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www .zyxel.com NBG334W 802.1 1g Wireless Firewall Router User ’ s Guide V ersion 3.60 10/2007 Edition 2 DEFAULT LOGIN IP Address http://1 92 .168.1.1 User Name admin Password 1234.
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About This User's Guide NBG334W User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who wa nt to configure the NBG334W using the web configurator . Y ou should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP network ing concepts and topology .
Document Conventions NBG334W User’s Guide 4 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User ’ s Guide.
Document Conventions NBG334W User’s Guide 5 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User ’ s Guide may use the follo wing generic icons. The NBG334W icon is not an exact representation o f your device.
Safety Warnings NBG334W User’s Guide 6 Safety Warnings 1 For your safety , be sure to read and follow all warni ng notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.
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Contents Overview NBG334W User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview Introduction .......................................... ........................................................................ .......... 29 Getting to Know Y our NB G334W . ..............
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Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ........................................................................... ............................... 3 Document Conventions..............................
Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 12 2.5.6 Summary: Wireless S tation S tatus .................. ................ ................ ................ ....... 45 Chapter 3 Connection Wizard .........................................................
Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 13 5.2.1 SSID ....... ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ... ....... 75 5.2.2 MAC Address Filter ............. ................ ....
Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 14 8.1 LAN Overview .. ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ............... ....... 1 1 1 8.1.1 IP Pool Setup ............... ................ .....
Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 15 12.1.1 DynDNS Wildc ard ...... ................ ................. ................ ................ ................ ........... 1 39 12.2 Dynamic DNS Screen ..... ................ ................ .........
Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 16 16.2 Application-based Bandwidth Management .. ................ ................ .................... .............. 159 16.3 Subnet-based Bandwidth M anagement ........... ................. ................
Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 17 Chapter 20 Logs ............................................................................ ............................................... ............ 193 20.1 View Log ... ................. .............
Table of Contents NBG334W User’s Guide 18 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript s and Java Permissions ...................................... 235 Appendix C IP Addresses and Subnetting ................................................ ...............
List of Figures NBG334W User’s Guide 19 List of Figures Figure 1 Wireless Internet Access in AP Mode .............. ............. ................ ................ ................ ...... .... 31 Figure 2 Secure Wireless Internet Access in R outer Mode .
List of Figure s NBG334W User’s Guide 20 Figure 39 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WP A/ WP A2 ............ ................ ................ ............. .......... 84 Figure 40 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter .. ... ............
List of Figures NBG334W User’s Guide 21 Figure 82 Security > Content Filter > Filter ........ ................ ................ ................ ................. ........ ........ . 150 Figure 83 Security > Content Filter > Schedule ...
List of Figure s NBG334W User’s Guide 22 Figure 125 Maintenance > Config Mode > General ....................... ................ ................ ................ ..... 213 Figure 126 LAN and W AN IP Addre sses in Router Mode ............ ....
List of Figures NBG334W User’s Guide 23 Figure 168 Peer-to-Peer Communica tion in an Ad-hoc Netw ork ....................... .................... .............. 265 Figure 169 Basic Service Set ...... ................. ................ .............
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List of Tables NBG334W User’s Guide 25 List of Tables T able 1 Features Available in Router Mode vs. AP Mo de ........ ............. ................ ................ ................ 32 T able 2 Front Panel LEDs .. ................ ................
List of Tables NBG334W User’s Guide 26 T able 39 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation ................... ................ ........... 1 08 T able 40 WAN > Advanced ......... ................. ................ ...........
List of Tables NBG334W User’s Guide 27 T able 82 Packet Filter Logs ..... ................ ................ .................... ................ ................ ......... .......... ..... 199 T able 83 ICMP Logs ...... ................. ..........
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29 P ART I Introduction Getting to Know Y our NBG334W (31) Introducing the W eb Configurator (3 5) Connection W izard (47) AP Mode (63).
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NBG334W User’s Guide 31 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your NBG334W This chapter introduces the main feat ures and applications of the NBG334W. 1.1 Overview The NBG334W acts as either an access point (AP) or a secure broadband router for all data passing between the Internet and y our local network.
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG334W NBG334W User’s Guide 32 1.3 Router Mode Select Router Mode if you need to route traffic betw een your network and anoth e r network such as the Internet, and require important netw ork services such as a firewall or band width management.
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG 334W NBG334W User’s Guide 33 1.5 W ays to Manage the NBG334W Use any of the following meth ods to manage the NBG334W. • W eb Configurator . This is recommended for everyday management of the NBG334W using a (s upported) web browser .
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG334W NBG334W User’s Guide 34 LAN 1-4 Green On The NBG334W has a successful 10MB Ethernet connection. Blinking The NBG334W is sending/receiving data. Amber On The NBG334W has a successful 100MB Ethernet connection. Blinking The NBG334W is sending/receiving data.
NBG334W User’s Guide 35 C HAPTER 2 Introducing the Web Configurator This chapter describes how to access the NB G334 W web configurator and p rovides an overview of its screens. 2.1 W eb Configurator Overview The web configur ator is an HTML-based manage ment interface that allows easy setup and management of the NBG334 W via Internet browse r .
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configur ator NBG334W User’s Guide 36 4 T ype "1234" (default) as the password and click Login . In some versions, the default password appears automatically - if this is the case, click Login . 5 Y ou should see a screen asking you to change your password (h ighly recommended) as shown next.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG334W User’s Guide 37 2.3 Resetting the NBG334W If you forget your password or IP address, or you cannot access the web configurator , you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the NBG334W to reload the factory-default configuration file.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configur ator NBG334W User’s Guide 38 Figure 5 Web Configur ator S tatus Screen The following table describ es the icons shown in the St a t u s screen. T able 3 Status Screen Icon Key ICON DESCRIPTION Select a language from the drop-down list box to have the web configura tor display in that language.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG334W User’s Guide 39 The following table describes the labels shown in the St a t u s screen. Select a number of seconds or None from the drop-down list box to refresh all scre en statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh the screen statistics.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configur ator NBG334W User’s Guide 40 2.5.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the naviga tion panel to configure NBG334W feature s. System S tatus System Up T ime This is the to t al time the NBG334W has been on. Current Date/Time This field displays your NBG334W’s present date and time.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG334W User’s Guide 41 The following table describes the sub-menus. T able 5 Screens Summary LINK TA B FUNCTION S tatus This screen shows the NBG334W’s general device, system and interface status information.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configur ator NBG334W User’s Guide 42 Content Filter Filter Use this screen to block certain web features and sites containing certain keywords in the URL. Schedule Use this screen to set the days and times for the NBG334W to perform content filtering.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG334W User’s Guide 43 2.5.2 Summary: Any IP T able This screen displays the IP address of each computer that is using the NBG334W vi a the any IP feature. Any IP allows computers to acc ess the Internet throu gh the NBG334W without changing their network settings when NA T is enabled.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configur ator NBG334W User’s Guide 44 Figure 8 Summary: DHCP T able The following table describes the labels in this screen. 2.5.5 Summary: Packet St atistics Click the Packet S tatistics (Details...) hyperlink in the St a t u s screen.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG334W User’s Guide 45 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 2.5.6 Summary: Wireless S t ation St atus Click the W L A N St a t i o n St a t u s ( D e t a i l s . . . ) hyperlink in the St a t u s screen.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configur ator NBG334W User’s Guide 46 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 8 Summary: Wireless Association List LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the index number of an associated wireless station. MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of an associated wire less station.
