ZyXEL Communications 153, 153X User Manual

Prestige 153/153X

User's Manual

Version 1.0

ZyXEL

TOTAL INTERNET A CCESS SOLUTION

Prestige 153/153X WAN Bridge/Routers

Prestige 153
Prestige 153X

WAN Bridge/Routers

Copyright

Copyright © 1998 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of 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 operations.
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 commercial
environment. 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.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/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:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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

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

Notice 1

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

Notice 2

Shielded RS-232 cables are required to be used to ensure compliance with FCC Part 15, and it is the responsibility of
the user to provide and use shielded RS-232 cables.

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Information for Canadian Users

The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain
telecommunications network protective, operation, and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee
that the equipment will operate to a user's satisfaction.

Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local
telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. In some
cases, the company's inside wiring associated with a single line individual service may be extended by means of a
certified connector assembly. The customer should be aware that the compliance with the above conditions may not
prevent degradation of service in some situations.

Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the
supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the
telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment.

For their own protection, users should ensure that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines,
and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly
important in rural areas.

Caution

Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appropriate electrical inspection
authority, or electrician, as appropriate.

Note

This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the
radio interference regulations of Industry Canada.

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The declarations of CE marking

The Prestige 153 and Prestige 153X have been approved for connection to the Public Switched Telecommunication
Network using interfaces compatible with ITU-TSS recommendation I.420 (Basic Rate ISDN user access). The
Prestige 153 and Prestige 153X comply with the following directives:

1. The Council Directive 72/23/EEC of 19 February 1973 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States

relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits. (The Low Voltage Directive)

2. The Council Directive 89/336/EEC of 3 May 1992 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States

relating to Electro Magnetic Compatibility. (EMC Directive)

3. Council Directive 91/263/EEC of 29 April 1991 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States

concerning telecommunication terminal equipment. (The Telecom Terminal Equipment Directive)

4. 93/68/EEC of 22 July 1993 amending the Directives 89/336/EEC, 91/263 /EEC and 92/31/EEC. (Marking

Directive)

5. The Council Directive 92/31/EEC of 28 April 1992 amending directive on the approximation of the laws of the

Member States relating to Electro-Magnetic Compatibility.

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ZyXEL Limited Warranty

ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or
workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof
of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at
its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either parts or labor, and to
whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore the product or components to proper operating condition. Any
replacement will consist of a new or re-manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal value, and will be solely
at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product is modified, misused, tampered with, damaged
by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal working conditions.

Note

Repair or replacement, as provided under this warranty, is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser. This warranty is in
lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a
particular use or purpose. ZyXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequential damages of any kind of
character to the purchaser.

To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center; refer to the separate Warranty Card for your
Return Material Authorization number (RMA). Products must be returned Postage Prepaid. It is recommended that the
unit be insured when shipped. Any returned products without proof of purchase or those with an out-dated warranty will
be repaired or replaced (at the discretion of ZyXEL) and the customer will be billed for parts and labor. All repaired or
replaced products will be shipped by ZyXEL to the corresponding return address, Postage Paid (USA and territories
only). If the customer desires some other return destination beyond the U.S. borders, the customer shall bear the cost of
the return shipment. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from
state to state.

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Customer Support

If you have questions about your ZyXEL product or desire assistance, contact ZyXEL Communications Corporation
offices worldwide, in one of the following ways:

North America

ZyXEL Communications Inc.

4920 E. La Palma Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92807
USA
Telephone: [phone] (call between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM PST)
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: - Sales Inquiries: [e-mail]

- Technical Support: [e-mail]

Worldwide Support

ZyXEL Communications Corporation

6, Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C.
Telephone: [phone] Ext.: 266 (call between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM [Taiwan time GMT+8:00])
Facsimile: 886-3-578-2439
E-mail: - Sales Inquiries: [e-mail]

- Technical Support: [e-mail]

Product Information

For product information, visit our site on the World Wide Web : http://www.zyxel.com.

FTP Information

Information such as ZyXEL software and ROM updates is available for download at these FTP addresses:

North America: ftp.zyxel.com
Europe: ftp.zyxel.co.at

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents.................................................................................................................ix

List of Figures....................................................................................................................xiii

List of Tables .................................................................................................................... xvii

Preface ..............................................................................................................................xix

Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Bridge/Router

1.1 Prestige 153/153X WAN Bridge Routers ....................................................................1-1

1.2 Features of Prestige 153/153X ...................................................................................1-1

1.3 The WAN Ports .........................................................................................................1-3

1.4 Front Panel LEDs and Back Panel Ports.....................................................................1-4

1.5 Applications for Prestige 153/153X .............................................................................1-8

Chapter 2
Hardware Installation & Initial Setup

2.1 Unpacking your Bridge/Router....................................................................................2-1

2.2 Additional Installation Requirements ...........................................................................2-2

2.3 Connect your WAN Bridge/Router...............................................................................2-3

2.4 Power On Your Prestige.............................................................................................2-6

2.5 Navigating the SMT Interface.....................................................................................2-8

2.6 Changing the System Password ...............................................................................2-10

2.7 General Setup.........................................................................................................2-12

2.8 WAN Setup.............................................................................................................2-14

2.9 Ethernet Setup ........................................................................................................2-25

2.10 Protocol Dependent Ethernet Setup ......................................................................2-26

Chapter 3
Internet Access

3.1 Route IP Setup..........................................................................................................3-1

3.2 TCP/IP Parameters ....................................................................................................3-2

3.3 TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup ..............................................................................3-4

3.4 Internet Access Configuration .....................................................................................3-7

3.5 Single User Account ................................................................................................3-11

3.6 Configuring Backup ISP Accounts ............................................................................3-14

3.7 Editing Script Options ..............................................................................................3-15

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Chapter 4
Remote Node Configuration

4.1 Remote Node Setup ..................................................................................................4-1

4.2 Leased Line Support ................................................................................................4-15

Chapter 5
Remote Node TCP/IP Configuration

5.1 LAN-to-LAN Application .............................................................................................5-1

Chapter 6
IPX Configuration

6.1 IPX Network Environment ..........................................................................................6-1

6.2 Prestige in an IPX Environment.................................................................................. 6-3

6.3 IPX Spoofing............................................................................................................. 6-4

6.4 IPX Ethernet Setup ....................................................................................................6-5

6.5 LAN-to-LAN Application with Novell IPX...................................................................... 6-7

Chapter 7
Bridging Setup

7.1 Bridging in General ....................................................................................................7-1

7.2 Bridge Ethernet Setup................................................................................................ 7-1

Chapter 8
Dial-in Server Configuration

8.1 Remote Access Server ..............................................................................................8-2

8.2 LAN-to-LAN Application .............................................................................................8-3

8.3 Default Dial-In Setup.................................................................................................. 8-4

8.4 Dial-In Users Setup................................................................................................... 8-8

8.5 CLID Authentication................................................................................................. 8-10

8.6 Callback .................................................................................................................8-10

Chapter 9
Filter Configuration

9.1 About Filtering ...........................................................................................................9-1

9.2 Configuring a Filter Set ..............................................................................................9-3

9.3 Configuring a Filter Rule............................................................................................ 9-7

Chapter 10
SNMP Configuration

10.1 About SNMP .......................................................................................................10-1

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10.2 SNMP Configuration............................................................................................10-1

Chapter 11
System Security

11.1 Changing the System Password........................................................................... 11-1

11.2 Using RADIUS Authentication ...............................................................................11-3

Chapter 12
Telnet Configuration and Capabilities

12.1 About Telnet Configuration....................................................................................12-1

12.2 Telnet Under SUA ................................................................................................12-1

12.3 Telnet Capabilities ................................................................................................12-2

Chapter 13
System Maintenance

13.1 System Status.....................................................................................................13-2

13.2 Terminal Baud Rate..............................................................................................13-5

13.3 Log and Trace .....................................................................................................13-5

13.4 Diagnostic...........................................................................................................13-9

13.5 Backup Configuration......................................................................................... 13-12

13.6 Restore Configuration........................................................................................ 13-12

13.7 Firmware Update............................................................................................... 13-13

13.8 Command Interpreter Mode................................................................................ 13-16

13.9 Call Control .......................................................................................................13-16

Chapter 14
Troubleshooting

14.1 Problems Starting Up the Prestige ........................................................................14-1

14.2 Problems With the WAN Ports ..............................................................................14-2

14.3 Problems with the LAN Interface ...........................................................................14-2

14.4 Problems Connecting to a Remote Node or ISP .....................................................14-3

14.5 Problems for Remote Users ..................................................................................14-4

Chapter 15
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1. Prestige 153/153X Front Panel........................................................................1-4

Figure 1-2. Prestige 153 Back Panel Ports........................................................................1-6

Figure 1-3. Prestige 153X Back Panel Ports......................................................................1-7

Figure 1-4. Internet Access Application.............................................................................1-8

Figure 1-5. LAN-to-LAN Connection Application.................................................................1-9

Figure 1-6. Telecommuting/Remote Access Application....................................................1-10

Figure 2-1. Prestige 153 Connections ...............................................................................2-3

Figure 2-2. Prestige 153X Connections .............................................................................2-4

Figure 2-3. Power-On Display ...........................................................................................2-6

Figure 2-4. Login Screen..................................................................................................2-7

Figure 2-5. SMT Main Menu .............................................................................................2-9

Figure 2-6. Menu 23 - System Security ...........................................................................2-10

Figure 2-7. Menu 23.1 - System Security - Change Password........................................... 2-11

Figure 2-8. Menu 1 - General Setup................................................................................2-12

Figure 2-9. Prestige 153 Menu 2 - WAN Port Setup..........................................................2-14

Figure 2-10. Prestige 153 Menu 2.1 - Async WAN Port Setup.............................................2-15

Figure 2-11. Prestige 153X Menu 2 - WAN Port Setup .......................................................2-18

Figure 2-12. Prestige 153X Menu 2.1 - Sync/Async WAN Port Setup..................................2-19

Figure 2-13. Menu 2.1.1 - Advanced WAN Port Setup ........................................................2-21

Figure 2-14. Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup ...............................................................................2-25

Figure 2-15. Menu 3.1 - General Ethernet Setup................................................................2-25

Figure 3-1. Menu 1 - General Setup..................................................................................3-1

Figure 3-2. Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup..................................................3-4

Figure 3-3. Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup.......................................................................3-8

Figure 3-4. Single User Account Topology .......................................................................3-11

Figure 3-5. Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup for Single User Account.................................3-13

Figure 4-1. Menu 11 - Remote Node Setup........................................................................4-2

Figure 4-2. Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile for Dial-up Lines...........................................4-2

Figure 4-3. Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options ........................................................4-10

Figure 4-4. Menu 11.4 – Remote Node Setup Script .........................................................4-13

Figure 4-5. Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile for Leased Lines .........................................4-15

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Figure 5-1. LAN-to-LAN Application with TCP/IP ................................................................5-1

Figure 5-2. Menu 11.3- Remote Node TCP/IP Options .......................................................5-2

Figure 5-3. Sample IP Addresses for a TCP/IP LAN-to-LAN Connection .............................5-3

Figure 5-4. Example of Static Routing Topology .................................................................5-6

Figure 5-5. Menu 12 - Static Route Setup.......................................................................... 5-7

Figure 5-6. Menu 12.1 - Edit IP Static Route...................................................................... 5-7

Figure 6-1. Prestige in an IPX Environment....................................................................... 6-3

Figure 6-2. Menu 3.3 - Novell IPX Ethernet Setup ..............................................................6-5

Figure 6-3. LAN-to-LAN Application with Novell IPX........................................................... 6-7

Figure 6-4. Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Novell IPX Options .................................................6-8

Figure 6-5. Menu 12.2 - Edit IPX Static Route.................................................................. 6-10

Figure 7-1. Menu 3.5 - Bridge Ethernet Setup.................................................................... 7-2

Figure 7-2 Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Bridging Options ........................................................7-3

Figure 7-3 Menu 12.3 - Edit Bridge Static Route................................................................... 7-5

Figure 8-1. Example of Telecommuting .............................................................................8-2

Figure 8-2. Example of a Dial-in Server Application............................................................ 8-3

Figure 8-3. Menu 13 - Default Dial-in Setup....................................................................... 8-4

Figure 8-4. Menu 14 - Dial-in User Setup ..........................................................................8-8

