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Version A1.0, April 23, 2021
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  • Page 1 PRT-6302 (Series) Home Gateway User Manual Version A1.0, April 23, 2021 261097-030...
  • Page 2 Preface This manual provides information related to the installation and operation of this device. The individual reading this manual is presumed to have a basic understanding of telecommunications terminology and concepts. If you find the product to be inoperable or malfunctioning, please contact technical support for immediate service by email at INT-support@comtrend.com For product update, new product release, manual revision, or software upgrades,...
  • Page 3 WARNING Disconnect the power line from the device before servicing  For indoor use only  Do NOT open the casing  Do NOT use near water  Keep away from the fire  For use in ventilated environment / space ...
  • Page 4 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
  • Page 5 Copyright Copyright©2021 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.
  • Page 6 Please send us a written request by email or mail to one of the following addresses: Email: Comtrend support team - opensource@comtrend.com Postal: Comtrend Corporation 3F-1, 10 Lane 609, Chongxin Rd., Section 5, Sanchong Dist, New Taipei City 241405,...
  • Page 7 Protect Our Environment This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reached the end of its useful life, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed separate from domestic waste. The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make up this router can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ......................10 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ......................11 2.1 H ......................... 11 ARDWARE ETUP 2.1.1 Back Panel ..........................12 2.1.2 Front Panel ..........................14 CHAPTER 3 WEB USER INTERFACE .................... 16 3.1 D ........................16 EFAULT ETTINGS 3.2 IP C...
  • Page 9 CHAPTER 6 ADVANCED SETUP ..................... 77 6.1 S ............................77 ECURITY 6.1.1 IP Filtering ..........................77 6.1.2 MAC Filtering ........................81 6.2 Q S) ......................83 UALITY OF ERVICE 6.2.1 QoS Queue ..........................84 6.2.1.1 QoS Queue Configuration ....................84 6.2.1.2 Wlan Queue ........................
  • Page 10 8.7.3 IP Address ..........................158 8.8 U ........................159 PDATE OFTWARE 8.9 R ............................160 EBOOT CHAPTER 9 LOGOUT ........................161 APPENDIX A - FIREWALL ......................162 APPENDIX B - PIN ASSIGNMENTS ....................165 APPENDIX C – SPECIFICATIONS ....................166 APPENDIX D - SSH CLIENT ......................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction PRT-6302 is a dual band WiFi 6 router with an updated silicon platform. It provides a 2.5 Giga Ethernet WAN port and four Giga Ethernet ports, supporting WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Wireless solution on frequency band of 2.4GHz (4T4R) & 5GHz (4T4R). PRT-6302 allows central management (ACS) by following TR-069.The core design concept of PRT-6302 is to enhance the user experience on high speed applications with its high power wireless design, so as to provide better coverage and stable WiFi...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Setup Non-stackable This device is not stackable – do not place units on top of each other, otherwise damage could occur. Follow the instructions below to complete the hardware setup.

  • Page 13: Back Panel

    2.1.1 Back Panel The figure below shows the back panel of the device. USB Port This port can be used to connect the router to a storage device. It can only be used for SAMBA(storage) and for a Printer Server. Support for other devices may be added in future firmware upgrades.
  • Page 14 WiFi On/Off/ WPS Button 5G Press the 5G button for less than 5 seconds to enable WPS which will allow 2 minutes for WiFi connection. Press and hold the 5G button > 5 seconds and less than 10 seconds to enable/disable the WiFi function.

  • Page 15: Front Panel

    2.1.2 Front Panel The front panel LED indicators are shown below and explained in the following table. This information can be used to check the status of the device and its connections. Color Mode Function IP connected and no traffic detected (the device has a WAN IP address from IPCP or DHCP is up or a static IP address is configured, PPP negotiation is successfully complete.)
  • Page 16 Ethernet WAN is connected. 2.5GE Ethernet WAN is not connected. Green Blink Ethernet WAN is transmitting/ receiving. Wi-Fi enabled. 5G WiFi Green Wi-Fi disabled. Data transmitting or receiving over WLAN. Blink Wi-Fi enabled. Wi-Fi disabled. 2.4G WiFi Green Data transmitting or receiving over WLAN. Blink WPS connection successful.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Web User Interface

    Chapter 3 Web User Interface This section describes how to access the device via the web user interface (WUI) using an Internet browser such as Internet Explorer (version 5.0 and later). 3.1 Default Settings The factory default settings of this device are summarized below. ...

  • Page 18: Ip Configuration

    3.2 IP Configuration DHCP MODE When the PRT-6302 powers up, the onboard DHCP server will switch on. Basically, the DHCP server issues and reserves IP addresses for LAN devices, such as your PC. To obtain an IP address from the DCHP server, follow the steps provided below. NOTE: The following procedure assumes you are running Windows.
  • Page 19 STATIC IP MODE In static IP mode, you assign IP settings to your PC manually. Follow these steps to configure your PC IP address to use subnet 192.168.1.x. NOTE: The following procedure assumes you are running Windows. However, the general steps involved are similar for most operating systems (OS). Check your OS support documentation for further details.

  • Page 20: Login Procedure

    3.3 Login Procedure Perform the following steps to login to the web user interface. NOTE: The default settings can be found in section 3.1 Default Settings. STEP 1: Start the Internet browser and enter the default IP address for the device in the Web address field.
  • Page 21 STEP 3: After successfully logging in for the first time, you will reach this screen. You can also reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen.

  • Page 22: Chapter 4 Device Information

    Chapter 4 Device Information You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen. The web user interface window is divided into two frames, the main menu (on the left) and the display screen (on the right). The main menu has several options and selecting each of these options opens a submenu with more selections.
  • Page 23 This screen shows hardware, software, IP settings and other related information.

  • Page 24: Wan

    4.1 WAN Select WAN from the Device Info submenu to display the configured PVC(s). Refresh – Click this button to refresh the screen. DHCP Release – Click this button to release the IP through IPoE service. DHCP Renew - Click this button to refresh an IP through IPoE service. Item Description Interface...
  • Page 25 IPv4 Status Lists the status of IPv4 connection if WAN enabled IPv4 IPv4 Address Shows the WAN IPv4 address Shows the PPP connection status connect/disconnect IPv6 Status Lists the status of IPv6 connection if WAN enabled IPv6 IPv6 Address Shows the WAN IPv6 address For your reference, if Manual Mode is enabled in PPP service as shown here.

  • Page 26: Statistics

    4.2 Statistics This selection provides LAN and WAN statistics. NOTE: These screens are updated automatically every 15 seconds. Click Reset Statistics to perform a manual update. 4.2.1 LAN Statistics This screen shows data traffic statistics for each LAN interface. Item Description Interface LAN interface(s)

  • Page 27: Wan Service

    4.2.2 WAN Service This screen shows data traffic statistics for each WAN interface. Item Description Interface WAN interfaces Description WAN service label Received/Transmitted - Bytes Number of Bytes - Pkts Number of Packets - Errs Number of packets with errors - Drops Number of dropped packets...

