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  • Page 1 CASE COMMUNICATIONS 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Eth0 Eth1 Eth2 Eth2 Eth3 LINK Eth4 Eth3 Eth1 LINK RS232 PWR LINK ETH4 RESET ETH2 ALR ACT ETH3 ETH1 ETH0 ETH3 ETH1 ETH2 12-72V 6401 RUGGED ADSL ROUTER Revision 1.5 June 2013...
  • Page 3 CE Mark Warning The Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router is an Industrial product which may cause radio interference in a domestic environment. In which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
  • Page 4 Copyright Copyright C 2012 Case Communications Ltd. All rights reserved This document contains information that is the property of Case Communications Ltd. All or part of this document may not be copied, reproduced reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form, or otherwise duplicated, and information herein may not be used,...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 CONTENTS SECTION TITLE PAGE 6401 RUGGED ADSL ROUTER HARDWARE GETTING STARTED Connecting a PC to the Case 6401 DEVICE INFORMATION SUMMARY INFORMATION WAN INFORMATION STATISTICS 3.3.1 STATISTICS LAN 3.3.2 STATISTCS WAN 3.3.3...
  • Page 6 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION 5.25 5.5.1 NAT-VIRTUAL SERVER CONFIGURATION 5.25 NAT – PORT TRIGGERING 5.5.2 5.27 NAT – DMZ HOST 5.5.3 5.29 SECURITY 5.30 5.6.1 IP FILTERING 5.30 5.6.2 PORT FORWARDING 5.3.2...
  • Page 7 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.17 CERTIFICATES 5.69 5.17.1 INTRODUCTION 5.69 5.17.2 CONFIGURING A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY 5.69 5.18 MULTICAST 5.71 5.18.1 INTRODUCTION 5.71 5.18.2 CONFIGURING IGMP 5.72 DIAGNOSTICS INTRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SETTINGS 7.1.1 BACKUP 7.1.2 UPDATE 7.1.3...
  • Page 8: Rugged Adsl Router Hardware

    External Power Supply with mains lead.  ADSL Line cord  Option - manual – either CD or Hardcopy (NB. PDF versions of the 6401 manual are available from our web site on www.casecomms.com) 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Eth0 Eth1...
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    CONNECTING A PC TO THE CASE 6401 Use a standard UTP Patch lead to connect a PC to the 6401 via any of the 4 Ethernet ports on the rear of the 6401. Using a standard browser (i.e. Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer etc.), enter the IP address of the router.
  • Page 10: Welcome Screen

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Welcome Screen When you first connect to the 6401 router you should see the following screen displayed on your PC. This is the ‘Device Information’ summary information page. 6401 Rugged Router...
  • Page 11: Device Information

    3.1. DEVICE INFO >SUMMARY INFORMATION This page provides a quick summary of the 6401 Rugged ADSL routers status, and is divided into two parts, the first part being the hardware and software versions and the second part the operational status of the unit.
  • Page 12: Case Communications 6401 Rugged Adsl Router Manual – Rev

    407710 1096 eth2 548407 4683 940061 2069 eth3 eth4 3.3.2. DEVICE INFO >STATISTICS > WAN This option displays the Wide Area Network Interface statistics on the 6401 Rugged Router Interface Description Received Transmitted Bytes Pkts Errs Drops Bytes Pkts Errs...
  • Page 13: Statistics Xtm

    Errors Errors Cells Cells 146016 214438 The Extended Task manager provides additional information on the ports on the 6401 Rugged Router Port Number: Shows the xTM (ATM) Port number In Octets: Number of received octets over the interface. Out Octets: Number of transmitted octets over the interface.
  • Page 14: Statistics Xdsl

