Paradyne 6212-I1 - Manuals

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 i Contents About This Guide „ Document Purpose and Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v „ Document Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v „ Product-Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Contents ii September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 „ ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 4 Quick Setup „ Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 „ Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled ...

Contents 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 iii 6 Diagnostics „ Testing the DSL Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 7 Management „ Saving and Restoring the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 „ Backing Up Configuration Settings . . ....

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 v About This Guide Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide contains detailed information about the 6212-I1 router. It is intended for all users of the router. Document Summary A master glossary of terms and acronyms used in Paradyne documents is available onl...

About This Guide vi September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Product-Related Documents Complete documentation for Paradyne products is available online at www.paradyne.com . Select Support → Technical Manuals . To order a paper copy of a Paradyne document, or to speak with a sales representative, please call ...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 1-1 1 Introduction Introduction Congratulations on becoming the owner of a 6212 ADSL router. This User’s Guide will show you how to set up the router, and how to customize its configuration to get the most out of this product. Features The 6212 router has the following...

1. Introduction 1-2 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 — For system configuration using the supplied web-based program: a web browser such as Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later. Netscape is not supported. Parts List In addition to this document, your 6212 ADSL router should come with the following: ...

1. Introduction 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 1-3 Front Panel The front panel contains LED indicators that show the status of the unit. Figure 1-1. Front Panel LEDs Table 1-1. Front Panel Label and LEDs Label Color Function xDSL LNK Green On: ADSL link is established. Flashing: ADSL link is establi...

1. Introduction 1-4 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Rear Panel Figure 1-2. Back Panel The rear panel contains the ports for the router's data and power connections. Table 1-2. Rear Panel Labels and Connectors Label Function LINE Connects to your ADSL line LAN 1–4 Connects the router to Ethernet devic...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 2-1 2 Hardware Installation and PC Setup Overview This chapter provides basic instructions for connecting the router to a computer or a LAN and to the Internet using DSL. The first part provides instructions to set up the hardware, and the second part describes how to ...

2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-2 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Connecting the Hardware Shut down your PC and any other equipment before connecting it to the router. To connect your router: Procedure 1. Verify that the router’s power switch is in the Off (outward) position. Verify that any ...

2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-4 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Configuring Your Computer Before you can access the router over the LAN you have to configure your PC's TCP/IP address to be 192.168.1.x (where x is any number between 3 and 254), with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Your route...

2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 2-5 Windows XP 1. In the Windows task bar, click on the Start button, and then click on Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Network Connections icon. 3. In the LAN or High-Speed Internet window, right-click on the icon correspond...

2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 2-7 Windows 2000 1. In the Windows task bar, click on the Start button, point to Settings, and then click on Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 3. In the Network and Dial-up Connections wind...

2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-10 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Logging in to Your Router This section shows how to connect to the router's web interface, configure settings, and observe some statistics of your Internet connection. 1. Open your Web browser, and type the following URL in th...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 3-1 3 Device Information Status Summary Display the general status repor t for the router by clicking on Summary under Device Info ( Figure 3-1 ). Figure 3-1. Status Summary

3. Device Information 3-2 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 WAN Display the WAN status report from the by clicking on WAN under Device Info ( Figure 3-3 ). Figure 3-2. WAN Status When a WAN connection is configured, the screen looks like Figure 3-3 . Figure 3-3. WAN Status with WAN Connection

3. Device Information 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 3-3 LAN Statistics Display LAN statistics by clicking on LAN under Statistics ( Figure 3-4 ). Figure 3-4. LAN Statistics WAN Statistics Display WAN statistics by clicking on WAN under Statistics ( Figure 3-5 ). Figure 3-5. WAN Statistics

3. Device Information 3-4 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 ATM Statistics Display ATM statistics by clicking on ATM under Statistics ( Figure 3-6 ). Figure 3-6. ATM Statistics ADSL Statistics Display ADSL statistics by clicking on ADSL under Statistics ( Figure 3-7 ). Figure 3-7. ADSL Status

3. Device Information 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 3-5 ADSL BER Test The ADSL Bit Error Rate (BER) test determines the quality of the ADSL connection. The test is performed by transferring idle cells containing a known pattern and comparing the received data with this known pattern to check for an...

