Alcatel Speed Touch Home User manual

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SPEED TOUCH
HOME
User's Guide

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Status Released
Change Note BD F aa 31244
Short Title CD-UG STHome
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Contents
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Contents
1 Speed Touch Installation Guide 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1 Get Acquainted with your Speed Touch 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Speed Touch Installation 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.1 What you Need 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.2 STHome Wiring 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.3 STHome Power On/Off Behaviour 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Speed Touch Configuration Guide 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1 Check your PC Configuration 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 Check your SP's Service Offerings 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 Speed Touch Configuration 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.1 STHome Web Interface Access 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.2 STHome Packet Services 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.3 Transparent Bridging Packet Service Configuration 29. . . . . . . .
2.3.4 Bridged PPPoE Packet Service Configuration 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.5 PPPoAtoPPTP Relaying Packet Service Configuration 31. . . . . .
2.3.6 Advanced STHome Configuration 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Configuration - Bridging and Bridged PPPoE 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Configuration - PPPoAtoPPTP Relaying 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1 MS Windows 98 DialUp Networking 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1.1 Create a New DialUp Networking Icon 41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.1.2 Opening and Closing a DialUp Session 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 PPPoA/PPTP Configuration 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Networking - ATM 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.1 The ATM Packet Switching Technology 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 The Speed Touch Phonebook 52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3 AutoPVC 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Networking Services - IP, DHCP and DNS 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1 Packet Services and IP 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1.1 Transparent Bridging 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1.2 PPPoAtoPPTP Relaying 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2 Speed Touch Addresses 59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.3 Speed Touch DHCP 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.4 Speed Touch DNS 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7 Maintenance - Speed Touch Software 67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 Maintenance - Speed Touch Password 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 Maintenance - Speed Touch ToDefaults 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.1 PingofLife 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.2 Speed Touch Reset 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.2.1 BrowsetoDefaults 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.2.2 PingtoDefaults 78. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.2.3 SwitchtoDefaults 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abbreviations 83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AppendixA Speed Touch Troubleshooting 85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AppendixB Speed Touch Specifications 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AppendixC Speed Touch Default Assignments 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AppendixD Safety and Agency Regulatory Notices 97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Alcatel Speed Touch Home
Introduction
The Alcatel Speed TouchHome DSL modem provides highspeed access to the Internet
for fastidious home users.
For optimal Local Area Network (LAN) performance the Alcatel Speed TouchHome
includes a comprehensive set of features, as there are static IP routing, a DHCP server and
DNS server.

ADSL/POTS and
ADSL/ISDN
Terminolog
y
Safety instructions
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Two variants of Alcatel's Speed Touch Home Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) modems exist:
An ADSL/POTS variant connecting to an analog POTS(*) line
An ADSL/ISDN variant connecting to a digital ISDN(**) line
(compliant to ETSI standards)
(*) Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)
(**) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
For readability, the Alcatel Speed TouchHome will be referred
to as STHome in this User's Guide.
Prior to connecting the Alcatel Speed TouchHome, read the
Safety Instructions in appendix D.
The following words and symbols mark special messages
throughout this document:
WARNING: indicates that failure to follow the directions could
cause bodily harm or loss of life.
CAUTION: indicates that failure to follow the directions could
result in damage to equipment or loss of information.
CAUTION
WARNING

Trademarks
Service Provider
PC, workstation,
terminal, ...
Disclaimer
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The following trademarks are used in this document:
Speed Touchis a trademark of the Alcatel Company
Netscapeand Netscape Navigatorare registered
trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation
Windowsand Internet Explorerare trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation
Appleand MacOS are registered trademarks of Apple
Computer Inc.
UNIXis a registered trademark of UNIX System
Laboratories, Inc.
Ethernetis a trademark of Xerox Corporation.
Other products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective manufacturers.
For readability, the term Service Provider (SP) will be used to
designate all organizations which provide either DSL connectivity,
Internet access or Corporate access, for example an Internet
Service Provider (ISP).
For readability, PC will refer to all involved computer devices
which are able to interact with the STHome, i.e. Personal
Computer (PC), Macintosh computer, workstation, (remote)
terminal, etc.
All examples throughout this User's Guide refer to :
Net 10" IP addresses for local network configurations
VPI 0 or VPI 8 to identify the Virtual Path (VP) on the DSL line.
However, your SP might prefer other values.

User's Guide updates
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Due to the continuous evolution of the Alcatel DSL technology,
existing products are regularly upgraded. Alcatel documentation
changes accordingly.
For more information on the newest technological changes and
documents, please consult the Alcatel web site at following
Uniform Resource Locator (URL):
http://www.alcatel.com
http://www.alcateldsl.com

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Alcatel
Speed TouchHome
Quick Guide

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