    This indicates the status of the connection. The link can be up but your not connected to a service, in which case the Link Light on the front will be ‘off’, but the link will show up in the statistics.
  • Page 15 Output Power (0.1 dBm): This is the upstream power used by your 6401 Rugged ADSL router on the copper circuit. Super Frames: Total number of super frames.
  • Page 16 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 3.4. DEVICE INFO >ROUTE Device Info -- Route This page displays the routes currently in use within the router The following symbols are used. This link is up This link is rejecting - Means that some other service incompatible with DSL is provisioned on the line.
  • Page 17 84:8F:69:b0:03:81 DHCP Advanced Setp Diagnostics Management 3.6. DEVICE INFO >DHCP The DHCP page displays the devices that the 6401 Rugged Router has issued with IP Addresses 6401 Rugged Router Device Info Summary Device Info - - DHCP Leases Statistics Host name...
  • Page 18: Quick Start Guide

    Logon screen you may find the router has been configured with a different IP Address. To ensure you have a connection to the port of the 6401 ‘Ping’ the routers default IP address of 192.168.1.1. If no reply is received then use the reset switch on the rear of the router to ‘default’...
  • Page 19: Step 2 – Select Wan Service

    This path will appear later as an option) Select DSL Latency Path0 The 6401 only has a single DSL path - select path 0 Select DSL Link PPPoA Select the service your ISP has provided, most common in...
  • Page 20 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 SELECT THE WAN INTERFACE Select the interface from the drop down menu. As its likely your going to connect to an ADSL WAN Service the interface is the likely to be described by the VCI configured earlier (eg 38) Atm0/0_0_38 If running PPPoA the link type (pppoa) and VPI / VCI will be displayed in the field.
  • Page 21: Configuring The Lan

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 4.1.4 CONFIGURING THE LAN In almost all circumstances the LAN IP address will have to be changed to suit the network. Please note that changing the LAN IP address of the router will result in loss of communication to the router until the PC can have its IP address set to match the new subnet and the new connection even run.
  • Page 22: Advanced Set Up

    5.1.1. INTRODUCTION ADVANCED SETUP > LAYER2 INTERFACE There are a maximum of two WAN paths out of the 6401, one via the ADSL / Advanced Setp ATM interface and the other via one of the four the Ethernet Interfaces. Layer 2 Interface...
  • Page 23: Configuring A Layer Two Atm Interface

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.1.2. CONFIGURING A LAYER TWO ATM INTERFACE ADVANCED SETUP > LAYER 2 INTERFACE>ATM INTERFACE Layer2 Interface and you can select WAN Service Interface (layer2 interface) Device Info over ATM interfaces or ETH interface.
  • Page 24 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 LAYER 2 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS On selecting add, a Layer 2 Interface the following page is presented. Here we see the option to configure 3 different layer 2 interfaces with the page appearing slightly different according to which of the three options has been selected;...
  • Page 25: Configuring An Ethernet Interface

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.1.4 CONFIGURING AN ETHERNET INTERFACE ADVANCED SETUP >LAYER2 INTERFACE>ETH INTERFACE Its possible to configure one of the Ethernet ports on the router to work as a WAN port Select Ethernet Interface’ to enter the 6401 Rugged Router Ethernet WAN port configuration.
  • Page 26: Explanation Of Options

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.1.5. EXPLANATION OF OPTIONS ATM WAN INTERFACE OPTIONS Under the ATM Interface we have the following options EoA – Ethernet over ATM Used for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet, IP Over Ethernet or Bridging.
  • Page 27 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 trailer. This tends to reduce fragmentation overhead (e.g., an IPv4 datagram containing a TCP ACK- only packet with neither IP nor TCP options exactly fits into a single cell). The chief disadvantage of such a scheme lies in duplication of virtual circuits: a host must create a separate virtual circuit for each high-level protocol if more than one protocol is used.
  • Page 28: Wan Services

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 WAN SERVICES 5.2.1 INTRODUCTION ADVANCED SETUP >WAN SERVICE Having configured the layer 2 interfaces we now configure the Wide Area Network Interfaces from these menus. The configuration options are explained at the end of this section.
  • Page 29: Configuring Pppoa

