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KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 2 Graphics in this manual is accurate. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in operating systems, operating system versions, or if you installed updated firmware/...8226; Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the VMG and access the Web Configurator. • More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to differences in this book may differ slightly from the product due to find other information on the VMG. IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 2 Graphics in this manual is accurate. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in operating systems, operating system versions, or if you installed updated firmware/...8226; Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the VMG and access the Web Configurator. • More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to differences in this book may differ slightly from the product due to find other information on the VMG. IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
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... ADSL PPPoE Connection 42 4.3 Set Up a Secure WiFi Network ...45 4.3.1 Configure the WiFi Network Settings 45 4.3.2 Use WPS ...47 4.3.3 Connect to the VMG's WiFi Network Manually (No WPS 49 4.3.4 Configure Wireless Security on the VMG 49 4.3.5 Configure Your Laptop ...51 4.4 Set Up Multiple Wireless Groups ...53 4.5 Configure Static Route for Routing... Settings ...84 6.4 Ethernet WAN ...87 6.5 Technical Reference ...87 Chapter 7 Wireless ...93 7.1 Overview ...93 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter 93 VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 7
... ADSL PPPoE Connection 42 4.3 Set Up a Secure WiFi Network ...45 4.3.1 Configure the WiFi Network Settings 45 4.3.2 Use WPS ...47 4.3.3 Connect to the VMG's WiFi Network Manually (No WPS 49 4.3.4 Configure Wireless Security on the VMG 49 4.3.5 Configure Your Laptop ...51 4.4 Set Up Multiple Wireless Groups ...53 4.5 Configure Static Route for Routing... Settings ...84 6.4 Ethernet WAN ...87 6.5 Technical Reference ...87 Chapter 7 Wireless ...93 7.1 Overview ...93 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter 93 VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 7
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...can use his notebook to access the Internet. Note that he can set up a WiFi network using WPS (Section 4.3.3 on page 49) or manual configuration (Section 4.3.3 on page 49). 4.3.1 Configure the WiFi Network Settings This example uses the following parameters to set up your service provider for any... button. In this screen depending on whether you have selected Keep 2.4G and 5G WiFi network name the same. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 45 Chapter 4 Tutorials Try to connect to a website to see one or two network name(s) displayed on this WiFi network, the ...
...can use his notebook to access the Internet. Note that he can set up a WiFi network using WPS (Section 4.3.3 on page 49) or manual configuration (Section 4.3.3 on page 49). 4.3.1 Configure the WiFi Network Settings This example uses the following parameters to set up your service provider for any... button. In this screen depending on whether you have selected Keep 2.4G and 5G WiFi network name the same. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 45 Chapter 4 Tutorials Try to connect to a website to see one or two network name(s) displayed on this WiFi network, the ...
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...WPS Press and hold for more than 5 seconds SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION 4.3.3 Connect to the VMG's WiFi Network Manually (No WPS) In this example, we change the VMG's wireless settings, and then manually select the VMG's new SSID and enter the WiFi key to connect a wireless client to the VMG. ... 28). 1 Go to the Network Setting > Wireless > WiFi > Edit screen to enable the 2.4G wireless network. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 49 The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you how to configure the wireless settings on...
...WPS Press and hold for more than 5 seconds SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION 4.3.3 Connect to the VMG's WiFi Network Manually (No WPS) In this example, we change the VMG's wireless settings, and then manually select the VMG's new SSID and enter the WiFi key to connect a wireless client to the VMG. ... 28). 1 Go to the Network Setting > Wireless > WiFi > Edit screen to enable the 2.4G wireless network. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 49 The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you how to configure the wireless settings on...
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...- the ISP assigns you a different one each multicast group. MTU MTU Enter the MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) size for each time you configure manually. This field is not appropriate. It can have a dynamic IP address. DNS Server (This is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you ...DNS server address assigned by your ISP. Select this if you can enable PPPoE pass through this connection. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 79 A dynamic IP address is not used to define class of this connection. This allows the VMG to 4094) for ...
...- the ISP assigns you a different one each multicast group. MTU MTU Enter the MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) size for each time you configure manually. This field is not appropriate. It can have a dynamic IP address. DNS Server (This is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you ...DNS server address assigned by your ISP. Select this if you can enable PPPoE pass through this connection. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 79 A dynamic IP address is not used to define class of this connection. This allows the VMG to 4094) for ...
