Solwise SSR725 Manual

Solwise Ltd .
Set-up instructions for
Solwise SSR725
SDSL Router
Revision 1.33
October 28 2003

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FCC compliance
This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On this equipment is a label that contains,
among other information, the FCC registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this
equipment. You must, upon request, provide this information to your telephone company.
If your telephone equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the Telephone Company may
discontinue your service temporarily. If possible, they will notify in advance. But, if advance notice isn’t
practical, you will be notified as soon as possible. You will be informed of your right to file a complaint
with the FCC.
Your telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations, or procedures
that could affect proper operation of your equipment. If they do, you will be notified in advance to give
you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service. The FCC prohibits this equipment to
be connected to party lines or coin-telephone service.
In the event that this equipment should fail to operate properly, disconnect the equipment from the
phone line to determine if it is causing the problem. If the problem is with the equipment, discontinue
use and contact your dealer or vendor.

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DOC compliance information
NOTICE: The Canadian Department of Communications label identifies certified equipment. This
certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective,
operational and safety requirements. The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate
to the user’s satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users 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. The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions
might 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.
Users should ensure for their own protection 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 electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.
NOTICE: The Load Number (LN) assigned to each terminal device denotes the percentage of the
total load to be connected to a telephone loop which is used by the device, to prevent overloading.
The termination on a loop may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement
that the sum of the Load Numbers of all the devices does not exceed 100.
European CTR 21 compliance
The equipment has been approved in accordance with Council Decision 98/482/EC for pan-European
single terminal connection to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). However, due to
differences between the individual PSTNs provided in different countries, the approval does not, of
itself, give an unconditional assurance of successful operation on every PSTN network termination
point. In the event of problem, you should contact your equipment supplier in the first instance.

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Table of Contents
1Introduction..........................................................7
1.1 Overview.....................................................................7
1.2 Features and Compatibility ........................................7
1.3 What’s in the package?..............................................8
1.4 Front Panel .................................................................8
1.5 Rear Panel..................................................................9
2Connecting to your network and line.................10
3Setting up TCP/IP on your computer ................11
3.1 Installing TCP protocol on your PC..........................11
3.2 Setting up TCP/IP protocol on your Mac .................15
4PPPoA Router NAT configuration.....................18
4.1 Setting up a basic NAT router configuration............19
5How to…............................................................43
5.1 How to enter Command Line Interface mode .........43
5.1.1 Telnet...............................................................43
5.1.2 Using terminal program via serial
console port ..............................................................43
5.1.3 Basic CLI syntax .............................................46
5.2 Altering the LAN IP address of the router................48
5.3 Set-up port forwarding..............................................49
5.4 Configuring the ‘Security Interface’ to allow
Netmeeting ......................................................................54
5.5 Configuring the ‘Security Interface’ to allow
ftp 58
5.6 Firewall Features ......................................................59
5.6.1 Intrusion Detection ..........................................59
5.6.2 Packet Filtering................................................60
5.7 Using your 7x5 Router with fixed IP address ..........67
5.8 Enabling DHCP Server Mode ..................................71
5.9 Altering the configuration user name and
password .........................................................................75
6Firmware Upgrade ............................................78
6.1 Upgrading to a new firmware version using
http 78
6.1.1 When things go wrong! ...................................80

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6.2 Using xmodem to upload the firmware files ............81
6.2.1 Loading a new bootcode bin firmware
file 81
6.2.2 Loading a new main bin firmware file.............90
7Appendix A Product Specifications .................100
8Appendix B Government compliance
notices ..........................................................103
9Appendix C IP Addresses, Network
Masks, and Subnets.....................................105
9.1 IP Addresses ..........................................................105
9.1.1 Structure of an IP address ............................105
9.1.2 Network classes............................................106
9.2 Subnet masks.........................................................106
10 Appendix D Binary Numbers...........................109
10.1 Binary Numbers ....................................................109
10.1.1 Bits and bytes..............................................109
11 Appendix E Glossary.......................................111