  • Page 28: Route

    4.3 Route Choose Route to display the routes that the PRT-6302 has found. Item Description Destination Destination network or destination host Gateway Next hop IP address Subnet Subnet Mask of Destination Mask Flag U: route is up !: reject route G: use gateway H: target is a host R: reinstate route for dynamic routing...

  • Page 29: Arp

    4.4 ARP Click ARP to display the ARP information. Item Description IP address Shows IP address of host PC Flags Complete, Incomplete, Permanent, or Publish HW Address Shows the MAC address of host PC Device Shows the connection interface...

  • Page 30: Dhcp

    4.5 DHCP Click DHCP to display all DHCP Leases. Item Description Hostname Shows the device/host/PC network name MAC Address Shows the Ethernet MAC address of the device/host/PC IP Address Shows IP address of device/host/PC Expires In Shows how much remaining time is left for each DHCP Lease...

  • Page 31: Nat Session

    4.6 NAT Session This page displays all NAT connection session including both UPD/TCP protocols passing through the device. Click the “Show All” button to display the following. Item Description Source IP The source IP from which the NAT session is established Source Port The source port from which the NAT session is established Destination IP...

  • Page 32: Igmp Info

    4.7 IGMP Info Click IGMP Info to display the list of IGMP entries broadcasting through the IGMP proxy enabled WAN connection. Item Description Interface The Source interface from which the IGMP report was received The WAN interface from which the multicast traffic is received Groups The destination IGMP group address...

  • Page 33: Cpu & Memory

    4.8 CPU & Memory Displays the system performance graphs. Shows the current loading of the CPU and memory usage with dynamic updates.

  • Page 34: Network Map

    4.9 Network Map The network map is a graphical representation of router’s wan status and LAN devices.

  • Page 35: Wireless

    4.10 Wireless 4.10.1 Station Info This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status. Consult the table below for descriptions of each column heading. Item Description Wireless Lists the 5GHz/2.4GHz interface that the station connects Interface BSS-MAC (SSID) Lists which SSID of the modem that the stations connect MAC Address Lists the MAC address of all the stations.

  • Page 36: Wifi Insight

    4.10.2 WiFi Insight This page allows you to configure the WiFi Insight system. The WiFi Insight system allows the wireless interface to collect beacon data from nearby devices and analyze traffic on the connected stations. This data collection requires memory storage and therefore needs to be configured prior to use.
  • Page 37 Counters All counter options are selected (checked) by default. Uncheck any counters that that you do not want collected by the WiFi insight system. Click the Submit button to save your settings. Export Database Click the Save Database to File button to export and save the collected WiFi data information file.

  • Page 38: Site Survey

    4.10.2.1 Site Survey The graph displays wireless APs found in your neighborhood by channel collected under the WiFi insight system. Select the wireless interface, channel, bandwidth to check the different display if desired. 2.4GHz...
  • Page 39 Select the wireless network (2.4GHz in above example) that you wish to monitor from the drop-down menu. 1. Select the channel that you wish to monitor from the drop-down menu. 2. Select a bandwidth of the wireless network from the drop-down menu. 3.
  • Page 40 5GHz 1. Select the wireless network (5GHz in above example) that you wish to monitor from the drop-down menu. 2. Select the channel that you wish to monitor from the drop-down menu. 3. Select a bandwidth of the wireless network from the drop-down menu. 4.

  • Page 41: Channel Statistics

    Control Channel Control Channel of each SSID Max PHY Rate [Mbps] Max PHY Rate of each SSID 802.11 802.11 type of each SSID Security Wi-Fi password encryption type of each SSID 4.10.2.2 Channel Statistics This page allows you to see the WiFi and Non WiFi interference, and also the available capacity.
  • Page 42 Shows interference level in each channel. Shows the highest RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) on each adjacent channel. Adjacent AP and associated stations are displayed for checking interference on those channels.
  • Page 43 5 GHz Shows the bandwidth that is available for use in each channel.
  • Page 44 Shows interference level in each channel. Shows the highest RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) on each adjacent channel. Adjacent AP and associated stations are displayed for checking interference on those channels. For each AP, the graph shows the control channel and extension channels. Extension channel is any channel spanned by the AP that is not a control channel.

  • Page 45: Metrics (Advanced Troubleshooting)

    4.10.2.3 Metrics (Advanced Troubleshooting) In this page you will see most of the counters like AMPDU(if available), Glitch, Chanim and Packet Queue Statistics. This page is broken down into individual parts below. Click on the drop-down menu to select 2.4GHz or 5GHz interface. Shows the rx glitch counters, bad frame check sequence counters received from air over time.
  • Page 46 Lists the associated station to the wireless interface.

  • Page 47: Configure

    4.10.2.4 Configure This page allows you to configure the WiFi Insight system. The WiFi Insight system allows the wireless interface to collect beacon data from nearby devices and analyze traffic on the connected stations. This data collection requires memory storage and therefore needs to be configured prior to use.
  • Page 48 Counters All counter options are selected (checked) by default. Uncheck any counters that that you do not want collected by the WiFi insight system. Click the Submit button to save your settings. Export Database Click the Save Database to File button to export and save the collected WiFi data information file.

  • Page 49: Topology

    4.11 Topology This displays the arrangement of devices of the communication network. The dotted line represents a wireless connection, whereas a solid line represents a wired connection. Click the Device Scan button to scan for the network topology. Consult the table below for descriptions of each column heading. Item Description Topology ID...

  • Page 50: Chapter 5 Basic Setup

    Chapter 5 Basic Setup You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen. This will bring you to the following screen.

  • Page 51: Wan Setup

    5.1 WAN Setup Click WAN Setup on the on the left of your screen. Add or remove ATM, PTM and ETH WAN interface connections here. Click Add to create a new Layer 2 Interface (see Appendix F - Connection Setup). To remove a connection, click the Remove button.

  • Page 52: Wan Service Setup

    5.1.1 WAN Service Setup This screen allows for the configuration of WAN interfaces. Click the Add button to create a new connection. For connections on ATM or PTM or ETH WAN interfaces see Appendix F - Connection Setup. To remove a connection, select its Remove column radio button and click Remove. Item Description Interface...
  • Page 53 Edit Click the Edit button to make changes to the WAN interface To remove a connection, select its Remove column radio button and click Remove. NOTE: Up to 16 PVC profiles can be configured and saved in flash memory.

  • Page 54: Nat

    5.2 NAT For NAT features under this section to work, NAT must be enabled in at least one PVC. 5.2.1 Virtual Servers Virtual Servers allow you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side (identified by Protocol and External port) to the internal server with private IP addresses on the LAN side.
  • Page 55 Consult the table below for item descriptions. Item Description Use Interface Select a WAN interface from the drop-down menu. If you choose All Interface, server rules will be created for all WAN interfaces. Select a Service User should select the service from the list. Custom Service User can enter the name of their choice.

