Page 2 - May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00; Copyright © 2004 Paradyne Corporation.; Notice
2 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 Copyright © 2004 Paradyne Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Notice This publication is protected by federal copyright law. No par t of this publication may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated int...
Page 3 - 212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004; Important Safety Instructions; available, for use in the country of installation.
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 3 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in the manual. 2. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from over...
Page 4 - CE Marking; including interference that may cause undesired operation.
4 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 CE Marking When the product is marked with the CE mark on the equipment label, a supporting Declaration of Conformity may be downloaded from the Paradyne World Wide Web site at www.paradyne.com. Select Support -> Technical Manuals -> Declarations of Conformity. FCC P...
Page 5 - Notice to Users of the United States Telephone Network; requested, this number must be provided to the Telephone Company.
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 5 Notice to Users of the United States Telephone Network The following notice applies to versions of the modem that have been FCC Part 68 approved. This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the Administrative Council for Terminal A...
Page 6 - Notice to Users of the Canadian Telephone Network; Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five.; CANADA – EMI NOTICE:; brouilleur du Canada.; Japan Notices
6 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 Notice to Users of the Canadian Telephone Network NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specifications. This is confirmed by the registration number. The abbreviation IC before the registration number signifies that regist...
Page 7 - Table of Contents
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 7 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................... 9 1.1 Product Overview ................................................................ 9 1.2 Features .............................................................................
Page 8 - Chapter 7
8 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 6.2 System Statistics .............................................................. 72 6.3 ATM statistics ................................................................... 75 Chapter 7 Diagnostics ...................................................... 77 7.1 OAM Loopbac...
Page 9 - Chapter 1; This chapter introduces the Hotwire; Overview
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 9 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter introduces the Hotwire ® 6212 ADSL Router. It includes a product overview, a description of the product’s features and applications, and an explanation of the functions of the Front panel LED indictors. 1.1 Product Overview The Hotwire 6...
Page 10 - Features
10 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 1.2 Features The ADSL Router is a compact and high performance standalone unit that provides: Four Ethernet ports and one USB port for LAN connection One console port for local management Stateful packet inspection and filtering Denial of Service protection IGMP Proxy G.d...
Page 12 - Front Panel LED Indicators
12 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 1.4 Front Panel LED Indicators LED Indicator Color Mode Function Green On Power is supplied Power Off Power is not supplied On An Ethernet link is established Off An Ethernet link is not established LAN 1x – 4x Green Flash Activity over the Ethernet link On A USB link is ...
Page 13 - Power
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 13 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Installation The Hardware installation procedure is explained below. Caution: Always disconnect all telephone lines from the telephone wall outlet before servicing or disassembling this device. 1. Verify that the On/Off switch on the re...
Page 14 - Installing the USB Driver
14 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 2.2 Installing the USB Driver Before you connect your router’s USB cable to your PC, you must load the ADSL USB drivers and configure the device via the LAN port using Web management. There are two ways to install the USB driver: • Auto-installation: Install the driver by...
Page 15 - Installation; Insert the CD-ROM disc for the ADSL USB router.; Next; to
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 15 2.2.1 Auto Installation STEP 1: Insert the CD-ROM disc for the ADSL USB router. STEP 2: The CD-ROM will auto-play and you will see the following screen. Click on Next to continue. (If the screen doesn’t appear, browse the CD-ROM and double-click on INSTALL.EXE.)
Page 17 - When the screen appears as below, click on the
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 17 2.2.2 Manual Installation 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. Follow the steps below. STEP 1: Connect the USB router to the PC by plugging the flat connector of a standard USB ...
Page 18 - Search for a suitable driver; and click the
18 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 STEP 3: When the screen appears as below, select Search for a suitable driver and click the Next button.
Page 19 - Specify a location; and click on the; button. If you are installing the; Browse
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 19 STEP 4 : Select Specify a location and click on the Next button. If you are installing the software from a disk, insert the disk. STEP 5: Select the location of the file using the Browse button.
