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    6218 Wireless Router User’ s Guide Document No. 6218-A2-GB20-00 F ebruar y 2005[...]

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    A February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Copyright © 2005 Paradyne Corporation. All rights reser ved. Printed in U .S.A. Notice This publication is protected b y feder al copyright law . No part of this publication may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retr ie v al system, or translated into any human or comp uter language in [...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 B Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and follo w all warning notices an d instructions mar ked on the product or i ncluded in the manual. 2. Slots and openings in the cabin et are provided f or ventilatio n. T o ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings mus[...]

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    C February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limi ts are designe d to provide reasonab le protection a gainst har mful interference in a residenti al installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can r adi ate radi[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 D Supplier's Declaration of Conf ormity Place of Issue: P aradyne Cor poration 8545 126th A venue North Largo , FL 33773-1502 USA Date of Issue: TBD P aradyne Cor poration, located at the above address , hereby cer tifies that the Model Number 6218-AX-XXX (where X ma y be any numeric character) bearing labeli ng i[...]

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    E February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 i Contents About This Guide  Document Pur pose and Inte nded Audienc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v  Document Sum mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v  Product-Rela ted Docume nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v 1 Intr[...]

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    Contents ii February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00  New Connect ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 PPPoE Connection Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 PPPoA Connection Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Static Conne ction Set[...]

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    Contents 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 iii  Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44 4 Troubleshooting  The Router Is N ot Function al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1  You Cannot Connect to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Contents iv February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 v About This Guide Document Purpose and Intended A udience This guide contains deta iled inf or mation about the 621 8 wireless router . It is intended for all us ers of th e router . Document Summary A master glossary of terms and acrony ms used in P aradyne documents is av ailable online at www .parad yne .com . Sele[...]

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    About This Guide vi February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 1-1 1 Intr oduction Def initions Bef ore yo u install or use you r new router , y ou ma y find it helpful to un derstand the f ollowing terms:  A bridge is a device that forw ards any messa ge from one pa r t of a ne twork to another .  A rou te r is a de vice that f orwards messages accor ding to their network a[...]

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    1. Introduction 1-2 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00  Compatibility with vir tually all standard Inter net applications  Address filtering and DMZ hosting  Downloa dable flash sof tware upg rades  Suppor t fo r up to eight P er manent Vir tual Circuits (PVCs)  Suppor t f or up to eight PPP oE sessions System Requir ements In order to us[...]

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    1. Introduction 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 1-3 connection is estab lished. Flic kering: a PPP con nection is estab lished and there is acti vity on the link.  LAN 1–4 LED: Each LAN LED serves tw o purposes. If the LED is co ntinuously lit, the Ether net inter f ace is succe ssfully connecte d to a device through the LAN por t. If the LED is[...]

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    1. Introduction 1-4 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-1 2 Hard war e Installation and PC Setup Overview This chapter provides basic instructions for connecting the rout er to a computer or a LAN and to the Inte r net using DSL. The first part provides instructions to set up the hardw are, an d the second par t describes how to pre pare yo ur PC f or use with the router [...]

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    2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-2 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 — If y ou hav e a table-t op adapter , use the A C power cord t o connect the adapter to a w all outlet or po wer strip . The supplied power adapter ma y look di ff erent than the one illustrated here. Figure 2-1. Hardwar e Installation 5. Configure y our router and y our wir[...]

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    2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-3 Conf iguring Y our PC’ s IP Address Bef ore you star t to access the router using t he Ether net connection, y ou must configure y our PC to use DHCP , or change y our PC's TCP/IP address to b e 192.168.1.x, wher e x is any number bet ween 2 and 254, with a subnet mask o[...]

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    2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-4 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 4. Ensure that the chec k box to the lef t of the item labeled Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is chec ked, and clic k on Proper ties. Figure 2-2. Network Connections i n Windo ws XP Figure 2-3. Local Ar ea Connect ion Properties in Wind ows XP[...]

