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202-10037-01, Ma rch 2005 202-10037-01 March 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Reference Manual for the Broadband V oice Adapter T A612V.
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Contents v 202-10037-01, March 2005 Content s Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ................ ................ ..... 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ...
202-10037-01, March 200 5 vi Contents Blocking Access to Internet Services . ................ ................ ................ ............. ............... 4-2 Configuring E-Mail Alert and Web Access Log Notifications ........................... ...
Contents vii 202-10037-01, March 2005 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection ........ ................ .................... ................ ................ .. 7-4 T roubleshooting a TCP/IP Net work Using a Ping Utility .. ................ .............
202-10037-01, March 200 5 viii Contents Computer Network Configuration Requirements ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... . C-1 Internet Configuration Requir ements .............. ............. ................ ...........
About This Manual 1-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 1-2 About This Manual 202-10037-01, March 2005 How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one pag e at a time • A button that displays the table of cont ents and an button.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V About This Manual 1-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 How to Print this Manual T o print this manual you can choose one of th e fo llowing several options, a ccording to your needs. • Printing a Page in the HTML V iew .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 1-4 About This Manual 202-10037-01, March 2005.
Introduction 2-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter. This chapter describes the features of the NETGEA R T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 2-2 Introduction 202-10037-01, March 2005 V oice Features The T A612V Broadband V oice Adap ter lets yo u use the full range of features in your voice account. • Get your voicemail messages by phone, W eb, or E-mail.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Introduction 2-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Computers Hidden by NA T : NA T opens a temporary path to the Internet for requests originating from the local network.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 2-4 Introduction 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Automatic Configuration of Attached computers by DHCP : The T A612V adapter dynamically assign s .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Introduction 2-5 202-10037-01, March 2005 – Application Notes and ot her helpful information. • Support Regist ration card If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 2-6 Introduction 202-10037-01, March 2005 The Router ’ s Rear Panel The rear panel of the Mo del T A612V router contains the p ort co nnections listed below .
Connecting the Router to the Internet 3-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Chapter 3 Connecting the Router to the Internet This chapter describes how to set up the router on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. Y ou will find out how to configure your broadband voice adap ter for Internet access.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 3-2 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10037-01, March 2005 c. Locate the Ethernet cable (cable 1 in the di agram) th at connects your PC to the modem. Figure 3-1: Disconnect th e Ethernet cable from the comp uter d.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 f. Securely insert the cable that came with your broadband voice adapter .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 3-4 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10037-01, March 2005 Figure 3-4: S tat us lights on the broadband voice adapter d. Check the broadband voice adapter stat us lights to verify the following: • Power : The power light should turn solid green.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-5 202-10037-01, March 2005 2. Connect to the broadband vo ice adapter by typing http://192 .168.61.1 in the addre ss fiel d of your browser, then click Enter .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 3-6 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10037-01, March 2005 Use the Smart Wizard to Configure Y our T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter Figure 3-7: Setup wizard 1. Y ou are now connected to the router .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-7 202-10037-01, March 2005 The Router Sett ings pages allow you to configure, upg rade and check the status of yo ur NETGEAR Broadband V oice Router .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 3-8 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Does Y our Internet Connection Require A Logi n? Select this option based on the type of account yo u have with your ISP .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Connecting th e Rou te r to the Internet 3-9 202-10037-01, March 2005 Note : If you get 'Address not found' errors when you go to a W eb site, it is likely that your DNS servers aren't set up properly .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 3-10 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10037-01, March 2005 T roubleshooting T ip s Here are some tips for correctin g simple problems you may have. Be sure to restart your network in this sequence: 1.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Connecting th e Rou te r to the In te rn et 3-11 202-10037-01, March 2005 How to Manually Configure Y our Internet Connection Y ou can manually.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 3-12 Connecting the Router to the Intern et 202-10037-01, March 2005 c. Domain Name Server (DNS) Address: If you know that your ISP do es not a.
