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www .zyxel.com www .zyxel.com NBG-419N v2 Wireless N NetUSB Router IMPORT ANT! READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Copyright © 2012 ZyXEL Communications Corporation V ersion 1.00 Edition 2, 04/2012 Default Login Details LAN IP Address http://192.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 2 IMPORT ANT! READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Graphics in this book ma y differ slightly from the product due to difference s in oper ating systems, operating system versions, or if y ou installed updated firmware/software fo r your device.
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NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 15 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your Router 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the R outer. The Router extends the range of your existing wi red network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users.
Chapter 1 Getti ng to Know Your Router NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 16 • W eb Configur ator . This is recommended for everyday management of the Router using a (supported) web browser . • Wireless switch. Y ou can use the built-in switch of the R outer to turn the wireless function on and off without opening the W eb Configur ator .
Chapter 1 G ettin g to Know Your Router NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 17 1.5 LEDs Figure 1 Front P anel The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button. T able 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION POWER Green On The R outer is receiving power and functioning properly .
Chapter 1 Getti ng to Know Your Router NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 18 1.6 The WPS Button Y o ur Router supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry standard sp ecification, defined by the WiFi Alliance.
Chapter 1 G ettin g to Know Your Router NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 19 3 If using screw anchors, dril l two holes for the screw anchors into the wall . Push the anchors into the full depth of the holes, then insert the screws into the anchors. Do not insert the screws all the way in - leave a small gap of about 0.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 20 C HAPTER 2 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility 2.1 Overview The Z yXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility allows y ou to work with the USB devices that are connected directly to the Router as if they are connected dire ctly to your computer .
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 21 Note: The follo wing operat ing systems are su pported: Windows XP/ Vista/7 (32 and 64-bit versions ), and Mac OS X 10.6.
Chapter 2 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Uti lity NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 22 2.2.1 The Menus This section describes the utility’ s menus. Figure 4 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Menus The following table describes the menus in this screen. Connect Select a USB devic e and then click this button to connect to it.
Chapter 2 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Cente r Utility NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 23 2.2.2 The ZyXEL NetUSB Shar e Center Configuration Window This section describes the utility’s configur ation wi ndow, which allows y ou to set certain options for the utility .
Chapter 2 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Uti lity NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 24 The following table describes the labels in this window . 2.2.3 The Auto-Connect Printer Li st Window This section describes the utility’ s auto-connect printer list window .
Chapter 2 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Cente r Utility NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 25 2.2.4 Exit the ZyXEL N etUSB Share Center Utility If you want to exit the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility when y our computer is not connected to any USB device, follow the steps below: 1 Click System > Exit on the Utility screen.
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NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 27 C HAPTER 3 Connection Wizard 3.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the wi zard setup screens in the W eb Configurator . The W eb Configur ator’s wizard setup helps you configure y our device to access the Internet.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 28 3.3 Connect to Internet The R outer offers five Internet connection types. They are Static IP , DHCP , PPPoE , PPTP or L2TP . The wizard attempts to detect which WAN conn ection type you are using.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 29 3.3.1 Connection T ype: DHCP Choose DHCP as the Internet Connection Type when the W AN port is used as a regular Ethernet .
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 30 3.3.3 Connection T ype: PPPoE Po int-to-P oint Protocol over Ethernet (PPP oE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPP oE is an IETF (Internet Engineering T ask Force) standard specifying how a host personal computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example DSL, cable, wirele ss, etc.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 31 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.3.4 Connection T ype: PPTP Po int-to-P oint T unneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 32 The following table describes the fields in this screen 3.3.5 Connection T ype: L2TP The Layer 2 T unneling Protocol (L2TP) works at lay er 2 (the data link lay er) to tunnel network tr affic between two peer device s over an other network (like the Internet).
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 33 The R outer connects to the Internet. Figure 15 Connecting to the Internet Note: If th e Wizard success fully connects to the Intern et, it procee ds to the next step.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 34 3.4 Router Password Change the login password in the following scr een. Enter the new passwor d and retype it to confirm. Click Next to proceed with the Wireless Security screen . Figure 16 Router P assword 3.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 35 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.5.2 Wireless Secu rity: WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Choose WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security in the Wireless Security screen to set up a password for your wireless network.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 36 Congratulations! Open a web browser , such as Inte rnet Explorer , to visi t your favorite website. Note: If you cannot access the Internet when your computer is connected to one of the Router’ s LAN ports, check y our connections.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 37 C HAPTER 4 Introducing the Web Configurator 4.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the Router W eb Configurator and provides an ov erview of its screens. The W eb Configur ator is an HTML -based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the Router via Internet browser .
Chapter 4 I ntrodu cing the Web Configurato r NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 38 The W eb Configurator initially displays the following login screen. Figure 20 Login screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.2.2 Password Screen Y o u should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as shown next.
Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 39 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: The management session au tomatically ti mes out when the time period set in the Administrator Inactivity Timer field expires (default fiv e minutes; go to Chapter 25 on page 179 to cha nge th is).
Chapter 4 I ntrodu cing the Web Configurato r NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 40 4.2.3.1 Weather Edit Y ou can change the temper ature unit and select the location for which you w ant to know the weather . Click the icon to change the W eather display . Figure 23 Change W eather The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 41 4.3 Resetting the Router If you forget your password or IP address, or yo u ca nnot access the W eb Configurator , you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the Router to reload the factory-default configur ation file.
