User Guide
Page 3
... for additional support documentation and product certifications. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp. About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to help is designed to configure the ZyXEL Device using the web configurator. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick...
... for additional support documentation and product certifications. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp. About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to help is designed to configure the ZyXEL Device using the web configurator. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick...
User Guide
Page 4
.... • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Customer Support In the event of answers to solve it. Disclaimer Graphics in this book may be solved by using this manual is a collection of problems that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the... steps you took to previously asked questions about your product, the answer may differ slightly from others who use ZyXEL products and share your vendor,...
.... • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Customer Support In the event of answers to solve it. Disclaimer Graphics in this book may be solved by using this manual is a collection of problems that you received your device. • Brief description of the problem and the... steps you took to previously asked questions about your product, the answer may differ slightly from others who use ZyXEL products and share your vendor,...
User Guide
Page 12
...Up a Secure Wireless Network 45 4.4.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings 45 4.4.2 Using WPS ...46 4.4.3 Connecting Wirelessly to your ZyXEL Device 50 4.5 Configuring the MAC Address Filter for Restricting Wireless Internet Access 52 4.6 Multiple Public and Private IP Address Mappings ...via Your ZyXEL Device 74 Part II: Technical Reference 77 Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 79 5.1 Overview ...79 5.2 Internet Access Wizard Setup ...79 5.2.1 Manual Configuration ...82 5.3 Wireless Connection Wizard Setup 87 5.3.1 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key 90 5.3.2 Manually Assign ...
...Up a Secure Wireless Network 45 4.4.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings 45 4.4.2 Using WPS ...46 4.4.3 Connecting Wirelessly to your ZyXEL Device 50 4.5 Configuring the MAC Address Filter for Restricting Wireless Internet Access 52 4.6 Multiple Public and Private IP Address Mappings ...via Your ZyXEL Device 74 Part II: Technical Reference 77 Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 79 5.1 Overview ...79 5.2 Internet Access Wizard Setup ...79 5.2.1 Manual Configuration ...82 5.3 Wireless Connection Wizard Setup 87 5.3.1 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key 90 5.3.2 Manually Assign ...
User Guide
Page 45
... a Secure Wireless Network Thomas wants to set up a wireless network so that he can set up a wireless network using WPS (Section 4.4.2 on page 46) or manual configuration (Section 4.4.3 on the ZyXEL Device. In the client, choose the AP with the SSID configured here. In this wireless network, the... ZyXEL Device serves as an access point (AP), and the notebook is the wireless client. The wireless client can access the Internet through the AP. Thomas ...
... a Secure Wireless Network Thomas wants to set up a wireless network so that he can set up a wireless network using WPS (Section 4.4.2 on page 46) or manual configuration (Section 4.4.3 on the ZyXEL Device. In the client, choose the AP with the SSID configured here. In this wireless network, the... ZyXEL Device serves as an access point (AP), and the notebook is the wireless client. The wireless client can access the Internet through the AP. Thomas ...
User Guide
Page 79
If you still cannot connect, click Manually configure your hardware connections and click Restart the INTERNET/WIRELESS SETUP Wizard to return to the wizard welcome screen. Note: See the advanced menu chapters ... Use the wizard setup screens to configure your system for Internet access with the information given to you by your ISP. Figure 9 Wizard Welcome 3 Your ZyXEL device attempts to detect your DSL connection and your ISP. Follow the directions in the top 2 Click INTERNET/WIRELESS SETUP to you by your connection...
If you still cannot connect, click Manually configure your hardware connections and click Restart the INTERNET/WIRELESS SETUP Wizard to return to the wizard welcome screen. Note: See the advanced menu chapters ... Use the wizard setup screens to configure your system for Internet access with the information given to you by your ISP. Figure 9 Wizard Welcome 3 Your ZyXEL device attempts to detect your DSL connection and your ISP. Follow the directions in the top 2 Click INTERNET/WIRELESS SETUP to you by your connection...
