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  • Page 1 Installation Guide & Command Reference GS-R250S eXperience Internet GreatSpeed! V1.2...
  • Page 2 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Copyright Copyright © 2001, All rights reserved. This manual and software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved. This manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without written consent. All product names are trademarks and or...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 4: Safety Information For Home Electronic Devices

    GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Safety Information for Home Electronic Devices FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    GS-R250S Installation Guide About This Manual This manual provides a comprehensive user’s guide and installation manual for GreatSpeed’s GS-R250S Multi- mode ADSL Router. It has been organized in such a way to make it easy to follow by users worldwide. In the manual, there are many examples given in the commands, largely IP addresses and other values.

  • Page 6: Product Information And System Requirements

    The modem connects directly to your telephone line via a standard connector. This guide is designed to walk you through installation of your GreatSpeed GS-R250S Router in the easiest and quickest way possible. Please follow the instructions carefully and in no time you’ll be able to experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed.

  • Page 7: Front And Rear Panel Diagrams

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Front Panel ADSL LED - Flashing= establishing link Solid=Link established. Ethernet LED - On when Ethernet link is connected. Data LED - When flashing, data is being transferred Power LED - Light on indicates power to the unit.

  • Page 8: Installing And Configuring Your Adsl Router

    GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Installing and Configuring your ADSL Router The major functions of the ADSL Router are performed by using the Ethernet network interface. Your computer must have an Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC) installed and set up with the TCP/IP protocol before beginning to use the router.

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation - Single Pc Connection

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Hardware Installation - Single PC Connection Before configuring your ADSL router, you must complete the hardware installation using the following steps. Be sure the power switch, marked ON/OFF, on Then connect the other end to the cross connect the rear of the unit is depressed, in the OFF adapter supplied in the package.
  • Page 10 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Connect one end of the RJ-11 ADSL cable to Then plug the other end of the RS-232 cable into the ADSL line jack, marked Line, on the rear of the serial port of your computer.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation - Multiple Pc Connection Via Hub

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Hardware Installation - Multiple PC Connection via Hub Before configuring your ADSL router, you must complete the hardware installation using the following steps. Be sure the power switch, marked ON/OFF, on If you do not use the Uplink port on the hub, the rear of the unit is depressed, in the OFF skip this step.
  • Page 12 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to Connect the male (9-pin) end of the RS-232 serial the connector marked Ethernet on the back of cable to the connector marked RS-232 on the the router.

  • Page 13: Tcp/Ip Configuration

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide TCP/IP Configuration To connect to the Internet or configure the Router via Ethernet, the TCP/IP protocol must be installed and configured correctly. Follow the steps below to determine if you have TCP/IP installed and configured correctly for Windows 95/98.

  • Page 14: Installing Tcp/Ip

    GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Step 2 - Install TCP/IP if necessary Install TCP/IP now if it is not previously installed. You may need the Windows Installation CD-ROM. Still in the “Network” window, click the Add Confirm that the TCP/IP protocol has been button.

  • Page 15: Setting Up Tcp/Ip

    GS-R250S Installation Guide Step 3 - Set up TCP/IP You will now configure the TCP/IP settings of your Ethernet NIC for use with your new GreatSpeed ADSL Router. Note: When connecting your ADSL Router with an existing LAN, consult your network administrator for the correct configurations.
  • Page 16 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed From previous page: B) If your device is to be set in Bridge mode, click the IP address tab, and then click the Obtain an IP address automatically option. Click OK to save the new settings.

  • Page 17: Software Installation

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Software Installation The ADSL Router Configuration Utility Software is provided to ease the setup process and only needs to be installed on the PC that will be used to configure the router. If your ISP/NSP has already pre-configured the router, do not make any changes to the configuration.
  • Page 18 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Then the “ADSL Router Setup” window will indicate that it is ready to begin installing software. Click Install. The “Finished” window will appear, click Finish. The “Notice” window will appear, click OK to restart the system.

