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030-300500 Rev . A 2 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPT IO N ............................................................................................................ ..................
030-300500 Rev . A 3 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5 Advanced L AN ................................................................................................................... ..................... 69 12.6 Advanced WAN .
030-300500 Rev . A 4 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Westell® VersaLink™ Gateway provides reliable, hi gh-speed, Internet access to your existing sm all office phone line. Your ADSL conn ection is “always-on” ending th e hassles of dial-up modems and busy signals.
030-300500 Rev . A 5 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 3. REGULA T OR Y I NFORMA TION 3.1 FCC Compliance Note (FCC ID: CH8-327W X X-6) This equipm ent has been tested and fou nd to comply with the limits for a Class B d igital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the Federal Com munication Comm ission (FCC) Rules.
030-300500 Rev . A 6 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) A plug and jack used to connect this equipmen t to the pr emises wiring an d telephone ne twork must comply with the applicable FC C Part 68 rules and requirem ents adopt ed by the ACT A.
030-300500 Rev . A 7 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) should be coo rdinated by a representati ve, and desi gnated by the supplier.
030-300500 Rev . A 8 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 4. NETWORKING REQUIREMENTS The following system specifications are required fo r o p t imum perfo rmance of the VersaLink™ via 10/100 B ase-T or Wireless installatio ns.
030-300500 Rev . A 9 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 5. HARDW ARE FEA TURES 5.1 LED Indicators This section explains the LED States and Descriptions. LED indicators are used to ve rify the unit’s ope ration and status. LED States and Descriptions LED State Description Solid Green Modem power is ON.
030-300500 Rev . A 10 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 5.2 Cable Connectors and Switch Locations • DSL connector (RJ-11 ) • Reset button • (4) Ethernet c onnector (R J-45) wit h optional uplink p ort NOTE : When using the optional uplink port (E1), Ethernet LAN connection is limited to E2, E3, and E4.
030-300500 Rev . A 11 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 5.3 Connector Descriptions The following chart displays the connector types. SYMBOL N AME T YPE F UNCTION DSL LINE 6-pin RJ-11 modu lar jack Connects to an AD SL-equipped telephone jack or DSL connection of a POTS splitter.
030-300500 Rev . A 12 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 6. INST ALLING THE HARDW ARE 6.1 Installation Requirements To install VersaLink™, you will need the following : • A Network Interface Card (NIC) installed in your PC, or • An IEEE 802.
030-300500 Rev . A 13 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 6.4 Hardware Installations NOTE : If you are using VersaLink™ in conjunction with an Ethern et Hub or Switch, re fer to the manufacturer’s instructions for proper in stallatio n and configuration .
030-300500 Rev . A 14 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Figure 1. Connection vi a 10/100 Base-T Etherne t 6.4.2 Connecting PCs via Wireless IMPORTANT: If you are c onnecting to VersaLink via a wireless network adapter, the SSID must be the same for both VersaL ink and yo ur PC’s wireless network a dapter.
030-300500 Rev . A 15 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 5. Connect the DSL phone cable from the connector marked on the rear panel of VersaLink to the DSL- equipped telephone lin e jack on the wall. IMPORT ANT: Do not use a DSL filter on this connection.
030-300500 Rev . A 16 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 6.4.3 Installation via Ethernet and Wireless Combination The VersaLink™ supports simul tan eous use of 10/100 Base-T Ethernet an d Wireless configurations.
030-300500 Rev . A 17 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 7. CONFIGURING VERSALINK FO R INTERNET CONNECTION To browse the Internet using VersaLink™, you must set up your account profile, confirm your DSL sync, and establish a PPP session with your Intern et Service Provider (IS P).
030-300500 Rev . A 18 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked Next, the following screen will be displayed. This screen will allow you to set up your acco unt profile.
030-300500 Rev . A 19 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) After you ty pe your accou nt parameters at the User Name screen, they will be displayed as shown in the screen below. Click next if you want y our account param eters to take effect.
030-300500 Rev . A 20 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Select the Prot ocol type that you obtai ned from y our Internet servi ce provider. Click on next . When the SET-UP COMPLETE screen appears , you have successfully com pleted your Account Profile setup.
