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6388 Wireless Router User’ s Guide Document No. 6388-A2-GB20-00 F ebruar y 2005.
A February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Copyright © 2005 Paradyne Corporation. All rights reser ved. Printed in U .S.A. Notice This publication is protected b y feder al copyright law .
6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 B Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and follo w all warning notices an d instructions mar ked on the product or i ncluded in the manual.
C February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limi ts are designe d to provide reasonab le protection a gainst har mful interference in a residenti al installation.
6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 D Supplier's Declaration of Conf ormity Place of Issue: P aradyne Cor poration 8545 126th A venue North Largo , FL 33773-1502 USA Date of Issue: TBD P aradyne Cor po.
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6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 i Contents About This Guide Document Pur pose and Inte nded Audienc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Document Sum mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Product-Rela ted Docume nts .
Contents ii February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 New Connect ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 PPPoE Connection Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 PPPoA Connection Setup .
Contents 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 iii Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45 System Comm ands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45 Remote Log .
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6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 v About This Guide Document Purpose and Intended A udience This guide contains deta iled inf or mation about the 638 8 wireless router . It is intended for all us ers of th e router . Document Summary A master glossary of terms and acrony ms used in P aradyne documents is av ailable online at www .
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6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 1-1 1 Intr oduction Def initions Bef ore yo u install or use you r new router , y ou ma y find it helpful to un derstand the f ollowing terms: A bridge is a device that forw ards any messa ge from one pa r t of a ne twork to another .
1. Introduction 1-2 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Preconfigured port settings for man y popular games Ability to act as a DHCP Ser v er on your network Compatibility with vir tually all st.
1. Introduction 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 1-3 por t. If the LED is flic kering, it is an indicatio n that the router is tr aining (negotiating the connection to its partner modem). Link LED: The Activity LED shows the state of th e PPP oA or PPP oE connection.
1. Introduction 1-4 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00.
6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-1 2 Hard war e Installation and PC Setup Overview This chapter provides basic instructions for connecting the rout er to a computer or a LAN and to the Inte r net using DSL.
2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-2 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 — If y ou hav e a table-t op adapter , use the A C power cord t o connect the adapter to a w all outlet or po wer strip . The supplied power adapter ma y look di ff erent than the one illustrated here.
2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-3 Conf iguring Y our PC’ s IP Address Bef ore you star t to access the router using t he Ether net connection, y ou must configure y our PC to use DHCP , or change y our PC's TCP/IP address to b e 192.
2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-4 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 4. Ensure that the chec k box to the lef t of the item labeled Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is chec ked, and clic k on Proper ties. Figure 2-2. Network Connections i n Windo ws XP Figure 2-3.
2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-5 5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Prop er ties dialog bo x, click in t he radio b utton labeled “Use the f ollowing IP address” and type 192. 168.1.x (where x is any number bet ween 2 and 254) in the IP Add ress field.
2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-6 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 4. If Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP) does not appear as a n installed component, click on I nstall. 5. In the Select Netw ork Component T ype dialog bo x, select Protocol, and then click on A dd.
2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 2-7 Y ou may be prompted to install f iles from your Windo ws ME installation CD or other media. F ollow the instru ctions to install the files. 8. If prompted, clic k on OK to restar t your computer with t he new settings .
2. Hardware Installation and PC Setup 2-8 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 10. In the TCP/IP Properties dialog bo x, click on th e IP Address tab . 11. Click in the radio button labeled “U se the f ollowing IP address” and type 192.168.1.x (w here x is any number be tween 2 and 254) in the I P Address field.
6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-1 3 Using the W eb Interface Logging Into Y our Router T o configure y our router , open y our web brow ser . Ignore any err or about lac king a connection. T ype the def ault IP a ddress (192.168.1.1) in to the Location field of yo ur browser and pr ess the Enter ke y .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-2 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Home Page The first screen ( Figure 3-2 ) that appears after the lo g in screen is the Home page.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-3 Figure 3-3. Quick Start - DHCP Figure 3-4. Quick Start - PPP oE.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-4 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Figure 3-5. Quick Start - Static Enter or selec t Quick Star t options as s hown in the following table . Click on Sa ve to mak e the changes per manent. T able 3-1. Quick Start Options Field Description NA T Click in the check bo x to activate Network Address T ranslation (NA T).
