XAVi AR396 User manual

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User Manual
AR396
ADSL2+ Gateway with 4-port Ethernet Switch
802.11b/g Wireless AP
Issue 1.0
31 July 2009

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XAVi Technologies Corporation
Tel: [phone]
9F, No. 129, Hsing Te Road, Sanchung City,
Taipei County 241,
Taiwan
Copyright © 2009, XAVi Technologies Corporation
Information in this manual is subject to change without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced
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for any purpose, without the written permission of XAVi Technologies Corporation.
XAVi Technologies Corporation provides this documentation without warranty of any kind, implied or
expressed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose.

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Ta ab bl le e o of f C Co on nt te en nt ts s
1Introduction.................................................................................................1
Features................................................................................................................................1
Device Requirements...........................................................................................................2
2Getting to know the device........................................................................3
Parts Check...........................................................................................................................3
Front Panel............................................................................................................................4
Rear Panel............................................................................................................................5
3Connecting your device.............................................................................6
Connecting the Hardware.....................................................................................................6
Step 1. Connect the WAN port to ADSL network .........................................................................7
Step 2. Connect the Ethernet cable ..............................................................................................7
Step 3. Attach the power connector..............................................................................................7
Step 4. Configure your Ethernet PCs............................................................................................7
Or, step 5. Install a Wireless card and connect Wireless PCs if the device is with wireless
interface ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Next step........................................................................................................................................7
4Getting Start with the Web pages.............................................................8
Accessing the Web pages....................................................................................................8
Testing your Setup..............................................................................................................10
5Device Information ...................................................................................11
Summary.............................................................................................................................11
WAN....................................................................................................................................11
Statistic................................................................................................................................12
Route...................................................................................................................................14
ARP.....................................................................................................................................14
DHCP..................................................................................................................................14
6Advanced Setup........................................................................................15
WAN....................................................................................................................................15
PPP over ATM (PPPoA) and PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)........................................................17
MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER)............................................................................................20
IP over ATM (IPoA)......................................................................................................................21
Bridging........................................................................................................................................21
LAN......................................................................................................................................22
Ethernet Mode ....................................................................................................................23
NAT (Network Access Translation)....................................................................................24
Virtual Server...............................................................................................................................24
Port Triggering.............................................................................................................................25

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DMZ.............................................................................................................................................26
Security ...............................................................................................................................27
IP Address Filter ..........................................................................................................................27
Parental Control..................................................................................................................29
Quality of Service................................................................................................................30
Queue Configuration ...................................................................................................................31
QoS Classification .......................................................................................................................32
Routing................................................................................................................................33
Default Gateway..........................................................................................................................33
Static Route .................................................................................................................................34
Policy Routing..............................................................................................................................35
RIP...............................................................................................................................................36
DNS.....................................................................................................................................36
DNS Server..................................................................................................................................36
Dynamic DNS..............................................................................................................................37
DSL......................................................................................................................................38
Interface Grouping..............................................................................................................38
IPSec...................................................................................................................................40
Certificate............................................................................................................................41
Local Certificates ......................................................................................................................... 41
Trusted CA Certificate .................................................................................................................43
7Wireless Setup..........................................................................................45
Basic....................................................................................................................................45
Security ...............................................................................................................................46
MAC Filter...........................................................................................................................50
Wireless Bridge...................................................................................................................50
Advanced............................................................................................................................51
Station Information..............................................................................................................52
8Diagnostic..................................................................................................53
Diagnostic............................................................................................................................53
9Management..............................................................................................54
Settings ...............................................................................................................................54
Backup.........................................................................................................................................54
Update .........................................................................................................................................54
Restore Default............................................................................................................................55
System Log.........................................................................................................................55
SNMP Agent.......................................................................................................................56
TR-069 Client......................................................................................................................56
Internet Time.......................................................................................................................58
Access Control....................................................................................................................58
Service.........................................................................................................................................58
IP Address ...................................................................................................................................59

