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Page 5: ...operating system you may need to refer to your operating system s documentation for networking How to Use this Document The document is written in such a way that you as a user will find it convenient...
Page 6: ...Internet Sharing Router Mode 2 1 3 3 Firmware Upgrade 3 1 4 Panel Views and Descriptions 4 1 5 TH102 A Indicators 5 1 6 Technical Specifications 7 1 7 Attaching Clip Holder onto TH102 A 9 1 8 TH102 A...
Page 7: ...Forwarding Virtual Server 36 5 1 4 Routing 39 5 1 4 1 Dynamic Routing 39 5 1 4 2 Static Routing 40 5 1 5 Filtering 42 5 2 Using System Tools 44 5 2 1 Defining Router Identity 44 5 2 2 Set Router s Cl...
Page 8: ...Table of Contents Chapter 8Troubleshooting 65 Chapter 9Appendix 67 9 1 Telnet Interface Configuration 67 9 2 Command Line Interface Commands List 67 NOTES 70...
Page 9: ...rating modes Bridge Mode that enables Ethernet to Home Phoneline bridging and Router Mode that allows Broadband Internet sharing with multiple PCs connected on the same Home Phoneline Network You may...
Page 10: ...Internet Built in DHCP Server With the built in DHCP server you may configure your Home Phoneline PCs to dynamically obtain IP addresses from TH102 A making the configuration of IP addressing a fast a...
Page 11: ...HTTP Server Compex NetPassage TH102 A is integrated with an embedded HTTP Server facilitating the configuration process with a user friendly web based configuration interface With just a web browser y...
Page 12: ...ter 1 Product Overview 4 1 4 Panel Views and Descriptions 10Base T Phone Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 1 4b TH102 A Side View Figure 1 4c TH102 A Front View Figure 1 4a TH102 A Top V...
Page 13: ...Mode LED Steady Green light indicates that the TH102 A is operating in Bridge Mode 7 1st Speed LED from left Blinks when data is being transmitted at 1Mbps HPNA 1 0 on the RJ11 HPNA interface Flashes...
Page 14: ...et port is to be connected to an Ethernet network adapter HUB Push the switch to this position if the RJ45 10Base T Ethernet port is to be connected to an Ethernet Hub or Switch 13 5VDC 2 1A Power con...
Page 15: ...g Mode Bridge Mode Default Router Mode Interface One RJ45 10Base T Ethernet port One RJ11 HPNA dual port LED Indicators System Power Ethernet Link Ethernet Activity HPNA Link HPNA Activity HPNA Speed...
Page 16: ...mic IP PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE RAS Via Parallel Broadband Via Parallel Broadband Yes Yes All Classless Classful Subnets Dynamic Static RIP1 RIP2 Yes Yes Port Forwarding IP Forwarding PPTP IPSec Pass T...
Page 17: ...operating the TH102 A you are advised to place the device in an upright position using the clip holder for proper ventilation 1 Snap the TH102 A onto the clip holder as shown in Figure 1 7 2 If you ha...
Page 18: ...Chapter 1 Product Overview 10 1 8 TH102 A Implementation Figure 1 8 TH102 A Implementation...
Page 19: ...nsure that the telephone wire from the HPNA adapter is connected to the RJ11 port of the TH102 A By default Compex NetPassage TH102 A is configured with Bridge Mode You may connect to the web based co...
Page 20: ...rd case sensitive and this can be changed after your have login Please refer to Chapter 5 on Navigating in the Web based Configuration Interface if you need to change the default password Figure 2 0a...
Page 21: ...will be operating in Router Mode In a nutshell this is the introduction to the Web based Configuration Interface of Compex s TH102 A This is also the web page for switching between Bridge or Router mo...
Page 22: ...the data traffic between the traditional Ethernet sequence and HPNA network segment Figure 3 1 TH102 A Functioning as a Bridge 3 2 Connection Procedures The procedures for setting NetPassage TH102 A...
Page 23: ...een set to Router mode by the previous user please refer to Chapter 2 Getting Started to change the device to the Bridge mode 3 3 Summary You have completed TH102 A hardware setup for Ethernet to Home...
Page 24: ...labeled HUB 4 Connect the RJ11 HPNA port Labeled 14 on Figure 1 4c Page 4 of TH102 A to the RJ11 telephone wall jack using a telephone wire 5 Carefully plug the power adapter into the wall jack and c...
Page 25: ...face where all the router s configuration can be done easily The configuration menu is listed on the left of the graphic user interface GUI and they are categorized broadly under CONFIGURATION SYSTEM...
Page 26: ...d the CONFIGURATION Menu allows the setting of the various types of network environment The menu is further classified to LAN Setup WAN Setup NAT Routing Filtering Figure 5 1 Web based Configuration I...
