Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions
6218-I2 Wireless 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 ...
Page 4 - CE Marking
4 6218-I2 Wireless 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 download...
Page 5 - Notice to Users of the Canadian Telephone Network
6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 5 plug is provided with this product. It has been designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack that is also compliant. The Ringer Equivalence Number (or REN) is used to determine the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line. Excessive ...
Page 6 - Japan Notices
6 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five. If your equipment is in need of repair, contact your local sales representative, service representative, or distributor directly. CANADA - EMI NOTICE: This Class...
Page 7 - ONTENTS
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 7 C ONTENTS Document Purpose and Intended Audience ............................................................ 11 Document Summary ................................................................................................... 11 Product-Rela...
Page 9 - Chapter 7
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 9 Chapter 7 Management ........................................................................................................... 75 Saving and Restoring the Configuration ................................................................. 75 Backi...
Page 11 - BOUT; Document Purpose and Intended Audience
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 11 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide contains detailed information about the 6218-I2 router. It is intended for all users of the router. Document Summary Section Description Chapter 1, Introduction Describes the...
Page 12 - Product-Related Documents; Technical Support
12 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Product-Related Documents Complete documentation for Zhone products is available online at www.zhone.com . Contacting Global Service and Support Contact Global Service and Support (GSS) if you have any questions about this or other Zhone produc...
Page 13 - NTRODUCTION; Introduction
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 13 I NTRODUCTION Introduction Congratulations on becoming the owner of a 6218 wireless 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 6218 ...
Page 14 - System Requirements
Introduction 14 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 System Requirements In order to use the 6218 wireless router for Internet access, you must have the following: z ADSL service subscription from your ISP z A PC with: — An Ethernet 10/100BaseT network interface card— A processor equ...
Page 15 - Front Panel
Front Panel 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 15 Front Panel The front panel contains LED indicators that show the status of the unit. Figure 1: Front Panel LEDs Table 1: Front Panel Label and LEDs Label Color Function xDSL LNK Green On: ADSL link is established. Flashing: ADSL li...
Page 16 - Rear Panel
Introduction 16 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Rear Panel Figure 2: Back Panel The rear panel contains the ports for the router's data and power connections. Table 2: Rear Panel Labels and Connectors Label Function LINE Connects to your ADSL line LAN 1–4 Connects the router to ...
Page 17 - ARDWARE; PC S; ETUP; Overview
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless 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 ...
Page 18 - Connecting the Hardware
Hardware Installation and PC Setup 18 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Connecting the Hardware Shut down your PC and any other equipment before connecting it to the router. To connect your router: 1 Verify that the router’s power switch is in the Off (outward) position. Verify th...
Page 20 - Configuring Your Computer; winver
Hardware Installation and PC Setup 20 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 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...
Page 21 - Windows XP
Configuring Your Computer 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 21 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 corr...
Page 23 - Windows ME
Configuring Your Computer 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 23 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 Connection...
Page 26 - Logging in to Your Router
Hardware Installation and PC Setup 26 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254 in the IP Address field and 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. 11 Click on OK twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel. Logging in to Your Rou...
Page 29 - EVICE; Status Summary
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless 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
Page 30 - WAN
Device Information 30 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 WAN Display the WAN status report from the by clicking on WAN under Device Info ( Figure 12 ). Figure 12: WAN Status When a WAN connection is configured, the screen looks like Figure 13 . Figure 13: WAN Status with WAN Connec...
Page 31 - LAN Statistics; WAN Statistics
LAN Statistics 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 31 LAN Statistics Display LAN statistics by clicking on LAN under Statistics ( Figure 14 ). Figure 14: LAN Statistics WAN Statistics Display WAN statistics by clicking on WAN under Statistics ( Figure 15 ). Figure 15: WAN Statistics
Page 32 - ATM Statistics
Device Information 32 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 ATM Statistics Display ATM statistics by clicking on ATM under Statistics ( Figure 16 ). Figure 16: ATM Statistics
Page 33 - ADSL Statistics
ADSL Statistics 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 33 ADSL Statistics Display ADSL statistics by clicking on ADSL under Statistics ( Figure 17 ). Figure 17: ADSL Status
Page 34 - ADSL BER Test
Device Information 34 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 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 patte...
Page 35 - Route; ARP
Route 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 35 Route Obtain the Routing status report by clicking on the Route item under Device Info ( Figure 20 ) Figure 20: Route Information ARP Display the ARP status report by clicking on ARP under Device Info ( Figure 21 ) Figure 21: ARP Status
Page 37 - UICK; Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Enabled
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 37 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. ...
Page 39 - Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled
Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 39 Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 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...
Page 43 - DVANCED
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 43 A DVANCED S ETUP WAN Set up WAN parameters as directed by your ISP. Figure 31: WAN Setup Screen
Page 44 - Add Function – ATM PVC Configuration
Advanced Setup 44 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 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 iden...
Page 45 - Connection Type Screen
WAN 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 45 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 ...
Page 46 - Remove Function
Advanced Setup 46 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-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 ...
Page 47 - WAN Setup Finish
WAN 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 47 WAN Setup Finish After you change any item in WAN Setup, click on the Finish button to apply the changes and reboot the system. Figure 37: WAN Setup Reboot Message
Page 49 - NAT; Virtual Servers
NAT 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 49 NAT You can configure the Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ Host when NAT is enabled. Virtual Servers A virtual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side to a specific IP address on the LAN side. Click on the Add...
