Summary of Contents for Comtrend Corporation VR-3046
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VR-3046 Home Gateway User Manual Version A1.1, April 12, 2022 261099-058...
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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,...
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WARNING Disconnect the power line from the device before servicing For indoor use only Do NOT open the casing Do NOT use near water Do NOT insert sharp objects into the RJ-11 jack Keep away from the fire ...
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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s).
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In detail, name the product and firmware version for which you request the source code and indicate means to contact you and send you the source code. PLEASE NOTE WE WILL CHARGE THE COSTS OF A DATA CARRIER AND THE POSTAL CHARGES TO SEND THE DATA CARRIER TO YOU.THE AMOUNT WILL VARY ACCORDING TO YOUR LOCATION AND THE COMTREND SUPPORT TEAM WILL NOTIFY THE EXACT COSTS WHEN REVIEWING THE REQUEST.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ......................8 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ......................9 2.1 H ........................... 9 ARDWARE ETUP 2.1.1 Back Panel ..........................10 2.1.2 Front Panel ..........................11 CHAPTER 3 WEB USER INTERFACE.................... 12 3.1 D ........................12 EFAULT ETTINGS 3.2 IP C ........................
Chapter 1 Introduction VR-3046 is designed as multi-DSL Router provides wired access for high-bandwidth applications in the home or office. It includes one Giga Ethernet port and supports ADSL2/2+ and VDSL2 connections with automatic fallback to ADSL2+. The VR-3046 supports routed or bridged mode and up to profile 35b in VDSL2 mode for 100Mbps upstream and 300Mbps downstream high-speed bandwidth.
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.
2.1.1 Back Panel The figure below shows the back panel of the device. Connect to the DSL port with the DSL RJ11 cable. The VR-3046 supports the following DSL profiles - ADSL: ADSL, ADSL 2, ADSL 2+. VDSL: 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 12a, 12b, 17a, 30a and 35b.
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 Power On GREEN Power Off POST (Power On Self Test) failure (not bootable) or Device malfunction A malfunction is any error of Power...
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. ...
3.2 IP Configuration DHCP MODE When the VR-3046 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.
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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.
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.
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STEP 3: After successfully logging in for the first time, you will reach this screen.
Chapter 4 Status 4.1 Device This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device. You can reach this page by clicking on the status icon located on the left side of the screen.
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4.2 IPv6 This page shows the current system status of IPv6 and the delegated prefix information. Click the Refresh button to refresh the page.
Chapter 5 LAN This page is used to configure the LAN interface of your Device. Here you may change the setting for IP addresses, subnet mask, etc. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Interface Name: The name of the LAN interface. IP Address: The IP address your LAN hosts use to identify the device’s LAN port.
Chapter 6 WAN 6.1 WAN Mode This page is used to configure which WAN to use (ATM or PTM) of your Router. Check the checkbox to select the WAN mode. Make your choices and click the Submit button.
6.2 PTM WAN This page is used to configure the parameters for PTM WAN. Your ISP determines the Internet access type that you should use. Item Description Enable VLAN Check the checkbox to enable a virtual LAN VLAN ID Input the VLAN ID number Channel Mode Select the channel mode from the drop-down menu.
6.3 ATM WAN This page is used to configure the parameters for WAN mode. Once you have made your settings, click the Add button. Item Description ATM VPI (0-255) Input the value provided by the ISP ATM VCI (32-65535) Input the value provided by the Enable NAPT Check the checkbox to enable network address port translation...
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Channel Mode Select from the operation channel mode from the drop-down menu *Enable Auto-PVC Check the checkbox to enable auto-pvc search. Then Search input the VPI (virtual path index) and VCI (virtual channel identifier) and click the Apply button. To add an entry, input the VPI/VCI and click the Apply button.
6.4 ATM Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for the ATM of your Device. Here you may change the setting for VPI, VCI, QoS etc. Once you have made your changes, click the Apply Changes button. Item Description Virtual Path Identifier (0-255) Virtual Channel Identifier (32-65535)
6.5 DSL Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for the bands of your Device. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description DSL Modulation Check the checkbox to select your preferred DSL standard protocols...
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AnnexJ Option Check the checkbox to enable Annex J G.Vector Option Check the checkbox to enable the G.Vector option VDSL2 Profile Check the checkbox to select VDSL profiles DSL Capability Enables Bitswap and Seamless Rate Adaptation capability...
