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DB 6520

Introduction

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A computer with the Operating Systems that support TCP/IP networking pro-

tocols: Microsoft® Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows
XP 32bit, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Apple® MAC 10.x

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An Ethernet 10Mbps or 10/100 Mbps NIC for each computer to be connect-

ed to one of the four Ethernet ports on the rear of the Router

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As optional, an 802.11b/g wireless NIC

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Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, Chrome, Safari

and Opera.

FRONT PANEL

The front panel of the Router contains indicator lights (LEDs) that help to de-
scribe the state of networking and connection operations.

FIGURE 2.

Front Panel LEDs

TABLE 2.

Front Panel LEDs explanation

LED Position Color

Status

Description

Power

Green/Red

Solid Green

Power on

Light off

Power off

Solid red

Power on self-test /Device Malfunction (not bootable)
and device malfunction

HCNA

Green

Solid Light

Device connected to LAN port

Blinking

LAN Activity present

Light off

No Activity

USB

Green

Solid Green

USB Link established

Blinking Green USB activity present (traffic in either direction)

Summary of Contents for DB 6520

Page 1: ...DB 6520 Installation User Manual ...

Page 2: ... Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark This publication is subject to change without notice ADB reserves the right to make changes to equipment design and system components as well as system documentation and literature as progress in engineering manufacturing methods or other circumstances may warrant This publication is i...

Page 3: ...g Convention 1 Conventions 1 Introduction 3 Introduction 3 Package Contents 3 Router Advantages 5 Minimum System and Component Requirements 5 Front Panel 6 Rear Panel 7 Router Installation 10 Introduction 10 Positioning the Router 10 Installing Micro Filters 11 Powering up the router 12 Connecting the Router 12 Technical Specifications 23 Glossary 25 ...

Page 4: ...sic working knowledge of LANs Local Area Networks and Internet Routers This guide can be used also for variants derived from this DB 6520 which are named respectively DB 6220 which do not provide dual band radio and DV 6220 which do not provide VDSL bonded functionality NAMING CONVENTION Throughout this guide the DB 652 is referred to as the ADSL Wi Fi Router or the Router Category 5 Ethernet Cabl...

Page 5: ...nal injury TABLE 2 Text Conventions Convention Description The words enter and type When you see the word enter in this guide you must type some thing and then press Return or Enter Do not press Return or En ter when an instruction simply says type Keyboard key names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Press Ctrl Alt Del Words in ital...

Page 7: ...The DB 6520 is a VDSL 2 2 Bonded router targeted to residential environ ments and SOHO customers that provides routed broadband services from a single and modular access point The DB 6520 is the ideal solution for 1 Connecting multiple PCs and Video game consoles 2 Sharing broadband internet connections with all home computers 3 Sharing printers and peripherals PACKAGE CONTENTS Your new DB 6520 Wi...

Page 8: ...maged please contact your Service Provider DB 6520 implements an always on Very high asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line VDSL connection to the telephone line on the WAN side as well as sev eral local connectivity technologies on the LAN side Five switched 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet ports One HomePNA over Coax interface Two USB 2 0 Host port for external USB peripherals One IEEE 802 11b g n Wirel...

Page 9: ...puter serving as your Internet con nection Cross platform operation for compatibility with Microsoft Windows and Ap ple MAC computers see Technical description for supported platforms Easy to use Web based setup and configuration Centralization of all network address settings DHCP a Virtual server to enable remote access to Web FTP and other services on your network a Security Firewall protection ...

Page 10: ... Supported Browsers Internet Explorer Netscape Firefox Chrome Safari and Opera FRONT PANEL The front panel of the Router contains indicator lights LEDs that help to de scribe the state of networking and connection operations FIGURE 2 Front Panel LEDs TABLE 2 Front Panel LEDs explanation LED Position Color Status Description Power Green Red Solid Green Power on Light off Power off Solid red Power o...

Page 11: ...th Green Solid Light IP connected and no traffic detected Blinking IP connected and Internet traffic detected Light off Modem power off modem in bridged mode or DSL connection not present DSL Green Solid Light DSL good sync Blinking DSL attempting sync Light off No carrier signal Internet Green Red Solid Green IP connected and no traffic detected Solid Red Authentication failed Blinking Green IP c...

