Netopia R2121 User Manual

Netopia® R2121 Dual Analog Router

User’s Reference Guide

Copyright 1998, Netopia, Inc. v.1298 All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. This manual and any associated artwork, software and product designs are copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws such materials may not be copied, in whole or part, without the prior written consent of Netopia, Inc. Under the law, copying includes translation to another language or format.

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Patents

PhoneNET technology contained in Netopia is covered by U.S. Patent Numbers 4,901,342 and 5,003,579. Other U.S. and foreign patents are pending.

Part Number

For additional copies of this electronic manual, order Netopia part number 6120328-PF-02

Printed copies

For printed copies of this manual, order Netopia part number TER2121/Doc (P/N 6120328-00-02)

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User’s Reference Guide

Conﬁguration options for your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router..1

1. Small Ofﬁce connection to the Internet........................... 2

2. Small Ofﬁce connection to the Internet........................... 3

3. Direct Connection to a Corporate Ofﬁce (Telecommuter) .. 4

4. Conﬁgured to accept incoming dial-up connections.......... 5

5. Conﬁgured for two onboard and one external modem on the

Auxiliary port................................................................ 6

. This guide is designed to be your single

Part I: Getting Started

Chapter 1 — Introduction..........................................................1-1

Overview....................................................................... 1-1

Features and capabilities ............................................... 1-1

How to use this guide .................................................... 1-2

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Chapter 2 — Making the Physical Connections..........................2-1

Find a location............................................................... 2-1

What you need .............................................................. 2-1

Identify the connectors and attach the cables.................. 2-2

Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router Back Panel Ports....... 2-4

Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router Status Lights ............ 2-6

Chapter 3 — Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard 3-1

Before running SmartStart ............................................. 3-1

Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard........... 3-3

SmartStart Wizard conﬁguration screens ............... 3-3

Easy option.......................................................... 3-4

Advanced option .................................................. 3-8

Sharing the Connection.................................................. 3-9

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Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT

computers........................................................... 3-9

Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers........ 3-13

Chapter 4 — Monitoring with SmartView...................................4-1

SmartView overview ...................................................... 4-1

Navigating SmartView .................................................... 4-2

General Machine Information page ........................ 4-2

Connection Proﬁles page ...................................... 4-3

Event History pages ............................................. 4-3

Standard HTML Web-based monitoring pages......... 4-5

Chapter 5 — Connecting Your Local Area Network.....................5-1

Overview....................................................................... 5-1

Readying computers on your local network....................... 5-1

Connecting to an Ethernet network.................................. 5-3

10Base-T............................................................. 5-4

Adding a third modem.................................................... 5-5

Connecting to a LocalTalk network ................................. 5-6

Wiring guidelines for PhoneNET cabling.................. 5-7

Part II: Advanced Configuration

Chapter 6 — Console-based Management..................................6-1

Connecting through a Telnet session............................... 6-2

Conﬁguring Telnet software ................................... 6-3

Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router... 6-3

Navigating through the console screens .......................... 6-4

Chapter 7 — Easy Setup...........................................................7-1

Easy Setup console screens ................................. 7-1

How to access the Easy Setup console screens ..... 7-1

Beginning Easy Setup..................................................... 7-3

Easy Setup proﬁle................................................ 7-3

IP Easy Setup ...................................................... 7-4

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Easy Setup Security.............................................. 7-6

Chapter 8 — WAN and System Conﬁguration .............................8-1

Creating a new Connection Proﬁle................................... 8-2

Viewing or editing connection proﬁles .................... 8-6

Deleting connection proﬁles.................................. 8-7

System Conﬁguration screens ........................................ 8-8

Navigating through the System Conﬁguration screens....... 8-8

System Conﬁguration features........................................ 8-9

Network Protocols Setup..................................... 8-11

Filter Sets (Firewalls).......................................... 8-11

IP Address Serving............................................. 8-11

Date and Time................................................... 8-11

Console Conﬁguration......................................... 8-12

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)..... 8-13

Security............................................................. 8-13

Upgrade Feature Set .......................................... 8-13

Logging ............................................................. 8-13

Installing the Syslog client .................................. 8-14

Chapter 9 — Managing Voice and Data Calls .............................9-1

Specifying telephone connections ................................... 9-2

Default Answer Proﬁle for Dial-in Connections .................. 9-4

How the Default Answer Proﬁle works.................... 9-4

Scheduled connections.................................................. 9-7

Cost control feature -- call accounting............................ 9-12

Viewing call accounting statistics ........................ 9-14

Chapter 10 — IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address

Translation........................................................10-1

Network Address Translation features ........................... 10-1

Using Network Address Translation............................... 10-3

Associating port numbers to nodes..................... 10-5

Using multiple Connection Proﬁles....................... 10-5

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Network Address Translation guidelines............... 10-5

IP setup...................................................................... 10-6

IP subnets....................................................... 10-10

Static routes.................................................... 10-12

IP address serving..................................................... 10-16

DHCP NetBIOS Options..................................... 10-18

MacIP (Kip Forwarding) Options......................... 10-21

Chapter 11 — IPX Setup.........................................................11-1

IPX Features................................................................ 11-1

IPX Deﬁnitions............................................................. 11-1

Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) ..................... 11-1

IPX address....................................................... 11-2

Socket .............................................................. 11-2

Routing Information Protocol (RIP) ....................... 11-2

Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)....................... 11-2

NetBIOS............................................................ 11-3

IPX Spooﬁng ...................................................... 11-3

IPX setup........................................................... 11-3

IPX in the answer proﬁle ..................................... 11-5

IPX routing tables ........................................................ 11-7

Chapter 12 — AppleTalk Setup................................................12-1

AppleTalk networks ...................................................... 12-1

AppleTalk protocol.............................................. 12-1

MacIP................................................................ 12-3

AURP................................................................. 12-3

Routers and seeding .......................................... 12-3

Installing AppleTalk ...................................................... 12-4

Conﬁguring AppleTalk ................................................... 12-6

EtherTalk Setup.................................................. 12-6

LocalTalk Setup ................................................. 12-7

AURP setup ....................................................... 12-8

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Chapter 13 — Monitoring Tools...............................................13-1

Quick View status overview .......................................... 13-1

General Status................................................... 13-2

Current Status ................................................... 13-3

Status lights..................................................... 13-3

Statistics & Logs......................................................... 13-4

General Statistics .............................................. 13-4

Event Histories............................................................ 13-5

Routing Tables............................................................. 13-8

Served IP Addresses.................................................. 13-11

System Information.................................................... 13-13

SNMP....................................................................... 13-13

The SNMP Setup screen................................... 13-14

SNMP traps..................................................... 13-15

Chapter 14 — Security ...........................................................14-1

Suggested security measures....................................... 14-1

User accounts............................................................. 14-2

Dial-in Console Access................................................. 14-3

Enable SmartStart/SmartView/Web Server................... 14-4

Telnet access .............................................................. 14-4

About ﬁlters and ﬁlter sets ........................................... 14-4

What’s a ﬁlter and what’s a ﬁlter set?.................. 14-4

How ﬁlter sets work............................................ 14-5

How individual ﬁlters work................................... 14-7

Design guidelines............................................. 14-11

Working with IP ﬁlters and ﬁlter sets............................ 14-12

Adding a ﬁlter set............................................. 14-13

Viewing ﬁlter sets............................................. 14-17

Modifying ﬁlter sets.......................................... 14-18

Deleting a ﬁlter set........................................... 14-18

A sample IP ﬁlter set........................................ 14-18

IPX ﬁlters .................................................................. 14-22

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IPX packet ﬁlters.............................................. 14-23

IPX packet ﬁlter sets ........................................ 14-24

IPX SAP ﬁlters.................................................. 14-26

IPX SAP ﬁlter sets ............................................ 14-28

Firewall tutorial.......................................................... 14-30

General Firewall Terms ..................................... 14-30

Basic IP Packet Components............................. 14-30

Basic Protocol Types ........................................ 14-30

Firewall design rules......................................... 14-31

Filter Basics..................................................... 14-33

Example Filters ................................................ 14-34

Token Security Authentication ..................................... 14-37

Securing network environments......................... 14-37

Using the SecurID token card............................ 14-37

Security authentication components.................. 14-38

Conﬁguring for security authentication ............... 14-38

Connecting using security authentication ........... 14-39

Chapter 15 — Utilities and Diagnostics...................................15-1

Ping............................................................................ 15-2

Trace Route................................................................. 15-4

Telnet client................................................................. 15-5

Secure Authentication Monitor...................................... 15-6

Disconnect Telnet Console Session............................... 15-7

Factory defaults........................................................... 15-7

Transferring conﬁguration and ﬁrmware ﬁles with TFTP.... 15-7

Updating ﬁrmware .............................................. 15-8

Downloading conﬁguration ﬁles ........................... 15-9

Uploading conﬁguration ﬁles ............................. 15-10

Transferring conﬁguration and ﬁrmware ﬁles with

XMODEM................................................................... 15-10

Updating ﬁrmware ............................................ 15-11

Downloading conﬁguration ﬁles ......................... 15-12

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Uploading conﬁguration ﬁles ............................. 15-12

Restarting the system................................................ 15-13

Part III: Appendixes

Appendix A — Troubleshooting..................................................A-1

Conﬁguration problems .................................................. A-1

SmartStart Troubleshooting.................................. A-2

Console connection problems ............................... A-2

Network problems................................................ A-2

Power outages............................................................... A-3

Technical support .......................................................... A-3

How to reach us................................................... A-3

Appendix B — Setting Up Internet Services...............................B-1

Finding an Internet service provider................................. B-1

Unique requirements............................................ B-2

Pricing and support.............................................. B-2

ISP’s Point of presence ........................................ B-2

Endorsements ..................................................... B-2

Deciding on an ISP account............................................ B-2

Setting up a Netopia R2121 account..................... B-2

Obtaining an IP host address ................................ B-2

SmartIP™............................................................ B-3

Obtaining information from the ISP.................................. B-3

Local LAN IP address information to obtain

(NAT enabled)...................................................... B-3

Local LAN IP address information to obtain

(NAT-disabled)...................................................... B-3

Appendix C — Understanding IP Addressing ..............................C-1

What is IP?.................................................................... C-1

About IP addressing....................................................... C-1

Subnets and subnet masks .................................. C-2

Example: Using subnets on a Class C IP internet.... C-3

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Example: Working with a Class C subnet................ C-5

Distributing IP addresses ............................................... C-5

Technical note on subnet masking......................... C-6

Conﬁguration ....................................................... C-7

Manually distributing IP addresses ........................ C-8

Using address serving.......................................... C-8

Tips and rules for distributing IP addresses............ C-9

Nested IP subnets....................................................... C-11

Broadcasts.................................................................. C-13

Packet header types........................................... C-13

Appendix D — Understanding Netopia NAT Behavior...................D-1

Network Conﬁguration.................................................... D-1

Background................................................................... D-1

Exported services................................................ D-5

Important notes................................................... D-6

Conﬁguration................................................................. D-6

Summary...................................................................... D-8

Appendix E — Binary Conversion Table......................................E-1

Appendix F — Further Reading..................................................F-1

Appendix G — Technical Speciﬁcations and Safety Information ..G-1

Pinouts for Auxiliary Port Modem Cable........................... G-1

Description.................................................................... G-2

Power requirements ............................................. G-2

Environment ........................................................ G-2

Software and protocols......................................... G-3

Agency approvals........................................................... G-3

Regulatory notices ............................................... G-3

Important safety instructions ................................ G-5

Appendix H — About 56K Line Access.......................................H-1

Glossary..................................................................................GL-1

Contents ix

Index ..................................................................................Index-1

Limited Warranty and Limitation of Remedies................................1

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Conﬁguration options for your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog

Router

The Netopia R2121 can be used in different ways depending on your needs. In general, you will probably want to use it in one or more of the following ways: (Click on one of these links)

■

“1. Small Ofﬁce connection to the Internet” with several computers in your ofﬁce sharing

a single IP address (Network Address Translation enabled)

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“2. Small Ofﬁce connection to the Internet” with a block of IP addresses (Network

Address Translation disabled),

“3. Direct Connection to a Corporate Ofﬁce (Telecommuter)”

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“4. Conﬁgured to accept incoming dial-up connections”

■

“5. Conﬁgured for two onboard and one external modem on the Auxiliary port”

This section is intended to give you a path to the appropriate installation and conﬁguration instructions based on your intended use for the Netopia R2121.

1. Small Ofﬁce connection to the Internet

For Small Ofﬁce connections to the Internet, using a single dynamic IP address with Network Address Translation (NAT) enabled, you should use the following conﬁguration option:

■ the SmartStart™ Wizard, included on your Netopia R2121 CD.

This is the fastest and simplest way to get you up and running with the minimum difﬁculty.

For instructions on this option, see “Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard”

on page 3-3.

2. Small Ofﬁce connection to the Internet

For Small Ofﬁce connections to the Internet, using a block of IP addresses (Network Address Translation disabled), you should use the following conﬁguration tool:

■ Easy Setup conﬁguration using console-based management. This option allows maximum

ﬂexibility for experienced users and administrators. For instructions on this option, see “Console-based Management” on page 6-1 and

“Easy Setup” on page 7-1.

3. Direct Connection to a Corporate Ofﬁce (Telecommuter)

For direct connections to a Corporate Ofﬁce, you can use either one of two conﬁguration options:

■ If you will be using Network Address Translation, use the SmartStart™ Wizard, included

on your Netopia R2121 CD. For instructions on this option, see “Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard”

on page 3-3.

