Internet settings

These are the options available in the Internet menu:

WAN Setup

The WAN setup page allows you to edit or remove your ISP configuration that you set up either in EasyConfigurator or the quick setup wizard. Click Edit to modify the existing Internet connection, or Add to define a new one. You will then see a series of pages for entering networking parameters. The last page will have an Apply button to store the changes in your router. Click Finish to save.

To remove a Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) from this table, click the Remove checkbox for the particular VPI/VCI to delete, then click the Remove button.

Configuring a Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC)

The ADSL 4-Port Router supports the following five ISP network operating modes over the router's ADSL interface:

The ISP network operating mode depends on the service provider's configuration on the Central Office side and Broadband Access Server (BRAS) for your ADSL line.

Your ISP should be able to provide the following, if needed:

The following configuration considerations apply:

 

  1. Go to the Internet menu and select WAN Setup.
  2. Click Add to create a new PVC or Edit to modify an existing one.

  3. Enter the appropriate VPI, VCI and service category. The valid VPI range is from 0 to 255. The valid VCI range is from 32 to 65535. Click Next.

Connection Type

The Connection Type page allows you to select the type of network protocol over the ATM PVC supported by the Internet Service Provider.

Select the protocol as assigned by your ISP and proceed to the matching sections in this manual for further instructions.

 

PPP over ATM (PPPoA) / PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)

  1. Select the PPP over ATM (PPPoA) or PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) radio button.
  2. Select the appropriate Encapsulation Mode and click Next. The following page appears:
  3. The page provides fields to enter the User name and the Password. The user interface allows a maximum of 256 characters in the user name and a maximum of 32 characters in the password. For PPPoE, there is a PPPoE service name that can be blank unless your Internet Service Provider gives you a value to enter.

    Authentication method is default to Automatic. It is recommended that you leave the Authentication method in Automatic, however, you may select PAP or CHAP if necessary. The default value for MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is 1500 for PPPoA and 1492 for PPPoE. Do not change these values unless your ISP asks you to.

    The router can be configured to disconnect if there is no activity for a specific period of time by selecting the Dial on demand check box and entering the Inactivity timeout. The entered value must be between 1 minute to 4320 minutes.

    The PPP IP Extension is a special feature deployed by some service providers. Unless your service provider specifically requires this setup, do not select it. If you need to select it, the PPP IP Extension supports the following conditions:

  4. After entering your settings, click Next. The following page appears:
  5. This page allows you to enable IGMP multicast, enable WAN service, specify a service name, and enable a "Reaim" proxy. After verifying and entering your settings, click Next.

  6. The summary page presents the entire configuration summary. Click Apply if the settings are correct.

After clicking Apply, the router saves the configuration to the memory and reboots. The WUI will not respond until the system is brought up again.

If you selected PPP IP extension above, you need to release and renew the IP address for the computer connected to the router. Then you should be able to browse the Internet.

 

MAC Encapsulated Routing (MER)

To configure MER, do the following:

  1. Select the MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER) radio button.
  2. Select the appropriate Encapsulation mode and click Next. The following page appears:
  3. The values should be provided by your ISP.

  4. If IP addressing can be obtained automatically through the DHCP client in the router, select Obtain an IP address automatically; otherwise, enter the WAN interface IP address and subnet mask.
  5. If you can get a Default Gateway address automatically through the DHCP client, select Obtain default gateway automatically. Otherwise, select Use the following gateway, check Use IP address and enter the gateway address provided by your ISP, and check Use WAN interface.

    If DNS server addresses can be obtained automatically through the DHCP, select Obtain DNS server addresses automatically; otherwise, enter the preferred DNS server address and the optional alternative DNS server address and click Next. The following page appears:

  6. Click Next.
  7. The summary page presents the entire configuration summary. Click Apply to complete the configuration (which requires about 1 minute to complete) or Back to change any of the settings.

 

IP over ATM (IPoA) - (RFC2684 Routed)

To configure IP over ATM (IPoA), do the following.

  1. Select the IP over ATM (IPoA) radio button.
  2. Select the appropriate Encapsulation mode and click Next. The following page appears:
  3. Enter the WAN IP address and WAN subnet mask provided by your Internet Service Provider.
  4. If you want to set the default gateway, enable Use the following default gateway and enter an IP address and/or select an interface.

