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| Q1: What is xDSL? | |||
| A:XDSL
is a generic abbreviation for the many flavors of DSL or Digital Subscriber
Line technology. XDSL refers to the technology used between a customer's
premises and the telephone company, enabling more bandwidth over the
already installed copper cabling than users have traditionally had. There are several variations of xDSL, including: ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line HDSL: High Bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line VDSL: Very High Bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line SDSL: Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
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| Q2: What if I forget the password to access an ADSL Router of CNAD804-NF/CNAD800-NF? | |||
| A:If
you get an older version of the above products without a reset button,
please refer to the following steps: 2.1 Power off the device. 2.2 Open the cover of device carefully. 2.3 Power on the device. 2.4 Short J7 jumper for around three seconds. 2.5 Type LAN IP address of ADSL Router in the address bar of Internet Explorer. |
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| Q3: How to set up your Conexant ADSL Router? | |||
| A:3.1.
Set up your PCs: 3.1.1 The easiest way to set up a small network is to use DHCP to assign IP numbers to each PC on your network. 3.1.2 If you would like to manually assign each PC an IP address, start with 10.0.0.3,DNS address at 10.0.0.2. 3.2 Set up the ADSL Router: 3.2.1 Turn on the power on the device for a while, make sure all the LEDs look like getting a steady power light, a flashing ready light, a flashing Showtime (ADSL) light and a steady link light. 3.2.2 Now use a web browser on a PC to go in http://10.0.0.2 and log in as admin. 3.2.3 You have to click on WAN configuration to fill in VPI/VCI value, encapsulation, PPPoE configuration if you apply for PPPoE service provided by ISP or static IP configuration depending on your Internet service. Click on NAT configuration to choose NAPT. As for the rest of configurations, factory default setting is recommended, if some parameters are not critical. 3.2.4. After saving all the changed settings, please click on Apply to let them to be taken effect. |
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| Q4: How do I make a local server accessible from the Internet? | |||
| A:As the router has its own built-in web server for the configuration screens, if you want to access to that remotely and to a web server behind the router, you will have to change the router's http "port" to something other than the default, which is Port 80. You might choose port 8080 instead under Miscellaneous Configuration; you must then access the admin screens by suffixing the normal IP address with: 8080 (e.g. http://192.168.1.1:8080). After that, click on virtual server configuration to fill out Web server's IP address such as 192.168.1.3, Port number 80. | |||
| Q5: What is DMZ Host and how to use it? | |||
| A:DMZ
host is used to open a channel for communication between your network
and Internet. It allows packets passing through ADSL Router without
firewall protection. For example, you can play Internet game, Audio
conversation by MSN Messenger, VoIP device via DMZ host. You have to access to the Web page of ADSL Router's LAN IP to click on Miscellaneous Configuration to enable DMZ and input DMZ host IP address. |
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| Q6: How to upgrade a firmware for CNAD804NF/800NF by USB cable? | |||
| A:If
you get a file as a flash program by USB cable, please refer to the
following steps to complete. 6.1 Extract the file of CA8XR-NB.101204.zip into the directory, such as C:\flash. 6.2 Use a jumper to short J4 and plug in USB cable to Router and PC then turn on Router. 6.3 Start your Computer with DOS 6.2 Diskette. 6.4 Type P52_usb under c:\flash. 6.5 In the process of upgrade, you might as well input MAC address at the Start Ethernet LAN MAC:" field as well as the "End Ethernet WAN MAC:" field. If you have no such parameters, please contact tech support to request. 6.6 After that, you should have to wait until the screen prompt you with Flash Programming Complete. " 6.7 Check the Power LED and Ready LED. They must be Solid LED. 6.8 Turn off CNAD804NF/800NF, and then remove jumper, and then remove USB cable. 6.9 Turn on the device and wait for about 60 seconds, and then you will see the Ready LED blinking and listen to a "da-da" voice. 6.10 Check the IP of your PC by "ipconfig /all " at command prompt. It must be 10.0.0.X 6.11 Ping 10.0.0.2 to the ADSL Router's LAN IP address to check if the PC can get any reply from the device. |
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| Q7: How to run the setup utility for easily configuring ADSL Router by Web Wizard? | |||
| A:For your information Here | |||