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CT-5372E
Wireless Multi-DSL Router
User's Manual
Version A1.0, December 06, 2006
261074-002

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  • Page 1 CT-5372E Wireless Multi-DSL Router User’s Manual Version A1.0, December 06, 2006 261074-002...
  • Page 2 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 ......................5 ..........................5 EATURES ..........................6 PPLICATION LED I ....................7 RONT ANEL NDICATORS CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ......................8 ......................8 ARDWARE NSTALLATION USB D ...................10 NSTALLING THE EVICE RIVER CHAPTER 3 LOGIN VIA THE WEB BROWSER ..............15 IP A ..........................15 DDRESS .........................16...
  • Page 4 NAT ............................55 6.3.1 Virtual Servers ........................55 6.3.2 Port Triggering .......................57 6.3.3 DMZ Host ........................59 6.3.4 ALG ..........................60 ..........................61 ECURITY 6.4.1 IP Filtering ........................61 6.4.2 Parental Control ......................64 ......................65 UALITY OF ERVICE ..........................70 OUTING 6.6.1 Default Gateway ......................70 6.6.2 Static Route........................71 6.6.3 RIP..........................72 DNS ............................73...
  • Page 5 TR-069 C ........................109 LIENT ........................111 NTERNET ......................... 112 CCESS ONTROL 9.5.1 Services......................... 113 9.5.2 Access IP Addresses...................... 114 9.5.3 Passwords ........................115 ........................ 116 PDATE SOFTWARE ........................ 117 AVE AND EBOOT APPENDIX A: PRINTER SERVER CONFIGURATION ............. 118 APPENDIX B: FIREWALL ......................124 APPENDIX C: PIN ASSIGNMENTS....................130 APPENDIX D: SPECIFICATIONS....................131 APPENDIX E: SSH CLIENT......................133...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction The CT-5372E is a leading Multi-DSL router (Annex B version) that can support both ADSL2+ and VDSL2. VDSL2 is a brand new standard and technology that is perfectly suitable for triple play (video, voice and data) applications. Four 10/100 Base-T Ethernet ports and optional USB host/device are integrated to provide wired LAN connectivity with an integrated 802.11g WiFi WLAN Access Point (AP) for...

  • Page 7: Application

    Application The following diagram depicts the application of the CT-5372E.

  • Page 8: 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 The router is powered up. The router is powered down. Green An Ethernet Link is established. An Ethernet Link is not established.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation

    Connection to USB host port The CT-5372E is equipped with one high-speed USB2.0 host connection. With software support, users can connect USB devices such as printers and a hard disc to the CT-5372E. For this software release, printer server is supported.
  • Page 10 Connection to Power Connect the Power jack to the shipped power cord. Attach the power adapter to the wall outlet or other AC source. After all connections have been made, press the power-switch in to turn the device on. After power on, the router performs a self-test. Wait for a few seconds until the test is finished, then the router will be ready to operate.

  • Page 11: Installing The Usb Device Driver

    Installing the USB Device Driver Before you connect your router’s USB cable to your PC, you must load the ADSL USB drivers. The USB driver supports Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP. To connect the router to a PC using the USB interface, you need to use a standard USB cable and install the USB interface software.
  • Page 12 STEP 3: When the screen displays as below, select Search for a suitable driver and click the Next button. STEP 4: Select Specify a location and click the Next button. If you are installing the software from a disk, insert the disk.
  • Page 13 STEP 5: Select the location of the file using the Browse button. Normally, the file is on the CD-ROM shipped with the device. STEP 6: Locate the file, and click the Open button.
  • Page 14 STEP 7: When the screen displays as below, click the OK button. STEP 8: When the screen below displays, click the NEXT button. STEP 9: Click the Finish button, when the screen displays as below.
  • Page 15 STEP 10: Installation is complete.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Login Via The Web Browser

    IP Address The default IP address of the CT-5372E (LAN port) is 192.168.1.1. To configure the CT-5372E 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 17: 3.2 Login Procedure

    Perform the following steps to bring up the Web user interface and configure the CT-5372E. 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 18: Default Settings

    Default Settings During power on initialization, the CT-5372E 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 19: Chapter 4 Quick Setup

    Chapter 4 Quick Setup After login, the Quick Setup screen appears as shown. Note: The selections available on the left side of menu are based upon the configured connection. Shown here for your reference, the Device Info screen.

