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ADSL Full-Rated Ethernet Router User Manual May, 2003...
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Copyright Copyright 2002 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
Contents Introduction ………………………………………………………. 1.1 System Requirement ………………………………………………………….… 1.2 Package Contents …………………………………………………………… Product Features …………………………………………………. 2.1 ADSL Compliant …………………………………………………………… 2.2 ATM Protocols and Encapsulations ………………………………………… 2.3 Bridging/Routing ……………………………………………………………. 2.4 Security and HTTP Web-based Management ……………………………. 2.5 Interface ………………………………………………………………………… Hardware Indicators and Connectors ………………………..
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USB Device Driver Installation and Usage ………………………. 7.1 USB Device Driver Installation ……………………………………………………… 56 7.2 Usage of USB Connection …………………………………………………………… 68...
1. Introduction This ADSL Ethernet Router powered by Conexant ADSL Router chipset. It is featuring “always-on” function and enables high-speed broadband connection from Internet to end users. This ADSL Ethernet Router ensures not only maximum performance, but also significantly simpler handling process. You can access Internet and provide multiple users on LAN to access Internet (WEB, E-mail, FTP) simultaneously, with one single user account via one single ADSL line.
2 . Product Features 2.1 ADSL Compliant ANSI T1.413 issue 2 ITU G.dmt (G.992.1) ITU G.lite (G.992.2) ADSL over POTS (Annex A) or ADSL over ISDN (Annex B/UR2) G.994.1 (G.hs, Multimode) Tone detection for low power mode Maximum downstream rate up to 8Mbps Maximum upstream rate up to 1Mbps 2.2 ATM Protocols and Encapsulations ATM Forum UNI 3.0/4.0 PVC...
2.4 Security and HTTP Web-based Management PAT (Password Authentication Protocol) CHAP (Challenge Authentication Protocol) User authentication for PPP SPI Firewall Configuration of NAT/NAPT WAN and LAN connection statistics Selection of Bridge or Router Mode Configuration of VCs (Virtual Circuits) DNS Proxy DMZ support MAC Filtering ALG supports MSN Messenger 4.x, H.323 (MS NetMeeting), AOL Instant...
3. Hardware Indicators and Connectors 3.1 Front Panel Indicators and Description Front panel of ADSL router has LED indicators to display router’s operating status. Single-Port ADSL Ethernet Router ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ DATA ADSL Descriptions of LED status DATA When router is transferring data between internet and router, this LED will be flashing.
3.2 Back Panel Single-Port ADSL Ethernet Router ● LINE DEFAULT Descriptions of All Connectors LINE Connect with telephone line. Connect with USB cable. Connect with Ethernet Cable to Switch Hub. Connect with 7.5 V DC adapter DEFAULT Reset button. Four-Port ADSL Ethernet Router ●...
3.3 Connect Related Devices 1) Connection to LINE Connect the provided RJ-11 cable into LINE port on the back panel of the router and insert the other end into splitter. 2) Connect Router to LAN Plug RJ-45 Ethernet Cable into LAN port on the back panel of the router and insert the other end of the Ethernet Cable on your switch or hub.
4. Connecting Ethernet Router via Ethernet 4.1 Configure TCP/IP for Windows 98 After connect all hardware devices, use the following steps to configure the host PC to be a DHCP client. You have to repeat the same steps for every host PC on your network if you use DHCP function on your router.
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Step4: You can setup the following configurations in two methods: Option1: Get an IP from Router Automatically Choose Obtain an IP address automatically option in the next window Select Gateway tab and click OK...
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Select DNS Configuration tab and select Disable DNS then click OK Option2: Configure IP Manually 1) Select Specify an IP address, set default IP address for the Router is 10.0.0.2, so use 10.0.0.X (X is a number between 4 to 15) for IP Address field and 255.0.0.0 for Subnet Mask field.
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2) Select Gateway tab and add default Router IP Address (10.0.0.2) in the New gateway field and click Add. 3) Under DNS Configuration tab, select Enable DNS and add DNS values which provides by your local ISP in DNS Server Search Order field then click Add.
