6211-I1 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Document Number 6211-A2-GB21-20 January 2005
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Copyright © 2005 Paradyne Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Notice This publication is protected by federal copyright law.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Important Safety Instructions 1. Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in the manual. 2. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must not be blocked or covered. 3. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord and do not locate the product where persons will walk on the power cord. 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide FCC Part 15 Declaration An FCC Declaration of Conformity may be downloaded from the Paradyne World Wide Web site at www.paradyne.com. Select Support -> Technical Manuals -> Declarations of Conformity. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide The user may make no repairs to the equipment. Connection to party line service is subject to state tariffs. Contact the state public utility commission, public service commission or corporation commission for information. If the site has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation of the modem does not disable the alarm equipment.
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6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................9 FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................................................9 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 8 MANAGEMENT ...........................................................................................................................................66 SETTINGS........................................................................................................................................................................66 SYSTEM LOG ....................................................................................................................................
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 1 Introduction Congratulations on becoming the owner of a 6211 ADSL router. This User Manual will show you how to set up the router, and how to customize its configuration to get the most out of this product. Features Built-in ADSL modem which offers G.Dmt, G.lite, T1.413, ADSL2, Annex L, and ADSL2+ to meet different linking speeds from your ISP. 10/100BaseT Ethernet port to provide Internet connectivity to all computers on your LAN via additional Ethernet Switch/HUB.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Special messages This document uses the following icons to call your attention to specific instructions or explanations. Provides clarification or non-essential information on the current topic. Note Provides messages of high importance, including messages relating to personal safety or system integrity.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 2 Getting to Know the 6211 ADSL Router Parts List In addition to this document, your 6211 ADSL router should come with the following: 6211 ADSL router Power adapter Ethernet cable (RJ45, “straight-through” type), Phone cable (RJ11), and USB cable.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Front Panel The front panel contains LED indicators that show the status of the unit.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Rear Panel The rear panel contains the ports for the router's data and power connections.
6211 ADSL Router User’s Guide 3 Getting Started This chapter provides basic instructions for connecting the 6211 ADSL router to a PC or LAN, and to the Internet via ADSL. Part 1 provides instructions to set up the hardware. Part 2 describes how to configure Internet properties on your PC. Part 3 shows you how to access your 6211 ADSL router. It is assumed that you have subscribed to ADSL service with your Internet service provider (ISP).
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Connect the ADSL Line and Telephone Connect your ADSL line to the LINE port on the rear panel of the router, and connect the other end of the line to the wall phone jack. Optionally connect your telephone to the port labeled PHONE on the rear panel of the router (Model 6211-I1-x0x only). Connect the computers, USB port, or a LAN There are several ways to connect your PC to the router: You can use the supplied Ethernet cable to connect your computer directly to the router.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Installing USB Drivers As soon as you connect the USB cable between your PC and device, Windows will detect new hardware and the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear on your PC monitor. Follow this procedure: 1. Choose “Install from a list or specific location” from the Wizard’s menu, then click on Next. Figure 3-1 Found New Hardware Wizard 2. Insert the supplied CD ROM and use “Browse” to include the CD drive in the search.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 3. The Wizard will ask you to confirm the hardware installation. Choose ”Continue Anyway” then it will start to install the supplied USB driver to your PC automatically. Figure 3-3 Compatibility Warning Figure 3-4 Progress Screen 4. When prompted, click on Finish to close the Wizard.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Configuring Your Computers Before you can access the router over the LAN or the USB port, you have to configure your PC’s TCP/IP address to be 192.168.1.x (where x is any number between 3 and 254), with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Your router’s default IP address is 192.168.1.1. Windows XP PCs: 1. In the Windows task bar, click on the Start button, and then click on Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Network Connections icon. 3.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click on the radio button labeled Use the following IP address. Type an address between 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254 in the IP Address field (192.168.1.20 is shown here as an example) and 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. Figure 3-8 TCP/IP Property in Windows XP 6. Click on twice to confirm your changes, and close the Control Panel. Windows 2000 PCs: 7.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 16. In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then . click on 17. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click on the radio button labeled Use the following IP address. Type an address between 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254 in the IP Address field and 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel. 18. Click on Windows ME PCs 1.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 5. Click on Microsoft in the Manufacturers list box, and then click on TCP/IP in the Network Protocols list box. 6. Click on to return to the Network dialog box, and then click on again. You may be prompted to install files from your Windows 95/98 installation CD. Follow the instructions to install the files. to restart the PC and complete the TCP/IP installation. 7. Click on 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Logging in to your router This section shows how to connect to the router’s web interface, configure settings, and observe some statistics of your Internet connection. 1. Open your Web browser, and type the following URL in the address/location box, and press : http://192.168.1.1 This is the predefined IP address for the LAN port on the router. A login screen appears.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide The home page is shown in Figure 3-10.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 4 Device Information This chapter describes the system information available using the menu items under Device Info. Summary You can get the general status report from the router by clicking on the “Summary” item under “Device Info” (shown in Figure 4.1) Figure 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide WAN You can get the WAN status report from the router by clicking on the “WAN” item under “Device Info” (shown in Figure 4.2) Figure 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Statistics LAN Statistics You can get LAN statistics from the router by clicking on the “LAN” item under “Statistics” (shown in Figure 4.3) Figure 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide WAN Statistics You can get WAN statistics from the router by clicking on the “WAN” item under “Statistics” (shown in Figure 4.4). Figure 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide ATM Statistics You can get ATM statistics from the router by clicking on the “ATM” item under “Statistics” (shown in Figure 4.5). Figure 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide ADSL Statistics You can get ADSL statistics from the router by clicking on the “ADSL” item under “Statistics” (shown in Figure 4.6). Figure 4.6 ADSL Status ADSL BER Test The ADSL Bit Error Rate (BER) test determines the quality of the ADSL connection. The test is performed by transferring idle cells containing a known pattern and comparing the received data with this known pattern to check for any errors (shown in Figures 4.7 and 4.8). 