Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions
6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 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 f...
Page 4 - Notice to Users of the United States Telephone Network
4 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 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 Zhone World Wide Web site at www.zhone.com. FCC Part 15 Declaration An FCC Declaration of Conformity may be downloaded...
Page 5 - Notice to Users of the Canadian Telephone Network
6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 5 This equipment is intended to connect to the Public Switched Telephone Network through a Universal Service Order Code (USOC) type RJ11C jack. A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must comply with the applicab...
Page 6 - Japan Notices
6 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this terminal equipment is labeled on the equipment. The REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termin...
Page 7 - ONTENTS
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 7 C ONTENTS Document Summary ................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................
Page 11 - Document Summary
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 11 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This guide contains detailed information about the 6212-I2 router. It is intended for all users of the router. Document Summary Section Description Chapter 1, Introduction Describes the features of the router. Chapter 2, Hardw...
Page 13 - NTRODUCTION; Features
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 13 I NTRODUCTION 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 foll...
Page 14 - Parts List
Introduction 14 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Parts List In addition to this document, your 6212 ADSL router should come with the following: z 6212 ADSL router z Power adapter z Ethernet cable (RJ45, straight-through type) z Phone cable (RJ11) Front Panel The front panel contain...
Page 15 - Rear Panel
Rear Panel 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 15 Rear Panel Figure 2: Back Panel The rear panel contains the ports for the router's data and power connections. LAN 1–4 Green On: The Ethernet interface is successfully connected to a device through the LAN port. Flashing: Data transfer...
Page 17 - PC S; ETUP; Overview
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 17 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION AND PC S ETUP 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 pa...
Page 19 - Configuring Your Computer; winver
Configuring Your Computer 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 19 If the LEDs are illuminated as expected, the router is working properly. 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 i...
Page 20 - Windows XP
Hardware Installation and PC Setup 20 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 5: Windows Version 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 win...
Page 23 - Windows ME
Configuring Your Computer 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 23 8 After restarting your PC, double-click on the Network and Dial-up Connections icon in the Control Panel. 9 In Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click on the Local Area Connection icon, and then select Prope...
Page 25 - Logging in to Your Router
Logging in to Your Router 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 25 3 In the Network dialog box, click on the Protocols tab.The Protocols tab displays a list of currently installed network protocols. If the list includes TCP/IP, the protocol has already been enabled. Skip to Step 9 . 4 I...
Page 29 - Status Summary; WAN
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 29 D EVICE I NFORMATION Status Summary Display the general status report for the router by clicking on Summary under Device Info ( Figure 11 ). Figure 11: Status Summary WAN Display the WAN status report from the by clicking on WAN under Device Info...
Page 30 - LAN Statistics; WAN Statistics
Device Information 30 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 When a WAN connection is configured, the screen looks like Figure 13 . Figure 13: WAN Status with WAN Connection LAN Statistics Display LAN statistics by clicking on LAN under Statistics ( Figure 14 ). Figure 14: LAN Statistics...
Page 31 - ATM Statistics; ADSL Statistics
ATM Statistics 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 31 Figure 15: WAN Statistics ATM Statistics Display ATM statistics by clicking on ATM under Statistics ( Figure 16 ). Figure 16: ATM Statistics ADSL Statistics Display ADSL statistics by clicking on ADSL under Statistics ( Figure 17 )...
Page 32 - ADSL BER Test
Device Information 32 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 17: ADSL Status 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 ...
Page 33 - Route
Route 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 33 Figure 18: ADSL BER Test — Start Figure 19: ADSL BER Test — Result Route Obtain the Routing status report by clicking on the Route item under Device Info ( Figure 20 )
Page 34 - ARP
Device Information 34 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 20: Route Information ARP Display the ARP status report by clicking on ARP under Device Info ( Figure 21 ) Figure 21: ARP Status
Page 35 - Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Enabled
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 35 Q UICK S ETUP 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: 1 Select Quick Setup. Th...
Page 36 - Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled
Quick Setup 36 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 23: Detecting Available PVC Figure 24: Detecting available PVC – Available PVC Detected Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 1 Select Quick Setup. The Quick Setup initial screen appears. 2 Verify that DSL Auto-Connect is not ...
Page 41 - Add Function – ATM PVC Configuration
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 41 A DVANCED S ETUP WAN Set up WAN parameters as directed by your ISP. Figure 31: WAN Setup Screen 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 ap...
Page 43 - Connection Type Screen
WAN 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 43 Connection Type Screen 1 Select the type of network protocol and encapsulation mode over the ATM PVC that your ISP has instructed you to use, then click on Next button. Figure 33: Connection Type Screen 2 Select a connection type and click on...
Page 44 - Remove Function
Advanced Setup 44 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 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 bu...
Page 45 - Finish Function; NAT; Virtual Servers
Local Area Network (LAN) Setup 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 45 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 a...
Page 47 - Port Triggering
Port Triggering 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 47 Figure 40: Removing Selected Virtual Servers Port Triggering Click the on the Add button to add Port Triggering for your Internet application. Figure 41: Port Triggering Setup Page You can select an application every time or creat...
