Asus iPBX30 User manual

iPBX30
User Manual
E2883 / December 2006

Table of Contents
1 Introduction............................................................1
1.1 Features ....................................................................1
1.2 System Requirements ...............................................1
1.3 Using this Document .................................................2
1.3.1 Notational conventions............................................... 2
1.3.2 Typographical conventions......................................... 2
1.3.3 Special messages ...................................................... 2
2 Getting to Know your iPBX30...............................3
2.1 Parts List ...................................................................3
2.2 Hardware Features....................................................3
2.3 Software Features .....................................................4
2.3.1 NAT Features ............................................................. 4
2.3.2 Firewall Features........................................................ 5
2.3.2.1 Stateful Packet Inspection .................................. 5
2.3.2.2 Packet Filtering – ACL (Access Control List) ...... 5
2.3.2.3 Defense against DoS Attacks ............................. 6
2.3.2.4 Application Level Gateway (ALG) ....................... 7
2.3.2.5 Log...................................................................... 7
2.4 Finding Your Way Around..........................................8
2.4.1 Front Panel................................................................. 8
2.4.2 Rear Panel ................................................................. 9
2.4.3 Bottom View ............................................................. 10
2.5 Placement Options ..................................................10
2.5.1 Desktop Placement .................................................. 10
2.5.2 Wall Mount Instructions: ........................................... 10
3 Quick Start Guide ................................................12

3.1 Part 1 — Connecting the Hardware ........................12
3.1.1 Step 1. Connecting an ADSL or a cable modem...... 12
3.1.2 Step 2. Connecting computers or a Network............ 13
3.1.3 Step 3. Attaching the AC adapter ............................. 13
3.1.4 Step 4. Powering on iPBX30, the ADSL or cable
modem and power up your computers..................... 13
3.2 Part 2 — Conguring Your Computers ....................14
3.2.1 Before you begin ...................................................... 14
3.2.2 Windows® XP PC .................................................... 15
3.2.3 Windows® 2000 PC ................................................ 15
3.2.4 Windows® 95, 98, and ME PC................................. 16
3.2.5 Windows® NT 4.0 workstation: ................................ 17
3.2.6 Assigning static IP addresses to your PC................. 18
3.3 Part 3 — Quick Conguration of the iPBX30...........19
3.3.1 Setting Up the iPBX30.............................................. 19
3.3.2 Testing Your Setup ................................................... 21
3.3.3 Default Router Settings ............................................ 22
4 Using the Web UI Management..........................23
4.1 Log into the Web UI Management...........................23
4.2 Functional Layout ....................................................24
4.2.1 Menu Navigation ...................................................... 25
4.2.2 Commonly Used Buttons and Icons......................... 25
4.3 System Conguration Overview ...............................26
5 Router Setup........................................................27
5.1 LAN Conguration ...................................................27
5.1.1 LAN IP Address ........................................................ 27
5.1.2 LAN Conguration Parameters ................................ 27
5.1.3 Conguring the LAN IP Address............................... 28
5.2 WAN/DMZ Conguration .........................................29

5.2.1 WAN Connection Mode............................................ 29
5.2.2 PPPoE...................................................................... 30
5.2.2.1 WAN PPPoE Conguration Parameters........... 31
5.2.2.2 Conguring PPPoE for WAN ............................ 32
5.2.3 PPPoE Unnumbered................................................ 33
5.2.3.1 WAN PPPoE Unnumbered Conguration
Parameters....................................................... 34
5.2.3.2 Conguring PPPoE Unnumbered for WAN....... 35
5.2.4 Dynamic IP............................................................... 36
5.2.4.1 Conguring Dynamic IP for WAN...................... 36
5.2.5 Static IP.................................................................... 37
5.2.5.1 WAN or DMZ Static IP
Conguration Parameters .................................. 37
5.2.5.2 Conguring Static IP for WAN or DMZ.............. 38
5.2.6 PPTP........................................................................ 39
5.2.6.1 WAN PPTP Conguration Parameters ............. 39
5.2.6.2 Conguring PPTP for WAN............................... 41
5.3 WAN Load Balancing and Line Back Up..................41
5.3.1 WAN Load Balancing and Line Back Up Conguration
Parameters............................................................... 42
5.3.2 Setting Up WAN Load Balancing ............................ 43
5.3.3 Setting Up WAN Line Back Up................................. 44
6 DHCP Server Conguration................................45
6.1 DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol)..................45
6.1.1 What is DHCP? ........................................................ 45
6.1.2 Why use DHCP? ...................................................... 45
6.1.3 Conguring DHCP Server ........................................ 46
6.1.4 Viewing Current DHCP Address Assignments ......... 48
6.1.5 Fixed DHCP Lease................................................... 48