Figure 8-5. Menu 14.1 - Edit Dial-in User........................................................................... 8-8

Figure 9-1. Outgoing Packet Filtering Process ...................................................................9-2

Figure 9-2. Menu 21 - Filter Set Configuration ...................................................................9-3

Figure 9-3. Menu 21.1 - Filter Rules Summary ...................................................................9-4

Figure 9-4. Menu 21.1.1 - TCP/IP Filter Rule..................................................................... 9-7

Figure 9-5. Menu 21.1.2 - Generic Filter Rule.................................................................. 9-10

Figure 9-6. Menu 21.1.3 - IPX Filter Rule ........................................................................9-12

Figure 10-1. Menu 22 - SNMP Configuration..................................................................... 10-1

Figure 11 -1. Menu 23 - System Security...........................................................................11-1

Figure 11 -2. Menu 23.1 - System Security - Change Password ..........................................11-2

Figure 11 -3. Menu 23.2 - System Security - External Server...............................................11-4

Figure 12-1. Telnet Configuration on a TCP/IP Network .....................................................12-1

Figure 13-1. Menu 24 - System Maintenance.................................................................... 13-1

Figure 13-2. Menu 24.1 - System Maintenance - Status..................................................... 13-2

Figure 13-3. LAN Packet Which Triggered Last Call........................................................... 13-4

Figure 13-4. Menu 24.2 - System Maintenance - Change Terminal Baud Rate..................... 13-5

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Figure 13-5. Examples of Error and Information Messages .................................................13-6

Figure 13-6. Menu 24.3.2 - System Maintenance - Syslog and Accounting..........................13-7

Figure 13-7. Menu 24.4 - System Maintenance - Diagnostic ...............................................13-9

Figure 13-8. Trace Display for a Successful IPCP Conn ection Via Manual Call..................13-11

Figure 13-9. Trace Display for a Failed Authentication......................................................13-11

Figure 13-10. Menu 24.7 - System Maintenance - Upload Firmware................................... 13-13

Figure 13-11. Menu 24.7.1 - Uploading RAS Code............................................................ 13-14

Figure 13-12. Menu 24.7.2 - System Maintenance - Upload ROM File ................................13-15

Figure 13-13. Menu 24.9 - System Maintenance - Call Control ...........................................13-16

Figure 13-14. Menu 24.9.2 - Blacklist................................................................................ 13-17

Figure 13-15. Menu 24.9.3 - Budget Management .............................................................13-18

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List of Tables

Table 1-1. LED Functions ..................................................................................................1-5

Table 2-1. Item Checklist...................................................................................................2-1

Table 2-2. Main Menu Commands......................................................................................2-8

Table 2-3. Main Menu Summary .........................................................................................2-9

Table 2-4. General Setup Menu Fields..............................................................................2-13

Table 2-5. Prestige 153 Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields .............................................2-16

Table 2-6. Prestige 153X Sync/Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields...................................2-19

Table 2-7. Advanced WAN Port Setup AT Commands Fields ..............................................2-22

Table 2-8. Advanced WAN Port Setup Call Control Parameters..........................................2-24

Table 3-1. DHCP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields .....................................................................3-5

Table 3-2. TCP/IP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields ...................................................................3-6

Table 3-3. Internet Account Information...............................................................................3-7

Table 3-4. Internet Access Setup Menu Fields .....................................................................3-9

Table 3-5. Single User Account Menu Fields .....................................................................3-14

Table 4-1. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial-up Lines .............................................4-3

Table 4-2. Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields ...........................................................4-11

Table 4-3. Remote Node Script Menu Fields .....................................................................4-14

Table 4-4. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Lines ...........................................4-16

Table 5-1. TCP/IP related fields in Remote Node Profile......................................................5-3

Table 5-2. Remote Node TCP /IP Configuration...................................................................5-4

Table 5-3. Edit IP Static Route Menu Fields ........................................................................5-8

Table 6-1. Novell IPX Ethernet Setup Fields........................................................................6-6

Table 6-2. Remote Node Novell IPX Options.......................................................................6-9

Table 6-3. Edit IPX Static Route Menu Fields ....................................................................6-11

Table 7-1. Bridge Ethernet Setup Menu - Handle IPX Field Configuration..............................7-2

Table 7-2. Remote Node Bridge Options.............................................................................7-4

Table 7-3. Bridge Static Route Menu Fields .........................................................................7-6

Table 8-1. Remote Dial-in Users/Remote Nodes Comparison Chart ......................................8-1

Table 8-2. Default Dial-in Setup Fields................................................................................8-5

Table 8-3. Edit Dial-in User Menu Fields .............................................................................8-9

Table 9-1. Abbreviations Used in the Filter Rules Summary Menu ........................................9-4

Table 9-2. Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is IP .................................................................9-5

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Table 9-3. Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is IPX.............................................................. 9-6

Table 9-4. Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is GEN............................................................ 9-6

Table 9-5. TCP/IP Filter Rule Menu Fields ..........................................................................9-8

Table 9-6. Generic Filter Rule Menu Fields .......................................................................9-11

Table 9-7. IPX Filter Rule Menu Fields ..............................................................................9-13

Table 10-1. SNMP Configuration Menu Fields.................................................................. 10-2

Table 11 -1. System Security - External Server Menu Fields ..............................................11-5

Table 13-1. System Maintenance - Status Menu Fields .....................................................13-3

Table 13-2. System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters.............................................. 13-7

Table 13-3. System Maintenance Menu Diagnostic Test Options.....................................13-10

Table 14-1. Troubleshooting the Start-Up of your Prestige ................................................ 14-1

Table 14-2. Troubleshooting a WAN Port Connection .......................................................14-2

Table 14-3. Troubleshooting the LAN Interface................................................................. 14-2

Table 14-4. Troubleshooting a Connection to a Remote Node or ISP ................................. 14-3

Table 14-5. Troubleshooting for Remote User to Dial-in.................................................... 14-4

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Preface

About Your Bridge/Router

The Prestige 153/153X is a high-performance bridge/router that offers a complete solution for
your WAN applications such as Internet access, multi-protocol LAN-to-LAN connections,
telecommuting and remote access.

The Prestige 153/153X is a universal router that can connect over PSTN (Public Switch
Telephone Network) and ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) lines. The Prestige
153/153X supports multi-protocol routing and transparent bridging.

About This User's Manual

This user's manual covers the operations of your Prestige 153 and Prestige 153X. All functions of
the Prestige are software configurable via either the SMT (System Management Terminal)
Interface or the Java-based Prestige Web Configurator (PWC). This manual concentrates on
configuration via the SMT; for details information on PWC, please refer to the Prestige Web

Configuration User’s Manual

This manual consists of fourteen chapters to guide you through a correct configuration of your
Prestige 153/153X depending on your particular application.

For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.” as a shorthand for “for example” and “i.e.” for “that is” or
“in other words” throughout this manual.

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Structure of this Manual

This manual is divided into five parts:
Step 1. Getting Started (Chapters 1-2), is structured as a step-by-step guide to help you

connect, install and setup your Prestige 153/153X to operate on your network.

Step 2. The Internet (Chapter 3), describes how to configure your Prestige 153/153X to

connect to the Internet.

Step 3. Setting Up Advanced Applications (Chapters 4-8), describes how to use your

Prestige for more advanced applications such as Telecommuting and LAN-to-LAN in TCP/IP,
Novell IPX, and Bridging environments.

Step 4. Management & Maintenance (Chapters 9-13), provides information on access

control and logging features for network administrators.

Step 5. Troubleshooting (Chapter 14), provides information about solving common

problems.

Regardless of your particular application, it is important that you follow the steps outlined in
Chapters 1-2 to correctly connect your Prestige 153/153X to your LAN. You can then refer the
appropriate chapters of the manual depending on which applications you wish to use.

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Bridge/Router

This chapter describes the key features and applications of your Prestige 153/153X WAN
Bridge/Router.

1.1 Prestige 153/153X WAN Bridge Routers

Congratulations on the purchase of your ZyXEL Prestige 153/153X Remote Access Router. Your
Prestige integrates the routing and bridging functions in a single package, and is ideal for

everything from Internet browsing to receiving calls from telecommuters to making LAN-to-LAN
connections to remote networks.

Both Prestige 153 and 153X are equipped with three WAN (Wide Area Network) ports that can be
connected to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) via modems or to the ISDN
(Integrated Service Digital Network) via TAs (Terminal Adapters).

In addition, the Prestige 153X supports synchronous mode on two of the WAN ports, allowing it
to connect to FT1/FE1 (Fractional T1/E1) leased lines via CSU/DSUs (Channel Service Unit/Data
Service Units).

1.2 Features of Prestige 153/153X

The following are the key features of the P153/P153X.

• Multiple WAN Ports

Your Prestige 153 features three WAN ports (WAN-1, 2 and 3). Each WAN port can be connected
to a dial-up/leased line modem or to an ISDN TA (Terminal Adapter). The WAN ports can be
used independently, or they can be bundled to support PPP Multilink Protocol (PPP/MP) to boost
bandwidth.

Two of the WAN ports on P153X also support synchronous mode operation for leased lines.

• Leased Lines Backup

For leased lines, the Prestige provides backup support in the event of leased line failure with dial­up lines.

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• Multiple Protocol Support
♦ TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) network layer protocol.

♦ Novel IPX (Internetwork Packet eXchange) protocol.
♦ Transparently bridging for network layers that the Prestige does not route.
♦ PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) link layer protocol.
♦ SUA™ (Single User Account) for NAT (Network Address Translation).

• Dial-On-Demand

The Dial-On-Demand feature allows the Prestige to automatically place a call to a remote
gateway based on the triggering packet’s destination without user intervention.

• PPP Multilink Support

The Prestige can bundle multiple links in a single connection using PPP/MP (Point-to-Point
Protocol/Multilink Protocol). The number of links can be statically configured or dynamically
managed based on traffic demand.

• Bandwidth-On-Demand

The Prestige 153/153X dynamically allocates bandwidth by dialing and dropping connections
according to traffic demand.

• Full Network Management

Your Prestige 153/153X supports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and allows
menu-driven network management via the console port or a telnet connection. Your Prestige is
also equipped with a Call Detail Record to help to analyze and manage your telephone bill.

• RADIUS Support

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is the most popular protocol for user
authentication on dial-up lines. RADIUS support allows you to use an external server for
unlimited number of users and the ease of centralized management.

• PAP and CHAP Security

The Prestige supports PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) and CHAP (Challenge Handshake
Authentication Protocol). CHAP is more secure than PAP, however, PAP is readily available on
more platforms.

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• DHCP Support

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows you to dynamically and automatically
assign IP address settings to hosts on your network.

• Call Control

Your Prestige provides budget management for outgoing calls and maintains a blacklist for
unreachable phone numbers in order to save you the expense of unnecessary charges.

• Data Compression

Your Prestige incorporates Stac data compression to speed up data transfer. Stac is the de facto
standard of data compression over PPP links.

• Networking Compatibility

Your Prestige is compatible with remote access products from other manufacturers such as
Ascend, Cisco, and 3Com. Furthermore, it supports Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT
remote access capability.

1.3 The WAN Ports

The WAN ports are high-speed, asynchronous RS-232 serial ports that allow you to connect a
modem or an ISDN Terminal Adapter (TA) to the Prestige. Two of the ports on P153X can be
configured to support synchronous operation, also. The WAN ports support up to 230.4kbps
(kilobits per second) throughput. For brevity’s sake, we will refer to the modem and the TA
categorically as “external WAN device”, or simply “WAN device” from now on.

1.3.1 WAN Terminology

• DCE & DTE

On the two ends of an RS-232 connection, the equipment closest to the telephone line is called the
DCE (Data Communications Equipment) and the other the DTE (Data Terminal Equipment). In
our case, the modem or the ISDN TA is the DCE, and the Prestige is the DTE.

• PSTN & POTS

Collectively, the interconnected network of the voice grade networks of the individual telephone
companies is called PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), and a regular telephone line is
often referred to as a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) line.

