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PENTAGRAM Cerberus P 6331-4A
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2007-09-12

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  • Page 1 Installation and User’s Manual PENTAGRAM Cerberus P 6331-4A The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.eu 2007-09-12...
  • Page 2 NOTE! Any information and technical data are subject to change without prior notification and/or indication in this manual. © 2007 PENTAGRAM All rights reserved; copying and reproduction is strictly forbidden.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Cerberus P 6331-4A INDEX INTRODUCTION ...................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ..................5 FEATURES......................6 PRODUCT OVERVIEW.................... 7 IMPORTANT NOTES................... 7 FRONT PANEL....................7 BACK PANEL ...................... 8 DEFAULT SETTINGS..................8 RESETTING ROUTER ..................9 CONNECTING CERBERUS TO COMPUTER............. 9 CONFIGURE TCP/IP ................... 9 CONFIGURE ROUTER VIA WEB BROWSER............
  • Page 4 Cerberus P 6331-4A...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    You can set an ISP (Internet Service Provider) provided IP address on the Cerberus P 6331-4A and then you can reroute specific services to individual computers on your local network. For instance, a...

  • Page 6: Features

    DDNS service such as http://www.dyndns.org. • The Cerberus P 6331-4A provides an embedded PPPoE client function to establish a connection. You get greater access speed without changing the operation concept, while sharing the same ISP account and paying for one access account. No PPPoE client software is required for the local computer.

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Cerberus P 6331-4A • High Speed Internet Access: downstream rates of up to 24Mbps and upstream rates of up to 1Mbps. Cerberus ADSL2+ Lite is compliant with the following standards: ANSI T1.413 issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt), ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite), G.994.1 (G.hs, Multimode), ITU-T G.992.3 (ADSL2 G.dmt.bis), ITU-T G.992.5 (ADSL2+;...

  • Page 8: Back Panel

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Back Panel After the router is powered on, press this recessed button DEFAULT using the end of paper clip or other small pointed object to reset the router or to restore it to factory default settings. Connect a UTP Ethernet cable (Cat-5 or Cat-5e) to one of the...

  • Page 9: Resetting Router

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Resetting router • Turn router on and wait for ADSL LED to lit or start blinking. • Press and hold DEFAULT button on the back panel of router for 5-10 seconds and then release it. • After reset LEDs will return to their normal behavior and all settings will be reset to their default value.
  • Page 10 Cerberus P 6331-4A Windows Vista Note: Network configuration requires administrator privileges. When User Account Control window pops up, either click Continue (Administrator user) or select Administrator user and enter valid password (Standard user). Click Start → Control Panel. Click View network status and tasks.
  • Page 11 Cerberus P 6331-4A Windows 2000/XP Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Double-click the Network Connections icon (2000/XP Classic view) or click Network and Internet Connections icon and then Network Connections icon (XP Default view). Double-click the Local Area Connection icon.
  • Page 12 Cerberus P 6331-4A Windows 95/98/Me Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Double- click the Network icon. In Configuration tab, select TCP/IP for appropriate network adapter and click Properties. In IP Address tab, select Obtain an IP address automatically. In DNS Configuration tab, select Disable DNS Click OK to save settings and close TCP/IP Properties window.

  • Page 13: Configure Router Via Web Browser

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Configure router via web browser Cerberus P 6331-4A router can be configured via web browser, which is usually integrated with operating system. Router offers clear and simple interface. Login Launch the Web browser Type the default router’s IP address: http://192.168.1.100 in the address bar If system password is set, enter User Name and Password –...

  • Page 14: Navigation

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Navigation Steps to navigate the Web configuration from the Site Map are summarized below: • Quick Start – wizard that helps to configure your router, • Interface Setup – configure Internet and LAN functions, • Advanced Setup – configure advanced features, •...