6.1.5.1 Access Fixed DHCP Conguration Page –
(Advanced ->DHCP Server)............................. 48
6.1.5.2 Add a Fixed DHCP Lease................................. 49
6.1.5.3 Delete a Fixed DHCP Lease............................. 49
6.1.5.4 Viewing Fixed DHCP Lease Table.................... 49
6.2 DNS.........................................................................50
6.2.1 About DNS ............................................................... 50
6.2.2 Assigning DNS Addresses........................................ 50
6.2.3 Conguring DNS Relay ............................................ 51
7 Routing.................................................................52
7.1 Overview of IP Routes.............................................52
7.1.1 Do I need to dene static routes?............................. 52
7.2 Dynamic Routing using RIP (Routing Information
Protocol)..................................................................53
7.2.1 RIP Conguration Parameters ................................. 53
7.2.2 Conguring RIP........................................................ 54
7.3 Static Route.............................................................55
7.3.1 Static Route Conguration Parameters.................... 55
7.3.2 Adding Static Routes................................................ 56
7.3.3 Deleting Static Routes.............................................. 57
7.3.4 Viewing the Static Routing Table.............................. 57
8 Conguring DDNS...............................................58
8.1 DDNS Conguration Parameters ............................59
8.2 Conguring HTTP DDNS Client ..............................59
9 Conguring Firewall and NAT ............................61
9.1 Firewall Overview ....................................................61
9.1.1 Stateful Packet Inspection........................................ 61
9.1.2 DoS (Denial of Service) Protection........................... 62
9.1.3 Firewall and Access Control List (ACL).................... 62

9.1.3.1 Priority Order of ACL Rule ................................ 62
9.1.3.2 Tracking Connection State................................ 62
9.1.4 Default ACL Rules .................................................... 63
9.2 NAT Overview..........................................................63
9.2.1 NAPT (Network Address and Port Translation) or PAT
(Port Address Translation) ......................................... 64
9.2.2 Reverse NAPT / Virtual Server................................. 66
9.3 Firewall Settings – (Firewall/NAT ->Settings) ..........66
9.3.1 Firewall Options........................................................ 66
9.3.2 DoS Conguration.................................................... 67
9.3.2.1 DoS Protection Conguration Parameters........ 67
9.3.2.2 Conguring DoS Settings ................................. 69
9.4 ACL Rule Conguration Parameters .......................69
9.4.1 ACL Rule Conguration Parameters ........................ 69
9.5 Conguring ACL Rules – (Firewall ->ACL) ..............73
9.5.1 Add an ACL Rule ...................................................... 74
9.5.2 Modify an ACL Rule.................................................. 76
9.5.3 Delete an ACL Rule.................................................. 76
9.5.4 Display ACL Rules.................................................... 76
9.6 Conguring Self-Access ACL Rules –(Firewall/NAT
->Self-Access ACL) .................................................76
9.6.1 Add a Self-Access Rule............................................ 77
9.6.2 Modify a Self-Access Rule ....................................... 78
9.6.3 Delete a Self-Access Rule........................................ 78
9.6.4 View Congured Self-Access Rules......................... 79
9.7 Congure Virtual Server ..........................................79
9.7.1 Virtual Server Conguration Parameters.................. 79
9.7.2 Virtual Server Example 1 – Web Server................... 82
9.7.3 Virtual Server Example 2 – FTP Server ................... 84

9.7.4 Virtual Server Example 3 – FTP Server with Access
Control...................................................................... 84
9.8 Congure Special Application..................................86
9.8.1 Special Application Conguration Parameters ......... 86
9.8.2 Special Application Example .................................... 88
10 USB Application ................................................89
10.1 Congure USB Devices.........................................89
10.2 View the Status of Attached
USB Storage Devices............................................91
10.3 Congure FTP Service ..........................................91
11 System Management.........................................94
11.1 Congure System Services ...................................94
11.2 Login Password and System Settings ...................95
11.2.1 Changing Password ............................................... 95
11.2.2 Congure System Settings ..................................... 96
11.3 Viewing System Information ..................................96
11.4 Setup Date and Time.............................................97
11.4.1 View the System Date and Time ............................ 98
11.5 SNMP Setup ..........................................................99
11.5.1 SNMP Conguration Parameters ........................... 99
11.5.2 Conguring SNMP.................................................. 99
11.6 Log Setup .............................................................100
11.6.1 Setting Up Remote Logging
Using a Syslog Server............................................................100
11.6.2 View the System Log............................................ 101
11.7 System Conguration Management ....................101
11.7.1 Restore System Conguration to Factory Default
Settings ................................................................ 101
11.7.2 Backup System Conguration .............................. 103