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.2.2.1 CONFIGURING PPPoA (Layer 2 PPPoA) Advanced setup>WAN Service Select ‘WAN set up’ and you will be presented with the following table showing any existing WAN interfaces already configured. To add a new Interface select the ‘ADD’ button underneath the table...
  • Page 30 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 PPP Username and Password PPP requires that you have a user name and password to establish your connection. In the boxes below, enter the user name and password that your ISP has provided to you.
  • Page 31 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 DNS Server Configuration Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces OR enter static DNS server IP addresses for the system. In ATM mode, if only a single PVC with IPoA or static IPoE protocol is configured, a Static DNS server IP addresses must be entered.
  • Page 32: Configuring Ipoa

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.2.2.2 CONFIGURING IPoA (Layer 2 IPoA) Wide Area Network (WAN) Service Setup Choose Add, Remove or Edit to configure a WAN service over a selected interface. Interface Description Type Vlan8021p VlanMuxId Igmp NAT Firewall Remove Edit Select Add to start configuring an IPoA Service, and then select the interface from the following drop down menu;...
  • Page 33 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Network Address Translation Settings Network Address Translation (NAT) allows you to share one Wide Area Network (WAN) IP address for multiple computers on your Local Area Network (LAN). Enable NAT (Default not enabled)
  • Page 34: Configuring Ppp Over Ethernet

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.2.2.3 CONFIGURING PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE - layer 2 EOA Wide Area Network (WAN) Service Setup Choose Add, Remove or Edit to configure a WAN service over a selected interface.
  • Page 35 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Menu Option Example Meaning WAN Service description pppoe_eth0 Enter a free form name for this service or keep the default provided PPP Username Case Enter the name provided by your ISP...
  • Page 36 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Select Next to go to the DNS Server configuration Select DNS Server Interface from available WAN interfaces Selected DNS Server Available WAN Interfaces Interfaces  ppp0  Use the following Static DNS IP address...
  • Page 37: Configuring Ipoe

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 CONFIGURING IPoE (IP Over Ethernet – layer 2 EOA ) 5.2.2.4 Wide Area Network (WAN) Service Setup Choose Add, Remove or Edit to configure a WAN service over a selected interface.
  • Page 38: Configuring Bridging

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Network Address Translation Settings Network Address Translation (NAT) allows you to share one Wide Area Network (WAN) IP address for multiple computers on your Local Area Network (LAN). Menu Option...
  • Page 39: Explanation Of Wan Service Option

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.2.3 EXPLANATION OF WAN SERVICE OPTIONS PPPoA – Point to Point over ATM Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM (PPPoA) is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames in AAL5. It is used mainly with DOCSIS and DSL carriers.
  • Page 40 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 NAT - Network Address Translation The majority of NATs map multiple private hosts to one publicly exposed IP address. In a typical configuration, a local network uses one of the designated "private" IP address subnets (RFC 1918). A router on that network has a private address in that address space.
  • Page 41: Introduction

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.3.1 L2TP INTRODUCTION ADVANCED SETUP >VPN>L2TP Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol (L2TP) is a tunnelling protocol used to support virtual private networks (VPNs). It does not provide any encryption or confidentiality by itself; it relies on an encryption protocol that it passes within the tunnel to provide privacy.
  • Page 42: L2Tp Configuration

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.3.2 L2TP CONFIGURATION ADVANCED SETUP > VPN>L2TP This menu option allows you to configure an L2TP (Level 2 Tunnelling protocol) service. On selecting the option the following page appears L2TP Client Side PPP Connection...
  • Page 43 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Connection Type: PPPoE Enabled NAT: Full Cone NAT: Disabled Firewall: Enabled Disabled IGMP Multicast: Quality Of Service: Enabled Click "Apply/Save" to have this interface to be effective. Click "Back" to make any modifications.
  • Page 44: Lan Configuration

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 LAN CONFIGURATION 5.4.1 LAN SETUP ADVANCED SETUP >LAN This part of the menu allows the network manager to configure the LAN interfaces on the router. On entering this option we are presented with the following page.
  • Page 45 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Disable DHCP Server: Stop the router from issuing IP addresses to users connected to its LAN ports Enable DHCP Server: Allows the router to issue IP Addresses to users connecting to its LAN ports.
  • Page 46: Network Address Translation

