XH9950 DSE Wireless ADSL Router

Installation and User Guide

V1.0 Last Updated on 08/01/07 by Navdeep Saini Copyright 2007 DSE(NZ)Ltd

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DSE(NZ)Ltd makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not DSE(NZ)Ltd, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, DSE(NZ)Ltd reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Telepermit Information
DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router PTC 272/06/039

PTC200 General Warning

1. The grant of a Telepermit for any item of terminal equipment indicates only that Telecom has accepted that the item complies with minimum conditions for connection to its network. It indicates no endorsement of the product by Telecom, nor does it provide any sort of warranty. Above all, it provides no assurance that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model, nor does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom's network services.
The Service Covered by this Telepermit

2. This Telepermit shows that this DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router is suitable for connection to Telecoms existing ADSL1 service. This service is defined by the specification PTC270. When compliance with the specification

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is proved a PTC272 Telepermit is issued for each product. This Telepermit does not show suitability for connection to a new ADSL service when Telecom introduces it. Telecom will require proof of compliance with a new PTC specification when the new service is introduced
ADSL2 & ADSL2+ Services

3. ADSL2 and ADSL2+ services are only available from the network of the ADSL Service Provider. Telecom does not currently provide either service to customers from its Broadband network. When Telecom introduces ADSL2 and/or ADSL2+ services this Wireless Router has not been proven suitable for connection to it.
Routers and Power Supply

4. This DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router must be connected to the Telecom network using the model RH48-1201200AS AC-AC Power Adaptor that it was tested with in Telelab limited Test Report number 1236, testing date 29 September 2006. Failure to do so could negate the Telepermit as untested power supplies may affect the routers operation.
This DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router on Long Lines

5. This DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router may not achieve the type of high speed operation expected when attached to a line that is longer than intended by the ITU-T G996.1 ADSL standard i.e. >4 km of 0.4mm cable or a shorter cable length with several tails or multiples. If the Router is installed in such conditions and does not give the expected download performance, then do not refer the matter to the Telecom Fault Service or ADSL Helpdesk.
User Instructions (1) for This DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router

6. When distributed to Broadband users attached to the Telecom network the User Instructions for setting up this DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router must not contain any information that relates to setting up the router on another companies network. Such information is confusing for the new customer and causes excessive calls to the Jetstream Helpdesk.
User Instructions (2) for This DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router

7. If customers have problems setting up this DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router to download information from the Internet via the Telecom network the problem must be directed to the Router supplier (DSE NZ limited) do not call the Telecom Fault Service or Jetstream helpdesk or a monetary charge will result.
Security of the Wireless Connectivity on This DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router

8. Security of the 802.11g wireless connection associated with this DSE XH9950 ADSL Wireless Router is the Suppliers and customers responsibility. Telecom will take no responsibility for charges made to customers accounts due to poorly organised wireless security allowing unknown users to connect to the internet via this wireless router. Should this occur do not complain to the Telecom Fault Service or JetStream Helpdesk.

Manual Versions
Date 08/01/2007 Version 1.0 Author Navdeep Saini Changes Original Version

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 3 2.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...................................................................................... 5 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 5 FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 6 DRIVER CD CONTENTS ................................................................................... 7

SOFTWARE........................................................................................................ 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS................................................ 8 3.1 FRONT/TOP PANEL ......................................................................................... 8 3.2 REAR PANEL .................................................................................................. 8 3.3 MAKE SURE ADSL SERVICE IS ACTIVATED ........................................................ 9 3.4 CONFIGURE YOUR PHONE EQUIPMENT .............................................................. 9 3.4.1 Option 1: Install ADSL Filter/s yourself ............................................... 10 3.4.2 Option 2: Have an ADSL splitter professionally installed .................... 11 3.5 CONNECTING THE ADSL MODEM TO YOUR PC................................................ 11

DEFAULT FACTORY SETTINGS .................................................................... 12 4.1 4.2 4.3 WEB INTERFACE ........................................................................................... 12 LAN IP SETTINGS ........................................................................................ 12 ADVANCED SETTINGS .................................................................................... 12

CONFIGURING THE ADSL ROUTER.............................................................. 13 5.1 TCP/IP SETTINGS ........................................................................................ 13 5.2 ACCESSING THE W EB MANAGER.................................................................... 14 5.3 QUICK START SETUP..................................................................................... 16 5.4 INTERFACE SETUP ........................................................................................ 20 5.4.1 Internet................................................................................................ 20 5.4.2 LAN..................................................................................................... 22 5.4.3 Wireless .............................................................................................. 24 5.5 ADVANCED SETUP ........................................................................................ 27 5.5.1 Firewall ............................................................................................... 27 5.5.2 Routing ............................................................................................... 27 5.5.3 Network Address Translation.............................................................. 29 5.5.4 Firmware............................................................................................. 31

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SUPPORT......................................................................................................... 32 WARRANTY ..................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX........................................................................................................ 33 8.1 8.2 8.3 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ................................................................................... 33 MY SETTINGS............................................................................................... 35 ISP SETTINGS AND SUPPORT DETAILS ............................................................ 36

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1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the DSE Wireless ADSL Router 802.11g 4-port. This modem/WiFi-router gives you a fast, "Always On" connection to the Internet and is ideal for 1 or more computers in a home or small office environment; providing wireless access to your network.

