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Zhone 6388-A2 4-Port Wi-Fi

with In-Line Filter

User Manual

Version 1.0

Version Date: September 18, 2008

Document #: BD-ZU0042-10

Summary of Contents for 6388-A2

Page 1: ...Zhone 6388 A2 4 Port Wi Fi with In Line Filter User Manual Version 1 0 Version Date September 18 2008 Document BD ZU0042 10 ...

Page 2: ...Quick Start 13 SETUP 15 LAN Configuration 15 Ethernet Switch 16 Firewall NAT Services 16 New Connection 17 Modem 18 Bridge 18 Log Out 20 ADVANCED 21 UPnp 21 SNTP 22 Port Forwarding 23 IP Filters 23 LAN Clients 24 LAN Isolation 26 TR 068 WAN Access 26 Bridge Filters 27 Web Filters 28 Dynamic DNS Client 28 IGMP Proxy 29 Static Routing 29 Dynamic Routing 30 Policy Database 31 Ingress 32 Egress 32 Sha...

Page 3: ... 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 Update Gateway 42 Analyzer 43 Ping Test 43 Modem Test 44 STATUS 45 Network Statistics 45 Connection Status 45 DDNS Update Status 46 DHCP Clients 46 QOS TCA NTCA Status 47 Modem Status 49 Product Information 49 System Log 50 WPA Notify Messages 51 ...

Page 4: ...er Manual Quick Guide Place your router on a flat surface close to the cables in a location with sufficient ventilation To prevent overheating do not obstruct the ventilation openings of this equipment Plug this equipment into a surge protector to reduce the risk of damage from power surges and lightning strikes Operate this equipment only from an electrical outlet with the correct power source as...

Page 5: ...plugged in Status Solid ADSL is connected No light ADSL is not connected Blinking The router is connected to ADSL Link Solid Connection established The router is able to communicate with your ISP via ADSL LAN1 4 Flashing The router is trying to connect to your ISP Solid Router is connected to the LAN No light No connection to the LAN Check if the LAN cable is connected to the router WLAN Blinking ...

Page 6: ...ort using a splitter not included if needed Phone RJ 11 cable connects to telephone no external splitter necessary unit has internal splitter Reset Default Press the button for 7 seconds or longer to revert to factory default settings LAN1 4 RJ 45 connects the unit to an Ethernet device such as a PC or a switch Power Connects to power adapter On Off Press to turn the router on and off ...

Page 7: ...nnect your computer directly to the router Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the router and connect the other end to a free USB port on your PC The Found New Hardware Wizard will open on your PC See USB Driver Installation below If your LAN has more than one computer you can attach one end of an Ethernet cable to a hub or a switch and the other to the Ethernet port la...

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Page 9: ...nted on the wall with two screws Mounting can be done on wall material including concrete wood or drywall Select an appropriate location free from obstructions or any possible interference Make sure the cables can be easily attached to the router without strain The illustration below shows how to mount the router horizontally on a wall ...

Page 10: ...the list includes Internet Protocol TCP IP then the protocol has already been enabled and you can skip to Step 10 4 If Internet Protocol TCP IP does not appear as an installed component then click on Install 5 In the Select Network Component Type window click on protocol and then the Add button 6 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP from the list and then click on OK 7 If prompted to restart your compu...

Page 11: ...ick on properties 3 Listed in the Local Area Connection window are the installed network components Make sure the box for Internet Protocol TCP IP is checked and then click on Properties 4 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box click in the radio button labeled Use the following IP address and type 192 168 1 x where x is any number between 2 and 254 and 255 255 255 0 in the IP addre...

Page 12: ...outer using the following steps 1 Launch your web browser 2 Enter the URL http 192 168 1 1 in the address bar and press Enter A login screen like the one below will be displayed after you connect to the user interface 3 Enter your user name and password and then click on OK to display the user interface NOTE The user name password are Admin Admin and case sensitive ...

Page 13: ...Ethernet connection software version temporary access update and SSID On this page you can also perform the following functions LOG OUT click to log out of the router s Internet user interface QUICK START click to proceed to the setup of the WAN setup on the Setup page REFRESH click to refresh the information on this page In addition the connection status can also be seen along with the type of co...

Page 14: ...n you click on the Quick Start button you will notice that you are at the Setup page under WAN Setup Select from the three connection types DHCP PPPoE and Static Below is a PPPoE example NAT and firewall can be enabled on the page If a DHCP connection type is selected only the NAT and firewall options are shown ...

Page 15: ...Wi Fi with In Line Filter User Manual 14 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 If Static connection is selected the settings for connection need to be entered Enter the IP address subnet mask gateway default gateway and DNS1 3 ...

