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  • Page 1 RoadRunner 40/44...
  • Page 2 C o p y r i g h t © Copyright 2001 by Avaks. 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction to ADSL - Ethernet Router……………4 1.1 Product Features…………………………………..4 1.2 Related Documents………………………………..8 2. Package Contents and Hardware Indicators……..10 2.1 Hardware Indicators ……………………………..10 3. Hardware Installation………………………………..13 4. USB ADSL Modem Driver Installation……………...14 4.1 Windows 98………………………………………...14 4.2 Windows Me………………………………………..17 4.3 Windows 2000……………………………………...19 4.4 Windows XP………………………………………...23 5.
  • Page 4 6.5 Virtual Server………………………………………41 6.6 Bridge Filtering……………………………………42 6.7 DNS Configuration………………………………..43 6.8 Save Settings………………………………………43 7. Admin Privilege……………………………………..43 7.1 WAN Status……………………………………..44 7.2 PPP Status…………………………………………44 7.3 TCP Status…………………………………………44 7.4 Route Table………………………………………...45 7.5 ADSL Configuration………………………………45 7.6 RIP Configuration…………………………………46 7.7 Password Configuration…………………………47 7.8 Miscellaneous Configuration…………………...47 7.9 Reset to Factory Default…………………………48 7.10 Diagnostic Test……………………………………48 7.11 Code Image Update………………………………..51 APPENDIX...

  • Page 5: Introduction To Adsl - Ethernet Router

    1 Introduction to Ethernet Router The ADSL Ethernet Router is optimized to address the growing demand for high-speed Internet access. With both a USB 1.1-complient interface and an IEEE 802.3-complient Ethernet interface, it provides the widest array of connectivity options without relaying on host PC drivers. The ADSL Ethernet Router is an “always-on”...
  • Page 6 • Maximum downstream rate of 8 Mbps • Maximum upstream rate of 1 Mbps -- Tone detection for low power mode -- Support splitterless ADSL implementation ATM Protocols -- WAN mode support: PPP over ATM (RFC2364) and PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) -- LAN mode support: bridged/routed Ethernet over ATM (RFC 1483) -- ATM forum UNI 3.1 / 4.0 PVC -- Support 1VCs ( Virtual Circuits)
  • Page 7 -- IP routing RIPv2 -- Static Routing -- DHCP ( Dynamic host configuration protocol) server and client -- NAT ( Network Address Translation) -- ICMP ( Internet Control Message Protocol ) Security -- User authentication for PPP -- PAP ( password authentication protocol ) -- CHAP ( challenge authentication protocol ) -- Password-protected system management Ethernet Interface...
  • Page 8 -- Store-and-forward switching mode -- High performance lookup engine with support for up to 4096 MAC address entries with automatic learning and aging USB Interface -- Compliant with USB specification, Revision 1.1 -- USB full speed ( 12Mbps ) -- Vendor specific descriptors HTTP Web-Based Management -- Firmware upgrade via FTP -- Customizable Web pages...

  • Page 9: Related Documents

    1.2 Related Documents ITU G.992.1 (G. dmt Full-rate ADSL) ITU.G.992.2 (G.lite “Splitterless ADSL“ ) RFC 768 User Datagram Protocol (UDP) RFC 791 Internet Protocol (IP) RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol ( ICMP) RFC 793 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) RFC 826 Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) RFC 1334 Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) RFC 1483 Multi-protocol Encapsulation over ATM RFC 1552 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
  • Page 10 RFC 2364 PPP over ATM RFC 2516 PPP over Ethernet IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.1d...

  • Page 11: Package Contents And Hardware Indicators

    2 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items: ADSL Ethernet Router (Single-Port/Four-Port) 12VDC ADAPTER Telephone cable Quick start guide Splitter/ CAT-5 UTP Fast Ethernet cable/ USB cable (Option) If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your dealer immediately.

  • Page 12: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators The LED Indicators read as follows: POWER Steady red light indicates the router is powered on. READY System status indicators when blinking indicate system is alive. SHOWTIME Steady green light indicates a valid ADSL connection. This will light after the ADSL negotiation process has been settled.
  • Page 13 -ADSL Ethernet Router (Four-Port) The rear panel of the Router provides access to the DC power adapter, one USB connection, four LAN connections, one WAN connection and power on/off switch. ¤ Power S w i t ch Splitter ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿...

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    3. Hardware Installation Power on Connect the Adapter to power inlet and turn the power switch on, this product will enter a self-test phase. When it is in the self-test phase, the indicators READY LED will be lighted ON for about 8 seconds, and the READY LED will be flashed to indicate that the self-test phase has finished.

  • Page 15: Usb Adsl Modem Driver Installation

    4. USB ADSL Modem Driver Installation 4.1 Setting Up Your ADSL Modem For Windows 98 1. After connecting the USB ADSL modem to your PC, power on your PC . 2. The Wizard box appears detecting a “ USB NET CARD” Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 16 4. Select “CD-ROM drive”, and click “Next”. Or click the “Specify a location“ and pointing the path for the Windows 98 driver in the CD-ROM.
  • Page 17 5. Windows will find the driver file. Click “Next”. 6. Click “Finish” to complete installation.

