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P-330W 802.1 1g Secure Wireless Internet Sharing Router User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.1 July 2006.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Copyright 2 Copyright Copyright © 2005 by ZyXEL Communications Corpo ration. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a whole, transcribed.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 3 Federal Communications Commission (F CC) Interference Statement Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S t atement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rul es. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty 4 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 tw o years from the date of purchase .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 5 Customer Suppo rt Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Table of Contents 6 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 2 Federal Communications Commissi on (FCC) Interference St atement .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 7 Table of Contents 1.3.2 Internet Acc ess Application .......................... ................ ............. ............... 24 Chapter 2 Introducing the W eb Configurator ..............................................
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Table of Contents 8 Chapter 5 Wireless .......... ............................................................................................... ......... 46 5.1 Wireless LAN Overview ......................... ............
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 9 Table of Contents 6.5.1 Configuring Virtual Se rvers .... ................. ............ ............. ................ ......... 75 6.6 S pecial Applications ........... ................. ............. ................ .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Table of Contents 10 Antenna Selection and Positioning Recommenda tion ..................................... 126 Appendix H Open Saftware Announcements ....................................................... ...............
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 11 Table of Contents.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide List of Fi gures 12 List of Figures Figure 1 Secure Internet Acce ss via Cable, DSL or Wireless Modem ...... ................ .......... 24 Figure 2 Internet Access Application Example ....... ............. ............ ...
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 13 List of Figures Figure 37 Wireless: WDS Settings .................. ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. 66 Figure 38 Wireless: Tr usted S t ations MAC Address Filter ..... ... ......
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide List of Fi gures 14 Figure 80 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP ................. ................. ............ ................. ................ ... 1 15 Figure 81 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu ... ...... .......... ............. ..
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 15 List of Figures.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide List of Tables 16 List of T ables T able 1 IEEE 802.1 1b ........... ................ ................. ................................................ ............. 21 T able 2 IEEE 802.1 1g ........... ................ .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 17 List of Tables T able 37 Advanced: WAN L2P T Encapsulation ....... ................ ................ ................ .......... 85 T able 38 Advanced: Ping ............................ ................ ................
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Preface 18 Preface Congratulations on you r purchase of the P-330W , 802.1 1g Secure W ireless Internet Sharing Router . This manual is designed to guide you throu gh the configuration of yo ur P-330W for its various applications .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 19 Preface Graphics Icons Key P-330W Computer Notebook computer Server DSLAM Firewall Modem Switch Router Wireless Signal.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your P-330W 20 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Y our P-330W This chapter introduces the main feat ures an d applications of the P-330W . 1.1 P-330W Internet Security Gateway Overview The P-330W is the ideal secure gateway for all data passing between the Internet and LAN’ s.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 21 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your P-330W 1.2.1.4 Time and Date The P-330W allows you to get th e current time and date from an ex ternal server when you turn on your P-330W . Y ou can also set the time manually . 1.2.1.5 Reset Button The P-330W reset button is built into the rear panel.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your P-330W 22 1.2.3.3 802.1 1g Wi reless LAN St andard The P-330W , c omplies with the 802.11 g wireless st andard and is also fully compatible with the 802.1 1b standard. This means an 802.11b radio card can interface directly with a n 802.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 23 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your P-330W 1.2.3.9 Network Addr ess T ranslation (NA T) Network Address T ranslation (NA T) allows the tr anslation of an Internet protoc ol .
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your P-330W 24 Figure 1 Secure Internet Access via Cable, DSL or Wire less Modem 1.3.2 Internet Access Application Add a wireless LAN to your existing network without expensive netw ork cables.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 25 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your P-330W.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 2 Introdu cing the Web Configur ator 26 C HAPTER 2 Introducing the W eb Configurator This chapter describes how to a ccess the P-330W web configurator and provides an overview of its screens.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 27 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 2.2.0.1.1 Procedure T o Use The Reset Button 1 Make sure the PWR LED is on (not blinking). 2 Press the RESET button for approximately ten seconds or until the PWR LED begins to blink and then release it.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 2 Introdu cing the Web Configur ator 28 The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 3 Screens Summary LINK TA B FUNCTION SETUP WIZARD Use these screens for initial co nfiguration inclu ding general setup, Wireless LAN setup, ISP parameters for Internet Access and W AN IP/DN S Server/MAC address assignment.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 29 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator Administrator St a t i s t i c s This screen contains adm ini strative and system-related information. T ime Zo ne Setting Use this screen to change your P-330W’s time and date or enable NTP serv er use.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wi zard Setup 30 C HAPTER 3 W izard Setup This chapter provides informa tion on the W izard Setup screens in the web configurator . 3.1 Wizard Setup Overview The web configurator ’ s se tup wizard helps you configure your device to access the Internet.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 31 Chapter 3 Wizard Setup Figure 5 Wizard 2: S tatic IP Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.2.3 PPPoE Encap sulation Point-to-Point Protocol ov er Ethernet (PPPoE) function s as a dial-up connection.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wi zard Setup 32 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.