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Model No . ADSL Gatew a y A G300 User Guide.
ADSL Gatewa y Copyright and T rademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice . L inksys is a registered trademark or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc . and/or its affiliates in the U.S . and certain other countries. Copyright © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc .
ADSL Gatewa y Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this User Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning Your Network 4 The Gateway’s Functions 4 IP Addresses 4 Chapter 3: Getting to K.
ADSL Gatewa y Appendix F: Warranty Information 65 Appendix G: Regulatory Information 66 Appendix H: Contact Information 72.
ADSL Gateway List of Figures Figure 2-1: Network 4 Figure 3-1: Ports and Reset Button on Side Panel 6 Figure 3-2: LEDs on Side Panel 7 Figure 3-3: Bottom Panel with Stand in Closed Position 8 Figure 3.
ADSL Gateway Figure 5-25: List of PCs 28 Figure 5-26: Add/Edit Service 28 Figure 5-27: Single Port Forwarding 29 Figure 5-28: Port Range Forwarding 30 Figure 5-29: Port Triggering 31 Figure 5-30: DMZ .
1 Chapter 1: Introductio n Welcome ADSL Gatewa y Chapter 1: Introduction We l c o me Thank you for choosing the AG300 ADSL Gateway . This Gateway will provide your computers with a high-speed Internet connection as well as access to local resources, including files and printers.
2 Chapter 1: Introductio n What’s in this User Guide? ADSL Gatewa y What’ s in this User Guide? This user guide covers the steps for setting up and using the ADSL Gateway . • Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes applications of the ADSL Gateway and this User Guid e .
3 Chapter 1: Introductio n What’s in this User Guide? ADSL Gatewa y • Appendix H: Contact Information This appendix provides contact information for a variety of Linksys resources, including T echnical Support.
4 Chapter 2: Planning Your Ne twork The Gateway’s Functions ADSL Gatewa y Chapter 2: Planning Y our Network The Gatewa y’ s Functions A Gateway is a network device that connects two networks together . In this instance , the Gateway connects your Local Area Ne twork (LAN), or the group of com puters in your home or office , to the Internet.
5 Chapter 2: Planning Your Ne twork IP Addresses ADSL Gatewa y Since you use the Gateway to share your DSL Internet connection, contact your ISP to find out if they have assigned a static IP address to your account. If so, you will need that static IP address when configuring the Gateway .
6 Chapter 3: Getting to Kn ow the ADSL Gateway Ports and Reset Button on Side Panel ADSL Gatewa y Chapter 3: Getting to Know the ADSL Gateway P orts and Reset Button on Side P anel The Gateway’ s ports and Reset button are located on a side panel. Line The Line port connects to the ADSL line .
7 Chapter 3: Getting to Kn ow the ADSL Gateway LEDs on Side Pa nel ADSL Gatewa y LEDs on Side P anel The Gateway's LEDs, which indicate network activity , are located on the other side panel. POWER Green. The POWER LED lights up when the Gateway is powered on.
8 Chapter 3: Getting to Kn ow the ADSL Gateway The Bottom Panel ADSL Gatewa y The Bottom P anel The Gateway has a built-in stand available . If you place the Gateway flat on a surface , then you can leave the stand in the closed position.
9 Chapter 4: Connecting th e ADSL Gateway Overview ADSL Gatewa y Chapter 4: Connecting the ADSL Gateway Overview The installation technician from your ISP should have left th e setup information for the modem with you after installing your broadband connection.
10 Chapter 4: Connecting th e ADSL Gateway Connecting the Gateway to a Co mputer ADSL Gatewa y 3. Connect one end of an Ether net network cable to one of the Ether net ports (labeled 1-4) on the back of the Gateway , and the other en d to an Ethernet port on a computer .
11 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway Overview ADSL Gatewa y Chapter 5: Configuring the ADSL Gateway Overview Follow the steps in this chapter and use the Gateway’ s w eb-based utility to configure the Gateway . This chapter will describe each web page in the Utility and each page’s key functions.
