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Black Box DSL LAN Extender 200 User Manual

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March 2002
LR0060A-R2
DSL LAN
Extender 200
To order or for technical support: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 800-321-0746
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Technical support and fax orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
SUPPORT
Phone orders 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday; Saturday 8 to 4 (Eastern)
INFORMATION
Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018
Web site: http://www.blackbox.com
E-mail: info@blackbox.com

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  • Page 1 Technical support and fax orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week SUPPORT Phone orders 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday; Saturday 8 to 4 (Eastern) INFORMATION Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: http://www.blackbox.com E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Phone: 724-746-5500 Fax: 800-321-0746 www.blackbox.com URL: info@blackbox.com EMAIL: Notice: Black Box ® is a registered trademark of Black Box Corporation. All other company or product names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication.
  • Page 4 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide 8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro servicio deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado. 9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una cama, sofá, alfombra o superficie similar puede...
  • Page 5 1. Immediately upon unpacking the DSL LAN Extender device, inspect for external damage. If the unit has been damaged in any way, do not attempt to operate it and contact Black Box Corporation immediately. Do not connect the supplied power adapter to a power source if the cord or the plug of the adapter is frayed or split.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Table of Contents INTRODUCTION..................................1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...............................1 QUICK START....................................3 INSTALLATION...................................4 Connections..................................4 Telephone Wire Requirements ............................5 Installation Diagram................................ 5 FRONT PANEL INDICATORS ...............................6 Power On ................................... 6 Self-test....................................6 LED Indication................................. 6 CONFIGURING AND MONITORING A DSL LAN EXTENDER ................7 Accessing System................................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    BER without repeaters, up to 5.5 miles/8.8 Km. Featuring a compact design for easy installation and combining its high-speed symmetrical rate and longer local loop reach, a DSL LAN Extender 200 is an ideal solution for campus networks, remote LAN interconnection and high-speed Internet access for businesses and consumers.
  • Page 8 Support for the following protocols: ARP, DHCP, ICMP, IP, NAT, RIP-1, RIP-2, SNMP, TCP, UDP, telnet and TFTP. Package Contents The list below shows what is included in your DSL LAN Extender 200 package. • 1 DSL LAN Extender 200 device •...

  • Page 9: Quick Start

    It is intended for users with network experience who don’t need the detailed instructions in this user’s guide to set up and configure the DSL LAN Extender 200. You must perform the steps below for both the DSL LAN Extender CO and CP devices.

  • Page 10: Installation

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide INSTALLATION To install your DSL LAN Extender 200 devices, you need to use the following cable connection for each device: • Supplied power supply • 10Base-T cable • DSL telephone cable • Serial cable – you only need to connect a serial cable if you want to configure the DSL LAN Extender device via a serial port connection.

  • Page 11: Telephone Wire Requirements

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Telephone Wire Requirements The telephone circuits recommended for the DSL LAN Extender 200 are commonly known as Dry Line, Dry Pair, Raw Copper Line, or Alarm Circuit. Now, it is often referred as DSL Line or ADSL Line.

  • Page 12: Front Panel Indicators

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide FRONT PANEL INDICATORS Power On Check all connections before plugging in the power jack from the supplied power adapter. Then attach the adapter to the wall outlet or other AC source. Be sure the AC voltage is correct for the AC power source of 100V - 240VAC at 47 - 63Hz.

  • Page 13: Configuring And Monitoring A Dsl Lan Extender

    • CONSOLE PORT – The console port is located at the rear panel of Black Box’s DSL LAN Extender. Console connection is through an RS-232 DB9 cable to the terminal/computer’s serial COM 1 or 2 port. Users may choose to use any terminal emulation software (PROCOMM Plus is recommended).

  • Page 14: System Information

    The next four lines display the currently assigned Ethernet Address, the IP Address, serial number and hardware version number, respectively. The ninth line displays the Firmware Version. You should check the Black Box Web site (www.blackbox.com) to see if this is the latest version. If not, you should upgrade your firmware.

  • Page 15: Dsl Status/Configuration

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Example of Sub-Menu # 2: Traffic Statistics ===== Traffic Statistics ===== . Ethernet Packets Received : . Ethernet Packets Sent . Ethernet Tx+Rx Errors . DSL Line Packets Received : . DSL Line Packets Sent .

  • Page 16: Network Mode Configuration

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Network Mode Configuration The Network Mode Configuration screen allows the user to change a variety of functions. The user can enable either or both Bridging and RIP functions. The user can change the devices main IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.

  • Page 17: Defining The Device Ip Address And Subnet Mask

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide To configure the DSL LAN Extender without using a serial port, please see Appendix D. Note: The above tables show the configuration of Case F in Appendix C. (The DSL LAN Extender CP is NAT enabled, with some using private IP and some using public IP).
  • Page 18 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide NOTE:To turn off bandwidth control in both directions, specify 0 for both the Bandwidth Limit, Outbound and Inbound fields. To turn off bandwidth control in either the outbound or inbound direction, specify 0 for the Outbound or Inbound field, depending on the direction you want.

