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Observa Telecom RTA04N User Manual

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  • Page 1 RTA04N 150M Wireless 11N ADSL2+ Router - User Manual –...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT TABLE ......................... 4 NTRODUCTION 1.1........................ 4 RODUCT VERVIEW 1.2........................4 EATURES 1.3......................... 5 ONVENTIONS ....................6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION 2.1........................6 RONT ANEL 2.2........................7 ANEL 2.3....................7 NSTALLATION NVIRONMENT 2.4......................8 ONNECTING THE OUTER ....................
  • Page 3 4.4.4. DNS ..........................60 4.4.5. DDNS ..........................61 4.5..........................62 IREWALL 4.5.1. MAC Filter ........................62 4.5.2. URL Filter ......................... 65 4.5.3. ACL ........................... 66 4.6........................68 AINTENANCE 4.6.1. Update ..........................68 4.6.2. Password .......................... 71 4.6.3. System Restart ......................... 71 4.6.4.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The device is designed to provide a simple and cost-effective ADSL Internet connection for a private Ethernet or IEEE 802.11n/ IEEE 802.11g/ IEEE 802.11b wireless network. The RTA04N connects to an Ethernet LAN or computers via standard Ethernet ports. The ADSL connection is made using ordinary telephone line with standard connectors. Multiple workstations can be networked and connected to the Internet using a single Wide Area Network (WAN) interface and single global IP address.

  • Page 5: Conventions

     Diagnostic tolos 1.3. Conventions The Router or device mentioned in this User Guide stands for RTA04N without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ from the actual situation.

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    ’ ’ Page 6 of 78 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. The Front Panel Figure 2-1 The LEDs locate on the front panel. They indicate the device’s working status. For details, please refer to LED Explanation. LED Explanation Name Status Indication Power is on.

  • Page 7: The Back Panel

    ’ ’ Page 7 of 78 2.2. The Back Panel Figure 2-2  LINE: Through the port, you can connect the router with the telephone. Or you can connect them by an external separate splitter. For details, please refer to 2.4. ...

  • Page 8: Connecting The Router

    Method one: Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL LINE port on the rear panel of RTA04N, and insert the other end into the wall socket. Method two：You can use a separate splitter. External splitter can divide the data and voice, and then you can access the Internet and make calls at the same time.

  • Page 9: Quick Installation Guide

    3.1. Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the RTA04N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it.
  • Page 10 ’ ’ Page 10 of 78 Step 2: Right click Local Area Connection (LAN), and then select Properties. Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3...
  • Page 11 ’ ’ Page 11 of 78 Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK. Step 4: Figure 3-4  Note: configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address You can automatically”...

  • Page 12: Login

    ’ ’ Page 12 of 78 If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router. Figure 3-6 You can check it following the steps below: Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct? The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.
  • Page 13 ’ ’ Page 13 of 78 Step 1: Select the Wizard tab and you will see the next screen. Figure 3-8...
  • Page 14 ’ ’ Page 14 of 78 Step 2: Configure the Router with the information provided by your ISP, including VPI/VCI, Connection Mode and the following parameters. Take PPPoE for example, you need to enter Username, Password and DNS parameters. All these information are provided by your ISP.
  • Page 15 ’ ’ Page 15 of 78 Step 3: Choose to enable your wireless network or not. If it’s enabled, you need to create a name for your wireless network. It’s recommended that the name be unique and easy to remember. You can also keep default without the device being affected. Select an Encryption and Authentication Mode for the security of your wireless network, and then enter the key in the corresponding field.

  • Page 16: Software Configuration

    ’ ’ Page 16 of 78 4. Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configure the advanced settings through the Web-based Utility.
  • Page 17 ’ ’ Page 17 of 78 Figure 4-1 Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately.

  • Page 18: Adsl

    ’ ’ Page 18 of 78 4.1.2. ADSL Choose “Status→Device Info→ADSL” menu, and you will be able to view the ADSL configuration. Figure 4-2 Click the Retrain button to retrain the information again. Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately.

  • Page 19: Statistics

    ’ ’ Page 19 of 78 4.1.3. Statistics Choose “Status→Statistics” menu, and you will be able to view the network traffic. Figure 4-3 Click the Refresh button to refresh immediately. 4.1.4. Wizard “3.2 Login". Please refer to...