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NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 43 C HAPTER 5 Monitor 5.1 Overview This chapter discusses read-only information related to the device state of the Router. Note: T o access the Monitor screens, you can also.
Chapter 5 Monitor NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 44 log choices depend on your settings in the Log Settings screen. Click Refresh to renew the log screen. Click Clear to delete all the logs. Figure 25 View Log Y ou can configure which logs to display in the View Log screen.
Chapter 5 Monitor NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 45 5.4 BW MGMT Monitor The Bandwidth Management (BW MGMT) Monitor a llows you to v iew the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using. The bandwidth is measured in kilobits per second (kbps).
Chapter 5 Monitor NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 46 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.6 Packet S t atistics Click the Packet Statistics (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. Read-only inform ation here includes port status, packet specific statistics and the "system up time".
Chapter 5 Monitor NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 47 5.7 WLAN S t ation St atus Click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the R outer in the Association List .
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NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 49 C HAPTER 6 Router Modes 6.1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes av ailable on your Router. First, the term “mode” refers to two things in this User’s Guide. • Web Configurator mode . This refers to the W eb Configurator interface you w ant to use for editing Router features.
Chapter 6 Router Modes NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 50 When changing to another mode, the IP address of the Router changes. The running applications and services of the network devices connected to the Router can be interrupted. In WISP mode, you should know the SSID and wire less security details of the access point to which you want to connect.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 51 C HAPTER 7 Easy Mode 7.1 Overview The W eb Configurator is set to Easy Mode by def ault. Y ou can configure several k ey features of the R outer in this mode. This mode is useful to users who are not fully familiar with some features that are usually intended for network administr ators.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 52 Click Status to open the following screen scree n. Figure 32 Easy Mode: Sta tus Screen 7.2 What Y ou Can Do Y ou can do the following in this mode: •U s e t h i s Navigation Panel ( Section 7.4 on page 53 ) to opt out of the Eas y mode.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 53 7.4 Navigation Panel Use this navigation panel to opt out of the Easy mode. Figure 33 Control Panel The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.5 Network Map Note: The Netwo rk MAP is view able by Windows XP (need to install patch), Windows Vista and Windows 7 users only .
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 54 The line connecting the R outer to the gatewa y becomes green when the R outer is able to ping the gateway . It become s red when the ping initiating from the R outer does not get a response from the gateway .
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 55 7.6.1 Game Engine When this feature is enable d, the Router maximizes the bandwidth for gaming traffic that it forwards out through an interface. Figure 36 Game Engine Note: When this is swit ched on, th e Game Console tab in th e Bandwid th MGMT screen is automa tically pos itioned on t op.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 56 Disabling the wireless capability lowers the energy consumption of the of the Router. Figure 37 Po w e r S a v i n g The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 57 7.6.3 Content Filter Use this screen to restrict access to certain websites, based on keywords contained in URLs, to which you do not w ant users in your network to open. Figure 38 Content Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 58 The R outer uses bandwidth management for incoming and outgoing tr affic. Rank the services and applications by dragging them accordingly from High to Low and click Apply . Click Cancel to close the screen.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 59 Note: Y ou can enable the Wireless function of yo ur R outer by first turning on the switch in the back panel. Figure 41 Wireless Security The followi ng table describ es the gener a l wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 60 7.6.7 WPS Use this screen to add a wireless station to the network using WPS . Click WPS in the Wireless Security to open the following screen. Figure 42 Wireless Security: WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 61 7.7 S t atus Screen in Easy Mode In the Network Map screen, click Status to view read-only information about the Router. Figure 43 Status Screen in Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 62 C HAPTER 8 Router Mode 8.1 Overview The R outer is set to router mode by default. R outers are us ed to connect the local network to another network (for example, the Internet). In the figure below, the R outer connects the local network ( LAN1 ~ LAN4 ) to the Internet.
Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 63 8.3 S t atus Screen Click to open the status screen. Figure 45 Status Screen: Router Mode The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen.
Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 64 The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. Click this butt on to refresh the statu s screen statistic s. Click this ico n to see the St at us page. The information in this screen depends on the device mode you selec t.
Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 65 - WPS This displays Configured when the WPS has been set up. This displays Unconfigured if the WPS has not been set up. Click the status to display Network > Wireless LAN > WP S screen. System S tatus Item This column shows the type of data the Router is recording.
Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 66 8.3.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure R outer features. Figure 46 Navigation P anel: Router Mode The following table describes the sub-menus.
Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 67 Wireless LAN Gener al Use this screen to configure wireless LAN. MAC Filter Use the MAC filt er screen to configure the Rout er to block access to device s or block the devices fro m accessing the Router.
Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 68 MAINTENANCE General Use this screen to vie w and change administrative settin gs such as system and domain names. Pas s w or d Pas s wor d Setup Use this scre en to change th e password of y our Router.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 69 C HAPTER 9 Access Point Mode 9.1 Overview Use your R outer as an access point (AP) if you al ready hav e a router or gatewa y on your network. In this mode your R outer bridges a wire d network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet.
Chapter 9 Access Point Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 70 9.3.1 Setting your Router to AP Mod e 1 Log into the W eb Configurator if you ha ven’t already . See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how to do this. 2 T o use your Router as an access point, go to Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General and select Access Point mode.
Chapter 9 Access Point Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 71 4 After you’ve set your computer’ s IP address, op en a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type “192.168.1.2” as the we b address in your web browser . Note: After clicking Logi n, the Easy mode appears.