  • Page 56: Port Triggering

    5.2.2 Port Triggering Some applications require that specific ports in the firewall be opened for access by the remote parties. Port Triggers dynamically 'Open Ports' in the firewall when an application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote party using the 'Triggering Ports'.
  • Page 57 Consult the table below for item descriptions. Item Description Use Interface Select a WAN interface from the drop-down menu that you want the port triggering rules to apply to. Select an User should select the application from the list. Application User can enter the name of their choice.

  • Page 58: Dmz Host

    5.2.3 DMZ Host The router will forward IP packets from the WAN that do not belong to any of the applications configured in the Virtual Servers table to the DMZ host computer. To Activate the DMZ host, enter the DMZ host IP address and click Save/Apply. To Deactivate the DMZ host, clear the IP address field and click Save/Apply.

  • Page 59: Lan

    5.3 LAN Configure the LAN interface settings and then click Apply/Save. The settings shown above are described below. GroupName: Select an Interface Group. LAN INTERFACE IP Address: Enter the IP address for the LAN port. Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the LAN port. Enable IGMP Snooping: Enable by ticking the checkbox .
  • Page 60 Enable IGMP LAN to LAN Multicast: Select Enable from the drop-down menu to allow IGMP LAN to LAN Multicast forwarding. Enable LAN side firewall: Enable by ticking the checkbox . This will drop all traffic except services which are set in the “Access Control” page. DHCP Server: To enable DHCP, select Enable DHCP server and enter Start and End IP addresses and the Leased Time.

  • Page 61: Lan Vlan Setting

    5.3.1 Lan VLAN Setting The CPE will tag VLAN on specific LAN port(s) when this feature is used. Click the Add button to display the following. Item Description Vlan ID The VLAN ID to be supported on the LAN port. Pbits The VLAN priority bit to be supported on the LAN port.

  • Page 62: Lan Ipv6 Autoconfig

    5.3.2 LAN IPv6 Autoconfig Configure the LAN interface settings and then click Save/Apply. The settings shown above are described below. Static LAN IPv6 Address Configuration Item Description Interface Address Configure static LAN IPv6 address and subnet (prefix length is required): prefix length...
  • Page 63 IPv6 LAN Applications Item Description Stateless Use stateless configuration Stateful Use stateful configuration Start interface ID: Start of interface ID to be assigned to dhcpv6 client End interface ID: End of interface ID to be assigned to dhcpv6 client Leased Time (hour): Lease time for dhcpv6 client to use the assigned IP address Item...

  • Page 64: Upnp

    Enable MLD LAN Enable/disable IPv6 multicast between LAN ports To LAN Multicast 5.3.3 UPnP Select the checkbox  provided and click Apply/Save to enable UPnP protocol.

  • Page 65: Parental Control

    5.4 Parental Control This selection provides WAN access control functionality. 5.4.1 Time Restriction This feature restricts access from a LAN device to an outside network through the device on selected days at certain times. Make sure to activate the Internet Time server synchronization as described in section 8.6 Internet Time, so that the...

  • Page 66: 2Url Filter

    5.4.2 URL Filter This screen allows for the creation of a filter rule for access rights to websites based on their URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address and port number. Select URL List Type: Exclude or Include. Tick the Exclude radio button to deny access to the websites listed. Tick the Include radio button to restrict access to only those listed websites.
  • Page 67 A maximum of 100 entries can be added to the URL Filter list.

  • Page 68: Home Networking

    5.5 Home Networking 5.5.1 Print Server This page allows you to enable or disable printer support. Please reference Appendix E to see the procedure for enabling the Printer Server. 5.5.2 DLNA Enabling DLNA allows users to share digital media, like pictures, music and video, to other LAN devices from the digital media server.

  • Page 69: Storage Service

    5.5.3 Storage Service The Storage service allows you to use Storage devices with modem to be more easily accessed. 5.5.3.1 Storage Device Info This page also displays storage devices attached to the USB host. Display after storage device attached (for your reference).
  • Page 70 5.5.3.2 Storage User Accounts Add a storage account to access the USB device for the samba access system. Click the Add button to display the following. volumeName would be disk1_1 if only 1 USB has been plugged into the device. In the boxes provided, enter the user name, password and volume name on which the home directory is to be created.

  • Page 71: Usb Speed

    In any windows folder, enter the address \\192.168.1.1 to access the samba folder created. A password prompt will show. Enter username password as configured. Access \\192.168.1.1 again (or refresh the screen), the user folder will now be available for access. 5.5.4 USB Speed This page allows you to enable / disable USB 3.0 device support.

  • Page 72: Wireless

    5.6 Wireless 5.6.1 SSID This page allows you to configure the Virtual interfaces for each Physical interface. Click the Apply button to apply your changes. The settings shown above are described below. Item Description Wireless Interface Select which wireless interface to configure BSS-MAC (SSID) Select desired BSS to configure BSS Enabled...

  • Page 73: Security

    WMM Advertise When WMM (Wireless MultiMedia) is enabled for the radio, selecting On allows WMM to be advertised in beacons and probes for this BSS. Off disables advertisement of WMM in beacons and probes. Choose On to enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding on this BSS.
  • Page 74 The descriptions are also shown below. Item Description Wireless Interface Select which wireless interface to configure 802.11 Authentication Select 802.11 authentication method. Open or Shared. 802.1X Authentication Select Network authentication type Enable/disable WPA authenticated key management suite WPA-PSK Enable/disable WPA-PSK authenticated key management suite WPA2 Enable/disable WPA2 authenticated key...
  • Page 75 Pairwise Key Rotation Set the Pairwise Key Rotation interval in Interval seconds. Leave blank or set to zero to disable the rotation. Network Re-auth Interval Set the Network Key Re-authentication interval in seconds. Leave blank or set to zero to disable periodic network re-authentication.

  • Page 76: Wifi Xtend 2.0

    5.7 WifiXtend 2.0 WifiXtend is a function to construct and optimize a mesh-network. Check the checkbox and click the Apply/Save button to enable WifiXtend. To enable the end-user WiFi optimization via mesh-enhanced technology, check the checkbox and click the Apply/Save button.

  • Page 77: Autoxtend

    5.8 AutoXtend AutoXtend is a function to construct and optimize a mesh-network. To select information to synchronize with all mesh-network nodes, please check the desired item and click the Apply/Save button. To enable the AutoXtend features, check the required checkboxes and click the Apply/Save button.

  • Page 78: Chapter 6 Advanced Setup

    Chapter 6 Advanced Setup You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen. 6.1 Security For detailed descriptions, with examples, please consult Appendix A - Firewall. 6.1.1 IP Filtering This screen sets filter rules that limit IP traffic (Outgoing/Incoming). Multiple filter rules can be set and each applies at least one limiting condition.
  • Page 79 Click the Apply/Save button to apply and save your changes. Consult the table below for item descriptions. Item Description Filter Name The filter rule label (user defined) IP Version Select from the drop down menu Protocol Set the traffic type (TCP, TCP/UDP, UDP, or ICMP) that the rule will apply to Source IP address Enter source IP address for the IP filter...
  • Page 80 INCOMING IP FILTER By default, all incoming IP traffic is blocked, but IP traffic can be allowed with filters. To add a filter (to allow incoming IP traffic), click the Add button. On the following screen, enter your filter criteria and then click Apply/Save. Consult the table below for item descriptions.
  • Page 81 IP Version Select from the drop down menu Protocol Set the traffic type (TCP, TCP/UDP, UDP, or ICMP) that the rule will apply to Source IP address Enter source IP address for the IP filter Source Port (port or port:port) Enter source port number or range for the IP filter Destination IP address...

