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Comtrend Corporation CT-5071 User Manual

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CT-5071
ADSL2+ Router
User's Manual
Version A1.2, February 10, 2006
261063-004

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  • Page 1 CT-5071 ADSL2+ Router User’s Manual Version A1.2, February 10, 2006 261063-004...

  • Page 2: Technical Support

    Copyright Copyright© 2006 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information and messages contained herein are proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written permission by Comtrend Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION................. 4 ......................4 EATURES ....................... 5 PPLICATION LED I ................. 6 RONT ANEL NDICATORS CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION.................. 7 .................. 7 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CHAPTER 3 LOGIN VIA THE WEB BROWSER ........8 IP A ......................8 DDRESS ....................
  • Page 4 ................... 54 6.6.2 Dynamic DNS DSL ........................57 CHAPTER 7 DIAGNOSTICS ................58 CHAPTER 8 MANAGEMENT ............... 59 ......................59 ETTINGS ................60 8.1.1 Configuration Backup ................ 60 8.1.2 Configuration Restoration ..................61 8.1.3 Restore Default ...................... 63 YSTEM ....................65 NTERNET ....................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The CT-5071 is a wired Local Area Network ADSL2+ router. One 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port provides wired LAN. The CT-5071 ADSL router provides state of the art security features such as Firewall and VPN pass through. The CT-5071 is designed for residential applications that require wired connectivity to an ADSL broadband network.

  • Page 6: Application

    Application The following diagram depicts the application of the CT-5071.

  • Page 7: Front Panel Led Indicators

    Front Panel LED Indicators The front panel LEDs are shown in the picture below, followed by an explanation in the table below. Color Mode Function POWER Green On The router is powered up. The router is powered down. Green On The ADSL link is established.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation Hardware Installation In the rear panel, there is a reset button. It is used to load the factory default settings. Hold down the button until the LED’s start blinking simultaneously (about 5 seconds). After the device has booted successfully, the factory default settings are retrieved.

  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Login Via The Web Browser

    The default IP address of the CT-5071 (LAN port) is 192.168.1.1. To configure the CT-5071 for the first time, the configuration PC must have a static IP address within the 192.168.1.x subnet. Follow the steps below to configure your PC IP address to use subnet 192.168.1.x.

  • Page 10: Login Procedure

    3.2 Login Procedure Perform the following steps to bring up the Web user interface and configure the CT- 5071. To log on to the system from the Web browser, follow the steps below: STEP 1: Start your Internet browser. Type the IP address for the router in the Web address field.

  • Page 11: Default Settings

    3.2.1 Default Settings During power on initialization, the CT-5071 initializes all configuration attributes to default values. It will then read the configuration profile from the Permanent Storage section on the flash memory. The default attributes are overridden when identical attributes with different values are configured. The configuration profile in Permanent Storage can be created via the Web user interface or telnet user interface, or other management protocols.

  • Page 12: Chapter 4 Quick Setup

    If the service provider provides PPPoE service, then the connection selection depends on whether the LAN-side device (typically a PC) is running a PPPoE client or whether the CT-5071 is to run the PPPoE client. The CT-5071 can support both cases simultaneously.