Content Filtering 4-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Chapter 4 Content Filtering This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter to protect your network. These features ca n be found by clicking on the Content Filtering heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 4-2 Content Filtering 202-10037-01, March 2005 T o enable keyword blockin g, select either “Per Schedule” or “Always”, then click Apply . If you want to block by sch edule, be sure that a time period is sp ecified in the Schedule menu.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Content Filtering 4-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 Services are functions performed by server computers at the request of client computers. For example, web servers serve web pages, time servers serve time and date information, and game hosts serve data about other players’ moves.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 4-4 Content Filtering 202-10037-01, March 2005 If you know that the application uses e ither TCP or UDP , select the a ppropriate protocol.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Content Filtering 4-5 202-10037-01, March 2005 • T urn e-mail notification on Check this box if you wish to receive e-mail logs and alerts from the router . • Send to this e-mail address Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 4-6 Content Filtering 202-10037-01, March 2005 V iewing Logs of Web Access or Attempted W eb Access The log is a detailed record of w hat websites you have accessed or attempted to access . Up to 128 entries are stored in the log.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Content Filtering 4-7 202-10037-01, March 2005 Log action buttons are described in Ta b l e 4 - 2 T able 4-2. Log action button s Field Description Refresh Click this button to refresh the log screen.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 4-8 Content Filtering 202-10037-01, March 2005.
Maintenance 5-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Chapter 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to use the maintena nce features of your T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter. These features can be found by clicking on the Maintenance he ading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 5-2 Maintenance 202-10037-01, March 2005 This screen shows the following parameters: T able 5-1. Menu 3.2 - T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter S t atus Fields Field Description Account Name This field displays the Host Name assigned to the router .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Maintenanc e 5-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 Click on the “Connection S tatus” button to display the W AN status, as shown below . Figure 5-2: Connectio n S t atus screen This screen shows the following statistics:.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 5-4 Maintenance 202-10037-01, March 2005 W AN Status action buttons are describ ed in T able 5-2 Click on the “Show St atistics” button to displa y router usage statistics, as shown below . Figure 5-3: Router S t atistics screen This screen shows the following statistics: T able 5-2.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Maintenanc e 5-5 202-10037-01, March 2005 Show Statistics action buttons are described in Ta b l e 5 - 2 V iewing V oIP St atus This V oIP S tatus page shows the current status of your V oIP (V oice over Internet Protocol) connection.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 5-6 Maintenance 202-10037-01, March 2005 • LAN Port – MAC Address - the physical address of the router , as seen from the local LAN. • Line 1/Line 2 – Display Name: This is the name you have already chosen when yo u first opened your account.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Maintenanc e 5-7 202-10037-01, March 2005 V iewing a List of Att ached Devices The Attached Devices menu contains a table of all IP devices that the router has discovered on the local network.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 5-8 Maintenance 202-10037-01, March 2005 From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance hea ding, select Set Password to bring up the menu shown below .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Maintenanc e 5-9 202-10037-01, March 2005 Figure 5-7: Backup Router Settings p age • Save (Backup): T o create a backup file of the current settings: a.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 5-10 Maintenance 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Revert (Erase): T o erase the current settings and re set the router to the original factory default settings: – Click Erase.
