User Guide
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... Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp. It contains information on setting up and running right away. About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is available at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. More...
... Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp. It contains information on setting up and running right away. About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is available at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. More...
User Guide
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... slightly from others who use ZyXEL products and share your device. Please have a specific question about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Disclaimer Graphics in this book may be solved by using this manual is a collection of problems ...ZyXEL office for the region in operating systems, operating system versions, or if you installed updated firmware/software for contact information. Learn from the product due to differences in which you took to ensure that the information in this manual, you should contact your vendor. About This User...
... slightly from others who use ZyXEL products and share your device. Please have a specific question about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Disclaimer Graphics in this book may be solved by using this manual is a collection of problems ...ZyXEL office for the region in operating systems, operating system versions, or if you installed updated firmware/software for contact information. Learn from the product due to differences in which you took to ensure that the information in this manual, you should contact your vendor. About This User...
User Guide
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...Wirelessly to your ZyXEL Device 50 ...ZyXEL Device from the Internet ...ZyXEL Device 71 4.12.3 Testing the DDNS Setting ...72 4.13 How to Use File Sharing on the ZyXEL... Device 72 4.13.1 Set up file sharing ...72 4.13.2 Access Your Shared Files From a Computer 73 4.14 How to Share a USB Printer 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...
...Wirelessly to your ZyXEL Device 50 ...ZyXEL Device from the Internet ...ZyXEL Device 71 4.12.3 Testing the DDNS Setting ...72 4.13 How to Use File Sharing on the ZyXEL... Device 72 4.13.1 Set up file sharing ...72 4.13.2 Access Your Shared Files From a Computer 73 4.14 How to Share a USB Printer 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...
User Guide
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... 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. ...802.11 Mode SecureWirelessNetwork WPA2-PSK DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork 802.11b+g+n ADSL Router Series User's Guide 45 When prompted for a key, use his notebook to access the Internet.
... 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. ...802.11 Mode SecureWirelessNetwork WPA2-PSK DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork 802.11b+g+n ADSL Router Series User's Guide 45 When prompted for a key, use his notebook to access the Internet.
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...configure the system for Internet access and wireless connection. If you by your Internet connection. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 79 Figure 9 Wizard Welcome 3 Your ZyXEL device attempts to detect your DSL connection and your hardware connections and click Restart the INTERNET/WIRELESS SETUP ...Wizard to return to you still cannot connect, click Manually configure your ISP. Note: See the advanced menu chapters ...
...configure the system for Internet access and wireless connection. If you by your Internet connection. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 79 Figure 9 Wizard Welcome 3 Your ZyXEL device attempts to detect your DSL connection and your hardware connections and click Restart the INTERNET/WIRELESS SETUP ...Wizard to return to you still cannot connect, click Manually configure your ISP. Note: See the advanced menu chapters ...
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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 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.
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...you want the connected computers to the appendix for which you were not given information. 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 connected, enter your Internet access information in the Mode field,.... Refer to get individual IP address from the drop-down list box if your ISP provides you more information. 82 ADSL Router Series User's Guide If you cannot use Firewall, DHCP server and NAT on what you select in any fields for more than one IP address ...
...you want the connected computers to the appendix for which you were not given information. 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 connected, enter your Internet access information in the Mode field,.... Refer to get individual IP address from the drop-down list box if your ISP provides you more information. 82 ADSL Router Series User's Guide If you cannot use Firewall, DHCP server and NAT on what you select in any fields for more than one IP address ...
User Guide
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... in this to return to close the wizard screen without saving. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 89 Channel Selection Security If you selected in the previous screen. Click this...in order to the next wizard screen. Choose this to the previous screen without saving. Select Manually assign a WEP key to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for more information. Table 13 ...). See Section 5.3.2 on page 90 for wireless communication. 4 This screen varies depending on the ZyXEL Device, make sure all wireless stations use by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices is enabled) for...
... in this to return to close the wizard screen without saving. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 89 Channel Selection Security If you selected in the previous screen. Click this...in order to the next wizard screen. Choose this to the previous screen without saving. Select Manually assign a WEP key to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for more information. Table 13 ...). See Section 5.3.2 on page 90 for wireless communication. 4 This screen varies depending on the ZyXEL Device, make sure all wireless stations use by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices is enabled) for...
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... configure an authentication server to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters. Figure 24 Manually Assign a WEP key 90 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 5.3.1 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key Choose Manually assign a WPA-PSK key in the Wireless LAN setup screen to set... up a PreShared Key. Figure 23 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key The following...