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 33 Chapter 3 Wizard Setup Refer to the appendix for more information on PP TP . Figure 7 Wizard 2: PPTP Encapsulation The following table describes the fields in this screen 3.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wi zard Setup 34 Figure 8 Wizard 2: L2TP Encapsulation The following table describes the fields in this screen 3.3 Wizard Setup: Screen 3 Set up the basics of your wireless LAN using the third wizard screen.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 35 Chapter 3 Wizard Setup Figure 9 Wizard 3: Wireless LAN Basic Setup The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.4 Wizard Setup: Screen 4 There are 5 dif ferent versions of this page de pending on what met hod of encryption you want to enable on your wireless LAN.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wi zard Setup 36 3.4.1 No Encryption Choose None to allow the WLAN to operate without encryption. W arning: W ith no encryption enabled anyone will be able to acces s your network and view any data you send over the wireless LAN.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 37 Chapter 3 Wizard Setup 3.4.3 WP A Choose WP A security in the W ireless LAN Setup screen to set up a Pre-Shar ed Key using TKIP or AES encryption. Figure 1 1 Wizard 4: Wireless LAN Setup: WP A S ecurity The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyXELP-330W User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wi zard Setup 38 Figure 12 Wizard 4: Wireless LAN Setup: WP A2 Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.4.5 WP A2 M ixed Choose WP A2 Mixed sec urity in the W ireles s LAN Setup screen to set up a Pre-Shar ed Key using both TKIP an d AES encryption.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 39 Chapter 3 Wizard Setup Figure 13 Wizard 4: Wireless LAN Setup: WP A2 Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.5 Basic Setup Complete Click Finish to complete the wizard setup and save your configuration.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 4 System Screens 40 C HAPTER 4 System Screens This chapter provides informatio n on the options configurable from the main Syste m screens. Figure 14 System Screen Menu Opt ions 4.1 Setup Wizard See the Setup W izar d chapter for more inform ation on this selection.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 41 Chapter 4 S ystem Screen s Figure 15 Operation Mode Setu p The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3 LAN Overview Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communic ation system to which many computers are attached.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 4 System Screens 42 4.3.1 DHCP Setup DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol , RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows indiv idual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server . Y ou can configure the P- 330W as a DHCP server or disable it.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 43 Chapter 4 S ystem Screen s Figure 16 LAN IP Setup The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 LAN IP Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address T ype the IP address of your P-330W in dotted decimal notation 192.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 4 System Screens 44 4.4 Configuring Password T o change your P-330W’ s pass word (recommended), click th e Password tab. The screen appears as shown. This screen allows you to change the P-330W’ s password. Figure 17 Password The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 45 Chapter 4 S ystem Screen s Figure 18 S tatus The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Status LABEL DESCRIPTION Connection Method This is the method you ha ve selected fo r connection to the Internet.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 46 C HAPTER 5 Wireless This chapter discusses how to configure the W ireles s screens on the P-330W . 5.1 Wireless LAN Overview This section introduces the wireless LAN(WLAN) and some basic scenarios. 5.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 47 Chapter 5 Wireless Figure 20 Basic Service set 5.1.3 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.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 48 Figure 21 Extended Service Set 5.1.4 RTS/CTS A hidden node occurs when two stations are with in range of the same access point, but are not within range of each other . The following figure illustrates a hidden node.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 49 Chapter 5 Wireless 5.2 Configuring Wireless Click the WIRELESS link to open the W ireless Options screen. Figure 23 The Wireless Options Screen 5.3 Basic Settings Click BASIC SETTINGS to configure the basic se ttings of your wireless LAN.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 50 Figure 24 Wireless: Basic Settings The following table describes the basic wi reless LAN labe ls in this screen. Table 17 Wirele ss: Basic Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION Disable Access Point Select this check box to disable the wire less LAN capabilities of your P-330W .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 51 Chapter 5 Wireless 5.4 Wireless Advanced Settings Click ADV ANCED SETTINGS to configure the advanced se ttings of your wireless LAN. 5.4.1 Authentication Three different methods can be used to auth enticate wireless stations to the network: Open System , Shar ed Key , and Auto .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 52 When your P-330W's authentica tion method is set to open system, it will only accept open system authentication requests.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 53 Chapter 5 Wireless 5.5 Site Survey Click Site Survey to scan the wireless network. If any Access Point or IBSS is found, you could choose to connect it when P330’ s wireless mode is set to Cli ent mode. Figure 27 Wireless: Site Survey 5.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 54 Figure 28 P-330W Wireless Security Le vels If you do not enable an y wireless security on your P-330W , your network is accessible to any wireless networki ng device that is within range.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 55 Chapter 5 Wireless Figure 29 Wireless Secu rity Setup: No Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 19 Wireless Security Setup: No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption Choose None from the drop-down list box.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 56 5.7 Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you should co nfigure for each Authentication Method/ key management protoc ol type.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 57 Chapter 5 Wireless Figure 30 Wireless Securit y Se tup: WEP Encryption The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen Click SET WEP KEY to configure WEP encryption.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 58 Figure 31 Wireless Securit y Se tup: WEP Encryption The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen Table 22 Wireless Security Setup: WEP Encryption LABEL DESCRIPTION Key Length Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 59 Chapter 5 Wireless 5.7.4 Introduction to WP A W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is a subset of the IEEE 802.1 1i security specification draft. Key differences between WP A and WEP are user authentication and improved data encryption.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 60 5.7.4.3 WP A-PSK Application Example A WP A-PSK application 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 6 3 ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols).
