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DSL-500

ADSL Router

User's Guide
Second Edition (April 2001)
6DSL500...02

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  • Page 1: Adsl Router

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Second Edition (April 2001) 6DSL500...02...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ABOUT THIS USER’S GUIDE ...IV EFORE TART Operating Systems ... iv ADSL Service... iv INTRODUCTION ... 1 OUTER ESCRIPTION AND PERATION ADSL T ... 1 ECHNOLOGY ... 2 RODUCT EATURES PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) Security ... 2 DHCP Support (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)... 2 Network Address Translation (NAT) ...
  • Page 3 Summary... 30 ... 31 AVING HANGES ... 31 INDING THE ASSWORD CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT... 32 OFFICES... 32 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS... 35 IP CONCEPTS... 37 IP A ... 37 DDRESSES ... 39 UBNET DSL-500 FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY ... 40 ... 43 IMITED ARRANTY...

  • Page 4: About This User's Guide

    Network) to the Internet or remote LAN. For the sake of simplicity, this document uses the terms Router (first letter upper case) to refer specifically to the DSL-500 ADSL Router, and router (first letter lower case) to refer to all such devices including the DSL-500.
  • Page 5 Use the space provided below to record the IP address of the ISPs default gateway router. Default Gateway IP Address _______-_______-_______-_______ Print this page for your records VCI _______________ Print this page for your records DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    ADSL connection technology enables many interactive multimedia applications such as video conferencing and collaborative computing. The Router is easy to install and use. The DSL-500 connects to an Ethernet LAN via a standard Ethernet 10BASE-T interface using RJ-45 connectors. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary twisted-pair telephone line with standard RJ-11 connectors.

  • Page 8: Product Features

    Network Address Translation (NAT) For small office environments, the DSL-500 allows multiple users on the LAN to access the Internet concurrently through a single Internet account. This provides Internet access to everyone in the office for the price of a single user.

  • Page 9: Default Routing

    Internet. ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) The DSL-500 supports Bridged Ethernet over ATM (RFC1483), IP over ATM (RFC1577) and PPP over ATM (RFC 2364), and PPP Over Ethernet (RFC 2516). The Router can support up to eight Virtual Circuit Connections (VCCs).

  • Page 10: Standards Compatability And Compliance

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Standards Compatability and Compliance The DSL-500 complies with or is compatible with the following standards as recognized by their respective agencies. ITU G.994.1 (G.Hs Auto-handshake) compliant ITU G.992.1 (G.dmt Full-rate ADSL) compliant ITU G.992.2 (G.lite “Splitterless ADSL”) compliant ITU-T Rec.

  • Page 11: Unpacking

    Open the shipping carton and carefully remove all items. In addition to this User's Guide, ascertain that you have: 1. DSL-500 ADSL Router 2. DSL-500 tool kit on CD-ROM 3. RS-232 (DB-9 to DB-9) cable for console connection 4. Telephone cable with RJ-11 connectors for ADSL connection 5.

  • Page 12: Led Indicators

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide LED Indicators Figure 1-3 LED Indicators The LED Indicators read as follows: Power Steady green light indicates the unit is powered on. Status Lights steady green during the ADSL negotiation phase. Once the connection status has been settled, the light will blink green.

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Hardware Installation This chapter discusses the various connections you will need to make in order to use the Router. When selecting the location for the Router, allow room to access the connections on the rear panel. You will want to place the Router so that you will be able to see the LED indicators on the front panel.
  • Page 14 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide deciding what type of cable to use to make this connection. Use a normal straight-through cable when connecting the Router to a normal (MDI-X) port on a switch or hub. Use a crossover cable when connecting it to an uplink (MDI-II) port on a hub or switch or a cross over converter with a straight through cable.

  • Page 15: Connect Server Or Pc To Router

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Connect Server or PC to Router The Router may be connected directly to a server or PC using the RJ-45 Ethernet port. The diagram below illustrates a PC/Server to Router connection with the Router being employed as a firewall.

  • Page 16: Web Based Router Management

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Web Based Router Management Introduction The DSL-500 offers an embedded Web-based (HTML) interface allowing users to manage the Router from anywhere on the network through a standard web browser, such as Netscape Navigator/Communicator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  • Page 17 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Highlight the line that reads “TCP/IP” and point to your installed Ethernet NIC. Click “Properties.” At this screen, select the IP Address tab. Select “Obtain an IP Address Automatically.” Click “OK.” You will be prompted to reboot in Windows 98/98SE or ME Click “Yes.”...

  • Page 18: Management

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide When your computer restarts, you will automatically receive an IP address form the DSL-500. Management In order to access the web-based management interface, it is necessary for both the PC (used for management) and the Router to be on the same IP subnet. You can either change the IP settings of the PC or change the IP address of the Router.
  • Page 19 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Logging in will bring up the main page of the web-based management module. Click the D-Link DSL-500 folder located below the D-Link logo in the upper left- hand corner. This folder will open revealing the management menu options.

