Pirelli P.RG F4202N User Manual

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  • Page 2 Trademarks: All terms used in this document that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been noted as such. Pirelli can- not attest to the accuracy of this information. Other product and corporate names used in this document that may be trademarks or service marks of other companies are used only for explanation and to the owner’s benefit, without intent...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Ethernet Connection >> MAC OS 10.X 17 Wi-Fi connection 18 Router Configuration 19 Introduction 19 Quick Setup Section 23 Wireless 24 Administrator 24 © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 4 Speed Dial 59 Monitoring 60 Advanced 61 Parental Control Section 64 general overview 65 filtering policy 66 advanced options 68 statistics 69 © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 5 Restore Defaults 111 Routing 111 SSH 113 ssl vpn 114 Scheduler Rules 116 Simple network management protocol 117 system log 118 System Settings 120 © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 6 Forgotten Password and Reset to Factory Defaults 136 Wireless Networking 137 Frequently Asked Questions 138 Safety Information 139 IP Addressing 141 Technical Specifications 143 Glossary 149 © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 7: Welcome

    Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide. Notice Icons TABLE 1. Icon Notice Type Description Information note Information that describes important features or instruc- tions. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Welcome HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 8: Text Conventions

    Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the text.  Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Examples: “From the Help menu, select Contents. Click OK.” © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Welcome...
  • Page 9: Introduction

    One P.RG F4202N unit One Switching Power Supply adapter One Ethernet CAT5 cable with RJ-45 plug A CD-ROM containing the User Manual © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Introduction HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 10 Router becomes your connection to the Internet. Connec- tions can be made directly to the Router expanding the number of computers you can have in your network. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Introduction...
  • Page 11: Router Advantages

    The advantages of the Router include:  Shared Internet connection for both wired and wireless computers  High speed 802.11b/g/n wireless networking © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Introduction HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 12: Minimum System And Component Requirements

     At least, 60MB of free hard disk space  At least, 128 MB of RAM  Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Netscape 4.7 or higher © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Introduction...
  • Page 13: Front Panel

    Modem power off on phone line 1 or phone line 2 not registered Wireless Blue Wireless functionality enabled Blinking Wireless LAN activity present (traffic in either direction) Wireless functionality disabled © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Introduction HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    USB 2.0 Host ports Power connector Reset to factory default button Power button (located on the side of the device) © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Introduction...
  • Page 15: Hardware Installation

    Router. A suitable location might be on top of a high shelf to ensure the maximum coverage for all connected devices. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Hardware Installation...
  • Page 16: Powering Up The Router

    Verify if the Ethernet Network card is configured as DHCP client, otherwise configure it to remain in the same local network of the router interface (see chapter “Setting Up Your Computer”) © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 17 FXS. In detail you must connect a maximum of two analog phones to the Phone1 or Phone 2 ports of the Router (FXS connection) FXS connections FIGURE 2. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Hardware Installation HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 18: Setting Up Your Computer

    Starting from Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network Control Panel, make a double click on the Network icon © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Setting Up Your Computer...
  • Page 19: Ethernet Connection >> Ms Windows 98Se, Me, 2000

    Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel and make a double click on the Network icon. Select Configuration ->TCP/IP then click on Properties button. Local Area Connection Properties FIGURE 1. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Setting Up Your Computer HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 20 A system reboot will be required to make the changes real. Enter http://192.168.1.1/ in the address bar of your browser to open the P.RG F4202N Home Page. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Setting Up Your Computer...
  • Page 21: Ethernet Connection >> Ms Windows Xp

    Select the General Tab, then check to obtain an automatically IP address. Click on OK button. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties FIGURE 4. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Setting Up Your Computer HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 22: Ethernet Connection >> Windows Vista

    Select IPv4, then check to obtain an automatically IP address. Click on OK button. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties FIGURE 6. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Setting Up Your Computer...
  • Page 23: Ethernet Connection >> Mac Os 10.X

    Click on the Register button to save the changes in the Control Panel. Enter http://192.168.1.1/ in the address bar of your browser to open the P.RG F4202N Home Page. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Setting Up Your Computer HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 24: Wi-Fi Connection

