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  • Page 1

    Web Interface User Guide Allied Telesyn AT - AR256E 4 - Port ADSL Router Rev . 1.0[...]

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    - 2 - 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................ 4 1.1 Main Features ...................................................................................................... 4 2. Your Gateway at a Glance ..............................................................[...]

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    - 3 - 5.2 I Can’t Connect To The ADSL Router. ............................................................ 32 5.3 The DSL Link LED Continues To Blink But Does Not Stop ........................... 32 5.4 The DSL Link LED Is Always Off ................................................................... 33 6. ADSL Router Terms ......................[...]

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    - 4 - 1. I ntroduction The AT - AR256E 4 - Port ADSL Router is the perfect high speed WAN bridge/ro uter. This full - featured product is specifically designed to connect to the Internet , and directly connect to your local are a network via high speed 10/100 Mbps Ethernet. The ADSL r outer also has full NAT firewall and DMZ services to block unwan[...]

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    - 5 - Management Support • Web Based HTTP management GUI • TFTP/ FTP Support for Firmware Upgrade • Web Based Firmware Upgrade (Local) • Soft Factory Reset Button via Web GUI • Telnet/CLI (Read Only) • Syslog Support • Firmware upgradeable for future feature enhancement Security Support • NAT for basic Firewall support • Packet Fi[...]

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    - 6 - 2. Your Gateway at a G lance The AT - AR256E 4 - Port ADSL Router has several ports and LEDs. Let’s take a look at them. 2.1 Ports and B uttons Reset to Factory Defaults: The reset to fact ory defa ults feature will set the ADSL r outer back to its factory default configuration. If you had forgotten the login password, you may need to place[...]

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    - 7 - 3. Installing Y our ADSL Router 1 . Locate an optimum loca tion for the ADSL router. 2. For connections to the Ethernet and DSL interfaces, please refer to the Quick Installation Guide . 3. Connect the p ower a dapter. Depending on the type of network, you may want to connect the power adapter to an U ninterruptible Power S upply (UPS) . Only[...]

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    - 8 - 4. Setting Up Y our ADSL Router This section wi ll guide you through the ADSL r outer’s configuration. The ADSL r outer is shipped with a standard PPP configuration. 4.1 Log into Y our ADSL Router To configure the ADSL router, launch your web browser. You may get an error message at this point; th is is normal. Do not panic! Type the defaul[...]

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    - 9 - The Quick Start page is meant for basic users who only require easy an d seamless connectivity to the I nternet , without worrying about any other advance configuration setting. For more advanced setup, please proceed to the next section. Important: After clicking on Connect, please be sure to “Sa ve Settings” to register the username / p[...]

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    - 10 - Figure 3 (Setup page) 4.3.1 Wide Area Network C onnection On the other side of the ADSL r outer is where your Wide Area Network (WAN) connection; also referred to as a broadband connection. This WAN connection is different for every WAN provider . Most of the configuration you wil l perform will be in this area. 4.3.2 Local Area Network C on[...]

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    - 11 - Since m ultiple users can use the ADSL router, the ADSL router can simultaneously support multiple connection types; hence, the user must set up different profiles for each connection. The ADSL r outer supports the following protocols: • DHCP • RFC2364 / PPPoA • RFC2516 / PPPoE • Static • Bridged • RFC1577 / CLIP . 4.4.1 New Conn[...]

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    - 12 - To complete the con nection , you must now click the A pply button. The A pply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent, you need to click on Save Settings . At the system commands page, click on Save All . 4.4.1.2 PPPoA Connection Setup PPPoA is also known as RFC 2364. It is a method of encapsulating PPP pa[...]

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    - 13 - Figure 5 (PPPoA Connection Setup) To co mplete the con nection , you must now click the A pply button. The A pply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent , you need to click on Save Setting s (at the side of the page). At the system commands page, click on Save Al l . 4.4.1.3 PPPoE Connection Setup PPPoE is[...]

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    - 14 - e. Keep Alive: When on - demand option is not enable d , this value specifies the time to wait without being conne cted to your provider before terminating the connection. To ensure that the link is always active, enter a 0 in this field. f. Set Route: Specify this connection as the default route. g. MRU: Maximum Receive Unit the A DSL conne[...]

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    - 15 - using 0,100 . Also s elect the Quality of Service (Qo S); leave the default value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information. If yo ur A DS L is connected and your A DSL Provider /I S P is supporting DHCP, you can click the renew button and the gateway will retrieve an IP address, Subnet mask, and Gateway address. At anyti[...]

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    - 16 - Based upon the information your A DSL Provider /ISP provided, enter your assigned IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway (if provided ), and Domain Name Service (DNS) values (if provided). For the static configuration, you can also select a bridge connection or a routed connection. Since static IP addre ss is typically used to host web ser[...]

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    - 17 - Figure 9 (CLIP Connection Setup) To complete the connection , you must now click the A pply button. The A pply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent , you need to click on Save Settings (at the side of the page). At the system commands page, click on Save All . 4.4.2 Modify an Existing Connection To modif[...]

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    - 18 - 4.5.1 Enable/Disable DHCP To enable or disable DHCP, c lick setup. Under LAN Setup, select DHCP Configuration . This will bring up the page shown in Figure 10 . The Start IP Address is where the DHCP server starts issuing IP addresses. This value mu st be greater than the ADSL r outer IP address value. For example , if the ADSL r outer ’s [...]

