red lion RAM-6021 Software User's Manual

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RAM-6021 Wired Router

Software User Guide

Version 1.0

Software Version 4.15

November 2013

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Chapter 1 Accessing the Web User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.1 Connect PC to Red Lion Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.2 Setup PC IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2.1 Open the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2.2 Access Network and Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.2.3 Access Network Connection Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.2.4 Access Local Area Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.2.5 Open Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.2.6 Access Internet Protocol Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.3 Access Red Lion Web Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.3.1 Red Lion Router Login Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter 2 Web User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.1 Web User Interface Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.1.1 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.2 Status Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.2.1 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.2.2 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.2.3 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2.2.4 Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2.2.5 Gather Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.3 Admin Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.3.1 Access Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.3.2 System Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2.3.3 Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2.4 Network Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2.4.1 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2.4.2 Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

2.4.3 Tunneling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

2.4.4 DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

2.4.5 Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

2.4.6 TCP Global Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

2.5 Services Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

2.5.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

2.5.2 DHCP Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

2.5.3 SN Proxy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

2.5.4 SixView Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

2.5.5 SSH/TELNET Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

2.5.6 SNMP Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

2.5.7 Ping Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

2.5.8 Serial IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

2.6 Automation Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

2.6.1 Local Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

2.6.2 Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

2.6.3 Modbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

2.6.4 DNP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

2.6.5 I/O Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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2.7 Advanced Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

2.7.1 Out-of-Band Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

2.7.2 VRRP (Virtual Redundancy Protocol). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

2.7.3 Expert Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Chapter 3 Red Lion Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Chapter 4 Software Licensing Terms and Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Chapter 5 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Chapter 6 Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Appendix A: Red_Lion-RAM.MIB Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Appendix B: Distributed Management Platform (DMP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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Connect PC to Red Lion Router

Chapter 1 Accessing the Web User Interface

1.1 Connect PC to Red Lion Router

ConnectaCAT‐5orCAT‐6EthernetcablebetweenthelocalPCandtheRedLionrouter’ sEthernetPort(s).

Note:IftheEthernetport’sgreenLEDislit,thisindicatesthattheconnectionisrunningat100Mbspeed.IftheEthernet

port’sgreenLEDisnotlit,thisindicatesthat

theconnectionisrunningat10Mbspeed.TheyellowLEDindicatesthe“link”

statusoftheconnection.

Yellowsteady=Linkestablished.Yellowflashing=Datapacketsarebeingtransferred.

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Setup PC IP Address

1.2 Setup PC IP Address

1.2.1 OpentheControlPanel

• ClickonStartandbrowsethe“ControlPanel”menuitem.TheControlPanelshouldlooksimilartothefollowing:

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Setup PC IP Address

1.2.2 AccessNetworkandSettings

• ClickonthelinktoaccessnetworkandInternetsettings

• XP‐“NetworkandInternetConnections”

• Vista/Windows7“NetworkandInternet”

• Thedisplaysshouldbesimilartothefollowing:

1.2.3 AccessNetworkConnectionSettings

• Clickonthelinktoaccessnetworkconnectionsettings.

• XP‐“NetworkConnections”

• Vista/Windows7‐“NetworkandSharingCenter”

• Thedisplayshouldlooksimilartothefollowing:

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Setup PC IP Address

1.2.4 AccessLocalAreaConnection

• Clickonthelinktoaccessthelocalareaconnection.

• XP‐“LocalAreaConnection”icon

• Vista/Windows7‐“ViewStatus”nexttoLocalAreaConnection

• Thedisplayshouldlooksimilartothefollowing:

1.2.5 OpenProperties

• Clickon“Properties”button(Vista/Windows7willdisplayapopupwindowaskingtoconfirmtheoperation).

• Clickonthe“Continue”button.Thedisplayshouldlooksimilartothefollowing:

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Setup PC IP Address

1.2.6 AccessInternetProtocol Properties

• ClickontheInternetProtocoltohighlight.

• XP‐“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”

• Vista/Windows7‐“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)”

• Clickonthe“Properties”button.Thedisplayshouldlooksimilartothefollowing:

METHOD1:PCtoEthernetonRAM‐6021

• Select“U sethefollowingIPaddress”andfillintheblankfieldswiththeinformationbelow:

•IPaddress:192.168.0.2

•Subnetmask:255.255.255.0

•Defaultgateway:192.168.0.1

•PreferredDNS:192.168.0.1

• Click“OK”.

• Thepreviousscreenwillappear.

• Click“OK”.

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Setup PC IP Address

METHOD2:PCtoLAN(ETH1)(RAM‐6021)

• Select“U sethefollowingIPaddress”andfillintheblankfieldswiththeinformationbelow:

•IPaddress:192.168.1.2

•Subnetmask:255.255.255.0

•Defaultgateway:192.168.1.1

•PreferredDNS:192.168.1.1

• Click“OK”.

