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D-Link Co.,_______________________________________________________________________ FAQ
D-Link Router Family Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Part I:
General Product Overview Questions
1.
What is the Router product family?
The Router family of products are a set of multiprotocol remote
access routers that deliver a feature-rich, reliable, and secure
interconnection between your LAN and the remote network such as
Internet or Corporate network via ISDN.
unique features make the interconnection flexible and easy to
upgrade.
Router supports IP routing, IPX routing, and
Transparent Bridging.
Router can be managed via either RS-232 or Telnet.
driven System Management Terminal provides an easy-to-use
interface.
2.
What ISDN switches and B Channel protocols are supported by the
Router?
The Router supports the following ISDN switches:
European switches:
DSS1 (also used in other countries)
1TR6
North American switches:
AT&T: NI1, Point-to-Point, Point to Multipoint
Northern Telecom DMS100: NI1, Custom
The Router supports the PPP protocol in the B channels.
3.
What are some of the major applications for the Router?
Some of the major applications of the Router include:
Internet Access
The Router can be set up to access the Internet in 15 minutes.
In addition, the Router provides an economic way for small office
to connect to Internet (see Subject 8 for Internet Single User
Account).
LAN-to-LAN Connection
The Router can dial to or answer calls from another remote access
router connected to a different network.
TCP/IP, Novell IPX routing and has the capability to bridge any
Ethernet protocol.
Telecommuting Server
The Router allows remote users to dial-in and gain access to your
LAN.
This feature enables users that have workstations with
remote access capabilities, e.g., Windows 95, to access the
network resources without physically being in the office.
4.
What are the benefits of the Router over other vendors'
products?
It supports Ethernet, ISDN, and POTS port.
The Router product's
Its menu-
The Router supports
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  • Page 1 Some of the major applications of the Router include: Internet Access The Router can be set up to access the Internet in 15 minutes. In addition, the Router provides an economic way for small office to connect to Internet (see Subject 8 for Internet Single User Account).
  • Page 2 To initially configure your Router, you need to have an RS-232 cable and a communications program on your computer. In order to access the WAN (Wide Area Network) on the Router's ISDN connection, you need to have a Ethernet connection in your computer.
  • Page 3 Set the modem on the ‘local’ end to IGNORE DTR Set the modem on the ‘local’ end to Auto Answer (ATS0=1) Set the Router Port Speed (menu 24.2) to be 19200 if the ‘local’ modem is a 14.4K, and 38400 if it is faster ( 28.8K+)
  • Page 4 D-Link Co.,_______________________________________________________________________ FAQ b. Allow ICMP (including PING) Menu 21.1.2 - TCP/IP Filter Rule Filter #: 1,2 Filter Type= TCP/IP Filter Rule Active= Yes IP Protocol= 1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Destination: Source: TCP Estab= N/A More= No Action Matched= Forward ^^^^^^^^ Action Not Matched= Check Next Rule c.
  • Page 5 D-Link Co.,_______________________________________________________________________ FAQ Active= Yes IP Protocol= 6 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Destination: Source: TCP Estab= No More= No Action Matched= Forward ^^^^^^^ Action Not Matched= Drop <== This is IMPORTANT!! ^^^^ e. The Menu 21.1 will look like Menu 21.1 - Filter Rules Summary...
  • Page 6 Other PPP Packages The Router is compatible with many other PPP packages running in various platforms such as Windows 3.1x, Mac, Unix. Please check with D-Link on the compatibility list. How do I configure my Router for my applications? Internet Access...
  • Page 7 O--| |---[Router]---------(ISP) O--| The Router allows multiple hosts on the LAN (My-net) to share a single IP address in the Internet. by your ISP and is indicated in the above diagram by ‘B’. that the IP addresses on ‘My-net’ are hidden from the ISP and the rest of the Internet.
  • Page 8 Set IP Address to an address on ‘My-net’ (A). In Menu 11.1: Set Route to ‘IP’. Set Rem IP Addr to the IP address of the remote ISDN router (B). Select ‘Yes’ to editing the IP options. In Menu 11.3: Set Rem Subnet Mask to the subnet mask for the remote network.
  • Page 9 |---[Router]-----------[ISDN Router]---| O--| ^ NetWare Client The Router can place calls to a remote ISDN router to negotiate IPX routing. on the LAN (My-net) will have access to the IPX NetWare server and other network resources available on ‘Rem-net’ and vice versa.
