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ZyXEL Communications 110 Network Router User Manual

1. Ethernet LAN PSTN Network Telephone Line Y Prestige 128MH a Prestige 128MH Ethernet LAN Figure 1 4 LAN to LAN Connection Application Dial On Demand Also with the automatic Dial On Demand your Prestige 128MH makes a connection only when data is transferred between the Corporate LAN and the Branch Office Dial On Demand minimizes connection charges and user intervention Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub 1 9 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Telecommuting Server Remote Access Your Prestige allows Remote Dial in Users to dial in and gain access to your LAN This feature enables users that have workstations with remote access capabilities for example Windows 95 to dial in using a modem or an ISDN terminal adapter TA to access the network resources without physically being in the office Figure 1 5 shows how a remote user or a telecommuter can connect to its corporate office via a modem or ISDN TA and the PSTN ISDN network e Coporate LAN Pee Telecommuter Remote User Ethernet LAN SE PSTN Network Modem Telephone Line Y Prestige 128MH Figure 1 5 Telecommuting Remote Access Application Prestige 128MH allows up to three simultaneous remote access connections or one PPP MP bundled connection PAP or CHAP password checking may be used to
2. 56 Kbps W PSTN Network gt TOW Telephone Line 56 Kbps Modem ISDN TA Us Prestige 128MH Ethernet LAN Figure 12 1 Telnet Configuration on a TCP IP Network Chapter 12 Telnet Configuration and Capabilities 12 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub In order to configure your Prestige in this way you need to have assigned an IP Address to your PSTN Router Hub and have connected it to your network If your Prestige is configured for IPX routing but not IP in Menu 1 telnet will still be available provided you assign the Prestige an IP address 12 2 Telnet Capabilities 12 2 1 Single Administrator To prevent confusion and discrepancy on the configuration your Prestige will only allow one terminal connection at any time Your Prestige also gives priority to the RS 232 connection over telnet If you have already connected to your Prestige via telnet you will be logged out if another user is connecting to the Prestige via the RS 232 cable Only after the other administrator has been disconnected will you be able to telnet to your Prestige again 12 2 2 System Timeout When you are connected to your Prestige via telnet there is a system timeout of 5 minutes 300 seconds If you are not configuring the device and leave it inactive for this timeout period then your Prestige will automatically disconnect you 12 2 Chapter 12 Teln
3. TCPI IP Configuration Chapter 6 for LAN to LAN MAINTENANCE EE Chapter 7 Filter Configuration Chapter 8 System Password Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Telnet Configuration and Capabilities System Maintenance TROUBLESHOOTING SEENEN Chapter 11 Troubleshooting Preface xix Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub This chapter describes the key features and applications of your Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub equipped with a 4 port 10Tbase T hub 2 built in 56 Kbps analog modems and 1 serial port connection to external modem or ISDN TA 1 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Bridge Router Congratulations on the purchase of your ZyXEL Prestige 128MH Bridge Router Your Prestige integrates a 4 Port Router Hub Bridge and two high speed 56K internal modems into a single package In a modem sized box your Prestige offers inexpensive yet complete telecommunications and internetworking solutions for your home or branch office The Prestige is ideal for everything from Internet browsing to receiving calls from Remote Dial in Users to making LAN to LAN connections to Remote Nodes The Prestige 12SMH features two 56 Kbps modem lines that can connect directly to your local PSTN Public Switch Telephone Network network thereby saving you the cost of buying additional external modems In addition the Prestige 12SMH offers one serial port that can con
4. Table 5 1 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial up Line Applications continued Field Description Options Edit PPP Options To edit the PPP options for this Remote Node move the Press space bar cursor to this field use the space bar to select Yes and to toggle press Enter This will bring you to Menu 11 2 Yes Remote Node PPP Options For more information on then press configuring PPP options see the section Editing PPP Enter Options IP Addr This is a required field if Route is set to IP Enter the IP address of this Remote Node Edit IP IPX Bridge Options To edit the parameters select Yes and press Enter Press space bar This will bring you to Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network to toggle Layer Options For more information on this screen Yes refer to the chapter pertaining to your specific protocol then press Enter Edit Script Option To edit the parameters select Yes and press Enter Yes This will bring you to Menu 11 4 Remote Node Script then press Options Enter Telco Options Allocated Budget This field will set a budget outgoing call time for the Default 0 min Period hr Remote Node The default for this field is 0 for no budget control This field will set the time interval to reset the above outgoing call budget control Session Option Input Filter Sets Output Filter Sets and Call Filter Sets In these fields select which
5. D Note on DHCP Once you have determined the IP address range for your local network you may want to use DHCP to assign addresses to individual hosts on the network as an alternative to manually configuring the IP setting for each host Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 3 5 contains instructions on how to configure your Prestige for TCP IP Ethernet Setup Table 3 5 TCP IP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields Field Description Example TCP IP Setup IP Address Enter the IP address of your Prestige in dotted decimal notation 192 68 135 5 four 8 bit numbers between 0 and 255 separated by periods Note example that every machine on the TCP IP network must have a unique IP address IP Subnet An IP address consists of two parts the network ID and the host ID 255 255 255 0 Mask The IP Subnet Mask is used to specify the network ID portion of the default address expressed in dotted decimal notation Your Prestige will automatically calculate this mask based on the IP address that you assign Unless you have special need for subnetting use the default subnet mask RIP Direction This parameter determines how your Prestige handles RIP Both Routing Information Protocol If set to Both default your default Prestige will broadcast its routing table on the LAN and incorporate RIP broadcasts by other routers into the routing table If set to In Only your Prestige wil
6. SUA can provide one server address to be accessed by Remote Dial in Users thus controlling the incoming packets SUA can provide firewall protection if you do not configure a server IP address All incoming inquiries will be filtered out by your Prestige protecting the servers on your network UDP and TCP datagrams can be routed In addition ICMP echo can also be routed Figure 3 4 shows an example of a small office connected to the Internet via a SUA using the Prestige Note that if you enable the SUA feature your local IP address MUST be selected from the list of IP addresses for private networks as defined by the IANA Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 13 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 3 5 2 Configuration for Single User Account The steps for configuring your Prestige for Single User Internet Access are identical to conventional Internet Access See configuration instructions in Table 3 7 with the exception that you need to fill in three extra fields in Menu 4 Internet Access Setup as shown in Figure 3 5 Menu 4 Internet Access Setup ISP s Name ISP Gateway IP Addr Connection Type Switch Leased Ports N A Pri Phone Sec Phone My Login My_Password Single User Account Yes Local IP Addr Server IP Addr Edit Script Options No Device Type 56K Modem SUA Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 3 5 Menu 4 Internet Access Setup for Single
7. Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 2 7 below describes the call control parameters Table 2 7 Advanced WAN Port Setup Call Control Parameters Field Description Default Dial Timeout sec The Prestige will timeout if it can not set up an outgoing modem call within the timeout value 60 seconds Retry Counter How many times a busy or no answer phone number is retried before it is put on the blacklist 0 to disable the blacklist control Retry Interval sec Elapsed time after a call fails before another call may be retried Applies before a phone number is blacklisted Drop Timeout sec The Prestige will timeout if it can not drop a call within the timeout value 20 seconds Call Back Delay sec Elapsed time between dropping a callback request call and dialing a callback call 15 seconds 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 9 General Ethernet Setup This section describes the Ethernet Setup Menu that you will configure depending on the particular protocol TCP IP IPX or Bridge you are using on your LAN From the Main Menu enter 3 then the Menu 3 Ethernet Setup displays as shown in Figure 2 11 Menu 3 Ethernet Setup General Setup TCP IP and DHCP Setup Novell IPX Setup B WN ti Bridge Setup Enter Menu Selection Number Figure 2 11 Menu 3 Ethernet Se
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9. RX Pkts 0 Collisions 0 LAN Packet Which Triggered Last Call Press Command CMDS 1 Drop Porti 2 Drop Port2 3 Drop Port3 8 Drop All 9 Rst Cnt ESC Exit Figure 13 2 Menu 24 1 System Maintenance Status Follow the procedure below to go to the System Status Menu Step 1 Select option 24 from the Main Menu to access Menu 24 System Maintenance Step 2 From Menu 24 select option 1 System Status Step 3 There are five possible commands in Menu 24 1 System Maintenance Status Entering 1 or 2 or 3 will disconnect the call on the specified WAN port Entering 8 will disconnect the calls on all WAN ports Entering 9 will reset the counters and Esc will exit this screen 13 2 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The following Table 13 1 describes the fields present in Menu 24 1 System Maintenance Status It should be noted that items 1 17 in this Table 13 1 are READ ONLY and are meant to be used for diagnostic purposes Table 13 1 System Maintenance Status Menu Fields Field Description 1 Port Shows statistics for all WAN port respectively These are the information displayed for each port from items 6 to 11 in this table 2 Status Shows the Remote Node the port is currently connected to or the status of the port Idle Calling or Answering 3 Kbps The current connecting speed A TXPkts The number of transmitted packets
10. Figure 2 5 Menu 23 System Security Step 2 From the System Security Menu select option 1 Change Password to bring up Menu 23 1 System Security Change Password 2 10 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Step 3 When the Submenu 23 1 System Security Change Password appears as shown in Figure 2 6 type in your previous system password then press Enter Menu 23 1 System Security Change Password Old Password XXXX New Password XXXX Retype to confirm XXXX Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 2 6 Menu 23 1 System Security Change Password Step 4 Enter your new system password and press Enter Step 5 Re type your new system password for confirmation and press Enter You will now need to enter this password every time you attempt to access the SMT In addition the password is required when a network administrator attempts to access your Prestige via a Telnet connection D Note on Password Display As you type a password the screen displays a X for each character you type Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 11 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 7 General Setup The Menu 1 General Setup contains administrative and system related information To enter Menu 1 and fill in the required information follow these steps Step 1 Select option 1 General Setup in the Main Menu by typing 1 at the m
11. Bridge Setup and Menu 3 5 Bridge Ethernet Setup displays as shown in Figure 8 1 Press Space Bar to Toggle Menu 3 5 Bridge Ethernet Setup Handle IPX None Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 8 1 Menu 3 5 Bridge Ethernet Setup Table 8 2 describes how to configure the Handle IPX field in Menu 3 5 Table 8 2 Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu Handle IPX Field Configuration Handle IPX Field Description Menu 3 5 None When there is no IPX traffic on the LAN or when you do not want to apply any special handling for IPX Client When there are only client workstations on the LAN Server When there are only IPX servers on the LAN Client Dial On When there are both clients and servers on the LAN and the local clients will Broadcast in Menu 12 set to Yes access the remote servers set to Client and the Menu 12 to Yes to allow the client queries to trigger the call If they do not set it to Server Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN 8 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 8 3 LAN to LAN Application A typical LAN to LAN application is to use your Prestige to call from one office to another office such that stations on one network have access to stations on the remote side and vice versa You will need to configure a Remote Node in order to dial out to another office 8 3 1 Remote Node Setup Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 to fill the protocol ind
12. IPX Filter Rule Menu Fields A 9 13 SNMP Configuration Menu Fields 10 3 System Security External Server Menu Fields ssseneeeereeenererrrnn nn nnnnee 11 3 System Maintenance Status Menu Fields 13 3 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters eeren 13 7 System Maintenance Menu Diagnostic Test Opttong eee 13 10 Troubleshooting the Start Up of your Prestige aeee 14 1 Troubleshooting a WAN Port Connechon nerne nn rene 14 2 Troubleshooting the LAN Interface u u u u nseseseeeeeennen enn nerne nn nn nr nn nen 14 2 Troubleshooting a Connection to a Remote Node or IP 14 3 Troubleshooting a Connection to a Remote User 14 4 xvi List of Tables Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Preface About Your Router Hub Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The Prestige 128MH is a high performance Router Hub that offers a complete solution for your PSTN and WAN applications such as Internet access for the corporate office multi protocol LAN to LAN connections telecommuting and remote access Your Prestige 128MH Router Hub is the ideal high speed Internet Access solution for your whole office The Prestige 128MH is a universal router that can connect over PSTN Public Switch Telephone Network and ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network lines The Prestige 128MH can accommodate both TCP IP and Novell IPX protocols to provide multi protocol routing and transparent bridging Your Prestige is also c
13. If the conditions for the filter rule are not met you can Check Next Rule specify what to do with the packet Forward Drop Once you have completed filling in Menu 21 1 1 TCP IP Filter Rule press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc to cancel This data will now be displayed on Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summary Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 9 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 9 2 2 Generic Filter Rule This section will show you how to configure the protocol independent parameters for a Generic filter rule for your Prestige For information on the protocol dependent fields refer to the previous section TCP IP Filter Rule and the following section Novell IPX Filter Rule Figure 9 5 displays Menu 21 1 2 Generic Filter Rule Menu 21 1 2 Generic Filter Rule Filter 1 1 Filter Type Generic Filter Rule Active No Offset 0 Length 0 Mask N A Value N A More No Log None Action Matched Check Next Rule Action Not Matched Check Next Rule Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 9 5 Menu 21 1 2 Generic Filter Rule Table 9 6 describes the fields in the Generic Filter Rule Menu Table 9 6 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields Field Description Default Offset Offset refers to the value of the byte that you want to use as your starting Default 0 offset That is in the data pack
14. SA Source Address SP Source Port number DA Destination Address DP Destination Port number Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub e If the filter type is GEN generic the following abbreviations listed in Table 9 3 will be used Table 9 3 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is GEN Abbreviation Description Off Offset Len Length e If the filter type is IPX Novell IPX the following abbreviations listed in Table 9 4 will be used Table 9 4 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is IPX Abbreviation Description PT IPX Packet Type Ss Source Socket DS Destination Socket For more information on configuring the filter rule parameters refer to the next section To configure a specific filter rule simply select the number of the filter rule 1 6 you wish to configure and press Enter This will take you to Menu 21 1 1 TCP IP Filter Rule in next section 9 6 Chapter 9 Filter Configuration Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 9 2 Configuring a Filter Rule There are four types of filter rules that you can configure Some of the parameters will differ depending on the type of rule When you first enter the Filter Rule Menu you will be presented with Menu 21 1 1 TCP IP Filter Rule If you wish to configure another type of filter rule you need to select the appropriate type by pressing Space bar under the Filter Type fi
15. to specify its own IP address This is to prevent the remote host from using an invalid IP address and potentially disrupting the whole network If set to No the remote host must use the IP address assigned by your Prestige from the IP pool configured below Default Yes Yes No Dial In IP Address Supplied By IP Pool This field tells your Prestige to provide the remote host with an IP address from the pool This field is required if Dial In IP Address Supplied By Dial in User is set to No You can configure this field even if Dial in User is set to Yes in which case your Prestige will accept the IP address if the remote peer specifies one otherwise an IP address is assigned from the pool Yes No Default No IP Pool IP Start Addr This field is active only if you selected Yes in the Dial In IP Address Supplied By IP Pool field The IP pool contains contiguous IP addresses and this field specifies the first one in the pool IP Count 1 3 In this field enter the number 1 2 or 3 of the addresses in the IP Pool For example if the starting address is 192 168 135 5 and the count is 2 then the pool will have 192 68 135 5 and 192 68 135 6 1 2 3 4 6 Chapter 4 Telecommuting Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 4 2 Default Dial in Setup Fields continued Field Description Option Dial In IPX Net Num This field tells your Prestig
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17. 4 Problems Connecting to a Remote Node or IP 14 3 14 5 Problems Connecting to a Remote User 14 4 INDEX Miah aah Aha eh Reh E Rh i ti iio ed Li D Table of Contents Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 Figure 1 3 Figure 1 4 Figure 1 5 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Figure 2 6 Figure 2 7 Figure 2 8 Figure 2 9a Figure 2 9b Figure 2 10 Figure 2 11 Figure 2 12 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 3 6 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 Figure 4 3 List of Figures Prestige 128MH Front Panel LEDs u u sseeeeereeeerrreren ennen nn nn nn nnnnnee 1 2 Prestige 128MH Back Panel Porte 1 4 Internet Access Application 1 u u u sessereeeneerrrren ene nneer ennen ennen nn ennen nerne 1 8 LAN to LAN Connection Application W u ssssseeeeerreeee ener kr ener n ennen 1 9 Telecommuting Remote Access Application renerne nen nnnrnnne 1 10 Connect Prestige 128MH o ccccccccceneee eect eeeeeaaaee teen ee teeecaaaaeeeeeee tena aaaaeeeeeeeennee 2 3 POWer On EE E EE 2 6 LOGIN SCKESM EE 2 7 SMTi Matt M n etoglsesenet g ien rer g ien leegen aana d d ien leegen g ien gie 2 9 Menu 23 System Security cece eee eeeceeee eee e ee nn kerner rn rener nn nnnee 2 10 Menu 23 1 System Security Change Password 2 11 Menu 1 General Setup ceeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeee esses eeteecaaeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeene
18. 714 693 8811 E mail Sales Inquiries sales zyxel com Technical Support support zyxel com Worldwide Support ZyXEL Communications Corporation 6 Innovation Road II Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu Taiwan 300 R O C Telephone 886 3 578 3942 Ext 266 call between 8 00 AM and 5 00 PM Taiwan time GMT 8 00 Facsimile 886 3 578 2439 E mail Sales Inquiries sales zyxel com tw Technical Support support zyxel com tw Product Information For product information visit our site on the World Wide Web http www zyxel com FTP Information Information such as ZyXEL software and ROM updates is available for download at these FTP addresses North America ftp zyxel com Europe ftp zyxel co at vi Customer Support Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table of Contents List Of Figures cccceeeeeeeeeteeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeee AE aaraa xi Eist of etlech XV d EE xvii Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub 1 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Bridge Router W W u u u dssssesereeeeeeren ren n nn ennen nn nn nnen 1 1 1 2 Front Panel LEDs and Back Panel Porte 1 2 1 3 Features of Prestige 128MH ccccccccccceceeecenceeeeeeeeeeeeccaeeeeeeeeeetecaaaeeeeeeeeeneenaaaes 1 5 1 4 Applications for Prestige 128 M FT sisid sirinin Onaran AAA TANANAN ATAATA TAEAE 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 1 Unpacking your Router Hub ccccecceeeeeeececccee eee eeeeeeecaaaeeee
19. Backup is highly recommended once your Prestige configuration is functioning You need to download the configuration onto disk The procedure for downloading varies depending on the type of software used to access the Prestige but you must use the XMODEM protocol to perform the download 13 6 Restore Configuration Selecting option 6 from Menu 24 System Maintenance will restore backup configuration from disk to the Prestige You need to upload a backup file to the Prestige The procedure for uploading varies depending on the type of software used to access the Prestige but you must use the XMODEM protocol to restore the configuration Keep in mind that the configuration data are stored on flash ROM in the Prestige so even if power failure were to occur your configuration is safe 13 7 Software Update Software updates are only possible through the RS 232 cable connection You cannot use telnet to update the software version of your Prestige Note that this function will delete the old software before installing the new software Do not attempt to utilize this menu unless you have the new software version There are two different software updates RAS code and ROM File as shown in Menu 24 7 Figure 13 10 13 12 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Menu 24 7 Load Load Load Load PUNE Figure 13 10 Menu 24 7 13 7 1 Load RAS code System Maintenance Upload Firmware RAS Code
20. General Setup in the Main Menu and press Enter When Menu I appears fill in the required fields marked and set the Route IP field to Yes as shown in Figure 3 1 Menu 1 General Setup System Name p128MH Location location Contact Person s Name name Route IP Yes Route IPX No Bridge No Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 3 1 Menu 1 General Setup Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 3 3 TCP IP Ethernet Setup and DHCP You will now configure in Menu 3 2 the Ethernet port of your Prestige for a TCP IP connection To edit Menu 3 2 select the menu option 3 Ethernet Setup in the Main Menu When Menu 3 appears select the submenu option 2 TCP IP and DHCP Setup and press Enter The screen now displays Menu 3 2 TCP IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup as shown in Figure 3 2 Menu 3 2 TCP IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup DHCP Setup DHCP None Client IP Pool Starting Address N A Size of Client IP Pool N A Primary DNS Server N A Secondary DNS Server N A TCP IP Setup IP Address 192 68 0 1 IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 RIP Direction Both Version RIP 2B Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Press Space Bar to Toaale Figure 3 2 Menu 3 2 TCP IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup 3 6 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Follow the instructions in Table 3 4 0n how to configure the DHCP f
21. LAN to LAN application is to use your Prestige to call from a branch office to the headquarters as depicted in the following Figure 6 1 Coporate LAN ean ome Je Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH Figure 6 1 LAN to LAN Application with TCP IP For the branch office you need to configure a Remote Node in order to dial out to the headquarters Additionally you may also need to configure Static Routes if some services reside beyond the immediate remote LAN Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN 6 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 6 1 1 Remote Node Setup Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN to fill the protocol independent parameters in Menu 11 Remote Node Profile For the protocol dependent parameters follow the instructions below If you are configuring your Prestige to receive an incoming call you also need to set the default dial in parameters in Menu 13 To edit Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options shown in Figure 6 2 follow these steps Step 1 In Menu 11 1 make sure IP is among the protocols in the Route field The Route field should display Route IP or Route IP IPX Step 2 Move the cursor to the Edit IP IPX Bridge field then press the space bar to toggle and set the value to Yes and press Enter to edit Menu 11 3 Network Layer Option