• Thepreviousscreenwillappear.

• Click“OK”.

VerifythatyouareconnectedtotheRAM‐6021router.

• OpenaCommandPromptwindowonyourlaptop.

• XPStartRun,typeincmdand presstheENTERkey.

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Setup PC IP Address

• Vista/Windows7StartSearchwindowjustabovetheStarticon,typeincmd,waitforVista/Windows7tolocate

theprogram,clickonthecmdprogramiffinds.

Verifyconnectivitytotherouterbyrunninga“ping”totheIPAddressoftheEthernetportyouareconnectedto.

METHOD1:PCtoEthernetonRAM‐6021

Typeinping192.168.0.1andthenpresstheENTERkey

Thedisplayshouldlooksimilartothefollowing:

METHOD2:PCtoETH1(LAN)



Typeinping192.168.1.1andthepresstheENTERkey

Thedisplayshouldlooksimilartothefollowing:

Thisshowstheconnectionisupandfunctioning.

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Access Red Lion Web Server

1.3 Access Red Lion Web Server

• Openawebbrowserandenterthefollowingintheaddressbar:

METHOD1(WAN/ETH0): http://192.168.0.1:10000/

METHOD2(LAN/ETH1): http://192.168.1.1:10000/

• Youwillreceivealoginpop‐upscreen.

1.3.1 RedLionRouterLoginInstructions

• FortheUserName,enter:admin(alllowercase)

• ForPassword,enterthelastsixdigitsoftheserialnumber,locatedontheproductlabel(alllowercase)

Uponsuccessfullyloggingin,thefollowingscreenwillappear:

Note:Thefollowinginformationcanbeusedforallseriesofrouter,evenifscreenshots

indicateothermodels.Some

modelsmayhavereducedoptions.

Atthispoint,youareconnectedtotheRedLionrouterandcanconfigureittomeetyourneeds.

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Web User Interface Introduction

Chapter 2 Web User Interface

2.1 Web User Interface Introduction

2.1.1 Organization

TheRedLionWebUIiscomprisedofsixmajorsections.(Clickonalinktogetanin‐depthdescriptionofeachtopic)

• Status:TheStatustabpresentsinformationontherouter.Thistabisorganizedintofive(5)sections:Summary,

Network,Diagnostics,SyslogandGatherStats.

• Admin

:TheAdminTabisusedtoconfigurehowtheRedLionrouterisaccessed,updatethefirmware,resetthe

systemdefaults,setthesystemtimeandreboottherouterremotely.Thistabisorg anizedintosix(6)sections:

AccessSettings,SystemTime,FirmwareUpdate,ConfigurationManager,PackageInstallationandFactory



Defaults.

• Network

:TheNetworkTabisusedtoconfiguresettingsthatconnecttheroutertoexternalinterfaces.TheNet‐

worktabisorganizedintosix(6)majorcategories:Interfaces,Firewall,Tunnelling,DNSSettings,StaticRoutes,TCP

GlobalSettings.

• Services

:TheServicestabisusedtoconfigurethevariousfeaturesoftheRedLionrouter.Theseservicesinclude

DHCPServer,DHCPRelay,SNProxySettings,SixViewManager,SSH/TELNETServer,SNMPAgent,PingAliveand

SerialIP.

• Automation

:Selectingthistabdirectsyoutothe‘ClassicView’presentationtoviewandsetautomationparame‐

ters.Note:

ThissectionhasnotyetbeenupdatedtothenewinterfaceandselectingClassicviewwilldirectyou

tothepreviousversionoftheAdminUtility.Anydefaultsyoudefinewillberespected.

• Advanced

:TheAdvancedTabisusedtoconfiguretheadvancedfeaturesoftheRedLionrouter,whichincludeOut‐

of‐BandManagement,VRRP,ExpertMode,ClassicViewandAbout.

Alltabsaredescribedfurtherinthemanualaswellasfunctionalityofeachdialogwindow.

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Status Tab

2.2 Status Tab

TheStatusTaballowsyoutoreviewthestateoftherouterfunctions,suchasnetworkconnections,interfaces,systempro‐

cesses,servicesrunning,andsysteminfo rmation.Italsoallowsreviewofthesyslog,updatehistory,andunderdiagnostic

tools,permitstestingconnectivitythroughtheuseof‘ping’and‘traceroute’.

2.2.1 Summary

ThisoptionwillreturntheusertotheSystemSummary(home)page.Onthispage,thesysteminformationandphysical

interfacestatusareeasilyviewed.