Chapter 9 Access Point Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 72 9.4 AP Mode S t atus Screen Click to open the Status screen. Figure 50 Status Screen: Access Point Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen.
Chapter 9 Access Point Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 73 - WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode ( Sec tion 6.1.2 on page 49 ) to which the Router’s wireless LAN is se t - Access Point Mode . - MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.
Chapter 9 Access Point Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 74 9.4.0.1 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure Rou ter features in Access P oint mode. The following screen and table show the features you can configure in Access P oint mode.
Chapter 9 Access Point Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 75 T able 33 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from DHCP Serve r Click this to deploy the R outer as an access point in the ne twork. When you enable this, the Router get s its IP address from the network’s DHCP server (for example, your ISP).
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 76 C HAPTER 10 WISP Mode 10.1 Overview Y our R outer can act as a wireless client. In wireless client mode, it can connect to an existing network via an access point. Use this mode if you already have an access point or router in y our network.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 77 10.3.1 Setting your Router to WISP Mode 1 Log into the W eb Configurator if you ha ven’t already . See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how to do this. 2 T o set your Router to AP Mode , g o to Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General and select WISP Mode.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 78 Note: After clicking Logi n, the Easy mode appears. R efer to Section on page 51 for the Easy mode screens. Click Expert mode to see the screens described in the sections following this. 10.4 WISP Mode S t atus Screen Click to open the status screen.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 79 - MAC Address This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. - IP Address This sh ows the WAN port’ s IP address. - IP Subnet Mask This shows the WAN port’s subnet mask. - Default Gate way This shows the WAN port’s gateway IP address.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 80 10.5 Wireless LAN General Screen Use this screen to configure the wireless LAN settings of your R outer. Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN > General to open the following screen. Figure 57 WISP Mode: LAN > General Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 81 10.5.0.1 No Security Use this screen if the access point to which you w ant to connect does not use encryption.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 82 10.5.1 S t atic WEP Use this screen if the access point to which you w ant to connect to uses WEP security mode.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 83 10.5.2 WP A(2)-PSK Use this screen if the access point to which you w ant to connect uses WPA(2)-PSK security mode. Figure 60 WPA-PSK/WPA2 -PSK (WISP) The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 84 10.5.3 Advance Screen Use this screen to enable the power saving mode of your Router. Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN to open the following screen. Figure 61 Configuration > Wireless LAN > Adv ance Screen (WISP) The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 10 WISP Mode NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 85 10.5.4 Site Survey Screen Use this screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Go to Configuration > Site Surv ey to open the following screen. Figure 62 Configuration > Wireless LAN > Site Su rvey (WISP) The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 87 C HAPTER 11 Tutorials 1 1.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for your R outer as follows: • Connecting to the Internet from an Access P oint • Configuring Wir.
Chapter 11 Tutorial s NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 88 • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button.
Chapter 11 Tutorials NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 89 The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and securit y by pressing a button on both R outer and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example). Figure 64 Example WPS Process: PBC Method 1 1.
Chapter 11 Tutorial s NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 90 The following figure shows you the e xample to set up wireless network and se curity on Router and wireless client (ex.
Chapter 11 Tutorials NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 91 1 1.4 Enabling and Configurin g Wireless Security (No WPS) This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your Router. Follow th e steps below to configure the wireless settings on your R outer.
Chapter 11 Tutorial s NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 92 5 Open the Status screen. V erify your wireless and wireless security settings under Device Information and check if the WLAN connection is up under Interface Status . Figure 67 T utorial: Checking Wireless Settings 1 1.
Chapter 11 Tutorials NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 93 5 Select WPA -PSK and type the security key in the following screen. Click Next . Figure 69 Security Settings 6 The Confirm Save window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. Figure 70 Confirm Save 7 Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below .
Chapter 11 Tutorial s NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 94 1 1.5 Connecting to USB St orage with the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility This tutorial shows you how to connect to a USB device over your R outer network by using the Z yXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility .
Chapter 11 Tutorials NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 95 1 After the first computer ( A ) finishes using the USB device, click Disconnect on the Utilty to unmount it. 2 Click Connect on the Utility of the second computer ( B ) to mount the USB device on B .
Chapter 11 Tutorial s NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 96 1 1.6 Automatically Connecting to a USB Printer Y our computer can connect to a shared USB prin ter by using the Z yXEL NetUSB Share C enter Utility .
Chapter 11 Tutorials NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 97 6 Select the USB printer you wa nt to connect to and click Apply . 7 Now your computer can automatically connect to this shared USB printer over your R outer network each time you log into y our computer .
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NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 101 C HAPTER 12 Wireless LAN 12.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your R outer. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 102 •U s e t h e Advanced screen ( Section 12.6 on page 109 ) to allow wireless advanced features, such as intra-BS S networking and set the R TS/CTS Threshold. •U s e t h e QoS screen ( Section 12.
Chapter 12 Wireless LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 103 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. T o get the MA C address for ea ch wireless client, see the appropriate User ’ s Guide or other documentation. Y ou can use the MAC address filter to tell the AP which wireless clients are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network.
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 104 12.3.1.5 WDS Wireless Distribution System or WDS security is us ed between bridged APs. It is independent of the security between the wired networks and their respective APs. If you do not enable WDS security , traffic between APs is not encrypted.
Chapter 12 Wireless LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 105 See the rest of this chapter for inform at ion on the other labels in this screen. 12.4.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access po ints without any data encryption.