22. No Access Route IPX Selecting Yes will let your Prestige route IPX protocol applications Yes No Bridge Bridging is used for protocols that are not supported for example SNA or Yes No not turned on in the previous Route fields D Note on Route IP IPX Protocols and Bridge Your Prestige 128MH is a multi protocol Router Hub that can support any combinations of Route IP Route IPX and Bridge If Route IP is set to Yes and Bridge set to Yes your Prestige functions as a Router amp Bridge If Route IP is set to Yes and Bridge set to No your Prestige functions as a Router Only If Bridge is set to Yes and Route IP set to No your Prestige function as a Bridge Only D Note on Bridge When bridging is enabled your Prestige will forward any packet that it does not recognize Otherwise the unrecognized packets are discarded The disadvantage of bridging is that it usually generates large amounts of traffic Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 13 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 8 WAN Setup This section describes how to configure the WAN ports on your Prestige 128MH by using Menu 2 WAN Setup The Menu 2 WAN Setup is used for entering information about your Modem or ISDN TA connected to the serial port WAN Port 1 and the modem line connected internally to WAN port 2 or 3 LINE 1 2 Select a WAN Port 1 2 or3 that you wish to configure first Then configure the WAN Port
23. Phone Sec Backup Phone Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Press Space Bar to Toaale Figure 5 4 Menu 11 1 Remote Node Profile for Leased Line Applications Table 5 3 describes each field in Menu 11 1 2 Remote Node Profile for Leased Line applications Table 5 3 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications Field Description Option Rem Node Name This is a required field Enter a descriptive name for the Remote Node for example SUHQ This field can support up to eight characters This name must be unique from any other Remote Node name or Remote Dial in User name Active Press the space bar to toggle between Yes and No When a Remote Node is deactivated it has no effect on the operation of your Prestige even though it is still kept in the database and can be activated in the future Deactivated nodes are displayed with a minus sign at the beginning of the name in Menu 11 Press space bar to toggle Yes No Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 13 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 3 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications continued Field Description Option Connection Type Leased Use space bar to toggle Switch Leased and select Leased Leased and press Enter Leased Port s If Leased is selected in Connection Type this field displays the WAN port that
24. ROM File WAN Port 2 Modem Firmware WAN Port 3 Modem Firmware Enter Menu Selection Number System Maintenance Upload Firmaware Type atur and wait until your Prestige responds with an OK to begin uploading the new software upload procedure varies depending on the type of software used to access your Prestige You must use the XMODEM protocol to perform the upload After uploading is successful type atgo to start your Prestige Below is an example of downloading RAS using PCPLUS Figure 13 11 Menu 24 7 1 Menu 24 7 1 System Maintenance Upload RAS Code To load the RAS code type atur while in debug mode and wait for Starting XMODEM upload before beginning to upload code Type atgo after code has successfully loaded to start RAS Proceeding with the upload will erase the current RAS code Do You Which To Proceed Y N Example of Uploading RAS Using PCPLUS Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 13 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 7 2 Load ROM File Type atur3 and wait until your Prestige responds with an OK to begin uploading the new ROM File as shown in Figure 13 12 ROM File includes Prestige configuration system related data error and trace log After uploading the new ROM File you will lose all data You need to set the SMT baud rate to the default 9600 You also need to reconfigure your Prestige Menu 24 7 2 System Maintenance Upload ROM File To load the ROM file t
25. Remote Node otherwise the unrecognized packets are discarded The disadvantage of bridging is that it usually generates large amounts of traffic to toggle Yes No Edit PPP Options To edit the PPP options for this Remote Node move the cursor to this field use the space bar to select Yes and press Enter This will bring you to Menu 11 2 Remote Node PPP Options For more information on configuring PPP options see the section Editing PPP Options Press space bar to toggle Yes then press Enter Rem IP Addr This is a required field if Route is set to IP Enter the IP address of this Remote Node Edit IP IPX Bridge Options To edit the parameters select Yes and press Enter This will bring you to Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options For more information on this screen refer to the chapter pertaining to your specific protocol Press space bar to toggle Yes then press Enter Rem Password This is a required field if Route is set to IP Enter the password used when this Remote Node calls into your Prestige Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 17 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 3 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications continued Field Description Option Session Option Input Filter Sets Output Filter Sets and Call Filter Sets In these fields select which filter s
26. application is to use your Prestige to call from a branch office to the corporate headquarters such that all of the stations on the branch office network have access to the server at the headquarters as depicted in Figure 7 3 For the branch office you need to configure a Remote Node in order to dial out to headquarters Coporate LAN Branch Office LAN 4 External Network External Network Number 333 Number 222 NetWare Clients ae iin NetWare Cen Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH Server Internal Network Number 111 Figure 7 3 LAN to LAN Application with Novell IPX 7 6 Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 7 5 1 Remote Node Setup Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 to define the protocol independent parameters in Menu 11 1 Remote Node Profile For the protocol dependent parameters in Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options follow the ensuing instructions If your Prestige is configured to receive an incoming call you can also configure the default dial in parameters in Menu 13 To edit Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options shown in Figure 7 4 follow these steps Step 3 In Menu 11 1 make sure IPX is among the protocols in the Route field The Route field should display Route IPX or Route IP IPX Step 4 Move the curso
27. as a b c d where a b c and d are numbers between 0 and 255 a b c d where a b c d 0 255 Comp wish to use to compare to the value given in Source Port Destination IP In this field enter the IP mask that will be used to mask the IP Address Mask bits of the IP Address given in Destination IP Addr Destination Port Enter the destination port of the packets that you wish to 0 65535 filter The range of this field is 0 to 65535 Destination Port In this field you can select what comparison quantifier you None Less Greater E qual Not Equal Source IP Addr In this field enter the source IP Address of the packet you wish to filter The address is usually written in dotted decimal notation such as a b c d where a b c and d are numbers between 0 and 255 IP Address a b c d where a b c d 0 255 Comp This field will be inactive N A unless the value in that field is 6 TCP protocol In this field you determine what type of Source IP Mask In this field enter the IP mask that will be used to mask the IP Mask bits of the IP Address given in Source IP Addr Source Port Enter the source port of the packets that you wish to filter 0 65535 The range of this field is 0 to 65535 Source Port This field is dependent upon the IP Protocol field Yes No 9 8 Chapter 9 Filter Configuration Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Field Descripti
28. backup ISP Account follow these steps Step 1 Configure your primary ISP using Menu 4 as described earlier in this chapter Step 2 Enter Menu 11 then select the number of an unused remote node Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 15 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Step 3 In Menu 11 1 choose a name for your backup ISP account then set the Active field to No and enter your outgoing login name password and phone number s The Remote IP Address field should be set to 1 1 1 1 Step 4 In Menu 11 3 set the remote node s subnet mask to 0 0 0 0 and set RIP to None Step 5 Save the new configuration 3 6 2 To Switch ISP Once you have done this if you need to switch from your primary ISP to a backup ISP follow these steps Step 1 Enter Menu 11 and select your Primary ISP Step 2 In Menu 11 1 set the Active field to No Step 3 Enter Menu 11 again and select your Backup ISP Step 4 In Menu 11 1 set the Active field to Yes You will now be able to access the Internet through the backup ISP Remote Node 3 16 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 3 7 Editing Script Options For some ISP login script handshaking is required after a call connection The Prestige provides four set of programming scripts for this purpose Each set of script is composed of an expect string and a send string After capturing of the string in the field of expect th
29. brought back up Enter the time number of minutes in this field Once you have completed filling in the Network Layer Options Menu press Enter to return to Menu 11 1 Then press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections press Esc to cancel 7 8 Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 7 5 2 Static Route Setup If your LAN to LAN application has NetWare servers on both sides of the link then all NetWare client stations will have access to a server on their LAN as shown in Figure 7 5 External Network External Network Number 333 Number 222 AN a NetWare Clients 5 L wy lt N CJ se em gege Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH Pa Name Server 1 vA Not Seed Routers Internal Network Number 111 Figure 7 5 Netware Servers or Both Sides of the Link This may present a problem if you desire your client station to access a server at a remote site For example in the diagram of Figure 7 5 suppose that a client station on the network on the left wishes to access the NetWare server on the right internal network number 111 However the SAP broadcasts will receive a response from the server on the left internal network number 444 A static route is used to resolve this problem by providing your Prestig
30. busy or does not answer your Prestige will call the Secondary Phone number if available Once connected your Prestige will use the BACP Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol to establish the second B channel if Multilink PPP is enabled and the Remote Node supports MP and BACP Some areas require dialing the pound sign before the phone number for local calls A symbol may be included at the beginning of the Primary Phone number or Secondary Phone number as required not turned on in the previous Route field by your Prestige for example SNA When bridging is enabled your Prestige will forward any packet that it does not recognize to this Remote Node otherwise the unrecognized packets are discarded The disadvantage of bridging is that it usually generates large amounts of traffic Device Type Use the space bar to choose the following selections se M Modem ISDN TA X 25 PAD 56K Modem X25 PAD i 56K Modem A Remote Node only picks up a free device of the selected Device Type to dial out Only the devices of the same device type will be bundled Route This fields determines the protocols that your Prestige will route The choices for this field are determined by the features enabled on your Prestige Bridge Bridging is used for protocols that are not supported or Press space bar to toggle Yes No 5 6 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub
31. control the access from remote users to the corporate LAN Also call back can be used to authenticate connections from remote users 1 10 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 1 Unpacking your Router Hub Before you proceed further check all items you received with your Prestige against this list to make sure nothing is missing The complete package should include Table 2 1 Item Checklist Package Contents Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 1 Power Adapter RS 232 cable 25 pin female to 9 pin male adapter cable 1 1 1 LAN crossover cable red tag LAN straight cable white tag SMT RJ 45 to RS 232 female adapter cable WAN RJ 45 to RS 232 male adapter cable RJ 11 PSTN telephone line cable Warranty Card This Prestige 128MH User s Manual a ND sch 1 oy sch Quick Start Guide Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 2 Additional Installation Requirements In addition to the contents of your package there are other hardware and software requirements you need before you can install and use your Prestige These requirements include External Modems or ISDN TAs Terminal adapters AnEthernet 10Base T connection to your computer A computer equipped with commu
32. into its routing table If set to In Only your Prestige will not broadcast its routing In Only table on the WAN Out Only If set to Out Only your Prestige will broadcast its routing table but ignores any RIP broadcast packets that it receives None If set to None your Prestige will not participate in any RIP exchange with other routers Usually you should leave this parameter at its default of Both and let RIP propagate the routing information automatically Once you have completed filling in the Network Layer Options Menu press Enter to return to Menu 11 Press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc at any time to cancel your selections Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN 6 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 6 1 2 Static Route Setup On a directly connected internet RIP usually handles the routing automatically However RIP cannot propagate across isolated networks as in the case before a connection is made between the two subnetworks using one Class C IP address Without a route no packets can be forwarded to their destinations A static route is used to resolve this problem by providing your Prestige with some static routing information As a matter of fact when you configure the Internet Access or a Remote Node a static route is implicitly created by your Prestige An example is given below In the example stations on the 2
33. network number can be configured in the Ethernet Setup Menu The network number must be unique and not used anywhere else on the entire internetwork 7 3 IPX Spoofing Your Prestige comes with several pre defined call filters designed to prevent certain IPX packets from triggering a call to a Remote Node These filters should inform your Prestige which packets should be ignored as traffic When you are routing IPX packets the default call filters are defined as follows Block periodical SAP and RIP response messages Block NetWare serialization packets Allow SAP and RIP inquiry packets These call filters prevent your Prestige from making a call to the Remote Node thus preventing the expense of an unnecessary phone call Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN 7 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 7 4 IPX Ethernet Setup The first step is to set up your Prestige on the LAN From Menu 3 Ethernet Setup select option 3 Novell IPX Setup to go to Menu 3 3 Novell IPX Ethernet Setup as shown in Figure 7 2 Menu 3 3 Novell IPX Ethernet Setup Seed Router No Frame Type 802 2 Yes IPX Network N A Frame Type 802 3 No IPX Network N A Frame Type Ethernet II No IPX Network N A Frame Type SNAP No IPX Network N A Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Press Space Bar to Toaqle Figure 7 2 Menu 3 3 Novell IPX Ethernet Setup 7 4 Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configur
34. numbers for example a Sales Rep ina hotel Ifthe setting is Yes the user can specify and send to the Prestige the Yes callback number of his her choice Note that the default is No that is your Prestige always calls back to No the fixed callback number Callback If Phone Supplied by Caller is Yes then this is a required field Otherwise Phone a N A will appear in the field Enter the telephone number to which your Prestige will call back Chapter 4 Telecommuting 4 9 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 4 3 Edit Dial in User Menu Fields continued Field Description Option Rem CLID If you have enabled the CLID Authen field in Menu 13 then you need to specify the telephone number from which this Remote Dial in User calls Your Prestige will check this number against the CLID in the incoming call If they do not match and the CLID Authen is Required then your Prestige will reject the call Idle Time Enter the idle time in seconds This time out determines how long the dial in Default 300 out user can be idle before your Prestige disconnects the call seconds Idle time is defined as the period of time where there is no data traffic between the dial in user and your Prestige The default is 300 seconds 5 minutes Once you have completed filling in Menu 14 1 Edit Dial in User press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc at an
35. on this port 5 RXPkts The number of received packets on this port 6 Error The number of error packets on this port 7 Up Time Time this port has been connected to the current Remote Node 8 Total Outgoing Shows the total outgoing call time for all WAN ports since the system has been call Time powered up 9 Ethernet Shows the current status of the LAN connection on your Prestige 10 Status Shows the current status of the LAN 11 TX Pkts The number of transmitted packets to LAN 12 RX Pkts The number of received packets from LAN 13 Collision Number of collisions Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 13 1 System Maintenance Status Menu Fields continued Field Description 14 Name Displays the system name of your Prestige This information can be modified in Menu 1 General Setup 15 RAS S W Refers to the version of the current RAS software Version 16 Ethernet Refers to the Ethernet MAC address assigned to your Prestige Address 17 LAN Packet Shows the first 48 octets of the LAN packet that triggered the last outgoing call Which Triggered There are three different types of packets IP IPX and RAW By viewing the Last Call packet information you can determine which station has sent a packet to cause your Prestige to make an outgoing call Figure 13 3 shows two examples of LAN Packets the first of an ICMP Ping
36. packet Type IP triggering the call and the second with a SAP broadcast packet Type Raw triggering the call With this information you can determine the source IP address of the packet or the source MAC address of the packet LAN Packet Which Triggered Last ca11 ype 12 gt 45 00 00 3C 02 12 00 00 3B 01 36 49 00 00 00 00 CD 44 87 22 08 00 62 2B 20 04 00 00 00 08 A9 DO CO 44 87 22 00 01 02 03 04 05 067 08 09 OA OB Source IP Address Source MAC Address LAN Packet Which Triggered Last Call Type Raw FF FF 00 22 00 11 00 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 04 52 00 00 00 00 00 40 95 90 04 BY 40 08 00 03 02 78 01 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 Figure 13 3 LAN Packet Which Triggered Last Call 13 4 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 2 Terminal Baud Rate Users can set up different baud rates for the RS 232 connection through Menu 24 2 Terminal Baud Rate Your Prestige supports 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 and 115200bps for the RS 232 connection The terminal baud rate is displayed in Menu 24 2 as shown in Figure 13 4 Menu 24 2 System Maintenance Change Terminal Baud Rate Terminal Baud Rate 115200 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 13 4 Menu 24 2 System Maintenance Change Terminal Baud Rate 13 3 Log and Trace Log and trace tools allow users of the Prestige to view the error logs and trace records
37. sets Select the filter set you wish to configure no 1 12 then press Enter Step 3 This will bring you to the Edit Comments field Whatever the comments are for that filter set will be displayed in this field You can edit the comments you wish to use to identify that filter set Once you have completed filling in Edit Comments field press Enter at the message Press ENTER to confirm or press Esc at any time to cancel your selections The new information will now be displayed in the read only section of Menu 21 Filter Set Configuration as shown in Figure 9 2 Menu 21 Filter Set Configuration Filter Filter Set Comments Set Comments i 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 Enter Filter Set Number to Configure Edit Comments Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 9 2 Menu 21 Filter Set Configuration Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Step 4 Once you press Enter to confirm your changes Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summary appears Filter Rules Summary Menu The information displayed in the Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summary is read only From here you can examine the parameters of each rule that you have configured for that filter set Figure 9 3 displays Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summary Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summary A Type Filter Rules Mmn Enter Filter Rule Number 1 6 to Configure Figure 9 3 Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summar
38. source socket number of the packets that you wish to filter This should be a 4 byte hex value Destination Source Socket Comp You can select what comparison quantifier you wish to use to compare to the value given in Destination Socket and Source Socket Operation This field is only active if one of the Socket fields is 0452 or 0453 indicating SAP and RIP packets There are seven options for this field which determines the operation for the IPX packet None RIP Request RIP Response SAP Request SAP Response SAP Get Nearest Server Request SAP Get Nearest Server Response Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summary Once you have completed filling in Menu 21 1 3 IPX Filter Rule press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc to cancel This data will now be displayed on Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 13 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 10 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP About SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and their functions Your Prestige supports the utilization of SNMP to regulate the communication that occurs between the manager station and the agent stations in a network Basically your Prestige when connected to the LAN acts as an agent station In this way the manager station on your LAN can monitor your Presti
39. that Remote Node When you use this command you will see traces displayed on the screen showing what is happening during the call setup and protocol negotiation 13 10 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Figure 13 8 displays an example of a successful connection after selecting option 3 Manual Call in Menu 24 4 Start dialing for node lt 1 gt Hit any key to continue Dialing chan lt 2 gt phonex lt last 9 digit gt 40101 Call CONNECT speed lt 64000 gt chan lt 2 gt prot lt 1 gt LCP up CHAP send response CHAP login to remote OK IPCP negotiation started IPCP up Figure 13 8 Trace Display for a Successful IPCP Connection Via Manual Call On the opposite Figure 13 9 shows an example of a Trace Display for a Failed IPCP Connection via Manual Call Strat dialing for node lt 1 gt Hit any key to continue Dialing chan lt 2 gt phonex lt last 9 digit gt 40101 Call CONNECT speed lt 64000 gt chan lt 2 gt prot lt 1 gt LCP up CHAP send response Login to remote failed Check name passwd Receive Terminal REQ IPCP down Line Down chan lt 2 gt Figure 13 9 Trace Display for a Failed IPCP Connection Via Manual Call Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 11 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 5 Backup Configuration Selecting option 5 from Menu 24 System Maintenance will allow you to backup your current Prestige configuration onto disk