  • Page 20: Setup

    ’ ’ Page 20 of 78 4.2. Setup Choose “Setup”, you can see the next submenus: WAN, LAN and WLAN. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.2.1. Choose “Setup→WAN→WAN” menu, you can configure the parameters for WAN in the next screen (shown in Figure 4-4).
  • Page 21 ’ ’ Page 21 of 78  Current ATM VC Table: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings to you. In this Device, there is one VC configured by default. You can totally setup 8 VCs on different encapsulations, if you apply 8 different virtual circuits from your ISP.
  • Page 22 ’ ’ Page 22 of 78  Add: Click this button to add a VC. First fill the parameters above and then click this button, thus your new VC will be added to the Current ATM VC Table.  Modify: Click this button to modify your existed VC. First choose the desired VC and modify the parameters, and then click this button, thus your existed VC will be modified.
  • Page 23 ’ ’ Page 23 of 78  QoS: Select the Quality of Service types for the Virtual Circuit, including UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate), CBR (Constant Bit Rate), and nrt-VBR (Variable Bit Rate) and rt-VBR. Please note that the selection of QoS type will lead to the availability of the following parameters, including PCR (Peak Cell Rate), CDVT (Cell Delay Variation Tolerance), SCR (Sustained Cell Rate) and MBS (Maximum Burst Size).

  • Page 24: Lan

    ’ ’ Page 24 of 78 4.2.2. 4.2.2.1. LAN Choose “Setup→LAN→LAN” menu, and you will see the LAN Interface Setup screen (shown in Figure 4-7). Here you can change IP address, subnet mask and other parameters for LAN interface. Figure 4-7 ...
  • Page 25 ’ ’ Page 25 of 78  MAC Address Control: The router supports the MAC address control on Ethernet port. Select the LAN interface on which you want to run MAC Address Control. Click the Apply Changes button to make the configuration take effect. For example, if you enable the MAC address control on “LAN1”, then the traffic from interface “LAN1”...
  • Page 26 ’ ’ Page 26 of 78 Figure 4-8  LAN IP Address: Displays the LAN IP address of the Modem Router  Subnet Mask: Displays the subnet mask of the Modem Router.  DHCP Mode: Options available are None, DHCP Relay and DHCP Server. None: In this mode, the Modem Router will do nothing when the host requests an IP address by DHCP protocol.
  • Page 27 ’ ’ Page 27 of 78 DHCP Relay: In this mode, the Router will work as a DHCP Relay. A DHCP relay is a device that forwards DHCP data between computers that request IP addresses and the DHCP server that assigns the addresses. Each of the device's interfaces can be configured as a DHCP relay. In this mode, the DHCP requests from local PCs will be forwarded to the DHCP server running on WAN side.
  • Page 28 ’ ’ Page 28 of 78  IP Pool Range: Specify the start and end IP address for the DHCP server's IP assignment. The default start and end IP Address are 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.200 separately. Please note that both addresses should be smaller than 192.168.1.254. ...
  • Page 29 ’ ’ Page 29 of 78  Option60: A string of n octets, interpreted by DHCP servers, used by DHCP client to optionally identify the vendor type and configuration of a DHCP client. In Figure 4-12, we suppose 11 as PC’s option60. After configuration, click Apply Changes button to save your changes.

