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6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide November 2005 Document Part Number: 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
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Further, Zhone Technologies reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of...
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— Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. — Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide CE Marking When the product is marked with the CE mark on the equipment label, a supporting Declaration of Conformity may be downloaded from the Zhone World Wide Web site at www.zhone.com. FCC Part 15 Declaration An FCC Declaration of Conformity may be downloaded from the Zhone World Wide Web site at www.zhone.com.
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The REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five. If your equipment is in need of repair, contact your local sales representative, service representative, or distributor directly.
BOUT UIDE Document Purpose and Intended Audience This guide contains detailed information about the 6218-I2 router. It is intended for all users of the router. Document Summary Section Chapter 1, Introduction Chapter 2, Hardware Installation and PC Setup Chapter 3, Device...
Product-Related Documents Contacting Global Service and Support Technical Support Service Requirements 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Complete documentation for Zhone products is available online at www.zhone.com. Contact Global Service and Support (GSS) if you have any questions about this or other Zhone products. Before contacting GSS, make sure you have the...
Four 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports to provide Internet connectivity to computers on your Local Area Network (LAN) 802.11g Wi-Fi wireless support to provide Internet connectivity to all wireless devices on your LAN Easy-to-use configuration program accessible through a standard web browser 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Introduction System Requirements Parts List 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide In order to use the 6218 wireless router for Internet access, you must have the following: ADSL service subscription from your ISP A PC with: — An Ethernet 10/100BaseT network interface card —...
LAN port. Flashing: Data transfer at LAN connection Off: No LAN link On: ADSL is not connected. Off: ADSL is connected. Green On: Unit is powered on. Off: Unit is powered off. 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Front Panel...
Introduction Rear Panel 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Figure 2: Back Panel The rear panel contains the ports for the router's data and power connections. Table 2: Rear Panel Labels and Connectors Label Function LINE Connects to your ADSL line LAN 1–4...
PC for use with the router. It is assumed that you have already subscribed to DSL service with your Internet service provider (ISP). 6218-A2-ZB23-10 PC S ETUP 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Hardware Installation and PC Setup Connecting the Hardware 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Shut down your PC and any other equipment before connecting it to the router. To connect your router: 1 Verify that the router’s power switch is in the Off (outward) position.
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Flashing when the device is sending or receiving data over the ADSL connection. Solid green to indicate that the device can communicate with your PC via Ethernet, or flashing when the router is sending or receiving data over Ethernet. 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Connecting the Hardware...
Windows running on your PC, click on the Windows Start button, then click on Run... in the Start menu. Type winver in the Open selection box and click on OK. Figure 4: Windows Run Dialog The Windows version is displayed. Figure 5: Windows Version 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Area Connection dialog box displays with a list of currently installed network items. 4 Ensure that the check box to the left of the item labeled Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is checked, and click on Properties. Figure 6: Network Connections (Windows XP) 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Configuring Your Computer 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Figure 7: Local Area Connection Properties (Windows XP) 5 In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click on the radio button labeled Use the following IP address. Type an address between 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254 in the IP Address field (192.168.1.20 is...
Control Panel. 2 Double-click on the Network and Dial-up Connections icon. 3 In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click on the Network icon, and then select Properties. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Configuring Your Computer Step 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Hardware Installation and PC Setup Windows 95 and Windows 98 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide The Network Properties dialog box displays a list of currently installed network components. If the list includes Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), the protocol has already been enabled; skip to 4 If Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) does not appear as an installed component, click on Add.
9 In the Protocols tab, select TCP/IP, and then click on Properties. 10 In the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click on the radio button labeled Use the following IP address. Type an address between 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Configuring Your Computer 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Hardware Installation and PC Setup Logging in to Your Router 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.254 in the IP Address field and 255.255.255.0 in the Subnet Mask field. 11 Click on OK twice to confirm and save your changes, and then close the Control Panel.
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Figure 10: Web Interface Home Page 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Default User Names and Passwords Password Capability user Can display device status, but cannot change or save configuration options. admin Can perform all functions. Figure 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Logging in to Your Router...