■ If your corporate ofﬁce assigns you a static IP address, use Easy Setup under

console-based management. This option allows maximum ﬂexibility for experienced users and administrators.

For instructions on this option, see “Console-based Management” on page 6-1 and

“Easy Setup” on page 7-1.

4. Conﬁgured to accept incoming dial-up connections

To conﬁgure the Netopia R2121 to accept incoming dial-up connections, you should use the following conﬁguration method:

■ To create one or more dial-in Connection Proﬁles for each dial-in user, see “Creating a

new Connection Proﬁle” on page 8-2.

You do this using console-based management. For instructions on using console-based management, see “Console-based

Management” on page 6-1

For instructions on creating a Connection Proﬁle to dial out to an ISP or corporate site, see “Easy Setup” on page 7-1.

5. Conﬁgured for two onboard and one external modem on the Auxiliary port

T o conﬁgure the Netopia R2121 to use the two onboard modems and a third external modem on the Auxiliary serial port, you should use the following conﬁguration options. This might be done to allow three separate simultaneous dial-in/dial-out connections or one or two aggregated dial-in/dial-out calls using Multilink PPP.

■ Install the special optional modem cable available from your reseller or directly from

Netopia.

■ use the SmartStart™ Wizard, to conﬁgure your outbound connection to an ISP. For

instructions on this option, see “Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard” on

page 3-3.

■ manual conﬁguration using console-based management. You simply attach your modem

using the special modem cable, and enter the telephone number and modem init string in your WAN conﬁguration. For instructions on this option, see “Adding a third modem” on

page 5-5.

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Introduction 1-1

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Overview

The Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router is a full-featured, stand-alone, multiprotocol router for connecting diverse local area networks (LANs) to the Internet and other remote networks. The Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router uses two 56Kbps modems communicating over standard analog telephone lines to provide your whole network with a high-speed connection to the outside world.

This section covers the following topics:

■ “Features and capabilities” on page 1-1

■ “How to use this guide” on page 1-2

Features and capabilities

The Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router provides the following features:

■ WAN connection over two analog phone lines using two built-in 56Kbps modems

■ Support for a third (external) modem via the Auxiliary port

■ Support for Multilink PPP to aggregate the separate analog modems into a single virtual data pipe of

112Kbps using the built-in modems or 168Kbps by adding an external 56Kbps modem

■ Support for Ethernet LANs

■ Status lights (LEDs) for easy monitoring and troubleshooting

■ SmartStart™ Wizard software for easy conﬁguration over an Ethernet network connection. The SmartStart

Wizard may include an optional automatic registration with one of several major ISPs, making the process as simple as completing a registration form. Using the alternate manual setting to conﬁgure the router for an ISP that’s not listed, the software allows you to conﬁgure your internal connection by entering just ﬁve ﬁelds: username, password, dialup number, DNS, and IP gateway.

■ Support for IP and IPX routing for Internet and Intranet connectivity

■ IP address serving (over Ethernet or a WAN link) which allows local or remote network nodes to

automatically acquire an IP address dynamically from a designated pool of available addresses

■ Support for Console-based management

■ Support for remote conﬁguration by your reseller, your network administrator, or technicians at Netopia,

Inc.

■ Wall-mountable, Bookshelf (Side-stackable), or Desktop-stackable design for efﬁcient space usage

■ SmartIP™ makes it simple and economical to connect a workgroup of users to the Internet or a remote IP

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network by using Network Address Translation and a single IP address.

■ SmartPhone™ allows the router to share telephone lines with analog telephones or facsimile machines,

saving the cost of adding separate telephone lines for these devices. More than Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), SmartPhone adds distinctive ringing and CallerID capabilities.

■ AppleTalk support (available as a separate add-on AppleTalk kit, including a ﬁrmware feature set

enhancement and custom HD-15 dual RJ-11 PhoneNET™ connector) allows for LocalTalk to Ethernet routing, assigning IP addresses to Macintosh users (MacIP), IP functionality for LocalTalk users, and AURP tunneling for connectivity between remote AppleTalk networks.

■ SmartView tool allows for real-time monitoring of router status lights (LEDs), through one or more

information forms on a web-based Java applet. Internet browsers such as Netscape Navigator™ and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer™ may be used for SmartView.

How to use this guide

This guide is designed to be your single source for information about your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router. It is intended to be viewed on-line, using the powerful features of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The information display has been deliberately designed to present the maximum information in the minimum space on your screen. You can keep this document open while you perform any of the procedures described, and ﬁnd useful information about the procedure you are performing.

You can also print out all of the manual, or individual sections, if you prefer to work from hard copy rather than on-line documentation. The pages are formatted to print on standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. We recommend that you print on 3-hole punched paper, so that you can put the pages in a binder for future reference. For your convenience, a printed copy is available from Netopia. Order part number TER2121/Doc.

This guide is organized into chapters describing the Netopia R2121’s advanced features. You may want to read each chapter’s introductory section to familiarize yourself with the various features available.

Use the guide’s table of contents and index to locate informational topics.

Making the Physical Connections 2-1

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This section tells you how to make the physical connections to your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router. This section covers the following topics:

■ “Find a location” on page 2-1

■ “What you need” on page 2-1

■ “Identify the connectors and attach the cables” on page 2-2

■ “Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router Status Lights” on page 2-6

Find a location

When choosing a location for the Netopia Router, consider:

■ Available space and ease of installation

■ Physical layout of the building and how to best use the physical space available in relation to connecting

your Netopia Router to the LAN

■ Available wiring and jacks

■ Distance from the point of installation to the next device (length of cable or wall wiring)

■ Ease of access to the front of the unit for conﬁguration and monitoring

■ Ease of access to the back of the unit for checking and changing cables

■ Cable length and network size limitations when expanding networks

For small networks, install the Netopia R2121 near one of the LANs. For large networks, you can install the Netopia R2121 in a wiring closet or a central network administration site.

What you need

Locate all items that you need for the installation. Included in your router package are:

■ The Netopia R2121 with Dual Analog

■ A power adapter and cord with a mini-DIN8 connector

■ An RJ-45 Ethernet cable

■ Two standard RJ-11 telephone cables

■ A dual DE-9 and mini-DIN8 to DE-9 console cable (for a PC or a Macintosh)

■ The Netopia CD containing the SmartStart Wizard, an Internet browser, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader for

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Windows and Macintosh, ZTerm terminal emulator software and NCSA Telnet 2.6 for Macintosh

You will need:

■ A Windows 95-based PC or a Macintosh with Ethernet connectivity for conﬁguring the Netopia R2121. This

may be built-in Ethernet or an add-on card, with TCP/IP installed and conﬁgured. See “Before running

SmartStart” on page 3-1.

■ Two telephone lines, each with its own jack, or a single jack wired for two phone lines.

Identify the connectors and attach the cables

Identify the connectors and switches on the back panel and attach the necessary Netopia Router cables.

1 Ethernet

Ethernet

2 Telco

Normal Uplink

Telco 2

Auxiliary

POTS Ports 

Phone 2

Console

Phone 1

Telco 1

Power



Power

1. Connect the mini-DIN8 connector from the Power Adapter to the Power port, and plug the other end into an electrical outlet.

2. Connect one end of one of the RJ-11 cables to the “Telco 1" port, and the other end to one of your wall outlets.

Making the Physical Connections 2-3

If you have two phone lines on a single wall outlet, this is the only T elco connection you need to make. The pinout conﬁguration for the lines on the Telco 1 port is shown in the following diagram:

1234

5678

Telco 1

Telco 2

Your ﬁrst Telco number is carried on the inner pair and the second number on the outer pair.

3. If you have a second phone line with its own separate wall outlet, and want to use both built-in modems, connect one end of one of the RJ-11 cables to the “Telco 2" port, and the other end to your second wall outlet.

4. Connect the Ethernet cable to any of the Ethernet ports on the router. (If you are connecting the router to an existing Ethernet hub, use Ethernet port #1 on the router and set the

crossover switch to the Uplink position.) You should now have: the power adapter plugged in; the Ethernet cable connected between the router and

your computer; and the telephone cables connected between the router and the wall outlets.

5. Insert your Netopia CD and follow the instructions to install an Internet browser and the Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you don’t already have them.

6. Now, run the SmartStart application. SmartStart requires the following:

■ your computer must be Ethernet-capable, that is it must have both an Ethernet card and TCP/IP stack

software. See “Before running SmartStart” on page 3-1.

■ your computer and the Netopia R2121 are powered ON.

■ the computer running SmartStart and the Netopia R2121 to be conﬁgured must be on the same Ether-

net segment; there can be no intervening routers. Repeaters, such as 10Base-T hubs, are acceptable.

Go to the section “Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard” on page 3-3 for details on running SmartStart.

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Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router Back Panel Ports

The ﬁgure below displays the back of the Netopia R2121 with Dual Analog.

Netopia R2121 with Dual Analog back panel

Telco or line ports

Ethernet

Crossover switch

8 port Ethernet hub

473

Normal/Uplink

625

Telco 2 Telco 1

Auxiliary Console Power

Phone 1Phone 2

Auxiliary port

Console port

Power port

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The following table describes all the Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router back panel ports.

Port Description

Power port a mini-DIN8 power adapter cable connection. Telco 1 port a red RJ-11 telephone jack labelled “Telco 1". Console port a DE-9 Console port for a direct serial connection to the console screens. You

may use this if you are an experienced user and choose not to use SmartStart. See “Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router” on page 6-3.

Phone 1 and 2 two yellow Phone ports above the Console port for attaching analog telephone

devices, such as phones or fax machines to share the telephone lines.

Auxiliary port an HD-15 Auxiliary port for attaching an external modem or the optional

AppleTalk kit.

Telco 2 port a red RJ-11 telephone jack labelled “Telco 2".

If you have only one telephone wall jack, supporting either one or two telephone numbers, use the “T elco 1" port. “Telco 1" supports two phone connections on a single line; “Telco 2" supports a single phone connection.

Crossover switch a crossover switch with Normal and Uplink positions. If Ethernet Port #1 is used

for a direct Ethernet connection between a computer and the router, set the switch to the Normal position. If you are connecting the router to an Ethernet hub, use Ethernet port #1 on the router and set the switch to the Uplink position.

8-port Ethernet hub Eight Ethernet jacks. Y ou will use one of these to conﬁgure the Netopia R2121.

For a new installation, you use the Ethernet connection. SmartStart only works over Ethernet. Later, if you want to do some advanced conﬁguration, you can Telnet to the Console-based management screens via the Ethernet connection. You may also use the Console connection to run the Console-based management using a direct serial connection. You may either connect your computer directly to any of the Ethernet ports on the router, or connect both your computer and the router to an existing Ethernet hub on your LAN.

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Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router Status Lights

The ﬁgure below represents the Netopia R2121 status light (LED) panel.

Netopia R2121 LED front panel

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16171819 20 21

Ring

Receive

Carrier

Power

Transmit

Modem 1 Modem 2 LAN

Console

Auxiliary

Ring

Receive

Carrier

Transmit

Activity

Collision

Link/Receive

Ethernet

The following table summarizes the meaning of the various LED states and colors:

When this happens... the LEDs...

when the corresponding line is ringing 2 and 8 ﬂash yellow when the modem has carrier 3 and 9 are green. when the line is busy for a non-data call 3 and 9 ﬂash red.

Includes both directly attached and extension phones. (Red, for when the line is not connected and if the phone extension is off the hook; orange, for when the attached phone is off the hook.)

when the router initiates an incoming or

3 and 9 ﬂash green

outgoing call when data is transmitted 4 and 10 ﬂash yellow. when data is received 5 and 11 ﬂash yellow. when carrier is asserted 6 and 7 are green. when data is transmitted or received 6 and 7 ﬂash yellow. when data is transmitted or received by the

12 ﬂashes yellow.

ethernet controller when the Ethernet interface detects a collision 13 ﬂashes red.

Making the Physical Connections 2-7

When this happens... the LEDs...

when link is detected 14 though 21 are solid green. when data is received on their respective ports 14 though 21 ﬂash green

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Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard 3-1

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Once you’ve connected your router to your computer and your telecommunications line and installed a web browser, you’re ready to run the Netopia SmartStart™ Wizard. The SmartStart Wizard will help you set up the router and share the connection. The SmartStart Wizard walks you through a series of questions and based on your responses automatically conﬁgures the router for connecting your LAN to the Internet or to your remote corporate network.

The SmartStart Wizard will:

■ automatically check your Windows 95, 98, or NT PC’s TCP/IP conﬁguration to be sure you can accept a

dynamically assigned IP address, and change it for you if it is not set for dynamic addressing

■ check the physical connection from your computer to your router without your having to enter an IP address

■ assign an IP address to your router

■ allow you to register with a new ISP if you don’t already have one (for analog modem and ISDN models).

For a list of ISPs that support Netopia Routers in North America, see the Netopia website at http://www.netopia.com.

■ (for analog modem or ISDN models) allow you to enter your dial-up telephone numbers and other

information, dial up and test your connection to your chosen ISP or other remote site

Before running SmartStart

Be sure you have connected the cables and power source as described in Step 1 “Connect the Router” guide contained in your Netopia folio.

Before you launch the SmartStart application, make sure your computer meets the following requirements:

PC Macintosh

System software

Connectivity software

Connectivity hardware

Browser software

Windows 95, 98, or NT operating system MacOS 7.5 or later

TCP/IP must be installed and properly conﬁgured. See “Conﬁguring TCP/IP on

Windows 95, 98, or NT computers” on page 3-9

Ethernet card (10Base-T) Either a built-in or third-party Ethernet card

Netscape Communicator™ or Microsoft Internet Explorer, included on the Netopia CD. Required for web-based registration and web-based monitoring.