1.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Route You can get the Routing status report from router by clicking on the “Route” item under “Device Info” (shown in Figure 4.9) Figure 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide ARP You can get the ARP status report from the router by clicking on the “ARP” item under “Device Info” (shown in Figure 4.10) Figure 4.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 5 Quick Setup This chapter guides you through the steps to configure your router. Auto PVC Auto-connect will automatically detect the first usable PVC and automatically detect PPPoE, PPPoA, and Bridge Protocol (with DHCP Server available).
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Figure 5.1 Detecting available PVC Figure 5.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Setting a PVC without Auto detecting Figure 5.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 6 Advanced Setup The chapter contains informations about WAN, LAN, and ADSL settings. WAN Set up WAN parameters as directed by your ISP.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Add Function If you want to add a new rule for the WAN interface, click on the “Add” button. The ATM PVC Configuration screen appears. ATM PVC Configuration Screen The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier (VPI and VCI) and select a service category. Figure 6-2 ATM PVC Configuration Page Verify the following values with your ISP before you change them. VPI : Virtual Path Identifier. The valid range is 0 to 255.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Connection Type Screen Select the type of network protocol and encapsulation mode over the ATM PVC that your ISP has instructed you to use, then click on Next button.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Bridge Service and Quality of Service Screen This WAN service can be enabled or disabled by clicking in the check box. Enabling QoS for a PVC improves performance for selected classes of applications. However, since QoS also consumes system resources, the number of PVCs is reduced. The default setting for QoS is disabled. If you want to enable QoS service, select the “Enable Quality Of Service” check box. After finishing steps as above, click on the Next button.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide WAN Setup – Summary Make sure that the settings on the WAN Setup screen match the settings provided by your ISP. If all settings are correct, click on the Save button to save these settings; if not, click on the Back button to make any modifications. If you want to change some items after being finished settings, you also click on the Edit button to make any modifications.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Remove Function If you want to delete a connection from the listed WAN setup, click in the Remove check box next to the item, then click on the Remove button. Figure 6-6 WAN Setup Finish Function After you change any item in WAN Setup, remember to click on the Finish button to apply the changes and reboot the system.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide LAN Local Area Network (LAN) Setup You can configure the DSL Router IP address and Subnet Mask for the LAN interface to conform your LAN’s IP Subnet. The Save button only saves the LAN configuration data. The Save/Reboot button saves the LAN configuration data and reboots the router to make the new configuration effective. Figure 6-7 LAN Setup NAT You can configure the Virtual Server, Port Triggering, and DMZ Host when NAT is enabled.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Figure 6.8 Virtual Server Setup Page You can select a Service or make new one. Enter the Server IP Address, then click on Save/Apply to submit your configuration. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide On this screen you can view and delete servers. Click in the check box under Remove and click on the Remove button to delete selected virtual servers. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Port Triggering Click the on the Add button to add Port Triggering for your Internet application. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide You can select an application every time or create new one for your application. Then click on Save/Apply to save your settings. Figure 6.10 Port Triggering Add Page On this screen you can view and delete applications. Click in the check box under Remove and click on the Remove button to delete selected applications. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide DMZ Host You can define the IP address of the DMZ Host on this screen. Enter the IP address and click on Save/Apply. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Firewall IP Filtering Outgoing The outgoing filter will block the traffic from the LAN side to the WAN side. Click on Add to create filters. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Input the filter name, source information (from the LAN side), and Destination information (from the WAN side). Then click on Save/Apply. Figure 6.14 IP Filtering – Outgoing Filtering Add Page You can view and delete the outgoing filter settings on this screen. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Incoming Incoming filter filters the traffic from the WAN side to the LAN side. Click on Add to add incoming filter settings. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Enter a filter name, information about the source address (from the WAN side), and information about the destination address ( to the LAN side). Select the protocol and WAN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to add the setting. Figure 6.17 IP Filtering – Incoming Filtering Add Page You can view and delete the incoming filter settings from this screen. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide MAC Filtering MAC filtering can forward or block traffic by MAC address. You can change the policy or add settings to the MAC filtering table using the MAC Filtering Setup screen. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide If you click on Change Policy, a confirmation dialog lets you verify your change. Figure 6.20 IP Filtering – MAC Filtering Policy Change Confirmation If you want to add a setting to the MAC filtering table, enter the Source and Destination MAC address, and select protocol type, frame direction, and WAN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to save it. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide On this screen you can view and delete MAC filtering rules. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Quality of Service You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Click on Add and the Add Network Traffic Class Rule screen appears. Enter and select QoS parameters, then click on Save/Apply. Figure 6.24 Quality of Service Add Page 802.1p Priority and TOS are mutually exclusive.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide On this screen you can view and delete QoS settings. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Routing Default Gateway You can change the Default Gateway on the Routing – Default Gateway screen. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Static Route Use the Routing – Static Route screen to add a static route to the routing table. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Enter the route information and click on Save/Apply to make it active. No reboot is required. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide RIP If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as Active or Passive. Figure 6.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide DNS DNS Server Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and secondary DNS. Figure 6.
