Nowadays LAN, WAN and Internet connectivity are becoming the
common currency for business. Intranets and Internet are carrying a
growing percentage of business transactions for data & voice
communication. For SOHO businesses and enterprise branch offices
interconnecting the company, Intranet and Internet is becoming a
competitive necessity. Such enterprise businesses also require solutions
that provide reliable, secure and high-performance access to their private
WANs and the Internet with flexibility to upgrade to new services easily
in the near future. Service providers are interested in meeting this demand
for new network services to capitalize on opportunities with the growing
SOHO & enterprise market.
D-Link’s DRO-250i Router is designed for small and medium enterprises.
It has 1 LAN port and 4 WAN ports.
The supported WAN Ports are:
- 2 Mbps V.35 interface.
- 64/128kbps ISDN Leased/Dialup interface.
- Ethernet/PPPoE WAN (re-configurable as DMZ) interface.
- Aux port
It supports Manual and Automatic Back-Up feature. When a primary
interface goes down all the traffic can be redirected through the configured
backup interface.
DRO-250i Router is targeted for low cost market in SOHO segment. This
router uses XScale architecture (ARM core with NPEs) from INTEL
(IXP425). The hardware is designed with 5 Interfaces (V.35, LAN, ISDN,
& WAN3/DMZ, Aux Port). Any interface can be made as primary WAN
interface. Similarly any interface can be made as backup WAN interface.
For example V.35 is used as Primary interface for WAN connectivity
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which ideally gives bandwidth up to 2Mbps. ISDN WAN interface can be
a backup interface which gives 128kbps bandwidth
1.2 Product Features
1.2.1
Hardware Features
LAN Port
The Product is equipped with an auto-negotiated 10/100 (Ethernet) RJ-45
interface for connecting the router to the LAN.
Multiple WAN Ports
The Product has 4 WAN ports.
V.35 WAN Interface
V.35 can be connected to 2 Mbps Leased Modem.
ISDN WAN Interface
ISDN S/T Port is connected to either a dial up line or a dedicated leased
line. It also supports bandwidth on Demand (BOD). Following protocols
are only supported within ISDN sub system:
Layer 2 protocol: HDLC
Layer 3 protocol: Trans
Dial on Demand
The dial on demand feature allows the product to automatically place
a call to a remote node via ISDN WAN port whenever there is traffic
coming from any workstation on the LAN to that remote site.
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Auto Hang-up
The product can be configured for Auto Hang-up with idle times
which can hang-up the ISDN WAN connection when the line stays
idle for predetermined time duration. To disable this feature set idletimeout to 0 in ISDN Configuration page.
Bandwidth on Demand
This product supports the Bandwidth on Demand feature.
PPP/MLPPP
ISDN WAN port uses Sync-PPP for PPP negotiation with the ISP.
64 Kbps line uses only Sync-PPP. MLPPP is used in conjunction
with 128 Kbps line.
Ethernet WAN Interface
This Ethernet interface can be used to connect the WAN interface by using
any broadband modem. It can be connected in the following 3 modes.
1. Dynamic connection: Using the DHCP client, it will get connect
to the broadband.
2. PPPoE: Point to Point link over Ethernet. It is the widely used
mode to connect broadband network.
3. Static: Statically define the Interface address and connect to the
WAN world.
Auxiliary WAN Interface
This is one of the legacy interfaces to connect the WAN. This interface
can be used as backup interface to any primary interfaces (Ethernet WAN,
V.35).
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Bandwidth available with WAN
V.35 2Mbps
ISDN 64Kbps, 128Kbps & Bandwidth on Demand
Ethernet Wan 100Mbps
Aux Port 56Kbps
1.2.2 Software Features
Routing
DRO-250i supports both the dynamic and static routing. As part of
dynamic routing it supports RIP and OSPF routing protocols.
RIP
The Routing Information Protocol, or RIP, as it is more commonly
called, is one of the most enduring of all routing protocols.DRO-250i
supports both the versions of V1 and V2.
OSPF
Short for Open Shortest Path First, an interior gateway routing
protocol developed for IP networks based on the shortest path first or
link-state algorithm. DRO-250 supports both the version of OSPF.