12 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway Overview ADSL Gatewa y Security • Firewall. T o disable or enab le the firewall, set up filters, and block W AN requests, click this tab . • VPN. T o enable or disable Virtual Private Network (VPN) passthrough, or to set up an IPSec VPN tunnel, use this screen.
13 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway How to Access the Web-based Utility ADSL Gatewa y • Reboot. If you need to do a hard or soft reboot of the Gateway , use this screen. Status • Gateway . This screen provides status infor mation about the Gateway .
14 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y • Multiplexing: Select LLC or VC , depending on your ISP . • QoS T ype: Select from the d rop-down menu: CBR (Continuous Bit.
15 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y RFC 1483 Routed If you are required to use RFC 1483 Routed, then select RFC 1483 Routed . • Internet IP Address. This is the Gateway’ s IP ad dre ss, when seen from the W AN, or the Internet.
16 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y RFC 2516 PPP oE Some DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ether net) to establish Inter net connections. If you are connected to the Inter net through a DSL line, chec k wi th your ISP to see if they use PPPoE.
17 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y Bridged Mode Only If you are using your Gateway as a bridge , which makes the Gateway act like a stand-alone modem, select Bridged Mode On ly . All NA T and routing settings are disabled in this mode .
18 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y • Starting IP Address. Enter a value for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. This value must be 192.168.1. 2 or greater , because the default IP address for the Ga teway is 192.
19 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y DynDNS.org • User Name , P assword, and Host Name . Enter the User Name, Passwor d, and Host Name of the account you set up with DynDNS.or g. • Internet IP Address. The Gateway’ s current Internet IP Address is displayed here .
20 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Advanced Routing T ab The Advanced Routing screen allows you to configure the NA T , dynamic routing , and static routing settings. Advanced Routing • Operating Mode . In this section, you will configure the Gateway’ s general routing settings.
21 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y • Subnet Mask. Enter the Subnet Mask (also known as the Network Mask), which determine s which portion of an IP address is the network portion, and which portion is the host portion.
22 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Setup Tab ADSL Gatewa y Apply . T o enable the selection criteria o n one line of the table, clic k that line’ s Apply box so a check appears in it. T o disable the line’ s criteria, click the box to clear .
23 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Security Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Security T ab The Security tab gives you access to firewall and VPN (virtual private network) settings. The Firewa ll T ab This panel shows firewall and filter settings. Use these features to enhance the security of your network.
24 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Security Tab ADSL Gatewa y Pa g e button to go to the previous page of information. Click the Next Page button to move to the next page of information.
25 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Security Tab ADSL Gatewa y • Delete: Click this button to delete the selected tunnel. • Summar y: Click this button to see a summary of your IPSec settings and the tun nels’ status. • IPSec VPN T u nnel: Click Enabled to enable the selected tunnel, or Disabled to disable it.
26 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Security Tab ADSL Gatewa y • T o use manual k ey management , select Manual, enter authentication and encr yption keys (these must be identical to those entered at the remote end), and enter inbound and o utbound SPIs (security parameter indexes).
27 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Access Restriction Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Access Restriction T ab The Internet Access T ab The Internet Access tab allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage. Y ou can set up Internet access policies for specific computers and block websites by URL address or keyword.
28 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Access Restriction Tab ADSL Gatewa y 4. Click the Edit List of PCs button to select which PCs will be affected by the policy . The List of PCs screen will appear . Y ou can select a PC by MAC Address or IP Address.
29 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Applications & G aming Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Applications & Gaming T ab The Single Port Forwarding T ab Single P ort Forwarding Use the Single P.
30 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Applications & G aming Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Port Range Forwarding T ab The Port Range Forwarding screen sets up public services on yo ur network, such as web servers, ftp ser vers, e- mail servers, or other specialized Inter net applications.
31 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Applications & G aming Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Port T riggering T ab Port T riggering is used for special applications that can request a port to be opened on demand . For this feature , the Gateway will watch outgoing data for specific port numbers.
