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EdgeMarc 4500 SOHO Router
Quick Start Guide
This guide helps you to install and connect the EdgeMarc 4500 Converged
Network Appliance to the network. Online help files can then be used to
further configure the device to meet the specific needs of the environment
where it is going to be deployed. This guide also provides example
deployment scenarios that can be used as a guideline for the installation.
200-4500-001-NEC
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Before you begin you must have:
• A computer with a web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator)
• At least 1 Ethernet cable
• If DHCP is not used then the IP address of the WAN interface supplied by
your VoIP Service Provider (SP)
Step 1 – connect all of the cables
• Connect an Ethernet cable between LAN port 4 on the EdgeMarc 4500 and your
computer’s Ethernet port.
• Connect an Ethernet cable between the WAN Ethernet port on the EdgeMarc 4500
and a WAN router or a broadband modem.
• Plug one end of the power adapter into an AC outlet and the other end into the
power receptacle on the EdgeMarc 4500.
Step 2 – connect to your EdgeMarc 4500
The EdgeMarc 4500 is shipped with a pre-configured IP address on its LAN port of
192.168.1.1.
Perform the following steps to connect to the EdgeMarc 4500:
• Configure the Ethernet adapter of your PC to use an IP address of 192.168.1.2
and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Note: If using a LAN switch then the switch must support 100Mbps full duplex.
• Launch a web browser on the PC and enter the following URL: http://192.168.1.1
and press Return.
• The following login window will appear:
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• Enter the “root” in the username and "default" in the password fields and click
“OK” button.
• The initial EdgeMarc 4500 main configuration menu will appear.
• Continue to configure the LAN and WAN ports and the rest of the device using the
information in step 3 as a guideline.
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Step 3 – plan your configuration
Suggested Deployment
A typical EdgeMarc 4500 installation uses the Ethernet WAN port in conjunction with a
broadband modem or gateway router. The LAN ports of the EdgeMarc 4500 are then used
for connection to PCs, servers, IP phones or other layer 2 Ethernet switches. The diagrams
below show typical deployments for both service provider and enterprise applications.
In these examples a single public IP address on the WAN is used to proxy for all of the IP
phones and to route to multiple PC’s installed on the LAN.
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EdgeMarc 4500 Web Based GUI Configurations
The web page configurations for the various EdgeMarc 4500 deployments are shown below. The
two darker-shaded rows indicate the minimum configuration required for each deployment.
EdgeMarc 4500
GUI Configuration
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Suggested
Deployment
EdgeMarc 4500 with
existing infrastructure
EdgeMarc 4500,
behind an existing
firewall
Network
Yes
Yes
Yes
VoIP ALG (Only
RTP port
monitoring for
MOS scoring)
Yes
Yes
Yes
NAT
Yes
Optional
Yes
Firewall
Yes
Optional, but
recommended
Optional, but
recommended
DHCP
Yes
Yes (but should be
disabled if DHCP server
already exists)
Yes (but should be
disabled if DHCP server
already exists)
Traffic Shaper
Yes
Yes
Optional (depends on
network topology)
Traffic Simulator
Only for
testing
Only for testing
Only for testing
System
As needed
As needed
As needed
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