  • Page 20: Wan

    Click Device Info on the menu bar to display the WAN option. Then, 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...

  • Page 21: Statistics

    Statistics Selection of the Statistics screen provides statistics for the Network Interface of LAN, WAN, ATM, ADSL and VDSL. All statistics screens are updated every 15 seconds.

  • Page 22: Lan Statistics

    4.2.1 LAN Statistics The Network Statistics screen shows the interface statistics for Ethernet, USB and Wireless interfaces. (The Network Statistics screen shows the interface statistics for the LAN interface. This provides byte transfer, packet transfer, Error and Drop statistics for the LAN interface.)

  • Page 23: Wan Statistics

    4.2.2 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 Bytes Number of Bytes Received/Transmitted Pkts Number of packets Received/Transmitted Errs Number of errored packets Received/Transmitted - Drops...

  • Page 24: Atm Statistics

    4.2.3 ATM statistics The following figure shows the ATM statistics screen. ATM Interface Statistics Field Description In Octets Number of received octets over the interface Out Octets Number of transmitted octets over the interface In Errors Number of cells dropped due to uncorrectable HEC errors In Unknown Number of received cells discarded during cell header validation, including cells with unrecognized VPI/VCI values, and cells with...
  • Page 25 ATM AAL5 Layer Statistics over ADSL interface Field Description In Octets Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDU octets Out Octets Number of AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDU octets transmitted In Ucst Pkts Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDU passed to a higher-layer Out Ucast Pkts Number of received AAL5/AAL0 CPCS PDU received from a higher layer for transmission...

  • Page 26: Adsl Statistics

    4.2.4 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 27 Field Description Mode Modulation protocol ITU-T G.992.5, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.1, ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 Type Channel type Interleave or Fast Line Coding DMT Trellis on Status Lists the status of the DSL link Link Power State Link output power state. SNR Margin (dB) Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) margin Attenuation (dB)
  • Page 28 The extra items are explained here. K (number of bytes in DMT frame): 255 27 R (number of check bytes in RS code word): 0 S (RS code word size in DMT frame): D (interleaver depth): Delay (msec):...

  • Page 29: Vdsl Statistics

    4.2.5 VDSL Statistics...
  • Page 30 Field Description Status: VDSL link status. B0 Traffic Type: ATM or PTM B0 Rate (Kbps): Bearer 0 current sync rate. B1 Traffic Type: ATM or PTM B1 Rate (Kbps): Bearer 1 current sync rate. Derived Second Counters: Current 15 min ES: An accumulative total for current 15 minute ES.

  • Page 31: Route

    4.2.6 Route Choose Route to display the routes that the route information has learned. 4.2.7 Click ARP to display the ARP information.

  • Page 32: Dhcp

    4.2.8 DHCP Click DHCP to display the DHCP information.

  • Page 33: Chapter 5 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-5372E is to run the PPPoE client. The CT-5372E can support both cases simultaneously.

  • Page 34: Auto Quick Setup

    Note: Up to eight PVC profiles can be configured and saved on the flash memory. To activate a particular PVC profile, you need to navigate all the Quick Setup pages until the last summary page, then click on the Finish button and reboot the system. Auto Quick Setup The auto quick setup requires the A/VDSL link to be up.

  • Page 35: Manual Quick Setup

    Manual Quick Setup STEP 1: Click Quick Setup and un-tick the DSL Auto-connect checkbox to enable manual configuration of the connection type. Un-tick this checkbox to enable manual setup and display the following screen. STEP 2: Enter the Virtual Path Identifier (VPI) and Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI). Select Enable Quality Of Service if required.
  • Page 36 Encapsulation Mode Choosing different connection types provides different encapsulation modes. PPPoA- VC/MUX, LLC/ENCAPSULATION PPPoE- LLC/SNAP BRIDGING, VC/MUX MER- LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING, VC/MUX IPoA- LLC/SNAP-ROUTING, VC MUX Bridging- LLC/SNAP-BRIDGING, VC/MUX STEP 4: Click Next to display the following screen. Choosing different connection types pops up different settings requests. Enter appropriate settings that are requested by your service provider.

