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  • Page 1 Wired / Wireless VDSL 2 Router VC-230N / VC-230 User's Manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright© 2009 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment. Revision User’s Manual for Wired / Wireless VDSL 2 Router Model: VC-230N / VC-230 Rev: 2.0 (Nov. 2009) Part No. EM-VC230_230N_v2...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.2.2 LAN ................................. 40 3.2.3 DHCP clients ............................41 3.2.4 Advanced Routing ........................... 42 3.2.5 QoS ................................43 3.3 Wireless Setting (For VC-230N only) ................44 3.3.1 Basic ................................ 44 3.3.2 Advanced ..............................46 3.3.3 Security ..............................48 3.3.4 WDS ................................ 50 3.3.5 WPS .................................
  • Page 5 3.4 Firewall ..........................54 3.4.1 MAC/IP/Port Filtering ..........................54 3.4.2 Port Forwarding (Virtual Server)......................56 3.4.3 DMZ ................................ 57 3.4.4 System Security Settings.......................... 58 3.4.5 Content Filtering ............................59 3.5 VDSL ..........................60 3.5.1 VDSL Status ............................60 3.5.2 VDSL Configuration..........................61 3.6 Administration ........................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. Introduction The PLANET Wired / Wireless VDSL2 Router, VC-230 / VC-230N are based on several core networking technologies: IEEE 802.11b/g/n (VC-230N), Ethernet and VDSL2 (Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2). This technology offers the absolute fastest data transmission speeds over existing copper telephone lines without the need for rewiring. In the following terms of VDSL2 Router will mean VC-230 or VC-230N unless model number is specified.

  • Page 7: Feature

    1.1 Feature Internet Access Features Shared Internet Access: All users on the LAN can access the Internet through the VDSL Router using only a single external IP Address. The local (invalid) IP Addresses are hidden from external sources. This process is called NAT (Network Address Translation).

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Two External Antennas with MIMO Technology: The VC-230N provides farther coverage, less dead spaces and higher throughput with 2T2R MIMO technology. WPS Push Button Control: The VC-230N supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to easily connect to wireless network without configuring the security.

  • Page 9: Physical Details

    1.3 Physical Details Front Panel of VC-230 Front Panel LED definition State Description When the router is powered on, and in ready state. When the router is powered off. Flashing Router is trying to establish a VDSL2 connection to VDSL2 device or telecom’s network. The VDSL2 connection connected successfully.
  • Page 10 Front Panel of VC-230N Front Panel LED definition State Description When the router is powered on, and in ready state. When the router is powered off. WPS client registration is successful. Flashing WPS client registration window is currently open. WPS is not available, or WPS is not enabled or initialized.
  • Page 11 Rear Panel of VC-230N Rear Panel Port and Button Definition Connector Description POWER Power connector with 12V DC 1 A RESET Press more than 3 seconds for reset to factory default setting. Router is successfully connected to a device through the corresponding port (1, 2, 3, or 4). If...

  • Page 12: Installation

    2. Installation This chapter offers information about installing your router. If you are not familiar with the hardware or software parameters presented here, please consult your service provider for the values needed. 2.1 System Requirement Personal computer (PC) Pentium III 266 MHz processor or higher 128 MB RAM minimum 20 MB of free disk space minimum RJ45 Ethernet Port...
  • Page 13 Figure 2: VC-230N connection diagram...

  • Page 14: Configuring The Network Properties

    2.3 Configuring the Network Properties Configuring PC in Windows Vista 1. Go to Start / Control Panel / Network and Internet / Network and Sharing Center. Double-click on Network Connections. 2. Double-click Local Area Connection. 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window, click Properties.
  • Page 15 4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. 5. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. 6. Click OK to finish the configuration.

  • Page 16: Configuring Pc In Windows Xp

    Configuring PC in Windows XP 1. Go to Start / Control Panel (in Classic View). In the Control Panel, double-click on Network Connections 2. Double-click Local Area Connection. 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window, click Properties.
  • Page 17 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 5. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons. 6. Click OK to finish the configuration.
  • Page 18 Configuring PC in Windows 2000 Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and Dial-up Connections. Double-click Local Area Connection. In the Local Area Connection Status window click Properties. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio buttons.
  • Page 19 Configuring PC in Windows 98/Me 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and choose the Configuration tab. 2. Select TCP/IP NE2000 Compatible, or the name of your Network Interface Card (NIC) in your PC. 3.