  • Page 19: Configuring Your Adsl Router

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Configuring your ADSL Router From the desktop, Click Start, then Programs, then ADSL Router and then ADSL.exe to open the ADSL router configuration utility. In the first 5 seconds, the program will auto-detect the COM port you are connected to. In this stage, all selections are inactive.
  • Page 20 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Bridged Ethernet over ATM (RFC1483) Setup In a bridged configuration, the ADSL modem is transparent to the network. It bridges the ADSL line to the Ethernet line to make both sides appear as a single subnet. In this configuration, only an IP address needs to be provided to the PC.
  • Page 21 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Select the ADSL line mode, the default is Multi-Mode. Click Config Modem. After clicking the CONFIG button, you will see the progress bar moving on the right side of the window. DO NOT turn off or interrupt the modem during configuration, or it may cause the configuration to be incomplete.
  • Page 22 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Bridged PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516) Setup In a bridged configuration, the ADSL modem is transparent to the network. It bridges the ADSL line to the Ethernet line to make both sides appear as a single subnet. In this configuration, only an IP address needs to be provided to the PC.
  • Page 23 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Select ADSL line mode. By default, you should select Multi Mode. Then click Config. After clicking the Config button, you will see the progress bar moving on the right side of the window. DO NOT turn off or interrupt the modem during configuration, or it may cause the configuration to be incomplete.
  • Page 24 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Routed Ethernet over ATM (RFC1483) Setup You will be assigning the router an IP address here. The IP address and PVC settings will be provided by your ADSL service provider. Since the modem is routing, an IP address needs to be assigned on both of the modem’s interfaces.
  • Page 25 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Select your ADSL line mode. By default, you should select Multi Mode. Then click Next. Enter PVC values and select Encapsulation mode. Then click Next. Enter the Remote IP address as the Gateway. Then click Config Modem.
  • Page 26 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed After you click the Config button, you will see the progress bar moving on the right side of the window. DO NOT turn off or interrupt the modem during configuration, it may cause the configuration to be incomplete.
  • Page 27 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Routed Classical IP Over ATM (RFC1577) Setup When configured for IPoA, data is routed between Ethernet and Classical IP over ATM. The IPoA data runs over a PVC between the Client Access Device and the service provider. The IP address, PVC settings and the package cell rate all must be defined by the service provider.
  • Page 28 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Select ADSL line mode. By default, you should select Multi Mode. Then click Next. Enter PVC values and select Encapsulation mode. Then click Next. Enter the Remote IP address as the Gateway. Then click Config Modem.
  • Page 29 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide After you click the Config button, you will see the progress bar moving on the right side of the window. DO NOT turn off or interrupt the modem during configuration, it may cause the configuration to be incomplete.
  • Page 30 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Routed PPP Over ATM (RFC2364) Setup When configured for PPP, data is routed between Ethernet and PPP over ATM. The PPP data runs over a PVC between the Client Access Device and the service provider. The IP address and PVC need to be determined by the service provider.
  • Page 31 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Enter your PVC values and select Encapsulation mode. Then click Next. Enter Username, Password and select Authentication method. Then click Config Modem. After you click the Config button, you will see the progress bar moving on the right side of the window. DO...
  • Page 32 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed When the configuration processing is complete, click EXIT. After PPP Over ATM is configured, please select Enable PPPoA from the Setup menu. Now your ADSL modem is ready to use.
  • Page 33 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Routed PPP Over Ethernet (RFC2516) Setup When configured for PPP, data is routed between Ethernet and PPP over Ethernet. The PPP data runs over a PVC between the Client Access Device and the service provider. The PVC, username and password need to be determined by the service provider and the IP address and remote gateway for the WAN port will be assigned by the ISP dynamically when the connection is established.
  • Page 34 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Enter your PVC values and select Encapsulation mode. Then click Next. Enter Username, Password and select Authentication method. Then click Config Modem. After you click the Config button, you will see the progress bar moving on the right side of the window. DO...
  • Page 35 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide When the configuration processing is complete, click EXIT. After PPP Over Ethernet is configured, please select Enable PPPoE from the Setup menu. Now your ADSL modem is ready to use.
  • Page 36 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed DHCP Server Setup From the Setup tab, click Config the DHCP Server. You will be asked for a password. Enter “adsl” and click OK. Enter the “Maximum Lease Time” for clients and click Next.
  • Page 37 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Enter the IP pool range, Subnet and NetMask addresses. Click Next. Enter the Gateway IP address and click Add. Then click Next.
  • Page 38 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Enter Optional Subnet Mask, Broadcast Address or DNS if necessary. Click Config Modem. After you click the Config button, you will see the progress bar moving on the right side of the window. DO NOT turn off or interrupt the modem during configuration, it may cause the configuration to be incomplete.
  • Page 39 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Option Menu Here are simple explanations of the commands in the Option Menu. • Command Line: This will launch the Monitoring Window which will show you the current status. The password is “adsl”.

  • Page 40: Hyperterminal Setup

    GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed HyperTerminal Setup There is some setup required to get your ADSL Router working properly. A terminal can be connected directly to the serial console port on the rear of the router. This requires the use of a terminal emulation software application such as Microsoft HyperTerminal.
  • Page 41 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide The “Com1 Properties” window will appear and allow you to make settings for the connection. Enter the following parameters, then click OK. Bits per second: 9600 Data bits: Parity: None Stop bits:...

  • Page 42: Managing Your Adsl Line

    GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Managing your ADSL Line ADSL Standards Change Upstream & Downstream Data Rate The router is set to multi mode by default. You To get the data rate, type: >bsp channel ! may change it to any of the supported modes using the following commands.