  • Page 37: Ppp Over Atm (Pppoa) And Ppp Over Ethernet (Pppoe)

    (or BRAS) of ISP check this service name-tag for connection. Disconnect if no activity The CT-5372E can be configured to disconnect if there is no activity for a period of time by selecting the Dial on demand check box. When the checkbox is ticked, you need to enter the inactivity timeout period.
  • Page 38 PPP IP Extension The PPP IP Extension is a special feature deployed by some service providers. Unless your service provider specially requires this setup, do not select it. The PPP IP Extension supports the following conditions: Allows only one PC on the LAN The public IP address assigned by the remote side using the PPP/IPCP protocol is actually not used on the WAN PPP interface.
  • Page 39 Service Name: This is user-defined. 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. The Device Setup page allows the user to configure the LAN interface IP address and DHCP server.
  • Page 40 Note that the router’s default IP address is 192.168.1.1 and the default private address range provided by the ISP server in the router is 192.168.1.2 through 192.168.1.254. To configure a secondary IP address for the LAN port, click the box as shown below. 4.
  • Page 41 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-5372E is ready for operation and the LEDs display as described in the LED description tables.

  • Page 42: Mac Encapsulation Routing (Mer)

    5.2.2 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. 3. Select the MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) radio button, and click Next. The following screen appears.
  • Page 43 4. Click Next to display the following screen. 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 44 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 45 Select Enable DHCP Server Relay (if required), and enter the DHCP Server IP Address. This allows the router to relay the DHCP packets to the remote DHCP server. The remote DHCP server will provide the IP address. To configure a secondary IP address for the LAN port, click the box as shown below. After entering your settings, select Next to display the following screen.
  • Page 46 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-5372E is ready for operation and the LEDs display as described in the LED description tables.

  • Page 47: Ip Over Atm

    5.2.3 IP Over ATM 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 48 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 49 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 50 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-5372E is ready for operation and the LEDs display as described in the LED description tables.

  • Page 51: 5.2.4 Bridging

    5.2.4 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 52 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 53: Chapter 6 Advanced Setup

    Chapter 6 Advanced Setup This chapter explains: WAN, LAN, Routing, DSL and Port Mapping…... VlanID • This function means one can add an 802.1Q VLAN tag on PPPoE/MER or Bridge mode. It means the packets are sent to WAN and a specific VlanID (802.1Q tag) will be added in the Ethernet header.

  • Page 54: Lan

    For further information on WAN, please reference section: 4.1, Page 19. 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 55 To configure a secondary IP address for the LAN port, click the box as shown below. IP Address: Enter the secondary IP address for the LAN port. Subnet Mask: Enter the secondary subnet mask for the LAN port.

  • Page 56: Nat

    To display the NAT function, you need to enable the NAT feature in the WAN Setup. 6.3.1 Virtual Servers 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 57 To add a Virtual Server, simply click the Add button. The following will be displayed. Select a Service User should select the service from the list. Custom Server User can enter the name of their choice. Server IP Address Enter the IP address for the server. External Port Start Enter the starting external port number (when you select Custom Server).

  • Page 58: Port Triggering

    6.3.2 Port Triggering 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 59 Select an Application User should select the application from the list. Custom Application User can enter the name of their choice. Trigger Port Start Enter the starting trigger port number (when you select custom application). When an application is selected the port ranges are automatically configured.

  • Page 60: Dmz Host

    6.3.3 DMZ Host 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" to activate the DMZ host. Clear the IP address field and click "Apply"...

  • Page 61: Alg

    6.3.4 SIP ALG is Application layer gateway. If the user has an IP phone(SIP) or VoIP gateway(SIP) behind the ADSL router, the SIP ALG can help VoIP packet passthrough the router (NAT enabled). Note: SIP (Session Initiation Protocol, RFC3261) is the protocol of choice for most VoIP (Voice over IP) phones to initiate communication.

  • Page 62: Security

    Security To display the Security function, you need to enable the firewall feature in the WAN Setup. 6.4.1 IP Filtering 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. All of the specified conditions in this filter rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect.
  • Page 63 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 port:port) Enter source port number/port range. Destination IP address Enter destination IP address.
  • Page 64 Incoming Note: The default setting for all Incoming traffic is Blocked. 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 65: Parental Control

    6.4.2 Parental Control Parental control: allows parents, schools, and libraries to set access times for Internet use. To add a parental control, simply click the Add button. The following screen will be displayed. Username: Input Internet access user name MAC: Set the MAC address to access the Internet Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun: Set which days that will have block...