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Hardware Installation and PC Setup 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
EVICE NFORMATION Status Summary Display the general status report for the router by clicking on Summary under Device Info Figure 11: Status Summary 6218-A2-ZB23-10 (Figure 11). 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Display the WAN status report from the by clicking on WAN under Device Info (Figure 12). Figure 12: WAN Status When a WAN connection is configured, the screen looks like Figure Figure 13: WAN Status with WAN Connection 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Display LAN statistics by clicking on LAN under Statistics Figure 14: LAN Statistics WAN Statistics Display WAN statistics by clicking on WAN under Statistics Figure 15: WAN Statistics 6218-A2-ZB23-10 LAN Statistics (Figure 14). (Figure 15). 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Device Information ADSL BER Test 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide The ADSL Bit Error Rate (BER) test determines the quality of the ADSL connection. The test is performed by transferring idle cells containing a known pattern and comparing the received data with this known pattern to...
Obtain the Routing status report by clicking on the Route item under Device Info Figure 20: Route Information Display the ARP status report by clicking on ARP under Device Info (Figure Figure 21: ARP Status 6218-A2-ZB23-10 (Figure 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Route...
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Device Information 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Auto-connect will automatically detect the first usable PVC and automatically detect PPPoE, PPPoA, and Bridge Protocol (with DHCP Server available). To use auto-connect: 1 Select Quick Setup. The Quick Setup initial screen appears. Figure 22: Quick Setup Initial Screen 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Quick Setup 2 Select DSL Auto-Connect, then click on Next. The progress information screen appears. Figure 23: Detecting Available PVC Figure 24: Detecting available PVC – Available PVC Detected 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Figure 25: Specifying VPI and VCI 4 Click on Next. The Connection Type screen appears. Figure 26: Connection Type 5 Select the protocol and encapsulation type required by your ISP. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Quick Setup 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6 Click on Next. Further parameters for the selected protocol are presented. For example, if you selected PPPoA, the PPP Username and Password screen appears. Figure 27: PPP Username and Password 7 Click on Next. The Network Address Translation Settings screen appears.
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IP addresses. If you have a second IP address and subnet mask for the LAN interface, click on the checkbox to configure it. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Quick Setup with Auto-Connect Disabled 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Quick Setup 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 10 Click on Next to continue. The WAN Setup Summary screen displays all WAN settings that you have made. Check that the settings are correct before clicking on the Save / Reboot button. Clicking on Save / Reboot saves your settings and restarts your router.
Advanced Setup Add Function – ATM PVC Configuration 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide If you want to add a new rule for the WAN interface, click on the Add button. The ATM PVC Configuration screen appears. The ATM PVC Configuration screen allows you to configure an ATM PVC identifier (VPI and VCI) and select a service category.
2 Select a connection type and click on Next. In this example, the Bridge Service screen appears. Figure 34: Bridge Service Screen 3 Enter or select the parameters presented for the service type, and click on Next. The WAN Setup - Summary screen appears. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup WAN Setup - Summary Remove Function 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 1 Make sure that the settings on the WAN Setup - Summary screen match the settings provided by your ISP. If all settings are correct, click on the Save button to save these settings;...
WAN Setup Finish After you change any item in WAN Setup, click on the Finish button to apply the changes and reboot the system. Figure 37: WAN Setup Reboot Message 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
LAN's IP Subnet. The Save button only saves the LAN configuration data. The Save/Reboot button saves the LAN configuration data and reboots the router to make the new configuration effective. Figure 38: LAN Setup 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
A virtual server allows you to direct incoming traffic from the WAN side to a specific IP address on the LAN side. Click on the Add button to add a virtual server. Figure 39: NAT Virtual Server Setup 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Figure 40: Virtual Server Add Screen On this screen you can view and delete servers. Click in the check box under Remove and click on the Remove button to delete selected virtual servers. Figure 41: Removing Selected Virtual Servers 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Figure 42: Port Triggering Setup Page You can select an application every time or create new one for your application. Then click on Save/Apply to save your settings. Figure 43: Port Triggering Add Page 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Remove button. Figure 44: Port Triggering List DMZ Host You can define the IP address of the DMZ Host on this screen. Enter the IP address and click on Save/Apply. Figure 45: DMZ Host Setup 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Figure 46: IP Filtering – Outgoing Filter Setup Input the filter name, source information (from the LAN side), and Destination information (from the WAN side). Then click on Save/Apply. Figure 47: IP Filtering - Outgoing Filter Add Page 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Firewall...