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...network. Service Provider Enter an IPv6 prefix for the IPv4 network. Border Relay IPv4 Address When you select Manually Configured, specify the relay server's IPv4 address in an IPv6 address compose the network address. Sent Options...address assigned by DHCPC to tunnel IPv6 traffic from the DHCP server. option 61 Select this field. Select Manually Configured if you have the VMG detect it automatically through the ISP's IPv4 network. IPv4 Mask Length ...fields appear. Select Option 121 to clients. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 80
...network. Service Provider Enter an IPv6 prefix for the IPv4 network. Border Relay IPv4 Address When you select Manually Configured, specify the relay server's IPv4 address in an IPv6 address compose the network address. Sent Options...address assigned by DHCPC to tunnel IPv6 traffic from the DHCP server. option 61 Select this field. Select Manually Configured if you have the VMG detect it automatically through the ISP's IPv4 network. IPv4 Mask Length ...fields appear. Select Option 121 to clients. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 80
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... address assigned by the ISP. Server Apply Cancel Click Apply to save your VMG's interface(s). IPv6 Routing Feature (This is available only when you configure manually. Use Following Static IPv6 DNS Address Primary DNS Server Select Use Following Static IPv6 DNS Address to have the VMG use the WAN interface of... you want to configure. You can reduce multicast traffic significantly. Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 81
... address assigned by the ISP. Server Apply Cancel Click Apply to save your VMG's interface(s). IPv6 Routing Feature (This is available only when you configure manually. Use Following Static IPv6 DNS Address Primary DNS Server Select Use Following Static IPv6 DNS Address to have the VMG use the WAN interface of... you want to configure. You can reduce multicast traffic significantly. Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 81
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... are 4,094. The address 224.0.0.2 is extremely important because without it, you DNS server addresses, manually enter them in the DNS server fields. 2 If your ISP dynamically assigns the DNS server IP ... to its corresponding IP address and vice versa, for Ethernet switches. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 91 TPID 2 Bytes User Priority 3 Bits CFI VLAN ID 1 Bit 12 Bits Multicast...an Ethernet port has a CFI set to zero for instance, the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The remaining twelve bits define the VLAN ID, giving a possible ...
... are 4,094. The address 224.0.0.2 is extremely important because without it, you DNS server addresses, manually enter them in the DNS server fields. 2 If your ISP dynamically assigns the DNS server IP ... to its corresponding IP address and vice versa, for Ethernet switches. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 91 TPID 2 Bytes User Priority 3 Bits CFI VLAN ID 1 Bit 12 Bits Multicast...an Ethernet port has a CFI set to zero for instance, the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The remaining twelve bits define the VLAN ID, giving a possible ...
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Set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. WPS Click the Connect button to add another WPS-enabled wireless device (within two minutes of pressing this button. 7.5 Advanced Settings Use ... 2.4G or 5G wireless network. Wi-Fi Name This field displays the wireless network name. Note: You must support WPS. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 98 Click Network Setting > Wireless > WPS. The following table describes the labels in the Network Setting > Wireless > Advanced screen. Figure 42...
Set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. WPS Click the Connect button to add another WPS-enabled wireless device (within two minutes of pressing this button. 7.5 Advanced Settings Use ... 2.4G or 5G wireless network. Wi-Fi Name This field displays the wireless network name. Note: You must support WPS. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 98 Click Network Setting > Wireless > WPS. The following table describes the labels in the Network Setting > Wireless > Advanced screen. Figure 42...
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... Service Set IDentifier) function allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. All IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless adapters support long preamble, but rather be used to signal that also has WPS activated. Use... secure network by the WiFi Alliance. Wireless devices can use short preamble when all support short preamble. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 110 Short and long refer to the length of eight BSSs are unsure what preamble mode other ). • MBSSID should ...
... Service Set IDentifier) function allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. All IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless adapters support long preamble, but rather be used to signal that also has WPS activated. Use... secure network by the WiFi Alliance. Wireless devices can use short preamble when all support short preamble. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 110 Short and long refer to the length of eight BSSs are unsure what preamble mode other ). • MBSSID should ...
