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4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router AAM6020VI-B6 User Manual Version 1.0 Version Date: June 8, 2005...
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Table of Contents ENERAL NFORMATION ................3 Package Contents ................3 Safety Instructions —Please read.............3 Front Panel View..................4 Back Panel View ..................5 Description .....................5 NSTALLING THE OUTER ................6 Connect the ADSL Line and Telephone........6 Connect the PC to the Router ............6 Connect the Power Adapter..............6 NSTALLATION IAGRAM...
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Port Mapping ..................33 Quality of Service................35 Routing....................36 Default Gateway................36 Static Route ..................36 RIP ....................37 DNS....................... 38 DNS Server..................38 Dynamic DNS ................38 ADSL..................... 39 DSL Advanced Settings .............. 40 Tone Settings ................. 40 IRELESS ....................
General Information The 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router features 4 LAN ports and a wireless ability. Package Contents Included in the package is one of each of the following— • 4-Port wireless Ethernet router • 15 VAC AC power adapter • RJ-11 telephone cable •...
Front Panel View Mode Indication Solid Wireless is enabled. No light Wireless is disabled. Blinking There is wireless traffic. Solid ADSL is connected. XDSL ADSL is not connected. The ALARM led will be No light Link red. Blinking The router is connected to ADSL. Solid ADSL is connected, and there is no ADSL traffic.
Back Panel View Port Description Power Switch h Press to turn the router on and off. Power r Connects to a 15 VAC AC power adapter. Restart —press the button for less than 4 seconds. Reset Default settings —press the button for 4 seconds or longer.
Installing the Router Connect the ADSL Line and Telephone An RJ-11 cable will be connected to the wall phone jack and the line-end of the splitter. Connect another RJ-11 phone wire from the modem-end of the splitter to the port labeled “ line” on the router.
Configuring Your Computer Prior to accessing the router through the LAN port, note the following necessary configurations — • Your PC’s TCP/IP address: 192.168.1.__ _ ( the last number is any number between 3 and 254) • The router’s default IP address: 192.168.1.1 •...
9. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click on Properties s . 10. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click in the radio button labeled Use the following IP address s and type 192.168.1.x (where x is any number between 2 and 254) and 255.255.255.0 in the IP address field and Subnet Mask field.
Logging into the Router This section explains how to log in to your router using the following steps — 1. . Launch your web browser. 2. . Enter the URL in the address bar and click http://192.168.1.1 on Enter r . A login screen like the one below will be displayed after you connect to the user interface.
Device Info This section describes the system information that can be accessed using the menu items under Device Info. Summary Access the general status report from the router by clicking on “Summary y ” under “Device Info o ” . It shows information about the router such as the version of the software, bootloader, etc.
Access the WAN status report from the router by clicking on “WAN N ” under “Device Info ”. STATISTICS LAN Statistics Access the LAN statistics from the router by clicking on the “ LAN” item under “ Statistics” . 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
WAN Statistics Access the WAN statistics from the router by clicking on the “WAN N ” item under “ Statistics s ” . ATM Statistics Access ATM statistics from the router by clicking on the “ ATM M ” item under “ Statistics s ”. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
ADSL Statistics You can view ADSL statistics by clicking on the “ ADSL L ” item under “ Statistics s ” . Information contained in this screen is useful for troubleshooting and diagnostics of connection problems. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
ADSL BER Test A Bit Error Rate Test (BER Test) is a test that reflects the ratio of error bits to the total number transmitted. If you click on the ADSL BER Test button at the bottom of the ADSL Statistics page, the following pop-up screen will appear allowing you to set the tested time and to begin the test.
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Route Access the routing status report from the router by clicking on the “Route e ” item under “Device Info o ”. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
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Access the ARP status report from the router by clicking on the “ARP P ” item under “ Device Info o ” . 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
Quick Setup This section will explain how to configure the router. ATM PVC Configuration To enable the auto-connect process, click on the box labeled DSL Auto-connect, a process that will automatically detect the first usable PVC and automatically detect PPPoE, PPPoA, and Bridge Protocol (with DHCP Server available).
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The next screen to appear will depend on the connection type that was selected in the previous screen. The following screen is a result of choosing IP over ATM (IPoA) as the connection type. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
Advanced Setup This section contains information about WAN, LAN, and ADSL settings. Configure the WAN settings as provided by your ISP. Click on the Add d button if you want to add a new rule for the WAN interface. The ATM PVC Configuration screen appears. The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier (VPI and VCI) and select a service category.
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Verify the following values with your ISP before you change them. • VPI: : Virtual Path Identifier. The valid range is 0 to 255. • VCI: : Virtual Channel Identifier. The valid range is 32 to 65535. • Service Category: : Five classes of traffic are listed— o UBR Without PCR o UBR With PCR o CBR...
Connection Type This screen shows the below types of network protocols and encapsulation modes — • PPP over ATM (PPPoA) • PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) • MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) • IP over ATM (IpoA) • Bridging Select the mode that your ISP has instructed you to use and click on Next t .
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When the settings are complete, the next screen shows a WAN Setup – Summary screen displaying the WAN configurations made. Click on the Save e button when the settings are correct. The below screen will appear showing the WAN settings that you made.
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After selecting the Finish h button, the below screen will appear. At this point, the router will reboot to save the changes made. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
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LAN Local Area Network (LAN) Setup You can configure the DSL Router IP address and Subnet Mask for the LAN interface to correspond your LAN’s IP Subnet. The Save e button only saves the LAN configuration data, but does not apply the configurations.
