OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference Table of Contents Introduction........................5 Introduction to your Router ..................5 Features........................5 Installing the Router ......................7 Important note for using this router ................7 Package Contents......................7 The Front LEDs......................8 The Rear Ports......................9 Cabling........................10 Basic Installation ......................11 Connecting your router ....................11 Configuring Computers in Windows XP ..............13 Configuring Computers in Windows 2000..............15...
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OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference Wireless Security (Wireless Router only)..................38 Wireless Client (MAC Address) Filter (Wireless Router only)............40 Port Setting.............................41 DHCP Server..........................42 WAN (Wide Area Network) ..................44 ISP..............................44 DNS ..............................52 ADSL ..............................53 System ........................54 Time Zone ............................54 Remote Access ..........................55 Firmware Upgrade..........................55 Backup / Restore..........................56...
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OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference Advanced VLAN Setup Example (Triple Play) ................106 Save Configuration to Flash...................111 Logout ........................111 Troubleshooting......................112 Problems starting up the router................112 Problems with the WAN Interface ................112 Problems with the LAN Interface................112...
OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference Introduction Introduction to your Router Welcome to the VoIP/(802.11g) ADSL2+ Router. The router is an “all-in-one” VoIP ADSL router, combining an ADSL modem, ADSL router, Ethernet network switch and 2 ports for Voice over IP functionalities, providing everything you need to get the machines on your network connected to the Internet over your ADSL broadband connection.
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OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference Network Address Translation (NAT) Allows multi-users to access outside resources such as the Internet simultaneously with one IP address/one Internet access account. Many application layer gateway (ALG) are supported such as web browser, ICQ, FTP, Telnet, E-mail, News, Net2phone, Ping, NetMeeting, IP phone and others.
Do not use the same power source for this router as other equipment. • Do not open or repair the case yourself. If this router is too hot, turn off the power immediately and have it repaired at a qualified service centre.
OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference The Front LEDs Meaning Lit when power is ON. Lit when the system is ready. Lit when connected to an Ethernet device. LAN Port 3 - 6 Green for 100Mbps; Orange for 10Mbps. 1X —...
OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference The Rear Ports OPEN 824RLW VoIP/802.11g ADSL Router OPEN 824RL VoIP ADSL Router Port Meaning Power Switch Power ON/OFF switch Connect the supplied power adaptor to this jack. After the device is powered on, press it to reset the device or restore to factory default settings.
OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Technical Reference LINE Connect the line cable to this port when connecting to the telephone wall jack. Connect the supplied “telephone” cable to this port when connecting to the ADSL ADSL/telephone network. Antenna Connect the detachable antenna to this port.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Basic Installation The router can be configured with your web browser. A web browser is included as a standard application in the following operating systems: Linux, Mac OS, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Me, etc. The product provides a very easy and user-friendly interface for configuration.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers VoIP/802.11g ADSL Router with LINE port Switching/ ADSL Phone ADSL Splitter Line Analog Phone Connect more computers...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuring Computers in Windows XP step 1 Click Start / Control Panel (in Classic View). From the Control Panel window, double-click Network Connections. The following appears: step 2 Double-click the Local Area Network connection name required. step 3 Click Properties.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers step 5 Highlight the Obtain an IP address automatically and the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons, then click OK to complete the configuration.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuring Computers in Windows 2000 step 1 Click Start / Settings / Control Panel. From the Control Panel window, double-click Network and Dial-up Connections. The following appears: step 2 Double-click the Local Area Connection name as required. The following appears: step 3 From the Local Area Connection Status window, click Properties.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers step 5 Highlight the Obtain an IP address automatically and the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons, then click OK to complete the configuration.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuring Computers In Windows 95/98/ME step 1 Click Start / Settings / Control Panel. From the Control Panel window, double-click Network and highlight the Configuration tab to make it active. The following appears: step 2 Highlight TCP / IP ->...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers step 5 Highlight the Disable DNS radio button, then click OK to complete the configuration.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuring Computers in Windows NT4.0 step 1 Click Start / Settings / Control Panel. From the Control Panel window, double-click Network and highlight the Protocols tab to make it active. The following appears: step 2 Highlight TCP/IP Protocol, then click Properties.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Factory Default Settings Before configuring your, you need to know the following default settings. Web Interface (Username and Password) Username: admin Password: admin The default username and password are admin and admin respectively. NOTE: If you ever forget your login password, you may press the RESET button for up to 6 seconds to restore factory default settings.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Information from your ISP Before configuring this device, you have to check with your ISP (Internet Service Provider) what kind of service is provided such as PPPoE, PPPoA, RFC1483, or IPoA. Gather the information as illustrated in the following table and keep it for reference.
OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuring with your Web Browser step 1 Open a web browser, and enter the following address in the Address bar: http://192.168.1.254, then click Go. The following appears: step 2 Enter the username and password of admin and admin in the User name: and Password: fields, then click OK.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuration At the configuration homepage, the left navigation pane (where bookmarks are provided) links you directly to the desired setup page, including: Status (ARP Table, Wireless Association Table, Routing Table, DHCP Table, Email Status, VoIP Status, Event Log, Error Log, NAT Sessions and UPnP Portmap) Quick Start Configuration (LAN, WAN, System, Firewall, VoIP, QoS, Virtual Server, Time Schedule and...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Wireless Association Table (Wireless Router only) To Access The Wireless Association screen: From any screen in the web interface, Click Status, then Wireless Association. The following appears: The following table displays the Wireless Association Table fields and their definitions: Field Definition The IP Address of the wireless client that joins this network.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Cost The number of hops counted as the cost of the route. DHCP Table The DHCP Table lists the types of leases specified. To Access The DHCP Table screen: From the menu list, Click Status, then DHCP Table.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Permanent Table To Access The Permanent Table Screen: Once you have accessed the DHCP Table screen, click the Permanent link. The following appears The following table lists the Permanent Table fields and their definitions: Field Definition Name...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers VoIP Status The VoIP Status screen displays details and status for the VoIP Account you have configured the router to check. Please see the Phone Configuration section of this manual (under VoIP) for details on configuring your VoIP phone.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Error Log The Error Log details any errors encountered by the router (e.g. invalid names given to entries) are logged to this window. To Access The Error Log: From the menu list, Click Status, then Error Log.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Diagnostics This section allows you to view the connectivity status of the LAN and WAN. It displays the status of the Ethernet and Wireless LAN connections after testing, along with the WAN connection and the results of Ping tests.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Quick Start Clicking the Quick Start link allows you to configure the basic settings required to get your router up and running quickly. Usually, the only details you will need for the Quick Start wizard to get you online are your login (often in the form of username@ispname), your password and the encapsulation type.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers step 4 Select the desired option from the list and click Apply to return to the Quick Start interface to continue configuring your ISP connection. Please note that the contents of this list will vary, depending on what is supported by your ISP.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuration When you click this item, you get following sub-items to configure the ADSL router. System Firewall VoIP Virtual Server Time Schedule Advanced These functions are described below in the following sections. There are nine items within the LAN section: Bridge Interface Ethernet...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers IP Alias Use IP Alias to create multiple virtual IP interfaces on this router. IP Alias helps to connect two or more local networks to the ISP or remote node. In this case, an internal router is not required. To Add A Virtual Interface: From the Configuration menu list, Click LAN, then IP Alias.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Ethernet Client Filter The Ethernet Client Filter supports up to 16 Ethernet network machines, allowing you to control your network, ie, to accept traffic from specific authorized machines, or to prevent unwanted machine(s) from accessing your LAN.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Ethernet Client Filter – Candidates Link When you click the Candidates button in the Ethernet Client Filter screen, the following appears: The Active PC in LAN screen displays a list of individual Ethernet devices’ IP Addresses and MAC Addresses which connect to the router.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Parameters The following table lists the Wireless Parameters screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition The default setting is Enable. If you do not have wireless, both 802.11g and 802.11b devices in WLAN Service your network, highlight the Disable radio button.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Wireless Security (Wireless Router only) You can disable or enable with WPA or WEP for protecting wireless network. The default mode for wireless security is disabled. To Access The Wireless Security Screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click LAN, then Wireless Security.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers When you select WEP from the Security Mode drop-down list, the following appears: The following table lists the Wireless Security Parameters screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the router offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Wireless Client (MAC Address) Filter (Wireless Router only) The MAC Address Filter supports up to 16 wireless network machines and helps you to manage your network control to accept traffic from specific authorized machines or to restrict unwanted machine(s) from accessing your LAN.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Wireless Client (MAC Address) Filter Clicking Candidates in the Wireless Client ( MAC Address ) Filter screen automatically detects devices connected to the router through the Ethernet. The Associated Wireless Client screen displays a list of individual wireless device’s MAC Addresses that are currently connected to the router.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers The following table lists the Port Settings screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition There are five options from which to choose: Auto, 10M half-duplex, 10M full-duplex, 100M half-duplex or 100M full-duplex. Sometimes, there are Ethernet compatibility problems with Port # Connection Type legacy Ethernet devices, and you can configure different types to solve compatibility issues.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers To Disable The Router’s DHCP Server: From the DHCP Server Configuration screen, Highlight the Disable radio button and click Next. When the DHCP Server is disabled you will need to manually assign a fixed IP address to each computer on your network, and set the default gateway for each computer to the IP address of the router (by default this is 192.168.1.254).