Static Routing
Static routes are special routes that the network administrator
manually enters into the router configuration. You could build an
entire network based on static routes.
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Load balancing
User can connect to multiple WAN networks and the load can be
distributed to between these multiple WAN interfaces to get good
bandwidth. If any interface goes down the traffic will be diverted back to
the connected interfaces.
Firewall
The DRO-250i also includes a firewall which has the following features:
• Access Policies
• Network Address Translation (NAT/NAPT) with Popular ALG
Support.
• Inbound and Outbound policies for all the interfaces.
• Intrusion detection system (IDS)
• Denial of Service (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
• Filter like IP address, port, domain name, Mac address, URL etc.,
• Virtual servers
• Port forwarding
VPN
Using the DRO-250i integrated VPN, you can provide a secure connection
between widely separated office networks or securely link telecommuters
or travellers to the office network. An encrypted traffic tunnel is created
between DRO-250i protected networks or between a DRO-250i and third
party VPN products that support IPSec.
NAT
When a TCP or UDP packet is received by the Router the IP address in
this packet will be translated between the WAN and LAN side of the
Router if this option is enabled. DRO-250i supports all the combinations
of NAT models like Many to Many, Many to One, One to Many, One to
One
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Quality of Service
Router provides QoS mechanisms pertaining to differentiated services. In
an IP network QoS defines the ability to compensate for traffic
characteristics without compromising average throughput.
QoS enables you to provide better service to certain flows. This is done by
either raising the priority of a flow or limiting the priority of another flow
SNMP
DRO-250i supports SNMPV1, V2 &V3 to allow user to monitor the
device through any SNMP manager. This feature allows network
administrators to manage network performance, find and solve network
problems, and plan for network growth.
Multicasting
Internet Protocol (IP) multicast is a bandwidth-conserving technology that
reduces traffic by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information
to thousands of corporate recipients and homes. Applications that take
advantage of multicast include videoconferencing, corporate
communications, distance learning, and distribution of software, stock
quotes, and news. DRO-250i routers are enabled with Protocol
Independent Multicast (PIM) and other supporting multicast protocols like
IGMP
Tools
DRO-250i supports various tools to manage and monitor the device.
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Syslog
The Router can send the Syslog messages to the configured server to
aid in network administration.
NTP
Router allows the user to configure the system date and time. User
can select to use either manual or SNTP settings to set the time.
Configuration upload/download
This tool allows the user to save the configurations onto the product
as well as it can be downloaded to the local hard disk. The same
configuration can be uploaded to the device.
Web Based Configuration and Management
The product provides SSL based secure, user friendly Web Pages to
configure and manage the device and the network.
Internet Access
The product supports the TCP/IP protocol which is the protocol language
for the Internet. DRO-250i Router allows everyone connected to the LAN
to access the Internet.
NAT feature is required at LAN side to access ISP through any WAN
connection.
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Chapter 2 and 3 will give the detail info on how to install/configure the
DRO-250i router.
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CHAPTER 2
INSTALLING DRO-250i
2.1 About the router
This section will introduce hardware of the router.
Front View
Rear View
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3.1.1 Front Panel
1 3 5 6 9 12
PWR WAN1 WAN2 LAN WAN3 SWT
Number
1
2
3
4
2
4
ModuleStatusDescription/Designation
PowerOnON
WAN1 (V.35)ReadyON: Interface is up
WAN1 (V.35)Link
WAN2
(ISDN)
5
WAN2
(ISDN)
7
10
8 11
/ACT
LinkON : Physical link is up
B1 ON: B1 Connected
F R
13
14
OFF
OFF: Interface is down
ON: There is activity on
this interface
OFF: There is no activity
on this interface
Blinking: There is activity
through v.35
interface
OFF : Physical link is
down
OFF: B1 Disconnected
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6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
WAN2
(ISDN)
B2 ON: B2 Connected.
