Asentria SiteBoss 530, User Manual

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Asentria SiteBoss 530 User Manual
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DSL Routing Example
1) Configure the unit so it sits on an Ethernet network.
2) Enter the following keys to configure the unit for routing:
net.dsl.startmode =manual
net.default.router =dsl
net.dsl.routing.enable =on
3) Say the DSL provider sent you these settings:
PPPoA (VCM)
VPI: 0
VCI: 38
Username: dsluser
Password: dslpassword
4) Enter the following Setting Keys to configure the unit accordingly:
net.dsl.type =pppoa
net.dsl.mode =vcm
net.dsl.vpi =0
net.dsl.vci =38
net.dsl.username =dsluser
net.dsl.password =dslpassword
5) Enter the following function key to raise the DSL interface:
net.dsl.cmd =1
6) Upon setting this key to 1 the unit begins the process of raising the DSL interface. You can query the status of
the DSL interface by reading the
net.dsl.status
function key. To lower the DSL interface, set:
net.dsl.cmd =0
7) After a minute or two this key (or the
net.dsl.status
key) will return 3. If something went wrong then it will stay
at 1 or 2 in which case the configuration should be rechecked.
8) To make the interface raise upon boot, enter:
net.dsl.startmode =auto
9) Test the connection by pinging an Internet host from the unit. Once it is verified good, proceed to configure
machines which will use the unit as a DSL router. On these machines set their default router to the unit's
Ethernet IP address (address that is on the same subnet as these machines). Optionally you can configure this
same address as a DNS server for these machines. Test the routing connection by pinging an Internet host
from these machines.
DSL Glossary
ATM
A
synchronous
T
ransfer
M
ode is a network technology based on transferring data in cells or packets of a fixed
size. The cell used with ATM is relatively small compared to units used with older technologies. The small,
constant cell size allows ATM equipment to transmit video, audio, and computer data over the same network, and
assure that no single type of data hogs the line.
DHCP
D
ynamic
H
ost
C
onfiguration
P
rotocol, a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.
With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network.
DSLAM
A
D
igital
S
ubscriber
L
ine
A
ccess
M
ultiplexer is a mechanism at a phone company's central location that links
many customer DSL connections to a single high-speed ATM line. When the phone company receives a DSL
signal, an ADSL modem with a splitter detects voice calls and data. Voice calls are sent to the PSTN (Public