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DSL-502T ADSL Router User’s Guide

 

Installing the USB Driver  

IMPORTANT: Do not connect the USB cable to your PC before completing the below steps. 

 

The CD-ROM shipped with the Router contains the USB driver software.  

 

 

 

Insert DSL-502T CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Within a few seconds you should see the dialog 

box shown below. If you do not see the auto-run dialog box shown below, explore the CD-ROM and 

double-click the setup application file autorun.exe or find the file Setup.exe in the folder labeled 
USBDRIVER and double-click it to launch the installation software. The auto-run USB driver setup 

must be completed before connecting the router to your PC with the USB cable. To install the 

driver follow these instructions: 

 

1.

 

Click the Install DSL-502T link to launch the USB driver installation software.  

 

 

 

2.

 

Click Next on the InstallShield dialog box. 

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Summary of Contents for DSL-502G

Page 1: ...DSL 502T ADSLRouter User sGuide December 2004 651SL502T045 ...

Page 2: ...quipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this user s guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CE Mark Warning This is a Class A prod...

Page 3: ...ton 6 Network Connections 6 BASIC ROUTER CONFIGURATION 8 Configuring IP Settings on Your Computer 8 Access the Configuration Manager 14 Login to Home Page 14 Configure the Router 15 Using the Setup Wizard 16 Configure WAN Connection 20 PPPoE and PPPoA Connection for WAN 21 Bridged Connection for WAN 22 Static IP Address for WAN 23 Multiple Private Virtual Connections 24 LAN IP Settings 26 DHCP Ser...

Page 4: ...e or Load Configuration File 44 Restore Factory Default Settings 44 Time 45 Firmware Upgrade 46 Test 47 Save Settings and Reboot 48 Router Status Information 49 Device Information Display 49 DHCP Clients 50 Log 50 Traffic 51 ADSL 51 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 52 IP ADDRESS SETUP 54 IP CONCEPTS 56 MICROFILTERS AND SPLITTERS 59 ...

Page 5: ... the cables to the device and connect the power adapter You will need to install a software driver to use the USB port See the instructions below or QIG for more details 3 Check the IP settings on your computer and change them if necessary so the computer can access the web based software built into the Router 4 Use the web based management software to configure the device to suit the requirements...

Page 6: ... best with more recently released browsers such as Opera Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 0 Netscape Navigator version 4 7 or later versions The web browser must have JavaScript enabled JavaScript is enabled by default on many browsers Make sure JavaScript has not been disabled by other software such as virus protection or web user security packages that may be running on your computer Ethern...

Page 7: ... 1483 Bridged IP VC MUX 1483 Routed IP LLC 1483 Routed IP VC MUX or IPoA VPI Most users will not be required to change this setting The Virtual Path Identifier VPI is used in conjunction with the Virtual Channel Identifier VCI to identify the data path between your ADSL service provider s network and your computer If you are setting up the Router for multiple virtual connections you will need to c...

Page 8: ...hen DHCP is enabled LAN Subnet Mask for the DSL 502T This is the subnet mask used by the DSL 502T and will be used throughout your LAN The default subnet mask is 255 0 0 0 This can be changed later Information you will need about your LAN or computer Ethernet NIC If your computer has an Ethernet NIC you can connect the DSL 502T to this Ethernet port using an Ethernet cable You can also use the Eth...

Page 9: ...you do not see the auto run dialog box shown below explore the CD ROM and double click the setup application file autorun exe or find the file Setup exe in the folder labeled USBDRIVER and double click it to launch the installation software The auto run USB driver setup must be completed before connecting the router to your PC with the USB cable To install the driver follow these instructions 1 Cl...

Page 10: ...cable into a USB port on your PC Connect the power adapter to the power input at the back panel of the DSL 502T and then plug the other end of the power adapter to a wall outlet or power strip On the front of the device the Power LED will turn ON to indicate proper operation Insert the telephone cable included with the Router into the ADSL port and then connect the cable to your telephone line Che...

Page 11: ... a single Wide Area Network WAN interface and single global IP address The advanced security enhancements packet filtering and port redirection can help protect your network from potentially devastating intrusions by malicious agents from outside your network ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ADSL is a broadband network technology that utilizes standard twisted pair copper wire telephone lin...

Page 12: ...ing This allows you to select a data path to a particular network destination that will remain in the routing table and never age out If you wish to define a specific route that will always be used for data traffic from your LAN to a specific destination within your LAN for example to another router or a server or outside your network to an ISP defined default gateway for instance Default Routing ...

