Voyager Help

Quick Start

The Quick Start page is where you enter the Broadband User Name and Password given by your Broadband service provider. You only need to do this once, the first time you connect. After you are connected, simply start your Internet browser and start surfing the Internet.

Before entering the User Name and Password, please check that your Voyager is ready to connect to Broadband.

Voyager is not ready to connect to Broadband

Status: Down

  • Check that your Voyager Router is correctly connected to the Broadband ADSL line and that microfilters are correctly installed. Instructions can be found in your Quick Start Guide or user guide
  • Check with your Broadband ADSL service provider that your ADSL line has been activated
  • If you are still having problems, read the troubleshooting in your Voyager user guide

Status: Handshaking

  • Check that your Voyager Router is correctly connected to the Broadband ADSL line and that microfilters are correctly installed. Instructions can be found in your Quick Start Guide or user guide
  • Remove any other previous Broadband ADSL modem/router that might still be connected to the line
  • Check with your Broadband ADSL service provider that your ADSL line has been activated
  • If you are still having problems, read the troubleshooting in your Voyager user guide

Status: Training

  • Your Voyager is in the process of establishing connection with the Broadband ADSL network. Please wait a few seconds for Broadband line to become ready
Voyager is ready to connect to Broadband

You are ready to connect to Broadband. Enter the Broadband User Name and Password and click Connect.

If connection fails:

  • Check your Broadband User Name and Password
  • Remove any other previous ADSL modem/router that might still be connected to the line
  • Check your Internet browser's settings. See instructions from your service provider
  • Check with your Broadband ADSL service provider that your ADSL line has been activated

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting allows you to carry out diagnostic tests on your local Ethernet and Wireless networks and Internet connection. The tests results can be useful to identify any problem related to your ADSL connection or related to the configuration of your Voyager Router.

To start the test:

  • Select the Internet connection your want to test from the pull down list
  • Click Run diagnostic tests

Tests results :

  • Connection to your local network: If any of these test fails, then there is a hardware fault with your Voyager Router. Try resetting your Voyager Router from the Advanced | System | Reset & Restart menu. Make sure the option Reset to factory default settings is ticked. If the Wireless test shows 'DOWN' then you have disabled the wireless feature from the Advanced | Wireless screen.
     
  • Connection to your ADSL service provider:
    - ADSL Synchronisation: Failure indicates that your Voyager Router cannot synchronise with the ADSL network. Go back to the Quick Start page and click Help for more information. Also make sure you have followed installation instructions in the Quick Start Guide or User Guide provided with your Voyager Router. Any further tests are skipped if this test fails.
    - ATM tests: Indicates correct communication with the ADSL network.
     
  • Connection to Internet service provider:
    - PPP server connection: Test will fail if your Voyager Router cannot communicate with you Internet service provider. Check that the Broadband activation date provided by your ISP has passed and try again later.
    - Authentication with ISP: Test will fail if you have entered an incorrect Broadband User Name and/or Password on the Quick Start page or if you have not connected. Go back to the Quick Start page, enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP, then click Connect. Also make sure that the Broadband activation date provided by your ISP has passed. Any further tests are skipped if this test fails.
    - IP address and ping tests: If any of these test fails, try again later or check with your ISP that they do not have temporary service closure

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Quick setup

Your Voyager Router is pre-configured to work with a Broadband service using PPPoA, VPI 0, VCI 38 and VC MUX encapsulation. These settings are specific to your Internet service provider and should be compatible with most broadband service. Some providers use different settings and the Quick Setup page allows you to easily change these settings.

You should not have to use quick setup if you are already connected to the Internet.

Before starting quick setup, please obtain the following information from your ISP:

  • VPI/VCI
  • Protocol: PPPoA or PPPoE
  • IP settings: Dynamic or Fixed. If fixed, then your ISP should also provide you an IP address
  • NAT: Disabled or Enabled
  • PPP User Name and Password (also known as Broadband User Name and Password)

When you have this information, you can proceed using Quick Setup:

  • Enter the information from your ISP and click Next> on every screen.
  • Note that LAN side settings are generally not the remit of your service provider and are up to you. If unsure, please use the default settings.
  • Click Finish on the last screen. Your Voyager Router will reboot. Please wait for 2 minutes and restart your computer.

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Wireless Basic Settings

Enable Wireless Network

Tick this box to enable your wireless network. When wireless is disabled, the Wireless light on the front of your Voyager Router will switch off.

Hide Wireless Network

The Voyager Router provides an option to hide the broadcast of the wireless network name (SSID). This offers an added level of protection, similar to a password, to prevent unwanted connection. Other users will not be able to connect to your base station without knowing the name of your wireless network.