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1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
The SSR SDSL Router features multi-mode SDSL technology that
provides a downstream rate of up to 8M bps over existing copper
wire lines, which is more than 100 times faster than a traditional 56K
analogue modem. The 725 model can be connected to your PC or
LAN through the 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface and includes a 4-
port 10/100 switching hub. The 705 model can also be connected to
your PC or LAN but has a single 10/100Base-T port only.
It is designed to meet both the needs of single user, and multiple
users at small office and home office who want fast Internet access.
A wide variety of features and interoperability offer scalability and
flexibility for all the applications
1.2 Features and Compatibility
The SSR series Router provides the following features:
• Full rate maximum2.3Mbps speed (G.SHDSL) connection.
• Simple configuration through HTTP and TFTP and configuration file.
• IEEE 802.3 & 802.3u over UTP (10/100Base-T) compliant
• Operation with up to 4.6Mbps downstream and upstream simultaneously enables
High-Speed access to Internet Service Provider (ISP) or corporate network
• Friendly GUI Configuration and Management software
• Supports G.SHDSL always-on
• Ongoing feature enhancements through TFTP download or upload of new firmware
and configuration files
• Supports multiple PVC up to 8 PVCs for RFC 1483 and ATM Forum UNI 3.0, 3.1 and
4.0 signaling for SVC
• Supports full VPI range (8 bits, 0-256) and VCI range (16 bits, 1-65535) over PVC. VPI
is limited to VPI 0 only over SVC.
• Enables end-to-end ATM support, which allows traffic management and QoS.
• Built-in DHCP server automatically assigns IP addresses to all workstations on your
LAN.
• All management and monitoring can be done through SNMP or Telnet session.
• Multi-mode SDSL technology supports ITU-T G.hs, G.dmt, G.lite and ANSI T1.413
issue 2 to provide interoperability with most DSLAM equipment.
• ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) protocol allows the QoS(Quality of Service)
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• Support for text-based console management over Telnet and serial connection,
Windows-GUI based, and via http.
• Support for remote configuration by your network administrator via IP network.
• Support IEEE 802.1d transparent bridging with spanning tree algorithm.
• Bridge filtering allows a network administrator to control the flow of packets across the
router
• NAT : let multiple users on the LAN share one Internet connection simultaneously
• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
• RFC 1483 Link Protocol
• Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) and Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol (CHAP) security under PPP protocol
• IP routing support includes the RIP(Routing Information Protocol) which allows the
exchange of routing information on a TCP/IP network
• Flash memory for Software upgrade
• Status LEDs for easy monitoring and troubleshooting
• DNS relay: allows for automatic name resolution when no DNS information is
configured by the user.
1.3 What’s in the package?
 One SDSL Router
 One 9VDC Adapter
 One RJ-11 Telephone Cable
 One 10Base-T Ethernet straight-through Cable
 One Software CD containing the User’s Guide and configuration software
All packages have been checked carefully for their completeness
and functionality before shipped. Please contact the place of
purchase if any of the above listed items are missing or damaged.
1.4 Front Panel
The SDSL Router has several status LEDs for diagnostics. You can
monitor the LEDs during operation. The following table shows the
SDSL Router status LEDs and identifies what each LED light
means.

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Function Behavior Definition
Dark Power offPOWER
Light Power on
Flashing slowly SDSL training in progressDSL-LINK
Light SDSL link is establish and ready to transfer data
Dark Ethernet link absent or power off
LAN-LINK/ACT
L1 L2 L3 L4 Light Ethernet link present on appropriate port (green for
100Mbs, red for 10Mbs)
DSL-ACT Flashing Receiving data from SDSL link
1.5 Rear Panel
The rear panel of the SDSL Router consist of power jack, Console
Port connector, Ethernet connections and SDSL phone socket as
below:
SSR725:-
Function Definition
ON/OFF Power on/off switch
DC The power jack connects to 9VDC Adapter from wall outlet.
Console This is RS232C interface and use to management SDSL Router.
Uplink-OR-L4 Use this port to connect to a computer OR as an uplink to connect to
the LAN port of another hub
L3 L2 L1 10/100 Ethernet interface connect to PC.
DSL SDSL jack connect to DSL line from TelCo