User Guide
Page 81
Click Next and refer to Section 5.2.1 on page 82 on how to manually configure the ZyXEL Device for Internet access. Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 3c The following screen appears if the ZyXEL device detects a connection but not the connection type. Figure 12 Auto Detection: Failed ADSL Router Series User's Guide 81
Click Next and refer to Section 5.2.1 on page 82 on how to manually configure the ZyXEL Device for Internet access. Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 3c The following screen appears if the ZyXEL device detects a connection but not the connection type. Figure 12 Auto Detection: Failed ADSL Router Series User's Guide 81
User Guide
Page 82
...address and you want the connected computers to get individual IP address from the Multiplex drop-down list box. Choices vary depending on the ZyXEL Device. VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) define a virtual circuit. Refer to the appendix for which you ...exactly as your service provider gave it to you select in the Mode field. Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 5.2.1 Manual Configuration 1 If the ZyXEL Device fails to detect your DSL connection type but the physical line is available. If you select Bridge, you select Routing in...
...address and you want the connected computers to get individual IP address from the Multiplex drop-down list box. Choices vary depending on the ZyXEL Device. VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) and VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) define a virtual circuit. Refer to the appendix for which you ...exactly as your service provider gave it to you select in the Mode field. Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 5.2.1 Manual Configuration 1 If the ZyXEL Device fails to detect your DSL connection type but the physical line is available. If you select Bridge, you select Routing in...
User Guide
Page 89
...is enabled) for the wireless LAN. Choose this field on page 90 for more information. Select Manually assign a WEP key to configure a Pre-Shared Key (WPAPSK). Note: The wireless stations and ZyXEL Device must use the same SSID, channel ID and WEP encryption key (if WEP is enabled),...in this to return to close the wizard screen without saving. Select Manually assign a WPA-PSK key to configure a WEP Key. Click this screen. See Section 5.3.1 on page 90 for more information. See Section 5.3.2 on the ZyXEL Device, make sure all wireless stations use by IEEE 802.11b/g...
...is enabled) for the wireless LAN. Choose this field on page 90 for more information. Select Manually assign a WEP key to configure a Pre-Shared Key (WPAPSK). Note: The wireless stations and ZyXEL Device must use the same SSID, channel ID and WEP encryption key (if WEP is enabled),...in this to return to close the wizard screen without saving. Select Manually assign a WPA-PSK key to configure a WEP Key. Click this screen. See Section 5.3.1 on page 90 for more information. See Section 5.3.2 on the ZyXEL Device, make sure all wireless stations use by IEEE 802.11b/g...
User Guide
Page 90
...set up the most secure wireless connection by configuring WPA in this to return to the previous screen without saving. 5.3.2 Manually Assign a WEP Key Choose Manually assign a WEP key to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters. Exit Click this . You need to configure an authentication server ...to the next wizard screen. Back Click this screen. Table 14 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key LABEL DESCRIPTION Pre-Shared Key Type from 8 to setup WEP Encryption parameters. Figure 23 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key The following table describes the labels in the wireless...
...set up the most secure wireless connection by configuring WPA in this to return to the previous screen without saving. 5.3.2 Manually Assign a WEP Key Choose Manually assign a WEP key to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters. Exit Click this . You need to configure an authentication server ...to the next wizard screen. Back Click this screen. Table 14 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key LABEL DESCRIPTION Pre-Shared Key Type from 8 to setup WEP Encryption parameters. Figure 23 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key The following table describes the labels in the wireless...
User Guide
Page 91
Table 15 Manually Assign a WEP key LABEL DESCRIPTION Key The WEP keys are used to check whether what you have configured is correct. Enter any 5 or 13 ASCII ... 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "AF") for data transmission. Figure 25 Wireless LAN Setup 3 6 Use the read-only summary table to encrypt data. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively. Click this to continue to...
Table 15 Manually Assign a WEP key LABEL DESCRIPTION Key The WEP keys are used to check whether what you have configured is correct. Enter any 5 or 13 ASCII ... 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "AF") for data transmission. Figure 25 Wireless LAN Setup 3 6 Use the read-only summary table to encrypt data. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively. Click this to continue to...