MacTCP or Open Transport TCP/IP must be installed and properly conﬁgured. See

“Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers” on page 3-13.

(10Base-T)

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PC Macintosh

Notes:

• The computer running SmartStart must be on the same Ethernet cable segment as the Netopia R2121.

Repeaters, such as 10Base-T hubs between your computer and the Netopia R2121, are acceptable, but devices such as switches or other routers are not.

• SmartStart for the PC will set your TCP/IP control panel to “Obtain an IP address automatically” if it is not already set this way. This will cause your computer to reboot. If you have a speciﬁed IP address conﬁgured in the computer, you should make a note of it before running SmartStart, in case you do not want to use the dynamic addressing features built in to the Netopia Router and need to restore the ﬁxed IP address.

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Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard

The SmartStart Wizard is tailored for your platform, but it works the same way on either a PC or a Macintosh. Insert the Netopia CD, and in the desktop navigation screen that appears, launch the SmartStart Wizard application.

SmartStart Wizard conﬁguration screens

The screens described in this section are the default screens shipped on the Netopia CD. They derive from two initialization (.ini) ﬁles included in the same directory as the SmartStart application ﬁle. Your reseller or your ISP may have supplied you with customized versions of these ﬁles.

■ If you have received a CD or diskette that has been customized by your reseller or ISP , you

can run the SmartStart Wizard directly from the CD or diskette and follow the instructions your reseller or ISP provides. This makes your Netopia R2121 conﬁguration even easier.

■ If you have received only the .ini ﬁles from your reseller or ISP, perform the following:

■ Copy the entire directory folder containing the SmartStart Wizard application from the

Netopia CD to your hard disk.

■ Copy the customized .ini ﬁles to the same directory folder that contains the Smart-

Start Wizard application, allowing the copy process to overwrite the original .ini ﬁles.

■ Run the SmartStart Wizard from your hard disk. You can then follow the instructions

your reseller or ISP provides.

The SmartStart Wizard presents a series of screens to guide you through the preliminary conﬁguration of a Netopia R2121. It will then create a connection proﬁle using the information you supply to it.

Welcome screen. The ﬁrst screen welcomes you to the SmartStart Wizard conﬁguration utility.

Click the Next button after you have responded to the interactive prompts in each screen.

The Help button will display useful information to assist you in responding to the interactive prompts.

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Easy or Advanced options screen. Y ou can choose either

Easy or Advanced setup.

■ If you choose Easy, SmartStart automatically uses

the preconﬁgured IP addressing setup built into your router. This is the best choice if you are creating a new network or don’t already have an IP addressing scheme on your new network.

If you choose Easy, you will see a “Connection Test

screen,” like the one shown below while SmartStart

checks the connection to your router.

■ If you choose Advanced, skip to page 3-8 now. The

SmartStart Wizard displays the “Router IP Address

screen” on page 3-8, in which you can choose ways

to modify your router’s IP address.

Easy option

Connection Test screen. SmartStart tests the connection to the router. While it is testing the connection, a progress indicator screen is displayed and the router’s Ethernet LEDs ﬂash.

When the test succeeds, SmartStart indicates success. If the test fails, the wizard displays an error screen. If the test fails, check the following:

■ Check your cable connections. Be sure you have connected the router and the computer properly, using the

correct cables. Refer to the Step 1 “Connect the Router” sheet in your Netopia R2121 documentation folio.

■ Make sure the router is turned on and that there is an Ethernet connection between your computer and the

router.

■ Check the TCP/IP control panel settings to be sure that automatic IP Addressing (Windows) or DHCP

(Macintosh) is selected. If you are using a Windows PC, SmartStart will automatically detect a static IP address and offer to conﬁgure the computer for automatic addressing. On a Macintosh computer, you must manually set the TCP/IP Control Panel to DHCP. See “Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers” on

page 3-13. If you currently use a static IP address outside the 192.168.1.x network, and want to continue

using it, use the Advanced option to assign the router an IP address in your target IP range. See “Advanced

option” on page 3-8.

■ If all of the above steps fail to resolve the problem, reset the router to its factory default settings and rerun

SmartStart.

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When the test is successful, you will see the “Manual or Automated Connection Proﬁle screen,” shown below.

Manual or Automated Connection Proﬁle screen. The SmartStart Wizard asks you to select a method of creating a connection proﬁle. The connection proﬁle tells your router how to communicate with your ISP or other remote site, such as your corporate ofﬁce. Y ou can select either ISP Automation or Manual Entry.

Options are explained below. Make your selection and click Next.

If you select ISP Automation, SmartStart offers you the option of choosing one of several Netopia ISP partners that support the Netopia R2121. You then see the “Internet Service Provider Selection screen” on

page 3-5.

If you select Manual Entry, you must be prepared with the following information. You must enter:

■ Your dial-up number, sometimes referred to as an ISP POP number

■ Your Login name and Password. (These are case-sensitive.)

■ Any PBX or Centrex phone system dialing preﬁx (such as “9” for an outside line)

■ Your PPP authentication method. Options are: PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), CHAP (Challenge

Handshake Authentication Protocol), or None. Most ISPs use PAP; this is the default.

■ Your Domain Name Server (DNS); this entry must be an IP address in dotted decimal format. (for example,

192.168.4.10, not “joe.isp.com”)

■ Optionally, an alternate DNS if your ISP provided one

If you select Manual Entry, the “Connection Proﬁle screen,” shown “Connection Proﬁle screen” on page 3-6 appears.

Internet Service Provider Selection screen. Select an ISP from the list of Netopia ISP partners who have provided information for automatic setup. Choose Generic ISP if your ISP is not included on the list. If you don’t already have an account with the selected ISP, call and order service using the listed customer service telephone number.

When you have done this, click Next.

■ Most ISPs will provide you with information for you to enter in the “Connection Proﬁle screen” on page 3-6

over the phone using the toll-free phone number shown in the scrolling list. Generally, they will provide you

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with:

■ Your dial-up number, sometimes referred to as an ISP POP number

■ Your Login name and Password. (These are case-sensitive.)

Note: Your ISP may provide you with additional values such as “Remote IP Gateway” or “Subnet Mask.” These entries are not required for the SmartStart Wizard to conﬁgure your router.

If you have a PBX or Centrex phone system, you may need a dialing preﬁx (such as “9” for an outside line). You will enter that information in the “Connection Proﬁle screen,” shown below.

Connection Proﬁle screen. Enter your ISP-supplied conﬁguration information mentioned above. All ﬁelds must be ﬁlled in except the Alternate DNS ﬁeld if your ISP does not provide one. If your ISP appeared in the

“Internet Service Provider Selection screen” on page 3-5

your ISP will already have provided much of the information required for the connection, and these ﬁelds will appear grayed-out.

When you have done this, click Next. The “Name and Password screen” on page 3-6 appears;

this is where you enter the username and password for your connection to your ISP.

Name and Password screen. Enter the username and password that identiﬁes you to your ISP. Your name and password can be up to 32 characters each.

Note: Some automated proﬁles already specify name and password for you. in this case, the screen is ﬁlled out for you and automatically skipped.

When you have done this, click Next. The SmartStart Wizard then posts your connection proﬁle

information to your router. Now the “Connection Proﬁle Test screen,” (shown below)

appears. It allows you to test your connection to your ISP using the connection proﬁle you have just created.

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Connection Proﬁle Test screen. SmartStart tests your connection proﬁle by attempting to connect to your ISP.

To test the connection proﬁle with your ISP, click Next. While the test is running, SmartStart reports its progress

in a brief succession of dialog boxes as described below. Available Line Test Progress screen. SmartStart tests to

see if the router can place calls on your telephone line. While it is testing the connection, a dialog box is displayed and the LEDs ﬂash.

Connection Test Progress screen. SmartStart displays a dialog box showing you that your connection proﬁle is being tested. If this test fails, check the physical connections between the computer, the router, and the wall jack or jacks. Check for errors in any manual entries you made during the conﬁguration process.

Final screen. When the connection tests successfully, SmartStart displays a screen telling you that your conﬁguration is now complete.

In most cases, this SmartStart conﬁguration is all that you need to get your router up and running and connected to the Internet. However, you may want to take advantage of additional features or special conﬁguration options available through the console-based conﬁguration interface. For detailed instructions, see

“Console-based Management” on page 6-1.

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Advanced option

Router IP Address screen. If you selected the Advanced option in the “Easy or Advanced options screen” on

page 3-4, SmartStart asks you to choose between

entering the router’s current IP address and assigning an IP address to the router.

If the router has already been assigned an IP address, select the ﬁrst radio button. If you do this, the “Known IP

Address screen,” appears (shown below.)

If you want to reconﬁgure the router with a new IP address and subnet mask, select the second radio button. If you do this, the “New IP Address screen” on page 3-9 appears.

When you have done this, click Next.

Known IP Address screen. SmartStart displays a recommended address for the router based on the IP address of the computer.

If you know the router has an IP address different from the default value, enter it now. Otherwise, accept the recommended address.

When you have done this, click Next. SmartStart tests the connection to your router. SmartStart then returns you to an “Connection Proﬁle

screen” on page 3-6.

New IP Address screen. If you want to change the router’s IP address, you enter the new IP address, the subnet mask, and the router’s serial number in this screen. Remember, the serial number is on the bottom of the router. It is also found in your documentation folio.

Note: Forcing a new IP address may turn off the Netopia R2121’s IP address serving capabilities, if you assign an IP address and subnet mask outside the router’s current IP address serving pool. The Netopia R2121 does not allow an invalid address to be served. Use this option with caution.

When you have done this, click Next. SmartStart forces the new IP address into the router,

tests the connection, and then resets the router. SmartStart then returns you to the “Manual or Automated

Connection Proﬁle screen” on page 3-5.

Sharing the Connection

Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard 3-9

Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT computers

Conﬁguring TCP/IP on a Windows computer requires the following:

■ An Ethernet card (also known as a network adapter)

■ The TCP/IP protocol must be “bound” to the adapter or card

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Dynamic conﬁguration (recommended)

If you conﬁgure your Netopia R2121 using SmartStart, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your router. The Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol (DHCP) server, which enables dynamic addressing, is enabled by default in the router. If your PC is not set for dynamic addressing, SmartStart will offer to do this for you when you launch it. In that case, you will have to restart your PC and relaunch SmartStart. If you conﬁgure your PC for dynamic addressing in advance, SmartStart need only be launched once. To conﬁgure your PC for dynamic addressing do the following:

1. Go to the Start Menu/Settings/Control Panels and double click the Network icon. From the Network components list, select the Conﬁguration tab.

2. Select TCP/IP-->Your Network Card. Then select Properties. In the TCP/IP Properties screen (shown below), select the IP Address tab. Click “Obtain an IP Address automatically.”

3. Click on the DNS Conﬁguration tab. Click Disable DNS. DNS will be assigned by the router with DHCP.

4. Click OK in this window, and the next window. When prompted, reboot the computer.

Note: Y ou can also use these instructions to conﬁgure other computers on your network to accept IP addresses served by the Netopia R2121.

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Static conﬁguration (optional)

If you are manually conﬁguring for a ﬁxed or static IP address, perform the following:

1. Go to Start Menu/Settings/Control Panels and double click the Network icon. From the Network components list, select the Conﬁguration tab.

2. Select TCP/IP-->Y our Network Card. Then select Properties. In the TCP/IP Properties screen (shown below), select the IP Address tab. Click “Specify an IP Address.” Enter the following:

IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

This address is an example of one that can be used to conﬁgure the router with the Easy option in the SmartStart Wizard. Y our ISP or network administrator may ask you to use a different IP address and subnet mask.

3. Click on the Gateway tab (shown below). Under “New gateway,” enter

192.168.1.1. Click Add. This is the Netopia R2121’s pre-assigned IP address.

4. Click OK in this window, and the next window. When prompted, reboot the computer.

Click on the DNS Conﬁguration tab. Click Enable DNS. Enter the following information:

Host: Type the name you want to give to this computer.

Domain: Type your domain name. If you don't have a domain name, type your ISP's domain name; for example, netopia.com.

DNS Server Search Order: Type the

primary DNS IP address given to you by your ISP. Click

Add. Repeat this process for the secondary DNS. Domain Sufﬁx Search Order: Enter the same domain

name you entered above.

Note: You can also use these instructions to conﬁgure other computers on your network with manual or static IP addresses. Be sure each computer on your network has its own IP address.

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Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers

The following is a quick guide to conﬁguring TCP/IP for MacOS computers. Conﬁguring TCP/IP in a Macintosh computer requires the following:

■ You must have either Open Transport or Classic Networking (MacTCP) installed.

Note: If you want to use the Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol (DHCP) server built into your Netopia R2121 to assign IP addresses to your Macintoshes, you must be running Open Transport, standard in MacOS 8, and optional in earlier system versions. You can have your Netopia R2121 dynamically assign IP addresses using MacTCP; however, to do so requires that the optional AppleTalk kit be installed which can only be done after the router is conﬁgured.

■ You must have built-in Ethernet or a third-party Ethernet card and its associated drivers installed in your

Macintosh.