40. the traffic coming from any workstation on the LAN is directed to that particular remote site Bandwidth On Demand The Bandwidth On Demand feature provides flexible bandwidth when needed The Prestige 128MH dynamically allocates bandwidth between the WAN ports increasing or decreasing speeds as needed to allow for greater efficiency in data transfer Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub 1 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub By using the PPP MP Point to Point Protocol Multilink Protocol your Prestige 128MH can bundle three WAN ports connected to three different internal and external modems in order to use the maximum available bandwidth The Prestige 12SMH supports BAP Bandwidth Allocation Protocol and BACP Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol to manage the number of links in multilink bundle Full Network Management Your Prestige 128MH supports SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol and allows menu driven network management via an RS 232 or Telnet connection Your Prestige is also equipped with a Call Detail Record to help analyze and manage your telephone bill RADIUS The RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service feature allows you to use an external and central Unix based server to support thousands of users PAP and CHAP Security The Prestige supports PAP Password Authentication Protocol and CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol With PAP authentication enabled the user sends the nam
41. up a free device of the selected Device Type to dial out This field is not applicable if the Connection Type is Leased Selections Modem ISDN TA X 25 PAD 56K Modem Space bar to toggle Press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to confirm your selections or press Esc at any time to cancel your selections At this point the SMT will ask if you wish to test the Internet connection If you select Yes your Prestige will call the ISP to test the Internet connection If the test fails note the error message that you receive on screen and take the appropriate troubleshooting steps Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 11 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 3 5 Single User Account Typically if there are multiple users on the LAN wanting to concurrently access the Internet they will have to subscribe to multiple IP addresses or a Class C sub network from the ISP In either case these two approaches will cost more than a single user account The Single User Account SUA feature allows customers to have the same benefits as having a Class C address but still only pay for one IP address thus saving significantly on subscription fees Check with your ISP before you enable this feature Figure 3 4 illustrates a typical Single User Account topology Same Network get Addresses 192 168 0 4 IP Address Assigned by ISP 192 168 0 1 Prestige 128MH 192 168 0 6 wd gt I
42. you have completed filling in this menu press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc to cancel your selection 8 3 3 Bridge Static Route Setup You can configure Bridge static routes for your Bridging applications in Menu 12 3 as shown in Figure 8 3 Menu 12 3 Edit Bridge Static Route Route 21 Route Name Active No Ether Address IP Address Gateway Node 1 Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 8 3 Menu 12 3 Edit Bridge Static Route 8 6 Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The following Table 8 5 describes the Bridge Static Route Menu Table 8 5 Bridge Static Route Menu Fields Field Description Route Name For identification purposes enter a name for the bridge static route Active Indicates whether the static route is active or not Ether Address Enter the MAC address of the destination device that you wish to bridge your packets to IP Address If available enter the IP address of the destination device that you wish to bridge your packets to Gateway Node Enter the number 1 4 of the Remote Node that is linked to this static route When an incoming packet s destination Ether MAC address matches the value entered above then it will trigger a call to this Remote Node Once you have completed filling in this menu press Enter at the message Press Enter to
43. 04 5 1 0 24 subnetwork can access the remote stations using the static route The route will have a destination of 204 5 1 64 26 with the gateway address being that of the Remote Node 204 5 1 150 204 5 1 0 24 204 5 1 64 26 AT KERN s g Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH 204 5 1 151 Figure 6 4 Example of Static Routing Topology Note that in normal circumstances your Prestige will have adequate routing information after you configure the Internet access and Remote Nodes you do not need to configure additional static routes You will need to configure static routes only for unusual cases for example subnetting 6 6 Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub To create an additional static route for IP use Menu 12 Static Route Setup as displayed in Figure 6 5 Menu 12 Static Route Setup IP Static Route Bridge Static Route ispl ISP Zl Ds 2u 22 34 4 IPX Static Route Enter Selection Number Figure 6 5 Menu 12 Static Route Setup From Menu 12 select one of the four possible IP Static Routes no 1 4 this will open Menu 12 2 Edit IP Static Route as shown in Figure 6 6 Menu 12 1 Edit IP Static Route Route 1 Route Name Active No Destination IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address Metric 2 Private No P
44. 1 2 appears as shown in Figure 5 5 Menu 11 2 Remote Node PPP Options Encapsulation Standard PPP Compression No Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 5 5 Menu 11 2 Remote Node PPP Options for Leased Line Applications Table 5 4 describes the Remote Node PPP Options Menu for Leased Line applications and contains instructions on how to configure the PPP options fields Table 5 4 Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications Field Description Option Encapsulation Select CCP Compression Control Protocol for the PPP or MP link There are two options in this field Standard PPP Standard PPP options will be Standard PPP used CISCO PPP Cisco PPP options will be used CISCO PPP Compression Turn on the Stac Compression The default for this On Off field is Off Default Off Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 19 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN This chapter shows you how to configure your Prestige for TCP IP Depending on your particular applications you will need to configure different menus For instance Internet access is the most common application of TCP IP For this application you should configure Menu 4 We will illustrate the configuration for LAN to LAN applications in the following sections 6 1 LAN to LAN Application A typical
45. 23 2 After a RADIUS server has been configured your Prestige will use it to authenticate all users that it can not find in its internal Dial Up User List see Menu 14 11 1 3 Adding Users to the RADIUS Database Your Prestige only uses the RADIUS database for user authentication except for Password Dialback No and the ZyXEL extensions Zyxel Callback Option and Zyxel Callback Phone Source described below most standard RADIUS attribute fields are ignored by your Prestige To add a user to the RADIUS database edit the users file in the RADIUS server s etc raddb directory and add a line similar to the following joeuser Password joepassword Similarly each user should have a user name password record in the users database 11 1 4 Using RADIUS Authentication for CLID To use RADIUS for CLID authentication create a user record in the users file where the user name the first field is the telephone number and the password the second field is always Zyxe1 CLID case sensitive The regular user name is put in a User Name field The 11 4 Chapter 11 System Security Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub following is an example of a CLID user record 5551212 Password Zyxel CLID User Name joeuser Zyxel Callback Option Mandatory Zyxel Callback Phone Source Preconfigured Dialback No 5551212 Note that if CLID is turned o
46. 28MH PSTN Router Hub Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operation and safety requirements The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment will operate to a user s satisfaction Before installing this equipment users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection In some cases the company s inside wiring associated with a single line individual service may be extended by means of a certified connector assembly The customer should be aware that the compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment or equipment malfunctions may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment For their own protection users should ensure that the electrical ground connections of the power utility telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system if present are connected together This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas Caution Users should not attempt to m
47. 7 2 18 MP 1 6 1 10 3 10 5 6 5 8 5 10 5 19 2 Index Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Multiple Link 4 6 5 10 lt NAT 3 13 Netware server 7 9 Novell IPX xix xx 1 5 1 9 2 22 7 1 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 10 9 4 9 6 9 10 9 12 fi PAP 1 6 1 10 4 5 5 5 5 15 11 1 Password 1 6 2 7 2 10 2 11 3 9 3 10 4 5 4 9 5 4 5 5 5 14 5 15 5 17 11 1 11 4 11 5 14 3 Phone Number pri mary 3 10 14 3 sec ondary 3 10 5 6 14 3 Power Adapter 2 1 2 5 PPP 1 6 1 10 3 10 4 5 5 6 5 7 5 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 17 5 19 8 6 PPP Options 4 5 5 7 5 9 5 10 5 11 5 17 5 19 8 6 Primary ISP 3 16 Private IP Address 3 4 PSTN initialization 2 6 RADIUS 1 6 4 1 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 RAS 13 4 13 12 13 13 Remote Node configuration xx 4 3 5 1 6 2 8 2 network layer options 5 7 5 17 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 7 7 7 8 8 4 profile 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 12 5 13 5 14 5 15 5 16 5 17 5 18 5 19 6 2 6 3 7 7 8 4 8 5 setup 2 9 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 8 7 7 7 10 8 4 RIP 3 8 3 16 5 8 5 18 6 5 6 6 7 3 7 8 8 1 8 2 9 1 9 13 direction 3 8 RJ 11 cable 1 4 2 1 RJ 45 cable 1 4 2 1 2 4 2 5 ROM vii 2 14 13 12 13 14 Routing 2 13 3 5 5 6 5 7 5 17 6 2 6 4 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 8 7 9 8 7 9 8 14 3 RS 232 cable iii 2 1 2 4 12 2 13 12 14 1 Seed router 7 3 7 5 Server xx 1 6 1 10 2 9 3 7 3
48. 9 3 10 3 13 3 15 4 1 4 3 4 10 6 4 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 5 7 6 7 8 7 9 7 10 8 1 8 2 8 3 9 13 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 SMT xix xx 1 4 2 1 2 4 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 3 9 3 11 11 1 11 5 13 10 13 14 14 1 SNA 2 13 5 6 5 17 7 1 7 5 SNMP xx 1 6 2 9 2 13 10 1 10 2 10 3 Software update 13 12 Static Route 6 1 6 6 6 7 7 9 7 10 8 6 8 7 IP static route 6 7 6 8 7 10 setup 6 6 6 7 7 9 8 6 SUA 3 12 3 13 3 14 3 15 Subnet Mask 3 2 3 3 3 8 3 16 6 4 6 8 Index l 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Subnetting 3 2 3 3 3 8 6 6 Subnetwork 6 6 Class C 3 12 6 6 System Maintenance xx 2 9 13 1 13 2 13 3 13 4 13 5 13 6 13 7 13 9 13 10 13 12 13 13 13 14 13 15 13 16 diagnostic 13 9 13 10 system status 13 2 System Management Terminal xix 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 System Security xx 2 9 2 10 2 11 4 1 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 5 TCP IP configuration xx 6 1 6 4 6 5 Telco Options 4 5 5 7 Telecommuting xx 1 8 1 10 4 1 4 2 telecommuter 4 2 Telnet configuration xx 2 4 12 1 Transfer Rate 14 3 Troubleshooting connecting 14 3 14 4 LAN interface 14 2 starting up 14 1 WAN port connection 14 2 UDP 3 13 UNIX 6 4 11 1 11 2 11 3 13 7 UTP 1 3 2 5 A WAN Port Setup 2 9 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 3 10 5 12 5 14 E XMODEM 13 12 13 13 E ZyXEL Support Group 13 15 Website vii
49. AN Port is not ON Check if WAN Port 1 is connected to an external modem ISDN TA Check if LINE 1 or LINE 2 is connected to a PSTN telephone line Check if the power of the external modem ISDN TA is turned on 14 3 Problems with the LAN Interface Table 14 3 Troubleshooting the LAN Interface Troubleshooting Corrective Action Can t PING any station on the LAN Check the LAN LED on the front panel of your Prestige If it is on then the link is up If it is off then check the cables connecting your Prestige to your LAN Check the type of Ethernet interface that you have configured in Menu 3 1 Verify that you are using the same AUI or 10BaseT as configured in this menu Verify with your network administrator that the IP address and the IP subnet mask configured in Menu 3 2 are valid for that LAN Check the physical Ethernet cable and make sure the connections on the Prestige and also to the hub are secure 14 2 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 14 4 Problems Connecting to a Remote Node or ISP Table 14 4 Troubleshooting a Connection to a Remote Node or ISP Troubleshooting Corrective Action Can t Connect to a Remote Node or ISP Check Menu 24 1 to verify the PSTN ISDN status If it indicates down then refer to the section on the PSTN ISDN line problems In Menu 24 4 5 do a manual call to that Remote Node You will see
50. Confirm to save your selections or press Esc to cancel your selection Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN 8 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 9 Filter Configuration About Filtering Your Prestige uses filters to decide whether or not to allow passage of a data packet and or to make a call over the Modem or ISDN TA line There are three types of filters involved Incoming Data Filters Outgoing Data Filters e Call Filters Data filters screen the data to determine if the packet should be allowed to pass Call filters are used to determine if a call should be placed Outgoing packets must pass through the data filters before they encounter the call filters Call filters are divided into two groups Default Call Filters User defined Call Filters Your Prestige has default call filters that filter out administrative packets for example RIP and SAP packets Your Prestige applies the default filters first and then the user defined call filters if applicable as the outgoing packet filtering process illustrates in Figure 9 1 Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Call Filters Active Data Ge Built in User defined a default Call Filters Initiate call Call Filters if applicable if line not up Send packet I i I Outgoing Data match i Packet gt Filters gt
51. E 1 2 the Ethernet cable and the power supply You can now power on your Prestige by plugging the AC adapter to the appropriate power outlet Step 1 Initialize SMT When you power on your Prestige the Router Hub will perform several internal tests and will also perform a PSTN ISDN line initialization After this initialization the Prestige will display the SMT System Management Terminal interface and ask you to press Enter to continue as shown in Figure 2 2 Copyright c 1994 1997 ZyXEL Communications Corp ethernet address 00 a0 c5 01 23 45 Wan port init done Modem 0 init inactive Modem 1 init inactive Modem 2 init inactive Press ENTER to continue Figure 2 2 Power On Display 2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Step 2 Enter Password The Login screen appears prompting you to enter the password as shown in Figure 2 3 For your first login enter the default password 1234 to get into the Main Menu of the System Management Terminal SMT As you type a password the screen displays an X for each character you typed Enter Password XXXX Figure 2 3 Login Screen Note that once you are in the SMT and if there is no activity for longer than 5 minutes your Prestige will automatically log you out and will display a blank screen If you see a blank screen press Enter to bring up the password screen Chapter 2 Har
52. Echo Request packet it will send another PPP Echo Reply packet back to the sender through the same link When PPP Echo Reply packets are not received for several times your Prestige will drop the link D Note on Backup Function for Leased Line You can also enable a Backup function for a Leased Line connection When all the links in a Leased Line Connection drop your Prestige will pick up any available Switch WAN port to place a phone call to establish a Backup connection When any link WAN port in the Leased Line Connection becomes available again your Prestige will drop the backup connection The Backup function is usually enabled in a Leased Line Connection for LAN to LAN applications 5 2 1 Leased Line Remote Node Profile From Submenu 11 1 2 select Leased in the Connection Type field to go to Submenu 11 1 2 Remote Node Profile for Leased Line application as shown below in Figure 5 4 5 12 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 12SMH PSTN Router Hub Menu 11 1 Remote Node Profile Rem Node Name Route IP Active Yes Bridge No Connection Type Leased Leased Ports 1 r o Edit PPP Options No Incoming Rem IP Addr Rem Login Edit IP IPX Bridge No Rem Password Outgoing Session Options My Login Input Filter Sets My Password Output Filter Sets Authen CHAP PAP Idle Timeout sec 300 Backup Line Call Direction Both Device Type 56K Modem Pri Backup
53. H PSTN Router Hub 13 9 1 Blacklist Menu 24 9 2 shown in Figure 13 16 displays the list of dial out telephone numbers blacklisted Menu 24 9 2 Blacklist Phone Number ouou BRUNE Remove Selection 1 14 Figure 13 16 Menu 24 9 2 Blacklist The phone numbers on this list cannot be entered directly instead they are numbers which have had problems connecting in the past The user can take a number off the list by entering the index number of entry Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 17 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 9 2 Budget Management The Budget Management parameters for outgoing calls to Remote Nodes and Dial in User can be viewed in Menu 24 9 3 as shown in Figure 13 17 Menu 24 9 3 Budget Management Remote Node Connection Time Total Budget Elapsed Time Total Period 1 ispl No Budget No Budget 2 es ee FEER 3 NEE Sete ats a 4 os Sas Sec 5 Dial in User No Budget No Budget Reset Node 0 to update screen Figure 13 17 Menu 24 9 3 Budget Management The total budget is the time limit for an outgoing call to a Remote Node or Dial in User When this limit is reached the call will be dropped and further outgoing calls to that Remote Node or Remote Dial in User callback will fail After each period the total budget is reset The default for the total budget is 0 minutes and the period is 0 hours This means no budget control The user can reset the total outgoing call time
54. I ig I I i 1 and reset Match Idle Timer Drop Drop packet Drop packet packet if line not up if line not up Or Or Send packet Send packet but do not reset but do not reset Idle Timer Idle Timer Figure 9 1 Outgoing Packet Filtering Process For incoming packets your Prestige applies data filters only Packets are processed depending upon whether a match is made Your Prestige allows you to customize the filter sets that you wish to use The following sections describe how to configure filter sets The Filter Structure of the Prestige You can configure up to twelve filter sets with six rules in each set allowing you to customize up to 72 filter rules 12 x 6 When implementing these filter sets you can link up to four of the filter sets together to screen the data packet Therefore with each filter set having up to six rules you can have a maximum of 24 rules active for a single filtering application 9 2 Chapter 9 Filter Configuration Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 9 1 Configuring a Filter Set In order to distinguish between the 12 filter sets each filter set should have a name or some sort of Comments You can edit these Comments in the following way Step 1 From the Main Menu select option 21 Filter Set Configuration Step 2 When Menu 21 Filter Set Configuration appears you can choose among 12 filter
55. IP IPX Bridge Press the space bar to change it to Yes and press Enter to go to the Network Layer Options Menu Dial On Broadcast This field is necessary for your Prestige on the caller side LAN When set to Yes any broadcasts coming from the LAN will trigger your Prestige to make a call to that Remote Node If it is set to No your Prestige will not make the outgoing call Ethernet Addr Timeout min In this field enter the time number of minutes that you wish your Prestige to retain the Ethernet Addr information in its internal tables while the line is down If this information is retained then your Prestige will not have to re negotiate the protocol and recompile the tables when the line is brought back up cancel Once you have completed filling in the Network Layer Options Menu press Enter to return to Menu 11 1 Then press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc to Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN 8 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 8 3 2 Default Dial In Setup for Bridge There is only one dial in parameter PPP Options Recv Authen in Menu 13 Default Dial In Setup that you need to fill out for Bridging applications as shown in Table 8 4 Table 8 4 Default Dial in Setup Field for Bridging Applications Field Description Menu 13 PPP Options Recv Authen Make sure this field is set to Yes Once
56. LAN to LAN in TCP IP Novell IPX and Bridging environments 4 Management amp Maintenance Chapters 9 13 provides information on access control and logging features for network administrators 5 Troubleshooting Chapter 14 provides information about solving common problems Regardless of your particular application it is important that you follow the steps outlined in Chapters 1 2 to correctly connect your Prestige 12SMH to your LAN You can then refer the appropriate chapters of the manual depending on which applications you wish to use Orientation Map The following Orientation Map is designed to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your Prestige 12SMH According to your particular application Internet Telecommuting Multi protocol LAN to LAN Connection follow the path outlined in this Orientation Map to refer to the appropriate chapters in this manual Read the instructions in each chapter carefully for a successful configuration of your Prestige xviii Preface Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub oh INSTALLATION INTERNET ACCESS ee ADVANCED Orientation Map Getting to Know your Chapter 1 Bridge Router v Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Chapter 3 Internet Access Application APPLICATIONS LAN TO LAN TELCOMMUTING MANAGEMENT amp APPLICATIONS Chapter 4 Telecommuting v Remote Node Configuration Chapter 5 for LAN to LAN
57. NE2 LINE1 RJ 11 socket to connect the PSTN telephone line to Modem 2 on WAN port 3 WAN RJ 45 socket to connect the RJ45 RS232 male adapter and plug a modem or ISDN TA to WAN port 1 Figure 1 2 Prestige 128MH Back Panel Ports 1 4 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 1 3 Features of Prestige 128MH Your Prestige is packed with a number of features that give it the flexibility to provide a complete networking solution for almost any user Ease of Installation Your Prestige is quick and easy to install Physically it resembles an external modem except for the fact that it is a router and uses an Ethernet cable to connect to the host network Multiple WAN Ports Your Prestige 128MH has three WAN ports WAN 1 2 3 WAN port 1 can be connected to a dial up leased line modem or to an ISDN TA Terminal Adapter WAN port 2 3 are internally connected to two high speed 56K modems that support dial up configurations Leased Line Dial Back Up Support Your Prestige 128MH supports a leased line connection to its serial port WAN port 1 The Prestige can also support dial back up function for the leased line connection Multiple Networking Protocol Support The Prestige 128MH is a multi protocol router that supports TCP IP Novell IPX and Transparent Bridging Dial On Demand The Dial On Demand feature allows the Prestige 128MH to automatically place a call to a remote node whenever there
58. NTERNET Prestige 128MH 192 168 0 7 Ethernet LAN Figure 3 4 Single User Account Topology The Single User Account feature may also be used to connect to TCP IP remote nodes other than the ISP For example this feature can be used to simplify the allocation of IP addresses when connecting branch offices to the corporate network 3 12 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The IP address for the SUA can be either fixed or dynamically assigned by the ISP or other remote node In addition you can also configure a server for example a Web server on your local network and make it accessible by outside users If you do not set a server IP address SUA offers the additional benefit of firewall protection With SUA even if no server is defined all incoming inquiries will be filtered out by your Prestige even if you do have a server on your network This can prevent intruders from probing your system Your Prestige accomplishes this address sharing by translating the internal LAN IP addresses to a single address that is globally unique on the Internet For more information on IP address translation refer to RFC 1631 The IP Network Address Translator NAT 3 5 1 Advantages of SUA In summary SUA is an ideal cost effective solution for small offices with less than 20 hosts using a LAN to concurrently access the Internet or other remote TCP IP network
59. Prestige 128MH User s Manual Version 1 0 ZyXEL TOTAL INTERNET ACCESS SOLUTION Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Copyright Copyright 1998 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical photocopying manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation All rights reserved Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products or software described herein Neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the patents rights of others ZyXEL further reserves the right to make changes in any products described herein without notice This publication is subject to change without notice Trademarks Trademarks mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only and may be properties of their respective owners Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Federal Communications Commission FCC Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must