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    2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-5 5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Prop er ties dialog bo x, click in t he radio b utton labeled “Use the f ollowing IP address” and type 192. 168.1.x (where x is any number bet ween 2 and 254) in the IP Add ress field. T ype 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mas k field. Figur[...]

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    2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-6 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 4. If Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP) does not appear as a n installed component, click on I nstall. 5. In the Select Netw ork Component T ype dialog bo x, select Protocol, and then click on A dd. 6. Select Inte r net Protoco l (TCP/IP) in the Networ k Protocols lis t, and then cli[...]

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    2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-7 Y ou may be prompted to install f iles from your Windo ws ME installation CD or other media. F ollow the instru ctions to install the files. 8. If prompted, clic k on OK to restar t your computer with t he new settings . 9. After restarting your PC , double-clic k on the Netwo [...]

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    2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-8 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 10. In the TCP/IP Properties dialog bo x, click on th e IP Address tab . 11. Click in the radio button labeled “U se the f ollowing IP address” and type 192.168.1.x (w here x is any number be tween 2 and 254) in the I P Address field. T ype 255.255.25 5.0 in the Subnet Mask[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-1 3 Using the W eb Interface Logging Into Y our Router T o configure y our router , open y our web brow ser . Ignore any err or about lac king a connection. T ype the def ault IP a ddress (192.168.1.1) in to the Location field of yo ur browser and pr ess the Enter ke y . The follo wing screen appears . Figure 3-1. Lo[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-2 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Home Page The first screen ( Figure 3-2 ) that appears after the lo g in screen is the Home page. F rom this screen you can configure the LAN and W AN connection s, configure th e router's security , routing, and filtering, access debugging tools, obtain the status of the router , an[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-3 Figure 3-3. Setup Options Wide Ar ea Network Connection The DSL (L INE) connect ion is the Wide Area Networ k (WAN) connection. It is also ref erred to as a broadband connection. The re quirements f or the W AN connection depend on your In ternet Ser vice P rovider (ISP). Mo st of the con[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-4 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Conf iguring the W AN Bef ore the router will pass any data between the LAN interf ace and the W AN interf ace, the W AN side of the router m ust be configured. Depe nding upon yo ur ISP , you will need some or all of the information listed below bef ore yo u can properly configure the W [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-5 New Connection A new conne ction is basically a vir tual connection. Y our router can supp or t up to 8 diff erent vir tual connections. If y ou hav e multiple diff erent vir tual connections, you ma y need to utilize the static and dynamic routing capabilities of the router to pass data [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-6 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00  Idle Timeout - Specifies that PPP oE connection sh ould disconn ect if the link has no activity dete cted f or the specified n umber of seconds . This field is used in conjunction with the On Demand f eature. T o disable the tim eout f eature, enter a zero in this field.  A uthenti[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-7 T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . At the System Commands page, click on Sa ve All. PPPoA Connection Setup PPP oA is defined in the Internet standard RFC 2364. It is a method of encapsulating PPP pack ets ov er A TM cells w hich are carried over the DSL line . PP[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-8 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00  P asswor d – The pass word f o r the PPP oA access . This is provided b y you r DSL ser vice provider or y our ISP .  Idle Timeout – Specifies that PPP oA connection should disconnect if the link has no activity dete cted f or the specified n umber of seconds . This field is us[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-9 T o complete the connection y ou must no w click t he Apply but ton. The Apply b utton will temporarily sav e this connection. T o make the change pe rmanent, click on T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . At the System Commands page, click on Sa ve All. Static Conn[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-10 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Figure 3-6. Static IP Connection Setup T o complete the connection y ou must no w click t he Apply but ton. The Apply b utton will temporarily sav e this connection. T o make the change pe rmanent, click on T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . At the System Comman[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-11 7. Select the encapsula tion type (LLC or VC). If y ou are not sure which to use , just use the def ault mode. 8. Select the quality of ser vice (QOS). Leav e the def ault v alue if your I SP did not provide t his inf or mation. Depending on the QoS y ou select, you ma y also enter: — [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-12 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 T o configure the router as a bridge: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home page, clic k on Setup and then click on Ne w Connection. The def ault PPP oE connection setup is displa yed. 2. At the T ype field select Bridge . The Bridge connection setup pa ge is displa yed (see Figure 3-8 ). 