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PENTAGRAM Cerberus P 6311-072
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2007-08-01

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual PENTAGRAM Cerberus P 6311-072 The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.eu 2007-08-01...
  • 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 6311-072 INDEX INTRODUCTION ....................5 FEATURES..................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS................... 7 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..................7 IMPORTANT NOTES ..................7 FRONT LEDS ....................7 THE REAR PORTS..................8 DEFAULT SETTINGS ..................8 RESETTING ROUTER ..................9 CONNECTING CERBERUS TO COMPUTER..........9 CONFIGURE TCP/IP..................
  • Page 4 Cerberus P 6311-072...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Cerberus P 6311-072 ADSL2+ Modem/Router by PENTAGRAM. Your new router is an all-in-one unit that combines an ADSL modem, ADSL router, Ethernet network switch and wireless Access Point to provide everything you need to get the machines on your network connected to the Internet over an ADSL broadband connection.
  • Page 6 Cerberus P 6311-072 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Client and Server: On a WAN site, the • DHCP client obtains an IP address from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) automatically. On a LAN site, the DHCP server allocates a range of client IP addresses, including subnet masks and DNS IP addresses and distributes them to local computers.
  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Cerberus P 6311-072 Package Contents PENTAGRAM Cerberus P 6311-072 Power adapter 12 V, 1 A Ethernet cable (RJ-45) Telephone cable (RJ-11) USB cable Quick Installation Guide Product Overview Important Notes Do not use the router in high humidity or high temperatures.
  • Page 8: The Rear Ports

    Cerberus P 6311-072 The Rear Ports ON/OFF Power switch button. Connect the supplied power adapter to this jack. Connect a UTP Ethernet cable (Cat-5 or Cat-5e) to one of the LAN (RJ-45) four LAN ports when connecting to a PC or an office/home network of 10Mbps or 100Mbps.
  • Page 9: Resetting Router

    Cerberus P 6311-072 Resetting router Turn router on and wait for ADSL LED to lit or start blinking. • Press and hold RESET 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 •...
  • Page 10 Cerberus P 6311-072 Windows Vista Note: Network configuration require 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 Windows 95/98/Me Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Double- click the Network icon. On Configuration tab, select TCP/IP for appropriate network adapter and click Properties. On IP Address tab, select Obtain an IP address automatically. On 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 6331-072 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 In address bar enter the default IP address: http://192.168.1.100 If system password is set, enter username and password – default admin / pentagram...
  • Page 14: Navigation

    Cerberus P 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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.
  • Page 23 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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 6311-072 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: Advanced Setup Tab

    Cerberus P 6311-072 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 28 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 29 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 exit without saving.
  • Page 30 Cerberus P 6311-072 Server – This type allows you to specify inside servers of different services behind the NAT to be accessible to the outside world. The following table summarizes these types. TYPE IP MAPPING One-to-One ILA1 IGA1 Many-to-One (SUA/PAT)
  • Page 31 Cerberus P 6311-072 • • • • A DMZ (de-militarized zone) is a host between a private local network and the outside public network. It prevents outside users from getting direct access to s server that has company data. Users of the public network outside the company can access only the DMZ host.
  • Page 32 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 33 Cerberus P 6311-072 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.
  • Page 34 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 35: Access Management Tab

    Cerberus P 6311-072 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 36 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 37 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 38 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 39 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 40 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 41 Cerberus P 6311-072 Auto-Configured – UPnP network devices can automatically configure network addressing, announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions. Choose “Activated” option to allow UPnP-enabled applications to automatically configure the ADSL Router so that they can communicate...
  • Page 42: Maintenance Tab

    Note: If you ever forget the password to log in, you may press the RESET 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 43 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 44 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 45 Cerberus P 6311-072 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. Otherwise, you can select Current Settings.
  • Page 46: Status Tab

    Cerberus P 6311-072 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 47 Cerberus P 6311-072 • • • • 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 48 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 49 Cerberus P 6311-072 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 50: Help Tab

    Cerberus P 6311-072 Help Tab Router’s online help.
  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Cerberus P 6311-072 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 52: Problems With The Login Username And Password

    Cerberus P 6311-072 For WAN access, you must configure remote management to allow server access from the WAN (or all); Your computer’s and the router’s IP addresses must be on the same subnet for LAN access; If you changed the router’s LAN IP address, then enter the new one as the URL;...
  • Page 53: Problems With The Internet Access

    Cerberus P 6311-072 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).
  • Page 54 Cerberus P 6311-072 NOTES...

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