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Version A2.0, August 12, 2008
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  • Page 1 ADSL2+ Combo Router User Manual Version A2.0, August 12, 2008 261070-012...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright©2008 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.
  • Page 3 Protect Our Environment This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reached the end of its useful life, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed separate from domestic waste. The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make up this router can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION................5 1.1 F ......................5 EATURES 1.2 A ......................6 PPLICATION 1.3 F LED I ................7 RONT ANEL NDICATORS CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION................8 2.1 H ...................8 ARDWARE NSTALLATION 2.2 USB D ..........9 EVICE RIVER NSTALLATION 2.3 USB D OS)..........12 RIVER ANUAL...
  • Page 5 6.5.1 Default Gateway ..................57 6.5.2 Static Route ..................58 6.5.3 RIP .......................58 6.6 DNS........................59 6.6.1 DNS Server...................59 6.6.2 Dynamic DNS..................60 6.7 DSL ........................61 CHAPTER 7 DIAGNOSTICS................62 CHAPTER 8 MANAGEMENT ................63 8.1 S ......................63 ETTINGS 8.1.1 Configuration Backup................64 8.1.2 Update Settings ..................64 8.1.3 Restore Default ..................65 8.2 S...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The Router ADSL2+ compact and high performance combo router provides one 10/100 Ethernet Interface and one USB interface, offering ADSL connectivity at speeds of up to 24 Mbps. It also has full routing capabilities to segment/route IP protocol, and supports advanced security functions.

  • Page 7: Application

    1.2 Application The following diagram depicts the application of the Router.

  • Page 8: Front Panel Led Indicators

    1.3 Front Panel LED Indicators The front panel LEDs are shown in the picture below, followed by an explanation in the table below. Color Mode Function The router is powered up. Green POWER The router is powered down. Green The ADSL link is established. The ADSL link is not established.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation Power Switch Reset Button Follow the instructions below to complete the hardware connections. Connection to LINE port If you wish to connect both the router and a telephone, connect the LINE port to a POTS splitter with a RJ11 connection cable.

  • Page 10: Usb Device Driver Auto-Run Installation

    2.2 USB Device Driver Auto-run Installation Before you connect your router’s USB cable to your PC, you must load the ADSL USB drivers. The auto-run USB driver installation supports Win ME, Win 98, Win 2000, Win XP (32 bit) and Vista (32 bit). For those using Windows XP 64 bit, the driver needs to be installed manually (please see section 2.3 below for details), and the driver is also enclosed on the CD-ROM.
  • Page 11 STEP 3: When the screen displays as below, wait until the drivers are fully installed. STEP 4: Click the Finish button, when the screen displays as below.
  • Page 12 STEP 5: Installation is complete.

  • Page 13: Usb Driver Manual Installation(64Bit Os)

    2.3 USB Driver Manual Installation(64bit OS) Before you connect your router’s USB cable to your PC, you must load the ADSL USB drivers. This manual USB driver installation supports Windows XP 64 bit. To connect the router to a PC using the USB interface, you need to use a standard USB cable and install the USB interface software.
  • Page 14 Note: This screen won’t be displayed if the USB Driver has been previously un/installed. STEP 3: If you are installing the software from a disk, insert the disk. Note: When the auto-run screen pops up click Exit and continue with the manual installation process (see below).
  • Page 15 STEP 4: Select the location of the file using the Browse button. Normally, the file is on the CD-ROM shipped with the device. STEP 5: Locate the Vista folder, and click the OK button. STEP 6: When the screen displays as below, click the NEXT button.
  • Page 17 STEP 7: Click the Finish button, when the screen displays as below. STEP 8: Installation is complete.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Login Via The Web Browser

    Chapter 3 Login via the Web Browser This section describes how to manage the router via a Web browser via the remote end. You can use a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, or Netscape Navigator. (The Web page is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 and later): A unique default user account is assigned with user name root and password 12345.
  • Page 19 STEP 1: Start your Internet browser. Type the IP address for the router in the Web address field. For example, if the IP address is 192.168.1.1, type http://192.168.1.1 STEP 2: You will be prompted to enter your user name and password. Type root in the user name field and 12345 in the password field, and click OK.

