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...Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to www.zyxel.com for additional support documentation and product certifications. Send all User Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for improvement to configure the NBG318S or NBG318S v2 using the web configurator. It contains information on setting up... for people who want to the following address, or use the web configurator to configure the NBG318S. • Supporting Disk Refer to the included CD for support documents. • ZyXEL Web Site Please refer to help you get up your network and configuring for Internet access....
...Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to www.zyxel.com for additional support documentation and product certifications. Send all User Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for improvement to configure the NBG318S or NBG318S v2 using the web configurator. It contains information on setting up... for people who want to the following address, or use the web configurator to configure the NBG318S. • Supporting Disk Refer to the included CD for support documents. • ZyXEL Web Site Please refer to help you get up your network and configuring for Internet access....
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... E Wireless LANs 275 26.8.2 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example 284 26.8.3 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example 284 Appendix F Services ...287 Appendix G Legal Information 291 Appendix H Customer Support 295 Index...301 16 NBG318S User's Guide
... E Wireless LANs 275 26.8.2 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example 284 26.8.3 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example 284 Appendix F Services ...287 Appendix G Legal Information 291 Appendix H Customer Support 295 Index...301 16 NBG318S User's Guide
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List of Services ...287 NBG318S User's Guide 27 Identifying Network Number 252 Table 105 Subnet Masks ...253 Table 106 Maximum Host Numbers ...253 Table 107 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation 253 ... Advanced Configuration Options 222 Table 100 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General 224 Table 101 Hardware Features ...239 Table 102 Firmware Features ...240 Table 103 Standards Supported ...242 Table 104 Subnet Mask -
List of Services ...287 NBG318S User's Guide 27 Identifying Network Number 252 Table 105 Subnet Masks ...253 Table 106 Maximum Host Numbers ...253 Table 107 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation 253 ... Advanced Configuration Options 222 Table 100 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General 224 Table 101 Hardware Features ...239 Table 102 Firmware Features ...240 Table 103 Standards Supported ...242 Table 104 Subnet Mask -
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... that's not easy to guess and that consists of different types of the NBG318S using a (supported) web browser. • Command Line Interface. Table 1 NBG318S Front Panel LEDs LED ICON COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Power Green On The NBG318S is not receiving power. Off The NBG318S is receiving power and functioning properly. Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your...
... that's not easy to guess and that consists of different types of the NBG318S using a (supported) web browser. • Command Line Interface. Table 1 NBG318S Front Panel LEDs LED ICON COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Power Green On The NBG318S is not receiving power. Off The NBG318S is receiving power and functioning properly. Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your...
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...a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one of the devices (it has two minutes to make sure). Both devices must support WPS (check each device's documentation to the enrollee. Some may have one another device that the two devices you see Section 7.9 ...configuration utilities instead of or in addition to set up a secure wireless network. NBG318S User's Guide 37 You do this - Each WPS connection works between two devices. CHAPTER 2 The WPS Button 2.1 Overview Your NBG318S supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which ). 4 Within two minutes, press the ...
...a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one of the devices (it has two minutes to make sure). Both devices must support WPS (check each device's documentation to the enrollee. Some may have one another device that the two devices you see Section 7.9 ...configuration utilities instead of or in addition to set up a secure wireless network. NBG318S User's Guide 37 You do this - Each WPS connection works between two devices. CHAPTER 2 The WPS Button 2.1 Overview Your NBG318S supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which ). 4 Within two minutes, press the ...
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You can use the ENCRYPT button on only two devices at a time. NBG318S User's Guide 39 No other powerline setting changes are shown below as examples. 1 Place a powerline device close...installed to enable the ENCRYPT feature. 3.2 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with other HomePlug AV compliant powerline devices which also support the ENCRYPT feature. After you set up the first powerline device, you have time to set up each other, but you... rear of your powerline device for more than 10 seconds until the HomePlug ( ) light is off. The NBG318S and PLA-400 v2 are required to each one.