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1.4 Front Panel LEDs and Back Panel Ports

1.4.1 Prestige 153/153X Front Panel

ℵ ℑ ℜ ℘ ⊗ ⊕

Prestige 153/153X

WAN Bridge/Router

ETHERNET

PWR TST LNK/RX

TX COL

WAN-1 WAN-2 WAN-3

ℵ : PWR = Power Indicator
ℑ : RUN = Running Indicator (Blinking)
ℜ : ETHERNET (LNK/RX, TX, COL) = Receive, Transmit, Collisions on LAN
℘ : WAN-1 (RDY, TX/RX) = WAN port 1 Ready, Transmit/Receive
⊗ : WAN-2 (RDY, TX/RX) = WAN port 2 Ready, Transmit/Receive
⊕ : WAN-3 (RDY, TX/RX) = WAN port 3 Ready, Transmit/Receive

Figure 1-1. Prestige 153/153X Front Panel

RDY TX/RXRDYRDY TX/RXTX/RX

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1.4.2 Front Panel LEDS

The LED indicator lights on the front panel of your Prestige indicate the bridge/router functional
status. The following Table 1-1 describes the LED functions:

Table 1-1. LED Functions

LEDs Function Indicator

Status

PWR Power Indicator Green On The power is on/off.

RUN Running LED Green Blinking The Prestige is functioning properly.

ETHER
NET

TX LAN Transmit Green Blinking Traffic is being transmitted on the LAN.

COL Collisions Green On Transmission collisions have occurred on the LAN.

RDY Ready Green On The WAN device connected to WAN port 1 is ready.WAN-1

TX/RX Transmit/Receive Green Blinking Traffic is being transmitted or received on WAN port 1.

RDY Ready Green On The WAN device connected to WAN port 2 is in use.WAN-2

TX/RX Transmit/Receive Green Blinking Traffic is being transmitted or received on WAN port 2.

RDY Ready Green On The WAN device connected to WAN port 3 is in use.WAN-3

TX/RX Transmit/Receive Green Blinking Traffic is being transmitted or received on WAN port 3.

Active Description

On The Prestige is connected to a working Ethernet network.LNK/RX LAN Receive Green

Blinking Traffic is being received on the LAN.

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1.4.3 Prestige 153 Back Panel

Figure 1-2 shows the rear panel of your Prestige 153 . Refer to this diagram when attempting to
make connections.

ℵ ℑ ℜ ⊗

POWER LAN

ℵ : POWER = power connector to the AC adapter.
ℑ : LAN = RJ-45 Ethernet 10Base-T port (metallic).
ℜ : CONSOLE = RJ-45 Console port (off-white).
℘ : WAN-1 = RJ-45 WAN port 1 (black).
⊗ : WAN-2 = RJ-45 WAN port 2 (black).
⊕ : WAN-3 = RJ-45 WAN port 3 (black).

Figure 1-2. Prestige 153 Back Panel Ports

⊕℘

WAN-1WAN-2WAN-3CONSOLE

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1.4.4 Prestige 153X Back Panel

Figure 1-3 shows the rear panel of your Prestige 153X. Refer to this diagram when making
connections.

ℵ ℑ⊕

POWER LAN

ℜ ℘ ⊗

WAN-1 WAN-2 WAN-3CONSOLE

ℵ : POWER = power connector to the AC adapter.
ℑ : LAN = RJ-45 Ethernet 10Base-T port (metallic).
ℜ : CONSOLE = RJ-45 Console port (off-white).
℘ : WAN-1 = 68-pin WAN port 1.
⊗ : WAN-2 = 68-pin WAN port 2.

⊕ : WAN-3 = RJ-45 WAN port 3 (black).

Figure 1-3. Prestige 153X Back Panel Ports

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ISP

1.5 Applications for Prestige 153/153X

The following sections show you the possible applications that you can use your Prestige for.

1.5.1 Internet Access

The Prestige 153/153X is the ideal high-speed Internet access solution. Your Prestige 153/153X
supports the TCP/IP protocol that the Internet uses exclusively. A typical Internet access
application is shown in Figure 1-4.

Coporate LAN

Ethernet LAN

Prestige 153/153X

INTERNET

PSTN/ISDN Network

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem
ISDN TA

Figure 1-4. Internet Access Application

1.5.1.1 Internet Single User Account

For a SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) environment, your Prestige offers the Single User
Account (SUA) feature that allows multiple users on the LAN (Local Area Network) to access the
Internet concurrently for the cost of a single user. The SUA address mapping can also be used for
other LAN to LAN connections.

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1.5.2 Multi-protocol/Multilink LAN-to-LAN Connection

You can use the Prestige to connect two geographically dispersed networks over the WAN
connection. The Prestige supports TCP/IP and Novell IPX routing, as well as transparent
bridging for other network layer protocols. Your Prestige can also bundle multiple links in a
single connection for greater bandwidth. A typical LAN-to-LAN application for your Prestige is
shown in Figure 1-5.

Branch Office LAN

Ethernet LAN

Prestige 153/153X

Coporate LAN

WIN 95/NT
TCP/IP

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem
ISDN TA

PSTN/ISDN Network

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem
ISDN TA

Figure 1-5. LAN-to-LAN Connection Application

NOVELL
IPX

Ethernet LAN

Prestige 153/153X

BRIDGING

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Telecommuter

1.5.3 Remote Access Server

Your Prestige allows remote users to dial-in and gain access to your LAN. This feature enables
users that have workstations with remote access capabilities, e.g., Windows 95, to dial in to access
the network resources without physically being in the office. Either PAP (Password
Authentication Protocol) or CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) authentication
can be used to control the access from the remote users. You can also use callback for security
and/or accounting purposes. Figure 1-6 shows how a remote user can connect to the corporate
office.

Coporate LAN

Remote User

Figure 1-6. Telecommuting/Remote Access Application

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem
ISDN TA

PSTN/ISDN Network

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem
ISDN TA

Ethernet LAN

Prestige 153/153X

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Chapter 2

Hardware Installation & Initial Setup

2.1 Unpacking your Bridge/Router

Before you proceed further, check all items you received with your Prestige against this list to
make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include:

Table 2-1. Item Checklist

Package Contents Prestige 153 Prestige 153X

Prestige 153 or Prestige 153X Bridge/Router 1

power adapter

RJ-45/DB-25 (female) console cable (off-white)

DB-25 (male)/DB-9 (female) converter

LAN crossover cable (red tag)

LAN straight cable (white tag)

RJ-45/DB-25(male) WAN cable (black)

Warranty Card

This Prestige 153/153X

user's manual

Prestige Web Configurator CD

Prestige Web Configurator

user's manual

68 pin to RS-449 cable

1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
3 1
1 1

1 1
1 1
1 1

- optional

1

68 pin to V.35 cable - optional

68 pin to RS-232 cable

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2.2 Additional Installation Requirements

In addition to the contents of your package, there are other hardware and software requirements
you need before you can install and use your Prestige. These requirements include:

l External modems or ISDN TAs.
l A computer with Ethernet 10Base-T NIC (Network Interface Card).
l A computer equipped with communications software configured to the following parameters:

Ø VT100 terminal emulation.
Ø 9600 Baud.
Ø No parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit.

After the Prestige is properly set up, you can make future changes to the configuration through
telnet connections.

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2.3 Connect your WAN Bridge/Router

Power

Power

Modems

Computer

2.3.1 Prestige 153 Connections

Prestige 153/153X WAN Bridge/Routers

Adapter

POWER

LAN

Outlet

PSTN/ISDN Network

Modem / ISDN TA Modem / ISDN TA

Modem / ISDN TA

or
ISDN TAs

WAN-1WAN-2WAN-3CONSOLE

Ethernet LAN

Figure 2-1. Prestige 153 Connections

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Computer

Power

Power

2.3.2 Prestige 153X Connections

Adapter

POWER LAN

Outlet

Modem
ISDN TA
CSU/DSU

WAN-1 WAN-2 WAN-3CONSOLE

PSTN/ISDN Network
Fractional T1/E1

Modem
ISDN TA
CSU/DSU

Modem / ISDN TAModem / ISDN TA Modem / ISDN TA

Modem
ISDN TA

Ethernet LAN

Figure 2-2. Prestige 153X Connections

2-4 Hardware Installation & Initial Setup

Prestige 153/153X WAN Bridge/Routers

This section outlines how to connect your Prestige 153/153X to the LAN and the WAN. Refer to
Figure 2-1 or Figure 2-2, depending on your model, when you are making the connections. To
minimize confusion over the various RJ-45 ports, they are color coordinated as follows:

Port Color
Ethernet 10Base-T Port Metallic

WAN Ports Black
Console Port Off-White

The enclosed cables are of the same color as the ports for which they are intended, however, it is
still important for you to make sure that the correct cable is used for each connection; otherwise,
your Prestige could be damaged.

Step 1. Connect your Computer and your Prestige

For the initial setup of your Prestige, you need to use a terminal emulator software on a
workstation and connect it to the Prestige through the console port. Connect the RJ-45 end of the
enclosed console cable to the console port of the Prestige and the other end to a serial port
(COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of your workstation. Use the enclosed DB-25/DB-9
converter if necessary.

After your Prestige has been successfully installed and configured, you can modify the setup
remotely through telnet sessions. See Chapter 12 - Telnet Configuration and Capabilities for
detailed instructions.

Step 2. Connect WAN Devices to your Prestige

Connect the DTE port of a WAN device to a WAN port (black) on the Prestige using an
appropriate cable, and connect the WAN device to the telephone network. Please consult the
documentation of your WAN device for detailed information when making the connections.

Step 3. Connect your Prestige to Ethernet

Connect one end of an UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable to the Ethernet port (metallic) of the
Prestige and the other to a 10Base-T hub using a straight-through UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
cable with RJ-45 connectors. If you connect the Prestige to a workstation directly without a hub,
you must use a crossover cable.

Step 4. Connect the Power Adapter to your Prestige

Connect the power adapter to the port labeled POWER on the rear panel of your Prestige.

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Copyright (c) 1994 - 1997 ZyXEL Communications Corp.

2.4 Power On Your Prestige

At this point, you should have connected the console cable, the WAN devices, the Ethernet cable,
and the power supply. You can now power on your Prestige by plugging the AC adapter to a
power outlet of correct voltage.

Step 1. Initial Screen

When you power on your Prestige, the router performs several internal tests and initializes the
WAN devices. After the initialization, the Prestige asks you to press [Enter] to continue, as
shown in Figure 2-3.

ethernet address: 00:a0:c5:01:23:45
Wan port init ... done
Modem 0 init . inactive
Modem 1 init . inactive
Modem 2 init . inactive

Press ENTER to continue...

Figure 2-3. Power-On Display

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Step 2. Enter Password

After you press [Enter], the Login screen appears prompting you to enter the password, as shown
in Figure 2-4.

For your first login, enter the default password 1234. As you enter the password, the screen
displays an (X) for each character you type.

Enter Password : XXXX

Figure 2-4. Login Screen

Please note that if there is no activity for longer than 5 minutes after you log in, your Prestige will
automatically log you out and will display a blank screen. If you see a blank screen, press [Enter]
to bring up the password screen again.

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2.5 Navigating the SMT Interface

The SMT (System Management Terminal) is the interface that you use to configure your Prestige.
Several operations that you should be familiar with before you attempt to modify the

configuration are listed in Table 2-2.

Table 2-2. Main Menu Commands

Operation Press/<read> Description

Move forward to
another menu

Move backward to
a previous menu

Move the cursor

Enter information Fill in, or

Required fields

N/A fields <N/A> Some of the fields in the SMT will show a <N/A>. This symbol refers

Save your
configuration

[Enter] To move forward to a sub-menu, type in the number of the desired

sub-menu and press [Enter].

[Esc] Press the [Esc] key to move back to the previous menu.

[Enter] or
[Up]/[Down]

arrow keys

Press the
[Space bar] to
toggle

<?>

[Enter] Save your configuration by pressing [Enter] at the message:[Press

Within a menu, press [Enter] to move to the next field. You can also
use the [Up]/[Down] arrow keys to move to the previous and the next
field, respectively.

There are two types of fields that you will need to fill in. The first
requires you to type in the appropriate information. The second gives
you choices to choose from. In the second case, press the [Space
bar] to cycle through the available choices.

All fields with the symbol <?> must be filled in order be able to save
the new configuration.

to an option that is not available.

ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel]. Saving the data on the screen
will take you, in most cases to the previous menu.

Exit the SMT

Type 99, then
press [Enter].

Type 99 at the Main Menu prompt and press [Enter] to exit the SMT
interface.