  • Page 20: Configuring With Web Browser

    2.4 Configuring with Web Browser It is advisable to change the administrator password to safeguard the security of your network. To configure the router, open your browser, type “http: //192.168.1.1” into the address bar and click “Go” to get to the login page. Save this address in your Favorites for future reference.
  • Page 21 If the user name and password are correct, you will login VDSL2 ROUTER successfully and see the status page. Now you can configure the VDSL2 ROUTER for your needs.

  • Page 22: Applications

    2.5 Applications The VDSL2 ROUTER supports two modes, users can select Router or Bridge mode for your applications. Please check as below examples for more details. 2.5.1 Bridge Mode for LAN-to-LAN connection Web UI Configuration For VDSL2 ROUTER CO side Step 1: Select the Bridge mode.
  • Page 23 Step 2: Setup your LAN IP, for example, we use the 192.168.1.1 / 255.255.255.0 and enable DHCP server for VDSL2 ROUTER CO side. Step 3: Modify your VDSL mode, default is CPE mode. Select the VDSL CO mode.
  • Page 24 For VDSL2 ROUTER CPE side Step 1: Select the Bridge mode. Step 2: Setup your LAN IP, for example, we use the 192.168.1.2 / 255.255.255.0 and disable DHCP server for VDSL2 ROUTER CPE side.
  • Page 25 Step 3: Modify your VDSL mode, default is CPE mode. After setting, the DSL line will try to establish the connection between two VDSL2 ROUTER. you can check the DSL LED, when the LED stop flashing and steady, the VDSL2 ROUTER will establish a connection and the PC1 and PC2 can access to each other.

  • Page 26: Router Mode For Internet Connection

    2.5.2 Router Mode for Internet connection Web UI Configuration For VDSL2 ROUTER CO side Step 1: Select the Bridge mode.
  • Page 27 Step 2: Setup your LAN IP, for example, we use the 192.168.1.1 / 255.255.255.0 for VDSL2 ROUTER CO side. Step 3: Modify your VDSL mode, default is CPE mode. Select the VDSL CO mode.
  • Page 28 For VDSL2 ROUTER CPE side Step 1: Select the Router mode and enable the NAT. Step 2: Configure your WAN settings, type your WAN IP, Mask, Gateway and DNS.
  • Page 29 Step 3: Modify your VDSL mode, default is CPE mode. After setting, the DSL line will try to establish the connection between two VDSL2 ROUTER. You can check the DSL LED, when the LED stop flashing and steady, the VDSL2 ROUTER will establish a connection and the PC can access to Internet through VDSL connection.

  • Page 30: Router Mode For Pppoe With Ip Sharing

    2.5.3 Router Mode for PPPoE with IP Sharing Web UI Configuration Step 1: Select the Router mode and enable the NAT.
  • Page 31 Step 2: Configure your WAN settings, select the PPPoE connection type and enter your PPPoE user name and password. Step 3: When the PPPoE connection is OK, the PC will access to Internet through PPPoE connection.

  • Page 32: Web Configuration Management

    3. Web Configuration Management Determine your connection settings Before you configure the router, you need to know the connection information supplied by your service provider. Connecting the VDSL 2 Router to your network Unlike a simple hub or switch, the setup of the VDSL Router consists of more than simply plugging everything together.

  • Page 33: Operation Mode

    3.1 Operation Mode The VC-230 supports two operation modes – Router and Bridge and VC-230N supports three operation modes – Router, Bridge and WISP. Currently, it comes pre-configured with routing mode. Note that, routing mode and bridging mode cannot be used simultaneously.

  • Page 34: Internet Settings

    3.2 Internet Settings 3.2.1 WAN The WAN Settings screen allows you to specify the type of Internet connection. The WAN settings offer the following selections for the router’s WAN port, STATIC (fixed IP), DHCP (Auto config), PPPoE, L2TP, and PPTP. STATIC (FIXED IP) Select STATIC (fixed IP) in the WAN Connection Type drop-down list and the following page appears.

  • Page 35: Dhcp (Auto Config)

    Static Mode IP Address: Enter the IP address of WAN port. Subnet Mask: Enter IP subnet mask of WAN port. Default Gateway: Enter the default gateway address of WAN port. Primary DNS Server: Primary DNS Server f of WAN port. Secondary DNS Server: Secondary DNS Server of WAN port.