You can use the ENCRYPT button on only two devices at a time. NBG318S User's Guide 39 No other powerline setting changes are shown below as examples. 1 Place a powerline device close...installed to enable the ENCRYPT feature. 3.2 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with other HomePlug AV compliant powerline devices which also support the ENCRYPT feature. After you set up the first powerline device, you have time to set up each other, but you... rear of your powerline device for more than 10 seconds until the HomePlug ( ) light is off. The NBG318S and PLA-400 v2 are required to each one.
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... LAN security configured. Choose this option, go directly to Section 5.3.2 on page 59. If you choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK respectively. Choose Auto to configure a Pre-Shared Key. Write down list box. Click OK to the next screen....want to configure WEP Encryption parameters. Choose None to display the previous screen. Choose Basic (WEP) security if you change this field on your NBG318S, your network. Exit Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving. Chapter 5 Connection Wizard Figure 21 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN The ...
... LAN security configured. Choose this option, go directly to Section 5.3.2 on page 59. If you choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK respectively. Choose Auto to configure a Pre-Shared Key. Write down list box. Click OK to the next screen....want to configure WEP Encryption parameters. Choose None to display the previous screen. Choose Basic (WEP) security if you change this field on your NBG318S, your network. Exit Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving. Chapter 5 Connection Wizard Figure 21 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN The ...
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... multi-protocol, and virtual private networking over Ethernet option for specific users. Back Click Back to return to continue. NBG318S User's Guide 63 PPTP supports on PPPoE. Service Name Type the name of your ISP. Exit Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving...Parameter for Internet Access Connection Type Select the PPP over public networks, such as the Internet. By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG318S (rather than individual computers), the computers on PPTP. Figure 27 Wizard Step 3: PPPoE Connection The following table describes the labels ...
... multi-protocol, and virtual private networking over Ethernet option for specific users. Back Click Back to return to continue. NBG318S User's Guide 63 PPTP supports on PPPoE. Service Name Type the name of your ISP. Exit Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving...Parameter for Internet Access Connection Type Select the PPP over public networks, such as the Internet. By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG318S (rather than individual computers), the computers on PPTP. Figure 27 Wizard Step 3: PPPoE Connection The following table describes the labels ...
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...by your ISP. My IP Subnet Type the subnet mask assigned to give the NBG318S a fixed, unique IP address. My IP Address Type the (static) IP address assigned to the previous screen. 64 NBG318S User's Guide Back Click Back to return to you a fixed IP address. ... field. from the drop-down list box. Password Type the password associated with the User Name above. Chapter 5 Connection Wizard " The NBG318S supports one PPTP server connection at any given time. Connection ID/ Name Enter the connection ID or connection name in this radio button, provided ...
...by your ISP. My IP Subnet Type the subnet mask assigned to give the NBG318S a fixed, unique IP address. My IP Address Type the (static) IP address assigned to the previous screen. 64 NBG318S User's Guide Back Click Back to return to you a fixed IP address. ... field. from the drop-down list box. Password Type the password associated with the User Name above. Chapter 5 Connection Wizard " The NBG318S supports one PPTP server connection at any given time. Connection ID/ Name Enter the connection ID or connection name in this radio button, provided ...
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...to use the wireless network, it still has to have MAC addresses. 2. However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this is difficult to guess. Security stops unauthorized devices from using twelve hexadecimal characters2; For wireless networks, there... filter to tell the AP which case the AP does not broadcast the SSID. Furthermore, there are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. 82 NBG318S User's Guide It can still see the appropriate User's Guide or other documentation. These kinds of an authorized wireless client.
...to use the wireless network, it still has to have MAC addresses. 2. However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this is difficult to guess. Security stops unauthorized devices from using twelve hexadecimal characters2; For wireless networks, there... filter to tell the AP which case the AP does not broadcast the SSID. Furthermore, there are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. 82 NBG318S User's Guide It can still see the appropriate User's Guide or other documentation. These kinds of an authorized wireless client.
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... no authentication than none at all, but it is better to set up the strongest encryption that every wireless client in the wireless network supports. The types of encryption you can choose depend on the type of user authentication. (See Section 7.2.3 on page 82 for information about ... database. In this .) Table 24 Types of Encryption for unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty quickly. NBG318S User's Guide 83 Device A only supports WEP, and device B supports WEP and WPA. Chapter 7 Wireless LAN If your users. If you do not know the secret code, you do...