( to the LAN side). Select the protocol and WAN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to add the setting. Figure 49: IP Filtering - Incoming Filter Add 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Setup screen. Figure 50: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering Setup If you click on Change Policy, a confirmation dialog lets you verify your change. Figure 51: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering Policy Change Confirmation 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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If you want to add a setting to the MAC filtering table, enter the Source and Destination MAC address, and select protocol type, frame direction, and WAN interface. Then click on Save/Apply to save it. Figure 52: IP Filtering - MAC Filtering Add Page 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
2 Enter a unique Group name. 3 Select interfaces from the available interface list and add them to the grouped interface list using the arrow buttons to create the required mapping of the ports. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Port Mapping 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup Quality of Service 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 4 Click on Save/Apply. You can configure the Quality of Service to apply different priorities to traffic on the router. Figure 55: Quality of Service Setup Click on Add and the Add Network Traffic Class Rule screen appears. To add a rule: 1 Give a name to this traffic class.
Figure 56: Quality of Service Add Screen Routing – Default Gateway You can change the Default Gateway on the Routing - Default Gateway screen. By default the Enable Automatic Assigned Default Gateway box is checked. Figure 57: Default Gateway Setup 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
IP address into effect. Figure 58: Default Gateway Setup Routing – Static Route Use the Routing - Static Route screen to add a static route to the routing table. Figure 59: Static Route Setup 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Enter the route information and click on Save/Apply to make it active. No reboot is required. Figure 60: Static Route Add Routing – RIP If RIP is enabled, the router operation can be configured as Active or Passive. Figure 61: RIP Setup 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup DNS Server Dynamic DNS 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Use the DNS Server screen to request automatic assignment of a DNS or to specify a primary and secondary DNS. Figure 62: DNS Setup Use the Dynamic DNS screen to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname, allowing your router to be easily accessed from anywhere on the Internet.
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5 Enter the information you used to register with the dynamic DNS service: for DynDNS, enter your Username and Password; for TOZ, enter your E-mail address and Key. 6 Click on Save/Apply. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Dynamic DNS 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup ADSL Modulation Methods Phone Line Pair 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide There are three major items in the ADSL settings. Figure 65: DSL Settings The following modulation methods are supported by the 6218 wireless router: G.dmt Enabled G.lite Enabled T1.413 Enabled...
Reverb test: Puts the router in a test mode in which it only sends a Reverb signal. Medley test: Puts the router in a test mode in which it only sends a Medley signal. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 DSL Advanced Settings Figure 65). 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup Tone Selection 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide No Retrain: In this mode the router will try to establish a connection as in normal mode, but once the connection is up it will not retrain if the signal is lost.
802.1X – Requires mutual authentication between a client station and the router by including a RADIUS-based authentication server. Information 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Wireless 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Mixed WPA2 / WPA-PSK – Useful during transitional times for upgrades in the home or SOHO environment, a pre-shared key must be entered along with the group re-key interval time. Both TKIP and AES are also used. Figure 69: Wireless – Security 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
Enter a MAC address in the form xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx where each xx is a two-digit hexadecimal number (for example, 00-05-13-ba-c8-01), then click on the Save / Apply button. Figure 71: Wireless – MAC Filter Add 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Advanced Setup Wireless - Bridge Wireless - Advanced 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide The Wireless - Bridge screen lets you determine whether the router acts as an access point or a wireless bridge. Figure 72: Wireless – Bridge The Wireless - Advanced screen lets you configure advanced features of the wireless LAN network: AP Isolation –...