OFF: B2 Disconnected
LANLinkON : Physical link is up
OFF: Physical link is
down
LANTxON : Transmission Activity
on
OFF: Transmission Activity
off
LANRxON: Receive Activity on
OFF: Receive Activity off
WAN3/DMZLinkON : Physical link is up
OFF : Physical link is
down
WAN3/DMZTxON : Transmission Activity
on
OFF: Transmission Activity
off
WAN3/DMZRxON: Receive Activity on
OFF: Receive Activity off
SWT F Restores the factory
settings
SWT R Hard reset for board
Interfaces Description
V.35 DTE WAN1 WAN Port
LAN Ethernet 10BaseT for LAN Port (RJ-45)
WAN3/DMZ WAN3 Port/ De Militarized Zone Port
ISDN ISDN Port
AUX Aux Port
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3.1.2 Rear Panel
2.1.2
Interface Description
INPUT 85-265 VAC Input Voltage 230 VAC
2.2 Unpacking the DRO-250i
DRO-250i Package Contents
The DRO-250i package contains the following items:
• The DRO-250i router
• 1 Blue cross-over Ethernet Cables
• 3 Grey Straight Ethernet Cables
• 1 V.35 Cables
• 1 power cord
• User Manual (CD)
• Quick Install Guide
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2.2.1
3.1.3Mounting the DRO-250i
The DRO-250i can be mounted on any stable surface. It requires 1 U of
vertical space in the rack. The DRO-250i Router can be installed as a
standalone unit on any stable surface. For standalone, make sure the unit
has at least 1.5 in. (3.75 cm) of clearance on each side to allow for
adequate airflow and cooling.
Dimensions
440.96 x 194.81 x 44 mm
(Rack mount, 1U standard)
Weight
2.5 Kg.
Power requirements
• Power consumption: 6.6W
• AC input voltage: 85 to 265 VAC
• AC input current: 1.6 A
• Frequency: 50 Hz
Environmental specifications
• Operating Temperature: 32 to 104
• Storage Temperature: -13 to 158
• Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
0
F (0 to 55 0 C)
0
F (-25 to 70 0 C)
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2.3 Connecting the DRO-250i to your network
Once the initial configuration of the DRO-250i is completed, you can
connect the DRO-250i between your internal network and the internet
.
Internal Network
DRO-250i
LAN
Hub or switch
WAN 3
DLM-G2100V
Internet
DNT-NT1
GLB-502T
• Make the necessary power connections. The power LED will turn ON
to indicate proper operation.
• Connect the LAN interface to the hub or switch connected to your
internal network using cross cable.
• Connect the V.35 DTE WAN Port to a 2 Mbps Leased-Line modem.
• Computers that act as servers (Mail Server, FTP Servers etc) to provide
Internet services should be connected to DMZ Port using an Ethernet
Cable.
• Connect the WAN2 interface to the ISDN NT1.
• Connect an analog modem to the Aux Port.
Power-OFF before inserting the V.35 cable
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2.4 Configuration via Web Browser
With some advance preparation, it’s easy to install DRO-250i and begin
using it. The following topics have been organized as a set of guidelines to
ensure that your computer and your network are ready for it.
1. This Router is a ready to use flash programmed board. (The Image is
loaded on to the flash).
2. Router supports WEB based management feature to configure the
board. Internet Explorer (Version 5.5 and above) is the preferred browser.
Connect the PC to the LAN port of Router and open internet explorer
browser with the following
“https://<IP address > of Router’s LAN interface ” i.e.
https://<192.168.100.254 > connection on Internet Explorer. This will
bring the login page of Router on the browser.
Default LAN IP is 192.168.100.254 (User can change this IP address
using Web).
3. It will ask for username and password.
User name: “admin”
Password: “admin”
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D-Link Welcome Page will appear and you can browse through the web
page.
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CHAPTER3
CONFIGURATION THROUGH WEB
The Web configuration is simple and easy to use. It will help in quick
setting of the Router to connect to ISP (Internet Service Provider) with
few steps required. It will guide user step by step to configure the
password and WAN settings of DRO-250i.
3.2 INTERFACES
3.2.1
INTERFACES-LAN
The LAN Settings allows user to view the current IP address and subnet
mask assigned to the Router. It also allows user to change these settings.
If it is necessary to change the IP address or subnet mask assigned to the
Router, enter the new values in the appropriate fields and then click apply
to make the current changes.