  • Page 82: Mac Filtering

    6.1.2 MAC Filtering NOTE: This option is only available in WDS mode. Other modes use IP Filtering perform a similar function. Each network device has a unique 48-bit MAC address. This can be used to filter (block or forward) packets based on the originating device. MAC filtering policy and rules for the PRT-6302 can be set according to the following procedure.
  • Page 83 Click Save/Apply to save and activate the filter rule. Consult the table below for detailed item descriptions. Item Description Protocol Type Select from the drop down menu the protocol (PPPoE, IPv4, IPv6, AppleTalk, IPX, NetBEUI, IGMP) that will apply to this rule. Destination MAC Address Defines the destination MAC address Source MAC Address...

  • Page 84: Quality Of Service (Qos)

    6.2 Quality of Service (QoS) NOTE: QoS must be enabled in at least one PVC to display this option. (See Appendix F - Connection Setup for detailed PVC setup instructions). To Enable QoS tick the checkbox and select a Default DSCP Mark. Click Apply/Save to activate QoS.

  • Page 85: Qos Queue

    6.2.1 QoS Queue 6.2.1.1 QoS Queue Configuration Configure queues with different priorities to be used for QoS setup. In ATM mode, a maximum of 16 queues can be configured. In PTM mode, a maximum of 8 queues can be configured. For each Ethernet interface, a maximum of 8 queues can be configured.
  • Page 87 To remove queues, check their remove-checkboxes (for user created queues), then click the Remove button. The Enable button will scan through every queue in the table. Queues with the enable-checkbox checked will be enabled. Queues with the enable-checkbox un-checked will be disabled. The enable-checkbox also shows status of the queue after page reload.
  • Page 88 Random Early Detection: Packets are monitored by configured queue threshold and serving proportion. WRED: Weighted RED, the assigned monitoring queue would be given different priority and threshold to ensure various priority queues would be served fairly. After selecting an Interface the following will be displayed. The precedence list shows the scheduler algorithm for each precedence level.

  • Page 89: Wlan Queue

    6.2.1.2 Wlan Queue Displays the list of available wireless queues for WMM and wireless data transmit priority.

  • Page 90: Qos Classification

    6.2.2 QoS Classification The network traffic classes are listed in the following table. Click Add to configure a network traffic class rule and Enable to activate it. To delete an entry from the list, click Remove. This screen creates a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic, assign queuing priority and optionally overwrite the IP header DSCP byte.
  • Page 91 Consult the table below for detailed item descriptions. Item Description Traffic Class Name Enter a name for the traffic class. Rule Order Last is the only option. Rule Status Disable or enable the rule. Classification Criteria Ingress Interface Select an interface: (i.e. LAN, WAN, local, ETH1, ETH2, ETH3, wl0) Ether Type Set the Ethernet type (e.g.
  • Page 92 - Class vlan packets egress to a non-vlan interface will have the packet p-bits re-marked by the class rule p-bits. No additional vlan tag is added. - Class non-vlan packets egress to a vlan interface will be tagged with the interface VID and the class rule p-bits.

  • Page 93: Qos Port Shaping

    6.2.3 QoS Port Shaping QoS port shaping supports traffic shaping of the Ethernet interface. Input the shaping rate and burst size to enforce QoS rule on each interface. If "Shaping Rate" is set to "-1", it means no shaping and "Burst Size" will be ignored. Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.

  • Page 94: Routing

    6.3 Routing The following routing functions are accessed from this menu: Default Gateway, Static Route, Policy Routing and RIP. NOTE: In WDS mode, the RIP menu option is hidden while the other menu options are shown but ineffective. 6.3.1 Default Gateway The default gateway interface list can have multiple WAN interfaces served as system default gateways but only one will be used according to the priority with the first being the highest and the last one the lowest priority if the WAN interface is...

  • Page 95: Static Route

    6.3.2 Static Route This option allows for the configuration of static routes by destination IP. Click Add to create a static route or click Remove to delete a static route. After clicking Add the following will display. IP Version: Select the IP version to be IPv4 or IPv6. ...

  • Page 96: Policy Routing

    6.3.3 Policy Routing This option allows for the configuration of static routes by policy. Click Add to create a routing policy or Remove to delete one. On the following screen, complete the form and click Apply/Save to create a policy. Consult the table below for detailed item descriptions.
  • Page 97 Item Description Policy Name Name of the route policy rule Physical LAN Port Specify the port to use this route policy Source IP IP Address to be routed Use Interface Select the interface that traffic will be directed to Default Gateway IP Enter the Address of the default gateway...

  • Page 98: Rip

    6.3.4 To activate RIP, configure the RIP version/operation mode and select the Enabled checkbox  for at least one WAN interface before clicking Apply/Save.

  • Page 99: Dns

    6.4 DNS 6.4.1 DNS Server Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system. In ATM mode, if only a single PVC with IPoA or static IPoE protocol is configured, Static DNS server IP addresses must be entered. DNS Server Interfaces can have multiple WAN interfaces served as system DNS servers but only one will be used according to the priority with the first being the highest and the last one the lowest priority if the WAN interface is connected.

  • Page 100: Dynamic Dns

    6.4.2 Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS service allows you to map a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of many domains, allowing the PRT-6302 to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. To add a dynamic DNS service, click Add. The following screen will display. Click Apply/Save to save your settings.

  • Page 101: Dns Entries

    Item Description D-DNS provider Select a dynamic DNS provider from the list Hostname Enter the name of the dynamic DNS server Interface Select the interface from the drop-down menu Username Enter the username of the dynamic DNS server Password Enter the password of the dynamic DNS server 6.4.3 DNS Entries The DNS Entry page allows you to add domain names and IP address pairs desired...

  • Page 102: Dns Proxy

    6.5 DNS Proxy DNS proxy receives DNS queries and forwards DNS queries to the Internet. After the CPE gets answers from the DNS server, it replies to the LAN clients. Configure DNS proxy with the default setting, when the PC gets an IP via DHCP, the domain name, Home, will be added to PC’s DNS Suffix Search List, and the PC can access route with “Comtrend.Home”.

  • Page 103: Interface Grouping

    6.6 Interface Grouping Interface Grouping supports multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups. Each group performs as an independent network. To use this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button. The Remove button removes mapping groups, returning the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group.
  • Page 105 Automatically Add Clients With Following DHCP Vendor IDs: Add support to automatically map LAN interfaces to PVC's using DHCP vendor ID (option 60). The local DHCP server will decline and send the requests to a remote DHCP server by mapping the appropriate LAN interface. This will be turned on when Interface Grouping is enabled.