3. Device Information 3-6 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Route Obtain the Routing status report by clicking on the Route item under Device Info ( Figure 3-10 ) Figure 3-10. Route Information ARP Display the ARP status report by clicking on ARP under Device Info ( Figure 3-11 ) Figure 3-11. ARP Statu...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 4-1 4 Quick Setup Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Enabled Auto-connect will automatically detect the first usable PVC and automatically detect PPPoE, PPPoA, and Bridge Protocol (with DHCP Server available). To use auto-connect: Procedure 1. Select Quick Setup. The Quick ...

4. Quick Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 4-3 Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled Procedure 1. Select Quick Setup. The Quick Setup initial screen appears. 2. Verify that DSL Auto-Connect is not selected. Entry boxes for VPI and VCI appear when DSL Auto-Connect is not selected. 3. Specify VPI ...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-1 5 Advanced Setup WAN Set up WAN parameters as directed by your ISP. Figure 5-1. WAN Setup Screen

5. Advanced Setup 5-2 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Add Function – ATM PVC Configuration If you want to add a new rule for the WAN interface, click on the Add button. The ATM PVC Configuration screen appears. The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier (VPI and VC...

5. Advanced Setup 5-4 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 WAN Setup - Summary 1. Make sure that the settings on the WAN Setup - Summary screen match the settings provided by your ISP. If all settings are correct, click on the Save button to save these settings; if not, click on the Back button to make an...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-5 Finish Function After you change any item in WAN Setup, remember to click on the Finish button to apply the changes and reboot the system. Local Area Network (LAN) Setup You can configure the DSL Router IP address and Subnet Mask for the LAN inter...

5. Advanced Setup 5-6 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 NAT You can configure the Vir tual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ Host when NAT is enabled. Virtual Servers A vir tual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side to a specific IP address on the LAN side. Click on the Add butt...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-7 On this screen you can view and delete servers. Click in the check box under Remove and click on the Remove button to delete selected virtual servers. Figure 5-10. Removing Selected Virtual Servers Port Triggering Click the on the Add button to ad...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-9 DMZ Host You can define the IP address of the DMZ Host on this screen. Enter the IP address and click on Save/Apply. Figure 5-14. DMZ Host Setup Firewall For security reasons, firewall options can be configured only from the LAN side of the router...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-11 IP Filtering – Incoming Incoming filter filters the traffic from the WAN side to the LAN side. Click on Add to add incoming filter settings. Figure 5-18. IP Filtering – Incoming Filter Setup Page Enter a filter name, information about the source ...

5. Advanced Setup 5-12 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Figure 5-20. IP Filtering - Incoming Filtering List Firewall – MAC Filtering MAC filtering can forward or block traffic by MAC address. You can change the policy or add settings to the MAC filtering table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen. Fig...

5. Advanced Setup 5-14 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Parental Control Use the Parental Control feature to restrict the days and times a particular device is allowed to access the Internet. Figure 5-25. Parental Control Screen To set up parental controls: 1. Click on Add. The Time of Day Restriction...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-15 Port Mapping Use the Port Mapping screen to map multiple ports to a PVC and create bridging groups. Each group will perform as an independent network. Figure 5-27. Port Mapping To create a new mapping group: 1. Click on Add. The Port Mapping Conf...

5. Advanced Setup 5-16 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Quality of Service You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. Figure 5-29. Quality of Service Setup Click on Add and the Add Network Traffic Class Rule screen appears. To add a rule: 1. Give a...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-17 Figure 5-30. Quality of Service Add Screen Routing – Default Gateway You can change the Default Gateway on the Routing - Default Gateway screen. By default the Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway box is checked. Figure 5-31. Default Gateway...