For an example, if LAN network is to be a 192.168.0.x network with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, user might assign the Router an IP address
of 192.168.0.1 and configure its DHCP server to assign addresses in the
range between 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.100. The default gateway setting
for computers on the LAN side will be the DRO-250i’s IP address which
in this case is 192.168.0.1.
Saving all of this information to the DRO-250i's flash and restarting it will
make this IP addressing scheme current. In Windows, when the user
enables DHCP on the NIC he/she will obtain an IP address automatically,
upon restarting the computer(s) connected on the LAN side of the Router.
User’s computer(s) will automatically be assigned an IP address (es) from
the range 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.100. As an alternative, user could
disable the DHCP server and manually update the IP address, subnet mask
and default gateway information for each computer on the LAN side.
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It is recommended that if user needs to change the IP addressing scheme
for the Router, he/she can configure its DHCP server with the appropriate
IP address range an d subnet mask, and then assign an IP addres s from the
same range. This way, a computer on the LAN side of network can always
get the proper network addressing information by DHCP from the Router
simply by being restarted.
Click on Interface > LAN to get the web page as shown below:
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3.2.2 INTERFACES - WAN 1
For WAN1 settings Click on Interfaces > WAN1 and the web page opens
as shown below:
User will need to enter the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address and
DNS address(es) provided to user by ISP. Each IP address entered in the
fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which is four IP octets separated
by a dot (x.x.x.x). The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in
this format.
Protocol: CiscoHDLC/Sync PPP user can select the sync protocol which
can be either cisco HDLC or Sync PPP. User should confirm the protocol
supported by the ISP and then configure accordingly.
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3.2.3 INTERFACES – WAN2
3.2.3.1 Mode Settings
Click on Interfaces > WAN2 > Mode Settings and the web page open as
shown below:
This page allows user to configure ISDN in either Leased or Dialup. If the
user selects Leased on this page and clicks apply then only leased
configuration page will be shown. If user wants to configure for dialup
then he/she has to select dialup from this page and then click apply.
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3.2.3.2 WAN2-Dial Up
3.2.3.2.1 Dial Up-Connection Settings
This page allows the user to select different types of connection settings
i.e. 64 kbps, 128 kbps etc. On this page if the connection type is changed
then again appropriate pages (ISP or DIALIN configuration pages or both)
needs to be applied depending on the new connection type selected.
Click on Interfaces > WAN2 > Dial up >Connection Settings and the
web page open as shown below:
My Phone Number:
“My Phone number” is user's own telephone number with an area code
included if ISDN port is directly connected to the phone socket. Otherwise
if it is connected to a PBX, then provide the MSN (phone number) stored
in the PBX. E.g.: If the area code of user is 080 and phone number is
26788835 then enter 08026788835 in this field. It can be of maximum 14
digits.
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This field must be filled with proper values as mentioned above to support dial-
in.
Layer 2 Protocol:
For this protocol, the parameter is set as HDLC.
Layer 3 Protocol:
For this protocol, the parameter is set as Transparent.
Packet encapsulation:
For this protocol, the parameter is set as Sync PPP.
Connection Type:
Users can select among the available connection types in the dropdown
list depending on his/her requirement.
128K Dialin/Dialout-User can configure dial out and dial in 128k.
64K Dialin + 64K Dialout-User can configure first channel (B1) for dial
out and second channel (B2) for dial in.
2-64K Dialout-Users can configure two channels (B1& B2) with two
different dialout configurations.
2-64K Dialin-Users can configure two channels (B1& B2) with two
different dialin configurations.
BOD Dialout-User can configure Bandwidth on demand for dialout
configuration.
Dial On Demand:
Dial on demand feature allows the system to dial automatically whenever
there is traffic on the WAN2 interface. This feature will be enabled only
when the connection type is 64kbps dial in & dialout or 2-64kbps dialout
or BOD dialout.
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High Water Mark and High Water Time:
These parameters specify the conditions under which the second channel
will be activated. When the utilization of the first connected channel goes
over the High Water Mark and passes the High Water Time, the additional
channel will be activated. The link speed will then be 128kbps .
The default value for High water mark is 56 kbps and the default value for
High water
These parameters are enabled only when connection type is BOD (Bandwidth
On Demand). Default values highwater mark and highwater time are 7000 bytes
and 30 seconds respectively
.