1.1 Package Contents

Carefully unpack and remove the contents. If any of the following items are missing or damaged, contact the Dick Smith Electronics store you purchased the device from. XH9950 DSE Wireless ADSL Router 802.11g 4-port 1 x 12v Power adaptor 1 x RJ45 Crossover Cable 1 x RJ11 Telephone cable 1 x BT Adaptor 1 x Applications CD This users Manual

1.2 Minimum System Requirements

Supported Operating System o Linux 2.4.x or above o Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 / XP o Mac OS X 10.2 or above Web browser (Internet Explorer 6.0+ Firefox 1.5+ etc) ADSL Internet service Ethernet adaptor and cable for each computer or a wireless NIC One (Max 5) ADSL line filter(s) for each phone jack with phone/fax type device connected to it or a centrally installed splitter (see telecom).

1.3 Features & Specifications

Wireless Ethernet 802.11b/g Built in 4 port router 10/11/54/100M Auto negotiation Ethernet interface Multiple PVC (Permanent Virtual Circuit) Support Network Address Translation (NAT) SPI Firewall Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Dynamic DNS Support QoS (Quality of service) Compliant to ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt), G.992.2 (G.lite), G.992.3 (ADSL2), G.992.4 (splitterless ADSL2), G.992.5 (ADSL2+) for Annex A, B G.lite (G.992.2) with line rate support of up to 1.5Mbps downstream and 512Kbps upstream. Supports Multi-Mode standard (ANSI T1.413, Issue 2; G.dmt (G.992.1); G.994.1 and G.996.1(for ISDN only); G.991.1;G.lite (G992.2)). Supports OAM F4/F5 loop-back, AIS and RDI OAM cells. ATM Forum UNI 3.1/4.0 PVC. Supports up to 8 PVCs (UBR, CBR, VBR). Multiple Protocols over AAL5 (RFC 1483). PPP over AAL5 (RFC 2364). PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516).

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2 Software
2.1 Software CD Contents
On the Software CD you will find a selection of applications outlined in the forward table. The bundled software applications fall into 3 categories:
1. OEM software that DSE has paid for and for which you are able to use subject to the manufacturer or authors license terms. In all cases, you are not permitted to redistribute copies of this software. In many cases OEM software does not provide the full functionality of the equivalent retail product. It does however perform its primary task the additional features are usually nice to have but not necessary for operation. 2. FREEWARE software that has been released for anyone to copy, distribute and use subject to the authors license terms.

3. SHAREWARE or TRIAL software that is limited in time and or functionality and is subject to the
manufacturer or authors license terms. This is a common way for manufacturers to showcase their product. Generally you can make copies and redistribute this sort of software however you should check the license terms before doing so.
CD Folder 7Zip Acrobat AXCrypt CDEX DirectX9 Gimp InternetExplorer iTunes Java Manual MozillaFirefox MozillaThunderbird OpenOffice PCTechGuide Picasa Skype Winamp YuBurner ZoneAlarm Description 7Zip Archiver. Allows you to compress / decompress various archived files. Adobe Acrobat Reader. Allows you to view PDF files. Allows you to securely encrypt / decrypt files. Allows you to RIP music from CDs and store them as MP3 files for personal use. Multimedia extension to Windows. Powerful, open-source, image manipulation program. Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser (version 6). iTunes is media player, provided by Apple computers, for playng and organising music, video file and purchasing digital music files in the FairPlay DRM format. SUN Java Runtime Environment for Windows Contains the documentation for your DSE product. Powerful, open-source, Mozilla Firefox web browser. This browser is touted as much more easy to use and secure than IE. Powerful, open-source, Mozilla Thunderbird email client. This is a popular replacement for Outlook Express. Powerful, open-source, Productivity Suite with alternatives to MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. A guide to PCs and the computing industry. Google Picasa photo catalog and manipulation software. Allows you to catalog and manage your digital photo library with ease. Internet VoIP software. Allows you to make calls to other PCs and normal phones. Popular Digital Audio Player. Allows you to playback various digital audio formats such as MP3, WMA, OOG, etc. A free CD/DVD writing application for the Macintosh. Free version of the popular Personal Firewall software. Allows you to further protect your computer against online intrusions and attacks.

3 Hardware Installation Instructions

3.1 Front/Top Panel
PWR LED: Power Indicator o Steady: Ready o Flashing: Initialising/Not Ready o Off: System Power Off DSL/LINK LED: ADSL Link Indicator o Steady: ADSL connection established o Flashing: ADSL connection initialising DSL/ACT LED: ADSL activity indicator o Flashing: Data Tx/Rx o Off: Idle 10/100 LNK/ACT 1~4 LEDs: Ethernet status indicators o Steady: Connected but Idle o Flashing: Data Tx/Rx o Off: Ethernet cable disconnected

3.2 Rear Panel

RESET: Reset button, resets the router to its default settings SW: Power Switch Power: 12V Power adaptor Jack LAN (1 ~ 4): RJ-45 jack, Ethernet connectors for PC or HUB LINE: RJ-11 jack, Phone line connector for ADSL signal

XH9950 DSE Wireless ADSL Router 802.11g 4 port 3.3 Make sure ADSL service is activated
Note: Before you can use any ADSL modem or router, you must confirm that the following conditions have been met.