    IP address automatically (DHCP mode). You will need to properly configure your adapter to communicate with the P.RG F4202N according to the configuration rules. In the configuration window of your wireless adapter scan the wireless net- work (marked with the relevant SSID name) present in your physical envi- ronment.
  • Page 25: Router Configuration

    Italian and Simplified Chinese and to insert a User Name and a Password: in- sert them to access to Router’s configuration panels. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Router Configuration...
  • Page 26 In order to submit the changes of most of device parameters you have to click the Apply button to save permanently your changes. In some case a Router’s reboot is required. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 27 P.RG F4202N Router’s Home Page FIGURE 1. MAP View Page FIGURE 2. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Router Configuration HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 28 It represents a file server that is connected to the Router and is shared by network users. Click the icon to view the file server con- figuration. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Router Configuration...
  • Page 29: Quick Setup Section

    Internet. Your physical WAN device can be Ethernet, Fibre, or both. Quick Setup Panel FIGURE 1. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Quick Setup Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 30: Wireless

    In this section it is necessary to specify the administrator's e-mail in the 'E-mail' field. System alerts and notifications are sent to this address. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 31: Network Connections Section

    PPP and VPN. Press the 'Advanced' button to expand the screen and display all connection entries. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 32: Lan Bridge

    'General' tab. These parameters can be edited in the rest of the screen's tabs, as described in the following sections. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Network Connections Section...
  • Page 33: Lan Bridge >> Settings

    Since your gateway is configured to operate with the default values, no parameter modification is necessary. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 34 MTU. MTU is the Maximum Transmission Unit. It specifies the largest packet size permitted for Internet transmission. In the default setting, Automatic, the © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 35 Start IP Address: The first IP address that may be assigned to a LAN host. Since the gateway's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, this address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 36: Lan Bridge >> Routing

    © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Network Connections Section...
  • Page 37 IGMP Query Version. If “Multicast – IGMP Proxy Internal” is enabled, this list box allows you to select all three versions of supported IGMP. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section...
  • Page 38: Lan Bridge >> Bridging

    Click the 'Edit' icon on the VLAN column to assign the net- work connections to specific virtual LANS. LAN Bridge >> Bridging Panel FIGURE 5. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Network Connections Section...
  • Page 39: Lan Bridge >> Advanced

    'General' tab. These parameters can be edited in the rest of the screen's tabs, as described in the following sections. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section...
  • Page 40: Lan Ethernet >> Settings

    Since your gateway is configured to operate with the default values, no parameter modification is necessary. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Network Connections Section...
  • Page 41: Lan Ethernet >> Advanced

    Internet. The firewall can be activated per network connection. To enable the firewall on this network connection, select the 'Enabled' check box. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 42: Lan Wireless 802.11N Access Point

    'General' tab. These pa- rameters can be edited in the rest of the screen's tabs, as described in the fol- lowing sections. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Network Connections Section...
  • Page 43: Lan Wireless 802.11N Access Point >> Settings

    Since your gateway is configured to operate with the default values, no parameter modification is necessary. LAN Wireless 802.11n Access Point >> Settings Panel FIGURE 11. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 44: Lan Wireless 802.11N Access Point >> Wireless

    Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wire- less network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (openrg) to a unique name. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Network Connections Section...
  • Page 45 AP (SSID) from clients that should not be aware to its existence. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section...
  • Page 46 Enter your encryption key in the 'Pre-Shared Key' field. You can use ei- ther an ASCII or a Hex value by selecting the value type in the combo-box pro- vided. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Network Connections Section...
  • Page 47 Generate Keys Automatically. Select this option to generate the encryption keys automatically rather than entering them manually. The screen will refresh, hiding the table of keys described below. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 48 Voice, for example, where speed of transmission is important and packet loss is tolerable to a certain degree. Virtual APs You can set up multiple wireless LANs on P.RG F4202N , limited only to the number supported by your wireless card. Each wireless LAN is defined as an access point.
  • Page 49: Lan Wireless 802.11N Access Point >> Advanced

