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Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration of the Modem

This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your Model DM602 ADSL

Modem . These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the

browser interface.

Router Device Mode Status

The Router Status menu provides a limited amount of status information. From the Main Menu of

the browser interface, click on Router or Modem Status, depending on what mode the device is in.

Then the System Status screen, shown in

Figure 5-1

will appear.

Figure 5-1.

Router Mode Status screen

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Advanced Configuration of the Modem

This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 5-1.

Router Status Fields

Field

Description

Firmware Version

This field displays the modem firmware version.

LAN Port

These IP parameters apply to the Local Area Network (LAN) of the

modem.

MAC Address

This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the LAN

port of the modem.

IP Address

This field displays the IP address being used by the ADSL (WAN) port of

the modem. If no address is shown, the modem cannot connect to the

Internet.

IP Subnet Mask

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the ADSL(WAN)

port of the modem.

Modem

These parameters apply to the ADSL modem section of the modem.

ADSL Firmware Version

This field displays the ADSL chipset firmware version.

Modem Status

This field displays the state of the ADSL connection to your service

provider, either “Connecting” or “Connected”

Connect Mode

This field displays the protocol used to connect to your service provider.

When the ADSL link comes up, the connection will be either “Fast” or

“Interleaved”, depending on the way the telephone company has

configured its equipment

Down Stream

This field displays the connection rate from the service provider to the

modem in bits per second

Up Stream

This field displays the connection rate from the modem to the service

provider in bits per second

VPI

This field displays the VPI entered in the Setup Wizard or Basic Settings

screen

VCI

This field displays the VCI entered in the Setup Wizard or Basic Settings

screen

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Click on the “Show Statistics” button to display modem usage statistics, as shown in

Figure 5-2

below:

Figure 5-2.

Show Statistics screen

This screen shows the following statistics:.

Table 5-2.

Router Statistics Fields

Field

Description

Port

The statistics for the ADSL WAN (Internet) and LAN (local) ports.

Status

The link status of the port.

TxPkts

The number of packets transmitted on this port since reset or manual clear.

RxPkts

The number of packets received on this port since reset or manual clear.

Poll Interval

Specifies the intervals at which the statistics are updated in this window. Click on Stop

to freeze the display.

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Advanced Configuration of the Modem

Click the “PPP Status” button to display the progress of the PPPoE or PPPoA connection, as

shown in

Figure 5-3

, below.

Figure 5-3.

PPP Status screen

The modem will automatically authenticate with the PPPoE or PPPoA network when you have

data to transmit. You can manually connect to the network by clicking on the Connect button.

This screen gives you more detailed information about your PPPoE or PPPoA link. When the

connection is up and working, the amount of time that has elapsed since it came up is indicated in

the Connection Time field. The DM602 modem goes through the following steps to bring up a

PPPoE or PPPoA connection.

1.

The WAN LED indicates whether the ADSL physical layer can connect to the telephone

company’s ADSL equipment, called a DSL Access Multiplexor (DSLAM). The WAN LED

will be solid green when this connection is made.

2.

“Connecting to server”, “PPP LCP negotiation” and “Authentication” indicate whether the

modem is able to reach the PPPoE or PPPoA server and authenticate the User Name and

Password. If one of these steps fail it may indicate that the values entered in the Setup Wizard

or Basic Settings screens are not correct.

3.

“Getting IP addresses“ indicates whether the modem has successfully received a DHCP

assignment from the DHCP server. This step is not necessary if a static IP address has been

assigned.

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Modem Device Mode Status

In Modem Device Mode, from the Main Menu of the browser interface, click on Modem Status to

display the System Status screen, shown in

Figure 5-4

will appear.

Figure 5-4.

Modem Status screen

This screen shows the following parameters:

Table 5-3.

Router Status Fields

Field

Description

Firmware Version

This field displays the modem firmware version.

LAN Port

These IP parameters apply to the Local Area Network (LAN) of the

modem.

MAC Address

This field displays the Ethernet MAC address being used by the LAN

port of the modem.

IP Address

This field displays the IP address being used by the ADSL (WAN) port of

the modem. If no address is shown, the modem cannot connect to the

Internet.

IP Subnet Mask

This field displays the IP Subnet Mask being used by the ADSL(WAN)

port of the modem.