Advanced Configuration 6-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the adva nced features of your T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-2 Advanced Configuration 202-10037-01, March 2005 Figure 6-1: Port T riggering Menu Note : If Disable Port T riggering box is check ed af ter.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 Follow these steps to set up a co mputer to play Internet games or use Internet applications: 1. Click Add . Figure 6-2: Add Port T rigger Menu 2.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-4 Advanced Configuration 202-10037-01, March 2005 interface, under Advanced, click on Port Forwar ding to view the p ort forwarding menu, shown below .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-5 202-10037-01, March 2005 3. Click the Add button. Adding a Port Forwarding Custom Service T o define a service, game or application that do es not appear in the Serv ice Name list, you must determine what port numbers are used by the service.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-6 Advanced Configuration 202-10037-01, March 2005 Some considerations fo r this application are: • If your account’ s IP address is ass igned dynami cally by your ISP , the IP address may change periodically as the DHCP lease expires.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-7 202-10037-01, March 2005 Figure 6-4: W AN Setup menu. • Connect Automatically , as Requir ed Normally , this option should be Enabled, so that an Internet co nnection will be made automatically , whenever Internet-bound traffic is detected.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-8 Advanced Configuration 202-10037-01, March 2005 Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the router unless the traf fic is a response to one of your local comp uters or a service that you have configured in the Ports menu.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-9 202-10037-01, March 2005 Using LAN IP Setup Options The LAN IP Setup feature is under the Advanced heading of the main menu. This feature allows configuration of LAN IP services such as DHCP and RIP .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-10 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10037-01, March 2005 • IP Address This is the LAN IP address of the router.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-11 202-10037-01, March 2005 For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory . See “IP Configuration by DHCP ” on page B-10 for an explanation of DHCP and informatio n about how to assign IP addresses for your network.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-12 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10037-01, March 2005 Note: The reserved address will no t be assigned until the next ti me the computer contacts the router's DHCP server . Reboot the computer or access its IP configuration and force a DHCP release and renew .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-13 202-10037-01, March 2005 1. Click the Add button to open the Add/Edit Menu, shown below . Figure 6-7. S t atic Route Entry and Edit Me nu 2. T ype a route name for this static route in the Rout e Name box under the table.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-14 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10037-01, March 2005 When you first config ured your router, two implic it static routes were created. A default route was created with your ISP as the gateway , and a second static route was created to your local network for all 192.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-15 202-10037-01, March 2005 b. T o allow access from a range of IP addresses on the Internet, select IP address range. Enter a beginning and end ing IP address to define the allowed range.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-16 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10037-01, March 2005 • T urn UPnP On : UPnP can be enabled or disabled for automatic device configuratio n.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Advanced Configur ation 6-17 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Syslog Server Port Number: Default value is 514. • Log Level: Th e value may be: – .Minimum (Default) –. M i d d l e –. D e b u g –.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6-18 Advanced C onfiguration 202-10037-01, March 2005 This loads the new software in the rout er and causes the router to restart.
Troubleshooting 7-1 202-10037-0 1, March 2005 Chapter 7 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter. After each problem description, instructions ar e provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 7-2 Troubleshooting 202-10037-01 , March 2005 Light s Never T urn Off When the router is turned on, th e lights turns on for about 10 secon ds and then turn of f. If all the lights stay on, there is a fault within the router .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Troubleshooting 7-3 202-10037-01 , March 2005 T roubleshooting the W eb Configuration Interface If you are unable to access the router ’ s we.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 7-4 Troubleshooting 202-10037-01 , March 2005 T roubleshooting the ISP Connection If your router is unable to access the Internet, you should first determine whether the router is able to obtain a W AN IP address from the ISP .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Troubleshooting 7-5 202-10037-01 , March 2005 Inform your ISP that yo u have bought a new network device, and ask them to use the router ’ s MAC address. OR Configure your router to spoof your computer ’ s MAC address.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 7-6 Troubleshooting 202-10037-01 , March 2005 Y ou should see a message like this one: Pinging <IP address> with 32 bytes o f data If the.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Troubleshooting 7-7 202-10037-01 , March 2005 — Check that your cable or DSL modem is connected and functioning. — If your ISP assigned a host name to yo ur co mputer, enter that host name as the Account Name in the Basic Settings menu.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 7-8 Troubleshooting 202-10037-01 , March 2005.
Technical Specifications A-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Appendix A T echnical Specifications This appendix provides tech nical specifications for the T A612V Broadband V oi ce Adapter.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V A-2 Technical Specifications 202-10037-01, March 2005.