Page 27: ...e cards A LAN environment has the ability to share common resources such as printers and files or even access to the Internet Figure 5 1 1a TH102 A Function in Router mode If this is the configuration...
Page 28: ...guring the IP address of the PCs please refer to Chapter 6 on TCP IP Configuration Please ensure that you type in the correct Network Address for each individual PCs else they will not be able to func...
Page 29: ...Leases Secondly you can reserve the IP address for certain machine using their Hardware address or their Host Name by selecting Dhcp Server Reservations Figure 5 1 1 1a LAN setup configuration page Dy...
Page 30: ...1b Please enter the IP address that you would like to reserve the Host Name or the Hardware Address and then click on Add Your new entry would be updated on the list as shown above After the modifica...
Page 31: ...2a WAN Configuration If this is the type of configuration that you require please select the WAN configuration from the Web based Configuration Interface Upon selection of this option you browser pag...
Page 32: ...on Click Save after you have made the selection and it will bring you to the respective configuration page 5 1 2c WAN Type Selection Page The configuration of these types of WAN will be discussed in t...
Page 33: ...assignment of IP address for this type of network thus making this a rigid controlled network Figure 5 1 2 1 Static IP configuration Page Please enter the data into the following fields IP Address Ne...
Page 34: ...figuration page 5 1 2 2 1 MAC Cloning MAC Cloning is for users who use the Ethernet adapter to do the TH102 A configuration Certain ISPs log the MAC address of the first device connected to the broadb...
Page 35: ...ter your setting to the parameters like refer to Figure 5 1 2 3 Username Password Service Name Optional Idle Timeout After filling in the data please click Save and then Reboot so that the new setting...
Page 36: ...on for users who are connected to an Internet Service Provider using a DANA RAS for authentication Figure 5 1 2 4a Selection of Singapore ADSL Upon making the selection refer to Figure 5 1 2 4a you wi...
Page 37: ...name and password You do not need to configure the rest of the parameters as most of the ISP will dynamically assign them After filling in the data please click Save and then Reboot so that the new se...
Page 38: ...If you do not know what to assign to the above parameters please check with your Internet Service Provider for the username and password You do not need to configure the rest of the parameter as most...
Page 39: ...the external network As such the mapping done by NAT allows you to have a Virtual server in the LAN Compex TH102 A supports 2 types of Virtual Servers namely Static Port based Entries Port Forwarding...
Page 40: ...IP Figure 5 1 3 1a Port Forwarding Virtual Server Hence when a user from WAN sends a request to your network TH102 A based on the Port Forwarding configurations will forward these requests to the assi...
Page 41: ...tatic Port Based Entries as shown in Figure 5 1 3 1b Figure 5 1 3 1b Choosing Port Forwarding Virtual Server When you click on the Static Port Based Entries the NAT Static Port Based Entries menu will...
Page 42: ...define the TCP UDP port number for the Virtual Server of which is not supported by the Known Server To configure NAT you have to enter the Private IP Address of the Virtual Server and the Server Type...
Page 43: ...es as Port Forwarding Virtual Server For example the screen Figure 5 1 3 1e shows that the user has defined a single Private IP address to various Public IP addresses Global users on WAN only require...
Page 44: ...egardless of the TCP UDP port number are directed to another PC in the Private IP Figure 5 1 3 2a IP Forwarding Virtual Server Figure 5 1 3 2a shows an example of IP Forwarding Virtual Server All the...
Page 45: ...guring the Static IP address virtual server please click on the Static IP Address Entries in the NAT window as shown in Figure 5 1 3 2b Figure 5 1 3 2b NAT Configuration screen Then click Add to add I...
Page 46: ...IP address 203 120 12 20 to private IP address of 192 168 168 20 In other words all Internet requests to 203 120 12 20 will be forwarded to 192 168 168 20 regardless of TCP UDP port number To summari...
Page 47: ...cally adjusts to any physical changes in the network connection The content in the routing table contains the network path and status information which are used for forwarding the information They are...
Page 48: ...gning the routing path which is rather time consuming a static route can be configured In this way you can have a better control over the routes of TH102 A 5 1 4 2a IP Routing Configuration Page For c...
Page 49: ...is the remote network IP address to which you want to assign the static route 2 Gateway IP Address is H102 A and the remote network You can specify as many routes as the network requires After adding...
Page 50: ...k Filtering rules can be configured based on Time Source IP Address TCP Port This is an added security measure and it function liked a firewall It controls the type of package that goes through the TH...
Page 51: ...ze the clock of the TH102 A to your PC s time for the rules to execute accurately See section 5 2 2 Set Router s Clock to perform the synchronization so as to utilize the time based function of your T...
