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6212 4-Port Router
User's Guide
Document No. 6212-A2-GB22-00
January 2005

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  • Page 1 6212 4-Port Router User’s Guide Document No. 6212-A2-GB22-00 January 2005...
  • Page 2 ADSL/R, Connect to Success, Hotwire Connected, JetFusion, JetVision, MicroBurst, PacketSurfer, Quick Channel, Reverse Gateway, Spectrum Manager, and StormTracker are trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. All other products or services mentioned herein are the trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks of their respective owners. January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...
  • Page 3 The authority to operate this equipment is conditioned by the requirement that no modifications will be made to the equipment unless the changes or modifications are expressly approved by the responsible party. 6212-A2-GB22-00 January 2005...
  • Page 4 If the site has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation of the modem does not disable the alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, consult your Telephone Company or a qualified installer. January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...
  • Page 5 Date of Issue: 14 September 2004 Paradyne Corporation, located at the above address, hereby certifies that the Model Number 6212-AX-XXX (where X may be any numeric character) bearing labeling identification number US:AW2DL04B6382-AX complies with: the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") Rules and Regulations 47 CFR Part 68, the Administrative Council on Terminal Attachments ("ACTA")-adopted technical criteria TIA-968-A, "Telecommunications - Telephone Terminal...
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Definitions ..........Features of the 6212 Router ....... .
  • Page 8 4 Troubleshooting The Router Is Not Functional ....... . You Cannot Connect to the Router ......
  • Page 9 What is a Router? ........
  • Page 10 Contents January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 11: About This Guide

    About This Guide Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide contains detailed information about the 6212-A2 router. It is intended for all users of the router. Document Summary Section Chapter 1, Introduction Chapter 2, Hardware Installation and PC Setup Chapter 3, Using the Web...

  • Page 12: Product-Related Documents

    About This Guide Product-Related Documents Complete documentation for Paradyne products is available online at www.paradyne.com. Select Support → Technical Manuals. To order a paper copy of a Paradyne document, or to speak with a sales representative, please call 1-727-530-2000. January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    (“downstream”) than it does for information going to the Internet from your PC (“upstream”). The Model 6212 is a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem that may be set by you to run in bridge or router mode. Because it is most frequently used as a router, that is how it is referred to in this manual.

  • Page 14: System Requirements

    LAN 1–4 (Local Area Network) port(s): connect to Ethernet network devices, such as a PC, hub, switch, or router. Some routers come with a single LAN connection and some come with four LAN connections. Depending on the device connected, you may need a crossover cable or a straight-through cable.

  • Page 15: Led Description (Front Panel)

    Status LED: The Status LED serves two purposes. If the LED is continuously lit, the DSL interface is successfully connected to a device through the LINE port. If the LED is flickering, it is an indication that the router is training (negotiating the connection to its partner modem).
  • Page 16 1. Introduction January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 17: Hardware Installation And Pc Setup

    2. If you would like to use a phone in the vicinity of the router, connect it to the PHONE jack of the router using the cord that came with your telephone. The router has an internal POTS filter, so you do not need to install one here.
  • Page 18 2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup The supplied power adapter may look different than the one illustrated here. Figure 2-1. Hardware Installation 5. Turn on your PC any other LAN devices, such as hubs or switches. January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 19: Configuring Your Pc's Ip Address

    Your router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1. Assigning an IP Address to your PC Automatically by DHCP To use the router's DHCP feature, click in the radio button labeled “Obtain an IP address automatically” instead of “Use the following IP address” in the following procedures.
  • Page 20 4. Ensure that the check box to the left of the item labeled Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked, and click on Properties. Figure 2-2. Figure 2-3. Network Connections in Windows XP Local Area Connection Properties in Windows XP January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 21: Windows 2000

    The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is displayed with a list of currently installed network components. If the list includes Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), the protocol has already been enabled, in which case you can skip Step 6212-A2-GB22-00 TCP/IP Properties in Windows XP January 2005 2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup...