    If you want to set a DNS server address, enable Use the following DNS server addresses and IP addresses for a primary and optional secondary DNS server.

    Click Next to continue.

  5. This page appears:
  6. Click Next to continue.

  7. The summary page presents the entire configuration summary. Click Apply if the settings are correct.

Bridging (RFC 2684)

Select the bridge operating mode if your ADSL service provider tells you that you should.

To configure bridging, do the following:

  1. Select the Bridging radio button.
  2. Select the appropriate Encapsulation mode and click Next. The following screen appears:
  3. Enable or disable bridge service and enter a bridge service name. Click Next.
  4. The summary page presents the entire configuration summary. Click Apply if the settings are correct or Back to change any of the settings.

After completing the setup process, you need to release and renew the IP address for the computer connected to the router. Then you should be able to browse the Internet.

ADSL Settings

You can use this page to enable or disable ADSL standards for interoperability with your ISP's ADSL network. In most cases, your connection will use G.DMT (an ITU-T DSL specification). However, if you experience poor performance or DSL link disruptions, uncheck all but T1.413 and click Apply. You can also contact your ISP for more information or instructions.

Advanced ADSL Settings (ADSL Testing)

The DSL Advanced Settings page allows you to select a test mode, which you will generally only do when requested by your Internet Service Provider.

Warning!! Running tests in this page may make your DSL service inoperable. Do not use it unless your ISP asks you to. These tests are designed for use by a Service Provider technician only.

Tone Selection

If you click on the Tone Selection button from the previous page, this window opens.

Warning: Do not change these settings unless you are instructed to do so by your Internet Service Provider.

You can check or clear all checkboxes by clicking Check All or Clear All; then click Apply.

Default Gateway

In this page, you enter data for the default gateway that your ADSL 4-Port Router connects to — in other words, your ISP's machine that your ADSL Router communicates with to access the Internet.

If you want to automatically get the IP address of the ISP's gateway, enable Automatically-assigned default gateway. This makes the user-assigned fields disappear. If you select Automatically-assigned default gateway , the change does not take effect until you restart the device, which you can do by clicking Apply, then Restart.

If you are configuring your ADSL Router for either Routed Mode (IPoA) or Static MER Mode, you should both enter a static default IP address for the ISP's gateway and select the appropriate WAN interface.

Note: You should have both Use default gateway IP address and Use WAN interface selected at the same time, as they are compatible with each other. For most PPP connections, you would set Automatically-assigned default gateway (unless your ISP tells you not to).

DNS Server Configuration

In this page, you can tell the router how to select a domain name service (DNS).

If you enable Automatically-assigned DNS, the router uses the DNS IP address provided by your Internet Service Provider during account verification, and the user-defined fields disappear. To manually specify one or more domain name services, disable Automatically-assigned DNS and enter the IP addresses of a primary and optionally a secondary DNS.

If you are configuring your router for either routed mode or static MER mode, you will need to manually assign a DNS address in the Primary DNS server field. You could also optionally enter a secondary DNS server.

These settings will take effect only after you click Apply. Then restart the router.

Access Control - IP Addresses

This page lets you control access to the router's Web User Interface device management functions. You can enable or disable access to these functions by IP addresses on your local network. To add an IP address to the list, select Add. To remove an IP address from the list, select the appropriate checkbox in the Remove column and click the Remove button.


Access Control - Services

In this page you can enable or disable access to various Internet services for systems connected to the router (in the LAN column) and machines on the Internet (the WAN column). Click Apply to save changes.

Dynamic DNS

A DNS (Domain Name Service) resolves an Internet address such as www.usr.com into an IP address. A dynamic DNS service allows you to assign a Web name like myUSRrouter.dynDNS.com to your router, making it accessible from the Internet without having to know the router's IP address assigned by the service provider.

In this page, you can set parameters that will allow the domain name services to find your router. You would use this to bypass the dynamic nature of WAN IP addressing, to have a consistent host name accessible from the Internet.

Note: You will need dynamic DNS service provided by a third party to use this feature.

This is the page before you add dynamic DNS:

Click Add to configure a dynamic DNS:

Enter dynamic DNS information and click Add. To remove, select the host name remove option and click Remove.