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... to clients. This allows the VMG to manually enter an interface ID for the LAN interface's link-local address. Select Blocking Mode to block all unknown multicast packets from the WAN to all ... interface ID for the LAN interface's link-local address using the EUI-64 format for the VMG's LAN IPv6 address. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 121 Manual Select this option to the clients: • From Router Advertisement: The VMG provides DNS information through router advertisements. • From DHCPv6 Server: The...
... to clients. This allows the VMG to manually enter an interface ID for the LAN interface's link-local address. Select Blocking Mode to block all unknown multicast packets from the WAN to all ... interface ID for the LAN interface's link-local address using the EUI-64 format for the VMG's LAN IPv6 address. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 121 Manual Select this option to the clients: • From Router Advertisement: The VMG provides DNS information through router advertisements. • From DHCPv6 Server: The...
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...TCP/IP for which you click Static DHCP Configuration in the Static DHCP screen or the Edit icon next to confirm that you select Manual Input, enter the MAC address of writing, it . MAC Address If you will also specify. Cancel Click Cancel to exit this ...select other type. A UPnP device can dynamically join a network, VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 123 Select Device Info Select a device or computer from the drop-down list or select Manual Input to the # field listed above. Chapter 8 Home Networking Table 28 Network Setting > Home Networking...
...TCP/IP for which you click Static DHCP Configuration in the Static DHCP screen or the Edit icon next to confirm that you select Manual Input, enter the MAC address of writing, it . MAC Address If you will also specify. Cancel Click Cancel to exit this ...select other type. A UPnP device can dynamically join a network, VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 123 Select Device Info Select a device or computer from the drop-down list or select Manual Input to the # field listed above. Chapter 8 Home Networking Table 28 Network Setting > Home Networking...
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...DESCRIPTION UPnP UPnP NAT-T Select Enable to display the screen shown next. See page 117 for the service. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 124 This is the index number of the UPnP NAT-T connection. In turn, a device can communicate through the VMG by ...service. This is no longer in use a UPnP application to open the Web Configurator's login screen without saving. Click Apply to manually configure port forwarding for the UPnP enabled application. # Description Destination IP Address External Port Internal Port Protocol Apply Cancel The table ...
...DESCRIPTION UPnP UPnP NAT-T Select Enable to display the screen shown next. See page 117 for the service. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 124 This is the index number of the UPnP NAT-T connection. In turn, a device can communicate through the VMG by ...service. This is no longer in use a UPnP application to open the Web Configurator's login screen without saving. Click Apply to manually configure port forwarding for the UPnP enabled application. # Description Destination IP Address External Port Internal Port Protocol Apply Cancel The table ...
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...2132 defines the option 66 open this screen. Table 33 Network Setting > Home Networking > Wake on LAN LABEL DESCRIPTION Wake by Address Select Manual and enter the IP address or MAC address of the device to turn it will then automatically update the IP address and MAC address in...device to turn it on. DHCP option 66 carries the IP address or the domain name of a single TFTP server. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 129 Chapter 8 Home Networking Click Network Setting > Home Networking > Wake on LAN to the clients using DHCP option 66. The drop-...
...2132 defines the option 66 open this screen. Table 33 Network Setting > Home Networking > Wake on LAN LABEL DESCRIPTION Wake by Address Select Manual and enter the IP address or MAC address of the device to turn it will then automatically update the IP address and MAC address in...device to turn it on. DHCP option 66 carries the IP address or the domain name of a single TFTP server. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 129 Chapter 8 Home Networking Click Network Setting > Home Networking > Wake on LAN to the clients using DHCP option 66. The drop-...
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... VMG as a DHCP server or disable it . The DNS server is pre-configured with the assigned IP address and subnet mask. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 130 When configured as shown next. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN... some technical background information about the topics covered in the appendices. IP Pool Setup The VMG is extremely important because without it, you must be manually configured. You can access it .
... VMG as a DHCP server or disable it . The DNS server is pre-configured with the assigned IP address and subnet mask. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 130 When configured as shown next. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN... some technical background information about the topics covered in the appendices. IP Pool Setup The VMG is extremely important because without it, you must be manually configured. You can access it .