Chapter 7 Services 7.1 DHCP This page is used to configure DHCP Server and DHCP Relay. 7.1.1 DHCP Server Enable the DHCP Server if you are using this device as a DHCP server. This page lists the IP address pools available to hosts on your LAN. The device distributes numbers in the pool to hosts on your network as they request Internet access.
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Max Lease Time The lease time is the amount of time that a network user is allowed to maintain a network connection to the device using the current dynamic IP address. At the end of the lease time, the lease is either renewed or a new IP address is issued by the DHCP server.
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Click the MAC-Based Assignment to configure the static IP base on MAC Address. You can assign/delete the static IP. For the Host MAC Address, please input a string with hex numbers. Such as 00-d0-59-c6-12-43. For the Assigned IP Address, please input a string with digits.
7.1.2 DHCP Relay Some Internet Service Providers perform the DHCP server function for their customers’ home/small office network. In this case, you can configure this device to act as a DHCP relay agent. When a host on your network requests internet access, the device contacts your ISP to obtain the IP configuration, and then forwards that information to the host.
7.2 VLAN on LAN If the LAN interface needs to support VLAN tagging, the CPE can tag VLAN on the LAN. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect.
7.3 DNS – Dynamic DNS 7.3.1 Dynamic DNS This page is used to configure the Dynamic DNS address from DynDNS.org or TZO or No-IP. Here you can Add/Remove to configure Dynamic DNS. Item Description Enable Check the checkbox to enable Dynamic DNS DDNS Provider Select the DDNS provider from the drop-down menu...
7.4 Firewall Firewall contains several features that are used to deny or allow traffic from passing through the device. 7.4.1 IP/Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.
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Port Input the source port number or range Destination IP Input the destination IP address Address Subnet Mask Input the Subnet Mask Port Input the destination port number or range...
7.4.2 MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Click the Add button to add a filter.
7.4.3 Port Forwarding Entries in this table allow you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway's NAT firewall.
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Remote Port from Input the remote(external) starting port number Remote Port to Input the remote(external) ending port number Interface Select from the drop-down menu...
7.4.4 URL Blocking This page is used to configure the Blocked FQDN(Such as tw.yahoo.com) and filtered keyword. Here you can add/delete FQDN and filtered keyword. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description URL Blocking Disable/Enable the URL blocking feature FQDN Input the Fully Qualified Domain Name...
7.4.5 Domain Blocking This page is used to configure the Blocked domain. Here you can add/delete the blocked domain. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description Domain Blocking Disable/Enable the domain blocking feature Domain Input the domain name...
7.4.6 Parental Control Entries in this table are used to restrict access to Internet from your local PCs/devices by MAC address and time interval. Use of such filters can be helpful for parents to control children's usage of Internet. Click the Add button to add a time restriction. Item Description Parental Control...
7.4.7 DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. If you want to use DMZ select the Enable radio button and input the internal DMZ host IP address.
7.5 UPnP This page is used to configure UPnP. The system acts as a daemon when you enable it and select WAN interface (upstream) that will use UPnP. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description UPnP Disable/Enable the UPnP feature...
7.6 RIP Enable the RIP if you are using this device as a RIP-enabled Device to communicate with others using the Routing Information Protocol. This page is used to select the interfaces on your device is that use RIP, and the version of the protocol used. Click the Add button to configure an entry.
Chapter 8 Advanced 8.1 ARP Table ARP is used to map a MAC address to an IP address. ARP dynamically binds the IP address to the correct MAC address. This table shows a list of learned MAC addresses. Click the Refresh button to reload the page.
8.2 Bridging This page is used to configure the bridge parameters. Here you can change the settings or view some information on the bridge and its attached ports. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description Ageing Time Configure the ageing time, after (ageing time in...
8.3 Routing This page is used to configure the routing information. Here you can add/delete IP routes. Item Description Enable Check the checkbox to enable this route entry Destination The network IP address of the subnet. The destination can be specified as the IP address of the subnet or a specific host in the subnet.
8.4 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a troubleshooting management protocol that uses the UDP protocol on port 161 to communicate between clients and servers. The device can be managed locally or remotely by SNMP protocol. On this page you may change the settings for system description, trap IP address, community name, etc.
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Click the Reset button to reset all page entries to their initial values. Item Description SNMP Select the Disable/Enable radio button System Description Input the system description of the device System Contact Input the contact person or information for the device System Name Input the system name for the device...