Page 12: ...Cover Page Instructions 8 Introduction TABLE 3 Port Description PORT DESCRIPTION A 2x Phone DSL connector VDSL B HCNA port C Two USB Host ports D Reset to factory E One Ethernet WAN port 10 100 1000 Mbps F Four Ethernet LAN ports 10 100 1000 Mbps G Power On Off button H Power socket ...

Page 13: ...ormation in Appendix A POSITIONING THE ROUTER You should place the Router in such a location to ensure that It is located near an electrical outlet and a phone wall socket Water or moisture cannot enter the case of the unit It is out of direct sunlight and away from sources of heat The cabling is away from power lines fluorescent lighting fixtures and sources of electrical noise such as radios tra...

Page 14: ...mo dems Satellite TV dialers or monitored security systems and attach a DSL filter to any one of them sharing the same phone line as your DSL modem To install DSL filters please follow these steps 1 Disconnect the phone cable from the telephone wall socket 2 Insert the phone cable into the DSL filter port identified with a phone symbol 3 Insert the DSL filter cable into the telephone wall socket Y...

Page 15: ...R The first step to install the router is to physically connect it to the telephone socket and then connect it to a computer by means of an Ethernet connection To connect the phone cables valid only for bonding models 1 Connect one end of the first phone cable into the DSL filter port the other end of the phone cable shall be inserted into the first DSL port on the rear of the Router 2 Connect one...

Page 16: ...the Ethernet Network card of your computer 3 Verify if the Ethernet Network card is configured as DHCP client otherwise configure it to remain in the same local network of the router interface see chapter Setting Up Your Computer FIGURE 3 Ethernet Cable Connection ETHERNET CONNECTION You have to verify the existence of a TCP IP protocol stack and then according to your Operating System to establis...

Page 17: ...sta Windows 7 TCP IP stack is considered a core component of the operating system so it cannot be installed or uninstalled You must check in this case that Internet Pro tocol TCP IP is enabled To do so follow these steps 1 Starting from Start Control Panel Network Internet Network Con nections depending on the configuration of your computer 2 Select the Network Adapter icon and from the contextual...

Page 18: ...wing paragraphs Apple MacOS 10 x TCP IP is installed on a MacOS system as part of Open Transport ETHERNET CONNECTION MS WINDOWS VISTA WINDOWS 7 To configure TCP IP on MS Windows Vista Windows 7 Operating Systems fol low these steps 1 Select Start Control Panel Network Internet and make a double click on the Network Connections icon 2 Select the adapter card interested by TCP IP configuration 3 Sel...

Page 19: ...ge Instructions 16 Router Installation FIGURE 4 Local Area Connection Properties 5 In the General TAB panel check the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button and the Obtain DNS server address automatically radio button Click on OK button FIGURE 5 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties ...

Page 20: ...l Panel and make a double click on the Net work and Dial up Connection icon 2 Select the adapter card interested by TCP IP configuration and then select the Properties item from its contextual menu 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP item then click on Properties button FIGURE 6 Local Area Connection Properties 1 Select the General TAB panel then check the Obtain an IP address auto matically and Obt...

Page 21: ...ow that you ve configured your computer to connect to your Data Gateway it needs to obtain new network settings By releasing old DHCP IP settings and renewing them with settings from your Data Gateway you can verify that you ve configured your computer correctly 2 On the Windows desktop click Start Programs Accessories Com mand Prompt menu item 3 In the Command prompt window type ipconfig release ...

Page 22: ...ewing them with settings from your Data Gateway you can verify that you ve configured your computer correctly 6 On the Windows desktop select the Start Programs Accessories Command Prompt menu item 7 In the Command prompt window type ipconfig release and press the ENTER key FIGURE 8 Command Prompt IPCONFIG command 8 Type ipconfig renew and press the ENTER key Verify that your IP Ad dress is now 19...

Page 23: ...S 10 x follow these steps 10 Open the Apple Menu System Preferences and select Network 11 From the Show drop down list according to the type of connection used select Built in Ethernet 12 Select the TCP IP tab 13 Select DHCP from the Configure pop up menu to have a dynamic IP ad dress Click Apply Now 14 Click on the Register button to save the changes in the Control Panel 15 Enter http 192 168 1 1...