  • Page 10 O--| ^ NetWare Server = Server_1 Net number = 111 The Router can place calls to a remote ISDN router to negotiate IPX routing. on the LAN (My-net) will have access to the IPX NetWare server on their own network.
  • Page 11 O--| |---[Router]-----------[ISDN Router]---| O--| NetWare Server The Router can accept calls from a remote router to Bridge IPX packets. remote network (Rem-net) will have access to the IPX network resources available on ‘My-net’. In Menu 1: Set Bridge to ‘Yes’.
  • Page 12 Set Dial-in User to ‘Yes’ if the remote station will provide its own IP address (C). Set IP Pool to ‘Yes’ if you want the Router to assign an IP address to the remote station. In this configuration, the stations on Win 95/NT Otherwise, set to ‘No’.
  • Page 13 IPX network resources available on ‘My-net’. are two ways to set the external network number for the remote station. It can be set provided by the Router from a pool, or it can be generated randomly. In Menu 1: Set Route IPX to ‘Yes’.
  • Page 14 In Menu 14.1: Set User Name to be the login name for the remote station. Set Passwd to be the password for the remote station. How do I configure my Router to work with other devices? Cisco Router My-net O--|...
  • Page 15 In the case of a workstation calling in using an ISDN TA, the Router is able to assign the IP address because it is the workstation that is doing the actual PPP/IPCP negotiation. How can I prevent incoming telnet sessions to my Router? The Router has implemented a telnet password, which must be entered before a telnet session is established.
  • Page 16 Once this has been configured, the default route should be stored correctly. How do I setup the Router to make MP calls? By default, the Router is set to only make single link calls (using 1 B-channel). call by setting some parameters for that Remote Node.
  • Page 17 D-Link Co.,_______________________________________________________________________ FAQ get to the Remote Node configuration screen, select ‘Yes’ to Edit the PPP options. There are two ways to setup the MP call: Set Base Trans Rate to ‘128’. channels every time the call is placed. Set Base Trans Rate to ‘64’ and Max Trans Rate to ‘128’.
  • Page 18 More= No Action Matched= Drop Action Not Matched= Forward Part III: Troubleshooting Questions My connection won’t stay down. The Router comes with several pre-defined call filters designed Source: IP Addr= 0.0.0.0 IP Mask= 0.0.0.0 Port #= 137 Port # Comp= Equal...
  • Page 19 The Router uses the IP address as another form of authentication, so if the address supplied by the remote node does not match the address the Router is expecting, the call will be dropped. Why does my screen keep blanking out?
  • Page 20 If you want the remote device to dynamically assign an IP to the Router, then you need to turn on the Single User Account feature, and leave the IP Addr field blank or filled with 0.0.0.0.
  • Page 21 IP pool) Why? The reason for this is very simple, the stations on the LAN side of Router do not have a route back to Remote dial-in user. To fix this: A. If you can turn on RIP to 'both' in Menu3.2, then Router will send out RIP for the route to the dial-in user.
  • Page 22 The design goal of D-Link’s SUA is to minimize the Internet access cost in a small office environment by using a single IP address to represent the multiple hosts inside.
  • Page 23 How do I use the Syslog feature to account for my calls? The Router can be configured to send UNIX syslogs to a host on the LAN that runs a syslog daemon (most UNIX systems will do).
  • Page 24 If these are correct, then you need to turn on the protocol analyzer to analyze the ISDN traces. need to be connected to the Router via the RS-232 cable with the terminal mode set to ANSI. PgUP and PgDn keys.
  • Page 25 (to the hub). Go to menu 3.2 and check that the Router is on the same network/subnet as the other stations on the network. Go to CI (menu 24.8) >...
  • Page 26 In addition to supporting the objects defined in the standard RFC MIBs, the Router also supports objects defined in the D-Link-specific MIB which can be found in D-Link’s ftp site. How do I use Menu 24.1 in the SMT? Menu 24.1 displays some very useful sytem status information.
  • Page 27 Win95, this is a call failure, and Win95 will not reach to a state to wait for callback. Can I use the Router CLID callback feature to call back to a remote node? Yes, you can configure CLID callback to a remote node by setting the following parameters: .
  • Page 28 D-Link Co.,_______________________________________________________________________ FAQ CLU is the current line utilization. total bandwidth being used. ALU is the average line utilization. average bandwidth used. The calculation of these values depends on rather the link is to a remote node or dial in user.
  • Page 29 - Connect a Router to the same LAN as the NetWare server - In the Router, go to menu 24.8 (Command Interpreter mode) - Check the internal SAP information by issuing the command, ‘ipx sap status’...