  • Page 15: Quick Start Wizard

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Quick Start Wizard Click Quick Start to guide you to configure the device to connect your ISP and have Internet access within minutes. This Quick Start will guide you step by step to configure the password, time zone, and WAN settings of you device. This Wizard is a helpful guide for first time uses to the device.
  • Page 16 Cerberus P 6331-4A Setting a New Password This screen helps you set a new password, replacing the default password. Enter new password in New Password and Confirmed Password fields. Click on BACK to return to the previous screen, on NEXT to continue, or on EXIT to exit the wizard without saving.
  • Page 17 Cerberus P 6331-4A Set your Internet Connection Glossary: • Multiplexing - Two conventions identify what protocols a virtual circuit (VC) is carrying. Be sure to use the multiplexing method your ISP requires: VC-Based Multiplexing – In VC-based multiplexing, by prior mutual agreement, each protocol is assigned to a specific virtual circuit.
  • Page 18 Cerberus P 6331-4A • Dynamic IP Address A dynamic IP address connection requests a new IP address from your ISP each time you connect to it. Enter VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) and select your Connection Type from the dropdown list. Your ISP should provide the above information.
  • Page 19 Cerberus P 6331-4A • PPPoE/PPPoA Configure connection based on PPPoE / PPPoA protocol. Enter Username, Password, VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) and select your Connection Type from the dropdown list. Note that you must enter the user name exactly as your ISP assigned it. If the assigned name is in the form of user@domain where domain identifies a service name, enter it exactly as given.

  • Page 20: Interface Setup Tab

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Finishing the Wizard The Quick Start wizard now has all the information it needs. You MUST click NEXT, to save configuration! Click on BACK to make changes or correct mistakes. Click on NEXT to save the current settings.
  • Page 21 Cerberus P 6331-4A Internet The Internet screen allows you to set up how your router connects to the Internet. If you already ran the Quick Start wizard, the information you provided to the wizard should be entered into the fields already. After you finish the changes, click on the SAVE button to save...
  • Page 22 Cerberus P 6331-4A • ATM VC ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI, VCI, settings to you. In this Device, you can totally setup 8 PVCs on different encapsulations if you apply 8 different virtual circuits from your ISP. You need to activate the VC to take effect. For PVCs management, you can use ATM QOS to setup each PVC traffic line’s priority.
  • Page 23 Cerberus P 6331-4A • Encapsulation Select the encapsulation protocol your ISP uses. The following section will vary depending on which encapsulation protocol you select. • Dynamic IP Address Select this option if your ISP provides you an IP address automatically. Please enter the Dynamic IP information accordingly.
  • Page 24 Cerberus P 6331-4A • PPPoA/PPPoE Select this option if your ISP requires you to use a PPPoA/PPPoE connection. Username – Enter your username for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. Password – Enter your password for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. Encapsulation – Select your encapsulation type from the dropdown list.
  • Page 25 Cerberus P 6331-4A There are the IP settings of the LAN Interface for the device. These settings may be referred to as Private settings. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is provided to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet.
  • Page 26 Cerberus P 6331-4A • DHCP The DHCP Server gives out IP addresses when a device is booting up and request an IP to be logged on to the network. It must be set as a DHCP client to obtain the IP address automatically.
  • Page 27 Cerberus P 6331-4A Wireless • Access Point Settings Access Point – Activate or deactivate Access Point function of router. Channel – Select country and channel (frequency) used by this network. Current channel is displayed in Current Channel field. Beacon Interval – The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon.
  • Page 28 Cerberus P 6331-4A Service Data Unit) size TURNS OFF the RTS/CTS handshake. Set this attribute to ZERO TURNS ON the RTS/CTS handshake. Enter a value between 0 and 2432. Fragmentation Threshold – The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.
  • Page 29 Cerberus P 6331-4A Pre-Shared Key – Key used to encrypt data. Both the ADSL Router and the wireless clients must use the same WPA-PSK Key for data transmission. • Wireless MAC Address Filter You can allow or deny a lust of MAC addresses associated with the wireless stations access to the ADSL Router.