11 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide ADSL There are three major items in the ADSL settings: Modulation Methods Six modulation methods for different linking speed are supported by the 6211 ADSL router: G.Dmt Enabled, G.lite Enabled, T1.413 Enabled, ADSL Enabled, Annex L Enabled, and ADSL2+ Enabled. Set this value only as directed by your ISP. Phone Line Pair The 6211 ADSL router supports phone lines on pins 2 and 3 or pins 1 and 4 to connect your ADSL line.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide DSL Advanced Settings Do not change the DSL Advanced Settings unless so directed by your ISP. There are five test modes between the router and your ISP: Normal test: Puts the router in a test mode in which it only sends a Normal signal. Reverb test: Puts the router in a test mode in which it only sends a Reverb signal. Medley test: Puts the router in a test mode in which it only sends a Medley signal.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Tone Selection The frequency band of ADSL is split up into 256 separate tones, each spaced 4.3125 kHz apart. With each tone carrying separate data, the technique operates as if 256 separate modems were running in parallel. The tone range is from 0 to 31 for upstream and from 32 to 255 for downstream. Do not change these settings unless so directed by your ISP.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 7 Diagnostics Your router is capable of testing your DSL connection. The individual tests are listed below. If a test displays a failure status, click on “Test” at the bottom of this page to make sure the failure status is consistent. If the test result continues to show a failure, click on “Help” and follow the troubleshooting procedures.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide 8 Management Settings The configuration of your router can be backed up to a file, and also can be restored from a file. You can also restore the router to its factory default configuration. Backup Setting To back up your settings, select Management→Settings→Backup Settings. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Verify that you would like to save the file. Figure 8.2 Backup Settings Dialog Select the location where you want to save the file. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Restore User Settings To restore saved settings, select Management→Settings→Restore User Settings. Figure 8.4 Restore Settings Page Select the backup file you want to restore and click on Update Settings. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide The router will restore settings and reboot to activate the restored settings. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Restore Default Restore Default will erase all current settings and restore the router to factory default settings. To restore the router to factory default settings, select Management→Settings→Restore Default. Figure 8.7 Restore Default Page Reply OK to the confirmation dialog. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide The router will restore the default settings and reboot. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide View System Log Click on the “View System Log” button to check the log file.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Configure System Log If the log is enabled, the system will log selected events: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice, Informational, and Debugging. All events above or equal to the selected log level will be logged and displayed.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide If the selected mode is “Remote” or “Both”, events will be sent to the specified IP address and UDP port of a remote system log server. If the selected mode is “Local” or “Both”, events will be recorded in the local memory. Select the desired values and click on the “Save/Apply” button to configure the system log options.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Access Control Services You can enable or disable some services of your router by LAN or WAN. If no WAN connection is defined, only the LAN side can be configured. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide If a WAN connection is defined, services of both the LAN side and WAN side can be configured. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide IP Addresses Web access to the router can be limited when Access Control Mode is enabled. The IP addresses of allowed hosts can be added using Access Control→IP Address. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide First, add the IP address to the IP address list. Figure 8.17 Access Control – IP Address Add Page Then select “Enabled” to enable Access Control Mode. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Passwords Use Access Control→Passwords to change a password. Select an account and enter the current password and the new password. Then click on Save/Apply. Update Software Tools – Update software If your ISP releases new software for this router, follow these steps to perform an upgrade. 1. Obtain an updated software image file from your ISP. 2. Enter the path to the image file location or click on the “Browse” button to locate the image file. 3.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Reboot Router Select Management→Reboot Router to reboot the router using the web interface. The router will save the current configuration and reboot itself using the new configuration. Figure 8.
6211 ADSL2+ Router User’s Guide Figure 8.21 Rebooting Router Page The rebooting process takes about 2 minutes to complete.