This option is recommended as the most basic security measure to prevent unwanted connection to your wireless network. Note that hiding your SSID will not prevent computers which were connected BEFORE the change from connecting to the network. To stop such computers connecting, you should also change the SSID (see below).

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

This is the name that is transmitted to identify your wireless network. You can change this to anything you want or leave it unchanged. If there are other wireless networks operating in your area make sure that your SSID is unique (does not match any other wireless network in your area). The default SSID of your Voyager 2500V is BTVOYAGER2500V-xx where 'xx' are the last 2 digits of the BSSID number printed on the label underneath the Voyager 2500V.

Channel

Wireless networks operate in the 2.4GHz frequency band where 13 channels are available. Devices must operate on the same channel to be able to communicate. The base station controls the channel allocation. For best operation you should select a channel at least five away from any other wireless networks operating in your area.

Change the channel if you are experiencing interference from a neighbouring network or device such as a wireless video transmitter. You can also consider changing the channel used by the other device if it offers a selection of channels.

Transmission Mode

By default, your Voyager 2500V will accept connection from both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless computers ('Auto' mode). You may choose to allow access to your wireless network by computers using '802.11b only' or '802.11g only' depending on the type of wireless adapters you own. If you only own 802.11g wireless adapters, then setting the mode to '802.11g only' might result in a slight performance improvement.

Transmission Rate

This will set the rate that wireless data is transmitted at. It is recommended that this is left set to Auto.

Frame Bursting Mode

When enabled, this mode optimises the transfer speed with compatible wireless adapters such as the Voyager 802.11g wireless adapters.

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Wireless Encryption Settings

This page allows you to setup additional level of protection for your wireless network. For basic security, you should also consider hiding the Wireless Network Name (Hidden SSID).

You should be aware that setting up any encryption will have a slight effect on the performance of your wireless network.

First you need to decide the type of wireless security you want to use.

The Voyager 2500V is preset with wireless security, so it protects your data without further configuration. The default setting uses 128-bit WEP. Your Wireless Network Key can be found on the coloured label on the base of your product. For more details on wireless security settings, please refer to the Wireless Security section of the User Guide.

WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the security used as standard in older 802.11b wireless networks. The Voyager 2500V has a WEP 128-bit default setting to maintain compatibility if it is used with older products

Customers may choose to change from the default WEP encryption if they prefer, but would not need to do so unless they wanted to change the Wireless Network Key provided with the product.

To setup WEP security:

  • Select 128-bit WEP.
  • Enter Key1. The key can be any string of 13 characters. All other options can be ignored unless you have specific security requirements.
    Important: Make a note of the key somewhere safe: you will need it later to connect your wireless adapters.
  • Click Apply to save your changes
  • Your computer will lose its wireless connection with the Voyager 2500V. You now need to configure your wireless adapters with matching security settings. Please refer to your wireless adapter's instructions.
WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is the next generation of security for wireless networks. WPA-PSK is the version of WPA specific for the home or small office users because it does not require an authentication server. With WPA-PSK, your network key is regularly and automatically changed so hackers cannot decode the key by listening to your connection.

Select WPA-PSK if:

  • All your wireless adapters support WPA. Check your wireless adapter's specification.
  • You wish to benefit from the additional security offered by WPA over standard WEP

To set-up WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 or WPA2-PSK security:

  • Select WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 or WPA2-PSK
  • Enter Pre-Shared Key. The key can be any string of between 8 and 64 characters. All other options can be ignored unless you have specific security requirements.
    Important: Make a note of the key somewhere safe: you will need it later to connect your wireless adapters.
  • Click Apply to save your changes
  • Your computer will lose its wireless connection with the Voyager 2500V. You now need to configure your wireless adapters with matching security settings. Please refer to your wireless adapter's instructions.
  • For help on Enterprises security with WPA,WPA2 or 802.1x, please refer to your network administrator.

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Wireless Repeater

A wireless repeater can be used to extend the coverage of your wireless network.

Before you can use a wireless repeater with a Voyager 2500V, you first need to configure the Wireless Repeater settings to allow the repeater to communicate with your Voyager 2500V.

To enable wireless repeater to connect to the Voyager 2500V:

  • First, make sure your wireless repeater is switched-on and configured as per the manufacturer's instructions.
  • You now need to tell the Voyager 2500V about the presence of your new repeater.
    Click Scan Now to search for wireless repeaters in the vicinity.
  • Tick Select for the repeater you wish to use.
  • Click Apply.
  • Follow the repeater's manufacturer instructions for the next steps.