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION (NAT) NAT – VIRTUAL SERVER CONFIGURATION 5.5.1 ADVANCED SETUP >NAT Advanced Set up>NAT Advanced Setp Layer 2 Interface Virtual Server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side (identified...
  • Page 47 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 NAT – Virtual Server Setup Options User Interface: A drop down menu shows the interfaces available. These are the interfaces previously configured under the WAN Interface. Service Name: Select a service name from the drop down list.
  • Page 48: Nat – Port Triggering

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 NAT – PORT TRIGGERING 5.5.2 Some applications require that specific ports in the Router's firewall be opened for access by the remote parties. Port Trigger dynamically opens up the 'Open Ports' in the firewall when an application on the LAN initiates a TCP/UDP connection to a remote party using the 'Triggering Ports'.
  • Page 49 WAN Interface. Service Name: Select a service name from the drop down list. If selecting a pre-defined service the 6401 will automatically complete the port and protocol values. Custom Service. You can add your own service in this field...
  • Page 50: Nat – Dmz Host

    NAT – DMZ HOST. 5.5.3 The Case Communications 6401 Rugged Router will forward IP packets from the WAN that do not belong to any of the applications configured in the Virtual Servers table to a DMZ host computer. Enter the computer's IP address and click 'Apply' to activate the DMZ host.
  • Page 51: Security

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 SECURITY 5.6.1 IP FILTERING ADVANCED SETUP > SECURITY>IP FILTERING Advanced Setp Outgoing IP Filtering Setup Layer 2 Interface By default, all outgoing IP traffic from LAN is allowed, but some IP traffic can be WAN Service BLOCKED by setting up filters.
  • Page 52 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Advanced Setp Incoming IP Filtering Setup Layer 2 Interface WAN Service When the When the firewall is enabled on a WAN or LAN interface, all incoming IP traffic is BLOCKED. However, some IP traffic can be accepted by setting up filters.
  • Page 53: Port Forwarding 5

    Port Forwarding is configured on the Incoming IP Filtering screen. By default the 6401 will allow devices connected to its Ethernet ports to go out to the Internet, and by default it will block most incoming ports such as port 23 Telnet etc.
  • Page 54 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Menu Option Example Meaning Protocol Type NetBEUI Select from drop down menu (PPoE, IPv4, IPv6, Apple Talk, IPX, NetBEUI, IGMP) Destination MAC Address 00:25:86:c7:99:ab Enter MAC Address of destination device...
  • Page 55: Parental Control

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 PARENTAL CONTROL 5.7.1 TIME RESTRICTIONS ADVANCED SETUP > PARENTAL CONTROL> TIME RESTRICTIONS Choose - Advanced Setup>Parental Control> Advanced Setp Layer 2 Interface Parental control provides two ways to control access to the Internet using Time WAN Service Restrictions and a Url Filter.
  • Page 56: Url Filter

    Note its necessary to select the list type before entering the URL’s of the sites. A Maximum of 100 entries can be configured.. If the port number is left blank the 6401 router will use port 80 by default. URL List Type.
  • Page 57: Quality Of Service

    With the 6401 Rugged Router traffic will generally enter the router from the Ethernet ports and will be marked for transmission over the WAN port or via other Ethernet ports. The order of configuration for Quality of Service should be;...
  • Page 58: Configuring A Layer Two Interface

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.8.2. CONFIGURING A LAYER TWO INTERFACE Generally these will have been configured before in the layer two interfaces settings. It’s possible to configure an Ethernet interface from the QoS menu, but to configure an ATM interface this must have been previously configured from the Layer Two menu option.
  • Page 59: Qos – Queue Configuration Setup

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.8.4. QOS QUEUE CONFIGURATION-SETUP This screen allows the network manager to configure a QoS queue and assign it to a specific layer 2 interface. The scheduler algorithm is defined by the layer 2 interface.
  • Page 60: Configuring Qos Classification

