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1 AcerRouter 101/201 User ’ s Manual ...
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2 The Federal Communications Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, ...
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3 Table of Contents THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION STATEMENT ................. 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 4 1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL .......................................................................... 4 1.2 A BOUT A CER R OUTER 101/201 .................................. ...
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4 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of AcerRouter 101/201. This series includes powerful yet simple communication devices for connecting local area network (LAN) to the Internet. For those who want to surf on the Internet with limited cost, AcerRouter 101/201 products undoubtedly provide the most convenient and economical solu ...
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5 1.2 About AcerRouter 101/201 AcerRouter 101/201 provides the most Internet access to multiple users by sharing one/two dial-up accounts. The outstanding feature of AcerRouter 101 is the two-serial-port (AcerRouter 201 with one built-in modem and one serial-port) design as primary and secondary on-demand or dial-in ports. Modem2 port will be initi ...
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6 off the line automatically. Ÿ Remote Access The Modem 2 port of AcerRouter 101/201 can support dial-in function for remote access. Remote users can dial-in and access interior resources through modem connection. Optional callback function is also provided for the sake of security. Ÿ Virtual Server If you have a fixed IP address, you can setup a ...
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7 Chapter 2 Before You Start To operate this product, you must have: Ÿ A 80486 or greater processor computer equipped with a 10Base-T or 10/100Base-T Ethernet card Ÿ 16-bit, small-font monitor settings or above are suggested Ÿ TCP/IP network protocol for each PC Ÿ At least one computer for configuration Ÿ UTP network cable with RJ-45 connector ...
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8 Figure 1. Front Panel Description Ÿ Power ¡ ] green ¡ ^ Indicates that there is power to the unit. Ÿ COM1-TxD (green) Indicates the data output activity of COM1 port Ÿ COM1-RxD (green) Indicates the data input activity of COM1 port Ÿ COM2-TxD (green) Indicates the data output activity of COM2 port Ÿ COM2-RxD (green) Indicates the data inpu ...
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9 10/100Mbps LAN port connecting with PC or Mac Ÿ Hub 10/100Mbps LAN port connecting with Hub port Ÿ Console RS-232 console port operating at 9600-baud Ÿ AC 9V External AC power adaptor input 2.2.2 AcerRouter 201 Figure 3. Front Panel Description Ÿ Power ¡ ] green ¡ ^ Indicates that there is power to the unit. Ÿ V.90-TxD (green) Indicates th ...
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10 Figure 4. Rear Panel Description Ÿ LINE V.90 modem RJ-11 for PSTN analog telephone line Ÿ PHONE V.90 modem RJ-11 for external telephone set Ÿ COM2 2 nd RS-232 port connecting with external modem or ISDN-TA Ÿ Node 10/100Mbps LAN port connecting with PC or Mac Ÿ Hub 10/100Mbps LAN port connecting with Hub port Ÿ Console RS-232 console port o ...
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11 2.4 ISP Requirements Please collect the following information from your ISP before setup: Ÿ ISP authentication type or script (if not PAP/CHAP) Ÿ An ISP account which includes ISP dial-up username and password Ÿ ISP dial-up phone number Ÿ Your ISP ’ s Domain Name Server IP address Ÿ IP Address and Subnet mask (optional, for fixed IP users ...
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12 Chapter 3 Quick Installation This Quick Installation is designed to help install the AcerRouter 101/201 to your network. The instructions included in this section assume you are setting up a new network. There are 5 steps to set up the AcerRouter 101/201 product: 1. Hardware Installation ¡ G To set up the hardware connection, power and other de ...
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13 Figure 5. AcerRouter 101 Hardware Installation Figure 6. AcerRouter 201 Hardware Installation ...
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14 1. Connect one end of the RS-232 DB25-to-RJ45 cable ¡ ] included in the package ¡ ^ to the modem/ISDN TA and the other end to the RJ-45 serial port labeled COM 1 on the back of the AcerRouter 101 . Go to Step 2. For the AcerRouter 201, connect one end of RJ-11 cable to wall RJ-11 outlet and the other end to the RJ-11 port labeled "Line&qu ...
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15 Ÿ 2. Double click “ Control Panel ” . 3. Double click “ Network ” . This window appears the related information about the network interface card which you installed. Please check out if “ TCP/IP ” component is installed or not. If not, click “ Add ” , otherwise, go to Step 6. ...