  • Page 30: Wlan

    ’ ’ Page 30 of 78 4.2.3. WLAN There are six submenus under the WLAN menu, Basic, Security, Access Control, Advanced, WPS, and WDS. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.2.3.1. Basic Choose “Setup→WLAN→Basic”...
  • Page 31 ’ ’ Page 31 of 78  Channel Number: This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Select the channel to use from the drop-down list. It is not necessary to change the default channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. ...
  • Page 32 ’ ’ Page 32 of 78 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit and 128-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard. To configure WEP settings, select follow the steps below. Select “WEP”...
  • Page 33 ’ ’ Page 33 of 78 Step 3. Fill in the above parameters according to the guides below.  Key Length: Select the desired length. Options available are 64-bit and 128-bit.  Key Format: Select the desired format. Options available are ASCII (5 characters) and Hex (10 characters).
  • Page 34 ’ ’ Page 34 of 78 Step 2. Select the desired WPA Authentication Mode, Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre- Shared key). After the selection, the following available options will change to offer the appropriate configuration.  Enterprise (RADIUS): If this mode is selected, parameters including Port, IP address and Password are required in Authentication RADIUS Server filed.
  • Page 35 ’ ’ Page 35 of 78 “Deny Listed”, these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect to you access point. Click Apply Changes to save your configuration.  MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of the client you want to allow or deny. ...
  • Page 36 ’ ’ Page 36 of 78  Beacon Interval: Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100. ...
  • Page 37 ’ ’ Page 37 of 78 Figure 4-21  Disable WPS: Select to disable WPS function.  WPS state: Display the current WPS state.  Self PIN Number: Displays the PIN number of the Router. You can click the Regenerate PIN button to generate a new PIN number.
  • Page 38 ’ ’ Page 38 of 78 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the front panel of the Router or click Start PBC button in Figure 4-21. For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Push the button on my Step 2: access point”...
  • Page 39 ’ ’ Page 39 of 78 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter PIN code If the wireless adapter supports WPS and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods. Method One: Enter the PIN into my Router For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN into my access Step 1: point or a registrar”...
  • Page 40 ’ ’ Page 40 of 78 Figure 4-22 Method Two: Enter the PIN from my Router Step 1: Get the Current PIN code of the Router from Self-PIN Number in Figure 4-22 (each Router has its unique PIN code. Here takes the PIN code 12345670 of this Router for example). For the configuration of the wireless adapter, please choose “Enter a PIN from my access Step 2: point”...
  • Page 41 ’ ’ Page 41 of 78 The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter  Note: The default PIN code of the Router can be found in its label or the WPS configuration screen as shown in Figure 4-22. After saving your configuration, you need to click the Save button on the left panel to make your configuration take effect.

  • Page 42: Advanced

    ’ ’ Page 42 of 78  Note: If changes are made, after clicking Apply Changes button, a Save button will appear on the left panel. You need to click the Save button to make your changes take effect. 4.3. Advanced Choose “Advanced”, you can see the next submenus: Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
  • Page 43 ’ ’ Page 43 of 78 Click the Add Route button to add the new route in the Static Route Table. The Static Route Table shows the current static route entries.  Note: After configuration, you need to click the Save button appeared on the left panel so that your configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots.

  • Page 44: Nat

    ’ ’ Page 44 of 78 4.3.2. NAT 4.3.2.1. DMZ Choose “Advanced→NAT→DMZ”, you can configure the DMZ host in the screen as shown in Figure 4-26. A DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a host between a private local network and the outside public network. It allows a single host on your LAN to expose all of its ports to the Internet.
  • Page 45 ’ ’ Page 45 of 78 Figure 4-27  Usual Service Name: The Router provides some common services. Select the one you need.  User-defined Service Name: If the service can not be found in the Usual Service Name drop- down list, just enter the name manually in this field instead.
  • Page 46 ’ ’ Page 46 of 78 For example: If you want to set up a FTP Server on LAN host 192.168.1.33, you can configure a virtual server rule as follows: Select “FTP” from Usual Service Name drop-down list. Protocol, WAN Port, and LAN Step 1: Open Port will be automatically filled, and you don’t need to change them.
  • Page 47 ’ ’ Page 47 of 78 Port trigger is used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet. Some applications require multiple connections, like Internet games, video conferencing, Internet calling and so on. These applications cannot work with a pure NAT Router. Port Trigger is used for some of these applications that can work with an NAT Router, which can be helpful in securing and restricting your local network.
  • Page 48 ’ ’ Page 48 of 78  Open Protocol: It can be TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP.  NAT Type: It can be outgoing or incoming. Click the Apply Changes button to save your configuration. And then the trigger rule will be added to the Current Portrigger Table.