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2.2.1.1 EZConfigWizard

TheEZConfigWizardisusedtosetupyourEthernetIPwithouthavingtonavigatethroughmultipledialogwindows.The

EZConfigWizardissituatedontheSummarypageandaccessedbyclickingontheBlueEZConfigWizardbutton.

• ClickontheEZConfigWizardbutton.TheEth0Settingsdialog

windowwillopen:

Enableeth0Interface: SelectYes

toenable theinterfaceorNotodisableit.IfyouselectNo,thefieldsbelowthe

“Enableeth0Interface”willdisappear.

ObtainNetworkAddressesviaDHCP:SelectYes

toallowtheinterface toobtainaddressinformationviaaDHCP

server.ThedevicewillobtainitsIPaddress,netmaskandremotegatewayasthedefaultroute.Itcanalso,optionally,

obtainDNSserveraddressviaDHCP.

SelectNo

topreventtheinterfacefromobtainingaddressinformationviaaDHCPservers.

YouwillberequiredtoentertheIPaddress,netmaskandremotegatewayaddresses.DNSinformationcanbepro‐

videdbynavigatingtotheNetwork>DNSSettingsmenu.

EnterIPAddress(Required):EnterthedesiredinterfaceIPaddress.Thisfield

isonlyavailablewhenthe“ObtainNet‐

workAddressesviaDHCP”issettoNo

.

TheIPaddressidentifiesadeviceonaTCP /IPnetwork.Everydeviceonanetworkmusthaveauniqueaddress.The

rangeofvalidaddressesforagivennetworkisdeterminedbythevalueoftheNetmask.Someaddressesarereserved

forspe cialusessuchasnetworkandbroadcast.For

example,ifanetmaskis255.255.255.0andtheIPaddress

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assignedtothedeviceis192.168.1.1through192.168.1.254as192.168.1.0isthevaluereservedforthebroadcast

address.

RecommendedSetting:Thisaddressshouldhavebeenprov idedbyyourNetworkAdministrator.Itmustbeanaddressvalidfor

thenetworkdescribedbythevaluecontainedintheEnterSubnetMaskfieldandmustnotconflictwithanyotherdeviceonthe

targetnetwork.

EnterSubnetMask(Required) :EnterthedesiredNetmaskfortheinterface.Thisfieldisonlyavailablewhen“Obtain

NetworkAddressesviaDHCP”hasbeensettoNo

.

RecommendedSetting:Yournetworkadministratorshouldbeabletoprovideanappropriatevalue.Thisvaluedeterminesthe

validrangeofIPaddressesallowedinthe“EnterIPAddress”field.

EnterRemoteGateway:EntertheIPAddressforthegatewaydevice.Thisfieldisrequiredif“U seRemoteGatewayas

DefaultRoute”issettoYes

.

Agatewayisadevice(typicallyarouter)usedtogainaccesstoanothernetwork.Forexample,if adeviceisattachedto

aLANwhosenetworkaddressis192.168.1.0withanetmaskof255.255.255.0,thenitcancommunicatedirectlywith

anyotherdeviceonthatnetworkwitharange

ofaddressesof192.168.1.1through192.168.1.254(with

192.168.1.255reservedforbroadcast).Anaddressoutsideofthatrangeisonadifferentnetworkwhichwouldneedto

beaccessedindirectlythrougharouter.Thatrouterwouldbethegatewaytothenetworkonwhichtheremotetarget

deviceresides.Inorderto

communicatewithit,itwouldmeansendingandreceivingviathegatewaydevice.Thisalso

requireseitherdefiningastaticroute(definedthroughtheNetwork>StaticRoutesmenu)viathatgatewayormaking

itthedefaultroutebysetting“UseRemoteGatewayasDefaultRoute”toYes

.

RecommendedSetting:Yournetworkadministratorshouldbeabletoprov ideanappropriatevalue.Theaddressmustbeone

withinthevalidrangeforthenetwork.

• OncethedesiredsettingshavebeenenteredintheEth0Settingsdialogwindow,clickontheNextbuttonandthe

followingdialogwindowwillappear:

• EntertherequiredsettingsforyourEth1.(SeedocumentationforEth0Settings).Oncethedesiredsettingshave

beenentered,clickontheFinishbuttonand

arecommendationdialogwindowwillappear.

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• ClickonRevert,SaveorApply(seeexplanationofeachsettingindialogwindowabove).

2.2.2 Network

TheNetworkmenucontainsthefollowingsub‐menus:ArpCache,FirewallRules,Interfaces,RoutingTablesandSocket

Statuses.

