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030-300331 Rev. A

Printed in the United States of America

October 2002

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Summary of Contents for Router 2400

Page 2: ...Networking and Installation Requirements 4 5 Begin the Hardware Installation 8 6 Install the USB Drivers 12 7 Set Up an Account Profile 25 8 Set Up Macintosh OS X 35 9 Advanced Configuration 39 10 Te...

Page 3: ...og modems Westell s Router allows you to use the same phone line for simultaneous voice fax communications and high speed Internet access eliminating the need for dedicated phone lines for voice and d...

Page 4: ...ne the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line For earlier products the REN is separately shown on the label If requested this number must be provided to the telephone company Exce...

Page 5: ...ephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not ex...

Page 6: ...er 32 MB RAM 10 MB of free hard drive space TCP IP Protocol stack installed 10 100 Base T Network Interface Card NIC Networking via 10 100 Base T Ethernet requires an available Ethernet port with a 10...

Page 7: ...re drivers and User Guide in PDF format Quick Start Guide Microfilters ADSL signals must be blocked from reaching each telephone answering machine fax machine computer modem or any similar conventiona...

Page 8: ...shing Yellow Modem failed self diagnostics Solid Yellow Modem is in safe boot mode SYNC No Light No Power Solid Green USB link established Flashing Green Transmit or Receive Activity USB No Light No U...

Page 9: ...r Power source USB 4 pin USB Series B connector Connects the USB device to the PC Ethernet 8 pin RJ 45 modular jacks Connects four PCs or peripherals together Table 3 DSL Pinouts Pinout Description 1...

Page 10: ...uto negotiate you must set it to half duplex Refer to the Ethernet card manufacturer s instructions for installing and configuring your Ethernet card If you do not have an Ethernet card installed in y...

Page 11: ...e power connector marked 12V on the rear panel of the Router Plug the other end of the power supply cord into a surge protected AC wall socket 2 Connect the DSL phone cable from the connector on the r...

Page 12: ...oth Ethernet and USB ports 1 Connect the power supply cord to the power connector marked 12V on the rear panel of the Router Plug the other end of the power supply cord into a surge protected AC wall...

Page 13: ...panel of the Router as they serve as an Ethernet hub Congratulations You have completed the simultaneous hardware Ethernet and USB installation for your Router You must now go to Section 6 INSTALL THE...

Page 14: ...your PC including the operating system installed on your PC e g Microsoft Windows 98 6 1 Westell CD ROM Installation 1 Place the Westell CD ROM that you received in the Router kit into the CD ROM dri...

Page 15: ...e Figure 6 Add New Hardware 2 Windows 98 Click the option button for Search for the best driver for your device Recommended See Figure 7 Click Next Figure 7 Windows 98 3 Windows 98 Select CD ROM drive...

Page 16: ...The updated driver Recommended Westell 4 Port Router See Figure 9 Click Next NOTE If Figure 8 does not appear at this step and Figure 9 appears with the text USB Composite device C Windows Inf USB In...

Page 17: ...he drive letter may vary See Figure 10 Click Next Figure 10 Loading Device Driver 6 Windows 98 Remove the Westell CD from the CD ROM Drive Next insert the Windows operating system CD into the CD ROM D...

Page 18: ...lly complete the installation Figure 13 Windows 98 If the Operating System CD is not available or if Figure 13 pops up again you will have to manually specify the location of the files The required fi...

Page 19: ...User Guide Figure 14 Windows 98 9 Windows 98 The window below confirms that the PC has finished loading the drivers See Figure 15 Click Finish Figure 15 Windows 98 10 Windows 98 Click Yes to restart y...

Page 20: ...he software required for your Internet connection 6 3 Installing the USB Drivers for Windows ME 1 Windows ME After you have connected the Router to your PC the New Hardware Found window appears See Fi...

Page 21: ...ober 2002 4 Port Router Model 2400 User Guide Figure 19 Location of Hardware Device Driver 3 Windows ME The window below confirms that the PC has finished loading the drivers See Figure 20 Click Finis...

Page 22: ...fter the computer has restarted the Router will be ready for use Refer to the Internet Service Provider ISP installation manual to install the software required for your Internet connection 6 4 Instal...