3. Giv [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-13 T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . At the System Commands page, click on Sa ve All. Modify an Existing Connection T o modify an ex isting connection: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Setup . 2. Click on the connection y ou want to modify . The conne[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-14 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 The Apply button will tempor arily sav e these settings. T o make the change permanent, click on T ools (at the top of th e page) and select System Commands . At the System Commands page , click on Sa ve All. Conf iguring the LAN T o configure LAN paramete rs, clic k on Setup on the Home[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-15 3. The DHCP server is enab led when “Ena ble DHCP Ser v er” is selected. If you enab le it: — Specify a Start IP address. The Start IP Address is where the DHCP ser ver star ts iss uing IP addr esses. This value must be greater than t he router's IP address v alue. F or exampl[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-16 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 T o change the router's IP addre ss: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Setup . 2. Under LAN Setup , select LAN Configuration. The L AN Group 1 Configuration screen appears , as shown in Figure 3-10, LAN Group 1 Co nfiguration . 3. Click on “Use the f ollowing Static IP[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-17 Fir ewall/NA T Services T o enable or disable Firewall and NA T: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click Setup . 2. Under LAN Setup, select Fire wall/NA T Serv ices. By unselecting the Enab le Firew all and NA T Ser vices button the firew all and NA T ser vices is disabled f or all W [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-18 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Advanced The CPE suppor ts a host of adv anced f eatures. F or basic router functionality , you do not need to utilize these adv anced feat ures . The fe atures help with routing, security , por t configuration, and plug and play capability . UPnP UPnP NA T and Firew all T rav ersal allo[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-19 SNTP The SNTP screen lets y ou specify parameters related to SNTP (Simple Netw ork Time Protoc ol) ser vers. T o use SNTP: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, clic k on Advanced and under Adv anced, select SNTP . The SNTP screen appears . 2. Enable SNTP and then specify one or more SNTP[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-20 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 T o configure a ser vice, game , or other application: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced. 2. Under Adv anced, select P or t Forw arding. 3. Select the computer hosting the ser vice and add the corre sponding fire wall rul e. 4. If yo u want to add a custo m applicati[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-21 IP Filters Use the IP Filters screen to b lock all or sele cted traffic. T o set up IP Filters: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced and under Advan ced, select IP Filters. The IP Filters screen appears . 2. Select the LAN Group from the drop-down list that these change[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-22 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 LAN Clients T o ad d a LAN clie nt, or rese r ve an IP address for a DHCP client: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced. 2. Under Advanced, select LAN Clients . If DHCP is used, all DHCP clients are automatically assigned. If a fixed IP address server is on the LAN and y[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-23 The Apply button will tempor arily sav e these settings. T o make the change per manent, click on T ools and select System Commands. On the System Commands page, click on Sa ve All. Figure 3-18. VLAN Bridge Filters The bridge filtering mechanism provides a wa y for the users to define ru[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-24 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 be used to delete the en tire filter rule. It pro vides a quick met hod of selecting all filter rules for deletion. The Enab le Bridge Filters button allows y ou to enable or disab le br idge filtering. It can be set or unse t during any add, edit, or delete operatio n. It can also be se[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-25 W eb Filters This option enab les the IGMP prox y , which allows NA T clients to par ticipate in IGMP multicast gr oups. It should only be enabled if NA T is also enabled . T o enable Multicas ting: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced. 2. Under Adv anced, select W eb F[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-26 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Multicast This option enab les the IGMP prox y , which allows NA T clients to par ticipate in IGMP multicast gr oups. It should only be enabled if NA T is also enabled . T o enable Multicas ting: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced. 2. Under Advanced, select Muliticast[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-27 IGMP Snooping Use the IGMP Snooping screen to specify whether IGMP Snooping is enab led. When IGMP Snooping is en abled, the r outer analyzes In ter net Group Management Proto col (IGMP) pac kets to learn multicast group address and port associations. T o enable IGM P Snooping: 1. F rom [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-28 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 3. Specify the New Destination IP . This is the address of the remot e LAN network or host to which y ou want to assign a static r oute. Enter t he IP address of the host f or which yo u wish to create a static route here . F or a standard Class C IP domain, the netw ork address is the f[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-29 3. Specify th e Protocol. The protoco l is dependent upon the e ntire networ k. Most