Page 24: ...el accessible through your OS Control Panel that the Wireless Network Connection is enabled If not enable it by right clicking on the Wireless Network Connection item and by selecting Enable 3 In case of an hardware wireless switch please check that it is set to ON Usually a steady lighted or flashing led will notify you the wireless connection up Please consult your PC or notebook manual to get i...

Page 25: ...ection icon Windows XP 5 By double clicking on the wireless icon a panel will appear showing you all available wireless network FIGURE 12 Wireless network connection panel Windows XP 6 Double click on the SSID of the DB 6520 in the Access Points list 7 A panel will appear asking you to insert the wireless key as defined in Chap ter 7 Wireless Section ...

Page 26: ...uto MDIX and auto negotiation Nr 1 HomePNA over Coax v 3 1 Nr 2 USB Host v 2 0 Wireless Interface Wi Fi access point solution is compliant with IEEE 802 11b g n 2 4 GHz High Power IEEE 802 11 b g n 5GHz High power WPA WPA2 IEEE 802 11i WMM IEEE 802 11e Internal antennas For models DB 6220 and DV 6220 the Wi Fi is Single radio only DSL ATM Features AAL5 ITU T I 363 5 UBR VBR nrt VBR rt CBR traffic ...

Page 27: ...ace MAC IP Port based QoS File sharing and Printer Server File Sharing Printer Server with SMB protocol Security Programmable firewall Stateful Packet Inspection SPI Firewall IP protocol filtering Management Broadband Forum TR 069 CPE Management Protocol Auto configuration and dynamic service provisioning Software firmware image management Status and performance monitoring Diagnostics and LOGs Tel...

Page 28: ...nvironment 10BASE T The IEEE specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over Category 3 4 or 5 twisted pair cable 100BASE TX The IEEE specification for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet over Category 5 twisted pair cable 1000BASE TX The IEEE specification for 1 Gbps Gigabit Ethernet over Category 5 twisted pair cable Access Point An Access Point is a device through which wireless clients connect to other wireless cl...

Page 29: ...dard Category 5 can be used in Ethernet 10BASE T and Fast Ethernet networks 100BASE TX and can transmit data up to speeds of 100 Mbps Category 5 cabling is better to use for network cabling than Category 3 because it supports both Ethernet 10 Mbps and Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps speeds Channel Similar to any radio device the Wireless Cable DSL router allows you to choose different radio channels in the...

Page 30: ...ata known as the upstream rate ADSL requires a special ADSL modem ADSL is growing in popularity as more areas around the world gain access DSL modem DSL stands for digital subscriber line A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to send and receive da ta at high speeds Encryption A method for providing a level of security to wireless data transmissions The Router uses two levels of en cryption 4...

Page 31: ... wireless configuration supported by the Router You will need to ensure all of your clients are set up to use infrastructure mode in order for them to communicate with the Access Point built into your Router see also Ad Hoc mode IP Internet Protocol IP is a layer 3 network protocol that is the standard for sending data through a network IP is part of the TCP IP set of protocols that describe the r...

Page 32: ...and 2 This wiring is referred to as Media Dependant Interface Crossover MDI X NAT Network Address Translation NAT enables all the computers on your network to share one IP address The NAT capability of the Router allows you to access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP Network A Network is a collection of computers and othe...

Page 33: ...rk services such as computer files and printer queues SSID Service Set Identifier Some vendors of wireless products use SSID interchangeably with ESSID Subnet Address An extension of the IP addressing scheme that allows a site to use a single IP network address for multiple physical networks Subnet mask A subnet mask which may be a part of the TCP IP information provided by your ISP is a set of fo...

Page 34: ...lows them to automatically configure some or all of their settings and need less user con figuration URL Filter A URL Filter is a feature of a firewall that allows it to stop its clients form browsing inappropriate Web sites USB Universal Serial Bus is a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller usually personal computers UTP Unshielded twisted pair is the cabl...

Page 35: ... of products and promoting the technology Wireless Client The term used to describe a desktop or mobile PC that is wirelessly connected to your wireless network Wireless LAN Service Area Another term for ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier Wizard A Windows application that automates a procedure such as installation or configuration WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A WLAN is a group of computers ...

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Page 38: ...ving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment or devices Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver s one Consult a dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment In that event user s right to use...

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