Page 23: ...e Device Drivers window appears Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended See Figure 24 Click Next Figure 24 Search for Device Driver 3 Windows 2000 The Driver Files Search Results...

Page 24: ...2000 The Driver Files Search Results window appears The drive letter may vary See Figure 26 Click Next Figure 26 Driver Files Search Results 5 Windows 2000 The window below confirms that the PC has fi...

Page 25: ...tallation for the USB drivers After your computer has restarted the Router is ready for use Refer to the Internet Service Provider ISP installation manual to install the software required for your Int...

Page 26: ...has finished loading the drivers See Figure 30 Click Finish Figure 30 Windows XP Congratulations You have completed the software installation for the USB drivers The Router is now ready for use Refer...

Page 27: ...Router bring up your Web browser and type http dslrouter or http 192 168 1 1 in the browser s address window Press Enter on your keyboard The Getting Started screen will appear Click on next Type in y...

Page 28: ...unt parameters into the User Name screen they will be displayed as shown in the screen below Click next if you want your account parameters to take affect Click on reset if you do not want the account...

Page 29: ...ck on next NOTE Depending on your Internet Service Provider the VPI VCI screen may come pre configured and it will be displayed here In this case you will not be able to change any values in this scre...

Page 30: ...cessfully completed your Account Profile setup Click on done You must reset your Router in order to capture your new settings If you click on Cancel your new settings will not take affect Click on OK...

Page 31: ...No DSL Connection check the DSL physical connection which is explained in section 5 BEGIN THE HARDWARE INSTALLATION The screen below shows the connection rate with values that indicate a successful S...

Page 32: ...ays Connecting this means that you are establishing a PPP session NOTE The Router will handle transmission rates up to 8 Mbps Your actual DSL rates may vary depending on your Internet Service Provider...

Page 33: ...en will appear Click OK to disconnect the PPP session The PPP Status in the Connection Overview screen allows you to view the state of your ISP connection If you click the Disconnect button in Connect...

Page 34: ...t of NAT services and you may select any service from this list By selecting your specific NAT service and setting up a NAT profile you will ensure that the appropriate ports on your Router are open a...

Page 35: ...tomatically NOTE You can attach multiple NAT services to your profile However for each NAT service that you attach you must first select the new NAT service Next you must load the new NAT Configuratio...

Page 36: ...34 October 2002 4 Port Router Model 2400 User Guide If you select details the screen below will be displayed It contains the service name protocol and port information for the NAT service you selecte...

Page 37: ...uters Macintosh computers must use the Router s Ethernet installation Refer to page 8 for installation instructions Open the System Preference Screen After you have connected the Westell Router to the...

Page 38: ...at the System Preferences screen the Network screen will be displayed Select New Location from the Location field Name the New Location After selecting New Location from the Network screen the followi...

Page 39: ...onnection To verify that the computer is communicating with the Router follow the instructions below 1 Go to the Apple icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select System Preferences 2 From...

Page 40: ...ate a User Account In the address window of your Internet Explorer web browser type Http dslrouter Press enter on your keyboard The Getting Started screen will be displayed You may now begin your Acco...

Page 41: ...r the active page that you have selected will appear in the lefthand window of the homepage screen shown below 9 1 Home The following settings will be displayed on your Home page Click on profile edit...

Page 42: ...n the New Connection screen to establish a new user profile as defined in section 7 You can store up to eight unique user profiles in your Router If you select Edit from the Connection Overview screen...

Page 43: ...Demand Selecting this feature allows the Router to automatically re establish your PPP session upon demand Always On Selecting this feature allows the Router to establish an always on PPP session if...

Page 44: ...your VPI VCI values which are provided by your Internet Service Provider Firewall Status This field will display your firewall traffic in packets Passed Monitors information traffic that was successf...

Page 45: ...VC Configuration from the Configuration menu NOTE Westell strongly recommends that you do not change any values in this section If you experience any problems please re set your Router via the externa...

Page 46: ...k Multicast IP packets to from the WAN This setting is only valid if one of the Virtual Channels is configured for Bridge mode Spanning Tree Protocol Factory Default DISABLED Spanning Tree Protocol is...