Page 20 - Open; When the screen below appears, click on the; OK
20 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 STEP 6: Enter the correct file for your operating system, select the ADIRNDIS.INF file, and click on the Open button. STEP 7: When the screen below appears, click on the OK button.
Page 21 - NEXT
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 21 STEP 8: When the screen below appears, click on the NEXT button.
Page 22 - Finish; button when prompted.
22 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 STEP 9: Click the Finish button when prompted. Installation is complete.
Page 23 - Uninstalling the USB Driver; Click on the Windows; Start
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 23 2.3 Uninstalling the USB Driver 2.3.1 Auto-Uninstallation If the software was installed with the auto-play driver, uninstall it by completing the following steps: STEP 1: Click on the Windows Start button and go to Programs>CT-562. Click on Uninstall. STEP 2: Click on ...
Page 26 - Chapter 3; Display; icon, then change the display settings. Access; Admin; with an empty password. User can; Address
26 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 Chapter 3 Login Via the Web Browser This section describes how to manage the router via a web browser from the remote end. You can use a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, or Netscape Navigator. It is best to set your display resolution to 1024 x 768. To cha...
Page 27 - Procedure; To log on to the system from the Web browser, follow the steps below:
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 27 STEP 2: Click on OK to submit the settings. Restart the computer when requested. STEP 3: Start your Internet browser with the default IP address 192.168.1.1. 3.2 Login Procedure To log on to the system from the Web browser, follow the steps below: STEP1: Start your Intern...
Page 28 - Chapter 4; From the; Basic; Version; Click on; Version Information; from the Basic menu bar. The screen shows the device name,
28 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 Chapter 4 Basic Configuration From the Basic menu bar you can change passwords, configure the WAN/LAN interfaces, set up routing, save settings, reboot the router, and retrieve the factory default settings. 4.1 Software Version Information Click on Version Information fro...
Page 29 - Change the Password; To modify the password, click on; Change Password; from the menu bar. Type the old; Apply; to submit the settings.
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 29 4.2 Change the Password To modify the password, click on Change Password from the menu bar. Type the old password and type the new password twice. Click on Apply to submit the settings. If you change the password, make sure you keep a record of it in a safe place, as you ...
Page 30 - Link; To view the ADSL link status, click on; Link Status; from the menu bar. The page includes the
30 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 4.3 ADSL Link Status To view the ADSL link status, click on Link Status from the menu bar. The page includes the following information: ADSL Line Status Shows the current status of the ADSL line ADSL Mode Shows the ADSL standard that is currently configured. The standards...
Page 31 - Setup; WAN Setup; VPI and VCI
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 31 4.4 WAN Setup Click on WAN Setup from the menu bar to configure the WAN interface for these services: RFC 1483 Bridged, RFC 1483 Routed, PPPoE, PPPoA, and MER. The following are the common settings to set up these services. VPI and VCI LLC Encapsulation: With LLC encapsul...
Page 35 - RIP; Routing Setup
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 35 4.6 Routing Click Routing Setup from the menu bar to configure the routing functions. Routing functions includes RIP and static routing. 4.6.1 Enable RIP To enable RIP, complete the following steps: STEP 1: Click Routing Setup from the menu bar. STEP 2: Select On in the R...
Page 38 - Save; To reboot the router, click; Reboot
38 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 4.7 Save To save the settings to flash memory, click Save & Reboot from the menu bar. In the main pane, click on Save . 4.8 Reboot To reboot the router, click Save & Reboot from the menu bar. In the main pane, click on Reboot .
Page 39 - Retrieve default settings; To retrieve the default settings, click; Erase; and then click
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 39 4.9 Retrieve default settings To retrieve the default settings, click Erase & Reboot from the menu bar. In the main pane, click Erase and then click Reboot .