  • Page 13: Auto Quick Setup

    Auto Quick Setup The auto quick setup requires the ADSL link to be up. The ADSL router will automatically detect the PVC. You only need to follow the online instructions that you are prompted. 1. Select Quick Setup to display the DSL Quick Setup screen. 2.
  • Page 14 STEP 2: Enter the Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI). Select Enable Quality Of Service if required. Click Next. STEP 3: Then, choose the Encapsulation mode. STEP 4: Click Next to display the following screen. Choosing different connection types pops up different settings requests.
  • Page 15 PPP over ATM (PPPoA) and PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) 1. Select the PPP over ATM (PPPoA) or PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) radio button and click Next. The following screen appears: PPP USERNAME/PPP PASSWORD The PPP Username and the PPP password requirement are dependent on the particular requirements of the ISP or the ADSL service provider.
  • Page 16 Disconnect if no activity The CT-5071 can be configured to disconnect if there is no activity for a period of time by selecting the Disconnect if no activity check box. When the checkbox is ticked, you need to enter the inactivity timeout period. The timeout period ranges from 1 minute to 4320 minutes.
  • Page 17 3. After entering your settings, select Next. The following screen appears. This page allows the user to configure the LAN interface IP address, subnet mask and DHCP server. If the user would like this ADSL router to assign dynamic IP address, DNS server and default gateways to other LAN devices, select the button Enable DHCP server on the LAN to enter the starting IP address and end IP address and DHCP leased time.
  • Page 18 The Web UI will not respond until the system is brought up again. After the system is up, the Web UI will refresh to the Device Info page automatically. The CT-5071 is ready for operation and the LEDs display as described in the LED description tables.
  • Page 19 MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) To configure MER, do the following. 1. Select Quick Setup and click Next. 2. Enter the PVC Index provided by the ISP and click Next and click Next 3. Select the MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) radio button, and click Next. The following screen appears.
  • Page 20 4. Click Next to display the following screen appears. Enable NAT checkbox: If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox. The NAT submenu on the left side main panel will be displayed after reboot. The user can then configure NAT-related features after the system comes up.
  • Page 21 5. Upon completion, click Next. The following screen appears. The Device Setup page allows the user to configure the LAN interface IP address and DHCP server. If the user would like this ADSL router to assign dynamic IP addresses, DNS server and default gateway to other LAN devices, select the radio box Enable DHCP server on the LAN to enter the starting IP address and end IP address and DHCP lease time.
  • Page 22 The Web UI will not respond until the system is brought up again. After the system is up, the Web UI will refresh to the Device Info page automatically. The CT-5071 is ready for operation and the LEDs display as described in the LED description tables.
  • Page 23 IP Over ATM (IPoA) To configure IP Over ATM, 1. Select Quick Setup and click Next. 2. Enter the PVC Index and click Next. 3. Type the VPI and VCI values provided by the ISP and click Next. 4. Select the IP over ATM (IPoA) radio button and click Next. The following screen appears.
  • Page 24 Enable NAT checkbox If the LAN is configured with a private IP address, the user should select this checkbox. The NAT submenu on the left side main panel will be displayed after reboot. The user can then configure NAT-related features after the system comes up.
  • Page 25 The user must configure the IP Address and the Subnet Mask. To use the DHCP service on the LAN, select the Enable DHCP server checkbox, and enter the Start IP addresses, the End IP address and DHCP lease time. This configures the router to automatically assign IP addresses, default gateway address and DNS server addresses to each of your PCs.
  • Page 26 The Web UI will not respond until the system is brought up again. After the system is up, the Web UI will refresh to the Device Info page automatically. The CT-5071 is ready for operation and the LEDs display as described in the LED description tables.
  • Page 27 Bridging Select the bridging mode. To configure Bridging, do the following. 1. Select Quick Setup and click Next. 2. Enter the PVC Index and click Next. 3. Type in the VPI and VCI values provided by the ISP and click Next. 4.
  • Page 28 6. Click the Next button The following screen will be displayed. The WAN Setup-Summary screen presents the entire configuration summary. Click Save/Reboot if the settings are correct. Click Back if you wish to modify the settings.

  • Page 29: Chapter 5 Device Info

    Chapter 5 Device Info After login, the Device Info screen appears as shown. Note: The selections available on the left side of menu are based upon the configured connection.

  • Page 30: Wan

    Click WAN on the Device Info menu bar to display the configured PVC(s) and the status. VPI/VCI Shows the values of the ATM VPI/VCI Con. ID Shows the connection ID Category Shows the ATM service classes Service Shows the name for WAN connection Interface Shows connection interfaces Protocol...

