SIEMENS 5881 Broadband Internet Router
User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Product Specifications
Front Panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Back Panel ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Hardware Specifications..................................................................................................................................... 3
Physical Specifications................................................................................................................................. 3
Operational Environment ............................................................................................................................. 3
Power Requirements.................................................................................................................................... 3
Processor ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Ethernet Interfaces....................................................................................................................................... 3
Serial Interface ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Software Specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Bridging ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
Configuration Management.......................................................................................................................... 4
Dial Backup .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Routing......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Differentiated Services - Quality of Service provisioning ............................................................................. 4
IP Address Translation................................................................................................................................. 4
PPP (RFC 1661) .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Security ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 2 Installation
Installation Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 6
Package Contents........................................................................................................................................ 6
PC Requirements......................................................................................................................................... 6
Network Service Provider Requirements ..................................................................................................... 6
Hardware Installation.......................................................................................................................................... 7
PC Configuration ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Windows 98/ME ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Windows NT 4.............................................................................................................................................. 9
Windows 2000............................................................................................................................................ 10
Windows XP............................................................................................................................................... 11
Mac OS 9.x ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Mac OSX.................................................................................................................................................... 13
Linux........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Configuring the Router ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Establish Connection ................................................................................................................................. 15
Router Information Page ............................................................................................................................ 16
Chapter 3 Easy Setup
Access Easy Setup Wizard .............................................................................................................................. 17
Select Protocol ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Using PPPoE ............................................................................................................................................. 18
Not Using PPPoE....................................................................................................................................... 18
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ........................................................................................................ 19