  • Page 20: Pppoe Configuration

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide PPPoE Configuration The PPPoE connection method used by the Router is Point-to-Point-Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) as defined in RFC 2516. Use the PPPoE Configuration window to define the PVC by configuring the VPI and VCI values given to you by your DSL service provider.

  • Page 21: Dhcp

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Use this field to assign the VPI and VCI values for the Router. These numbers are given to you by your ISP provider and must be entered correctly in order to establish the ADSL connection. If these values are not correct the connection will not be successful.
  • Page 22 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows the Router to dynamically assign IP addresses to network devices. Dynamic IP assignment eliminates the need for the network administrator to maintain and monitor IP address assignments and simplifies IP use because IP address are automatically and dynamically assigned when a computer is powered-on.

  • Page 23: Nat Configuration

    Router. NAT will work in conjunction with DHCP and Port Redirection. Thus, if both are enabled and properly configured, the DHCP server in the DSL-500 will assign local IP addresses to computers on your network. The Port Redirection feature allows an administrator to direct specific types of incoming packets to another server or designated host.
  • Page 24 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide How NAT Works In the most common NAT configuration, your network uses local IP addresses that are not valid on the Internet. Each Internet (global) IP address is unique. Your network administrator can assign local IP addresses on your network (within guidelines defined later in this chapter and in “Appendix B, IP...

  • Page 25: Port Redirection

    For example, this can be used to direct HTTP packets to a designated HTTP server as a form of firewall protection for the LAN. Beginning Address Ending Address 10.0.0.0 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255 Port Redirection Window DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide...

  • Page 26: Advanced Filter/Firewall

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Other common applications might include directing incoming SMTP packets to an Email server. Click Add in the Port Redirection window to access the Redirect Port window pictured below. Redirect Port Window The Redirect Port window presents five entry fields. The first field, Comment can be used to assign an appropriate name to the new route, for our example we will use the name HTTP Server.
  • Page 27 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Advanced Filtering and Firewall (Screen #1) In the first window of the Advanced Filtering and Firewall feature choose Enable from the IP Filter pull down menu and click OK to enable IP filtering. Then click on the set number you wish to configure to proceed to the next window.
  • Page 28 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Advanced Filtering and Firewall (Screen #2) In the second Advanced Filtering window you can supply a comment or name of up to 15 characters for the set in the Set Comments field. Click OK to save the comments.
  • Page 29 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Advanced Filtering and Firewall (Screen #3) In the third Advanced Filtering window you will define the terms or rule to be used for filtering a specific IP address. Again you can supply a name for the subset in the Comment field and click the box on the right to enable the Filter Rule.

  • Page 30: Connection Type

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Finally you can specify individual protocol ports or an entire range of protocol ports to be blocked for the Source or Destination. Type the Start Port number in either the Source or Destination row. If there is no port specified in the Start Port column, the filter rule will be ignored.

  • Page 31: Static Ip Address Configuration

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Static IP Address Configuration Static IP Address Configuration Window In the Static IP Address Configuration window you will need to enter the global IP address and subnet mask assigned to you by your ISP. If the ISP gives you a default gateway IP address enter that here as well.

  • Page 32: Line Condition

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Line Condition Line Condition In the statistics window you can monitor the characteristics of the ADSL connection. From this window you can observe various performance statistics of each end of the connection. These include: Data Path: Displays the current data path type, Fast or Interleaved.

  • Page 33: User Name And Password

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Far End (DSLAM): Lists the number of data transfer errors on the DSLAM end of the ADSL connection. These errors are listed according to the technique used to correct them. The techniques used are Forward Error Correction (FEC), Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) and Header Error Control (HEC).

  • Page 34: Save Changes

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Save Changes Save Changes Window In order to save the configuration changes that have been made to the Router you must save them to the Router’s non-volatile RAM. If you do not save the changes the configuration settings will be lost in the event of a power loss or system halt.

  • Page 35: Update Firmware

    DSL-500 allows you to easily update the embedded firmware. You may obtain the latest version of the DSL-500 firmware by logging onto the D-Link web site at www.dlink.com. If you are connected to the Internet, you can access the D-Link web site by clicking on the blue URL in the Update Firmware window.

  • Page 36: Summary

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Summary Figure 3-11 Summary This page provides summary statistics of the various features of the Router. The list includes: PPPoE Login, (PPPoA Information will be displayed when using PPPoA connection method), PVC, Connection Method, DHCP Configuration and NAT Configuration.

  • Page 37: Saving Changes

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Saving Changes To save changes made to the Router configuration type config save and press Enter, the current settings will be saved to nonvolatile RAM. Finding the Password If you forget the user name and password that allows you to access the web-based manager you can retrieve this information using the console terminal interface.