  • Page 66: Quality Of Service

    Quality of Service To display the QoS function, you need to enable the QoS feature in the WAN Setup. Choose Add to configure network traffic classes. The following screen will be displayed: See below...
  • Page 67 The screen creates a traffic class rule to classify the upstream traffic, assign queuing priority and optionally overwrite the IP header TOS byte. A rule consists of a class name and at least one condition below. All of the specified conditions in this classification rule must be satisfied for the rule to take effect.
  • Page 68 Note: If Differentiated Service Configuration checkbox is selected, you will only need to assign ATM priority. IP Precedence will not be used for classification. IP TOS byte will be used for DSCP mark. IP Type Of Service Select either: Normal Service, Minimize Cost, Maximize Reliability, Maximize Throughput, Minimize Delay If non-blank value is selected for 'Mark IP...
  • Page 69 SET-2 802.1p Priority Select between 0-7. Traffic Class Name Enter name for traffic class Priority Select Low, Medium or High. IP Precedence Select between 0-7. The lower the digit shows the higher the priority Mark IP Type Of Service Select either: Normal Service, Minimize Cost, Maximize Reliability, Maximize Throughput, Minimize Delay Physical LAN Port...
  • Page 70 The additional Items are explained here. Assign Differentiated Services The selected Code Point gives the Code Point (DSCP) Mark corresponding priority to the packets that satisfies the rules set below. Source MAC Address A packet belongs to SET-1, if a binary-AND of its source MAC address with the Source MAC Mask is equal to the binary-AND of the Source MAC Mask and this field.

  • Page 71: Routing

    Routing The Routing dialog box allows you to configure Default gateway, Static Route and RIP. 6.6.1 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 72: Static Route

    6.6.2 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 73: 6.6.3 Rip

    6.6.3 RIP To activate RIP for the device, select the 'Enabled' radio button for Global RIP Mode. To configure an individual interface, select the desired RIP version and operation, followed by placing a check in the 'Enabled' checkbox for the interface. Click the 'Save/Apply' button to save the configuration, and to start or stop RIP based on the Global RIP mode selected.

  • Page 74: Dns

    6.7.1 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 75: Dynamic Dns

    6.7.2 Dynamic DNS The Dynamic DNS service allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the many domains, allowing your DSL router to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. To add a dynamic DNS service, simply click the Add button.
  • Page 76 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.

  • Page 77: 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 Auto Mode Sets the system auto-sense between G.Dmt, G.lite, or (G.dmt, G.lite or T1.413) T1.413 G.dmt/G.lite...
  • Page 78 ADSL2+ Enabled The device can support the functions of the ADSL2+. AnnexM Covers a higher “upstream” data rate version, by making use of some of the downstream channels. Inner Pair Reserved only Outer Pair Reserved only Bitswap Enable Allows bitswapping function SRA Enable Allows seamless rate adaptation...

  • Page 79: 6.9 Print Server

    The CT-5372E is equipped with one high-speed USB2.0 host connection. With software support, users can connect USB devices such as a printer and hard disc to the CT-5372E. For this software release, printer server is supported. Please refer to Appendix A for an Example.

  • Page 80: 6.10 Port Mapping

    6.10 Port Mapping Port Mapping supports multiple port to PVC and bridging groups. Each group will perform as an independent network. To support this feature, you must create mapping groups with appropriate LAN and WAN interfaces using the Add button. The Remove button will remove the grouping and add the ungrouped interfaces to the Default group.
  • Page 81 To create a group from the list, first enter the group name and then select from the available interfaces on the list. Automatically Add Clients With the Following DHCP Vendor IDs: Add support to automatically map LAN interfaces including Wireless and USB to PVC's using DHCP vendor ID (option 60).
  • Page 82 The CPE's dhcp server is running on "Default". And ISP's dhcp server is running on PVC 0/36. It is for setup-box use only. In the LAN side, PC can get IP address from CPE's dhcp server and access internet via PPPoE (0/33). If the setup-box was connected with interface "ENET1"...