030-300500 Rev . A 21 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you changed th e VPI/VCI settings and click ed done in the SET-UP COMPLETE screen, th e fo llowing pop-up screen will appear. Click OK. NOTE : The following pop-up will appear only if yo u h ave changed the VPI , VCI , or Protocol values in the preceding screen s.
030-300500 Rev . A 22 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 7.2 Confirming a DSL Sync Remember, you must ha ve active DSL service be fore Vers aLink can sync hronize with your ISP’s equipment.
030-300500 Rev . A 23 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) The following screen shows the DSL connection rate with values that indicate a successful DSL SYNC has bee n established. The connection rate valu es represent the tran smission speed of your DSL l ine.
030-300500 Rev . A 24 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 7.3 Establishing a PPP Session View the PPP Status at the Home page. If the PPP Status displays DOWN, click the Connect button to establish a PPP session. NOTE : Whenever the PPP Status dis plays DOWN, you do not ha ve a PPP sessio n establishe d.
030-300500 Rev . A 25 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) After a PPP session has been established, the PPP Status will display UP . Congratulatio n s! You may now browse the Internet. For example, if you want to visit Westell’s home page, type http://www.
030-300500 Rev . A 26 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 7.4 Disconnecting a PPP Session If you have finished browsi ng the Inter net and want t o disconnect from your I nternet servi ce provider, cli ck on the Disconnect button in the Connection Overview screen (the preceding screen).
030-300500 Rev . A 27 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 8. SETTING UP MACINT OSH OS X This section pr ovides inst ructions on how to use M acintosh Operating Sy stem 10 with VersaLin k. Follo w the instructions in this section to create a ne w network conf iguration for Macinto sh OS X.
030-300500 Rev . A 28 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Create a New Location After selecting the Network icon at the System Preferences screen, the Network screen will be displayed. Select New Location from the Location field.
030-300500 Rev . A 29 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Select the Ethernet Configuration After clicking on OK in the preceding screen, the Network screen will be displayed. The Network screen shows the settings for the newly created location.
030-300500 Rev . A 30 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Create a User Account In the address wind ow of your Internet Exp lorer web browser, typ e http:/ /dslrouter/ . Pr ess ‘Enter’ on your keyboard. The Getting Started screen will be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 31 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) The following sections explain the advanced features of VersaLink™.
030-300500 Rev . A 32 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 9. SETTING UP ADV ANCED CONFIGURA TION Advanced Co nfiguration i nstructions ar e explained i n Section 10 t hrough Secti on 16. If you want to set up adva nced features for VersaLink, f ollow the i nstructions provided i n sections 10 t hrough.
030-300500 Rev . A 33 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 10. HOME As you navigate through the various screens of VersaLink, the name of the active page that you have selected will appear in the upper-left co rner of t he screen, as sho wn be low.
030-300500 Rev . A 34 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 10.1 Adding Account Profiles If you select the Profile Editor button fr om your Home pa ge, the Advanced Home screen will appear, as shown below. Click on the new connection bu tton in the Advanced Home screen .
030-300500 Rev . A 35 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 10.2 Editing Account Profiles If you clicked Edit in the preceding screen, the Edit “My Connection” screen will appear. Follow the steps in the Edit “My Connection” screen to change your existing connection prof ile, wh ich you set up in section 8.
030-300500 Rev . A 36 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Connection Na me This field all ows you to e nter a new c onnection nam e of yo ur choice (up t o 64 characters). Account ID The account ID that you used in section 8 if you are connecting to the same Service Provider.
030-300500 Rev . A 37 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 11. ST A TUS 11.1 Connection Summary The following settings will be displayed if you select Connection Summary from the Status menu.
030-300500 Rev . A 38 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Ethernet Status This field will display your Ethernet information that was received (IN) or sent (OUT) in packets on your Ethernet port . ATM Network Address This field will display your VPI and VCI values, which are provided by your ISP.
030-300500 Rev . A 39 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12. CONFIGURA TION 12.1 Single Static IP – Single IP Address PassThrough The following settings will be displayed if you select Single Static IP from the Configura tion menu.