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 106 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Re fe r to T able 42 on page 104 for descriptions of the other labels in this screen.
Chapter 12 Wireless LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 107 The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen. Re fe r to T able 42 on page 104 for descriptions of the other labels in this screen.
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 108 12.4.3 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen. Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list. Figure 76 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA -PS K/WP A2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 12 Wireless LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 109 pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Y ou need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure this screen. T o change your R outer’ s MAC filter settings, click Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter .
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 11 0 Click Network > Wireless LAN > Advanc ed . The screen appears as shown. Figure 78 Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 12 Wireless LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 111 12.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen The QoS screen allows you to automatically give a service (such as V oIP and video) a priority level. Click Network > Wireless LAN > QoS . The following screen appears.
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 11 2 12.8 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable/disable WPS, view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS status. T o open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS tab. Figure 80 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 12 Wireless LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 11 3 12.9 WPS S t ation Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS . T o open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station tab.
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 11 4 12.10 Scheduling Screen Use this screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off . Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default. The wireless LAN can be schedul ed to turn on or off on certain days an d at certain times.
Chapter 12 Wireless LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 11 5 12.1 1 WDS Screen A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs. Use this screen to set the oper ating mode of your R o uter to AP + Bridge or Bridge Only and establish wireless links with other APs.
Chapter 12 Wireless LA N NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 11 6 EncrypT ype Select whet her to use WEP , TKIP or AES encryption for your WDS connection in this fiel d. Otherwise, select No Security . EncrypK ey The Encryp key is used t o encrypt data. Pe ers must u se the same k ey for data transm ission.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 11 7 C HAPTER 13 WAN 13.1 Overview This chapter discusses the Router’ s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your R outer for Internet access. A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 11 8 13.3.1 Configuring Y our Internet Connection Encap sulation Method Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower la yer protocol. T o set up a WAN connection to the Internet, y ou need to use the same encapsulation method used by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 11 9 13.3.2 Multicast T raditionally , IP packets are transmitted in one of ei ther two wa ys - Unicast (1 sender - 1 recipient) or Broadcast (1 sender - everybody on the networ k). Multicast delivers IP packets to a group of hosts on the network - not everybody and not just 1.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 120 This screen displays when you select Ethernet encapsulation. Figure 86 Network > WAN > Internet Connection : Ethernet Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 121 13.4.2 PPPoE Encap sulation The Router supports PPP oE (Point -to-Point Protocol over Et h er n et ) . P P PoE i s a n IE TF s ta n da r d ( R FC 2516) specifying how a personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (DSL, cable, wireless, etc.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 122 This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation. Figure 87 Network > WAN > Internet Connection : PPPoE Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 123 13.4.3 PPTP Encap sulation Po int-to-P oint T unneling Protocol (PPTP) is a networ k protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a priv ate server , creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP- based networks.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 124 This screen displays when you select PPTP encapsulation. Figure 88 Network > WAN > Internet Connection : PPTP Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 125 Nailed-up Connect ion Selec t Nailed-Up Conn ection if you do not want the c onnection to time out. Idle Time out This value specifies the time in minutes that elapse s before the Router automatically disconnects from the PPTP server .
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 126 13.4.4 L2TP Encap sulation The Layer 2 T unneling Protocol (L2TP) works at lay er 2 (the data link lay er) to tunnel network tr affic between two peer device s over an other network (like the Internet). This screen displays when you select L2TP encapsulation.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 127 L2TP Configuration Server IP Address T ype the IP address of the L2TP server . Get automati cally from ISP Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fix ed IP address. This is the default selection.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 128 13.5 Advanced W AN Screen Use this screen to enable Multicast and enable Auto-brid ge . Note: The categories show n in this screen are independent of each other . T o change your Router’ s advanced WAN settings, click Network > WAN > Advanced .
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 129 13.6 IGMP Blocking Screen Use this screen to enable IGMP blocking (snooping) if you have LAN users that subscribe to multicast services. IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) is a network -layer protocol used to establish membership in a multicast group - it is not used to carry user data.
Chapter 13 WAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 130.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 131 C HAPTER 14 LAN 14.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same b uilding or floor of a building.
Chapter 14 LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 132 14.3 What Y ou Need T o Know The actual physical connection determines whether the R outer ports are LAN or W A N ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LA N network and the other outside the W A N network as shown next.
Chapter 14 LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 133 14.4 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change the IP address for your R outer. Click Network > LAN > IP . Figure 94 Network > LAN > IP The following table describes the labels in this screen. 14.
Chapter 14 LAN NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 134 IP Sub net Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number po rtion of an IP address. Y our Router will automatically ca lculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign. Unl ess you are implementing su bnetting, use the su bnet mask computed by th e Router.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 135 C HAPTER 15 DHCP Server 15.1 Overview DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configur ation at start-up from a server . Y ou can configure the Router’ s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it.
Chapter 15 DHCP Server NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 136 15.4 Advanced Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses. Y ou can also use this screen to configure the DNS server information that the R outer sends to the DHCP clients.
Chapter 15 DHCP Server NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 137 IP Address T ype the LA N IP address of a computer on your LAN. DNS Server DNS Servers Assigned by DHCP Server The Router passes a DNS (Domain Name System) server IP address (in the order you specify here ) to the DHCP clients.
