ACCESS GATEWAY
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Separate Guest HSIA and Admin ISP Links, with Failover Between Each ISP Link ................................. 30
Guest HSIA Failover Only, to Admin Network ............................................................................................... 31
Sharing Guest HSIA Network and Hotel Admin Network Among Multiple ISP Links .............................. 31
Load Balancing With Users Connected to a Preferred ISP Link ................................................................... 32
Online Help (WebHelp) ............................................................................................................................................. 33
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ................................................................................................................................ 34
Installing the Access Gateway .................................................................................................................................. 35
Installation Workflow ............................................................................................................................................... 36
Powering Up the System ........................................................................................................................................... 37
User Manual and Documentation ............................................................................................................................ 38
Start Here ................................................................................................................................................................... 39
LCD Messages ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
Step 1a: Static WAN IP Configuration ............................................................................................................. 40
Step 1b: DHCP Client Configuration ............................................................................................................... 41
Step 1c: PPPoE Dynamic IP Client Configuration .......................................................................................... 42
Step 1d: PPPoE Static IP Client Configuration ............................................................................................... 44
Step 2: Entering Your Location Information................................................................................................... 44
Step 3: Retrieving Your License Key ................................................................................................................ 44
Step 4: Configuring the System ......................................................................................................................... 45
Step 5: Configuring AG DHCP Server Settings .............................................................................................. 45
The Management Interfaces (CLI and Web) .......................................................................................................... 47
Making Menu Selections and Inputting Data with the CLI ........................................................................... 47
Menu Organization (Web Management Interface) ......................................................................................... 47
Inputting Data – Maximum Character Lengths .............................................................................................. 48
Online Documentation and Help ....................................................................................................................... 49
Establishing the Start Up Configuration ................................................................................................................. 50
Assigning Login User Names and Passwords ................................................................................................... 50
Setting the SNMP Parameters (optional) ......................................................................................................... 51
Configuring the WAN interface ........................................................................................................................ 52
Enabling the Logging Options (recommended) ............................................................................................... 53
Logging Out and Powering Down the System.................................................................................................. 55
Connecting the Access Gateway to the Customer’s Network ......................................................................... 55
Establishing the Basic Configuration for Subscribers............................................................................................ 56
Setting the DHCP Options ................................................................................................................................. 56
DHCP Options from RFC 2132 ......................................................................................................................... 57
DHCP Dynamic Enable and Disable................................................................................................................. 59
Setting the DNS Options .................................................................................................................................... 59
Archiving Your Configuration Settings ................................................................................................................... 61