Page 40 - Chapter 5; Mode
40 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration 5.1 ADSL Mode There are four ADSL modes: MULTI, T1.413, G.DMT, and G.LITE. The default ADSL mode is MULTI. MULTI mode enables the device to automatically adjust its mode to match the remote central office DSLAM. Specify an ADSL mode on thi...
Page 41 - VLAN; from the Advanced menu bar. VLAN is disabled; Parameters and buttons
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 41 5.2 VLAN To configure the VLAN function, click on VLAN from the Advanced menu bar. VLAN is disabled by factory default. To enable it, click on Enable, then click on the Set button. Then you can proceed to create the VLAN groups. The router supports four VLAN groups (1–4)....
Page 42 - DHCP; from the menu bar. There is a default DHCP entry on the screen. The
42 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 5.3.1 Enable DHCP STEP 1: Click on DHCP from the menu bar. There is a default DHCP entry on the screen. The default settings are as follows: STEP 2: To enable the DHCP entry, choose the entry and click on the Start button. A Stop button will appear on the screen as follow...
Page 44 - Relay
44 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 5.3.2 Disable the DHCP STEP 1: Click on DHCP from the menu bar. STEP 2: Choose a DHCP entry, then click on Delete . 5.4 DHCP Relay The DHCP packet format is based on a BootP packet. As a result, DHCP uses the BootP relay agent to forward DHCP packets. This scheme provides...
Page 45 - SNMP; button on the Advanced menu
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 45 5.5 SNMP SNMP is a protocol for responding to information and action request messages sent by a network management station. The messages exchanged enable you to access and manage objects in an active or inactive (stored) Management Information Base (MIB) on a particular r...
Page 46 - Traps
46 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 To configure the SNMP agent, click on the Configure SNMP Agent button. After filling in the fields, click on Apply to submit the settings. 5.5.2 Modifying Traps Click on the Traps tab to configure the traps. After selecting the parameters, click on Submit to apply the set...
Page 47 - Communities
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 47 5.5.3 Modifying Communities Click on the Communities tab to display the community entries. After filling in the parameters, click on Submit to apply the settings. There is no community set up by factory default. To add or modify an entry, click on the Configure Community ...
Page 48 - Firewall; from the advanced menu. The screen will; add; for filtered packets. For details of the parameters, refer to
48 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 5.6 Firewall The Hotwire 6212 ADSL router provides packet filtering and stateful packet inspection. It has denial of service protection against attacks such as ICMP Flood, Ping of Death, IP spoofing, Port Scans, Land Attack, Tear Drop Attack, IP Source Route, and WinNuke ...
Page 50 - Filtering
50 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 5.6.2 IP Filtering On the Firewall menu, click on Add to configure the IP filtering entries. Fill out the parameters below and click on Apply to submit the settings. The parameters are as follows: Policy Parameters: Precedence : This number sets the priority level of the ...
Page 53 - Add; to add a port range mapping entry.
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 53 5.7.2 Port Range Mapping The Port Range Mapping is used to set up the virtual server. A virtual server has two access ports: public and private. The public port is the open port where Internet users access the virtual server. The local port is the port on the LAN by which...
Page 55 - Interface
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 55 5.8.1 Configure Interface To configure an interface, select it by clicking in the button next to it on the screen. Then click on the Configure Interface button at the bottom of the screen. Note the following: Interfaces: Interface eth0 displays the LAN port status. Interf...
Page 58 - Enable Nat; Select the interface using the; Interface Name
58 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 5.8.3 NAT To enable NAT on an interface, complete the following steps. 1. Check the Enable Nat box. 2. Select the interface using the Interface Name pull down menu. 3. Click on the Apply button. 4. Click on the Continue button.
Page 59 - IPoA; To list IP over ATM information click on the; List IPoA
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 59 5.9 VCC This screen lists all current VCC entries in the middle of the screen. From this screen you can also: List IPoA, Delete Encapsulation, Add a VCC, Delete a VCC, and Show VCC quality. 5.9.1 List IPoA To list IP over ATM information click on the List IPoA button.