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Copyright (c) 1994 - 1997 ZyXEL Communications Corp.

The SMT displays the Main Menu, as shown in Figure 2-5.

Prestige 153 Main Menu

Getting Started

1. General Setup

2. WAN Setup

3. Ethernet Setup

4. Internet Access Setup

Advanced Applications

11. Remote Node Setup

12. Static Routing Setup

13. Default Dial-in Setup

14. Dial-in User Setup

Enter Menu Selection Number:

Advanced Management

21. Filter Set Configuration

22. SNMP Configuration

23. System Security

24. System Maintenance

99. Exit

Figure 2-5. SMT Main Menu

The following table shows the Main Menu Summary

Table 2-3. Main Menu Summary

# Menu Title Description

1 General Setup Use this menu to setup general information and enable routing or bridging

2 WAN Setup Use this menu to setup WAN port configuration.
3 Ethernet Setup Use this menu to setup Ethernet configuration.
4 Internet Access Setup A quick and easy way to setup Internet connection.

11 Remote Node Setup Use this menu to setup the remote node for LAN-to-LAN connection,

12 Static Routing Setup Use this menu to setup static route for different protocols. There are four

13 Default Dial-in Setup Use this menu to setup default dial-in parameters so that your Prestige

14 Dial-in User Setup Setup Remote Dial-in User. Prestige has eight Remote Dial-in Users.
21 Filter Set Configuration Setup filters to be used in Menu 3 and Menu 11 to provide security, call

22 SNMP Configuration Use this menu to setup SNMP related parameters
23 System Security Use this menu to setup security related parameters.
24 System Maintenance Provides system status, diagnostics, firmware upload, etc.
99 Exit To exit from SMT and return to the blank screen.

of specific protocols.

including Internet connection. Prestige supports up to four remote nodes.

static routes for each protocol.

can be a dial-in server for the remote node and Remote Dial-in User.

control, etc.

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Menu 23 - System Security

2.6 Changing the System Password

The first thing you should do before anything else is to change the default system password by
following the steps below.

Step 1. Select option [23. System Security] in the Main Menu. This will open Menu 23 -

System Security as shown in Figure 2-6

1. Change Password

2. External Server

Enter Menu Selection Number: 1

Figure 2-6. Menu 23 - System Security

Step 2. From the System Security Menu, select option [1. Change Password] to bring up

Menu 23.1 - System Security - Change Password.

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Menu 23.1 - System Security - Change Password

Step 3. When the Submenu 23.1- System Security-Change Password appears, as shown in

Figure 2-7, enter the existing system password, i.e., 1234, then press [Enter].

Old Password= XXXX
New Password= XXXX
Retype to confirm= XXXX

Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Figure 2-7. Menu 23.1 - System Security - Change Password

Step 4. Enter your new system password and press [Enter].
Step 5. Re-type your new system password for confirmation and press [Enter].

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Menu 1 - General Setup

2.7 General Setup

The Menu 1 - General Setup contains administrative and system-related information.

Step 1. Select option [1. General Setup] in the Main Menu by typing 1 at the menu selection

number prompt.

Step 2. The Menu 1 - General Setup screen appears, as shown in Figure 2-8. Fill in the required

fields marked [?] and turn on the individual protocols for your particular application, as
explained in Table 2-4.

System Name= p153
Location= location
Contact Person's Name= name

Route IP= Yes
Route IPX= No
Bridge= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 2-8. Menu 1 - General Setup

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Table 2-4. General Setup Menu Fields

Field Description Example

System Name Choose a descriptive name for identification purposes. This name can be

up to 8 alphanumeric characters long. Spaces are not allowed, but
dashes “-” and underscores "_" are accepted. This name can be retrieved
remotely via SNMP and will be displayed at the prompt in the Command
Mode.

Location (optional) Enter the geographic location (up to 31 characters) of your Prestige. location

Contact Person's
Name (optional)

Protocols: Turn on or off the individual protocols for your particular application. Press

Route IP
Route IPX

Bridge

Enter the name (up to 8 characters) of the person in charge of this
Prestige.

Selecting [Yes] to enable IP routing. You must enable IP routing for
Internet access.

Selecting [Yes] to enable IPX routing.

Selecting [Yes] to enable bridging. Packets that the Prestige does not
route are transparently bridged.

P153

name

space-bar

to toggle

[Yes/No]
[Yes/No]

[Yes/No]

2.7.1.1 Note on Bridge

When bridging is enabled, your Prestige forwards any packet that it does not route. Without
bridging, the packets that the Prestige does not route are simply discarded. Compared to routing,
bridging generates far more traffic for the same network layer protocol, and uses more CPU
cycles and memory.

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Menu 2 - WAN Port Setup

2.8 WAN Setup

This section describes how to configure the WAN ports and the WAN devices using Menu 2­WAN Setup. If advanced setup is required, go to Menu 2.2. When you finish the setup, the
Prestige uses this information to initialize the WAN port and the attached WAN device.

2.8.1 Prestige 153 WAN Port Setup

This section describe the WAN port setup for P153 only. Setup for P153X is described in the
following section.

Step 1. Select option [2. WAN Setup] in the Main Menu by typing 2 at the menu selection

number prompt.

Step 2. In Menu 2 - WAN Port Setup, enter the number (1, 2 or 3) of the WAN port you wish to

configure.

1. Wan Port 1

2. Wan Port 2

3. Wan Port 3

Enter Menu Selection Number:

Figure 2-9. Prestige 153 Menu 2 - WAN Port Setup

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Menu 2.1 - Async WAN Port Setup

Step 3. This will bring up Menu 2.1 - Async WAN Port Setup, as shown in Figure 2-10.

Modem Name= ZyXEL
Active= Yes
Connection Type= Switch
Phone Number=

Device Type= 56K Modem
Port Speed= 115200
AT Command String:

Init= ats0=0

Advanced Setup= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 2-10. Prestige 153 Menu 2.1 - Async WAN Port Setup

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Table 2-5 describes how to configure a WAN port.

Table 2-5. Prestige 153 Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields

Field Description Example

Modem Name Enter a descriptive name for the WAN device connected to this port. ZyXEL

Active Set to [Yes] to activate a WAN port. Press space-bar

Connection
Type

Phone
Number

Device Type Use the space bar to select from one of the following devices: Modem /

Port Speed

Select the connection type for this line. Select [Switch] for a dial-up line
or [Leased] for leased line.

Enter the telephone number assigned to your dial-up line by your
telephone company. Note that your Prestige only accepts digits; do not
include dashes and spaces in this field.

ISDN TA / X.25 PAD / 56K Modem that matches your WAN device. This
field is not applicable if the Connection Type is set to [Leased].

Use the space bar to select the speed of the connection between the
WAN port and the external device.

Available speeds are:
9600 / 19200 / 38400 / 57600 / 115200 / 234000 bps

to toggle

[Yes/No]

Press space-bar

to toggle

[Switch/Leased]

Space-bar to

toggle

[Modem]

[ISDN TA]

[X.25 PAD]

[56K Modem]

115200

(default)

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Table 2-5. Prestige 153 Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields (continued)

AT Command
String: Init

Advanced
Setup

When you complete this menu, press [Enter] to save your configuration, or Esc to cancel. After you press
[Enter], the Prestige uses the information you have saved to initialize the WAN Port and the connected
modem/ISDN TA.

Enter the AT command string to initialize the WAN device. When the
Connection Type is set to [Switch], you must include AT command
“s0=0” to disable modem auto-answer; your Prestige will decide when
to answer an incoming call.

To edit the Advanced Setup for this WAN port, move the cursor to this
field, use the space bar to select [Yes] and press [Enter]. This will bring
you to Menu 2.1.1 - Advanced Setup.

(Default: ats0=0)

[Yes/No]

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Menu 2 - WAN Port Setup

2.8.2 Prestige 153X WAN Port Setup

In addition to asynchronous devices, WAN ports 1 and 2 on Prestige 153X also support
synchronous devices such as CSU/DSU . You can only connect an asynchronous device to WAN
Port 3.

To configure the WAN ports, go to Menu 2- WAN Port Setup as shown in Figure 2-11, and select
the number (1, 2 or 3) of the port you wish to configure.

1. Wan Port 1 (Sync/Async)

2. Wan Port 2 (Sync/Async)

3. Wan Port 3 (Async Only)

Select WAN Port:

Figure 2-11. Prestige 153X Menu 2 - WAN Port Setup

Selecting WAN port 1 or 2 will bring up Menu 2.1 - Sync/Async WAN Port Setup, as shown in
Figure 2-12, while selecting WAN port 3 opens the standard Menu 2.1 - Async WAN Port Setup.

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Menu 2.1 - Sync/Async WAN Port Setup

Figure 2-12 shows the menu for Sync/Async WAN port configuration .

Modem Name= ZyXEL
Active= Yes
Connection Type= Switch-Async
Phone Number=
Clock Source= Internal/External
Device Type= 56K Modem
Port Speed= 115200
AT Command String:

Init= ats0=0

Advanced Setup= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 2-12. Prestige 153X Menu 2.1 - Sync/Async WAN Port Setup

Table 2-6 describes how to configure the Prestige 153X Async WAN ports.

Table 2-6. Prestige 153X Sync/Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields

Field Description Example

Modem Name Enter a descriptive name for the WAN device connected to this port. ZyXEL

Active Set to [Yes] to activate the WAN port. Press space-bar

to toggle

[Yes]/[No]

Connection
Type

Select the line and the port type combination. Select [Switch] for dial-up
line or [Leased] for leased line. Select [Async] if the connection
between the WAN device and the WAN port is asynchronous; [Sync]
otherwise.

Note that synchronous devices are allowed only on leased lines

Press space-bar

to toggle

[Switch-Async]

[Leased-Async]

[Leased-Sync]

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Table 2-6. Prestige 153X Sync/Async WAN Port Setup Menu Fields (continued)

Field Description Example

Phone
Number

Clock Source Use the space bar to select the clock source of the sync device. Default

Device Type Use the space bar to select one of the following: Modem / ISDN TA /

Port Speed Use the space bar to select the speed between the Prestige and the

AT Command
String: Init

Enter the telephone number assigned to your line by your telephone
company. Note that your Prestige only accepts digits; do not include
dashes and spaces in this field.

is [External], and the Port Speed field is not applicable ([N/A]).

X.25 PAD / 56K Modem that specifies the WAN device type. This field is
not applicable if the Connection Type is set to [Leased].

WAN device.
Available speeds for Async Device are:

[9600] / [19200] / [38400] / [57600] / [115200] / [230400] bps
Available speeds for Sync Device are:

[2400] / [4800] / [9600] / [14400] / [19200] / [28800] / [56000] / [64000] /
[128000] / [192000] / [256000] bps

Enter an AT command string to initialize the WAN device. When the
Connection Type is set to [Switch], you must include AT command
“s0=0” to disable auto-answer; your Prestige will decide when to answer
the incoming call.

Space-bar to

toggle

[Internal]

[External]

Space-bar to

toggle

[Modem]

[ISDN TA]

[X.25 PAD]

[56K Modem]

[115200]

(default)

(Default: ats0=0)

Advanced
Setup

When you complete this menu, press [Enter] to save your configuration, or Esc to cancel. After you press
[Enter], the Prestige uses the information you have saved to initialize the WAN Port and the connected
modem/ISDN-TA/CSU-DSU.

To edit the Advanced Setup for this WAN port, move the cursor to this
field, use the space bar to select [Yes] and press [Enter]. This will bring
you to Menu 2.1.1 - Advanced Setup.

[Yes/No]

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Menu 2.1.1 - Advanced WAN Port Setup

2.8.3 Prestige 153/153X Advanced WAN Port Setup

The Advanced WAN Port Setup Menu allows you to configure additional AT Commands for the
WAN device and the call control parameters. Follow the common Advanced WAN Port Setup
procedure in this section for both Prestige 153 and 153X

Step 1. In Menu 2.1, move the cursor to the Advanced Setup field and press the space bar to

select [Yes], then press [Enter].

Step 2. When Menu 2.1.1 appears, fill in the appropriate AT commands and call control

parameters for the WAN device connected to the WAN port, as shown in Figure 2-13.