NBG334W User’s Guide 47 C HAPTER 3 Connection Wizard This chapter provides informa tion on the wizard setup screens in the web configurator . 3.1 Wizard Setup The web configurator ’ s wizard setup helps you configure your device to access the Internet.
Chapter 3 Conn ection Wizard NBG334W User’s Guide 48 Figure 12 Select a Language 4 Read the on-screen in formation and click Next . Figure 13 Welcome to the Con nection Wizard 3.2 Connection Wizard: STEP 1: System Information System Information contains administrative and system-related information.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizar d NBG334W User’s Guide 49 3.2.2 Domain Name The Domain Name entry is what is propagated to th e DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this blank, the domain name obtained by DHCP from the ISP is us ed.
Chapter 3 Conn ection Wizard NBG334W User’s Guide 50 Figure 15 Wizard S tep 2: Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. " The wireless stations and NBG334W mu st us.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizar d NBG334W User’s Guide 51 3.3.1 Basic (WEP) Security Choose Basic (WEP) to setup WEP Encryption parameters. Figure 16 Wizard S tep 2: Basic (WEP) Security The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 3 Conn ection Wizard NBG334W User’s Guide 52 3.3.2 Extend (WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK) Security Choose Extend (WP A-PSK) or Extend (WP A2-PSK) security in the W ireless LAN setup screen to set up a Pr e-Shared Key . Figure 17 Wizard S tep 2: Extend (WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK) Security The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizar d NBG334W User’s Guide 53 Figure 18 Wizard S tep 3: ISP Parameters. The following table describes the labels in this screen, 3.4.1 Ethernet Connection Choose Ethernet when the W AN port is used as a reg ular Ethernet. Figure 19 Wizard S tep 3: Ethernet Connection 3.
Chapter 3 Conn ection Wizard NBG334W User’s Guide 54 One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let end users access one of multiple network services, a function known as dynamic service selec tion. This enables the service provider to easily create and offer new IP services for specific users.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizar d NBG334W User’s Guide 55 " The NBG334W supports one PP TP server connecti on at any given time. Figure 21 Wizard S tep 3: PP TP Connection The following table descri.
Chapter 3 Conn ection Wizard NBG334W User’s Guide 56 3.4.4 Y our IP Address The following wizard screen allows you to assig n a fixed IP address or give the NBG334W an automatically assigned IP address depending on your ISP . Figure 22 Wizard S tep 3: Y our IP Address The following table describes the labels in this screen 3.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizar d NBG334W User’s Guide 57 Y ou can obtain your IP address from the IANA, from an ISP or have it assigned by a private network. If you belong to a small organization an d your Internet a ccess is through an ISP , the ISP can provide you with the Intern et addresses for your local networks.
Chapter 3 Conn ection Wizard NBG334W User’s Guide 58 2 If the ISP did not give yo u DNS server information, leave the DNS Server fields set to 0.0.0.0 in the Wizard screen and/or set to From ISP in the WA N > I nternet Connection screen for the ISP to dynamically assign the DNS server IP addresses.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizar d NBG334W User’s Guide 59 3.4.9 W AN MAC Address Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Med ia Access Control) addre ss. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadec imal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02.
Chapter 3 Conn ection Wizard NBG334W User’s Guide 60 3.5 Connection Wizard: STEP 4: Bandwid th management Bandwidth management allows y o u to control the amoun t of bandwidth going out through the NBG334W’ s W AN, LAN or WLAN port and pr ioritize the distribution of the bandwidth according to the traf fic type.
Chapter 3 Connection Wizar d NBG334W User’s Guide 61 Figure 26 Connection Wizard Save Follow the on-screen instructions and click Finish to complete the wizard setup. Figure 27 Connection Wizard Complete W ell done! Y ou have successfully set up your NBG334W to operate on your network and access the Internet.
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NBG334W User’s Guide 63 C HAPTER 4 AP Mode This chapter discusses how to configure se ttings while your N BG334W is set to AP Mode . Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in AP Mode . " See Chapter 6 on page 93 for an example of setti ng up a wireless network in AP mode.
Chapter 4 AP Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 64 Figure 29 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General 3 A pop-up appears provi ding information on this mode. Click OK in the pop-up mess age window . (See Section 23.2 on page 216 for more information on the p op-up.
Chapter 4 AP Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 65 The following table describes the labels shown in the St a t u s screen. T able 22 Web Configurator Status Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information System Name This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance > System > General screen.
Chapter 4 AP Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 66 4.3.1 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navig ation panel to configure NBG334W featu res in AP Mode . The following screen and table show the features you can co nfigure in AP Mode . Figure 31 Menu: AP Mode The following table describes the sub-menus.
Chapter 4 AP Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 67 4.4 Configuring Y our Settings 4.4.1 LAN Settings Use this section to configur e your LAN settings while in AP Mode .
Chapter 4 AP Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 68 Figure 32 Network > LAN > IP The table below describes the labels in the screen. T able 24 Network > LAN > IP 4.4.2 WLAN and Maintenance Settings The configuration of wireless and maintenance settings in AP Mode is the same as for Router Mode .
Chapter 4 AP Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 69 4 T ype “cmd” in the dialog box. 5 T ype “ipconfig” to show your computer’ s IP address. If your computer ’ s IP address is not in the correct range then see Appendix D o n page 249 for information on changing your computer ’ s IP address.
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NBG334W User’s Guide 73 C HAPTER 5 Wireless LAN This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG334W. See the append ices for more detailed information about wireless networks. 5.1 Wireless Network Overview The following figure provides an exampl e of a wireless network.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 74 • Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use security c ompatible with the AP . Security stops unauthorized devices from using the wireless network. It ca n also protect the information that is sent in the wireless network.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 75 • Preamble type (if available): auto, short or long T o set up your wireless network without an AP or wi reless router , make sure wireless network c.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 76 5.2.3 User Authentication Y ou can make every user log in to the wireless network before they can use it. This is called user authentication. However , ev ery wireless client in the wi reless network has to support IEEE 802.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 77 " It is recommended that wireless networks use WP A-PSK , WP A , or stronger encryption. IEEE 802.1x and WEP encryption are better than none at all, but it is still possible for unauthorized devices to figure out the or iginal information pretty quickly .