Chapter 15 DHCP Server NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 138.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 139 C HAPTER 16 Network Address Translation (NAT) 16.1 Overview NA T (Network Address T ranslation - NA T , RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet.
Chapter 16 N etwork Address Translation (NAT) NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 140 16.3 General NA T Screen Use this screen to enable NA T and set a default server . Click Network > NAT > General to op en the following screen. Figure 99 Network > NA T > Gene ral The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 16 Ne twork Address Translati on (NAT) NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 141 Note: Many residential broadband ISP accoun ts do not allow you to run any server processes (such as a W eb or F TP server) from your location.
Chapter 16 N etwork Address Translation (NAT) NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 142 16.5 NA T Advanced Screen Some services use a dedicated range of ports on the client side and a dedicated range of ports on the server side.
Chapter 16 Ne twork Address Translati on (NAT) NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 143 Note: Only one LAN comp uter can use a trigger port (r ange) at a time. Figure 101 Network > NA T > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 16 N etwork Address Translation (NAT) NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 144 16.5.1 T rigger Port Forwarding Example The following is an example of trigger port forwarding. Figure 102 T rigger Port F orwarding Process: Example 1 Jane requests a file from the R eal Audio server (port 7070).
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 145 C HAPTER 17 Dynamic DNS 17.1 Overview Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services let you use a domain n ame with a dynamic IP address. 17.2 What Y ou Can Do Use the Dynamic DNS screen ( Section 17.4 on page 145 ) to enable DDNS and configure the DDNS settings on the R outer.
Chapter 17 Dynamic DNS NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 146 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 66 Network > DDNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Dynamic DNS Select th is check box t o use dynamic DNS. Servi ce Provider Select the nam e of your Dy namic DNS serv ice provider .
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 147 C HAPTER 18 Static Route 18.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure static routes for your R outer. Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gatew ay is directly connected, and the R outer has no knowledge of the networks bey ond .
Chapter 18 Static Route NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 148 18.3 IP S t atic Route Screen Click Network > Static Route to open the IP Static Route screen.
Chapter 18 Static Route NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 149 Metric This is the number assigned to the route. Delete Click th e Delete icon to remo ve a static route from the R outer. A window displays asking you to confirm that yo u want to delete the route.
Chapter 18 Static Route NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 150.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 151 C HAPTER 19 RIP 19.1 Overview R outing Information Protocol (RIP) is an interior or intra-domain routing protocol that uses distance-vector rou ting algorithms. RIP is used on the Internet and is common in the NetW are environment as a method for exchanging routing information between routers.
Chapter 19 RIP NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 152.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 153 C HAPTER 20 Firewall 20.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to enable and configure the firewall that protects your Router and y our LAN from unwan ted or malicious traffic. Enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from attacks by hack ers on the Internet and control access between the LAN and W AN.
Chapter 20 Firewall NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 154 20.3 What Y ou Need T o Know The Router’ s firewall feature physically separates the LAN and th e WAN and acts as a secure gateway for all data passing between the networks.
Chapter 20 F irewa ll NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 155 20.5 Services Screen I f a n o u t s i d e u s e r a t t e m p t s t o p r o b e a n u n s up p o r t e d p o r t o n y o u r Ro u t e r , a n I C M P r e s p o n s e p a c ke t is automatically returned.
Chapter 20 Firewall NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 156 See Appendix E on page 261 for commonly used services and port numbers. Enable Firewall Rule Enable Firewall Rule Select this ch eck box to acti vate the firewall rules that you de fine (see Add Firewall R ule below) Apply Click Apply to save t he settings.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 157 C HAPTER 21 Content Filter 21.1 Overview This chapter provides a brief overview of content filtering using the embedded web GUI. Internet content filtering allows you to create an d enforce Internet access policies tailored to your needs.
Chapter 21 C ontent Filter NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 158 Since the R outer checks the URL ’s domain name (or IP address) and file path separately , it will not find items that go across the two. F or example, with the URL www .zyxel.com.tw/news/ pressroom.
Chapter 21 Content Filter NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 159 Cookies Used by W eb servers to track usage and provide service based on ID. We b P r o x y A server that acts as an inte rmediary bet ween a user and the Internet to provide security , administrative control, and caching servic e.
Chapter 21 C ontent Filter NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 160.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 161 C HAPTER 22 Bandwidth Management 22.1 Overview This chapter contains information about configuring bandwidth management and editing rules. Z yXEL ’s Bandwidth Management allows you to sp ecify bandwidth management rules based on an application.
Chapter 22 Bandwidth Management NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 162 22.3 What Y ou Need T o Know The sum of the bandwidth allotments that apply to the WAN interface (LAN to W AN, WLAN to WAN) must be less than or equal to the Upstream Bandwidth that you configure in the Bandwidth Management Advanced screen ( Section 22.
Chapter 22 Bandwidth Mana gement NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 163 Note: The two tables shown in t his screen can be configured and appli ed at the same time. Click Management > Bandwidth Management > Advanced to open the bandwidth management Advanced screen.
Chapter 22 Bandwidth Management NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 164 22.5.1 Rule Configuration: Appl ication Rule Configuration If you want to edit a bandwidth management rule for a pre-defined service or application, click the Edit icon in the Application List table of the Advanced screen.
Chapter 22 Bandwidth Mana gement NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 165 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 22.5.2 Rule Configuration: User De fined Service Rule Configuration If you w an.