  • Page 106: Ip Tunnel

    6.7 IP Tunnel 6.7.1 IPv6inIPv4 Configure 6in4 tunneling to encapsulate IPv6 traffic over explicitly-configured IPv4 links. Click the Add button to display the following. Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings. Item Description Tunnel Name Input a name for the tunnel Mechanism Mechanism used by the tunnel deployment...
  • Page 107 Associated WAN Interface Select the WAN interface to be used by the tunnel Associated LAN Interface Select the LAN interface to be included in the tunnel Manual/Automatic Select automatic for point-to-multipoint tunneling / manual for point-to-point tunneling IPv4 Mask Length The subnet mask length used for the IPv4 interface 6rd Prefix with Prefix...

  • Page 108: Ipv4Inipv6

    6.7.2 IPv4inIPv6 Configure 4in6 tunneling to encapsulate IPv4 traffic over an IPv6-only environment. Click the Add button to display the following. Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings. Item Description Tunnel Name Input a name for the tunnel Mechanism Mechanism used by the tunnel deployment Associated WAN Interface Select the WAN interface to be used by the...

  • Page 109: Map

    Manual/Automatic Select automatic for point-to-multipoint tunneling / manual for point-to-point tunneling AFTR Address of Address Family Translation Router 6.7.3 MAP This page allows you to configure MAP-T and MAP-E entries. Click the Add button to display the following. Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings. The settings shown above are described below.
  • Page 110 Item Description Mechanism Choose whether to encapsulate with MAP-E or MAP-T to be used for NAT64 translation Associated WAN Lists the LAN interfaces available to be used for IP Interface Associated LAN Lists the LAN interfaces available to be used for IP Interface Manual Configure the prefix and relative PSID settings...

  • Page 111: Ipsec

    6.8 IPSec 6.8.1 IPSec Tunnel Mode Connections You can add, edit or remove IPSec tunnel mode connections from this page. Click Add New Connection to add a new IPSec termination rule. The following screen will display.
  • Page 112 Heading Description IPSec Connection User-defined label Name IP Version Select the corresponding IPv4 / IPv6 version for the IPSEC connection Tunnel Mode Select tunnel protocol, AH (Authentication Header) or ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) for this tunnel. Local Gateway Select from the list of wan interface to be used as Interface gateway for the IPSEC connection Remote IPSec...
  • Page 113 IP Address/Subnet If you chose Single, please enter the host IP address Mask for VPN for VPN. If you chose Subnet, please enter the subnet information for VPN. Tunnel access from Specify the acceptable host IP on the remote side. remote IP addresses Choose Single or Subnet.
  • Page 114 Encryption Algorithm DES / 3DES / AES 128,192,256 Integrity Algorithm MD5 / SHA1 Select Diffie-Hellman Group 768 – 8192 bit Key Life Time Enter your own or use the default (1 hour) The Manual key exchange method options are summarized in the table below. Manual Key Exchange Method Encryption Algorithm DES / 3DES / AES (aes-cbc)

  • Page 115: Certificate

    6.9 Certificate A certificate is a public key, attached with its owner’s information (company name, server name, personal real name, contact e-mail, postal address, etc) and digital signatures. There will be one or more digital signatures attached to the certificate, indicating that these entities have verified that this certificate is valid.
  • Page 116 CREATE CERTIFICATE REQUEST Click Create Certificate Request to generate a certificate-signing request. The certificate-signing request can be submitted to the vendor/ISP/ITSP to apply for a certificate. Some information must be included in the certificate-signing request. Your vendor/ISP/ITSP will ask you to provide the information they require and to provide the information in the format they regulate.
  • Page 117 IMPORT CERTIFICATE Click Import Certificate to paste the certificate content and the private key provided by your vendor/ISP/ITSP into the corresponding boxes shown below. Enter a certificate name and click the Apply button to import the certificate and its private key.

  • Page 118: Trusted Ca

    6.9.2 Trusted CA CA is an abbreviation for Certificate Authority, which is a part of the X.509 system. It is itself a certificate, attached with the owner information of this certificate authority; but its purpose is not encryption/decryption. Its purpose is to sign and issue certificates, in order to prove that these certificates are valid.

  • Page 119: Multicast

    6.10 Multicast Input new IGMP or MLD protocol configuration fields if you want modify default values shown. Then click Apply/Save. Click Apply/Save to apply and save the settings.
  • Page 120 Multicast Precedence: Select precedence of multicast packets. Multicast Strict Grouping Enforcement: Enable/Disable multicast strict grouping. Item Description Default Version Define IGMP using version with video server. Query Interval The query interval is the amount of time in seconds between IGMP General Query messages sent by the router (if the router is the querier on this subnet).
  • Page 121 Fast Leave Enable When you enable IGMP fast-leave processing, the switch immediately removes a port when it detects an IGMP version 2 leave message on that port. IGMP Group Exception List / MLD Group Exception List Item Description Group Address This is the delimited list of ignored multicast addresses being queried when sending a Group-Specific or Group-and-Source-Specific Query.

  • Page 122: Wireless

    6.11 Wireless 6.11.1 SSID This page allows you to configure the Virtual interfaces for each Physical interface. Click the Apply button to apply your changes. The settings shown above are described below. Item Description Wireless Interface Select which wireless interface to configure BSS-MAC (SSID) Select desired BSS to configure BSS Enabled...

  • Page 123: Security

    WMM Advertise When WMM is enabled for the radio, selecting On allows WMM to be advertised in beacons and probes for this BSS. Off disables advertisement of WMM in beacons and probes. Choose On to enable Wireless Multicast Forwarding on this BSS.
  • Page 124 Item Description Wireless Interface Select which wireless interface to configure 802.11 Authentication Select 802.11 authentication method. Open or Shared. 802.1X Authentication Select Network authentication type Enable/disable WPA authenticated key management suite WPA-PSK Enable/disable WPA-PSK authenticated key management suite WPA2 Enable/disable WPA2 authenticated key management suite WPA2-PSK Enable/disable WPA2-PSK authenticated key...
  • Page 125 Network Re-auth Interval Set the Network Key Re-authentication interval in seconds. Leave blank or set to zero to disable periodic network re-authentication.

  • Page 126: Wps

    6.11.3 WPS This page allows you to configure WPS. Click the Apply button to apply your changes. For information on each parameter, move the cursor over the parameter that you are interested in (as shown here). The descriptions are also shown below.
  • Page 127 Item Description Wireless Interface Select which wireless interface to configure WPS Current Mode Displays WPS current mode WPS Configuration Enable/Disable WiFi simple config mode Device WPS UUID Displays the WPS UUID number of this device Device PIN Displays the PIN number for this device Configure by External Registrar Set Allow/Deny wireless external registrar to get/configure AP security through AP PIN...

