Lanner electronic FW-6420 User Manual

FW-6420 Series

Mini Desktop VIA Eden low-power

Network Security Appliance

User’s Manual

Copyright and Disclaimers

© Copyright 2004 - Lanner Electronics Inc.
All Rights Reserved

The contents in this publication have been thoroughly checked and considered accurate. The
publisher and manufacturer of this product, Lanner Electronics, is not responsible for any
violation of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. Neither does Lanner
Electronics assume any responsibility for any inaccuracies contained in this manual, nor make
any commitment to keep the information in this document up-to-date.

Lanner reserves the right to make improvements to this document and/or this product at any
given time without notice.

No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without
the formal consent from Lanner.

Trademark Acknowledgments

All products and/or brand names stated in this publication are the trademarks of their rightful
and associated companies.

Radio Frequency Emissions Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the digital device limits pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when operate in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area may cause harmful interference, in which case the user will
be required to correct the interference at his expense.

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Safety Instructions

The following information relates to the safety of installation and maintenance personnel. Read
all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or operate this equipment, especially before
connecting the power adapter.

Please keep the following in mind as you unpack and install this equipment:

 Always follow basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and

injury to persons.

 Do not apply power into FW-6420 before installation or when disconnecting this

product from its original system setup.

 Use only the specified power adapter (output voltage: 12VDC/5A) and make sure the

power adaptor’s plug matches your electrical wall outlet.

 To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain, moisture or install this

product near water.

 Locate a safe and dry location to place this product. Keep it away from wet

surfaces/surroundings.

 Never push an object of any kind into this product through openings or empty slots, as

you may damage parts.

 Do not attach the power supply cabling to building surfaces. Do not allow anything to

rest on the power cabling or allow it to be abused by persons walking on it.

 Distance your working area from moist floors, ungrounded power extension cables, and

unavailable safety grounds.

 Avoid installation of this product during a lighting storm.
 Damages caused by electrostatic discharge may result in total or intermittent system

failures. To minimize the possibility of ESD damage, an anti-static strap is highly
recommended.

 When cleaning or servicing this unit, avoid using highly toxic or aerosol cleaners. Use a

clean damp cloth when wiping its surfaces.

 Do not place this device in a tight and sealed location. Place the unit where it can access

sufficient airflow to its vent holes (openings along its sides). Never block or cover these
openings.

 Do not disassemble this product on your own.

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Getting Technical Assistance

Should you encounter questions or problems with your FW-6420, Lanner Electronics is ready
to assist you within the guidelines of our product support programs. First, check the electronic
product documentation for assistance. If you still cannot find the solution to your problem,
contact Lanner sales team with the following information handy:

 FW-6420 model name
 Part number
 Local network configuration details
 The abnormal behavior and/or error messages reported by your network system
 Your questions, or a description of the problem you are experiencing

Call, fax, or e-mail Lanner Electronics for technical support.

Phone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

About this Manual

This target audience of this manual includes users, administrators and technicians. This
publication is a useful reference when installing, configuring, operating and managing the
FW-6420. This breakdown and short descriptions of this manual’s contents are as follows:

 Chapter 1 – Introduction provides an overview of the FW-6420 mini

desktop network security appliance, including its related features,
application usage and technical specifications list. The chapter also
guides users through the pre and post installation process by listing safety
tips plus an overall detailed description of the control board and system
and their vital components.

 Chapter 2 – Introduce Hardware Installation
 Chapter 3 – Award BIOS Setup
 Appendix A –summarizes the specification of the power adapter

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Table of Contents

Copyright and Disclaimers....................................................................................................ii

Trademark Acknowledgments...............................................................................................ii

Radio Frequency Emissions Notice..................................................................... ii

Safety Instructions............................................................................................... iii

Getting Technical Assistance.............................................................................. iv

About this Manual................................................................................................ iv

Table of Contents................................................................................................ v

C h a p t e r 1.........................................................................................................................1

Getting Started 1

1.1 Introduction.................................................................................................. 1

1.1.1 Features...............................................................................................................................1

1.2 Technical Specifications.............................................................................. 2

1.3 Packing Contents........................................................................................ 3

1.4 EM-661 System Board................................................................................ 4

1.4.1 Mechanical Dimensions.......................................................................................................4

1.4.2 Board Layout........................................................................................................................5

1.4.3 Jumper Settings and I/O Connector.....................................................................................6

1.4.4 Connector Pin Assignments.................................................................................................6

CMOS1:Clear CMOS Data ............................................................................... 6

PLRS1:Power LED,HD LED, Reset, Speaker Connector(11 Pin 2.54mm) ...... 6

FAN1 : 3 Pin FAN Connector........................................................................... 7

LANA1~4: Type 1 ( RJ-45 ).............................................................................. 7

PRJK1 : 3 Pin Power Input Jack........................................................................ 7