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-5 Setup T o set up LAN and W AN options not av ailable on the Qu ick Start screens, select Setup from th e Home pa ge. Figure 3-6 sho ws the Setup page. The me nu is brok en into two sections: the W AN configur ation and the LAN configur ation.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-6 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Conf iguring the W AN Bef ore the router will pass any data between the LAN interf ace and the W AN interf ace, the W AN side of the router m ust be configured.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-7 New Connection A new conne ction is basically a vir tual connection. Y our router can supp or t up to 8 diff erent vir tual connections.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-8 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Idle Timeout - Specifies that PPP oE connection sh ould disconn ect if the link has no activity dete cted f or the specified n umber of seconds . This field is used in conjunction with the On Demand f eature.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-9 T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands . At the System Commands page, click on Sa ve All. PPPoA Connection Setup PPP oA is defined in the Internet standard RFC 2364. It is a method of encapsulating PPP pack ets ov er A TM cells w hich are carried over the DSL line .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-10 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 P asswor d – The pass word f o r the PPP oA access . This is provided b y you r DSL ser vice provider or y our ISP . Idle Timeout – Specifies that PPP oA connection should disconnect if the link has no activity dete cted f or the specified n umber of seconds .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-11 T o complete the connection y ou must no w click t he Apply but ton. The Apply b utton will temporarily sav e this connection. T o make the change pe rmanent, click on T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-12 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Figure 3-9. Static IP Connection Setup T o complete the connection y ou must no w click t he Apply but ton. The Apply b utton will temporarily sav e this connection. T o make the change pe rmanent, click on T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-13 7. Select the encapsula tion type (LLC or VC). If y ou are not sure which to use , just use the def ault mode. 8. Select the quality of ser vice (QOS). Leav e the def ault v alue if your I SP did not provide t his inf or mation.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-14 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Bridged Connection A pure bridged connection does not assign an IP address to the W AN interf ace. This connectio n method mak es the router act a s a hub that passes p ack ets across the W AN inte rface to the LAN interf ace.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-15 T o complete the connection y ou must no w click t he Apply but ton. The Apply b utton will temporarily sav e this connection. T o make the change pe rmanent, click on T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-16 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Figure 3-12. CLIP Connection Setup T o complete the connection y ou must no w click t he Apply but ton. The Apply b utton will temporarily sav e this connection. T o make the change pe rmanent, click on T ools (at the top of the page) and select System Commands .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-17 Modem Setup T o configure the DSL modulation type: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Setup . 2. Under W AN Setup, select Modem. This will bring up the Modem Setup screen. Lea ve the def ault va lue if your ISP did not provide this inf or mation.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-18 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 TSML T roubleshoot ing Manage ment Link (TSM L) is a f eature tha t lets author ized Network Opera tions Center (NOC) personnel troub leshoot and manage the router from the NOC. The TSML connection (VPI 0, VCI 34) e xamines incoming pac kets , looking f or ICMP Echo Requests .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-19 Conf iguring the LAN T o configure LAN paramete rs, clic k on Setup on the Home screen. Under LAN Setup , click on LAN Configuration. The LAN Configuration scree n appears. Enable/Disable DHCP By def ault, y our CPE has DHCP server (LAN side) disab led.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-20 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 192.168.1. 1 (the def ault) than the Start IP address must be 192. 168.1. 2 or higher . — Specify an End IP add ress. Th e End IP Address is the last address t he DHCP ser ve r can issue.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-21 Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Setup . 2. Under LAN Setup , select LAN Configuration. The L AN Group 1 Configuration screen appears , as shown in Figure 3-15, LAN Group 1 Co nfiguration .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-22 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Fir ewall/NA T Services T o enable or disable Firewall and NA T: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click Setup .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-23 Advanced The CPE suppor ts a host of adv anced f eatures. F or basic router functionality , you do not need to utilize these adv anced feat ures . The fe atures help with routing, security , por t configuration, and plug and play capability .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-24 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 SNTP The SNTP screen lets y ou specify parameters related to SNTP (Simple Netw ork Time Protoc ol) ser vers. T o use SNTP: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, clic k on Advanced and under Adv anced, select SNTP .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-25 SNMP Use the SNMP (Simple Netw ork Management Protocol) screen t o enable and configure the SNM P agent and SNMP trap man agers. The SNMP feature gen erates a trap when e ver the IP addres s of the r outer changes (e xcept through the T roub leshooting Management Link).