11.7.3 Restore System Conguration.............................. 104
11.8 Firmware Upgrade ...............................................106
11.9 Restart System ....................................................108
11.10 Logout Web UI Management..............................109
12 SIP IP-PBX........................................................ 110
12.1 Conguration ....................................................... 111
12.1.1 General Setting .....................................................112
12.1.2 Gateway ................................................................114
12.1.3 Extensions.............................................................115
12.2 Dialing Plan .........................................................118
12.2.1 General..................................................................118
12.2.2 ITSP Server.......................................................... 120
12.2.3 Prex Routing....................................................... 121
12.3 Status ..................................................................122
12.3.1 Extensions Status................................................. 122
12.3.2 Channel Status..................................................... 123
12.3.3 ITSP Registry ....................................................... 123
12.4 Features ..............................................................124
12.4.1 Voicemail .............................................................. 124
12.4.2 Auto-provision (for AX-112) .................................. 128
12.5 Report..................................................................129
12.6 Utilities.................................................................129
12.6.1 Hot Reload ........................................................... 129
12.6.2 Service Restart..................................................... 130
12.7 Conguring Examples .........................................130
13 IP Addresses, Network Masks-
and Subnets......................................................134
13.1 IP Addresses .......................................................134

13.1.1 Structure of an IP address.................................... 134
13.2 Network classes ..................................................135
13.3 Subnet masks......................................................136
14 Troubleshooting ..............................................139
14.1 Diagnosing Problem using IP Utilities .................142
14.1.1 ping....................................................................... 142
14.1.2 nslookup............................................................... 143
15 Index .................................................................145
List of Figures
Figure 2.1 Front Panel LEDs.......................................................... 8
Figure 2.2 Rear Panel Connectors................................................. 9
Figure 3.1 Hardware Connections Overview................................ 13
Figure 3.2 Login Screen ............................................................... 20
Figure 3.3 System Status Page.................................................... 21
Figure 4.1 Login Screen ............................................................... 24
Figure 4.2 Typical Web UI Management Page............................. 25
Figure 4.3 System Status Page.................................................... 26
Figure 5.1 Network Setup Conguration – LAN Conguration..... 28
Figure 5.2 Network Setup Conguration Page – WAN Congura-
tion .............................................................................. 30
Figure 5.3 WAN – PPPoE Conguration ...................................... 30
Figure 5.4 WAN – PPPoE Unnumbered Conguration ................ 33
Figure 5.5 WAN – Dynamic IP (DHCP client) Conguration ........ 36
Figure 5.6 WAN – Static IP Conguration .................................... 37
Figure 5.7 WAN – PPTP Conguration ........................................ 40
Figure 5.8 Load Balancing Conguration ..................................... 43

Figure 6.1 DHCP Server Conguration Page............................... 46
Figure 6.2 DHCP Lease Table...................................................... 48
Figure 6.3 Fixed DHCP Lease Conguration Page...................... 49
Figure 7.1 RIP Conguration Page.............................................. 53
Figure 7.2 Static Route Conguration Page................................ 55
Figure 7.3 Static Route Conguration ......................................... 56
Figure 7.4 Sample Routing Table ................................................ 57
Figure 8.1 Network Diagram for HTTP DDNS.............................. 58
Figure 8.2 HTTP DDNS Conguration Page................................ 59
Figure 9.1 NAPT – Map Any Internal PCs to a Single Global IP
Address........................................................................ 65
Figure 9.2 Reverse NAPT – Relayed Incoming Packets to the
Internal Host Base on the Protocol, Port Number or
IP Address ................................................................... 65
Figure 9.3 Firewall General Conguration Page .......................... 69
Figure 9.4 ACL Conguration Page.............................................. 74
Figure 9.5 ACL Conguration Example ........................................ 75
Figure 9.6 Sample ACL List Table ................................................ 75
Figure 9.7 Self-Access ACL Conguration Page.......................... 77
Figure 9.8 Self-Access ACL Conguration Example .................... 78
Figure 9.9 Virtual Server Conguration Page............................... 79
Figure 9.10 Virtual Server Deployment Topology ......................... 82
Figure 9.11 Virtual Server Example 1 – Web Server.................... 83
Figure 9.12 Adding a New Service ............................................... 83
Figure 9.13 Virtual Server Example 2 – FTP Server .................... 84
Figure 9.14 Virtual Server Example 3 – FTP Server .................... 85
Figure 9.15 Firewall ACL for Virtual Server Example 3 – FTP
Server........................................................................ 86
Figure 9.16 Special Application Conguration Page .................... 88
Figure 10.1 Network Storage - FTP Server Setting...................... 90