TP Link TDW8960NV6 User Guide

TD-W8960N

300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router

Rev: 5.0.0 1910010662

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FCC STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1)This device may not cause harmful interference.

2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

“To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”

CE Mark Warning

This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

National Restrictions

This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below:

	Country	Restriction	Reason/remark
	Bulgaria	None	General authorization required for outdoor use and
			public service

Outdoor use limited to 10 France mW e.i.r.p. within the band

2454-2483.5 MHz

Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012

	Italy	None	If used outside of own premises, general authorization is
			required
	Luxembourg	None	General authorization required for network and service
			supply(not for spectrum)
	Norway	Implemented	This subsection does not apply for the geographical area
			within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund
	Russian Federation	None	Only for indoor applications

Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.

This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below, and having a maximum gain of 3 dBi. Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 3 dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.

To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that permitted for successful communication.

Industry Canada Statement:

This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with Canada radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

Ce dispositif est conforme à la norme CNR-210 d’Industrie Canada applicable aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Son fonctionnement est sujet aux deux conditions suivantes:

(1)Le dispositif ne doit pas produire de brouillage préjudiciable, et

(2)Ce dispositif doit accepter tout brouillage reçu,y compris un brouillage susceptible de provoquer un fonctionnement indésirable.

NOTE IMPORTANTE:

Déclaration d’exposition aux radiations:

Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d’exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps.

Korea Warning Statements:

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NCC Notice:

率或變更原設計之特性及功能。

機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。

Продукт сертифіковано згідно с правилами системи УкрСЕПРО на відповідність вимогам нормативних документів та вимогам, що передбачені чинними законодавчими актами України.

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

For the following equipment:

Product Description: 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router

Model No.: TD-W8960N Trademark: TP-LINK

We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:

Directives 1999/5/EC, Directives 2004/108/EC, Directives 2006/95/EC, Directives 1999/519/EC, Directives 2011/65/EU

The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents

ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1: 2006

ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1:2008& ETSI EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1:2009 EN 55022:2010

EN 55024:2010

EN 61000-3-2:2006+A1:2009+A2:2009 EN 61000-3-3:2008

EN60950-1:2006+A11 2009+A1:2010+A12:2011

EN62311:2008

The product carries the CE Mark:

Person is responsible for marking this declaration:

Yang Hongliang

Product Manager of International Business

Date of issue: 2012

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD

Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park,

Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China

		CONTENTS
Package Contents ....................................................................................................			1
Chapter 1. Product Overview...................................................................................			2
1.1	Overview of the Router ....................................................................................................		2
1.2	Main Features ..................................................................................................................		3
1.3	Panel Layout ....................................................................................................................		4
	1.3.1	The Front Panel ...................................................................................................................	4
	1.3.2	The Back Panel ....................................................................................................................	5
Chapter 2. Connecting the Router...........................................................................			7
2.1	System Requirements......................................................................................................		7
2.2	Installation Environment Requirements ...........................................................................		7
2.3	Connecting the Router .....................................................................................................		7
Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide ........................................................................			9
3.1	Configuring the PC...........................................................................................................		9
3.2	Quick Installation Guide .................................................................................................		12
Chapter 4. Configuring the Router ........................................................................			16
4.1	Login	..............................................................................................................................	16
4.2	Device .....................................................................................................................Info		16
4.3	Quick ....................................................................................................................Setup		17
4.4	Advanced .............................................................................................................Setup		17
	4.4.1 .................................................................................................................	Layer2 Interface	18
	4.4.2 ......................................................................................................................	WAN Service	21
	4.4.3 .........................................................................................................................	MAC Clone	29
	4.4.4 ....................................................................................................................................	LAN	30
	4.4.5 ....................................................................................................................................	NAT	31
	4.4.6 ..............................................................................................................................	Security	36
	4.4.7 .................................................................................................................	Parental Control	39
	4.4.8 ...............................................................................................................	Quality of Service	41
	4.4.9 ..............................................................................................................	Bandwidth Control	44
	4.4.10 ...............................................................................................................................	Routing	46
	4.4.11 ....................................................................................................................................	DNS	48
	4.4.12 ....................................................................................................................................	DSL	50

