Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SpeedStream 5600 Series Efficient Networks
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Efficient Net works, Inc. 4 Contents About the 5600 Series DSL Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Routing v s. Bridging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Where and W hy to Use the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Efficient Net works, Inc. 5 Asynchrono us Transfer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Encaps ulation Me thods: PP P and RFC 14 83 . . . . . . . . 30 Point-t o-Point Protoco l (PPP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 RFC 1483 . . . . . . .
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Efficient Networks, Inc. About the 5600 Series DSL Router 7 Introduction About the 5600 Series DSL Ro uter The SpeedS tream TM 5600 S eries Ethernet to ADSL rout er provides A TM- based network access for ho me users, telecommuters, or remote off ices and are equipped with one Ethernet port and one Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ( ADSL ) port.
8 About the 5600 Series DSL Router Efficient Networks, Inc. interface card installed in a network node. Bridging is a simple transmissi on scheme and th ere is little software manage ment invo lved in the sending of pack ets. Packets are simply forwarded from on e node to the next.
Efficient Networks, Inc. About the 5600 Series DSL Router 9 The router can also be connected to a single PC equipped with an Ethernet card and conn ected to a DSL phone jack to prov ide access to the wide area network (interne t).
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Efficient Networks, Inc. Installation Requirements 11 Hard ware Inst allation Installation Requirements T o successfully install the 5600 series router , you will need th e following: • A computer e.
12 Installation Instructions Efficient Networks, Inc. Installat ion Instructions NOTE: The la bels for the back p anel of the route r are locate d on the underside o f the unit. 1 Be sure the Power swit ch is in the OFF po sition. 2 Connect the power cable to the power connector on the b ack of the router; then connect i t to a power outlet.
Efficient Networks, Inc. Installation Instructions 13 RJ45 Connector Informat ion The pinout of the rou ter ’ s Category 3 and 5 UTP jack is dif ferent than a standard Ethernet UTP jack. Ethernet loopback conn ectors will not work on the port and vice versa.
14 Installation Instructions Efficient Networks, Inc. 3 The enet LED will turn solid green when there is a link detected, then begin to flash green when Ethern et traf fic is flowing.
Efficient Networks, Inc. Accessing the Router 15 Getting St arted Accessing the Router There is very little se tup required to get your 5600 series router up and running.
16 Accessing the Router Efficient Networks, Inc. 2-c Select the IP Address tab an d verif y that Obt ain an IP addres s automatica lly is selected. If not, then select this button. Click OK twice. Once you have established an Ethernet link to the ro uter , there are thr ee methods you can use to acc ess the router .
Efficient Networks, Inc. Accessing the Router 17 2 When the MSDOS window appears, enter telnet 10.0.0.1 or telnet speedstream . 3 This will brin g up a Te l n e t window which will d isplay the command prompt for th e router’ s command lin e interface.
18 Accessing the Router Efficient Networks, Inc. T o save the current configu ration from the route r: 1 After lo gging in t o the FTP pr ompt and s witching t o binary m ode, change to the dir ectory on your comp uter where the you wi sh to store the configur ation file.
Efficient Networks, Inc. Types of User Interfaces 19 Logging on via the Serial Port When you firs t connect to the rout er through t he serial port, th e router will be in “auto-baud” m ode where it is waiting for k eyboard input to set the baud r ate.
20 Types of User Interfaces Efficient Networks, Inc. HTML Web Interface The HTML interface for the router f irst displays a page showing the current configurat ion of the rout er .
Efficient Networks, Inc. Types of User Interfaces 21 Command Prompt/Error Prompt The following are the keybo ard convent ions used du ring a comman d session.
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Efficient Networks, Inc. How do you want to use t he Router? 23 Configuring the Router How do you want to use the Router? The router is config ured with several default co nfiguration setting s and these settings will be appropriate fo r most installations (see page 25 for default configurati on settings).
24 How do you want to u se the Router? Efficient Networks, Inc. Setting the Password The router has no password protection as configu red from the factory .