You are located within 5Km of an ADSL enabled phone exchange and you can get Telecoms ADSL service. This can be checked by contacting Telecom. Telecom has enabled the ADSL service to your house or office. Because the ADSL and voice works on the same phone line at the same time, you need to install ADSL filter/s on each of your normal telephone devices or contact Telecom to install a central splitter. You need to have an account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to enable your new ADSL line to connect to the internet.

3.4 Configure your phone equipment

ADSL works by combining both voice and data signals on the same phone line. At your premises, these signals need to be separated through the use of an approved Filter or Splitter. Whilst both achieve the same results, each has their pros and cons.
Filter Ideal for Smaller installations with a limited amount of phone outlets (phones, answering machines, cordless phones, 56K modems, Fax, etc.) Self install Splitter Larger installations or situations where filters cannot be used (alarm diallers and other permanently wired telephone devices). Professional contractor only

Installation method Maximum phones

5 although double and triple adaptors can be plugged into the phone socket of each filter. Dick Smith Electronics XH7556 or XH8556 Low per unit for most installations

Unlimited

How to get

Call Telecom on 123

Cost

Higher depends on installer and the actual installation

3.4.1 Option 1: Install ADSL Filter/s yourself

All telephone equipment must be filtered in an ADSL installation. This includes corded & cordless phones, answering machines, faxes, caller display units, analogue modem (including such devices as a Sky digital decoder with integrated modem), dedicated dialers, Etc. Filtering telephone equipment is as simple as plugging the XH7556 or XH8556 DSE ADSL filter in-line with the device/s. Your ADSL modem or router will be the only device that can connect directly to your jack point. However should an adaptor be required between the plug on the modem cord and the jack point, or you wish to connect telephone equipment to the same jack point, the XH7556 DSE ADSL filter can be used by plugging the router or modem into the ADSL socket. Do not plug an ADSL modem or router into the PHONE socket if the modem cord has this type of plug. It is important that the filter is connected the right way around. The lead coming out of the side marked LINE is plugged into the telephone JP Non-ADSL telephone equipment then plugs into the PHONE socket on the filter The ADSL Modem or Router plugs into the ADSL socket on the filter. Up to 5 filters can be used on a single telephone line. If you need to install more than 5 filters, a central splitter must be installed by Telecom. If you need to connect more than one item of telephone equipment at the same jack point, then a double adaptor can be plugged into the PHONE socket of this filter. If the Line Filter has a RJ11 ADSL socket incorporated. Only ADSL modems or routers may be plugged into this socket.

Note: If you have a house alarm with dialler which is hardwired into your phone line, you will need to have a central splitter installed as the filters will not be adequate.

CAUTION: Failure to connect ALL telephone type equipment via a filter will result in loss of the data link whenever a call is made or answered. In many cases the link will also be lost when a call is received, even if it is not answered.

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3.4.2 Option 2: Have an ADSL splitter professionally installed
Contact Telecom on 123 to arrange for a technician to be sent out to install a central splitter.

3.5 Connecting the ADSL modem to your PC

1. Plug the provided 12v power adaptor into the connector labelled as POWER on the rear panel. 2. Plug one end of the provided Ethernet cable into one of the four LAN connectors on the rear of the router and the other end into a Network/Ethernet card on your desktop/laptop computer. 3. Finally plug the RJ11 end of the provided phone cable into the LINE connector (as shown above) and plug the other end either into your filter directly or through the provided BT adaptor into your phone line. Press the SW button located on the rear of the router to turn your router ON.

NOTE: You can also setup/use the router without any LAN cables provided you have a wireless network card installed on your computer/laptop. This is possible as the wireless LAN is enabled by default with no security on your router.

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4 Default Factory Settings

4.1 Web interface
Username: admin Password: password

Note: All usernames and passwords are case sensitive; hence special care must be given when entering information in these fields.

4.2 LAN IP Settings

IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 DHCP: Enabled

4.3 Advanced settings

Firewall: Enabled SPI: Disabled Access control: o Web: LAN only o Telnet: LAN only o FTP: LAN & WAN o SNMP: LAN & WAN o Ping: LAN & WAN

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5 Configuring the ADSL Router

5.1 TCP/IP Settings
Use the following steps to configure your pc to be a DHCP client. These same steps can be performed for every host PC on your local network if you use the DHCP function of the router. 1. Click Start Settings Control Panel. 2. In classic view mode double click the Network Connections icon. 3. Right click on your Ethernet Network Connection (or Wireless Network Connection if you would like to use the wireless network) and select properties from the drop down menu.

4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on Properties. 5. Make sure that the options Obtain an IP address automatically & Obtain DNS server address automatically are selected and click OK.

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5.2 Accessing the Web Manager

1. Launch your web browser and click the STOP button. 2. Enter the LAN IP address of your router (Default is 192.168.1.2) in the browsers address bar.

3. You will be prompted to enter a username and password, enter your username and password (default is admin & password) and click OK.

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4. If the username and password were entered correctly then the web configuration page will appear else you will be asked to enter the username and password again.

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5.3 Quick Start setup

Most of the settings on the DSE Wireless ADSL Router have already been customised for the New Zealand Network. The quick start option allows you to setup your ADSL modem in 7 simple steps. During the course of these steps you will be taken over the most basic settings required to connect to the internet. Note: Once you have completed the quick start setup, any computer with a wireless network card will have access your network. To avoid this situtaion please add security to your wireless network, details on adding security to your wireless network are given under section 5.4.3. 1. To start the quick start setup, select the Quick Start option from the main menu.