60. Prestige to send UNIX syslogs to another machine Menu 24 3 2 System Maintenance Syslog and Accounting Syslog Active No Syslog IP Address Log Facility Local 1 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 13 6 Menu 24 3 2 System Maintenance Syslog and Accounting The User needs to configure the following 3 parameters described in Table 13 2 to activate syslog Table 13 2 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters Parameter Description Active Use the space bar to turn on or off the syslog option Syslog IP Address Input the IP Address that you wish to send your syslog to The address is usually written in dotted decimal notation such as a b c d where a b c and d are numbers between 0 and 255 Log Facility Use the space bar to toggle between the 7 different Local options This feature is used for UNIX application Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Your Prestige will send three different types of syslog messages Call information messages i e CDR Error information messages and Session information messages Some examples of these syslog messages are shown below Call Information Messages line 1 channel 1 call 41 C01 Incoming Call 40001 line 1 channel 1 call 41 C01 ANSWER Connected 64K 40001 line 1 channel 1 call 41 C01 Incoming Call Call Terminated Error Information Messages
61. Subnet Mask Notation Additional Subnet Mask Bits in Dot Decimal Notation Number of Bits Dot Decimal Value 1 128 2 192 3 2 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 3 1 Subnet Mask Notation continued Number of Bits Dot Decimal Value 3 224 4 240 5 248 6 252 7 254 8 255 Table 3 2 lists some examples of IP subnet masks and the number of hosts that are allowed Consult your network administrator or MIS specialist if you are unsure of this value Table 3 2 Examples of IP Subnet Masks IP Subnet Mask Number of Host IDs Number of Bits 255 255 255 0 254 24 255 255 255 128 126 25 255 255 255 192 62 26 255 255 255 224 30 27 255 255 255 255 1 32 An IP address consists of two parts the network ID and the host ID The IP Subnet Mask is used to specify the network ID portion of the address expressed in dotted decimal notation The Prestige will automatically calculate this mask based on the IP address that you assign Unless you have special need for subnetting use the default mask as calculated by the Prestige Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Private IP Adresses If your networks are isolated from the Internet for example only between your two branch offices you can assign arbitrarily any IP addresses to the hosts without problems Howeve
62. Subtract Persist sec 5 Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 5 3 Menu 11 2 Remote Node PPP Options Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 9 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 2 describes the Remote Node PPP Options Menu and contain instructions on how to configure the PPP options fields Table 5 2 Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields Field Description Option Encapsulation Select CCP Compression Control Protocol for the PPP or MP link There are two options in this field Standard PPP Standard PPP options will be Standard PPP field is Off used CISCO PPP Cisco PPP options will be used CISCO PPP Compression Turn on the Stac Compression The default for this On Off Default Off Multiple Link Options BOD Calculation Min Ports Max Ports Target Utility for 2 Port kbps Bandwidth Increment for Additional Ports Kbps Select the direction of the traffic you wish to calculate in order to determine when to add or subtract a link The default for this field is Transmit or Receive Enter the minimum number of ports for this Remote Node when a packet triggers a connection Enter the maximum number of ports for this Remote Node when a packet triggers a connection Enter the two thresholds separated by a for subtracting and adding the second port Enter the Bandwidth Increm
63. Table 4 3 provides instructions on how to fill in the Edit Dial In User fields Table 4 3 Edit Dial in User Menu Fields Field Description Option User This is a required field This will be used as the login name for authentication Name Choose a descriptive word for login for example johndoe Active You can disallow dial in access to this user by setting this field to Inactive Active When set to inactive the user record is still kept in the database for later activation Deactivated users are displayed with a minus sign at the Inactive beginning of the name in Menu 14 Password Enter the password for the Remote Dial in User Callback This field determines if your Prestige will allow call back to the Remote Dial in Default No User upon dial in If this option is enabled your Prestige will be able to call back to the Remote Dial in User if they request it In such a case your Prestige will disconnect the initial call from this user and dial back to the specified callback number see below e No The default is no callback No e Optional The user can choose to disable callback Optional e Mandatory The user can not disable callback Mandatory Phone This option allows the Remote Dial in User to specify the call back telephone Default No Supplied number on a call by call basis This is useful for when your Prestige returns a by Caller call back to a mobile user at different
64. User Account To enable the SUA feature in Menu 4 move the cursor to the Single User Account field and select Yes or No to disable SUA Then follow the instructions on how to configure the SUA fields in Table 3 8 3 14 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 3 8 Single User Account Menu Fields Field Decription Single User Account Select Yes to enable SUA Local IP Addr If your ISP assigns you a dynamic IP address enter 0 0 0 0 here If your ISP assigns you a static IP address enter that IP address here Server IP Addr If you want to make a single server for example a Web server accessible to outside users enter that server s IP address here Press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc at any time to cancel your selections At this point your Prestige will ask if you wish to test the Internet connection If you select Yes the ISP will be called and the connection tested If the test fails note the error message that you receive and take the appropriate troubleshooting steps 3 6 Configuring Backup ISP Accounts Sometimes it may be desirable to configure more than one ISP account for backup purposes The SUA feature can be enabled for all of these accounts making it convenient to switch Internet Service Providers in the event of a failure 3 6 1 Configure a Backup ISP To configure a
65. accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio 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 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice 1 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded RS 232 cables are required to be used to ensure compliance with FCC Part 15 and it is the responsibility of the user to provide and use shielded RS 232 cables FCC Interference Statement iii Prestige 1
66. ake such connections themselves but should contact the appropriate electrical inspection authority or electrician as appropriate Note This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of Industry Canada iv Information for Canadian Users Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user purchaser that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two 2 years from the date of purchase During the warranty period and upon proof of purchase should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and or materials ZyXEL will at its discretion repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either parts or labor and to whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore the product or components to proper operating condition Any replacement will consist of a new or re manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal value and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL This warranty shall not apply if the product is modified misused tampered with damaged by an act of God or subjected to abnormal working conditions Note Repair or replacement as provided under this warranty is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied incl
67. anguage used for the Internet It is also compatible with access servers manufactured by major vendors such as Cisco and Ascend A typical Internet Access application is shown in Figure 1 3 Coporate LAN Modem ISDN TA PSTN ISDN Network Ethernet LAN INTERN ET Y PSTN Network SP 3 Telephone Line Prestige 128MH Figure 1 3 Internet Access Application Internet Single User Account For a small office environment your Prestige offers a Single User Internet Account from an ISP Internet Service Provider This allows multiple users on the LAN Local Area Network to access the Internet concurrently for the cost of a single user Single User Account address mapping can also be used for LAN to LAN connection 1 8 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Multiprotocol Multiport LAN to LAN Connection Your Prestige can dial to or answer calls from another remote access router connected to a different network The Prestige supports TCP IP Novell IPX and has the capability to bridge any Ethernet protocol Your Prestige can also bundle several WAN ports in one LAN to LAN connection for greater bandwidth A typical LAN to LAN application for your Prestige 128MH is to connect the Corporate Office LAN of your company with the Branch Office as shown in Figure 1 4 Branch Office LAN A gt Coporate LAN WIN 95 NT NOVELL BRIDGING TCP IP IPX
68. ation for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The following Table 7 1 describes the Novell IPX Ethernet Setup Menu Table 7 1 Novell IPX Ethernet Setup Fields Field Description Options Seed Router Determine if your Prestige is to act as a seed router This value depends on the existing network If there is a NetWare server providing the network number select No If there is no NetWare server providing the network number select Yes Yes No Frame Type For every frame type that your Prestige needs to support you need to set the corresponding field to Yes The frame type s selected here must be the same frame type s as the server or client stations on that network Otherwise the devices will not be able to communicate You can select one or more options listed in this field 802 2 802 3 Ethernet I SNAP IPX Network If you selected your Prestige to act as a seed router you need to provide a unique network number to be associated with the network that your Prestige has joined Keep in mind that this number must not be used anywhere else on the entire internetwork Press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press time to cancel your selections Ex at any Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN 7 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 7 5 LAN to LAN Application with Novell IPX A typical LAN to LAN
69. ault Dial in Setup This section will describe how to configure the protocol independent fields in this menu For the protocol dependent fields refer to the appropriate chapters Table 4 2 describes and contains information on how to configure each parameter in Menu 13 Default Dial in Setup 4 4 Chapter 4 Telecommuting Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 4 2 Default Dial in Setup Fields Field Description Option Telco Options CLID Authen This field sets the CLID authentication parameter for all incoming calls There are three options for this field None No CLID is required None Required Must provide CLID or call is Required disconnected Preferred If the CLID is available then CLID will be Preferred used to do authentication If the CLID is not available the call will continue PPP Options Recv Authen This field sets the authentication protocol used for incoming calls User names and passwords are configured in the next section Remote users Dial in Users Setup Options for this field are CHAP PAP Your Prestige will try CHAP first but CHAP PAP PAP will be used if CHAP is not available e CHAP Use CHAP only CHAP PAP Use PAP only PAP e None Your Prestige tries to acquire CHAP PAP None first but no authentication is required if CHAP PAP is not available PPP Options Mutual Some vendors for example Cisco implement a type of Yes No Authen mutual authenticat
70. ave a unique IP address Do not assign an arbitrary address to any machine on your network without prior consulting your network administrator IP Subnet Mask A subnet mask is a 32 bit quantity that when logically ANDed with an IP address yields the network number For instance the subnet masks for class A B and C without subnetting are 255 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 and 255 255 255 0 respectively The subnet mask is used to split the IP network addresses to create more network numbers More network numbers can be created by shifting some bits from the host ID to the network ID For instance to partition a class C network number 192 68 135 0 into two you shift 1 bit from the host ID to the network ID Thus the new subnet mask will be 255 255 255 128 the first subnet will have network number 192 68 135 0 with hosts 192 68 135 1 to 192 68 135 126 and the second subnet will have network number 192 68 135 128 with hosts 192 68 135 129 to 192 68 135 254 It is recommended that you use the same subnet mask for all physical networks that share an IP network number Table 3 1 below lists the additional subnet mask bits in dot decimal notations To use Table 3 1 write down the original subnet mask and substitute the higher order Os with the dot decimal of the additional subnet bits For instance to partition your class C network 204 247 203 0 with subnet mask 255 255 255 0 into 16 subnets 4 bits the new subnet mask becomes 255 255 255 240 Table 3 1
71. b Table 6 1 Remote Node Network Layer Options for a TCP IP Configuration Field Description Option Route Make sure IP is among the protocols in the Route field IP IP IPX IP IPX IP Address Enter the IP address of the gateway at the remote site in this case headquarters If the remote router is using a different IP address than the one entered here your Prestige will drop the call Edit IP IPX Bridge Press the space bar to change it to Yes and press Enter to go to Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options Menu Yes Yes No Rem IP Address This will show the IP address you entered for this Remote Node in the previous menu Rem IP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for the remote network My WAN Addr Some implementations especially the UNIX derivatives require hosts on both ends of the PSTN ISDN link to have separate addresses from the LAN and that the addresses must have the same network number If this is the case enter the IP address assigned to the WAN port of your Prestige Note that this is the address assigned to your local Prestige not the remote router See Figure 6 3 for an explanation of My WAN Addr With Sample IP Addresses Single User Account This field should be set to Yes to enable the Single User Account Network Address Translation feature for this site Use the space bar to toggle between Yes and No See Chapter 3 Internet Access Ap
72. c to cancel After you press Enter the Prestige uses the information you have saved to initialize the WAN Port and the connected Modem ISDN TA Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 17 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 8 2 Advanced WAN Port Setup The Advanced WAN Port Setup Menu allows you to configure the AT Commands for the external modem ISDN TA connected to WAN port 1 and for the built in 56K modems internally connected to WAN port 2 and 3 Also this menu lets you configure the call control parameters For all of Prestige 128MH WAN ports follow the common Advanced WAN Port Setup procedure outlined in this section Step 1 In Menu 2 1 move the cursor to the Advanced Setup field and press the space bar to select Yes then press Enter Step 2 When Menu 2 1 1 appears fill in the appropriate AT commands and call control parameters for the external modem or ISDN TA connected to the WAN port 1 and for the internal modems on WAN port 2 and 3 as shown in Figure 2 10 Menu 2 1 1 Advanced WAN Port Setup AT Command Strings Call Control Dial atd Dial Timeout sec 60 Drop t ath Retry Counter 0 Answer ata Retry Interval sec N A Drop Timeout sec 20 Call Back Delay sec 15 Drop DTR When Hang Up Yes AT Response String CLID NMBR Called Id TO Speed CONNECT Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 2 10 Menu 2 1 1 Advanced WAN Port Setup 2 18 Chap
73. d 1 roi Pri mary Phone The first number your Prestige will dial to connect to the ISP Once connected your Prestige will use the BACP Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol to establish the second B channel if PPP MP is enabled and the ISP also supports MP and BACP required Sec ondary Phone If the Primary Phone number is busy or does not answer your Prestige will call the Secondary Phone number if available optional My Login Name Enter the login name assigned to you by your ISP required My Password Enter the password associated with the login name above Note that this login name password pair is only for your Prestige to connect to the ISP s gateway When you use TCP IP applications for example FTP to access the Internet from your workstation you will need a separate login name and password for each server required 3 10 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 3 7 Internet Access Setup Menu Fields continued Field Description Observation Single User Account See Section 3 5 for a more detailed discussion on the Single User Account feature Yes No Edit Script Option Device Type To edit the parameters select Yes and press Enter This will bring you to Menu 4 1 Remote Node Script Options This field is not applicable if the Connection Type is Leased A Remote Node only picks
74. de Set this parameter to None to de activate the None Backup Line function f set to Incoming your Prestige will not place a Incoming call to a Remote Node f set to Outgoing your Prestige will drop any call Outgoing from a Remote Node Device Type Use the space bar to choose the following selections Modem Modem ISDN TA X 25 PAD 56K Modem ISDN TA for backup line only X25 PAD Your Prestige only picks up a free device of the 56K Modem Pri mary Backup Phone for backup line only Enter the primary telephone number that your Prestige will dial when the Backup Line function is triggered Sec ondary Backup Phone for backup line only Enter the secondary telephone number that your Prestige will dial when the Backup Line function is triggered 5 16 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 3 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications continued Field Description Option Route This field determines the protocols that your Prestige will route The choices for this field are determined by the features enabled on your Prestige Bridge Bridging is used for protocols that are not supported Press space bar or not turned on in the previous Route field by your Prestige for example SNA When bridging is enabled your Prestige will forward any packet that it does not recognize to this
75. des The default for this field is hex 0004 Gateway Node In this field enter the number 1 4 of the Remote Node that is linked to this static route That is the Remote Node that you wish to route the packet to Hop Count and Tick Count These two fields have the same meaning as those in the Remote Node Setup Once you have completed filling in the menu press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc to cancel to cancel your selections 7 10 Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN This chapter shows you how to configure the Bridging options for your Prestige Depending on your particular applications you will need to configure different menus We will illustrate the configuration for some applications in the following sections 8 1 IPX Spoofing Your Prestige comes with several pre defined call filters designed to prevent certain IPX packets from triggering a call to a Remote Node These filters should inform your Prestige which packets should be ignored as traffic When you are routing IPX packets the default call filters are defined as follows Block periodical SAP and RIP response messages Block SAP and RIP inquiry packets if set to Handle IPX as Server Allow SAP and RIP inquiry packets if set to Handle IPX as Client or None These call filters p
76. dware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 5 Navigating the SMT Interface The SMT System Management Terminal is the interface that you use to configure your Prestige Several operations that you should be familiar with before you attempt to modify the configuration are listed in Table 2 2 Table 2 2 Main Menu Commands Operation Press lt read gt Description Move forward to Enter To move forward to a sub menu type in the number of the desired another menu sub menu and press Enter Move backward to Esc Press the Esc key to move back to the previous menu a previous menu M Enter or Within a menu press Enter to move to the next field You can also Nese EleE use the Up Down arrow keys to move to the previous and the next Up D keen Gu field respectively Enter information Fill in or There are two types of fields that you will need to fill in The first Bresetha requires you to type in the appropriate information The second gives Space bar to toggle you choices to choose from In the second case press the Space bar to cycle through the available choices Required fields lt gt All fields with the symbol lt gt must be filled in order be able to save the new configuration N A fields lt N A gt Some of the fields in the SMT will show a lt N A gt This symbol refers to an option that is not available Sav
77. e Prestige will send out the string in the field of send If both of Expect and Send fields are empty the Prestige will terminate script handshaking The Script Options display as shown in Figure 3 6 Menu 11 4 Remote Node Script Active No Set 1 Set 5 Expect Expect Send Send Set 2 Set 6 Expect Expect Send Send Set 3 Expect Send Set 4 Expect Send Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Press Space Bar to Toaagle Figure 3 6 Menu 11 4 Remote Node Script The following Table 3 9 describes each field in Menu 11 4 Remote Node Script Table 3 9 Remote Node Script Menu Fields Field Description Option Active Press the space bar to toggle between Yes and No Press space When a Remote Node Script is deactivated it has no effect on the bar to toggle operation of your Prestige even though it is still kept in the database and can be activated in the future Yes No Set 1 6 Expect Enter an Expect string to capture After capturing the Expect string the Prestige will send out the string in the Send field Set 1 6 Send Enter a string to send out after the Expect string is captured Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 17 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 4 Telecommuting You can configure your Prestige to receive calls from Remote Dial in Users for example Telecommuters and Remote Nodes There are several differenc
78. e Remote Dial in User is negotiating IPX verify that the IPX network number is valid from the IPX pool if it is being used In Menu 14 verify the user name and password for the Remote Dial in User 14 4 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 10Base T 1 4 2 2 2 5 56K Modem 2 built in 56K modems 1 1 1 1 3 2 5 2 16 2 17 2 18 d Active field 3 16 AUI 14 2 Backup Configuration 13 12 Backup ISP Account 3 15 BACP 1 6 3 10 5 6 5 8 BAP 1 6 Baud Rate 13 5 13 10 BOD 4 1 5 8 5 9 5 10 Branch Office 1 9 Bridging 1 ii xix xx 1 1 1 5 2 1 2 3 2 13 2 21 2 22 5 1 5 6 5 7 5 17 6 2 6 4 7 7 7 8 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 12 2 Bridging Configuration 8 4 Call Control blacklist 13 16 13 17 Index budget management 13 16 13 18 Call Control Parameters 2 18 2 20 Callback budget 4 6 field 4 6 4 7 function 2 19 CCP 1 7 5 10 5 19 CDR 13 8 CHAP 1 6 1 10 2 13 4 5 5 5 5 15 11 1 CLID 2 19 4 5 4 10 5 4 11 2 11 4 11 5 13 8 14 4 Client 3 7 4 2 7 2 7 5 7 8 7 9 8 1 8 2 8 3 11 3 11 4 Connecting adapter cables 2 1 2 4 cables 2 4 computer and VT100 terminal 2 4 Ethernet LAN 2 5 power adapter 2 5 Prestige 128MH 2 3 Corporate Office 1 9 dd DHCP 1 6 2 22 3 6 3 7 Dial On Demand 5 1 Dial in default dial in setup 2 9 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 8 6 Index l 1 Presti
79. e and password in plain text Generally CHAP authentication is more secure since the password is scrambled prior to transmission However PAP is readily available on more platforms DHCP Support DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows you to dynamically and automatically assign IP address settings to hosts on your network Call Control Your Prestige provides budget management for outgoing calls and maintains a blacklist for unreachable phone numbers in order to save you the expense of unnecessary charges 1 6 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Data Compression Your Prestige incorporates Stac data compression and CCP Compression Control Protocol Networking Compatibility Your Prestige is compatible with remote access products from other manufacturers such as Ascend Cisco and 3Com Furthermore it supports Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT remote access capability Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub 1 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 1 4 Applications for Prestige 128MH The Prestige 12SMH offers complete solutions for your WAN applications such as Corporate Internet Access Internet Single User Account LAN to LAN Connections Telecommuting and Remote Node Access Internet Access The Prestige 12SMH is the ideal high speed Internet Access solution for the corporate and branch offices Your Prestige 128MH supports the TCP IP protocol which is the l