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802.11b networks. Turn protection off to maximize 802.11g throughput under most conditions. WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) – WMM provides QoS functionality for Wi-Fi multimedia applications by prioritizing traffic demands from different applications on the network. Figure 73: Wireless – Advanced 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
The screen shows test results for three connections: Use the Test and Test with OAM F4 buttons to retest if necessary. Figure 74: Diagnostics 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Connection to your local network Connection to your DSL service provider Connection to your Internet service provider 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
You can also restore the router to its factory default configuration. Backing Up Configuration Settings To back up your settings, select Management -> Settings -> Backup Settings. Figure 75: Back Up Settings Screen 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Management Verify that you would like to save the file. Figure 76: Backup Settings Upload Confirmation Select the location where you want to save the file. Figure 77: Backup Settings File Location 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
To restore saved settings, select Management -> Settings -> Restore User Settings. Figure 78: Restore User Settings Screen Select the backup file you want to restore and click on Update Settings. Figure 79: Restore Settings File Location 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Management The router will restore settings and reboot to activate the restored settings. Figure 80: Upload in Progress Screen 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
The router will restore the default settings and reboot. Figure 83: Restore Default Settings Reboot System Log The System Log dialog allows you to view the System Log and configure the System Log options. Figure 84: System Log 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
System Log View System Log Click on the "View System Log" button to check the log file. Figure 85: View System Log 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
UDP port of a remote system log server. If the selected mode is Local or Both, events will be recorded in the local memory. Figure 86: System Log Configuration Select the desired values and click on the "Save/Apply" button to configure the system log options. 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
SNMP agent in the router. Use the SNMP screen to set up parameters for SNMP access. Figure 87: SNMP Screen Select the desired values and click on Save/Apply to configure the SNMP options. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Management Internet Time 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Use the Internet Time screen to specify whether the router uses Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) to obtain the time of day from NTP servers on the Internet. To set up the router to obtain time from an NTP server: 1 Select “Automatically synchronize with Internet time servers”.
Web access to the router can be limited when Access Control Mode is enabled. The IP addresses of allowed hosts can be added using Access Control -> IP Address. Figure 90: IP Address Setup 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Access Control – Services 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Access Control – Passwords Use Access Control -> Passwords to change a password. Select an account and enter the current password and the new password. Then click on Save/ Apply. Figure 92: Access Control – Passwords Screen 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
3. Click on the Update Software button once to upload the new image file. Figure 93: Update Software Note The update process takes about two minutes to complete, and your router will reboot automatically. 6218-A2-ZB23-10 Update Software 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Select Management -> Reboot Router to reboot the router using the web interface. The router will save the current configuration and reboot itself using the new configuration. The rebooting process takes about two minutes to complete. Figure 94: Reboot Router Screen 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide 6218-A2-ZB23-10...
100 VAC, 50 Hz 110 VAC, 60 Hz 220 VAC, 50/60 Hz 1.2" High x 6.5" Wide x 4.4" Deep (3.0 cm High x 16.5 cm Wide x 11.2 cm Deep) 1.5 lbs (0.7 kg) 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
Firewall 53 MAC Filtering 55 Firmware Update 87 Front Panel 15 Gateway, Default 59 Hardware Connections 18 Installation 17 Important Safety Instructions 3 Installing hardware 18 Interfaces 89 Internet Time 84 Introduction 13 IP Address 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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Access Control 86 Default 27 PC Setup 17 Phone Line Pair 64 Port Mapping 57 Port Triggering 51 Power 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide Specifications 89 Supply 18 Product-Related Documents 12 Protocols Supported 89 Adding 44 Configuring 44 Detecting 37...
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WAN 30, 43 Setup 46 Statistics 31 Status 30 Web Interface Home Page 27 Using 29 Weight 89 Windows 2000 23 Windows 95 24 Windows 98 24 Windows ME 23 Windows NT 25 Windows XP 21 6218-I2 Wireless Router User’s Guide...
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