Page 51 - Port Triggering
Port Triggering 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 51 Port Triggering Click the on the Add button to add Port Triggering for your Internet application. Figure 42: Port Triggering Setup Page You can select an application every time or create new one for your application. Then click ...
Page 52 - DMZ Host
Advanced Setup 52 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 The Port Triggering list screen appears after you save your selections. You can delete an entry by clicking in the Remove column then clicking on the Remove button. Figure 44: Port Triggering List DMZ Host You can define the IP a...
Page 53 - Firewall; IP Filtering – Outgoing
Firewall 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 53 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 on Add to create filter...
Page 54 - IP Filtering – Incoming
Advanced Setup 54 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 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 48: IP Filtering – Incoming Filter Setup Page Enter a filter name, information ab...
Page 55 - Firewall – MAC Filtering
Firewall 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 55 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. Figure 50: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering Setu...
Page 57 - Port Mapping
Port Mapping 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 57 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 53: Port Mapping To create a new mapping group: 1 Click on Add. The Port ...
Page 58 - Quality of Service
Advanced Setup 58 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 4 Click on Save/Apply. Quality of Service You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. Figure 55: Quality of Service Setup Click on Add and the Add Network Traffic Class Rule sc...
Page 59 - Routing – Default Gateway
Routing – Default Gateway 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 59 Figure 56: 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. Fi...
Page 60 - Routing – Static Route
Advanced Setup 60 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-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 ...
Page 61 - Routing – RIP
Routing – RIP 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 61 Enter the route information and click on Save/Apply to make it active. No reboot is required. Figure 60: Static Route Add Routing – RIP If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as Active or Passive. Figure 61: RIP...
Page 62 - DNS Server
Advanced Setup 62 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and secondary DNS. Figure 62: DNS Setup Dynamic DNS Use the Dynamic DNS screen to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostna...
Page 64 - ADSL; Modulation Methods; Phone Line Pair
Advanced Setup 64 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 ADSL There are three major items in the ADSL settings. Figure 65: DSL Settings Modulation Methods The following modulation methods are supported by the 6218 wireless router: z G.dmt Enabled z G.lite Enabled z T1.413 Enabled z ADS...
Page 65 - Capability; DSL Advanced Settings
DSL Advanced Settings 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 65 Capability The following are included under Capability: z Bitswap Enable z SRA (Seamless Rate Adaptation) Enable Do not change these settings unless so directed by your ISP. DSL Advanced Settings Do not change the DSL Adva...
Page 66 - Tone Selection
Advanced Setup 66 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 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 mod...
Page 67 - Wireless
Wireless 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 67 Wireless The Wireless screens let you configure the settings for wireless access, security, and protocols. Wireless - Basic The Wireless - Basic screen lets you enable or disable Wi-Fi capability in the router. The default setting for ...
Page 69 - Wireless - MAC Filter
Wireless 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 69 Wireless - MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to manage MAC address filters. Add the MAC addresses that you want to manage and then select the mode that you want to use to manage them. You can disable this feature or you can a...
Page 73 - IAGNOSTICS; Testing the DSL Connection
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 73 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 ser...
Page 75 - ANAGEMENT; Saving and Restoring the Configuration
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 75 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...
Page 77 - Restoring Configuration Settings
Restoring Configuration Settings 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 77 Restoring Configuration Settings To restore saved settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore User Settings. Figure 78: Restore User Settings Screen Select the backup file you want to restore and cl...
Page 79 - Restoring Default Settings
Restoring Default Settings 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 79 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 -> ...
Page 80 - System Log
Management 80 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 The router will restore the default settings and reboot. Figure 83: Restore Default Settings Reboot System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options. Figure 84: System Log
Page 81 - View System Log
System Log 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 81 View System Log Click on the "View System Log" button to check the log file. Figure 85: View System Log
Page 82 - Configure System Log
Management 82 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 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 (m...
Page 83 - SNMP
SNMP 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 83 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 87: SNMP Screen Select the...
Page 84 - Internet Time
Management 84 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-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 S...
Page 85 - Access Control – Services; Access Control – IP Addresses
Access Control – Services 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 85 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 89: Services Setup Access Control – IP Addres...
Page 86 - Access Control – Passwords
Management 86 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-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 91: Access Control – IP Address Add Screen Acces...
Page 87 - Update Software; Note
Update Software 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 87 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 88 - Reboot Router
Management 88 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10 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 min...
Page 89 - PECIFICATIONS
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 89 S PECIFICATIONS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Table 5: 6218-I2 Specifications Specification Criteria DSL Protocol Support ANSI T1.413 (Full Rate ADSL) ITU G.992.1 (DMT) ITU G.992.2 (G.lite) ITU G.992.3 (ADSL2) ITU G.992.5...
Page 91 - NDEX
6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 91 I NDEX A About This Guide 11Access Control IP Addresses 85Passwords 86Services 85 ADSL 64 BER Test 34Statistics 33 Advanced Settings, DSL 65Advanced Setup 43ARP 35ATM PVC Configuration 44Statistics 32 B Backing Up Configuration Settings 75BER T...