    'New IP Address' link. This enables you to access the gateway using these aliases in addition to the 192.168.1.1 © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Network Connections Section...
  • Page 50: Security Section

    The Router firewall supports advanced filtering, designed to allow comprehen- sive control over the Firewall’s behavior. You can define specific input and out- © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section...
  • Page 51: General

    Router: Minimum, Typical, and Maximum (the default setting). The table below summarizes the behavior of the Router for each of the three security lev- els. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 52 Access Con- home network; all connec- trol screen tion attempts permitted. Security General panel FIGURE 1. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Security Section...
  • Page 53: Access Control

    You can select between any, a specific computer in your LAN, or 'User De- © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section...
  • Page 54: Port Forwarding

    PC that will provide it. This is useful, for example, if you want to host a Web server inside your home network. When an Internet user points his/her browser © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 55 SIP signaling in Voice over IP - the port used by the gate- way's VoIP application (5060) is the same port on which port forwarding is set for LAN SIP agents. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 56 Click the 'OK' button to save your changes. The 'Port Forwarding' screen will display a summary of the rule that you just added. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 57: Dmz Host

    DMZ host, and select the check-box. Note that only one LAN computer may be a DMZ host at any time. Click 'OK' to save the settings. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 58: Port Triggering

    You may configure the Router to block specific Internet web sites so that they cannot be accessed from computers in the home network. Moreover, restric- © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 59: Nat

    When enabling multiple computers on your network to access the Internet using © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section...
  • Page 60: Connections

    Press the 'Advanced' button to display a more detailed connection list, which in- cludes the connection's time-to-live, number of kilo-bytes and packets received and transmitted, the device type and the routing mode. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Security Section...
  • Page 61: Advanced Filtering

    (without having to delete and then re- add them), by using the Move Up and Move Down action icons. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section...
  • Page 62: Security Log

    To view the security log, click the 'Security Log' tab in the 'Security' manage- ment screen. The 'Security Log' screen will appear. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 63 © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Security Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 64: Voice Over Ip Section

    You can manage which telephone is operational by marking the check-box next to it. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Voice over IP Section...
  • Page 65: Speed Dial

    - Destination: The entry's destination, in this case a proxy server. - User ID: Specify the remote party's user ID. Click 'OK' to save the settings. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Voice over IP Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 66: Monitoring

    It is possible to access to the line monitoring page by selecting the ‘Monitoring’ Tab panel: the Registration Status and Call State for each line are shown. Monitoring Panel FIGURE 3. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Voice over IP Section...
  • Page 67: Advanced

    The IP Telephony tab of the Voice over IP screen allows configuration of dialing parameters, VoIP Signaling Protocol, media streaming parameters and codecs. The following sections describe these various parameters. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Voice over IP Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 68 P.RG F4202N Advanced Panel FIGURE 4. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Voice over IP Section...
  • Page 69 © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Voice over IP Section...
  • Page 70: Parental Control Section

    URL-based information classified according to the following categories:  Child protection  Recreation and Entertainment  Personal business © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Parental Control Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 71: General Overview

    If this is not the case, click the 'Advanced Options' link and then the 'Refresh Servers'button. Wait a few seconds and repeat this step. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Parental Control Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 72: Filtering Policy

    1. Click the 'Filtering Policy' link under the 'Parental Control' menu item. 2. Click the 'Add a policy' link. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Parental Control Section...
  • Page 73 5. Back in the 'Filtering Policy' screen, use the check box next to the com- puter name in order to enable or disable its policy. 6. Click 'OK' to save the settings. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Parental Control Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 74: Advanced Options

    URL and the reason it was blocked. Use this field to specify an alternative page to be displayed when a site is blocked. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 75: Statistics

    Access attempts  Allowed URLs  Blocked URLs  URLs that were accessed from Cache memory Statistics Panel FIGURE 4. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Parental Control Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 76: Qos Section