2. This will open a new window (please ensure that your browsers pop up blocker does not block popup windows from 192.168.1.2), click Next to continue.

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3. To ensure the security of your network you will be prompted to change the admin account password of your router, enter the new password twice in the provided text boxes and click Next.

4. The Time Zone is preset to New Zealand settings, click Next to continue.

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5. The ISP connection type has also been pre-set for New Zealand users, click Next to continue.

6. Enter the username and password provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and click Next.

Note: The username is not always the same as your email address, in some cases the suffix may be different for example Xtra users use username.xadsl@xtra.co.nz .

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7. Click Next to save the changes you have made, the router will prompt you to enter the new admin account password which was entered in step 3 above.

8. Once the password has been entered and confirmed the router will confirm that the settings have been changed, click Close to finish the quick start setup.

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5.4 Interface Setup

The interface setup allows you to change your internet, local area network and your local wireless network settings, the following few sections will provide details on settings available under this menu.

5.4.1 Internet
ATM VC: ATM settings are used to connect to your ISP. Your ISP provides VPI, VCI settings to you. In this Device, you can totally setup 8 VCs on different encapsulations, if you apply 8 different virtual circuits from your ISP. You need to activate the VC to take effect. For PVCs management, you can use ATM QoS to setup each PVC traffic line's priority. o Virtual Circuit: Select the VC number you want to setup. o Status: Currently activated or deactivated. o VPI: Virtual Path Identifier. o VCI: Virtual Channel Identifier. o ATM QoS: Select the Quality of Service types for this Virtual Circuit. The ATM QoS types include CBR (Constant Bit Rate), VBR (Variable Bit Rate) and UBR (Unspecified Bit Rate). These QoS types are all controlled by the parameters specified below, including PCR, SCR and MBS. o PCR: Peak cell rate. o SCR: Sustained cell rate. o MBS: Maximum burst size. Encapsulation o Dynamic IP: Select this option if your ISP provides you an IP address automatically. This option is typically used for Cable services. o Static IP: Select this option to set static IP information. You will need to enter in the Connection type, IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, provided to you by your ISP. Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form, which is four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x). The Router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format. o PPPoA/PPPoE: Select this option if your ISP requires you to use a PPPoA/PPPoE connection. This option is typically used for DSL services.

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o Bridge Mode: The modem can be configured to act as a bridging device between your LAN and your ISP. Bridges are devices that enable two or more networks to communicate as if they are two segments of the same physical LAN.

PPPoE/PPPoA: o Username: Enter your username for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. o Password: Enter your password for your PPPoE/PPPoA connection. o Encapsulation: For both PPPoE and PPPoA connections, you need to specify the type of Multiplexing, either LLC or VC Mux, default is PPPoA VC-Mux.

Connection Setting: o Connection: For PPPoE/PPPoA connection, you can select Always on or Connect on-demand. Connect on demand is dependent on the traffic. If there is no traffic (or Idle) for a pre-specified period of time), the connection will be dropped automatically. Once there is traffic send or receive, the connection will be automatically on. o TCP MMS: TCP Maximum Segment Size. IP Address: The IP address will be provided by your ISP, this will either be a dynamic IP address in which case the router will obtain the IP address from the DHCP server or you will be provided with a static IP address. For Static IP, you will have to enter the IP address, Subnet Mask and Gateway IP address. o NAT: Select this option to Activate/Deactivate the NAT (Network Address Translation) function for this VC. The NAT function can be activated or deactivated per PVC basis. o Default Route: If this option is enabled, the current PVC will be the default gateway to internet from this device. o TCP MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit.

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o Dynamic Route: Select this option to specify the RIP (Routing Information protocol) version, including RIP-1, RIP-2M and RIP-2B. RIP-2M and RIP-2B are both sent in RIP-2 format; the difference is that RIP-2M uses Multicast and RIP-2B using Broadcast format. Direction: Select this option to specify the RIP direction. None is for disabling the RIP function. Both means the ADSL Router will periodically send routing information and accept routing information which then gets added into the routing table. IN only means the ADLS router will only accept but will not send RIP packet. OUT only means the ADLS router will only send but will not accept RIP packet. o Multicast: IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) is a session-layer protocol used to establish membership in a multicast group. The ADSL ATU-R supports both IGMP version 1 (IGMP-v1) and IGMP-v2. Select None to disable it.

5.4.2 LAN
Router Local IP: o IP Address: This is the IP address of your router. You may change the LAN IP address if needed. The LAN IP address is private to your internal network and cannot be seen on the Internet. You will also have to enter a subnet mask to suit the IP address. o Dynamic Route: This is same as the dynamic route under Internet; the only difference is that the interface is local. o Multicast: This is same as the multicast under Internet; the only difference is that the interface is local.