  • Page 19: Dhcp Status/Configuration

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Settings for E-mail and HTTP/FTP Server When the NAT option is turned on, only the DSL LAN Extender CP device’s main IP address is presented to the outside world. If you have an E-mail or HTTP/FTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol/File Transfer Protocol) server connected to a DSL LAN Extender CP device, this anonymity prevents computers outside the local network from accessing the information on this server.
  • Page 20 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide NOTE:The DHCP server feature is most commonly used when the DSL LAN Extender CP device is configured as an Internet access gateway, although you can use it when the DSL LAN Extender CP is configured for another mode.
  • Page 21 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide DHCP Lease Time Specify the amount of time you want the IP information assigned by the DSL LAN Extender CP device to remain in effect for the DHCP clients. This feature lets you build in an automatic termination date for DHCP-assigned IP information.
  • Page 22 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide 3. Click the Release button. 4. Click the Renew button. Click OK. Exit from the MS-DOS Prompt window. Viewing DHCP Lease Status Information and Deleting Clients You can check the status of the DHCP clients that receive their IP information from the DSL LAN Extender CP device.

  • Page 23: Snmp Configuration

    MIB files and how to install them: • In an effort to continually improve our products, Black Box will update the DSL LAN Extender MIB files and post the updated MIB files on the Black Box Web site (www.blackbox.com). Check the Web site to see if any new MIBs are available.
  • Page 24 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide ===== SNMP Configuration ===== Figure 1 SNMP Status/Configuration screen . Limit Access to SNMP Hosts: . Communities (16 bytes max.) |---No.------Communities-----------Read--------------Write------| |public |-Total:1 -----------------------------------------------------| . SNMP Management Hosts |---No.--------Host Name---------Community------------IP--------| | sysadmin secured | 201.100.100.
  • Page 25 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide 2. Press the <Up/Down> arrow keys to move the cursor beside the table you want to change. For example, if you want to modify information in the Communities table, move the cursor beside the Communities title.
  • Page 26 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Defining Communities Information You need to define the communities to which the DSL LAN Extender device belongs. You can assign the device to up to four communities. The community information determines which hosts on the network are allowed to do the following: •...
  • Page 27 • Supports standard MIB-II MIBs, as defined in RFC 1213. • Supports two Black Box private MIBs: blackbox.mib and extender.mib. These features are described below. Standard MIB Support The MIB-II groups the DSL LAN Extender devices support are summarized below.
  • Page 28 M -34: Manchester 34-pin V.35 interface Black Box Private MIBs Black Box provides two private MIBs for the DSL LAN Extender devices: a Black Box system MIB (blackbox.mib) and a Black Box DSL LAN Extender MIB (extender.mib). You can find the most current information about the MIBs in the MIB files themselves. Just use a text editor to open them and then read the information about the MIBs.
  • Page 29 The DSL LAN Extender 800 and 850 models have two boards each, whereas the DSL LAN Extender 200 model has only one board per device.

  • Page 30: Bridge Filtering

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Bridge Filtering Bridge Filter provides user access control through the DSL LAN Extender. User needs to manually generate a table of MAC Addresses. These MAC Addresses are from the machine at the end user. Once the MAC Addresses table is generated, it can be used for blocking or forwarding function.
  • Page 31 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide ===== Software Upgrade ===== ------------------------------- WARNING!!! No cancellation permitted once the download begins ------------------------------- INSTRUCTIONS: .Set file transfer protocol to YMODEM .Disable hardware handshaking .Select download/send file Keep pressing 'Esc' 10 seconds to exit CCC.........
  • Page 32 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide The success of the download can also be seen from the result of the TFTP command, showing the command executed successfully and actual time it took. If, on the other hand, the TFTP was finished with a “timeout occurred”...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide TROUBLESHOOTING If your DSL LAN Extender device fails to operate properly, follow the troubleshooting procedure listed in Table 1. If the DSL LAN Extender device is still not working, turn off the power and contact Technical Support (see the section entitled Technical Support Information).

  • Page 34: Appendix A: Technical Specifications

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Appendix A: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Table 2: Technical Specifications Items Specifications Line Code MSDSL (CAP 8 - CAP 256) Serial Payload (Full-duplex) 128 Kbps to 2.304 Mbps Baud Rate 72 to 386.6 Kbps Symbol Rate...

  • Page 35: Appendix B: Port Pin Layouts

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Appendix B: Port Pin Layouts Console (RS-232) Port Pin Layout DB-9 PIN Direction PIN Assignment OUTPUT INPUT ⇔ Signal /Common Ground 10Base-T (RJ-45) Port Pin Layout RJ-45 PIN Direction PIN Assignment OUTPUT TXD+ OUTPUT...

