Open-Networks iConnect625W Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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7.2.4

DHCP Connection Setup

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows the iConnect625W to obtain an IP

address automatically from the server. With dynamic addressing, a device may have a

different IP address every time it connects to the network. Before configuration begins,

please check with your ISP to ensure that this mode is supported.

To configure

DHCP

connection, follow the steps provided below.

Step 1

:

To begin, click the

Setup tab

on the top menu. Click the

New Connection

link.

The default

PPPoE Connection Setup

page appears:

Step 2

:

From the

Type

drop-down list, select

DHCP.

The following page appears:

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Step 3

:

Enter a unique name for your

DHCP

connection in the

Name

field. The name

must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers.

Step 4:

The

NAT

and

Firewall

checkboxes are checked by default under the

Options

field. Leave these in the default mode.

Step 5:

Select the

Encapsulation Type

(LLC or VC) by highlighting the appropriate

radio button. The default is set to

LLC

. If you are unsure about the option, leave

the default setting as it is.

Step 6:

If your DSL line is connected and your ISP supports DHCP, click the

Renew

button to retrieve an

IP address, Subnet Mask

and

Default Gateway

address.

Alternatively, you can click the

Release

button at any time to release the DHCP

address.

You can renew the DHCP address at any time by clicking the Renew button. This is not

required in most cases as the process runs automatically.

Step 7:

From the

PVC Settings

section, the

VPI

and

VCI

are defaulted to

8

and

35

,

respectively. Make the changes in these fields, if required, based on the

information from your ISP.

If you need to use the VPI and VCI values in an existing connection, you will need to open

it and edit the settings. It is not possible to have more than one connection using the

same VPI/VCI values.

Step 8:

Select the

QoS

. Leave the default value if you are unsure or if the ISP did not

provide this information.

The

PCR, SCR, MBS

and

CDVT

fields could be enabled/disabled depending

on the

QoS

section. Your ISP should provide these values.

Step 9

:

Click the

Apply

button.

Step 10:

To save your configuration, please refer to the section under

Save / Restart

Menu

.

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The following table lists the

DHCP

Connection Setup

screen fields and their definitions:

Field

Description

NAT

Network Address Translation is a feature that enables you to use

private IP addresses on your computer or your LAN.

This is set to

Enabled

by default for standard operation.

Firewall

Select to enable security for this connection.

This is set to

Enabled

by

default for standard operation.

Each of the fields for

DHCP Settings

is described as follows.

LLC

and

VC

are two different methods of

encapsulating multiple sessions. The default is set to

LLC

.

LLC

With

LLC

encapsulation, a link control

header is added to the Ethernet packet that

identifies the protocol type (Ethernet). This

allows multiple protocols to be transmitted

over the ATM Virtual Circuit (VC).

Encapsulation

VC

With

VC m

ultiplexing, no link control header

is needed as the ATM VC is assumed to be

carrying a single protocol.

IP Address

This is the static IP address assigned by the DHCP

server.

Mask

A

Mask

is used to determine which subnet an IP

address belongs to. This is the

Subnet Mask

that will

be assigned to the WAN interface of the

iConnect625W router. The information is based on

the details provided by your ISP.

Gateway

The

Gateway

is the IP address of your gateway.

DHCP

Settings

Default

Gateway

If this field is enabled/checked, this WAN connection

will act as the default gateway to the Internet.

Renew

It may be necessary on occasion to get a new IP address or to update

the DHCP options sent by your ISP's DHCP server. Pressing this

button renews the DHCP lease.

Release

Clicking this button releases the current network settings from the

iConnectAccess264W router.

Apply

Applies the changes made to the connection.

Delete

Deletes the connection.

Cancel

Cancels the changes made to the connection.

For VLAN and PVC field descriptions, please refer to the table under PPPoE section.

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7.2.5

Bridged Connection Setup

In

Bridge

mode, Ethernet frames are bridged over ATM VC. The Ethernet frames are

encapsulated using either

LLC Encapsulation

or

VC Multiplexing

. Since the Ethernet

packets are bridged, the router's only functionality is to pass the Ethernet packets to and

from the ISP and the local network.

Your ISP assigns the IP addresses of the local network, either statically or dynamically. If

your ISP provides bridged service, you may select the

Bridged

connection type.

In this setting, the NAT and firewall rules are disabled. This connection method makes the

iConnect625W act as a transparent hub and passes packets across from the WAN

interface to the LAN interface transparently.

To configure

Bridge

connection, follow the steps provided below.

Step 1

:

To begin, click the

Setup tab

on the top menu. Click the

New Connection

link.

The default

PPPoE Connection Setup

page appears:

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Step 2

:

From the

Type

drop-down list, select

Bridge.

The following page appears:

Step 3

:

Enter a unique name for your

Bridged

connection in the

Name

field. The name

must not have spaces and cannot begin with numbers.

Step 4:

Select the

Encapsulation Type

(LLC or VC) by highlighting the appropriate

radio button. The default is set to

LLC

. If you are unsure about the option, leave

the default setting as it is.

Step 5:

In the

Select LAN

field, select the appropriate

LAN Group

you wish to

configure for

Bridge

mode.

Step 6:

The

VPI

and

VCI

values are defaulted to

8

and

35

, respectively. Make the

changes in these fields as provided by your ISP, if required.

If you need to use the VPI and VCI values in an existing connection, you will need to open

it and edit the settings. It is not possible to have more than one connection using the

same VPI/VCI values.

Step 7:

Select the

QoS

. Leave the default value if you are unsure or if the ISP did not

provide this information.

The

PCR, SCR, MBS

and

CDVT

fields could be enabled/disabled depending

on the

QoS

section. Your ISP should provide these values.

Step 8

:

Click the

Apply

button.

Step 9:

To save your configuration, please refer to the section under

Save / Restart

Menu

.

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