  • Page 128: Mac Filtering

    6.11.4 MAC Filtering This page allows you to configure the MAC Filtering for each Physical interface. Click the Apply button to apply your changes. For information on each parameter, move the cursor over the parameter that you are interested in (as shown here). The descriptions are also shown below.

  • Page 129: Wds

    6.11.5 WDS The wireless distribution system supports extended networking of wireless access points and can be configured as described below. Click the Apply button to apply your changes. For information on each parameter, move the cursor over the parameter that you are interested in (as shown here). The descriptions are also shown below.
  • Page 130 Link Direction Interval Set the WDS link detection interval in seconds. Leave blank or set to zero to disable the detection. Note: With reference to the above setup, please ensure that the conditions below are met, and both devices are rebooted afterwards: 1.
  • Page 131 2. Both devices need to have the same fixed channel. See section 6.11.6 Advanced for details. 3. Both devices need to have a (different) fixed access SSID (Network Name). See section 6.11.1 SSID for details.
  • Page 132 Both devices need to have 802.11 Authentication Open and WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE disabled. See section 6.11.2 Security for details.
  • Page 133 4. Both devices (A & B) need to have each other’s MAC address. See section 6.11.5 WDS for details. 5. Now make sure to reboot both devices. See section 8.9 Reboot for details.

  • Page 134: Advanced

    6.11.6 Advanced This page allows you to configure the Physical Wireless interfaces. 2.4GHz Item Description Wireless Interface Select which wireless interface to configure Interface Enable/Disable the wireless interface 802.11 Band Select the 802.11 band to use Channel Specification Select a channel specification Bandwidth Select channel bandwidth VLAN Priority Support...
  • Page 135 OBSS Coexistence Enable/Disable overlapping BSS coexistence aka 20/40 coex. Transmit Power Select the transmit power percentage Max Associations Limit Set the number of associations the driver should accept Xpress Technology Enable/Disable Xpress mode Beamforming transmission Enable/Disable beamforming transmission (BFR) Beamforming reception (BFE) Enable/Disable beamforming reception MU-MIMO TX Enable/Disable MU-MIMO transmission...
  • Page 136 5GHz Click the Apply button to apply your changes. For information on each parameter, move the cursor over the parameter that you are interested in (as shown here). The descriptions are also shown below.
  • Page 137 Item Description Wireless Interface Select which wireless interface to configure Interface Enable/Disable the wireless interface 802.11 Band Select the 802.11 band to use Channel Specification Select a channel specification Bandwidth Select channel bandwidth VLAN Priority Support Advertise packet priority using VLAN tag OBSS Coexistence Enable/Disable overlapping BSS coexistence aka 20/40 coex.
  • Page 138 APSD Support Enable/Disable Automatic Power Save Technology Enable IGMP Proxy Enable/Disable IGMP Proxy BandSteering Daemon Select standalone for dual band traffic control (i.e will switch between 2.4 & 5GHz connections automatically) Select Disable to close this feature Airtime Fairness Enable/Disable airtime fairness between multiple links Enable 802.11ax Disable (Off) to make those...

  • Page 139: Wifi Xtend 2.0

    6.12 WifiXtend 2.0 WifiXtend is a function to construct and optimize a mesh-network. Check the checkbox and click the Apply/Save button to enable WifiXtend. To enable the end-user WiFi optimization via mesh-enhanced technology, check the checkbox and click the Apply/Save button.

  • Page 140: Autoxtend

    6.13 AutoXtend AutoXtend is a function to construct and optimize a mesh-network. To select information to synchronize with all mesh-network nodes, please check the desired item and click the Apply/Save button. To enable the AutoXtend features, check the required checkboxes and click the Apply/Save button.

  • Page 141: Chapter 7 Diagnostics

    Chapter 7 Diagnostics You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen. 7.1 Diagnostics – Individual Tests The first Diagnostics screen is a dashboard that shows overall connection status. Click the Diagnostics Menu item on the left side of the screen to display the individual connections.

  • Page 142: Ethernet Oam

    7.2 Ethernet OAM The Ethernet OAM (Operations, Administration, Management) page provides settings to enable/disable 802.3ah, 802.1ag/Y1.731 OAM protocols. To enable Ethernet Link OAM (802.3 ah), click Enabled to display the full configuration list. At least one option must be enabled for 802.1ah. Item Description WAN Interface...
  • Page 143 To enable Ethernet Service OAM (802.1ag/Y1731), click Enabled to display the full configuration list. Click Apply/Save to implement new configuration settings. Item Description WAN Interface Select from the list of WAN Interfaces to send OAM packets MD Level Maintenance Domain Level MD Name Maintenance Domain name MA ID...

  • Page 144: Uptime Status

    Remote MEP ID Maintenance association End Point Identifier for the remote receiver To perform Loopback/Linktrace OAM test, enter the Target MAC of the destination and click “Send Loopback” or “Send Linktrace” button. Target MAC MAC Address of the destination to send OAM loopback/linktrace packet Linktrace TTL Time to Live value for the loopback/linktrace packet...

  • Page 145: Ping

    7.4 Ping Input the IP address/hostname and click the Ping button to execute ping diagnostic test to send the ICMP request to the specified host.

  • Page 146: Trace Route

    7.5 Trace Route Input the IP address/hostname and click the TraceRoute button to execute the trace route diagnostic test to send the ICMP packets to the specified host.

  • Page 147: Chapter 8 Management

    Chapter 8 Management You can reach this page by clicking on the following icon located at the top of the screen. The Management menu has the following maintenance functions and processes: 8.1 Settings This includes Backup Settings, Update Settings, and Restore Default screens.

  • Page 148: Update Settings

    8.1.2 Update Settings This option recovers configuration files previously saved using Backup Settings. Press Browse… to search for the file, or enter the file name (including folder path) in the File Name box, and then click Update Settings to recover settings. 8.1.3 Restore Default Click Restore Default Settings to restore factory default settings.
  • Page 149 Close the browser and wait for 2 minutes before reopening it. It may also be necessary, to reconfigure your PC IP configuration to match any new settings. NOTE: This entry has the same effect as the Reset button. The PRT-6302 board hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default.

  • Page 150: System Log

    8.2 System Log This function allows a system log to be kept and viewed upon request. Follow the steps below to configure, enable, and view the system log. STEP 1: Click Configure System Log, as shown below (circled in Red). STEP 2: Select desired options and click Apply/Save.
  • Page 151 Allows you to configure the event level and filter out unwanted events Level below this level. The events ranging from the highest critical level “Emergency” down to this configured level will be recorded to the log buffer on the PRT-6302 SDRAM. When the log buffer is full, the newer event will wrap up to the top of the log buffer and overwrite the old event.

  • Page 152: Snmp Agent

    8.3 SNMP Agent Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows a management application to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in this device. Select the Enable radio button, configure options, and click Save/Apply to activate SNMP. The settings shown above are described below. Item Description SNMP Agent...

