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6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide November 2005 Document Part Number: 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
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Further, Zhone Technologies reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of Zhone Technologies to notify any person of such revision or changes.
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— Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. — Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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World Wide Web site at www.zhone.com. FCC Part 15 Declaration An FCC Declaration of Conformity may be downloaded from the Zhone World Wide Web site at www.zhone.com. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to...
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If the site has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation of the modem does not disable the alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, consult your Telephone Company or a qualified installer. 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Notice to Users of the Canadian Telephone Network NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specifications. This is confirmed by the registration number. The abbreviation IC before the registration number signifies that registration was performed based on a Declaration of Conformity indicating that Industry Canada technical specifications were met.
BOUT UIDE Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide contains detailed information about the 6211-I1 router. It is intended for all users of the router. Document Summary Section Chapter 1, Introduction Chapter 2, Hardware Installation and PC Setup Chapter 3, Device...
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Features The 6211 router has the following features: System Requirements In order to use the 6211 ADSL router for Internet access, you must have the following: 6211-A2-ZB21-40 Built-in ADSL modem which offers G.Dmt, G.lite, T1.413, ADSL2, Annex L, and ADSL2+ to meet different linking speeds from your ISP.
— For system configuration using the supplied web-based program: a web browser such as Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later. Netscape is not supported. In addition to this document, your 6211 ADSL router should come with the following: 6211 ADSL router...
Off: No ADSL link Green Flashing: ADSL data transfer Green On: LAN link is established Flashing: Data transfer at LAN connection Off: No LAN link Green On: USB link is established Off: No USB link 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Front Panel...
Introduction Rear Panel 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide The rear panel contains the ports for the router's data and power connections. Table 2: Rear Panel Labels and Connectors Label Function LINE Connects to your ADSL line PHONE (Model Connects to your telephone...
To connect your router: 1 Connect your ADSL line to the port labeled LINE on the rear panel of the 2 For routers with a phone port (model numbers of the form 6211-I1-x0x), 3 Connect your PC or a LAN:...
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Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 4. Connect the AC power adapter to the POWER connector on the back of the device and plug the adapter into a wall outlet or power strip. Figure 3: Hardware Installation 5.
Installing the USB Driver The following section applies only if you use the USB connector on the router. If you connect the USB cable between your PC and the router, Windows detects the new hardware and the Found New Hardware Wizard appears on your PC monitor.
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Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM and use Browse to include the CD drive in the search. Figure 5: Search and Installation Options 3 If the Wizard reports a compatibility issue, select "Continue Anyway".
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Installing the USB Driver Figure 7: Progress Screen 4. When prompted, click on Finish to close the Wizard. Figure 8: Completion Screen 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Windows XP PCs 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Before you can access the router over the LAN or the USB port, you have to configure your PC's TCP/IP address to be 192.168.1.x (where x is any number between 3 and 254), with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Your router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1.
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Use the following IP address. Type an address between 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254 in the IP Address field (192.168.1.20 is shown here as an example) and 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. Figure 11: TCP/IP Properties (Windows XP) 6211-A2-ZB21-40 Configuring Your Computer 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Windows 2000 PCs Windows ME PCs 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6. Click on OK twice to confirm your changes, and close the Control Panel. 1 In the Windows task bar, click on the Start button, point to Settings, and then click on Control Panel.
5 Click on Microsoft in the Manufacturers list box, and then click on TCP/ IP in the Network Protocols list box. 6 Click on OK to return to the Network dialog box, and then click on OK again. 6211-A2-ZB21-40 Configuring Your Computer Step 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Hardware Installation and PC Setup Windows NT 4.0 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 95/98 installation CD. Follow the instructions to install the files. 7 Click on OK to restart the PC and complete the TCP/IP installation.
Internet connection. 1 Open your Web browser, and type the following URL in the address/ location box, and press Enter: This is the default IP address for the LAN port on the router. A login screen appears. Figure 12: Login Screen...
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Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 2 Enter your user name and password, and then click on OK to display the home page of the router's web interface. There are two default user name and password combinations: Table 4:...
EVICE NFORMATION Status Summary Display the general status report for the router by clicking on Summary under Device Info Figure 14: Status Summary 6211-A2-ZB21-40 (Figure 14). 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Device Information Display the WAN status report from the by clicking on WAN under Device Info (Figure 15). Figure 15: WAN Status 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
LAN Statistics LAN Statistics Display LAN statistics by clicking on LAN under Statistics (Figure 16). Figure 16: LAN Statistics 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Device Information WAN Statistics Display WAN statistics by clicking on WAN under Statistics (Figure 17). Figure 17: WAN Statistics 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
Device Information ADSL Statistics ADSL BER Test 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Display ADSL statistics by clicking on ADSL under Statistics Figure 19: ADSL Status The ADSL Bit Error Rate (BER) test determines the quality of the ADSL connection. The test is performed by transferring idle cells containing a...