2.2.2.1 ARPCache

The“ARPCache”isatablewhichstoresmappingsbetweenDataLinkLayer(OSILayer2)addressesandNetworkLayer(OSI

Layer3)addresses.Thisimportantinformationshowswhatconnectionsareestablishedtotherouter.Whenyouclickon

theARPCachemenuitem,thefollowingdialogwindowwillappear.

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2.2.2.2 FirewallRules

The“FirewallRules”menuitemdisplaysacompletelistingoftherulesusedwithinthefirewallfortheRedLionrouter.If

youarefamiliarwithLinuxandIPTables,thenthiswillbeofgreatuse.

ScrollthroughthelistofrulestoreviewtheentireIPTABLESlisting.Thisinformationis

usedtotracktrafficbeingallowed

andtrafficbeingdeniedaccesstoandthroughtheRedLionrouter.

2.2.2.3 Interfaces

The“Interfaces”menuitemhasthreesections.Summary,DetailsandMulticast.

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The“Summary”tabledisplaysabriefdescriptionoftheinterfacesoftheRedLionrouter.

The“Details”tabledisplaysasystemspecificdescriptionoftheinterfacesontheRedLionrouter.

The“Multicast”tabledisplaysthecurrentmulticastsettingsforvariousinterfaces.

2.2.2.4 RoutingTables

The“RoutingTables”dialogwindowcontainsboththeStandardSystemRoutingTableandthePolicyRoutingTable.

The“StandardSystemRoutingTable”displays thecurrentroutesfortheRedLionrouterandthestaticroutesthathave

beenconfiguredfortherouter.

The“PolicyRoutingTable”displaysinformationonthepolicyrules,

theroutetablesforeachindividualinterfaceandthe

generalroutesfortheRedLionrouter.

2.2.2.5 SocketStatuses

Socketsareend‐pointstocommunicationovertheInternet.MuchlikePBXphonesystems,wheretheIPaddressisthe

phonenumberandtheportistheextension.Everypaired(connected)sock ethasasourceIP/portandadestinationIP/

port.

TherearethreetablesintheSocketStatusesdialogwindow:“TCP

Only”,“ConnTrack”and“SocketStatusesAll”

The“TCPOnly”tabledisplaysthesocketsthatareconnection‐oriented(Alsoknownas“streamsockets”).

“ConnTrack”isaconnectiontrackerthatdisplaysmorethoroughinformationaboutthecurrentsocketconnections.Con‐

nectiontrackingallowsthekerneltokeeptrackofalllogical

networkconnectionsorsessions,andtherebyrelateallofthe

packetswhichmaymakeupthatconnection.NATreliesonthisinformationtotranslateallrelatedpacketsinthesame

way,andIPTABLEScanusethisinformationtoactasastatefulfirewall.

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The“SocketStatusesAll”tabledisplaysthesocketsthatareconsideredconnection‐orientedandconnectionless(also

knownas“datagramsockets”).

2.2.3 Diagnostics

TheDiagnosticsmenuissub‐sectionedintoPing,SocketTestandTraceroutesubmenus.Theseareusefulintroubleshoot‐

ingconnectivityoftheRedLionroutertotheInternetortheNetworktherouterisconnectedto.

2.2.3.1 Ping

ThePingmenuitemallowsyoutoinputanaddresseitherasanIPAddressoraURLfortestingthedestinationavailability.

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Host/IPAddressfield:TypeintheIPAddressorURLyouwishtoPing.Itisrecommendedyoustartwithalocally

accessibleIPaddresstoconfirmcommunicationtoaninterface’slocalsubnet.Thenproceedtoaddressesondistant

networks.Yourlocaldefaultgatewayisagoodtest,andthisIP

canbefoundintheyourroutingtable.Also,acom‐

monlyavailableinternetserveravailabletotestagainstis4.2.2.2

SourceInterface:TheSourceInterfaceofferstheoptionofusingdifferentinterfacestosendthePingthrough.Thisis

usefulifyouhaveaVPNTunnelinplace.Testingthe

connectionthroughtheVPNTunnelisrequiredtoverifyconnec‐

tivitythroughthetunnel.

ChoosetheinterfacethattheVPNTunnelhaslistedfortheLocalSubnetend‐point,i.e.iftheLeftSubnetis

10.100.100.0/24andeth1has10.100.100.1asitsIPAddress,thenchooseSourceInterfaceeth1.

Specifya

Host/IPAddressatthehead‐endtoPingthroughthetunnel.

• ClickonthePingbuttontoseetheresult.

2.2.3.2 SocketTest

TheSocketTestmenuitemwillallowyouthe“Telnet”todesireddestinationIPandPortaddressestoverifythesocket

availability.

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