Dynamic conﬁguration (recommended)

If you conﬁgure your Netopia R2121 using SmartStart, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your router. The Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol (DHCP), which enables dynamic addressing, is enabled by default in the router. To conﬁgure your Macintosh computer for dynamic addressing do the following:

1. Go to the Apple menu. Select Control Panels and then TCP/IP.

2. With the TCP/IP window open, go to the Edit menu and select User Mode. Choose Basic and click OK.

3. In the TCP/IP window, select “Connect via: Ethernet” and “Conﬁgure: Using DHCP Server.”

Note: Y ou can also use these instructions to conﬁgure other computers on your network to accept IP addresses served by the Netopia R2121.

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Static conﬁguration (optional)

If you are manually conﬁguring for a ﬁxed or static IP address, perform the following:

1. Go to the Apple menu. Select Control Panels and then TCP/IP or MacTCP.

2. With the TCP/IP window open, go to the Edit menu and select User Mode. Choose Advanced and click OK.

Or, in the MacTCP window, select Ethernet and click the More button.

3. In the TCP/IP window or in the MacTCP/More window, select or type information into the ﬁelds as shown in the following table.

Option: Select/Type:

Connect via: Ethernet Conﬁgure: Manually IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Router address: 192.168.1.1 Name server address: Enter the primary and secondary name

server addresses given to you by your ISP

Implicit Search Path: Starting domain name:

4. Close the TCP/IP or MacTCP control panel and save the settings.

5. If you are using MacTCP, you must restart the computer. If you are using Open Transport, you do not need to restart. These are the only ﬁelds you need to modify in this screen.

Note: You can also use these instructions to conﬁgure other computers on your network with manual or static IP addresses. Be sure each computer on your network has its own IP address.

Enter your domain name; if you do not have a domain name, enter the domain name of your ISP

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Dynamic conﬁguration using MacIP (optional)

If you want to use MacIP to dynamically assign IP addresses to the Macintosh computers on your network you must install the optional AppleTalk feature set kit.

Note: You cannot use MacIP dynamic conﬁguration to conﬁgure your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router because you must ﬁrst conﬁgure the router in order to enable AppleTalk.

Once the AppleTalk kit is installed, you can conﬁgure your Macintoshes for MacIP. To conﬁgure dynamically using MacIP, perform the following:

Using Open Transport TCP/IP

1. Go to the Apple menu. Select Control Panels and then TCP/IP.

2. With the TCP/IP window open, go to the Edit menu and select User Mode. Choose Advanced and click OK.

3. In the TCP/IP window, select or type information into the ﬁelds as shown in the following table.

TCP/IP Option: Select/ Type:

Connect via: AppleTalk (MacIP) Conﬁgure: Using MacIP server MacIP Server zone: (select available zone) Name server address: Enter the primary and secondary name server

addresses given to you by your ISP

Implicit Search Path: Starting domain name:

Enter your domain name; if you do not have a domain name, enter the domain name of your ISP

4. Close the TCP/IP control panel and save the settings. These are the only ﬁelds you need to modify in these screens.

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Using Classic Networking (MacTCP)

1. Go to the Apple Menu. Select Control Panels and then Network.

2. In the Network window, select EtherTalk.

3. Go back to the Apple menu. Select Control Panels and then MacTCP.

4. Select EtherTalk. From the pull-down menu under EtherTalk, select an available zone; then click the More button. In the MacTCP/More window select the Server radio button. If necessary, ﬁll in the Domain Name Server

Information given to you by your administrator.

5. Restart the computer. These are the only ﬁelds you need to modify in these screens.

Note: More information about conﬁguring your Macintosh computer for TCP/IP connectivity through a Netopia R2121 can be found in T echnote NIR_026, “Open T ransport and Netopia Routers,” located on the Netopia Web site.

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This chapter discusses SmartView, the Netopia R2121’s device and network web-based monitoring tool. This tool can provide statistical information, report on current network status, record events, and help in diagnosing and locating problems.

This section covers the following topics:

■ “SmartView overview” on page 4-1

■ “Navigating SmartView” on page 4-2

SmartView overview

SmartView is a Java-based applet that runs in a web browser window. It intermittently polls the Router for information to monitor the Router’s state and control connection and disconnection of Connection Proﬁles. SmartView should run under any Java Virtual Machine (JVM)-enabled browser, and is therefore platform independent.

Note: The SmartView applet will only run under Java-enabled browsers. Be sure that the browser you are using is at least Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 3.0 or higher, or Netscape Navigator Version 3.0 or Communicator Version 4.0 or higher. If your browser does not meet this requirement, you can upgrade with a browser supplied on the Netopia CD.

Using SmartView, you can view your Router’s:

Machine Information:

Model Proﬁle Name Device Firmware Version Dial-out Proﬁle WAN Ethernet IP address Dial Number Update Date Bandwidth Type Time Dial Direction (In/Out) LED status Remote Address

Connection Proﬁle

Information:

Gateway DNS DNS Alternate Connect/Disconnect

History Logs:

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Navigating SmartView

You access the SmartView monitor by launching your web browser and entering the URL:

“http://

where Once you have invoked the SmartView pages, you should bookmark SmartView in your browser for easy access. SmartView uses a tabbed view to categorize information and reduce the amount of information displayed at

once. You click on the tabs to display the different informational categories.

router_IP_Address

router_IP_address

/smartview.html”

is the address of your router.

General Machine Information page

In addition to the static machine information about your router, such as model and ﬁrmware version, SmartView displays a real-time visual representation of the Netopia R2121’s status lights (LEDs). This is particularly useful if the router is located out of visual range, such as in a wiring closet.

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Connection Proﬁles page

The Connection Proﬁles page displays the currently active Connection Proﬁle, and any alternate proﬁles you may have created. You can switch from one Connection Proﬁle to another by disconnecting from one, and connecting to another.

■ To hang up the current connection, and establish the one you select, click the Disconnect button for the

currently active Connection Proﬁle.

■ Click the tab for the Connection Proﬁle you want to activate.

■ Click the Connect Button for this Connection Proﬁle.

Event History pages

The Netopia R2121 records certain relevant occurrences in event histories. Event histories are useful for diagnosing problems because they list what happened before, during, and after a problem occurs. You can view two different event histories: one for the router’s system and one for the WAN. The Netopia R2121’s built-in battery backup prevents loss of event history from a shut down or reset.

The Router’s event histories are structured to display the most recent events ﬁrst, and to make it easy to distinguish error messages from informational messages. Error messages are preﬁxed with an asterisk. Both the WAN Event History and the Device Event History retain records of up to 128 of the most recent events. Y ou can refresh the Event history logs by clicking the Update button.

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Device Event History page

WAN Event History page

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Standard HTML Web-based monitoring pages

You can also view Connection Proﬁle information and Event Histories in the web-based monitoring pages. These pages are provided for users without Java-enabled browsers. Unlike the SmartView pages, they are not dynamically updated.

You access the web-based monitoring pages by launching your web browser and entering the URL:

“http://

where

■ To view your Connection Proﬁle information, click the Connection Proﬁles icon.

router_IP_Address

router_IP_address

”

is the address of your router.

■ To view Event Histories, click the Statistics icon.

■ To go to SmartView, if your browser is Java-enabled, click the SmartView icon.

For information on other advanced monitoring tools built into your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router, see

“Monitoring Tools” on page 13-1.

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Connecting Your Local Area Network 5-1

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This chapter describes how physically to connect the Netopia R2121 to your local area network (LAN). Before you proceed, make sure the Netopia R2121 is properly conﬁgured. You can customize the Router’s conﬁguration for your particular LAN requirements using Console-based Management (see “Console-based

Management” on page 6-1).

This section covers the following topics:

■ “Overview” on page 5-1

■ “Readying computers on your local network” on page 5-1

■ “Connecting to an Ethernet network” on page 5-3

■ “Adding a third modem” on page 5-5

■ “Connecting to a LocalTalk network” on page 5-6

Overview

You can connect the Netopia R2121 to an IP or IPX network that uses Ethernet. If you have purchased the AppleTalk feature expansion kit, you can also connect the Router to a LocalTalk

network that uses PhoneNET cabling. Additionally, you can connect a third (external) modem. See “Adding a third modem,” below.

Caution!

Before connecting the Netopia R2121 to any AppleTalk LANs that contain other AppleTalk routers, you should read “Routers and seeding” on page 12-3.

See the sections later in this chapter for details on how to connect the Netopia R2121 to different types of networks.

Readying computers on your local network

PC and Macintosh computers must have certain components installed before they can communicate through the Netopia R2121. The following illustration shows the minimal requirements for a typical PC or Macintosh computer.

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Application software

TCP/IP stack

Ethernet/EtherTalk/LocalTalk Driver

Your PC or Macintosh computer

To the Netopia R2121

Application software: This is the software you use to send e-mail, browse the World Wide Web, read newsgroups, etc. These applications may require some conﬁguration. Examples include the Eudora e-mail client, and the web browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

TCP/IP stack: This is the software that lets your PC or Macintosh communicate using Internet protocols. TCP/IP stacks must be conﬁgured with some of the same information you used to conﬁgure the Netopia R2121. There are a number of TCP/IP stacks available for PC computers. Windows 95 includes a built-in TCP/IP stack. See “Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT computers” on page 3-9. Macintosh computers use either MacTCP or Open Transport. See “Conﬁguring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers” on

page 3-13.

Ethernet: Ethernet hardware and software drivers enable your PC or Macintosh computer to communicate on the LAN.

EtherTalk and LocalTalk: These are AppleTalk protocols used over Ethernet. Once the Netopia R2121 is properly conﬁgured and connected to your LAN, PC and Macintosh computers that

have their required components in place will be able to connect to the Internet or other remote IP networks.

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Connecting to an Ethernet network

The Netopia R2121 supports Ethernet connections through its eight Ethernet ports. The Router automatically detects which Ethernet port is in use.

You can connect either 10Base-T or EtherWave Ethernet networks to the Netopia R2121. The following table displays some important attributes of these types of Ethernet.

Attribute EtherWave 10Base-T

Max. length of backbone, branch, or end to end (cable length)

Cable type

Netopia R2121 port used Ethernet Ethernet

Other restrictions

330 feet

(100 meters)

Twisted pair

(10Base-T)

Maximum 8

devices (daisy

chained)

330 feet

(100 meters)

Twisted pair

(10Base-T)

No daisy

chain

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10Base-T

You can connect a standard 10Base-T Ethernet network to the Netopia R2121 using any of its available Ethernet ports.

Netopia R2121 back panel

Ethernet

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The Netopia R2121 in a 10Base-T network

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To connect your 10Base-T network to the Netopia R2121 through an Ethernet port, use a 10Base-T cable with RJ-45 connectors.

If you have more than eight devices to connect, you can attach additional devices using either a 10Base-T hub or an EtherWave™ daisy chain, or some combination of both.

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■ If you add devices connected through a hub, connect the hub to Ethernet port number 1 on the Netopia

R2121 and set the Normal/Uplink switch to Uplink.

When there are no more free ports on the 10Base-T hub, the network can be extended using EtherWave, a daisy-chainable Ethernet solution from Farallon.

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Transceiver

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Hub

Adding a third modem

You may wish to add a third (external) modem to gain additional speed for your Internet connection. You will need to obtain the special external modem cable either from your reseller or directly from Netopia. Refer to the sheet of optional feature set add-ons in your Netopia R2121 documentation folio.

Netopia R2121 Auxiliary port for connecting a third modem

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Auxiliary connection port HD-15 (female)

By default, the Auxiliary port on your Netopia R2121 is enabled for an external asynchronous modem. This means that all you have to do is connect your modem to the Auxiliary port and conﬁgure its settings in the Line Conﬁguration screens under the WAN Conﬁguration menu. For detailed conﬁguration instructions see

“Specifying telephone connections” on page 9-2.

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For pinout information on the HD-15 to DB-25 modem cable, see “Pinouts for Auxiliary Port Modem Cable,” in

Appendix G, “Technical Speciﬁcations and Safety Information.”

Connecting to a LocalTalk network

If you have purchased the AppleTalk feature expansion kit, you can also connect the Router to an AppleTalk network that uses either Ethernet or LocalTalk. Refer to the sheet of optional feature set add-ons in your Netopia R2121 documentation folio.

The AppleTalk feature expansion kit includes a dual RJ-11 PhoneNET® connector that attaches to the Auxiliary port on the Netopia R2121.

Netopia R2121 Auxiliary port for connecting to LocalTalk

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Auxiliary connection port HD-15 (female)

Connect the male HD-15 end of the LocalTalk cable to the Auxiliary port on your Netopia R2121. Connect the other end of the cable to your LocalTalk network. You can use only one connection on the Auxiliary port. You cannot use both the PhoneNET connector and an external modem.

If your LocalTalk network is not based on standard PhoneNET cabling, use a PhoneNET-to-LocalTalk adaptor cable available from Farallon division of Netopia. Connect the adaptor cable’s RJ-11 connector to the AppleT alk cable’s PhoneNet connector. Connect the cable’s mini-DIN-3 connector to your LocalTalk network.

Be sure to observe the standard rules governing maximum cable lengths and limits on the number of nodes on a PhoneNET network. The dual RJ-11 PhoneNET connector allows insertion in the LocalTalk daisy chain, or at the end. If the device is connected at the end of the daisy chain, you must install the accompanying terminator.

Wiring guidelines for PhoneNET cabling

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Topology

daisy chain n/a n/a 1800 ft.

backbone 4500 ft.

4-branch passive star* 1125 ft.

LocalTalk StarController 12-branch active star

* distance is per branch

Note: Make sure you For detailed conﬁguration instructions see “AppleTalk Setup” on page 12-1.

do not

connect your LocalTalk network to a Telco port or a POTS (Phone 1 and 2) port.

22 gauge

.642 mm

1372 m

343 m 3000 ft.

