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  • Page 2: Trademark Information

    Copyright 2002 Compex Systems Pte Ltd All rights reserved. This document contains information, which is protected by copyright. Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Trademark Information ® Compex , ReadyLINK and MicroHub Windows and the Windows logo are the trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

  • Page 3: Fcc Notice

    Declaration of Conformity Compex, Inc. declares the following: Product Name: Broadband Internet Gateway Model No.: NetPassage 15B conforms to the following Product Standards: Radiated Emission Standards: FCC: 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, ANSI C63.4-1992; 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart C (Section 15.247), ANSI C63.4-1992. ;ETSI EN 300 328-2: July 2000;EN55022.

  • Page 4: Technical Support Information

    Technical Support Information The warranty information and the registration form are found in the Quick Install Guide. For technical support, you may contact COMPEX or its subsidiaries. For your convenience, you may also seek technical assistance from the local distributor, or from the authorized dealer/reseller that you have purchased this product from.

  • Page 5: About This Document

    The product described in this document, Compex NetPassage 15B is a licensed product of Compex Systems Pte Ltd. This document contains instructions for installing, configuring and using the NetPassage 15B. It also gives an overview of the key applications and the networking concepts with respect to the product.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TCP/IP Configuration of the Computers 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.3.1 2.3.2 Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15 Setting up your LAN 3.1.1 3.1.2 Configuring NetPassage 15B with your Broadband Internet Account 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 Network Address Translator (NAT) 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4...
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Load Balancing & Fail-Over Redundancy with Parallel Broadband 3.7.1 NetPassage 15B’s System Tools 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 3.8.4 3.8.5 3.8.6 Appendix A Console Commands Appendix B ISP-Specific Notes Appendix C Frequently Asked Questions Implementing Parallel Broadband Setting Router Identity Synchronizing Router’s Clock with your Computer...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    Load Balancing and Fail-Over Redundancy with multiple broadband channels. In addition, Compex NetPassage 15B is also designed with advanced features such as Virtual Server, Time-based Access Management, IP Packet Filtering and Remote Management have been designed on NetPassage 15B. It is the perfect Internet solution for your home and office.
  • Page 9 Integrated with a 4-port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch, Compex NetPassage 15B provides an immediate solution for four users on private LAN switching. With the auto- crossover mechanism, Hubs or Switches can be cascaded to NetPassage 15B easily to support more users.

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Chapter 1 Product Overview Package Contents Your NetPassage 15B retail package contains the following items: 1 x NetPassage 15B 1 x External Power Adapter (5V 1 x Quick Install Guide with Warranty Registration Form 1 x Product CD (consist of User’s Manual, Firmware Recovery Tool & Utility)

  • Page 11: Panel Views & Descriptions

    Chapter 1 Product Overview Panel Views & Descriptions 1.4.1 Panel Views NetPassage 15-B Power 100Mb Link/Act Figure 1.4.1-1 Top View Figure 1.4.1-2 Side View 5V/3A DC Figure 1.4.1-3 Side View Diag Conn Link...

  • Page 12: Panel Description

    Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.4.2 Panel Description Index Indicator Power LED (Green) LAN 100Mb LED (Green) WAN Activity LED (Green) Diag LED (Green) Conn LED (Green) WAN Link LED (Green) LAN Link/Act LED (Green) WAN Port Local LAN ports 5 V/3A Power Connector Description §...

  • Page 13: Technical Data

    Chapter 1 Product Overview Technical Data 1.5.1 NetPassage 15B Specifications Industry Standards WAN Interface WAN Type LAN Interface IP Addressing Built-In DHCP Server DHCP Reservation NAT Firewall Load Balancing Fail-Over Redundancy Virtual Server Time-based Access Management IP Packet Filtering IP Routing...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Internet account as well as their resources. You may also cascade the NetPassage 15B to another Hub or Switch to support more users. The Fast Ethernet ports of NetPassage 15B are designed with auto-crossover mechanism that can be easily connected to another Hub or Switch regardless of the orientation of the UTP cable (straight or crossover).