  • Page 153: Client

    8.4 TR-069 Client WAN Management Protocol (TR-069) allows an Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) to perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this device. Select desired values and click Apply/Save to configure TR-069 client options. The table below is provided for ease of reference. Item Description Enable TR-069...
  • Page 154 Inform Interval The duration in seconds of the interval for which the CPE MUST attempt to connect with the ACS and call the Inform method. ACS URL URL for the CPE to connect to the ACS using the CPE WAN Management Protocol. This parameter MUST be in the form of a valid HTTP or HTTPS URL.

  • Page 155: Stun Client

    8.5 STUN Client Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN) is a protocol that serves as a tool for other protocols in dealing with Network Address Translator (NAT) traversal. Select the desired values and click the Apply/Save button to configure the STUN client options.

  • Page 156: Internet Time

    8.6 Internet Time This option automatically synchronizes the router time with Internet timeservers. To enable time synchronization, tick the corresponding checkbox , choose your preferred time server(s), select the correct time zone offset, and click Apply/Save. NOTE: Internet Time must be activated to use. See 5.4 Parental Control.

  • Page 157: Access Control

    8.7 Access Control 8.7.1 Accounts This screen is used to configure the user account access passwords for the device. Access to the PRT-6302 is controlled through the following user accounts:  The root account has unrestricted access to view and change the configuration of your Broadband router.

  • Page 158: Services

    8.7.2 Services The Services option limits or opens the access services over the LAN or WAN. These access services available are: HTTP, SSH, TELNET, SNMP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP and ICMP. Enable a service by selecting its dropdown listbox. Click Apply/Save to activate.

  • Page 159: Ip Address

    8.7.3 IP Address The IP Address Access Control mode, if enabled, permits access to local management services from IP addresses contained in the Access Control List. If the Access Control mode is disabled, the system will not validate IP addresses for incoming packets.

  • Page 160: Update Software

    8.8 Update Software This option allows for firmware upgrades from a locally stored file. Please note that any Comtrend firmware upgrade will not modify any WiFi parameters (including the WiFi power setting). Comtrend’s products follow the market’s standard requirements. STEP 1: Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. STEP 2: Select the configuration from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 161: Reboot

    8.9 Reboot To save the current configuration and reboot the router, click Reboot. NOTE: You may need to close the browser window and wait for 2 minutes before reopening it. It may also be necessary, to reset your PC IP configuration.

  • Page 162: Chapter 9 Logout

    Chapter 9 Logout To log out from the device simply click the following icon located at the top of your screen. When the following window pops up, click the OK button to exit the router. Upon successful exit, the following message will be displayed.

  • Page 163: Appendix A - Firewall

    Appendix A - Firewall STATEFUL PACKET INSPECTION Refers to an architecture, where the firewall keeps track of packets on each connection traversing all its interfaces and makes sure they are valid. This is in contrast to static packet filtering which only examines a packet based on the information in the packet header.
  • Page 164 Example 1: Filter Name : In_Filter1 Protocol : TCP Policy : Allow Source IP Address : 210.168.219.45 Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.0.0 Source Port : 80 Dest. IP Address : NA Dest. Subnet Mask : NA Dest. Port : NA Selected WAN interface : br0 This filter will ACCEPT all TCP packets coming from WAN interface “br0”...
  • Page 165 DAYTIME PARENTAL CONTROL This feature restricts access of a selected LAN device to an outside Network through the PRT-6302, as per chosen days of the week and the chosen times. Example: User Name : FilterJohn Browser's MAC Address : 00:25:46:78:63:21 Days of the Week : Mon, Wed, Fri Start Blocking Time...

  • Page 166: Appendix B - Pin Assignments

    Appendix B - Pin Assignments Giga ETHERNET Ports (RJ45) Name Description BI_DA+ Bi-directional pair A + BI_DA- Bi-directional pair A - BI_DB+ Bi-directional pair B + BI_DC+ Bi-directional pair C + BI_DC- Bi-directional pair C - BI_DB- Bi-directional pair B - BI_DD+ Bi-directional pair D + BI_DD-...

  • Page 167: Appendix C - Specifications

    Appendix C – Specifications Hardware ．RJ-45 X 4 for GELAN ．RJ-45 X 1 for 2.5GEWAN ．Reset button X 1 ．2.4G WiFi on/off, WPS button X 1 ．5G WiFi on/off, WPS button X 1 ．Internal Antenna X 4 ．Power switch X 1 2.5Gigabit Ethernet ．...
  • Page 168 Networking Protocols ．RFC 2364 (PPPoA), RFC 2684 (RFC 1483) Bridge/Router, RFC 2516 (PPPoE); RFC 1577 (IPoA) ．PPPoE Pass-Through, Multiple PPPoE Sessions on Single WAN Interface ．PPPoE Filtering of Non-PPPoE Packets Between WAN and LAN ．Transparent Bridging Between all LAN and WAN Interfaces ．802.1p/802.1q VLAN, DSCP ．IGMP Proxy V1/V2/V3, IGMP Snooping V1/V2/V3, Fast leave ．Static route, RIP v1/v2, ARP, RARP, SNTP...

  • Page 169: Appendix D - Ssh Client

    Appendix D - SSH Client Unlike Microsoft Windows, Linux OS has a ssh client included. For Windows users, there is a public domain one called “putty” that can be downloaded from here: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html To access the ssh client you must first enable SSH access for the LAN or WAN from the Management ...

  • Page 170: Appendix E - Printer Server

    Appendix E - Printer Server These steps explain the procedure for enabling the Printer Server. NOTE: This function only applies to models with a USB host port. STEP 1: Enable Print Server from Web User Interface. Select the Enable on-board print server checkbox ...
  • Page 171 STEP 2: Click the Windows start button.  Then select Control Panel.
  • Page 172 STEP 3: Select Devices and Printers. STEP 4: Select Add a printer.
  • Page 173 STEP 5: Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. STEP 6: Click the Stop button.  Select The printer that I want isn’t listed.
  • Page 174 STEP 7: Choose Select a shared printer by name. Then input the printer link and click Next. http://LAN IP:631/printers/the name of the printer NOTE: The printer name must be the same name inputted in the WEB UI “printer server settings” as in step 1. STEP 8: Select the manufacturer ...
  • Page 175 STEP 9: The printer has been successfully installed. Click the Next button. STEP 10: Click Finish (or print a test page if required).
  • Page 176 STEP 11: Go to  Control Panel  All Control Panel Items  Devices and Printers to confirm that the printer has been configured.