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 78 Figure 34 Roaming Example The steps below describe the roaming process. 1 W ireless station Y moves from the coverage area of access point AP 1 to that of access point AP 2 . 2 W ireless station Y sc ans and detects the signal of access point AP 2 .
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 79 5.4.1 WMM QoS WMM (W i-Fi MultiMedia) QoS (Qua lity of Service) ensures quality of ser vice in wireless networks. It controls WLAN transmission priority on packets to be transmitted over the wireless network.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 80 Figure 35 Network > Wireless LAN > General The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. See the rest of this chapter for informa tion on the other labels in this screen.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 81 5.5.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless stations to commun icate with the access points without any data encryption. " If you do not enable any wireless secu rity on your NBG334W, your network is accessible to any wireless network ing device that is within range.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 82 Figure 37 Network > Wireless LAN > General: S tatic WEP The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 83 5.5.3 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Click Network > W ireless LAN to display the General screen. Select WP A-PSK or WP A2- PSK from the Security Mode list. Figure 38 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 84 5.5.4 WP A/WP A2 Click Network > W ireless LAN to display the General screen. Select WP A or WP A2 from the Security Mode list.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 85 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 31 Network > Wireless LAN > Ge neral: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION WP A Compatible This check box is available onl y when you select WP A2-PSK or WP A2 in the Security Mode field.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 86 5.6 MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to configur e the NBG334W to give exclusive access to up to 32 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 32 devices from accessing the NBG334W (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Med ia Access Control) addre ss.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 87 Figure 41 Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 88 5.8 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen The QoS screen allows you to au tomatically give a service (such as e-mail, V oIP or FTP) a priority level. Click Network > W ireless LAN > QoS . The following screen appears.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 89 5.8.1 Application Pr iority Configuration Use this screen to edit a WMM QoS appli cation entry . Click the edit icon under Modify .
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 90 5.9 WiFi Protected Setup W iFi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by the W iFi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security , without having to configure security settings manually .
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 91 Figure 44 WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.9.2 WPS St atio n Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS. T o open this screen, click Network > Wir eless LAN > WPS S tation tab.
Chapter 5 Wireless LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 92 Figure 45 WPS S tation The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 36 WPS S tation LABEL DESCRIPTION Push Butt on Use this button when you use the PBC (P ush Button Configura tion) method to configure wireless stations’s wireless settings.
NBG334W User’s Guide 93 C HAPTER 6 Wireless Tutorial 6.1 How to Connect to the Internet from an AP This section gives you an example of how to set up an access point ( AP ) and wireless client (a notebook ( B ), in this example) for wireless communication.
Chapter 6 Wireless Tutorial NBG334W User’s Guide 94 6.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) 1 Make sure that your NBG334W is turned on an d that it is within ra nge of your computer . 2 Make sure that yo u have inst alled the wire le ss client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and utility in your notebook.
Chapter 6 Wireless Tutorial NBG334W User’s Guide 95 Figure 47 Example WPS Process: PBC Method 6.2.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuratio n method, you need to use both NBG 334W’ s co nfiguration interface and the client’ s utilities.
Chapter 6 Wireless Tutorial NBG334W User’s Guide 96 Figure 48 Example WPS P rocess: PIN Method 6.3 Enable and Configure Wi reless Security without WPS on your NBG334W This example shows you how to cofnigure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your NB G334W.
Chapter 6 Wireless Tutorial NBG334W User’s Guide 97 Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG334W. The instructions require that yo ur hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you are logged into the web configurat or through your LAN connection (see Section 2.
Chapter 6 Wireless Tutorial NBG334W User’s Guide 98 Figure 50 S tatus: AP Mode 6.4 Configure Y our Notebook " We use the ZyXEL M-302 wireless adapter utility scr eens as an example for the wireless client. The screens may vary for di fferent models.
Chapter 6 Wireless Tutorial NBG334W User’s Guide 99 Figure 51 Connecting a Wireless Client to a Wireless Network t 5 Select WP A-PSK and type the security key in the following screen. Click Next . Figure 52 Security Settings 6 The Confirm Save window appears.
Chapter 6 Wireless Tutorial NBG334W User’s Guide 100 Figure 54 Link S tatus 8 If your connection is successful, open your Internet browser and enter http:// www .zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar . If you are able to access the web site, your wireless co nnection is successfully configured.
NBG334W User’s Guide 101 C HAPTER 7 WAN This chapter describes how to configure W AN settings. 7.1 W AN Overview See the chap ter about the connection w izard for more information on the fields in the W AN screens.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 102 The NBG334W supp orts both IGMP version 1 ( IGMP-v1 ) and IGMP version 2 ( IGMP-v2 ). At start up, the NBG334W queries all direc tly connected net w orks to gather group membership. After that, the NBG3 34W periodically updates this information.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 103 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.4.2 PPPoE Encap sulation The NBG334W supports PPPoE (P oint-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE is an IETF standard (RFC 2516) specifying how a personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (DSL, cable, wireless, etc.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 104 For the service provider , PPPoE of fers an acces s and authentication method that works with existing access control systems (for example Radius). One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let you access on e of multiple network services, a function known as dynamic service selection.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 105 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 38 Network > W AN > Internet Co nnection: PPPoE Encap sulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation The PPP over Ethernet choice is for a dial-up conn ection using PPPoE.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 106 7.4.3 PPTP Encap sulation Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol (PP TP) is a ne twork protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a private server , creating a V irtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP-based networks.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 107 Figure 57 Network > WAN > Internet Connec tion: PPTP Encapsulation.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 108 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 39 Network > W AN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Paramet.
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 109 7.5 Advanced W AN Screen T o change your NBG334W’ s advanced W AN settings, click Network > WA N > Advanced .
Chapter 7 WAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 0 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 40 WAN > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Multicast S etup Multicast Select IGMP V -1 , IGMP V -2 or None .
NBG334W User’s Guide 111 C HAPTER 8 LAN This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. 8.1 LAN Overview A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared comm unication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network lim ited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a bu ilding.
Chapter 8 LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 2 8.2.2 IP Address and Subnet Mask Refer to the IP address and subnet mask section in the Connection W izard chapter for this information.
Chapter 8 LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 3 Figure 59 Any IP Example The Any IP fe ature does not apply to a computer using eit her a dynamic IP address or a static IP address that is in the same subnet as the NBG334W’ s IP addre ss. " Y ou must enable NA T to use the Any IP feature on the NBG334W.
Chapter 8 LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 4 8.3 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change yo ur basic LAN settings. Click Network > LAN . Figure 60 Network > LAN > IP The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 8 LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 5 Figure 61 Network > LAN > IP Alias The following table describes the labels in this screen. 8.5 Advanced LAN Screen T o change your NBG334W’ s advanced IP settings, click Network > LAN > Advanced .
Chapter 8 LAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 6 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 43 Network > LAN > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Multicast Select IGMP V -1 or IGMP V -2 or None .