  • Page 15: Tcp/Ip Configuration Of The Computers

    Chapter 2 Getting Started TCP/IP Configuration of the Computers Compex NetPassage 15B is designed with a built-in DHCP server. You may manually configure the TCP/IP settings of your computers, or simply configure them to dynamically obtain IP address from the DHCP server. If you are not an expert user, you are advised to configure your computers to dynamically obtain IP addresses from the built-in DHCP server of NetPassage 15B.
  • Page 16 Microsoft Windows will then prompt you to restart the computer. Press the OK button to reboot. When the Microsoft Windows restarts, NetPassage 15B will assign an IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway information to the computer. For Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Open the Control Panel from the Start menu Double-click on the Network Connections icon.

  • Page 17: Configuring Your Computer With Static Ip Address

    NetPassage 15B. IP (LAN): Netmask: To log on to the Web-based Configuration Interface of NetPassage 15B and to surf the Internet, you need to configure your computer with the following network settings: Subnet Mask:...
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 Getting Started Double-click on the Network icon, the network configuration window shall be displayed, as shown in Figure 2.2.1-1. Double-click on the TCP/IP that is bound to your network adapter, the TCP/IP configuration window shall be displayed, as shown in Figure 2.2.2-1. Type in the IP Address and Subnet Mask of 192.168.168.X and...
  • Page 19 Chapter 2 Getting Started Select the Enable DNS button. Type in a preferred name as the Host. Type in the IP address of your DNS server in the DNS Server Search Order field and press the Add button. Press the OK button to close this window.
  • Page 20 Command Console of NetPassage 15B via a TELNET session or a direct serial connection. This section assumes that the IP address of your NetPassage 15B has not been changed. It is still the default IP of 192.168.168.1. This section also assumes that the TCP/IP settings of your computer have been configured properly.

  • Page 21: Web-Based Configuration Interface

    Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.3.1 Web-based Configuration Interface To connect to the Web-based Configuration Interface of NetPassage 15B, all you need is a web browser. The requirement of the web browser is stated below: Web Browser: JAVA: Proxy Settings: Proxy Auto Discovery:...

  • Page 22: Telnet Command Console

    NetPassage 15B. 2.3.2 TELNET Command Console Alternatively, the user may connect to the Command Console of NetPassage 15B via a TELNET session to the default IP of NetPassage 15B, 192.168.168.1. This section uses Microsoft TELNET command for instruction. You may use any TELNET client.
  • Page 23 Chapter 2 Getting Started NOTE Please refer to Appendix A for the list of commands available at the console. Figure 2.3.2-1 Command Console Login...

  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Configuring Netpassage 15B

    3.1.1 Configuring IP Addressing If you wish to modify the IP addressing of your NetPassage 15B, you may do so in the web-based configuration interface.

  • Page 25: Advanced Option For Dhcp Server

    Press the Save button followed by Reboot button to complete the process. 3.1.2 Advanced Option for DHCP Server You may configure the built-in DHCP Server of NetPassage 15B to release a specific IP address to a specific computer via the web-based configuration interface. You may also view the IP releases online.
  • Page 26 Figure 3.1.2-2. NOTE Invalid date and time shown under Expires column indicates that the router’s clock of your NetPassage 15B has not been set. Refer to Section 3.8.2 on how to set the router’s clock. Figure 3.1.2-1 DHCP Server Reservations...

  • Page 27: Configuring Netpassage 15B With Your Broadband Internet Account

    Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15B Configuring NetPassage 15B with your Broadband Internet Account Compex NetPassage 15B shares a single Cable or ADSL Internet account with multiple computers in the network. It supports these broadband Internet connections with different types of WAN protocol. This includes Dynamic IP, Static IP and PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE).
  • Page 28 Router Identity as the DHCP Client ID to request for IP release. Refer to Section 3.8.1 titled Setting Router Identity. If your NetPassage 15B has previously been configured with other WAN type, you may re-configure it to support Cable Internet with Dynamic IP Assignment.

  • Page 29: Cable Internet With Static Ip Assignment

    Press the Reboot button to restart your NetPassage 15B. 3.2.2 Cable Internet with Static IP Assignment Certain ISPs lease a static IP for their Internet subscriptions. For such Cable Internet subscription, you need to configure the WAN interface of NetPassage 15B with static IP address. Click on the configuration page will be displayed, as shown in Figure 3.2.2-1.