AT Command Strings:

Dial= atd
Drop= +++ath
Answer= ata

Drop DTR When Hang Up= Yes

AT Response String:

CLID= NMBR
Called Id= TO
Speed= CONNECT

Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Figure 2-13. Menu 2.1.1 - Advanced WAN Port Setup

Call Control

Dial Timeout(sec)= 60
Retry Counter= 0
Retry Interval(sec)= N/A
Drop Timeout(sec)= 20
Call Back Delay(sec)= 15

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Refer to Table 2-7 for details on how to fill in the AT commands fields.

Table 2-7. Advanced WAN Port Setup AT Commands Fields

Field Description Default

AT Command Strings:

Dial Enter the AT Command string to make a call. [atdt]

Drop Enter the AT Command string to drop a call. [~] represents a one

second wait.

Answer Enter the AT Command string to answer a call. [ata]

Drop DTR When HangUpWhen [Yes] is selected, your Prestige will drop the DTR signal

after sending out [AT Command String: Drop].

AT Response Strings:

CLID (Calling Line

IDentification)

Called ID Enter the keyword preceding the dialed number. [TO]

Speed Enter the keyword preceding the connection speed. [CONNECT]

Enter the keyword preceding the CLID in the response from the
WAN device. CLID is required for CLID authentication.

[+++ath]

Toggle

[Yes/No]

(Default=[Yes])

[NMBR]

2.8.3.1 AT Command Strings

For regular telephone lines, the default “Dial” string tells the modem that the line uses tone
dialing. If your switch still requires pulse dialing, change the string to “atdp”. For ISDN lines,

there are far more protocols and operational modes. Please consult the documentation of your
TA, for you may need additional commands in both “Dial” and “Init” strings.

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2.8.3.2 DTR Signal

The majority of WAN devices default to hanging up the current call when the DTR (Data
Terminal Ready) signal is dropped by the DTE. When “Drop DTR When Hang Up” is set to yes,
the Prestige will use this hardware signal to force the WAN device to hang up, in addition to

issuing the drop command (ATH).

2.8.3.3 Response Strings

The response strings tell the Prestige the tags, or labels, immediately preceding the various call
parameters sent from the WAN device. The response strings have not been standardized; please
consult the documentation of your WAN device to find the correct tags.

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Table 2-8 below describes the call control parameters.

Table 2-8. Advanced WAN Port Setup Call Control Parameters

Field Description Default

Dial Timeout (sec) The Prestige will timeout if it can not set up an outgoing call

within the timeout value.

Retry Count How many times a busy or no-answer phone number is

retried before it is put on the blacklist.

Retry Interval (sec) Elapsed time after a call fails before another call may be

Drop Timeout (sec) The Prestige will drop the DTR signal if it does not receive a

Call Back Delay
(sec)

retried. Applies before a phone number is blacklisted.

positive confirmation of disconnect within the timeout period.

Elapsed time between dropping a callback request call and
dialing a callback call.

[60] seconds

[0] to disable the

blacklist control

[20] seconds

[15] seconds

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Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup

Menu 3.1 - General Ethernet Setup

2.9 Ethernet Setup

This section describes how to configure the Ethernet using Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup. From the
Main Menu, enter 3 to bring up Menu 3.

1. General Setup

2. TCP/IP and DHCP Setup

3. Novell IPX Setup

4. Bridge Setup

Enter Menu Selection Number:

Figure 2-14. Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup

2.9.1 General Ethernet Setup

This menu allows you to specify the filter sets that you wish to apply to the Ethernet traffic. You
seldom need to filter Ethernet traffic, however, the filter sets may be useful to block certain
packets, reduce traffic and prevent security breaches.

From Menu 3 - Ethernet Setup, enter 1 to go to Menu 3.1 -General Ethernet Setup.

Input Filter Sets=
Output Filter Sets=

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 2-15. Menu 3.1 - General Ethernet Setup

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If you need to define filters, please read Chapter 9 - Filter Set Configuration, then return to this
menu to define the filter sets.

2.10 Protocol Dependent Ethernet Setup

For the protocol-dependent setup, go to the appropriate section for details:

l For TCP/IP Ethernet Setup refer to Chapter 3 - Internet Access Application.
l For Novell IPX Ethernet Setup refer to Section 7.4 - IPX Ethernet Setup in Chapter 7 -

Novell IPX Configuration for LAN-to-LAN.

l For Bridge Ethernet Setup refer to Chapter 6 - Bridge Configuration for LAN-to-LAN.

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Menu 1 - General Setup

Chapter 3

Internet Access

This chapter shows you how to configure the LAN as well as the WAN of your Prestige for
Internet access.

3.1 Route IP Setup

The first step is to enable the IP routing in Menu 1 - General Setup.
To edit Menu 1, enter 1 in the Main Menu to select [1. General Setup] and press [Enter]. Set the

Route IP field to [Yes] by pressing the space bar as shown in Figure 3-1.

System Name= p153
Location= location
Contact Person's Name= name

Route IP= Yes
Route IPX= No
Bridge= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 3-1. Menu 1 - General Setup

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3.2 TCP/IP Parameters

3.2.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask

Similar to the houses on a street that share a common street name, the machines on a LAN share
one common network number, also.

Where you obtain your network number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP (Internet
Service Provider) or your network administrator assigns you a block of registered IP addresses,
follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask.

If the ISP did not explicitly give you an IP network number, then most likely you have a single
user account and the ISP will assign you a dynamic IP address when the connection is established.
If this is the case, it is recommended that you select a network number from 192.168.0.0 to

192.168.255.0 (ignoring the trailing zero) and you must enable the Single User Account feature of
the Prestige. The Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA) reserved this block of addresses
specifically for private use; please do not use any other number unless you are told otherwise.
Let’s say you select 192.168.1.0 as the network number; which covers 254 individual addresses,
from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (zero and 255 are reserved). In other words, the first 3
numbers specify the network number while the last number identifies an individual workstation
on that network.

Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address that is easy to remember, e.g.,

192.168.1.1, for your Prestige.
The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your Prestige will

compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered. You don’t need
to change the subnet mask computed by the Prestige unless you are instructed to do otherwise.

3.2.2 RIP Setup

RIP (Routing Information Protocol) allows a router to exchange routing information with other
routers. The RIP Direction field controls the sending and receiving of RIP packets. When set to
both, the Prestige will broadcast its routing table periodically and incorporate the RIP information
that it receives; when set to none, it will not send any RIP packets and will ignore any RIP
packets received.

The Version field controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the
Prestige sends (it recognizes both formats when receiving). RIP-1 is universally supported; but
RIP-2 carries more information. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you have a
unusual network topology.

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Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M sends the routing data in RIP-2 format; the difference being that RIP­2B uses subnet broadcasting while RIP-2M uses multicasting. Multicasting can reduce the load
on non-router machines since they generally do not listen to the RIP multicast address and so will
not receive the RIP packets. However, if one router uses multicasting, then all routers on your
network must use multicasting, also.

By default, RIP direction is set to both and the version set to RIP-1.

3.2.3 DHCP Configuration

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows the individual clients (workstations) to
obtain the TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a centralized DHCP server. The Prestige has the
DHCP server capability built-in and is enabled by default.

3.2.3.1 IP Pool Setup

The Prestige is pre-configured with a pool of 32 IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33 to

192.168.1.64. This configuration leaves 31 IP addresses (excluding the Prestige itself) in the
lower range for other server machines, e.g., server for mail, FTP, telnet, web, etc., that you may
have.

3.2.3.2 DNS Server Address(es)

DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and
vice versa, e.g., the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The DNS server(s) is extremely
important because without it, you must know the IP address of a machine before you can access
it. The DNS server address(es) that you enter in the DHCP setup is passed to the client machines
along with the assigned IP address and subnet mask. Make sure that you obtain the IP address of
the DNS server(s) from your ISP. Your workstations will need this information even if you don’t
use the Prestige’s DHCP server.

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3.3 TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup

You will now use Menu 3.2 to configure the Ethernet of your Prestige for a TCP/IP connection.
To edit Menu 3.2, select the menu option [3. Ethernet Setup] in the Main Menu. When Menu 3

appears, select the submenu option [2. TCP/IP and DHCP Setup] and press [Enter]. The screen

now displays Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup, as shown in Figure 3-2.

Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup

DHCP Setup:

DHCP= None
Client IP Pool Starting Address= N/A
Size of Client IP Pool= N/A
Primary DNS Server= N/A
Secondary DNS Server= N/A

TCP/IP Setup:

IP Address= 192.68.0.1
IP Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0
RIP Direction= Both

Version= RIP-2B

Figure 3-2. Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup

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Address

Follow the instructions in Table 3-1. to configure the DHCP fields.

Table 3-1. DHCP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields

Field Description Example

DHCP

DHCP= This field enables/disabled the DHCP server. If it is set to

Client IP Pool Starting

Size of Client IP Pool This field specifies the size, or count, of the IP address pool. 32

Primary DNS Server
Secondary DNS Server

[Server], your Prestige will act as a DHCP server. If set to
[None], DHCP server will be disabled.

When DHCP is used, the following four items need to be set

This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in
the IP address pool.

Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers. The DNS
servers are passed to the DHCP clients along with the IP
address and the subnet mask.

192.168.1.33

[None] or

[Server]

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Follow Table 3-2 to configure TCP/IP parameters for the Ethernet port.

Table 3-2. TCP/IP Ethernet Setup Menu Fields

Field Description Example

TCP/IP Setup

IP Address Enter the IP address of your Prestige in dotted decimal notation. 192.168.1.1

(default)

IP Subnet Mask Your Prestige will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on

the IP address that you assign. Unless you are implementing
subnetting, use the value computed by the Prestige.

RIP Direction Press the space bar to select the RIP direction among [Both]/[In

Only]/[Out Only]

Version Press the space bar to select the RIP version among [RIP-1]/[RIP-

2B]/[RIP-2M] .

When you have completed this menu, press [Enter] at the prompt [Press ENTER to Confirm…] to save
your configuration, or press [Esc] at any time to cancel.

255.255.255.0

[Both]

(default)

[RIP-1]

(default)

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3.4 Internet Access Configuration

Menu 4 allows you to enter the Internet access parameters in one screen. Menu 4 is actually a
simplified setup for one of the remote nodes that you can access through menu 11. Before you
configure your Prestige for Internet access, you need to collect your Internet account information
from your ISP.

Use Table 3-3to record your Internet Account Information.

Table 3-3. Internet Account Information

Internet Account Information Write your account information here

IP Address of the ISP's Gateway (Optional)

Telephone Number(s) of your ISP

Login Name

Password

DNS server address(es) for your workstations

−

−

−

−

−

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Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

From the Main Menu, enter option [4. Internet Access Setup] to go to Menu 4 - Internet Access
Setup, as displayed in Figure 3-3.

ISP's Name= ?
ISP Gateway IP Addr=
Connection Type= Switch

Leased Ports= N/A
Pri Phone #= ?
Sec Phone #=
My Login=
My Password= ********
Single User Account= No

Local IP Addr= N/A

Server IP Addr= N/A
Edit Script Options= No
Device Type= 56K Modem

Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Figure 3-3. Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

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Table 3-4 contain instructions on how to configure your Prestige for Internet access.

Table 3-4. Internet Access Setup Menu Fields

Field Description Observation

ISP's Name Enter the name of your Internet Service Provider. (This information

is for identification purposes only.)

ISP IP Addr Enter the IP Address of the remote gateway at the ISP's site. If you

do not have this data, just leave it blank.

Connection Type Select [Switch] if you connect to the ISP through a dial-up line;

select [Leased] if through a leased line.

Leased Ports If [Leased] is selected in Connection Type, enter the WAN port

numbers in this field. Leased Ports can be a single port: (1 to 3),
or any combination of ports: (e.g., 1,2,3 or 1,3 etc). All leased line
links specified here are bundled in one connection to your ISP.
The Connection Type of these WAN ports must also be specified
as [Leased] in Menu 2.

Pri(mary) Phone # The first number your Prestige will dial to connect to the ISP if the

connection is a dial-up line.

Sec(ondary) Phone#If the primary phone number is busy or does not answer, your

Prestige will call the Secondary Phone number if specified.

My Login Name Enter the login name assigned to you by your ISP. (required)

My Password Enter the password associated with the login name above. Note

that this login name/password pair is only for your Prestige to
connect to the ISP's gateway. For TCP/IP applications, e.g., FTP,
you will need a separate login name and password for each
server.