914 m

24 gauge

.510 mm

3000 ft. 229 m

750 ft. 229 m

2000 ft. 610 m

26 gauge

.403 mm

549 m 1800 ft.

549 m 450 ft.

137 m 1200 ft.

366 m

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User’s Reference Guide

Console-based Management 6-1

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Console-based management is a menu-driven interface for the capabilities built in to the Netopia R2121. Console-based management provides access to a wide variety of features that the router supports. You can customize these features for your individual setup. This chapter describes how to access and navigate the console-based management screens.

This section covers the following topics:

■ “Connecting through a Telnet session” on page 6-2

■ “Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router” on page 6-3

■ “Navigating through the console screens” on page 6-4

Console-based management screens contain seven entry points to the Netopia Router conﬁguration and monitoring features. The entry points are displayed in the Main Menu shown below:

Netopia R2121 v4.3

Easy Setup...

WAN Configuration...

System Configuration...

Utilities & Diagnostics...

Statistics & Logs...

Quick Menus...

Quick View...

You always start from this main screen.

■ The Easy Setup menus display and permit changing the values contained in the default Connection Proﬁle

you created when you ran the SmartStart Wizard for initial conﬁguration. Experienced users can also use Easy Setup to initially conﬁgure the router directly through a console session without using SmartStart.

Easy Setup menus contain up to ﬁve descendant screens for viewing or altering these values. The number of screens depends on whether you have optional features installed.

■ The WAN Conﬁguration menu displays and permits changing your Connection Proﬁle(s), creating or

deleting additional Connection Proﬁles, and conﬁguring or reconﬁguring the manner in which you may be

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using the router to connect to more than one service provider or remote site.

■ The System Conﬁguration menus display and permit changing:

■ Network Protocols Setup. See “IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address Translation” on page 10-1.

■ Filter Sets (Firewalls). See “Security” on page 14-1.

■ IP Address Serving. See “IP address serving” on page 10-16.

■ Date and Time. See “Date and Time” on page 8-11.

■ Console Conﬁguration. See “Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router” on page 6-3.

■ SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). See “SNMP” on page 13-13.

■ Security. See “Security” on page 14-1.

■ Upgrade Feature Set. See “Upgrade Feature Set” on page 8-13.

■ Logging. See “Logging” on page 8-13.

■ The Utilities & Diagnostics menus provide a selection of seven tools for monitoring and diagnosing the

router's behavior, as well as updating the ﬁrmware and rebooting the system. See “Utilities and

Diagnostics” on page 15-1 for detailed information.

■ The Statistics & Logs menus display nine sets of tables and device logs that show information about your

router, your network and their history. See “Statistics & Logs” on page 13-4 for detailed information.

■ The Quick Menus screen is a shortcut entry point to twenty-two of the most commonly used conﬁguration

menus that are accessed through the other menu entry points.

■ The Quick View menu displays at a glance current real-time operating information about your router. See

“Quick View status overview” on page 13-1 for detailed information.

Connecting through a Telnet session

Features of the Netopia R2121 may be conﬁgured through the console screens. Before you can access the console screens through Telnet, you must have:

■ a network connection locally to the router or IP access to the router through the WAN port. This could be

the same connection as the one you used with SmartStart. Note: Alternatively, you can have a direct serial console cable connection using the provided console cable

for your platform (PC or Macintosh) and the “Console” port on the back of the router. For more information on attaching the console cable, see “Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router” on

page 6-3.

■ Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to conﬁgure the router

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Conﬁguring Telnet software

If you are conﬁguring your router using a Telnet session, your computer must be running a Telnet software program.

■ If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows, you can use a Windows Telnet application or simply run Telnet

from the Start menu.

■ If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the NCSA Telnet program supplied on the Netopia

R2121 CD. You install NCSA Telnet by simply dragging the application from the CD to your hard disk.

Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router

You can perform all of the System Conﬁguration activities for your Netopia R2121 through a local serial console connection using terminal emulation software, such as HyperTerminal provided with Windows95 on the PC, or ZTerm, included on the Netopia CD, for the Macintosh.

The Netopia R2121 back panel has a connector labeled “Console” for attaching the Router to either a PC or Macintosh computer via the serial port on the computer. (On a Macintosh, the serial port is called the Modem port or the Printer port.) This connection lets you use the computer to conﬁgure and monitor the Netopia R2121 via the console screens.

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Console connection port DE-9 (male)

To connect the Netopia R2121 to your computer for serial console communication, use the supplied dual console cable connector end appropriate to your platform:

■ one DE-9 connector end attaches to a PC

■ the mini-DIN8 connector end attaches to a Macintosh

■ the DE-9 end of the Console cable attaches to the Netopia R2121’s Console port

If you are conﬁguring your router via a

terminal

session, your computer must be running a standard terminal

emulation or communications software program, such as those used with modems.

■ If you connect a PC with Microsoft Windows 95 or NT, you can use the HyperTerminal application bundled

with the operating system.

■ If you connect a Macintosh computer, you can use the ZTerm terminal emulation program on the supplied

Netopia R2121 CD.

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Launch your terminal emulation software and conﬁgure the communications software for the following values. These are the default communication parameters that the Netopia R2121 uses.

Parameter Suggested Value

Terminal type PC: ANSI-BBS

Mac: ANSI, VT-100, or VT-200

Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Speed Options are: 9600, 19200, 38400, or 57600 bits per second Flow Control None Note: The router ﬁrmware contains an autobaud detection feature. If you are at any screen on the

serial console, you can change your baud rate and press Return (HyperTerminal for the PC requires a disconnect). The new baud rate is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Navigating through the console screens

Use your keyboard to navigate the Netopia R2121’s conﬁguration screens, enter and edit information, and make choices. The following table lists the keys to use to navigate through the console screens.

To... Use These Keys...

Move through selectable items in a screen or pop-up menu Up, Down, Left, and

Right Arrow

To set a change to a selected item or open a pop-up menu of options for a selected item like entering an upgrade key

Change a toggle value (Yes/No, On/Off) Tab Restore an entry or toggle value to its previous value Esc Move one item up Up arrow or Control + k Move one item down Down arrow or Control + j Display a dump of the device event log Control + e Display a dump of the WAN event log Control + f Refresh the screen Control + L Go to topmost selectable item < Go to bottom right selectable item >

Return or Enter

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This chapter describes how to use the Easy Setup console screens on your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router. The Easy Setup console screens provide an alternate method for experienced users to set up their router’s Connection Proﬁles without using SmartStart. After completing the Easy Setup console screens, your router will be ready to connect to the Internet or another remote site.

Easy Setup console screens

Using three Easy Setup console screens, you can:

■ modify a Connection Proﬁle for your Router for the connection to your ISP or remote location;

■ set up IP addresses and IP address serving;

■ password protect conﬁguration access to your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router;

How to access the Easy Setup console screens

To access the console screens, Telnet to the Netopia Router over your Ethernet network, or you can physically connect with a serial console cable and access the Netopia Router with a terminal emulation program. See

“Connecting through a Telnet session” on page 6-2 or “Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router” on page 6-3.

Note: Before continuing, make sure that you have the information that your telephone service provider, ISP, or network administrator has given you to conﬁgure the Netopia Router.

The Netopia Router’s ﬁrst console screen, Main Menu, appears in the terminal emulation window of the attached PC or Macintosh when:

■ the Netopia Router is turned on

■ the computer is connected to the Netopia Router

■ the Telnet or terminal emulation software is running and conﬁgured correctly.

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A screen similar to the following appears:

Netopia R2121 v4.3

Easy Setup...

WAN Configuration...

System Configuration...

Utilities & Diagnostics...

Statistics & Logs...

Quick Menus...

Quick View...

Return/Enter goes to Easy Setup -- minimal configuration. You always start from this main screen.

If you do not see the Main Menu, verify that:

■ the computer used to view the console screen has its serial port connected to the Netopia R2121’s

“Console” port or an Ethernet connection to one of its Ethernet ports. See “Connecting a local terminal

console cable to your router” on page 6-3 or “Connecting through a Telnet session” on page 6-2.

■ the Telnet or terminal emulation software is conﬁgured for the recommended values.

■ if you are connecting via the Console port, the console’s serial port is not being used by another device,

such as an internal modem, or an application. Turn off all other programs (other than your terminal emulation program) that may be interfering with your access to the port.

■ you have entered the correct password, if necessary. Your Netopia R2121’s console access may be

password protected from a previous conﬁguration. See your system administrator to obtain the password. See Appendix A, “Troubleshooting,” for more suggestions.

Beginning Easy Setup

To begin Easy Setup, select Easy Setup in the Main Menu, then press Return. The Easy Setup Proﬁle screen appears.

Connection Profile 1: Easy Setup Profile

Number to Dial: 12345678901234567890

Address Translation Enabled: Yes

Local WAN IP Address: 0.0.0.0

Remote IP Address: 127.0.0.2 Remote IP Mask: 255.0.0.0

PPP Authentication... PAP Send User Name: Send Password:

PREVIOUS SCREEN NEXT SCREEN

Enter the directory number for the remote network connection. Enter basic information about your WAN connection with this screen.

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Easy Setup proﬁle

The Easy Setup Proﬁle screen is where you conﬁgure the parameters that control the Netopia R2121’s connection to a speciﬁc remote destination, usually an ISP or a corporate site.

On a Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router you can add up to 15 more connection proﬁles, for a total of 16. See

“Creating a new Connection Proﬁle” on page 8-2.

1. Select Number to Dial and enter the telephone number you received from your ISP. This is the number the Netopia R2121 dials to reach your ISP. Enter the number as you would dial it, including any required preﬁxes (such as area, access, and long-distance dialing codes).

Note: When placing a multi-channel call, the answering equipment must either:

■ be in a “hunt group,” where a single telephone number services multiple lines, or

■ the answering side must implement MP or BAP as a method to advise the calling side what number(s)

to use.

ISPs or corporate IS groups will meet these conditions. For other non-standard dialup connections, you should verify that one or the other of these conditions is true.

2. To enable address translation, toggle Address Translation Enabled to Yes. For more information on Network Address Translation, see “IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address Translation” on page 10-1.

3. Select Local WAN IP Address and enter the local WAN address your ISP gave you.

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The default address is 0.0.0.0, which allows for dynamic addressing, when your ISP assigns an address each time you connect. However, you may enter another address if you want to use static addressing.

■ When using numbered interfaces, the Netopia Router will use its local WAN IP address and subnet

mask to send packets to the remote router. Both routers have WAN IP addresses and subnet masks associated with the connection.

■ When using unnumbered interfaces, the Netopia Router will use either its local Ethernet IP address or

its NAT address (if so conﬁgured) and subnet mask to send packets to the remote router. Neither router has a WAN IP address or subnet mask associated with this connection.

Note: If your ISP has not given you their IP or subnet mask addresses, then you may enter an IP address such as 127.0.0.2, and an IP subnet mask such as 255.0.0.0. With these settings the router will get this information dynamically when it connects to the remote site.

4. If your ISP uses unnumbered (system-based routing), select Remote IP Address and enter the IP address your ISP gave you.

Then select Remote IP Mask and enter the IP subnet mask of the remote site you will connect to.

5. Select the PPP Authentication pop-up menu and choose the type of connection security your ISP told you to use (PAP, CHAP , P AP-TOKEN, or CACHE-TOKEN). If you choose any of these authentication methods, go to the next step. If your ISP does not use any of these authentication methods, choose None and skip to the last step. When you create a connection proﬁle from Easy Setup, the default setting is PAP.

6. If your ISP uses PAP or PAP-TOKEN, select Send User Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to connect. If you selected PAP, select Send Password and enter your password. If you selected PAP-TOKEN, you don’t enter the password now. Your name and password can be up to 32 characters each.

If your ISP uses CHAP , select Send Host Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to connect. Then select Send Secret and enter the secret (CHAP term for password) your ISP gave you.

If your ISP uses CACHE-TOKEN, select Send User Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to connect. Select Send Password and enter your password.

7. Select NEXT SCREEN and press Return. The IP Easy Setup screen appears.

IP Easy Setup

The IP Easy Setup screen is where you enter information about your Netopia Router’s:

■ IP address

■ Subnet mask

■ Default gateway IP address

■ Domain name server IP address

■ IP address serving information, such as the number of client IP addresses and the 1st client address; and

Y ou should consult with your network administrator to obtain the information you will need. For more information about setting up IP, see “IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address Translation” on page 10-1.

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IP Easy Setup

Ethernet IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Ethernet Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Domain Name: Primary Domain Name Server: 0.0.0.0

Default IP Gateway: 0.0.0.0

IP Address Serving: On

Number of Client IP Addresses: 100 1st Client Address: 192.168.1.100

PREVIOUS SCREEN NEXT SCREEN

Enter an IP address in decimal and dot form (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). Set up the basic IP & IPX attributes of your Netopia in this screen.

1. Select Ethernet IP Address and enter the ﬁrst IP address from the IP address range your ISP has given you. This will be the Netopia Router’s IP address.

If Network Address Translation is enabled in the Easy Setup connection proﬁle, the Ethernet IP Address defaults to an address within a range reserved by the Internet address administration authority for use within private networks, 192.168.1.1.

Because this is a private network address, it should never be directly connected to the Internet. Using NAT for all your connection proﬁles will ensure this restriction. See “IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address

Translation” on page 10-1 of this guide for more information.

2. Select Ethernet Subnet Mask and enter the subnet mask your ISP has given you. The Ethernet Subnet Mask defaults to a standard class C mask (for unlimited user models; smaller, for restricted user models).