If you enable NAT (Network Address Translation), you can configure the Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ Host. Virtual Servers A virtual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side to a specific IP address on the LAN side. Select the virtual server from the drop-down list and complete the server IP address, then click on the Save / Apply button.
The following screen appears after you save your selection. To add additional virtual servers, click on the Add d button. If you need to remove any of the server names, select the check box and click on the Remove e button. Port Triggering Click on the Add d button to add Port Triggering to your Internet application.
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The below screen appears after you save your selections. You will be able to add or remove selections made, by clicking on the Add d and Remove e buttons. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
DMZ Host You can define the IP address of the DMZ Host on this screen. Enter the IP address and click on Save / Apply y . Firewall IP Filtering—Outgoing The outgoing filter will block the LAN traffic from entering the WAN side.
IP Filtering—Incoming Incoming filter filters the WAN traffic to the LAN side. Click on the Add d button to add incoming filter settings. Enter a filter name, information about the source address (from the WAN side), and information about the destination address (to the LAN side).
MAC Filtering MAC filtering can forward or block traffic by MAC address. You can change the policy or add settings to the MAC filtering table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen. If you click on Change Policy y , a confirmation dialog allows you to verify your change.
If you want to add a setting to the MAC filtering table, enter the Source and Destination MAC address, and select protocol type, frame direction, and WAN interface. Then click on Save / Apply to save it. After you save the settings, a screen showing the settings will appear.
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2. After clicking the Add d button, the below configuration screen appears, allowing you enter the groups and the interfaces they are associated with. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
Quality of Service You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. On this screen you can view and delete QoS settings. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
Routing Default Gateway You can enable automatic assigned default gateway on the Routing – Default Gateway screen. As default, the box is checked for automatic assigned default gateway to be enabled. Click the Save / Apply button to enable or disable this feature. Static Route Use the Routing –...
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If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as active or passive. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and secondary DNS. Dynamic DNS 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
ADSL There are three major items in the ADSL settings: Modulation Methods Six modulation methods for different linking speed are supported by the 6211 ADSL router: G.Dmt Enabled, G.lite Enabled, T1.413 Enabled, ADSL Enabled, Annex L Enabled, and ADSL2+ Enabled. Set this value only as directed by your ISP.
DSL Advanced Settings The test mode can be selected from the DSL Advanced Settings page. Test modes are as follows — • Normal • Reverb • Medley • No retrain • L3 Tone Settings The frequency band of ADSL is split up into 256 separate tones, each spaced 4.3125 kHz apart.
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Wireless This section allows you to configure wireless settings on your router. Basic The below Wireless – Basic screen lets you enable or disable wireless. The default setting for wireless is enabled. You can also hide the access point so others cannot see your ID on the network.
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• 802.1X— — requires mutual authentication between a client station and the router by including a RADIUS-based authentication server. Information about the RADIUS server such as its IP address, port and key must be entered. WEP encryption is also enabled and the encryption strength must also be selected.
MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to manage MAC address filters. Add the MAC addresses that you want to manage and then select the mode that you want to use to manage them. You can disable this feature or you can allow or deny access to the MAC addresses that you add to the list.
Wireless Bridge In this next screen, you can select which mode you want the router to be in, either access point or wireless bridge. 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
Advanced Advanced features of the wireless LAN interface can be configured in this section. Settings can be configured for the following— • AP Isolation n —if you select enable, then each of your wireless clients will not be able to communicate with each other.
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• Xpress Technology— — a technology that utilizes standards based on framebursting to achieve higher throughput. With Xpress Technology enabled, aggregate throughput (the sum of the individual throughput speeds of each client on the network) can improve by up to 25% in 802.11g only networks and up to 75% in mixed networks comprised of 802.11g and 802.11b equipment.
Troubleshooting—Diagnostics The diagnostics screen allows you to run diagnostic tests to check your DSL connection. In addition, you can test the connection to your DSL service provider. Management Settings Backup Settings 4-Port Wireless Ethernet Router User Manual Version 1.0...
Restore User Settings To restore saved s ettings, select Management Settings Restore User Settings. Select the backup file you want to restore and click on Update Settings s . The router will restore settings and reboot to activate the restored settings.
Restore Default Restore Default will erase all current settings and restore the router to factory default settings. To restore the router to factory default settings, select Management Settings Restore Default. Reply OK to the confirmation dialog. The router will restore the default settings and reboot. System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options.
Below is a view of the System Log g . Configure System Log If the log is enabled, the system will log selected events: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Informational, and Debugging. All events above or equal to the selected log level will be logged and displayed.
Access Control You can enable or disable some services of your router by LAN or WAN. If no WAN connection is defined, only the LAN side can be configured. Services IP Addresses Web access to the router can be limited when Access Control Mode is enabled.
To assign the IP address of the management station that is permitted to access the local management services, enter the IP address in the box and click on the Save / Apply button. Passwords Access the Passwords s screen under the Access Control l section to change a password.
Update Software If your ISP releases new software for this router, follow these steps to perform an upgrade. 1. Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. 2. Enter the path to the image file location or click on the Browse button to locate the image file.
Appendix FCC Warning Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC Essential requirements – Article 3 Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.1a Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 3.1b Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1 and EN 301 489-17 has been conducted.