Network and Routing Basics B-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Appendix B Network and Routing Basics This chapter provides an overview of IP networks, routing, and networki ng. Related Publications As you read this document, you may be dire cted to v arious RFC documents for further information.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-2 Network and Routing Basics 202-10037-01, March 2005 Routing Information Protocol One of the protocol s used b y a rout er to b uild an d maintain a picture of the network is the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Network and Routing Basics B-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 Figure B-1: Three Main Address Classes The five address classes are: • Class A Class A addresses can have up to 16,777,214 ho sts on a single n etwork.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-4 Network and Routing Basics 202-10037-01, March 2005 This addressing structure allows IP addresses to uniquely identify each phys ical network and each node on each ph ysical network.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Network and Routing Basics B-5 202-10037-01, March 2005 Subnet addressing al lows us to split one IP network ad dress into smaller multiple physical networks known as sub networks. Some of the node numbers are used as a su bn et number instead.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-6 Network and Routing Basics 202-10037-01, March 2005 The following table lists the additional subnet mask bits in dotted-decimal notation. T o use the table, write down the original class netmask and replace the 0 value octets with the dotted-decimal value of the additional subnet b its.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Network and Routing Basics B-7 202-10037-01, March 2005 • So that hosts recognize local IP broadcast packets When a device broadcasts to its segment neighb ors, it uses a destination address of the local network address with all ones for the host address.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-8 Network and Routing Basics 202-10037-01, March 2005 The following figure illustrates a single IP address operation.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Network and Routing Basics B-9 202-10037-01, March 2005 If a device sends data to another station on the network and the destination MAC address is not yet recorded, ARP is used. An ARP request is broadcast onto the network.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-10 Network and Routing Basi cs 202-10037-01, March 2005 IP Configuration by DHCP When an IP-based local area network is installed, each computer must be configured with an IP address.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Network and Routing Basics B-11 202-10037-01, March 2005 St ateful Packet Inspection Unlike simple Internet sharing rout ers, a firewall uses a process ca ll ed stateful packet inspection to ensure secure firewall filtering to protect your network from attacks and intrusions.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-12 Network and Routing Basi cs 202-10037-01, March 2005 Category 5 Cable Quality Category 5 distributed cable that me ets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring stan da rds can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Network and Routing Basics B-13 202-10037-01, March 2005 Inside T wisted Pair Cables For two devices to communicate, th e transmitter of each device must be connected to the receiver of the other device.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-14 Network and Routing Basi cs 202-10037-01, March 2005 Figure B-6: Category 5 UTP Cable with Male RJ-45 Plug at Each End Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may have the same RJ-45 plug .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Network and Routing Basics B-15 202-10037-01, March 2005 The T A612V adapter incorporates Auto Uplink TM technology (also ca lled MDI/MDIX). Each LOCAL Ethernet port will automati cally sense whether the Ethernet cable pl ugged into the port should have a normal con nection (e.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V B-16 Network and Routing Basi cs 202-10037-01, March 2005.
Preparing Your Netwo rk C-1 202-10037-01, March 2005 Appendix C Prep aring Y our Network This appendix describes how to prepare your n e twork to connect to the Internet through the T A612V Broadband V oice Adapter and how to veri fy the readiness of broadban d Internet service from an Internet service provider (ISP).
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-2 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 For the initial setup of your rout er , you will need to connect a computer to the router . This computer has to be set to automatically get it s TCP/IP configuration from the router via DHCP .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-3 202-10037-01, March 2005 Record Y our Internet Co nnection Information Print this page. Fill in the configuration parameters from your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-4 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 • W indows 3.1 does not include a TCP/IP component. Y ou need to purchase a third-p arty TCP/ IP application package such as NetManage Chameleon.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-5 202-10037-01, March 2005 Y ou must have an Ethernet adapter , the TCP/IP protocol, and Client for Microsoft Networks. If you need to install a ne w adapter , follow these steps: a.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-6 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 If you need Client for Micro soft Networks: a. Click the Add button. b. Select Client, and then click Ad d. c. Select Microsoft. d. Select Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click OK.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-7 202-10037-01, March 2005 V erify the following settings as shown: • Client for Microsoft Network exists • Ethernet adapter is present • TCP/IP is present • Primary Network Logon is set to W indows logon Click on the Properties button.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-8 Preparing Yo ur Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 Selecting Windows’ In ternet Access Method 1. On the W indows taskbar , click the Start button, point to Settings, and th en click Control Panel.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-9 202-10037-01, March 2005 2. Ty p e winipcfg , and then click OK. The IP Configuration window opens, which lists (a mong other things), your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-10 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows XP , 2000, or NT4 Y ou will find there are many similarities in th e procedures for dif ferent W indows systems when using DHCP to configure TCP/IP .