  • Page 36: Pppoe

    PPPOE Select PPPoE (ADSL) in the WAN Connection Type drop-down list and the following page appears. If the WAN connection type is set to PPPoE, you can configure the following parameters to PPPoE dial up. PPPoE Mode User Name: User name of PPPoE account Password: Password of PPPoE account Verify Password: Enter the password of PPPoE account again.

  • Page 37: L2Tp

    L2TP Select L2TP in the WAN Connection Type drop-down list and the following page appears. There are two address modes: Static and Dynamic. 1. If you select Static in the Address Mode field, the page shown in the following figure appears.
  • Page 38 L2TP Mode Server IP: Address of L2TP server. User Name: The user name of L2TP account. Password: The password of L2TP account. IP Address: IP address of WAN port. Subnet Mask: Subnet mask of WAN port. Default Gateway: The default gate way of WAN port. Operation Mode: It provides two types of operation modes.

  • Page 39: Pptp

    PPTP Select PPTP in the WAN Connection Type drop-down list and the following page appears. There are two address modes: Static and Dynamic. PPTP Mode Server IP: Address of PPTP server. User Name: The user name of PPTP account. Password: The password of PPTP account. IP Address: IP address of WAN port.

  • Page 40: Lan

    3.2.2 LAN This page allows you may enable or disable networking functions and configure their parameters according to your practice. IP Address: Enter the IP address of LAN port. Subnet mask: Enter the subnet mask of LAN port. LAN2: The second IP switch of LAN port. You can enable or disable this function. LAN2 IP Address: The second IP address of LAN port.

  • Page 41: Dhcp Clients

    Primary DNS Server: The primary DNS server address. Secondary DNS Server: The secondary DNS Server address. Default Gateway: The default gateway that DHCP server assigns. Lease Time: Lease time of the IP address. Statically Assigned: Assign IP to the assigned MAC address. Enter the assigned MAC address and IP in the corresponding fields.

  • Page 42: Advanced Routing

    3.2.4 Advanced Routing You can add or delete routing rules, enable or disable dynamic routing protocol in the page. Add a routing rule Destination: Enter the legal destination IP address. Range: Destination IP address is a host address or the network address. Gateway: Enter the specific gateway.

  • Page 43: Qos

    3.2.5 QoS You may set up rules to provide Quality of Service (QoS) guarantee for some specific applications. In the page, you can enable or disable Quality of Service. After enabling QoS, you can set upload bandwidth and download bandwidth. Upload Bandwidth: You can select the proper bandwidth in the drop-down list.

  • Page 44: Wireless Setting (For Vc-230N Only)

    3.3 Wireless Setting (For VC-230N only) 3.3.1 Basic You can configure the minimum number of wireless settings for communication, such as network name (SSID) and channel. Wireless Network Radio On/Off: Enable or disable the wireless LAN. Network Mode: There are 6 modes: 11b only, 11g only,11b/g mixed mode, and 11b/g/n mixed mode.
  • Page 45 AP Isolation: Enable or disable AP Isolation. When many clients connect to the same access point, they can access each other. If you want to disable the access between clients which connect the same access point, you can enable this function. MBSSID AP Isolation: Enable or disable MBSSID AP Isolation.

  • Page 46: Advanced

    3.3.2 Advanced This page makes more detailed settings for the AP. Advanced Wireless Settings page includes items that are not available in the Basic Wireless Settings page, such as basic data rates, beacon interval, and data beacon rate. Advanced Wireless BG Protection Mode: It provides 3 options, including Auto, On, and Off.
  • Page 47 Short Slot: Select Disable or Enable. Tx Burst: Select Disable or Enable. Pkt_Aggregate: Select Disable or Enable. Country Code: Select the region which area you are. It provides six regions in the drop-down list. Wi-Fi Multimedia WMM Capable: Enable or disable WMM. APSD Capable: Enable or disable APSD.

  • Page 48: Security

    3.3.3 Security Choose Wireless Settings>Security and the following page appears. It allows you to modify the settings to prevent the unauthorized accesses. Select SSID SSID choice: Select SSID in the drop-down list. Security Security Mode: There are 11 options, including Disable, OPEN, SHARED, WEPAUTO, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPAPSKWPA2PSK, WPA1WPA2, and 802.1X.
  • Page 49 WEP: Disable or enable WEP. Radius Server IP Address: Enter the IP address of Radius Server. Port: The default port of the RADIUS server for authentication is 1812. You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so with additional information.