    Tx Bandwidth. Enter your Tx bandwidth in Kbits per second. Rx Bandwidth. Enter your Rx bandwidth in Kbits per second. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. QoS Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 77 - Low Priority Host: enter the host name or IP address of the computer to which you would like to grant the lowest bandwidth priority. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. QoS Section...
  • Page 78: Traffic Priority

    Traffic Priority allows you to manage and avoid traffic congestion by defining in- bound and outbound priority rules for each device on your gateway. These rules © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 79  MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger  TFTP  FTP  MGCP  H.323  Port Triggering applications  PPTP  IPSec © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. QoS Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 80 After choosing the traffic direction and the device on which to set the rule, click the appropriate New Entry link. The 'Add Traffic Priority Rule' screen will appear. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 QoS Section...
  • Page 81: Traffic Shaping

    QoS rules on Default WAN, for example, and their main- tenance even if the PPP or bridge device over the WAN is removed. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. QoS Section...
  • Page 82: Dscp Settings

    © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 QoS Section...
  • Page 83 DSCP value. 802.1p Priority Select a 802.1p prior- ity level from the combo-box (each priority level is mapped to low/medium/high priority). Click 'OK' to save the settings. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. QoS Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 84: Settings

    It is the default value for traffic with unassigned priority. Click '802.1p Settings' under the QoS tab in the 'Services' screen. The fol- lowing screen will appear © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 QoS Section...
  • Page 85: Class Statistics

    © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. QoS Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 86 (otherwise the screen will not present any information). Class Statistics Panel FIGURE 6. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 QoS Section...
  • Page 87 P.RG F4202N © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. QoS Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 88: Advanced Section

    This chapter will describe one by one all icons and re- lated features as shown in the following screen shot. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section...
  • Page 89: About P.rg F4202N

    The 'About P.RG F4202N' screen presents various details about Router’s soft- ware version, such as version number, type of platform and list of features. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section...
  • Page 90: Backup And Restore

    (c) Choose between full backup, incremental backup, or both, by scheduling © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 91 Press 'Backup Now' to run the backup operation immediately. When backing up, the screen will display the status and progress of the operation. Backup Panel FIGURE 3. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 92: Certificates

     Requesting an X509 Certificate. This method creates both a private and a matching public key. The public key is then sent to the CA to be certified. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 93: Configuration File

    © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 94: Ddns

    DNS database will change accordingly to reflect the change. In this way, even though your IP address will change often, your domain name will remain constant and accessible. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 95: Dlna

    This functionality allows you to configure your DLNA parameters. DLNA allows entertainment devices within the home to share their content with each other across a home network. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 96: Dns Server

    IP addresses and vice versa. The gateway's DNS server is an auto-learning DNS, which means that when a new computer is connected to the network the © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 97: Date And Time

    - Enabled. Select this check box to enable daylight saving time. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 98  You can define time server addresses by pressing the 'New Entry' link on the bottom of the 'Automatic Time Update' section. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 99: Diagnostics

    The Diagnostics screen can assist you in testing network connectivity and view- ing statistics, such as the number of packets transmitted and received, round- trip time and success status. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 100 Under the Traceroute section, enter the IP address or URL to be tested in the 'Destination' field. Press the 'Go' button. A traceroute will commence, constantly refreshing the screen. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 101: Disk Management

    'Device' column displays the names the Router grants connected devices. Click this link to view the device's 'Disk Information' screen. If a device is partitioned, © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section...
  • Page 102: Ftp Server

    The file server utility complements Discus' disk management. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 103: Ip Address Distribution

    It provides a mechanism for allocating IP addresses and deliver- ing network configuration parameters to such hosts. Router's default DHCP server is the LAN bridge. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 104 Additionally, the Router can act as a DHCP relay, escalating DHCP responsibili- ties to a WAN DHCP server. In this case, P.RG F4202N will act merely as a router, while its LAN hosts will receive their IP addresses from a DHCP server on the WAN.
  • Page 105: Ipsec

    IP address. • Block Period (in seconds) The timeframe during which Discus will drop packets from an unauthorized IP address. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 106: L2Tp Server

    IPSec connection in order for users to be able to connect. When this feature is enabled, the following entry appears. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 107: Media Sharing

