Planet XRT-401C User manual

Table of Contents
Requirements 1
Preparation for XRT web administration 1
TCP/IP settings on Windows 95/98 1
TCP/IP settings on Windows NT 4
TCP/IP Settings on Windows 2000: 8
TCP/IP Settings on Windows XP 10
Broadband Router Configuration 12
Physical Installation 12
Quick Setup Wizard 16

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Requirements
* Cable modem or DSL/ADSL modem.
* Network cables.
Use standard 10/100BaseT network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors.
* PCs using Windows 95/98/ME, NT4.0, or 2000/XP.
Preparation for XRT web administration
In this section, we’ll introduce steps of how to setup a PC to communicate with XRT
through TCP/IP protocol conguration.
Before starting web browser to connect to XRT, please check TCP/IP congurations on PC:
the PC must be congured either as a DHCP client and or xed IP allocation on the intranet
or Internet. After ensuring TCP/IP conguration on the managing workstation, you may
connect to web administration page of XRT either from intranet, or Internet.
Following are guidelines of setting up TCP/IP congurations on different OS platform.
TCP/IP settings on Windows 95/98
If there is no TCP/IP installed on your Windows 95 or Windows 98, you must add the
protocol and change the settings on your PC.
Step 1 Open the Control Panel, and double-click the Network icon. The Network window
appears

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Step 2 If TCP/IP protocol shown in the network window, please continue to the next step.
If it is not shown, please add TCP/IP protocol support as follows:
a. Click Add.
b. Double-click Protocol in the Select Network Component Type window, then
Select Network Protocol window appears.
c. Choose Microsoft for the manufacturer.
d. Choose TCP/IP for the network protocol.
e. Click OK, and the Network window appears.
Step 3.1 Change the TCP/IP settings to use DHCP as follows (DHCP environment):
a.Double-click the rst TCP/IP cable icon. The TCP/IP Properties window
appears.
b. Verify that the IP Address tab has Obtain an IP address automatically selected
and that the IP Address and Subnet Mask elds are grayed out.
Step 3.2 Change the TCP/IP settings to use xed IP as follows (Fixed IP allocation):
If there is no DHCP server in your network, please consult your network
administrator the TCP/IP parameters of your PC, and insert the obtained data
in IP address tab. To access different IP segment (for example, from LAN to
Internet), you will need to assign the gateway and DNS (for Internet access)
in your PC.

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Step 4 Add the DNS server given to you by your ISP or network administrator:
a. Click the DNS Conguration tab.
b. Click Enable DNS.
c. Enter your host name in the Host eld.
d. Enter your domain name in the Domain eld.
e. Enter the IP address of the DNS server in the DNS Server Search Order eld.
f. Click Add. The IP address displays in the window below the eld.
Step 5 Click OK, and reboot machine to make the modications effective in your PC.

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TCP/IP settings on Windows NT
Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server
Select Control Panel - Network, and, on the Protocols tab, select the TCP/IP protocol, as
shown below.
Windows NT4.0 - TCP/IP
a) Click the Properties button to see a screen like the one below.

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Windows NT4.0 - IP Address
b) Select the network card for your LAN.
c) Select the appropriate radio button - Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server
or Specify an IP Address, as explained.
Specify an IP Address
If your PC is already congured with an IP address, check with your network administrator
before making the following changes.
a) The Default Gateway must be set to match your network environment. To set this:
• Click the Advanced button on the screen above.
• On the following screen, click the Add button in the Gateways panel, and enter gate-
way IP address, as shown below.
• If necessary, use the Up button to make the inserted on the first entry in the Gate-
ways list.

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Windows NT4.0 - Add Gateway
b) The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP, as follows:
• Click the DNS tab.
• On the DNS screen, shown below, click the Add button (under DNS Service Search
Order), and enter the DNS provided by your ISP.

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Windows NT4.0 - DNS

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TCP/IP Settings on Windows 2000:
Select Control Panel - Network and Dial-up Connection.
a) Right - click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. You should see a
screen like the following:
Network Conguration (Win 2000)
b) Select the TCP/IP protocol for your network card.
c) Click on the Properties button. You should then see a screen like the following.

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TCP/IP Properties (Win 2000)
Ensure your TCP/IP settings are correct with one of the following description.
Using DHCP
To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically. This is the
default Windows setting. If your networking environment is a DHCP environment, Using
this option is recommended. Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from
DHCP server.
Using a xed IP Address ("Use the following IP Address")
If your PC is already congured, check with your network administrator before making
the following changes.
* Enter gateway IP address obtained from network administrator in the Default gate-
way field and click OK. If the DNS Server fields are empty, select Use the following
DNS server addresses, and enter the DNS address obtained from network administra-
tor or addresses provided by your ISP, then click OK.

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TCP/IP Settings on Windows XP
Select Control Panel - Network Connection.
a) Right - click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. You should see a
screen like the following:
Network Conguration (Windows XP)
b) Select the TCP/IP protocol for your network card.
c) Click on the Properties button. You should then see a screen like the following.

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TCP/IP Properties (Windows XP)
Ensure your TCP/IP settings are correct with one of the following description.
Using DHCP
To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain an IP Address automatically. This is the
default Windows setting. If your networking environment is a DHCP environment, Using
this option is recommended. Restart your PC to ensure it obtains an IP Address from
DHCP server.
Using a xed IP Address ("Use the following IP Address")
If your PC is already congured, check with your network administrator before making
the following changes.
Enter gateway IP address obtained from network administrator in the Default gateway
eld and click OK. If the DNS Server elds are empty, select Use the following DNS server
addresses, and enter the DNS address obtained from network administrator or addresses
provided by your ISP, then click OK.