  • Page 18: Windows Me

    4.2 Setting Up Your ADSL Modem for WindowsME 1. After connecting the USB ADSL modem to your PC, power on your PC . 2. The Wizard box appears detecting a “ USB NET CARD” Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive. Choose Specify the location of the driver and click “Next”.
  • Page 19 4. After Windows ME finishes copying files, it will show "Windows has finished installing the hardware device". Click “FINISH” to complete the installation.

  • Page 20: Windows 2000

    4.3 Setting Up Your ADSL Modem for Windows 2000 1. As the Windows 2000 operating system boots up with a connected USB ADSL Modem, it displays a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box shown on your screen. Click NEXT, then a new dialog box will show on the screen.
  • Page 21 2. In the new dialog box, click the “Search for a suitable driver for my device“.
  • Page 22 3. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM drives and choose “Specify a location” . Then click “Next” 4. key in the right path for your Windows 2000 driver.
  • Page 23 5. Click “NEXT”. 6. After Windows 2000 finishes copying files, it will show "Windows has finished installing the software for this device". Click “FINISH” to complete the installation.

  • Page 24: Windows Xp

    4.4 Setting Up Your ADSL Modem for Windows XP 1. As the Windows XP operating system boots up with a connected USB ADSL Modem, it displays a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box shown on your screen. Choose “Install a list or specific location”. Click NEXT, then a new dialog box will show on the screen.
  • Page 25 3. The wizard has finished installing the software. Click” finish”...
  • Page 26 4. A Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box shown on your screen. Choose “Install a list or specific location”. Click NEXT, then a new dialog box will show on the screen. 5. Click “Next”...
  • Page 27 6. The wizard has finished installing the software. Click” finish”...

  • Page 28: Network Settings

    5. Networking Settings 5.1 TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 98 Use the following steps to configure the manager PC to be a DHCP client. These same steps must be performed for every host PC on your network if you use the DHCP function of the Router. 1.
  • Page 29 A. Get IP from Router...
  • Page 30 B. Configure IP manually. Select Specify an IP address on the IP address tab. The default IP address of Router is 10.0.0.2. So please use 10.0.0.X (X is between 1 and 253, except 2) for IP address field and 255.0.0.0.0 for Subnet Mask field.
  • Page 31 In the Gateway tab, add the IP address of the Router (default IP is 10.0.0.2) in the New gateway field and click Add button.
  • Page 32 In the DNS Configuration tab, add the DNS values which are provided by the ISP into DNS Server Search Order field and click Add button. After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, you can use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to this Router. The following example shows the ping procedure for Windows 98 .
  • Page 33 If the following messages appear: Pinging 10.0.0.2 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 10.0.0.2 : bytes=32 times<10ms TTL=64 Reply from 10.0.0.2 : bytes=32 times<10ms TTL=64 Reply from 10.0.0.2 : bytes=32 times<10ms TTL=64 A communication link between your computer and this Router has been successfully established.

  • Page 34: Configuring Adsl Router

    6. Configuring ADSL Router The Router offers a web-based (HTML) graphical user interface allowing users to manage the Router using a standard browser software such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. 6.1 Accessing the Web Manager The first time you access the web-based manager you will need to type the default IP address, 10.0.0.2, in the address bar of the browser.
  • Page 35 Router Status: This option provides the function for observing the product’s working status. A. ADSL -> View ADSL status. There are SNR Margin, Line Attenuation, Errored Seconds, Loss of Signal, Loss of Frame, CRC Errors, Data Rate.

  • Page 36: Configuration

    B. LAN -> View LAN MAC Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask and Number of Ethernet devices connected to the DHCP server . 6.2 Configuration: 1. WAN -> Setting the VC 0 enabled (Yes) or disabled (No). Setting the VPI, VCI and Static IP Address and Subnet Mask.
  • Page 37 Note: In the Static IP Address configuration window , enter the static IP Address and subnet mask assigned by your network service provider (ISP) for your WAN interface. The Static IP Address is a globally unique IP address used to identify the Router on the Internet. ENCAPSULATION The Router supports 11 connection methods: Note: This setting must follow your ISP.

  • Page 38: Lan Setup

    6.3 LAN Setup Using the Default IP Address. The Router comes with a preset default IP address setting of 10.0.0.2 for the LAN port. There are two ways to use this default IP address, you can manually assigned an IP address and subnet mask for each PC on the LAN or you can instruct the Router to automatically assign them using DHCP.
  • Page 39 DHCP The second way is to allow the Router as a DHCP service. Checked DHCP server by the Router. The Router is set by default to use DHCP. Define the IP address range from start Address to end address that your router will be using to assign addresses.