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ADSL BER Test Figure 20: ADSL BER Test — Start Figure 21: ADSL BER Test — Result 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Device Information Route Obtain the Routing status report by clicking on the Route item under Device Info (Figure Figure 22: Route Information 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
Figure 27: Specifying VPI and VCI 2 Verify that DSL Auto-Connect is not selected. Specify VPI and VCI as directed by your ISP. Click on Next. 3 Use Advanced Setup to configure the PVC. 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup Add Function – ATM PVC Configuration 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide If you want to add a new rule for the WAN interface, click on the Add button. The ATM PVC Configuration screen appears. The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier (VPI and VCI) and select a service category.
Select the type of network protocol and encapsulation mode over the ATM PVC that your ISP has instructed you to use, then click on Next button. Figure 30: Connection Type Screen Select a connection type and click on Next. 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
PVCs is reduced. The default setting for QoS is disabled. If you want to enable QoS service, select the "Enable Quality Of Service" check box. After finishing steps as above, click on the Next button. Figure 31: Enable Bridge Service 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
Figure 32: WAN Setup Summary Note Activate this WAN interface by clicking on the Finish button and further configuring services over this interface. The router supports up to five WAN connections. 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup Remove Function Finish Function 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide If you want to delete a connection from the listed WAN setup, click in the Remove check box next to the item, then click on the Remove button. Figure 33: WAN Setup List After you change any item in WAN Setup, remember to click on the Finish button to apply the changes and reboot the system.
Local Area Network (LAN) Setup Local Area Network (LAN) Setup You can configure the DSL Router IP address and Subnet Mask for the LAN interface to conform your LAN's IP Subnet. The Save button only saves the LAN configuration data. The Save/Reboot button saves the LAN configuration data and reboots the router to make the new configuration effective.
Advanced Setup Virtual Servers 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide You can configure the Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ Host when NAT is enabled. A virtual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side to a specific IP address on the LAN side. Click on the Add button to add a virtual server.
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Figure 36: Virtual Server Add Screen On this screen you can view and delete servers. Click in the check box under Remove and click on the Remove button to delete selected virtual servers. Figure 37: Removing Selected Virtual Servers 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup Port Triggering Click the on the Add button to add Port Triggering for your Internet application. Figure 38: Port Triggering Setup Page 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
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Figure 39: Port Triggering Add Page On this screen you can view and delete applications. Click in the check box under Remove and click on the Remove button to delete selected applications. Figure 40: Port Triggering List 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup DMZ Host You can define the IP address of the DMZ Host on this screen. Enter the IP address and click on Save/Apply. Figure 41: DMZ Host Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
IP Filtering – Outgoing The outgoing filter will block the traffic from the LAN side to the WAN side. Click on Add to create filters. Figure 42: IP Filtering – Outgoing Filter Setup 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Firewall...
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Destination information (from the WAN side). Then click on Save/Apply. Figure 43: IP Filtering - Outgoing Filter Add Page You can view and delete the outgoing filter settings on this screen. Figure 44: IP Filtering - Outgoing Filter Setup List 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
IP Filtering – Incoming Incoming filter filters the traffic from the WAN side to the LAN side. Click on Add to add incoming filter settings. Figure 45: IP Filtering – Incoming Filter Setup Page 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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WAN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to add the setting. Figure 46: IP Filtering - Incoming Filter Add You can view and delete the incoming filter settings from this screen. Figure 47: IP Filtering - Incoming Filtering List 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
MAC filtering can forward or block traffic by MAC address. You can change the policy or add settings to the MAC filtering table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen. Figure 48: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering Setup 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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Advanced Setup If you click on Change Policy, a confirmation dialog lets you verify your change. Figure 49: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering Policy Change Confirmation 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
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WAN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to save it. Figure 50: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering Add Page On this screen you can view and delete MAC filtering rules. Figure 51: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering List 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup Parental Control Use the Parental Control feature to restrict the days and times a particular device is allowed to access the Internet. Figure 52: Parental Control Screen 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
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4 Select the days of the week the restriction is in force. 5 Specify the start and end times the restriction is in force. Use the form hh:mm, where 23:59, for example, is one minute before midnight. 6 Click on Save/Apply. 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Firewall...
Advanced Setup Quality of Service You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. Figure 54: Quality of Service Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
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QoS parameters, then click on Save/Apply. Note that 802.1p Priority and TOS are mutually exclusive. Figure 55: Quality of Service Add Screen On this screen you can view and delete QoS settings. Figure 56: Quality of Service List 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Routing – Static Route Routing – Static Route Use the Routing - Static Route screen to add a static route to the routing table. Figure 58: Static Route Setup 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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Advanced Setup Enter the route information and click on Save/Apply to make it active. No reboot is required. Figure 59: Static Route Add 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
Routing – RIP Routing – RIP If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as Active or Passive. Figure 60: RIP Setup 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and secondary DNS. Figure 61: DNS Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Use the Dynamic DNS screen to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, allowing your router to be easily accessed from anywhere on the Internet. Figure 62: Dynamic DNS 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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Advanced Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide To set up a Dynamic DNS entry: 1 Click on Add. The Add Dynamic DNS screen appears. Figure 63: Adding a Dynamic DNS Entry 2 Select a D-DNS Provider from the drop-down list.