030-300500 Rev . A 40 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.1.1 Enabling Single Static IP – Si ngle IP Address PassThrough (Applicable for PPPoE Connections Only) To enable Single Static IP, select a device that will share yo ur Sing le Static IP from the options listed in the window.
030-300500 Rev . A 41 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked OK in the preceding pop-up screen, th e fo llowing p op-up screen will appear. VersaLink must be reset to allow the new configur ation to take effect. Click on OK.
030-300500 Rev . A 42 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) IMPORTANT: After you enable Single Static IP, you must reboot your computer.
030-300500 Rev . A 43 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked disable in the preceding screen, the following pop -up screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you clicked OK in the Disable IP Passthrough? screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed .
030-300500 Rev . A 44 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) IMPORTANT: After you disable Single Static IP, you m ust reboot your computer. 12.2 Service Configuration The following settings will be displayed if you select Services from the Configuration menu.
030-300500 Rev . A 45 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Current Profile Displays the NAT (Network Address Translation) services that you have s elected. Service Name Drop down sel ection me nu of NAT (N etwork Address Translation) servic e you can select to configure you Ver saLink.
030-300500 Rev . A 46 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.2.1 Configuring UPNP on the VersaLink To enable UPNP on the Gat eway perform the follow ing steps: 1) Select Service Configuration from the Configuration screen 2) Click the UPNP Enable box (a check mark will appear in the box).
030-300500 Rev . A 47 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked OK in the preceding screen , the following screen will be displayed. The Gateway will be reset automatically, and the ne w conf iguration wil l take effect.
030-300500 Rev . A 48 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.2.2 Creating a New NAT Service Profile NAT Profiles allow you to create specific service settin gs. The NAT profile may th en be associated with a connection profile, allowing you to cu stomize profiles for sp eci fic users.
030-300500 Rev . A 49 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked OK , the following screen will be displayed. Select “A New Service Profile #1” from the Current Profile drop-dow n arrow.
030-300500 Rev . A 50 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.2.3 Editing a NAT Service Profile After you have created a NAT service profile , you may edit the profile’s name. If you select edit from the Service Configuration screen, the following screen will be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 51 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked save in the Edit NAT Profile screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click OK to save your new profile settings. If you click on Cancel , your new profile settings will no t be saved.
030-300500 Rev . A 52 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.2.4 Adding NAT Services to a Profile This section explains how to ad d NAT services to yo ur NAT service profile. Rem ember, you may attach an unlimited number of NAT se rvices to any profile.
030-300500 Rev . A 53 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) For example, the screen bel ow displays Am erica Online as the NAT se rvice selected. After you have s elected a service, click enable. If you click enable , the following pop-up screen will be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 54 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the Host Device screen will be d isplayed. The Ho st Device screen will allow you to select which device will host the NA T service you selected on your local area network.
030-300500 Rev . A 55 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you select the details button in the Service Configurati on screen, the following screen will display the details of the selected NAT service.
030-300500 Rev . A 56 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.3 Firewall Configuration The following settings will be displayed if you select Firewall from the Configuration m enu. Security Level High High security level only allows basic Internet function ality.
030-300500 Rev . A 57 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you select Edit from the Security Level screen, the User Defined Firewall Rules screen will be displayed. This screen allows you to change the security par ameters on your Inbou nd and Outbound Firew all rules via the User Defined Firewall Rules drop-down arro w.
030-300500 Rev . A 58 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you want to save your new firewall settings, click save in the screen labeled User Define Firewall Rules . NOTE : Westell recommends that you do not chan g e the settings in the User Defined Firewall Rules screen.
030-300500 Rev . A 59 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you select Help in the screen labeled User Defined Firewall Rules , the following screen will be displayed. This screen gives a detailed expl anation of the Firewall Rules.
030-300500 Rev . A 60 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.4 Wireless Configuration 12.4.1 Wireless Basic The following fields will b e displayed if you select Wireless and then select Basic from the Configuration m enu.