  • Page 40: Nat Configuration

    6.4 NAT Configuration NAPT Network Address Translation (NAT) is used in conjunction with an Internet connection. NAT provides a level of security for private hosts by translating the address. NAT allows a company to use private address on its LAN and translate those addresses to a single address. The Router just supports one-to-many address translation.
  • Page 41 Click Session Name Configuration and type session name, then click submit and click go back to NAT configuration to add an IP address. Choose NAT in the lists and type Session Name and setup a IP address, then click submit. This will just allow this host to connect to internet, the other hosts cannot connect to internet.

  • Page 42: Virtual Server

    6.5 Virtual Server The Virtual Server configuration allows you to set up public services such as WWW,FTP that can be accessed by the Internet users. A virtual server is defined as a service port , and all requests to this port will be redirected to the host IP address.

  • Page 43: Bridge Filtering

    Bridge filtering feature allows administrators to block certain users from accessing Internet by MAC address. Source MAC : MAC address of the host which is not allowed to access Internet . Destination MAC : Keep empty if you do not know the Destination MAC address.

  • Page 44: Save Settings

    Default Gateway Provided by ISP or automatically assigned by ISP. Domain Name Service (DNS) is a service used on the Internet for resolving fully qualified domain names(FQDN) to their Internal Protocol (IP) address. You can type the preferred DNS server IP address, Alternative DNS server IP address that provided by ISP or automatically assigned by ISP.

  • Page 45: Wan Status

    Only admin has privilege to view and configure these pages 7.1 WAN Status WAN MAC address 7.2 PPP Status Using encapsulation PPPoE or PPPoA to connect to ISP. If connection succeeds, the status will be connected. Otherwise, the status will be Not connected. 7.3 TCP Status You can see Total packets sent, Data packets sent, Data Bytes sent, Total packets Received, Packets received in-sequence,...

  • Page 46: Adsl Configuration

    Show Routing Table of Router. Or you can configure a static routes by add or delete manually. 7.5 ADSL Configuration -Configure the trellis enabled or disabled -Configure Handshake protocol You can choose Autosense or fix a protocol. - Wiring Selection You can choose Auto, Tip/Ring( Default ), A/A1.

  • Page 47: Rip Configuration

    7.6 RIP Configuration Enable RIP functionality. Default is Disabled RIP Supplier – when True, RIP advertisements are transmitted once every ‘interval’ seconds RIP Gateway – when True (and RIP supplier is True), RIP advertisements include a default gateway (0.0.0.0) entry. RIPv2 Multicast –...

  • Page 48: Password Configuration

    7.7 Password Configuration You can change your username and password For FTP to work, the password for Admin should be at least 8 characters. Do not use '&' in the passwords. 7.8 Miscellaneous Configuration WAN side HTTP server enabled: allow users to remote control the Router in Internet.

  • Page 49: Reset To Factory Default

    7.9 Reset to Factory Default Reset settings to factory default and reboot. 7.10 Diagnostic Test The diagnostic test consists of 6 simple tests: Ethernet LAN connection, ADSL Synchronization, ATM OAM Segment Loop Back, ATM OAM End-to-End Loop Back, Ethernet connect to ATM, IP connect to Ethernet.
  • Page 50 Check Ethernet LAN connect -- This test passes if the Ethernet LAN interface is working properly Check DSL Synchronization This test checks your DSL modem to see if it can successfully negotiate and establish a DSL connection with your service provider's central office equipments. The test returns PASS if a DSL connection is established.
  • Page 51 ATM OAM F5 End to End Loop Back This test sends ATM OAM F5 End to Endloop back request cells to the central office equipments through your DSL connection. This test return PASS if response cell is received. Since your service provider might not support this test, your DSL modem could still work even if this test fails.

  • Page 52: Code Image Update

    If this test returns FAIL, run this test again a few minutes after this test is completed. If this test returns FAIL consistently and DHCP client is turned on in your DSL modem, check with your service provider. If this test returns FAIL consitently and your DSL modem is statically assigned an IP address, make sure the IP address is the correct one assigned by your service...

  • Page 53: Configuration

    View System event. APPENDIX : PVC configurations This guide provides the typical single PVC configurations (Bridge Mode, Router Mode PPPoE/PPPoA and Router Mode Static IP) Bridge Mode Router Mode Router Mode (PPPoA/PPPoE) (Static IP) WAN Configuration VC0 Enabled VC1-VC7 Enabled VC0Static IP address N/A N/A(Automatically Provided by ISP...
  • Page 54 DHCP Check None DHCP Client Enable DHCP Client Enable LAN Configuration DHCP Server Not Checked Checked Checked NAT Configuration Disabled NAPT NAPT Bridge Mode Router Mode Router Mode (PPPoA/PPPoE) (Static IP) DNS Configuration Default Gateway N/A(Automatically Provided By ISP Assigned by ISP) Preferred DNS Server N/A N/A(Automatically Provided By ISP...

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