3. Select Domain Name and enter the domain name your ISP has given you.

4. Select Primary Domain Name Server and enter the IP address your ISP has given you.

5. The Default IP Gateway defaults to the remote IP address you entered in the Easy Setup connection proﬁle. If the Netopia Router does not recognize the destination of any IP trafﬁc, it forwards that trafﬁc to this gateway.

Do not confuse the remote IP address and the default gateway’s IP address with the block of local IP addresses you receive from your ISP. You use the local IP addresses for the Netopia R2121’s Ethernet port and for IP clients on your local network. The remote IP address and the default gateway’s IP address should point to your ISP’s router.

6. To use DHCP and (if installed) MacIP address serving, toggle IP Address Serving to On. Note: For information about dynamic IP address serving, see “IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address

Translation” on page 10-1.

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7. If IP Address Serving is On, select Number of Client IP Addresses. Then enter the number of available host addresses for the Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router to allocate to the client computers on your network. This number defaults to the balance of the subnet addresses above the Netopia Router’s address.

8. If IP Address Serving is On, select 1st Client Address and enter the ﬁrst IP address in the set of allocated served IP addresses.

9. Press Return. The Easy Setup Security Conﬁguration screen appears.

Easy Setup Security

The Easy Setup Security Conﬁguration screen lets you password-protect your Netopia R2121. Input your Write Access Name and Write Access Password with names or numbers totaling up to eleven digits.

If you password protect the console screens, you will be prompted to enter the name and password you have speciﬁed every time you log in to the console screens. Do not forget your name and password. If you do, you will be unable to access any of the conﬁguration screens.

Additional security features are available. See “Security” on page 14-1.

Easy Setup Security Configuration

It is strongly suggested that you password-protect configuration access to your Netopia. By entering a Name and Password pair here, access via serial, Telnet, SNMP and Web Server will be password-protected.

Be sure to remember what you have typed here, because you will be prompted for it each time you configure this Netopia.

You can remove an existing Name and Password by clearing both fields below.

Write Access Name:

Write Access Password:

PREVIOUS SCREEN TO MAIN MENU RESTART DEVICE

Configure a Configuration Access Name and Password here.

The ﬁnal step in conﬁguring the Easy Setup console screens is to restart the Netopia R2121, so the conﬁguration settings take effect.

1. Select RESTART DEVICE. A prompt asks you to conﬁrm your choice.

2. Select CONTINUE to restart the Netopia Router and have your selections take effect.

Note: You can also restart the system at any time by using the restart utility (see “Restarting the system” on

page 15-13) or by turning the Netopia Router off and on with the power switch.

Easy Setup is now complete.

WAN and System Conﬁguration 8-1

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This chapter describes how to use the console-based management screens to access and conﬁgure advanced features of your Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router. Y ou can customize these features for your individual setup. These menus provide a powerful method for experienced users to set up their router’s connection proﬁles and system conﬁguration.

The next chapter “Managing Voice and Data Calls” on page 9-1 explains more of the Netopia R2121’s special features for cost control and dial-in connections.

This section covers the following topics:

■ “Creating a new Connection Proﬁle” on page 8-2

■ “System Conﬁguration screens” on page 8-8

■ “Navigating through the System Conﬁguration screens” on page 8-8

■ “System Conﬁguration features” on page 8-9

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Creating a new Connection Proﬁle

Connection Proﬁles deﬁne the telephone and networking protocols necessary for the router to make a remote connection. A Connection Proﬁle is like an address book entry describing how the router is to get to a remote site, or how to recognize and authenticate a remote user dialing in to the router. For example, to create a new Connection Proﬁle, you navigate to the WAN Conﬁguration screen from the Main Menu, and select Add Connection Proﬁle.

Main

The Add Connection Proﬁle screen appears.

Add Connection Profile

Profile Name: Profile 02 Profile Enabled: Yes

IP Enabled: Yes IP Profile Parameters...

IPX Enabled: No

Data Link Encapsulation is: PPP Data Link Options...

Telco Options...

ADD PROFILE NOW CANCEL

Return accepts * ESC cancels * Left/Right moves insertion point * Del deletes. Configure a new Conn. Profile. Finished? ADD or CANCEL to exit.

WAN

Configuration

Add Connection

Profile

On a Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router you can add up to 15 more connection proﬁles, for a total of 16.

1. Select Proﬁle Name and enter a name for this connection proﬁle. It can be any name you wish. For example: the name of your ISP.

2. Toggle the Proﬁle Enabled value to Yes or No. The default is Yes.

3. Select IP Proﬁle Parameters and press Return. The IP Proﬁle Parameters screen appears.

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IP Profile Parameters

Address Translation Enabled: Yes

Local WAN IP Address: 0.0.0.0

Remote IP Address: 0.0.0.0 Remote IP Mask: 0.0.0.0

Filter Set... Remove Filter Set

Receive RIP: Both

Toggle to Yes if this is a single IP address ISP account. Configure IP requirements for a remote network connection here.

4. Toggle or enter any IP Parameters you require and return to the Add Connection Proﬁle screen by pressing Escape. For more information, see “IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address Translation” on page 10-1.

5. If you will be connecting with an IPX remote network, toggle IPX Enabled to Yes, and press Return. Otherwise, accept the default No.

If you enable IPX routing, an IPX Proﬁle Parameters menu item becomes available. Select IPX Proﬁle Parameters and press Return. The IPX Proﬁle Parameters screen appears.

IPX Profile Parameters

Remote IPX Network: 00000000 Path Delay: 10 NetBios Packet Forwarding: Off

Incoming Packet Filter Set... <<NONE>> Outgoing Packet Filter Set... <<NONE>>

Incoming SAP Filter Set... <<NONE>> Outgoing SAP Filter Set... <<NONE>>

Periodic RIP Timer: 60 Periodic SAP Timer: 60

Configure IPX requirements for a remote network connection here.

6. T oggle or enter any IPX Parameters you require and return to the Add Connection Proﬁle screen by pressing Escape. For more information, see “IPX Setup” on page 11-1.

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7. Select Datalink Options and press Return. The Datalink Options screen appears.

Datalink (PPP/MP) Options

Data Compression... Ascend LZS

Send Authentication... PAP

Send User Name: Send Password:

Receive User Name: Receive Password:

Channel Usage... Dynamic

Bandwidth Allocation... BAP

Maximum Packet Size: 1500

In this Screen you will configure the PPP/MP specific connection params.

You can accept the defaults, or change them if you wish.

Data Compression options are: Ascend LZS (the default), Standard LZS, or None. Send Authentication options are: PAP (Password Authentication Protocol, the default), CHAP (Challenge

Handshake Authentication Protocol), the secure token protocols PAP-TOKEN and CACHE-TOKEN, or None. For more information about token security see “Token Security Authentication” on page 14-37. If your ISP does not use any of these authentication methods, choose None. The Send Authentication information is used to authenticate your call to your service provider. The Receive Username and Password information is used to authenticate attempted dial-in connections.

■ If your ISP uses P AP or P AP-TOKEN, select Send User Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you

to connect. If you selected PAP, select Send Password and enter your password. If you selected PAP-TOKEN, you don’t enter the password now.

■ If your ISP uses CHAP, select Send Host Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to connect.

Then select Send Secret and enter the secret (CHAP term for password) your ISP gave you.

■ If your ISP uses CACHE-TOKEN, select Send User Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to

connect. Select Send Password and enter your password.

You can specify user name and password for both outgoing and incoming calls. Your name and password can be up to 32 characters each.

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The Channel Usage pop-up menu allows you to choose how many lines your connections may use, and whether or not they are preemptable. Supported options are:

Option Behavior

Dynamic 1 to 3 channels, if available, will be used, depending on trafﬁc volume 1-Channel Only 1 channel will be used 2-Channels 2 channels will be preferred 2-Channel Preemptable 2 channels will be used, but 1 may be reallocated 3-Channels 3 channels will be preferred 3-Channel Preemptable 3 channels will be used, but 1 or more may be reallocated Note: The Bandwidth Allocation pop-up options are: Off, Auto, BAP or MP+. BAP is the default. You

should only choose one of the other options if you are speciﬁcally advised to do so by your ISP or administrator.

Return to the Add Connection Proﬁle screen by pressing Escape.

8. Select Telco Options and press return. the Telco Options screen appears.

Telco Options

Dial... Dial In/Out

Dialing Prefix:

Number to Dial: Alternate Site to Dial:

Dial on Demand: Yes Idle Timeout (seconds): 300

CNA Validation Number: Callback: No

Return/Enter to allow dialing out, dialing in, or both. In this Screen you configure options for the ways you will establish a link.

Select Dial and press Return. A pop-up menu appears. You can select the dialing options for this Connection Proﬁle as Dial In Only, Dial Out Only, or Dial In/Out.

You can:

■ add a dialing preﬁx, such as “9” for an outside line on a PBX or Centrex phone system.

■ add the number to dial for this Connection Proﬁle

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■ add an alternate number to use if the ﬁrst number fails to connect

■ change any of the default parameter settings

When you are ﬁnished with these entries, press Escape to return to the Add Connection Proﬁle screen.

9. Select ADD PROFILE NOW and press Return. Your new Connection Proﬁle will be added.

Viewing or editing connection proﬁles

If you want to view or edit the connection proﬁles in your router, return to the WAN Conﬁguration screen, and select Display/Change Connection Proﬁle. The list of Connection Proﬁles is displayed in a scrolling pop-up screen.

WAN Configuration +-Profile Name---------------------IP Address----IPX Network-+ +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Easy Setup Profile 127.0.0.2 | | Profile 02 0.0.0.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+

Up/Down Arrow Keys to select, ESC to dismiss, Return/Enter to Edit.

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Select the connection proﬁle you want to view or edit and press Return. The proﬁle is displayed, and you can change any of the parameters. Changes take effect immediately without rebooting the router.

Change Connection Profile

Profile Name: Profile 02 Profile Enabled: Yes

IP Enabled: Yes IP Profile Parameters...

IPX Enabled: No

Data Link Encapsulation is PPP Data Link Options...

Telco Options...

Return accepts * ESC cancels * Left/Right moves insertion point * Del deletes. Modify Connection Profile here. Changes are immediate.

Deleting connection proﬁles

You can delete a connection proﬁle by returning to the WAN Conﬁguration menu and selecting Delete Connection Proﬁle.

A scrolling pop-up screen appears. Select the proﬁle you want to delete and press Return. When prompted, select CONTINUE, and the connection proﬁle will be deleted.

Up/Down Arrow Keys to select, ESC to dismiss, Return/Enter to Delete.

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System Conﬁguration screens

You can connect to the Netopia R2121’s System Conﬁguration screens:

■ Using Telnet with the Router’s Ethernet port IP address

■ Through the console port, using a local terminal (see “Connecting a local terminal console cable to your

router” on page 6-3)

You can also retrieve the Netopia R2121’s conﬁguration information and remotely set its parameters using the Simple Network Management Protocol (see “SNMP” on page 13-13).

Open a Telnet connection to the IP address you set in the router with SmartStart, for example “192.168.1.1.” The console screen will open to the Main Menu, similar to the screen shown below:

Netopia R2121 v4.3

Easy Setup...

WAN Configuration...

System Configuration...

Utilities & Diagnostics...

Statistics & Logs...

Quick Menus...

Quick View...

Return/Enter goes to Easy Setup -- minimal configuration. You always start from this main screen.

Navigating through the System Conﬁguration screens

To help you ﬁnd your way to particular screens, some sections in this guide begin with a graphical path guide similar to the following example:

Main

This particular path guide shows how to get to the Network Protocols Setup screens. The path guide represents these steps:

1. Beginning in the Main Menu, select the System Conﬁguration item and press Return.

System

Configuration

Network Protocols

Setup

IP Setup

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2. Select the Network Protocols item in the System Conﬁguration screen and press Return.

3. Select the IP Setup item in the Network Protocols Setup screen and press Return.

To go back in this sequence of screens, use the Escape key.

System Conﬁguration features

SmartStart may be all you need to conﬁgure your Netopia R2121. Some users, however, require advanced settings or prefer manual control over the default selections that SmartStart automatically chooses. For these users, the Netopia R2121 provides System Conﬁguration options.

To help you determine whether you need to use the System Conﬁguration options, review the following requirements. If you have one or more of these needs, use the System Conﬁguration options described in the later chapters.

■ Two or more outgoing connection proﬁles to connect to more than one remote location (for example, to

connect to the Internet and to a network at another ofﬁce).

■ System Conﬁguration of dynamic IP address distribution through DHCP, MacIP, or BootP.

■ Customized incoming call proﬁle to control received calls.

■ Scheduled connections.

■ Greater network security through the use of ﬁlters, CallerID, callback, and SecurID.

■ System Conﬁguration of AppleTalk LAN settings.

■ System Conﬁguration of connections to AppleTalk networks through the Internet or any IP network, using

AURP (AppleTalk “tunneling”).

■ System Conﬁguration of connection proﬁles. See the table below for a partial list of the options available

through System Conﬁguration.

Layer Category Parameter Type Options Default settings

Protocol Layer IP Parameters Filter Sets: Basic Firewall

NetBIOS Filter Receive RIP: Both Transmit RIP: Off

IPX Parameters Path Delay: 1 second

NetBios Packet Forwarding: No Incoming/outgoing Packet &

On SAP ﬁlter:

Periodic RIP/SAP timers: 60 seconds

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Layer Category Parameter Type Options Default settings

Datalink Layer PPP/MP Parameters Data Compression: Ascend LZS

Send Authentication: PAP Channel Usage: Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation: BAP Maximum Packet Size: 1500

Physical Layer Telco Parameters Dial is set to: Dial In/Out

Dial On Demand is set to: Yes Callback is set to: No Idle Time-out is set for: 300 seconds

To access the System Conﬁguration screens, select System Conﬁguration in the Main Menu, then press Return.

