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Connecting to an ethernet hub or pc, Connecting telephones and facsimile machines – Allied Telesis AR300 SERIES ROUTER User Manual

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A R 3 0 0 R O U T E R Q U I C K S T A R T G U I D E

7 Select “Save” from the File menu to save the current
session. This creates an connection icon with the name you
assigned in the HyperTerminal group. To use the configuration,
double-click the connection icon in the HyperTerminal group.
When the HyperTerminal window appears, press [Enter] a
couple of times. The router’s login prompt will appear.

CONNECTING TO AN ETHERNET HUB OR PC

To connect any AR300 Series router to an Ethernet hub or
personal computer, follow these steps:

1 Connect the Ethernet port on the rear panel of the
router to either an Ethernet hub or the Ethernet port on a
LAN card in a personal computer, using the supplied CAT 5
Ethernet cable.

2 Set the MDX switch on the rear panel of the router to
“HUB” if the router is connected to an Ethernet hub, or “PC” if
the router is connected to a personal computer.

ETHERNET 0

MDX

HUB

PC

PORT 1 (RS232)

PORT 0 (RS232)

Connect the supplied CAT 5 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet 0 port on the rear

panel of the AR300 Series router and set the MDX switch to “HUB” or “PC”

as appropriate.

3 Check the operation by observing the state of the LEDs on
the front panel of the router. The Txd and Rxd LEDs will be lit as
data packets are transmitted and received via the interface. The
Link LED should be lit when a hub or personal computer is
connected to the Ethernet port.

CONNECTING TELEPHONES AND FACSIMILE

MACHINES

To connect a telephone, facsimile machine, answering machine
or modem to an AT-AR300(S), AT-AR300(U), AT-AR310(S) or
AT-AR310(U) router with voice ports, follow these steps:

1 Connect the cable from the telephone, facsimile machine,
answering machine or modem to one of the voice ports on the
rear panel of the router. If necessary, use one of the stub cables
supplied with the router to convert from the router’s RJ11
connector to the national variant.

Note: Connect only approved apparatus to the voice ports. If
you experience difficulties with the attached apparatus please
contact your distributor or reseller in the first instance and not the
network provider.

MDX

HUB

VOICE 2

VOICE 1

VOICE 3

VOICE 0

PC

Connect the cable from the telephone, facsimile, answering machine or modem to

one of the voice ports on the rear panel of the AR300 Series router. Use one of the

supplied stub cables if necessary.

2 Check the operation by lifting the handset on the
telephone. A dial tone appropriate for the default territory
should be heard. If two or more telephones or telephones and
facsimile machines are connected, try making an internal call
from one telephone to another telephone or facsimile machine
by dialling “4” followed by the number of the voice port to
which the other telephone or facsimile machine is connected.