NBG334W User’s Guide 11 7 C HAPTER 9 Guest WLAN Guest WLAN allows you to set up a wireless ne twork where users can access to Internet via the NBG334W ( Z ), but not other networ ks connected to the Z . In the following figure, a guest user can access the Internet from the guest wireless network A via Z but not the home or company network N .
Chapter 9 Guest WLAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 8 9.1 General Guest WLAN Screen Click Network > Guest WLAN to open the General screen. Figure 64 Network > Guest WLAN > Ge neral The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Chapter 9 Gues t WLAN NBG334W User’s Guide 11 9 T o change your NBG334W’ s MAC filter settin gs for guest wireless network, click Network > Guest WLAN > MAC Filter . The screen appears as shown. Figure 65 Network > Guest WLAN > MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Chapter 9 Guest WLAN NBG334W User’s Guide 120 Figure 66 Network > Guest WLAN > I P The following table describes the labels in this screen. 9.4 Guest WLAN Bandwid th Screen The Bandwidth screen allows you to specify a prio rity level and restrict the maximum bandwidth for the guest wireles s network.
Chapter 9 Gues t WLAN NBG334W User’s Guide 121 Click Network > Guest WLAN > Bandwidth . The following screen appears. Figure 68 Network > Guest WLAN > Bandwid th The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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NBG334W User’s Guide 123 C HAPTER 10 DHCP 10.1 DHCP DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol , RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a se rver . Y ou can configure the NBG334W’ s LAN and/or Guest WLAN as DHCP serve r(s) or disable them.
Chapter 10 DHCP NBG334W User’s Guide 124 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 10.3 DHCP Server Advanced Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN or Guest WLAN (S ee Chapter 9 on pag e 1 17 ) to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses.
Chapter 10 DHCP NBG334W User’s Guide 125 Figure 70 Network > DHCP Se rver > Advance d The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 49 Network > DHCP Se rver > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Interface Interface Selection Select LAN or Guest WLAN for the settings in this screen.
Chapter 10 DHCP NBG334W User’s Guide 126 10.4 Client List Screen The DHCP table shows current DHCP client information (including IP Address , Host Name and MAC Address ) of LAN or Guest WLAN network clients u s ing the NBG334W’ s DHCP servers. Configure this screen to always assign an IP addr ess to a MAC address (and host name).
Chapter 10 DHCP NBG334W User’s Guide 127 Figure 71 Network > DHCP Server > Client List The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 50 Network > DHCP Serv er > Client List LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the index numb er of the host computer .
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NBG334W User’s Guide 129 C HAPTER 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) This chapter discusses how to configure NA T on the NBG334W. 1 1 .1 NA T Overview NA T (Network Address T ransl ation - NA T , RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet.
Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Translation (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 130 " Many residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server processes (such as a Web or FTP server) from your location. Y our ISP may periodically check for serv ers and may suspend your a ccount if it discovers any active services at your location.
Chapter 11 N etwork Add ress Translatio n (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 131 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1 1 .4 NA T Application Screen Port forwarding allows you to define the local servers to which the incoming services will be forwarded.
Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Translation (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 132 Figure 74 Network > NA T > Application The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 52 NA T Application LABEL DESCRIPTION Game List Update A ga me list includes the pre-defin ed se rvice name (s) and port number(s).
Chapter 11 N etwork Add ress Translatio n (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 133 1 1.4.1 Game List Example Here is an example game list text file. The in dex number , service name and as sociated port(s) are specified by semi-colons (no spaces). Use th e name=xxx (where xxx is the service name) to create a new service.
Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Translation (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 134 Figure 75 Game List Example 1 1 .5 T rigger Port Forwarding Some services use a dedicated range of ports on the client side and a dedica ted range of ports on the server side.
Chapter 11 N etwork Add ress Translatio n (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 135 Figure 76 T rigger Port Forwarding Process: Example 1 Jane requests a file from the Real Audio server (port 7070). 2 Port 7070 is a “trigger” port and causes th e NBG334W to record Jane’ s computer IP address.
Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Translation (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 136 Figure 77 Network > NA T > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 11 N etwork Add ress Translatio n (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 137 Incoming Incoming is a port (or a range of ports) that a server on the W AN use s when it sends out a particular servi ce. The NBG334 W forwards the traffic with this port (or range of ports) to the client co mputer on the LAN tha t requested the service.
Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Translation (NAT) NBG334W User’s Guide 138.
NBG334W User’s Guide 139 C HAPTER 12 Dynamic DNS 12.1 Dynamic DNS Introduction Dynamic DNS allows you to update your curre nt dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS services so that anyone can c ont act you (in Ne tMeeting, CU-SeeMe, etc.).
Chapter 12 Dynam ic DNS NBG334W User’s Guide 140 Figure 78 Dynamic DNS The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 54 Dynamic DNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Dynamic DNS Select this check box to use dynami c DNS. Service Prov ider Select the name of your Dynamic DN S service provider .
141 P ART III Security Firewall (143) Content Filtering (149).
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NBG334W User’s Guide 143 C HAPTER 13 Firewall This chapter gives some bac kground information on firewalls and explains how to get started with the NBG334W’ s firewall.
Chapter 13 Firewall NBG334W User’s Guide 144 The NBG334W is installed be tween the LAN and a broadband modem connecting to the Internet. This allows it to act as a secure gatewa y for all data passing betwee n the Internet and the LAN.
Chapter 13 Firewall NBG334W User’s Guide 145 1 A computer on the LAN initiates a connectio n by sending a SYN packet to a receiving server on the W AN. 2 The NBG334W reroutes the packet to Gateway A , which is in Subnet 2 . 3 The reply from the W AN goes to the NBG334W.
Chapter 13 Firewall NBG334W User’s Guide 146 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 13.4 Services Screen Click Security > Fir ewall > Services . The scree n appears as shown next. If an outside user attempts to probe an unsu pported port on your NBG334W, an ICMP response packet is automatically returned.
Chapter 13 Firewall NBG334W User’s Guide 147 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 56 Security > Firewall > Services LABEL DESCRIPTION ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error-reporting protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet.
Chapter 13 Firewall NBG334W User’s Guide 148 Misc setting Bypass T riangle Route Select this check box to have the NBG334W firewall ign ore the use of triangle route topology on the network. Max NA T/Firewall Session Per User T ype a number ranging from 1 to 2048 to lim it the nu mber of NA T/ firewall sessions that a host can create.
NBG334W User’s Guide 149 C HAPTER 14 Content Filtering This chapter provides a brief overview of co ntent filtering using the embedded web GUI. 14.1 Introduction to Content Filtering Internet content filtering allows you to create and enforce Internet access policies tailored to your needs.
Chapter 14 Content Filtering NBG334W User’s Guide 150 Figure 82 Security > Cont ent Filter > Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 14 Con tent Filtering NBG334W User’s Guide 151 14.5 Schedule Use this screen to set the day(s) and time you want the NBG334W to use content filtering.
Chapter 14 Content Filtering NBG334W User’s Guide 152 14.6 Customizing Keyword Blocking URL Checking Y ou can use commands to set ho w much of a websi te’ s URL the content filter is to check for keyword blocking. See the appendices for info rmation on how to access and use the command interpreter .
153 P ART IV Management Static Route Screens (155) Bandwidth Management (1 59) Remote Management (169) Universal Plug-and-P lay (UPnP) (175).
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NBG334W User’s Guide 155 C HAPTER 15 Static Route Screens This chapter shows you how to config ure static routes for your NBG334W. 15.1 S t atic Route Overview Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gateway is di rectly connected, and the NBG334W has no kn owledge of the networks beyond.
Chapter 15 Static Route Screens NBG334W User’s Guide 156 Figure 85 Management > S ta tic Route > IP S tatic Route The following table describes the labels in this screen. 15.2.1 S tatic Rout e Setup Screen T o edit a static route, click the edit icon under Modify .
Chapter 15 Static Route Screens NBG334W User’s Guide 157 Figure 86 Management > S ta tic Route > IP S t atic Route: S tatic Route Setup The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 15 Static Route Screens NBG334W User’s Guide 158.
NBG334W User’s Guide 159 C HAPTER 16 Bandwidth Management This chapter contains information about configuri ng bandwidth management, editing rules and viewing the NBG334W’ s bandwidth management logs.
Chapter 16 Bandwid th Manageme nt NBG334W User’s Guide 160 The following figure shows LAN subnets. Y ou could configure one bandwidth class for subnet A and another for subnet B .
Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management NBG334W User’s Guide 161 16.6 Predefined Bandwid th Management Services The following is a description of the services th at you can select and to which you ca n apply media bandwidth ma nagement using th e wizard screens.
Chapter 16 Bandwid th Manageme nt NBG334W User’s Guide 162 16.6.1 Services and Port Numbers The commonly used services and port numbers ar e shown in the following table . Please refer to RFC 1700 for further information about port numbers. Next to the name of the service, two fields appear in brackets.
Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management NBG334W User’s Guide 163 T able 64 Commonly Used Services SERVICE DESCRIPTION AIM/New-ICQ(TCP:5190) AOL ’s Internet Messenger service, used as a listening port by ICQ. AUTH(TCP:1 13) Authentication protocol used by s ome servers.
Chapter 16 Bandwid th Manageme nt NBG334W User’s Guide 164 16.7 Default Bandwid th Management Classes and Priorities If you enable bandwidth management but do not configure a rule for critical traf fic like V oIP , the voice traffic may then get de layed due to insufficient bandwi dth.
Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management NBG334W User’s Guide 165 16.8 Bandwid th Management General Configuration Click Management > Bandwidth MGMT to open the band width manageme nt General screen. Figure 88 Management > Band width MGMT > General The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 16 Bandwid th Manageme nt NBG334W User’s Guide 166 Figure 89 Management > Band width MGMT > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 67 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Check my upstream bandwidth Click the Detection button to check the size of your upstream bandwidth.
Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management NBG334W User’s Guide 167 16.9.1 Rule Configuration If you want to edit a bandwidth ma nagement ru le for other applications and/or subnets, click the Edit icon in the Application List or User -defined Service table of the Advanced screen.
Chapter 16 Bandwid th Manageme nt NBG334W User’s Guide 168 Configuration 16.10 Bandwid th Management Monitor Click Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Monitor to open the band width management Monitor screen. V iew the ba ndwidth usage of the W AN configure d bandwidth rules.
NBG334W User’s Guide 169 C HAPTER 17 Remote Management This chapter provides information on the Remote Management screens. 17.1 Remote Management Overview Remote management allows you to determ ine which services/protocols can access which NBG334W interface (if any) from which computers.
Chapter 17 Remo te Management NBG334W User’s Guide 170 1 Y ou have disabled that service in one of the remote management screens. 2 The IP address in the Secured Client IP Add ress field does not match the client IP address. If it does not match, the NBG334 W will disconnect the session i m mediately .
Chapter 17 Remote Manag ement NBG334W User’s Guide 171 17.3 T elnet Y ou can configure your NBG334W for re mote T elnet access as shown next. The administrator uses T elnet from a computer on a re mote network to access the NBG334W. Figure 93 T elnet Configuration on a TCP/IP Network 17.
Chapter 17 Remo te Management NBG334W User’s Guide 172 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 17.5 FTP Screen Y ou can upload and download the NBG334W’ s fi rmware and co nfiguration files using FTP , please see the chapter on firmware and configuration file maintena nce for details.
Chapter 17 Remote Manag ement NBG334W User’s Guide 173 17.6 DNS Screen Use DNS (Domain Name System) to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa. Refer to the chapter on W izard Setup for background information. T o change your NBG 334W’ s DNS se ttings, click Management > Remote MGMT > DNS .
Chapter 17 Remo te Management NBG334W User’s Guide 174.
NBG334W User’s Guide 175 C HAPTER 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) This chapter introduces the UPnP feature in the web configura tor . 18.1 Introducing Universal Plug and Play Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses TCP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectiv ity between devices.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 176 When a UPnP device joins a network, it announ ces its presence with a multicast mess age. For security reasons, th e NBG334W allows multicast messages on the LAN only . All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with eac h other without additional configuration.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 177 18.4 Inst alling UPnP in Windows Example This section shows ho w to install UPnP in W indows Me and W indows XP . 18.4.0.1 Inst alling UPnP in Windows Me Follow the steps below to inst all the UPnP in W indows Me.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 178 Figure 99 Add/Remove Programs: Windows Setup : Communication: Components 4 Click OK to go back to the Add/Remove Pr ograms Properties window and click Next . 5 Restart the computer when prompted.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 179 Figure 101 Windows Optiona l Networking Component s Wizard 5 In the Networking Services window , select the Universal Plug and Play check box. Figure 102 Networking Services 6 Click OK to go back to the W indows Optional Networking Component W izard window and click Next .
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 180 18.4.0.2 Using UPnP in W indows XP Example This section shows yo u how to use the UPnP feature in W indows XP . Y ou must already have UPnP installed in W indows XP an d UPnP activated on the NBG33 4W.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 181 Figure 104 Internet Connection Properties 4 Y ou may edit or delete the port map pings or click Add to manually add port mappings.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 182 Figure 105 Internet Connection Properties: Adva nced Settings Figure 106 Internet Connection Proper ties: Adva nced Settings: Add 5 When the UP nP-enabled device is disconne cted from your computer , all port mappings will be deleted automatically .
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 183 Figure 107 System T ray Icon 7 Double-click on the icon to display yo ur curr ent Internet connection st atus.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 184 Figure 109 Network Connections 4 An icon with the description for e ach UPnP-enabled device display s under Local Network . 5 Right-click on the icon for your NBG334 W and select Invoke .
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 185 Figure 1 10 Network Connections: My Network Places 6 Right-click on the icon for your NBG334W and select Pr opertie s . A properties window displays with basic information about the NBG334W.
Chapter 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG334W User’s Guide 186.
187 P ART V Maintenance and T roubleshooting System (189) Logs (193) T ools (207) Configuration Mode (213) Sys Op Mode (215) Language (219) T roubleshooting (221).
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NBG334W User’s Guide 189 C HAPTER 19 System This chapter provides information on the System s creens. 19.1 System Overview See the chapter about wizard setup for mo re information on th e next few screens. 19.2 System General Screen Click Maintenance > System .
Chapter 19 System NBG334W User’s Guide 190 19.3 T ime Setting Screen T o change your NBG334 W’ s time and date, click Maintenance > System > Time Setting . The screen appears as shown. Use this scree n to configure the NBG334W’ s time based on your local time zone.
Chapter 19 System NBG334W User’s Guide 191 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 75 Maintenance > System > T ime Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION Current T ime and Date Current T ime Thi s field displays the time of your NBG334W.
Chapter 19 System NBG334W User’s Guide 192 End Date Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving T ime ends if you selected Daylight Saving s . Th e o'clock field uses the 24 ho ur format. Here are a couple of examples: Daylight Saving Time ends in the United St ates on the last Sunday of October .
NBG334W User’s Guide 193 C HAPTER 20 Logs This chapter contains inform ation about configuring genera l log settings and viewing the NBG334W’ s logs. Refer to the appendices for example log message explanations. 20.1 V iew Log The web confi gurator allows you to look at all of the NBG334W’ s logs in one location.
Chapter 20 Logs NBG334W User’s Guide 194 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 20.2 Log Settings Y ou can configure the NBG334W’ s gene ral log settings in one location. Click Maintenance > Logs > Log Settings to open the Log Settings screen.
Chapter 20 Lo gs NBG334W User’s Guide 195 Figure 1 15 Maintenance > Logs > Log Settings The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 20 Logs NBG334W User’s Guide 196 Send Alerts T o Al erts are real-time notifications that are sent as soon as an event, such as a DoS attack, system error , or forbidden web access attempt o ccurs. Enter the E- mail address where the alert messages will be sent.
Chapter 20 Lo gs NBG334W User’s Guide 197 20.3 Log Descriptions This section provides descriptio ns of example log messages. T able 78 System Maintenance Logs LOG MESSAGE DESCRIPTION Time calibration is successful The router h as adjusted its time based on info rmation from the time server .
Chapter 20 Logs NBG334W User’s Guide 198 T able 79 System Error Logs LOG MESSAGE DESCRIPTION %s exceeds the max. number of session per host! This attempt to create a NA T session exceeds the maximum number of NA T session table entries allowed to be created per host.
Chapter 20 Lo gs NBG334W User’s Guide 199 Firewall session time out, sent TCP RST The router sent a TCP reset pa cket when a dynamic firewall session timed out.
Chapter 20 Logs NBG334W User’s Guide 200 T able 84 CDR Logs LOG MESSAGE DESCRIPTION board%d line%d channel%d, call%d,%s C01 Outgoing Call dev=%x ch=%x%s The router received the setup requ irements for a call. “cal l” is the reference (count) numbe r of the call.
Chapter 20 Lo gs NBG334W User’s Guide 201 %s: Proxy mode detected The rout er detected proxy mode i n the packet. %s The content filter server responded t hat the web site is in the blocked category list, but it did not return the ca tegory type.
Chapter 20 Logs NBG334W User’s Guide 202 teardrop UDP The firewall detected an UDP teardrop attack. teardrop ICMP (type:%d, code:%d) The firewall dete cted an ICMP te ardrop attack. For type and code details, see T able 92 on page 204 . illegal command TCP The firewall dete cted a TCP illegal command attack.
Chapter 20 Lo gs NBG334W User’s Guide 203 Failed to decode the received ca cert The router received a corrupted certif icatio n authority certificate from the LDAP server wh ose address and port are recorded i n the Source field.
Chapter 20 Logs NBG334W User’s Guide 204 Local User Database does not support authentication method. A user tried to use an authentication method that the local user database does n ot support (it only su pports EAP-MD5). No response from RADIUS. Pls check RADIUS Server.
Chapter 20 Lo gs NBG334W User’s Guide 205 The following table shows RFC-2408 ISAKMP payload types that the log displays. Please refer to the RFC for detailed information on each type.
Chapter 20 Logs NBG334W User’s Guide 206 SIG Signatu re NONCE Nonce NOTFY Notification DEL Delete VID V endor ID T able 94 RFC-2408 ISAKMP Payl oad Types (continued) LOG DISPLA Y P A YLOAD TYPE.
NBG334W User’s Guide 207 C HAPTER 21 Tools This chapter shows you how to upload a new firmware, upload or save backup configuration files and restart the NBG334W. 21.1 Firmware Upload Screen Find firmware at www .zyxel.co m in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a "*.
Chapter 21 Tools NBG334W User’s Guide 208 After you see the Firmware Upload In Pr oc ess scree n, wait two minut es before logging into the NBG334W again. Figure 1 17 Upload W arning The NBG334W automatically restar ts in this time causing a temp orary network disconnect.
Chapter 21 Tools NBG334W User’s Guide 209 Figure 120 Maintenance > T ools > Configuration 21.2.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allows yo u to back up ( save) the NBG334W’ s current configuration to a file on your computer .
Chapter 21 Tools NBG334W User’s Guide 210 Figure 121 Configuration Restore Su ccessful The NBG334W automatically restar ts in this time causing a temp orary network disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop.
Chapter 21 Tools NBG334W User’s Guide 21 1 Click Maintenance > T ools > Restart . Click Restart to have the NBG334W reboot. This does not affect the NBG334W's configuration.
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NBG334W User’s Guide 213 C HAPTER 22 Configuration Mode Click Maintenance > Config Mode to open the following screen. This screen allows you to hide or display the advanced screens of some features or the advanced feature s, such as MAC filter or static route.
Chapter 22 Config uration Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 214 T able 98 Advanced Configurat ion Options " In AP Mode many screens will not be available.
NBG334W User’s Guide 215 C HAPTER 23 Sys Op Mode 23.1 Overview The Sys Op Mode (System Operation Mode) function lets you config ure whether your NBG334W is a router or A P . Y ou can choose between Router Mode and AP Mode depend ing on your network topology and the features you require from your device.
Chapter 23 Sys Op Mod e NBG334W User’s Guide 216 Figure 127 IP Address in AP Mode 23.2 Selecting System Operation Mode Use this screen to select how you connect to the Internet. Figure 128 Maintenance > Sys OP M ode > General If you select Router Mode, the followi ng pop-up message window appears.