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16 4. Double click “ Protocol ” . 5. On the left side of the window, choose “ Microsoft ” , and then select “ TCP/IP ” component on the right side. After TCP/IP component is completely installed, click “ OK ” . ...
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17 6. Double click “ TCP/IP ” component. 7. The TCP/IP Properties window appears. If there is no DHCP server in the same Network, click “ IP Address ” and select “ Obtain IP address automatically ” item. Meantime, ignore the Gateway and DNS settings because the system will configure them automatically. ...
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18 Note ¡ G If there is any other DHCP server in the Network, please select “ Specify an IP address ” and use the default value “ 192.168.1.*** ” ¡ ] *** is between 2 and 252 ¡ ^ , set Subnet Mask “ 255.255.255.0 ” , Gateway IP “ 192.168.1.1 ” and DNS for configuration. After finishing TCP/IP set up, reboot the computer and run t ...
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19 Note : In Netscape Communicator 4.0, after popping up for a while, the Quick Setup window will be hidden behind the Netscape main window. Minimize the Netscape main window if wish to see the Web Management page. 2. Select “ Enable ” (default value) to key in the required information for Modem 1. Note: Modem2 Settings are similar to the Modem ...
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20 3.4 Test After finishing the AcerRouter 101/201 setup, run another browser and key in any external web site address like www.yahoo.com to see if the modem dials properly. Once the Link LED is on, the Internet connection is successfully established. Otherwise, refer the Troubleshooting section for further instructions. 3.5 Setting Up Other Client ...
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21 Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration After the client computer is well configured, you can use any Java supported browser or Telnet program to configure the AcerRouter 101/201 series. 4.1 Configuring by Web Management The Main Menu includes Quick Setup is for quick installation as described in Chapter 3. The Advanced Menu includes Intranet Setting, ...
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22 Filter In the filter menu, IP Address Filter prevents some interior members to browse the Internet via AcerRouter 101/201 . You may add up to five sets of IP address on the Filtered Private IP Address field. Service Filter allows the prevention of all users from accessing any restricted service on the Internet. You may add up to five services on ...
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23 4.1.2 Modem1 Setting Firstly, enable Modem1 Dial-Out Service before setup. General Select the Line Type and the Baud Rate from the drop-down box. It is suggested that the Baud Rate should be about four times of maximal speed of your modem. Enter the necessary ISP and Authentication information and click on the “ save ” . ...
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24 Note: If your ISP account needs Login Script, click the “ Script ” button and the screen below will pop up. Enter the necessary script file to connect to the ISP. The following is a sample script file with the proper syntax and the meaning of the command. ...
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25 ~~ ” ogin: ”” Neil ” ~~ ” word: ”” a5831010 ” Command Description ~~ “ ogin: ” “ Neil ” ~~ “ word ” “ a5831010 ” Wait for two seconds before executing the next script line. The number of “ ~ ” stands for the time of seconds. The double quotes stands for sending/receiving the message. The ‘ ogin: ’ is part ...
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26 IP Address This page indicates if you would like to get a dynamic IP or a fixed IP from ISP. If you wish to have a fixed IP, please also enter the IP address and the DNS IP. Advanced This page is to verify the configuration of your modem. Please refer to your modem ’ s user ’ s manual to fill in the required information. Select the Dial On D ...
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27 traffic exceeds the setup threshold. Note: About ISDN TA Setup Unlike most modems, ISDN initial strings vary between different ISDN TAs and there is no “ Standard ISDN TA ” initial string. If your ISDN TA is not listed in the modem selection list, you must find out what your ISDN TA initial string is. Your ISDN TA ’ s initial string should ...
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28 4.1.3 Modem2 Setting Settings of Modem2 are similar to Modem1. Please refer to Modem1 Settings for setting Modem2. 4.1.4 Dial In Setting Dial-in User Account To configure computers for remote dial-in access, please select “ Enable ” radio button to initiate Modem2 Dial-in Service. Enter the ID and Password of dial-in users. The default ID an ...
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29 Callback Dial-in callback function is provided for AcerRouter 101/201 . Set the call back time and the AcerRouter 101/201 will automatically call back after receiving dial-in inquiries to make sure that the user is on the dial-in list. Note that the phone charge will be transferred to you if you enable the callback function. ...