Myisp

(optional)

Space-bar to

toggle

[Switch/Leased]

(required)

(optional)

(required)

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Table 3-4. Internet Access Setup Menu Fields (continued)

Field Description Observation

Single User Account See Section 3.5 for a detailed discussion on the Single User

Account feature.

Edit Script Option To edit the parameters, select [Yes] and press [Enter]. This will

bring you to Menu 4.1 – Internet Setup Script. This field is not
applicable if the Connection Type is [Leased].

Device Type The Prestige only chooses a free device of the selected Device

Type to dial out. This field is not applicable if the Connection Type
is [Leased]. Selections:[Modem/ISDN TA/X.25 PAD/56K Modem]

Press [Enter] at the message [Press ENTER to Confirm ...] to confirm your configuration, or press [Esc] at
any time to cancel.

[Yes/No]

Space-bar to

toggle

At this point, the Prestige will ask if you wish to test the Internet connection. If you select [Yes],
your Prestige will call the ISP to test the Internet connection. If the test fails, note the error
message that you receive on screen and take the appropriate troubleshooting steps.

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192.68.135.5

3.5 Single User Account

Typically, if there are multiple users on the LAN wanting to concurrently access the Internet, you
will have to lease a block of legal, or globally unique, IP addresses from the ISP.

The Single User Account (SUA) feature allows you to have the same benefits as having multiple
legal addresses, but only pay for one IP address, thus saving significantly on the subscription fees.
(Check with your ISP before you enable this feature).

Figure 3-4 illustrates a typical Single User Account topology.

Private Network IP Addresses
Assigned by User

IP Address
Assigned by ISP

Modem / ISDN TA

Modem
ISDN TA

Prestige 153/153X

INTERNET

The Single User Account feature may also be used on connections to remote networks other than
the ISP. For example, this feature can be used to simplify the allocation of IP addresses when
connecting branch offices to the corporate network.

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The IP address for the SUA can be either fixed or dynamically assigned when a call is connected.
In addition, you can designate a server, e.g., a web server, on your local network and make it
accessible to outside world.

If you do not define a server, SUA offers the additional benefit of firewall protection. If no server
is defined, all incoming inquiries will be filtered out by your Prestige and thus preventing
intruders from probing your network.

Your Prestige accomplishes this address sharing by translating the internal LAN IP addresses to a
single address that is globally unique on the Internet. For more information on IP address
translation, refer to RFC 1631, The IP Network Address Translator (NAT).

3.5.1 Advantages of SUA

In summary:
l SUA is a cost-effective solution for small offices with less than 20 hosts to access the

Internet or other remote TCP/IP networks.

l SUA supports one server to be accessible to the outside world.
l SUA can provide firewall protection if you do not specify a server. All incoming inquiries

will be filtered out by your Prestige.

l UDP and TCP datagrams can be routed. In addition, partial ICMP is supported.

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Edit Script Options= No

3.5.2 Single User Account Configuration

The steps for configuring your Prestige for Single User Account are identical to the conventional
Internet access (See configuration instructions in Table 3-4) with the exception that you need to
fill in three extra fields in Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup, as shown in Figure 3-5.

Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

ISP's Name= ?
ISP Gateway IP Addr=
Connection Type= Switch

SUA

Figure 3-5. Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup for Single User Account

Leased Ports= N/A
Pri Phone #= ?
Sec Phone #=
My Login=
My Password= ********
Single User Account= Yes

Local IP Addr=

Server IP Addr=

To enable the SUA feature in Menu 4, move the cursor to the [Single User Account] field and
select [Yes] (or [No] to disable SUA). Then follow the instructions on how to configure the SUA
fields in Table 3-5.

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Table 3-5. Single User Account Menu Fields

Field Description

Single User Account Select [Yes] to enable SUA.

Local IP Addr. If your ISP did not assigns you a static IP address, enter [0.0.0.0];

Server IP Addr. If you want to make a server accessible to outside users, enter that

Press [Enter] at the message [Press ENTER to Confirm ...] to save your configuration, or press [Esc]
at any time to cancel.

otherwise, enter that IP address here.

server's inside LAN IP address here; otherwise, enter 0.0.0.0 in this field.

At this point, your Prestige will ask if you wish to test the Internet connection. If you select [Yes],
the Prestige will call the ISP and test the connection. If the test fails, note the error message on
the screen and take the appropriate troubleshooting steps.

3.6 Configuring Backup ISP Accounts

If you have more than one ISP account, you can configure the secondary ISP as a backup. You
can switch to the backup ISP in the event that the primary ISP is out of service. The SUA feature
can be enabled for all of these accounts.

3.6.1 Configure a Backup ISP

To configure a backup ISP Account, follow these steps:

Step 1. Configure your primary ISP using Menu 4, as described earlier in this chapter.
Step 2. Enter Menu 11, then select an unused remote node.
Step 3. In Menu 11.1, choose a name for your backup ISP account, then set the Active field to

[No], and enter your outgoing login name, password, and phone number(s). The
Remote IP Address field should be set to [1.1.1.1].

Step 4. In Menu 11.3, set the remote node's subnet mask to [0.0.0.0], and set RIP to [None].
Step 5. Save the new configuration.

Please note that the remote IP address of 1.1.1.1 is only a placeholder to avoid conflicting with
that of the primary ISP, which is implicitly set at 0.0.0.0. When the backup ISP is activated, the

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remote IP addresses of 1.1.1.1 combined with the subnet mask of 0.0.0.0 creates a default route
that is equivalent to the one derived from the primary ISP.

3.6.2 Switch ISP

Follow these steps when you need to switch from your primary ISP to a backup ISP:

Step 1. Enter Menu 11 and select your Primary ISP.
Step 2. In Menu 11.1, set the Active field to [No].
Step 3. Enter Menu 11 again and select your Backup ISP.
Step 4. In Menu 11.1, set the Active field to [Yes].

You will now be able to access the Internet through the backup ISP remote node.

3.7 Editing Script Options

Some ISPs requires text login before it starts PPP negotiation. If this is the case for your ISP,
please refer to section 4.1.6

Editing Login Script on how to create a login script.

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Chapter 4

Remote Node Configuration

A remote node is required for placing calls to a remote gateway. A remote node represents both
the gateway and the network behind it across a WAN connection. Note that when you use Menu
4 to set up Internet access, you are actually configuring one of the remote nodes. Once a remote
node is configured correctly, traffic to the remote network will trigger your Prestige to make a call
automatically, i.e., Dial On Demand.

In this chapter, we will discuss the parameters that are protocol independent. The protocol­dependent configuration will be covered in subsequent chapters. For TCP/IP, see Chapter 5, for
IPX, see Chapter 6. For Bridging, see Chapter 7.

4.1 Remote Node Setup

This section describes the protocol-independent parameters for a remote node.

4.1.1 Remote Node Profile

To configure a remote node, follow these steps:

Step 1. From the Main Menu, select menu option [11. Remote Node Setup]
Step 2. When Menu 11 appears, as shown in Figure 4-1, enter the number of the remote node

that you wish to configure.

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Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile

Menu 11. - Remote Node Setup

1. ________

2. ________

3. ________

4. ________

Enter Node # to Edit:

Figure 4-1. Menu 11 - Remote Node Setup

Step 3. When Submenu 11.1. - Remote Node Profile appears, select the type of line that will be

used (dial-up line or leased line). Set the Connection Type to one of the following
values:

l [Switch] for dial-up lines.
l [Leased] for leased lines. Selecting [Leased] will bring you to Submenu 11.1.2 -

Remote Node Profile for leased line.

Rem Node Name= ?
Active= Yes
Connection Type= Switch
Call Direction= Both
Incoming:

Rem Login= ?
Rem Password = ?
Rem CLID=
Call Back= No

Outgoing:

My Login= ?
My Password = ?
Authen= CHAP/PAP
Pri Phone #= ?
Sec Phone #=

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Device Type= 56K Modem
Route= IP
Bridge= No
Edit PPP Options= No
Rem IP Addr= ?
Edit IP/IPX/Bridge= No
Edit Script Options= No
Telco Option:

Allocated Budget(min)= 0
Period(hr)= 0

Session Options:

Input Filter Sets=
Output Filter Sets=
Call Filter Sets=
Idle Timeout(sec)= 300

Figure 4-2. Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile for Dial-up Lines

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Table 4-1 contains the instructions on how to configure the Remote Node Menu for dial-up lines.

Table 4-1. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial-up Lines

Field Description Options

Rem Node Name This is a required field [?]. Enter a descriptive name for

the remote node, e.g., Corp.

This field can be up to eight characters. This name must
be unique from any other remote node name or remote
dial-in user name.

Active Press the space bar to toggle between [Yes] and [No].

Inactive nodes are displayed with a minus sign (-) at the
beginning of the name in Menu 11.

Connection Type Use the space bar to toggle between [Switch] and

[Leased]. If [Leased] is selected, moving the cursor to the
next field will bring you to Submenu 11.1.2 for leased line
configuration.

Call Direction

l If this parameter is set to [Both], your Prestige can

both place and receive calls to/from this remote
node.

l If set to Incoming, your Prestige will not place a call

to this remote node.

l If set to Outgoing, your Prestige will drop the calls

from this remote ode.

Several other fields in this menu depend on this
parameter. For example, in order to enable [Call Back],
the Call Direction must be [Both].

Press space

bar to toggle

[Yes/No]

Press space

bar to toggle

[Switch/Leased]

[Both]

[Incoming]

[Outgoing]

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Table 4-1. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial-up Lines (continued)

Field Description Options

Incoming: Rem Node

Login Name

Incoming: Rem Node

Password

Incoming: Rem CLID This field is applicable only if [Call Direction] is either

Incoming: Call Back This field is applicable only if [Call Direction] is [Both].

Enter the login name that this remote node will use when
it calls your Prestige.

The login name in this field combined with the Rem Node
Password will be used to authenticate this node.

Enter the password used when this remote node calls
your Prestige.

[Both] or [Incoming]. Otherwise, an [N/A] appears in the
field.

This is the Calling Line ID (the telephone number of the
calling party) of this remote node.

If you enable the CLID Authen field in Menu 13 - Default
Dial In, your Prestige will check the CLID in the incoming
call against the CLIDs in the database. If no match is
found and CLID Authen is Required, the call will be
dropped.

Otherwise, an [N/A] appears in the field.

This field determines whether or not your Prestige will call
back after receiving a call from this remote node.

[Enable]

[Disable]

If this option is enabled, your Prestige will disconnect the
initial call from this node and call it back at the Outgoing
Primary Phone Number (see below).

Outgoing: My Login

Name

This is a required field [?] if [Call Direction] is either [Both]
or [Outgoing]. Enter the login name for your Prestige
when it calls this remote node.

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Table 4-1. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial-up Lines (continued)

Field Description Options

Outgoing: My

Password

Outgoing: Authen

This is a required field [?] if [Call Direction] is either [Both]
or [Outgoing]. Enter the password for your Prestige when
it calls this remote node.

This field sets the authentication protocol used for
outgoing calls.

Options for this field are:

l CHAP/PAP - Your Prestige will accept either CHAP

or PAP when requested by this remote node.

l CHAP - accept CHAP only. [CHAP]

l PAP – accept PAP only. [PAP]

[CHAP/PAP]

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Table 4-1. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial-up Lines (continued)

Field Description Options

Outgoing: Pri(mary)

Sec(ondary)
Phone
Numbers

Device Type Use the space bar to choose the following selections:

Route This fields determines the protocols that your Prestige

Bridge Bridging is used for protocols that the Prestige does not

Your Prestige always calls this remote node using the
Primary Phone number first for a dial-up line.

If the Primary Phone number is busy or does not
answer, your Prestige will dial the Secondary Phone
number if available.

Some areas require dialing the pound sign # before the
phone number for local calls. A # symbol may be
included at the beginning of the phone numbers as
required.

Modem / ISDN TA / X.25 PAD / 56K Modem.

The Prestige only selects a idle device of the indicated
Device Type to dial out.

will route.

route, e.g., SNA, or not turned on in the previous Route
field. When bridging is enabled, your Prestige will
forward any packet that it does not route to this remote
node; otherwise, the packets are discarded. .