Page 47: ...al between the transmission of the last bit of one cell and the first bit of the next This value is a percentage of the current data rate 100 allows this VC to use 100 of the available bandwidth 80 al...

Page 48: ...ure allows you to use a PPPoE shim on the host computer to connect to the Internet Service Provider by bypassing the Router s capability to do this NOTE The values for IP Address Gateway DNS Primary a...

Page 49: ...in the field under User Assigned DNS type in your new domain name and click Set Static Host Assignment Host Name This field allows you to enter a HOST name for your Router To add a new Host name in th...

Page 50: ...CP Start Address Factory Default 192 168 1 15 This field displays the first IP address that the DHCP server will provide The DHCP Start Address must be within the IP address and lower than the DHCP En...

Page 51: ...r a list of options will be displayed Select Off Private LAN or Public LAN NOTE Public LAN option will appear only if the Public LAN feature is enabled Private LAN is the default DHCP Server option If...

Page 52: ...CP Server the following screen will be displayed Click on save to save your DHCP Server setting If you click on reset your DHCP Server setting will be reset to factory default Private LAN is the facto...

Page 53: ...r DHCP Server setting will be reset to factory default Private LAN is the factory default for DHCP Server If you clicked on save the following pop up screen will appear Click on OK Private LAN Configu...

Page 54: ...the addresses from the Private LAN to use the NAT interface Modem IP Address Displays the Router s IP address Subnet Mask Displays the Subnet Mask which determines what portion of an IP address is con...

Page 55: ...ate LAN DHCP Settings Start Address is not part of the Subnet Check the value in the DHCP Start Address field End Address is not part of the Subnet Check the value in the DHCP End Address field End Ad...

Page 56: ...is CHECKED it enables the addresses from the Public LAN to bypass the NAT interface Public LAN IP Address Provides a Public IP Address if the service provider does not automatically provide one Public...

Page 57: ...LAN Enable box the following screen will be displayed Click on save If you click on Save in the Public LAN Configuration screen the following pop up screen will be displayed Click OK This will save yo...

Page 58: ...ing Message Check Public LAN DHCP Settings Start Address is not part of the Subnet Check the value in the DHCP Start Address field End Address is not part of the Subnet Check the value in the DHCP End...

Page 59: ...Configuration The following settings will be displayed if you select Single Static IP Configuration from the Configuration menu The Single Static IP Configuration screen allows you to select the devi...

Page 60: ...tic IP Click on Cancel to abort If you clicked on OK in the pop up screen the following pop up screen will appear The Router must be reset in order for the new configuration to take affect Click on OK...

Page 61: ...pported services please go to section 9 8 NAT Services Current Profile Displays the NAT Network Address Translation services that you have selected Service Name Drop down selection menu of NAT Network...

Page 62: ...an make changes to your NAT profile by adding or deleting NAT applications that will work with your Router Type your new NAT profile name into the field labeled Profile Name The following screen shows...

Page 63: ...Router Model 2400 User Guide If you clicked on save in the Edit NAT Profile screen the following pop up screen will be displayed Click OK to save your new profile settings If you click on Cancel your...

Page 64: ...and that the required application traffic can pass through your LAN For a list of supported services please go to section 9 8 NAT Services From the selection provided click on the service name of your...

Page 65: ...t shows which NAT service is active for the selected profile If you select details under Services the screen below displays the details of the selected NAT service If you select delete you will remove...

Page 66: ...actory Default Medium Like High security Medium security only allows basic Internet functionality by default However Medium security allows customization through NAT configuration so that you can enab...

Page 67: ...hange the security parameters on your Inbound and Outbound Firewall rules To apply the new settings click Apply in the screen labeled User Defined Firewall Rules If you clicked Apply in the User Defin...

Page 68: ...beled User Define Firewall Rules If you clicked Save in the User Define Firewall Rules screen the following pop up screen will be displayed Click OK when asked Do you wish to save these Rules to Flash...

Page 69: ...isplayed This screen give a detailed explanation of the Firewall Rules ATM Loopback Configuration If you select ATM Loopback from the Configuration menu the following settings will be displayed Enable...