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers WAN (Wide Area Network) WAN refers to your Wide Area Network connection, i.e. your router’s connection to your ISP and the Internet. There are three items within the WAN section: ADSL. The factory default is PPPoE.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers RFC 1483 Routed Connections A simpler alternative is to select Quick Start from the main menu on the left. Please see the Quick Start section of the manual for more information. The following table lists the WAN Connection (RFC 1483 Routed) screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers RFC 1483 Bridged Connections From the Configuration menu list, step 1 Click WAN, ISP then Create. The ISP’s screen appears. step 2 Highlight the RFC 1483 Bridged radio button, then Next. The following appears: step 3 Update the details as per your ISP’s instructions, then click Apply.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers PPPoA Routed Connections From the Configuration menu list, step 1 Click WAN, ISP then Create. The ISP’s screen appears. step 2 Highlight the PPPoA Routed radio button, then click Next. The following appears: step 3 Update the details as per your ISP’s instructions, then click Apply.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Field Definition Select this if you want to establish a PPPoA session only when Connect to Demand there is a packet requesting access to the Internet. (ie, when a program on your computer attempts to access the Internet.) This auto-disconnects the broadband firewall gateway when there is no activity on the line for a pre-determined period of time.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers IPoA Routed Connections From the Configuration menu list, step 1 Click WAN, ISP then Create. The ISP’s screen appears. step 2 Highlight the IPoA Routed radio button, then Next. The following appears: step 3 Update the details as per your ISP’s instructions, then click Apply.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers PPPoE Connections From the Configuration menu list, step 1 Click WAN, ISP then Create. The ISP’s screen appears. step 2 Highlight the PPPoE Routed radio button, then Next. The following appears: step 3 Update the details as per your ISP’s instructions, then click Apply.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Field Definition Select this if you want the router to establish a PPPoE session Always On when starting up and to automatically re-establish the PPPoE session when disconnected by the ISP. Connection Select this if you want to establish a PPPoE session only when Connect to Demand...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers A Domain Name System (DNS) contains a mapping table for domain name and IP addresses. On the Internet, every host has a unique and user-friendly name (domain name) such as www.helloworld.com and an IP address.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers ADSL Accessing the ADSL Screen: From the Configuration menu list, step 1 Click WAN, ADSL. The following appears: step 2 Update the fields as required, then click Apply. The following table lists the ADSL Parameters screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition The default setting is Multimode.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers System The System menu item consists of the following subsections: Time Zone Remote Access Firmware Upgrade Backup/Restore Restart User Management Time Zone The Time Zone subsection allows you to set up SNTP to retrieve the correct time over the Internet. To Access The Time Zone Screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click System, then Time Zone.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers specified SNTP server you should keep the poll interval as high as possible – at the absolute minimum every few hours or even days. Remote Access The Remote Access area allows you to permit temporarily remote administration of the router. (ie, from outside of the LAN.) To Access The Remote Access Screen: From the Configuration menu list,...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Backup / Restore These functions allow you to save and back up your router’s current settings to a file on your computer, or to restore a previously saved backup. This is useful if you wish to experiment with different settings, knowing that you have a backup handy in the case of any mistakes.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers User Management To Access The User Management Screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click System, then User Management. The following appears: In order to prevent unauthorized access to your router’s configuration interface, logging in with a password is required.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Firewall and Access Control Your router includes a full SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) firewall for controlling Internet access from your LAN, as well as helping to prevent attacks from hackers. When using NAT (Network Address Translation. (Please see the WAN configuration section for more details on NAT) the router acts as a “natural”...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers General Settings You can choose not to enable Firewall, to add all filter rules by yourself, or enable the Firewall using preset filter rules and modify the port filter rules as required. The Packet Filter is used to filter packets based-on Applications (Port) or IP addresses.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Packet Filter NOTE: Any remote user who is attempting to perform this action may block all access to configure and manage the device from the Internet. This function is only available when the Firewall is enabled and one of these four security levels is chosen (All blocked, High, Medium and Low).