  • Page 22: Windows Me

    5. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, select Protocol, and then click on Add. 6. Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers box. 7. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the Network Protocols list, and then click on OK. January 2005 Step 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 23: Windows 95

    Network icon. 9. Select the network component labeled TCP/IP, and then click on Properties. If you have multiple TCP/IP listings, select the listing associated with your network card or adapter. 6212-A2-GB22-00 2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup Step January 2005...

  • Page 24: Windows Nt 4.0

    Use the following IP address and type 192.168.1.x (where x is any number between 2 and 254) in the IP Address field. Type 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. 11. Click on OK twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel. Step January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 25: Using The Web Interface

    Using the Web Interface Logging Into Your Router To configure your router, open your web browser. Ignore any error about lacking a connection. Type the default IP address (192.168.1.1) into the Location field of your browser and press the Enter key. The following screen appears.

  • Page 26: Home Page

    Home Page The first screen From this screen you can configure the LAN and WAN connections, configure the router's security, routing, and filtering, access debugging tools, obtain the status of the router, and view the online help. Figure 3-2. The basic layout of the Home page consists of a page selection list across the top of the browser window.

  • Page 27: Wide Area Network Connection

    PCs on your network with Internet addresses. If you connected a PC (rather than a hub or a switch) directly to the router, your LAN consists of that PC. Saving Changes Note that the Apply button temporarily saves changes you make.

  • Page 28: Configuring The Wan

    3. Using the Web Interface Configuring the WAN Before the router will pass any data between the LAN interface and the WAN interface, the WAN side of the router must be configured. Depending upon your ISP, you will need some or all of the information listed below before you can properly configure the WAN: Your DSL line’s Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI)

  • Page 29: New Connection

    New Connection A new connection is basically a virtual connection. Your router can support up to 8 different virtual connections. If you have multiple different virtual connections, you may need to utilize the static and dynamic routing capabilities of the router to pass data correctly.
  • Page 30 PPP MTU by changing TCP Maximum Segment Size to the PPP MTU. Debug - Enables PPPoE connection debugging facilities. Debugging is talked about later. PPP Unnumbered – Specifies that the calling and answering routers will not request IP addresses. Figure 3-4. PPPoE Connection Setup January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 31: Pppoa Connection Setup

    LLC and VC are two different methods of encapsulating the PPP packet. Contact your ISP to make sure which encapsulation is being supported. By selecting PPPoA, you are forcing your router to act as the termination point for the PPPoA connection. This frees up your PC resources and allows multiple users to utilize the PPPoA connection.
  • Page 32 PPP Unnumbered – Specifies that the calling and answering routers will not request IP addresses. Figure 3-5. To complete the connection you must now click the Apply button. The Apply button will temporarily save this connection. To make the change permanent, click on PPPoA Connection Setup January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 33: Static Connection Setup

    6. Select or enter a VPI and VCI (as supplied by your DSL service provider or your ISP), or click in Auto PVC. (Auto PVC causes the router to perform automatic VPI/VCI detection as defined in DSL forum TR-068.) For VLAN, specify a VLAN ID and priority.

  • Page 34: Dhcp Connection Setup

    5. Select or enter a VPI and VCI (as supplied by your DSL service provider or your ISP), or click in Auto PVC. (Auto PVC causes the router to perform automatic VPI/VCI detection as defined in DSL forum TR-068.) For VLAN, specify a VLAN ID and priority.

  • Page 35: Bridged Connection

    Commands page, click on Save All. Bridged Connection A pure bridged connection does not assign an IP address to the WAN interface. This connection method makes the router act as a hub that passes packets across the WAN interface to the LAN interface. 6212-A2-GB22-00...
  • Page 36 3. Using the Web Interface To configure the router as a bridge: Procedure 1. From the Home page, click on Setup and then click on New Connection. The default PPPoE connection setup is displayed. 2. At the Type field select Bridge from the drop-down list. The Bridge connection setup page is displayed (see 3.

  • Page 37: Modify An Existing Connection

    2. Under WAN Setup, select Modem. This will bring up the Modem Setup screen. Leave the default value if your ISP did not provide this information. For most cases, this screen should not be modified. Figure 3-9. 6212-A2-GB22-00 Modem Setup January 2005 3. Using the Web Interface...