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    - 19 - Figure 11 (Example of a DHCP Relay configuration) By turning off the DHCP server and relay , the network administrator must carefully configure the IP address, Subnet Mask and DNS s ettings of every computer on your network. Do not assign the same IP address to more than one computer , and the ADSL r outer must be on the same subnet as all t[...]

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    - 20 - Figure 12 (Management IP ) The A pply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent , you need to click on Save Settings (at the side of the page). At the system commands page, click on Save All . 4.5.3 Firewall/NAT Services You can enable or disable Firewall and NAT when you are creating a new Connection. By def[...]

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    - 21 - To enable UPnP, you must first ha ve a WA N connection configured. Once the WAN connection is configured, click Advanced and under Advanced , select UPnP . This will bring up the page shown in Figure 13 . You must enable UPnP and then select which connection will utili s e UPnP. In this case , the PPPoA connection is enabled. Figure 13 ( UPn[...]

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    - 22 - For example, if you want to host a Net M eeting session, fro m the Home page , click Advanced and under Advanced , select Port Forwarding . First select the IP address for your Net M eeting server. Next , select the Audio/Video category and add Net M eeting to the applied rules box. To view the management rules, highligh t Net M eeting and s[...]

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    - 23 - Figure 14 (Access Control) The A pply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent , you need to click on Save Settings (at the side of the page). At the system commands page, click on Save All . 4.6.3.1 DMZ C onfiguration Setting a computer (on your local network) as a DMZ forwards any network traffic that is n[...]

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    - 24 - 4.6.3.4 Enable Incoming ICMP Ping Enabling the Incoming Internet Contr ol Message Protocol (ICMP) Ping will allow Echo requests to come into the gateway. The gateway will respond with a ICMP Echo response message. The option allows the A DSL P rovider or ISP to determine the following: a. The status of the network. b. Tracking and isolating [...]

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    - 25 - the “Apply” button. The “Select All” select box can also be used to delete the entire filter rule. It provides a quick method of selecting all filter rules for deletion. The “Enable MAC Filters” button allow s the user to enable or disable MAC filtering. It can be set/unset during any add/edit/delete operation. It can also be set[...]

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    - 26 - b. There are no restrictions on a host's location. c. There are no restrictions on the number of members that may belong to a host group. d. A host may belong to mult iple host groups. e. Non - group members may send U DP datagrams to the host group. Multicasting is usef ul when data needs to be sent to more than one other device. For i[...]

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    - 27 - Mask is 255.255.255.0. The Gateway IP address should be the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Gateway and the remote network or host. The Hop Count determines the maximum number of steps between network nodes that data packets will travel. A node is any device on the network (such as a router or switch) . T[...]

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    - 28 - in RIP v2 format using subnet broadcasting. If R IP v1 C ompatible is selected, routing data will be sent in RIP v2 format u sing multicasting. To enable Dynamic Routing, click Advanced and under Advanced, select Dynamic Routing. Figure 18 illustrates a typical Dynamic Route . Figure 18 (Dynamic Routing) The A pply button will temporarily sa[...]

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    - 29 - 4.7.2 User Management You can change the ADSL r outer’s username and password by clicking on User Management. From here you can change the login name and password. You can also change the idle timeout; you will need to log back onto the ADSL r o uter once the timeout expires. If you forget your password, you can press and hold the reset to[...]

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    - 30 - 4.7.4 Ping Test Once you have the ADSL r outer configured, it is a good idea to make sure you can ping the network. You can get to the Ping page under the Tools title, by clicking on Ping Test. Type the target address that you wa nt to ping. If you have your computer connected to the ADSL r out er via the default DHCP configuration, you shou[...]

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    - 31 - 4.8.2 Connection Status Select to view the Status of different connections. 4.8.3 DHCP Clients Select to view the list of DHCP clients. 4.8.4 Modem Status Select to view the Status and Statisti cs of your broadband ( A DSL) connection. 4.8.5 Product Information You can display the ADSL r outer’s driver and runtime information by going unde[...]

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    - 32 - 5. Appendix A: Troubleshooting Below is a list of commonly asked questions. Before calling technical support, please look through these issues to see if they help to solve you r problem. 5.1 The ADSL R outer I s N ot F unction al 1. Check to see that the power LED is green an d the network cables are connected correctly. Refer to the Quick I[...]

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    - 33 - 5.4 The DSL Link LED Is A lways O ff 1. Make sure you have a A DSL service. You should get some kind of information from your ISP that states that the A DSL service is enabled . You can usually tell if the serv ice is enable d by listening to the phone line; you will hear some high - pitched noise. If you do not hear high - pitched noise, co[...]

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    - 34 - 6. ADSL R outer T erms What Is A F irewall? A firewall is a protection between the Internet and your local network. It acts similarly to the firewall in your car, protecting the interior of the car from the engine. Your car's firewall has very small opening that allow desired connections from the engine into the cabin (gas pedal connect[...]

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    - 35 - or other network device where to send data if the target station does not resi de on the same subnet as the source. If your machine can reach all stations on the same subnet (usually a building or a sector within a building) but cannot communicate outside of this area, it is usually because of an incorrectly configured default gatew ay.[...]