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You can use ping command under DOS prompt to check if you have setup TCP/IP protocol correctly and if your computer has successfully connected to this router. 1) Type ping 10.0.0.2 under DOS prompt and the following messages will appear: Pinging 10.0.0.2 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 10.0.0.2 : bytes=32 times<2ms TTL=64 Reply from 10.0.0.2 : bytes=32 times<1ms TTL=64...
User Name and Password. The default login User Name of the administrator is admin, and the default admin login password is conexant. The default login User Name for the non-administrator is user, and the default user login password is password.
Home page Home page shows firmware version and WAN and LAN interface status. Firmware Version: This field displays the Conexant firmware version number. Customer Software Version: This field displays the customer’s own firmware version number. WAN: These fields display the IP address, subnet Mask and MAC address for the WAN (ADSL) interface.
ADSL Status Page The ADSL Status page shows the ADSL physical layer status. Showtime Firmware Version: This field displays the Conexant ADSL data pump firmware version number. ADSL Line Status: This field displays the ADSL connection process and status. ADSL Modulation: This field displays the ADSL modulation status for G.dmt or T1.413.
DSLAM. Errored Seconds: The error during Showtime, whenever, a given see contains CRC error, that second will be declared error second. Loss of Signal: This field displays the count of event of ADSL signal loss. Loss of Frame: This field displays the count of event of ADSL frame loss. CRC Errors: This field displays the number of transmit data frames containing CRC errors.
The PPP Status page shows the status of PPP for each PPP interface. PPP: These fields display the Connection Name (user defined), Interface (PVC), Mode (PPPoE or PPPOA), Status (Connected or Not Connected), Packets Sent, Packets Received, Bytes Sent and Byte Received. Connect and Disconnect: This Field allows the user to manually connect/disconnect the PPP connection for each PPP interface.
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Quick Setup The Quick Setup page allows user to setup basic router configurations. Enable: Enable or disable PVC. VPI: VPI settings. VCI: VCI settings. Static IP Address: IP address for router. Subnet Mask: Subnet Mask for router. Gateway: Gateway address for router. Handshake Protocol: Choose appropriate ADSL communication protocol.
Under Per VC Setting, it provides the configurations for VPI/VCI, Static IP Address Subnet Mask, and Gateway. The Static IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway are used for Static IP configuration. Current Conexant firmware supports eight PVCs. To switch between the PVCs, pleas choose the options of virtual circuit and click on the Submit button to switch.
• Encapsulation, Bridge, PPP, and DHCP Client Use table below to configure a valid setting for each PVC. Bridge Mode Router Mode Router Mode Router Mode Configuration (PPPoA/PPPoE) (Dynamic IP) (Static IP) IP address Automatically Automatically assigned by Provided by ISP assigned by ISP Subnet Mask Automatically...
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Service Name: The service name of PPP is required by some ISPs. If the ISP does not provide the Service Name, please leave it blank. Disconnect Timeout: The Disconnect Timeout allows users to set the specific period of time to disconnect from the ISP. The default is 0, which means never disconnect from the ISP.
Q: If the PPP is disconnected after the Disconnect Timeout and how can I reconnect A: You have to go to the PPP Status under Admin Privileged column, choose the correct PVC and Connect option, and then click Execute to restart a new PPP secession.
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Not necessary to relay multicast routing between two ADSL PVCs or two interfaces in LAN side. Special purpose multicast packet (such as RIP 2 packet) should run without interference. Packet Process Rx Entity Packet Class Action Notes ADSL IGMP query Relay to Ethernet IGMP report Ignore...
5.5 LAN Configuration The LAN configuration page allows the user to set the configuration for the LAN port. LAN IP Address & Subnet Mask: The default is 10.0.0.2 and 255.0.0.0. User can change it to other private IP address, such as 192.168.1.2, and 255.255.255.0. DHCP Server System Allocated: The DHCP address pool is based on LAN port IP address plus 12 IP addresses.
Lease time: The Lease time is the amount of time of a network user will be allowed to connect with DHCP server. If all fields are 0, the allocated IP addresses will be effective forever. User mode: Under the Single User mode, the DHCP server only allocates one IP address to local PC.
5.6 PPP Configuration The PPP Configuration page allows the user to configure multiple PPP sessions for each PVC. It can support up to total of 16 PPP sessions, and each PVC can support up to 8 PPP sessions. The multiple PPP sessions may be configured with any combination over 8 PVCs.