  • Page 20: Default Settings

    3.3 Default Settings During power on initialization, the Router initializes all configuration attributes to default values. It will then read the configuration profile from the Permanent Storage section on the flash memory. The default attributes are overridden when identical attributes with different values are configured. The configuration profile in Permanent Storage can be created via the Web user interface, the console, or telnet user interface, or other management protocols.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Quick Setup

    Chapter 4 Quick Setup After login, the Quick Setup screen appears as shown. Note: For the Quick Setup option to be displayed on the menu, the WAN needs to be removed All PVCs. Then, click Save/Reboot, then Quick Setup option will be displayed (shown here).

  • Page 22: Wan

    4.1 WAN Click Device Info on the menu bar to display the WAN option. Then, click WAN on the Device Info menu bar to display the configured PVC(s) and the status. VPI/VCI Shows the values of the ATM VPI/VCI Con. ID Shows the connection ID Category Shows the ATM service classes...

  • Page 23: Statistics

    4.2 Statistics Selection of the Statistics screen provides statistics for the Network Interface of LAN, WAN, ATM and ADSL. All statistics screens are updated every 15 seconds. 4.2.1 LAN Statistics The Network Statistics screen shows interface statistics for Ethernet and USB interfaces.

  • Page 24: Wan Statistics

    4.2.2 WAN Statistics The following figure shows the WAN statistics screen. Service Shows the service type VPI/VCI Shows the values of the ATM VPI/VCI Protocol Shows the connection type, such as PPPoE, PPPoA, etc. Interface Shows connection interfaces Received/Transmitted Bytes Rx/TX (receive/transmit) packet in Byte Pkts Rx/TX (receive/transmit) packets...

  • Page 25: Atm Statistics

    4.2.3 ATM statistics The following figure shows the ATM statistics screen. ATM Interface Statistics Field Description In Octets Number of received octets over the interface Number of transmitted octets over the interface Out Octets In Errors Number of cells dropped due to uncorrectable HEC errors In Unknown Number of received cells discarded during cell header...
  • Page 26 ATM AAL5 Layer Statistics over ADSL interface Field Description In Octets Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDU octets Out Octets Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDUs octets transmitted In Ucst Pkts Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDUs passed to a higher-layer for transmission Out Ucast Pkts Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDUs received from a...

  • Page 27: Adsl Statistics

    4.2.4 ADSL Statistics The following figure shows the ADSL Network Statistics screen. Within the ADSL Statistics window, a bit Error Rate Test can be started using the ADSL BER Test button. The Reset button resets the statistics.
  • Page 28 Field Description Mode Modulation protocol G.dmt, G.lite, T1.413, ADSL2, ADSL2+ Type Channel type Interleave or Fast Line Coding Trellis On/Off Status Lists the status of the DSL link Link Power State Link output power state. SNR Margin (dB) Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) margin Attenuation (dB) Estimate of average loop attenuation in the downstream direction.

  • Page 29: Route

    4.3 Route Choose Route to display the routes that the route information has learned. 4.4 ARP Click ARP to display the ARP information.

  • Page 30: Dhcp

    4.5 DHCP Click DHCP to display the DHCP information.

  • Page 31: Bridging

    4.6 Bridging Click Bridging to display the Bridging information. 4.7 IGMP Proxy Click IGMP Proxy to display the list of IGMP Proxy entries.

  • Page 32: Chapter 5 Quick Setup

    Chapter 5 Quick Setup The Quick Setup allows the user to configure the ADSL router for DSL connectivity and Internet access. It also guides the user though the WAN network setup first and then the LAN interface setup. You can either manually customize the router or follow the online instruction to set up the router.

  • Page 33: Auto Quick Setup

    5.1 Auto Quick Setup The auto quick setup requires the ADSL link to be up. The ADSL router will automatically detect the PVC. You only need to follow the online instructions that you are prompted. Note: For the Quick Setup option to be displayed on the menu, the WAN needs to be removed.

  • Page 34: Manual Quick Setup

    5.2 Manual Quick Setup STEP 1: Click Quick Setup and un-tick the DSL Auto-connect checkbox to enable manual configuration of the connection type. Un-tick this checkbox to enable manual setup and display the following screen. STEP 2: Enter the Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI). Select Enable Quality Of Service if required.
  • Page 35 Encapsulation Mode Choosing different connection types provides different encapsulation modes. PPPoA- VC/MUX, LLC/ENCAPSULATION PPPoE- LLC/SNAP BRIDGING, VC/MUX MER- LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING, VC/MUX IPoA- LLC/SNAP-ROUTING, VC MUX Bridging- LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING, VC/MUX STEP 4: Click Next to display the following screen. Choosing different connection types pops up different settings requests. Enter appropriate settings that are requested by your service provider.