  • Page 38: Configuring The Lan

    DHCP server running on your network, do not enable a second DHCP server. To enable DHCP: Procedure 1. From the Home screen, click on Setup. 2. Under LAN Setup, select LAN Configuration. The LAN Group 1 Configuration screen appears. Figure 3-10. LAN Group 1 Configuration 3-14 January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 39: Changing The Router's Ip Address

    If the DHCP server and relay are turned off, you must configure the IP address, subnet mask and DNS settings of every computer on your network. Do not assign the same IP address to more than one computer. Your router must be on the same subnet as the computers.

  • Page 40: Ethernet Switch

    The Apply button will temporarily save the Ethernet Switch settings. To make the change permanent, click on Tools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands. At the System Commands page, click on Save All. Figure 3-11. Ethernet Switch 3-16 Figure 3-10, LAN Group 1 January 2005 Configuration. 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 41: Firewall/Nat Services

    The Apply button will temporarily save this setting. To make the change permanent, click on Tools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands. At the System Commands page, click on Save All. Figure 3-12. Firewall/NAT Services 6212-A2-GB22-00 January 2005 3. Using the Web Interface 3-17...

  • Page 42: Advanced

    3. Using the Web Interface Advanced The CPE supports a host of advanced features. For basic router functionality, you do not need to utilize these advanced features. The features help with routing, security, port configuration, and plug and play capability.

  • Page 43: Sntp

    Using the Port Forwarding page you can provide local services (such as web hosting) for people on the Internet. When users send this type of request to your network via the Internet, the router will forward those requests to the appropriate PC. Port forwarding can be used with DHCP-assigned addresses, but remember that a DHCP address is dynamic.
  • Page 44 WAN IP address, users can call you. 5. The Apply button will temporarily save these settings. To make the change permanent, click on Tools and select System Commands. On the System Commands page, click on Save All. Figure 3-15. Port Forwarding: Netmeeting 3-20 January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 45: Ip Filters

    5. Click on Apply. The Apply button will temporarily save these settings. To make the change permanent, click on Tools and select System Commands. On the System Commands page, click on Save All. Figure 3-16. IP Filters 6212-A2-GB22-00 January 2005 3. Using the Web Interface 3-21...

  • Page 46: Lan Clients

    VLAN IDs to the LAN ports. To configure VLANs: Procedure 1. From the Home screen, click on Advanced. 2. Under Advanced, select VLAN. The VLAN screen appears. 3. Click the appropriate buttons to assign VLAN IDs to the LAN ports. 3-22 January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 47: Bridge Filters

    To delete a filter rules, select the filter rule entry to delete in the Delete selection box. Note that multiple deletions are possible. Once all the desired filter rules are selected for deletion, click on the Apply button. The Select All select box can also 6212-A2-GB22-00 Figure 3-19, Bridge Filters.
  • Page 48 The first rule allows all ARP frames through the system. The second rule allows all IPv4 frames with the destination MAC address of the router to go through. The third rule allows all IPv4 frames with the source MAC address of the router to go through.

  • Page 49: Multicast

    At the System Commands page, click on Save All. IGMP Snooping Use the IGMP Snooping screen to specify whether IGMP Snooping is enabled. When IGMP Snooping is enabled, the router analyzes Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets to learn multicast group address and port associations.

  • Page 50: Static Routing

    Figure 3-21. IGMP Snooping Static Routing If the router is connected to more than one network, you may need to set up a static route between the networks. A static route is a predefined pathway that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. You can use static routing to allow different IP domain users to access the Internet through the router.

  • Page 51: Dynamic Routing

    RIP v2 format using multicasting. 4. Specify the Direction. This determines the direction that RIP routes will be updated. Selecting In means that the router will only incorporate received RIP information. Selecting Out means that the router will only send out RIP information.
  • Page 52 Figure 3-23. Dynamic Routing The Apply button will temporarily save these settings. To make the change permanent, click on Tools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands. At the System Commands page, click on Save All. 3-28 January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 53: Access Control

    Access Control Access control allows certain PCs to access the router after the firewall is enabled. Access control is enabled on a WAN connection only if the firewall is enabled globally (see connection. To enable any of the Access Control features: Procedure 1.

