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Changing the Connection Type
The default connection method used by the Router for the WAN connection is
PPP over Ethernet. If you wish to use this method you do not need to change this
setting. However if you plan to use a static IP address for a “Bridged Ethernet”
(RFC 1483) connection, or PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) you must select those
protocols in this window.
Connection Type Window (PPPoE)
To change the connection method, select either Router with RFC 1483
 or
Router with PPPoA
 from the pull down menu in the Encapsulation Protocol
field and click the OK 
button. It will then be necessary to save the change and
restart the Router. Read the Save Changes section later in this chapter.
Once the Router has been restarted it is ready to be configured according to the
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PPPoA Connections
Although the protocols differ significantly, from the viewpoint of the ADSL client,
there is little difference between the two variations of PPP connections. The
values that must be entered for PPPoA connections are the same as those you
would enter for PPPoE connections. To configure the Router using for a PPPoA
connection, follow the instructions below.
1. 
After you have changed the Connection Type to PPPoA, click on the PPPoA
Configuration button in the main menu to bring up the window displayed
below:
PPPoA Configuration
2. 
Under PPPoA Login
, enter the Login User Name 
used for your network
account. The user name and login password, are used to authenticate the
identity of the ADSL client and provide access to the service provider’s
network. The user name and login password can be any combination of up to
64 characters.
3. 
Enter the Login Password
.
4. 
Unless you are instructed to use a different Authentication
 method, leave
the default chap
 protocol selected. The alternative method, pap
, can be
selected from the pull-down menu if required by the service provider.
5. 
Change the Connect on Demand 
option to enabled
 in the pull-down menu.
6. 
Leave Idle Time
 set to the default value 0.
7. 
Under PVC
, enter the VPI
 and VCI
 values for the Router.
8. 
Proceed to the Changing the User Name and Password and Saving Changes
sections in this chapter. 
						

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RFC 1483 Bridged Ethernet Connections
To configure the Router for RFC 1483 connections it is necessary to provide a
static global IP address and subnet mask for the WAN interface. In addition, you
may need to define the DNS settings as well. Ask your network service provider
about DNS configuration settings. You can enter the DNS settings in the DHCP
Configuration menu. DHCP Configuration is discussed in Chapter 5, Web-based
Management
.
After you have changed the Connection Type to RFC 1483, click on the Static IP
Address Configuration button to bring up the window below:
Static IP Address Configuration Window
In the Static IP Address Configuration window you will need to enter the global
IP Address
 and Subnet Mask
 used to identify the Router on the Internet. Some
static IP address connections will also require use of a default gateway. If you are
given a Default Gateway
 IP address by the network service provider enter that
here as well.
In the PVC 
field, enter the VPI
 and VCI
 values used for the ADSL connection.
Check all of the entries in this window to be certain that they are correct and
click the OK 
button. Once all the values have been set you must save the changes
and restart the Router.
After the Router has been configured and restarted you can access the Internet
by simply launching the web browser of the manager PC. When your LAN is set
up, any workstation properly connected to the Router will have Internet access
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Changing the User Name and Password
Before you configure the Router and connect to the WAN you should change the
user name and password used to access the web-based manager. Click on the
User Name and Password button in the main menu.
User Name and Password Window
Type the new User Name
 and Old Password
 in their respective fields. Type the
New Password 
and confirm it in the Confirm New Password 
field and click
the OK
 button.
Saving Changes
In order to save the configuration changes you have just made they must be
saved to the Router’s non-volatile RAM. Click on the Save Changes button to
access the menu below:
Save Changes Window
Click the Save Configuration
 button. A pop-up message window will inform
you that the Router must be restarted. Do not turn off the power to the Router
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When the Restart System
 window appears, click the Restart
 button.
Restart System Window
Connect to WAN
Once you have configured the Router, saved changes and restarted it, you can
connect the manager PC to the Internet. The procedure is the same for PPPoE
and PPPoA connections.
Connect with PPP (PPPoE and PPPoA)
If you have enabled the Connect on Demand feature, the Router will have
established the WAN connection upon restarting.
If the Connect on Demand feature has been disabled, click the Connect
 button to
initiate the PPP connection via the ADSL WAN interface. The “handshake”
process will take a few seconds.
In the PPPoE or PPPoA Configuration widow, viewing the Connection Status
Connected
, under PPPoE Information
 or PPPoA Information
 will indicate a
valid connection. A valid ADSL connection can also be confirmed by observing the
LED indicators on the front panel of the device.
Connect with RFC 1483
Bridged Ethernet connections are established upon restarting the Router.
Internet access is simply a matter of launching a web browser on the manager
PC.
Disconnect PPP
For PPP connections. the WAN connection can be terminated at any time by
clicking on the Disconnect
 button in the PPPoE or PPPoA Configuration
window. It is recommended that you disconnect the ADSL connection and change
the user name and password used to access the web-based manager. Then set up
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5
Web-based Management
The DSL-500 offers a web-based (HTML) graphical user interface allowing users
to manage the Router from anywhere on the network using a standard browser,
software such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The web
browser is used for direct communication with the Router using HTTP protocol.
Your browser window may not appear exactly with the screen captures (pictures)
in this guide.
Note:Be sure that the Manager PC is not configured to use a proxy server in the Internet
settings. In Windows Internet Explorer, you can check if a proxy server is enabled using the
following procedure:
1. 
In Windows, click on the START
 button, go to Settings
 and choose Control
Panel
.
2. 
In the Control Panel window, double-click on the Internet Options
 icon.
3. 
Click the Connections 
tab and click on the LAN Settings
 button.
4. 
Verify that the “Use proxy server” option is NOT checked. If it is checked,
click in the checked box to deselect the option and click OK
.
Accessing the Web Manager
In order to access the web-based management interface it will be necessary to
have both the manager’s PC and the Router on the same IP subnet. If the
manager PC is configured as a DHCP client, the Router will automatically assign
IP settings. If you choose to disable the DHCP function, it will be necessary to
either change the IP settings of the PC or change the IP address of the Router.
See Chapter 6 for information about assigning IP addresses on the network and
changing the IP address of the device.
To use the web-based management software simply run the browser you have
installed on your computer and point it to the IP address defined for the device.
The first time you access the web-based manager you will need to type the
default IP address, 192.168.0.1 
in the address 
bar of the browser. The URL in the
address bar should read: http://192.168.0.1
. If you change the IP address you will
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In the page that opens, click on the Login to web-based management module
button:
Login Button
A new window will appear and you will be prompted for a user name and
password. Use default user name admin
 and password admin
 for first time set
up.
User Login
Logging in will bring up the main page of the web-based management module.
Click the D-Link DSL-500 folder located below the D-Link logo in the upper left-
hand corner. This folder will open revealing the management menu options.
These options include PPPoE Configuration
, DHCP Configuration
, NAT
Configuration
, Port Redirection
, Advanced Filter/Firewall
, Connection
Type
, Line Condition
, Save Changes
, Update Firmware
 and Summary
.
The various management options are explained in the following sections. To
access any of the option menus click on the appropriate button in the main menu
window.
IMPORTANT: For any changes to the Router’s configuration to take effect, you must
save the new settings to non-volatile ram by going to the Save Changes menu, and
initiating the saving procedure. It will then be necessary to restart the Router. See the
section entitled Save Changes. 
						