80. e modem ports labeled LINE 1 and LINE 2 directly to the PSTN telephone line Step 4 Telephone Fax Connection The ports labeled PHONE 1 and PHONE 2 at the rear panel of your Prestige 128MH can be used to connect a telephone and fax that will share the same lines LINE 1 and LINE 2 respectively as the internal modems Therefore when the internal modem on LINE 1 or LINE 2 is not in use you can dial out and place a call or send a fax by using the telephone or fax connected to PHONE 1 or PHONE 2 ports of your Prestige Step 5 Connect an Ethernet Cable to your Prestige The LAN ports 1 2 3 and 4 at the rear panel of your Prestige are used to connect to 10Base T Ethernet networks 10Base T networks use Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP cable and RJ 45 connectors that look like a bigger telephone plug with 8 pins Two types of gray Ethernet cables come with the package gt Straight through cable white tag Connect your Prestige to your computer directly without a hub gt Crossover cable red tag Connect your Prestige to another 10Base T Switch Hub Step 6 Connect the Power Adapter to your Prestige Plug a 16VAC 1200mA power adapter into the outlet labeled POWER on the rear panel of your Prestige Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 4 Power On Your Prestige At this point you should have connected the computer the external modem or ISDN TA WAN the telephone lines LIN
81. e to provide the remote host with an Yes No Supplied By IPX Pool IPX network number from the pool Otherwise your Prestige will generate a random IPX network number Default No IPX Start Net Num This field is active only if you selected Yes in the Dial In IPX Net Num Supplied By IPX Pool field The IPX pool contains contiguous IPX network numbers and this field specifies the first one in the pool IPX Count 1 16 In this field enter the number 1 16 of network numbers in the IPX Pool For example if the starting number is 12345678 and the count is 2 then the IPX pool will have 12345678 and 12345679 1 to 16 Session Options Input Filter Sets Output Filter Sets In these fields you need to select the filter set s to filter the incoming and outgoing traffic between your Prestige and the Remote Dial in User Keep in mind that these filter set s will only apply to all Remote Dial in Users but not the Remote Nodes You can choose from 12 different filter sets In addition you can link up to 4 filter sets together for further customization for example 1 5 9 12 Note that spaces and symbol are accepted in this field For more information on customizing your filter sets see Chapter 9 Filter Configuration The default is blank i e no filters Default blank Session Options Idle Timeout This value is the number of idle seconds that elapses before the d
82. e with some static routing information to access the remote server From Menu 12 select one of the four possible IPX Static Routes no 11 14 this will open Menu 12 2 Edit IPX Static Route as shown in Figure 7 6 Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN 7 9 Prestige 12SMH PSTN Router Hub Menu 12 2 Edit IPX Static Route Route 11 Server Name Active Yes Network Node 000000000001 Socket 0451 Type 0004 Hop Count 2 Tick Count 3 Gateway Node 1 Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 7 6 Menu 12 2 Edit IPX Static Route Table 7 3 contains the instructions on how to configure the Edit IP Static Route Menu Table 7 3 Edit IPX Static Route Menu Fields Field Description Server Name In this field enter in the name that has been configured for the server This name must be the exact name configured in the NetWare server Network This field contains the internal network number of the remote server that you wish to access Do not use 00000000 or FFFFFFFF for this field Node This field contains the address of the node on which the server resides If you are using a Novell IPX implementation this value is 000000000001 Socket This field contains the socket number on which the server will receive service requests The default for this field is hex 0451 Type This field identifies the type of service the server provi
83. e your Enter Save your configuration by pressing Enter at the message Press configuration ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel Saving the data on the screen will take you in most cases to the previous menu Exit the SMT Type 99 then Type 99 at the Main Menu prompt and press Enter to exit the SMT interface press Enter 2 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The SMT displays the Main Menu as shown in Figure 2 4 2 WAN Setup BUNE Copyright c 1994 1997 ZyXEL Communications Corp Getting Started General Setup 213 3 Ethernet Setup 23 4 Internet Access Setup 24 Advanced Applications Remote Node Setup Static Routing Setup Default Dial in Setup Dial in User Setup SES Prestige 128MH Main Menu Advanced Management Filter Set Configuration 22 SNMP Configuration System Security System Maintenance Exit Enter Menu Selection Number Figure 2 4 SMT Main Menu System Management Terminal Interface Summary Table 2 3 Main Menu Summary Menu Title Description 1 General Setup Access this menu to setup general information and enable routing or bridging of specific protocols 2 WAN Setup Access this menu to setup WAN port configuration 2 Ethernet Setup Access this menu to setup Ethernet configuration 4 internet Access Setup A quick and easy way t
84. ed Last Cal 13 4 Menu 24 2 System Maintenance Change Terminal Baud Hate 13 5 Examples of Error and Information Messages 13 6 Menu 24 3 2 System Maintenance Syslog and Accounting 13 7 Menu 24 4 System Maintenance DiaQnostiC cc cccceeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeetees 13 9 Trace Display for a Successful IPCP Connection Via Manual Call 13 11 Trace Display for a Failed IPCP Connection Via Manual Call 13 11 Menu 24 7 System Maintenance Upload Firmaware 13 13 Menu 24 7 1 Example of Uploading RAS Using PCP US 13 13 Menu 24 7 2 System Maintenance Upload ROM File 13 14 Menu 24 7 3 System Maintenance Upload WAN Port 2 Modem Firmware 13 14 Menu 24 7 4 System Maintenance Upload WAN Port 2 Modem Firmware 13 15 Menu 24 9 System Maintenance Call Control 13 16 Menu 24 9 2 Blacklist cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceee sees eee eeeecaaeeeeeeeeeesecaaeeeeeeeeenees 13 17 Menu 24 9 3 Budget Management W W W u sseeeeererrrn ener nn rn rr nn nnnee 13 18 List of Figures xiii Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 1 1 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 2 3 Table 2 4 Table 2 5 Table 2 6 Table 2 7 Table 3 1 Table 3 2 Table 3 3 Table 3 4 Table 3 5 Table 3 6 Table 3 7 Table 3 8 Table 3 9 Table 4 1 Table 4 2 Table 4 3 Table 5 1 Table 5 2 Table 5 3 Table 5 4 Table 6 1 Table 6 2 List of Tables BS RN Ee 1 3 tem GHECKIISE sascscscaccctenct
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86. eing transmitted or received on WAN port 1 ETHER 1 2 3 4 LAN Transmit Green On The Prestige has successfully connected to LAN port NET LAN Receive 1 2 3 4 via the UTP Ethernet interface Blinking Traffic is being transmitted received on LAN port 1 2 3 4 MODEM 1 RDY Ready Green On The internal modem connected to WAN port 2 is in use WAN 2 TX RX Transmit Receive Green Blinking Traffic is being transmitted or received on WAN port 2 MODEM 2 RDY Ready Green On The internal modem connected to WAN port 3 is in use WAN 3 TX RX_ Transmit Receive Green Blinking Traffic is being transmitted or received on WAN port 3 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub 1 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 1 2 3 Prestige 128MH Back Panel Figure 1 2 helps you identify the rear panel ports of your Prestige 128MH Refer to this diagram when attempting to make connections 000 09 ETHERNET E 1 CONSOLE WAN LINE2 PHONE2 UNE PHONE1 POWER 16V AC power outlet to connect the AC adapter ETHERNET 4 x RJ 45 socket HUB to connect ETHERNET 10Base T cables CONSOLE Ru 45 connector to plug the RJ45 RS232 female adapter and connect to the Console or SMT PHONE1 RJ 11 socket to connect a phone or fax to Modem port 1 UNE RJ 11 socket to connect the PSTN telephone line to Modem 1 on WAN port 2 PHONE2 RJ 11 socket to connect a phone or fax to Modem port 2 ad o o o amp O 9 LI
87. eld and press Enter This will bring you to the corresponding menu 9 2 1 TCP IP Filter Rule This section will show you how to configure a TCP IP filter rule for your Prestige Figure 9 4 displays Menu 21 1 1 TCP IP Filter Rule Menu 21 1 1 TCP IP Filter Rule Filter 1 1 Filter Type TCP IP Filter Rule Active No IP Protocol 0 IP Source Route No Destination IP Addr IP Mask Port 0 Port Comp None Source IP Addr IP Mask Port 0 Port Comp None TCP Estab N A More No Log None Action Matched Check Next Rule Action Not Matched Check Next Rule Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 9 4 Menu 21 1 1 TCP IP Filter Rule Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The following Table 9 5 describes how to configure your TCP IP filter rule Table 9 5 TCP IP Filter Rule Menu Fields Field Description Option Active In this field you can make the filter rule active or inactive Yes No IP Protocol Protocol refers to the IP specific number of the protocol 0 255 The range for this value should be between 0 and 255 For example 6 refers to the TCP protocol IP Source Route Determine Yes or No whether to check the source route Yes No Destination IP Addr In this field enter the destination IP Address of the packet you wish to filter The address is usually written in dotted decimal notation such
88. enctated ec checededchededcdatidededadidsdedatidadadadetaiatedateiatedatedededeaans 2 1 Main Menu Commande ccna aaa aa aaa aaa a AAA 2 8 Main Menu Summary cccceeeeeee eee eececcaeee secret eeeeaaaaeeeeeeeeegeeccaaeeeeeeeeeteeeeaaaes 2 9 General Setup Menu Fields u u u ssceeeeeeeeeererrrnnn ene nnnrren nerne r nere nn 2 13 Async WAN Port Setup Menu Pied 2 16 Advanced WAN Port Setup AT Commands Fields sssseneererrere renerne 2 19 Advanced WAN Port Setup Call Control Parameters ccccccccccccsceeeeeeeeees 2 20 Subnet Mask Notation iiri eiia aa aa an a EETAS EENAA RENETTE 3 2 Examples of IP Subnet Maske 3 3 Private Networks IP Addresses Wu u u sseesseeeerererrene renerne kernerne nr rr nn nnnnee 3 4 DHCP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields 3 7 TCP IP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields 3 8 Internet Account INformations ni aiaa aser 3 9 Internet Access Setup Menu Fields 3 10 Single User Account Menu Fields AA 3 15 Remote Node Script Menu Fields ssseeeeeeererer kerner nn ennen rr rrnnnee 3 17 Remote Dial in Users Remote Nodes Comparison Chart 4 1 Default Dial in Setup Fields 4 5 Edit Dial in User Menu Fields A 4 9 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial up Line Applications 0000000110 5 3 Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields u ssseneeeerrenenererrrnn nn nn nnnnne 5 10 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications 000 5 13 Remote Node PPP Opti
89. ent to define the two thresholds for subtracting and adding the third port Default Transmit or Receive Default 10 20 5 10 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 12SMH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 2 Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields continued Field Description Option Add Persist This parameter specifies the number of seconds Default 5 sec Subtract Persist where traffic is above the adding threshold before the Prestige will bring up the second channel This parameter specifies the number of seconds where traffic is below the subtraction threshold before your Prestige drops the second channel Default 5 sec Once you have completed filling in Menu 11 2 Remote Node PPP Options press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc at any time to cancel your selections Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 11 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 5 2 Leased Line Connection The Leased Line Modem Connection feature allows you to connect the serial port WAN Port 1 to a Leased Line Modem Async The Connection Type of WAN port 1 must be selected as Leased in Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup D Note on PPP Echo Request Reply In a Leased Line Connection a PPP Echo Request packet is sent periodically to every link WAN Port This is to verify if the link is up When your Prestige receives a PPP
90. enu selection number prompt Step 2 The Menu 1 General Setup screen appears as shown in Figure 2 7 Fill in the required fields marked and turn on the individual protocols for your particular application as explained in Table 2 4 Menu 1 General Setup System Name p128MH Location location Contact Person s Name name Route IP Yes Route IPX No Bridge No Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 2 7 Menu 1 General Setup 2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 2 4 General Setup Menu Fields Field Description Example System Name Choose a descriptive name for identification purposes This name can be P128MH up to 8 alphanumeric characters long Spaces are not allowed but dashes and underscores _ are accepted This name can be retrieved remotely via SNMP used for CHAP authentication and will be displayed at the prompt in the Command Mode Location optional Enter the geographic location up to 31 characters of your Prestige location Contact Person s Enter the name up to 8 characters of the person in charge of this name Name optional Prestige Protocols Turn on or off the individual protocols for your particular application Press Unsupported protocols will display a N A in their fields space bar to toggle Route IP Set this field to Yes if you are configuring your Prestige for Internet Yes
91. ependent parameters in Menu 11 1 Remote Node Profile For the protocol dependent parameters you will need to configure Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options To edit Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options shown in Figure 8 2 follow these steps Step 1 In Menu 11 1 make sure the Bridge field is set to Yes Step 2 Move the cursor to the Edit IP IPX Bridge field then press the space bar to toggle and set the value to Yes and press Enter to edit Menu 11 3 Network Layer Options Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options IP Options IPX Options Rem IP Addr Dial On Query No Rem Subnet Mask N A Rem LAN Net 00000000 My WAN Addr N A My WAN Net 00000000 Single User Account N A Hop Count 1 Server IP Addr N A Tick Count 2 Metric N A W D Spoofing min 3 Private N A RIP Fimeou Tin RIP Direction N A Version N A Bridge Options Dial On Broadcast No Ethernet Addr Timeout min 0 Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 8 2 Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options for Bridging Configuration 8 4 Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 8 3 describes the protocol dependent parameters for the Bridge options in the Remote Node Profile and Network Layers menus Table 8 3 Remote Node Network Layers Menu Bridge Options Field Description Bridge Make sure this field is set to Yes Edit
92. es 2 12 Menu 2 WAN Port Setup ccccccecceeeeeeeeccne cesses eeeeeecaaeeeeeeeeeetenceaeeeeeeeennee 2 15 Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup for Serial WAN Port 1 2 15 Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup for WAN Port 1 2 LINE 1 2 eee 2 16 Menu 2 1 1 Advanced WAN Port Gen 2 18 Menu 3 Ethernet Setup 1 W W W u ssssseeerereeeeneeren sen k ennen nn nn nn kernerne n nn erne 2 21 Menu 3 1 General Ethernet Setup 1 1 W W u u u u dseeeereeeeererrernn nr enn nn n rr n nn 2 21 Menu 1 General Setup ccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaaeeeeeeeeeeeccaeaeeeeeeeeeneeaaaes 3 5 Menu 3 2 TCP IP and DHCP Ethernet Getup rer nn nn nnnrnnne 3 6 Menu 4 Internet Access Getp kr nerne rr nn 3 9 Single User Account Topology M u u u seeeeeeeeeeeererrekn kernerne rr n rr r ner 3 12 Menu 4 Internet Access Setup for Single User Account 3 14 Menu 11 4 Remote Node Gent 3 17 Example of Remote User Telecommuter ennen nn nr n rene 4 2 Example of a Dial in Server Application W u u sssseeeeerrerrernreennrernn nn ennen n ner 4 3 Menu 13 Default Dial in Getunp rn nn ennen rr nen rrrrrnee 4 4 List of Figures xi Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 Figure 5 1 Figure 5 2 Figure 5 3 Figure 5 4 Figure 5 5 Figure 6 1 Figure 6 2 Figure 6 3 Figure 6 4 Figure 6 5 Figure 6 6 Figure 7 1 Figure 7 2 Figure 7 3 Figure 7 4 Figure 7 5 Figure 7 6 Figure 8 1 Figure 8 2 F
93. es between Remote Dial in Users and Remote Nodes as summarized in Table 4 1 Table 4 1 Remote Dial in Users Remote Nodes Comparison Chart Remote Dial in Users Remote Nodes Your Prestige will only answer calls from Remote Dial in Users Your Prestige can make calls to or answer calls from the Remote Node All Remote Dial in Users share one common set of parameters as defined in the Default Dial In Setup Menu 13 Each Remote Node can have its own set of parameters such as Bandwidth On Demand Protocol Security etc Remote Dial in Users are individual users who dial in to your Prestige directly from their workstations Remote Nodes represent networks and are used for LAN to LAN connections This chapter discusses how to setup Default Dial in parameters for both Remote Node and Remote Dial in Users The following sections give two examples of how your Prestige can be configured as a dial in server for either or both By default your Prestige allows information for up to eight users to be kept If more than eight remote dial in users can access your Prestige you can use a separate RADIUS server to provide remote authentication services For details on using a separate RADIUS server see the Using RADIUS Authentication section in Chapter 11 System Security Chapter 4 Telecommuting 4 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 4 1 Telecommuting Telecommuting enables people to work a
94. et at what point do you want to begin the comparison The range for this field is from 0 to 255 Length This field refers to the length in bytes of the data in the packet that your Default 0 Prestige should use for comparison and masking The starting point of this data is determined by Offset The range for this field is 0 to 8 9 10 Chapter 9 Filter Configuration Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 9 6 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields continued Field Description Default Mask In this field specify in Hexadecimal the value that your Prestige should logically qualify and the data in the packet Since Length is given in bytes you need to enter in twice the length hexadecimal numbers for this field For example if Length were 4 then a valid Mask must have 8 hexadecimal numbers like 1155ABF8 Value In this field specify in Hexadecimal the value that your Prestige should use to compare with the masked packet The value should align with Offset Since Length is given in bytes you need to enter in twice the length hexadecimal numbers for this field For example if Length were 4 then a valid Value must have 8 hexadecimal numbers like 1155ABF8 If the result from the masked packet matches Value then the packet is considered matched Once you have completed filling in Menu 21 1 2 generic Filter Rule press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections or
95. et Configuration and Capabilities Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 13 System Maintenance Your Prestige provides diagnostic tools that you can use to maintain your device Some of these tools include updates on system status WAN Port status log and trace capabilities and upgrades to the system software This chapter will describe how to use these tools in greater detail System maintenance options are available in Menu 24 System Maintenance as shown in Figure 13 1 Menu 24 System Maintenance System Status Terminal Baud Rate Log and Trace Diagnostic Backup Configuration Restore Configuration Software Update Command Interpreter Mode Call Control vo oO AO AA Enter Menu Selection Number Figure 13 1 Menu 24 System Maintenance Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 1 System Status System Status is a tool that can be used to monitor your Prestige Specifically it will give you information on the status of your system software version WAN Port number of packets sent and number of packets received as shown in Figure 13 2 Menu 24 1 System Maintenance Status Port Status Kbps TXPkts RXPkts Errors Up Time 1 Idle OKbps 0 0 0 0 00 00 2 Down OKbps 0 0 0 0 00 00 3 Down OKbps 0 0 0 0 00 00 Total Outcall Time 0 00 00 Ethernet Name p128MH Status 10M Full Duplex RAS S W Version V1 6 e01 2 6 98 TX Pkts 26 Ethernet Address 00 a0 c5 01 23 45
96. et s you would like to implement to filter the incoming and outgoing traffic between this Remote Node and your Prestige You can choose from 12 different filter sets In addition you can link up to 4 filter sets together for further customization for example 1 5 9 12 Note that spaces are accepted in this field For more information on customizing your filter sets see Chapter 9 The default is blank that is no filters defined Default Blank Session Option Idle Timeout sec This value specifies the number of idle seconds that elapses before the Remote Node is automatically disconnected Idle seconds is the period of time where no data is passed between the Remote Node and your Prestige Administrative packets such as RIP are not counted as data The default is 300 seconds 5 minutes Default 300sec cancel your selections Once you have completed filling in Menu 11 1 2 Remote Node Profile for Leased Line Connection press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc at any time to 5 18 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 5 2 2 Editing Leased Line PPP Options To edit the remote node PPP Options in the case of a Leased Line connection move the cursor to the Edit PPP Options field in Menu 11 2 Remote Node Profile and use the space bar to toggle and select Yes then press Enter Menu 1
97. etup ISP s Name ISP Gateway IP Addr Connection Type Switch Leased Ports N A Pri Phone Sec Phone My Login My Password x Single User Account No Local IP Addr N A Server IP Addr N A Edit Script Options No Device Type 56K Modem Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 3 3 Menu 4 Internet Access Setup Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 9 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 3 7 contain instructions on how to configure your Prestige for Internet Access Table 3 7 Internet Access Setup Menu Fields Field Description Observation ISP s Name Enter the name of your Internet Service Provider This information Myisp is for identification purposes only ISP IP Addr Enter the IP Address of the remote gateway at the ISP s site If you optional do not have this data just leave it blank Connection Type Leased Ports Select Switch if a Dail up modem is used to connect to your ISP Select Leased if a Leased Line Modem is used to connect to your ISP If Leased is selected in Connection Type this field displays the WAN port that supports Leased Line connections This field is read only fr ol since only the serial port WAN port 1 supports enter the WAN Port numbers in the Leased Line connection Note The Connection Type of WAN Port 1 also must be specified as Leased in Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup Space bar to toggle Switch Lease
98. ff in your Prestige you still need to have a separate user record for joeuser so the regular user name password mechanism still works 11 2 Configure the SMT Password The following steps describe a simple setup procedure for configuring the SMT password Step 1 From the Main Menu select option 23 System Security Step 2 From Menu 23 System Security you can select option 1 Change Password This will bring you to Menu 23 1 Step 3 In Menu 23 1 System Security Change Password type in your previous system password and press Enter Step 4 Type in your new system password and press Enter Step 5 Re type your new system password for confirmation purposes and press Enter You will now need to enter in this password when you try to get into the SMT In addition this password will also be used when a network administrator attempts to telnet to your Prestige Chapter 11 System Security 11 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 12 Telnet Configuration and Capabilities 12 1 About Telnet Configuration When you first configure your Prestige it must be done via a computer connected to the RS 232 port However once your Prestige has been initially configured you can use telnet to configure the device remotely as shown in Figure 12 1 Telnet from any station on the Network Prestige with Network IP Address Telnet from any Modem ISDN TA i eer PSTN SDN Network Remote Location
99. filter set s you would like to implement to filter the incoming and outgoing traffic between this Remote Node and your Prestige You can choose from 12 different filter sets In addition you can link up to 4 filter sets together for further customization for example 1 5 9 12 Note that spaces are accepted in this field For more information on customizing your filter sets see Chapter 9 The default is blank that is no filters defined Default Blank Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 1 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial up Line Applications continued Field Description Options Session Option This value specifies the number of idle seconds that Default 300sec elapses before the Remote Node is automatically Idle Timeout sec disconnected Idle seconds is the period of time where no data is passed between the Remote Node and your Prestige Administrative packets such as RIP are not counted as data The default is 300 seconds 5 minutes Once you have completed filling in Menu 11 1 1 Remote Node Profile press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm Jo save your selections or press Esc at any time to cancel your selections 5 1 2 Bandwidth on Demand The Bandwidth on Demand BOD feature allows you to bundle two or three WAN Ports in one connection The additional ports are added and subtracted dynamical