8.5 IP QoS 8.5.1 QoS Policy The device provides a control mechanism which serves traffic with different priority To enable IP QoS, select the Enable radio button to display the following. Configure your settings and click the Apply Changes button.
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Item Description Policy Select the PRIO (strict-priority) or WRR (Weighted Round Robin) for QoS setting Q1-Q4 The device supports four different queues, enable/disable each queue by clicking the enable button User Defined Bandwidth Enable/disable the total bandwidth setting accord to the total bandwidth limit Total Bandwidth Limit The setting of total bandwidth defined by the user...
8.5.2 QoS Classification This device provides a control mechanism which serves traffic with different priorities. This allows you to apply the strict priority level and/or mark some fields in the packet for traffic that falls in this classification. Click the Add button to display the following. After adding a new rule, please click the Apply Changes button for the rule to take effect.
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Item Description Rule Name The identifier for this Queue entry (defined by the user) Rule Order Input the value of the rule order (defined by the user) Precedence Select from the drop-down menu to mark the IP precedence bits in the packet which match this classification rule. Select from queue 1-4.
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Setting IP QoS rule by port IP/Protocol Item Description Select the uplink WAN interface IP Version Select IPv4 or IPv6 Protocol Select from TCP, UDP, ICMP or TCP/UDP. A blank selection indicates that this criterion is not used for classification. DSCP Select the DSCP in IP packet Source IP...
8.6 Others This page allows you to set the IP PassThrough feature. Click the Apply Changes button for the rule to take effect. Item Description IP Pass Through Select the IP pass through interface Lease Time Input the lease time in seconds for the IP pass through Allow LAN access Check the checkbox to enable...
8.7.2 RADVD This page is used to setup the router advertisement daemons (RADVD's) configuration of your Device. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description Max Rtr Adv Interval The maximum allowed time allowed between sending unsolicited router advertisements from the interface, in seconds Min Rtr Adv Interval...
Adv Other Config Flag Check the checkbox to turn off or turn on Adv Other Config Flag. When turned on, hosts use the administered (stateful) protocol for autoconfiguration of other (non-address) information. 8.7.3 DHCPv6 This page is used to configure DHCPv6 Server and DHCPv6 Relay. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) is a network protocol for configuring IPv6 hosts with IP addresses, IP prefixes and other configuration data required to operate in an IPv6 network.
8.7.3.1 DHCPv6 – DHCP Server (Auto) Set the IPv6 server automatically, the dsl devices will use the prefix and IP address from Prefix Delegation (IAPD) and DNSv6 address from IPv6 WAN. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Click the Show Client button to display the following.
8.7.3.3 DHCPv6 – DHCP Relay This page is used to configure the upper interface (server link) for DHCPv6 Relay. The DHCPv6 Relay Agent uses Relay forward/Reply messages to relay the messages between servers and clients. Upper Interface: Select an interface of the servers for the relay agent. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect.
8.7.3.4 DHCPv6 – DHCP Server (Manual) Enable the DHCPv6 Server if you are using this device as a DHCPv6 server. This page lists the IP address pools available to hosts on your LAN. The device distributes numbers in the pool to hosts on your network as they request Internet access. Item Description IP Pool Range...
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Preferred Lifetime Specify how long the prefix generated by stateless autoconfiguration remains preferred Renew Time The number of seconds from the time a client gets an address until the client transitions to the RENEWING state. Rebind Time The number of seconds from the time a client gets an address until the client transitions to the REBINDING state.
8.7.4 MLD Proxy Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Proxy is a component of the internet protocol Version 6 (IPv6) suite. MLD is used by IPv6 routers for discovering multicast listeners on a directly attached link, much like Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used in IPv4.
MLD Snooping provides functionality for IPv6 that is similar to IGMP snooping for IPv4, by sending IPv6 multicast traffic only to interested listeners. By listening to and analyzing MLD messages, when VR-3046 enables MLD snooping, it will establish mappings between ports and multicast MAC addresses or multicast IP addresses, and forwards multicast data.
8.7.6 IPv6 Routing The IPv6 routing page allows you to define a specific route for your internet and network data. Click the Add Route button to add an entry to the static IPv6 route table Item Description Enable Check the checkbox to enable the route entry Destination Input the destination IP address.
8.7.7 IP/Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description Outgoing Default Action...
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Source Port Input the starting and ending source port numbers Destination Port Input the starting and ending destination port numbers...