Chapter 23 Sys Op Mode NBG334W User’s Guide 217 Figure 130 Maintenance > Sys Op Mode > General: AP •I n AP Mode all Ethernet ports have the same IP address. • All ports on the rear panel of th e device are LAN ports, includin g the port labeled W AN.
Chapter 23 Sys Op Mod e NBG334W User’s Guide 218.
NBG334W User’s Guide 219 C HAPTER 24 Language Use this sc reen to change the langua ge for the web configurator display . 24.1 Language Screen Click the language you prefer . The web configur ator lang uage changes after a while without restarting the NBG334W.
Chapter 24 La nguage NBG334W User’s Guide 220.
NBG334W User’s Guide 221 C HAPTER 25 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some sugg estions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories.
Chapter 25 Trou bleshooting NBG334W User’s Guide 222 25.2 NBG334W Access and Login V I don’t know the IP addr ess of my NBG334W. 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 . 2 If you changed the IP addre ss and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address o f the NBG334W by looking up the IP address of the default gateway for your computer .
Chapter 25 Trou bleshooting NBG334W User’s Guide 223 2 Check the hardware connections , and make su re the LEDs are be having as expected. Se e the Quick S tart Guide. 3 Make sure your Internet bro wser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScripts and Java enabled.
Chapter 25 Trou bleshooting NBG334W User’s Guide 224 See the troubleshooting suggestions for I cannot see or access the Login screen in the web configurator . Ignore the suggestions about your bro wser . 25.3 Internet Access V I cannot access the Internet.
Chapter 25 Trou bleshooting NBG334W User’s Guide 225 interfering with the wireless network (fo r example, microwaves, other wireless networks, and so on). 3 Reboot the NBG334W. 4 If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor , or try one of the advanced suggestio ns.
Chapter 25 Trou bleshooting NBG334W User’s Guide 226 4 Make sure your computer (with a wireless ad apter installed) is within the transmission range of the NBG334W. 5 Check that both the NBG334W and your wirele ss station are using the same wireless and wireless security settings.
227 P ART VI Appendices and Index Product Specifications and W all-Mounting Instructions (229) Pop-up W indows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions (235) IP Addresses and Subnetting (241) Setting up Y ou.
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NBG334W User’s Guide 229 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications and W all- Mounting Instructions The following tables summarize the NBG334 W’ s hardware and firmware features.
Appendix A Product Specifications and Wall-Mounting Instr u ctions NBG334W User’s Guide 230 Default Password 1234 DHCP Pool 1 92.168.1.33 to 19 2.168.
Appendix A Product Specificatio ns and Wall-Mounting Instructio ns NBG334W User’s Guide 231 The following list, which is not exhaustive, illustrates the standa rd s supported in the NBG334W. T ime and Date Get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on your NBG334W.
Appendix A Product Specifications and Wall-Mounting Instr u ctions NBG334W User’s Guide 232 W all-mounting Instructions Do the following to hang your NBG334W on a wall. " See the Figure 133 on page 233 for the size of screws to use and how far apart to place them.
Appendix A Product Specificatio ns and Wall-Mounting Instructio ns NBG334W User’s Guide 233 4 Make sure the scre ws are snugly fastened to the wall. They need to hold the weight of the NBG334W with th e connection cables. 5 Align the holes on the back of the NBG334 W with the screws on the wall.
Appendix A Product Specifications and Wall-Mounting Instr u ctions NBG334W User’s Guide 234.
NBG334W User’s Guide 235 A PPENDIX B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript s and Java Permissions In order to use the web configurator you need to allow: • W eb browser pop-up windows from your device. • JavaScripts (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default).
Appendix B Po p-up Window s, JavaScrip ts and Java Pe rmissions NBG334W User’s Guide 236 2 Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Block e r section of the screen. This disables any web po p-up blockers you may have enabled . Figure 135 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting.
Appendix B Pop-u p Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissio ns NBG334W User’s Guide 237 Figure 136 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://”. For example, http://192.
Appendix B Po p-up Window s, JavaScrip ts and Java Pe rmissions NBG334W User’s Guide 238 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript s If pages of the web configura tor do not display properly in Internet Explorer , ch eck that JavaScripts are allowed.
Appendix B Pop-u p Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissio ns NBG334W User’s Guide 239 Figure 139 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click To o l s , Internet Options and then the Security tab. 2 Click the Custom Level.
Appendix B Po p-up Window s, JavaScrip ts and Java Pe rmissions NBG334W User’s Guide 240 JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click To o l s , Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is sele cted.
NBG334W User’s Guide 241 A PPENDIX C IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks. IP addresses identify ind ividual devices on a network. Every networking device (includin g computers, servers, routers, printe rs, etc.
Appendix C IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG334W User’s Guide 242 Figure 142 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the network number and how much is the host ID varies according to the subnet mask.
Appendix C IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG334W User’s Guide 243 Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal no tation just like IP addresses. The follow ing examples show the binary and decimal not ation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit an d 29-bit subnet masks.
Appendix C IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG334W User’s Guide 244 Subnetting Y ou can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In t h e following example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the c ompany network for security reasons.
Appendix C IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG334W User’s Guide 245 Figure 144 Subnetting Example: Af ter Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits , so each sub-network has a maximum of 2 7 – 2 or 126 possible hosts (a host ID of all zeroes is the subnet’ s address itself, all ones is the subnet’ s broadcast address).
Appendix C IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG334W User’s Guide 246 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subnets (000, 00 1, 010, 01 1, 100, 101, 1 10 and 111 ) . The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet.
Appendix C IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG334W User’s Guide 247 Subnet Planning The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 16-bit network number .
Appendix C IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG334W User’s Guide 248 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your netwo rk number depends on yo ur particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns yo u a bloc k of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask.
NBG334W User’s Guide 249 A PPENDIX D Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Et hernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 250 Figure 145 WIndows 95/98 /Me: Networ k: Configuratio n Inst alling Components The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Netwo rks.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 251 Configuring 1 In the Network window Configuration tab, select your network adapter's TCP/IP entry and click Properties 2 Click the IP Address tab. • If your IP address is dynamic, select Obtain an IP address automatically .
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 252 Figure 147 Windows 95/98/Me : TCP/IP Pr operties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not know you r gateway’ s IP addr ess, remove previously installed gateways.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 253 Figure 148 Windows XP: S tart Menu 2 In the Control Panel , double-click Network Connections ( Network and Dial-up Connections in W indow s 2000/NT). Figure 149 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 254 Figure 150 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Pro perties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the Genera l tab in W in XP) and then click Properties .
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 255 Figure 152 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP ad dress, remove any previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK .
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 256 Figure 153 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Properties 7 In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties window (the General tab in W indows XP): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if yo u do not know your DNS server IP address(es).