    Automatically Share Media in All Folders By default, this option is selected, causing all partitions and folders on the storage device to become shared automatically. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 108: Network Objects

    Moreover, it is possible to define network objects according to MAC addresses, making rule application more persistent against network con- figuration settings. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 109: Pptp Server

    Remote Address Range Use the 'Start IP Address' and 'End IP Address' fields to specify the range of IP addresses that will be granted by the PPTP server to the PPTP client. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 110: P.rg F4202N Firmware Upgrade

    'Maintenance' tab under the 'System' screen, or by clicking its icon in the 'Advanced' screen. The ‘Firmware Upgrade' screen will appear Remote Update. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 111 (instead of waiting for the next scheduled one). The screen will display a green "Check in progress..." message. P.RG F4202N Firmware Upgrade Panel FIGURE 22. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 112: Print Server

    P.RG F4202N PRINT SERVER The P.RG F4202N can act as a Print Server. Through this panel user can man- age and track printer server tasks. Print Server Panel FIGURE 23. PROTOCOLS The Protocols feature incorporates a list of preset and user-defined applications and common port settings.
  • Page 113: Radius

    - Server IP: Type in the RADIUS server's IP address. - Server Port: Type in the RADIUS server's port. - Shared Secret: Type in your shared secret. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 114: Reboot

    FIGURE 26. REMOTE ADMINISTRATION It is possible to access and control P.RG F4202N not only from within the home network, but also from the Internet. This allows you to view or change settings while travelling. It also enables you to allow your ISP to change settings or help you troubleshoot functionality or communication issues from a remote location.
  • Page 115 DSL Forum's LAN-Side DSL CPE Configuration protocol, known as TR-064, provides a zero-touch solution for automating the installation and configuration of gateways from the LAN side. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 116 P.RG F4202N Remote Administration Panel FIGURE 27. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 117: Restore Defaults

    Netmask: The network mask is used in conjunction with the destination to de- termine when a route is used. Gateway: Enter the gateway's IP address. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 118 This means that future packets from this IP ad- dress will be routed through the device from which the reply arrived. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 119: Ssh

    Host Keys. Host keys are used to identify the Router to incoming SSH connec- tion requests. You may wish to use new keys instead of the old ones. To do so, © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section...
  • Page 120: Ssl Vpn

    3. Click the 'Click Here to Allow Incoming HTTPS Access' link. The 'Remote Administration' screen appears. In the 'Allow Incoming WAN Access to © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 121 Click 'OK' to save the settings. The new shortcut is added to the 'Shortcuts' screen, and will be available for this user when connecting to the SSL VPN portal. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 122: Scheduler Rules

    Management. The 'Scheduler Rules' screen will appear. Click the 'New Scheduler Entry' link. The 'Scheduler Rule Edit' screen will appear © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 123: Simple Network Management Protocol

    A read-only community allows the manager to monitor Discus. A read- write community allows the manager to both monitor and configure Discus. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section...
  • Page 124: System Log

    FIGURE 33. SYSTEM LOG The 'System Log' screen displays a list of recent activities that has taken place on Discus. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 125 Defined filters override the default filter that displays all messages. System Log Panel FIGURE 34. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 126: System Settings

    - Remote Security Notify Level The remote security notification level can be one of the following: None, Error, Warning and Information. Outgoing Mail Server. Configure outgoing mail server parameters. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 127 “The page cannot be displayed” window. Host Information. It allows to enable/disable the host services auto-detection feature. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 128 P.RG F4202N System Settings Panel FIGURE 35. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 129: Umts

    P.RG F4202N UMTS P.RG F4202N allows you to navigate using a 3G sim card, you can create a new APN profile where you should fill in the information provided by your ser- vice provider (APN, Tel, User Name, Password and Protocol). You can also en- able an automatic connection to be able to automatically connect with your UMTS according to pre-defined rules.
  • Page 130: Users