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2 Connecting to your network and line
LAN ports L1 to L4 on the SSR725 router are the type designed to be connected to directly to the port on a PC LAN card using a
standard cat5 LAN cable. If you wish to connect the router to another hub then you must use the connector marked ‘Uplink’ to connect to
a ‘normal’ port on the second hub. Please note that you can use either the Uplink port OR L4 but NOT both at the same time.
Use the supplied RJ11 phone cable to connect from the SDSL
socket on your router to your SDSL phone socket.
Connect the power jack from the power supply to the power socket
on the router and then plug the power supply into a suitable UK
power socket: The amber POWER LED on the front of the router
should light up.
Configuration can be carried out using the Command Line Interface
via Telnet (user name is ‘admin’ and password is ‘admin’ and
default IP address of the router is 192.168.7.1) or via a serial port
link to the 9 pin console port on the rear of the router (port settings
9600,8,1,n,no flowcontrol). Alternatively a more user friendly
configuration method is to use the built in http interface. To do this
all you need to do to be able to do is access the router through your
web browser running on any computer.

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3 Setting up TCP/IP on your computer
You first of all need to check the TCP/IP settings of your computer.
Please note that the author is assuming you are using MS Windows
(Win9x or 2K/XP) or Mac OS10; please make appropriate
allowances if using another operating system or platform such as
Linux. The default IP address of the SSR router is 192.168.7.1 on
subnet mask 255.255.255.0. In simple terms this means that, in
order for your computer to talk to the router, their IP address should
be in the range from 192.168.7.2 to 192.168.7.254. If you already
use TCP as your default network protocol and you don’t use IP
settings in the required range then you will have to either
permanently alter the settings of your computers to suite or change
the default address of the router. If you wish to alter the settings of
all your computers to suite then it is probably best to ask the person
in charge of your network set-up to do this for you. If you want to
alter the router then you will have to temporarily change the settings
for your PC.
3.1 Installing TCP protocol on your PC
Win9x Win2K/XP
Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Network....
If you already see a line showing TCP/IP protocol such as
the example shown above then you can skip this section.
Otherwise click on Add, then select Protocol and then click
on Add.. again. Then on the Select Network Protocol
screen select Microsoft/TCP/IP...
Go to Start/Settings/Network and Dialup Connections...
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Click on OK and Windows will then add the protocol to your network set-
up.
Then on Properties..
If you already see a line showing TCP/IP protocol such as
the example shown above then you can skip this section.
Otherwise click on Install, then select Protocol and then
click on Add.
Then on the Select Network Protocol screen select
Microsoft/TCP/IP...
Click on OK and Windows will then add the protocol to
your network set-up.

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Scroll down the list of network settings until you find the
entry showing TCP/IP. There may be several such entries
(see example); the one you need is the entry associated
with your network card. Select it and then click on
Properties:
The first screen shows the IP Address for your PC. As
already explained, you need to ensure that each PC on
your LAN has an IP address which is both unique and
within the subnet range of the routers address e.g. in the
range 192.168.7.2 to 192.168.7.254 (assuming default IP
address for the router).
Next, for each PC you must enter a Gateway address. This
is the address of the router and tells your PC where to
send internet TCP requests:
Go to your local network settings (Start/Settings/Network
and Dialup Connections/Local Area
Connection/Properties).
Scroll down the list of network settings until you find the
entry showing TCP/IP. Select it and then click on
Properties:
As already explained, you need to ensure that each PC on
your LAN has an IP address which is both unique and
within the subnet range of the routers address e.g. in the
range 192.168.7.2 to 192.168.7.254 (assuming default IP
address for the router).
Now you need to enter the address of the router as the
default gateway.