100. for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN This chapter shows you how to configure your Prestige for IPX protocol Depending on your particular applications you will need to configure different menus We will illustrate the configuration for some applications in the following sections 7 1 IPX Network Environment 7 1 1 Frame Type The stations on an IPX network both clients and servers can run on four different frame types existing on one physical Ethernet cable These frame types include 802 2 802 3 Ethernet II DIX and SNAP 7 1 2 Network Numbers External Network Number Whenever you are setting up an IPX routing environment it is important to correctly configure the network numbers on the LAN On any IPX network there is an external network number that is the number associated with the frame type on the Ethernet cable to which the stations on the network are joined Internal Network Number In addition to this external network number each NetWare server has its own internal network number It is important to remember that every network number has to be unique for that entire internetwork So if a server station had an internal network number of 00000011 there is no other network number internal or external of 00000011 anywhere on the entire network Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN 7 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 7 2 Prest
101. from Submenu 2 1 If advanced setup is required go into Menu 2 2 When you are finished press Enter in Menu 2 1 Your Prestige will save the information to ROM first then use this information to initialize the Wan Port and the attached modem or ISDN TA D Note on WAN Setup Before you connect a leased line modem or ISDN TA to your Prestige make sure to configure the device accordingly To configure the modem or ISDN TA refer to the instructions provided by the manufacturer 2 8 1 Prestige 128MH WAN Port Setup Prestige 128MH supports three WAN port connections with Modems or ISDN TAs To configure the WAN ports on Prestige 128MH follow these steps Step 1 Select option 2 WAN Setup in the Main Menu by typing 2 at the menu selection number prompt Step 2 In Menu 2 WAN Port Setup as shown in Figure 2 8 enter the number 1 2 or 3 of the WAN port you wish to configure Select option 1 Wan Port 1 External to setup the WAN port 1 with external modem or ISDN TA parameters Select options 2 3 Wan Port 2 3 Internal to configure the Internal 56K Modems on WAN Port 2 and 3 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Menu 2 WAN Port Setup 1 Wan Port 1 External 2 Wan Port 2 Internal 3 Wan Port 3 Internal Enter Menu Selection Number Figure 2 8 Menu 2 WAN Port Setup Step 3 This will bring up Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup as shown in F
102. ge 128MH PSTN Router Hub users setup 4 5 Dial in Server 4 3 Dial in User 1 1 1 10 2 9 3 13 4 1 4 2 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 5 3 5 13 13 16 13 18 14 4 DNS 3 7 3 9 DR Ethernet interface 1 3 14 2 setup 2 9 2 21 2 22 3 6 3 7 3 8 7 3 7 4 7 5 8 2 8 3 Filtering 9 1 9 2 call filter 5 7 5 18 7 3 8 1 9 1 filter rules 9 2 9 4 9 5 9 7 9 9 9 11 9 13 filter type 9 5 9 6 9 7 filters sets 2 21 2 22 4 7 5 7 5 18 9 2 9 3 Firmware 13 14 13 15 FTP vii 3 10 11 2 D Gateway IP Address 6 8 A IANA 3 4 3 13 ICMP 3 13 13 4 Idle Timeout 4 7 5 8 5 18 Internet Internet Access xix xx 1 8 2 9 2 13 2 22 3 1 3 5 3 9 3 10 3 11 3 14 6 3 6 4 6 6 ISP 1 8 3 1 3 4 3 9 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 3 15 3 16 3 17 14 3 Internet Connection test 2 9 3 11 3 15 IP Address 3 1 3 2 3 4 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 16 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 8 8 7 9 8 12 2 13 7 13 10 IP Pool 3 7 4 6 IP Subnet Mask 3 2 3 3 3 8 6 4 6 8 14 2 IPCP 13 8 13 11 ISDN TA 1 1 1 4 1 5 1 10 2 2 2 4 2 6 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 3 11 4 2 5 6 5 16 9 1 14 2 LAN to LAN applications xix xx 1 1 1 8 1 9 2 9 4 1 6 3 Login name 3 9 3 10 5 4 5 14 Manual Call 13 10 13 11 Metric 6 5 6 8 Modem external modem 1 1 1 5 1 6 2 6 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 14 2 internal 56K modems x2 1 1 1 1 3 2 5 2 16 2 1
103. ge as it would another station on the network Keep in mind that SNMP is only available if TCP IP is configured on your Prestige 10 1 Configuring Your Prestige For SNMP Support The following steps describe a simple setup procedure for configuring the SNMP management Step 1 From the Main Menu select option 22 SNMP Configuration Step 2 This will bring you to Menu 22 SNMP Configuration as shown in Figure 10 1 Chapter 10 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 10 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Menu 22 SNMP Configuration SNMP Get Community public Set Community public Trusted Host 0 0 0 0 Trap Community public Destination 0 0 0 0 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 10 1 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration Step 3 You will then be prompted to enter the setup information The following Table 10 1 describes the specific parameters involved in the configuration The parameters you will have to fill in will be indicated in bold type 10 2 Chapter 10 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 10 1 SNMP Configuration Menu Fields Field Description Default Get Community You can determine the Get Community setting for your Prestige in this public field The value entered into this field will be used to authenticate the community field for the incoming Get and GetNext requests from the management station Set Community I
104. herwise your Prestige could be damaged Step 1 Connect Your Computer and Your Prestige For the initial setup and configuration of your Prestige 128MH you must use RS 232 and communications software After your Prestige has been successfully installed you can modify the configuration through a remote Telnet connection See Chapter 12 Telnet Configuration and Capabilities for detailed instructions on using Telnet to configure your Prestige 128MH D Note on Connecting the RS 232 Cable to your Prestige One RJ45 to RS 232 female adapter cable is included in your package To make a RS 232 connection first connect the RJ45 end of the cable to the CONSOLE port on the back panel of the Prestige Connect the other end to the RS 232 cable attached to the serial port COM1 COM2 or any other COM port of your computer Step 2 Connect the Serial WAN Port The Prestige 128MH has one serial WAN port WAN port 1 which can be connected to a Dial up modem a Leased Line modem or ISDN TA Terminal Adapter The serial WAN port uses a RJ45 connector A cable is provided to convert RJ 45 to DB 25 2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Step 3 Connect the Internal 56K Modem Ports The Prestige 12SMH has two modem ports LINE 1 2 which can be connected directly to your local PSTN Public Switch Telephone Network via a telephone line Use the RJ11 cables included in the package to connect th
105. his chapter shows you how to configure your Prestige 128MH for Internet Access 3 1 IP Addresses and the Internet If you are setting up and configuring your network for Internet Access for the first time read before proceeding This section contains important information on how to assign IP addresses for your network About the Internet Conventionally the Internet with a capital I refers the large scale interconnected networks across the world The Internet uses exclusively the TCP IP suite of protocols The term internet lower case i however refers to any interconnected networks using any protocol An internet can be as simple as two hosts on a LAN or it can be as complex as the Internet itself IP Addresses Every machine on the Internet must have a unique address within that internet An IP Address is required for TCP IP protocol and usually assigned by your ISP Internet Service Provider The IP Address is the unique 32 bit number assigned to your Prestige This address is typically expressed as a sequence of four 8 bit numbers 0 255 in dotted decimal notation separated by decimal points for example 192 68 203 5 Record the IP Address assigned by your network administrator or MIS specialist Chapter 3 Internet Access Application 3 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Note on IP Address Assignment A unique 32 bit IP address is assigned to each host on the Internet Similarly every machine on an internet must h
106. ial in user is automatically disconnected Idle Timeout is the period of time when there is no data traffic between the dial in user or Remote Node and your Prestige This field will only be used if the Recv Authen field is set to None and the call is not mapped to any Remote Node or Remote Dial in User or your Prestige calls back to the Remote Dial in User Once you have completed filling in Menu 13 Default Dial in Setup press Enter at the message Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc at any time to cancel your selections Chapter 4 Telecommuting 4 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 4 4 Dial In Users Setup The following steps describe the setup procedure for adding a Remote Dial in User Step 1 From the Main Menu enter option 14 to go to Menu 14 Dial in User Setup as shown in Figure 4 4 Menu 14 Dial in User Setup johndoe Enter Menu Selection Number Figure 4 4 Menu 14 Dial in User Setup Step 2 Select one of eight users by number this will bring you to Menu 14 1 Edit Dial in User as shown in Figure 4 5 Menu 14 1 Edit Dial in User User Name Active Yes Password Callback No Phone Supplied by Caller N A Callback Phone N A Rem CLID Idle Timeout 300 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 4 5 Menu 14 1 Edit Dial in User 4 8 Chapter 4 Telecommuting Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub
107. ields Table 3 4 DHCP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields Field Description Example DHCP If DHCP Server Client IP Pool Starting Address Size of Client IP Pool Primary DNS Server Secondary DNS Server This field determines the mode of DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol support If set to None DHCP will not be used If it is set to Server your Prestige will act as a DHCP server capable of automatically assigning IP addresses to Windows 95 Windows NT and other systems that support the DHCP client When DHCP is used the following four items need to be set DHCP can assign IP addresses to hosts dynamically instead of requiring that each system have a fixed IP address IP addresses are allocated from a block of addresses usually assigned by your Internet provider The Client IP Pool Starting Address gives the first address in the reserved block which is also used as the LAN network address of the Prestige itself This address will also serve as the default gateway for DHCP clients Gives the size of the block of addresses reserved for DHCP address assignment The Prestige itself uses the first address in the block and the remaining addresses in the pool are assigned to clients These two fields are used by DHCP clients such as Windows 95 and Windows NT systems for Domain Name Servers Usually your Internet provider will provide one or more name service hosts None default Server
108. ige Operating in IPX Environment There are two different scenarios in which you would connect your Prestige to a LAN LAN with a server server side LAN without a server client side Figure 7 1 illustrates a typical LAN Client to LAN Server connection in an IPX environment Seed Router Client Side Not Seed Router Server Side Assigns Network Number Learns Network Number NetWare Clients y A Leg NetWare LL Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH Pa Server Figure 7 1 Prestige Operating in IPX Environment 7 2 Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 7 2 1 Prestige on LAN with Server When your Prestige is being connected to a LAN with an existing NetWare server station you will not need to configure your Prestige as a seed router and hence the network number parameter in the Ethernet Setup Menu for your Prestige Your Prestige will learn the network number of the network it is attached to through the regular RIP broadcasts sent by the server and add this route to its routing table 7 2 2 Prestige on LAN without Server If your Prestige is connected to a LAN without an existing NetWare server station then it needs to create a unique external network number to apply to that frame on the LAN Your Prestige must then be configured as a Seed Router and the
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110. igures 2 9a 2 9b In Menu 2 1 you can set the configuration parameters for the selected WAN port Figure 2 9a shows how to configure WAN port 1 connected to an external modem or ISDN TA Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup Modem Name ZyXEL Active Yes Connection Type Switch Phone Number Device Type 56K Modem Port Speed 115200 AT Command String Init ats0 0 Advanced Setup No Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 2 9a Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup for Serial WAN Port 1 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 15 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Figure 2 9b displays Menu 2 1 when configuring WAN port 2 and 3 internally connected to the built in 56K modem LINE 1 and LINE 2 respectively Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup Modem Name ZyXEL Active Yes Connection Type Phone Number Init ats0 0W2 amp fs95 1 Advanced Setup No Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 2 9b Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup for WAN Port 1 2 LINE 1 2 Table 2 5 describes how to configure the WAN port 1 with the external modem or ISDN TA parameters and WAN port 2 and 3 with the internal 56K modem line parameters Table 2 5 Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields Field Description Example Modem Name Enter a descriptive name for the Modem or ISDN TA connected to this ZyXEL WAN Port Active Set to Yes to activate a WAN port
111. ion That is the node that initiates the call will request a user name and password from the far end that they are dialing to If the Remote Node that is dialing in implements this type of authentication set this field to Yes PAP Login This field will only be enabled if the Mutual Authen Field is set to Yes Enter in the login name to be used to respond to the far end s PAP authentication request This field does not apply to CHAP authentication PAP Password This field will only be enabled if the Mutual Authen Field is set to Yes Enter in the PAP password to be used to respond to the far end s authentication request This field does not apply to CHAP authentication Chapter 4 Telecommuting 4 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 4 2 Default Dial in Setup Fields continued Field Description Option Multiple Link Options Max Enter the maximum number of ports in a connection Default 1 Port between your Prestige and the Remote Dial in User Callback Budget This field will set a budget callback time for all the Default 0 Management Allocated Budget min Remote Dial in Users The default for this field is 0 for no budget control Callback Budget Management Period hr This field will set the time interval to reset the above callback budget control Dial In IP Address Supplied By Dial in User If set to Yes it tells your Prestige to allow a remote host
112. is either Both Password or Outgoing Enter the password for your Prestige when it calls this Remote Node Outgoing Authen This field sets the authentication protocol used for outgoing calls Your Prestige supports two authentication protocols PAP Password Authentication Protocol and CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol DAD sends the user name and password in plain text CHAP scrambles the password before it is sent over the wire Generally speaking CHAP is more secure than PAP however PAP is readily available on more platforms The recommendation is to use CHAP whenever possible Turning off the authentication is STRONGLY discouraged Options for this field are CHAP PAP Your Prestige will try CHAP when CHAP PAP CHAP is requested by the Remote Node or PAP when PAP is requested by the Remote Node CHAP use CHAP only CHAP PAP use PAP only PAP Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 1 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial up Line Applications continued Field Description Options Outgoing Pri mary Both the Primary Phone number and the Secondary Sec ondary Phone number refer to the number that your Prestige will Phone dial to connect to the Remote Node Your Prestige will Numbers always call the Remote Node using the Primary Phone number first If the Primary Phone number is
113. ke a call to that Remote Node If it is set to No your Prestige will not make the outgoing call Rem LAN Net In this field enter the internal network number of the NetWare server on the remote side LAN Your Prestige will create a route to access this server My WAN Net In this field you can type in the WAN network number of the device 00000000 that you are connecting to This number will be used for negotiation default between your Prestige and the remote device If you leave this field as 00000000 your Prestige will select the greater WAN network number between the two devices Hop Count This field indicates the number of intermediate networks that must be 1 passed through to reach the Remote Node default Tick Count This field indicates the time ticks required to reach the Remote Node 2 default W D Spoofing min This field is used for the Prestige on the server side LAN Your Prestige can spoof a response to a server s WatchDog request after the connection is dropped In this field type in the time number of minutes that you want your Prestige to spoof the WatchDog response SAP RIP Timeout min This field indicates the amount of time that you want your Prestige to maintain the SAP and RIP entries learned from this Remote Node in its internal tables after the connection has been dropped If this information is retained then your Prestige will not have to get the SAP information when the line is
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115. l Control The Prestige provides two Call Control Management functions for the Remote Node and Remote Dial in User They are the Budget Management and Blacklist The Budget Management function provides the budget control for the outgoing call and a way for users to set a limit on their PSTN ISDN line utilization to prevent any accidental usage It limits the total outgoing call time of the Prestige over a period of time for each Remote Node amp Remote Dial in User callback only If the total outgoing call time exceeds the set limit future outgoing calls will not be made and the current call will be dropped The Blacklist function prevents the Prestige from re dialing to an unreachable phone number It is a list of phone numbers up to a maximum of 14 to which the Prestige will not make an outgoing call If the Prestige tries to dial to a phone number and fails a certain number of configurable in Menu 24 9 1 times then the phone number will be put onto the blacklist The user has to enable the number manually again to be dialed To enter the Call Control Menu select option 9 Call Control in Menu 24 to go to Menu 24 9 System Maintenance Call Control as shown in Figure 13 15 Menu 24 9 System Maintenance Call Control 1 Blacklist 2 Budget Management 3 Call History Enter Menu Selection Number Figure 13 15 Menu 24 9 System Maintenance Call Control 13 16 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128M
116. l not broadcast its routing table on the LAN if set to Out Only your Prestige will broadcast the routing table but ignores any RIP broadcast packets that it receives If set to None your Prestige will not participate in any RIP exchange with other routers Version The default is RIP 2B Note Usually you should use the default RIP Both and let RIP propagate the routing information automatically When you have completed this menu press Enter at the prompt Press ENTER to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc at any time to cancel 3 8 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 3 4 Internet Access Configuration Menu 4 of the SMT allows you to configure Internet Access on one screen Before you configure your Prestige for Internet Access you need to collect your Internet account information from your ISP Internet Service Provider Use Table 3 6 to record your Internet Account Information Table 3 6 Internet Account Information Internet Account Information Write your account information here IP Address of the ISP s Gateway Optional Telephone Number s of your ISP Login Name Password for ISP authentication RRR RIB Domain Name Server DNS for your workstation From the Main Menu enter option 4 Internet Access Setup to go to Menu 4 Internet Access Setup as displayed in Figure 3 3 Menu 4 Internet Access S
117. line 1 channel 1 call 44 E01 CLID call refuse line 1 channel 1 call 45 E02 IP address mismatch Session Information Messages line 1 channel 1 call 41 101 IPCP up 306L line 1 channel 1 call 41 101 IPCP down 306L 13 8 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 4 Diagnostic The diagnostic functions on your Prestige allow you to test aspects of your device to determine if they are working properly Menu 24 4 allows you to choose among various types of diagnostic tests to evaluate your system as shown in Figure 13 7 provides a short description to the types of diagnostic tests available to your system am 3 Manual Call 4 Redirect to WAN Port TCP IP 11 Internet Setup Test 12 Ping Host Select WAN Port N A Manual Call Remote Node N A Host IP Address N A Menu 24 4 System Maintenance Diagnostic WAN System 1 Drop WAN Port 21 Reboot System Reset WAN Port 22 Command Mode Enter Menu Selection Number Figure 13 7 Follow the procedure below to get to Diagnostic Step 1 Step 2 Maintenance Diagnostic Menu 24 4 System Maintenance Diagnostic From the Main Menu select option 24 to access Menu 24 System Maintenance From this menu select option 4 Diagnostic This will bring you to Menu 24 4 System Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 9 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The following Table 13 3 describes the eight diagnostic test op
118. ly according to traffic demand The Prestige uses the Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol BACP and the Multilink Protocol MP to implement bandwidth on demand The configuration of bandwidth on demand is based on the Minimum and Maximum Ports of a Remote Node If Minimum and Maximum Ports are 1 BOD is disabled Otherwise BOD is enabled When bandwidth on demand is enabled a second port will be brought up if traffic on the initial channel is higher than the high Target Utility number for second port for longer than the specified Add Persist value Similarly the second port will be dropped if the traffic level falls below the low Target Utility number for longer than the Subtract Persist value The Target Utility for a second port specifies the line utilization range at which you want your Prestige to add or subtract bandwidth The parameters are separated by a For example 10 20 means the add threshold is 20 kbps and the subtract threshold is 10 kbps Your Prestige will perform bandwidth on demand only if it initiates the call Addition and subtraction are based on the value set in the BOD Calculation field If this field is set to Transmit or Receive then traffic in either direction will be calculated to determine if a link should be added or dropped Transmit will 5 8 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub only use outgoing traffic to make this determination and Receive will only u
119. milarly calls from the remote LAN will be answered automatically and security will be checked In this chapter we will discuss the parameters that are protocol independent The protocol dependent configuration will be covered in subsequent chapters For TCP IP see Chapter 6 For IPX see Chapter 7 For Bridging see Chapter 8 5 1 Remote Node Setup This section describes the configuration of protocol independent parameters for the Remote Node 5 1 1 Remote Node Profile To configure the Remote Node parameters follow these steps Step 1 From the Main Menu select menu option 11 Remote Node Setup Step 2 When Menu 11 appears as shown in Figure 5 1 enter the number of the Remote Node 1 4 that you wish to configure Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub BUNE Figure 5 1 Menu 11 Remote Node Setup Enter Node to Edit Menu 11 Remote Node Setup Step 3 When Submenu 11 1 Remote Node Profile appears select the connection type depending on your particular application dial up line or leased line application Move the cursor to the Connection Type field and use the space bar to toggle Switch Leased Set the Connection Type to one of the following values Switch for Dial up Line Application as shown in Figure 5 2 Leased for Leased Line Application Selecting Leased will bring you to the Submenu 11 1 2 Remote Node Profile fo