Efficient Networks, Inc. How do you want to use t he Router? 25 Factory Default Configuration The router is shipped from the f actory with particu l ar default setting s. Y ou may or ma y not need t o change th ese dependi ng on what kind of net work the router is in stalled.
26 How do you want to u se the Router? Efficient Networks, Inc. Router PPP Configuration The modem i s confi gured by default from the f actory to be in rou ter mode using P PP encapsulation. Th is greatly simp lifies the configuration procedure. T o configure the router v ia HTML: 1 On the main pa ge, click on Simple Setup .
Efficient Networks, Inc. How do you want to use t he Router? 27 4 Select Max as the rate. 5 Enter an IP address and netmask to use for the DSL/W AN interface. 6 Select Modify VC . 7 Select the “ Advanced Setu p ” button in th e top left panel. 8 Select the “ Command List ” button in th e top left panel.
28 How do you want to u se the Router? Efficient Networks, Inc. T esting the Configuration After comp letin g the conf igurati on proces s, yo u may tes t the operatio n of the router b y starting a W eb bro wser and accessing a r emote web site such as http://www .
Efficient Networks, Inc. Acronyms 29 T er mi no logy an d Concept s Acronyms ADSL Asymmetric Digital Su bscriber Line ATM Asynchr onous Transfer Mode ATU ADSL Termination Unit CHAP Challeng e-Handshak.
30 Technical Concepts Efficient Networks, Inc. Technical Concepts This sect ion provi des v ery brief des cription s of some of the featur es available on the 5600 series router/br idge. Digit a l Subscriber Line (DSL) DSL describes a family of digital services prov ided by local telep hone companies to local subscribers.
Efficient Networks, Inc. Technical Concepts 31 1483 encapsulation. A brief ex planation of these two encapsulation methods follo ws. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) PPP is a single or multi-link interface between two packet switching devices, such as a bridge or ro uter .
32 Technical Concepts Efficient Networks, Inc. DHCP Relay The router can be co nfigured to operate as a DHCP relay agent. Th is allows local machines on the LAN to acquire their IP add resses via DHCP request s and r eplies that are forwar ded th rough the rout er to/f rom a DHCP server on the W AN.
Efficient Networks, Inc. Technical Concepts 33 distinct DNS functions pro vided by the router: the DNS r esolver and the DNS server . DNS Re solver The DNS resolver is the en tity that creates a DNS requ est for transmission to a DNS server (which may be co-located in the router o r be an external DNS server).
34 Technical Concepts Efficient Networks, Inc. unique within the private address space, but two private addr ess spaces are not gu arant eed un ique. Use of private address spaces has some disadvantages including the need to re-address any ho st that must change fr om a private address to a pu blic address.
Efficient Networks, Inc. 5660 DSL Router/Bridge Specifications 35 T echnical Refere nce 5660 DSL Router/Bridge Specifications Size 5.5W i n. x 7D in. x 1.5H in. (14W cm x 1 7.8D cm x 3.8H cm) Weight 1.25 lbs. (0.57 Kg) Power Integrated 110-240 VAC; 50-60 Hz powe r supply; 0.
36 5621 DSL Router/Bridge S pecifications Efficient Networks, Inc. 5621 DSL Router/Bridge Specifications Size 5.5W i n. x 7D in. x 1.5H in. (14W cm x 17 . 8D cm x 3 . 8H cm) Weight 1.25 lbs. (0.57 Kg) Power Integrated 110-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz powe r supply 0.
Efficient Net works, Inc. Index 37 Index Numerics 3020/3060 connector information 13 5621 humidity 36 5621 weight 36 5660 humidity 35 5660 weight 35 A Accessing the modem FT P 17 HTTP 16 TELNET 16 A T.
38 Index Efficie nt Networ ks, Inc. Network addresses public vs private 33 O Operating temperature 35 , 36 P password protection 20 Performance 35 , 36 Power 35 , 36 Power switch 12 PPP Authentication.
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