  • Page 83: 6.11 Certificate

    6.11 Certificate A certificate is a public key, attached with its owner’s information (company name, server name, personal real name, contact e-mail, postal address, etc) and digital signatures. There will be one or more digital signatures attached on the certificate, indicating that these signers have verified that the owner information of this certificate is correct.

  • Page 84: Local

    6.11.1 Local Click Create Certificate Request to generate a certificate signing request. The certificate signing request can be submitted to the vendor/ISP/ITSP to apply for a certificate. Some information must be included in the certificate signing request. Actually, your vendor/ISP/ITSP will ask you to provide the information they require and to provide the information in the format they regulate.
  • Page 85 Click Apply to generate a private key and a certificate signing request. This page is used to paste the certificate content and the private key provided by your vendor/ISP/ITSP.

  • Page 86: Trusted Ca

    6.11.2 Trusted CA CA is the abbreviation for Certificate Authority. CA is a part of the X.509 system. It is itself a certificate, attached with the owner information of this certificate authority. But its purpose is not to do encryption/decryption. Its purpose is to sign and issue certificates;...

  • Page 87: Chapter 7 Wireless

    Chapter 7 Wireless The Wireless dialog box allows you to enable the wireless capability, hide the access point, set the wireless network name and restrict the channel set. Wireless Basic Screen The Basic option allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on country requirements.
  • Page 88 Each country listed in the menu enforces specific regulations limiting channel range: US= worldwide Japan=1-14 Jordan= 10-13 Israel= 1-13 Enable Guest SSID CT-5372E supports multiple SSIDs. Guest SSID is not visible. The wireless hosts are able to scan main SSID only.

  • Page 89: Security

    Guest SSID The BSSID is a 48bit identity used to identify a particular BSS (Basic Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS networks, the BSSID is the MAC (Medium Access Control) address of the AP (Access Point) and in Independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.
  • Page 90 Option Description Select SSID Sets the wireless network name. SSID stands for Service Set Identifier. All stations must be configured with the correct SSID to access the WLAN. If the SSID does not match, that user will not be granted access. The naming conventions are: Minimum is one character and maximum number of characters: 32 bytes.
  • Page 91 Network It specifies the network authentication. When this checkbox is Authentication selected, it specifies that a network key be used for authentication to the wireless network. If the Network Authentication (Shared mode) checkbox is not shared (that is, if open system authentication is used), no authentication is provided.
  • Page 92 Choosing WPA-PSK, you must enter WPA Pre-Shared Key and Group Rekey Interval. It specifies that a network key is used to encrypt the data is sent over Encryption the network. When this checkbox is selected, it enables data encryption and prompts the Encryption Strength drop-down menu. Data Encryption (WEP Enabled) and Network Authentication use the same key.

  • Page 93: Mac Filter

    7.1.2 MAC Filter This MAC Filter page allows access to be restricted/allowed based on a MAC address. All NICs have a unique 48-bit MAC address burned into the ROM chip on the card. When MAC address filtering is enabled, you are restricting the NICs that are allowed to connect to your access point.
  • Page 94 Option Description MAC Restrict Mode Radio buttons that allow settings of; Disabled: MAC filtering function is disabled. Allow: Permits PCs with listed MAC addresses to connect to the access point. Deny: Prevents PCs with listed MAC from connecting to the access point.

  • Page 95: Wireless Bridge

    7.1.3 Wireless Bridge This page allows you to configure wireless bridge features of the wireless LAN interface. You can select Wireless Bridge (also known as Wireless Distribution System) to disable access point functionality. Selecting Access Point enables access point functionality. Wireless bridge functionality will still be available and wireless stations will be able to associate to the AP.

  • Page 96: Advanced

    7.1.4 Advanced The Advanced page allows you to configure advanced features of the wireless LAN interface. You can select a particular channel on which to operate, force the transmission rate to a particular speed, set the fragmentation threshold, set the RTS threshold, set the wakeup interval for clients in power-save mode, set the beacon interval for the access point, set XPress mode and set whether short or long preambles are used.
  • Page 97 The new amendment allows IEEE 802.11g units to fall back to speeds of 11 Mbps, so IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g devices Band can coexist in the same network. The two standards apply to the 2.4 GHz frequency band. IEEE 802.11g creates data-rate parity at 2.4 GHz with the IEEE 802.11a standard, which has a 54 Mbps rate at 5 GHz.
  • Page 98 DTIM Interval Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM), also known as Beacon Rate. The entry range is a value between 1 and 65535. A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value.