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-11 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Now you should be at the Local Area Network Connection S tatus window . This box displays the conn ection status, duration, speed, and activity statistics.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-12 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TC P/IP in Windows 2000 Once again, after you have installed the network card, TCP/IP for W indows 2000 is configured. TCP/IP should be added by de fault and set to DHCP without your having to configure it.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-13 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Click on the My Network Places icon on the W indows desktop. This will bring up a window called Network and Dial-up Connectio ns. • Right click on Local Ar ea Connection and select Properties .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-14 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 • W ith Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) selected, click on Properties to open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies dialogue box. • V erify that • Obtain an IP address automatically is selected.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-15 202-10037-01, March 2005 DHCP Configuration of TCP/IP in Windows NT4 Once you have installed the network card, you need to config ure the TCP/IP environment for W indows NT 4.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-16 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 • Highlight the TCP/IP Pr otocol in the Network Protocols box, and click on the Properties button.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-17 202-10037-01, March 2005 V erifying TCP/IP Properties fo r Windows XP , 2000, and NT4 T o check your PC’ s TCP/IP configuration : 1. On the W indows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-18 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 • The default gateway i s 192.168.61.1 4. Ty p e exit Configuring the Macintos h for TCP/IP Networking Beginning with Macintosh Operating System 7 , TCP/ IP is already installed on the Macintosh.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-19 202-10037-01, March 2005 2. If not already selected, select Built- in Ethernet in the Configure list. 3. If not already selected, Select Using DHCP in the TCP/IP tab.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-20 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 V erifying the Readiness of Y our Internet Account For broadband access to the Internet, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP) for a single-user Internet access account using a cable modem or DSL mode m.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-21 202-10037-01, March 2005 • An IP address and subnet mask • A gateway IP address, which is the address of the I.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-22 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005 If an IP address appears under Installed Gatewa ys, write down the address. This is the ISP’ s gateway address. Select the address and then click Remove to remove the gateway address.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Preparing Your Netwo rk C-23 202-10037-01, March 2005 Rest arting the Network Once you’ve set up yo ur computers to work with the firewall, you must reset the network for the devices to be able to communicat e correctly .
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V C-24 Preparing Your Network 202-10037-01, March 2005.
202-10037-01, March 200 5 Glossary 1 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. List of Glossary T erms 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. 100BASE-Tx IEEE 802.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 2 Glossary 202-10037-01, March 200 5 ADSL requires a special ADSL modem. ADSL is grow ing in popu larity as more areas around the world gain access. AES Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Glossary 3 202-10037-01, March 200 5 The DMZ sits between the Internet and an internal network's line of defense, usually so me combination of firewalls and ba stion hosts.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 4 Glossary 202-10037-01, March 200 5 transmits that identity to an authenticat ion server su ch as RADIUS. The server asks the AP for proof of identity , which the AP gets from the user and then send s back to the server to complete the authentication.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Glossary 5 202-10037-01, March 200 5 LDAP A set of protocols for accessing information directories. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP . A set of protocols for acce ssing information directories.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 6 Glossary 202-10037-01, March 200 5 MTU The size in bytes of the largest pack et that can be sent or received. NA T A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the Internet.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Glossary 7 202-10037-01, March 200 5 PPPoE PPPoE. PPP over Ethernet is a prot ocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulati ng a dial-up conn ection. PPP over A TM PPPoA.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 8 Glossary 202-10037-01, March 200 5 router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards da ta based on IP source and destination addresses.
Reference Manual for the Broa dband Voice Adapter TA612V Glossary 9 202-10037-01, March 200 5 The TLS protocol is made up of t wo layers. The TLS R ecord Protocol ensures that a connection is private by using symmetric data encryption and ensures that the connection is relia bl e.
Reference Manual for the Broadband Voice Ada pter TA612V 10 Glossary 202-10037-01, March 200 5 If a remote network cont ains a WINS server , your W indows PCs can gather information from that WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote netw ork using the W indows Network Neighborh ood feature.
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