The System Conﬁguration Menu screen appears:

System Configuration

Network Protocols Setup... Filter Sets (Firewalls)... IP Address Serving...

Date and Time...

Console Configuration...

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)...

Security...

Upgrade Feature Set...

Logging...

Return/Enter to configure Networking Protocols (such as TCP/IP). Use this screen if you want options beyond Easy Setup.

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Network Protocols Setup

These screens allow you to conﬁgure your network’s use of the standard networking protocols:

■ IP: details are given in “IP Setup, SmartIP and Network Address Translation” on page 10-1.

■ IPX: details are given in “IPX Setup” on page 11-1.

■ AppleTalk: details are given in “AppleTalk Setup” on page 12-1.

Note: AppleTalk requires the optional AppleTalk feature expansion kit.

Filter Sets (Firewalls)

These screens allow you to conﬁgure security on your network by means of ﬁlter sets and a basic ﬁrewall.

■ Details are given in “Security” on page 14-1.

IP Address Serving

These screens allow you to conﬁgure IP Address serving on your network by means of DHCP, W ANIP, BootP, and with the optional AppleTalk kit, MacIP.

■ Details are given in “IP address serving” on page 10-16.

Date and Time

You can set the system’s date and time in the Set Date and Time screen. Select Date and Time in the System Conﬁguration screen and press Return to go to the Set Date and Time

screen.

Set Date and Time

System Date Format: MM/DD/YY Current Date (MM/DD/YY): 3/16/1998

System Time Format: AM/PM Current Time: 10:29 AM or PM: AM

Follow these steps to set the system’s date and time:

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1. Select Current Date and enter the date in the appropriate format. Use one- or two-digit numbers for the month and day, and the last two digits of the current year. The date’s numbers must be separated by forward slashes (/).

2. Select Current Time and enter the time in the format HH:MM, where HH is the hour (using either the 12-hour or 24-hour clock) and MM is the minutes.

3. Select AM or PM and choose AM or PM.

Console Conﬁguration

You can change the default terminal communications parameters to suit your requirements. To go to the Console Conﬁguration screen, select Console Conﬁguration in the System Conﬁguration screen.

Console Configuration

Baud Rate... 57600

Hardware Flow Control: Yes

SET CONFIG NOW CANCEL

Follow these steps to change a parameter’s value:

1. Select the parameter you want to change.

2. Select a new value for the parameter. Return to step 1 if you want to conﬁgure another parameter.

3. Select SET CONFIG NOW to save the new parameter settings. Select CANCEL to leave the parameters unchanged and exit the Console Conﬁguration screen.

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SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

These screens allow you to monitor and conﬁgure your network by means of a standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent.

■ Details are given in “SNMP” on page 13-13.

Security

These screens allow you to add users and deﬁne passwords on your network.

■ Details are given in “Security” on page 14-1.

Upgrade Feature Set

You can upgrade your Netopia R2121 by adding new feature sets through the Upgrade Feature Set utility. See the release notes that came with your router or feature set upgrade or visit the Netopia web site at

www.netopia.com for information on new feature sets, how to obtain them, and how to install them on your Netopia R2121.

Logging

You can conﬁgure a UNIX-compatible syslog client to report a number of subsets of the events entered in the router’s WAN Event History. See “WAN Event History” on page 13-6.The Syslog client (for the PC only) is supplied as a .ZIP ﬁle on the Netopia CD.

Select Logging from the System Conﬁguration menu. The Logging Conﬁguration screen appears.

Logging Configuration

WAN Event Log Options Log Boot and Errors: Yes Log Line Specific: Yes Log Connections: Yes Log PPP, DHCP, CNA: Yes Log IP and IPX: Yes

Syslog Parameters Syslog Enabled: No Hostname or IP Address: Facility... Local 0

Return/Enter accepts * Tab toggles * ESC cancels.

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By default, all events are logged in the event history.

■ By toggling each event descriptor either Yes or No, you can determine which ones are logged and which are

ignored.

■ You can enable or disable the syslog client dynamically. When enabled, it will report any appropriate and

previously unreported events.

■ You can specify the syslog server’s address either in dotted decimal format or as a DNS name up to 63

characters.

■ You can specify the UNIX syslog Facility to use by selecting the Facility pop-up.

Installing the Syslog client

The Goodies folder on the Netopia CD contains a Syslog client daemon program that can be conﬁgured to report the WAN events you speciﬁed in the Logging Conﬁguration screen.

To install the Syslog client daemon, exit from the graphical Netopia CD program and locate the CD directory structure through your Windows desktop, or through Windows Explorer. Go to the Goodies directory on the CD and locate the Sds15000.exe program. This is the Syslog daemon installer. Run the Sds15000.exe program and follow the on screen instructions for enabling the Windows Syslog daemon.

When using syslog with a switched connection, if the host you are logging into is located on the WAN, the act of tearing down the call generates WAN events. This requires the torn down line to come back up, effectively making a call that will go up and down continuously. This will only occur when the router tears down the call. If the call is cleared remotely the redial restriction takes precedence and the packets are transparently aged out of the queue.

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The following screen shows a sample syslog dump of WAN events:

Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Link 1 down: PPP PAP failure Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com >>Issued Speech Setup Request from our DN: 5108645534 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Requested Disc. from DN: 917143652500 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Received Clear Confirm for our DN: 5108645534 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Link 1 down: Manual disconnect Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com >>Issued Speech Setup Request from our DN: 5108645534 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Requested Disc. from DN: 917143652500 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Received Clear Confirm for our DN: 5108645534 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Link 1 down: No answer Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com --Device restarted----------------------------------------Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com >>Received Speech Setup Ind. from DN: (not supplied) Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Requested Connect to our DN: 5108645534 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com ASYNC: Modem carrier detected (more) Modem reports: 26400 V34 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com >>WAN: 56K Modem 1 activated at 115 Kbps Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Connect Confirmed to our DN: 5108645534 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: Channel 1 up, Answer Profile name: Default Profile Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: NCP up, session 1, Channel 1 Final (fallback) negotiated auth: Local PAP , Remote NONE Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: PAP we accepted remote, Channel 1 Remote name: guest Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: MP negotiated, session 1 Remote EDO: 06 03 0000C5700624 0 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: CCP negotiated, session 1, type: Ascend LZS Local mode: 1, Remote mode: 1 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: BACP negotiated, session 1 Local MN: FFFFFFFF, Remote MN: 00000001 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: IPCP negotiated, session 1, rem: 192.168.10.100 local: 192.168.1.1 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com >>WAN: 56K Modem 1 deactivated Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Received Clear Ind. from DN: 5108645534, Cause: 0 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Issued Clear Response to DN: 5108645534 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com Link 1 down: Remote clearing Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com PPP: IPCP down, session 1 Nov 5 10:14:06 tsnext.farallon.com >>Received Speech Setup Ind. from DN: (not supplied)

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Managing Voice and Data Calls 9-1

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MMMMaaaannnnaaaaggggiiiinnnngggg VVVVooooiiiicccceeee aaaannnndddd DDDDaaaattttaaaa CCCCaaaallllllllss

You can set a Netopia Router to make scheduled connections using designated connection proﬁles. This is useful for creating and controlling regularly scheduled periods when the router can be used by hosts on your network. It is also useful for once-only connections that you want to schedule in advance.

The Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router can answer calls as well as initiate them. To answer calls, the Netopia R2121 uses a Default Answer Proﬁle. The Default Answer Proﬁle controls how incoming calls are set up, authenticated, ﬁltered, and more.

This chapter also describes how to use the Netopia R2121’s SmartPhone™ feature. With SmartPhone, other analog devices such as telephones, facsimile machines, or modems can connect to the Netopia R2121 and communicate over the same lines. The Netopia R2121 with SmartPhone provides:

■ Caller ID support for call authentication

■ distinctive ring detection, primarily for party line sharing

■ parallel off-hook detection, preventing the Netopia R2121 from initiating calls when the telephone line is

otherwise busy

■ auxiliary telephone control, allowing management of whether a “downstream” phone can pre-empt or

interfere with a Netopia R2121 data call. This is also called Call Bumping and Squelch Blocking.

Topics in this chapter include:

■ “Specifying telephone connections” on page 9-2

■ “Default Answer Proﬁle for Dial-in Connections” on page 9-4

■ “Scheduled connections” on page 9-7

■ “Cost control feature -- call accounting” on page 9-12

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Specifying telephone connections

You can conﬁgure telephone connections in the WAN Conﬁguration screen under the Main Menu. Select WAN (Wide Area Network) Setup.

WAN Configuration

WAN (Wide Area Network) Setup...

Display/Change Connection Profile... Add Connection Profile... Delete Connection Profile...

Default Answer Profile...

Scheduled Connections... Call Accounting Configuration...

Establish WAN Connection... Disconnect WAN Connection...

Return/Enter for WAN line configuration. From here you will configure yours and the remote sites' WAN information.

The Internal Modem Conﬁguration screen appears.

Internal Modem Configuration

Modem Dialing Prefix: ATDT PBX Dialing Prefix:

Line 1 Directory Number: Answer on Ring Type... Any

Line 2 Directory Number: Answer on Ring Type... Any

Speaker On... Always Speaker Volume... 2-Medium

Aux Serial Port... Async Modem Data Rate (kbps)... 57.6 Aux Modem Init String: AT&F&C1&D2E0S0=1 Aux Modem Directory Number:

Enter the dialing prefix to be sent to all modems. Enter Information supplied to you by your telephone company.

■ You can enter a PBX or Centrex Dialing Preﬁx such as “9” if you are on a PBX or Centrex phone system and

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require a preﬁx for an outside line.

■ Enter the optional telephone or Directory Numbers for the two onboard modems to provide the Netopia

R2121 with the information needed to establish a two-channel call using MP or BAP. This will advise the remote side of an inbound data call how to connect to a second channel.

Note: When placing multi-channel calls, the answering equipment must either:

■ be in a “hunt group,” where a single telephone number services multiple lines, or

■ the answering side must implement MP or BAP as a method to advise the calling side what number(s)

to use. ISPs or corporate IS groups will meet these conditions. For other non-standard dialup connections, you

should verify that one or the other of these conditions is true.

■ You may choose to selectively Answer inbound calls, based on a distinctive ring pattern, on each onboard

modem. This permits you to set up a party line conﬁguration where a fax machine or other device shares the line, but uses a different telephone number and ring pattern. Supported options are:

Ring Type: Description:

Any (the default) any pattern Ring A 2.0 sec ON, 4.0 sec OFF (normal North American ring pattern) Ring B 0.8 sec ON, 0.4 sec OFF, 0.8 sec ON, 4.0 sec OFF Ring C 0.4 sec ON, 0.2 sec OFF, 0.4 sec ON, 0.2 sec OFF, 0.8 sec ON, 4.0 sec

OFF

Never the line will not answer to any ring pattern

■ You may choose when the Netopia R2121’s modem connection tones are audible. Supported options are:

Selection: Behavior:

Never Turns off all speaker activity and hides the Speaker Volume control. Until Carrier The default. Allows call placement and handshaking tones to be heard. During

Same as above, but blocks dialing tones.

Answer Always Allows carrier tones to be heard, as well.

■ You can specify how to use the auxiliary serial port on the Netopia R2121’s back panel. By default, this

port is enabled for an external asynchronous modem. If you have installed the optional AppleTalk feature set, then this port defaults to a LocalTalk connection. See “AppleTalk Setup” on page 12-1 for more

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information on how to use the optional AppleTalk feature set.

Netopia R2121 back panel

Ethernet

473

Normal/Uplink

625

Telco 2 Telco 1

Auxiliary Console Power

Phone 1Phone 2

Auxiliary serial port HD-15 (female)

For external modem applications, the Data Rate pop-up offers a variety of clock rates from 9600 to 230 Kbps. The default is 57.6 kbps.

You may also specify the Modem Init String for your modem and the Directory Number of the telephone line connected to the third port.

Note: If you change the modem init string, you must restart the system. From the Main Menu, go to Utilities & Diagnostics and select Restart System. The router will reboot, and your changes will be in effect.

Default Answer Proﬁle for Dial-in Connections

How the Default Answer Proﬁle works

The Default Answer Proﬁle works like a guard booth at the gate to your network: it scrutinizes incoming calls. Like the guard booth, the Default Answer Proﬁle allows calls based on a set of criteria that you deﬁne.

The main criterion used to check calls is whether they match one of the Connection Proﬁles already deﬁned. If PAP or CHAP authentication is being used, the default proﬁle checks that the incoming call’s name and password/secret match the receive name and password/secret of a Connection Proﬁle. If P AP or CHAP is not being used, an incoming call is matched to a Connection Proﬁle using the remote network’s IP address (that is, the caller is deﬁned as the destination of a particular connection proﬁle).

If an incoming call is matched to an existing Connection Proﬁle, the call is accepted. All of that Connection Proﬁle’s parameters, except for authentication, are adopted for the call.

You could set up the Default Answer Proﬁle to allow calls in even if they fail to match a Connection Proﬁle. Continuing the guard booth analogy, this would be like removing the guards or having them wave all calls in, regardless of their source.

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If an incoming call is not required to match a connection proﬁle, and fails to do so, it is accepted as a standard IP connection. Accepted, unmatched calls adopt the call parameter values set in the Default Answer Proﬁle.