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DHCP(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) : o DHCP: The DHCP Server gives out IP addresses when a device is booting up and requests for an IP address to be logged on to the network. The device must be set as a DHCP client to obtain the IP address automatically. By default, the DHCP Server is enabled. The DHCP address pool contains the range of the IP address that will automatically be assigned to the clients on the network. o Starting IP Address: The starting IP address fro the DHCP servers IP assignment. o IP Pool Count: The max user pool size. o Lease Time: The length of time for the IP lease, set to 72 hours by default. o DNS Relay: A DHCP relay is a computer that forwards DHCP data between computers that request IP addresses and the DHCP server that assigns the addresses. Each of the device's interfaces can be configured as a DHCP relay. If it is enable, the DHCP requests from local PCs will forward to the DHCP server runs on WAN side. To have this function working properly, please run on router mode only, disable the DHCP server on the LAN port, and make sure the routing table has the correct routing entry.

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5.4.3 Wireless
Access Point Settings: o Access Point: Currently activated or deactivated. o Channel ID: The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices. o Beacon Interval: The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. Enter a value between 20 and 1000. A beacon is a packet broadcasted by the Router to synchronize the wireless network. o RTS Threshold: The RTS (Request To Send) is the threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS handshake. Data with frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum MSDU (MAC service data unit) size turns off the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS handshake. This option requires a value between 0 and 2432. o Fragment Threshold: The option dictates the threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. This options requires a value between 256 and 2432. o DTIM: The DTIM value (between 1 and 255) indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). o 802.11b/g: Selects between (802.11b/g) standards. Multiple SSIDs Settings: o SSID: The SSID is a unique name to identify the ADSL Router in the wireless LAN. Wireless clients associating to the ADSL Router must have the same SSID. o Broadcast SSID: Select No to hide the SSID such that a station can not obtain the SSID through passive scanning. Select Yes to make the SSID visible so a station can obtain the SSID through passive scanning. o Authentication type: This option allows you to add security to your wireless network. Select Disabled to completely remove security. the 802.11b, 802.11g or mixed

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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): Encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless network. Select Disable to allow all wireless computers to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to use data encryption. Key#1~Key#4: The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ADSL Router and the wireless clients must use the same WEP key for data transmission. If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 10 hexadecimal digits ("0-9", "A-F") preceded by 0x for each key (1-4). If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 26 hexadecimal digits ("0-9", "AF") preceded by 0x for each key (14).The values must be set up exactly the same on the Access Points as they are on the wireless client stations. The same value must be assigned to Key 1 on both the access point (your ADSL Router) and the client adapters, the same value must be assigned to Key 2 on both the access point and the client stations and so on, for all four WEP keys. You may use one of the four keys at any time. WPA PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access, pre-shared key: Encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless network. Pre-shared Key: The Pre-shared Key is used to encrypt data. Both the ADSL Router and the wireless clients must use the same WPA-PSK key for data transmission.

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Wireless MAC address Filter: You can allow or deny a list of MAC addresses associated with the wireless stations access to the ADSL Router. o Active: Currently activated or deactivated. o Action: Select Deny Association to block access to the router, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the router. Select Allow Association to permit access to the router, MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the router.

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XH9950 DSE Wireless ADSL Router 802.11g 4 port 5.5 Advanced Setup
The Advanced setup allows you to change your firewall, Routing, NAT, QoS, VLAN and ADSL settings, the following few sections will provide details on settings available under this menu.

5.5.1 Firewall
Firewall: o Firewall: Selecting this option can automatically detect and block Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, Port Scan and Land Attack. o SPI: Enabling SPI will block all traffic initiated from WAN; this includes DMZ, Virtual server and ACL WAN side.

5.5.2 Routing
Routing Table List: Selecting this Option will list the current routing table information. You can also edit this table using the ADD ROUTE button. o Static Route: Select this option to set static Routing information. Destination IP Address: This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. IP Subnet Mask: Enter the destination subnet mask. Gateway IP Address: Enter the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is an immediate neighbour of your ADSL Router that will forward the packet to the destination through the WAN interface.

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Metric: Metric represents the "cost" of transmission for routing purposes. IP Routing uses hop count as the measurement of cost, with a minimum of 1 for directly connected networks. Enter a number that approximates the cost for this link. The number may not to be precise and should be between 1 and 15. In practice, 2 or 3 is usually a good number. Announced in RIP: This parameter determines if the ADSL router will include the route to this remote node in its RIP broadcasts. If set to Yes, the route to this remote node will be propagated to other hosts through RIP broadcasts. If No, this route is kept private and is not included in RIP broadcasts.

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5.5.3 Network Address Translation
NAT: o Virtual Circuit: Enter Virtual Circuit Index that you plan to setup for the NAT function. o NAT Status: This field shows the current status of the NAT function for the current VC. o Number of IPs: This field is to specify how many IPs are provided by your ISP for current VC. It can be single IP or multiple IPs.

DMZ: A DMZ (demilitarized zone) is a host between a private local network and the outside public network. It prevents outside users from getting direct access to a server that has company data. Users of the public network outside the company can access only the DMZ host. o DMZ: Currently activated or deactivated. o DMZ Host IP Address: Enter the specified IP Address for DMZ host on the LAN side.

Virtual Server: The Virtual Server is the server or server(s) behind NAT (on the LAN), for example, Web server or FTP server, that you can make visible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world. o Rule Index: The Virtual server rule index for this VC. You can specify 10 rules in maximum. All the VCs with single IP will use the same Virtual Server rules.