  • Page 99: Quality Of Service

    7.1.5 Quality of Service WMM provides advanced quality of service (QoS) features for Wi-Fi networks to improve the end-user experience by prioritizing audio, video and voice traffic and optimizing the way shared network resources are allocated among competing applications. If you want to enable Click on the drop down menu and select, then click the button.

  • Page 100: Station Info

    7.1.6 Station Info This page shows authenticated wireless stations and their status. BSSID The BSSID is a 48bit identity used to identify a particular BSS (Basic Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS networks, the BSSID is the MAC (Medium Access Control) address of the AP (Access Point) and in Independent BSS or ad hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.

  • Page 101: Chapter 8 Diagnostics

    Chapter 8 Diagnostics The Diagnostics menu provides feedback on the connection status of the CT-5372E 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 102: Chapter 9 Management

    Chapter 9 Management The Management section of the CT-5372E supports the following maintenance functions and processes: Settings System log TR-069 Client Internet Time Access Control Update software Save/Reboot Settings The Settings option allows you to back up your settings to a file, retrieve the setting...

  • Page 103: Configuration Backup

    9.1.1 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 104: Tools - Update Settings

    9.1.2 Tools – Update Settings The Update option under Management->Settings update your router settings using your saved files.

  • Page 105: Restore Default

    NOTE: This entry has the same effect as the hardware reset-to-default button. The CT-5372E board hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default button. If the reset button is continuously pushed for more than 5 seconds, the boot loader will erase the entire configuration data saved on the flash memory.
  • Page 106 Default settings The CT-5372E default settings are LAN port IP= 192.168.1.1, subnet mask = 255.255.255.0 Local user name: root Password: 12345 Remote user name: support Remote user password: support After the Restore Default Configuration button is selected, the following screen appears.

  • Page 107: 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 108 “Emergency” down to this configured level will be recorded to the log buffer on the CT-5372E 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 110: Client

    TR-069 Client WAN Management Protocol (TR-069) allows a Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) to perform auto-configuration, provision, collection, and diagnostics to this device. Option Description Inform Disable/Enable TR-069 client on the CPE. Inform Interval The duration in seconds of the interval for which the CPE MUST attempt to connect with the ACS and call the Inform method.
  • Page 111 User Name Request to the CPE. Connection Request Password used to authenticate an ACS making a Connection Password Request to the CPE. Get RPC Methods This method may be used by a CPE or ACS to discover the set of methods supported by the ACS or CPE it is in communication with.

  • Page 112: Internet Time

    Internet Time The Internet Time option under Management menu bar configures the Modem’s time. To automatically synchronize with Internet time servers, tick the corresponding box displayed on the screen. Then click Save/Apply. Note: This menu item will not be displayed if a Bridged PVC is configured.

  • Page 113: 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 114: Services

    9.5.1 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 115: Access Ip Addresses

    9.5.2 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 116: Passwords

    9.5.3 Passwords The Passwords option configures the access passwords for the router. Access to your DSL router is controlled through three user accounts: root, support, and user. “root” has unrestricted access to change and view configuration of your DSL Router. "support"...

  • Page 117: 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 118: Save And Reboot

    Save and Reboot The Save/Reboot options saving the configurations and reboot 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 119: Appendix A: Printer Server Configuration

    Appendix A: Printer Server Configuration 1. Introduction This application note explain the steps of enabling the Printer Server function in CT-5372E DSL Router reference platforms. 2. How to enable on-board Printer Server function Following are the steps to enable the on-board Printer Server.
  • Page 120 Step2: Click on Add a printer from Control Panel of the Win XP computer and click “Next”. Step3: Select Network Printer and click “Next”.
  • Page 121 Step4: Select Connect to a printer on the Internet, type “http://192.168.1.1:631/printers/hp3845” and click “Next”. The printer name “hp3845” must be the same name entered in the ADSL modem WEB UI “printer server setting” as in step 1. Step 5: Click “Have Disk”, insert printer driver CD.
  • Page 122 Step 6: Select driver file directory on CD-ROM and click “OK”. Step 7: Once the printer name appears, click “OK”.
  • Page 123 Step 8: Choose “Yes” or “No” for default printer setting and click “Next”. Step 9: Click “Finish”.
  • Page 124 Step 10: Check the status of printer from Windows Control Panel, printer window. Status should be shown ready.