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30 4.1.5 Device Admin Setting In the Device Admin Setting, you may change the password or reset the device. Select “ Yes ” to the Factory defaults function will reset all the settings previously configured and return to the default configurations. ...
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31 4.1.6 Status Monitor This page provides working information of the working status of the AcerRouter 101/201 . You can click on the DHCP Clients Table button to check on the DHCP IP table. The DHCP Active IP Table lists all clients that get IP from the AcerRouter 101/201 . To see the latest IP distribution information, click the Refresh button on ...
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32 2. To enter the AcerRouter 101/201 Telnet Configuration Program, key in the default supervisor password “ admin ” . 3. After the password certified OK, the main menu of the AcerRouter 101/201 Telnet commands appears. The structure of commands is similar to web management. Please follow the previous explanation to configure the AcerRouter 101 ...
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33 4.3 Configuring by Terminal Program via Console Cable The console configuration can be used when the user cannot access the AcerRouter 101/201 from network. This section explains how to configure and use a Terminal program. The terminal communications program provided with Windows 95 is called “ HyperTerminal ” . Please configure as instruct ...
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3. Check if the “ Null ” is built-in. If not, double click Hypertrm.exe ” build a new one. 4. A New Connection ” “ Null Modem ” in the Name field “ OK ” . ...
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35 5. The “ Phone Number ” window appears. Make sure that the “ Connect using ” box shows the one you have connected the serial cable to. 6. Click the “ OK ” button, and you should see a screen as below. Change the settings as the screen shows. 7. Click “ OK ” when finished. 8. Power on the AcerRouter 101/201 by plugging in the powe ...
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36 explanation to configure the AcerRouter 101/201 . Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides the solutions to problems occuring during installation and operation of the AcerRouter 101/201 . Please check the following to solve problems. Problem & Symptom Possible cause & Solution Hardware- The LAN Tx/Rx LED is off Modem is not able t ...
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37 AcerRouter 101/201 and Modem Modem can dial out, but won ’ t connect to the ISP Check the initialization string set up. Be sure to power off and power on the Modem after changing the string. Basically default AT command is “ AT&F ” and is available for most modems, but some modems had its own initial AT command due to changeable serial ...
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38 Appendix A Specifications 101 201 Standards Compliance IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T √ √ IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX √ √ PPP, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS √ √ CHAP/PAP, SNMP √ √ WAN Interface RS-232/Modem RJ-45 connector 2 1 V.90 56kbps RJ-11 connector 0 1 RS-232/Console RJ-45 connector 1 1 LAN Interface 10BASE-T/100BASE TX RJ-45 port 1 1 Support Dial-in ...
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39 Dimension LxWxH (mm) 181 x 125 x 38.26 181 x 125 x LxWxH (in.) 7.13 x 4.92 x 1.51 7.13 x 4.92 x Power AC9V, 1A Management Web management √ √ Telnet from LAN computer √ √ Terminal control via RS-232 cable √ √ ...
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40 Appendix B Glossary DHCP DHCP is a protocol for automatic IP configuration. Client side computer can get one IP from DHCP server automatically. Using DHCP can save the effort of setting IP for every LAN computers. Dial-in Dial in is the function for remote user to access office LAN by Modem/ISDN TA connection. Just like you dial up to ISP, Gatew ...
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41 Intranet A network based on TCP/IP protocols (an internet) belonging to an organization, usually a corporation, accessible only by the organization's members, employees, or others with authorization. IP Address An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP addre ...
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42 over standard telephone lines. A PPP account is a dial-up account used to connect to the Internet. It is a dial-up account actually calls another computer to gain Internet access. PAP/CHAP ISP PAP stands for Password authentication protocol. CHAP means Challenge handshake authentication protocol. Most ISP use either one for user identification. ...
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43 Product Limited Warranty Acer Netxus Incorporated (ANI) warrants its product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time form the date of purchase from ANI or its Authorized Resellers. Router Product *2 year All products with limited lifetime warranty have a standard two-y ...
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44 If you purchased this product in the UNITED STATES, some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. Acer UK Limited Tel: 44-1628-533422 Fax: 44-1628-524071 http://www.aceruk.co.uk Acer Computer France S.A.R.L. Tel: 33-1-4817 4040 Fax: 33-1-4817 ...
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