     Full Name: The remote user's full name.  User Name: The name that a user will use to access your network. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 131  Internet Printer Access: Grants permission to use an Internet Printing Proto- col (IPP) printer.  Remote Access by VPN: Grants remote access to the Router using the VPN protocol. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 132: Wins Server

    (assuming the name is registered with the WINS server). The “Internet” in the WINS name refers to the enterprise Internet (LAN), not the public Internet. WINS Server Panel FIGURE 39. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 133: Wake Up On Lan

    On the Wake Up on LAN section of your P.RG F4202N have to select the Inter- face you want to use and the MAC address of the PC to Wake Up.
  • Page 134 5. Type an alias URL in the 'Alias' field, and click 'OK'. The new alias appears under the 'Aliases' section © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 135 6. Click 'OK' to save the settings. Your site's URL and alias are added to the 'Virtual Hosts' section of the Web server Web Server Panel FIGURE 41. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Advanced Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 136 P.RG F4202N © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Advanced Section...
  • Page 137: System Monitoring Section

    Click the 'Refresh' button to update the display, or press the 'Automatic Refresh On' button to constantly update the displayed parameters. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. System Monitoring Section...
  • Page 138: System Log

    SYSTEM LOG The Log screen displays a list of the most recent activity that has taken place on the Router. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 System Monitoring Section...
  • Page 139: Cpu

    Router and their virtual memory usage. The screen is automatically refreshed by default, though you may change this by clicking 'Automatic Refresh Off'. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. System Monitoring Section HBK 939800036-A1...
  • Page 140 P.RG F4202N CPU Panel FIGURE 3. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 System Monitoring Section...
  • Page 141: Troubleshooting

     When entering the address of the Router into your web browser, ensure that you use the full URL including the “http://” prefix (e.g. http://192.168.1.1). © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Troubleshooting...
  • Page 142: Connecting To The Internet

    The Router will restart, and when the start-up sequence has completed, browse to: http://192.168.1.1 and configure your network. Reconnect your network as it was before. © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Troubleshooting...
  • Page 143: Wireless Networking

    Router or moving the Wireless computer closer to the Router. In an ideal network the Router should be located in the centre of the network © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. Troubleshooting...
  • Page 144: Frequently Asked Questions

    Router. Wireless access points and hubs and switches provide a simple, reliable means of expanding your network; contact your supplier for more information, or visit: http://www.pirelli.com/ © (2010) Pirelli Broadband Solutions S.p.A. All Rights Reserved. Proprietary Use Pursuant to Cover Page Instructions. HBK 939800036-A1 Troubleshooting...
  • Page 145: Safety Information

    Safety Information Important Safety Information This appendix contains directions that you must follow for your personal safety. Follow all directions carefully. You must read the following safety information carefully before you install or remove the unit. - Use only the power adapter that is supplied with the unit. The use of an alternative adapter can dam- age the Router and invalidate the warranty.
  • Page 146: Hbk 939800036-A1

    The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on this electric or electronic equipment, or on its packaging, indi- cates that, at the end of its life, it must not be disposed of as unsorted household waste. Instead it must be separately collected. As a consumer you must, therefore, use the specific collection schemes and, in particular, the municipal collection schemes provided for waste electrical and electronic equipment.
  • Page 147: Ip Addressing

    IP Addressing The Internet Protocol Suite The Internet protocol suite consists of a well-defined set of communications protocols and several standard application protocols. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is probably the most widely known and is a combination of two of the protocols (IP and TCP) working together. TCP/IP is an internation- ally adopted and supported networking standard that provides connectivity between equipment from many vendors over a wide variety of networking technologies.
  • Page 148: How Does A Device Obtain An Ip Address And Subnet Mask