  • Page 36: Ppp Over Atm (Pppoa) And Ppp Over Ethernet (Pppoe)

    Authentication Method Choose from AUTO, PAP, CHAP and MSCHAP. Disconnect if no activity The CT-5611 can be configured to disconnect if there is no activity for a period of time by selecting the check box. When the checkbox is ticked, Dial on demand you need to enter the inactivity timeout period.
  • Page 37 Allows only one PC on the LAN The public IP address assigned by the remote side using the PPP/IPCP protocol is actually not used on the WAN PPP interface. Instead, it is forwarded to the PC’s LAN interface through DHCP. Only one PC on the LAN can be connected to the remote, since the DHCP server within the ADSL router has a single IP address to assign to a LAN device.
  • Page 38 3. After entering your settings, select Next. The following screen appears. This page allows the user to configure the LAN interface IP address, subnet mask and DHCP server. If the user would like this ADSL router to assign dynamic IP address, DNS server and default gateways to other LAN devices, select the button Enable DHCP server on the LAN to enter the starting IP address and end IP address and DHCP leased time.
  • Page 39 4. Click Next to display the WAN Setup-Summary screen that presents the entire configuration summary. Click Save/Reboot if the settings are correct. Click Back if you wish to modify the settings. 5. After clicking Save/Reboot, the router will save the configuration to the flash memory, and reboot.

  • Page 40: Mac Encapsulation Routing (Mer)

    5.2.2 MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) To configure MER, do the following. 1. Select Quick Setup and click Next. 2. Enter the PVC Index provided by the ISP and click Next and click Next 3. Select the MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) radio button, and click Next. The following screen appears.
  • Page 41 4. Click Next to display the following screen appears. Enable NAT checkbox: If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox. The NAT submenu on the left side main panel will be displayed after reboot. The user can then configure NAT-related features after the system comes up.
  • Page 42 The Device Setup page allows the user to configure the LAN interface IP address and DHCP server. If the user would like this ADSL router to assign dynamic IP addresses, DNS server and default gateway to other LAN devices, select the radio box Enable DHCP server on the LAN to enter the starting IP address and end IP address and DHCP lease time.
  • Page 43 After clicking Save/Reboot, the router will save the configuration to the flash memory, and reboot. The Web UI will not respond until the system is brought up again. After the system is up, the Web UI will refresh to the Device Info page automatically.

  • Page 44: Ip Over Atm

    5.2.3 IP Over ATM To configure IP Over ATM, 1. Select Quick Setup and click Next. 2. Enter the PVC Index and click Next. 3. Type the VPI and VCI values provided by the ISP and click Next. 4. Select the IP over ATM (IPoA) radio button and click Next. The following screen appears.
  • Page 45 Enable NAT checkbox If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox. The NAT submenu on the left side main panel will be displayed after reboot. The user can then configure NAT-related features after the system comes up.
  • Page 46 The user must configure the IP Address and the Subnet Mask. To use the DHCP service on the LAN, select the Enable DHCP server checkbox, and enter the Start IP addresses, the End IP address and DHCP lease time. This configures the router to automatically assign IP addresses, default gateway address and DNS server addresses to each of your PCs.

  • Page 47: Bridging

    5.2.4 Bridging Select the bridging mode. To configure Bridging, do the following. 1. Select Quick Setup and click Next. 2. Enter the PVC Index and click Next. 3. Type in the VPI and VCI values provided by the ISP and click Next. 4.
  • Page 48 The WAN Setup-Summary screen presents the entire configuration summary. Click Save/Reboot if the settings are correct. Click Back if you wish to modify the settings.

  • Page 49: Chapter 6 Advanced Setup

    Chapter 6 Advanced Setup This chapter explains: WAN, LAN, Routing, DSL and Port Mapping…... VPI/VCI ATM VPI (0-255) / VCI (32-65535) Con. ID ID for WAN connection Category ATM service category, e.g. UBR, CBR… Service Name of the WAN connection Interface Name of the interface for WAN Protocol...