  • Page 30: Adsl Internet Using Ppp Over Ethernet (Pppoe)

    Reboot button to complete the configuration process. 3.2.3 ADSL Internet using PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) If you have subscribed to ADSL Internet service using standard PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) for authentication, you need to configure your NetPassage 15B to support PPPoE. Click on the WAN Setup configuration page will be displayed, as shown in Figure 3.2.2-1.
  • Page 31 This field is associated with On-Demand option. This field allows you to specify the idling timeout value for NetPassage 15B to disconnect from the ISP. “0” value in this field disables idling timeout function. When set to “0”, NetPassage 15B remains connected unless disconnected by the ISP.

  • Page 32: Singapore Singtel Magix Supersurf

    Reconnect Time Factor (RTF). The default value is 30 seconds. If Always-On option is selected with an RTF of 30 seconds, your NetPassage 15B will stay connected to the ISP even when there is no Internet traffic present.

  • Page 33: Australia Big Pond Cable Internet

    Press the Reboot button to complete the configuration process. Network Address Translator (NAT) Compex NetPassage 15B has been designed with a Network Address Translator (NAT) that supports Port Address Translation (PAT), sharing a single public IP address with multiple computers in the private network by using different TCP ports for different computers.

  • Page 34: Introduction To Virtual Servers

    For example, suppose that your ISP has assigned an IP address of 203.120.12.10 to your NetPassage 15B, and you wish to host a web server in your private network on a computer with an IP address of 192.168.168.10; you need to define a Virtual Server at TCP Port 80 (used by HTTP by default) to be forwarded to 192.168.168.10.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15B Virtual Server based on IP Forwarding If you have subscribed to a range of IP addresses from your ISP, you may also define Virtual Servers based on IP Forwarding. This type of Virtual Server forwards all Internet requests, regardless of the TCP port of the application, to a computer in the private network.

  • Page 36: Defining Virtual Server Based On Port Forwarding

    Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15B 3.3.2 Defining Virtual Server based on Port Forwarding To define Virtual Server based on Port Forwarding: Click on the will be displayed, as shown in Figure 3.3.2-1. Press the Port Forwarding button and the list of defined Virtual Server will be displayed, as shown in Figure 3.3.2-2.

  • Page 37: Defining Virtual Server Based On Ip Forwarding

    Save or Reset Settings Save button. 3.3.3 Defining Virtual Server based on IP Forwarding If you have configured your NetPassage 15B with Static IP WAN type, you have the option to define Virtual Server based on IP Forwarding. Click on the will be displayed, as shown in Figure 3.3.3-1.

  • Page 38: Defining De- Militarized Zone

    Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15B Enter the Public IP Address and the Private IP Address which it maps to. Please ensure that you have subscribed to this Public IP Address. Press the Add button to add this new Virtual Server into the list.

  • Page 39: Configuring Routing Protocol

    Compex NetPassage 15B allows the network administrator to add a static routing entry into the routing table. Other than the default gateway to the Internet, NetPassage 15B may reroute the IP packets to another network. This is very useful for a network with more than one router.

  • Page 40: Static Routing

    Address field. For example if a gateway of IP 192.168.168.254 is connected to a remote network 192.168.100.0, enter the Destination IP Address and Gateway IP Address as 192.168.100.0 and 192.168.168.254 respectively. Press the Apply button to add the new static routing entry into NetPassage 15B’s routing table 3.4.2 Dynamic Routing...

  • Page 41: Ip Packet Filtering

    Internet Application Filtering selectively allow/disallow certain application to connect to the Internet. For example, if you wish to allow only web browsing in the network, you may define a function to allow only HTTP protocol to pass through the NetPassage 15B. 3.5.1 Time-based Access Management...

  • Page 42: Internet Application Filtering

    Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15B To define a rule for Time-based Access Control, you need to know the IP address of the computers where this rule applies. For example, if you wish to disallow two computers (IP address of 192.168.168.10 and 192.168.168.11) to access to the...

  • Page 43: Managing Netpassage 15B From The Internet

    Compex NetPassage 15B is integrated with an HTTP Server, enabling router management from the private network with just a JAVA-enabled web browser. It may also be managed via a Command Console. In addition, Compex NetPassage 15B supports Remote Router Management, allowing the network administrators to manage the router from the Internet, either by a web browser or via a TELNET session.