  • Page 50: Wds

    Select Disable to disable the WDS mode. Lazy Mode WDS Mode: Select Lazy Mode. The VC-230N WDS Lazy mode is allowed the other VC-230N WDS bridge / repeater mode link automatically. Phy Mode: It provides 4 options, including CCK, OFDM, HTMIX, and GREENFIELD.
  • Page 51 Dynamically assigned and rotated encryption key are not supported in a WDS connection. This means that WPA and other dynamic key assignment technologies may not be used. Only Static WEP keys may be used in a WDS connection, including any STAs that are associated with a WDS repeating AP.

  • Page 52: Wps

    3.3.5 WPS You can enable or disable the WPS function in this page. Select Enable in the WPS drop-down list. Click Apply and the following page appear. WPS Summary It displays the WPS information, such as WPS Current Status, WPS Configured, and WPS SSID.

  • Page 53: Station List

    3.3.6 Station List Through this page, you can easily identify the connected wireless stations. It automatically observes the ID of connected wireless station (if specified), MAC address, SSID, and current status.

  • Page 54: Firewall

    3.4 Firewall The VDSL Router provides the fully firewall functions, such as IP/Port/MAC Filtering, Port Forwarding, DMZ, SPI Firewall and Content Filtering. It serves as an Internet firewall to protect your network from being accessed by outside users. 3.4.1 MAC/IP/Port Filtering Use the MAC/IP/Port filters to deny / allow particular LAN IP addresses from accessing the Internet.
  • Page 55 Basic Settings MAC/IP/Port Filtering: Enable or disable the MAC/IP/Port filtering function. Default Policy: The Packet that does not match any rules would be dropped or accepted. MAC/IP/Port Filter Settings MAC Address: Enter the MAC address that matches the source address of the packet (optional).

  • Page 56: Port Forwarding (Virtual Server)

    3.4.2 Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, that you can make visible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world. This page allows you to set virtual server to provide services on the Internet.

  • Page 57: Dmz

    3.4.3 DMZ DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) allows a single computer on your LAN to expose ALL of its ports to the Internet. Enter the IP address of that computer as a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) host with unrestricted Internet access. When doing this, the DMZ host is no longer behind the firewall.

  • Page 58: System Security Settings

    3.4.4 System Security Settings Choose Firewall > System Security and the following page appears. This page allows you to configure the system firewall to protect Router from attacking. Remote Management Remote management (via WAN): Deny or allow remote management through web. Remote management Port: The default remote management port is 80, you can change the remote management port for your needs.

  • Page 59: Content Filtering

    3.4.5 Content Filtering 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. Choose Firewall > Content Filtering and the following page appears. You can set content filter to restrict the improper content access.

  • Page 60: Vdsl

    (HDTV) and interactive gaming, VDSL2 enable operators and carrier to gradually, flexibly, and cost efficiently upgrade exiting xDSL-infrastructure. The PLANET VDSL Router can provide very high performance access to Internet, both downstream and upstream up to 100Mbps. The VDSL Router complies with ITU-T G993.2 standard, and supports two selectable operating modes of VDSL2, CO and CPE mode.

  • Page 61: Vdsl Configuration

    3.5.2 VDSL Configuration The VDSL Router provides two VDSL operation modes for applications. Users can select the CO and CPE mode manually. For CPE mode, the router works as a VDSL client device, the VDSL connection is based on the CO side; users don’t need to configure any VDSL settings on this mode. For CO mode, the router works as a VDSL CO device such as VDSL DSLAM or Switch, you can configure the VDSL basic parameters for your VDSL connection.
  • Page 62 CO Mode If you want to configure the VDSL Router as a CO device for Peer-to-Peer connection, please select CO mode and you can select proper settings for your VDSL connection. Default CO parameters: VDSL Profile: AnnexA_R_POTS_D-32_EU-32_30a VDSL SNR: 6 dB Line Type: Interleave Interleave Max.
  • Page 63 AnnexA_R_POTS_D-32_EU-32_8c 10. AnnexA_R_POTS_D-32_EU-32_8d 11. AnnexB_997_997E17-M2x-A 12. AnnexB_997_997E30-M2x-NUS0 13. AnnexB_998_998E17-M2x-NUS0 14. AnnexB_998_998E30-M2x-NUS0 15. AnnexC_POTS_25-138_b 16. AnnexC_POTS_25-276_b 17. AnnexC_TCM-ISDN VDSL SNR In analog and digital communications, Signal-to-Noise Ratio, often written SNR, is a measure of signal strength relative to background noise. The ratio is usually measured in decibels (dB).