	4.4.13	UPnP..................................................................................................................................	51
	4.4.14	Interface Grouping .............................................................................................................	52
	4.4.15	IPSec..................................................................................................................................	53
	4.4.16	Multicast .............................................................................................................................	56
4.5	Wireless .........................................................................................................................		57
	4.5.1	Basic ..................................................................................................................................	57
	4.5.2	Security ..............................................................................................................................	58
	4.5.3	MAC Filter ..........................................................................................................................	73
	4.5.4	Wireless Bridge..................................................................................................................	73
	4.5.5	Advanced ...........................................................................................................................	75
	4.5.6	Station info .........................................................................................................................	76
4.6	Diagnostics.....................................................................................................................		77
4.7 Management ..................................................................................................................			77
	4.7.1	Settings ..............................................................................................................................	77
	4.7.2	System Log ........................................................................................................................	80
	4.7.3	SNMP Agent ......................................................................................................................	81
	4.7.4	TR-069 client......................................................................................................................	82
	4.7.5	Internet Time......................................................................................................................	83
	4.7.6	Access Control...................................................................................................................	84
	4.7.7	Update Firmware................................................................................................................	85
	4.7.8	Reboot................................................................................................................................	86
Appendix A: FAQ....................................................................................................			87
Appendix B: Configuring the PC...........................................................................			90
Appendix C: Specifications ...................................................................................			97
Appendix D: Glossary ............................................................................................			98
Appendix E: Technical Support ..........................................................................			102

TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

Package Contents

The following contents should be found in your package:

One TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router

One power Adapter for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router

Quick Installation Guide

One RJ45 cable

Two RJ11 cables

One ADSL splitter

One Resource CD for TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, including:

This User Guide

Other Helpful Information

 Note:

Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact your distributor.

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Chapter 1. Product Overview

Thank you for choosing the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router.

1.1 Overview of the Router

The TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router integrates 4-port Switch, Firewall, NAT-Router and Wireless AP. Powered by 2x2 MIMO technology, the Wireless N Router delivers exceptional range and speed, which can fully meet the need of Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) networks and the users demanding higher networking performance.

The TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router utilizes integrated ADSL2+ transceiver and high speed MIPS CPU. The Router supports full-rate ADSL2+ connectivity conforming to the ITU and ANSI specifications.

In addition to the basic DMT physical layer functions, the ADSL2+ PHY supports dual latency ADSL2+ framing (fast and interleaved) and the I.432 ATM Physical Layer.

Incredible Speed

The router provides up to 300Mbps wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. The incredible speed makes it ideal for handling multiple data streams at the same time, which ensures your network stable and smooth. The performance of this 802.11n wireless Router will give you the unexpected networking experience at speed 650% faster than 802.11g. It is also compatible with all IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b products.

Multiple Security Protections

With multiple protection measures, including SSID broadcast control and wireless LAN 64/128 WEP encryption, Wi-Fi protected Access (WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK), as well as advanced Firewall protections, the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router provides complete data privacy.

Flexible Access Control

The Router provides flexible access control, so that parents or network administrators can establish restricted access policies for children or staff. It also supports Virtual Server and DMZ host for Port Triggering, and then the network administrators can manage and monitor the network in real time with the remote management function.

Simple Installation

Since the Router is compatible with virtually all the major operating systems, it is very easy to manage. Quick Setup Wizard is supported and detailed instructions are provided step by step in this user guide. Before installing the Router, please look through this guide to know all the Router’s functions.

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1.2 Main Features

Complies with IEEE 802.11n to provide a wireless data rate of up to 300Mbps

One RJ11 LINE port, four 10/100M Auto-Negotiation RJ45 LAN ports, supporting Auto MDI/MDIX

Quick response semi-conductive surge protect circuit, reliable surge-protect function

AFE to support Annex A and L deployments

Provides external splitter

Multi-user sharing a high-speed Internet connection

Connecting the internet on demand and disconnecting from the Internet when idle for PPPoE

Provides WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK data security, TKIP/AES encryption security

Provides 64/128-bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List)

Adopts Advanced DMT modulation and demodulation technology

Adopts 300M wireless LAN transmission technology

Supports access control, parents and network administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day for children or staff

Supports Virtual Server, Port Triggering and DMZ host

Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Static Routing

Supports bridge mode and Router function

Supports Web management

Supports firmware upgrade

Supports Flow Statistics

Supports WPS

Built-in firewall supporting IP address filtering, MAC address filtering and parental control

Built-in DHCP server

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1.3 Panel Layout

1.3.1 The Front Panel

The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel.