030-300500 Rev . A 61 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Wireless Configuration Wireless Operation Factory Default = Enab led. When disabl ed, no stations will be able to connect to the Ve rsaLink. Network Nam e (SSID) This string, (32 characters or less) is t he name associated with the AP.
030-300500 Rev . A 62 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.4.2 Wireless Security The following screen will be displayed if you select Wireless and then select Security from the Configura tion menu.
030-300500 Rev . A 63 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) At the Wireless Security drop-dow n menu, select the desir ed security o ption. IMPORTANT: Client PCs can use any Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) 802.11b/g/g+ certified card to co mmunicate with VersaLink.
030-300500 Rev . A 64 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you select WPA-PSK from the Wireless Security drop-down menu, following screen will b e displayed. Enter you WPA Shared Key in the field provid ed. Next, enter the WPA Group Rekey Interval value.
030-300500 Rev . A 65 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you select WEP from the Wireless Security drop-down m enu, the following scre en will b e displayed. After you have entered the appropriate values in the fields provided, click save to save the settings.
030-300500 Rev . A 66 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.4.3 Wireless MAC Filter Table The following screen will be displayed if you select Wireless and then select MAC Filter from the Configuration menu. To enable MAC Address filtering , click th e box adjacent to Enable MAC Address Filtering .
030-300500 Rev . A 67 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Traffic Allowed: When the MAC Filter is enab led , only stations in the MAC Filter Table (which are set to “Allowed”) will have access to the AP. Blocked: This allows the station to remain in the table, but no access to the VersaLink is allowed.
030-300500 Rev . A 68 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) preamble algorithm is used. Otherwise, the long pream ble algorithm is used. Slot Time Al gorithm Factory Defaul t = Local STA’ s Possible Response: Always Off: T ransmissions a re done usin g a 20 usec slot time.
030-300500 Rev . A 69 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5 Advanced LAN This section explains the configurable features of VersaLink that are available if you select Advanced LAN from the Configuration menu. NOTE : If VersaLink is configured for ETHERNET PORT 1 , VLAN wil l not be di spl a y ed.
030-300500 Rev . A 70 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Discover Local Devices This field displays a list of the computers on the LAN that were assigned a DHCP Address. The DNS name and IP address entry of each disc overed device is displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 71 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) The following screen displays a Host Na me and an IP Address in the fields. Now clic k on add. If you clicked add , the following screen will be disp layed . The Host Name and IP Address have been a dded to th e Static Host Assignment.
030-300500 Rev . A 72 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5.2 DHCP Configuration (Private LAN) The following settings will be displayed if you select DHCP fro m the Advanced LAN menu. DHCP Server This setting allo ws VersaLink to auto matically assign IP addresses to local devices connected on the LAN.
030-300500 Rev . A 73 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5.3 Disabling the DHCP Server If you click on the drop-dow n arrow at DHCP Server:, a list of options will be d isplayed. If you want t o disable y our DHCP serve r, select Off from the DHCP Server drop-down arrow.
030-300500 Rev . A 74 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you selected Off at DHCP Server :, the following screen will be displayed. Click on sav e to save the DHCP Server setting. If you clicked on save , in the preceding DHCP Co nfiguration screen , the following pop-up screen will appear.
030-300500 Rev . A 75 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5.4 Enabling the DHCP Server If you want to enable y our DHCP Server settings, select Private LAN at the DHCP Server drop-down arrow. If you have recently di sabled the DHC P Server for Private LAN, select Pri vate LAN while in the following screen.
030-300500 Rev . A 76 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you selected Private LAN , the following screen will be displayed au tomatically. Click on save to save your DHCP Server setting. If you click on reset , your DHCP Server will be reset to factory default.
030-300500 Rev . A 77 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5.5 Private LAN Configur ation – Configuring NAT The following settings will be displayed if you select Private LAN from the Advanced LAN menu. (Private L AN is the default configuration for this VersaLink.
030-300500 Rev . A 78 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Subnet Mask Displays the Subnet Mask, which determines what portion of an IP address is controlled by the network and which portio n is co ntrolled by the host. DHCP Start Address Displays the first IP ad dress that th e DHCP server will provide.