  • Page 125: Appendix B: Firewall

    Appendix B: Firewall Stateful Packet Inspection Refers to an architecture, where the firewall keeps track of packets on each connection traversing all its interfaces and makes sure they are valid. This is in contrast to static packet filtering which only examines a packet based on the information in the packet header.
  • Page 126 Destination IP Address/Destination Subnet Mask: Packets with the particular "Destination IP Address/Destination Subnet Mask" combination will be dropped. Destination Port: This can take on either a single port number or a range of port numbers. Packets having a destination port equal to this value or falling within the range of port numbers(portX : portY) will be dropped.
  • Page 127 Filter Name: User defined Filter Name. Protocol: Can take on any values from: TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP or ICMP Source IP Address/Source Subnet Mask: Packets with the particular "Source IP Address/Source Subnet Mask" combination will be accepted. Source Port: This can take on either a single port number or a range of port numbers.
  • Page 128 Filter Name : In_Filter2 Protocol : UDP Source Address : 210.168.219.45 Source Subnet Mask : 255.255.0.0 Source Port : 5060:6060 Dest. Address :192.168.1.45 Dest. Sub. Mask : 255.255.255.0 Dest. Port : 6060:7070 This rule will ACCEPT all UDP packets coming from WAN interface mer_0_35/nas_0_35 with IP Address/Sub.Mask 210.168.219.45/16 and a source port in the range of 5060 to 6060, destined to 192.168.1.45/24 and a destination port in the range of 6060 to 7070.
  • Page 129 Source MAC Address: Of the form, XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX. Frames with this particular source address will be Forwarded/Dropped depending on whether the Global Policy is Blocked/Forwarded. Frame Direction: LAN <=> WAN --> All Frames coming/going to/from LAN or to/from WAN. WAN => LAN --> All Frames coming from WAN destined to LAN. LAN =>...
  • Page 130 Addition of this rule forwards all PPPoE frames going from WAN-side to LAN-side with a Dest. MAC Addr. of 00:12:34:56:78 and Source MAC Addr. of 00:34:12:78:90:56 on the br_0_34 WAN interface. All other frames on this interface are dropped. Daytime Parental Control This feature restricts access of a selected LAN device to an outside Network through the router, as per chosen days of the week and the chosen times.

  • Page 131: Appendix C: Pin Assignments

    Appendix C: 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 132: Appendix D: Specifications

    Appendix D: Specifications Rear Panel RJ-11 X1 for ADSL2+/VDSL2, RJ-45 X 4 for LAN, Reset Button X 1, Power switch X 1, USB X 1, USB host X 1 ADSL ITU-T G.992.5, ITU-T G.992.3, ITU-T G.992.1, ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 ADSL2+ Downstream : 24 Mbps Upstream : 1.3 Mbps...

  • Page 133: Power Supply

    Routing Functions Static route, RIP, and RIPv2, NAT/PAT, DHCP Server/DHCP Relay, DNS Proxy, ARP Security Functions Authentication protocols PAP, CHAP, TCP/IP/Port filtering rules, Port triggering/Forwarding, Packet and MAC address filtering, access control, SSH Application Passthrough PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, VoIP, Yahoo messenger, ICQ, RealPlayer, NetMeeting, MSN, X-box, OS Supported for USB driver Windows 2000/XP/ME/98SE Power Supply...

  • Page 134: Appendix E: Ssh Client

    Appendix E: SSH Client Linux OS comes with ssh client. MicroSoft Windows does not have ssh client but there is a public domain one “putty” that you can download. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html To access the router using Linux ssh client: From LAN: Use the router WEB UI to enable SSH access from LAN. (default is enabled) type: ssh -l admin 192.168.1.1 From WAN: In the router, use WEB UI to enable SSH access from WAN.

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