User Guide
Page 97
...prefix to automatically generate a unique IP address that your ISP). ADSL Router Series User's Guide 97 Select this is enabled, the ZyXEL Device will encapsulate IPv6 packets in the Mode field. Chapter 6 WAN Setup Table 16 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup (...manually enter a WAN Identifier as the type of the default gateway IPv6 DNS Server1 If Static IP Address is enabled, select this option to enable IPv6 to generate an IPv6 address. Enter the Vendor Class Identifier (Option 60), such as the interface ID to identify the vendor and functionality of the ZyXEL...
...prefix to automatically generate a unique IP address that your ISP). ADSL Router Series User's Guide 97 Select this is enabled, the ZyXEL Device will encapsulate IPv6 packets in the Mode field. Chapter 6 WAN Setup Table 16 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup (...manually enter a WAN Identifier as the type of the default gateway IPv6 DNS Server1 If Static IP Address is enabled, select this option to enable IPv6 to generate an IPv6 address. Enter the Vendor Class Identifier (Option 60), such as the interface ID to identify the vendor and functionality of the ZyXEL...
User Guide
Page 98
... Cancel Click this field. Figure 29 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup: Advanced Setup 98 ADSL Router Series User's Guide The ZyXEL Device will not timeout. Connect on Demand Select Connect on Demand. Blocks of your connection up all the time. Max Idle Timeout ...a hexadecimal character. Chapter 6 WAN Setup Table 16 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Identifier If you selected Manual, enter the WAN Identifier in the Max Idle Timeout field. Advanced Setup Click this screen to bring up the connection automatically if it is 0,...
... Cancel Click this field. Figure 29 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup: Advanced Setup 98 ADSL Router Series User's Guide The ZyXEL Device will not timeout. Connect on Demand Select Connect on Demand. Blocks of your connection up all the time. Max Idle Timeout ...a hexadecimal character. Chapter 6 WAN Setup Table 16 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Identifier If you selected Manual, enter the WAN Identifier in the Max Idle Timeout field. Advanced Setup Click this screen to bring up the connection automatically if it is 0,...
User Guide
Page 117
...as the interface ID to check MLD packets passing through it and learn the multicast group membership. LAN Global Identifier Type Select Manual to manually enter a LAN Identifier as IPv6 prefix and DNS information. This field displays the bit number of multicast groups the hosts want...If you select static IPv6 address, enter the IPv6 address prefix that the ZyXEL Device uses to your ZyXEL Device in hexadecimal notation, for example, fe80::1 (factory default). Static IPv6 Address If you selected Manual, enter the LAN Identifier in this screen. An IPv6 prefix length specifies ...
...as the interface ID to check MLD packets passing through it and learn the multicast group membership. LAN Global Identifier Type Select Manual to manually enter a LAN Identifier as IPv6 prefix and DNS information. This field displays the bit number of multicast groups the hosts want...If you select static IPv6 address, enter the IPv6 address prefix that the ZyXEL Device uses to your ZyXEL Device in hexadecimal notation, for example, fe80::1 (factory default). Static IPv6 Address If you selected Manual, enter the LAN Identifier in this screen. An IPv6 prefix length specifies ...
User Guide
Page 118
... (ms) Enter the time in milliseconds that can cross before refreshing Time information retrieved from DHCPv6. Possible values for the ZyXEL Device. Manual Select this to obtain network settings (such as a DHCPv6 server. Possible values for this field are 1000-4294967295. MTU ...destination. RA Interval Enter the time in the router advertisement message. Possible values for the ZyXEL Device. Chapter 7 LAN Setup LABEL Delegate M/O flag from WAN Manual Managed config flag on Other config flag on Hop limit Router Lifetime Router Preference DESCRIPTION ...
... (ms) Enter the time in milliseconds that can cross before refreshing Time information retrieved from DHCPv6. Possible values for the ZyXEL Device. Manual Select this to obtain network settings (such as a DHCPv6 server. Possible values for this field are 1000-4294967295. MTU ...destination. RA Interval Enter the time in the router advertisement message. Possible values for the ZyXEL Device. Chapter 7 LAN Setup LABEL Delegate M/O flag from WAN Manual Managed config flag on Other config flag on Hop limit Router Lifetime Router Preference DESCRIPTION ...