						Figure 1-1
The Router’s LEDs are located on the front panel (View from left to right).
LED Explanation:
		Name		Status		Indication
				On		The modem router is powered on.
		(Power)
				Off	The modem router is off. Please ensure that the power adapter is
					connected correctly.
				On		ADSL line is synchronized and ready to use.
		(ADSL)
				Flash	The ADSL negotiation is in progress.
				Off	ADSL synchronization fails. Please refer to Note 1 for troubleshooting.
				On		The network is available with a successful Internet connection.
		(Internet)		Flash		There is data being transmitted or received via the Internet.
				Off	There is no successful Internet connection or the modem router is
					operating in Bridge mode. Please refer to Note 2 for troubleshooting.
				On		Wireless is enabled but no data is being transmitted.
		(WLAN)		Flash		The modem router is sending or receiving data over the wireless
						network.
				Off		Wireless function is disabled.
				On		A wireless device has been successfully added to the network by
						WPS function.
						WPS handshaking is in process and will continue for about 2 minutes.
		(WPS)		Flash		Please press the WPS button on other wireless devices that you want
						to add to the network while the LED is flashing.
					The WPS function is disabled or the wireless device fails to be added
				Off	to the network in 2 minutes after WPS function is enabled. Please
					refer to 4.5.2.1 WPS Setup for more information.
				On		There is a device connected to this LAN port.
		(LAN1-4)
				Flash		The modem router is sending or receiving data over this LAN port.
				Off	There is no device connected to this LAN port.

 Note:

1.If the ADSL LED is off, please check your Internet connection first. Refer to 2.3 Connecting the Router for more information about how to make Internet connection correctly. If you have already made a right connection, please contact your ISP to make sure if your Internet service is available now.

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2.If the Internet LED is off, please check your ADSL LED first. If your ADSL LED is also off, please refer to Note 1. If your ADSL LED is GREEN ON, please check your Internet configuration. You may need to check this part of information with your ISP and make sure everything have been input correctly. Refer to 4.2 Device Info for more information.

1.3.2 The Back Panel

The Router's ports, where the cables are connected, and RESET button are located on the back panel.

Figure 1-2

ADSL: Connect to the Modem Port of Splitter or to the telephone line.

LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, LAN4/WAN: Through these ports, you can connect the Router to your PC or the other Ethernet network devices. Enable EWAN function and you will be able to connect to Cable/FTTH/VDSL/ADSL device.

WiFi: The switch for the WiFi function.

RESET: There are two ways to reset the Router's factory defaults.

1)Use the Restore Default function on Management -> settings -> Restore Default page in the router's Web-based Utility.

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2)Use the Factory Default RESET button: With the Router powered on, use a pin to press and hold the RESET button for at least 5 seconds. And the Router will reboot to its factory default settings.

WPS: The switch for the WPS function. For details, please refer to 4.5.2.1 WPS Setup

ON/OFF: The switch for the power.

POWER: The Power plug is where you will connect the power adapter.

Wireless Antennas: To receive and transmit the wireless data.

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Chapter 2. Connecting the Router

2.1 System Requirements

 Broadband Internet Access Service (DSL/Cable/Ethernet).

 PCs with a working Ethernet Adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors.  TCP/IP protocol on each PC.

 Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

2.2 Installation Environment Requirements

 Place the Router in a well ventilated place far from any heater or heating vent  Avoid direct irradiation of any strong light (such as sunlight)

 Keep at least 2 inches (5 cm) of clear space around the Router  Operating temperature: 0 ~40 (32 ~104 )

 Operating Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH (non-condensing)

2.3 Connecting the Router

Back to LED Explanation

Before installing the Router, please make sure your broadband service provided by your ISP is available. If there is any problem, please contact your ISP. After that, please install the Router according to the following steps. Don't forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry.

1.Locate an optimum location for the Router. The best place is usually at the center of your wireless network.

2.Adjust the direction of the antenna. Normally, upright is a good direction.

3.Connect your PC and Switch/Hub in your LAN to the LAN Ports of the Router. (If you have a wireless NIC and want to have wireless connection, please skip this step.)

4.Connect the telephone line to the Line port on the Router. Or you can access the Internet and make calls at the same time by using a separate splitter to divide the data and voice. The external splitter has three ports:

LINE: Connect to the wall jack

PHONE: Connect to the phone sets

MODEM: Connect to the ADSL LINE port of device

Plug one end of the twisted-pair ADSL cable into the ADSL LINE port on the rear panel of device. Connect the other end to the MODEM port of the external splitter.