  • Page 38: Contacting Technical Support

    949-788-0805 (option #4) If you are a customer residing outside of the United States, please refer to the list of D-Link locations that is included in this manual. Thank you for purchasing this product. We like to receive feedback from our customers concerning our products.
  • Page 39 FAX: 39-02-2900-1723 E-MAIL: info@dlink.it URL: www.dlink.it JAPAN D-LINK JAPAN 10F, 8-8-15 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 Japan TEL: 81-3-5434-9678 FAX: 81-3-5434-9868 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide FAX: 61-2-9417-1077 0800-900900 (New Zealand) info@dlink.com.au FAX: 1-905-829-5223 BBS: 1-965-279-8732 FAX: 56-2-2320923 FAX:45-43-424347 FAX: 202-2456192 fateen@dlink-me.com...
  • Page 40 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide URL: www.d-link.co.jp E-MAIL: kida@d-link.co.jp RUSSIA D-LINK RUSSIA Michurinski Prospekt 49, 117607 Moscow, Russia TEL: 7-095-737-3389, 7-095-737-3492 E-MAIL: vl@dlink.ru SINGAPORE D-LINK INTERNATIONAL 1 International Business Park, #03-12 The Synergy, Singapore 609917 TEL: 65-774-6233 URL: www.dlink-intl.com E-MAIL: info@dlink.com.sg S.

  • Page 41: Technical Specifications

    G.dmt full rate: Downstream up to 8 Mbps Rate: Upstream up to 640 Kbps G.lite: Downstream up to 1.5 Mbps Upstream up to 512 Kbps DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide General RFC 1661 (PPP) RFC 1994 (CHAP) RFC 1334 (PAP)
  • Page 42 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Media RJ-11 port ADSL telephone line connection Interface RJ-45 port for 10BASET Ethernet connection Exchange: RS-232 (DB9 female) console port for local configuration DC inputs: Input: 120V AC 60Hz 24W Power Output: 12V DC 1.0 A...

  • Page 43: Ip Concepts

    DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide IP Concepts This appendix describes some basic IP concepts, the TCP/IP addressing scheme and shows how to assign IP Addresses. When setting up the Router, you must make sure it has a valid IP address. Even if you will not use the WAN port (ADSL port), you should, at the very least, make sure the Ethernet LAN port is assigned a valid IP address.
  • Page 44 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Networks attached to the Internet are assigned class types that determine the maximum number of possible hosts per network. The previous figure illustrates how the net and host portions of the IP address differ among the three classes.

  • Page 45: Subnet Mask

    ID bit in the IP address must be set to 1. Beginning Address 10.0.0.0 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.25 IP Class Subnet Mask Class A 255.0.0.0 Class B 255.255.0.0 Class C 255.255.255.0 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide Ending Address...

  • Page 46: Dsl-500 Firmware Upgrade Utility

    PC on which you will use the Upgrade Utility. Instructions for downloading the firmware are located on the D-Link web site at www.dlink.com. To launch the DSL-500 Firmware Upgrade Utility, click on the icon. Allow a few moments for the software to discover the Router on the network. After the discovery phase the following window will appear.
  • Page 47 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide When you select a Router to upgrade you will be prompted for a password. The default password is Admin. If you want to change the password, you can change it using the console manager interface as described in Chapter 5.
  • Page 48 DSL-500 ADSL Router User’s Guide off the Router while the flash memory is being updated. A warning will appear during the upgrade reminding you not to power off the device. When the new firmware has been successfully loaded a new window will inform you of the upgrade and tell you that the Router has been restarted.

  • Page 49: Limited Warranty

    THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ON THE CONDITION THAT THE PRODUCT REGISTRATION CARD IS FILLED OUT AND RETURNED TO A D-LINK OFFICE WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF PURCHASE. A LIST OF D-LINK OFFICES IS PROVIDED AT THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL, TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CARD.

  • Page 50: Limitation Of Liability

    PERIOD, AND REQUESTING A RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION (RMA) NUMBER. IF A REGISTRATION CARD FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO D-LINK, THEN A PROOF OF PURCHASE (SUCH AS A COPY OF THE DATED PURCHASE INVOICE) MUST BE PROVIDED. IF PURCHASER'S CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING OF WARRANTY CORRECTION, THEN AT THE TIME OF REQUESTING RMA NUMBER, PURCHASER MAY ALSO PROPOSE SPECIAL PROCEDURE AS MAY BE SUITABLE TO THE CASE.

  • Page 51: Copyright Statement

    IF YOU PURCHASED A D-LINK PRODUCT IN THE UNITED STATES, SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Trademarks Copyright 2000 D-Link Corporation.

  • Page 53: Registration Card

    8. What category best describes your company? Aerospace Engineering Education Retail/Chainstore/Wholesale System house/company Other____________________________________________________________ 9. Would you recommend your D-Link product to a friend? Don't know yet 10.Your comments on this product? _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Registration Card * Product installed in type of computer (e.g., Compaq 486)

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