Compex MRL21E Operation & User’s Manual

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The Co mpex ADSL 2/ 2+ Etherne t Modem Ro uter MRL21E is often referred to as Compex MRL21E in this do c ument. Here is a list o f c o nventio ns used within the manual: This symbo l signifies an impo rtant no tic e to be heeded. The user is advised to read the instruc tio ns c arefully befo re pro c eeding further. This symbo l represents a se c tio n meant fo r advanc ed users, o r spec ific features meant fo r exc eptio nal no n-standard applic atio ns. The user is assumed to have relevant netwo rk kno wledge to c arry o u ...

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PRODUCT................................................................................2 2.1 KEY FEATURES...........................................................................................2 2.3 PANEL VIEWS............................................................................................3 2.3.1 Pane l De sc riptio n .......................................................................4 CHAPTER 3: LET’ S GET GOING-HARDWARE SETUP ...

5.5 IP FILTERING............................................................................................35 5.5.1 Co nfiguring an Outgo ing IP Filte ring Rule ...............................35 5.5.2 Co nfiguring an Inc o ming IP Filte ring Rule ................................37 5.6 MAC FILTERING .....................................................................................38 5.6.1 Co nfiguring a MAC Filte ring Rule ......... ...

7.3 ACCESS CONTROL..................................................................................64 7.3.1 Ac c e ss Co ntro l – Se rvic e s............................................................64 7.3.2 Ac c e ss Co ntro l – IP Addre sse s....................................................65 7.3.3 Ac c e ss Co ntro l – Passwo rds........................................................66 7.4 INTERNET TIME..........................................................................................67 7.4.1 Inte rne t Time – Time Se tti ...

hank yo u fo r purc hasing the Co mpex MRL21E ADSL 2/ 2+ Ethernet Mo dem Ro uter! We are c o mmitted to deliver, mee t and even exc e ed yo ur e xpec tatio ns o f a high- perfo rmanc e, feature-ric h, user-friendly and c o st-effec tive mo dem ro uter devic e. We are exc ited that yo u will so o n be disc o vering mo re abo ut a pro duc t that we have pro udly developed. Co mpex MRL21E is a bro adband Inte rnet ac c ess devic e, whic h utilizes the high freque nc y se gment o f the pho ne line to transmit high-spee d data witho ut affec ting the vo ic e transmissio n. This means that yo u c an make ...

2.1 KEY FEATURES Yo ur Co mpex MRL21E is endo we d with a high-perfo rmanc e design and a ric h feature set. To maximize the po tential o f yo ur purc hase , we have highlighted a list o f features to help yo u get familiarized with it: • Co mplianc e with ANSI T1.413 ISSUE 2, ITU G.992.1 (G.DMT), ITU G.992.2 (G.LITE), ITU G992.3 and ITU G992.5 • We b-based c o nfiguratio n and mo nito ring • Ro uting func tio n • NAPT func tio n • DHCP func tio n ...

deskto p. The LED indic ato rs deno ting ne two rk status and ac tivity are situate d o n the fro nt edge o f the mo dem fo r easy visibility. NOTICE: Ac tual pro duc t appearanc e may slightly differ depending o n the hardware versio n. Front View ...

Label Indicator Description Power (LED) • Steady RED: Po we r is turned o n • Off: Po we r is turned o ff. LINK (LED) • Steady YELLOW: The mo dem has go o d Internet c o nnec tivity • Flashing YELLOW: The mo dem is in the handshaking status. • Off: Internet c o nnec tio n is no t established. DATA (LED) • Steady GREEN: Co nnec ted to the PC. • Fast Flashing GREEN: Transmitting or rec eiving data. • Off: No t pro perly c o nne c te d to the PC. PC/ USB (LED) • Steady GREEN: Cable is c o nnec ted. • Fast Flashing GREEN: Transfo rming data • Off: No c able is de tec ted. ...

5 CHAPTER 3: LET’S GET GOING-HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 POWER UP IN 6 STEPS: In 6 simple steps, yo u shall have yo ur ro uter running and func tio nal. After whic h, yo u may pro c e ed to the so ftware c o nfiguratio n to ge t ready to surf the Interne t at high-spee d! Panel View of Compex MRL21E Use a telephone c ord to c onnec t the LINE po rt o f the splitter with the RJ-11 po rt (the pho ne jac k) o n the wall. Use the o ther telepho ne c o rd to c o nnec t the ADSL po rt o f the splitter with the LINE po rt of the Co mpex MRL21E. Use ano ther telepho ne c o rd to c onnec t the telephone se t with the PH ...