  • Page 36: Appendix C: Dsl Lan Extender Routing Models

    The CO device and CP device are connected by a regular telephone line running xDSL signals, which carries packets between these two devices with bit rates up to 2.3Mbps (DSL LAN Extender 200) or 7.1Mbps (DSL LAN Extender 800/850). Even though the distance can be as long as 4 or 5 miles, this link is a dedicated link between two routers (DSL LAN Extender CO and DSL LAN Extender CP in this case).
  • Page 37 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Default Behavior Since all the three parameters are optional, when all of them are turned off, the device is a simple IP router that works in the following way: - Configured as CP, it serves as the default gateway for all local machines connected with Ethernet. All the machines configured this way will send packets with destination address outside the local subnet to this device, which in turn, sends them to the CO device via the DSL link.
  • Page 38 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Example of Applications Case (A) Branch Office Connection, no route to outside world Network Structure: Three subnetworks connected using two DSL LAN Extender pairs. (CO_X denotes a DSL LAN Extender configured as CO, CP_X as CP.) Routing Capabilities: Every machine in the chart can talk to any other machine.
  • Page 39 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Case (B) Branch office connection, one uplink to Internet Network Structure: Three subnetworks connected using two DSL LAN Extender pairs. (CO_X denotes a DSL LAN Extender configured as CO, CP_X as CP.) A WAN router serves the connection to the Internet Routing Capabilities: Every machine in the chart can talk to any other machine.
  • Page 40 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Case (C) ISP servicing SOHOs Network Structure: Three subnetworks connected using two DSL LAN Extender pairs. (CO_X denotes a DSL LAN Extender configured as CO, CP_X as CP.) A WAN router serves the connection to the Internet Routing Capabilities: Every machine in the chart can talk to any other machine.
  • Page 41 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Case (D) ISP servicing SOHOs, using DSL LAN Extender as uplink for an area Network Structure: Subnetwork 194.1.1.0 is at area center, where CP_ISP serves as the uplink for 194.1.1.0, 194.1.2.0, and 194.1.3.0. (CO_X denotes a DSL LAN Extender configured as CO, CP_X as CP.) A WAN router at ISP’s POP serves the connection to the Internet...
  • Page 42 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Case (E) DSL LAN Extender CPs NAT enabled, all machines using private IP As shown in the example on next page, the client side computers are all using private IP addresses in subnetwork 192.168.1.0. To the outside world, all machines are using a single IP address, that is the main IP address of the DSL LAN Extender CP, 192.168.1.1.
  • Page 43 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Subnet 192.168.1.0 Internet PC_A1 IP: 192,168.1.11 GW: 192.168.1.1 WAN Router IP: 194.1.1.1 Subnet GW: 0.0.0.0 194.1.1.0 CO_A CP_A, NAT Enabled IP: 194.1.1.2 IP: 194.1.2.1 PC_X1 mask: 255.255.255.248 GW: 194.1.1.1 NAT IP: 192.168.1.1 mask: 255.255.255.0 Mail server: 192.168.1.2...
  • Page 44 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Case (F) DSL LAN Extender CPs NAT enabled, some using private IP, some using public As shown in the example on next page, the client side computers are assigned to two groups: group PC_S using public IP addresses in subnetwork 194.1.2.x;...
  • Page 45 DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Subnet 192.168.1.0 Internet PC_A1 IP: 192,168.1.11 GW: 192.168.1.1 WAN Router IP: 194.1.1.1 Subnet GW: 0.0.0.0 194.1.1.0 CO_A CP_A, NAT Enabled IP: 194.1.1.2 IP: 194.1.2.1 PC_X1 mask: 255.255.255.248 GW: 194.1.1.1 NAT IP: 192.168.1.1 mask: 255.255.255.0 Mail server: 192.168.1.10...

  • Page 46: Appendix D: Initial Use Of Telnet To Access The Dsl Lan Extender Device

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Appendix D: Initial Use of Telnet to Access the DSL LAN Extender Device Below is some information designed to help you connect to a DSL LAN Extender device using the telnet protocol. The information provides the basic steps for setting up a PC on your network to communicate with a DSL LAN Extender device.

  • Page 47: Appendix E: Normal Signal-To-Noise Ratio Tables

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Appendix E: Normal Signal-to-Noise Ratio Tables Normal Signal-to-Noise Ratio Table for 26 AWG wire pair SNR Values at Different Speeds (dB) Distance (ft) 2320 (Kbps) 2060 (Kbps) 1552 (Kbps) 1040 (Kbps) 528 (Kbps) 6000 37.2...

  • Page 48: User's Reference Form

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide User’s Reference Form DSL LAN Extender 200 MSDSL unit connects to ( ) ___________________ Central Office, PC, Network, video encoder/decoder…etc The copper pair’s length between two MSDSL units is: ______(K ft); Impedance: ______Ω System Install Date: _________________...

  • Page 49: Technical Support Information

    DSL LAN Extender 200 User’s Guide Technical Support Information Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence, PA 15055 Technical Support: Phone: 724-746-5500 Fax: 800-321-0746 Email: info@blackbox.com Response within one working day URL: www.blackbox.com– for additional information, diagrams and firmware updates ©...
  • Page 50 © Copyright 2002. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive · Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 · 724-746-5500 · Fax 800-321-0746...

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