To determine the call parameter values that unmatched calls will adopt, customize the Default Answer Proﬁle parameters in the Default Answer Proﬁle screen.

Customizing the default proﬁle

You can customize the Netopia Router’s default proﬁle in the Default Answer Proﬁle screen.

1. Select Default Answer Proﬁle in the WAN Conﬁguration screen. Press Return. The Default Proﬁle screen appears.

Default Answer Profile

Calling Number Authentication... Preferred

Must Match a Defined Profile: Yes

PPP Authentication... PAP Bandwidth Allocation... BAP

Configure values which may be used when receiving a call in this screen.

2. To enable CNA-authentication, select Calling Number Authentication in the Default Answer Proﬁle screen and choose one of the following settings:

Ignored: Calling Number Authentication (CNA) is not in effect. Preferred: This is the default setting. Authentication is attempted if the calling number is available. If

authentication fails, or the calling number is not available, the call proceeds as usual and the caller may still connect successfully. Use this setting if you expect to receive both regular and CNA-authenticated calls.

Required: Authentication is attempted if the calling number is available. If authentication fails, or the calling number is not available, the Netopia Router disconnects the caller. Use this setting if you require all calls to be CNA-authenticated.

Calling Number Authentication (CNA), is an application of CallerID. It is a method of verifying that an incoming call is originating from an expected site. Using CNA, you can increase the security of your network by requiring that callers not only possess the correct PPP authentication information, but also are calling from a particular physical location.

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CNA works by checking the calling number that the Netopia Router receives during the initial setup phase of an incoming call against a set of stored numbers. Each number in the stored set is deﬁned in a speciﬁc connection proﬁle. When a match occurs, the incoming call is handled by the connection proﬁle containing the matched number.

Using CNA can also provide cost savings because calls are not billed during the CNA phase. With CNA, a caller can set up a connection to the Netopia Router without incurring any charges by accessing a dial-back connection proﬁle. If the caller’s rates are higher than those charged to the Netopia Router’s return call, then using CNA has saved the difference.

CNA should be available where CallerID services are available. Y ou will need to consult with your telephone service provider to ﬁnd out if your line is provisioned for CallerID.

Also note that if the calling side has instructed the phone company to block delivery of its caller ID, the answering side will not be able to authenticate.

If your line does not support the appropriate service, CNA may not work properly.

3. To force incoming calls to match connection proﬁles, select Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle and toggle it to Yes. Incoming calls that cannot be matched to a connection proﬁle are dropped. To allow unmatched calls to be accepted as standard IP or IPX connections, toggle Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle to No.

If Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle is set to Yes, the answer proﬁle only accepts calls that use the same authentication method deﬁned in the Authentication item. If PAP or CHAP are involved, the caller must have a name and password or secret that match one of the connection proﬁles. The caller must obtain these from you or your network administrator before initiating the call.

For example, if Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle is set to Yes, and Authentication is set to PAP, then only incoming calls that use PAP and match a connection proﬁle will be accepted by the answer proﬁle.

If authentication in the Default Answer Proﬁle is set to CHAP, the value of the CHAP Challenge Name item must be identical to the value of the Send Host Name item of the Connection Proﬁle to be matched by the caller.

If Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle is set to No, Authentication is assumed to be None, even if you’ve set it to PAP or CHAP. The answer proﬁle uses the caller’s IP address to match a connection proﬁle. However, the answer proﬁle cannot discover a caller’s subnet mask; it assumes that the caller is IP address:

Class A addresses are assumed to have a mask of 255.0.0.0 Class B addresses are assumed to have a mask of 255.255.0.0 Class C addresses are assumed to have a mask of 255.255.255.0. Class C address ranges are generally

the most common subnet allocated. If a remote network has a non-standard mask (that is, it uses subnetting), the only way for it to successfully

connect to the Netopia Router is by matching a connection proﬁle. In other words, you will have to set up a connection proﬁle for that network.If Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle is set to No, you can also set the following parameters for accepted calls that do not match a connection proﬁle:

not

subnetting its

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Call acceptance scenarios

The following are a few common call acceptance scenarios and information on how to conﬁgure the Netopia R2121 for those purposes.

■ To accept all calls, regardless of whether they match a connection proﬁle:

■ Toggle Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle to No.

■ To only accept calls that match a connection proﬁle through use of a name and password (or secret):

■ Toggle Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle to Yes,

■ Set Authentication to PAP or CHAP.

and

Note: The authentication method you choose determines which connection proﬁles are accessible to callers. For example, if you choose PAP, callers using CHAP or no authentication will be dropped by the answer proﬁle.

■ To allow calls that

■ Toggle Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle to Yes,

■ set Authentication to None.

■ To not allow

■ Toggle Must Match a Deﬁned Proﬁle to Yes,

■ Set the Dial option in the Telco Options screen of every connection proﬁle to Dial Out Only

only

match a connection proﬁle’s remote IP and/or IPX address:

and

any

incoming calls to connect to the Netopia Router:

and

4. If you select Bandwidth Allocation, you can select a value from a pop-up window. Supported options are Off, Auto, MP+, or BAP. The Bandwidth Allocation setting will apply to all answered calls.

Note: The Bandwidth Allocation default is BAP. You should only choose one of the other options if you are speciﬁcally advised to do so by your ISP or administrator.

Scheduled connections

Main

WAN

Configuration

Scheduled

Connections

To go to the Scheduled Connections screen, select Scheduled Connections in the WAN Conﬁguration screen.

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Scheduled Connections

Display/Change Scheduled Connection...

Add Scheduled Connection...

Delete Scheduled Connection...

Navigate from here to add/modify/change/delete Scheduled Connections.

Viewing scheduled connections

To display a table of view-only scheduled connections, select Display/Change Scheduled Connection in the Scheduled Connections screen. Each scheduled connection occupies one row of the table.

Scheduled Connections

+-Days----Begin At---HH:MM---When----Conn. Prof. Name----Enabled-----+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | mtWtfss 08:30PM 06:00 weekly Profile 01 No | | | | | | | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+

The ﬁrst column in the table shows a one-letter representation of the Days of the week, from Monday (M or m) to Sunday (S or s). If a letter representing a day is capitalized, the connection will be activated on that day; a lower-case letter means that the connection will not be activated on that day. If the scheduled connection is conﬁgured for a once-only connection, the word “once” will appear instead of the days of the week.

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The other columns show:

■ The time of day that the connection will Begin At

■ The duration of the connection (HH:MM)

■ Whether it’s a recurring Weekly connection or used Once Only

■ Which connection proﬁle (Conn. Prof.) is used to connect

■ Whether the scheduled connection is currently Enabled

The router checks the date and time set in scheduled connections against the system date and time.

Adding a scheduled connection

To add a new scheduled connection, select Add Scheduled Connection in the Scheduled Connections screen and press Return. The Add Scheduled Connection screen appears.

Add Scheduled Connection

Scheduled Connection Enable: On

How Often... Weekly

Schedule Type... Forced Up

Set Weekly Schedule...

Use Connection Profile...

ADD SCHEDULED CONNECTION CANCEL

Scheduled Connections dial remote Networks on a Weekly or Once-Only basis.

Follow these steps to conﬁgure the new scheduled connection:

■ To activate the connection, select Scheduled Connection Enable and toggle it to On. You can make the

scheduled connection inactive by toggling Scheduled Connection Enable to Off.

■ Decide how often the connection should take place by selecting How Often and choosing Weekly or Once

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Only from the pop-up menu.

■ The Schedule Type item directly below How Often allows you to set the type of schedule. Options are:.

Selection: Behavior:

Forced Up (the default) establishes and maintains the connection for the

schedule period speciﬁed

Forced Down tears down and prevents any connection for the schedule

period speciﬁed

Demand-Allowed permits demand calls for the schedule period speciﬁed Demand-Blocked blocks demand calls for the schedule period speciﬁed Periodic establishes and maintains the connection for a speciﬁed

period for the duration of the scheduled connection

■ If How Often is set to Weekly, the item directly below Schedule Type reads Set Weekly Schedule. If How

Often is set to Once Only, the item directly below How Often reads Set Once-Only Schedule.

Set Weekly Schedule

If you set How Often to Weekly, select Set Weekly Schedule and go to the Set Weekly Schedule screen.

■ Select the days for the scheduled connection to occur and toggle them to Yes.

Set Weekly Schedule

Monday: No Tuesday: No Wednesday: No Thursday: No Friday: No Saturday: No Sunday: No

Scheduled Window Start Time: 11:50 AM or PM: AM

Scheduled Window Duration Per Day: 00:00

■ Select Scheduled Window Start Time and enter the time to initiate the scheduled connection.

■ You must enter the time in the format H:M, where H is a one- or two-digit number representing the hour and

M is a one- or two-digit number representing the minutes. The colon is mandatory. For example, the entry

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1:3 (or 1:03) would be accepted as 3 minutes after one o’clock. The entry 7:0 (or 7:00) would be accepted as seven o’clock, exactly. The entries 44, :5, and 2: would be rejected.

■ Select AM or PM and choose AM or PM from the pop-up menu.

■ Select Scheduled Window Duration Per Day and enter the maximum duration allowed for this scheduled

connection, per call.

■ If you selected Periodic as your Schedule Type in the previous screen, an additional item “Every...”

appears. Set the period of time between connections, for example every 15 minutes.

You are ﬁnished conﬁguring the weekly options. Return to the Add Scheduled Connection screen to continue.

Set Once-Only Schedule

If you set How Often to Once Only, select Set Once-Only Schedule and go to the Set Once-Only Schedule screen.

Set Once-Only Schedule

Place Call on (MM/DD/YY): 05/07/1998

Scheduled Window Start Time: 11:50 AM or PM: AM

Scheduled Window Duration: 00:00

■ Select Place Call On (Date) and enter a date in the format MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY (month, day,

year). Note: You must enter the date in the format speciﬁed. The slashes are mandatory. For example, the entry

5/7/98 would be accepted as May 7, 1998. The entry 5/7 would be rejected.

■ Select Scheduled Window Start Time and enter the time to initiate the scheduled connection.

Note: You must enter the time in the format H:M, where H is a one- or two-digit number representing the

hour and M is a one- or two-digit number representing the minutes. The colon is mandatory. For example, the entry 1:3 (or 1:03) would be accepted as 3 minutes after one o’clock. The entry 7:0 (or 7:00) would be accepted as seven o’clock, exactly. The entries 44, :5, and 2: would be rejected.

■ Select AM or PM and choose AM or PM.

■ Select Scheduled Window Duration and enter the maximum duration allowed for this scheduled

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connection. Use the same format restrictions noted above.

You are ﬁnished conﬁguring the once-only options. Return to the Add Scheduled Connection screen to continue.

■ In the Add Scheduled Connection screen, select Use Connection Proﬁle and choose from the list of

connection proﬁles you have already created. A scheduled connection must be associated with a connection proﬁle to be useful. The connection proﬁle becomes active during the times speciﬁed in the associated scheduled connection, if any exists.

■ Select ADD SCHEDULED CONNECTION to save the current scheduled connection. Select CANCEL to exit

the Add Scheduled Connection screen without saving the new scheduled connection.

Modifying a scheduled connection

T o modify a scheduled connection, select Change Scheduled Connection in the Scheduled Connections screen to display a table of scheduled connections.

Select a scheduled connection from the table and go to the Change Scheduled Connection screen. The parameters in this screen are the same as the ones in the Add Scheduled Connection screen (except that ADD SCHEDULED CONNECTION and CANCEL do not appear). T o ﬁnd out how to set them, see “Adding a scheduled

connection” on page 9-9.

Deleting a scheduled connection

To delete a scheduled connection, select Delete Scheduled Connection in the Scheduled Connections screen to display a table of scheduled connections.

Select a scheduled connection from the table and press the Return key to delete it. To exit the table without deleting the selected scheduled connection, press the Escape key.

Cost control feature -- call accounting

The Netopia R2121 offers system-wide and per connection proﬁle call accounting to track ﬁrst minutes and additional minutes, for initiated data and voice calls.

Main

To go to the Call Accounting screen, select Call Accounting Conﬁguration in the WAN Conﬁguration screen.

WAN

Configuration

Call Accounting

Configuration

Netopia R2121 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Overview

Features and capabilities

How to use this guide

Find a location

What you need

Identify the connectors and attach the cables

Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router Back Panel Ports

Netopia R2121 Dual Analog Router Status Lights

Before running SmartStart

Setting up your Router with the SmartStart Wizard

Easy option

Advanced option

Sharing the Connection

SmartView overview

Navigating SmartView

General Machine Information page

Event History pages

Device Event History page

WAN Event History page

Standard HTML Web-based monitoring pages

Overview

Readying computers on your local network

Connecting to an Ethernet network

10Base-T

Adding a third modem

Connecting to a LocalTalk network

Wiring guidelines for PhoneNET cabling

Connecting through a Telnet session

Connecting a local terminal console cable to your router

Navigating through the console screens

Easy Setup console screens

How to access the Easy Setup console screens

Beginning Easy Setup

IP Easy Setup

Easy Setup Security

Network Protocols Setup

Filter Sets (Firewalls)

IP Address Serving

Date and Time

Console Configuration

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

Security

Upgrade Feature Set

Logging

Installing the Syslog client

Specifying telephone connections

Call acceptance scenarios

Scheduled connections

Viewing scheduled connections

Adding a scheduled connection

Set Weekly Schedule

Set Once-Only Schedule

Modifying a scheduled connection

Deleting a scheduled connection

Cost control feature -- call accounting