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Time and Date Setting

This feature (menu 24.10) allows you to get the current time and date from an external server when you

power up your Prestige. The real time is then displayed in

the Prestige

Menu 24.1- System Status

and

error logs. If you do not choose a time service protocol that your timeserver will send when the Prestige

powers up you can enter the time manually but each time the system is booted, the time and date will be

reset to 1/1/2000 0:0:0.

Logging and Tracing

♦

Built-in message logging and packet tracing.

♦

Unix syslog facility support.

Embedded FTP and TFTP Services

The Prestige’s embedded FTP and TFTP services enable the fast upgrade of firmware via standard file

transfer protocols.

SNMP

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for exchanging management

information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Your Prestige

supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the Prestige

through the network. The Prestige supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1).

Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection

The Prestige has a special protection mechanism to discourage brute-force password guessing attacks on

the Prestige’s management interfaces. Brute-force password guessing is repeatedly trying different

combinations of letters, numbers and so on until the password is found. Brute-Force Password Guessing

Protection enforces a wait-time after a certain number of incorrect passwords have been entered This wait-

time must expire before another password can be entered. Please see the appendices for details about

configuring this feature using CI commands.

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1.3

Broadband Internet Access via Cable or DSL Modem

A cable modem or DSL modem can be connected to the Prestige WAN Ethernet port and up to four

computers can be connected to the four Prestige 10/100M LAN Ethernet ports for super-fast broadband

Internet access. The Prestige provides not only the high speed Internet access but also a complete solution

to efficiently manage data traffic on your network.

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Not available at the time of writing.

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Figure 1-1 Internet Access Application

1.4

Internet Access Configuration Checklist

The following table shows the minimum SMT menu configurations you’ll need to make (without changing

the default Prestige values) in order to access the Internet. See your Quick Start Guide and the embedded

web configurator online help for information on using the web configurator Internet access wizard to access

the Internet (preferred method for non-experienced SMT users).

Table 1-1 Internet Access Configuration Checklist

SMT

#

FIELD

ACTION

1

System Name

This field is for identification purposes but because some ISPs check this name

you should enter your computer’s “Computer Name”.

•

In Windows 95/98 click

Start

,

Settings

,

Control Panel

,

Network

. Click the

Identification

tab, note the entry for the

Computer

Name

field and enter it as

the

System Name

.

•

In Windows 2000, click

Start

,

Settings

, Control

Panel

,

Network

Identification

.

Click the

Identification

tab, note the entry for the

Computer

Name

field and enter it as the

System Name

.

•

In Windows XP, click

Start, Control Panel, System

. Click the

Computer

Name

tab. Note the entry for the

Computer Description

field and enter it as the

System Name

.

2

MAC Address:

Assigned By

The default is

Factory Default

, which is the factory assigned default MAC

Address. We recommend you choose

IP Address attached on LAN

and

enter

the IP address of the workstation on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning.

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Table 1-1 Internet Access Configuration Checklist

SMT

#

FIELD

ACTION

4

Encapsulation

Choose

PPPoE

if you have a dial-up connection to the Internet (or

PPTP

if you

reside in France or Austria); otherwise choose

Ethernet

. Choose from

RR-

Manager

,

RR-Telstra

or

RR- Toshiba

if your ISP is Time Warner's

RoadRunner; otherwise choose

Standard

.

PPTP

You need to know your login name, password and connection ID/Name. The

latter may not be obligatory for some ISPs, but if it is you must follow the “c:id”

and “n:name” format.

PPPoE

You need to know your login name, password and service name. The latter may

not be obligatory for some ISPs.

IP Address

Assignment

If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address, select

Dynamic

, otherwise

select

Static

and enter the IP address & subnet mask in the IP address and IP

Subnet Mask fields.

Once these key fields have been configured, you should be able to enjoy super-fast Internet access with

your Prestige!

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Chapter 2

Hardware Installation & Initial Setup

This chapter shows you how to connect hardware and perform the initial setup.

2.1

Front Panel

Prestige.

Panel

CON/AUX

Console/

Auxiliary

Green

On

The port is in console mode (CON/AUX switch

set to CON) and is connected to a management

computer.

2.2

Prestige Rear Panel and Connections

Figure 2-1 Prestige Rear Panel Connections

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Hardware Installation & Initial Setup

Table 2-1Prestige Rear Panel Connections

CONNECTION

DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTION

Power 9V AC

Connect the included power adaptor to the power supply and connect the other end of

the power adaptor cable to this socket.

Do this step last. Use only the included power adapter!

See the

Power Adapter Specification Appendix

for regional

specifications.

Power 9V AC

Connect the end of the included power adaptor (use only this adapter) to this power

socket.

Use only the included power adapter! See the

Power Adapter

Specification Appendix

for regional specifications.

CON/AUX

switch

CON/AUX port

Set this switch to the “CON” side to use the CON/AUX port as a regular console port for

local device configuration and management. Connect the 9-pin male end of the console

cable to the console port of the Prestige and the other end (choice of 9-pin or 25-pin,

depending on your computer) end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) of

your computer. You can use an extension RS-232 cable if the enclosed one is too short.

Your computer should have a terminal emulation communications program (such as

HyperTerminal) set to VT100 terminal emulation, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no data

flow and 9600 bps port speed.

Set this switch to the “AUX” side to use the CON/AUX port as an auxiliary dial-up WAN

connection. Connect the 9-pin male end of the RS-232 Y-cable to the CON/AUX port and

use the included CON/AUX converter on the other 9-pin end of the cable to connect to a

modem or TA.