030-300500 Rev . A 79 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5.6 Public LAN Configuration – Multiple IP Address PassThrough The following screen will be displayed if you select Public LAN from the Advanced LAN menu. Click in the Public LAN DHCP Server Enable box.
030-300500 Rev . A 80 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Public LAN DHCP Ser ver Enable Default = NOT CHECKED If this box is CHECKED, it enables DH CP addresses to be served from the Public L AN pool.
030-300500 Rev . A 81 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked the Public LAN Enable box, th e following screen will b e disp layed, showing the Pub lic LAN Enable box selected.
030-300500 Rev . A 82 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Seconds must be between 0 and 5 9 Check the Seconds field at DHCP Lea se Time Minutes must be between 0 a nd 59 Check .
030-300500 Rev . A 83 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.5.7 VLAN The following settings will be displayed if you select VLAN from the Advanced LAN menu. VLAN Enable Factory Default = DISABLE D If this box is check, VLAN will be Enabled.
030-300500 Rev . A 84 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) To enable VLAN, click on the box adjacent to the VLAN Enable field. A check mark will appear in the box.
030-300500 Rev . A 85 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6 Advanced WAN This section explains the configurable features of VersaLink that are available if you select Advanced WAN from the Configuration menu. NOTE : If VersaLink is configured for ETHERNET PORT 1 , QOS will not be disp layed.
030-300500 Rev . A 86 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.2 WAN Configuration The following settings will be displayed if you select WAN fro m the Advanced WAN m enu.
030-300500 Rev . A 87 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) WAN PORT Factory Defaul t = DSLATM PORT Possible Responses: DSLATM PORT ETHERNET PORT 1 Status Allow s you to enable o.
030-300500 Rev . A 88 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.2.1 Enabling DSLATM PORT – Di sabling ETHERNET PORT 1 (If Applicable) NOTE : When using the optional uplink port (E1), Ethernet LAN connection is limited to E2, E3, and E4.
030-300500 Rev . A 89 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you click OK in the preceding pop-up sc reen, the following screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If y ou click on Cancel, the change will not take effect. If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen w ill appear.
030-300500 Rev . A 90 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.2.2 Disabling DSLATM PORT – Enabling ETHERNET PORT 1 To configure the Versa Link so that it uses the WAN Ethe rnet Port, select ETHERNET PORT 1 from the WAN PORT drop-down arrow.
030-300500 Rev . A 91 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you cli ck on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you click on Cancel, the change will not take effect. If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen w ill appear.
030-300500 Rev . A 92 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.3 Editing the WAN Configuration The following VC 1 Conf iguratio n screen will be displayed if you click on th e edit button adjacent to any of the ‘Enabled’ pr otocols di splayed i n the WAN Co nfiguration screen.
030-300500 Rev . A 93 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) VC 1 Config uration VPI This setting allows you to chan g e your VPI (Virtual Path Indicator) value for a particular VC , which i s define d by your Ser vice Provi der.
030-300500 Rev . A 94 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you have made any changes to your VC settings, you need to save them. To save the new VC settings, click on OK when asked Set this PPPoE VC configuration? If you click on cance l , the new VC settings will not be saved.
030-300500 Rev . A 95 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.4 Configuring VersaLink’s Prot ocol Settings for PPPoE Mode To configure VersaLink’s protocol settings for PPPoE mode, select WAN from the Advanced WAN menu. The WAN Configuration screen will be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 96 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked edit in the WAN Configuration scree n, the following VC 1 Configurati on screen will be displayed. Select PPPoE from the optio ns listed i n Protocol drop-do wn arrow.
030-300500 Rev . A 97 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.5 Configuring VersaLink’s Protoc ol Settings for Bridge Mode To configure VersaLink’s protocol settin gs for Bridge mode, select WAN from the Advanced WAN menu.
030-300500 Rev . A 98 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) VC 1 Config uration VPI This setting allows you to chan g e your VPI (Virtual Path Indicator) value for a particular VC , which i s define d by your Ser vice Provi der.
030-300500 Rev . A 99 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you selected the Routed Bridge mode under VC 1- Brid ge Settings, the following screen will be displayed. Enter the appropriate values i n the fields and click on set VC.