  • Page 30: Advanced Setup Tab

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Advanced Setup Tab Firewall Firewall – Select this option can automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and Land Attack. SPI – Select this option to Enable or Disable the SPI feature. (NOTE: If you enable SPI, all traffics initiate from WAN would be blocked, including DMZ, Virtual Server, and ACL WAN side).
  • Page 31 Cerberus P 6331-4A Routing This table lists IP address of Internet destinations commonly accessed by your network. When a computer requests to send data to a listed destination, the device uses the Gateway IP to identify the first Internet router it should contact to route the data most efficiently. Select this option will list the routing table information.
  • Page 32 Cerberus P 6331-4A propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts. If you choose No, this route is kept private and is not included in the RIP broadcasts. When you are done making changes, click on SAVE to save your changes, DELETE to delete the rule with the parameters you set, BACK to return to the previous screen or CANCEL to discard changes.
  • Page 33 Cerberus P 6331-4A Many-to-Many No Overload – In Many-to-Many No Overload mode, the TC3162 EVM maps each local IP address to a unique global IP address. Server – This type allows you to specify inside servers of different services behind the NAT to be accessible to the outside world.
  • Page 34 Cerberus P 6331-4A with single IP, since they have only one IP, there is no need to individually define the Address Mapping rule. DMZ / Virtual Server / IP Address Mapping – opens corresponding page: • A DMZ (de-militarized zone) is a host between a private local network and the outside public network.
  • Page 35 Cerberus P 6331-4A • Virtual Server The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, that you can make visible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world.
  • Page 36 Cerberus P 6331-4A • IP Address Mapping The IP Address Mapping is for those VCs that with multiple IPs. The IP Address Mapping rule is per-VC based. (only for Multiple IPs’ VCs). Address Mapping Rule – PVC to set. Rule Index – The Virtual server rule index for this VC. You can specify up to 16 rules. All the VCs with single IP will use the same Virtual Server rules.
  • Page 37 Cerberus P 6331-4A QoS (Quality of Service) will provide better service of selected network traffic over various technologies. Deploying QoS management to guarantee that all application receive the service levels required and sufficient bandwidth to meet performance expectations is indeed one important aspect of modem enterprise network.
  • Page 38 Cerberus P 6331-4A • Port Range – Enter destination port range. • Source MAC – Enter source physical address (MAC). • IP – Enter source IP address. • Mask – Enter source subnet mask. • Port Range – Enter source port range.
  • Page 39 Cerberus P 6331-4A VLAN Virtual LAN (VLAN) is a group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured so that they can communicate as if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are located on a number of different LAN segments.
  • Page 40 Cerberus P 6331-4A • PVID Assign In this screen you can assign PVID (VLAN ID) to each ATM VC and WLAN or Ethernet (LAN) port. When you are done making changes, click on SAVE to save your changes, CANCEL to...
  • Page 41 Cerberus P 6331-4A • VLAN Group Setting Based on each VLAN group, you can configure each group’s VLAN setting. You can configure up to 8 VLAN settings. Remember to select Tagged option only if device on the other side supports tagged packets, otherwise those packets will be dropped.
  • Page 42 Cerberus P 6331-4A ADSL Select this option to set ADSL Mode and ADSL Type information. ADSL Mode – Select which mode your ADSL connection uses from the dropdown list. The option has Auto Sync-up, ADSL2+, ADSL2, G.DMT, T1.413, G.LITE. ADSL Type – Select the ADSL type you use from the dropdown list: ANNEX A, ANNEX I, ANNEX A/L, ANNEX M, ANNEX A/I/J/L/M.

  • Page 43: Access Management Tab

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Access Management Tab Go to Access Management → ACL to enable remote management. Access Control Listing (ACL) is a management tool that acts as a filter for incoming or outgoing packets, based on application. You may use telnet or Web to remotely manage the ADSL Router. User just needs to enable Telnet or Web and give it an IP address that wants to access the ADSL Router.
  • Page 44 Cerberus P 6331-4A Filter The Router provides extensive firewall protection by restricting connection parameters to limit the risk of intrusion and defending against a wide array of common hacker attackers. Appearance of this tab is dependent on option selected from Filter Type Selection list.
  • Page 45 Cerberus P 6331-4A • IP / MAC Filter IP / MAC Filter enables you to filter data based on source MAC Address or source/destination IP Address or Port number. IP / MAC Filter Set Index – The IP / MAC Filter Set Index from 1 to 12 and each index can set up to 6 IP / MAC Filter.
  • Page 46 Cerberus P 6331-4A Direction – Choices are Both, Incoming and Outgoing. Select which direction of data flow you wish to apply the filters to. Note that Incoming and Outgoing are from the point of view of your router, relative to the interface you select. For WAN, data coming from outside your system is considered Incoming and data leaving your system is Outgoing.
  • Page 47 Cerberus P 6331-4A • Application Filter Application Filter enables you to block popular Instant Messaging applications and Real Audio/Video. Application Filter – Select this option to Activate / Deactivate the Application filter. ICQ – Select this option to Allow / Deny ICQ.
  • Page 48 Cerberus P 6331-4A SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used for exchanging information between network devices. It enables a host computer to access configuration, performance, and other system data that resides in a database on the modem. The host computer is called a management station and the modem is called an SNMP agent.
  • Page 49 Cerberus P 6331-4A UPnP UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses TCP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivity between devices. An UPnP device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities and learn about other devices on the network.
  • Page 50 Cerberus P 6331-4A DDNS The Dynamic Domain Name System allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS services so that anyone can contact you (in NetMeeting, CU- SeeMe, etc.). You can also access your FTP server or Web site on your own computer using a DNS-like address (for instance myhost.dhs.org, where my host is a name of your choice)