  • Page 177: Appendix F - Connection Setup

    Appendix F - Connection Setup Creating a WAN connection is a two-stage process. 1 - Setup a Layer 2 Interface (ATM, PTM or Ethernet). 2 - Add a WAN connection to the Layer 2 Interface. The following sections describe each stage in turn. F1 ~ Layer 2 Interfaces Every layer2 interface operates in Multi-Service Connection (VLAN MUX) mode, which supports multiple connections over a single interface.
  • Page 178 Item Description Interface/ (Name) WAN interface name. Connection Mode Default Mode – Single service over one interface. Vlan Mux Mode – Multiple Vlan services over one interface. Remove Select interfaces to remove. STEP 3: Select an Ethernet port and Click Apply/Save to confirm your choices. On the next screen, check that the ETHERNET interface is added to the list.
  • Page 179 F2 ~ WAN Connections The PRT-6302 supports one WAN connection for each interface, up to a maximum of 16 connections. To setup a WAN connection follow these instructions. STEP 1: Go to Basic Setup  WAN Setup. STEP 2: Click Add to create a WAN connection. The following screen will display. STEP 3: Choose a layer 2 interface from the drop-down box and click Next.
  • Page 180 NOTE: The WAN services shown here are those supported by the layer 2 interface you selected in the previous step. If you wish to change your selection click the Back button and select a different layer 2 interface. STEP 4: For VLAN Mux Connections only, you must enter Priority & VLAN ID tags. Select a TPID if VLAN tag Q-in-Q is used.
  • Page 181 F2.1 PPP over ETHERNET (PPPoE) – IPv4 STEP 1: Select the PPP over Ethernet radio button and click Next. STEP 2: On the next screen, enter the PPP settings as provided by your ISP. Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
  • Page 182 Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step. The settings shown above are described below. PPP SETTINGS The PPP Username, PPP password and the PPPoE Service Name entries are dependent on the particular requirements of the ISP. The user name can be a maximum of 256 characters and the password a maximum of 32 characters in length.
  • Page 183 CONFIGURE KEEP-ALIVE Configures the interval and number of keep alive packets (PPP echo-request) sent by the device for the PPP connection. Interval (second): Time between sending out each PPP echo-request packet. Number of retries: Number of retries before PPP connection is dropped. ENABLE FULLCONE NAT This option becomes available when NAT is enabled.
  • Page 184 ENABLE IGMP MULTICAST PROXY Tick the checkbox  to enable Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) multicast. This protocol is used by IPv4 hosts to report their multicast group memberships to any neighboring multicast routers. ENABLE IGMP MULTICAST SOURCE Enable the WAN interface to be used as IGMP multicast source. Enable WAN interface with base MAC Tick the checkbox ...
  • Page 185 STEP 4: Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system. In ATM mode, if only a single PVC with IPoA or static IPoE protocol is configured, Static DNS server IP addresses must be entered. Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
  • Page 186 STEP 5: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to modify them. After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen.
  • Page 187 F2.2 IP over ETHERNET (IPoE) – IPv4 STEP 1: Select the IP over Ethernet radio button and click Next.
  • Page 188 STEP 2: The WAN IP settings screen provides access to the DHCP server settings. You can select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button to enable DHCP (use the DHCP Options only if necessary). However, if you prefer, you can use the Static IP address method instead to assign WAN IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway manually.
  • Page 189 STEP 3: This screen provides access to NAT, Firewall and IGMP Multicast settings. Enable each by selecting the appropriate checkbox . Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step. ENABLE NAT If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox .
  • Page 190 STEP 4: Choose an interface to be the default gateway. Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
  • Page 191 STEP 5: Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system. In ATM mode, if only a single PVC with IPoA or static IPoE protocol is configured, Static DNS server IP addresses must be entered.
  • Page 192 STEP 6: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to modify them. After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen.
  • Page 193 F2.3 Bridging – IPv4 STEP 1: Select the Bridging radio button and click Next. Allow as IGMP Multicast Source Click to allow use of this bridge WAN interface as IGMP multicast source. Allow as MLD Multicast Source Click to allow use of this bridge WAN interface as MLD multicast source.
  • Page 194 STEP 2: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to return to the previous screen. After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen. NOTE: If this bridge connection is your only WAN service, the PRT-6302 will be inaccessible for remote management or technical support from the WAN.
  • Page 195 F2.4 PPP over ETHERNET (PPPoE) – IPv6 STEP 1: Select the PPP over Ethernet radio button. Then select IPv6 only from the drop-down box at the bottom off the screen and click Next. STEP 2: On the next screen, enter the PPP settings as provided by your ISP.
  • Page 196 Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
  • Page 197 The settings shown above are described below. PPP SETTINGS The PPP Username, PPP password and the PPPoE Service Name entries are dependent on the particular requirements of the ISP. The user name can be a maximum of 256 characters and the password a maximum of 32 characters in length.
  • Page 198 LAUNCH DHCP6C FOR ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT (IANA) The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a department of ICANN responsible for coordinating some of the key elements that keep the Internet running smoothly. Whilst the Internet is renowned for being a worldwide network free from central coordination, there is a technical need for some key parts of the Internet to be globally coordinated, and this coordination role is undertaken by IANA.
  • Page 199 BRIDGE PPPOE FRAMES BETWEEN WAN AND LOCAL PORTS (This option is hidden when PPP IP Extension is enabled) When Enabled, this creates local PPPoE connections to the WAN side. Enable this option only if all LAN-side devices are running PPPoE clients, otherwise disable it. The PRT-6302 supports pass-through PPPoE sessions from the LAN side while simultaneously running a PPPoE client from non-PPPoE LAN devices.
  • Page 200 STEP 4: Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system. In ATM mode, if only a single PVC with IPoA or static IPoE protocol is configured, Static DNS server IP addresses must be entered. Select the configured WAN interface for IPv6 DNS server information OR enter the static IPv6 DNS server Addresses.
  • Page 201 STEP 5: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to modify them. After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen.
  • Page 202 F2.5 IP over ETHERNET (IPoE) – IPv6 STEP 1: Select the IP over Ethernet radio button and click Next. Then select IPv6 only from the drop-down box at the bottom off the screen and click Next.
  • Page 203 STEP 2: The WAN IP settings screen provides access to the DHCP server settings. You can select the Obtain an IPv6 address automatically radio button to enable DHCP (use the DHCP Options only if necessary). However, if you prefer, you can use the Static IPv6 address method instead to assign WAN IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway manually.
  • Page 204 DHCP6C FOR ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT (IANA) The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is a department of ICANN responsible for coordinating some of the key elements that keep the Internet running smoothly. Whilst the Internet is renowned for being a worldwide network free from central coordination, there is a technical need for some key parts of the Internet to be globally coordinated, and this coordination role is undertaken by IANA.
  • Page 205 STEP 3: This screen provides access to NAT, Firewall and IGMP Multicast settings. Enable each by selecting the appropriate checkbox . Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step. ENABLE NAT If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox .
  • Page 206 STEP 4: To choose an interface to be the default gateway. Also, select a preferred WAN interface as the system default IPv6 gateway (from the drop-down box). Click Next to continue or click Back to return to the previous step.
  • Page 207 STEP 5: Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system. In ATM mode, if only a single PVC with IPoA or static IPoE protocol is configured, Static DNS server IP addresses must be entered.
  • Page 208 STEP 6: The WAN Setup - Summary screen shows a preview of the WAN service you have configured. Check these settings and click Apply/Save if they are correct, or click Back to modify them. After clicking Apply/Save, the new service should appear on the main screen.

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