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MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit indicates the network, stack of any packet is larger than this value will be fragmented before the transmission. During the PPP negotiation, the peer of the PPP connection will indicates its MRU and will be accepted. The actual MTU of the PPP connection will indicates its MRU and will be accepted.
Account ID: This field allows the user to enter his/her own account ID to distinguish different accounts. User Name: Enter the PPP user name (usually provided buy the ISP). Password: Enter the PPP password (usually provided buy the ISP). PPP Account Configuration Status will be displayed at the bottom of this page to show all the accounts with its Account Name and User Name.
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User’s IP: This filed allows the user to assign the IP address to map the corresponding NAT/NAPT sessions. Session Name Status will be displayed at the middle of this page to show the corresponding Session Name with its IP address. Number of NAT Configurations: This filed displays the total number of NAT Sessions is entered.
5.8 Virtual Server Configuration The Virtual Server Configuration page allows the user to set the configuration of Virtual Server. The Conexant firmware includes the Free BSD version firewall. All UDP/TCP ports are protected from intrusion. If any specific local PCs need to...
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Public Port: This field allows the user to enter the port number of the Public Network. Private Port: This field allows the user to enter the port number of the Private Network. In most cases, the private port number is same as public port number. Host IP Address: This field allows the user to enter the private network IP address for the particular sever.
This DNS Configuration page allows the user to set the configuration of DNS proxy. The Conexant firmware supports the DNS proxy function. For the DHCP requests from local PCs, the DHCP server will set the LAN port first. The DNS proxy on the ADSL router recorded the available DNS servers, and forward DNS query messages to one of DNS server.
5.10 Bridge Filtering The Bridge Filtering configuration page allows the user to set the configuration of IP filtering. Source MAC: When the bridge filtering is enabled, enter the Source MAC address, select Block and click Add. Then all incoming WAN and LAN Ethernet packets matched with this source MAC address will be filtered out.
5.11 Save Settings The Save Settings page allows the user to save the new configuration to the flash and reboot the system. When the configurations are changed via the Web pages, the new settings need to be saved into the flash, so it is necessary to go to this Save Settings page to save and reboot the system for the changes to be taken effect.
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After the Save and Reboot, the following Web page will be displayed “Your setting have been saved and the modem has rebooted.”...
5.12 Reboot Without Saving The Reboot Without Saving page allows the user to reboot the system without save the new configuration to the flash. During the Reboot, the following Web page will be displayed “The router is being rebooted. Please wait…”. After the Reboot, the following Web page will be displayed “The modem has rebooted.”...
6. Admin Privilege The links under Admin Privilege are only to be accessed and configured, when it is login with administrator login name and password. 6.1 WAN Status The WAN Status page shows the information and status of WAN PVCs. WAN: These fields display the IP address, Subnet Mask and MAC address for the WAN (ADSL) interface.
6.2 ATM Status The ATM Status page shows all the statistics information of ATM cells. Reset Counter: This button allows user to reset the ATM Status counter. 6.3 TCP Status The TCP Status page shows the statistics for all TCP connections.
Reset Counter: This button allows user to reset the TCP Status counter. 6.4 Route Table The Route Table page displays routing table and allows the user to manually enter the routing entry. The routing table will display the routing status of Destination, Netmask, Gateway, and Interface.
None: This field allows the user to choose to have no Default Gateway in the CPE. Auto: This field allows the user to select the CPE to automatically decide the Default Gateway. (System Default) User-selected Network Interface: This field allows user to select a Network Interface from a list (PVCs, PPP Sessions, USB and LAN).
Aging Timeout: This field allows the user to enter the update period for the MAC table. 6.6 ADSL Configuration The ADSL Configuration page allows the user to set the configuration for ADSL protocols. Trellis: This field allows the user to enable or disable the Trellis Code. By default, it is always enabled.
6.7 RIP Configuration The RIP Configuration page allows the user to set the configuration for the system wide configuration of RIP. The actual RIP configuration is in the RIP per Interface Configuration. RIP: This field allows the user to Enable or Disable the RIP session. The resulting RIP session will monitor all network interfaces that are currently available for messages from other RIP routers.