5.Connect the power adapter to the power plug of the Router, and the other end into an electrical outlet. The electrical outlet shall be installed near the device and shall be easily accessible.

6.Turn on the ON/OFF switch to power the device. It will start to work automatically.

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Figure 2-1

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Chapter 3. Quick Installation Guide

This chapter will show you how to configure the basic functions of your TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router using Quick Setup Wizard within minutes.

3.1Configuring the PC

After you directly connect your PC to the TD-W8960N or connect your adapter to a Hub/Switch which has connected to the Router, you need to configure your PC’s IP address. Follow the steps below to configure it. Here takes Windows XP for example. For more details, please refer to Appendix B.

Step 1: Click the Start menu on your desktop, right click My Network Places, and then select Properties (shown in Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1

Step 2: Right click Local Area Connection (LAN), and then select Properties.

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Figure 3-2

Step 3: Select General tab, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click the Properties button.

Figure 3-3

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Step 4: Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click OK.

Figure 3-4

 Note:

You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above.

Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection. Please click the Start menu on your desktop, select run tab, type cmd or command in the field and press Enter. Type ping 192.168.1.1 on the next screen, and then press Enter.

If the result displayed is similar to the screen below, the connection between your PC and the Router has been established.

Figure 3-5

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If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not connected to the Router.

Figure 3-6

You can check it following the steps below:

1)Is the connection between your PC and the Router correct?

The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should be lit.

2)Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?

If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254.

3.2 Quick Installation Guide

With a Web-based utility, it is easy to configure and manage the TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router. The Web-based utility can be used on any Windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari.

1.To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the browser.

Figure 3-7

After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-8. Enter admin for the User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the OK button or press the

Enter key.

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Figure 3-8

 Note:

1)Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password which are needed for PPP connections.

2)If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu→Internet Options→Connections→LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it.

2.After your successful login, you will see the Login screen as shown in Figure 3-9. Click Quick Setup menu to access Quick Setup Wizard.

Figure 3-9

3.Change the VPI or VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection. If you have been given specific settings for this to configuration, type in the correct values assigned by your ISP. Here we select PPPoE ADSL WAN Link Type for example, enter the

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PPP Username and PPP Password given by your ISP, and then click Next.

Figure 3-10

 Note:

The Quick Setup Wizard will guide you to configure the WAN Service over ATM interface.

4.On the Wireless Configurations screen, we use the default SSID, select Network Authentication (take Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK Personal for example), set a Pre-Shared Key, and then click Save to continue.

Figure 3-11

 Note:

The default ATM&WAN service will be cleared after clicking the Next button on this Quick Setup page.

5.You will see the Summary screen below, click Confirm to configure these settings.

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Figure 3-12

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Chapter 4. Configuring the Router

This chapter will show each Web page's key function and the configuration way.

4.1 Login

After your successful login, you will see the six main menus on the left of the Web-based utility. On the right, there are the corresponding explanations and instructions.

The detailed explanations for each Web page’s key function are listed below.

4.2 Device Info

Choose “Device Info” menu, there are six submenus under the main menu: Summary, WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP. This Device Info section mainly introduces the elementary information about the Router and its current settings in use. Click any of them, and you will be able to view the corresponding information.

Choose “Device Info”“Summary”, you will see the Summary screen (shown in Figure 4-1). The first table indicates the information about the version including Software and Hardware. The second table displays the current status of the TD-W8960N connection. This information will vary depending on the settings of the Router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.

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Figure 4-1

 Note:

Click the other submenus under the main menu Device Info, and you will be able to view the corresponding information about WAN, Statistics, Route, ARP and DHCP.

4.3 Quick Setup

Please refer to Section 3.2 Quick Installation Guide.

4.4 Advanced Setup

Choose “Advanced Setup”, there are many submenus under the main menu. Among the submenus, Layer2 Interface, WAN Service, LAN etc. are default menus, while NAT, IP/MAC filtering of the Security, Quality of Service and DNS will appear only when you select some corresponding functions. Click any one of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

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This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use. The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below.

 Note:

To completely configure the WAN Interface, you need to first select the Layer2 Interface (4.4.1 Layer2 Interface) according to the connection ISP provides you, and then to select the type of the connection (4.4.2 WAN Service) for the further configuration.

