Allied Telesis AT-AR256E User Manual
Web Interface User Guide
Allied Telesyn
AT-AR256E
Rev. 1.0
4-Port ADSL Router
1. Introduction................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Main Features...................................................................................................... 4
2. Your Gateway at a Glance...................................................................................... 6
2.1 Ports and Buttons ................................................................................................ 6
2.2 LED Descript ion ................................................................................................. 6
3. Installing Your ADSL Router................................................................................... 7
4. Setting Up Your ADSL Router................................................................................ 8
4.1 Log into Your ADSL Router .............................................................................. 8
4.2 Quick Start .......................................................................................................... 8
4.3 Setup (For Advance User) ................................................................................... 9
4.3.1 Wide Area Network Connection............................................................... 10
4.3.2 Local Area Network Connection.............................................................. 10
4.4 Configuring the WAN....................................................................................... 10
4.4.1 New Connection........................................................................................ 11
4.4.2 Modify an Existing Connection ................................................................ 17
4.4.3 Modem Setup ............................................................................................ 17
4.5 Configuring the LAN ........................................................................................ 17
4.5.1 Enable/Disable DHCP............................................................................... 18
4.5.2 Changing the ADSL Router IP Address ................................................... 19
4.5.3 Firewall/NAT Services ............................................................................. 20
4.6 Advanced (For Advance User Only) ................................................................ 20
4.6.1 UPnP ......................................................................................................... 20
4.6.2 Port Forwarding ........................................................................................ 21
4.6.3 Advanced Security.................................................................................... 22
4.6.4 Access Control.......................................................................................... 24
4.6.5 LAN Clients .............................................................................................. 24
4.6.6 MAC Address Filters ................................................................................ 24
4.6.7 Multicast.................................................................................................... 25
4.6.8 Static Routing............................................................................................ 26
4.6.9 Dynamic Routing...................................................................................... 27
4.7 Tools.................................................................................................................. 28
4.7.1 System Commands.................................................................................... 28
4.7.2 User Management ..................................................................................... 29
4.7.3 Update Firmware....................................................................................... 29
4.7.4 Ping Test ................................................................................................... 30
4.7.5 Modem Test .............................................................................................. 30
4.8 Status ................................................................................................................. 30
4.8.1 Network Statistics ..................................................................................... 30
4.8.2 Connection Status ..................................................................................... 31
4.8.3 DHCP Clients............................................................................................ 31
4.8.4 Modem Status ........................................................................................... 31
4.8.5 Product Information.................................................................................. 31
4.8.6 System Log............................................................................................... 31
5. Appendix A: Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 32
5.1 The ADSL Router Is Not Functional ................................................................ 32
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5.2 I Can’t Connect To The ADSL Router. ............................................................ 32
5.3 The DSL Link LED Continues To Blink But Does Not Stop ........................... 32
5.4 The DSL Link LED Is Always Off ................................................................... 33
6. ADSL Router Terms............................................................................................... 34
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1. Introduction
The AT-AR256E 4-Port ADSL Router is the perfect high speed WAN bridge/router. This fullfeatured product is specifically designed to connect to the Internet , and directly connect to your
local area network via high speed 10/100Mbps Ethernet. The ADSL router also has full NAT
firewall and DMZ services to block unwanted users from accessing your network.
For gaming users, the ADSL router is already pre-configured for several low latency game ports.
Just click on the game you are playing online and the rest is done for you.
The ADSL router is fully compatible with all computers. As long as your computer has a Ethernet
interface and is running a TCP /IP stack, the computer can have high speed WAN access. So,
plug in the ADSL router (refer to Quick Installation Guide), configure it (per your ISP’s
requirements) and enjoy fast Internet access like never before.