Page 70: ...can setup port forwarding and trigger port options as well as enable Static NAT through the advanced configuration wizard NOTE Westell strongly recommends that you do not change any values in this se...

Page 71: ...vice from the Advanced NAT Configuration screen the following steps will walk you through the process of configuring your Router to work with the selected NAT service Select a service from the pull do...

Page 72: ...030 300331 Rev A 70 October 2002 4 Port Router Model 2400 User Guide When the selected NAT service has been added you will be notified Click on done The screen below displays the added service...

Page 73: ...service you selected Protocol The type of Protocol used to run this NAT service Local Port The port that is running this NAT service Global Port The port on the WAN that is used to run this NAT servic...

Page 74: ...Advanced NAT Configuration screen the following steps will walk you through the process of configuring your Router to work with the special NAT services Click on next to continue Port Forwarding with...

Page 75: ...cted Local IP Address If a static IP address has been assigned it will be displayed here Local Port The port that is running this NAT service Global Port The port on the WAN that is used to run this N...

Page 76: ...screen will be displayed Click on next to continue Service Name The NAT service you selected Local IP Address If a static IP address has been assigned it will be displayed here Global Port Range The...

Page 77: ...s from the Custom Service screen the following settings will be displayed Service Name The NAT service you selected Local Trigger Port The local LAN side TCP UDP port Global Port Range The WAN side TC...

Page 78: ...User Guide Static NAT If you select Static NAT from the Advanced NAT Configuration screen the following steps will walk you through the process of configuring your Router to work with the special NAT...

Page 79: ...v A 77 October 2002 4 Port Router Model 2400 User Guide The screen below displays a message that the NAT service has been added The setup is complete Click on done The screen below displays the Static...

Page 80: ...py of all configuration parameters and make these values current Factory default becomes Current configuration Select this button if you want set all user configurable parameters back to the factory d...

Page 81: ...ged event To view the details of a packet click Details in the Firewall Log screen This will bring up the Packet Details screen which displays information about the specific log entry Source IP Source...

Page 82: ...at are identified by a type field IGMP Code IGMP messages that have a code assigned to them TCP Flags Reported error flags for TCP NOTE TCP and UDP protocols carry Data ICMP protocols contain only con...

Page 83: ...trator s password Verify Administrative Password Re type your network administrator s password Remote Access The following screen will appear if you select Remote Access from the Maintenance menu To e...

Page 84: ...enabled After 20 minutes of inactivity or on reboot remote access will be automatically disabled To disable remote access click on the disable remote access button Update Device The following screen w...

Page 85: ...screen to download the software update file and automatically update the modem firmware if an update is available and applicable You must be connected to the Internet to use this option If you click o...

Page 86: ...Port Router Model 2400 User Guide Select the appropriate upgrade file from your browser The file name will appear in the field labeled Upgrade File Click on upload file This screen shows that the fil...

Page 87: ...ow that the file upload has completed and that the Programming Flash is being erased to prepare the Flash storage area for upload of the new file Programming Flash is a temporary storage area for uplo...

Page 88: ...030 300331 Rev A 86 October 2002 4 Port Router Model 2400 User Guide The screen below shows that the Router is being reset...

Page 89: ...pposing device PPPoE Indicates that a PPPoE session is or is not established Possible responses are Session UP A valid PPPoE session has been detected No Session Currently there is no active PPPoE ses...

Page 90: ...e of a particular host The host name is entered in the input box Possible responses are Success The Router has successfully obtained the resolved address The IP address is shown below the host name in...

Page 91: ...e Diagnostic Logs If you select Diagnostic Log from the System Self Test menu the following screen will be displayed To see a list of the log options click on the arrow at the LOGS pull down menu Sele...

Page 92: ...creen will be displayed This screen provides and detailed list of the Router s connection status and system information Click on clear diagnostic log to clear the diagnostic log information WAN VC Sta...

Page 93: ...erface Description A description field that refers to the interface type Ethernet Port Statistics The following settings will be displayed if you select Ethernet Port Stats from the Troubleshooting me...