  • Page 43: Console Command Reference

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Console Command Reference The main prompt in your router is the routers MAC address. So, the prompt may read something such as “00:20:2B:00:04:9F >”. Once you have specified an IP address, the prompt will then always use the IP address instead of the MAC address, such as “192.168.4.254 >”.
  • Page 44 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed System Commands In this section, we will review most of the large number of commands available for the router. The command will be in bold, followed by a brief description and perhaps some examples of the command in use and proper syntax.
  • Page 45 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide IP Commands • config >config [save] ! Displays the IP configuration (not including the “snmp” configuration ), or save it in flash memory using the save command after it. Mymachine > ip config ! Example: Mymachine >...
  • Page 46 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed • ping >ping < IP address > ! Sends an ICMP Echo message to the specified address. Mymachine > ip ping 192.168.4.254 ! Example: • relay >relay ! >relay all | < i/ f > [ < i/ f > ] [forward] ! Displays or sets what forwarding TCP/IP will do between interfaces.
  • Page 47 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Note that the routing table does not contain routes to the directly connected network , without going through a gateway. TCP/IP routes packets to such destination by using the information in the device and subnet tables instead.
  • Page 48 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed <mask> is the subnet mask of the subnet being defined , specified as four hexadecimal numbers separated by colons. A subnet is defined automatically for each interface , with a name formed by appending “ . home” to the device name.
  • Page 49 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Bridge Commands • device add >device add <device> ! This command adds a device to the bridge configuration. < device >: The list below shows devices which may be attached to the bridge , although not all systems may support all devices.
  • Page 50 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed PPP commands • clear > <channel> clear ! Clear all aspects of this channel back to their default setting. If there is an active connection it is torn down. Mymachine > ppp 1 clear ! Example: •...
  • Page 51 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Configuration saving saves this information. Mymachine > ppp 1 llc 1 ! Example: • pvc > <channel> pvc none ! > < channel> pvc [ [< port>] <vpi>] <vci> [ ip | mac ] [listen] ! Attached an ATM PVC to the given PPP channel.
  • Page 52 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed Example: Dial -in: Mymachine > ip device add ether ether //edd 192.168.4.254 ! Mymachine > ip device add ppp_device ether //ppp/DEVICE=2 192.168.1.254 ! Mymachine > ppp user add peter pwd telecom chap ! (user name :peter , password : telecom”) !
  • Page 53 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide • bcp > bcp stp|nostp ! This command describes parameter for BCP, the Bridge Control Protocol, which is used to transport MAC (ethernet) packets over the PPP link. If stp is specified, the Spanning Tree Protocol is in use by the Bridges, to control bridge loops.
  • Page 54 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed BSP Commands •ansi >ansi ! Set to ANSI mode T1 413 issue 2 Mymachine > bsp ansi ! Example: • channel >channel ! Get Upstream/Downstream data rate Mymachine > bsp channel ! Example: •...
  • Page 55 Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Mymachine> bsp multi ! Example: • perf >perf ! Get performance counters Mymachine > bsp perf ! Example: • up >up ! Line enable Mymachine > bsp up ! Example:...
  • Page 56 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed DHCP Server Commands • config >config [add <text> | confirm | delete | flush] ! This command displays or edits the current configuration of the DHCP server. To display current configuration, provide no argument to the command.

  • Page 57: Product Specifications

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Product Specifications Hardware Specifications Console Interface: Windows GUI / HyperTerminal Command Line Console Access: Via RS-232 interface Interface Port: LAN: 10Bast-T Ethernet (RJ-45) WAN: ADSL line (RJ-11) Console Management: RS-232 Dimensions:(HxWxD) 7.4” x 2” x 7.2” (H x W x D) Weight: 1.1lb.
  • Page 58 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed RFC 2516: PPP over AAL5 • Supports LLC Encapsulation • Supports VC-based multiplexing • Supports VPN RFC 1577: Classical IP and ARP over ATM RFC 1661: PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) RFC 1332:...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This section is intended to help you troubleshoot problems you may encounter while setting up and using your GS-R250S ADSL Router. It also describes some common hardware and software problems and gives some suggestions to troubleshoot them. Diagnostics with the LED indicators Most hardware problems can be diagnosed and solved by checking the LEDs on the front panel of the router.
  • Page 60 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed -Make sure the PC and the modem are on the same IP subnetwork or the target router is reachable through a router on your LAN. -Make sure the TCP/IP properties are set correctly in your PC.

  • Page 61: Record Your Internet Protocol Details

    Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed GS-R250S Installation Guide Record Your Internet Protocol Details WARNING: In order to successfully connect with ADSL you must utilize the connection information provided by your Internet Service Provider. For future trouble-shooting or re-installation it is important that you retain these details.
  • Page 62 GS-R250S Installation Guide Experience the Internet @ GreatSpeed RFC 2364 PPPoA VPI: _________ VCI: _________ !VC/MUX !LLC/SNAP Encapsulation Mode: Ethernet Port IP:____________________ Net Mask:____________________ User Name:_____________________ Password:____________________ ! CHAP ! PAP Authentication Mode: RFC 2516 PPPoE VPI: _________ VCI: _________...

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