Chapter 22 Bandwidth Management NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 166 T able 75 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration: User-defined Service See Appendix E on page 261 for commonly used services and port numbers. 22.6 Monitor Screen Use this screen to view the amount of network ba ndwidth th at applications running in the network are using.
Chapter 22 Bandwidth Mana gement NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 167 The monitor shows what kinds of applications are running in the network, the maximum kbps th at each application can use, as well as the percentage of bandwidth it is using. Figure 1 16 Management > Bandwidth Management > Monitor 22.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 168 C HAPTER 23 Remote Management 23.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the R emote Management screens. R emote Management allows you to manage your R outer fro.
Chapter 23 Remote Management NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 169 23.3.2 System T imeout There is a default system management idle timeout of five m inutes (three hundred seconds). The R outer automatically logs you out if the management session remains idle for longer than this timeout period.
Chapter 23 Remote Management NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 170.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 171 C HAPTER 24 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 24.1 Overview This chapter introduces the UPnP feature in the web configur ator . Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses T CP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivit y between devices.
Chapter 24 Universal Pl ug -a nd -Pl a y (UPnP) NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 172 24.3.2 Cautions with UPnP The automated nature of NA T trav ersal applications in establishing their own services and opening firewall ports may present network security issues.
Chapter 24 Universal Plug-a nd-Play (UPnP) NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 173 Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the Router. T urn on your computer and the Ro ut e r . 24.5.1.1 Auto-discover Y o ur UPnP-enabled Network Device 1 Click start and Control Panel .
Chapter 24 Universal Pl ug -a nd -Pl a y (UPnP) NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 174 4 Y ou may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings.
Chapter 24 Universal Plug-a nd-Play (UPnP) NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 175 6 Double-click on the icon to display your cur rent Internet connection status.
Chapter 24 Universal Pl ug -a nd -Pl a y (UPnP) NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 176 3 Select My Network Places und er Other Places . Figure 125 Network Connections 4 An icon with the description for each UPnP-e nabled device displays under Local Network .
Chapter 24 Universal Plug-a nd-Play (UPnP) NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 177 6 Right-click on the icon for y our Router and select Properties . A properties window displays with basic information about the R outer.
Chapter 24 Universal Pl ug -a nd -Pl a y (UPnP) NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 178.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 179 C HAPTER 25 Maintenance 25.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Maintenance screens. 25.2 What Y ou Can Do •U s e t h e General screen to configure system and domain name. Y ou can also set the timeout period of the management session ( Section 25.
Chapter 25 Maintenance NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 180 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 25.4 Password Screen It is strongly recommended that y ou change your R outer's password. If you forget your R outer's password (or IP ad dress), you will need to reset the device.
Chapter 25 Ma intena nce NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 181 25.5 T ime Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the R outer’s time based on y our local time zone. T o change your Ro ut e r ’s t i m e a n d da t e , c l i c k Maintenance > Time .
Chapter 25 Maintenance NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 182 25.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Find firmware at www .zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a “*.bin” extension, e.g. , “Router.bin” . The upload process uses HT TP (Hypertext T ransfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes.
Chapter 25 Ma intena nce NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 183 Click Maintenance > Fi rmware Upgrade . Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to you r Router. Figure 131 Maintenance > Firmware Upgr ade The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 25 Maintenance NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 184 25.7 Configuration Backup/Restore Screen Backup configuration allow s you to back up (sav e) the Router’ s current configuration to a file on your computer .
Chapter 25 Ma intena nce NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 185 Note: If yo u uploaded the default conf igurat ion file you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in t he same subnet as that of the default R outer IP address (192.168.1.2). See Appendix C on page 219 f or details on how to set up your computer’ s IP address.
Chapter 25 Maintenance NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 186 Router A router connects your local network with another network, such as the Internet. The router has two IP addresses, the LAN IP address and the W A N IP address.
Chapter 25 Ma intena nce NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 187 25.10 Sys OP Mode Screen Use this screen to select how y ou want to use y our Rou ter. Figure 138 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode The following table describes the labels in the General screen.
Chapter 25 Maintenance NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 188.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 189 C HAPTER 26 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories.
Chapter 26 Trouble sh oo ti n g NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 190 26.2 Router Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my Router. 1 The default IP address is 192.
Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 191 2 Check the hardware connections, and make sure th e LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. 3 Make sure y our Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and h as JavaScript and Jav a enabled.
Chapter 26 Trouble sh oo ti n g NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 192 2 Make sure you entered y our ISP account information correctly in the wizard. These fields are case- sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on.
Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 193 • Check the settings for QoS. If it is disabled, you mi ght consider activating it. If it is enabled, y ou might consider raising or lowering the priority for some applications.
Chapter 26 Trouble sh oo ti n g NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 194 7 Make sure you allow the Router to be remotely accessed through the WLAN interface. Check your remote management settings. • See the chapter on Wireless LAN in the User’s Guide for more information.
Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 195 1 Make sure that the set up progr am is one required for your oper ating system. 2 Install the latest patches and updates for your oper ating system. 3 Check the zyxel.com download site for a newer v ersion of the utility .
Chapter 26 Trouble sh oo ti n g NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 196.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 197 A PPENDIX A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions In order to use the web configur ator you need to allow: • W eb browser pop-up windows from your device. • JavaS cript (enabled by default). • Jav a permissions (enabled by default).
Appendix A Po p-up Wi ndows, JavaScript and Java Permissi ons NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 198 2 Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Blocker section of the screen. This disables any web pop-up blockers you may have enabled. Figure 140 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting.
Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 199 2 Select Settings… to open the Pop-up Bloc ker Settings screen. Figure 141 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to hav e blocked) with the prefix “http://” .
Appendix A Po p-up Wi ndows, JavaScript and Java Permissi ons NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 200 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites . Figure 142 Pop-up Block er Settings 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting.
Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 201 1 In Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Options and then the Security tab. Figure 143 Internet Options: Security 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Scripting .
Appendix A Po p-up Wi ndows, JavaScript and Java Permissi ons NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 202 6 Click OK to close the window. Figure 144 Security Settings - Jav a Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Op tions and then the Se curity tab.
Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 203 5 Click OK to close the window. Figure 145 Security Settings - Jav a JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Op tions and then the Ad vanced tab .
Appendix A Po p-up Wi ndows, JavaScript and Java Permissi ons NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 204 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 146 Java (Sun) Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0 screens are used here. Screens for other v ersions may vary slightly .
Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 205 Click Content to show the screen below . Select the check boxes as shown in the following screen. Figure 148 Mozilla Firefox Content Security Opera Opera 10 screens are used here.
Appendix A Po p-up Wi ndows, JavaScript and Java Permissi ons NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 206 Allowing Pop-Ups From Opera, click Tools , then Preferences . In the General tab, go to Choo se how you prefer to handle pop-ups and select Open all pop-ups .
Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 207 T o customize JavaScript behavior in th e Opera browser , click JavaScript Options . Figure 151 Opera: Jav aScript Options Select the items you want Opera’ s JavaScript to apply .
Appendix A Po p-up Wi ndows, JavaScript and Java Permissi ons NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 208.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 209 A PPENDIX B IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses a nd subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Ev ery networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.
Appendix B IP Addresses an d Subne tting NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 210 The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets (192.
Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 21 1 Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal nota tion just like IP addresses. The following examples show the binary and decimal notation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit and 29-bit subnet masks.
Appendix B IP Addresses an d Subne tting NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 212 Subnetting Y ou can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following e xample a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the company network for security reasons.
Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 213 The following figure shows the company netw ork after subnetting . There are now two sub- networks, A and B .
Appendix B IP Addresses an d Subne tting NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 214 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subn ets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 11 1). Subnet Address: 192.168.1.0 Lowest Host ID: 192.16 8.
Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 215 The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. Subnet Planning The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 24-bit network number .
Appendix B IP Addresses an d Subne tting NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 216 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your n etwork number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns y ou a block of regist ered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask.
Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 217 IP Address Conflict s Each device on a network must have a unique IP address. Devices with duplicate IP addresses on the same network will not be able to access the Internet or other resources.
Appendix B IP Addresses an d Subne tting NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 218 Conflicting Computer and R outer IP Addresses Example More than one device can not use the same IP addr ess. In the following examp le, the computer and the router’s LAN port both use 192.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 219 A PPENDIX C Setting Up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address Note: Y our specific Rout er may not support all of the oper ating systems described in this appendix. See the product specifications for more information about which operating systems are sup ported.
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 220 Windows XP/NT/2000 The following example uses the default Windows XP display theme but can also apply to Windows 2000 and Windows NT . 1 Click Start > Control Panel .
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 221 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties . 4 On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) and then click Properties .
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 222 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens. 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically .
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 223 Windows V ist a This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network and Internet icon.
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 224 4 Click Manage network connections . 5 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your permissi on to continue.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 225 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 226 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. 8 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically .
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 227 Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click View network status and tasks under the Network and Intern et category .
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 228 4 Double click Local Area Connection and then sele ct Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your permissi on to continue.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 229 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 230 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically .
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 231 V erifying Settings 1 Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt . 2 In the Command Prompt window , type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER].
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 232 2 In the System Preferen ces window , click the Network icon. 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Built-in Et hernet from the network connection type list, and then click Config ure.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 233 4 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configur e IPv4 list in the TCP/IP tab. 5 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure IPv4 list, select Manually .
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 234 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Appli cations > Utilities > Network Utilities , and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 235 2 In System Preferen ces , click the Network icon. 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Ethernet from the list of av ailable connection types. 4 From the Configure list, select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings.
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 236 5 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure list, select Manually . •I n t h e IP Address field, enter your IP address. •I n t h e Subnet Mask field, enter y our subnet mask.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 237 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Appli cations > Utilities > Network Utilities , and then selecting the appropriate Network interface from the Info tab.
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 238 2 When the Network Settings window opens, click Unlock to open the Authenticate window. (By default, the Unlock button is greyed out until clicked.) Y ou cannot make changes to your configuration unless you first enter your admin password.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 239 4 In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties . 5 The Properties dialog box opens. •I n t h e Configuration list, select Automatic Configuration (DHCP ) if you have a dynamic IP address.
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 240 7 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. 8 Click the Close button to apply the changes.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 241 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking System > Ad ministrati on > Network Tools , and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab.
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 242 1 Click K Menu > Computer > Administrator Settings (YaST) . 2 When the Run as Root - KDE su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK .
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 243 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon. 4 When the Network Settings window opens, click the Overview tab, select the appropriate connection Name from the list, and then click the Configure button.
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 244 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab Figure 161 openSUSE 10.3: Network Ca rd Setup 6 Select Dynamic Address (DHCP) if you have a dyn amic IP address.