32 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Applications & G aming Tab ADSL Gatewa y The QoS T ab QoS Quality of Service ( QoS) ensures better service to high -p riority types of network traffic , which may involve demanding, real-time applications, such as Internet phone calls or videoconferencing.
33 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Applications & G aming Tab ADSL Gatewa y Fragment packets’ size of AF and BE traffic to be equal to the size of EF traffic: Enable this option and.
34 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Administration Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Administration T ab The Management T ab The Management screen allows you to change the Gateway’ s access settings.
35 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Administration Tab ADSL Gatewa y SNMP SNMP is a popular network monitoring and management protocol. T o enable SNMP , click Enabled . T o disable SNMP , click Disabled . If enabled, then specify the IP address(es) allowed to have SNMP access.
36 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Administration Tab ADSL Gatewa y • PVC Available . Select the number of the PVC over which you wish IGMP-P roxy to work. • IGMP Proxy . T o use this feature, select Enable . Otherwise, select Disable .
37 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Administration Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Reporting T ab The Reporting screen provides you with a log of all incoming and outgoing URLs or IP addresses for your Internet connection. It also provides logs for VPN and firewall events.
38 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Administration Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Diagnostics T ab Ping T est Ping T est Parameters • Ping T arget IP . Enter the IP address that you want to ping . Th is can be either a local (LAN) IP or an Inter net (W AN) IP address.
39 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Administration Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Factory Defaults T ab Restore Factory Defaults. If you w ish to restore the Gateway to its factory default settings and lose all your settings, click Ye s .
40 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Status Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Status T ab The Gateway T ab This screen displays information about the Gateway and its Internet connection. Gatewa y Information This section displays the Gateway’ s Fir mware V ersion, MAC Address, and Current Time .
41 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Status Tab ADSL Gatewa y The Local Network T ab The Local Network information that is displayed is the local MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, DHCP server status, and DHCP start and end IP addresses.
42 Chapter 5: Configuring th e ADSL Gateway The Status Tab ADSL Gatewa y The DSL Connection T ab This screen shows information about the DSL connection and PVC connections.
43 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix consists of two parts: “Common Problems and Solutions” and “F requently Asked Questions. ” Provided are possible solutions to problems that may occu r during the installation and operation of the Gateway .
44 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y 7. T ow ard the bottom of the window , select Use the following DNS server addresses, and enter the Preferred DNS server and Alternative DNS ser ver (pro vided by your ISP). Contact your ISP or go on its website to find the information.
45 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y For Windows 98 and Me: • Click Start and Ru n . In the Open field, type in command. Press the Enter key or click the OK button. For Windows NT , 2000, and XP: • Click Star t and Run .
46 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y 3. Refer to “Problem #10: I am a PPPoE user , and I need to remove the proxy settings or the dial-u p pop- up window . ” 5. I can’t get my Virtual Priv ate Network (VPN) wo rking thr ough the Gateway .
47 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y field provided. Check “ Appendix B: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Y our Ethernet Adapter” for details on getting an IP address. 6. Check the Enable option for the port ser vices you want to use .
48 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y 8. I can’t get the Internet game, server , or application to work. If you are having difficulties getting any Internet game , ser ver , or application to function properly , consider exposing one computer to the Internet using DeMilitar ized Zone (DMZ) hosting.
49 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y • For Netscape 4.7 or higher: 1. Start Netscape Navigator , and click Edit , Preferences , Advanced , and Proxies . 2. Make sure you have Direct connection to the Internet selected on this screen.
50 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions ADSL Gatewa y 1. T o connect to the Gateway , go to the web browser , and enter http://192.168.1.1 or the IP address of the Gateway . 2. Enter the username and password, if asked. (The default user name and password is admin.
51 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions ADSL Gatewa y • If the Gateway is configured correctly , check your Internet connection (DSL/cable modem, etc .) to see if it is working correctly . Y ou can remove the Gatew ay to ve rify a direct connection.
52 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions ADSL Gatewa y What is Network Address T ranslation and what is it used for? Network Address T ranslation (NA T) translates multiple IP ad dresses on the private LAN to one public address that is sent out to the Internet.