  • Page 50: Lan

    6.2 LAN Configure the DSL Router IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN interface. Save button only saves the LAN configuration data. Save/Reboot button saves the LAN configuration data and reboots the router to make the new configuration effective. IP Address: Enter the IP address for the LAN port. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the LAN port.

  • Page 51: Nat

    6.3 NAT To display the NAT function, you need to enable NAT in WAN Setup. 6.3.1 Virtual Servers Virtual Server allows you to direct incoming traffic from WAN side (identified by Protocol and External port) to the Internal server with private IP address on the LAN side.

  • Page 52: Port Triggering

    External Port Start Enter the starting external port number (when you select Custom Server). When a service is selected the port ranges are automatically configured. External Port End Enter the ending external port number (when you select Custom Server). When a service is selected the port ranges are automatically configured.
  • Page 53 Select an User should select the application from the list. Application User can enter the name of their choice. Custom Application Trigger Port Start Enter the starting trigger port number (when you select custom application). When an application is selected the port ranges are automatically configured.

  • Page 54: Dmz Host

    6.3.3 DMZ Host The DSL router will forward IP packets from the WAN that do not belong to any of the applications configured in the Virtual Servers table to the DMZ host computer. Enter the computer's IP address and click "Apply" to activate the DMZ host. Clear the IP address field and click "Apply"...

  • Page 55: Security

    6.4 Security To display the Security function, you need to enable the firewall feature in the WAN Setup. 6.4.1 IP Filtering IP filtering allows you to create a filter rule to identify outgoing/incoming IP traffic by specifying a new filter name and at least one condition below. All of the specified conditions in this filter rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect.
  • Page 56 Source IP address Enter source IP address. Source Subnet Mask Enter source subnet mask. Source Port (port or port:port) Enter source port number. Destination IP address Enter destination IP address. Destination Subnet Mask Enter destination subnet mask. Destination port (port or port:port) Enter destination port number.

  • Page 57: Parental Control

    6.4.2 Parental Control Parental control: allows parents, schools, and libraries to set access times for Internet use. To add a parental control, simply click the Add button. The following screen will be displayed. Username: To set access Internet user name MAC: To set what MAC to access Internet Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun:...

  • Page 58: Routing

    6.5 Routing The Routing dialog box allows you to configure Default gateway and Static Route. 6.5.1 Default Gateway If ‘Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway’ checkbox is selected, this router will accept the first received default gateway assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s).

  • Page 59: Static Route

    6.5.2 Static Route Choose Static Route to display the Static Route screen. The Static Route screen lists the configured static routes, and allows configuring static routes. Choose Add or Remove to configure the static routes. To add static route, click the Add button to display the following screen. Enter the destination network address, subnet mask, gateway AND/OR available WAN interface then click Save/Apply to add the entry to the routing table.

  • Page 60: Dns

    6.6 DNS 6.6.1 DNS Server If 'Enable Automatic Assigned DNS' checkbox is selected, this router will accept the first received DNS assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment. If the checkbox is not selected, enter the primary and optional secondary DNS server IP addresses.

  • Page 61: Dynamic Dns

    6.6.2 Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS service allows you to map a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the many domains, allowing your DSL router to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. To add a dynamic DNS service, simply click the Add button.

  • Page 62: Dsl

    6.7 DSL To access the DSL settings, First click On Advanced Setup and then click on DSL. The DSL Settings dialog box allows you to select an appropriate modulation mode. Option Description G.dmt Enabled Sets G.Dmt if you want the system to use G.Dmt mode. G.Lite Enabled Sets G.Lite if you want the system to use G.Lite mode.

  • Page 63: Chapter 7 Diagnostics

    Chapter 7 Diagnostics The Diagnostics menu provides feedback on the connection status of the Router and the ADSL link. The individual tests are listed below. If a test displays a fail status, click Rerun Diagnostic Tests at the bottom of this page to make sure the fail status is consistent.

  • Page 64: Chapter 8 Management

    Chapter 8 Management The Management section of the Router supports the following maintenance functions and processes: Settings System log Internet Time Access Control Update software Save/Reboot 8.1 Settings The Settings option allows you to back up your settings to a file, retrieve the setting file, and restore the settings.

  • Page 65: Configuration Backup

    8.1.1 Configuration Backup The Backup option under Management>Settings, save your router configurations to a file on your PC. Click BACKUP Settings in the main window. You will be prompted to define the location of the backup file to save. After choosing the file location, click Backup Settings.