Page 60 - Encapsulation; Delete Encap
60 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 5.9.2 Delete Encapsulation To delete encapsulation, select a VCC entry and then click on the Delete Encap button. 5.9.3 Add a VCC To add a VCC entry, complete the following steps. STEP 1: Click on the Add VCC button. The VCC screen appears. STEP 2: Enter values for the pa...
Page 61 - rtvbr; Time Variable Bit
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 61 Service Type: cbr (Constant Bit Rate) rtvbr (Real Time Variable Bit Rate) Nrtvbr (Non-Real Time Variable Bit Rate) Ubr (Unspecified Bit Rate) Supports real-time applications requiring a fixed amount of bandwidth. The applications produce data at regular intervals such as ...
Page 63 - delete; VCC; To view information regarding the VCC quality, click on the; Show VCC Quality; The PPPoE page is accessed by clicking on; Configure; in the Advanced menu bar.
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 63 5.9.4 Delete a VCC To delete a VCC entry, select the entry from the list of VCCs and then click on the delete button. 5.9.5 Show VCC quality To view information regarding the VCC quality, click on the Show VCC Quality button. 5.9.6 PPPoE The PPPoE page is accessed by clic...
Page 65 - IGMP Proxy; at the bottom of the screen.
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 65 5.10 IGMP IGMP (Internet Group Membership Protocol) is a protocol used by IP hosts to report their multicast group memberships to any immediately neighboring multicast routers. 5.10.1 Add an IGMP entry To add an IGMP proxy, complete the following steps. STEP 1: Select IGM...
Page 66 - to activate the parameters.; To delete an entry; , select an entry from the list, then click on; Delete
66 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 STEP 4: Click on Apply to activate the parameters. 5.10.2 Delete an IGMP entry To delete an entry , select an entry from the list, then click on Delete . 5.11 Bridging 5.11.1 Bridge The Bridge window displays the configured Bridging PVC entries of the interfaces. There ar...
Page 69 - STP Parameters; tab at the bottom of the Spanning
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 69 5.11.3 View STP parameters To view the STP parameters, click on the STP Parameters tab at the bottom of the Spanning Tree screen.
Page 71 - Chapter 6
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 71 Chapter 6 Performance monitoring 6.1 ADSL Link Status To view the ADSL link status, click on Link Status on the tool bar.
Page 72 - Statistics; To view the system statistics, click on the; System Statistics; button located near the bottom; To display the interface statistics, click on the; tab at the top of the System Statistics
72 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 ADSL Line Status Shows the current status of the ADSL line. ADSL Mode Shows the ADSL standard that is currently configured. Upstream Upstream data rate negotiated by DSL link (kbs). Downstream Downstream data rate negotiated by DSL link (kbs). Attenuation Current attenuat...
Page 75 - statistics; ATM Statistics
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 75 6.2.3 DHCP-Lease To view DHCP lease statistics, click on the DHCP-Lease tab at the top of the System Statistics page. The DHCP-Lease page shows the PCs that obtained an IP address from the DHCP pool. 6.3 ATM statistics Click on ATM Statistics on the menu-bar to display th...
Page 76 - SNDCP; (Sub-Network Dependency Convergency Protocol) tab to display
76 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 6.3.2 Encapsulation Click on the SNDCP (Sub-Network Dependency Convergency Protocol) tab to display encapsulation statistics. This page displays the VCs that are running.
Page 77 - Loopback
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 77 Chapter 7 Diagnostics To access the Diagnostics screen, click on the Diagnostics button on the menu bar. The Diagnostics screen has two test functions: OAM Loopback and Ping test. 7.1 OAM Loopback STEP 1: click on the Diagnostics button, on the menu bar. STEP 2: Click on ...
Page 80 - TFTP Upgrade Via Web
80 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 Chapter 8 Firmware Upgrade There are three methods for upgrading to a new firmware version. The procedures for upgrading the firmware by Web, Auto-upgrade software, and manual upload are explained below. 8.1 TFTP Upgrade Via Web To access the TFTP configuration page compl...