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 257 Figure 154 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Propert ies 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window . 9 Click Close ( OK in W i ndows 2000/NT) to close the Local Area Connecti on Properties window .
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 258 Figure 155 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 156 Macintosh O S 8/9: TC P/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 259 •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your Prestige in the Router address box.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 260 Figure 158 Macintosh O S X: Netw ork 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 261 " Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator . Using the K Desktop Environment (KDE) Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address using the KDE.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 262 Figure 160 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Ethern et Device: General • If you have a dynamic IP address click Automatically obtain IP address settings with and select dhcp from the drop down list.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 263 Figure 162 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Config uration: Activate 7 After the network card restart proc ess is complete, make sure the St a t u s is Active in the Network Configuration screen.
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG334W User’s Guide 264 2 If you know your DNS server IP address(es) , enter the DNS server information in the resolv.conf file in the /etc directory . The following figure shows an example where two DNS server IP addresses are specified.
NBG334W User’s Guide 265 A PPENDIX E W ireless LANs Wireless LAN T opologies This section discusses ad-hoc and in frastructure w ireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an inde pendent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a se t of computers with wireless stations (A, B, C).
Appendix E Wireless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 266 Figure 169 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlappi ng BSSs, each containing an access point, with each access point connected together by a wired network.
Appendix E Wir eless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 267 Figure 170 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by IEEE 802.1 1a/b/g wireless devices.
Appendix E Wireless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 268 Figure 171 RTS/ CT S When station A sends data to the AP , it might no t know that the station B is already using the channel.
Appendix E Wir eless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 269 If the Fragmentation Threshold value is smaller than the RT S /C T 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 fragmen ted before they reach R TS/CTS size.
Appendix E Wireless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 270 • User based identification that allows for roaming. • Support for RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service, RFC 2138, 2139) for centralized user profile and accounting management on a netw ork RADIUS server .
Appendix E Wir eless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 271 In order to ensure network security , the access point and the RADIUS server us e a shared secret key, which is a password, they both know .
Appendix E Wireless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 272 PEAP (Protected EAP) Like EAP-TTLS, server-side certific ate authentication is used to establish a secure connection, then use simple username and p assword methods through the secured connection to authenticate the clients, thus hiding client identity .
Appendix E Wir eless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 273 Key differences between WP A(2) and WEP are improved data encryption and user authentication. Encryption Both WP A and WP A2 improve data encryption by using T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Message Integrity Check (MIC) and IE EE 802.
Appendix E Wireless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 274 25.6.2 WP A(2)-PSK Application Example A WP A(2)-PSK applica tion looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP an d all wireless c lients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must co nsist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols).
Appendix E Wir eless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 275 Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management prot ocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure these security features.
Appendix E Wireless LANs NBG334W User’s Guide 276.
NBG334W User’s Guide 277 A PPENDIX F Services The following table l ists some commonly-used se rvices and their associated protocols and port numbers. • Name : This is a short, descrip tive name for the service. Y ou can use this one or create a different one, if you like.
Appendix F Services NBG334W User’s Guide 278 H.323 TCP 1720 NetMeeting uses this protocol. HTTP TCP 80 Hyper T ext T ransfer Protoco l - a client/ server protocol for the world wide web. HTTPS TCP 443 HTTPS is a secure d http session often used in e-commerce.
Appendix F Services NBG334W User’s Guide 279 PPTP_TUNNEL (GRE) User-Defined 47 PPTP (Point-to-Point T unnel ing Protocol) enables secure tran sfer of data over public networks. This is the data channel. RCMD TCP 512 Remote Comman d Service. REAL_AUDIO TCP 7070 A streami ng audio service that enables real time sound over the we b.
Appendix F Services NBG334W User’s Guide 280 TFTP UDP 69 T r ivial File T r ansfer Protocol is an Interne t file transfer protocol similar to FTP , but uses the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) rather than TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). VDOLIVE TCP UDP 7000 user- defined A videoconferencing solution.
NBG334W User’s Guide 281 A PPENDIX G Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2007 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a wh.
Appendix G Legal Information NBG334W User’s Guide 282 If this device does cause harmful inte rference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning th e device off and on, the user is enc ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Appendix G Legal Information NBG334W User’s Guide 283 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original en d user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmansh ip for a period of up to two ye ars from the date of purchase.
Appendix G Legal Information NBG334W User’s Guide 284.
NBG334W User’s Guide 285 A PPENDIX H Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. Required Information • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice.
Appendix H Custo mer Support NBG334W User’s Guide 286 • Re g u la r M ai l : ZyXEL Communications, Czech s.r .o., Modranská 621, 143 01 Praha 4 - Modrany , Ceská Republika Denmark • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.dk • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.
Appendix H Customer Support NBG334W User’s Guide 287 India • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.in • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.in • T elephone: +91-1 1-30888144 to +91 -11-308 88153 • Fax: +91-1 1-30888149, +91 -11-2 6810715 • W eb: http://www .
Appendix H Custo mer Support NBG334W User’s Guide 288 • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications Inc., 1 130 N. Miller St., Anaheim, CA 92806- 2001, U.S.A. Norway • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.no • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.no • T elephone: +47-22-80-61-80 • Fax: +47-22-80-61-81 • W eb: www .
Appendix H Customer Support NBG334W User’s Guide 289 Sweden • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.se • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.se • T elephone: +46-31-744-7700 • Fax: +46-31-744-7701 • W eb: www .zyxel.se • Re g ul a r M a i l: ZyXEL Communications A/S, Sjöporten 4, 41764 Götebor g, Sweden Thailand • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.
Appendix H Custo mer Support NBG334W User’s Guide 290.
Index NBG334W User’s Guide 291 Index Numerics 802.1 1 Mode 87 A ActiveX 150 address resolution protocol (ARP) 11 3 Alert 194 alternative subnet mask notation 243 any IP note 11 3 AP 215 AP (Access P.
Index NBG334W User’s Guide 292 DNS (Domain Name System) 173 DNS server 125 Domain name 49 vs host name. see also system name Domain Name System 125 duplex setting 40 , 66 Dynamic DNS 139 Dynamic Hos.
Index NBG334W User’s Guide 293 L LAN 111 IP pool setup 111 LAN overview 111 LAN Setup 101 LAN setup 111 LAN TCP/IP 111 Language 219 Link type 40 , 65 local (user) database 76 and encryption 77 Local.
Index NBG334W User’s Guide 294 R RADIUS 270 Shared Secret Key 271 RADIUS Message T ypes 270 RADIUS Messages 270 RADIUS server 76 registration product 283 related documentation 3 Remote management 16.
Index NBG334W User’s Guide 295 user authentication 76 local (user) database 76 RADIUS server 76 User Name 140 V Vo I P 161 VPN 106 W WA N IP address assignment 56 W AN advanced 109 W AN IP addre ss .
Index NBG334W User’s Guide 296.
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