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o Start & End port number: Enter the specific Start and End Port number you want to forward. If it is one port only, you can enter the End port number the same as Start port number. For example, you want to set the FTP Virtual server; you can set the start and end port number to 21. o Local IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the Virtual Server on the LAN side.

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5.5.4 Firmware
From time to time DSE will release an updated firmware and post it on the DSE website. This link will be under the Support/Data section under XH9950. The update may be created to address bugs in the previous firmware, to optimise some internal functions or to add new features. We do not recommend that you upgrade the firmware unless it specifically addresses a problem you currently have or has a new feature that you may absolutely need if its not broken, dont fix it! If after reading the firmware upgrade guide, you feel that you do not want to do the update yourself, then for a flat fee of $45 including GST, you can have a qualified technician perform your router upgrade. Simply drop your router into your nearest Dick Smith Electronics store (throughout New Zealand) it will be packed up and shipped to our Auckland Service Centre where our qualified technicians will perform the upgrade, test your router with the new firmware, and then return it to the store for you to collect, however, this may take 5-10 working days and DSE may not be able to provide a solution for your to use your internet in the meantime. To perform a router firmware upgrade, first make sure that you have downloaded the correct firmware and if it is a zipped file then it should be unzipped to an easily accessible folder. Log into the Router and navigate to Maintenance Firmware. Click on Browse button under New Firmware Location and navigate to the location where the updated firmware is saved. Select the file and then click on UPGRADE to start updating. The update process will take about two minutes to complete. Once the update is completed it will reboot the router. The update process is designed to preserve user settings; however, it is always best to backup the settings in the event that a future upgrade is not designed specifically to retain the settings.

To save your routers settings, click on the Save Settings button under Backup Router Settings. Your browser will ask you if you want to save the file, click save and keep the file in a safe location for future use. To restore the router settings using the router settings file, click the Browse button under Router settings file and point the browser to the file that contains the routers settings. Click the UPGRADE button to update the router with the new settings.

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6 Support
Should you encounter problems with the installation of this device, please follow these steps: 1. Read the Manual carefully and make sure all steps were performed correctly 2. Make sure all cables are connected correctly 3. Check to see if your PC has been allocated a valid IP address from the router, if not try and assign one manually e.g. 192.168.1.10 4. If your router has trouble connecting to the ISP then please verify that the Username and password setting are correct 5. Check with the ISP to see what the current network status is if you are having trouble connecting to the internet 6. Contact Dick Smith Electronics Computer Support. In New Zealand, support operates during normal business hours. Phone: 09 414 2823 E-mail: support@dse.co.nz Or call into your nearest Dick Smith Electronics store

Note: Consumers are advised not to rely on our ability to provide support for Open Source, GNU, Freeware or Shareware software, as this software is often under continual development. We will however help where we can which may be limited to providing web links only. Windows software that does not fall into the categories above is supported.

Please visit our website http://www.dse.co.nz if you are in New Zealand from time to time as the most up-to-date drivers and manuals will be posted there.

7 Warranty
This device is supplied with a 12-month, non-transferable end user warranty. In the unlikely event that this device should fail within the warranty period, please return it, along with your purchase receipt, to your nearest Dick Smith Electronics store. Note: Damage due to misuse, abuse or electromagnetic discharge (including, but not limited to lightning, etc) is not covered by warranty.

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8 Appendix
8.1 Glossary of terms
10Base-T: An adaptation of the Ethernet standard for Local Area Network (LAN). 10Base-T uses a twisted pair cable with maximum length of 100 meters. AAL: ATM Adaptation Layer that defines the rules governing segmentation and reassembly of data into cells. Different AAL types are suited to different traffic lasses. Address mask : A bit mask used to select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing. The mask is 32 bits long and selects the network portion of the Internet address and one or more bits of the local portion. Sometimes called subnet mask. ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, as its name showing, is an asymmetrical data transmission technology with high traffic rate downstream and low traffic rate upstream. ADSL technology satisfies the bandwidth requirement of applications, which demand asymmetric traffic, such as web surfing, file download and Video-ondemand (VOD). ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode is a layer 2 protocol supporting high-speed asynchronous data with advanced traffic management and quality of service features. Bps: Bits per second. A standard measurement of digital transmission speeds. Bridge: A device that connects two or more physical networks and forwards packets between them. Bridges can usually be made to filter packets, that is, to forward only certain traffic. Related devices are: repeaters which simply forward electrical signals from one cable to the other, and full-fledged routers which make routing decisions based on several criteria. CPE: Customer Premises Equipment, such as ADSL router, USB modem. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Used for assigning dynamic IP address to devices on a network. Used by ISPs for dialup users. DNS: Domain Name Server, translates domain names into IP addresses to help user recognize and remember. However, the Internet actually runs on numbered IP addresses, DNS servers needs to translate domain names back to their respective IP addresses. DSL: Digital Line Subscriber (DSL) technology provides high-speed access over twisted copper pair for connection to the Internet, LAN interfaces, and to broadband services such as video-on-demand, distance learning, and video conferencing. FTP: File Transfer Protocol. The Internet protocol (and program) used to transfer files between hosts.