RIP Per Interface Configuration The RIP Per Interface Configuration page allows the user to set the configuration for each Interface (PVCs, PPP Sessions, USB and LAN). Interface: This field allows the user to choose the Interface (PVCs, PPP Sessions, USB and LAN), for the RIP to be configured. Enable: This field allows the user to Enable (Yes) or Disable (No) the specified interface for RIP.
6.8 Password Configuration Admin The Admin Password Configuration page allows the user to set the password for administrator. The Admin password must has at least 8-characters for the FTP to work...
User The User Password Configuration page allows the user to set the password for the user. 6.9 Miscellaneous Configuration The Miscellaneous Configuration allows the user to set all the miscellaneous configurations.
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HTTP Server Access: This field allows the user to configure the Web pages can be accessed from. ALL: When this field is checked, it allows both WAN and LAN access to the Web pages. Restricted LAN: This field allows the Web pages access from LAN side. Restricted WAN Specified IP &...
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DHCP Relay: If it is enabled, the DHCP requests from local PCs will forward to the DHCP server runs on WAN side. To have this function working properly, please disable the NAT to run on router mode only, disable the DHCP server on the LAN port, and make sure the routing table has the correct routing entry.
6.10 Reset to Factory Default The Reset to Factory Default page allows the user to reset the router to original factory default configuration. 6.11 Diagnostic Test The Diagnostic Test page shows the test results for the connectivity of the physical layer and protocol layer for both LAN and WAN sides.
Ping Primary DNS: This test checks the primary DNS can be reached through ping request. Query DNS for www.conexant.com: This test checks the host name can be resolved to IP address though domain name servers. Ping www.conexant.com: This test checks the specified host can be reached through ping request.
Browse the location of file, firmware.dlf or boorom.dlf file, and click the Upload to start the update. 6.13 Network Code Image Update The Network Code Image Update page allows the user to upgrade the image code from the remote FTP server. Firmware Assume an FTP server stores the updated image firmware.dlf on Internet.
Boot Code Assume an FTP server stores the updated image boorom.dlf on Internet. Click Image Download to initiate the updating. 6.14 System Log The System Log page shows the events triggered by the system.
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Clear Log: This field allows the user to clear the current contents of the System Log. Save Log: This field allows the user to save the current contents of the System Log by right click HERE and select “Save Target As” to save it into a text file. The System Log records: 1) DSL Layer DSL Link detected...
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7. USB Device Driver Installation and Usage 7.1 USB Device Driver Installation Step1: Connect ADSL Router and PC with USB cable. Step2: Once “Detect New USB Device” window pops out, click “cancel”: For windows 98, 98SE and ME: For Windows2000 and XP:...
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Step3: Insert USB driver CD and click “USB Net Card Driver”: For Windows 98/98SE and ME: a) Click “Next” to continue:...
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OS is loading USB Driver: b) After OS finishes loading USB Driver, click “Finish” to reboot system:...
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c) After OS boots up, click “Next” to start installing USB Network Interface driver: OS is searching for new USB Network Interface device:...
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d) Click “Continue Anyway” to continue the installation process: OS is loading USB Network Interface driver:...
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e) Click “Finish” to end USB Network Interface installation: f) Click “Next” to start installing USB Network Adapter:...
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OS is Searching for New USB Network Adapter: g) Click “Continue Anyway” to continue installation process:...
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h) Click “Finish” to end USB Network Adapter installation: i) Go through “Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager” to check is USB device is installed properly:...
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FOR Windows 2000: a) Click “Next” to continue: OS is loading USB Driver:...
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b) After OS finishes loading USB Driver, click “Finish” to reboot system: c) After OS boots up, OS will automatically loading USB Network Adapter driver. In the process, window below will appear, click “Yes” to continue the installation process:...
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d) Go through “Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager” to check if USB device is installed properly: For Windows 98/98SE and ME: a) Click “Next” to continue:...
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OS is loading USB Driver: b) After OS finishes loading USB Driver, click “Finish” to reboot system:...
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c) After OS boots up, go through “Start Control Panel System Device Manger” to check if USB device is installed properly: 7.2 Usage of USB Connection User uses USB connection when there is no Networking LAN Card present on user’s PC. USB cable acts as another LAN connection in this scenario. Once you establish Internet connection, you could browse the Web through the USB cable.
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