4.4.1 Layer2 Interface

Choose “Advanced Setup”“Layer2 Interface”, and you can select WAN Service Interface (layer2 interface) over ATM interface or ETH interface.

ATM Interface: Configure the Router to access Internet as an ADSL user. ISP provides you VPI (Virtual Path Identifier), VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) settings and the DSL Interface with RJ11 connector. (Figure 2-1)

ETH Interface: Configure the Router to access Internet as an Ethernet user. ISP provides you Broadband Internet Service and the Ethernet Interface with RJ45 connector.

4.4.1.1ATM interface

Choose “Advanced Setup”“Layer2 InterfaceATM interface”, you can Configure ATM interfaces on the screen below.

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Figure 4-2

Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table.

 Note:

If the interface is used by the configuration of the 4.4.2 WAN Service, you need to remove the corresponding WAN Service entry first before you can remove it here.

Add: Click the button, and you can add a new interface in the next screen.

Figure 4-3

VPI/VCI: the VPI and VCI values provided by your ISP. Do not change them unless it was required by your ISP.

DSL Link Type: Select a DSL Link Type which is provided by your ISP. The options include EoA (it is for PPPoE, IPoE, and Bridge), PPPoA (PPP over ATM) and IPoA (IP over ATM).

Encapsulation Mode: The mode of the data processing over the Link Type you have selected. Uses the default setting, if you are not sure.

Service Category: Select the type of the service assigned by your ISP in the drop-down list. The default type is UBR Without PCR.

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 Note:

Enabling packet level QoS for PVC improves performance for selected classes of applications. While QoS consumes system resources; therefore the number of PVC(s) will be reduced. Besides this, it cannot be set for the connection type of CBR and Real-time VBR. If you select the QoS service, the Quality of Service menu will be added to the Web-based Utility, the detailed configuration will be described in 4.4.8 Quality of Service.

4.4.1.2 ETH interface

Choose “Advanced Setup”“Layer2 InterfaceETH Interface”, you can configure ETH WAN interfaces on the screen below.

Figure 4-4

 Note:

To make sure the ETH port available, you should first choose “Advanced Setup”“LAN Ports” to enable the Virtual LAN Ports feature.

Add: Click the Add button, and you can add a new interface in the next screen.

Figure 4-5

ETH port: Select an ETH port to configure as the WAN port.

Click Save/Apply to save your settings and then you will see the screen similar to Figure 4-6.

Figure 4-6

Remove: Select the check box in the table on the screen above and then click the Remove button, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table.

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 Note:

One ETH is allowed to configure as the layer 2 WAN Interface.

4.4.2 WAN Service

Choose “Advanced Setup”“WAN Service”, and you will see the WAN Port Information Table in the screen similar to Figure 4-7, which describes the WAN port settings and the relevant manipulation to each interface. After you add a new Lay2 Interface, please follow the instructions below to complete the further configuration of WAN Interface. There are five different configurations for the connection types, which are PPPoE, IPoE, Bridge, PPPoA, and IPoA. You can select the corresponding types according to your needs.

Figure 4-7

 Note:

The following section adopts different VPI, VCI to introduce further configuration for the different connection types, if you need to change the configuration of ATM PVC (VPI/VCI), you should go to the previous section (4.4.1 Layer2 Interface) to configure them again.

4.4.2.1 ATM-EoA-PPPoE

If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection and you need to use an ATM Interface, follow the steps below to add a WAN service over a selected ATM interface:

1.Add a new ATM interface and select EoA option for DSL Link Type (4.4.1.1 ATM interface).

2.Click the Add button on the screen Figure 4-7 and you will enter the next screen as shown in Figure 4-8. Click Next.

Figure 4-8

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3.Select the WAN service type in Figure 4-9. If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option. You can create a service name for the Service Description or leave it the default name. Click Next.

Figure 4-9

4.Enter the following parameters and then click Next.

Figure 4-10

PPP Username/Password: Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive.

PPPoE Service Name: Enter the Service Name if it was provided by your ISP. If you leave it blank, the default name will be the same as the Service Description on the previous screen.

Authentication Method: Select the Authentication Method from the drop-down list, the default method is AUTO, and you can leave it as a default setting.

 Note:

If you are not sure about the PPP IP extension and PPP Debug Mode etc. below, please don’t select these options.

MTU Size: Maximum Transmission Unit Size. Check this box then you can change the MTU size. The default MTU value is 1480 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default value unless required by your ISP.

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