030-300500 Rev . A 100 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you selected Proxy Bridge mode unde r VC 1- Brid ge Settings, the following screen will be disp layed. Enter the appropriate values in the fields and click on set VC.
030-300500 Rev . A 101 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you selected VLAN Bridge under VC 1- B ridge Setting s, the following screen will be displayed . Enter the appropriate values in the fields and click on set VC. VC 1 - Bridge Settings (VLAN Bridge) Mode The Mode you have sel ected to use wi th Bridge protocol.
030-300500 Rev . A 102 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) After you have conf igured the VC 1 Configuratio n screen, you must click th e set VC button to save your V C settings. If you click the set VC button, the fo llowing pop-up screen will be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 103 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.6 Configuring VC Protocol Sett ings for ETHERNET PORT 1 To configure the Gateway’s VC settings via the Ethernet uplink port, select ETHERNET PORT 1 at the WAN Port drop-down arro w.
030-300500 Rev . A 104 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you cli ck on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you clicke d on OK , the following screen will be displayed .
030-300500 Rev . A 105 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) After the Gateway has been reset, from the Configuration menu, select Advanced WAN and then select WAN . The following screen will b e displayed If you click edit, t he following screen will be displayed .
030-300500 Rev . A 106 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) To configure t he WAN Ether net port for rou ted bridge prot ocol, select ROUTED from the Protocol drop-down arrow. If you select ROUTED, the following screen will be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 107 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you cli ck on set, t he following pop-up screen will be displayed. Click on OK. If you clicked on OK in the preceding pop-up screen, the following pop-up screen w ill appear.
030-300500 Rev . A 108 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) After the modem has been reset, the WAN Confi guration screen will display Routed Bridge as the pr otocol for ETHERNET PORT 1.
030-300500 Rev . A 109 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.7 QOS The following settings will be displayed if you select QOS from the Advanced WAN m enu. If y ou change any settings in this screen, click on save. If you click on reset, this screen will refresh and display your last sav ed QoS configuration.
030-300500 Rev . A 110 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Possible responses are: Best Effort (BE) Assured Fo rwarding (AF1) Assured Fo rwarding (AF2) Assured Fo rwarding (AF3.
030-300500 Rev . A 111 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.8 Route The following settings will be displayed if you select Route from the Advanced W AN menu. The Route tabl e maintains the routes or pat hs of where specific types of data shall be routed acros s a network.
030-300500 Rev . A 112 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) To add a Route , enter a Subne t Mask address, or check th e Host Route box. Click on the add button to establish a static route. IP Interfaces IP Interfaces The list of active in terfaces on the modem and their IP and Subnet mask address.
030-300500 Rev . A 113 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 12.6.9 RIP The following details will be displayed if you select RIP from the Advanced WAN menu. If you change any settings in this screen, click on save. If you click on reset, this screen will refresh and d isp lay your last saved RIP configuration.
030-300500 Rev . A 114 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) RIP Enable Factory Default = DISAB LED If this bo x is checked, RIP wil l be Enable d (turned ON). RIP Configurat ion Interface Type LAN: Select this if you are configuring RIP for the LAN side.
030-300500 Rev . A 115 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 13. SETTING UP ADV ANCED SER VICE CONFIGURA TION You can set u p additional Service Confi guration options fo r VersaLink that allow you to enter the port forwarding and trigger ports rang es of your choice.
030-300500 Rev . A 116 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 13.1 Port Forwarding Ranges of Ports To select Port Forwarding Ranges of Ports , click on define custom servi ce from the Service Configuration screen, and then select Port Forwarding Ranges of Ports from the Custom Service screen.
030-300500 Rev . A 117 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Service Name The NAT service for which y ou are confi guring Po rt Forwa rding. Type The type of NAT servi ce configuration you selected. Protocol The type o f Protoc ol that is u sed to run thi s NAT servi ce.
030-300500 Rev . A 118 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 13.4 Adding Local Trigger Ports If you ma de changes in the L ocal ‘Trigger’ Port Range screen and clicked next , the following screen will be displayed .