  • Page 44: Load Balancing & Fail-Over Redundancy With Parallel Broadband

    Designed with the unique Parallel Broadband technology, Compex NetPassage 15B provides scalable Internet bandwidth with Load Balancing and Fail-Over Redundancy. If multiple units of NetPassage 15B are installed in the network, the Internet traffic will be balanced across multiple broadband channels, delivering virtually a combined aggregated bandwidth while functioning as Fail-Over Redundancy.

  • Page 45: Implementing Parallel Broadband

    Check the Enable radio button and press the Apply button. NOTE You DO NOT need to implement Parallel Broadband for Internet sharing using one unit of NetPassage 15B. URL from the Command Menu and the Parallel Figure 3.7.1-1 Activating Parallel...

  • Page 46: Netpassage 15B's System Tools

    & restore router’s profile and changing the administrative password. 3.8.1 Setting Router Identity You may define a name for your NetPassage 15B. This name will also be used as a DHCP Client ID when it negotiates for an IP release from your ISP. Click on the identity configuration page will be displayed, as shown in Figure 3.8.1-1.

  • Page 47: Upgrading Router's Firmware

    Press the Browse button and locate the firmware image from your computer. Press the Upgrade button to update your NetPassage 15B’s firmware. It is critical that the power supply is not cut off during the firmware upgrade process. Once the firmware upgrade process is completed, your NetPassage 15B will restart.

  • Page 48: Profile Saving, Restore & Reset To Defaults

    Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15B 3.8.4 Profile Saving, Restore & Reset to Defaults You may save the configuration profile of your NetPassage 15B onto the hard disk of your managing computer and restore this profile in a later time. You may also reset the configuration of your NetPassage 15B to factory defaults.

  • Page 49: Changing Administrative Password

    Chapter 3 Configuring NetPassage 15B CAUTION If you reboot the NetPassage 15B without saving the configuration, all the unsaved configuration will be lost after reboot. Click on the Reboot Router Press the Yes button to reboot the router. 3.8.6 Changing Administrative Password By default, the administrative password is “password”.

  • Page 50: Appendix A Console Commands

    Appendix A Console Commands Appendix A SHOW Command SYNTAX SHOW IP SHOW IP STAT SHOW ICMP STAT SHOW UDP STAT SHOW TCP STAT SHOW IP ROUTE TABLE SHOW IP STATIC NAT TABLE SHOW PORT STATIC NAT TABLE SHOW SYSTEM SHOW RIP SHOW GATEWAY SHOW DHCP SHOW DHCP RESERVE...

  • Page 51: Disconnect Command

    Appendix A Console Commands DELETE PORT STATIC NAT <INDEX> DELETE DHCP RESERVE <INDEX> DELETE FILTER <INDEX> RESET Command SYNTAX RESET SYSTEM RESET CONFIG ADD Command SYNTAX ADD IP ROUTE <DES> <GATEWAY> ADD IP STATIC NAT <PRI IP> <PUB IP> ADD PORT STATIC NAT <PRI IP> <TCP/UDP>...

  • Page 52: Appendix Bisp-Specific Notes

    Appendix B ISP-Specific Notes Appendix B Singapore SingNet Broadband WAN Type: Username Format: Singapore Pacific Internet Broadband WAN Type: Username Format: Germany T-DSL & T-Online WAN Type: Username Format: NOTE The <Connection ID> and <T-Online Number> are provided by German Telecom.

  • Page 53: Appendix C Frequently Asked Questions

    This User’s Manual is written based on NetPassage 15B firmware release 2.74 build 1000. I have forgotten the IP address that I have set on my NetPassage 15B, what should I do? You may run the utility NPFIND.EXE located in the Product CD, it will report the IP address of the NetPassage 15B found in the network.
  • Page 54 (Refer to Section 2.3, “Connecting to the Configuration Interface”) Procedure for resetting to factory default: 1. Switch OFF the NetPassage 15B. 2. Remove jumper JP6. 3. Switch ON the router. The DIAG led will light up for a few seconds and off.

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