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Contents Introduction ... 4 Related Documentation ... 4 Safety Warnings ... 5 Unpacking your RASFinder ... 6 Cabling your RASFinder ... 7 Installing Your RASFinder Software ... 9 IP Routing Setup ... 14 Setting Up Your Remote User Database ... 17 Setting Up Remote Access Dial In User Server (RADIUS) ...
56 Kbps connections. Related Documentation The MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide is intended to be used by qualified systems administrators and network managers. This quick start guide provides the necessary information for a qualified person to unpack, cable, load software, and configure the unit for proper operation.
Safety Warnings 1. Never install phone wiring during a lightning storm. 2. Never install phone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. 3.This product is to be used with UL and cUL listed computers. 4.
RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide Unpacking your RASFinder Remove all items from the box. See Figure 2. Voice/Fax over IP Networks U.S .A M A D MA DE IN E IN U .S .A Figure 2. Unpacking Your RASFinder...
Cabling your RASFinder Cabling your RASFinder involves making the proper WAN, Ethernet, Command Port, and Power connections. Figure 3 shows the back panel connectors and the associated cable connections. TThe following procedure provides step-by-step instructions for connecting the cables to your RASFinder. Figure 3.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 4. Connect one end of the power supply to a live AC outlet and connect the other end to the RASFinder as shown in Figure 3. The power connector is a 6-pin circular DIN connector.
Installing Your RASFinder Software The RASFinder software is set up to default to a Remote Access Server (RAS) application. Within the RAS application, you can configure the RASFinder to communicate with either a Radius Server for centralized network security or a proprietary Remote User Data base utility to establish your remote user profiles.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 2. When the RASFinder screen appears, click the Install RAS Software button. 3. The welcome screen is displayed. Press Enter or click Next> to continue. 4. The Choose Destination Location dialog box is displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to install your RASFinder software.
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5. The Select Program Folder dialog box appears. Press Enter or click Next> to continue 6. The software is loaded onto your PC, then the next dialog box enables you to designate the COM port of the PC that is cabled to the RASFinder.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 7. The Setup Complete dialog box is displayed. Click Finish to continue. 8. The following message is displayed: 9. Click No to skip the upgrade process. The following message appears: 10. Click Yes to download the default setup. (Clicking No prevents you from setting up the defaults and downloading them to the RASFinder;...
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you will see a window with shortcut icons for the various utility programs in the software.) 11. The Default Parameters dialog box appears. This dialog box allows you to enable or disable IPX routing, assign the router name (required for IPX routing), establish the IP address and mask for the LAN port, set up the remote addresses for the WAN ports, and disable any WAN ports not used.
RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide IP Routing Setup 14. For IP Routing, after you have enter your unique LAN address, and the WAN Remote Addresses have to be in the same network as the IP Address. In the IP group, change the default LAN IP Address that is assigned to your RASFinder’s LAN port.
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the next three sequential addresses (192.168.2.113,114, and 115) to WAN1, WAN2, and WAN3, respectively.] 15. The Checking Router dialog box is displayed with the message Ready to Download Wizard Setup displayed. Click OK to proceed 16. The Writing Setup dialog box (with the current date and the file size in bytes) is displayed as the setup configuration is written to the RASFinder.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 19. You are returned to the Multi-Tech RASFinder AutoRun screen where you can now install Acrobat Reader (by clicking the Install Acrobat Reader icon) or View Manuals. To view the User Guide or this Quick Start, click the View Manuals icon.
Setting Up Your Remote User Database The proprietary Remote User Data Base supports remote dial-in users for user name, password, and port availability. Each dial-in user needs an entry in this database. You can add remote users, remove users, or edit information in the database. 1.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 3. The Add Users dialog box is displayed. 4. Build your user database by filling in the following fields for each user. User Name The User Name can have up to 39 characters. All printable characters are permitted, except no blanks are allowed in the user name.
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Remote User Data Base To enable Call Back Security, check (activate) both the Call Back option and the Call Back Security Enabled option and fill in the call back number and delay fields. Call Back Security Enabled This parameter is of use in dial-in applications where the user must always be called back at a specific phone number.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 5. The User Permissions dialog box is displayed. 6. Build your user permissions by filling in the following fields for each remote user. Auto Protocols This group enables the system administrator to assign either unrestricted LAN/intranet access or limited protocol access.
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Host IP Address field). RLogin is an application protocol that provides a terminal interface between Unix hosts using TCP/IP network protocol. Unlike Telnet, RLogin assumes that the remote host is a Unix machine. If you select RLogin, you are required to enter an IP address in the Host IP Address field.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide transfer rights. RLogin Permissions - grants the remote user RLogin server connection rights. Time Limits The Time Limits group enables the system administrator to impose time-related restrictions to the entry being defined. Time of the Day Logins...
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9. The Add/Edit Filters dialog box is displayed. 10. Build your filtering parameters by filling in the following fields for each remote user. This field requires a unique ID identifying the remote user. The ID can be the name of a person, a work station, or a remote user identified simply as “User 1”.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide Address of the remote user in dotted-decimal notation format. Protocol - If you select Protocol as the filter type, the Add/ Edit Filters dialog box is displayed with Protocol and Port drop-down lists active. Select either TCP or UDP from the Protocol drop-down list and select either Telnet, FTP, or SFTP from the Port drop-down list.
Setting Up Remote Access Dial In User Server (RADIUS) RADIUS is an optional security feature that uses a single authenti- cation server to centralize security on networks with large modem pools, especially those with multiple communication servers. 1. From your desktop, click Start | Programs | RASFinder x,xx | RASFinder Configuration, or double-click the RASFinder Configuration icon in the RASFinder x.xx icon group window when it is displayed on your desktop.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 4. The Radius Setup dialog box is displayed. 5. Click RADIUS Enable to enable Radius security services for all ports on this RASFinder. 6. Click Accounting Enable if you want Radius to track accounting information such as login and logout times, bytes sent and received, etc.
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12. A set of default attribute values will be displayed in the Attribute Values group. These default values are used with the Multi-Tech Radius Server. You do not have to change these values if your RASFinder is communicating with Multi-Tech’s Radius Server. However, if you are using another vendor’s Radius Server to communicate with your...
RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide Final Routing Setup 1. From your desktop, click Start | Programs | RASFinder x.xx | RASFinder Configuration, or double-click the RASFinder Configuration icon in the RASFinder x.xx icon group window when it is displayed on your desktop.
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Routing Setup Port Setup group in the bottom right corner; this enables Client or LAN and disables the default, Client only. Repeat this on the WAN 2 and WAN 3 tabs in turn. 4. If you are going to combine the three WAN ports together; i.e., use a single IP address, check (enable) the MLPPP option on the Advanced tab.
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RASFinder MTASR3-200 Quick Start Guide 5. From the Main menu, click the IP button and the IP Port Setup dialog box appears with the Ethernet tab active and the Port Address displaying your LAN IP Address. Click the WAN 1 tab.
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dialog box, The IP addresses for all three WAN ports have to be identical and the remote WAN port addresses have to be within the same network and identical. If you did not enable the MLPPP option, the WAN port addresses have to be on a different network from the LAN port address and have to be different from each other.
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