  • Page 64: Administration

    3.6 Administration You can configure admin management in this part. It includes Management, Update Firmware, Setting management, Reboot, Status, Statistics and System Log. 3.6.1 Management Choose Administration > Management, and the following page appears. You may configure administrator account and password, NTP settings, and dynamic DNS settings in the page.

  • Page 65: Upload Firmware

    Time Zone: Select the proper time zone in the drop-down list. NTP Server: Enter the IP address or domain name of NTP server. NTP Synchronization (hours): Enter the time interval for synchronization. DDNS Settings Dynamic DNS Provider: Select the proper dynamic DNS provider in the drop-down list.

  • Page 66: Setting Management

    3.6.3 Setting Management Choose Administration > Settings Management and the following page appears. You may save system settings by exporting them to a configuration file, restore them by importing the file, or reset them to the factory default. Export Settings Export Button: Click the Export to export the settings.

  • Page 67: Reboot

    3.6.4 Reboot The Reboot screen allows you to restart your router with its current settings. Click the “Reboot” button and the device will restart. 3.6.5 Status Choose Administration > Status and the following page appears. It displays the information about Router status, including system information, Internet configurations, and local network.

  • Page 68: Statistics

    3.6.6 Statistics You can see the Statistic information in this screen. It includes the Traffic for all interfaces.

  • Page 69: System Log

    3.6.7 System Log The system log dialog allows you to view the system log and click the “Refresh” button to fresh the system event logs. Choose Administration > System Log and the following page appears. You are allowed to view and disable / enable the system log in this page. Click Refresh to refresh the log.

  • Page 70: Appendix A: Performance Of Vdsl Router Profiles

    Appendix A: Performance of VDSL Router Profiles Below table is a performance table for profile and line distance, this data is just for reference. The actual data rate will vary on the quality of the telephone line and environment factors. For better performance, we suggest using the AWG-26 or above cable for your connection, and the best line distance is about 1km.

  • Page 71: Appendix B: Glossary

    Appendix B: Glossary Address mask A bit mask select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing. The mask is 32 bits long and selects the network portion of the Internet address and one or more bits of the local portion. Sometimes it called subnet mask. VDSL VDSL2 (Very High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line 2), G.993.2 is the newest and most advanced standard of xDSL broadband wire line communications.
  • Page 72 Central Office. Refers to equipment located at a Telco or service provider's office. Customer Premises Equipment located in a user's premises DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is software that automatically assigns IP addresses to client stations logging onto a TCP/IP network.
  • Page 73 File Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol (and program) transfer files between hosts. Hop count A measure of distance between two points on the Internet. It is equivalent to the number of gateways that separate the source and destination. HTML Hypertext Markup Language - The page-coding language for the World Wide Web. HTML browser A browser used to traverse the Internet, such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  • Page 74 Media Access Control Layer - A sub-layer of the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) of the ISO OSI Model responsible for media control. Management Information Base - A collection of objects can be accessed via a network management protocol, such as SNMP and CMIP (Common Management Information Protocol).
  • Page 75 Request for Comments - Refers to documents published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures for the Internet. RFC can be found at www.ietf.org. Route The path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram may follow can include many gateways and many physical networks.
  • Page 76 one bridge as the 'root' bridge, with the highest priority one as identifier, from which all paths should radiate. Spoofing A method of fooling network end stations into believing that keep alive signals have come from and returned to the host. Polls are received and returned locally at either end Static IP Address A static IP address is an IP address permanently assigned to computer in a TCP/IP network.
  • Page 77 User Datagram Protocol - A connectionless transport protocol that runs on top of TCP/IP's IP. UDP, like TCP, uses IP for delivery; however, unlike TCP, UDP provides for exchange of datagram without acknowledgments or guaranteed delivery. Best suited for small, independent requests, such as requesting a MIB value from an SNMP agent, in which first setting up a connection would take more time than sending the data.

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