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Broadband Router Configuration
Physical Installation
1. Ensure your router and the Cable/DSL modem are powered OFF before commenc-
ing. Leave your Cable/DSL modem connected to its wall socket (phone line or cable
input).
Physical connection of XRT-401C
Physical connection of XRT-402C

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Physical connection of XRT-204C
2. Use standard LAN cables to connect PCs to the switch ports on your Router.
3. Connect your Cable/DSL Modem to the WAN port on your Router. Use the cable sup-
plied with your Cable/DSL modem. If no cable was supplied with your modem, use a
standard network cable. Please make sure the connection is established (LED is on).
4. Connect the Power Adapter. Use only the unit provided.
5. Power ON. The LNK/ACT LED should flash, then stays on (if your network is 100Mbps
speed, the 100 LED will be on, too.)
Conguration
For Internet Access, PLANET XRT C series routers are designed as Plug and Play device if
the TCP/IP settings used by your Cable/DSL modem are assigned dynamically.
Manual Conguration - Internet Access
PLANET XRT C series routers integrate an HTTP server. This enables you to connect to
it, and start conguration via standard Web Browser. Your Browser must have JavaScript
support. The web UI in XRT C series has been tested on the following browsers:
* Netscape V4.08 or later
* Internet Explorer V4 or later

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Preparation
Before attempting to congure your router, please ensure that:
* Your PC can establish a physical connection to the Broadband Router. The PC and the
Broadband Router must be directly connected (using the switch ports on the router)
or on the same LAN segment.
* Your router must be installed and powered ON.
* If your router's default IP Address (192.168.0.1) is already used by another device,
the other device must be turned OFF until router is allocated a new IP Address during
configuration.
Connecting to your Router
To establish a connection from your PC to the XRT C series router:
1. After installing the Broadband Router in your LAN, start your PC. If your PC is already
running, restart it.
2. Start your WEB browser.
3. In the Address bar of your web browser, enter "http://” and the IP Address of
your router, as in this example, which uses router's default IP Address: http://
192.168.0.1
4. By default settings, there is NO password at the first time logon. For security reasons
it is recommended that you input a password as soon as possible.
5. After logging in, machine main menu page screen will appear. This Home Page is di-
vided into four sections, Quick Setup Wizard, General Setup, Status Information and
Tools, and provides all configurable functionalities in XRT C series router.
6. Here we’ll take you a tour of the main function on router’s main page, and illustrate
how to establish your first Internet access in a very short time via Quick Setup Wiz-
ard. More detail introductions and advanced configuration tips can be found on the
user’s manual.
Quick Setup Wizard
The Quick Setup Wizard section will lead you step by step for your Internet access
General Setup
More advanced features offered in PLANET XRT C series will be introduced in this menu,
and you may modify these parameters to meet the applications or network environment
on your side. Meanwhile, Internet access related parameters congured in General Setup
section, will take effect, as General Setup/WAN and the Quick Setup Wizard contain the
same congurations.

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Status Information
Status Information section is for you to monitor machine status and check the security/
DHCP log for more device information.
Tools
If you’d like to backup/restore machine congurations, restart machine, or upgrade
machine rmware, Tools section is the place to do this.

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Quick Setup Wizard
The rst time you connect to XRT, click on the Quick Setup Wizard link to start machine
conguration.
Please:
1. Ensure the Cable/DSL modem is connected and powered ON. Meanwhile, you need
the data provided by your ISP.
2. Start the Wizard, follow the screen text and step through it until finished.
You will need to know the type of Internet connection service used by your ISP. The
common types are explained in the tables below.
Connection types supported in XRT C series:
Type Details ISP Data required
Cable Modem
A connection through a cable modem re-
quires minimal configuration. When you
set up an account with your Cable provider,
the Cable provider and your Broadband
router will automatically establish a con-
nection, so you probably do not need to
enter anything more.
Note for @Home type service user:
The IP Address is allocated automatically,
but a "Host Name" and "Domain Name"
are allocated to you. Sometimes, the ISP
will record the MAC (Hardware) address
of your PC.
None.
Host Name and
Domain Name;
sometimes the MAC
(hardware) address
is required to es-
tablish the Internet
access.
Fixed-IP xDSL
Some xDSL Internet Service Providers may
assign a Fixed IP Address for your Broad-
band router. If you have been provided
with this information, choose this option
and enter the assigned IP Address, Subnet
Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS IP Ad-
dress for your Broadband router.
IP address, Subnet
Mask, Gateway,
and DNS related
TCP/IP parameters

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Type Details ISP Data required
PPPoE xDSL If you connect to the Internet using an
xDSL Modem and your ISP has provided
you Username/Password and a Service
Name, then your ISP uses PPPoE to estab-
lish a connection. You must choose this op-
tion and enter the required information.
User name and
password. (service
name is optional,
depends on ISP
demands.)
PPTP xDSL If you connect to the Internet using an
xDSL Modem and your ISP has provided
you with a Password, Local IP Address,
Remote IP Address and a Connection ID,
then your ISP uses PPTP to establish a con-
nection. You must choose this option and
enter the required information.
User name and
password.
IP Address al-
located to you,
if Static (Fixed).
PPTP Server IP
Address.
3. Please determine proper connection type for your Internet access, and inserting all
necessary parameters obtained from your service provider, on the final screen of the
Wizard, click OK button to finish the Internet access configuration. At this moment,
your router will try to use the data provided to establish the Internet connection.
• If the connection fails, please verify if all the parameters are correct, and the physical
connections between your computer and the Cable/DSL modem.
• If your ISP has recorded your MAC (hardware) address, please go back to Wizard and
select Clone MAC Address on the Cable modem menu. Change the MAC address to
match the value expected by your ISP.

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