  • Page 66: Restore Default

    8.1.3 Restore Default Clicking the Restore Default Configuration option in the Restore Settings screen can restore the original factory installed settings. NOTE: This entry has the same effect as the hardware reset-to-default button. The Router board hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default button.

  • Page 67: System Log

    8.2 System Log The System Log option under Management>Settings allows you to view the system events log, or to configure the System Log options. The default setting of system log is disabled. Follow the steps below to enable and view the system log. 1.
  • Page 68 the log buffer on the Router SDRAM. When the log buffer is full, the newer event will wrap up to the top of the log buffer and overwrite the old event. By default, the log level is “Debugging,” which is the lowest critical level.

  • Page 69: Internet Time

    8.3 Internet Time The Internet Time option under Management menu bar configures the Modem’s time. To automatically synchronize with Internet timeservers, tick the corresponding box displayed on the screen. Then click Save/Apply. 8.4 Access Control The Access Control option under Management menu bar configures the access-related parameters, including three parts: Services, IP Address, and Passwords.

  • Page 70: Services

    8.4.1 Services The Services option limits or opens the access services over the LAN or WAN. These services are provided FTP, HTTP, ICMP, SNMP, SSH (Security Socket Share), TELNET, and TFTP. Enable the service by checking the item in the corresponding checkbox, and then click Save/Apply.

  • Page 71: Passwords

    8.4.3 Passwords The Passwords option configures the access passwords for the router. Access to your DSL router is controlled through three user accounts: root, support, and user. “root” has unrestricted access to change and view configuration of your DSL Router. "support"...

  • Page 72: Update Software

    8.5 Update software The Update Software screen allows you to obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. Manual software upgrades from a locally stored file can be performed using the following screen. Step 1: Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. Step 2: Enter the path to the image file location in the box below or click the Browse button to locate the image file.

  • Page 73: Appendix A: Firewall

    Appendix A: Firewall Stateful Packet Inspection Refers to an architecture, where the firewall keeps track of packets on each connection traversing all its interfaces and makes sure they are valid. This is in contrast to static packet filtering which only examines a packet based on the information in the packet header.
  • Page 74 Examples: Filter Name : Out_Filter1 Protocol : TCP Source Address : 192.168.1.45 Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 Source Port : 80 Dest. Address Dest. Sub. Mask : NA Dest. Port : NA This filter will Drop all TCP packets coming from LAN with IP Address/Sub. Mask 192.168.1.45/24 having a source port of 80 irrespective of the destination.
  • Page 75 The WAN interface on which these rules apply needs to be selected by the user. Examples: Filter Name : In_Filter1 Protocol : TCP Source Address : 210.168.219.45 Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.0.0 Source Port : 80 Dest. Address Dest. Sub. Mask : NA Dest.
  • Page 76 Source MAC Address: Of the form, XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. Frames with this particular source address will be Forwarded/Dropped depending on whether the Global Policy is Blocked/Forwarded. Frame Direction: LAN <=> WAN --> All Frames coming/going to/from LAN or to/from WAN. WAN => LAN --> All Frames coming from WAN destined to LAN. LAN =>...
  • Page 77 Other MAC Address: If restrictions are to be applied to a device other than the one on which the browser is running, the MAC address of that LAN device is entered. Days of the Week: Days of the week, when the restrictions are applied. Start Blocking Time: The time when restrictions on the LAN device are put into effect.

  • Page 78: Appendix B: Pin Assignments

    Appendix B: Pin Assignments Line port (RJ11) Definition Definition ADSL_TIP ADSL_RING LAN Port (RJ45) Definition Definition Transmit data+ Transmit data- Receive data- Receive data+...

  • Page 79: Appendix C: Specifications

    Appendix C: Specifications Rear Panel RJ-11 X1 for ADSL, RJ-45 X 1 for LAN, USB X 1 for LAN, Reset Button X 1, Power switch X 1, ADSL Standard ITU-T G.992.5, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.1, ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 G.992.5 (ADSL2+) Downstream : 24 Mbps Upstream : 1.3 Mbps G.992.3 (ADSL2)
  • Page 80 Power Supply External power adapter 110 Vac or 220 Vac Environment Condition Operating temperature 0 ~ 50 degrees Celsius Relative humidity 5 ~ 90% (non-condensing) Dimensions 92 mm (W) x 32 mm (H) x 114mm (D) Certifications Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice...

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