[Modem]

[ISDN TA]

[X25 PAD]

[56K Modem]

Press space bar

to toggle

[Yes/No]

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Table 4-1. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial-up Lines (continued)

Field Description Options

Edit PPP Options To edit the PPP options for this remote node, move the

cursor to this field, use the space bar to select [Yes] and
press [Enter]. This will bring you to Menu 11.2 - Remote
Node PPP Options. For more information on configuring
PPP options, see the section Editing PPP Options.

Rem IP Addr This is a required field [?] if IP routing is enabled. Enter

the IP address of the remote gateway.

Edit IP/IPX/Bridge Options To edit the parameters, select [Yes] and press [Enter].

This will bring you to Menu 11.3 – Remote Node
Network Layer Options. For more information on this
screen, refer to the chapter pertaining to your specific
protocol.

Edit Script Options To edit the parameters, select [Yes] and press [Enter].

This will bring you to Menu 11.4 – Remote Node Script .

Telco Option:

Allocated Budget
(min)

Period (hr) This field will set the time interval to reset the above

This field sets a ceiling for outgoing call time to this
remote node. The default for this field is [0] for no
budget control.

outgoing call budget control.

Press space bar

to select [Yes]

then press [Enter]

Press space bar

to select [Yes]

then press [Enter]

Select [Yes] then

press [Enter]

Default = 0

Session Options:

Input Filter Sets,
Output Filter Sets and
Call Filter Sets

In these fields, enter the filter set(s) you wish to apply to
the incoming and outgoing traffic between this remote
node and your Prestige. You can choose from 12
different filter sets. In addition, you can link up to 4 filter
sets together for further customization, e.g., 1, 5, 9, 12.

Note that spaces are accepted in this field.
For more information on customizing your filter sets, see

Chapter 9. The default is blank, i.e., no filters defined.

Default=Blank

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Table 4-1. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Dial-up Lines (continued)

Field Description Options

Session Options:

Idle Timeout (sec)

Once you have completed filling in Menu 11.1.1 - Remote Node Profile, press [Enter] at the message
[Press ENTER to Confirm…] to save your configuration, or press [Esc] at any time to cancel.

This value specifies the number of idle seconds that
elapses before the remote node is automatically
disconnected. Idle seconds is the period of time where
no data is transmitted from your Prestige. Administrative
packets such as RIP are not counted as data. The
default is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

Default=300sec

4.1.2 Outgoing Authentication Protocol

Generally speaking, you should employ the strongest authentication protocol possible, for obvious
reasons. However, some vendor’s implementation includes specific authentication protocol in the
user profile. It will disconnect if the negotiated protocol is different from that in the user profile,
even when the negotiated protocol is stronger than specified. If you encounter the case where the
peer disconnects right after a successful authentication, please make sure that you specify the
correct authentication protocol when connecting to such an implementation.

4.1.3 PPP Multilink

The Prestige uses the PPP Multilink Protocol (PPP/MP) to bundle multiple links in a single
connection to boost the effective throughput between two nodes. The bundle works best when the
member links are of the same type of call (e.g., POTS vs. ISDN) and at approximately the same
speed.

Due to the fragmentation/reconstruction overhead associated with MP, you may not get a linear
increase in throughput when a link is added. The overhead becomes more significant as the
number of links increases; thus bundling more than 2 links is not recommended, because of the
rapidly diminishing return for the subsequent links.

The number of links in an MP bundle can be statically configured, or dynamically determined at
runtime, as explained in the following section.

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4.1.4 Bandwidth on Demand

The Bandwidth on Demand (BOD) feature adds or subtracts links dynamically according to
traffic demand. After the initial call, the Prestige uses BAP (Bandwidth Allocation Protocol) to
ask the peer for additional telephone number if BACP (Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol) is
negotiated. Otherwise, the Prestige uses the statically configured (primary and secondary)
telephone numbers of the remote node.

Bandwidth on demand is controlled by the Minimum and Maximum links of a remote node.
BOD is enabled if the (number of) Maximum Ports is greater than the Minimum Ports.
Otherwise, BOD is disabled. When BOD is disabled and the number of ports is greater than 1,
the Prestige will try to bring up as many links as specified, however, the number of links will be
independent of traffic demand.

When bandwidth on demand is enabled, a second link will be brought up if traffic on the initial
link is higher than the high Target Utility number (for the second port) for longer than the
specified Add Persist value. Similarly, the second link will be dropped if the traffic level falls
below the low Target Utility number for longer than the Subtract Persist value.

The Target Utility for a second link specifies the line utilization range at which you want your
Prestige to add or subtract bandwidth. The parameters are separated by a -. For example, 10-20
means the add threshold is 20 kbps and the subtract threshold is 10 kbps.

Your Prestige will perform bandwidth on demand only if it initiates the call. Addition and
subtraction are based on the selection in the BOD Calculation field. If this field is set to Transmit
or Receive, then traffic in either direction will be used to determine if a link should be added or
dropped. Transmit will only use outgoing traffic to make this determination, and Receive will
only use incoming traffic.

If the second link is not successful in joining the bundle (because the remote device does not
recognize the second call as coming from the same device), your Prestige will hang up the second
link and continue with the first link alone.

Similarly, a third link will be brought up or dropped based on the target utility for the third link.
The target utility for the third link is based on the Target Utility for the second link and
Bandwidth Increment for Additional Ports. For example, when Bandwidth Increment for an
Additional Port is 5 (Kbps) and the Target Utility for a second Port is 10-20; then the Target
Utility for a third link is 15-25.

The BOD configuration is through Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options.

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Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

4.1.5 Editing PPP Options

To edit the remote node PPP Options, move the cursor to the [Edit PPP Options] field in Menu

11.1 - Remote Node Profile, and use the space bar to select [Yes]. Press [Enter] to open Menu

11.2, as shown in Figure 4-3.

Encapsulation= Standard PPP
Compression= No

Multiple Link Options:

BOD Calculation= Transmit or Receive
Min. Ports= 1
Max. Ports= 1
Target Utility for 2nd Port(Kbps) 32-48
Bandwidth increment for Additional Ports(Kbps)= 0
Add Persist(sec)= 5
Subtract Persist(sec)= 5

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Figure 4-3. Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

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Table 4-2 describes the Remote Node PPP Options Menu, and contains instructions on how to
configure the PPP options fields.

Table 4-2. Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields

Field Description Option

Encapsulation

Compression Turn on/off Stac data compression. The default for

Multiple Link Options:

BOD Calculation Select the direction of the traffic you wish to use in

Min. Ports Enter the minimum number of ports for this remote

Max. Ports Enter the maximum number of ports for this remote

Target Utility for 2nd Port
(kbps)

Select the vendor-specific encapsulation for the link.
There are two options in this field.

l Standard PPP - Standard PPP encapsulation

will be used.

l CISCO PPP - Cisco PPP encapsulation will be

used.

this field is Off.

determining when to add or subtract a link. The
default for this field is [Transmit or Receive].

node.

node.

Enter the two thresholds separated by a [-] for
subtracting and adding the second port.

[Standard PPP]

[CISCO PPP]

[On/Off]

(Default = Off)

Default =

Transmit or

Receive

Default=10-20

Bandwidth Increment
for Additional Ports
(Kbps)

Enter the Bandwidth Increment to define the two
thresholds for subtracting and adding the third port.

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Table 4-2. Remote Node PPP Options Menu Fields (continued)

Field Description Option

Add Persist This parameter specifies the number of seconds

where traffic is above the adding threshold before
the Prestige will bring up the second link.

Subtract Persist This parameter specifies the number of seconds

where traffic is below the subtraction threshold
before your Prestige drops the second link.

Once you have completed filling in Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options, press [Enter] at the
message [Press ENTER to Confirm…] to save your configuration, or press [Esc] at any time to cancel.

Default = 5 sec

Default = 5 sec

4.1.6 Editing Login Script

For some remote gateways, text login is required before PPP negotiation is started. The Prestige
provides a script facility for this purpose. The script has six programmable sets; each set is
composed of an ‘Expect’ string and a ‘Send’ string. After matching a message from the server to
the ‘Expect’ field, the Prestige returns the set’s ‘Send’ string to the server.

For instance, a typical login sequence starts with the server printing a banner, a login prompt for
you to enter the user name and a password prompt to enter the password:

Welcome to Acme, Inc.
Login: myLogin
Password:

To handle the first prompt, you specify “ogin: ” as the ‘Expect’ string and “myLogin” as the
‘Send’ string in set 1. The reason for leaving out the leading “L” is to avoid having to know
exactly whether it is upper or lower case. Similarly, you specify “word: ” as the ‘Expect’ string
and your password as the ‘Send’ string for the second prompt in set 2.

You can use two variables, $USERNAME and $PASSWORD (all UPPER case), to represent the actual
user name and password in the script, so they will not show in the clear. They are replaced with
the outgoing login name and password in the remote node when the Prestige sees them in a
‘Send’ string. Please note that both variables must been entered exactly as shown. No other
characters may appear before or after, either, i.e., they must be used alone in response to login and
password prompts.

Please note that the ordering of the sets is significant, i.e., starting from set 1, the Prestige will

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Menu 11.4 – Remote Node Setup Script

wait until the ‘Expect’ string is matched before it proceeds to set 2, and so on for the rest of the
script. When both the ‘Expect’ and the ‘Send’ fields of the current set are empty, the Prestige will
terminate the script processing and start PPP negotiation. This implies two things: first, the sets
must be contiguous; the sets after an empty one are ignored. Second, the last set should match the
final message sent by the server. For instance, if the server prints

login successful.
Starting PPP...

after you enter the password, then you should create a third set to match the final “PPP...” but
without a “Send” string. Otherwise, the Prestige will start PPP prematurely right after sending
your password to the server.

If there are errors in the script and it gets stuck at a set for longer than the “Dial Timeout” in menu
2 (default 60 seconds), the Prestige will timeout and drop the line. To debug a script, go to Menu

24.4 to initiate a manual call and watch the trace display to see if the sequence of messages and
prompts from the server differs from what you expect.

Active= No

Set 1:

Expect=
Send=

Set 2:

Expect=
Send=

Set 3:

Expect=
Send=

Set 4:

Expect=
Send=

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Set 5:

Expect=
Send=

Set 6:

Expect=
Send=

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Figure 4-4. Menu 11.4 – Remote Node Setup Script

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The following Table 4-3 describes each field in Menu 11.4 – Remote Node Setup Script.

Table 4-3. Remote Node Script Menu Fields

Field Description Option

Active Press the space bar to toggle between [Yes] and [No]. [Yes/No]

Set 1-6: Expect Enter an Expect string to match. After matching the Expect string,

Set 1-6: Send Enter a string to send out after the Expect string is matched.

the Prestige returns the string in the [Send] field.

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Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile

4.2 Leased Line Support

A leased line provides a connection that is always up without dialing and modem negotiation,
which can take tens of second. The WAN port on the Prestige allows you to connect a leased line
modem (async). Obviously, the Connection Type of the WAN port must be selected as [Leased]
in Menu 2.1 - Async WAN Port Setup.

Please note that synchronous device support is available only on WAN port 1 and 2 of Prestige
153X.

4.2.1 Dial-up Backup for Leased Line

If you have a dial-up line in addition to the leased line, you can use the dial-up line as a backup
for the leased line in the event that the leased line is down. When the leased line connection
drops, your Prestige will select an available modem to place a phone call to establish a backup
connection. When the leased line is up again, your Prestige will drop the backup link.

4.2.2 Leased Line Remote Node Profile

From Submenu 11.1.2, select [Leased] in the Connection Type field to go to Submenu 11.1.2 ­Remote Node Profile for Leased Line application, as shown in Figure 4-5.

Rem Node Name= ?
Active= Yes
Connection Type= Leased
Leased Ports = ?
Incoming:

Rem Login= ?
Rem Password = ?

Outgoing:

My Login= ?
My Password = ?
Authen= CHAP/PAP

Backup Line Call Direction= Both

Device Type= 56K Modem
Pri Backup Phone #= ?
Sec Backup Phone #=

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Route= IP
Bridge= No

Edit PPP Options= No
Rem IP Addr= ?
Edit IP/IPX/Bridge= No

Session Options:

Input Filter Sets=
Output Filter Sets=
Idle Timeout(sec)= 300

Figure 4-5. Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile for Leased Lines

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Table 4-4 describes the fields in Menu 11.1.2 - Remote Node Profile for Leased Line that are
specific to leased lines.

