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1.1 An overview of Mistral Lan Router ISDN Mistral Lan Router ISDN provides fast Ethernet port for connecting to ADSL modem or Cable modem. It allows all users in a local network to be quickly and easily connected to high-speed Internet (via DSL or Cable service) using PPPoE.
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network. Supports IP sharing function, allowing multiple users share one internet account. Supports industry standard Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Multilink PPP, and PPPoE. Supports Dial-on-Demand and Bandwidth on Demand function. User-friendly management through web-based configurator, telnet management, console port management, and remote upgrades. PAP/CHAP/MS-CHAP, Call Back, IP Packet Filtering, and Caller ID Authentication for firewall security.
Using Mistral Lan Router ISDN 2.1 Cautions for using Mistral Lan Router ISDN Do not place Mistral Lan Router ISDN under high humidity and high temperature. Do not use the same power source for Mistral Lan Router ISDN with other equipment. Do not open or repair the case yourself.
2.3 The rear ports Power (jack) Console (port) ISDN So (RJ-45 connector) LAN 1-4 (RJ-45 connector) (RJ-45 connector) 2.4 Cabling Now you should be ready to connect your MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN on your LAN and WAN or ISDN jacks. Follow these steps to install: •...
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• The Auxiliary connector is only used to connect a terminal to run the Command Line Interface using the null modem cable. (This is an optional connection.) • There is a DIPswitch located on the rear panel for setting the terminating resistor. You only need to adjust this switch if there are two or more external ISDN equipments attached to the local telephone line.
3.1 Before Configuration This section describes the configuration required by LAN-attached PCs that communicate with Mistral Lan Router ISDN, either to configure the Mistral Lan Router ISDN , or for network access. These PCs must have an Ethernet interface installed properly, be connected to the Mistral Lan Router ISDN either directly or through an external repeater hub, and have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address through a DHCP server.
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Select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button. Then select Configuration tab. Select the Disable DNS radio button and click OK to finish the configuration.
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Configuring PC in Windows NT4.0 Go to Start/Settings/ Control Panel. In the Control Panel double-click on Network and choose the Protocols tab. Select TCP/IP Protocol and click Properties. Select the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server radio button and click OK.
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Configuring PC in Windows 2000 Start/Settings/Control Panel. In the Control Panel double-click on Network and Dial-up Connections. Double-click Local Area Connection. In the Local Area Connection Status window click Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. Click finish configuration. 3.2 Configuring with GUI program 3.2.1 Using Different Browsers for Mistral Lan Router ISDN To configure your Mistral Lan Router ISDN, you can use a popular browser, such as Netscape 4.x and Internet Explorer 5.x.
The next time you log in, even if you have modified the password, the default password (“password”) will still be used as the default. You need to change it to the correct password before you will be let in. No matter what password you use, each character will always be displayed as a “*”. If you forget the password, you need to follow the steps described in the later chapter to be able to log After you clicking Log On, the following screen will display, and you must select either ISDN or EWAN as interface for Internet Access.
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User Interface from the SYSTEM TOOLS Menu. Basic Internet Access Select this option if you need basic Internet access. This will enable you to configure Internet Access for all of your LAN users. There are two Internet access interface selections provided by Mistral Lan Router ISDN: through ISDN or through EWAN.
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This section describes the steps to set configuration for Basic Internet Access via EWAN. You will find that Mistral Lan Router ISDN is optimized for Basic Internet Access. You don’t need to understand, to apply for or to assign any IP addresses in your entire network. Mistral Lan Router ISDN does these things for you automatically.
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First you need to make a decision about Obtain IP Address Automatically. Available options are via PPP over Ethernet, via DHCP, or No. If you choose No go to step 3. If you choose via DHCP go to step 4, and if you choose via PPP over Ethernet go to step 5. If you choose via PPTP, go to step 6.
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Profile Name: the name that you will use to identify this Internet access profile Obtain IP Addresses Automatically: get the IP Address via PPP over Ethernet. Some DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE to establish communications with an end-user. If you are connected to the Internet through a DSL line, check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE ISP Account Name: the username of your ISP account ISP Account Password: the password of your ISP account...
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3.2.5 Basic Internet Access Configuration via ISDN This section describes the steps to set configurations for Basic Internet Access via ISDN. When you apply for an account with your Internet Service Provider (ISP), you will be given the necessary information, including your account name, account password, and the ISP’s local access ISDN telephone number.
in the corresponding blanks. Step 6: Enter the following information: Remote Phone Number: the ISDN telephone number of your ISP. ISP Account Name: the username of your ISP account. ISP Account Password: the password of your ISP account. Step 7: Click Apply and Test. After the successful Apply and Test, any users in the LAN should restart their PC.
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Step 2: The following configuration window will appear. Step 3: Set Multilink Usage parameters. This determines how the device utilizes the two B channels for your Internet connection. Available options are: One B Channel Only: Two B Channels Only When Needed: Always two B Channels: Step 4: Select Data Service.
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After the test is successful, MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN will disconnect from your ISP. If it is not successful, make any necessary changes based on progress messages that appear in the message window, and try again. 3.2.7 IP Configuration for Internet Access Using IP options in the Menu Window, you can assign a public IP address to the MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN , modify the private IP address, DNS addresses, and enable or disable DHCP.