Page 48 - DMZ Host
Advanced Setup 48 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 42: Port Triggering Add Page On this screen you can view and delete applications. Click in the check box under Remove and click on the Remove button to delete selected applications. Figure 43: Port Triggering List DMZ Host Y...
Page 49 - Firewall; IP Filtering – Outgoing
Firewall 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 49 Figure 44: DMZ Host Setup Firewall For security reasons, firewall options can be configured only from the LAN side of the router. IP Filtering – Outgoing The outgoing filter will block the traffic from the LAN side to the WAN side. Click...
Page 50 - IP Filtering – Incoming
Advanced Setup 50 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 46: IP Filtering - Outgoing Filter Add Page You can view and delete the outgoing filter settings on this screen. Figure 47: IP Filtering - Outgoing Filter Setup List IP Filtering – Incoming Incoming filter filters the traffi...
Page 52 - Firewall – MAC Filtering
Advanced Setup 52 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 50: 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 Setu...
Page 53 - Parental Control
Firewall 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 53 If you want to add a setting to the MAC filtering table, enter the Source and Destination MAC address, and select protocol type, frame direction, and WAN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to save it. Figure 53: IP Filtering - MAC Filte...
Page 55 - Port Mapping
Port Mapping 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 55 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 57: Port Mapping To create a new mapping group: 1 Click on Add. The Port Ma...
Page 56 - Quality of Service
Advanced Setup 56 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Quality of Service You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. Figure 59: Quality of Service Setup Click on Add and the Add Network Traffic Class Rule screen appears. To add a ru...
Page 57 - Routing – Default Gateway
Routing – Default Gateway 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 57 Figure 60: 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. Figu...
Page 58 - Routing – Static Route
Advanced Setup 58 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 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 ch...
Page 59 - Routing – RIP
Routing – RIP 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 59 Figure 64: Static Route Add Routing – RIP If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as Active or Passive. Figure 65: RIP Setup DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to speci...
Page 60 - Dynamic DNS
Advanced Setup 60 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 66: DNS Setup Dynamic DNS Use the Dynamic DNS screen to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, allowing your router to be easily accessed from anywhere on the Internet. Figure 67: Dynamic DNS
Page 61 - ADSL
ADSL 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 61 To set up a Dynamic DNS entry: 1 Click on Add. The Add Dynamic DNS screen appears. Figure 68: 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 th...
Page 62 - Modulation Methods; DSL Advanced Settings
Advanced Setup 62 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Modulation Methods The following modulation methods are supported by the 6212 ADSL router: z G.dmt Enabled z G.lite Enabled z T1.413 Enabled z ADSL Enabled z Annex L Enabled z ADSL2+ Enabled. Do not change this setting unless so di...
Page 63 - Tone Selection
Tone Selection 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 63 z No Retrain: In this mode the router will try to establish a connection as in normal mode, but once the connection is up it will not retrain if the signal is lost. z L3: Puts the router into the L3 power state. Select a test mode ...
Page 65 - IAGNOSTICS; Testing the DSL Connection
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 65 D IAGNOSTICS 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: z Connection to your local network z Connection to your DSL servi...
Page 67 - ANAGEMENT; Saving and Restoring the Configuration
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 67 M ANAGEMENT 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 S...
Page 69 - Restoring Configuration Settings
Restoring Configuration Settings 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 69 Restoring Configuration Settings To restore saved settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore User Settings. Figure 76: Restore User Settings Screen Select the backup file you want to restore and clic...
Page 70 - Restoring Default Settings
Management 70 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 Figure 78: Upload in Progress Screen 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 -&...
Page 71 - System Log
System Log 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 71 Figure 80: Restore Default Confirmation Dialog The router will restore the default settings and reboot. Figure 81: Restore Default Settings Reboot System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the Sys...
Page 72 - View System Log; Configure System Log
Management 72 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 View System Log Click on the "View System Log" button to check the log file. Figure 83: View System Log Configure System Log If the log is enabled, the system will log selected events: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning...
Page 73 - SNMP
SNMP 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 73 Figure 84: System Log Configuration Select the desired values and click on the "Save/Apply" button to configure the system log options. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows a management application to retrieve statis...
Page 74 - Internet Time
Management 74 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 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 Sel...
Page 75 - Access Control – Services; Access Control – IP Addresses
Access Control – Services 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 75 Access Control – Services You can enable or disable some services of your router by LAN or WAN. If no WAN connection is defined, only the LAN side can be configured. Figure 87: Services Setup Access Control – IP Addresse...
Page 76 - Access Control – Passwords
Management 76 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 6212-A2-ZB23-10 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 89: Access Control – IP Address Add Screen Access ...
Page 77 - Update Software; Note; Reboot Router
Update Software 6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 77 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 "...
Page 79 - PECIFICATIONS
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 79 S PECIFICATIONS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Table 5: 6212-I2 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) ...
Page 81 - NDEX
6212-A2-ZB23-10 6212-I2 4-Port Router User’s Guide 81 I NDEX A About This Guide 11Access Control IP Addresses 75Passwords 76Services 75 ADSL 61 BER Test 32Statistics 31 Advanced Settings, DSL 62Advanced Setup 41ARP 34ATM PVC Configuration 41Statistics 31 B Backing Up Configuration Settings 67BER Tes...