Page 13: ...ompliant RFC 1877 Automatic IP assignment compliant RFC 1994 Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol compliant Supports RFC 2131 and RFC 2132 DHCP functions including automatic assignment of IP address use of subnet mask and default gateway and provision of DNS server address for all hosts RFC 2364 PPP over ATM compliant PPPoA compliant RFC 2516 PPP over Ethernet compliant PPPoE compliant RFC ...

Page 14: ...power on self test POST Once the connection status has been settled the light will blink green If the indicator lights steady green after the POST the system has failed and the device should be rebooted ADSL Link Act Steady green light indicates a valid ADSL connection This will light after the ADSL negotiation process has been settled A blinking green light indicates activity on the WAN ADSL inte...

Page 15: ...ton is located here as well 5 ADSL port connect ADSL cable here Ethernet port connect Ethernet cable here USB port connect USB cable here and install USB driver Power Adapter connects here Power button Rear Panel Cable and Power Connections Note To manually reboot the Router toggle the power switch off and on Factory Reset button ...

Page 16: ... the ADSL line is connected and the Router is properly configured this should light up after several seconds If this is the first time installing the device some settings may need to be changed before the Router can establish a connection Factory Reset Button The Router may be reset to the original factory default settings by depressing the reset button for a few seconds while the device is powere...

Page 17: ... what type of cable to use to make this connection When connecting the Router directly to a PC or server use a normal straight through cable You should use a crossed cable when connecting the Router to a normal MDI X port on a switch or hub Use a normal straight through cable when connecting it to an uplink MDI II port on a hub or switch The rules governing Ethernet cable lengths apply to the LAN ...

Page 18: ...connection and connect to the service provider s network There are different methods used to establish the connection to the service provider s network and ultimately to the Internet You should know what Encapsulation and connection type you are required to use for your ADSL service It is also possible that you must change the PVC settings used for the ADSL connection Your service provider should ...

Page 19: ...r User s Guide Configure Windows XP for DHCP Use the following steps to configure a computer running Windows XP to be a DHCP client 1 From the Start menu on your desktop go to Settings then click on Network Connections 9 ...

Page 20: ... right click on LAN Local Area Connection then click Properties 2 In the General tab of the Local Area Connection Properties menu highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP under This connection uses the following items by clicking on it once Click on the Properties button 10 ...

Page 21: ...rnet Protocol TCP IP does not display as an installed component click Install 6 In the Select Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and then click Add 7 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP in the Network Protocols list and then click OK 8 You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 2000 installation CD or other media Follow the instructions to install the files 9 If prompted cli...

Page 22: ... Dial up Connections icon 2 In the Network and Dial up Connections window right click the Network icon and then select Properties 3 In the Network Properties dialog box select TCP IP and then click Properties 4 In the TCP IP Settings dialog box click the Obtain and IP address automatically option 5 Double click OK twice to confirm and save your changes and then close the Control Panel Your compute...

Page 23: ...e Protocols tab 4 The Protocols tab displays a list of currently installed network protocols If the list includes TCP IP then the protocol has already been enabled Skip to Configure IP Information 5 If TCP IP does not display as an installed component click Add 6 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box select TCP IP and then click OK You may be prompted to install files from your Windows NT inst...

Page 24: ...an access this Internet Options menu using the Tools pull down menu in Internet Explorer Login to Home Page To use the web based management software launch a suitable web browser and direct it to the IP address of the Router Type in http followed by the default IP address 10 1 1 1 in the address bar of the browser The URL in the address bar should read http 10 1 1 1 A dialog box prompts for the Us...

Page 25: ...iew the menus available in that directory Click on a menu button to use or view the menu Click here to run the Setup Wizard Web Manager First Time Log On All configuration and management of the Router is done using the web based management interface pictured in the above example The various menus accessed by clicking on one of the directory tabs Home Advanced Tools Status and Help Each tab display...

Page 26: ...d follow the instructions in the pop up window that appears The first window summarizes the setup process Click the Next button to proceed You may stop using the Setup Wizard at any time by clicking the Exit button If you exit the wizard you will return to the first page without saving any of the settings changed during the process The first window of the Setup Wizard lists the basic steps in the ...

Page 27: ...oose the time zone you are in from the pull down menu and click Next If you wish to return to the previous menu during the setup process click the Back button Now select the Connection Type for the Internet and enter your account User Name and Password Your ISP has given this information to you The connection types available in the Setup Wizard 17 ...