DHCP: If you want to act, as a DHCP server and assigns private IP addresses to any requesting DHCP client, make sure DHCP is enabled. When enabled, it will provide an IP address, network mask, gateway address (The MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN ’s private IP address), and DNS addresses to any workstations on the local area network that are configured as a DHCP client.
Step 2: Enter the following information: Default Route: select if you want to specify a new default route. Note that the Remote IP Address and Remote IP netmask fields do not appear if you select this option. CAUTION: Mis-configuring the default route may result in abnormal system behavior and/or unnecessary telephone charges.
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3.2.10 Add or Edit IP Address Translation Step 1: Click Address Translation button in the Advanced Internet Access Setup screen. The following IP Address Translation Configuration screen will appear. Step 2: Click Add for adding a set of IP address translation, or click Edit for editing an existing set of IP address translation after selecting the set of IP address translation that you want to edit.
Step 2: Click Edit. 3.2.11 Static DHCP Configuration By built-in DHCP feature, the device can automatically assign a private IP address to each PC or workstation in the LAN. But under some situations, you need to set a static private IP address for certain PCs or workstations.
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Step 1: Select the Set of static private IP address that you want to delete form the DHCP Configuration window. Step 2: Click Delete.
The remote site does not have to have a router, and may not be configurable by the local administrator. Make sure the configuration matches the requirements of the remote site. 4.1 Remote Office Access by ISDN To configuring the ISDN interface for Remote Office connectivity, follow these steps: Step 1: Select Access to/from Remote Site in the Local Router Manager screen and click Next: Step 2: If you have already configured your ISDN interface, skip to Step 3.
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Step 5: Enter the following information: Profile Name: a name associated with this profile. Call Direction: if the remote site will be dialing in, select Incoming. If the MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN will dial out to the remote site, select Outgoing. Select Both if either side can initiate the connection.
4.2 Advanced Options for Remote Office Access Profiles If you press the Advanced button from the above Connection Profile Configuration, the following screen appears. Step 1: Set any of the following parameters: Data Service: choose 64K, 56K, or Auto. Select Auto unless you know the speed required by the other end of the connection requiring either 64K or 56K.
capabilities, then click Multilink. Alternatively skip to step 4. Step 3: Click OK after completing the parameters in the following windows. Step 4: Skip to step 6 or click Alternative Numbers if it is required to set more than one choice of remote phone numbers.
Chapter 5 Dial-in User Access Configuration 5.1 Configuring a Dial-in User Profile Step 1: Select Dial-in Access for Off-Site Users in the Local Router Manager screen. Step 2: Select Connection Profiles from the Menu Window. Information about each dial-in user who is allowed to access is stored in a “connection profile.”...
Step 5: Select APPLY to add the connection profile to it’s database, or select ADVANCED for more options and proceed to following steps. Step 6: Enter the information: Step 7: Click OK to return to the previous screen and click APPLY to add the connection profile to its database.
Then IP Filtering Configuration window will appear. Step 1: From the IP Filtering Configuration screen, select the WAN profile of interest from the pull down menu. For example, if your only need is to access the Internet, you should only select the Internet access profile.
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instead, a similar screen will display, with all fields already filled out previously. Then you can make changes if necessary. If you highlighted an existing entry and clicked Delete instead, the corresponding entry in the rule table will be removed.
6.1 How to View the Connection Log MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN provides a connection log that you can use to track the telephone connections in and out of your MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN . Connect and disconnect messages can be useful in determining your telephone costs, and trigger messages are useful in determining which applications and tasks trigger a connection.
Step 2: To update MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN firmware, download the firmware from Atlantis Land’s web site and install the firmware in your local environment first, then from the above screen enter a path or filename, or click Browse to select a path to the firmware. Next, Click the Upgrade button below the file name and follow the onscreen instructions.
Confirm Password: Step 3 Click Submit. 6.5 What if I Forget the Password? If you forget the MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN Manager password, the only way to recover is clear the entire configuration and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory. Unfortunately, this means that you have to re-enter all of your configuration data.
What is NAT? Answer. NAT is Network Address Translation. It is proposed and described in RFC-1631 and is originally for solving the IP address depletion problem. Basically, "each NAT box has a table consisting of pairs of locally private IP addresses and globally unique public IP addresses," by which the box can "translate"...
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Meanwhile, it will also detect the DHCP once Private IP changed. Do I be able to pick up more than one configuration-selection at once while I set up Customize User Interface function? Answer. Yes, you do, but we would like to recommend that users should configure MISTRAL LAN ROUTER ISDN step by manual.
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Key in correct Public IP address for Gateway / Netmask (2) Under CLI Mode: Add a PAT Entry Set IP LAN “Public Gateway Address” “Netmask”, For example, set IP LAN to 202.39.52.190 255.255.255.0 What can I do if PCs or workstations in the LAN can’t be connected to Internet after setting public IP address? Solution.
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How can I get into Router what if I forgot the password? Answer. If you forget the password, you can clean the password first, but all configuration will be disappeared once the password cleaned. Solution. 1. To get into Hyper Terminal first. 2.
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If you have any problems with the ADSL Router, please consult this manual. If you continue to have problems you should contact the dealer where you bought this ADSL Router. If you have any other questions you can contact the Atlantis Land company directly at the following address: AtlantisLand spa...
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