    Type Two In larger networks, where there are more devices, the IP address of ‘192.168.10.8’ is, again, split into two parts but is structured differently:  Part one (‘192.168’) identifies the network on which the device resides.  Part two (‘.10.8’) identifies the device within the network. This type of IP Address operates on a subnet mask of ‘255.255.0.0’.
  • Page 149: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications This section lists the technical specifications for the P.RG F4202N. Interfaces/Standard WAN Interface - N°1 Line port (Optical connector) supporting the following standards:  SC/PC Connector  Compliant to IEEE 802.3ah/ 2004  Operating data rates: 100 Mbps ...
  • Page 150 - WAN-LAN transparent bridging - Transparent bridging between LAN devices - Automatic discovery of MAC addresses - Spanning tree protocol - NAT-NAPT, RFCs 3022 - Static NAT - Static NAPT - Application Level Gateway (ALGs) modules IP QoS - Layer-2 (IEEE 802.1D priority, p-bits in IEEE 802.1Q VLAN header) - Layer-3 (Diffserv DSCP codepoint ) - Classification rules Queuing:...
  • Page 151: Environmental Specifications

    Local and Remote - Web GUI-based (HTTP server) Management - Command-line Interface (CLI)-based (Telnet server) - FTP and TFTP (RFC 1350 [57]) server - Wizard-assisted connection setup - Broadband Forum TR-069 CPE Management Protocol (CWMP) - Broadband Forum TR-098 Gateway Device v1.1 Data Model - Broadband Forum TR-104 DSLHome Provisioning Parameters for VoIP CPE - Broadband Forum TR-111 Security...
  • Page 152 We, Pirelli BroadBand Solutions SpA, Viale Sarca, 222 - 20126 Milano - www.Pirelli.com - Italy Declare under our own responsibility that the product P.RG F4202N (P/N 151046301) to which this declara- tion refers conforms with the relevant standards according to the regulation in Article 3.1.a, 3.1.b and 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EEC of the European Community...
  • Page 153 WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC This product complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirement. The affixed product label (see above) indicates that you must not discard this electrical/electronic product in domestic household waste. Product category: With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE directive Annex 1, this product is clas- sified as an “IT and telecommunications equipment”...
  • Page 154: Glossary

    Glossary 802.11b The IEEE specification for wireless Ethernet which allows speeds of up to 11 Mbps. The standard provides for 1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mbps data rates. The rates will switch automatically depending on range and environ- ment. 802.11g The IEEE specification for wireless Ethernet which allows speeds of up to 54 Mbps.
  • Page 155: Dns Server Address

    IP addresses, so that when a domain name is re- quested (as in typing “pirelli.com” into your Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server address used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned.
  • Page 156: Fast Ethernet

    Short for digital subscriber line, but is commonly used in reference to the asymmetric version of this technol- ogy (ADSL) that allows data to be sent over existing copper telephone lines at data rates of from 1.5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data (known as the downstream rate) and from 16 to 640 Kbps when sending data (known as the upstream rate).
  • Page 157: Infrastructure Mode

    IETF Internet Engineering Task Force. An organization responsible for providing engineering solutions for TCP/IP networks. In the network management area, this group is responsible for the development of the SNMP pro- tocol. IGMP The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is an Internet protocol that provides a way for an Internet computer to report its multicast group membership to adjacent routers.
  • Page 158: Mac Address

    MAC Address Media Access Control Address. Also called the hardware or physical address. A layer 2 address associated with a particular network device. Most devices that connect to a LAN have a MAC address assigned to them as they are used to identify other devices in a network. MAC addresses are 6 bytes long. Mbps Megabits per second.
  • Page 159: Subnet Mask

    PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a method of data transmission originally cre- ated for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections. RJ-45 A standard connector used to connect Ethernet networks. The “RJ” stands for “registered jack”. Router A device that acts as a central hub by connecting to each computer's network interface card and managing the data traffic between the local network and the Internet.
  • Page 160: Hbk 939800036-A1

    It relates to the content of the data travelling through a network — ensuring that the information sent arrives in one piece when it reaches its destination. IP relates to the address of the end station to which data is be- ing sent, as well as the address of the destination network.
  • Page 161: Wireless Client

    Wi-Fi Alliance The Wi-Fi Alliance is a trade group, owning the trademark to Wi-Fi, aiming at performing the testing, certify- ing interoperability of products and promoting the technology. Wireless Client The term used to describe a desktop or mobile PC that is wirelessly connected to your wireless network Wireless LAN Service Area Another term for ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier) Wizard...

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