  • Page 49: Qos

    ’ ’ Page 49 of 78 “Global End IP”.  Local Start IP / Local End IP: Enter the local IP Address you plan to map to. Local Start IP is the starting local IP address and Local End IP is the ending local IP address. If the rule is for all local IPs, then the Start IP is 0.0.0.0 and the End IP is 255.255.255.255.
  • Page 50 ’ ’ Page 50 of 78  QoS Policy: Policy of QoS. The traffic will be classified on the base of this policy. It can be based on stream, 802.1p or DSCP. For detail instruction, please refer to 4.3.3.1 Stream, 4.3.3.2 802.1p 4.3.3.3...
  • Page 51 ’ ’ Page 51 of 78 Figure 4-32  Src IP: The source IP address of the rule.  Src Mask: The source mask of the rule.  Dest IP: The destination IP address of the rule.  Dest Mask: The destination mask of the rule. ...
  • Page 52 ’ ’ Page 52 of 78 4.3.3.2. 802.1p If the QoS policy is “802.1p based”, you should configure the 802.1p setting. Figure 4-33  802.1p rule list: Shows the current rules on the device.  802.1p tag: The number of 802.1p tag. ...
  • Page 53 ’ ’ Page 53 of 78 4.3.3.3. DSCP If the QoS policy is “DSCP based”, you should configure the DSCP setting. Press the “DSCP config” button to configure the DSCP priority. Figure 4-34  DSCP tag: The value of the DSCP filed. ...

  • Page 54: Cwmp

    ’ ’ Page 54 of 78 4.3.4. CWMP Choose “Advanced→CWMP”, you can configure the CWMP function in the screen (shown in Figure 4-35). Here you may change the setting for the ACS’s parameters. CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP) is a protocol for communication between a CPE and Auto-Configuration Server (ACS).

  • Page 55: Port Mapping

    ’ ’ Page 55 of 78  Periodic Inform Interval: The interval to send Inform RPC. Connection Request parameters  User Name/Password: Enter the User Name and Password the remote ACS should use when connecting to the device.  Path: The path of the device ConnectionRequestURL. ...
  • Page 56 ’ ’ Page 56 of 78 Figure 4-36 You can enable or disable the port mapping function of the device by the select radio button. If “Enable” radio is selected, you can configure the mapping group as follow steps. Select a group （Group 1, Group 2, Group3 or Group 4） from the table, then you can see the available interface (LAN and WAN) and grouped interface list Select interfaces from the “WAN”...

  • Page 57: Others

    ’ ’ Page 57 of 78 using Add> button or delete it from the “Interface group” using >Del button to manipulate the required mapping of the ports. Click the Apply button to finish the configuration.  Note: After configuration, you need to click the Save button appeared on the left panel so that your configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots.

  • Page 58: Service

    ’ ’ Page 58 of 78 4.4. Service Choose “Service”, you can see the next submenus: Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. 4.4.1. IGMP Proxy Choose “Service→IGMP Proxy” menu, you can configure the IGMP proxy in the screen (shown in Figure 4-38).

  • Page 59: Snmp

    ’ ’ Page 59 of 78 In turn, a device can leave a network smoothly and automatically when it is no longer in use. UPnP broadcasts are only allowed on the LAN. Figure 4-39  UPnP: Choose to enable or disable the UPnP function. Only when the function is enabled, can the UPnP take effect.

  • Page 60: Dns

    ’ ’ Page 60 of 78 Figure 4-40  Enable SNMP: Choose to enable or disable the SNMP support.  System Description: System description of the device.  System Contact: Contact information of the device.  System name: Name of the device. ...

  • Page 61: Ddns

    ’ ’ Page 61 of 78  Note: After configuration, you need to click the Save button appeared on the left panel so that your configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots. 4.4.5. DDNS Choose “Service→DDNS”, you can configure the DDNS function in the screen (shown in Figure 4-42).

  • Page 62: Firewall

    ’ ’ Page 62 of 78  Username: Username assigned by the DDNS provider.  Password: Password assigned by the DDNS provider TZO Settings:  Email: Email address assigned by DDNS provider.  Key: Key assigned by DDNS provider.  Dynamic DDNS Table: Display the DDNS entry of this device.
  • Page 63 ’ ’ Page 63 of 78 Figure 4-43  Outgoing/Incoming Default Policy: The default action of outgoing/incoming connection. It can be “Deny” or “Allow”. If the connection doesn’t match any MAC filtering rules, the router will handle the connection with the default action you have set. ...
  • Page 64 ’ ’ Page 64 of 78 IP/Port Filter Choose “Firewall→IP/Port Filter” menu, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-44). Here you can set the IP/Port filter rules to secure or restrict your local network. Figure 4-44 ...