Page 16: ... page select Setup The page is divided into two subsections LAN configuration and WAN configuration LAN Configuration On one side of your router you have your own Local Area network LAN connections This is where you plug in your local computers to the router The router is normally configured to automatically provide all PCs on your network with Internet addresses ...

Page 17: ...Ethernet Switch The router also has Ethernet switch capabilities for the 4 physical ports Select the value for each enabled port Values include auto 10 half duplex 100 half duplex 100 half duplex and 100 full duplex Firewall NAT Services The default setting for firewall and NAT services is enabled ...

Page 18: ...PI and VCI Your DSL encapsulation type and multiplexing Your DSL training mode For PPPoA or PPPoE users you also need these values from your ISP Your username and password For RFC 1483 Bridged or Routed IP Over ATM users you may need these values from your ISP Your DSL fixed Internet IP address Your Subnet Mask Your Default router Your primary DNS IP address Since multiple users can use the router...

Page 19: ...and option is not enable this value specifies the time to wait without being connected to your provider before terminating the connection To ensure that the link is always active enter a 0 in this field On Demand Enables on demand mode The connection will disconnect if no activity is detected after the specified idle timeout value Set Route Specify this connection as the default route Debug Enable...

Page 20: ... select Bridge and the Bridge connection setup page is displayed Give your Bridge connection a unique name the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers Select the encapsulation type LLC or VC if you are not sure just use the default mode Select the VPI and VCI settings your DSL service provider or your ISP will supply these Also select the quality of service QOS leave the default va...

Page 21: ...rt Wi Fi with In Line Filter User Manual 20 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 Log Out To log out of configuration screen at any time click on the Save button to save your configurations and then click on Log Out to exit ...

Page 22: ...Traversal allow traffic to pass through the router for applications using the UPnP protocol This feature requires one active DSL connection In the presence of multiple DSL connections select the one that the incoming traffic will be present for example the default Internet connection To enable UPnP you must first have a WAN connection configured Once a WAN connection is configured from the Home sc...

Page 23: ...function of the Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP is to provide the network with a precise time based on Internet standards Enter the information of the SNTP server that you will be connecting to When you click on the Enable SNTP checkbox the grayed out fields will be available for you to enter the information ...

Page 24: ...ort forwarding will translate the WAN IP address into a LAN IP address To configure a service game or other application select the external connection for example the Internet connection from the Home screen click Advanced and under Advanced select Port Forwarding Next select the computer hosting the service and add the corresponding firewall rule If you want to add a custom application select the...

Page 25: ...tomatically assigned If a fixed IP address server is on the LAN and you want this server to be visible via the WAN you must add its IP address Once the IP address has been added you can apply Port Forwarding and Access Control rules to this IP address The apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent click on Tools at the top of the page and select System Commands...

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Page 27: ...lter User Manual 26 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 LAN Isolation LAN groups can be isolated from each other by blocking the LAN traffic from each group TR 068 WAN Access The TR 068 WAN Access page allows for webpage update from the WAN side ...

Page 28: ...d select Bridge Filters The User Interface for Bridge Filter allows the user to add edit delete as well as enables the filter rules To add rules simply define the source MAC address destination MAC address and frame type with desired filtering type i e allow deny and press the Add button The MAC address must be in a xx xx xx xx xx xx format with 00 00 00 00 00 00 as automatically allow Blanks can ...

Page 29: ...cument BD ZU0042 10 Web Filters Web filters allow you to enable or disable certain computer applications to run Dynamic DNS Client The router can also act as a dynamic DNS client connecting to one of the DNS servers listed Enter the user name and password that has been provided ...

Page 30: ...N network or host to which you want to assign a static route Enter the IP address of the host for which you wish to create a static route here For a standard Class C IP domain the network address is the first three fields of the New Destination IP while the last field should be 0 The Subnet Mask identifies which portion of an IP address is the network portion and which portion is the host portion ...

Page 31: ...determines the direction that RIP routes will be updated Selecting In means that the router will only incorporate received RIP information Selecting Out means that the router will only send out RIP information Selecting both means that the router will incorporate received RIP information and send out updated RIP information The protocol is dependent upon the entire network Most networks support Ri...

Page 32: ...ields in the packet Fields that can be configured for this policy routing include the following l Destination IP Address Mask l Source IP Address Mask l Source MAC Address l Protocol TCP UDP ICMP etc l Source Port l Destination Port l Incoming Interace l DSCP Policy routing if selected used the egress interface Therefore the ingress interface is not applicable if policy routing is used ...

Page 33: ...ment BD ZU0042 10 Ingress Ingress is the direction of traffic entering a network QoS can be configured on a per interface basis Select the interface USB Ethernet Bridge that needs to be configured Egress Egress is the direction of a frame exiting an interface USB Ethernet Bridge ...