3. Using the Web Interface 3-26 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 IP QoS The IP QoS screen lets y ou establish a particular lev el of ser v ice f or each connection y ou hav e defined. T o set QoS for a connection: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced and under Advan ced, select IP QoS.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-27 T o configure a ser vice, game , or other application: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced. 2. Under Adv anced, select P or t Forw arding. 3. Select the computer hosting the ser vice and add the corre sponding fire wall rul e.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-28 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 IP Filters Use the IP Filters screen to b lock all or sele cted traffic. T o set up IP Filters: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced and under Advan ced, select IP Filters.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-29 LAN Clients T o ad d a LAN clie nt, or rese r ve an IP address for a DHCP client: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on Advanced. 2. Under Advanced, select LAN Clients . If DHCP is used, all DHCP clients are automatically assigned.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-30 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 The Apply button will tempor arily sav e these settings. T o make the change per manent, click on T ools and select System Commands. On the System Commands page, click on Sa ve All. Figure 3-25.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-31 be used to delete the en tire filter rule. It pro vides a quick met hod of selecting all filter rules for deletion. The Enab le Bridge Filters button allows y ou to enable or disab le br idge filtering.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-32 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 W eb Filters This option enab les the IGMP prox y , which allows NA T clients to par ticipate in IGMP multicast gr oups. It should only be enabled if NA T is also enabled . T o enable Multicas ting: Procedur e 1.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-33 Multicast This option enab les the IGMP prox y , which allows NA T clients to par ticipate in IGMP multicast gr oups. It should only be enabled if NA T is also enabled . T o enable Multicas ting: Procedur e 1.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-34 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 IGMP Snooping Use the IGMP Snooping screen to specify whether IGMP Snooping is enab led. When IGMP Snooping is en abled, the r outer analyzes In ter net Group Management Proto col (IGMP) pac kets to learn multicast group address and port associations.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-35 3. Specify the New Destination IP . This is the address of the remot e LAN network or host to which y ou want to assign a static r oute. Enter t he IP address of the host f or which yo u wish to create a static route here .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-36 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 3. Specify th e Protocol. The protoco l is dependent upon the e ntire networ k. Most networks suppor t RIP v1. If RIP v1 is se lected, routing data will be sent in RIP v1 f or mat. If RIP v2 is selec ted, rout ing data will be sent in RIP v2 format using subnet broadcas ting.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-37 Access Control Access contro l allows cer tain PC s to access th e router after the firewall is enabled. Access control is enab led on a W AN conn ection only if the firewall is enab led globally (see Firewa ll/NA T Ser vices on page 3-22) and ena bled on tha t W AN connection.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-38 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Wi re l e s s The Wireless tab pro vides access to screens that let y ou configure paramet ers related to t he router’ s wireless LAN conn ection. Setup The Wireless Setup screen contains th e wireless LAN user settings .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-39 The Apply button will tempor arily sav e these settings. T o make the change permanent, click on T ools (at the top of th e page) and select System Commands . At the System Commands pa ge, clic k on Sav e All.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-40 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Conf iguration The Wireless Configur ation screen contains th e wireless LAN opera tional settings . Do not change an ything on the Wireless Configu ration screen unless y ou are so directed b y your ISP .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-41 Figure 3-35. Wir eless Security Screen 3. Select a security type: — None. An yone can connect to the wire less LAN. — WEP (Wired Equiv alent Privac y). Users of the wireless LAN m ust supply an encryption ke y , as defined on this screen.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-42 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 the address of the RADIUS server , the P or t, the shared Secret , and the Interval in seconds at which auth entication must be repeated. Figure 3-37. Wireless Security 802.11x Screen — WP A (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-43 Management The Wireless Management screen allows y o u to control access, displa y clients, and establish m ultiple SSIDs. T o use Wire less Mana gement: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, click on the Wireless tab .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-44 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 — Associated Stations – T o display wire less clients curren tly connected to the router. Figure 3-40. Wireless Management Associated Stations Screen — Multiple SSIDs – T o cause the router to adv er tise the wireless LAN using more than one Service Set IDentifier (SSID).