networks suppor t RIP v1. If RIP v1 is se lected, routing data will be sent in RIP v1 f or mat. If RIP v2 is selec ted, rout ing data will be sent in RIP v2 format using subnet broadcas ting. If Rip v1 C[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-30 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Access Control Access contro l allows cer tain PC s to access th e router after the firewall is enabled. Access control is enab led on a W AN conn ection only if the firewall is enab led globally (see Firewa ll/NA T Ser vices on page 3-17) and ena bled on tha t W AN connection. T o enabl[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-31 Wi re l e s s The Wireless tab pro vides access to screens that let y ou configure paramet ers related to t he router’ s wireless LAN conn ection. Setup The Wireless Setup screen contains th e wireless LAN user settings . T o ch ange the Wirele ss Setup: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home sc[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-32 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 The Apply button will tempor arily sav e these settings. T o make the change permanent, click on T ools (at the top of th e page) and select System Commands . At the System Commands pa ge, clic k on Sav e All. Then turn off and turn on the router to put the settings into eff ect. Channel[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-33 Conf iguration The Wireless Configur ation screen contains th e wireless LAN opera tional settings . Do not change an ything on the Wireless Configu ration screen unless y ou are so directed b y your ISP . T o view the Wireless Configur ation setting s: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home scree[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-34 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Figure 3-28. W ireless Security Scr een 3. Select a security type: — None. An yone can connect to the wire less LAN. — WEP (Wired Equiv alent Privac y). Users of the wireless LAN m ust supply an encryption ke y , as defined on this screen. If an Auth entication T ype of Shared is se [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-35 the address of the RADIUS server , the P or t, the shared Secret , and the Interval in seconds at which auth entication must be repeated. Figure 3-30. Wir eless Security 802.11x Screen — WP A (Wi-Fi Protected Access). For WP A you can specify a RADIUS ser ver (as with 802.1x, abov e) o[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-36 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Management The Wireless Management screen allows y o u to control access, displa y clients, and establish m ultiple SSIDs. T o use Wire less Mana gement: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on the Wireless tab . 2. F rom the Wireless menu, clic k on Management. The Wire less Manag[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-37 — Associated Stations – T o display wire less clients curren tly connected to the router. Figure 3-33. Wir eless Management Associated Stations Screen — Multiple SSIDs – T o cause the router to adv er tise the wireless LAN using more than one Service Set IDentifier (SSID). Figure[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-38 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 To o l s The T ools tab provides access to system com mands and functions. Figure 3-35. T ools Screen System Commands T o make changes p er manent, clic k on T ools (at the top of the page) and sele ct System Commands . The f ollowing co mmands are used to configure th e router:  Sav [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-39 Figure 3-36. System Commands Remote Log The remote log f eature fo rwards all logged inf or mation to a remote PC . The type of inf ormation forw arded to the remote PC depends upon the log le vel. Each log message is assigned a se verity le v el, which indicates ho w seriously the trigg[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-40 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 T o forward logging information: Procedur e 1. Click on T ools and select Remote Log. 2. Select a Log Le vel from the d rop-down list. 3. T ype the IP address of the remot e logging destination an d click on Add. 4. Click on Apply . T o make the change per manent, click on T ools (at the[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-41 If you f orget your password, you can press a nd hold the reset to factory defaults button f or 10 s econds. The r outer will be reset to its f a ctor y default configur ation and all custom configurations will be lost. Figure 3-38. User Management Update Gateway Y ou can remotely upgr a[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-42 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Figure 3-39. Update Gateway Ping T est Once y ou hav e your rou ter configured, it is a good idea to mak e sure you can ping the network. If you ha ve y our PC connected to the router via the def ault DHCP configuratio n, you should be able to ping the network address 192. 168.1.2. If y [...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-43 Figure 3-40. Ping T est Modem T est The Modem T est is used to ch eck whether your router is proper ly connec ted to the W AN Network by running O AM F4 and F5 end-to-e nd and segment test s. The te st ma y take a f ew seconds to complete. T o perform th e test, select your connection fr[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-44 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Status The Statu s section allo ws you to view th e Status/Statistics of diff erent connections and interf aces:  Network Statistics – Select to vie w the Statistics of the Ethernet and DSL interf aces, as shown in F igure 3-42 . Figure 3-42. Network Statistics  Connection Status[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-45  Product Inf or mation – Select to vie w the router's drive r and run-time inf or mation, as shown in Figure 3-44 . Figure 3-44. Product Inf ormation  System Log – Select to vie w all logged inf or mation. Depending upon the se verity le vel, this logged inf or mation w il[...]