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Change User Name and Password
Before you configure the Router and connect to the WAN you should change the
user name and password you just used to access the web-based manager. You can
change these by clicking on the User Name and Password button in the main
menu.
User Name and Password Window
Use this window to change the User Name
 and Password
 used to access the
web-based manager.  Type the new User Name
 and Old Password
 in their
respective fields. Type the New Password 
and confirm it in the Confirm New
Password 
field and click the OK
 button.
If you have forgotten your user name or password you can use the out-of-band
console manager to access this information. For details on how to use the console
manager to find the user name and password, see Chapter 7, Using the Console
Manager
. 
						

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Connection Configuration
To establish the WAN connection, the Router must be configured to suit the
requirements of the ADSL connection protocol. This section discusses how to
configure the Router for the various connection types. Most ADSL clients will use
the default method PPPoE, discussed below. If you are using an ADSL service
that employs an alternative connection method, namely, PPP over ATM
(RFC 2364) or “Bridged Ethernet” Multiprotocol Encapsulation over IP (RFC
1483), please skip ahead to the section on Connection Method.
PPPoE Configuration
The default connection method used by the Router is PPPoE as defined by RFC
2516. Use the PPPoE Configuration window to set the VPI and VCI values and
enter your network account name and password. This window is also used to
terminate the WAN (PPP) connection.
To bring up the PPPoE Configuration window, click on the PPPoE Configuration
menu button and the following screen will appear:
PPPoE Configuration Window 
						

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PVC
Use this field to assign the VPI
 and VCI
 values for the Router. These numbers
are given to you by your DSL service provider and must be entered in order to
establish the ADSL connection.
PPPoE Login
Use this field to assign a Login User Name
 and Password
 used for
authentication by your network service provider. Type in the user name and
password in their respective fields. You can use any combination of up to 64
characters (no spaces) in both fields.
The Authentication 
protocol used to confirm the identity of the user can be
chosen from the pull-down menu. The available protocols are chap 
(by default)
and pap
.
The Connect on Demand 
pull-down menu toggles either enabled
 or disabled
.
When this function is enabled the router will connect any workstation on your
LAN to the Internet upon request. If this function is disabled, it will be necessary
to access this menu and hit the Connect button each time you want to establish a
connection to the WAN or the Internet. Most users will probably want to enable
this feature.
If your network account is not billed according to the amount of time connected,
the Idle Time 
field should be left at the default value 0. This means that the
Router is always connected and able to connect on demand.
If your network account is billed according to the amount of time the Router is
actually connected to the Internet, enter an appropriate Idle Time 
value (in
seconds). This will disconnect the Router after the WAN connection has been idle
for the amount of time specified.
PPPoE Information
This field provides information regarding the status of the Router’s connection to
the WAN. The global IP Address
 for the Router should be assigned
automatically by the network service provider’s PPP server. The Connection
Status
 will read Disconnect until the Router has established the WAN
connection.
Connect to WAN
If you have enabled the Connect on Demand feature, the Router will have
established the WAN connection upon restarting.
If the Connect on Demand feature has been disabled, click the Connect
 button to
initiate the PPP connection via the ADSL WAN interface. The “handshake”
process will take a few seconds.
In the PPPoE or PPPoA Configuration widow, viewing the Connection Status
Connected
, under PPPoE Information
 will indicate a valid connection. A valid
ADSL connection can also be confirmed by observing the LED indicators on the
front panel of the device.