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.8.5. CONFIGURING QOS CLASSIFICATION This screen creates a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic, assign queue which defines the precedence and the interface and optionally overwrite the IP header DSCP byte.
  • Page 61 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 The Network options available are described in the table below. Traffic Class name Name given to this Profile Rule Order The order this rule should be carried out in, the number will depend on the number of Traffic Class rules entered.
  • Page 62 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Destination IP Address Enter the IP Address of the remote service the application is to reach. E.g. 172.16.20.1/ 16 (255.255.0.0) Differentiated Services Select from the drop down menu, the options within the DSCP Drop Code Point (DSCP) Check.
  • Page 63: Dscp Overview

    5.8.7. DSCP OVERVIEW Quality of Service within the 6401 Rugged Router is provided by Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP). DiffServ uses the 6-bit field in the IP header for packet classification purposes. DSCP replaces the outdated Type of Service (TOS) field.
  • Page 64: Configuration Examples

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.8.8. CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES EXAMPLE 1 – LAN – TELNET TRAFFIC ENTERING FROM LAN Parameter Value Options Traffic Class Name Telnet Enter a name Rule Order: Last Only option for this configuration...
  • Page 65 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 EXAMPLE 2 – TRAFFIC ON ETH 0 USING 802.1Q Parameter Value Meaning Traffic Class Name Eth-0 Name of the Traffic Class Rule Rule Order: Last Last rule to be processed...
  • Page 66: Routing

    5.9.2 STATIC ROUTES. This menu allows the network manager to configure static routes on the 6401 router. Up to 32 Static routes can be configured in the 6401. On entering the menu option a table is displayed showing what static routes have been configured as shown below.
  • Page 67: Policy Routing

    When the 6401 Rugged Router receives a packet it normally decides where to forward it based on the destination address in the packet, which is then used to look up an entry in a routing table. However, in some cases, there may be a need to forward the packet based on other criteria.
  • Page 68 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.9.4 To configure RIP select the RIP option under Routing and you will see the RIP menu option. RIP can only be configured on services which don’t use Network Address Translation (NAT), and any invalid interface will not be displayed in the RIP table.
  • Page 69 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 RIP version 1 The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a distance-vector routing protocol, which employs the hop count as a routing metric. RIP prevents routing loops by implementing a limit on the number of hops allowed in a path from the source to a destination.
  • Page 70 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 CIDR blocks and number of Host IDs per segment: How can I calculate the Subnet Mask from a CIDR-type address? Write down the number of bits that are in the CIDR notation (in Binary notation), divide them into 4 octets, and convert them to decimal notation.
  • Page 71: Configuring A Dns Server

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.10 ADVANCED SETUP >DNS Advanced Setp Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for Layer 2 Interface computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network.
  • Page 72: Configuring Dynamic Dns

    The Dynamic DNS Server allows the network manager to alias a dynamic IP Address to a static host name in any of the domains, allowing the 6401 Rugged Router to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet On entering the Dynamic DNS menu the following options are presented.
  • Page 73: Dsl Configuration

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.11 DSL CONFIGURATION ADVANCED SETUP>DSL The following menu options will be show, simply select all that are Advanced Setp required. Layer 2 Interface  WAN Service G.DMT Enabled  G.Lite Enabled ...
  • Page 74 (gain) whilst still maintaining the data flow. With bit swapping the Case 6401 Rugged router can swap the bits around and redistribute the bits to other channels by using any spare SNR at other frequencies or increasing the gain.
  • Page 75: Upnp

    5.12.2 CONFIGURING UPnP ON THE 6401 RUGGED ROUTER The 6401 Rugged Router has an option to select UPnP and to then apply NOTE: UPnP is activated only when there is a live WAN service with NAT enabled Having selected UPnP click ‘Apply / Save’...
  • Page 76: Configuring Upnp On A Windows 7 Pc