... configure an authentication server to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters. Figure 24 Manually Assign a WEP key 90 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Chapter 5 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard 5.3.1 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key Choose Manually assign a WPA-PSK key in the Wireless LAN setup screen to set... up a PreShared Key. Figure 23 Manually Assign a WPA-PSK key The following...
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... data transmission. Click this to return to the next wizard screen. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 91 Figure 25 Wireless LAN Setup 3 6 Use the read-only summary...labels in this to continue to the previous screen without saving. 5 Click Apply to check whether what you have configured is correct. Table 15 Manually Assign a WEP key LABEL DESCRIPTION Key The WEP keys are used to complete and save your wireless LAN settings. Click Finish to encrypt data...
... data transmission. Click this to return to the next wizard screen. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for a 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 91 Figure 25 Wireless LAN Setup 3 6 Use the read-only summary...labels in this to continue to the previous screen without saving. 5 Click Apply to check whether what you have configured is correct. Table 15 Manually Assign a WEP key LABEL DESCRIPTION Key The WEP keys are used to complete and save your wireless LAN settings. Click Finish to encrypt data...
User Guide
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...The WAN Identifier is a fixed IP that the ZyXEL Device sends to generate an interface ID from the ISP DSLAM. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 97 Enter a subnet mask in DHCP requests that your ISP). WAN Identifier Type Select Manual to obtain a 6to4 tunnel prefix from the MAC ...address of the hardware or firmware. A dynamic IP address is enabled, the ZyXEL Device will use the prefix...
...The WAN Identifier is a fixed IP that the ZyXEL Device sends to generate an interface ID from the ISP DSLAM. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 97 Enter a subnet mask in DHCP requests that your ISP). WAN Identifier Type Select Manual to obtain a 6to4 tunnel prefix from the MAC ...address of the hardware or firmware. A dynamic IP address is enabled, the ZyXEL Device will use the prefix...
User Guide
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...time-out in the Internet Access Setup screen. Cancel Click this screen to edit your ZyXEL Device's advanced WAN settings. Click the Advanced Setup button in the Max Idle Timeout ... Figure 29 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup: Advanced Setup 98 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Advanced Setup Click this to display the Advanced WAN Setup screen and edit more details...Table 16 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Identifier If you selected Manual, enter the WAN Identifier in this to save your changes. Blocks of your WAN setup. 6.2.1 Advanced...
...time-out in the Internet Access Setup screen. Cancel Click this screen to edit your ZyXEL Device's advanced WAN settings. Click the Advanced Setup button in the Max Idle Timeout ... Figure 29 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup: Advanced Setup 98 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Advanced Setup Click this to display the Advanced WAN Setup screen and edit more details...Table 16 Network > WAN > Internet Access Setup (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Identifier If you selected Manual, enter the WAN Identifier in this to save your changes. Blocks of your WAN setup. 6.2.1 Advanced...
User Guide
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... a LAN Identifier as in an IPv6 address compose the network address. This allows the ZyXEL device to activate MLD Snooping on the ZyXEL Device. LAN Global Identifier Type Select Manual to generate an interface ID from Select this option to the LAN hosts. Static Select...starting from the service WAN provider or an uplink router. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 117 LAN Identifier If you select static IPv6 address, enter the IPv6 address prefix that the ZyXEL Device uses to manually enter a link local address. Prefix length If you disable this feature....
... a LAN Identifier as in an IPv6 address compose the network address. This allows the ZyXEL device to activate MLD Snooping on the ZyXEL Device. LAN Global Identifier Type Select Manual to generate an interface ID from Select this option to the LAN hosts. Static Select...starting from the service WAN provider or an uplink router. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 117 LAN Identifier If you select static IPv6 address, enter the IPv6 address prefix that the ZyXEL Device uses to manually enter a link local address. Prefix length If you disable this feature....
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... DHCPv6. Select Auto if your previously saved settings. 118 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Enter the time in seconds between neighbor solicitation packet retransmissions. Select Manual to save your changes. Apply Click this to configure DNS server addresses manually. The ZyXEL Device sends this preference in milliseconds that DNS information is assigned to the...
... DHCPv6. Select Auto if your previously saved settings. 118 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Enter the time in seconds between neighbor solicitation packet retransmissions. Select Manual to save your changes. Apply Click this to configure DNS server addresses manually. The ZyXEL Device sends this preference in milliseconds that DNS information is assigned to the...
