Multi-Tech Systems RF500S User Manual

Chapter 1 – Introduction

RouteFinder RF500S User Guide

The setup describes the RF500S used as routers to route IP traffic between two LANs.

LAN A IP Network Address: 192.168.2.x
WAN IP Network Address: 10.10.10.x
LAN B IP Network Address: 192.168.100.x

Note: Between LAN A and LAN B Are Two RF500S RouteFinders and One 56K

RF500S WAN Ethernet port in this case is not used
95/98 Workstation has IP Address: 192.168.2.2
RF500S 10/100 Ethernet port has IP Address: 192.168.2.1
RS232 WAN port has local IP Address: 192.168.100.1
RS232 WAN port has remote IP Address: 192.168.100.2

RF500S WAN Ethernet port in this case is not used
95/98 Workstation has IP Address: 10.10.10.2
RF500S 10/100 Ethernet port has IP Address: 10.10.10.1
RS232 WAN port has local IP Address: 192.168.100.2
RS232 WAN port has remote IP Address: 192.168.100.1

Bring up the RouteFinder Manager program

Select the RF500S from the 

 list

Click the 

button. The General Settings main screen displays.

Set Server IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Set Server IP Netmask: 255.255.255.0

Uncheck NAT
Uncheck PPOE

Check IP Routing
Click the 

 button. The

 screen displays.

Uncheck IP Routing (so NAT is disabled)
Enter the Phone Number of the modem on the other side
Enter the User Name and Password if you want authentication (the RF500S on
the other side needs to be setup properly for this)
Enter the External (port) IP: 192.168.100.1