Page 34: ...lected LAN IP address can be blocked To enable any of the Access Control features from the Home screen click Advanced and under Advanced select Access Control All Access Control rules have precedence over rules that were added via the port forwarding page The apply button will temporarily save this connection To make the change permanent click on Tools at the top of the page and select System Comm...

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Page 36: ...ces l Hidden SSID Enable Hidden SSID by clicking in the check box When Hidden SSID is enabled the SSID is not advertised Users must know the SSID to connect to the wireless LAN l Channel B G Specify the RF Radio Frequency channel 1 11 for the router to use Recommended values are 1 6 and 11 These three values do not overlap and could be used by three neighboring wireless LANs l 802 11 Mode Specify ...

Page 37: ... settings Do not change anything on the Wireless Configuration screen unless you are so directed by your ISP Multiple SSID The Multiple SSID screen allows you to enable the use of a second SSID for your wireless LAN Enter the SSID if this feature is enabled To hide the SSID from users on the LAN click on the Hide this SSID checkbox and then click on Add and Apply buttons to finish ...

Page 38: ...security type If None is selected then there is nothing else to do WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Users of the wireless LAN must supply an encryption key as defined on this screen If an Authentication Type of Shared is selected the client must properly encrypt a packet sent by the router using the encryption key however this method allows hackers to deduce the key An Authentication Type of Open is r...

Page 39: ... Secret and the Interval in seconds at which authentication must be repeated WPA Wi Fi Protected Access For WPA you can specify a RADIUS server as with 802 1x above or a Pre Shared Key PSK Management The Wireless Management screen allows you to control access display clients and establish multiple SSIDs Below is the screen if Access List is selected l Access List allows or denies access to the wir...

Page 40: ...Zhone 6388 A2 4 Port Wi Fi with In Line Filter User Manual 39 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 l Associated Stations displays wireless clients currently connected to the router ...

Page 41: ...aving your configuration the router will revert back to the previously saved configuration b Restart Use this button to re start the system If you have not saved your configurations the router will revert back to the previously saved configuration upon re starting NOTE Connectivity to the unit will be lost You can reconnect after the unit reboots c Restore Defaults Use this button to restore facto...

Page 42: ...en under the tools menu and click User Management From here you can change the login name and password You can also change the idle timeout you will need to log back onto the router once the timeout expires If you forget your password press and hold the reset to factory defaults button for 10 seconds The router will reset to its factory default configuration and all custom configurations will be l...

Page 43: ...rmware click browse find the firmware file to download Make sure this is the correct file Click on upgrade firmware Once the upgrade is complete the router will reboot You will need to log back onto the router after the firmware upgrade is complete The firmware upgrade should take less than 5 minutes to complete If it takes longer than 5 minutes something has gone wrong Note Do not remove power fr...

Page 44: ...hat you want to ping If you have your PC connected to the router via the default DHCP configuration you should be able to ping the network address 192 168 1 1 If your ISP has provided their server address you can try to ping the address If the pings for both the WAN and the LAN side complete and you have the proper protocols configured you should be able to access the Internet By default when you ...

Page 45: ...s used to check whether your router is properly connected to the WAN Network This test may take a few seconds to complete To perform the test select your connection from the list and press the Test button Before running this test make sure you have a valid DSL link If the DSL link is not connected this test will always fail ...

Page 46: ...nt BD ZU0042 10 Status The Status section allows you to view the Status Statistics of different connections and interfaces Network Statistics Select to view the Statistics of different interfaces Ethernet USB DSL Connection Status Select to view the Status of different connections ...

Page 47: ... A2 4 Port Wi Fi with In Line Filter User Manual 46 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 DDNS Update Status Select to view the DDNS status for the WAN connections DHCP Clients Select to view the list of DHCP clients ...

Page 48: ...Zhone 6388 A2 4 Port Wi Fi with In Line Filter User Manual 47 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 QOS TCA NTCA Status This page shows router s packet transfer statistics ...

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Page 50: ...ual 49 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 Modem Status The router must be connected to DSL service in order to view the router s status Product Information On the Product Information page information pertaining to the router s software and hardware are shown ...

Page 51: ...U0042 10 System Log You can display the router s log by going to the Home screen under the Status title click System log From here you can view all logged information Depending upon the severity level this logged info will generate log reports to a remote host if remote logging is enabled ...

Page 52: ...i Fi with In Line Filter User Manual 51 Version 1 0 Document BD ZU0042 10 WPA Notify Messages This page allows you to see a WPA notify report This is the end of the configurations You have successfully configured your router ...

Page 53: ... interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver ...

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