120. mple of your Prestige being used as a dial in server is shown in Figure 4 2 Remote Network Local Network Prestige 128MH i L Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH W s wa Q Figure 4 2 Example of a Dial in Server Application Chapter 4 Telecommuting 4 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 4 3 Default Dial In Setup This section covers the default dial in parameters The parameters in Menu 13 affect incoming calls from all Remote Dial in Users and Remote Nodes before authentication is completed Once authentication is completed and if it matches a Remote Node your Prestige will use parameters from that particular Remote Node Menu 13 Default Dial in Setup Telco Options IP Address Supplied By CLID Authen None Dial in User Yes IP Pool No PPP Options IP Start Addr N A Recv Authen CHAP PAP IP Count 1 3 N A Compression Yes Mutual Authen No IPX Net Num Supplied By PAP Login N A IPX Pool No PAP Password N A IPX Start Net Num N A Multiple Link Options IPX Count 2 16 N A Max Ports 2 Session Options Callback Budget Management Input Filter Sets Allocated Budget min Output Filter Sets Period hr Idle Timeout 300 Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 4 3 Menu 13 Default Dial in Setup From the Main Menu enter 13 to go to Menu 13 Def
121. n this field enter the Set Community for your Prestige The value entered public in this field will be used to authenticate the community field for the incoming Set requests from the management station Trusted Host Enter the IP address of the trusted host SNMP management station If this blank field is configured then your Prestige will only respond to SNMP messages coming from this address If you leave the field blank default then your Prestige will respond to all SNMP messages it receives regardless of origin Trap In this field enter the community name that is sent with each trap to the public Community SNMP manager This should be treated like a password and match what the SNMP manager is expecting Trap This field contains the IP address of the station that you wish to send your blank Destination SNMP traps to Once you have completed filling in Menu 22 SNMP Configuration press Enter at the message Press Enter to Confirm to save your selections or press Esc to cancel If you are unsure how to configure the fields for the SNMP configuration consult your network administrator or MIS specialist Chapter 10 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 10 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 11 System Security Your Prestige incorporates a number of security measures to prevent unauthorized access to your network For example your Prestige supports both PAP Password Authentication Pr
122. n though it is still kept in the database and can be activated in the future Deactivated nodes are displayed with a minus sign at the beginning of the name in Menu 11 Press space bar to toggle Yes No Connection Type Use the space bar to toggle between Switch and Leased After Leased is selected moving the cursor to the next field will bring you to Submenu 11 1 2 fora Press space bar to toggle Leased Line Modem application Switch Leased Call Direction f this parameter is set to Both your Prestige can Both both place and receive calls to from a Remote Node f set to Incoming your Prestige will not place a call Incoming to a Remote Node f set to Outgoing your Prestige will drop any call Outgoing from a Remote Node Several other fields in this menu depend on this parameter For example in order to enable Call Back the Call Direction must be Both Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 1 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial up Line Applications continued Field Description Options Incoming Rem Node Login Name Enter the login name that this Remote Node will use when it calls into your Prestige The login name in this field combined with the Rem Node Password will be used to authenticate the incoming calls from this node Incoming Rem Node Password Ente
123. nect to the PSTN network via an external modems or to the ISDN network by using ISDN TA ISDN Terminal Adapter Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub 1 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 1 2 Front Panel LEDs and Back Panel Ports 1 2 1 Prestige 128MH Front Panel ETHERNET MODEM 1 MODEM 2 Prestige 128MH PAR TST PETN ROEA IHE i 2 3 RDY TXRX RDY TX RX 1 4 WAN PWR Power LED TST Test LED Blinking ETHERNET 1 2 3 4 4 PORT 10Base T HUB Active Ethernet Port WAN WAN port 1 Ready Transmit Receive MODEM 1 RDY TX RX Internal Modem 1 on WAN port 2 Ready Transmit Receive 0 0 Ge o oa 9 MODEM 2 RDY TX RX Internal Modem 2 on WAN port 3 Ready Transmit Receive Figure 1 1 Prestige 128MH Front Panel LEDs 1 2 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Hub Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 1 2 2 Front Panel LEDS The LED indicator lights on the front panel of your Prestige indicate the Router Hub functional status The following Table 1 1 describes the LED functions Table 1 1 LED Functions LEDs Function Indicator Active Description Status PWR Power LED Green On The power AC adapter is connected to the Prestige TST Test LED Green Blinking The Prestige is functioning properly WAN Ready Green On The modem or IDSN TA connected to WAN port 1 is in WAN 1 use Transmit Receive Green Blinking Traffic is b
124. nications software configured to the following parameters gt VT100 terminal emulation gt 9600 Baud rate gt No parity 8 Data bits 1 Stop bit After the Prestige has been successfully connected to your network you can make future changes to the configuration by using a Telnet application 2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 3 Connect your PSTN Router Hub 2 3 1 Prestige 128MH Connections Power Power Adapter Outlet a i 1 PSTN ISDN Network PSTN Network Telephone Line LU External Modem or Modem ISDN TA ISDN TA 290000 I 56 Kbps ETHERNET LJ WAN LINE2 PHONE2 LINE1 PHONE1 Telephone Telephone Fax Fax Figure 2 1 Connect Prestige 128MH Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub This section outlines how to connect your Prestige 128MH to the LAN and the WANs Refer to Figure 1 2 to identify all of the ports on your device Then see Figure 2 1 when you attempt to make the various connections Follow these steps designed to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your Prestige 128MH A Warning On Connection Cables The SMT RS 232 cable WAN modem line and Ethernet cable are very similar to each other It is important that you use the correct cable for each connection ot
125. o install the server on your UNIX or NT based server Once you have installed the server you will need to edit the dictionary file in the RADIUS configuration directory which will usually be et c raddb Using any text editor add the following lines to the dictionary file Zyxel proprietary attributes ATTRIBUTE Zyxel Callback Option 192 integer VALUE Zyxel Callback Option None 0 VALUE Zyxel Callback Option Optional 1 VALUE Zyxel Callback Option Mandatory 2 Callback phone number source ATTRIBUTE Zyxel Callback Phone Source 193 integer VALUE Zyxel Callback Phone Source Preconfigured 0 VALUE Zyxel Callback Phone Source User 1 These changes allow the RADIUS server to be used with ZyXEL CLID authentication as described in the section below 11 1 2 Configuring the Prestige for RADIUS Authentication To configure your Prestige to use the RADIUS server set up in the previous section select option 23 System Security from the Main Menu This will bring you to Menu 23 System Security Then from this menu select option 2 External Server to bring you to Menu 23 2 System 11 2 Chapter 11 System Security Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Security External Server as shown in Figure 11 1 Menu 23 2 System Security External Server Authentication Server Active No Type RADIUS Server Address Port 1645 Key Press ENTER to Confi
126. o setup Internet connection 11 Remote Node Setup Access this menu to setup the Remote Node for LAN to LAN connection including Internet connection Prestige supports up to four Remote Nodes 12 Static Routing Setup Access this menu to setup static route for different protocols There are four static routes for each protocol 13 Default Dial in Setup Access this menu to setup default dial in parameters so that your Prestige can be a dial in server for the Remote Node and Remote Dial in User 14 Dial in User Setup Setup Remote Dial in User Prestige has eight Remote Dial in Users 21 Filter Set Configuration Setup filters to be used in Menu 3 and Menu 11 to provide security call control etc 22 ISNMP Configuration Access this menu to setup SNMP related parameters 23 System Security Access this menu to setup security related parameters 24 System Maintenance Provides system status diagnostics firmware upload etc 99 Exit To exit from SMT and return to the blank screen Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 9 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 2 6 Configure the SMT Password The following steps describe a simple setup procedure for configuring the SMT password Step 1 Select option 23 System Security in the Main Menu This will open Menu 23 System Security as shown in Figure 2 5 Menu 23 System Security 1 Change Password 2 External Server Enter Menu Selection Number 1
127. ompatible with routers from other manufacturers such as Ascend Cisco and 3Com Your Prestige 128MH is easy to install and to configure since you do not need to set any switch All functions of the Prestige 12SMH are software configurable via the SMT System Management Terminal Interface The SMT Interface is a menu driven software easily accessible from either a VT100 compatible terminal or a terminal emulation program on a PC Versatile and packed with a number of advanced features the Prestige 128MH is designed to provide the networking solutions adapted to your needs About This User s Manual This user s manual covers all aspects of your Prestige 128MH operations and shows you how to get the best out of the multiple advanced features of your Router Hub This manual consists of fourteen chapters designed to guide you through a correct configuration of your Prestige 12SMH depending on your particular application Preface xvii Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Structure of this Manual This manual is divided into five parts 1 Getting Started Chapters 1 2 is structured as a step by step guide to help you connect install and setup your Prestige 12SMH to operate on your network 2 The Internet Chapter 3 describes how to configure your Prestige 128MH to connect to the Internet 3 Setting Up Advanced Applications Chapters 4 8 describes how to use your Prestige for more advanced applications such as Telecommuting and
128. on Option TCP packets to filter There are two options Yes filter match only established TCP connections No filter match both initial and established TCP connections TCP Estab This field is dependent upon the IP Protocol field This field will be inactive N A unless the value in that field is 6 TCP protocol In this field you determine what type of TCP packets to filter There are two options Yes filter match only established TCP connections No filter match both initial and established TCP connections Yes No More In this field you can determine if you want to pass the packet through the next filter rule before an action is taken If More is Yes then Action Matched and Action Not Matched will be N A Yes N A Log In this field you can determine if you wish to log the results of packets attempting to pass the filter rule These results will be displayed on the System Log There are 4 options for this field None No packets will be logged Action Matched Only packets that match the rule parameters will be logged Action Not Matched Only packets that do not match the rule parameters will be logged None Action Matched Action Not Matched e Both All packets will be logged Both Action Matched If the conditions for the filter rule are met you can specify Check Next Rule what to do with the packet Forward Drop Action Not Matched
129. ons Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications 5 19 Remote Node Network Layer Options for a TCP IP Configuration 00 6 4 Edit IP Static Route Menu Fields 6 8 List of Tables XV Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 7 1 Table 7 2 Table 7 3 Table 8 1 Table 8 2 Table 8 3 Table 8 4 Table 8 5 Table 9 1 Table 9 2 Table 9 3 Table 9 4 Table 9 5 Table 9 6 Table 9 7 Table 10 1 Table 11 1 Table 13 1 Table 13 2 Table 13 3 Table 14 1 Table 14 2 Table 14 3 Table 14 4 Table 14 5 Novell IPX Ethernet Setup Fields 7 5 Remote Node Network Layer Options for Novell IPX Application 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 8 Edit IPX Static Route Menu Fields 7 10 Handle IPX Field Geitngs A 8 2 Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu Handle IPX Field Configuration 0008 8 3 Remote Node Network Layers Menu Bridge Options W u u dseseeeeerererernn renerne 8 5 Default Dial in Setup Field for Bridging Applications ccceeeceessteeeeeees 8 6 Bridge Static Route Menu Fields 8 7 Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Mem 9 4 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type le 9 5 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is GEN 9 6 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is Dy 9 6 TCP IP Filter Rule Menu Fields cccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeecceneeeeeeeeeeeecaaeeeeeeeeeteee 9 8 Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields 0 ecccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeenaaeeeeeeeeenees 9 10
130. otocol and CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol in authenticating a Remote Node By default your Prestige can store information about up to eight different users If more dial up users are necessary an external RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service server can be used to provide centralized user security In addition your Prestige also implements a user password to get into the SMT screen You will have three attempts to enter the correct system password If you do not do so the SMT will kick you out In addition your Prestige will only support one user in the SMT at one time 11 1 Using RADIUS Authentication Your Prestige router has a built in dial up user list which can hold up to eight users For multiple gt 8 dial in users your Prestige supports an external authentication server UNIX or NT server station which may provide password storage and usage accounting for thousands of users 11 1 1 Installing a RADIUS Server To use RADIUS authentication you will need to have a UNIX or NT based machine on your network to act as a radiusd server as well as a copy of the radiusd server program itself Chapter 11 System Security 11 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub You can obtain a copy of the RADIUS software along with documentation for the server at http www livingston com Tech F TP pub le radius shtml or at ftp ftp livingston com pub le radius Follow the included instructions t
131. otocol used for outgoing calls Your Prestige supports two authentication protocols PAP Password Authentication Protocol and CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol PAP sends the user name and password in plain text CHAP scrambles the password before it is sent over the wire Generally speaking CHAP is more secure than PAP however PAP is readily available on more platforms The recommendation is to use CHAP whenever possible Turning off the authentication is STRONGLY discouraged Options for this field are CHAP PAP Your Prestige will try CHAP when CHAP is requested by the Remote Node or PAP when PAP is requested by the Remote Node CHAP use CHAP only PAP use PAP only CHAP PAP CHAP PAP CHAP PAP CHAP PAP Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 15 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 3 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications continued Field Description Option Backup Line Call Direction When the Backup Line function is enabled and if all Press space bar links WAN Ports in a Leased Line Modem to toggle connections drop your Prestige will pick up an Both None Out available Dial up WAN port to trigger a backup connection going Incoming selected Device Type to dial up If this parameter is set to Both your Prestige Both can both place and receive calls to from a default Remote No
132. plication for more information on the Single User Account feature Yes No Server IP address If you are using the Single User Account feature and you want to make a server on your LAN for example a Web server accessible to outside users enter that servers IP address here 6 4 Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 6 1 Remote Node Network Layer Options for a TCP IP Configuration continued Field Description Option Metric The metric represents the cost of transmission for routing 1 to 16 purposes IP routing uses hop count as the measurement of cost with a minimum of 1 for directly connected networks Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link The number need not be precise but it must be between 1 and 16 In practice 2 or 3 is usually a good number Private This parameter determines if the Prestige will include the route Yes No to this Remote Node in its RIP broadcasts If set to Yes this route is kept private and not included in RIP broadcast If No the route to this Remote Node will be propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts RIP This parameter determines how your Prestige handles RIP Default Both Routing Information Protocol and the default is Both If set to Both your Prestige will broadcast its routing table on Both the WAN and incorporate RIP broadcasts by the other router
133. press Esc to cancel This data will now be displayed on Menu 21 1 Filter Rules Summary Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 11 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 9 2 3 Novell IPX Filter Rule This section will show you how to configure the protocol dependent parameters for an IPX filter Figure 9 6 displays Menu 21 1 3 IPX Filter Rule Filter 1 1 Filter Type IPX Filter Rule Active No IPX Packet Type Destination Network Node Socket Socket Comp None Source Network Node Socket Socket Comp None Operation N A More No Log None Action Matched Check Next Rule Press Space Bar to Toaale Menu 21 1 3 IPX Filter Rule Action Not Matched Check Next Rule Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 9 6 Menu 21 1 3 IPX Filter Rule Table 9 7 describes the IPX Filter Rule 9 12 Chapter 9 Filter Configuration Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 9 7 IPX Filter Rule Menu Fields Field Description IPX Packet Type Enter the IPX packet type value of the packet you wish to filter This value should be two hex bytes Destination Source Network Enter the four hex byte destination source network numbers of the packet that you wish to filter Destination Source Node Enter in the six hex byte value for the destination source node number of the packet you wish to filter Destination Source Socket Enter the destination
134. r the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA has reserved the following three blocks of IP addresses specifically for private networks as shown in Table 3 2 For this reason it is recommended that you choose your private network number from the list provided in Table 3 3 Table 3 3 Private Networks IP Addresses Private IP Addresses 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 172 L 172531255255 192 168400 192 168 255 255 Assigning IP Addresses You can obtain your IP address from the IANA from an ISP or assigned from a private network If you belong to a small organization and your Internet access is through an ISP the ISP can provide you with the Internet addresses for your local networks On the other hand if you are part of a much larger organization you should consult your network administrator for the appropriate IP addresses D Note on IP Address Assignment Regardless of your particular situation do not create an arbitrary IP Address always follow the guidelines above For more information on address assignment refer to RFC 1597 Address Allocation for Private Internets and RFC 1466 Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space 3 4 Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 3 2 Route IP Setup The first step in configuring your Prestige for Internet Access is to enable the Route IP function in Menu 1 General Setup To edit Menu 1 select the menu option 1
135. r leased line application Rem Node Name Active Yes Connection Type Switch Call Direction Both Incoming Rem Login Rem Password Rem CLID Call Back No Outgoing My Login My Password Authen CHAP PAP Pri Phone Sec Phone Press Space Bar to Toaale Menu 11 1 Remote Node Profile Device Type 56K Modem Route IP Bridge No Edit PPP Options No Rem IP Addr Edit IP IPX Bridge No Edit Script Options No Telco Option Allocated Budget min 0 Period hr 0 Session Options Input Filter Sets Output Filter Sets Call Filter Sets Idle Timeout sec 300 Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Figure 5 2 Menu 11 1 Remote Node Profile for Dial up Line Applications 5 2 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 1 contains the instructions on how to configure the Remote Node Menu for Dial up Line applications Table 5 1 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial up Line Applications Field Description Options Rem Node Name This is a required field Enter a descriptive name for the Remote Node for example SJHQ This field can support up to eight characters This name must be unique from any other Remote Node name or Remote Dial in User name Active Press the space bar to toggle between Yes and No When a Remote Node is deactivated it has no effect on the operation of your Prestige eve
136. r the password used when this Remote Node calls into your Prestige Incoming Rem CLID This field is active only if Call Direction is either Both or Incoming Otherwise an N A appears in the field This is the Calling Line ID the telephone number of the calling party of this Remote Node If you enable the CLID Authen field in Menu 13 Default Dial In your Prestige will check this number against the CLID in the incoming call If they do not match and the CLID Authen is Required the call will be rejected Both Incoming N A Incoming Call Back This field will be valid only if Call Direction is Both Otherwise an N A appears in the field This field determines whether or not your Prestige will call back after receiving a call from this Remote Node If this option is enabled your Prestige will disconnect the initial call from this node and call it back at the Outgoing Primary Phone Number see below Enable Disable Outgoing My Login Name This is a required field if Call Direction is either Both or Outgoing Enter the login name for your Prestige when it calls this Remote Node 5 4 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 1 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial up Line Applications continued Field Description Options Outgoing My This is a required field if Call Direction
137. r to the Edit IP IPX Bridge field then press the space bar to toggle and set the value to Yes and press Enter to edit Menu 11 3 Network Layer Options Figure 7 4 IP Options Rem IP Addr Rem Subnet Mask N A My WAN Addr N A Single User Account N A Server IP Addr N A Metric N A Private N A RIP Direction N A Version N A Bridge Options Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options IPX Options Dial On Query No Rem LAN Net 00000000 My WAN Net 00000000 Hop Count 1 Tick Count 2 W D Spoofing min 3 AP RIP Timeout min 3 Dial On Broadcast N A Ethernet Addr Timeout min N A Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options for Novell IPX Application The Table 7 2 describes the IPX protocol dependent parameters of the Remote Node Setup Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN 7 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 7 2 Remote Node Network Layer Options for Novell IPX Application Field Description Option Route Make sure IPX is among the protocols in the Route field Edit IP IPX Bridge Press the space bar to change it to Yes and press Enter to go to the Network Layer Options Menu Dial On Query This field is necessary for your Prestige on the client side LAN When Yes No set to Yes any Get Service SAP or RIP broadcasts coming from the LAN will trigger your Prestige to ma
138. ress ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 6 6 Menu 12 1 Edit IP Static Route Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN 6 7 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 6 2 describes the fields for Menu 12 1 Edit IP Static Route Setup Table 6 2 Edit IP Static Route Menu Fields Field Description Route Name Enter a descriptive name for this route This is for identification purpose only Active This field allows you to activate deactivate this static route Destination IP Address This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination Routing is always based on network number If you need to specify a route to a single host use a subnet mask of 255 255 255 255 in the subnet mask field to force the network number to be identical to the host ID IP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for this destination Follow the discussion on IP subnet mask in this chapter Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the gateway The gateway is an immediate neighbor of your Prestige that will forward the packet to the destination On the LAN the gateway must be a router on the same segment as your Prestige over PSTN ISDN the gateway must be the IP address of one of the Remote Nodes Metric Same meaning as those in the Remote Node Setup See Table 6 3 Private Same meaning as those in the Remote Node Setup See Table 6 3 6 8 Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration
139. revent your Prestige from making a call to the Remote Node thus preventing the expense of an unnecessary phone call Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN 8 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 8 2 Bridge Ethernet Setup Bridging is used to forward packets of unsupported protocols whose destination is not on the local Ethernet to the WAN Basically all non local packets are bridged to the WAN however your Prestige applies a special handling for certain IPX packets to reduce the number of calls depending on the setting of the Handle IPX field Table 8 1 describes the Handle IPX field settings Table 8 1 Handle IPX Field Settings Handle IPX Description Setting None Nothing is done to IPX traffic Client All RIP and SAP Service Advertising Protocol periodical response packets will not trigger the call Server No RIP or SAP packets will trigger the call In addition during the time when the ISDN line is down your Prestige will reply to the servers watchdog messages on behalf of remote clients The period of time that your Prestige will do this is linked to the Ethernet Address Timeout parameter in each Remote Node see Remote Node Configuration When a remote Ethernet address is aged out there is no need to maintain its connection to the IPX server 8 2 Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub From Menu 3 Ethernet Setup enter option 4
140. rm or ESC to Cancel Press Space Bar to Toggle Figure 11 1 Menu 23 2 System Security External Server The fields in the System Security External Server Menu are listed in Table 11 1 Table 11 1 System Security External Server Menu Fields Field Description Default Active Determines whether the external security facility is enabled If this field contains No only the built in dial up user list will be used If this field contains Yes the built in dial up user list will be searched first then the external authentication server Type Determines the type of the external authentication server At present only the RADIUS type is supported Server The IP address of your network s UNIX or NT based RADIUS server Address Port The IP port address used by the authentication server 1645 The default value of 1645 should be used Key A password used to identify your Prestige as a valid client of the RADIUS authentication service Chapter 11 System Security 11 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Note to the Key Password Field The Key password should be stored in the client file in the RADIUS server s etc raddb directory Lines of the following form should be added to the client file Client Name Key 192 168 0 1 1234 The Client Name field in the file gives the IP address of your Prestige router and the Key field should be the same as the Key field in Menu
141. s Figure 6 2 IP Options Rem IP Addr 0 0 0 0 Rem Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 My WAN Addr 0 0 0 0 Single User Account No Server IP Addr N A Metric 2 Private No RIP Direction Both Version Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options IPX Options Dial On Query N A Rem LAN Net N A My WAN Net N A Hop Count N A Tick Count N A W D Spoofing min N A SAP RIP Timeout min N A RIP 2B Bridge Options Dial On Broadcast N A Ethernet Addr Timeout min N A Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL Menu 11 3 Remote Node Network Layer Options for a TCP IP Application 6 2 Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub The following diagram in Figure 6 3 explains the Sample IP Addresses to help understand the field of My Wan Address in Menu 11 3 Remote Network Local Network AT SA 204 247 203 X 204 247 203 Y any ial m Prestige 128MH Prestige 128MH EN Figure 6 3 Sample IP Addresses for a LAN to LAN Connection with TCPI IP The following Table 6 1 describes the Remote Node Profile and Remote Node Network Layer Options for a TCP IP configuration For more details on the IP Options fields refer to Chapter 3 Internet Access Application Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN 6 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hu
142. se incoming traffic to make this determination If after making the call to bring up a second port the second port does not succeed in joining the Multilink Protocol bundle because the remote device does not recognize the second call as coming from the same device your Prestige will hang up the second port and continue with the first port alone Similarly a third port will be brought up or dropped based on the target utility for the third port The target utility for the third port is based on the Target Utility for the second port and Bandwidth Increment for Additional Ports For example when Bandwidth Increment for an Additional Port is 5 Kbps and the Target Utility for a second Port is 10 20 then the Target Utility for a third port is 15 25 See Menu 11 2 Remote Node PPP Options in Figure 5 3 for a detailed description of BOD fields and instructions on how to configure the PPP Options 5 1 3 Editing PPP Options To edit the remote node PPP Options move the cursor to the Edit PPP Options field in Menu 11 1 Remote Node Profile and use the space bar to toggle and select Yes then press Enter Menu 11 2 appears as shown in Figure 5 3 Menu 11 2 Remote Node PPP Options Encapsulation Standard PPP Compression No Multiple Link Options BOD Calculation Transmit or Receive Min Ports 1 Max Ports 1 Target Utility for 2nd Port Kbps 32 48 Bandwidth increment for Additional Ports Kbps 0 Add Persist sec 5
143. selected type to dial out Only the WAN Ports of the same device type can be bundled This field is not applicable if the Connection Type is set to Leased Space bar to toggle Modem ISDN TA X 25 PAD 56K Modem Device Type For WAN Port 2 and 3 LINE 1 and LINE 2 ports with internal 56K modems this field is read only r o The device type is set to 56K Modem which corresponds to the 56K modems built in your Prestige 128MH 56K Modem r o Port Speed Use the space bar to select the maximum speed of your Modem or ISDN TA Available speeds are 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230000 bps Note that the port speed is set to 56Kps for WAN port 2 and 3 with internal modems 115200 default AT Command String Init Enter an AT command string to initialize the modem or ISDN TA attached to the WAN Port When the Connection Type is set to Switch you must enter an AT command ats0 0 to disable auto answer i e atsO 0 or your Prestige will answer the incoming phone call Note the default AT command string at amp s95 1 for dial up applications with internal 56K modem Default atsO 0 Advanced Setup To edit the Advanced Setup for this Modem ISDN TA move the cursor to this field use the space bar to select Yes and press Enter This will bring you to Menu 2 1 1 Advanced Setup Yes No When you complete this menu press Enter to save your selections or Es
144. some messages printed onto the screen The messages will show you whether the call has been connected or not If the call is not connected verify the following parameters in Menu 11 Pri mary Phone Sec ondary Phone and Transfer Rate If the call is connected but the call still terminates then there may be some kind of negotiation problem Verify the following parameters in Menu 11 My Login My Password Route IP LAN Addr Also verify your IP address in Menu 3 2 If you check the error log in Menu 24 3 1 this will usually give you some logs regarding why the call was dropped If there is nothing in the log the call may have been dropped by the remote device that you dialed in to Make sure that the configuration parameters between these two devices are consistent Chapter 14 Troubleshooting 14 3 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 14 5 Problems Connecting to a Remote User Table 14 5 Troubleshooting a Connection to a Remote User Troubleshooting Corrective Action Can t Connect to a Remote User First verify that you have configured the authentication parameters in Menu 13 These would be CLID Authen Recv Authen and Mutual Authen If the Remote Dial in User is negotiating IP verify that the IP address is supplied correctly in Menu 13 Check that either the Remote Dial in User is supplying a valid IP address or that the Prestige is assigning a valid address from the IP pool If th
145. ssseerererenerrren enn kernerne nr n ennen ere nnrnee 4 4 4 4 Dial In Users Getup A 4 8 4 5 More on CLID W W W u u seeeeeeerrrrrn ener renerne nn ennen nr ener nere 4 10 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN 5 1 Remote Node Setup minamana sehr hehe ha eege 5 1 5 2 Leased Line Connection ccccccceeeseneeeeseeteeseseneneseseeeneseeseeneeesenceneeseneneeenenenes 5 12 Chapter 6 TCP IP Configuration for LAN to LAN 6 1 LAN to LAN Application u u ssssseeeeereeeereren erne keen nen nerne kernerne nerne nn 6 1 Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN 7 1 IPX Network Environment 7 1 7 2 Prestige Operating in IPX Environment u u u ssseseeeeererrern ere rererr rn n renere nn nnee 7 2 7 3 IPX Spoofing E 7 3 7 4 IPX Ethernet Setup M1q1 1 W W W W u ssseeeeeereererren eect eeeeeccceeeeeeeeeeeeeccaaeeeeeeeeeeseccaaeeeeeeeeeneeeeaaaes 7 4 7 5 LAN to LAN Application with Novell IP 7 6 Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN 8 1 IPX e eene DEE 8 1 8 2 Bridge Ethernet Getp AA 8 2 8 3 LAN to LAN Application cccccccceeeeeee eee eececeeeee settee eeceaaaeeeeeeeeenaeaaaaeeeeeeeeeneenaaaes 8 4 viii Table of Contents Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 9 Filter Configuration 9 1 Configuringza Filter Setursins iiaia 9 3 9 2 Configuring a Filter Rule W W Xu u u ssseeeeeeeeerrrnen rener n renee nn ennen nen renerne nnnee 9 7 Chapter 10 Simple Network Management Protoco
146. supports Leased Line connections This field is read only r o since only the serial port WAN port 1 supports enter the WAN Port numbers in the Leased Line connection Note The Connection Type of WAN Port 1 also must be specified as Leased in Menu 2 1 Async WAN Port Setup 1 r o Incoming Rem Node Login Name for backup line only Enter the login name that this Remote Node will use when it calls into your Prestige The login name in this field combined with the Rem Node Password will be used to authenticate the incoming calls from this node Incoming Rem Node Password for backup line only Enter the password used when this Remote Node calls into your Prestige Outgoing My Login Name for backup line only This is a required field if Call Direction is either Both or Outgoing Enter the login name for your Prestige when it calls this Remote Node Outgoing My Password for backup line only This is a required field if Call Direction is either Both or Outgoing Enter the password for your Prestige when it calls this Remote Node 5 14 Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 5 3 Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Line Applications continued Field Description Option Outgoing Authen for backup line only This field sets the authentication pr
147. t remote sites and yet still have access to the resources in the business office Typically a telecommuter will use a client workstation with TCP IP or IPX and dial out capabilities for example a Windows 95 PC or a Macintosh connected to a Modem or an ISDN Terminal Adapter ISDN TA For telecommuters to call in to your LAN you need to configure a Dial In User Profile for each telecommuter Additionally you need to configure the Default Dial In Setup to set the operational parameters for all dial in users You can configure up to eight Remote Dial in Users for your Prestige An example of Remote Dial in User application telecommuting is shown in Figure 4 1 Coporate LAN Telecommuter Remote User i Ethernet LAN PSTN Network Telephone Line 4 Prestige 128MH Figure 4 1 Example of Remote User Telecommuter 4 2 Chapter 4 Telecommuting Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 4 2 Dial In Server Application Your Prestige can also be used as a dial in server This application allows your Prestige to provide services for workstations on a remote network For your Prestige to be set up as a dial in server you need to configure the Default Dial In Setup to set the operational parameters for incoming calls Additionally you will have to create a Remote Node for the router on the remote network see Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN An exa
148. ter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Refer to Table 2 6 for details on how to fill in the AT commands fields Table 2 6 Advanced WAN Port Setup AT Commands Fields Field Description Default AT Command Strings Dial Enter the AT Command string to make a modem ISDN TA atd connection Drop Enter the AT Command string to drop a modem ISDN TA ath connection represents a one second wait Answer Enter the AT Command string to answer a phone call and make a ata modem ISDN TA connection Drop DTR When Hang When Yes is selected your Prestige will drop the DTR signal Toggle Up after sending out AT Command String Drop Yes No Default Yes AT Response Strings CLID Caller Line Identification Called ID Speed Enter the keyword to capture Caller ID from the AT Response String Your Prestige will capture CLID from the AT Response String if they are available The keyword just before CLID is recognized first then captures CLID CLID is required for Prestige callback function or CLID authentication Not every modem supports CLID Enter the keyword to capture Called ID from AT Response String Enter the keyword to capture the Connection Speed from AT Response String NMBR TO CONNECT When you have completed this menu press Enter to return to Menu 2 1 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 19
149. then your Prestige will initialize the Press space bar WAN Port and the attached Modem or ISDN TA When a WAN Port is to toggle deactivated it has no effect on the operation of your Prestige even though its profile is still kept in the database and can be activated in the Yes No future Connection For WAN Port 1 Serial WAN port connected to external modem or Press space bar Type ISDN TA select the connection type for your particular application to toggle Select Switch for Dial up application or Leased for Leased Line Modem application Switch Leased 2 16 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 2 5 Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields continued Connection Type For WAN Port 2 and 3 LINE 1 and LINE 2 ports with internal 56K modems this field is read only r o The connection type is set to Switch for Dial up line applications only Switch r o Phone Number Enter the telephone number assigned to your modem line by your telephone company Note that your Prestige only accepts digits do not include dashes and spaces in this field 5551212 example Device Type For WAN Port 1 Serial WAN port connected to external modem or ISDN TA use the space bar to select one of the following devices Modem ISDN TA X 25 PAD 56K Modem A Device Type is selected for the WAN Port such that a Remote Node only picks up a free device of the
150. through this menu The total outgoing call timer can be programmed to reset itself periodically through the Menu 11 and 13 13 18 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 14 Troubleshooting This chapter covers possible ways of dealing with potential problems you may run into when using your Prestige After each problem description we have provided some instructions to help you diagnose and solve the problem 14 1 Problems Starting Up the Prestige Table 14 1 Troubleshooting the Start Up of your Prestige Troubleshooting Corrective Action None of the LEDs are on when you power on the Prestige Check the power cord and the power supply and make sure it is properly connected to your Prestige If the error persists you may have a hardware problem In this case you should contact technical support Connecting the RS 232 cable cannot access the SMT 1 Check to see if the Prestige is connected to your computer s serial port 2 Check to see if the VT100 terminal emulation communications program is configured correctly The 9600 Baud rate communications software should be configured as follows No parity 8 Data bits 1 Stop bit Chapter 14 Troubleshooting 14 1 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 14 2 Problems With the WAN Ports Table 14 2 Troubleshooting a WAN Port Connection Troubleshooting Corrective Action RDY LED of a W
151. tions available in Menu 24 4 to test your Prestige and its connections Table 13 3 System Maintenance Menu Diagnostic Test Options Fields Description Drop WAN Port This command will drop the call in the specified WAN port Reset WAN Port This command will reset the specified WAN port Redirect to WAN Port This command will redirect SMT System Manager Terminal to the specified WAN port To redirect to a WAN Port you must set Port Speed of the WAN Port in Menu 2 to match Terminal Baud Rate in Menu 24 2 Internet Setup Test This test checks to see if your Internet access configuration has been done correctly When this option is chosen your Prestige will PING the Internet IP Address If everything is working properly you will receive an appropriate response Otherwise note the error message and consult your network administrator Ping Host This diagnostic test pings the host which determines the functionality of the TCP IP protocol on your system Reboot System This option reboots the system This serves to implement any changes that may have been recently added to your system Command Mode This option allows the user to enter the command mode This mode allows you to diagnose and test your Prestige using a specified set of commands Manual Call This provides a way for the users of the Prestige to place a manual call to a Remote Node This tests the connectivity to
152. to troubleshoot any errors that may occur The Prestige is also able to generate syslogs to send to other machines Follow the procedure below to get to the Log and Trace Step 1 Select option 24 from the Main Menu to access Menu 24 System Maintenance Step 2 From Menu 24 select option 3 to bring you to Menu 24 3 System Maintenance Log and Trace Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 5 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Step 3 You will be given two options 1 View Error Log 2 Syslog and Accounting The following list describes the fields involved in the trace and log options 13 3 1 View Error Log Selecting the first option from Menu 24 3 System Maintenance Log and Trace will display the Error Log in the system The Error Log does not only provide the error messages but it is also a source of information about your Prestige You can also clear the Error Log on your Prestige After each display you are prompted with an option to do so Enter the appropriate choice and press Enter Examples of typical Error and Information Messages are presented in Figure 13 5 Clear Error Log y n Figure 13 5 Examples of Error and Information Messages 13 6 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 3 2 Syslog And Accounting Syslog and Accounting can be configured in Menu 24 3 2 System Maintenance Syslog and Accounting as shown in Figure 13 6 This menu configures your
153. tup This menu determines the type of the filter sets you wish to implement to monitor your Ethernet traffic From Menu 3 Ethernet Setup enter 1 to go to Menu 3 1 General Ethernet Setup Menu 3 1 General Ethernet Setup Input Filter Sets Output Filter Sets Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel Figure 2 12 Menu 3 1 General Ethernet Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup 2 21 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Filters are not required for your Prestige 128MH to function properly However input and output filter sets may be useful to block certain packets reduce traffic and prevent a security breach If you have a usage for filters read about Chapter 9 Filter Set Configuration then return to this menu to define the appropriate filter sets 2 10 Protocol Dependent Ethernet Setup Depending upon the type of protocol TCP IP IPX or Bridge you are using for your applications you will be required to configure the Ethernet Setup accordingly For TCP IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup refer to Chapter 3 Internet Access Application For Novell IPX Ethernet Setup refer to Section 7 4 IPX Ethernet Setup in Chapter 7 Novell IPX Configuration for LAN to LAN For Bridge Ethernet Setup refer to Chapter 8 Bridge Configuration for LAN to LAN 2 22 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation amp Initial Setup Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 3 Internet Access Application T
154. uding any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose ZyXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequential damages of any kind of character to the purchaser To obtain the services of this warranty contact ZyXEL s Service Center refer to the separate Warranty Card for your Return Material Authorization number RMA Products must be returned Postage Prepaid It is recommended that the unit be insured when shipped Any returned products without proof of purchase or those with an out dated warranty will be repaired or replaced at the discretion of ZyXEL and the customer will be billed for parts and labor All repaired or replaced products will be shipped by ZyXEL to the corresponding return address Postage Paid USA and territories only If the customer desires some other return destination beyond the U S borders the customer shall bear the cost of the return shipment This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state ZyXEL Limited Warranty v Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Customer Support If you have questions about your ZyXEL product or desire assistance contact ZyXEL Communications Corporation offices worldwide in one of the following ways North America ZyXEL Communications Inc 4920 E La Palma Avenue Anaheim CA 92807 USA Telephone 714 693 0808 call between 8 00 AM and 5 00 PM PST Facsimile
155. y The following Table 9 1 contains a brief description of the abbreviations used in Menu 21 1 Table 9 1 Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Menu Abbreviations Description Display Refers to the filter rule number 1 6 A Refers to Active Y means the filter rule is active N means the filter rule is inactive Type Refers to the type of filter rule GEN for Generic This can display GEN for generic IP for IP for TCP IP TCP IP or IPX for Novell IPX IPX for Novell IPX 9 4 Chapter 9 Filter Configuration Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Table 9 1 Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Menu continued Abbreviations Description Display Filter Rules The filter rule parameters will be displayed here see below M Refers to More Y means there are more rules to check N means there aren t more reles to check m Refers to Action Matched F means to forward the packet D means to drop the packet N means check the next rule n Refers to Action Not Matched F means to forward the packet D means to drop the packet N means check the next rule The protocol dependent filter rules abbreviation are listed as follows e If the filter type is IP TCP IP the following abbreviations listed in Table 9 2 will be used Table 9 2 Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is IP Abbreviation Description Pr Protocol
156. y time to cancel your selections 4 5 More on CLID CLID allows your Prestige to authenticate the caller before a call is answered thus saving the cost of a connection Your Prestige uses the caller ID in call setup message to match against the CLID in the database D Note on CLID and Modems For your Prestige to use the CLID authentication it is necessary that your modem also support caller CLID Besides authentication another application of CLID is to combine it with callback For instance your company pays for the connection charges for telecommuting employees and you use your Prestige as the dial in server You can turn on both the CLID authentication and call back options for the dial in users By doing so all usage are charged to the company instead of the employees and your accounting department can avoid the hassles of accountability and reimbursement 4 10 Chapter 4 Telecommuting Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Chapter 5 Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN A Remote Node represents both a remote gateway and the internet behind it across a WAN connection A Remote Node is required for placing calls to or answering calls from a remote network Note that when you use Menu 4 to configure the Internet your Prestige will automatically add a Remote Node for you Once a Remote Node is configured properly traffic to the remote LAN will trigger your Prestige to make a call automatically i e Dial On Demand Si
157. ype atur3 while in debug mode and wait for Starting XMODEM upload before beginning to upload file Type atgo after file has successfully loaded to start RAS Then change the baud rate to 9600 Proceeding with the upload will erase the current ROM file Do You Which To Proceed Y N Figure 13 12 Menu 24 7 2 System Maintenance Upload ROM File 13 7 3 Load Modem Firmware Menu 24 7 3 System Maintenance Upload WAN Port 2 Modem Firmware Proceeding with the upload will erase the current modem code Do You Which To Proceed Y N Figure 13 13 Menu 24 7 3 System Maintenance Upload WAN Port 2 Modem Firmware 13 14 Chapter 13 System Maintenance Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub Menu 24 7 4 System Maintenance Upload WAN Port 3 Modem Firmware Proceeding with the upload will erase the current modem code Do You Which To Proceed Y N Figure 13 14 Menu 24 7 4 System Maintenance Upload WAN Port 2 Modem Firmware 13 8 Command Interpreter Mode This option allows the user to enter the command interpreter mode This mode allows you to diagnose test and configure your Prestige using a specified set of commands A list of valid commands can be found by typing help at the command prompt For more detailed information check the ZyXEL Web site or send an e mail to the ZyXEL Support Group Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 15 Prestige 128MH PSTN Router Hub 13 9 Cal

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