53 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions ADSL Gatewa y The web page hangs; downloads are corrupt, or nothi ng but junk characters are being displayed on the screen.
54 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions ADSL Gatewa y Is the Gateway cross-platform compatible? Any platform that supports Ether net and TCP/IP is compatible with the Gateway .
55 Appendix B: Findi ng the MAC Ad dress an d IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter Windows 98 or Me Instructions ADSL Gatewa y Appendix B: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Y our Ethernet Ada.
56 Appendix B: Findi ng the MAC Ad dress an d IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter Windows 2000 or XP Instructions ADSL Gatewa y Windows 2000 or XP Instructions 1. Click Start and Run . In the Open field, enter cmd . Press the Enter key or click the OK butt on.
57 Appendix C: Upgradin g Firmware ADSL Gatewa y Appendix C: Upgrading Firmware T o upgrade the Gateway’ s firmware: 1. Download the Gateway’ s fir mware upgrade file from www .linksys.com . 2. Extract the file on your computer . 3. Open the Gateway’ s Web-based Utility and click the Administr a tion tab .
58 Appendix D: Glossary ADSL Gatewa y Appendix D: Glossar y This glossary contains som e basic networking terms you may come across when using this product. Fo r more advanced terms, see the complete Linksys glossary at http://www .linksys.com/glossar y .
59 Appendix D: Glossary ADSL Gatewa y DMZ ( D e m ilitarized Z one) - Removes the Router's firewall protection from one PC, allowing it to be "seen" from the Internet. DNS ( D omain N ame S erver) - The IP address of your ISP's server , which tr anslates the name s of websites into IP addresses.
60 Appendix D: Glossary ADSL Gatewa y IP Address - The address used to identify a computer or device on a network. IPCONFIG - A Windows 2000 and XP utility that displays the IP address for a particular networking device. IPSec ( I nter net P rotocol Sec urity) - A VPN protocol used to implement secure exchange of packets at the IP layer .
61 Appendix D: Glossary ADSL Gatewa y RJ-45 ( R egistered J ack -45 ) - An Ethernet connecto r that holds up to eight wires. Roaming - The ability to take a wireless device from one access point's range to another without losing the connection. Router - A networking device that connects multiple networks together .
62 Appendix D: Glossary ADSL Gatewa y TKIP ( T emporal K ey I ntegrity P rotocol) - a wireless encr yption protocol that provides dynamic encr yption keys for each packet transmitted. T opology - The physical layout of a network. TX Rate - T ransmission Rate .
63 Appendix E: Specifications ADSL Gatewa y Appendix E: Specifications Model Number AG300 Standards ANS I T1.413 Issue 2, ITU G.992.1 (G .dmt), G.992.2 (G .
64 Appendix E: Specifications ADSL Gatewa y Operating T emp. 0º~40ºC (32º~104ºF) Storage T emp . -20º~70ºC (-4º~158ºF) Operating Humidity 10~85% Non-Condensing Storage Humidity 5~90% Non-Conde.
65 Appendix F: Warranty Information ADSL Gateway Appendix F: Warrant y Information Linksys wa rrants to Y ou that, for a pe riod of thre e years (the “W arranty Period”), y our Linksys Pro duct will be substantially free of defec ts in materials and w orkmanship un der normal use .
66 Appendix G: Regulatory Informatio n ADSL Gatewa y Appendix G: Regulator y Information FCC Statement This product has been tested and complies with the specification s for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
67 Appendix G: Regulatory Informatio n ADSL Gatewa y User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W a ste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) This document contains important information for users wi th regards to th e proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products.
68 Appendix G: Regulatory Informatio n ADSL Gatewa y.
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70 Appendix G: Regulatory Informatio n ADSL Gatewa y.
71 Appendix G: Regulatory Informatio n ADSL Gatewa y For more information, visit www .linksys.com..
72 ADSL Gateway Appendix H: Contact Inf ormation Appendix H: Contact Information Need to contact Linksys ? Visit us online for information on the latest products and update s to your existing products at: http://www .
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