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Efficient Net works, Inc. 4 Contents About the 5600 Series DSL Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Routing v s. Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Where and W hy to Use the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 How to Use t his Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installa tio[...]

Efficient Net works, Inc. 5 Asynchrono us Transfer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Encaps ulation Me thods: PP P and RFC 14 83 . . . . . . . . 30 Point-t o-Point Protoco l (PPP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 RFC 1483 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dynamic Host Configur ation Prot ocol (DHC P) [...]

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Efficient Networks, Inc. About the 5600 Series DSL Router 7 Introduction About the 5600 Series DSL Ro uter The SpeedS tream TM 5600 S eries Ethernet to ADSL rout er provides A TM- based network access for ho me users, telecommuters, or remote off ices and are equipped with one Ethernet port and one Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ( ADSL ) port. [...]

8 About the 5600 Series DSL Router Efficient Networks, Inc. interface card installed in a network node. Bridging is a simple transmissi on scheme and th ere is little software manage ment invo lved in the sending of pack ets. Packets are simply forwarded from on e node to the next. • Routers are much more com plex than bridges. Routers send packe[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. About the 5600 Series DSL Router 9 The router can also be connected to a single PC equipped with an Ethernet card and conn ected to a DSL phone jack to prov ide access to the wide area network (interne t). How to Use this Guide Refer to the following s ections for information o n specific topics: For Info rmation On: See pa[...]

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Efficient Networks, Inc. Installation Requirements 11 Hard ware Inst allation Installation Requirements T o successfully install the 5600 series router , you will need th e following: • A computer equipp ed with an Ethernet network interf ace card OR an Ethernet hub • A DSL-ready telephone lin e installed at the instal lation site • If you wa[...]

12 Installation Instructions Efficient Networks, Inc. Installat ion Instructions NOTE: The la bels for the back p anel of the route r are locate d on the underside o f the unit. 1 Be sure the Power swit ch is in the OFF po sition. 2 Connect the power cable to the power connector on the b ack of the router; then connect i t to a power outlet. 3 T o [...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Installation Instructions 13 RJ45 Connector Informat ion The pinout of the rou ter ’ s Category 3 and 5 UTP jack is dif ferent than a standard Ethernet UTP jack. Ethernet loopback conn ectors will not work on the port and vice versa. Once the connector is plugged i nto a board that is in stalled in a chass is, the removal[...]

14 Installation Instructions Efficient Networks, Inc. 3 The enet LED will turn solid green when there is a link detected, then begin to flash green when Ethern et traf fic is flowing. 4 The atm LED will flash green ind icating traffic flow . T able 1 Modem LED Indicator Descriptions sys enet dsl atm Unlit Power not applie d No lin k detect ed NA DS[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Accessing the Router 15 Getting St arted Accessing the Router There is very little se tup required to get your 5600 series router up and running. Th e 5600 Series router can be accessed and configured in two ways: • Network access via TELNET , HTTP , or FTP • Local terminal using a serial connection The router has no pa[...]

16 Accessing the Router Efficient Networks, Inc. 2-c Select the IP Address tab an d verif y that Obt ain an IP addres s automatica lly is selected. If not, then select this button. Click OK twice. Once you have established an Ethernet link to the ro uter , there are thr ee methods you can use to acc ess the router . HTTP Web-browser Access Most HTM[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Accessing the Router 17 2 When the MSDOS window appears, enter telnet 10.0.0.1 or telnet speedstream . 3 This will brin g up a Te l n e t window wh ich will display the comm and prompt for th e router’ s command lin e interface. 4 Refer to “Command Line Interface” on page 20 for details on the user interface. FTP Acce[...]

18 Accessing the Router Efficient Networks, Inc. T o save the current configu ration from the route r: 1 After lo gging in t o the FTP pr ompt and s witching t o binary m ode, change to the dir ectory on your comp uter where the you wi sh to store the configur ation file. For example, if it is to be s tored on a floppy disk, ins ert the diskette in[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Types of User Interfaces 19 Logging on via the Serial Port When you firs t connect to the rout er through t he serial port, th e router will be in “auto-baud” m ode where it is waiting for k eyboard input to set the baud r ate. In the au to-baud mo de, the rout er starts at 9600 bau d and look s for the [ Enter ] key be[...]

20 Types of User Interfaces Efficient Networks, Inc. HTML Web Interface The HTML interface for the router f irst displays a page showing the current configurat ion of the rout er . The fir st page als o prov ides links to th e following f unction s: Command Line Interface The command-line interface is a conv enient way to quickly access the router [...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Types of User Interfaces 21 Command Prompt/Error Prompt The following are the keybo ard convent ions used du ring a comman d session. Norm ally , the com mand line pr ompt is: Command-> However , if there has been a “soft” error during power -on self test (POST) , the pr ompt wil l disp lay as: post_error-> If you[...]

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Efficient Networks, Inc. How do you want to use t he Router? 23 Configuring the Router How do you want to use the Router? The router is config ured with several default co nfiguration setting s and these settings will be appropriate fo r most installations (see page 25 for default configurati on settings). However, to assess whether these setting s[...]