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IP Filter

IP Filtering restricts access to your network to and from the Internet. You may specify the IP addresses, ports and protocols that are allowed access. If your Broadband service supports NAT (Network Address Translation), then your computers are 'hidden' behind the Voyager Router and your network is therefore already protected from most common Internet attacks. In this case, rather than setting up an IP FIlter, a good quality software anti-virus and Internet security software is recommended to complement the in-built NAT Firewall.

IP Filtering is really useful however for Internet services without NAT where computers on the network are directly visible from the Internet and are given public IP addresses.

A secondary use of IP Filtering is to restrict access to the Internet from any or all of the computers on your network. In this way you can stop certain applications running on computers on your network from accessing the Internet or certain computers accessing particular Internet addresses.

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DMZ Host

A DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) host is a computer on your network that can be accessed from the Internet regardless of NAT, port forwarding and IP filter settings. A DMZ is often used to host Web servers, FTP servers etc that need to be accessible from the Internet.

Setting up a DMZ has implications for the security of your network. Only set-up a DMZ if you understand the consequences.

Port forwarding settings will override your DMZ setting.

To setup a DMZ Host:

  • Select Forwarded to the DMZ Host
  • Enter the IP address of the computer you wish to place in the DMZ
  • Click Apply

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Port Forwarding

If you wish to run a server on your local network that can be accessed from the Internet you will need to set up port forwarding to tell the Voyager Router on which computer the server is held. When port forwarding is enabled, your Voyager Router will route all inbound traffic on a particular port to the chosen computer on your network.

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Dynamic DNS

Dynamic DNS allows computers on the Internet to access servers on your network using a domain name rather than an IP address. This is particularly useful if you are allocated a dynamic IP address by your ISP. Dynamic IP addresses can change every time you log on to your service provider, making it difficult for Internet users to find your servers. A dynamic DNS service provides a permanent domain name for your users even when your IP address has changed.

You must subscribe to a dynamic DNS service to use this feature. dyndns.org and tzo.com are the two services currently supported.

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Quality of Service

Quality of Service (QoS), enables a user to prioritise the order of outgoing data to the Internet. The QoS mechanism is a way to filter LAN IP packets into one of three queues. The three queues are set as high, medium and low and you can use QoS rules to classify and prioritise data packets being sent out either from a specified PC, to a specified IP address or according to the type of data being transmitted.

The Voyager 2500V transmits from the queues' memory buffer for each session strictly in order: - high first, then when high is empty, transmit from medium; then when high and medium are empty, transmit from low.

There is also the option to change the Type of Service (ToS), byte within the IP packet. Both the IP precedence and the IP Type of Service values may be changed.

Bridged QoS allows the user to give IP priority and precedence to Ethernet datagrams that have been given a 802.1p priority.

Warning - QoS settings should be considered carefully, otherwise there will be no benefit ie giving everybody a high priority is self cancelling. There is no protection against a user maximising his own bandwidth or cutting off someone else completely.

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Upgrade

Your Voyager can be upgraded to the latest firmware revision using this option.

Remote server upgrade (Recommended):

  • Click the Upgrade button.
  • Your Voyager will connect to the remote server to find any available firmware.
  • If a list of firmware is displayed, select the firmware as instructed by your helpdesk or read the comments, then click the Upgrade button again to start the upgrade.
  • If no firmware is available to download, click Back to return to the main screen.

When the upgrade has started, please wait for the screen to refresh to the Quick Start page. Please be patient as this may take several minutes.

WARNING: DO NOT switch off your Voyager during firmware upgrades. This may damage the unit.

Local PC upgrade (Advanced):

From time to time, it might be necessary for your service provider to publish upgrades that cannot be performed using Remote Server method above.

  • Follow instructions from your helpdesk for downloading the firmware file to your local computer.
    Important: do not modify the name of the file when saving it to your computer.
  • Select Local PC from the menu on the top of the Upgrade page
  • Click Browse... and open the firmware file you downloaded previously.
  • Click the Upgrade button.

When the upgrade has started, please wait for the screen to refresh to the Quick Start page. Please be patient as this may take several minutes.

WARNING: DO NOT switch off your Voyager during firmware upgrades. This may damage the unit.

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Backup & Restore Configuration

You can save the current configuration of your Voyager Router to a file on your computer. This is highly recommended before you change any configuration settings on the Voyager Router or before you upgrade your firmware.

To save your settings on your computer:

  • Click the Backup button on the Backup Configuration Screen.
  • A File Download window will open.
  • Choose the Save option and select a suitable location and filename to save your backup file to.
  • Press Save

To restore your settings:

  • Click Browse... and browse to the location of your backup file
  • Click Restore
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