Automatic applying of ISDN pages:
Whenever user clicks on apply in the ISDN Connection page, then
depending upon the connection type automatically dialout and dialin pages
will be applied.
Automatic apply of dialout pages: Dialout page will be applied with
appropriate profile if he/she has configured it previously. User has to
configure profile for each connection type (i.e. 64K B1, 64K B2 and
128K) at least once.
-If user has selected connection type as 128K dialin/dialout or BOD
dialout and he has configured a profile for this connection type then that
profile will automatically be applied.
-If user has selected connection type as 64kdialin+64kdialout and he has
configured a profile for channel B1 that profile will be applied
automatically.
- If user has selected connection type as 2 64kdialout and he has
configured profiles for both channel1 (B1) and channel2 (B2) then those
profiles will automatically be applied.
Automatic apply of dialin pages: Dialin page is automatically applied
with appropriate profile if they are configured previously.
-If user configured profile for B1 previously then when user selects
connection type 128K dialin/dialout or 2 64Kdialin then B1’s profile will
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automatically be applied
-If user has configured channel B2 then when user selects connection type
64KDialin+64KDialout or 2 64Kdialin it will automatically be applied.
Automatic apply of mode settings: Suppose if user has selected leased
and press apply on the mode settings page then leased page will be applied
automatically if it was configured previously. Same, if user selects dialup
in mode settings page and press apply
then ISDN dialup
pages(connections page, dialout, dialin) will be automatically applied if
they were configured previously.
3.2.3.2.2 Dial Up-Dial out
Click on Interfaces > WAN2 > Dialup > Dial Out and the web page
open as shown below:
This page has the parameters required for establishing the internet
connection with the ISP. This page enables the user to configure the
channels with ISP configurations depending upon the connection type he
chooses from ISDN connection settings page. User can add a maximum of
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five different ISP profiles on this page and depending upon the choice
he/she can configure channels with those profiles. Profiles are independent
of channels; user can configure any profile on any of the channels. ADDbutton enables the user to add the profile into the profiles table. APPLYbutton enables the user to apply the selected configuration on the selected
channels. To apply a particular configuration from the saved profiles user
should click on View and select the channel and click Apply. Selection of
channel depends upon the connection type the user chooses from the
ISDN connections page. User can choose either B1 or B2 only when
connection type is 2-64K dialout. For all other Connection types B1
channel is selected automatically. When the Connection type is 128kbps
dial out/dial in only Channel 1(B1) will be enabled .User can see the
status of two channels in the status page. Profile table will show which
profile has been selected for which channel. This page only configures the
particular channel with ISP profile. To initiate a dial go to ISDN STATUS
page and click Dial .
Local IP address:
Fill in the fixed IP address given by the ISP provider. It is in the form of
four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x).
Unnumbered:
This interface can be configured as an Unnumbered interface.
Net mask:
Enter the subnet mask in dotted decimal (i.e. A.B.C.D) format
Remote IP address:
Fill in the fixed IP address of the remote server given by the ISP. It is in
the form of four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x)..
Area Code:
It provides the Area Code of the ISP. e.g. area code of user is 080 and
ISP's area code is 022, then user should enter 22 in the area code field.
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If the area code of user and the ISP is same, then enter zero in the area code
field.
Dial Prefix:
In Dial Prefix, user should enter the country code if the user is dialing to
other country, or else enter zero e.g. if user wants to dial to Singapore then
enter 0065 as dial prefix where 65 is country code of Singapore.
Phone Number:
Enter the phone number of the ISP, excluding the Area Code and Dial
Prefix.
Alternate Phone Number:
Enter the alternate phone number of the ISP, excluding the Area Code and
Dial Prefix. If primary phone number is busy then alternate phone number
will be dialed automatically.
User Name:
Enter the user name given by the ISP provider. It can be 20 characters
long.
Password:
Enter the password given by the ISP provider. It can be 20 characters
long.
Protocol Compression
This will enable or disable Protocol Compression field. This should be
same as ISP settings. Before enabling or disabling this field, verify ISP
settings and then select accordingly.
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