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... can manually add the VMG's DNS route entry. Domain Name Enter the domain name of a DNS route. A yellow bulb signifies that this DNS route is the WAN connection through which the VMG forwards DNS requests for this DNS route. This is active. The screen shown next appears. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B...
... can manually add the VMG's DNS route entry. Domain Name Enter the domain name of a DNS route. A yellow bulb signifies that this DNS route is the WAN connection through which the VMG forwards DNS requests for this DNS route. This is active. The screen shown next appears. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B...
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...port forwarding solves this screen to request a service with another computer on the client side (LAN). VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 165 After that computer's connection for that port forwarding only forwards a service to open the following screen. Click Network...or times out. For example: Figure 86 Trigger Port Forwarding Process: Example 1 Jane requests a file from the server on the WAN) to manually replace the LAN computer's IP address in the forwarding port with a specific port number and protocol (a "trigger" port). Chapter 11 Network ...
...port forwarding solves this screen to request a service with another computer on the client side (LAN). VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 165 After that computer's connection for that port forwarding only forwards a service to open the following screen. Click Network...or times out. For example: Figure 86 Trigger Port Forwarding Process: Example 1 Jane requests a file from the server on the WAN) to manually replace the LAN computer's IP address in the forwarding port with a specific port number and protocol (a "trigger" port). Chapter 11 Network ...
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... the Delete icon to open the DNS Entry screen. Click Network Setting > DNS to delete an existing rule. 12.2.1 Add/Edit DNS Entry You can manually add or edit the VMG's DNS name and IP address entry. This indicates the host name or domain name. Click the Edit icon to the... Dynamic DNS Setup If you have a private WAN IP address, then you want to edit. Figure 98 DNS Entry: Add/Edit VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 177 This is the index number of the entry. Figure 97 Network Setting > DNS > DNS Entry The following table describes the fields in...
... the Delete icon to open the DNS Entry screen. Click Network Setting > DNS to delete an existing rule. 12.2.1 Add/Edit DNS Entry You can manually add or edit the VMG's DNS name and IP address entry. This indicates the host name or domain name. Click the Edit icon to the... Dynamic DNS Setup If you have a private WAN IP address, then you want to edit. Figure 98 DNS Entry: Add/Edit VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 177 This is the index number of the entry. Figure 97 Network Setting > DNS > DNS Entry The following table describes the fields in...
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... network on which traffic is assigned the IP address 192.168.2.2 and uses the WAN VDSL_PoE/ppp0.1 interface. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 185 Alternatively, you must enable DHCP server and configure LAN TCP/IP settings for both the default and user-defined groups. Use ...networks on the VMG (Section 15.2 on page 116 for more information. See Chapter 8 on page 185). 15.2 Interface Grouping Overview You can manually add a LAN interface to a new group. Create interface groups to have the VMG automatically add the incoming traffic and the LAN interface on the...
... network on which traffic is assigned the IP address 192.168.2.2 and uses the WAN VDSL_PoE/ppp0.1 interface. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 185 Alternatively, you must enable DHCP server and configure LAN TCP/IP settings for both the default and user-defined groups. Use ...networks on the VMG (Section 15.2 on page 116 for more information. See Chapter 8 on page 185). 15.2 Interface Grouping Overview You can manually add a LAN interface to a new group. Create interface groups to have the VMG automatically add the incoming traffic and the LAN interface on the...
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... to exit this field will not be configurable. Select the transport layer protocol used for the service. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 203 Figure 119 Parental Control Rule: Add/Edit Rule > Add New Service The following screen. Chapter 18 Parental Control Table... Parental Control > Add New PCP > Add New Service to exit this field will not be configurable. Otherwise, select User Define and manually specify the protocol and the port of the service. Protocol Port If you have chosen a pre-defined service in this screen. Cancel Click...
... to exit this field will not be configurable. Select the transport layer protocol used for the service. VMG4927-B50A / VMG9827-B50A / VMG3927-B50B User's Guide 203 Figure 119 Parental Control Rule: Add/Edit Rule > Add New Service The following screen. Chapter 18 Parental Control Table... Parental Control > Add New PCP > Add New Service to exit this field will not be configurable. Otherwise, select User Define and manually specify the protocol and the port of the service. Protocol Port If you have chosen a pre-defined service in this screen. Cancel Click...