Page 28: ...P connections 1 Select the Connection Type specific to your service The choices available in the Setup Wizard are PPPoE LLC PPPoA LLC and PPPoA VC MUX 2 Type in the Username and Password used to identify and verify your account to the ISP 3 Click Next to go to the next menu and complete the setup wizard Note If your service provider has instructed you to change the VPI or VCI value for your ADSL c...

Page 29: ...essary information correctly click the Restart button to save the new configuration settings and restart the Router If you need to change settings from a previous menu click the Back button Do not turn the Router off while it is restarting When it is finished rebooting click Close to close the box and continue to configure the Router as desired 19 ...

Page 30: ...e first window that appears when you successfully access the web manager The WAN Settings menu is also used to configure the Router for multiple virtual connections Multiple PVCs The next chapter contains a section describing how to set up multiple PVCs on the Router WAN Settings Menu PPPoE PPPoA Select the connection type used for your account The menu will display settings that are appropriate f...

Page 31: ...s This defines both the connection protocol and encapsulation method used for your ADSL service The available options are PPPoA VC MUX PPPoA LLC and PPPoE LLC If have not been provided specific information for the Connection Type setting leave the default setting 5 Leave the MRU value at the default setting default 1492 unless you have been instructed to change this 6 If you are instructed to use ...

Page 32: ...o do so These numbers are used to define a unique path for your connection If you have been given specific settings for this to configure type in the correct values assigned by your ISP 4 Set the Virtual Circuit setting to Enabled in the pull down menu if it is not already enabled 5 Under Bridge Mode choose the Connection Type from the pull down menu For bride mode connections the available encaps...

Page 33: ...ect values assigned by your ISP 4 Set the Virtual Circuit setting to Enabled in the pull down menu if it is not already enabled 5 Select the Connection Type from the pull down menu under the Static IP heading Your ISP should provide this information to you The available options are IPOA 1483 Bridged VC Mux 1483 Bridged LLC and 1483 Routed VC Mux If have not been provided specific information for t...

Page 34: ...After the necessary arrangements have been made to use the Router with multiple virtual connections follow the instructions below to setup the Router using the VPI VCI settings given to you by your server provider Configure Multiple PVCs Additional PVCs can be configured by first accessing the WAN configuration menu in the Home directory Select new PVC to configure in the WAN menu The PVC pull dow...

Page 35: ...e In the example below a new VC Pvc1 has been added using the WAN Settings menu The connection is setup as a bridged connection Configure new VC The new VC appears can be configured separately in other menus such as Static Routing 25 ...

Page 36: ...on your LAN the IP address pool used for DHCP must be compatible with the IP address of the Router The IP addresses available in the DHCP IP address pool will change automatically if you change the IP address of the Router See the next section for information on DHCP setup To access the LAN Settings menu click the LAN button in the Home directory Configure LAN IP settings To change the LAN IP Addr...

Page 37: ...rding to which of the above DHCP options you want to use When you have configured the DHCP Settings as you want them click the Apply button to commit the new settings The new settings must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the settings to go into effect To Save Reboot the Router click on the Tools directory tab and then click the Save Reboot menu button Click the Reboot button under Fo...

Page 38: ...S relay enabled either auto discovery of user configured Configure DNS Settings In the DNS Relay Selection pull down menu choose to Use Auto Discovery Use User Configured or Disable DNS relay If you have not been given specific DNS server IP addresses or if the Router is not pre configured with DNS server information select the Auto Discover option for DNS relay Auto discovery DNS instructs the Ro...

Page 39: ...m configuration settings click the Tools tab You will be presented first with the Administrator Settings menu This menu is described in the next chapter To save the current configuration click the Save Reboot button to view the menu pictured here Save and Reboot menu To save the settings you have configured click the Reboot button under Force the DSL 502T to system restart 29 ...

Page 40: ...riptions for the menus located in the Advanced Tools and Status directories Directory Configuration and Read only Menus Home Click the Home tab to access the Setup Wizard WAN Configuration LAN IP Configuration DHCP for the LAN Setup and DNS Configuration menus Advanced Click the Advanced tab to access the UPnP Port Forwarding DMZ IP MAC Filters Firewall NAT ATM Static Routing Dynamic Routing RIP a...

Page 41: ...DNS service can also be used if available on the network UPnP also allows supported devices to leave a network automatically without adverse effects to the device or other devices on the network UPnP can be supported by diverse networking media including Ethernet Firewire phone line and power line networking Enable UPnP Menu To enable UPnP for any available connection click to check the Enable UPn...

Page 42: ...gure the Router to direct HTTP packets to a designated HTTP server in the DMZ You can define a set of instructions for a specific incoming port or for a range of incoming ports Each instruction set or rule is indexed and can be modified or deleted later as needed Virtual server configuration sets can be used together with complimentary features such as Firewall Rules DMZ devices and IP Filters to ...

