TD-8840 User Guide ADSL2+ Modem Router Rev: 2.0.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 2 1.1 Product Overview ...................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Main Features ........................................................................................................... 2 1.
4.3.6 DSL.................................................................................................................................42 4.4 Diagnostics.............................................................................................................. 44 4.5 Management ........................................................................................................... 45 4.5.1 Settings................................................................................................
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One AC power Adapter for TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router ¾ One Resource CD for TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router, including: • This Guide • Other Helpful Information • Quick installation Guide Program ¾ Quick installation Guide ¾ One RJ45 cable ¾ Two RJ11 cables ¾ One ADSL splitter ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router. 1.1 Product Overview With the excellent circuit design and high quality production, we guarantee the ADSL2+ Modem Router’s high performance, great stability and easy to use. The TD-8840 uses integrated ADSL2+ transceiver. The AFE supports full-rate ADSL connectivity conforming to the ITU and ANSI specifications.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation ¾ Real-time Configuration and device monitoring ¾ Quick response semi-conductive surge protect circuit, provides reliable ESD and surge-protect function 1.4 Supporting Protocol - G.992.1 (G.dmt) - Annex A/B/C - G.992.2 (G.lite) - Annex A/B/C - ANSI T1.413 - G.992.3 (ADSL2) - Annex A/B/C/M and Annex L (RE-DSL) compliant - G.992.
TD-8840 1.7 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide System Support ¾ Support PVC ¾ Support NAT、DHCP and so on ¾ Support IEEE 802.3、IEEE 802.3u ¾ Support 10Base-T/100BASE-TX full-duplex or half duplex Ethernet ¾ Support Auto-MDIX 1.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 2. Hardware Installation Guide The TD-8840 maintains five separate interfaces: four Ethernet and one ADSL interface. The Router should not be located where it will be exposed to moisture or excessive heat. Place the Router in a location where it can be safely connected to the various devices. The electrical outlet shall be installed near the device and shall be easily accessible. 2.
TD-8840 2.3 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide The Rear Panel ¾ ON/OFF: Turn on/off the ADSL2+ Modem Router’s power. ¾ POWER: Please do not use any unknown power adapter; otherwise your ADSL2+ Modem Router may be damaged. ¾ RESET (reset default): With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button for at least 5 seconds. And then release the button and wait the Router to reboot to its factory default settings. ¾ 1~4(LAN): Connect with your computer’s NIC.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Third Step: Plug one end of the AC Power Adapter into the Power jack on the Router and the other end to a standard electrical outlet. Last Step: Check the line connection to see if everything is ready. Power up finally.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide 3.1 Configure PC After you directly connect your PC to the TD-8840 or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Step 1: Click the Start menu on your desktop, right click My Network Places, and then select Properties (shown in Figure 3-1).
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-2 Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button. Figure 3-3 Step 4: Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen below. And then click OK.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-4 ¾ Setting IP address manually The default IP address of the ADSL2+ Modem Router is 192.168.1.1, and the default Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. These values can be seen from the LAN, and can be changed as your desire. As an example, we use the default values for description in this guide. Step 1: Select Use the following IP address radio button in the next screen. Step 2: Enter the IP address as 192.168.1.* (* is any value between 2 to 254).
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-5 ) Note: 1) Users of Windows 98 can open TCP/IP Properties according to the following: Right-click (Mouse) Network Neighbor Æ Choose Properties -Æ Double-click TCP/IP. 2) Users of Windows 2000/NT/XP can do the following: Right-click Network Neighbor Æ Choose Properties Æ Right-click Local Connection Æ Choose Properties Æ Double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). 3) The words in fact may be different with this guide.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-6 If the screen looks like the following, the connection has failed. Please try again. Figure 3-7 3.2 Login Open your web browser and enter http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar of the browser. When ADSL connection is OK, the following login box will pop up. Enter default user name (admin) and password (admin) as shown in Figure 3-8. Click OK to enter the Web-based Utility of the Router.
TD-8840 3.3 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Quick Setup Figure 3-9 is the main page of the Router. Figure 3-9 Please select Quick Setup. Enter the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP and click Next. Figure 3-10 Select the relevant Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode provided by your ISP and click Next.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 3.3.1 PPPoA a) Select PPP over ATM (PPPoA) Connection Type, and click Next. Figure 3-11 b) Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP and click Next.