  • Page 54: Tools

    System Commands. The following commands are used to configure the router: Save All: Click on this button in order to permanently save the current configuration of the router. If you do restart the system without saving your configuration, the CPE will revert back to the previously saved configuration.

  • Page 55: Remote Log

    PC depends upon the log level. Each log message is assigned a severity level, which indicates how seriously the triggering event affects router functions. When you configure logging, you must specify a severity level for each facility. Messages that belong to the facility and are rated at that level or higher are logged to the destination.

  • Page 56: User Management

    System Commands. At the System Commands page, click on Save All. Figure 3-27. Remote Log User Management To change your router's username and password: Procedure 1. From the Home screen, under the tools menu, click on User Management. 2. Change the login name and password.

  • Page 57: Update Gateway

    If you forget your password, you can press and hold the reset to factory defaults button for 10 seconds. The router will be reset to its factory default configuration and all custom configurations will be lost. Figure 3-28. User Management Update Gateway You can remotely upgrade the router's firmware from the web interface.

  • Page 58: Ping Test

    Figure 3-29. Update Gateway Ping Test Once you have your router configured, it is a good idea to make sure you can ping the network. If you have your PC connected to the router via the default DHCP configuration, you should be able to ping the network address 192.168.1.2. If your ISP has provided their server address you can try to ping that address.

  • Page 59: Modem Test

    Figure 3-30. Ping Test Modem Test The Modem Test is used to check whether your router is properly connected to the WAN Network by running OAM F4 and F5 end-to-end and segment tests. The test may take a few seconds to complete. To perform the test, select your connection from the list, select a Test Type, and click on the Test button.

  • Page 60: Status

    DHCP Clients – Select to view the list of DHCP clients. Modem Status – Select to view the Status and Statistics of your broadband (DSL) connection. Product Information – Select to view the router's driver and run-time information, as shown in 3-36 Figure 3-32.
  • Page 61 3. Using the Web Interface Figure 3-33. Product Information System Log – Select to view all logged information. Depending upon the severity level, this logged information will generate log reports to a remote host (if remote logging is enabled). 3-37 6212-A2-GB22-00 January 2005...
  • Page 62 3. Using the Web Interface 3-38 January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    4. Check the router's settings. 5. From your PC, can you ping the router? Assuming that the router has DHCP enabled and your PC is on the same subnet as the router, you should be able to ping the router.

  • Page 64: Leds Blink In A Sequential Pattern

    2. Verify that the phone line is connected directly to the wall and to the line input on the router. If the phone line is connected to the phone side of the router or you have a splitter installed on the phone line, the DSL light will not come on.

  • Page 65: What Is A Firewall?

    (gas pedal connection, etc), but if something happens to your engine, you are protected. The firewall in the router is very similar. Only the connections that you allow are passed through the firewall. These connections normally originate from the local network, such as users web browsing, checking e-mail, downloading files, and playing games.

  • Page 66: What Is A Router?

    Your machine isn't really directly connected to the Internet, and it really has an internal local network address. When you provide the server's network address to others, you actually provide the address of the router. The router fakes the connection to your machine.
  • Page 67 Enable/Disable, 3-14 DMZ, Explained, A-1 DoC, D Document Feedback, A Purpose and Intended Audience, v Summary, v duplex mode, 3-16 6212-A2-GB22-00 Dynamic Routing, 3-27 EMI Notice Canada, D Japan, D Enable/Disable DHCP, 3-14 ending session, 3-29 end-to-end test, 3-35 Ethernet...
  • Page 68 Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, D switch configuration, 3-16 System Commands, 3-30 Requirements, 1-2 Terminology, A-1 Tests OAM F4 and F5, 3-35 Ping, 3-34 Tools, 3-30 TOS byte, 3-34 Trademarks, A Troubleshooting, 4-1 Update Gateway, 3-33 Upgrade Firmware, 3-33 UPnP, 3-18 January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...
  • Page 69 User Management, 3-32 Username, 3-1 VLAN, 3-22 Configuring, 3-4 Connection, 3-3 6212-A2-GB22-00 Warranty, Sales, Service, and Training Information, A 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...
  • Page 70 Index IN-4 January 2005 6212-A2-GB22-00...

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