Page 52: ...ll discuss the procedures in changing all these parameters 5 2 1 Defining Router Identity If you are using many routers in your network it would be a good practice to name all your routers so as to ea...
Page 53: ...Web based Configuration Interface 45 Figure 5 2 1 Router Identity For some of the Internet Service Provider they might require you to enter the identity of the router that you are using before they pr...
Page 54: ...n the Filtering option configured in TH102 A will be able to synchronize with your own system Upon entering the web page as shown in Figure 5 2 2 please select the time zone for the router location an...
Page 55: ...e firmware please select Firmware Upgrade on the left side of the Web based Configuration Interface The screen will change to the one that is similar to Figure 5 2 3 Select the browse button and look...
Page 56: ...Interface 48 5 2 4 Choose Bridge or Router This is the page that allows you to choose between the Bridge Mode or Router Mode Upon selection of the mode of TH102 A please select Apply and then Reboot R...
Page 57: ...ting is to select Reboot router Alternatively you can store the configuration in a storage media eg hard disk floppy disk by selecting the Backup button For restoring an old configuration that you hav...
Page 58: ...based Configuration Interface 50 5 2 6 Reboot Router This is an essential step to after the router s settings have been made Upon selecting Reboot Router this would update the router with the new sett...
Page 59: ...based Configuration Interface 51 5 2 7 Change Password This is the web page that allows you to change your device password The default password is set to password Figure 5 2 7 Change Router Password...
Page 60: ...ut of this configuration screen by clicking on Logout You can re login back to the Web based Configuration Interface by clicking on Logon Figure 5 2 8 Logout Page Alternatively you can re login to the...
Page 61: ...headings that are listed under this category are Get Technical Support About System 5 3 1 Get Technical Support This is the page where you can find the contact number of Compex s staff who can assist...
Page 62: ...Chapter 5 Navigating in the Web based Configuration Interface 54 5 3 2 About System This is the page where it shows the current device setting Figure 5 3 2 System Information...
Page 63: ...possible to get onto the Web based Configuration Interface of TH102 A 6 1 Settings for Windows 95 98 ME and 2000 users For users who are using Windows 95 98 ME and 2000 please select Settings on your...
Page 64: ...will be able to configure the TCP IP settings as shown in Figure 6 1c Figure 6 1c Selecting the TCP IP interface Please enter the IP address of your managing PC as 10 0 0 X where X can be any number...
Page 65: ...number from 2 to 253 and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 Figure 6 1e Configuration for Ethernet Interface After your PC reboot perform a PING command at the DOS prompt of your PC To verify if your PC...
Page 66: ...users For Windows XP users please select Control Panel on your Start Menu Upon entering the Control Panel Folder please select Network Connections Right click on the interface that is used to connect...
Page 67: ...Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration 59 c d Figure 6 2 a d Sequence diagrams for configuring TCP IP...
Page 68: ...nd click onto Properties Please enter the IP address of you managing PC as 10 0 0 X where X can be any number from 2 to 253 and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 if you are configuring TH102 A from its R...
Page 69: ...e any number from 2 to 253 and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 Figure 6 2g Configuration for Ethernet Interface Please perform a PING command at the command prompt of your PC To verify if your PC has b...
Page 70: ...Remove the four rubber pads located at the bottom of TH102 A 3 Unscrew the four screws covered by the rubber pads Carefully separate the top and bottom casing covers You will then see the printed circ...
Page 71: ...u have made You have now reset the configurations of TH102 A back to factory defaults The operating mode of the TH102 A is now Bridge Mode 7 3 Firmware Recovery If the firmware of TH102 A is corrupted...
Page 72: ...roduct CD Once the above command is executed you will note the LED 7 as labeled in Figure 1 stops flashing and lights up steadily This indicates that the firmware is currently being written onto the f...
Page 73: ...I am not getting any response when I PING the default IP of 10 0 0 1 The operating mode of the TH102 A is Bridge Mode Ensure that your PC is configured with an IP address in the same subnet as the IP...
Page 74: ...2 168 168 1 The IP 10 0 0 1 that you used is the IP address of TH102 A s RJ11 Home Phoneline interface I have forgotten the IP address that I have configured on TH102 A How do I retrieve this informat...
Page 75: ...Web browser interface 4 Now you should see the command prompt Command Telnet Interface Command is the same as Command Line Interface We suggest using the help command at the command prompt to guide y...
Page 76: ...set prompt string set system name string set system contact string set system location string show system show internet access time show telnet session save config reset system logout show time set t...
Page 77: ...Chapter 9 Appendix 69 show time set time HH MM SS set date MM DD YY set timezone number Please remember to save your configuration by typing save config before you logout...
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