSL LED on the front pane l of the Pr es[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Glossary A Glossary 10BaseT The 10-M bps baseband Ethernet speci fication th at uses two pair s of tw isted-pair cabl ing (Category 3 or 5): one pair for transmitting data and th e other for receiving data. ADS L Asymmetr ical Digital Subscr iber Line is an asymmetr ical technology , meaning that the downstream dat[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router B Glossary subsequent co mmunications . Domain Name The unique na me that identif ies an Intern et site. Domain N ames alway s have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. T he part on the left is the mo st specific, and the part on the rig ht is the most gen eral. DRAM Dynamic RAM that stores inform ation in c apacito[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Glossary C Internet (Upper case I) The vast collection of inter-conne cted networks tha t all u se the TC P/IP protocols an d that evolv ed from the ARPANET of the late 60’s and early 70’s. Intranet A private n etwork in side a co mpany or organiz ation that u ses the same ki nds of softw are that you w ould fi[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router D Glossary connect ions. PSTN Public Sw itched Teleph one Network was put into place many year s ago as a v oice telephone call-sw itching syste m. The syst em transmits vo ice calls as analog si gnals across copper twisted c ables from homes and busine sses to neighborho od COs (central office s); this is often ca[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Glossary E Protocol), but i t is scaled back in functiona lity so that it r equires few er resources to run. TFTP uses the UD P (User Datagra m Protoc ol) rather t han TC P (Transmissio n Control Pr otocol). UDP User Datagram Protocol. UD P is a connection less transport servic e that dispenses w ith the reliabilit[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router F PPPoE Appendix A PPPoE PPPoE in Action An AD SL modem bridge s a PPP se ssion over Ethernet (PPP over Et hern et, RFC 2516) from y our PC to an ATM PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit) which conn ects to a xDSL Access Concentrator where the PPP sess io n t ermin ates (se e the next f igure). On e PVC ca n support any [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router PPPoE G AC is acting as a L2T P (La yer 2 Tunneling P rotoco l) LAC (L2TP Access Concentrato r) and tunnels t he PPP frames to the I SP. T he L2TP tunnel i s capab le of carr ying multiple PPP sessi ons. With PPPoE, the VC (Virtual Circuit) is equivalent to the dial-u p connection and is between the m odem and the [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router H V irtual Path and C hannels Appendix B V irtual Paths and Channels VPI & VCI ATM i s a conne ctio n-or iented techno log y, mea ning tha t it se ts up vi rtua l circui ts ove r whi ch end syste ms communicate. The terminolog y for virtual circui ts is as follows: z VC (virtual channel) Logi cal connec tio ns [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Power Adapter Specifications I Appendix C Power Adapter Specs AC Power Adapter Spec ifications North America AC Power Adapter model M W 48-1601000A Input power: AC120Volts/ 60Hz/22W Output pow er: AC16Volts/1. 0A Power consu mption: 10 W Plug: North Am erican sta ndards Safety standar ds: UL, CUL (UL 1310 , CSA C22[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router J Index Index A always on ........................................................ xxii AT command ............................................... 10-10 ATBAx ......................................................... 10-19 atgo ............................................................. 10-14 Authenticatio n ....[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Index K Structure .............................................................. 8-2 SUA................................................................... 8-19 Filters Executing a Filter Rule ........................................ 8-2 Logic Flow of an IP Filter ................................. 8-11 Frame Relay [...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router L Index M MAC ........................... See Media Ac cess Control MAC address ................................................... 7-5 Main M enu ....................................................... 2-8 Media Acce ss Control ............................... 6-1, 7-1 Metric........................................[...]

Pr estige 642R Series ADSL Router Index M Multiple Se rvers ................................................ 3-15 Submenus........................................................ 2-7 Subnet Mask .............................. 3-2, 3-8, 5-5 , 5-8 Support Note s ................................................... x i x Syntax Conventions ............[...]