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    3. Using the Web Interface 3-46 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 4-1 4 T r oubleshooting The Router Is Not Functional 1. Chec k to see that the po wer LED is green and th an the network cabl es are installed correctly . Refer to Co nnecting the Hardw are in Chapter 2, Hardware Installation and PC Setup for more details. 2. Chec k to see that the LAN and ST A TUS LEDs are green. 3. C[...]

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    4. Troubleshooting 4-2 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 PC , type ipconfig /all (or winipcfg /a ll on Windows 95, 98, or ME) at a command prompt to determine the IP address of y our network adapter . Mak e sure that it is within the sa me 192.168.1.x subnet. Y our PC's subnet mask must match th e router's subnet mask. The route r has a def a[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 A-1 A T erminology What is a Fir ewall? A fire wall is protection betw een the Internet and your local netw ork. It acts as the fire wall in y our car does , protecting the int erior of the car from the engine . Y our car's firew all has very small opening that allow desired connections f rom the engine into the c[...]

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    A. Terminology A-2 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 Y our machine isn't really directly connected to the Int er net, and it really has an internal local network address . When you pro vide the server 's network address to others , you actu ally provide the add ress of the router . The rout er fa kes the connection to your machine. Y ou shoul[...]

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    6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 IN-1 Index A About This Guide, v Access Control, 3-30 ADSL, 1-1 ADSL2+, 1-1 Advanced, 3-18 Advanced F eatures, 3 -18 Assigning IP Address using DHCP, 2-3 B Back Panel, 1-2 Bridge, 1-1 Connection, 3-11 Filters, 3-23 Bridge Filters, 3-23 Bridged Connection, 3-11 C Cables Installing, 2-1 CE Marking, B Changing IP address,[...]

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    Index IN-2 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00 L LAN Clients, 3-22 Configuring, 3-14 Connection, 3-3 LED, 1-3 ports, connecting, 2-1 LED Blinking in a Sequential Pattern, 4-2 Description, 1-2 Link, 1-2 Status L ED continues to blink, 4-2 Link LED, 1 -2 Local Area Network Connecti on, 3-3 Logging In, 3 -1 Logging Out, 3-30 M Modem Setup, 3-13 Test, 3-43 M[...]

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    Index 6218-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 IN-3 User Management, 3-40 Username, 3-1 V VLAN, 3-22 W WAN Configuring, 3-4 Connection, 3-3 Warranty, Sales, Service, and Training Information , A Web filters, 3-25 Web Interface, using, 3 -1 Wide Area Network Connection, 3-3 Windows 2000, 2-5 95, 98, 2-7 ME, 2 -6 NT 4.0, 2-8 XP, 2-3[...]

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    Index IN-4 February 2005 6218-A2-GB20-00[...]