    4. Click OK. The system will install UPnP components automatically. 5. After finishing the installation, go to My Network Places. You will find an icon (e.g., Case 6401 Rugged Route) for UPnP function. 6. Double click on the icon, and the ADSL router will open another web page via the port for UPnP function.
  • Page 77: Dns Proxy

    The 6401 Rugged Router has a built-in DNS proxy that can take DNS queries from devices on the local network and forward them to the 6401 Router, which in Security turn asks the DNS Servers provided by the ISP.
  • Page 78: Interface Grouping

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.15 INTERFACE GROUPING ADVANCED SETUP > INTERFACE GROUPING Interface Grouping -- A maximum 16 entries can be configured Advanced Setp Layer 2 Interface Interface Grouping supports multiple ports to PVC and bridging groups.
  • Page 79 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 6401 Rugged Router Interface grouping Configuration Advanced Setp To create a new interface group: Layer 2 Interface 1. Enter the Group name and the group name must be unique and select either 2. (dynamic) or 3. (static) below: 2.
  • Page 80: How To Set Up An Ip Sec Tunnel

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.16. IP SEC ADVANCED SETUP > IP SEC (Only in Admin Mode) 5.16.1 HOW TO SET UP AN IP SEC TUNNEL Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a protocol suite for securing Internet Protocol...
  • Page 81 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 To create a new IP Sec Tunnel please click Add New Connection on the IP Sec page as shown below On selecting ‘add new connection’ the following IPSec configuration page appears.
  • Page 82 Advanced IKE Settings Shows Advanced Settings Save / Apply Having saved / applied this configuration the Case Communications 6401 Router will return you to the first IP sec page and display the Tunnel you have just configured, as shown below Connection Name...
  • Page 83 Advanced IKE Settings Shows Advanced Settings Save / Apply Having saved / applied this configuration the Case Communications 6401 Router will return you to the first IP sec page and display the Tunnel you have just configured, as shown below Connection Name...
  • Page 84: Testing The Ip Sec Tunnel

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.16.2 TESTING THE IP SEC TUNNEL 1. On the host in LAN1, press [Windows Logo] + [R] to open Run dialog. Input “cmd” and hit OK. In the CLI window, type in “ping 192.168.2.x” (“192.168.2.x” can be IP address of any host in LAN2).
  • Page 85: Advanced Settings

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.16.3 ADVANCED SETTINGS This is a dynamic page. It will change itself by showing and hiding options when different types or connections are chosen. User can select automatic key exchange or manual key exchange, pre-shared key authentication or certificate authentication, etc.
  • Page 86: Configuration Examples

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.16.4 CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES Example 1 – Connection to a PIX Firewall Parameter Setting Meaning IPSec Connection Name To-Cisco User definable Tunnel Mode Cisco default tunnel type Remote IPSec gateway Address 182.12.1.200...
  • Page 87: How Ip Sec Works

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.16.5 HOW IP SEC WORKS IPSec involves many component technologies and encryption methods. Yet IPSec's operation can be broken down into five main steps: "Interesting traffic" initiates the IPSec process. Traffic is deemed interesting when the IPSec security policy configured in the IPSec peers starts the IKE process.
  • Page 88: Advanced Ike Settings

    IPsec supports the automated generation and negotiation of keys and security associations using the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol. The Case 6401 software supports AutoKey IKE automated tunnel negotiation. Manual Key With manual keys, administrators at both ends of a tunnel configure all the security parameters. This is a viable technique for small, static networks where the distribution, maintenance, and tracking of keys are not difficult.
  • Page 89 ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM The Case Communications 6401 has the ability to select the encryption algorithm used within IP Sec. The options are; ...
  • Page 90: Certificates

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.17 CERTIFICATES 5.17.1 INTRODUCTION ADVANCED SETUP > CERTIFICATES cryptography, a certificate authority, or certification authority, (CA) Advanced Setp is an entity that issues digital certificates. The digital certificate certifies the Layer 2 Interface ownership of a public key by the named subject of the certificate.
  • Page 91 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 Name In Use Subject Type Action Create Certificate Request Import Certificate Create new certificate request To generate a certificate signing request you need to include Common Name, Organization Name, State/Province Name, and the 2-letter Country Code for the certificate.
  • Page 92: Multicast