Page 94: ...chipset Line Mode The operational mode Modes supported are No Mode Multi Mode T 1413 Mode G DMT Mode and G LITE Mode Data Path The data path used either Fast or Interleaved Transceiver Information Do...

Page 95: ...of frames received that had a Multicast class destination IP address In Broadcast Frames The number of frames received that had a Broadcast class destination IP address In Errors The number of packet...

Page 96: ...oftware Version Router application software version number Software Model Router application type Description Description of the Router protocol processing application software Boot Loader Router boot...

Page 97: ...The Router has an administrators password This password protects the Router from any unauthorized modifications to the configuration setting in the Router The following settings are displayed Change A...

Page 98: ...uter If you have tried the approach above and the Router still does not synchronize contact your service provider PPPoE The PPPoE status indicates if a PPPoE session is established i e if the PPPoE Di...

Page 99: ...a list of the possible responses Self Test Success The Router is operating correctly Flash Corrupt Explanation The self test process has detected a problem with internal flash memory Solution Restart...

Page 100: ...n There must be a host name entered in the input box could not test Explanation Test could not be executed because of Router status PING Select PING to check IP continuity to a remote computer either...

Page 101: ...ocal hosts A static host assignment is needed only if the new device does not support any of the well known protocols The following settings are displayed DNS Configuration Screen Domain Name The name...

Page 102: ...ecurity you wish to have on your local network All security levels except None protect against known Internet attacks and devices that attempt to gain remote access to your Router The following settin...

Page 103: ...r Domain Name System This is an Internet standard that facilitates communication among devices This allows a name to be used when specifying a device instead of an IP address Normally you want this en...

Page 104: ...s to local devices DHCP End Address If DHCP is enabled for Private LAN This setting specifies the end address of the IP address pool used for automatic configuration of local devices DHCP Lease If DHC...

Page 105: ...ains the settings that would allow the PPP address received from the network to be propagated to a single LAN device behind the modem Single Static IP WAN IP Address This is the PPP IP address the ISP...

Page 106: ...t uniquely identifies you with your ISP Account Password The Account Password is a key phrase or text string that verifies your identify to the ISP V VC Configuration VC Configuration Screen VC Config...

Page 107: ...DP 47624 TCP UDP Black and White 2611 2612 TCP 6667 TCP 6500 UDP 27900 UDP Blizzard Battle net Diablo II 4000 TCP 6112 TCP UDP Buddy Phone 700 701 UDP Bungie net Myth Myth II Server 3453 TCP Calista I...

Page 108: ...2051 TCP 2069 TCP 2085 TCP 3010 3030 TCP ICUII Client Version 4 xx 1024 5000 TCP 2050 2051 TCP 2069 TCP 2085 TCP 3010 3030 TCP 2000 2038 TCP6700 6702 TCP 6880 TCP 1200 16090 TCP IMAP 119 TCP UDP IMAP...

Page 109: ...should look like this C Program Files Quake III Arena quake3 exe set net_port 27660 5 Click OK 6 Repeat for each system behind the NAT adding one to the net_port selected 27660 27661 27662 Quicktime...

Page 110: ...000 TCP UDP 1140 1234 TCP UDP World Wide Web HTTP 80 TCP 443 TCP SSL 8008 OR 8080 TCP PROXY Yahoo Messenger Chat 5000 5001 TCP Yahoo Messenger Phone 5055 UDP VPN Protocol Comments IPSec Encryption IPS...

Page 111: ...arranty Any attempt to repair or modify the equipment by anyone other than an authorized Westell representative will void the warranty Repairs Westell will repair any defective Westell equipment witho...

Page 112: ...r 1 1 compliant bus 12 2 System Requirements for 10 100 Base T Ethernet Pentium Class PC or above Microsoft Windows 95 98 2000 ME NT 4 0 or XP installed or Macintosh OS 9 X or OS X installed Operating...

Page 113: ...r this paragraph no copies of the SOFTWARE or any portions thereof may be made by you or any person under your authority or control 2 Licensor s Rights You acknowledge and agree that the SOFTWARE and...

Page 114: ...e with the laws of the State of Illinois You submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the state of Illinois and agree that venue is proper in those courts with regard to any litig...

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