Page 1
Telkom VPN-Lite router setup User Manual Billion 810VGTX...
Page 2
Contents Introduction................................. 3 Before you start ..............................4 VPN-Lite Setup Using Windows Utility ......................5 VPN-Lite Setup using your web browser ......................7 VPN-Lite Manual Setup Using Telnet ......................10 Firmware Upgrade ............................14 TELKOM VPN-Lite 2.2 ver.271010 Page 2...
Welcome to the Telkom VPN Lite router setup user manual. This manual will provide information on how to setup the Telkom VPN Lite service on your Billion 810VGTX using the setup utility, the router’s graphical user interface (GUI) and CLI (Telnet or Console connection) commands (advanced user only).
DHCP server. Register VPN-Lite service. To enable you to configure the Telkom VPN-Lite service on your Billion Router you first need to register for the VPN-Lite service on the Telkom website (www.telkom.co.za). On the VPN-Lite registration site you will be able to configure and manage your VPN-Lite sites as shown in the image below.
VPN-Lite Setup Using Windows Utility You can download the VPN-Lite utility program form the VPN-Lite website by selecting the Download section. After you successfully downloaded the utility just run the file to start the setup process. On start up you will be requested to provide login information to connect to the router. By default the router login name will be admin and the login password will be admin.
Page 6
Internet Service Provider Account Setup Select “Activate Internet Account configuration” tick box to set your Internet username and password. You can now enter your ISP username and password to connect to the internet. Your service provider will provide you with this information. VPN Lite –...
VPN-Lite Setup using your web browser This section will guide you through the relative steps to setup you VPN-Lite service using the routers graphical user interface browser. Connection to the router using your web browser Open a web browser like Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. In the internet address bar type in http://10.0.0.2 and press enter.
Page 8
You will require you VPN-Lite site username and password that you retrieved from the Telkom VPN- Lite setup site. You can change the Service Name field to VPNLite, Disable the Nat setting and enter your VPN-Lite site Username and Password. Ensure that the Enable tick-box is ticked and press Apply to save the settings.
Page 9
You should now wait for your IP to be released. Then type: ipconfig /renew. Your PC’s IP will now be renewed and within the new range to enable you to connect to your Billion router’s new LAN IP address. You can now close the Command Prompt screen.
Enter your administration login & password. On successful authentication you will arrive at the admin prompt. (See screenshot below.) b. Setting the DHCP Server: This task is optional. If you want your Billion 810VGTX to act as a DHCP server – distributing IPs to your LAN PCs – please perform this step.
Page 11
c. Set your router’s LAN IP address: Please run the following command to set your router’s LAN IP address to within the correct target IP range. (Note that if using DHCP server, this LAN IP must be in that same IP range). Note that your telnet session will become unresponsive after you execute the command and will eventually terminate.
Page 12
2. Setting up the VPN-Lite solution: e. Telnet to the Billion 810VGTX: Please repeat step 1a but this time with the router’s new updated LAN IP. Once you received the “admin>” prompt, please continue with the next steps.
Page 13
192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0 interface ipwan2 Comment: Save configuration and restart device: system config save system restart g. After your Billion 810VGTX has rebooted, the VPN-Lite solution will be setup and ready for use. TELKOM VPN-Lite 2.2 ver.271010 Page 13...
Firmware Upgrade Connect to your router Open a web browser like Internet Explorer of Firefox. In the address bar type in http://10.0.0.2 press enter. You will be prompted to supply a username and password to logon to the router. User name = admin Password = admin.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the 810VGTX and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers