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Getting Started Using FirstGear for the Model RT328 ISDN Router

Advanced Configuration

5-3

Advanced Router Configuration

From the main menu, click on the Advanced button to use the advanced configuration procedure.
The Advanced Router Configuration screen is displayed, as illustrated in

Figure 5-1.

Advanced Router Configuration screen

The Advanced Router Configuration screen contains the fields listed on tabs that can be selected
in any order to customize the configuration of the router. The following field tabs and functions are
provided by the Advanced Router Configuration screen:

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System

The System field is for configuring the router name and the manager password.

•

ISDN

The ISDN field contains the line configuration information.

•

LAN

The LAN field is for configuring the Ethernet interfaces and DHCP.

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Summary of Contents for RT328

Page 1: ...A 0 August 1997 NETGEAR Inc A Bay Networks Company 48105 Warm Springs Blvd Fremont CA 94539 USA Getting Started Using FirstGear for the Model RT328 ISDN Router RT328 BK Page i Wednesday August 6 1997...

Page 2: ...15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency...

Page 3: ...ight to test the series for compliance with the regulations VCCI 2 Statement This equipment is in the 2nd Class category information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area ther...

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Page 5: ...Checklists 1 2 ISDN Services Checklist 1 2 European Services 1 3 North American Services 1 3 Network Checklist 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Connecting the Router 2 1 Connecting to the ISDN Por...

Page 6: ...Router Configuration 4 1 ISDN Line Information 4 2 North America ISDN Configuration 4 2 DSS1 ISDN Configuration 4 3 IP Information 4 5 Call Profile 4 6 Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration Menu Bar Option...

Page 7: ...Contents vii Appendix A Configuring TCP IP Configuring Windows 95 for IP Networking A 1 Index RT328 BK Page vii Wednesday August 6 1997 11 14 AM...

Page 8: ...viii Contents RT328 BK Page viii Wednesday August 6 1997 11 14 AM...

Page 9: ...Configuration Call Profile Screen 4 6 Figure 4 5 Quick Configuration Complete Screen 4 7 Figure 5 1 Advanced Router Configuration screen 5 3 Figure 5 2 ISDN menu tab North America 5 5 Figure 5 3 ISDN...

Page 10: ...ds DSS1 5 8 Table 5 5 LAN menu tab fields 5 10 Table 5 6 ISP menu tab fields 5 12 Table 5 7 Remote Node menu tab fields 5 14 Table 5 8 Remote Node Configuration continued menu tab fields 5 16 Table 5...

Page 11: ...rvices many times faster than an analog modem The router supports concurrent data and voice communications reducing cost and administration of multiple phone lines Purpose This guide provides instruct...

Page 12: ...pe the text and press the Enter key When you read type type the text but do not press the Enter key When you read press press only the alphanumeric or named key When you read click click the left mous...

Page 13: ...ventions italics Book titles and UNIX file command and directory names Initial Caps Menu titles and window and button names Related Publication For more information about the Model RT328 router refer...

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Page 15: ...s in a PC Windows environment Windows 95 and Windows NT only You have the following choices when configuring your router If the target network contains one or more PCs the router can be configured fro...

Page 16: ...ranty card Call your dealer if there are any wrong missing or damaged parts Keep the carton including the original packing materials to repack the router if there is a need to return it for repair Che...

Page 17: ...phone company when you order your ISDN line In North America you must configure your ISDN equipment according to the type of switch your telephone company has in its local central office For further i...

Page 18: ...outer and all workstations or PCs on your local area network must have established IP addresses These are typically assigned by your network manager or Internet service provider ISP or you can assign...

Page 19: ...nately Macintosh or UNIX environment you can connect it to a PC and configure it using FirstGear as described in Chapter 3 Configuring the Router Using FirstGear After your router is configured you ca...

Page 20: ...b 6 7 Analog device telephone fax or modem Figure 2 1 Router connections Warning Several of the connectors and connection cables are very similar to one another To prevent serious damage to the router...

Page 21: ...of Ethernet LAN connections Unshielded twisted pair UTP LAN cabling Coaxial or fiber LAN cabling Follow the procedure that is appropriate for your installation Using UTP LAN Cabling The UTP LAN port i...

Page 22: ...he two Phone ports on your Model RT328 router in the same way as a normal analog phone line To use these devices you must make sure that your ISDN line is provisioned by your telephone company for bot...

Page 23: ...terview style Quick procedure or it can be used to customize a router configuration using the Advanced procedure The FirstGear utility operates on a PC device running Windows 95 or Windows NT Macintos...

Page 24: ...by the setup program Launching FirstGear Before starting FirstGear verify that the router is properly connected to your Ethernet network using the correct LAN port factory default is UTP To start Firs...

Page 25: ...RT328 ISDN Router Verify that the IP address shown if any is the address you want the router to use on your LAN If the router does not have an IP address you must assign one now following the instruct...

Page 26: ...address 192 168 0 1 PC or workstation addresses 192 168 0 2 through 192 168 0 254 Netmask for all 255 255 255 0 Assigning an IP Address If your Model RT328 router is not configured it does not have a...

Page 27: ...imple Internet access The Advanced Configuration procedure must be chosen when you are using a dial in out configuration The Advanced configuration provides several menus that allow you to customize e...

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Page 29: ...provided by your local telephone company and your Internet service provider If at any time you need help on the format or the meaning of the information required click on the question mark button tha...

Page 30: ...resent in the Model RT328 router and the correct version of this screen is displayed Choose one of the following two sections depending upon your region North America ISDN Configuration Figure 4 1 ill...

Page 31: ...paces in this field 2 Select the type of ISDN switch or protocol used by your telephone company If the switch is running National ISDN Protocol select National ISDN regardless of the switch manufactur...

Page 32: ...re used as the outgoing Calling Party Number CGPN for ISDN data calls You can enter up to 19 digits plus 5 digits for the subaddress Do not include dashes or spaces in this field 2 Enter the telephone...

Page 33: ...he Reference Guide for the Model RT328 ISDN Router for more information about IP addresses Select one set of instructions from the following situations and responses Your ISP assigned a range of IP ad...

Page 34: ...onfiguration Call Profile Screen as illustrated in Figure 4 4 is displayed Call Profile The third screen in the Quick Configuration procedure is the Call Profile screen as illustrated in Figure 4 4 Fi...

Page 35: ...erwise in some areas your call may be placed as a 56K call instead of 64K 4 Click the Finish button at the bottom of the screen The information entered is used to create a complete configuration profi...

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Page 37: ...the proper parameters Refer to Reference Guide for the Model RT328 ISDN Router for more detailed information about router configuration Because the Advanced procedure allows you to download the infor...

Page 38: ...ar for editing or saving Send Configuration to Router Click on menu item Sends the configuration parameters displayed in FirstGear to the router and reboots the router Search for Router Click on menu...

Page 39: ...ation screen The Advanced Router Configuration screen contains the fields listed on tabs that can be selected in any order to customize the configuration of the router The following field tabs and fun...

Page 40: ...menus are not applied until you click the Send to Router button at the bottom of the window to send the configuration to the router System Menu Tab The System menu tab contains the fields to identify...

Page 41: ...ration parameters depending on the region North America The switch type and service profile identifier numbers are set through the Switch Type field and Service Profile Identifier SPID numbers field o...

Page 42: ...dashes or spaces in this field Analog Call For each DN select how an incoming analog call to that number is handled Choose one of the following options Phone 1 Analog calls are directed to the Phone 1...

Page 43: ...tion 5 7 DSS1 In Europe and other areas using DSS1 CTR 3 Protocol use the ISDN menu tab for ISDN to set the directory numbers and call handling protocols Figure 5 3 illustrates the ISDN menu tab for D...

Page 44: ...r An analog call is answered by A B Adapter 2 when there is a match for the A B Adapter 2 number If there is not an A B Adapter 1 or 2 number specified analog calls are not answered Called Party Sub A...

Page 45: ...RT328 ISDN Router Advanced Configuration 5 9 LAN Menu Tab The LAN menu tab as illustrated in Figure 5 4 contains the configuration information for the local Ethernet network Figure 5 4 LAN menu tab RT...