Page 81 - Upgrade Via FTP; Reset
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 81 8.2 Upgrade Via FTP Follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware version of the Hotwire 6212 Router: STEP 1: Connect the Router to a PC using the LAN cable. Set the PC to the same subnet as the router (192.168.1.1). STEP 2: Restore the default parameters to the Hotwire ...
Page 82 - ha; After you see the message Hash mark printing, type:; put firmware app; Transfer complete, the upgrade process is complete.
82 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 STEP 8: After you see the message Type set to I, type: ha STEP 9: After you see the message Hash mark printing, type: put <filename > app (if the file name has extention, also type the extension. Example: put firmware app STEP 10: After a moment, the file should beg...
Page 83 - Log Record from Telnet
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 83 • • Chapter 9 Accessing the Logging Record The router allows accessing the log record in ASCII text format with the following information: A timestamp of each log entry Information about the following: PPP Authentication, PPP Negotiation, PPPoE Events, IPCP Configuration,...
Page 84 - Password
84 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 3. When prompted, press the Enter key to skip the login name, and enter the Password :(the default password is 12345). 4. At the prompt [root@home] enter the command logger 5. At the prompt [root@logger] enter the command log -o all 6. The screen will appear as below. The...
Page 87 - Appendix A: Specifications; ATM attributes
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 87 Appendix A: Specifications WAN interface (one ADSL port) ADSL standard ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1, ITU-T G.992.2 G.DMT Downstream : 11 Mbps Upstream : 1 Mbps G.lite Downstream : 1.5 Mbps Upstream : 512 Kbps ATM attributes Multi-protocol over AAL5 BridgeRFC 2684 (R...
Page 89 - Appendix B: Pin Assignments; Pin Assignments of the RJ11 Port
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 89 Appendix B: Pin Assignments Line port (RJ11) Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 - 4 ADSL_RING 2 - 5 - 3 ADSL_TIP 6 - Pin Assignments of the RJ11 Port LAN Port (RJ45) Pin number Definition Pin number Definition 1 Receive data+ 5 NC 2 Receive data- 6 Transmit data- 3 Transmit ...
Page 90 - Appendix C: Troubleshooting; Event
90 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 Appendix C: Troubleshooting Event Checking Procedure or possible cause Unable to access the Web management Check the LAN connection. Check your PC’s TCP/IP setup Web login reject Check your password. The default user name is Admin; user name is not set up. The user name a...
Page 91 - Glossary; ASCII
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 91 Glossary . 100BaseT: A 100 Mbps Ethernet standard that uses twisted-pair wiring. 10BaseT : A 10 Mbps Ethernet standard that uses twisted-pair wiring. address: The symbol (usually numeric) identifying an interface attached to a network. ADSL: An asynchronous form of DSL in...
Page 92 - BT
92 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 BERT: Bit Error Rate Test. A test that compares a received pattern with a known transmitted pattern to determine the quality. Bit: A binary digit, with the value of –0 or –1. boot: Start a device. Bps: Bits per second. The speed at which bits are transmitted across a data...
Page 95 - local analog loopback:
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 95 ICMP: Internet Control Management Protocol. An Internet protocol that allows for the generation of error messages, tests packets, and information messages related to IP. IDSL: A form of ISDN DSL using 2B1Q line code. IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...
Page 98 - remote digital loopback test:
98 May 2004 6212-A2-GB20-00 PVC: Permanent Virtual Circuit. Virtual circuit that is permanently established. QoS: Quality of Service. The expected data loss or latency. remote access: C ommunication from a remote location or facility through a data link. remote digital loopback test: This test loops...
Page 99 - synchronous transmission:; Compare with
6212-A2-GB20-00 May 2004 99 SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol. Protocol for open networking management. static route: A route that is permanent rather than a route that is dynamically assigned by another router. STP: Shielded Twisted Pair. Telephone wire that is wrapped in a sheath to elimina...