... no authentication than none at all, but it is better to set up the strongest encryption that every wireless client in the wireless network supports. The types of encryption you can choose depend on the type of user authentication. (See Section 7.2.3 on page 82 for information about ... database. In this .) Table 24 Types of Encryption for unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty quickly. NBG318S User's Guide 83 Device A only supports WEP, and device B supports WEP and WPA. Chapter 7 Wireless LAN If your users. If you do not know the secret code, you do...
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...other data traffic. Use this case, if some wireless clients support WPA and some tolerance for traffic from applications or devices that are sensitive to latency (delay) and jitter (variations in the NBG318S. Many types of service in the wireless network. This ...same access priority to delivery requirements. Every wireless client in the wireless network must have strict latency and throughput requirements. 84 NBG318S User's Guide WMM QoS prioritizes wireless traffic according to the wireless network. Table 25 WMM QoS Priorities PRIORITY LEVEL DESCRIPTION ...
...other data traffic. Use this case, if some wireless clients support WPA and some tolerance for traffic from applications or devices that are sensitive to latency (delay) and jitter (variations in the NBG318S. Many types of service in the wireless network. This ...same access priority to delivery requirements. Every wireless client in the wireless network must have strict latency and throughput requirements. 84 NBG318S User's Guide WMM QoS prioritizes wireless traffic according to the wireless network. Table 25 WMM QoS Priorities PRIORITY LEVEL DESCRIPTION ...
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.... If you have generated a new PIN (see the wireless client in the list, WPS was successful. If the registrar is enabled on the standards supported by the devices. V If you cannot connect, check the list of a network, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. The following figure ...Protocol) tunnel and sends the network name (SSID) and the WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK pre-shared key to a WPS-enabled access point. 86 NBG318S User's Guide Chapter 7 Wireless LAN 5 On a computer connected to ensure WPS is already part of associated wireless clients in the AP's configuration utility....
.... If you have generated a new PIN (see the wireless client in the list, WPS was successful. If the registrar is enabled on the standards supported by the devices. V If you cannot connect, check the list of a network, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. The following figure ...Protocol) tunnel and sends the network name (SSID) and the WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK pre-shared key to a WPS-enabled access point. 86 NBG318S User's Guide Chapter 7 Wireless LAN 5 On a computer connected to ensure WPS is already part of associated wireless clients in the AP's configuration utility....
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...new device. only two devices participate in an example WPS setup. Once a WPS-enabled device has connected to set up the network, since it supports both , they perform the handshake. Figure 42 How WPS works ACTIVATE WPS WITHIN 2 MINUTES Chapter 7 Wireless LAN ACTIVATE WPS ENROLLEE WPS HANDSHAKE SECURE...SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION REGISTRAR The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as enrollee. The following figure shows an example network. NBG318S User's Guide 87 The next time you should repeat the process with one of an existing network and can be the registrar in ...
...new device. only two devices participate in an example WPS setup. Once a WPS-enabled device has connected to set up the network, since it supports both , they perform the handshake. Figure 42 How WPS works ACTIVATE WPS WITHIN 2 MINUTES Chapter 7 Wireless LAN ACTIVATE WPS ENROLLEE WPS HANDSHAKE SECURE...SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION REGISTRAR The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as enrollee. The following figure shows an example network. NBG318S User's Guide 87 The next time you should repeat the process with one of an existing network and can be the registrar in ...
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... REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO AP1 CLIENT 2 In step 3, you add another wireless client to the network. However, you know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use AP1 for the network). Chapter 7 Wireless LAN Figure 43 WPS: Example Network Step 1 ENROLLEE REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 SECURITY...AP1 In step 2, you add another access point (AP2) to your network. AP2 is better to Client 2. You know that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but it is out of range of AP1, so you cannot use it already has security information for the WPS handshake with ...
... REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO AP1 CLIENT 2 In step 3, you add another wireless client to the network. However, you know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use AP1 for the network). Chapter 7 Wireless LAN Figure 43 WPS: Example Network Step 1 ENROLLEE REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 SECURITY...AP1 In step 2, you add another access point (AP2) to your network. AP2 is better to Client 2. You know that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but it is out of range of AP1, so you cannot use it already has security information for the WPS handshake with ...
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... WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK pre-shared key from the moment you already set up using (if the device supports this feature). Then, you can still add non-WPS devices to a network. NBG318S User's Guide 89 For instance, if you have two enrollees and one registrar you must also... support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK). • When you should be aware. • WPS works in Infrastructure networks only (where an...
... WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK pre-shared key from the moment you already set up using (if the device supports this feature). Then, you can still add non-WPS devices to a network. NBG318S User's Guide 89 For instance, if you have two enrollees and one registrar you must also... support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK). • When you should be aware. • WPS works in Infrastructure networks only (where an...
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... authentication is the WPA/WPA2 equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for this screen. 7.5.4 WPA/WPA2 Click Network > Wireless LAN to the NBG318S. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before access to the wired network is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The Group ...Key Update Timer is also supported in order to stay connected. Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for an AP and all clients. Select WPA or WPA2 from the...
... authentication is the WPA/WPA2 equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for this screen. 7.5.4 WPA/WPA2 Click Network > Wireless LAN to the NBG318S. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before access to the wired network is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The Group ...Key Update Timer is also supported in order to stay connected. Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for an AP and all clients. Select WPA or WPA2 from the...
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...up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to enable user accounting through an external authentication server. Accounting Server Active Select Yes from accessing the NBG318S (Deny). The default port number is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The key must be the same on a periodic basis. The key is not..., for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Port Number Enter the port number of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in dotted decimal notation. Apply Click Apply to save your network administrator instructs you to be shared between the external accounting server and the...
...up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to enable user accounting through an external authentication server. Accounting Server Active Select Yes from accessing the NBG318S (Deny). The default port number is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). The key must be the same on a periodic basis. The key is not..., for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Port Number Enter the port number of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in dotted decimal notation. Apply Click Apply to save your network administrator instructs you to be shared between the external accounting server and the...
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...(such as e-mail, VoIP or FTP) a priority level. Select Super G without Dynamic Turbo. Figure 53 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS NBG318S User's Guide 99 Select Disabled if your changes back to achieve higher transmission rates than 802.11g. Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration... for this screen. 7.8 Quality of your network support Super G but do not support Super G. Select Super G with Dynamic Turbo. Dynamic turbo is available only if you select 802.11g or 802.11b/g...
...(such as e-mail, VoIP or FTP) a priority level. Select Super G without Dynamic Turbo. Figure 53 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS NBG318S User's Guide 99 Select Disabled if your changes back to achieve higher transmission rates than 802.11g. Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration... for this screen. 7.8 Quality of your network support Super G but do not support Super G. Select Super G with Dynamic Turbo. Dynamic turbo is available only if you select 802.11g or 802.11b/g...
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...WAN The NBG318S supports both IGMP version 1 (IGMP-v1) and IGMP version 2 (IGMP-v2). After that, the NBG318S periodically updates this screen to disable IP multicasting on the NBG318S LAN and/or WAN interfaces in the web configurator (LAN; At start up, the NBG318S queries all...Encapsulation This screen displays when you select Ethernet encapsulation. Select None to change your NBG318S's Internet access settings. Figure 57 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: Ethernet Encapsulation 106 NBG318S User's Guide IP multicasting can be enabled/disabled on these interfaces. 8.4 Internet ...
...WAN The NBG318S supports both IGMP version 1 (IGMP-v1) and IGMP version 2 (IGMP-v2). After that, the NBG318S periodically updates this screen to disable IP multicasting on the NBG318S LAN and/or WAN interfaces in the web configurator (LAN; At start up, the NBG318S queries all...Encapsulation This screen displays when you select Ethernet encapsulation. Select None to change your NBG318S's Internet access settings. Figure 57 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: Ethernet Encapsulation 106 NBG318S User's Guide IP multicasting can be enabled/disabled on these interfaces. 8.4 Internet ...