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Table 1: Predefined Port Filter Application Protocol Port Number Firewall - High Firewall - Medium Firewall – Low Start Inbound Outbound Inbound Outbound Inbound Outbound TCP(6) HTTP(80) UDP(17) 53 DNS (53) TCP(6) DNS (53) TCP(6)
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Packet Filter – Add TCP/UDP Filter To Access The Packet Filter (Add TCP/UDP Filter) Screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click Firewall, then Packet Filter. From the Packet Filter screen, click Add TCP/UDP Filter. The following appears: The following table lists the Packet Filter screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Packet Filter – Add Raw IP Filter To Access The Packet Filter (Add Raw IP Filter) Screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click Firewall, then Packet Filter. From the Packet Filter screen, click Add Raw IP Filter. The following appears: The following table lists the Packet Filter screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Example: Configuring your firewall to allow for a publicly accessible web server on your LAN The predefined port filter rule for HTTP (TCP port 80) is the same no matter whether the firewall is set to a high, medium or low security level.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuring Packet Filters: Click Packet Filters. The predefined port filter rules screen (in this case for the low security level) appears: NOTE: You may click Edit to edit the predefined rule instead of deleting it To Add a Packet Filter: Click Delete step 1...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers The following screen appears: step 3 In the Rule Name field, enter the rule name as required. step 4 From the Time Schedule drop-down list, select the time schedule as required. step 5 In the Source and Destination IP Address fields, enter the addresses as required.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Intrusion Detection The router’s Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is used to detect hacker attacks and intrusion attempts from the Internet. If the IDS function of the firewall is enabled, inbound packets are filtered and blocked depending on whether they are detected as possible hacker attacks, intrusion attempts or other connections that the router determines to be suspicious.
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Ascend Kill and WinNuke. Default value is 1800 seconds. This is a threshold value to decide whether a SYN Flood attempt is occurring or not. Max TCP Open Handshaking Count Default value is 100 TCP SYN per second.
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Net Bus Scan DstPort = Net Bus 12345,12346, 3456 UDP, DstPort = Orifice SrcIP Scan Back Orifice Scan Port (31337) Max TCP Open Handshaking Count SYN Flood (Default 100 c/sec) Max ICMP Count ICMP Flood (Default 100 c/sec) Max PING Count...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers URL Filter http://www.abcde.com URL (Uniform Resource Locator – e.g. an address in the form of http://www.example.com ) filter rules allow you to prevent users on your network from accessing particular websites by their URL. There are no pre-defined URL filter rules; you can add filter rules to meet your requirements.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Field Definition This allows blocking by specific keywords within a particular URL rather than having to specify a complete URL (e.g. to block any image called “advertisement.gif”). When enabled, your specified keywords list will be checked to see if any keywords are present in URLs accessed to determine if the connection attempt should be blocked.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Andy selects both functions in the Domain Filtering and thinks that it will stop Bobby. But Bobby knows this function, Domain Filtering, ONLY disables all WEB traffic except for Trusted Domain, BUT not its IP address. If this is the situation, Block surfing by IP address function can be handy and helpful to Andy.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) VoIP enables telephone calls through existing Internet connection instead of going through the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). It is not only cost-effective, especially for a long distance telephone charges, but also toll-quality voice calls over the Internet.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers The following table lists the VoIP Wizard screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), it is the first 6 bits in the ToS byte. The DSCP DSCP Marking allows users to classify traffic based on the DSCP value and send packets to the next router.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers The following table lists the SIP Device Parameters fields and their definitions: Field Definition Use SIP as VoIP call-signalling protocol. The default setting is Disable. Voice Activation Detection prevents transmitting natural silence to consume bandwidth. It is also known as Silence Suppression, which is a software application that ensures Silence Suppression (VAD) the bandwidth is reserved only when voice activity is activated.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Phone Ports This section displays your phone status and allows you to edit the account information of your Phones. To Access The Phone Ports screen: From the Configuration menu list, step 1 Click VoIP, then Phone Port.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers The following table lists the Phone Port screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition Phone Number This parameter holds the registration ID of the user within the SIP registrar. Authentication Username Identical to the phone number.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers PSTN Dial Plan This section enables you to configure VoIP with PSTN switching on your system. You can define a range of dial plans to make regular calls from VoIP switching to the PSTN line. Prefix numbers are essential to distinguish between VoIP and Regular phone calls.