1.1 Main Features
ADSL/ATM Support
• ANSI T1.413 issue 2, ITU -T G.992.1 (G.dmt) and G.992.2 (G.lite) compliant
• ADSL2, ADSL2+ , RE-ADSL Ready
• Rate Adaptive modem at 32Kbps steps
• Dynamic Adaptive Equalisation to improve Carrier’s service area
• Bridge Tap Mitigation support
• ATM Layer with Traffic shaping QoS Support (UBR, CBR, VBR-rt, VBR-nrt)
• AAL ATM Attributes – AAL5
• Multiple PVC up to 8 support
• Spectral compatibility with POTS
• F5 OAM Loopback/Send and Receive
Encapsulation Support
• RFC2684 Bridge and Routed LLC and VC Mux support
• RFC2364 PPPoA Client support
• RFC2516 PPPoE Client support
• RFC2225/RFC1577 Classical IP Support
• Transparent Bridge Support
• PAP/CHAP/MS-CHAP for Password Authentication Support
Network Support
• Static IP, Dynamic RIP routing support
• IP/TCP/UDP/ICMP/ARP/RARP Application Support
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Port Mapping/Forwarding
• Easy setup of Port Forwarding rules for popular Games/Application
• NAT Application Level Gateway for popular applications
• DHCP Server/Relay/client
• DNS Relay Agent
• DMZ support
• Single Session IPsec and PPTP/L2TP VPN pass-through support
• PPP Always on with configurable timeout
• PPP Dial on Demand
• Universal Plug and Play Support
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Management Support
• Web Based HTTP management GUI
• TFTP/FTP Support for Firmware Upgrade
• Web Based Firmware Upgrade (Local)
• Soft Factory Reset Button via Web GUI
• Telnet/CLI (Read Only)
• Syslog Support
• Firmware upgradeable for future feature enhancement
Security Support
• NAT for basic Firewall support
• Packet Filtering Firewall Support
• Stateful Packet Inspection Support
• Protection against Denial of Service attacks
• Password Authentication to Modem
External Connectors
• 1 x RJ-11 Telephone socket for ADSL
• 4 x RJ-45 for 10/100Base-T Ethernet (Auto MDI/MDI-X)
• 1 x DC Jack for Power Input
• 1 x Factory Default Reset Button
• 1 x On/Off Power Switch
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2. Your Gateway at a Glance
The AT-AR256E 4-Port ADSL Router has several ports and LEDs. Let’s take a look at them.
2.1 Ports and Buttons
Reset to Factory Defaults: The reset to factory defaults feature will set the ADSL router back to
its factory default configuration. If you had forgotten the login password, you may need to place
the ADSL router into its factory default settings. Note that while the ADSL router is resetting, you
will loose the ability to communicate with the ADSL router via the web interface. To reset the
ADSL router, simply press the reset button for about 10 seconds. The ADSL router will be reset
to its factory defaults and after about 30 ~ 40 seconds the ADSL router will become operational
again.
Local Area Network (LAN) ports: Connect to Ethernet network devices such as computers ,
hubs, switches or routers. The AT-AR256E has an integral 4-port switch with auto MDI/MDI-X
feature which support s both straight and crossover cables.
DC input: This is where you connect the power adapter. Make sure to observe the proper power
requirements. The required power is 9 volts. Use the power adapter provided.
DSL port: This is the WAN interface that connec ts directly to your telephone wall socket.
2.2 LED Description
1. POWER
Lights up when power is supplied to the ADSL router.
2. ETH/ACT
Lights up when the Ethernet cable is properly connected from your Ethernet network card to
the ADSL router.
Flickers when the ADSL router is transmitting/receiving data.
3. DSL
Lights up when the ADSL connection is established.
Flickers when the ADSL router is trying to establish a connection to your ADSL Provider.
4. INTERNET
Lights up when the PPP connection is established.
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3. Installing Your ADSL Router
1. Locate an optimum location for the ADSL router.
2. For connections to the Ethernet and DSL interfaces, please refer to the Quick Installation
Guide.
3. Connect the power adapter. Depending on the type of network, you may want to connect the
power adapter to an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Only use the power adapter
supplied with the ADSL router. A different power adapter may damage the product.
Now that the hardware installation is completed, proceed to 4. Setting Up Your ADSL Router
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4. Setting Up Your ADSL Router
This section will guide you through the ADSL router’s configuration. The ADSL router is shipped
with a standard PPP configuration.
4.1 Log into Your ADSL Router
To configure the ADSL router, launch your web browser. You may get an error message at this
point; this is normal. Do not panic! Type the default IP address (192.168.1.1) press the Enter
key and the following page, shown in Figure 1 will appear. The default username is admin
(case-sensitive) and the password is admin (case-sensitive).
Note: Before setting up the ADSL router, make sure you have followed the Quick
Installation Guide. You should have your computers configured for DHCP mode and have
proxies disabled on your browser. If you access the ADSL router and instead of getting a
login page, the browser instead displays a login redirection page, you should check your
browser's setting and verify that JavaScript support is enabled. Also, if you do not get the
page shown in Figure 1, you may need to delete your temporary Internet files (basically
flush the cached web pages).