Page 46: ...pin connector Determine what type you will be using and select the appropriate option in this field If you are configuring the router over a LAN connection you lose your connection if you change this...

Page 47: ...necting to an Internet service provider ISP When your ISP path is configured properly traffic to the ISP prompts the router to make a call automatically Dial On Demand This connection is similar to th...

Page 48: ...umber if available In North America NETGEAR recommends that you enter the full long distance number 1 the area code even if it is a local call Otherwise in some areas the call is placed as a 56K call...

Page 49: ...ls to or answering calls from a remote network When a remote node is configured properly traffic to the remote LAN prompts the router to make a call automatically Dial On Demand Similarly calls from t...

Page 50: ...ed only if Call Direction is set to Incoming or Both Login Name In this field enter the Login Name that this remote node uses when it calls your router The Login Name in this field combined with the L...

Page 51: ...CHAP is requested by the remote node or PAP when PAP is requested by the remote node Default CHAP Use CHAP only PAP Use PAP only Call Type North America only This field controls the rate at which the...

Page 52: ...using numbered links enter the IP address for your WAN If you are not using numbered links leave this field blank RIP Direction This field determines how the router handles RIP Routing Information Pr...

Page 53: ...cally disconnected Idle seconds is the period of time where no data is passed between the remote node and your router Administrative packets such as RIP are not counted as data The default is 300 seco...

Page 54: ...sers share one common set as defined in this menu tab Usually remote dial in users are individual users who dial in to the router directly from their workstations while remote nodes represent networks...

Page 55: ...ype of authentication set this field to Yes PAP Login This field is enabled only if the Mutual Authentication field is set to Yes Enter the login name to be used to respond to the PAP authentication r...

Page 56: ...address from pool If this box is checked the router provides the remote host with an IP address This field is required if the previous box Allow user to provide IP address is not checked You can sele...

Page 57: ...in Defaults you may either leave this field blank or enter a number If you have entered a number the router checks CLID and rejects the call on a mismatch Callback This field determines whether the r...

Page 58: ...view and edit static routes Static routes are created automatically when you configure an ISP or remote node connection Under normal circumstances you do not need to configure additional static routes...

Page 59: ...field enter a descriptive name for your router The name is for identification purposes only Destination This parameter specifies the IP network address and netmask of the final destination network If...

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Page 61: ...sed Your network administrator might instruct you to enter either less or more information Configuring Windows 95 for IP Networking To configure Windows 95 for IP networking follow these steps 1 Selec...

Page 62: ...al for further instructions 5 Select TCP IP 6 Click the Properties button 7 Select the IP Address tab 8 Click the Specify an IP address button 9 Enter the Host IP address and subnet mask provided by y...

Page 63: ...r network administrator or by your Internet service provider 18 Enter any DNS Server addresses provided by your network administrator or by your Internet service provider 19 Click the OK button for TC...

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Page 65: ...Menu tab 5 14 Call Profile Screen 4 6 Call this phone number field User Profiles 5 21 Call Type field Remote Node Configuration Continued Menu tab 5 17 Callback field User Profiles 5 21 calling line i...

Page 66: ...3 3 exit command Advanced Configuration Menu Bar 5 2 F fax connecting 2 4 fiber cable 2 3 G gateway address 1 4 Gateway field Static Routes Menu tab 5 23 Get Configuration from Router command Advanced...

Page 67: ...in Name field ISP Menu tab 5 12 Login name field Quick Configuration Call Profile 4 6 Login Password field ISP Menu tab 5 12 M MAC address 3 3 Macintosh network 1 1 2 1 3 1 Main Menu Quick configurati...

Page 68: ...command Advanced Configuration Menu Bar 5 2 Reset Router command Advanced Configuration Menu Bar 5 2 Return to Main Menu command Advanced Configuration Menu Bar 5 2 Retype Password field 5 4 RIP Dire...

Page 69: ...D 2 4 transceiver using for AUI port 2 4 U UNIX network 1 1 2 1 3 1 unshielded twisted pair See UTP User Name field User Profile screen 5 21 User Passwords field User Profile screen 5 21 User Profile...

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