  • Page 65: Url Filter

    ’ ’ Page 65 of 78  Current Filter table: It shows the current filter rules. You can enable or disable or delete the filter entry.  Note: After configuration, you need to click the Save button appeared on the left panel so that your configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots.

  • Page 66: Acl

    ’ ’ Page 66 of 78 4.5.3. ACL Choose “Firewall→ACL”, you can see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-46). ACL function is used to specify which services are accessible from LAN or WAN side. Figure 4-46  Direction Select: The direction of the ACL entry, it can be LAN or WAN. If “LAN”...
  • Page 67 ’ ’ Page 67 of 78  LAN ACL Switch: You can enable or disable the ACL function on LAN side. If it is disabled, all hosts on LAN side can access the services which your router provides. If it is enabled, only the hosts on the “Current ACL Table”...

  • Page 68: Maintenance

    ’ ’ Page 68 of 78 If it is “Interface”, you should specify a WAN interface for this ACL entry. If the WAN setting is “IP Address”, you should specify the IP address of the host on WAN side.  Service Allowed: You can specify the service and opened port for this service on WAN side.
  • Page 69 ’ ’ Page 69 of 78 Figure 4-49 To upgrade the router's firmware, follow these instructions below: Type the exact path of the update file into the “Select File” field. Or click the Browse button Step 1: to locate the update file. Step 2: Click the Upload button.
  • Page 70 ’ ’ Page 70 of 78 Figure 4-51 Step 2: Save the file as the appointed file (shown in Figure 4-52). PA-W40R-300N Figure 4-52 To restore the Router’s settings: Step 1: Click the Browse button to locate the file for the device, or enter the exact path in “Load Settings from File”...

  • Page 71: Password

    ’ ’ Page 71 of 78 4.6.2. Password Choose “Maintenance→Password”, you can configure the user account of the router in the screen (shown in Figure 4-53). Here you can add user account to access the web server, and modify the password of the specified user.

  • Page 72: Time

    ’ ’ Page 72 of 78 4.6.4. Time Choose “Maintenance→Time”, you can configure the system time in the screen (shown in Figure 4-55). Simple Network Timing Protocol (SNTP) is a protocol used to synchronize the system time to the public SNTP server. You can also configure the time manually. Figure 4-55 Manually You need to set the date and time corresponding to the current time.
  • Page 73 ’ ’ Page 73 of 78 Figure 4-57  State: Indicate the current state of NTP function. Choose to enable the NTP or not.  Server/Server2: Enter the IP address or the host name of the NTP server.  Interval: The interval time of NTP function. ...

  • Page 74: Log

    ’ ’ Page 74 of 78 4.6.5. Choose “Maintenance→Log”, you can view and configure the logs of the Modem Router (shown in Figure 4-58). Figure 4-58  Note: If changes are made, after clicking Apply Changes button, a Save button will appear on the left panel.
  • Page 75 ’ ’ Page 75 of 78  Host: Enter the IP address or host name you want to ping. After setting the host, click the PING button to start the ping process, then the ping result will be shown. 4.6.6.2. Tracert Choose “Maintenance→Diagnostic→Tracert”, you can tracert a host you want (shown in Figure 4-60).
  • Page 76 ’ ’ Page 76 of 78 OAM Loopback allows you to verify the connectivity between VP/VC endpoints, as well as segment endpoints within the VP/VC. ATM uses two cell flows: F4 used in VPs and F5 used in VCs. Figure 4-61 ...
  • Page 77 ’ ’ Page 77 of 78 Figure 4-62 Click the Start button to start the diagnostic, and then wait several minutes later you will see the test result. 4.6.6.5. Diag-Test Choose “Maintenance→Diagnostic→Diag-Test”, you can select an interface to run diagnostic in Figure 4-63.

  • Page 78: Appendix A: Specifications

    ’ ’ Page 78 of 78 Click the Run Diagnostic Test button to start the test, and then wait several times later you can see the diagnostic result. Appendix A: Specifications General ANSI T1.413, ITU G.992.1, ITU G.992.2, ITU G.992.3, ITU G.992.5, Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, TCP/IP, PPPoA, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT...

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