  • Page 31: Statistics

    Statistics Selection of the Statistics screen provides statistics for the Network Interface of LAN, WAN, ATM and ADSL. All statistics screens are updated every 15 seconds. 5.2.1 LAN Statistics The Network Statistics screen shows interface statistics for ATM AAL5 interface and Ethernet interfaces.

  • Page 33: Wan Statistics

    5.2.2 WAN Statistics Service Shows the service type VPI/VCI Shows the values of the ATM VPI/VCI Protocol Shows the connection type, such as pppoe, PPPoA, etc. Interface Shows connection interfaces Received/Transmitted - Rx/TX (receive/transmit) packet in Byte Bytes Rx/TX (receive/transmit) packets Rx/TX (receive/transmit) the packets which are Pkts errors,...

  • Page 34: Atm Statistics

    5.2.3 ATM statistics The following figure shows the ATM statistics screen. ATM Interface Statistics Field Description In Octets Number of received octets over the interface Number of transmitted octets over the interface OUT OCTETS In Errors Number of cells dropped due to uncorrectable HEC errors In Unknown Number of received cells discarded during cell header...
  • Page 35 ATM AAL5 Layer Statistics over ADSL interface Field Description In Octets Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDU octets Out Octets Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDUs octets transmitted In Ucst Pkts Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDUs passed to a higher-layer for transmission Out Ucast Pkts Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDUs received from a...

  • Page 36: Adsl Statistics

    5.2.4 ADSL Statistics The following figure shows the ADSL Network Statistics screen. Within the ADSL Statistics window, a bit Error Rate Test can be started using the ADSL BER Test button. The Reset button resets the statistics.
  • Page 37 Field Description Mode Modulation protocol G.DMT or T1.413 Type Channel type Interleave or Fast Line Coding Line Coding format, that can be selected G.dmt, G.lite, T1.413, ADSL2, Annex L and Annex M Status Lists the status of the DSL link Link Power State Link output power state.

  • Page 38: Route

    5.2.5 Route Choose Route to display the routes that the route information has learned. 5.2.6 ARP … Click ARP to display the ARP information.

  • Page 39: Dhcp

    5.2.7 DHCP Click DHCP to display the DHCP information.

  • Page 40: Chapter 6 Advanced Setup

    Chapter 6 Advanced Setup This chapter explains: WAN, LAN, Routing and DSL. VPI/VCI ATM VPI (0-255) / VCI (32-65535) Con. ID ID for WAN connection Category ATM service category, e.g. UBR, CBR… Service Name of the WAN connection Interface Name of the interface for WAN Protocol Shows bridge or router mode IGMP...

  • Page 41: Lan

    For further information on WAN please reference section: 5.1, Page 29. Configure the DSL Router IP Address and Subnet Mask for LAN interface. Save button only saves the LAN configuration data. Save/Reboot button saves the LAN configuration data and reboots the router to make the new configuration effective. IP Address: Enter the IP address for the LAN port.

  • Page 42: Nat

    Subnet Mask: Enter the secondary subnet mask for the LAN port. Note: This option is not available for bridge mode. To display the NAT function, you need to enable the NAT feature in the WAN Setup. 6.3.1 Virtual Servers Note: This option is not available for Bridge mode. Virtual Server allows you to direct incoming traffic from WAN side (identified by Protocol and External port) to the Internal server with private IP address on the LAN side.
  • Page 43 Select a Service User should select the service from the list. Custom Server User can enter the name of their choice. Server IP Enter the IP address for the server. Address External Port Enter the starting external port number (when Start you select Custom Server).

  • Page 44: Port Triggering

    6.3.2 Port Triggering Note: This option is not available for Bridge mode. 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 45 Select an User should select the application from the list. Application User can enter the name of their choice. Custom Application Trigger Port Enter the starting trigger port number (when you Start select custom application). When an application is selected the port ranges are automatically configured.