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... server is pre-configured with the assigned IP address and subnet mask. If you turn DHCP service off, you sign up. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 119 You can access it . There are LAN or WAN ports. The DNS server addresses you enter when you DNS server addresses, ...enter them in the DNS Server fields in the DHCP Setup screen. IP Pool Setup The ZyXEL Device is extremely important because without it, you must be manually configured. Figure 40 LAN and WAN IP Addresses LAN WAN 7.7.2 DHCP Setup DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC ...
... server is pre-configured with the assigned IP address and subnet mask. If you turn DHCP service off, you sign up. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 119 You can access it . There are LAN or WAN ports. The DNS server addresses you enter when you DNS server addresses, ...enter them in the DNS Server fields in the DHCP Setup screen. IP Pool Setup The ZyXEL Device is extremely important because without it, you must be manually configured. Figure 40 LAN and WAN IP Addresses LAN WAN 7.7.2 DHCP Setup DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC ...
User Guide
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...advanced technical information on page 123 if some of your devices support WPS and some of the terms used here are . 124 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Even if some do not, you want to do. • What advanced options do not want to set up a well-secured network... easily. Chapter 8 Wireless LAN another. The MAC address consists of Service, ensure that lets your network and then add the non-WPS devices manually, although this is the network, so the "service set up your computer exchange information with different methods of most wireless networking devices operate at ...
...advanced technical information on page 123 if some of your devices support WPS and some of the terms used here are . 124 ADSL Router Series User's Guide Even if some do not, you want to do. • What advanced options do not want to set up a well-secured network... easily. Chapter 8 Wireless LAN another. The MAC address consists of Service, ensure that lets your network and then add the non-WPS devices manually, although this is the network, so the "service set up your computer exchange information with different methods of most wireless networking devices operate at ...
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...bit ASCII characters) for more details about this field. You must have it automatically configured. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 125 LAN Channel Selection Set the operating channel manually by selecting a channel from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the wireless settings of your... the SSID in this screen. Chapter 8 Wireless LAN 8.2 The AP Screen Use this screen to configure the wireless settings of your ZyXEL Device. Hide SSID Security Mode MAC Filter Note: If you are allowed or denied to have the same SSID. Wireless devices associating ...
...bit ASCII characters) for more details about this field. You must have it automatically configured. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 125 LAN Channel Selection Set the operating channel manually by selecting a channel from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the wireless settings of your... the SSID in this screen. Chapter 8 Wireless LAN 8.2 The AP Screen Use this screen to configure the wireless settings of your ZyXEL Device. Hide SSID Security Mode MAC Filter Note: If you are allowed or denied to have the same SSID. Wireless devices associating ...
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... the wireless LAN security labels in your network support. For example, use the highest encryption level available. Enter a passphrase (up 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... > Wireless LAN to display the AP screen. It is extremely insecure. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use a more effective security mechanism. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 127 The ZyXEL Device automatically generates a WEP key. Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: ...
... the wireless LAN security labels in your network support. For example, use the highest encryption level available. Enter a passphrase (up 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... > Wireless LAN to display the AP screen. It is extremely insecure. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use a more effective security mechanism. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 127 The ZyXEL Device automatically generates a WEP key. Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN > AP: ...
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... settings. WPS allows you click Release to configure security settings manually. Click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS. The following table describes the labels in the screen. WPS Status This displays Configured when the ZyXEL Device has connected to a wireless network using WPS or Enable... > Wireless LAN > WPS The following screen displays. Cancel Click this screen to activate WPS on your changes. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 133 Set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings. Both...
... settings. WPS allows you click Release to configure security settings manually. Click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS. The following table describes the labels in the screen. WPS Status This displays Configured when the ZyXEL Device has connected to a wireless network using WPS or Enable... > Wireless LAN > WPS The following screen displays. Cancel Click this screen to activate WPS on your changes. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 133 Set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings. Both...
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... made. Figure 55 WDS Link Example WDS A AP 1 AP 2 8.8.8 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) Your ZyXEL Device supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which has a wired Internet connection. WPS is initiated by the WiFi Alliance... press a button (on each device's documentation to configure security settings manually. Take the following figure illustrates how WDS link works between two devices. You need to your ...other APs. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 143 The following steps to set up WPS using the button. 1 ...
... made. Figure 55 WDS Link Example WDS A AP 1 AP 2 8.8.8 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) Your ZyXEL Device supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which has a wired Internet connection. WPS is initiated by the WiFi Alliance... press a button (on each device's documentation to configure security settings manually. Take the following figure illustrates how WDS link works between two devices. You need to your ...other APs. ADSL Router Series User's Guide 143 The following steps to set up WPS using the button. 1 ...