TD-8840 c) ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Save/Reboot. Figure 3-13 3.3.2 a) PPPoE Select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Connection Type, and click Next. Figure 3-14 b) Enter the Username and Password provided by your ISP and click Next.
TD-8840 Figure 3-15 c) Click Save/Reboot.
TD-8840 3.3.3 a) ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide MER Select MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) Connection Type, and click Next. Figure 3-17 b) Enter the parameters provided by your ISP, and click Next.
TD-8840 c) ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Save/Reboot. Figure 3-19 3.3.4 a) IPoA Select IP over ATM (IPoA) Connection Type, and click Next. Figure 3-20 b) Enter the parameters provided by your ISP and click Next.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-21 c) Click Save/Reboot. Figure 3-22 3.3.5 a) Bridging Select Bridging Connection Type, and click Next.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 3-23 b) Click Save/Reboot. Figure 3-24 ) Note: After you complete any setup, the new setup must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the configuration to take effect. Please click the Save/Reboot button to restart.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 4. Software Configuration This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation. For advanced users, if you want to know more about this device and make use of its functions adequately, maybe you will get help from this chapter to configure the advanced settings through the Web-based Utility. After your successful login, you can configure and manage the device. 4.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3.1 WAN Choose “Advanced Setup”Æ”WAN”, and you will see the page of Wide Area Network (WAN) Setup as shown in Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 There are 4 PVC links in the WAN setup page. Click the Add button or choose the appropriate PVC according to your need. Then you will enter the page of ATM PVC Configuration as shown in Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4 Enter VPI/VCI value and service category provided by your ISP. Click Next to enter the next step.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-5 After choosing the proper protocol, enter the correct parameters supported by your ISP. Enable the configurations, and then you will go to the Internet. ) Note: The type of network protocol selected may be different in different areas. There are five types （Figure 4-5）, so you should ask your ISP to acquire the Connection Type and Encapsulation Mode. ¾ PPP over ATM (PPPoA) If you select the protocol of PPP over ATM (PPPoA), you will see the Figure 4-6.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-6 ¾ PPP Username: Enter your username for your PPPoA connection to identify and verify your account to the ISP. ¾ PPP Password: Enter your password for your PPPoA connection. ¾ Authentication Method: Choose a method of authentication, AUTO, PAP, CHAP, or MSCHAP. ¾ MTU: The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP. The value should be between 512 and 1500.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Next button in Figure 4-6, and then you will see Figure 4-7. Check or uncheck the Enable WAN Service box according to your needs. Figure 4-7 Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-8. Click Save to complete the configuration. Figure 4-8 ¾ PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) If you select the protocol of PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), you will see the Figure 4-9.
TD-8840 ¾ ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-9 PPP Username: Enter your username for your PPPoE connection to identify and verify your account to the ISP. ¾ PPP Password: Enter your password for your PPPoE connection. ¾ PPPoE Service Name: Enter a name for the PPPoE connection for recognition. ¾ Authentication Method: Choose a method of authentication, AUTO, PAP, CHAP, or MSCHAP. ¾ MTU: The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Next button in Figure 4-9, and then you will Figure 4-10. Check or uncheck the Enable WAN Service box according to your needs. Figure 4-10 Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-11. Click Save to complete the configuration. Figure 4-11 ¾ MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) If you select the protocol of MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER), you will see the page as shown in Figure 4-12.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-12 ¾ Obtain an IP address automatically: Check this radio button to obtain the IP address automatically. This is not recommended by default. ¾ Use the following IP address: This radio button is checked by default. Enter the information provided by your ISP to configure the WAN IP settings. ¾ Obtain default gateway automatically: This radio button is checked by default.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Click Next button in Figure 4-12, and then you will see the Figure 4-13. Check or uncheck the Enable WAN Service box according to your needs. Figure 4-13 Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-14. Click Save to complete the configuration. Figure 4-14 ¾ IP over ATM (IPoA) If you select the protocol of IP over ATM (IPoA), you will see the Figure 4-15. Enter the parameters provided by your ISP.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-15 ¾ WAN IP Address: Enter the IP Address provided by your ISP. ¾ WAN Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask provide by your ISP. ¾ Use the following default gateway: Check this radio button then you can choose Use IP Address or Use WAN Interface. If you have any problems, please ask your ISP for the information. ¾ Use the following DNS server addresses: Check this radio button then you can enter the primary DNS server and secondary DNS server.