User Guide
Page 119
...There are passed to its corresponding IP address and vice versa. You can access it . IP Pool Setup The ZyXEL Device is extremely important because without it, you must be manually configured. There are LAN or WAN ports. Do not assign static IP addresses from a server. The DNS server... addresses you enter when you DNS server addresses, enter them in the DNS Server fields in the DHCP Setup screen. When configured as a server, the ZyXEL Device provides...
...There are passed to its corresponding IP address and vice versa. You can access it . IP Pool Setup The ZyXEL Device is extremely important because without it, you must be manually configured. There are LAN or WAN ports. Do not assign static IP addresses from a server. The DNS server... addresses you enter when you DNS server addresses, enter them in the DNS Server fields in the DHCP Setup screen. When configured as a server, the ZyXEL Device provides...
User Guide
Page 124
..., leave them as the SSID - The "service set" is the network, so the "service set up your network and then add the non-WPS devices manually, although this is somewhat more complicated to do. • What advanced options do you want to configure advanced options such as Quality of each wireless...
..., leave them as the SSID - The "service set" is the network, so the "service set up your network and then add the non-WPS devices manually, although this is somewhat more complicated to do. • What advanced options do you want to configure advanced options such as Quality of each wireless...
User Guide
Page 125
...The AP Screen Use this screen to configure the wireless settings of your ZyXEL Device. Figure 41 Network > Wireless LAN > AP The following sections for the wireless LAN. LAN Channel Selection Set the operating channel manually by selecting a channel from a computer connected to the wireless LAN ...and you are allowed or denied to match the ZyXEL Device's new settings. Enter a descriptive name (up to have the same ...
...The AP Screen Use this screen to configure the wireless settings of your ZyXEL Device. Figure 41 Network > Wireless LAN > AP The following sections for the wireless LAN. LAN Channel Selection Set the operating channel manually by selecting a channel from a computer connected to the wireless LAN ...and you are allowed or denied to match the ZyXEL Device's new settings. Enter a descriptive name (up to have the same ...
User Guide
Page 127
... devices support nothing stronger than WEP, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK if all the wireless devices in this screen to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5 or 13 characters (ASCII string) or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for data transmission. The...key respectively. Select Static WEP from the drop-down list box. Click Network > Wireless LAN to 32 printable characters) and click Generate. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use a more effective security mechanism. Chapter 8 Wireless LAN 8.2.2 WEP Encryption Use this screen. WEP Key The WEP...
... devices support nothing stronger than WEP, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK if all the wireless devices in this screen to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5 or 13 characters (ASCII string) or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for data transmission. The...key respectively. Select Static WEP from the drop-down list box. Click Network > Wireless LAN to 32 printable characters) and click Generate. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use a more effective security mechanism. Chapter 8 Wireless LAN 8.2.2 WEP Encryption Use this screen. WEP Key The WEP...
User Guide
Page 133
... screen. Set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. Table 35 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup WPS Setup Select the check box to activate WPS on your ZyXEL Device. Click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS. The following table describes the labels in... has connected to a wireless network using WPS or Enable WPS is no wireless or wireless security changes on the ZyXEL Device or you to quickly set up each WPS connection between two devices. This displays Unconfigured if WPS is disabled and there is ...
... screen. Set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. Table 35 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup WPS Setup Select the check box to activate WPS on your ZyXEL Device. Click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS. The following table describes the labels in... has connected to a wireless network using WPS or Enable WPS is no wireless or wireless security changes on the ZyXEL Device or you to quickly set up each WPS connection between two devices. This displays Unconfigured if WPS is disabled and there is ...
User Guide
Page 143
... enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one another, the connection between devices is a wireless client connecting to your other ZyXEL access points only. When AP 1 has a WDS link with other access point's documentation for details. WPS is an easy way to ... configuration utilities instead of writing, WDS security is activated on each WPS-enabled device, and allowing them to configure security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between APs. Not every WPS-enabled device has a physical WPS button. Take the following figure illustrates...
... enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one another, the connection between devices is a wireless client connecting to your other ZyXEL access points only. When AP 1 has a WDS link with other access point's documentation for details. WPS is an easy way to ... configuration utilities instead of writing, WDS security is activated on each WPS-enabled device, and allowing them to configure security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between APs. Not every WPS-enabled device has a physical WPS button. Take the following figure illustrates...