COMA1: RS-232 Serial Port #1 Connector (D-Sub) ....................................... 7

VGB1 : External VGA Connector (2X6 Header 2.54mm )............................... 7

PKMB1: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (2x4 Header 2.54mm )............. 8

USBB1: Dual Connector ................................................................................... 8

IDEA1 : IDE Interface Connector ( 44Pin 2.0mm Pitch Header ) .................... 9

CF1: Compact Flash Connector ...................................................................... 10

LPTA1: Parallel Connector (26 Pin 2.00mm Pitch Header).............................11

PCIB1:124-pin Mini PCI Sockets ................................................................... 12

RSW1: 4-pin Software Reset Switch............................................................... 13

1.5 FW-6420 Mini Desktop Firewall Mechanisms............................................. 14

1.5.1 Mechanical Dimensions.......................................................................................................14

1.5.2 Face Panel...........................................................................................................................14

1.5.3 Rear View.............................................................................................................................16

C h a p t e r 2.......................................................................................................................17

FW-6420 Hardware Installation Guide..............................................................................17

2.1 Hardware Installation Guide........................................................................ 17

Chapter 3..............................................................................................................................20

Award BIOS Setup..............................................................................................................20

3.1 Running AWARD BIOS................................................................................. 20

3.2 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................................... 21

3.3 Standard CMOS Setup.................................................................................. 23

3.4 Advanced BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 26

3.5 Advanced Chipset Setup............................................................................... 27

3.6 Integrated Peripherals Setup......................................................................... 29

3.7 Power Management Setup........................................................................... 30

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3.8 PCI Plug and Play Setup............................................................................... 32

3.9 PC Health Status........................................................................................... 34

3.10 Load Optimal Defaults................................................................................. 35

3.11 Supervisor / User Password........................................................................ 36

3.12 Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................................... 37

3.13 Exit Without Saving ..................................................................................... 37

Appendix A...........................................................................................................................38

A p p e n d i x B...................................................................................................................39

Console Redirection ............................................................................................................39

Terms and Conditions........................................................................................................................ 40

Warranty Policy 40
RMA Service 40

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1.1 Introduction

C h a p t e r 1

Getting Started

Figure 1 – FW-6420 Outlook

Designed for the Small and Medium-sized Businesses(SMB) in mind, the FW-6420 is a
powerful, yet flexible mini-desktop solution for the SMB network security market. The
FW-6420 is embedded with a VIA Eden low power CPU, running at 400MHz or 1GHz. It is
also equipped with four Ethernet ports each with its own Realtek RTL8139C+ and supports
Compact Flash Type II, PCI and Mini PCI. The FW-6420 is the ideal solution for developers,
who require a speedy Time-to-Market network security product for the fast growing network
security market. With this network security device you can provide a number of networking
security functions that werer previously only available for the larger Enterprises, such as
Virtual Private Network (VPN), Firewall, Multi-Homing and many more.

1.1.1 Features

Listed below are the key features of FW-6420.

 Supports 2.5” HDD
 Supports VIA Eden ESP 400MHz or 1GHz processor
 Supports one DDR DIMM socket (184-pin);up to 1 GB
 Supports four 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports, each with an independent Realtek

RTL8139C+ chipset

 Supports Compact Flash, Serial(RS-232), PCI and Mini PCI.
 One software reset Button
 Mini desktop network security solution
 Suitable Network applications; Virtual Private Network(VPN), Firewall, IDS,

Multi-Homing, Residential Gateway, Router and many more…

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1.2 Technical Specifications

Model Name FW-6420B FW-6420E

SBC
SBC
CPU

Chipset

BIOS

Memory

Network interface

SSD

I/O Interface

Expansion Slot

Reset

RTC

Power

Form Factor

LED Indicator

Operating Temperature

Storage Temperature

EM-661B EM-661E

VIA Eden 400 MHz VIA Eden 1GHz

VIA CLE266 VT8623/VT8235

Award BIOS

One 184 pin DDR DIMM, up to 1GB

Four Realtek RTL8139C+, support 10/100Mbps

Ethernet with four external RJ-45 Connectors

One CompactFlash TypeII Socket

One DB-9 RS-232 connector

One PCI and One Mini-PCI slot

One reset button for software reset

Internal RTC with LI battery

One power jack 12V, 5A, 2.5mm

Mechanical/ Environmental

Slim destop

1*Power, 1*Status, 4*LAN speed 10/100Mbps,

4*LAN link/Active

o

0

C – 40 oC

o

-20

C – 70 oC

Humidity

Chassis Material

Dimension(H x W x D)

Net Weight

Certification

Software support

5% - 95% RH, non-condersing

Steel

50 x 330 x 161.7 mm

2 KGS

CE, FCC CLASS B

Linux 6.5 and above, Windows

95/98/2000/2003/ME/XP

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1.3 Packing Contents

Carefully unpack your package and make sure that you have the following items.