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-16 Check or uncheck the Enable WAN Service box according to your needs. Click the Next button to enter the next step as shown in Figure 4-17, and click Save to complete the configuration. Figure 4-17 ¾ Bridging If you select the Bridging protocol, you will see the Figure 4-18. Click the Next button, and you will see the Figure 4-19. Click Save to complete the configuration.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-18 Figure 4-19 ) Note: After completing any setup, the new setup must be saved and the Router must be restarted for the configuration to go into effect. Please click the Save/Reboot button to restart as shown in Figure 4-20.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-20 ) Note: All of the above setup is under windows XP OS. 4.3.2 LAN Choose “Advanced Setup→LAN” menu, and you can see and configure the Local Area Network (LAN) parameters in the screen as shown in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 ¾ IP Address - Enter an IP address for the Router. Then you can access the Web-based Utility via this IP address. The default setting is 192.168.1.1. ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ) Note: a. If you change the IP Address of LAN, you must use the new IP Address to log in the Router. b. ¾ If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Address pool of the DHCP server will change accordingly at the same time，while the Virtual Server and DMZ Host will not take effect until they are re-configured. Disable/Enable DHCP Server - Disable or Enable the DHCP server. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-22 2. Click the New Entry button in Figure 4-22. Then Figure 4-23 will pop up. Figure 4-23 3. Enter the MAC address in XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format and reserved IP address in dotted-decimal notation of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address. ) Note: The MAC Address and IP Address added in Figure 4-23 are used for illustrating. They may be different to your circs. 4. Select Enable from the State drop-down list. 5.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide see the new entry as shown in Figure 4-22. 6. Click Save/Reboot button to save the settings and reboot the Router. ) Note: The function won't take effect until the router reboots. 4.3.3 MAC Clone Choose “Advanced Setup→MAC Clone” menu, you can configure the MAC address of the WAN on the screen as shown in Figure 4-24. Figure 4-24 Some ISPs require that you register the MAC Address of your adapter. Changes are rarely needed here.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.3.4 Security Choose “Advanced Setup→Security” menu, you can do some security configurations for your Router. There are two submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 4-25. Figure 4-25 4.3.4.1. MAC Filtering Choose “Security→MAC Filtering” menu, you can configure the MAC filtering rule in the next screen similar to Figure 4-26. The MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control the access of users on your local network basing on their MAC addresses.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-27 To add a new entry, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-26 to go to the Add MAC Filter page as shown in Figure 4-28. 2. Select the protocol type. 3. Enter the destination MAC address. 4. Enter the source MAC address. 5. Select the frame direction. 6. Select the WAN interfaces. 7. Click Save/Apply to save your settings.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To remove an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. Check the Remove box as shown in Figure 4-26 in the entry you want to remove. 2. Click the Remove button. 4.3.4.2. Parental Control Choose “Security→Parental Control” menu, you can configure the parental control rule in the screen as shown in Figure 4-29. The Parental Control function can be used to restrict the time of internet surfing for the child.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-30 To remove an existing entry, follow the steps below. 1. Check the box in the Remove column of the entry as shown in Figure 4-29. 2. Click the Remove button below. 4.3.5 Routing Choose “Advanced Setup→Routing” menu, you can see two submenus under the Routing menu as shown in Figure 4-31. Figure 4-31 4.3.5.1. Default Gateway Choose “Routing→Default Gateway” menu, you can configure the Default Gateway routing in the next screen as shown in Figure 4-32.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-32 ¾ Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway - Select this checkbox, and then the Router will accept the first received default gateway assignment from one of the PPPoA, PPPoE or MER/DHCP enabled PVC(s). If this checkbox is not selected, you have to enter the static default gateway and/or an interface. Click Save/Apply to save your configurations.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide To add a new entry, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-33 to go to the Static Route Add page as shown in Figure 4-34. 2. Enter the IP address of the destination network. This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. 3. Enter the Subnet Mask for the destination. 4. Select the Use Gateway IP Address checkbox and enter the IP address of the gateway.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-35 Figure 4-36 If you want to select the tone, click the Tone Selection button to go to the ADSL Tone Settings page as shown in Figure 4-37.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-37 4.4 Diagnostics Choose “Diagnostics”, and your modem will test your DSL connection. Then you will see the test results for the connectivity to your local network and your DSL service provider similar to Figure 4-38.