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.18 MULTICAST 5.18.1 INTRODUCTION ADVANCED SETUP > MULTICAST In computer networking, multicast is the delivery of a message or information to a Advanced Setp group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the...
  • Page 93: Configuring Igmp

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 5.18.2 CONFIGURING IGMP On entering the Multicast option the web page displays a table with default options. Configuring Default Options Default Version There are three versions of IGMP, V1, V2, and V3...
  • Page 94: Troubleshooting

    Note. If this test fails, follow the trouble shooting procedures listed below and rerun diagnostics by selecting ‘re-run diagnostic Tests’ 1. If you’re not able to access the management page on the Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router verify that the Ethernet cable from your computer or your hub is connected to the LAN port on the router.
  • Page 95 DSL network. It maybe necessary to wait for 30 minutes to a couple of hours and to then call your ISP. 6. Turn off the power to the 6401 Router, wait 10 seconds then turn it back on. Wait at least one minute and retry.
  • Page 96 Indicates that your 6401 Rugged ADSL Router has received a valid IP Address from the PPP Server Fail Indicates that your 6401 Rugged Router does not have a valid IP Address from the PPP Server Disabled Indicates not connected or configured...
  • Page 97: Management

    RESTORE DEFAULT This option restores the 6401 Rugged Router to its default condition. Do not use this if your connected to the 6401 Router remotely as it will take the router offline and deny you remote access. SECTION 7 - MANAGEMENT...
  • Page 98: System Log

    6401 routers RAM. When the system log buffer is full the 6401 will overwrite ‘old’ events with new events. By default the log is set to ‘Debugging’ which is the lowest level of alarm.
  • Page 99: Security Log

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 SECURITY LOG MANAGEMENT > SECURITY The security Log dialog allows you to view the Security Log and configure the Security Log options Click “View” to view the Security Log Click “Reset” to clear and reset the Security Log Right Click here to save the Security Log.
  • Page 100: Tr069 Client

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 TR 069 Client MANAGEMENT > TR069 CLIENT INTRODUCTION TR-069 defines an application layer protocol for remote management of end-user devices. As a bidirectional SOAP/HTTP-based protocol, it provides the communication between customer-premises equipment (CPE) and Auto Configuration Servers (ACS).
  • Page 101: Internet Time

    INTERNET TIME MANAGEMENT > INTERNET TIME Select this option to allow the 6401 to synchronise with a Network Time Server. Once the option to synchronise has been selected, an option with 5 drop down menus appears to allow selection of the NTP Servers.
  • Page 102: Access Control

    UPDATE SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT > UPDATE SOFTWARE Step 1: Obtain an updated software image file from Case Communications or your local Case Communications reseller. Step 2: Enter the path to the image file location in the box below or click the "Browse" button to locate the image file.
  • Page 103: Product Specification

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 APPENDIX A PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Eth0 Eth1 Eth2 Eth2 Eth3 LINK Eth4 Eth3 Eth1 LINK RS232 PWR LINK ETH4 RESET ETH2 ALR ACT ETH3 ETH3 ETH1 ETH2...
  • Page 104 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 APPENDIX B APPENDIX B – KNOWN ISSUSES...
  • Page 105: Safety Information

    Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router Manual – Rev 1.5 APPENDIX C SAFETY INFORMATION Safety Information Warnings  Install the equipment only as described within this manual  Never Install equipment connected to telephone wiring during a lightning storm ...
  • Page 106: Technical Assistance

    Case Communications Technical assistance can be contacted via e.mail address support@casecomms.com Repair Return Address Before you return a product you must contact case Communications and obtain a Repair Authorisation Number (RAN). This is available from the above e-mail address Our web site address is www.casecomms.com...
  • Page 107 Case Communications 6401 Rugged ADSL Router e-mail. admin@casecomms.com www.casecomms.com...

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