  • Page 51: Maintenance Tab

    Note: If you ever forget the password to log in, you may press the DEFAULT button up to 6 second to restore the factory default settings. The Factory Default Settings for User Name & Password are admin & pentagram. Time Zone The system time is the time used by the device for scheduling services.
  • Page 52 Cerberus P 6331-4A • NTP Server automatically Current Date/Time – This field displays an updated Date and Time when you reenter this menu. Time Zone – Choose the Time Zone of your location. This will set the time difference between your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
  • Page 53 Cerberus P 6331-4A Firmware You can upgrade the firmware of the router and save/load configuration Romfile in this page. During firmware upgrade process all router setting are reset to default values. Thanks to Romfile it is possible to save router’s configuration to file and to load this file after upgrade process.
  • Page 54 Cerberus P 6331-4A SysRestart The SysRestart screen allows you to restart your router with either its current settings still in place or the factory default settings. System Restart with – If you wish to restart the router using the factory default settings (for example, after a firmware upgrade or if you have saved an incorrect configuration), select Factory Default Settings to reset to factory default settings.

  • Page 55: Status Tab

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Status Tab Device Info The Device Info screen is a tool that you use to monitor your ADSL Router. It shows the Firmware Version, WAN, LAN, and MAC address information. Note that these fields are read- only and are not meant for diagnostic purposes. Except the Virtual Circuit, click the drop-down list and select the name of the Virtual Circuit on which the system status is to be shown.
  • Page 56 Cerberus P 6331-4A • IP Address – The LAN port IP address. Subnet Mask – The LAN port IP subnet mask. DHCP Server – The status of DHCP Server (Enabled or Disabled). • Virtual Circuit – Click the drop-down list and select the name of the Virtual Circuit on which the system status is to be shown.
  • Page 57 Cerberus P 6331-4A between the signal power level received at the Client ADSL Router and the reference signal power level transmitted from the Central Office DSLAM. • Data Rate – This field displays the ADSL data rate. System Log The System Log displays data generated or acquired by routine system communication with other devices, such as the results of negotiations with the ISP's computers for DNS and gateway IP addresses.
  • Page 58 Cerberus P 6331-4A Statistics The ADSL Router keeps statistic of traffic that passes through it. You are able to view the amount of packets that passes through the Router on both the WAN port & the LAN port. The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted. You can select Ethernet/ADSL to view the statistics report of LAN/WAN.

  • Page 59: Help Tab

    Cerberus P 6331-4A • Wireless The Wireless screen gives you information about how much data your router has transmitted or received across the WLAN connection. Click on REFRESH to update the screen. Help Tab Router’s online help.

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Troubleshooting If the router is not function properly, first check this session for simple troubleshooting before contacting your Internet service provider (ISP) for support. Using LEDs to Diagnose Problems The LEDs are useful aides for finding possible problem causes.

  • Page 61: Problems With The Login Username And Password

    Problems with the Login Username and Password I forgot my login username and/or password: The default username is admin. The default password is pentagram. The Password and Username fields are case-sensitive. Make sure that you enter the correct password and username using the proper casing;...

  • Page 62: Problems With The Internet Access

    Cerberus P 6331-4A Frequent loss of ADSL line sync (disconnections): The ISP provides the WAN IP address after authenticating you. Authentication may be through the user name and password, the MAC address or the host name; The username and password apply to PPPoE and PPPoA encapsulation only. Make sure that you have entered the correct Service Type, User Name and Password (be sure to use the correct casing).

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