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Password.....................................................................................................................................60
Update Software.................................................................................................................60
Save / Reboot.....................................................................................................................61
Appendix A - Configuring the Network Settings..............................................62
Configuring Ethernet (LAN) Card.......................................................................................62
Before you begin..........................................................................................................................62
Windows XP PCs ........................................................................................................................62
Assigning static IP addresses to your PCs .................................................................................62
Configuring Wireless LAN card..........................................................................................63
Wireless card and drivers............................................................................................................63
Configuring wireless device.........................................................................................................63
Appendix B - Troubleshooting...........................................................................64
Troubleshooting Suggestions.............................................................................................64
IP Utilities for diagnostic......................................................................................................65
Ping..............................................................................................................................................65
Nslookup......................................................................................................................................65
Appendix C - Specification .................................................................................67
Appendix D - Warranties.....................................................................................69
Appendix E - Contact information......................................................................70

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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
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 residential installation. 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 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 of the following measures:
zReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
zIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.
zConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
zConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter.
FCC/IC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC/IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the
radiator & your body.
Country Code selection feature to be disabled for products marketed to the US/CANADA
This Class [B] digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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1 Introduction
Congratulations on becoming the owner of the AR396 gateway. You will now be able to
access the Internet using your high-speed connection.
The AR396 is a gateway integrating ADSL2+, 4 Ethernet ports switch and 802.11g wireless
interfaces into one device which provides the most flexibility and efficiency way to you. You
could connect devices like PCs, Set-Top-Box, ATA, servers and so on easily by Ethernet and
wireless interfaces to enjoy data, voice, and video services immediately through high speed
connection.
This User Guide will show you how to connect your AR396 gateway and how to customize its
configuration to get the most out of your new product.
Features
The list below contains the main features of the device (AR396) and may be useful to users
with knowledge of networking protocols. The chapters throughout this guide will provide you
with enough information to get the most out of your device.
The features include:
High Speed Asymmetrical Data Transmission on Twisted Copper Pair Wire
Service providers can deployADSL rapidly over existing wire infrastructure
Integrates the phone filter
Compatible and interoperable with most central office site ADSL DSLAM or Multi-service
Access Systems.
Integrated four-port 10/100BaseTX Ethernet switch with speed-sensing and crossover
detection automatically
802.11b/g WLAN supports up to 54 Mbps transmission rate
Provides wireless secure transmitting encryption by either 802.1x; WEP; WEP2; WPA;
WPA2; TKIP; AES
Support Networking protocols such as PPP, Routing, RIP and so on
Support DHCP client and server for IP management
Support Port Forwarding (virtual server) and MAC address filtering
Network address translation (NAT) functions to provide security for your LAN and multiple
PCs surfing Internet simultaneously.
Configuration and management by Web-browser through the Ethernet interface and
remotely through WAN interface
Firmware Supports TR-069 for auto-provisioning and configuration.
Upgradeable through HTTP (web browser)

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Device Requirements
In order to use the device, you must have the following:
High speed broadband service
Instructions from your ISP on what type of Internet access you will be using, and the IP
addresses needed to set up access
One or more computers, each containing an Ethernet card (10Base-T/100Base-T network
interface card (NIC)).
For system configuration using the supplied web-based program in PC.
Note
You do not need to use a hub or switch in order to connect more than one
Ethernet PC to the device. Instead, you can connect up to four Ethernet
PCs directly to the device using the ports labeled LAN1 to LAN4 on the
rear panel.

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2 Getting to know the device
Parts Check
In addition to this document, your package should arrive containing the following:
The device (AR396)
Ethernet cable
Standard phone line cable
Power adapter
Figure 1: Package Contents
AR396 device
RJ-45 Cable
RJ-11 Cable
Power adapter

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Front Panel
The front panel of this device will be described here which cover all front panel definitions of
other models.
Figure 2: Front Panel and LEDs
Connector and LED definitions from left to right:
Label Color Function
Power Green or
Red Off : No power
On (Green) : Power on
On (Red): Self-test fails
Alarm Red On: DSL is not connected
LAN 1 ~ 4 Green On : LAN link established and active
Off : No LAN link
Blink : Data being transmitted
WiFi Green On : WLAN service is enabled
Off : WLAN service is disabled
Blink : Data being transmitted
DSL Green On : Physical layer sync up successfully.
Off : No connection or no signal
Blink : Physical sync up progress
Internet Green or
Red Off : No connection to Internet
On (Green) : The device gets an IP address
successfully in router mode
Blink : Data being transmitted.
On (Red) : PPP Authenication of the device failed. Or
it can not get an IP address in ROUTER mode.