Figure 1 (Modem Access)
4.2 Quick Start
The first page (Figure 2) that appears after the login page is the Quick Start page. Depending on
the country that you reside in, some profiles have been preset for the VPI/VCI and type of
encapsulation. For example, if you reside in New Zealand, click on the button for New Zealand
and then click Next. The next page will display the preset profile of VPI=0, VCI=100 and
encapsulation type is PPPoA VC-MUX. If this is not correct, select Customise Settings and enter
the VPI and VCI values. If the ADSL service is PPPoA or PPPoE, you will also need to enter the
username and password which your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply to you.
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The Quick Start page is meant for basic users who only require easy and seamless connectivity
to the Internet, without worrying about any other advance configuration setting.
For more advanced setup, please proceed to the next section.
Important:
After clicking on Connect, please be sure to “Save Settings” to register the username / password
or any other changes.
Figure 2 (Quick Start page)
4.3 Setup (For Advance User)
From this page the user can setup the ADSL router (configure the LAN and WAN connections),
configure the advanced configuration options within the ADSL router (security, routing and
filtering), access tools that are helpful for debug purposes, obtain the status of the modem and
view the extensive online help.
To setup the ADSL router with a basic configuration, select Setup. Figure 3 illustrates the setup
page. The page is broken into two subsections, the WAN configuration and the LAN
configuration.
Before configuring the ADSL router, there are several concepts that you should be familiar with
on how your new ADSL router works. Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with these
concepts, as it should make the configuration much easier.
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Figure 3 (Setup page)
4.3.1 Wide Area Network Connection
On the other side of the ADSL router is where your Wide Area Network (WAN) connection; also
referred to as a broadband connection. This WAN connection is different for every WAN
provider. Most of the configuration you will perform will be in this area.
4.3.2 Local Area Network Connection
On one side of the ADSL router, you have your own Local Area Network (LAN) connections. This
is where you plug in your local computers to the ADSL router. The ADSL router is normally
configured to automatically provide all the computers on your network with Internet addresses.
4.4 Configuring the WAN
Before the gateway will pass any data between the LAN interface(s) and the WAN interface, the
WAN side of the modem must be configured. Depending on your ADSL Provider or ISP, you will
need some or all of the information outlined below before you can properly configure the WAN:
• Your ADSL VPI and VCI values
• Your ADSL encapsulation type and multiplexing
• Your ADSL training mode (default is MMODE)
• For PPPoA and PPPoE users, you also need these values from your ISP:
• Your username and password
• For RFC 1483 users, you may need these values from your ISP:
• Your ADSL fixed WAN IP address
• Your Subnet Mask
• Your Default Gateway
• Your primary DNS IP address
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Since multiple users can use the ADSL router, the ADSL router can simultaneously support
multiple connection types; hence, the user must set up different profiles for each connection. The
ADSL router supports the following protocols:
• DHCP
• RFC2364 / PPPoA
• RFC2516 / PPPoE
• Static
• Bridged
• RFC1577 / CLIP
.
4.4.1 New Connection
A new connection is basically a virtual connection. The ADSL router can support up to 8 different
(unique) virtual connections. If you have multiple different virtual con nections, you may need to
utilise the static and dynamic routing capabilities of the modem to pass data correctly.
4.4.1.1 Bridged Gateway Profile and Connection
A pure bridged connection does not assign a IP address to the WAN interface. NAT and firewall
rules are not enabled. This connection method makes the ADSL router act as a hub, and just
passes packets across the WAN interface to the LAN interface.
To configure the ADSL router as a bridge, click on Setup and then click on New Connection. The
default PPPoE connection setup is displayed. At the Type field select Bridge and the Bridge
connection setup page is displayed (see Figure 4). Give your Bridge connection a unique name;
the name must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers. In this case the unique name is
called Bridge. Select the encapsulation type (LLC or VC); if you are not sure, just use the default
mode. Select the VPI and VCI settings; your ADSL Provider or ISP will supply these; in this case,
the ADSL Provider is using 0,100. Also select the Quality of Service (QoS); leave the default
value if you are unsure or the ISP did not provide this information.
Figure 4 (Bridge Connection Setup)
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