ADSL There are three major items in the ADSL settings. Figure 64: DSL Settings Modulation Methods The following modulation methods are supported by the 6211 ADSL router: G.dmt Enabled G.lite Enabled T1.413 Enabled ADSL Enabled Annex L Enabled ADSL2+ Enabled.
DSL Advanced Settings 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide The 6211 ADSL router supports phone lines on pins 2 and 3 or pins 1 and 4 to connect your ADSL line. If your phone system uses pins 2 and 3, attach a normal RJ11 cable to the router and select "Inner pair"...
256 separate modems were running in parallel. The tone range is from 0 to 31 for upstream and from 32 to 255 for downstream. Do not change these settings unless so directed by your ISP. Figure 66: Tone Settings 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
Port Mapping Port Mapping Use the Port Mapping screen to map multiple ports to a PVC and create bridging groups. Each group will perform as an independent network. Figure 67: Port Mapping 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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Advanced Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide To create a new mapping group: 1 Click on Add. The Port Mapping Configuration screen appears. Figure 68: Creating a Port Mapping Entry 2 Enter a unique Group name. 3 Select interfaces from the available interface list and add them to the grouped interface list using the arrow buttons to create the required mapping of the ports.
IAGNOSTICS Testing the DSL Connection Your router is capable of testing your DSL connection. The individual tests are listed below. If a test displays a failure status, click on "Test" at the bottom of this page to make sure the failure status is consistent. If the test result continues to show a failure, click on "Help"...
ANAGEMENT Saving and Restoring the Configuration The configuration of your router can be backed up to a file, and also can be restored from a file. You can also restore the router to its factory default configuration. Backing Up Configuration Settings To back up your settings, select Management ->...
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Management Verify that you would like to save the file. Figure 71: Backup Settings Upload Confirmation Select the location where you want to save the file. Figure 72: Backup Settings File Location 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
To restore saved settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore User Settings. Figure 73: Restore User Settings Screen Select the backup file you want to restore and click on Update Settings. Figure 74: Restore Settings File Location 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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Management The router will restore settings and reboot to activate the restored settings. Figure 75: Upload in Progress Screen 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
Restoring Default Settings Restoring Default Settings Restore Default will erase all current settings and restore the router to factory default settings. To restore the router to factory default settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore Default. Figure 76: Restore Default Settings Screen Reply OK to the confirmation dialog.
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Management The router will restore the default settings and reboot. Figure 78: Restore Default Settings Reboot 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
System Log System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options. Figure 79: System Log 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Management View System Log Click on the "View System Log" button to check the log file. Figure 80: View System Log 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6211-A2-ZB21-40...
"Local" or "Both", events will be recorded in the local memory. Figure 81: System Log Configuration Select the desired values and click on the "Save/Apply" button to configure the system log options. 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Management SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows a management application to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in the router. Use the SNMP screen to set up parameters for SNMP access. Figure 82: SNMP Screen Select the desired values and click on Save/Apply to configure the SNMP options.
Internet Time Use the Internet Time screen to specify whether the router uses Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) to obtain the time of day from SNTP servers on the Internet. To set up the router to obtain time from an SNTP server: 1 Select “Automatically synchronize with Internet time servers”.
Management Access Control – Services You can enable or disable some services of your router by LAN or WAN. If no WAN connection is defined, only the LAN side can be configured. Figure 84: Services Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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Access Control – Services If a WAN connection is defined, services of both the LAN side and WAN side can be configured. Figure 85: Services Setup for LAN and WAN 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Management Access Control – IP Addresses Web access to the router can be limited when Access Control Mode is enabled. The IP addresses of allowed hosts can be added using Access Control -> IP Address. Figure 86: IP Address Setup 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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First, add the IP address to the IP address list. Figure 87: Access Control – IP Address Add Screen Then select "Enabled" to enable Access Control Mode. Figure 88: Access Control – IP Address Enable or Disable 6211-A2-ZB21-40 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
Then click on Save/ Apply. If your ISP releases new software for this router, follow these steps to perform an upgrade. 1. Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP.
Reboot Router Reboot Router Select Management -> Reboot Router to reboot the router using the web interface. The router will save the current configuration and reboot itself using the new configuration. The rebooting process takes about two minutes to complete.
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Features 13 Firewall 55 Explained 99 MAC Filtering 59 Firmware Update 96 Front Panel 15 Gateway, Default 66 Hardware Connections 17 Installation 17 Important Safety Instructions 3 Installing Hardware 17 USB Driver 19 Interfaces 99 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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Network 4 Operating Environment 99 Parental Control 62 Parts List 14 Password Access Control 96 Default 28 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide PC connection 17 PC Setup 17 Phone Line Pair 74 Port 17 Port Mapping 77 Port Triggering 52...
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WAN 30, 43 Setup 47 Statistics 32 Status 30 Web Interface Home Page 28 Using 29 Weight 99 Windows 2000 24 Windows 95 25 Windows 98 25 Windows ME 24 Windows NT 26 Windows XP 22 6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide...
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