Table 4-4. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Lines

Field Description Option

Connection Type: [Leased] Use space bar to toggle [Switch/Leased], select

[Leased] and press [Enter].

Leased Port(s) Enter the Wan Port numbers of this remote node for a

Leased Line connection. Leased Port(s) can be a
single port: (1 to 3), or any combination of ports: e.g.,
1,2,3 or 1,3 or any other combination.

The Connection Type of these WAN Ports must be
set to [Leased] in Menu 2 WAN Port Setup. All WAN
Ports specified in this remote node are bundled in
one connection.

Incoming: Rem Node Login
Name

(*for backup line only)

Incoming: Rem Node
Password

(*for backup line only)

Outgoing: My Login Name

(*for backup line only)

Enter the login name this remote node uses when it
calls into your Prestige. The login name in this field
combined with the Rem Node Password will be used
to authenticate the incoming calls from this node.

Enter the password used when this Remote Node
calls into your Prestige.

This is a required field [?] if [Call Direction] is either
[Both] or [Outgoing]. Enter the login name for your
Prestige when it calls this remote node.

[Leased]

Outgoing: My Password

(*for backup line only)

This is a required field [?] if [Call Direction] is either
[Both] or [Outgoing]. Enter the password for your
Prestige when it calls this remote node.

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Table 4-4. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Lines (continued)

Field Description Option

Outgoing: Authen

(*for backup line only)

This field sets the authentication protocol used for
outgoing calls.

Options for this field are:

l CHAP/PAP - Your Prestige will accept either

CHAP or PAP when calling this remote node.

l CHAP - accept CHAP only. [CHAP]

l PAP - accept PAP only. [PAP]

[CHAP/PAP]

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Table 4-4. Remote Node Profile Menu Fields for Leased Lines (continued)

Field Description Option

Backup Line Call Direction When the backup function is enabled and if all links

(WAN Ports) in a leased line connections drop, your
Prestige will pick up an available dial-up WAN port to
trigger a backup connection.

l If this parameter is set to [Both], your Prestige

can both place and receive calls to/from this
remote node.

l Set this parameter to [None] to de-activate the

Backup Line function.

l If set to Incoming, your Prestige will not place a

call to a remote node.

l If set to Outgoing, your Prestige will drop any

call from a remote node.

Device Type

(*for backup line only)

Pri(mary) Backup Phone #

(*for backup line only)

Use the space bar to choose the following selections:
Modem / ISDN TA / X.25 PAD / 56K Modem.

Your Prestige will only select a free device of the
specified device type to place a call.

Enter the primary telephone number that your
Prestige will dial when the backup line function is
triggered.

Press space bar

to toggle

[Both/None/Out

going/Incoming]

[Both]

(default)

[None]

[Incoming]

[Outgoing]

[Modem]

[ISDN TA]

[X25 PAD]

[56K Modem]

Sec(ondary) Backup Phone #

(*for backup line only)

Enter the secondary telephone number that your
Prestige will dial when the backup line function is
triggered.

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Chapter 5

Remote Node TCP/IP Configuration

This chapter shows you how to configure the TCP/IP parameters of a remote node.

5.1 LAN-to-LAN Application

A typical LAN-to-LAN application is to use your Prestige to connect a branch office to the
headquarters, as depicted in the following Figure 5-1.

Coporate LAN

Branch Office LAN

Prestige 153/153X

Figure 5-1. LAN-to-LAN Application with TCP/IP

For the branch office, you need to configure a remote node to dial out to the headquarters.
Additionally, you may also need to define static routes if some services reside beyond the
immediate remote LAN.

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Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network Layer Options

5.1.1 Remote Node Setup

Follow the procedure in Chapter 5 - Remote Node Configuration to configure the protocol­independent parameters in Menu 11 - Remote Node Profile. For the TCP/IP parameters, follow
the instructions below. If you are configuring your Prestige to receive incoming calls, you also
need to set the default dial-in parameters in Menu 13.

Follow the steps below to edit Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network Layer Options shown in
Figure 5-2:

Step 1. In Menu 11.1, make sure [IP] is among the protocols in the Route field. (The Route

field should display Route = IP or Route = IP + IPX.)

Step 2. Move the cursor to the [Edit IP/IPX/Bridge] field, then press the space bar to toggle and

set the value to [Yes], and press [Enter] to edit Menu 11.3 - Network Layer Options.

IP Options:

Rem IP Addr: 0.0.0.0
Rem Subnet Mask= 0.0.0.0
My WAN Addr= 0.0.0.0
Single User Account= No

Server IP Addr= N/A
Metric= 2
Private= No
RIP Direction= Both

Version= RIP-2B

Enter here to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Figure 5-2. Menu 11.3- Remote Node TCP/IP Options

IPX Options:

Dial-On-Query= N/A
Rem LAN Net #= N/A
My WAN Net #= N/A
Hop Count= N/A
Tick Count= N/A

W/D Spoofing(min)= N/A
SAP/RIP Timeout(min)= N/A

Bridge Options:

Dial-On-Broadcast= N/A
Ethernet Addr Timeout(min)= N/A

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The following diagram in Figure 5-3 explains the Sample IP Addresses to help you to understand
the field of My Wan Address in Menu 11.3.

Local NetworkRemote Network

204.247.203.Y 204.5.1.Z

204.247.203.Y204.247.203.X

Prestige 153/153X

Prestige 153/153X

Figure 5-3. Sample IP Addresses for a TCP/IP LAN-to-LAN Connection

To configure the TCP/IP parameters of a remote node, first configure the three fields in Menu 11
– Remote Node Profile, as shown in Table 5-1. For more details on the IP Option fields, refer to
Chapter 3 - Internet Access Application.

Table 5-1. TCP/IP related fields in Remote Node Profile

Field Description Option

Route Make sure [IP] is among the protocols in the Route field in the

Remote Node Profile.

Rem IP Address Enter the IP address of the remote gateway in Remote Node

Profile.

Edit IP/IPX/Bridge Press the space bar to select [Yes] and press [Enter] to go to

Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network Layer Options Menu.

[IP]

[Yes]

([Yes/No])

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The following table shows the TCP/IP related fields in Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network Layer
Options.

Table 5-2. Remote Node TCP/IP Configuration

Rem IP Address This shows the IP address you entered for this remote node in

the previous menu, Remote Node Profile.

Rem IP Subnet
Mask

My WAN Addr Some implementations, especially the UNIX derivatives,

Single User
Account

Server IP address If you enable the Single User Account feature and you want to

Enter the subnet mask for the remote network.

require the WAN link to have a separate IP network number
from the LAN and each end must have a unique address within
the WAN network number. If this is the case, enter the IP
address assigned to the WAN port of your Prestige.

Note that this is the address assigned to your local Prestige,
not the remote router.

(See Figure 5-3 for an explanation of My WAN Addr. With
Sample IP Addresses)

Set this field to [Yes] to enable the Single User Account feature
for your Prestige. Use the space bar to toggle between [Yes]
and [No]. See Chapter 3 - Internet Access Application for more
information on the Single User Account feature.

make a server on your LAN accessible to the outside world,
enter that server’s inside IP address here.

[Yes/No]

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Table 5-2. Remote Node TCP/IP Configuration (continued)

Field Description Option

Metric The metric represents the “cost” of transmission for routing

purposes. IP routing uses hop count as the measurement of
cost, with a minimum of [1] for directly connected networks.
Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link. The
number need not be precise, but it must be between [1] and
[16]. In practice, [2] or [3] is usually a good number.

Private This parameter determines if the Prestige will include the route

to this remote node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to [Yes], this
route is kept private and not included in RIP broadcast. If [No],
the route to this remote node will be propagated to other hosts
through RIP broadcasts.

RIP Direction= Press the space bar to select the RIP direction from [Both]/[In

Only]/[Out Only].

Version= Press the space bar to select the RIP version from [RIP-

1]/[RIP-2B]/[RIP-2M].

Once you have completed filling in the Network Layer Options Menu, press [Enter] to return to Menu 11.
Press [Enter] at the message [Press ENTER to Confirm...] to save your configuration, or press [Esc] at
any time to cancel.

[1] to [16]

[Yes/No]

(Default=Both)

[RIP-1] (default)

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5.1.2 IP Static Route Setup

Static routes tell the Prestige routing information that it cannot learn automatically through other
means. This can arise in cases where RIP is disabled on the LAN or a remote network is beyond
the one that is directly connected to a remote node.

Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gateway is directly connected, and the
Prestige has no knowledge of the networks beyond. For instance, the Prestige knows about
network N2 in the following diagram through remote node R. However, the Prestige is unable to
route a packet to network N3 because it doesn’t know that there is a route through remote node R.
The static routes are for you to tell the Prestige about the networks beyond the remote nodes.

N1

R

N2

Router

Router

Prestige 100MH

Figure 5-4. Example of Static Routing Topology

N3

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Menu 12 - Static Route Setup

Menu 12.1 - Edit IP Static Route

To configure an IP static route, use Menu 12, Static Route Setup, as displayed in Figure 5-5.

IP Static Route

1. distant

2. ________

3. ________

4. ________

IPX Static Route

11. ________

12. ________

13. ________

14. ________

Enter Selection Number:

Bridge Static Route

21. ________

22. ________

23. ________

24. ________

Figure 5-5. Menu 12 - Static Route Setup

From Menu 12, select one of the IP Static Routes to open Menu 12.2 - Edit IP Static Route, as
shown in Figure 5-6.

Route #: 1
Route Name= ?
Active= No
Destination IP Address = ?
IP Subnet Mask= ?
Gateway IP Address = ?
Metric= 2
Private= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 5-6. Menu 12.1 - Edit IP Static Route

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Table 5-3 describes the fields for Menu 12.1 - Edit IP Static Route Setup.

Table 5-3. Edit IP Static Route Menu Fields

Field Description

Route Name Enter a descriptive name for this route. This is for identification purpose only.

Active This field allows you to activate/deactivate this static route.

Destination IP Address This parameter specifies the IP address of the final destination. Routing is

always based on network number. If you need to specify a route to a single
host, use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 in the subnet mask field to force
the network number to be identical to the host ID.

IP Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask for this destination. Follow the discussion on IP subnet

mask in this chapter.

Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the gateway . The gateway is an immediate neighbor of

your Prestige that will forward the packet to the destination. On the LAN, the
gateway must be a router on the same segment as your Prestige; over WAN,
the gateway must be the IP address of one of the remote nodes.

Metric Same meaning as those in the Remote Node Setup (See Table 5-2).

Private Same meaning as those in the Remote Node Setup (See Table 5-2).

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Chapter 6

IPX Configuration

This chapter shows you how to configure the IPX parameters of the Prestige.

6.1 IPX Network Environment

Novell bundles the protocol stack, the server software and routing functionality in their NetWare
server products. So a NetWare server is not only a file or print server, it is also a router.

6.1.1 Network and Node Number

Every IPX machine has a network number and a node number, together they form the complete
address of the machine. The IPX network number is a 32 bit quantity and is usually expressed in
8 hexadecimal digits, e.g., 0893A8CF. The host number is a 48-bit quantity and usually is taken
from the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the Ethernet hardware, so you don’t have to
explicitly configure the node number.

An IPX client obtains its network number from a server that has the network numbers statically
configured. If there are multiple servers on a network, only one server need to have the network
numbers configured, and all other stations (clients and servers) can obtain the network numbers
from it. The server with configured network numbers is called a seed router.

If you have a NetWare server on the same LAN as the Prestige, we recommend that you set up a
NetWare server as a seed router. Even though the Prestige is capable as a seed router, a NetWare
server offers a much more extensive facility for network management.

6.1.2 Frame Types

IPX can run on top of four different frame types on the Ethernet. These frame types are 802.2,

802.3, Ethernet II (DIX), and SNAP (Sub-Network Access Protocol). Each frame type is a
separate logical network, even though they exist on one physical network.

Even though there are four frame types available on the Ethernet, you should configure as few
frame types as possible on your NetWare server and use automatic frame detection on the clients,
to simplify management and to reduce network overhead.

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6.1.3 External Network Number

Each of the four logical networks (based on frame type) has its own external network number.

6.1.4 Internal Network Number

In addition to the external network numbers, each NetWare server has its own internal network
number that is a virtual network to which the server is attached. It is important to remember that
every network number must be unique for that entire internetwork, either internal or external.

6-2 IPX Configuration