  • Page 46: Dmz Host

    6.3.3 DMZ Host Note: This option is not available for Bridge mode. The DSL router will forward IP packets from the WAN that do not belong to any of the applications configured in the Virtual Servers table to the DMZ host computer. Enter the computer's IP address and click "Apply"...

  • Page 47: Security

    6.4 Security 6.4.1 Parental Control Click on Parental Control in the menu bar. Then click Add.The following screen will be displayed. Input your User Name. Select the day of the week and the time that you want the restriction in place (as shown below).

  • Page 48: Mac Filtering

    Then click Save/Apply. The following screen will be displayed. 6.4.2 MAC Filtering Mac Filtering is only available for Bridged mode. Each network device has a unique MAC address. You can block or forward the packets based on the MAC addresses. The MAC Filtering Setup screen allows setting up the MAC filtering policy and the MAC filtering rules.
  • Page 49 Choose Add or Remove to configure MAC filtering rules. The following screen pops up when you click Add. Create a filter to identify the MAC layer frames by specifying at least one condition below. If multiple conditions are specified, all of them take effect. Click Apply to save and activate the filter.

  • Page 50: Ip Filtering

    Set Multicast Click this button, it will automatically set the multicast MAC address. From Interface Select the incoming packet interface To Interface Select the outgoing packet interface 6.4.3 IP Filtering This option is only available for PPPoE and PPPoA. IP filtering allows you to create a filter rule to identify outgoing/incoming IP traffic by specifying a new filter name and at least one condition below.
  • Page 51 Filter Name Type a name for the filter rule. Protocol User can select from: TCP, TCP/UDP, UDP or ICMP. Source IP address Enter source IP address. Source Subnet Mask Enter source subnet mask. Source Port (port or Enter source port number. port:port) Destination IP address Enter destination IP address.
  • Page 52 Incoming To add a filtering rule, simply click the Add button. The following screen will be displayed. To configure the parameters, please reference Outgoing table above.

  • Page 53: Routing

    Routing The Routing dialog box allows you to configure Default gateway, Static Route and RIP. 6.5.1 Default Gateway If ‘Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway’ checkbox is selected, this router will accept the first received default gateway assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s).

  • Page 54: Static Route

    6.5.2 Static Route Choose Static Route to display the Static Route screen. The Static Route screen lists the configured static routes, and allows configuring static routes. Choose Add or Remove to configure the static routes. To add static route, click the Add button to display the following screen. Enter the destination network address, subnet mask, gateway AND/OR available WAN interface then click Save/Apply to add the entry to the routing table.

  • Page 55: Dns

    6.6 DNS 6.6.1 DNS Server If 'Enable Automatic Assigned DNS' checkbox is selected, this router will accept the first received DNS assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s) during the connection establishment. If the checkbox is not selected, enter the primary and optional secondary DNS server IP addresses.
  • Page 56 Click on the Dynamic DNS button. The following screen will be displayed.
  • Page 57 D-DNS provider Select a dynamic DNS provider from the list Hostname Enter the name for the dynamic DNS server. Interface Select the interface from the list Username Enter the username for the dynamic DNS server. Password Enter the password for the dynamic DNS server. To add a dynamic DDNS, select your D-Dns provider.

  • Page 58: Dsl

    To access the DSL settings, First click On Advanced Setup and then click on DSL. The DSL Settings dialog box allows you to select an appropriate modulation mode. Option Description G.dmt/G.lite Sets G.Dmt/G.lite if you want the system to use either G.Dmt or G.lite mode.

  • Page 59: Chapter 7 Diagnostics

    Chapter 7 Diagnostics The Diagnostics menu provides feedback on the connection status of the CT-5071 and the ADSL link. The individual tests are listed below. If a test displays a fail status, click Rerun Diagnostic Tests at the bottom of this page to make sure the fail status is consistent.

  • Page 60: Chapter 8 Management

    Chapter 8 Management The Management section of the CT-5071 supports the following maintenance functions and processes: System log Update software Restore Settings Local Access User Access Remote Access Settings The Settings option allows you to back up your settings to a file, retrieve the setting...