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Field Definition The dialled number will send the call through the PSTN without the prefix when the timeout starts. This timeout activates when no more digits are dialled for a specific Dial at Timeout no Prefix duration.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers If you only dial 01223 7070 and no more numbers, after the timeout is exceeded, 012237070 will be dialled to make a regular call via FXO port. Even though 0707 (only 4 digits) does not match with the number of digits 6 defined in the field, 7070 is still a valid phone number since it has not exceeded 6 digits.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers VoIP Dial Plan This section helps you to make a telephony number dialled as making a regular call via VoIP. You no longer need to memorize a long dial string of numbers for making a VoIP call. To Edit A VoIP Dial Plan: From the Configuration menu list, Click VoIP, then VoIP Dial Plan.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Adding VoIP Dial Plan Rules You can also add dial plan rules by clicking the Add button in the VoIP Dial Plan 1 screen. The following appears: You can then add the parameters as appropriate and click the Apply button to save the changes. The following table lists the Create Rule screen fields and their definitions: Field Definition...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Ring & Tone Configuration This section allows advanced users to change the existing or newly defined parameters for the various ring tones (dial tone, busy tone, answer tone etc.) To Access the Ring & Tone screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click VoIP, then Ring &...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Special Dial Codes The following table lists the special dial codes that are built-in to the system: Field Description Switch to PSTN line Flash-hook NOTE: (Wireless Router with LINE port only) A quick press of the hook.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers QoS (Quality of Service) The QoS function helps you to control your network traffic for each application from LAN (Ethernet and/or Wireless) to WAN (Internet). It enables you to control the different quality and speed of throughput for each application when the system is running with full upstream loading.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers The following table lists the Prioritization fields and their definitions: Field Description Application A user-defined description to identify this new policy / application Time Schedule Select the scheduling of your prioritization policy. The priority given to each policy / application.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Outbound IP Throttling (LAN to WAN) IP Throttling allows you to limit the speed of IP traffic. The value entered will limit the speed of the application that you set to the specified value’s multiple of 32kbps. To Access the Outbound IP Throttling Screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click QoS, then Outbound IP Throttling.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Inbound IP Throttling (WAN to LAN) IP Throttling allows you to limit the speed of IP traffic. The value entered will limit the speed of the application that you set to the specified value’s multiple of 32kbps. To Access the Inbound IP Throttling Screen: From the Configuration menu list, Click QoS, then Inbound IP Throttling.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Example: QoS for your Network Connection Diagram Normal PCs Restricted PC Information and Settings Upstream: 928 kbps Downstream: 8 Mbps VoIP User : 192.168.1.1 Normal Users : 192.168.1.2~192.168.1.5 Restricted User: 192.168.1.100 Throughput VoIP/VPN HIGH...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Mission-critical application The mission-critical application must be sent out smoothly without any dropping. Set priority to high level for preventing any other applications from saturating the bandwidth. Voice application Voice is a latency-sensitive application. Most VoIP devices use the SIP protocol and the port number will be assigned by the SIP module automatically.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Virtual Server (“Port Forwarding”) In TCP/IP and UDP networks, a port is a 16-bit number used to identify an application program (usually a server) to which incoming connections should be delivered. Some ports have numbers that are pre-assigned to them by the IANA (the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), and these are referred to as “well-known ports”.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Adding A Virtual Server Because NAT can act as a “natural” Internet firewall, your router protects your network from being accessed by outside users when using NAT, as all incoming connection attempts will point to your router unless you specifically create Virtual Server entries to forward those ports to a computer on your network.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Field Description The private IP in the LAN network, which will be providing the virtual server application. Internal IP Address This lists all existing PCs connecting to the network. You may assign a PC with IP Address and MAC from this list.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Editing A DMZ Host The DMZ Host is a local computer exposed to the Internet. When setting a particular internal IP address as the DMZ Host, all incoming packets will be checked by the Firewall and NAT algorithms then passed to the DMZ host.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Editing A One-to-One NAT (Network Address Translation) One-to-One NAT maps a specific private/local IP address to a global/public IP address. If you have multiple public/WAN IP addresses from your ISP, you are eligible for One-to-One NAT to utilize these IP addresses.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Click to create a new One-to-One NAT rule: The following appears: The following table lists the Virtual Server Entry screen fields and their definitions: Field Description A self-defined time period to enable your virtual server. You may specify a time schedule or Time Schedule Always On for the usage of this virtual server entry.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Table 5: Well-known and registered Ports Port Number Protocol Description FTP Data FTP Control TCP & UDP SSH Remote Login Protocol Telnet SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) TCP & UDP DNS (Domain Name Server) TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) World Wide Web HTTP POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3)