030-300500 Rev . A 119 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 13.5 Static NAT If you select Services from the Configuration m enu, the following screen will be displayed, sho w ing the static NAT button. Static NAT allows you to configure VersaLink to work with the special NAT services.
030-300500 Rev . A 120 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 13.6 Enabling Static NAT Before you enable static NA T, you must select Default from the Current Profile drop-down box. Static NAT must be configured for the Gateway’s de fault account profile.
030-300500 Rev . A 121 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you click enable, the following Service Configuration screen will display.
030-300500 Rev . A 122 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you click disable, the following Service Configuration screen will be displayed. Static NAT is now disabled for the device you selected. (No device is di splayed in the field adjacent to the static Nat button.
030-300500 Rev . A 123 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 14. MAINTENANCE 14.1 Backup/Restore The following settings will be displayed if you select Backup/Restore from the Maintenance menu. NOTE : Backup settings are stored in a sep arate area of flash, not to an external backup so urce.
030-300500 Rev . A 124 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 14.2 Firewall Log The following settings will be displayed if you select Firewall Lo g from the Maintena nce menu. This screen is an adva nced diagnostics scree n. It alerts you of not ew ort hy inform ation sent to Ve rsaLi n k fr om the Internet.
030-300500 Rev . A 125 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked on details in the Firewall Log screen, the Packet Details screen will be displayed . Click on close. To clear the Firewall log, click clear log in the Firewall Log screen.
030-300500 Rev . A 126 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 14.3 Administrative Password The following settings will be displayed if you select Administrat ive Password from the Maintenance menu. After you enter your data into the approp riate settings, click on change .
030-300500 Rev . A 127 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 14.4 Remote Access The following screen will appear if you select Remote Access from the Maintenance men u. T o enab le Re mot e Access, type in a pa ssword and click t he enable remote ac cess button.
030-300500 Rev . A 128 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 14.5 Update Device The following screen will be displayed if you click on Update Device from the Maintenance menu. This screen is used to update the firmware t hat controls the operation of VersaL ink.
030-300500 Rev . A 129 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you click on the settings button in the Update Device screen , the following screen will appear.
030-300500 Rev . A 130 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Click on the local update now button in the Update Device screen to select the upgrade file from your PC’s hard drive. This screen allows you to upgrade th e software on VersaLink .
030-300500 Rev . A 131 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) This screen shows that t he file is being uploaded to VersaLink. The screens below show that the file upload has co mpleted and that the Programming Flash is being erased to prepare the Fl ash stora ge area for u pload of the new file.
030-300500 Rev . A 132 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) The screen below shows that the upload was successful. The Gateway will not reboot. The following screen will b e displayed as VersaLink is being reset. After a brief delay, the home page will be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 133 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15. TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE : Options in the Troubleshooting menu ma y or ma y not be dis pl a y e d depe nding on Versa Links WAN Configuratio n (DSLATM PORT or ET HERNET PORT 1).
030-300500 Rev . A 134 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you want t o PING usi ng the System Self Test screen (di agnostics page) shown a bove, enter yo ur DNS or IP address in the fields pr ovided and click o n the test button.
030-300500 Rev . A 135 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Host not found: The DNS Server wa s un able to find an ad dress for the given host name . No data, ente r host nam e: No host nam e is specifi ed. Could not test: The test c oul d not be execute d due to VersaL i nk setti ngs .
030-300500 Rev . A 136 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) To see a list of the log options, click on the arrow at th e LOGS drop-down m enu.
030-300500 Rev . A 137 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) If you clicked on All, the following screen will be displayed. This screen provides a detailed list o f VersaLink’s connection stat us and system informat ion. Click on clear diagnostic log to clear the diagnostic log informatio n .
030-300500 Rev . A 138 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.2.1 Saving the Diagnostic Log File If you want to save the diagnostic lo g file, go to your Browser’s menu and select File, then select Save As from the drop-dow n menu.
030-300500 Rev . A 139 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.3 Statistics NOTE : If VersaLink is configured for ETHERNET PORT 1 , on ly Ethernet and Wireless statistics will be displayed in the Statistics menu. The DSL Transceiver statistics and the WAN VC statistics will not be displayed.