24 How do you want to u se the Router? Efficient Networks, Inc. Setting the Password The router has no password protection as configu red from the factory . As soon as yo u log into the router , you should set the pass word. This can be done from th e HTML interface by clicking on the Se t Password link o r from the comman d line interface using th[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. How do you want to use t he Router? 25 Factory Default Configuration The router is shipped from the f actory with particu l ar default setting s. Y ou may or ma y not need t o change th ese dependi ng on what kind of net work the router is in stalled. Configu rable Item Default Settings Oper ating M od e Rout er Ethernet In[...]

26 How do you want to u se the Router? Efficient Networks, Inc. Router PPP Configuration The modem i s confi gured by default from the f actory to be in rou ter mode using P PP encapsulation. Th is greatly simp lifies the configuration procedure. T o configure the router v ia HTML: 1 On the main pa ge, click on Simple Setup . 2 If your service prov[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. How do you want to use t he Router? 27 4 Select Max as the rate. 5 Enter an IP address and netmask to use for the DSL/W AN interface. 6 Select Modify VC . 7 Select the “ Advanced Setu p ” button in th e top left panel. 8 Select the “ Command List ” button in th e top left panel. 9 From the command list on the left, [...]

28 How do you want to u se the Router? Efficient Networks, Inc. T esting the Configuration After comp letin g the conf igurati on proces s, yo u may tes t the operatio n of the router b y starting a W eb bro wser and accessing a r emote web site such as http://www .efficient.co m . Alternatively , you can open an MS DOS (or shell) window and issue [...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Acronyms 29 T er mi no logy an d Concept s Acronyms ADSL Asymmetric Digital Su bscriber Line ATM Asynchr onous Transfer Mode ATU ADSL Termination Unit CHAP Challeng e-Handshake Authent ication Pro tocol CO Central Office DHCP Dyna mic Hos t Conf igur ation Protoc ol DNS Domain Name Service DSL Digital Subs criber Line DSLAM[...]

30 Technical Concepts Efficient Networks, Inc. Technical Concepts This sect ion provi des v ery brief des cription s of some of the featur es available on the 5600 series router/br idge. Digit a l Subscriber Line (DSL) DSL describes a family of digital services prov ided by local telep hone companies to local subscribers. There ar e many forms of D[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Technical Concepts 31 1483 encapsulation. A brief ex planation of these two encapsulation methods follo ws. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) PPP is a single or multi-link interface between two packet switching devices, such as a bridge or ro uter . PPP has built-in negotia tion fo r addresses and connec tion parameters and can[...]

32 Technical Concepts Efficient Networks, Inc. DHCP Relay The router can be co nfigured to operate as a DHCP relay agent. Th is allows local machines on the LAN to acquire their IP add resses via DHCP request s and r eplies that are forwar ded th rough the rout er to/f rom a DHCP server on the W AN. In this case, the DHCP requests are forwarded to [...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. Technical Concepts 33 distinct DNS functions pro vided by the router: the DNS r esolver and the DNS server . DNS Re solver The DNS resolver is the en tity that creates a DNS requ est for transmission to a DNS server (which may be co-located in the router o r be an external DNS server). The DNS resolver is only used by cer t[...]

34 Technical Concepts Efficient Networks, Inc. unique within the private address space, but two private addr ess spaces are not gu arant eed un ique. Use of private address spaces has some disadvantages including the need to re-address any ho st that must change fr om a private address to a pu blic address. Plus the privately addressed ho sts are u[...]

Efficient Networks, Inc. 5660 DSL Router/Bridge Specifications 35 T echnical Refere nce 5660 DSL Router/Bridge Specifications Size 5.5W i n. x 7D in. x 1.5H in. (14W cm x 1 7.8D cm x 3.8H cm) Weight 1.25 lbs. (0.57 Kg) Power Integrated 110-240 VAC; 50-60 Hz powe r supply; 0.1A @ 110VAC, 0.05A @ 240 VAC Temperature Operating: 0 ° to 40 ° C Non-Ope[...]

36 5621 DSL Router/Bridge S pecifications Efficient Networks, Inc. 5621 DSL Router/Bridge Specifications Size 5.5W i n. x 7D in. x 1.5H in. (14W cm x 17 . 8D cm x 3 . 8H cm) Weight 1.25 lbs. (0.57 Kg) Power Integrated 110-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz powe r supply 0.2A @ 110VAC, 0.1A @ 240VA C Temperature Operating: 0 ° to 40 ° C Non-O per atin g, st ora ge[...]

Efficient Net works, Inc. Index 37 Index Numerics 3020/3060 connector information 13 5621 humidity 36 5621 weight 36 5660 humidity 35 5660 weight 35 A Accessing the modem FT P 17 HTTP 16 TELNET 16 A TM VCI numb er , default 25 B Bridge Configuration 27 C Cabling 11 , 35 , 36 Configuration testing 28 configuration, saving 18 configuration, uploading[...]

38 Index Efficie nt Networ ks, Inc. Network addresses public vs private 33 O Operating temperature 35 , 36 P password protection 20 Performance 35 , 36 Power 35 , 36 Power switch 12 PPP Authentication default configuration 25 PPP encapsulation 26 PPP Encapsu lation defaul t configuration 25 PPP interface IP address 25 network mask 25 Private networ[...]