Chapter 9 Diagnostics 9.1 Ping This page is used to send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network host. The diagnostic result will then be displayed. Input the address you want to ping and click the Go button. Please see the test result below for reference.
9.2 ATM Loopback Connectivity verification is supported by the use of the ATM OAM loopback capability for both VP and VC connections. This page is used to perform the VCC loopback function to check the connectivity of the VCC. Item Description Select PVC Select the PVC channel you want to do the...
9.4 ADSL Connection The Device is capable of testing your connection. The individual tests are listed below. If a test displays a fail status, click 'Go' button again to make sure the fail status is consistent. Click the Go button to run an ADSL connection check.
Chapter 10 Admin 10.1 Commit/Reboot This page is used to commit changes to system memory and reboot your system. Click the Commit and Reboot button to commit changes to system memory and reboot your system.
10.2 Backup/Restore This page allows you to backup current settings to a file or restore the settings from a file which was saved previously. Besides, you could reset the current settings to factory default. Click the Backup button to backup your settings to a file. To restore settings from a file, click the Choose File button to select the file, then click the Restore button.
10.3 System Log This page is used to configure DHCPv6 Server and DHCPv6 Relay. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Click the Save button to save the log to a file. Click the Reset button to clear the log. Item Description System Log...
10.4 Password This page is used to set the account to access the web server of your Device. Empty user name and password will disable the protection. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description User Name Select from the drop-down menu Old Password...
10.5 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you upgrade the firmware to the newer version. Please note that do not power off the device during the upload because this make the system unbootable. STEP 1: Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. STEP 2: Click the Choose File button to locate the image file.
10.6 ACL This page is used to configure the IP Address for Access Control List. If ACL is enabled, only the IP address in the ACL Table can access CPE. Here you can add/delete the IP Address. Click the Apply Changes button for your changes to take effect. Item Description ACL Capability...
Subnet Mask Input the subnet mask that allow access to this device Service Name / LAN Select the service type that allow access to this device 10.7 Time Zone You can maintain the system time by synchronizing with a public time server over the Internet.
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WAN Interface Select the WAN interface from the drop-down menu SNTP Server Select SNTP server or manually input the SNTP server IP address...
10.8 TR-069 This page is used to configure the TR-069 CPE. TR-069 is a protocol for communication between a CPE and the Auto-Configuration Server (ACS). Here you may change the setting for the ACS's parameters. Item Description TR069 Daemon Enable/Disable TR-069 feature Enable CWMP Enable/Disable CWMP parameter feature Parameter...
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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. An HTTPS URL indicates that the ACS supports SSL. The “host” portion of this URL is used by the CPE for validating the certificate from the ACS when using certificate-based authentication.
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STUN Server User Username used to authenticate with STU server STUN Server Password used to authenticate with STU server Password Certificate Management CPE Certificate Input the Certificate Password Password CPE Certificate Click the Choose File button to select the required file. Then, click the Upload button. CA Certificate Click the Choose File button to select the required file.
Chapter 11 Statistics 11.1 Interface This page shows the packet statistics for transmission and reception regarding to network interface. Click the Refresh button to reload the page. Click the Reset Statistics button reset the page. Item Description Interface Interface name Rx pkt Number of Received packets Rx err...
11.2 DSL This page shows the DSL statistics. Item Description Mode Displays the xDSL type TPS-TC Displays PTM or ATM...
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Latency Displays Fast or Interleave Status Lists the status of the DSL link Power Level Link output power state Uptime Establishes the connection time G.Vector On or Off Downstream/Upstream Trellis Trellis On/Off SNR Margin (dB) Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) margin Attenuation (dB) Estimate of average loop attenuation in the downstream direction...
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Total SES Total Number of Severely Errored Seconds Total UAS Total Number of Unavailable Seconds Total LOSS Total Number of LOSS Last Link Rate Last connection rate Full Init Number of Full Init Failed Full Init Number of Failed Full Init Synchronized Number of Synchronized time(Second) time(Second)
Appendix B – Specifications HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS Main CPU RTL8685FB Line Driver RTL8275-VS Flash NAND Flash: 128M Byte DDR2: 128M Byte A / VDSL (35b) x 1 Interfaces Gigabit Ethernet LAN x 1 LED Indicators Power, GE, DSL, Internet Button Power Switch, Reset button Power Input 12DVC/1A, 100-240ACV, 50/60Hz ADVANCED FEATURES...
Appendix C - 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 Admin ...
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