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IPoA (RFC 1577): Classical IP and ARP over ATM. Considers ATM configured as a Logic IP Sub-network(LIS) to replace Ethernet local LAN segments. ISP: Internet service provider. A company that allows home and corporate users to connect to the Internet. LAN: Local area network. A limited distance (typically under a few kilometers or a couple of miles) high-speed network (typically 4 to 100 Mbps) that supports many computers. MAC: Media Access Control Layer. A sub-layer of the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) of the ISO OSI Model responsible for media control. MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit NAT: Network Address Translator as defined by RFC 1631. Enables a LAN to use one set of IP address for internal traffic. A NAT box located where the LAN meets the Internet provides the necessary IP address translation. This helps provide a sort of firewall and allow for a wider address range to be used internally without danger of conflict. PPP: Point-to-Point-Protocol. The successor to SLIP, PPP provides router-to-router and host-to-network connections over both synchronous and asynchronous circuits. PPPoA (RFC 2364): The Point-to-Point Protocol(PPP) provides a standard method for transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links. This document describes the use of ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5) for framing PPP encapsulated packets. PPPoE (RFC 2516): This document describes how to build PPP sessions and encapsulate PPP packets over Ethernet. PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) provides the ability to connect a network of hosts over a simple bridging access device to a remote Access Concentrator. PVC: Permanent Virtual Circuit. Connection-oriented permanent leased line circuit between end-stations on a network over a separate ATM circuit. RFC: Request for Comments. The document series, begun in 1969, which describes the Internet suite of protocols and related experiments. Not all RFCs describe Internet standards, but all Internet standards are written up as RFCs RFC 1483: Multi-protocol encapsulation over AAL-5. Two encapsulation methods for carrying network interconnect traffic over ATM AAL-5. The first method allows multiplexing of multiple protocols over a single ATM virtual circuit. The protocol of a carried PDU is identified by prefixing the PDU by an IEEE 802.2 Logical Link Control (LLC) header. This method is in the following called "LLC Encapsulation". The second method does higher-layer protocol multiplexing implicitly by ATM Virtual Circuits (VCs). It is in the following called "VC Based Multiplexing".

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Router: A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic will follow. To do this, it uses a routing protocol to gain information about the network and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as "routing metrics. Spanning Tree: Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP). Part of an IEEE standard. A mechanism for detecting and preventing loops from occurring in a multi-bridged environment. When bridges connect three or more LAN segments, a loop can occur. Because a bridge forwards all packets that are not recognized as being local, some packets can circulate for long periods of time, eventually degrading system performance. This algorithm ensures only one path connects any pair of stations, selecting one bridge as the 'root' bridge, with the highest priority one as identifier, from which all paths should radiate. TELNET: The virtual terminal protocol in the Internet suite of protocols. Allows users of one host to log into a remote host and act as normal terminal users of that host. VCI: Virtual Circuit Identifier. Part of the ATM cell header, a VCI is a tag indicating the channel over which a cell will travel. The VCI of a cell can be changed as it moves between switches via Signaling. VPI: Virtual Path Identifier. Part of the ATM cell header, a VPI is a pipe for a number of Virtual Circuits. WAN: Wide area network. A data communications network that spans any distance and is usually provided by a public carrier (such as a telephone company or service provider)

8.2 My Settings
We suggest you write down your routers customised settings for future reference:
Name of ISP ISP Contact ADSL Logon Name My ADSL Logon Password Router IP Address Router Primary DNS Router Secondary DNS Router Admin Password