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Time Schedule The Time Schedule supports up to 16 time slots which help you to manage your Internet connection. In each time profile, you may schedule specific day(s) i.e. Monday through Sunday to restrict or allow the usage of the Internet by users or applications.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Configuration of Time Schedule To Edit a Time Slot: From the Time Schedule screen, Choose any Time Slot (ID 1 to ID 16) to edit, click the Edit link. The following appears: NOTE: Watch carefully, the days you have selected appear in capital letters.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Advanced Configuration options within the Advanced section are for users who wish to take advantage of the more advanced features of the router. Users who do not understand the features should not attempt to reconfigure their router, unless advised to do so by support staff.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS function allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, allowing users whose ISP does not assign them a static IP address to use a domain name. This is especially useful for hosting servers via your ADSL connection, so that anyone wishing to connect to you may use your domain name, rather than having to use your dynamic IP address, which changes from time to time.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Check Email This function allows you to have the router check your POP3 mailbox for new Email messages. The Mail LED on your router will light when it detects new messages waiting for download. You may also view the status of this function using the Status –...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Device Management The Device Management advanced configuration settings allow you to control your router’s security options and device monitoring features. From the Configuration menu list, under the Advanced menu, Click Device Management. The following appears: The following table lists the Device Management screen fields and their definitions: Field Description...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Field Description UPnP offers peer-to-peer network connectivity for computers and other network devices, along with control and data transfer between devices. UPnP offers many advantages for users running NAT routers through UPnP NAT Traversal, and on supported systems makes tasks such as port forwarding much easier by letting the application control the required settings, removing the need for the user to control Universal Plug And Play...
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers IGMP IGMP, known as Internet Group Management Protocol, is used to management hosts from multicast group. From the Configuration menu, under the Advanced menu, step 1 Click IGMP. The following appears: step 2 Highlight the Enable / Disable radio buttons as appropriate for IGMP Forwarding and Snooping, and click Apply.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Advanced VLAN Setup Example (Triple Play) VLAN_data: Ethernet Port 1, Wireless and Wireless WDS are reserving for Internet - On Ethernet port 1 I also need VC 0/40 bridged. VLAN_Video Ethernet ports: 2, 3 and 4: - 0/33 Bi-directional IP - 0/34 Video - 0/35 Video...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Step 1: Set up Member Ports Click Configuration Bridge Interface. You can set up member ports for each VLAN group under the Bridge Interface section. From the example, two VLAN groups need to be created. Ethernet: P1 (Port 1) Ethernet1: P2, P3 and P4 (Port 2, 3, 4) Please uncheck P2, P3, P4 from Ethernet VLAN Port first.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers In the VPI and VCI fields, enter 0 and 33 in respectively. Select the appropriate ATM Class, Encapsulation Method, Acceptable Frame Type, Filter Type and PVID for Untagged Frames. Field Description VPI and VCI Enter the information provided by your ISP ATM Class...
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Step 3: Set up VLAN Service Click Configuration Advanced VLAN Bridge. The DefaultVlan lists all member ports. It is necessary to group specific member ports for each VLAN. From the example, two VLAN groups are requested: Data and Video. To create another VLAN group for Video click Create VLAN.
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Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Mapping the VLAN Bridge with Bridge Interface created in Step1, you will see the conformable relationship in these two screenshots. Step 4: IGMP Snooping Enable Click Configuration Advanced IGMP. IGMP Snooping must be enabled in order to allow video stream forwarding correctly.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Save Configuration to Flash After changing the router’s configuration settings, you must save all of the configuration parameters to FLASH to avoid them being lost after turning off or resetting your router. Click Save to write your new configuration to FLASH.
Technical Reference OPEN824RL / RLW ADSL / VoIP Routers Troubleshooting If the router is not functioning properly, first check this chapter for simple troubleshooting before contacting your service provider. Problems starting up the router Problem Corrective Action None of the LEDs are on Check the connection between the adaptor and the router.
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