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Finally you must set-up DNS Configuration on each PC:
Each PC MUST have the address for DNS entered in it’s
TCP setting. If your PC doesn’t have a DNS setting then it
will not be able to find any internet sites so it’s important
that you have this set correctly!
On the DNS Configuration screen you must Enable DNS
and then enter a Host name; this can be anything you like
– just a made up name will do!
Now you need to enter the DNS address.
Each PC MUST have the address for DNS entered in it’s
TCP setting. If your PC doesn’t have a DNS setting then it
will not be able to find any internet sites so it’s important
that you have this set correctly!
On the main TCP/IP Properties screen select ‘Use the
following DNS server addresses’.
Now you need to enter an address for the ‘Preferred DNS’.
Ideally you should get the DNS address to use from your
ISP (a list showing some of the common ISP DNS
addresses is given below). However, if you don’t know the
ISPs’ DNS address then you can temporarily use the
address 212.50.160.28.
Enter the DNS address for the preferred DNS (as shown
above).
Finally click on OK, then OK and then Close. The new
TCP/IP settings should take immediate effect.,
That’s all there is to the basic set-up.

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Ideally you should get the DNS address to use from your
ISP (a list of common addresses is given later). However, if
you don’t know the ISPs’ DNS address then you can
temporarily use the address 212.50.160.28. You need to
‘add’ the DNS address to the DNS list.
Finally click on OK and then OK from the main Network
menu.
Windows will now install the revised network settings;
please note that your original Windows installation CD
might be required. You should then reboot your PC.
That’s all there is to the basic set-up.
3.2 Setting up TCP/IP protocol on your Mac
Configuration of the router is done using your web browser but first
of all you need to ensure that the IP settings on computer are
correctly set to enable you to talk with the router. The default IP
address of the Asus router is 192.168.7.1 with netmask
255.255.255.0. This means your computers and other network
resources should have IP address’s in the range 192.168.7.2 to
192.168.7.254. First of all go to the Network set-up on your Mac:

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Enter a suitable IP address (e.g. 192.168.7.2) and the netmask as
shown above and click on Apply Now.
Now enter the IP address of the router in ‘Router’ box.

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You also need to enter an address for your ‘Domain Name Server’.
Ideally you should get the DNS address to use from your ISP.
However, if you don’t know the ISPs’ DNS address then you can
temporarily use the address 212.50.160.23.
Add the DNS address to the Domain Name Server list.
That’s all you should have to do. Click on Apply Now and your new
settings should be set.

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4 PPPoA Router NAT configuration
The easiest way to configure your router is via your web browser
accessing the html pages direct in the router. Please note that if
there is some reason why you cannot do configuration via a web
browser then you will have to use console management via the
WAN port of the router connected to the serial port of your PC and
then use the GUI application located on the software CD. To do this
you will need to use the 9 pin serial lead supplied. Details on how to
do configuration via the GUI software are given later in this guide.
To configure using your browser you must first of all must have
successfully installed TCP/IP protocol on your computer as detailed
above.
After checking your connections and TCP settings (see above) you
are ready to run your browser in order to configure the router.
Any browser can be used on any operating system: The
configuration screens are the same.
Note: If you are using Explorer on a PC then first
check that your browser is set to use LAN for internet
access. To do this in Explorer go to Tools/Internet
Options/Connections. Then check that the setting
‘Never dial a connection’ is selected. Then on the LAN
Settings screen nothing should be ticked.
Now start your browser and enter the address of the router on the
Address/URL line of your browser (192.168.7.1). The browser
should then load the start-up page from the router:

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4.1 Setting up a basic NAT router configuration
Please note the following:
The default IP address for the 8.2 firmware is 192.168.7.1
The default configuration username and password are admin.
Now change the IP address of your PC to be on the same subnet
as the 725/705 with Virata 8.2 (e.g. 192.168.7.2).
Next, enter the address of the router in your browser address line
(i.e. 192.168.7.1)…
The main status page for the router should display.

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First of all you are advised to clear the router configuration. To do
this goto System/Restart/Reset. To enter configuration, enter admin
for username and password…..