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Dick Smith Electronics Stores
WHANGAREI: Okara Shopping Centre, 4 Port Rd., Phone: (09) 438 0687, Fax: (09) 438 9635; AUCKLAND: Albany: Don McKinnon Drive, Albany MegaCentre, Phone: (09) 415 7410, Fax: (09) 415 4360; Glenfield: Glenfield Road, (Above Westfield Shopping Town), Phone: (09) 442 2314, Fax: (09) 442 2317; Takapuna: 451 Lake Road, Phone: (09) 486 4037, Fax: (09) 486 4039; City: 26-28 Wyndham Street, Phone: (09) 303 1355, Fax: (09) 303 2783; New Lynn: 3045 Great North Road, Phone: (09) 827 0433, Fax: (09) 827 0466; Henderson: Level 1 (Shop 128), Westcity Mall, Phone: (09) 838 8024, Fax: (09) 838 9258; Botany: Shop B01 Botany Town Centre, Phone: (09) 271 4100, Fax: (09) 271 4101; Karangahape Road: 442 Karangahape Road, Phone: (09) 309 4402: Fax: (09) 373 4456; Newmarket: 50 Remuera Road, Phone: (09) 524 7033, Fax: (09) 524 7033; St Lukes: Cnr St Lukes Road and Wagener Road, Phone: (09) 845 0102, Fax: (09) 845 0105; Onehunga: 252-258 Onehunga Mall, Phone: (09) 634 6767; Pakuranga: Westfield Shoppingtown, Reeves Road, Phone: (09) 576 6604, Fax: (09) 576 4446; Manukau City: Cnr Ronwood Avenue & Great South Road, Phone: (09) 262 4150, Fax: (09) 262 4151; Papakura: 130 Great South Road, Phone: (09) 298 0943, Fax: (09) 296 1713; Pukekohe: 106 Manukau Road, Phone: (09) 237 1530, Fax: (09) 237 1534. THAMES: 509 Pollen St, Phone: (07) 867 9215, Fax: (07) 867 9266; HAMILTON: Dick Smith Electronics PowerHouse: 4 Thackeray Street, Phone: (07) 834 4099 Fax: (07) 834 4098; Barton Street: 299 Barton Street, Phone: (07) 839 4491, Fax: (07) 838 1226. TAURANGA: Cnr Willow & Springs Street, Phone: (07) 578 7071, Fax: (07) 577 6674. ROTORUA: 1175 Pukuatua Street, Phone: (07) 349 0270, Fax: (07) 348 2464. MT MAUNGANUI: Shop 6, 2 Owens Place, Phone: (07) 574 3942, Fax: (07) 574 3943. NAPIER: 233 Emerson St, Phone: (06) 835 5137, Fax: (06) 834 0463; NEW PLYMOUTH: 70-72 Devon Street East, Phone: (06) 758 3309, Fax: (06) 758 5034; WANGANUI: 122b Victoria Ave, Phone: (06) 348 7270, Fax: (06) 348 7275. PALMERSTON NORTH: Cnr Fitzherbert Ave & Ferguson St, Phone: (06) 359 4447, Fax: (06) 359 4452. WELLINGTON: Featherston Street: 171 Featherston Street, Phone: (04) 473 9858, Fax: (04) 473 0407; Vivian Street: 57 Vivian Street, Phone: (04) 384 8198, Fax: (04) 801 6258; Manners Mall: 4 Manners Mall, Phone: (04) 385 6788, Fax: (04) 385 6785; Lower Hutt: 90 Queens Drive, Phone: (04) 566 2022, Fax: (04) 566 1277; Upper Hutt: 133 Main St, Phone: (04) 528 0505, Fax: (04) 527 0523; Johnsonville: Shop 1, 120 Johnsonville Rd Phone: (04) 461 7590 Fax: (04) 461 7592. Porirua: Porirua Mega Centre, 36 Parumoana Street, Phone: (04) 237 6654, Fax: (04) 237 6456. NELSON: 150 Hardy Street, Phone: (03) 548 9161, Fax: (03) 548 2900. BLENHEIM: 5 Maxwell Road Phone: (03) 578 1132 Fax: (03) 577 8981. CHRISTCHURCH: Manchester Street: 130 Manchester Street, Phone: (03) 365 5560, Fax: (03) 365 5561; The Palms: Cnr Marshlands & New Brighton Roads, Shirley, Phone: (03) 386 2670, Fax: (03) 386 2147; Colombo Street: Cnr Colombo & St Asaph Streets, Phone: (03) 366 2703, Fax: (03) 379 4684; Papanui: Cnr Main North Rd & Langdon's Road, Phone: (03) 352 8770, Fax: (03) 352 7608; Riccarton: 107 Riccarton Road, Phone: (03) 343 0812, Fax: (03) 343 3880. TIMARU: 295 Stafford Street, Phone: (03) 684 6876, Fax: (03) 684 7678. DUNEDIN: Moray Place: 342 Moray Place, Phone: (03) 474 1096, Phone: (03) 477 4495, Fax: (03) 474 1032; Cumberland Street: 59 Cumberland Street, Phone: (03) 470 1680, Phone: (03) 470 1681, Fax: (03) 470 1682. INVERCARGILL: 63 Leven Street, Phone: (03) 214 4363, Fax: (03) 214 0672

Authorised Distributors
KERIKERI: Kerikeri Electronics Ltd, 63 Main Street, Kerikeri, Phone: (09) 407 5589, Fax: (09) 407 5587. OREWA: Tronix, Westpac Plaza, Bakehouse Lane, Orewa, Phone: (09) 426 2007, Fax: (09) 427 8085. MATAMATA: Electronics Plus, 80 Arawa Steet, Matamata, Phone: (07) 888 5955, Fax: (07) 888 5944. THAMES: Piaggi Systems & Software Ltd, 509 Pollen Street, Thames, Phone: (07) 868 9691, Fax: (07) 868 7980. WHAKATANE: Boonen Electronics, 76 The Strand, Whakatane, Phone: (07) 308 8761, Fax: (07) 308 9151. TE PUKE: Electronic Plus, 63 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke, Phone: (07) 573 7544, Fax: (07) 573 9490. TAUPO: Talktime 2000 Limited, Cnr Gascoigne & Tamamutu Steets, Taupo, Phone: (07) 377 0668, Fax (07) 377 0669. GISBORNE: AMPS Electronics, 131 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Phone: (06) 868 1366, Fax (06) 867 9103. HASTINGS: Baytech Services Limited, 114 North King Street, Hastings, Phone: (06) 878 8962, Fax: (06) 878 5509. MASTERTON: Hedley's Home & Office, 152 Queen Street, Masterton, Phone: (06) 370 9202, Fax: (06) 370 9303.KAPITI: Kapiti Electronics Ltd, 7-8 Kapiti Lights, Amohia Street, Paraparaumu, Wellington, Phone: (04) 904 4100, Fax: (04) 904 4101 FEILDING: David Brice Electronics Ltd, 47 Kimbolton Road, Fielding, Phone: (06) 323 7141, Fax: (06) 323 7921; RANGIORA: R R T Ltd., The Gables, 96-98 High St., Rangiora, Phone: (03) 310 7383, Fax: (03) 310 7384; ALEXANDRA: Central Betta Electrical, 15 Tarbert Street, Alexandra, Phone: (03) 448 7317, Fax: (03) 448 7631.

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