Page 43: ...est numbered port in the range in the Port Start space Type the highest numbered port in the Port End space For a single port just enter the same number in both spaces Virtual server port redirection must be used with a specified server or computer on the LAN identified by the Private IP address Port Map This is the local port being forwarded to from the Port Start Port End port s Keep in mind tha...

Page 44: ...s types of security risks If you use the DMZ take measures such as client based virus protection to protect the remaining client PCs on your LAN from possible contamination through the DMZ DMZ IP address configuration To designate a DMZ IP address type in the IP Address of the server or device on your LAN select the Enabled radio button and click the Apply button To remove DMZ status from the desi...

Page 45: ...r rules Filters Configuration Menu To modify any previously created filter rule click on the note pad icon in the right hand column of the Filter List for the set you want to configure Adjust the settings as desired and click the Apply button to put the new settings into effect First determine the direction of the traffic you want the rule to filter To filter WAN to LAN traffic select the Inbound ...

Page 46: ...CP UDP port on either the LAN or WAN depending on if you are configuring an Outbound or Inbound Filter rule Select one of the following options from the pull down menu to define a Any Port Single Port Port Range or Safe Range ports above 1024 Destination Port The Destination Port is the TCP UDP port on either the LAN or WAN depending on if you are configuring an Outbound or Inbound Filter rule Sel...

Page 47: ...select the Enable radio button for the protection type and click in the selection boxes for the various types of protection listed under each Note Service Filtering may interfere with other configurations such as DHCP Relay or Remote Management via Telnet Firewall Configuration Menu When DoS Port Scan or Service Filtering Protection is enabled it will create a firewall policy to protect your netwo...

Page 48: ... Pings etc from the external network Check the category you want to block to enable filtering of that type of packet When you have selected the desired Firewall policies click the Apply button to enforce the policies Remember to save any configuration changes NAT Network Address Translation NAT may be disabled on the Router This should only be disabled if there are specific reasons to do so When N...

Page 49: ...Cs This menu can be used as an alternative menu to configure the same settings found on the WAN menu in the Home directory ATM Virtual Circuit configuration menu To configure an existing PVC configuration set click the corresponding notepad icon in the right hand column of the ATM VCs List The PVCs current settings appear above in the entry fields of the ATM VC Settings menu Configure the appropri...

Page 50: ...tton and type in the Gateway s IP address Click Apply to enter the new static route in the table below The route becomes active immediately upon creation To add a static route to a specific destination IP on the WAN click the Connection radio button and choose a connection from the pull down menu then enter a Destination IP address and Netmask Click Apply to enter the new static route in the table...

Page 51: ...own menu select the Protocol RIPv1 RIPv2 and RIPv1 Compatible and Direction In Out or Both and click Apply The RIPv1 Compatible option will respond to or send RIP requests compatible with both RIP v1 and RIP v2 The direction configuration refers to the RIP request Select In to allow RIP requests from other devices Select Out to instruct the Router to make RIP requests for routing tables from other...

Page 52: ... disabled by default Note Check the Service Filtering settings in the Firewall menu if you will use Telnet to manage the Router from a remote station Telnet packets from the External Network are filtered by default Remote Management Menus To use Remote Management select the Enabled radio button for the type of management desired Telnet or web type in the remote IP address allowed Telnet or web man...

Page 53: ...and the other Tools menus are described below System Tools Administrative functions Change System Password To change the password used to access the Router web manager click the Admin button in the Tools directory to display the Administrator Settings menu Under the Administrator heading type the New Password and Confirm Password to be certain you have typed it correctly Click the Apply button to ...

Page 54: ... anything you wish To load a previously saved configuration file click the Browse button and locate the file on your computer Click the Load button to Load Settings From Local Hard Drive Confirm that you want to load the file when prompted and the process is completed automatically The Router will reboot and begin operating with the configuration settings that have just been loaded Save System Set...

Page 55: ...Time Configuration To configure system time on the Router select the method used to maintain time The options available include SNTP using your computer s system clock default or set the time and date manually If you opt to use SNTP you must enter the SNTP server URL or IP address Click the Apply button to set the system time 45 ...

Page 56: ...ad the latest firmware for the device Note that the device configuration settings may return to the factory default settings so make sure you save the configuration settings with the System Settings menu described above Firmware Upgrade To upgrade firmware type in the name and path of the file or click on the Browse button to search for the file Click the Apply button to begin copying the file The...