Appendix C Setting Up You r Comp uter’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 245 8 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the Hostname/DNS tab in Network Settings and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. 9 Click Finish to save your settings and close the window .
Appendix C Settin g Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 246 When the Connection Status - KNetwork Manager window opens, click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly .
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 247 A PPENDIX D Wireless LANs Wireless LAN T opologies This section discusses ad-hoc and infrastructure wireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an indepe ndent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless adapters (A, B, C).
Appendix D Wire less LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 248 disabled, wireless client A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other .
Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 249 An ESSID (ES S IDentification) uniquely identifies each ESS. All access points and their associated wireless clients within the same ESS must have the same ES SID in order to communicate.
Appendix D Wire less LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 250 cannot "hear" each other , that is they do not know if the channel is currently being used. Therefore, they are considered hidden from each othe r . Figure 167 RT S/CTS When station A sends data to the AP , it might not know that the station B is already using the channel.
Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 251 If the Fragmentation Threshold value is smaller than the RTS/CT S value (see previously) you set then the R TS (Request T o Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented before they reach RTS/CTS size.
Appendix D Wire less LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 252 The following figure shows the relative effectivenes s of these wireless security methods available on your R outer. Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless se curity sett ings on the Router and on all wireless clients that y ou want to associate wit h it.
Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 253 RADIUS is a simple package exchange in wh ich your AP acts as a me ssage relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server .
Appendix D Wire less LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 254 EAP-MD5 (Message-Dig est Algorithm 5) MD5 authentication is the simplest one-w ay authentication method.
Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 255 If this feature is enabled, it is not necessary to configure a default encryption k ey in the wireless security configuration screen. Y ou may still configure and store keys, but they will not be used while dynamic WEP is enabled.
Appendix D Wire less LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 256 called Rijndael. They both include a per -packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with se quencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism.
Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 257 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example T o set up WPA(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port numbe r (default is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WPA(2) applicat ion exa mple with an external RADIUS server looks as follows.
Appendix D Wire less LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 258 4 The AP and wireless clie nts use the TKIP or AE S encryption process, the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create tempor al encryp tion keys. They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them.
Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 259 Po sitioning the antennas properly increases the range an d coverage area of a wireless LAN. Antenna Characteristics Frequency An antenna in the frequency of 2.
Appendix D Wire less LANs NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 260 F or directional antennas, point the antenna in the direction of th e desired cover age area.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 261 A PPENDIX E Common Services The following table lists some commonly-used services and their associated protocols and port numbers. For a comprehensive list of port number s, ICMP t ype/code numbers and services, visit the IANA (I nterne t Assigned Number Authority) web site.
Appendix E C ommo n Services NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 262 HT TP TC P 80 Hyper T ext T ransfer Protocol - a client/ server protocol for the worl d wide web. HT TPS TC P 443 HTTPS is a se cured http session often use d in e-commer ce. ICMP User-Defined 1 Internet Control Message Protocol is often used for diagnostic or routing purposes.
Appendix E Common Services NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 263 SMTP TCP 25 Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol is the message-exchange standard for the Internet. SMTP enab les y ou to move messages from one e-mail server to another . SNMP TCP /U D P 161 Simple Network Management Pro gram.
Appendix E C ommo n Services NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 264.
NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 265 A PPENDIX F Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2012 by Z yXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be repr oduced in any part or as.
Appendix F Legal Information NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 266 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiv er is connected.
Appendix F Legal Information NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 267 2 this device must accept any interference, including interference that ma y cause undesired operation of the device This device has been designed to operate with an antenna ha ving a maximum gain of 2dBi.
Appendix F Legal Information NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 268 Registration Register y our product online to receive e-mail no tices of firmw are upgrades and inform ation at www .zyxel.com. Open Source Licenses This product contains in part some free software distributed under GPL license terms and/or GPL like licenses.
Appendix F Legal Information NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 269 National Restrictions This product may be used in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/ 5/EC) without any l.
Appendix F Legal Information NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 270 The following countries have restrictions and/or requ irements in addition to those given in the table labeled “ Overview of Regulatory Requirements for Wireless LANs ”:.
Appendix F Legal Information NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 271 boundaries of the owner's property , its use requires a “general authorization. ” Please check http:// www .
Appendix F Legal Information NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 272 • Do NOT open the device or uni t. Opening or removing covers can expose you to dangerous high voltage points or other risks. ONL Y qualified service personne l should servic e or disass emble this de vice.
Index NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 273 Index A ActiveX 158 Address Assignment 11 8 Advanced Encryption Standard See AES. AES 255 alternative subnet mask notation 21 1 antenna directional 259 gain 259 om.
Index NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 274 Dynamic Host Configur ation Protocol 135 dynamic WEP key exchange 254 DynDNS 145 DynDNS see also DDNS 145 E EAP Authentication 253 encryption 103 , 255 key 103 WP.
Index NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 275 MAC filter 108 managing the device good habits 16 using the web configurator . See web configurator . using the wireless switch.
Index NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 276 Service Set 59 , 104 Service Set IDentification 59 , 104 Service Set IDentity . See SSID. Session Initiated Protocol 167 SIP 167 SSID 59 , 64 , 73 , 79 , 102 , 10.
Index NBG-419N v2 User’s Guide 277 interference 249 security parameters 258 W orl d Wide W eb 167 WPA 255 key caching 256 pre-authentication 256 user authentication 256 vs WPA -PSK 256 wireless clie.
Index NBG-419N v2 User’s Gui de 278.
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