TD-8840 4.5 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Management Choose “Management”, and you can see the submenus as shown in Figure 4-39. Figure 4-39 4.5.1 Settings Choose “Management→Settings” menu, and you will see the submenus as shown in Figure 4-40. Figure 4-40 4.5.1.1. Backup Choose “Settings→Backup” menu, and you can save the current configuration of the Router as a backup file in Figure 4-41. Click Backup Settings button to save your current configuration.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.1.2. Update Choose “Settings→Update” menu, and you can update the settings for the Router as shown in Figure 4-42. Click the Browse… button to find the file you want to update and then click Update Settings to begin the updating. Figure 4-42 4.5.1.3. Restore Default Choose “Settings→Restore Default” menu, and you can restore the configurations of the Router to its factory default as shown in Figure 4-43.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.2 System Log Choose “Management→System Log” menu, and you can view and configure the logs of the Router in Figure 4-44. Click the View System Log button, and you will go to the System Log page and see the logs similar to Figure 4-45. Click the Configure System Log button, and you will go to the Configuration page as shown in Figure 4-46.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-46 ¾ Log - Check the Disable radio button to disable the system log function. The default setting is enabled. ¾ Log Level - Select the log level, then all the events above or equal to the selected level will be logged. ¾ Display Level - All logged events above or equal to the selected level will be displayed. ¾ Mode - Select Local, Remote or Both.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 4-47 4.5.4 Access Control Choose “Management→Access Control” menu, and you will submenus as shown in Figure 4-48. Figure 4-48 4.5.4.1. Service Choose “Access Control→Service” menu, and you can enable or disable the services as shown in Figure 4-49. Click Save/Apply to save your configurations.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.4.2. IP Address Choose “Access Control→IP Address” menu, and can view and configure the IP address access control in the screen as shown in Figure 4-50. If enabled, only PCs with IP addresses listed are allowed to access the Router. Figure 4-50 To add a new entry, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add button in Figure 4-50 to go to the Access Control page in the screen as shown in Figure 4-51. 2. Enter the IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide of the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-52. Figure 4-52 4.5.5 Update Firmware Choose “Management→Update Firmware” menu, and you can update the latest version of firmware for the Router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-53. Make sure the firmware or romfile you want to use is on the local hard drive of the computer. Click Browse… to find the local hard drive and locate the firmware or romfile to be used for upgrade.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide 4.5.6 Save/Reboot Choose “Management→Save/Reboot” menu, and you can save your configurations and reboot your Router to make the configurations take effect in the screen as shown in Figure 4-54.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Chapter 5. Software Dial If TD-8840 CPE is working in bridged (RFC 1483 Bridged) mode when connecting to the Internet, you must install dial software on your PC. There are some software working on WINDOWS in market, examples as EnterNet3000、RASPPPoE、WinPeET.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Figure 5-1 ¾ Click “Set up a connection or network” in the left of this page. And choose “Set up a dial-up connection” in the new page; click Next. After that, you will see Figure 5-2; click “Set up a connection anyway” to enter next page. Figure 5-2 ¾ Type the Dial-up phone number, the User name and password supplied by your ISP in the new page. If you have forgotten an existing user name or password, please connect with your ISP.
TD-8840 Appendix A: 1. ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide FAQ What related parameters are required to acquire ISP when you want to access the Internet by ADSL2+ Modem Router? 1) Dial user: Connection protocol, User name, Password, Value of VPI/VCI, Encapsulation mode of AAL5 and so on. 2) Static IP user: Connection protocol, WAN IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, DNS, Value of VPI/VCI, Encapsulation mode of AAL5 and so on. 2.
TD-8840 ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide need to install the dial software, such as Winpoet, Enternet. 3) This product has the PPP dial procedure inside, so you will not need to use the dial software if your protocol is PPPoA or PPPoE. ADSL Modem will connect automatically. 4) You can check whether your ADSL Modem succeeds in connection or not with PING command.
TD-8840 Appendix B: ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide Default Configuration User name admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.1.