030-300500 Rev . A 140 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) In Non Unicast Packets The number of non-Unicast packets received on the Ethernet interface. In Unicast Packets The number of Unicast packets receive d on the Ethernet int erface.
030-300500 Rev . A 141 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) SNR Margin (db) The Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S/N ) where 0 db = 1x10 -7 , which inhibits your DSL speed. Line Attenuation (dB) The DSL line loss. Transmit Power (db/Hz) The transmitted signal strength.
030-300500 Rev . A 142 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.4 Wireless Statistics The following settings will be displayed if you select Wireless from the Statistics menu. Wireless Card Information Network Name (SSID) This string, (32 characters or l ess) is the name associated with the Access Point (AP).
030-300500 Rev . A 143 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) OUT-Multicast Frames The number of successfu lly transmitted fram es wh ose destination address was a multicast address (received by more t hat one station): not nece ssarily broadcast to all stations, but m ore than a si ngle station.
030-300500 Rev . A 144 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.5 Status 15.5.1 LAN Devices The following settings will be displayed if you select LAN Devices from the Sta tus menu. Devices on LAN IP Address Displays the IP n etwor k address that VersaLink is on.
030-300500 Rev . A 145 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.5.2 Wireless Stations The following settings will be displayed if you select Wireless from the Status men u. NOTE : A Wireless device must be connected to the Gateway for the fields in this screen to b e popu lated.
030-300500 Rev . A 146 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.5.3 RIP Table The following settings will be displayed if you select RIP Table from the Status menu. NOTE : RIP must be enabled for this tab le to b e populated. RIP Network Routi n g Ta bl e Indicates Network ro ut es rece ived via RIP.
030-300500 Rev . A 147 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.5.4 QOS Status The following settings will be displayed if you select QOS from the Status menu. Cli ck on the clear button to clear all counts and statistics (not just latency co unts).
030-300500 Rev . A 148 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Queue Number Indicates the DiffServ Queue. Possible responses are: 0 = Best Effort (BE) 1 = Assured Forwar di n g 1 (.
030-300500 Rev . A 149 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 15.5.5 VOIP Status The following settings will be displayed if you select VOIP fr o m the Status menu. NOTE : A VOIP device must be connected to the Gateway for this tab le to b e populated.
030-300500 Rev . A 150 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 16. NA T SER VICES For your con venience, VersaL ink suppo rts protoc ols for Appl ications, Ga mes, and VPN- specific progra ms. The following ch ar t provides protocol inf or mation for the services supp orted by VersaLink.
030-300500 Rev . A 151 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Application/Game Port /Protoco l FTP 20 TCP, 21 TCP GameSpy Onli ne UDP 3783 UDP 6515 TCP 6667 UDP 12203 TCP/UDP 1313.
030-300500 Rev . A 152 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Application/Game Port /Protoco l Motorhead Serv er 1 6000 TCP/UDP, 16010-1603 0 TCP/UDP MSN Game Zone 6667 TCP, 28800.
030-300500 Rev . A 153 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) Application/Game Port /Protoco l including UdpServerU p lin objects. Try starting with 777 9-77 81 and add ports if nee ded 27900 server query, if master server uplink is enab led.
030-300500 Rev . A 154 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 17. TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMA TION Westell Technical Support If technical as sistance is re quired, contact Westell by using one of t he followin g options: North America U.
030-300500 Rev . A 155 October 2006 User Guide VersaLink™ Gat eway (Mod el 327W) 19. PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS ADSL • DSL Line Code: Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) • DSL Rates: 32 kbps to 8 M bps downs.
030-300500 Rev . A 156 October 2006 User Guide VerrsaLink™ Gateway (Model 327W) 20. SOFTW ARE LICENSE AG REEMENT READ THE TERMS AND CONDITION S OF TH IS LICENSE AGREEMEN T CAREFULLY.
030-300500 Rev . A 157 October 2006 User Guide VerrsaLink™ Gateway (Model 327W) EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES SET FORT H ABOVE, THE SOFTWA RE CD, AND THE SOFTWARE CONTAINED THEREIN, ARE LICENSED "A.
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