 FW-6420 Network security Platform
 Console cable
 1.8 meters long cross-over Ethernet cable
 1.8 meters long straight-through Ethernet cable
 Face panel name plate label
 Power adapter
 Power cable
 Drivers and User’s Manual CD

If you find anything missing or damaged, promptly contact your dealer for assistance.

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1.4 EM-661 System Board

EM-661 is the system board bundled with the FW-6420 Network security platform. The
succeeding sections list all EM-661 related jumper settings and connector pin assignments.

1.4.1 Mechanical Dimensions

Figure 2 – EM-661 Control Board Dimensions (units in mm)

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1.4.2 Board Layout

Figure 3 – EM-661 Jumpers and Connectors

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1.4.3 Jumper Settings and I/O Connector

The onboard jumper settings and I/O connector of EM-661 are custom-tailored to fit the
FW-6420 functionality. Changing the jumper settings may result in system malfunction or
unforeseen damages.

Jumper Settings and I/O Connector Summary for EM-661

JUMPER FUNCTION

CMOS1 Clear CMOS Data

PLRS1 Power LED,HD LED, Reset, Speaker Connector(11 Pin 2.54mm)

FAN1 3 Pin Fan Connector

LAN1-4 LAN Connector

PRJK1 3 Pin Power Input Jack

COMA1 RS-232 Serial Port #1 Connector ( D-Sub )

PKMB1 PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector

VGAB1 External VGA Connector ( Header )

LPTA1 Parallel Connector

USBB1 Dual USB Connector

CF1 Compact Flash Connector

IDEB1 IDE Interface Connector

PCIB1 124 Pin Mini PCI Socket

1.4.4 Connector Pin Assignments

CMOS1:Clear CMOS Data

COM1 Description

1-2 Normal (Default)
2-3 Clear CMOS

PLRS1:Power LED,HD LED, Reset, Speaker Connector(11 Pin 2.54mm)

Pin No. Description Pin No. Description

1 Power LED + 2 Power LED -
3 Ground 4 HDD LED +
5 HDD LED - 6 RESET SW +
7 RESET SW – (GND) 8 External Speaker -
9 Internal Buzzer - 10 NC

11 External Speaker +

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FAN1 : 3 Pin FAN Connector

Pin No. Description

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FA N Status

LANA1~4: Type 1 ( RJ-45 )

Pin No.

1 TX+
2 TX-
3 RX+
4 T45
5 T45
6 RX-
7 T78
8 T78

Description

Fast E-Net

PRJK1 : 3 Pin Power Input Jack

Pin No. Description

1 Ground
2 Ground
3 +12V

PRJK1

COMA1: RS-232 Serial Port #1 Connector (D-Sub)

Pin No. Description

1 Data Carrier Detect (DCDA #)
2 Receive Data (RXDA)
3 Transmit Data (TXDA)
4 Data Terminal Ready (DTRA #)
5 Ground (GND)
6 Data Set Ready (DSRA #)
7 Request To Send (RTSA #)
8 Clear To Send (CTSA #)
9 Ring Indicator (RIA #)

LANA1

15

COMA1

9 6

VGB1 : External VGA Connector (2X6 Header 2.54mm )

Pin No. Description Pin No. Description

1 R 2 Ground
3 G 4 Ground
5 B 6 Ground
7 H-SYNC 8 Ground
9 V-SYNC 10 Ground

11 Detect-display Data 12 Detect-display CLOCK

7

1

VGB1

12 2

11

PKMB1: PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Connector (2x4 Header 2.54mm )

Pin No. Description

1 KBCLK)
2 Ground
3 NC
4 KBDATA
5 NC
6 MSDATA
7 MSCLK
8 VCC

USBB1: Dual Connector

Pin No. Description Pin No. Description

1 USB_VCC 2 USBD0-
3 USBD0+ 4 Ground
5 USB_VCC 6 USBD1-
7 USBD1+ 8 Ground

1
3
5
7

2
4
6
8

8

IDEA1 : IDE Interface Connector ( 44Pin 2.0mm Pitch Header )

Pin No. Description Pin No. Description

1
3
5
7

9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25

27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43

Reset #

Data 7

Data 6

Data 5

Data 4

Data 3

Data 2

Data 1

Data 0

Ground

DMA REQ#

IOW #

IOR #

IOCHRDY

DMA ACK #

Interrupt

SA 1

SA 0

HDC CS 0#

HDD Active

VCC

Ground

2
4
6

8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24

26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44

Ground

Data 8

Data 9

Data 10

Data 11

Data 12

Data 13

Data 14

Data 15

NC

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

Ground

NC

NC

SA 2

HDC CS 1#

Ground

VCC

NC

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