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-45 To o l s The T ools tab provides access to system com mands and functions. System Commands T o make changes p er manent, clic k on T ools (at the top of the page) and sele ct System Commands .
3. Using the Web Interface 3-46 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Ta b l e 3 - 3 defines the dif f erent sev er ity lev els. T o forward logging information: Procedur e 1. Click on T ools and select Remote Log. 2. Select a Log Le vel from the d rop-down list.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-47 Figure 3-43. Remote Log User Management T o change your ro uter's username and pass word: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, under the tools men u, click on User Management. 2. Change the login name and pass word.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-48 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Figure 3-44. User Management Update Gateway Y ou can remotely upgr ade the router 's fir mware fro m the web interf ace. T o up grade the fir mware: Procedur e 1. F rom the Home screen, under the T ools title, clic k on Update Gate wa y .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-49 Figure 3-45. Update Gateway Analyzer The Analyzer screen shows lin k statuse s and test results.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-50 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Ping T est Once y ou hav e your rou ter configured, it is a good idea to mak e sure you can ping the network. If you ha ve y our PC connected to the router via the def ault DHCP configuratio n, you should be able to ping the network address 192.
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-51 Modem T est The Modem T est is used to ch eck whether your router is proper ly connec ted to the W AN Network by running O AM F4 and F5 end-to-e nd and segment test s. The te st ma y take a f ew seconds to complete.
3. Using the Web Interface 3-52 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Status The Statu s section allo ws you to view th e Status/Statistics of diff erent connections and interf aces: Network Statistics – Select to vie w the Statistics of the Ethernet and DSL interf aces, as shown in F igure 3-49 .
3. Using the Web Interface 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 3-53 Figure 3-50. Modem Status Product Inf or mation – Select to vie w the router's drive r and run-time inf or mation, as shown in Figure 3-51 . Figure 3-51. Product Inf ormation System Log – Select to vie w all logged inf or mation.
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6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 4-1 4 T r oubleshooting The Router Is Not Functional 1. Chec k to see that the po wer LED is green and th an the network cabl es are installed correctly . Refer to Co nnecting the Hardw are in Chapter 2, Hardware Installation and PC Setup for more details.
4. Troubleshooting 4-2 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 PC , type ipconfig /all (or winipcfg /a ll on Windows 95, 98, or ME) at a command prompt to determine the IP address of y our network adapter . Mak e sure that it is within the sa me 192.168.1.x subnet.
6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 A-1 A T erminology What is a Fir ewall? A fire wall is protection betw een the Internet and your local netw ork. It acts as the fire wall in y our car does , protecting the int erior of the car from the engine .
A. Terminology A-2 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 Y our machine isn't really directly connected to the Int er net, and it really has an internal local network address . When you pro vide the server 's network address to others , you actu ally provide the add ress of the router .
6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 IN-1 Index A About This Guide, v Access Control, 3-37 ADSL, 1-1 ADSL/R, 1-1 ADSL2+, 1-1 Advanced, 3-23 Advanced F eatures, 3 -23 Analyzer screen, 3-49 Assigning IP Addres.
Index IN-2 February 2005 6388-A2-GB20-00 IP QoS, 3-26 J Japan Notices, D L LAN Clients, 3-29 Configuring, 3-19 Connection, 3-5 LED, 1-3 ports, connecting, 2-1 LED Blinking in a Sequential Pattern, 4-2.
Index 6388-A2-GB20-00 February 2005 IN-3 T Terminology, A-1 Tests OAM F4 and F5, 3-51 Ping, 3-50 results, 3-49 Tools, 3-45 TOS byte, 3-50 Trademarks, A Traps, 3-25 Troubleshooting, 4-1 Troubleshooting.
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