5. Advanced Setup 5-18 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 If you want to specify the default gateway address, then uncheck the box as seen below. Enter the default gateway address and, optionally, the WAN interface you will use. Click on Save / Apply to save the settings. If you add or change the defaul...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-19 Enter the route information and click on Save/Apply to make it active. No reboot is required. Figure 5-34. Static Route Add Routing – RIP If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as Active or Passive. Figure 5-35. RIP Setup

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-21 To set up a Dynamic DNS entry: 1. Click on Add. The Add Dynamic DNS screen appears. Figure 5-38. Adding a Dynamic DNS Entry 2. Select a D-DNS Provider from the drop-down list. 3. Enter the Hostname you have selected for the interface. 4. Select t...

5. Advanced Setup 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 5-23 DSL Advanced Settings Do not change the DSL Advanced Settings unless so directed by your ISP. To view the DSL Advanced Settings screen, click on the Advanced Settings button on the DSL Settings screen (see Figure 5-39 ). There are five test modes...

5. Advanced Setup 5-24 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Tone Selection To view the ADSL Tone Settings screen, click on the Tone Selection button of the DSL Advanced Settings screen (see Figure 5-40 ). The frequency band of ADSL is split up into 256 separate tones, each spaced 4.3125 kHz apart. With ea...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 6-1 6 Diagnostics Testing the DSL Connection The diagnostics screen allows you to run diagnostic tests to check your DSL connection. The screen shows test results for three connections: „ Connection to your local network „ Connection to your DSL service provider „ Conn...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 7-1 7 Management Saving and Restoring the Configuration The configuration of your router can be backed up to a file, and also can be restored from a file. You can also restore the router to its factory default configuration. Backing Up Configuration Settings To back up...

7. Management 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 7-3 Restoring Configuration Settings To restore saved settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore User Settings. Figure 7-4. Restore User Settings Screen Select the backup file you want to restore and click on Update Settings. Figure 7-5. Res...

7. Management 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 7-5 Restoring Default Settings Restore Default will erase all current settings and restore the router to factory default settings. To restore the router to factory default settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore Default. Figure 7-7. Resto...

7. Management 7-6 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 The router will restore the default settings and reboot. Figure 7-9. Restore Default Settings Reboot System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options. Figure 7-10. System Log

7. Management 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 7-7 View System Log Click on the "View System Log" button to check the log file. Figure 7-11. View System Log

7. Management 7-8 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Configure System Log If the log is enabled, the system will log selected events: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Informational, and Debugging. All events above or equal to the selected log levels will be logged (maintained in the s...

7. Management 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 7-9 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows a management application to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in the router. Use the SNMP screen to set up parameters for SNMP access. Figure 7-13. SNMP Screen Select the desired v...

7. Management 7-10 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Internet Time Use the Internet Time screen to specify whether the router uses Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) to obtain the time of day from NTP servers on the Internet. To set up the router to obtain time from an NTP server: 1. Select “Automatic...

7. Management 7-12 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 To assign the IP address of the management station that is permitted to access the local management services, enter the IP address in the box and click on the Save/Apply button. Figure 7-17. Access Control – IP Address Add Screen Access Control – Pas...

7. Management 6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 7-13 Update Software If your ISP releases new software for this router, follow these steps to perform an upgrade. 1. Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. 2. Enter the path to the image file location or click on the "Browse" button ...

7. Management 7-14 September 2005 6212-A2-GB23-00 Reboot Router Select Management -> Reboot Router to reboot the router using the web interface. The router will save the current configuration and reboot itself using the new configuration. The rebooting process takes about two minutes to complete....

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 A-1 A Specifications Specifications are subject to change without notice. Table A-1. 6212-I1 Specifications Specification Criteria Environment Operating Temperature: 32° F to 104° F (0° C to 40° C)Storage Temperature: –4° F to 149° F (–20° C to 65° C)Humidity: 5% to 95...

6212-A2-GB23-00 September 2005 IN-1 Index A About This Guide, vAccess Control IP Addresses, 7-11Passwords, 7-12Services, 7-11 ADSL, 5-21 BER Test, 3-5Statistics, 3-4 Advanced Settings, DSL, 5-23Advanced Setup, 5-1ARP, 3-6ATM PVC Configuration, 5-2Statistics, 3-4 B Backing Up Configuration Settings, ...