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FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 5 / 31 SAFETY ADVISES AFETY ULES To guarantee continuous protection for operator safety, only use the mains adapter supplied with the device. WARNING: for power supply connection use an easily accessible outlet located near the device.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 6 / 31 NVIRONMENTAL WARD The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may content hazardous substances for the health and the environment. In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish the pressure on the natural resources, we encourage you to use the appropriate take-back systems.
CE M ARKING Hereby, Aethra S.p.A. declares that this product complies with requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EC and Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EC, as amended by Directives 92/31/EC and 93/68/EC, and (where applicable) with essential requirements and other relevant notes of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 8 / 31 Introduction Welcome to the high speed world. With FS4104-AW you can connect your local network (LAN) to remote networks (WAN) and navigate on Internet over a dedicated high-speed data channel obtaining very good performances.
For easier installation please follow the sequence of operations illustrated in this Guide. Package Remove FS4104-AW and accessories from the package. Check that the contents complies with the list of materials described in this Guide. The following components are contained in the package: FS4104-AW;...
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 10 / 31 Mounting FS4104-AW can be placed on a horizontal surface or hung to the wall. Make sure that the device is easily accessible and placed near an electrical outlet that complies with current regulations.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 11 / 31 Description FS4104-AW is an VDSL (Very high speed Digital Subscriber Line) router with switch Ethernet 10/100BaseT ports and an Ethernet wireless AP . It can be used to connect PC’s, printers or any other device with Ethernet network board to Internet or other remote networks (WAN).
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 12 / 31 Front panel FS 4104-AW LINE FS4104-AW The front panel houses 7 LED’s that provide information on operation mode: LED status function color FLASHING Correct connection with public During establishment of LINE GREEN exchange modem.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 13 / 31 Back panel The back panel houses: CONSOLE LINE FS4104-AW N° 1 switch to turn on/off power supply; N°. 1 PWR port to connect the power supply adapter; N°. 4-port 10/100 BaseT autosensitive Ethernet switch interface with RJ-45 connector;...
You can connect up to 4 PC’s or other devices with Ethernet 10/100BaseT interface to the Ethernet RJ-45 ports with braid cables ending with RJ–45 connectors. An external device (hub or switch) is needed to connect other PC to FS4104-AW. (not included) The following example illustrates how to connect RJ45 connectors to CAT5 cables for LAN.
Like traditional networks, the maximum number of contemporary customers a single AP can support depends on amount and type of data to transfer. FS4104-AW has two antennas to improve the radio communication quality, especially into building and in presence of obstacles (Antenna diversity mode).
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 16 / 31 VDSL line The VDSL connection is made by connecting the line cable provided with the device to the LINE port and to a telephone socket. If the telephone system is connected to a PABX or device that is especially sensitive to VDSL signal, ask your ISP to install a VDSL splitter.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 17 / 31 Connection to port CONSOLE Use the adapter supplied with FS4104-AW to connect a PC or any other system capable of emulating a ‘start-stop’ terminal: CONSOLE LINE...
CD), as illustrated in § StarManager; if a PC with LAN board is available, you can connect it to one of FS4104-AW Ethernet ports and carry out the WEB browser configuration as illustrated in § Internal WEB server configuration with “Quick Start”.
19 / 31 Preliminary operations for the use of the internal WEB server Connect a PC with LAN interface to one of FS4104-AW Ethernet ports. In the “Properties” option of the local network connection set the TCP/IP parameters as illustrated...
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 20 / 31 Internal WEB server configuration with “Quick Start” By using the DHCP services for the automatic configuration of network parameters in the LAN PC’s, you can open the browser and enter the local IP address assigned to (10.0.0.1 by default).
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FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 21 / 31 Enter encapsulation type and LLC SNAP mode and click Next; different parameters must be entered based on encapsulation type (PPP, RFC1483, etc.). Enter the VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) parameters for WAN1 (interface enabled by default).
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 22 / 31 Now you have entered all configuration parameters. Save the new configuration. Reboot the device after saving. The new configuration will be loaded. Enjoy navigation! System passwords Two user levels are available: Administrator (Admin);...
How to change the IP address After you set the configuration parameters and before you connect FS4104-AW to an existing LAN, check that the default IP address (10.0.0.1) is compatible with the addresses used in the LAN.
It is contained in the installation CD supplied with the device. Follow the instructions given in 0 to connect your PC to FS4104-AW console port. The initial page is shown below. Quick Configuration : it starts the quick configuration procedure for LAN and Internet connection.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 25 / 31 LAN and DHCP server configuration Enter IP address and subnet mask; check the box to use the DHCP server. A new window appears (see below). Enter the start and stop IP address. WAN configuration This section is used to enter the ISP service parameters;...
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 26 / 31 If you select PPP encapsulation, you must enter the parameters shown here on the left; if you select RFC1483 encapsulation, you must enter the parameters shown here on the left. Password You can enter a password to protect the new...
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 27 / 31 Configuration parameters Configuration parameters are shown in this page at the end of the configuration procedure. File Download You can transfer a configuration file or firmware upgrade from the PC to the device.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 28 / 31 File Upload You can transfer a configuration file (saved with Save in the device) from the device to the PC. Select this button to transfer the configuration file from the device to the PC.
FS4104-AW – Installation Guide 30 / 31 Supported Network Services IP over ATM (RFC 2684 ex 1483) PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516) LLC/SNAP o VC-Mux encapsulation VLANs (802.1Q and 802.1p) VDSL Full rate VDSL over POTS...
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