  • Page 61: Configuration Backup

    8.1.1 Configuration Backup The Backup option under Management>Settings, save your router configurations to a file on your PC. Click BACKUP Settings in the main window. You will be prompted to define the location of the backup file to save. After choosing the file location, click Backup Settings.

  • Page 62: Restore Default

    8.1.3 Restore Default Clicking the Restore Default Configuration option in the Restore Settings screen can restore the original factory installed settings.
  • Page 63 NOTE: This entry has the same effect as the hardware reset-to-default button. The CT-5071 board hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default button. If the reset button is continuously pushed for more than 5 seconds until the power indicator blinks, the boot loader will erase the entire configuration data saved on the flash memory.

  • Page 64: System Log

    System Log The System Log option under Management>Settings allows you to view the system events log, or to configure the System Log options. The default setting of system log is disabled. Follow the steps below to enable and view the system log. 1.
  • Page 65 The events ranging from the highest critical level “Emergency” down to this configured level will be recorded to the log buffer on the CT-5071 SDRAM. When the log buffer is full, the newer event will wrap up to the top of the log buffer and overwrite the old event.

  • Page 66: Internet Time

    Internet Time The Internet Time option under Management menu bar configures the Modem’s time. To automatically synchronize with Internet timeservers, tick the corresponding box displayed on the screen. Then click Save/Apply.

  • Page 67: Access Control

    Access Control The Access Control option under Management menu bar configures the access- related parameters, including three parts: Services, IP Address, and Passwords.

  • Page 68: Services

    8.4.1 Services The Services option limits or opens the access services over the LAN or WAN. These services are provided FTP, HTTP, ICMP, , SSH (Security Socket Share), TELNET, and TFTP. Enable the service by checking the item in the corresponding checkbox, and then click Save/Apply.

  • Page 69: Access Ip Addresses

    8.4.2 Access IP Addresses The IP Addresses option limits the access by IP address. If the Access Control Mode is enabled, only the allowed IP addresses can access the router. Before you enable it, configure the IP addresses by clicking the Add button. Enter the IP address and click Apply to allow the PC with this IP address managing the DSL Router.

  • Page 70: Password Change

    8.4.3 Password Change To change the current password, do the following. Select Username – root. Enter Old Password and New Password. Then enter the new password again in the Confirm Password box to verify the new password. Then, click Save/Apply button.

  • Page 71: Update Software

    Update software The Update Software screen allows you to obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. Manual software upgrades from a locally stored file can be performed using the following screen. Step 1: Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. 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 72: Save And Reboot

    Save and Reboot The Save/Reboot option saves the configurations and reboots the router. Close the DSL Router Configuration window and wait for 2 minutes before reopening your web browser. If necessary, reconfigure your PC's IP address to match your new configuration.

  • Page 73: Appendix A: Pin Assignments

    Appendix A: Pin Assignments Line port (RJ11) Definition Definition ADSL_TIP ADSL_RING Pin Assignments of the RJ11 Port LAN Port (RJ45) Definition Definition Transmit data+ Transmit data- Receive data- Receive data+ Pin assignments of the LAN Port...

  • Page 74: Appendix B: Specifications

    Appendix B: Specifications Rear Panel RJ-11 X1 for ADSL, Reset Button X 1, Power Jack X 1, Power switch X 1 ADSL Standard ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1, G.992.2 , G.992.3, G.994.1 G.992.5 (ADSL2+) Downstream : 24 Mbps Upstream : 1.3 Mbps G.992.3 (ADSL2) Downstream : 12 Mbps Upstream : 1.3...
  • Page 75 Environment Condition Operating temperature 0 ~ 50 degrees Celsius Relative humidity 5 ~ 90% (non-condensing) Dimensions 92mm (W) x 34mm (H) x 114mm (D) Certifications FCC Part 15 class B, FCC Part 68, CE Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice...

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