Page 57: ... Diagnostics Test Menu Ping Test Type the IP address you want to Ping and click on the Ping button The results will appear below Diagnostic Test Select the Virtual Circuit and click the Submit button A message will appear informing you if the loop test succeeded or failed The diagnostics utility will run a series of test to check whether the device s connections are up and working This takes only ...

Page 58: ...m configuration settings click the Tools tab You will be presented first with the Administrator Settings menu This menu is described in the next chapter To save the current configuration click the Save Reboot button to view the menu pictured here Save and Reboot menu To save the settings you have configured click the Reboot button under Force the DSL 502T to system restart 48 ...

Page 59: ...mation Use the various read only menus to view system information and monitor performance Device Information Display Use the Device Information window to quickly view basic current information about the LAN and WAN interfaces Device Information display 49 ...

Page 60: ...ist Log The system log displays chronological event log data Use the navigation buttons to view or scroll log pages You may also save a simple text file containing the log to your computer Click the Save Log button and follow the prompts to save the file Log display Click Clear to delete the current log information 50 ...

Page 61: ...SL Internet connection Select the interface for which you want to view packet statistics and the information will appear below Click Refresh to view traffic information Traffic Statistics information ADSL Use the ADSL Status information and the Test page for troubleshooting the ADSL connection ADSL Status information 51 ...

Page 62: ... 1334 PAP RFC 2364 PPP over ATM RFC 1631 NAT RFC 1877 Automatic IP assignment RFC 2516 PPP over Ethernet Supports RFC 2131 and RFC 2132 DHCP Compatible with all T1 413 issue 2 full rate DMT over analog POTS and CO DSLAM equipment Supports ATM Forum UNI V3 1 PVC Protocols TCP IP UDP RIP 1 RIP 2 IGMP DHCP BOOTP ARP AAL5 Data Transfer Rate G dmt full rate Downstream up to 8 Mbps Upstream up to 640 Kb...

Page 63: ... 100V 240V AC 50 60Hz Output 9V AC 1A Power Consumption 3 Watts max Operating Temperature 5 to 40 C 41 104 F Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Dimensions 142 W x 117 D x 31 H mm Weight 202 g EMI FCC Class B CE Class B Safety CSA International Reliability Mean Time Between Failure MTBF min 4 years ...

Page 64: ...nction is active by default Manual IP Address Assignment Manually configuring IP settings for the LAN means you must manually set an IP address subnet mask and IP address of the default gateway the Router s IP address on each networked computer The example listed below describes IP configuration for computers running Windows 95 or Windows 98 Regardless of what operating system is used on each work...

Page 65: ...onvenient or easier to remember an IP scheme that use a different address for the Router Or you may be installing the Router on a network that has already established the IP settings Changing the IP address is a simple matter and can be done using the web manager see LAN IP Address in Chapter 5 If you are incorporating the Router into a LAN with an existing IP structure be sure to disable the DHCP...

Page 66: ... be assigned to each of the millions of networks and each of the computers on those networks Such a number is called an IP address To make IP addresses easy to understand the originators of IP adopted a system of representation called dotted decimal or dotted quad notation Below are examples of IP addresses written in this format 201 202 203 204 189 21 241 56 125 87 0 1 Each of the four values in ...

Page 67: ...g as this portion is not all 0 or all 255 Values outside the range of 0 to 255 can never appear in an IP address 0 to 255 is the full range of integer values that can be expressed with eight bits The network portion must be the same for all the IP devices on a discrete physical network a single Ethernet LAN for example or a WAN link The host portion must be different for each IP device or to be mo...

Page 68: ... Mask In the absence of subnetworks standard TCP IP addressing may be used by specifying subnet masks as shown below IP Class Subnet Mask Class A 255 0 0 0 Class B 255 255 0 0 Class C 255 255 255 0 Subnet mask settings other than those listed above add significance to the interpretation of bits in the IP address The bits of the subnet mask correspond directly to the bits of the IP address Any bit ...

Page 69: ... need to use any type of filter device Follow the instructions given to you by your ADSL service provider about where and how you should connect the Router to the ADSL line Microfilters Unless you are instructed to use a line splitter see below it will be necessary to install a microfilter low pass filter device for each telephone or telephone device answering machines Faxes etc that shares the li...

Page 70: ... splitter has three RJ 11 ports used to connect to the wall jack the Router and if desired a telephone or telephone device The connection ports are typically labeled as follows Line This port connects to the wall jack ADSL This port connects to the Router Phone This port connects to a telephone or other telephone device The diagram below illustrates the proper use of the splitter ADSL Router Line ...

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