6 CHAPTER 4: LET’S GET GOING-SOFTWARE SETUP 4.1 PREPARING THE PCS + MODEM ROUTER The Co mpex MRL21E c o mes with a po we rful array o f features that c an be administere d via a web-based c o nfiguratio n interfac e. This sec tio n o f so ftware setup will be presented in two essential po rtio ns aimed to quic kly enable effec tive use o f the pro duc t: • Configuring the PCs - Co nc erns the Preparatio n o f PCs fo r netwo rk ac c ess • Basic Compex MRL21E Setup - Co vers steps fo r o nline ac c ess & Internet sharing 4.1.1 Configuring the PCs The instruc tio ns fo und here will help you c o nfigur ...

7 Part 1(a): Configuring your PC to Dynamically obtain an IP address… If you are using Microsoft Windows 98SE or Windows Millennium 1. Clic k the Start butto n. Selec t Settings and c lic k the Control Panel ic o n. Then do uble-c lic k the Network ic o n. Yo u will see the Ne two rk dialo g o n the right. 2. On the Configuration tab, highlight the TCP/ IP line c o rrespo nding to yo ur Ethernet adapter and c lic k o n the Properties butto n. Yo u will be bro ught to the TCP/ IP Properties page belo w. 3. Clic k o n the IP Address tab, and selec t Obtain an IP address automatically. 4. Next, c lic k the G ...

8 Part 1(b): Configuring your PC to Dynamically obtain an IP address… If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP 1. Clic k the Start butto n. Selec t Settings and c lic k the Control Panel ic o n. Then do uble-c lic k the Network and Dial-up Connection (Windo ws 2000) o r Network Connection (Windo ws XP) ic o n. 2. Do uble-c lic k the Local Area Connection ic o n fo r the Ethernet adapter applic able to yo ur Internet c o nnec tio n, and c lic k the Properties butto n. Yo u will be bro ught to the dialo g page belo w. 3. On the General tab, make sure the bo x next to Internet Protocol (TCP/ IP) ...

9 4. Selec t Obtain an IP address automatically. Then c lic k the OK butto n o n this page, and the OK butto n o n the previo us page it returns yo u to . ...

10 Part 1(c): Configuring your PC with a Static IP address… If you are using Microsoft Windows 98SE or Windows Millennium 1. To be gin the Static IP address c o nfiguratio n, fo llo w steps 1 & 2 o f Part 1(a) to ge t to the page o n the right. 2. Clic k o n the IP Address tab. The n type in an IP address and Subnet Mask o f 192.168.1.X and 255.255.255.0 respec tively, where X is any number fro m 2 to 254. (No te that the de fault IP addre ss o f the Co mpe x MRL21E is 192.168.1.1) 3. Next, c lic k the Gateway tab to see the dialo g page o n the left. 4. Under the New Gateway field, key in the IP add ...

11 5. No w, selec t the DNS Configuration tab and o n the page yo u se e , selec t Enable DNS. Type in a preferred name as the Host. Then, fo llo w that up by keying in the IP address o f yo ur DNS Server in the DNS Server Search Order field and press the Add butto n. 6. Yo u c an c o mplete the set up by c lic king the OK butto n, and then restarting the c o mputer. Part 1(d): Configuring your PC with a Static IP address… If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP 1. To be gin the Static IP address c o nfiguratio n, fo llo w steps 1, 2 & 3 o f Part 1(b) to ge t to the page o n the right. 2. ...

12 (No te that the default IP address o f the Co mpex MRL21E is 192.168.1.1) 3. No w selec t Use the following DNS server addresses, and then key in the IP address o f yo ur DNS server in the Preferred DNS server field. Finally, c lic k the OK butto n to c o mplete. Co mpleting Part 1, we have se t up o ur PCs. We will no w be ready to disc uss bo th the Basic and Advanc ed setup o f the mo dem ro uter c o nfiguratio ns to go o nline! 4.1.2 Basic Modem Router Setup In this po rtio n o n the basic set up, yo u will find info rmatio n o n ho w yo u may c o nfigure the Compex MRL21E to func tion in yo ur ...