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 61 Chapter 5 Wireless Figure 33 Wireless Security Setup: WP A-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Wireless Security Setup: WPA-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption Choose WP A from the drop-down list box for TKIP encryption.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 62 5.7.7 Introduction to RADIUS RADIUS is based on a client-sever model that supports authentication and accounting, where access point is the client and the server is the RADIUS server .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 63 Chapter 5 Wireless In order to ensure network security , the access point and the RADIUS server use a shared secret key , whic h is a password, they both know .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 64 2 The RADIUS server then checks the user's iden tification against its database and grants or denies network access accordingly .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 65 Chapter 5 Wireless Figure 36 Wireless Security Setup: WP A With RADIUS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 24 Wireless Securit y Setup: WPA LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption Choose WP A from the drop-down list box for TKIP encrypti on.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 66 5.8 WDS Settings The WDS (W ireless Distribution System) allows you to configure the P-330W to connect two or more APs via wireless when P330’ s wireless mode is set to WDS or AP+WDS mode.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 67 Chapter 5 Wireless 5.9 Wireless T rusted S t ations The T rusted Stations screen allows you to conf igure the P-330W to give exclusive access to up to 20 devices. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Me dia Access Control) address.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 5 Wireles s 68 Figure 38 Wireless: T rusted S tations MAC Address Filter The following table describes the labels in this menu. Table 26 Wireless: Trusted Statio ns MAC Address Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Access Control Mode Select Allow Listed fro m the drop down list box to enable MAC address filte ring.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 69 Chapter 5 Wireless.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 70 C HAPTER 6 Advanced Options This chapter covers the options available under the ADV ANCED section of the menu. Figure 39 The Advanced Me nu Options 6.1 Access Control This screen allows you to block access to sp ecified Internet services based on port number used.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 71 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions Figure 40 Advanced: Access Control The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.2 Dynamic DNS 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 NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, etc.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 72 First of all, you need to h ave registered a dynamic DNS account with either www .dyndns.org or www .tzo.com. This is for people with a dy namic IP from their ISP or DHCP server that would still like to have a domain name.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 73 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions 6.4 DMZ If the DMZ Host Function is enabled, it means that you set up DMZ host at a particular computer to be exposed to the In ternet so that some applications /software, especially Internet / online game can have two-way connections.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 74 Y ou may enter a single port number or a range of port numbers to be forwarded, and the local IP address of the desired server . The port number identifies a service; for example, web service is on port 80 and FTP on port 21.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 75 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions Figure 43 Multiple Servers Be hind NA T Example 6.5.1 Configuring Virtual Servers T o configure V irtual Server, click AD V ANCED then the VIRTUAL SER VERS link. The screen appears as shown. Figure 44 Advanced: Vi rtual Servers The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 76 6.6 Special Applications Some Internet applicatio ns (such as video conferencing an d Internet games) require multiple connections between the clients and the server . These applications do not work through NA T - enabled networks.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 77 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions Figure 45 Advanced: S pecial Applications The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.7 W AN Port T o change your P-330W’ s W AN ISP settings, click ADV ANCED , then the WA N link.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 78 Figure 46 Advanced: W AN S tatic IP Encap sulation The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 79 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions 6.7.2 DHCP IP Encap sulation The screen shown next is for DHCP IP encapsulatio n. Figure 47 Advanced: W AN DHCP IP Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. Save Click Save to save yo ur changes back to the P-330W .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 80 6.7.3 PPPoE Encap sulation The P-330W supports PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protoc ol over Ethernet). PPPoE is an IETF Draft standard (RFC 2516) specifying how a personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (DSL, cable, wireless, etc.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 81 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions Figure 48 Advanced: W AN PPPoE Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 35 PPPoE Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION W AN Access Ty p e Y ou must choose the PPPoE option when the W AN port is used with PPPoE.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 82 6.7.4 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.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 83 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions Figure 49 Advanced: W AN PPTP Encap sulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 36 Advanced: W AN PPTP Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION W AN Access T y pe Y ou must choose th e PPTP option when the W AN port is used with PPTP .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 84 6.7.5 L2TP Encap sulation Layer T wo T unneling Protocol (L2TP) is a netwo rk 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.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 85 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions Figure 50 Advanced: W AN L2TP Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 37 Advanced: W AN L2PT Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION W AN Access T y pe Y ou must choose th e L2TP option when the WAN port is u sed with L2TP .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 86 6.8 Ping The Ping screen allo ws you to send out PING requests from your P-330W to a network address you specify and then reports back the te st result. Y ou can use this command to help diagnose ne twork problems.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 87 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions Figure 51 Advanced: Ping The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.9 DoS Setting DoS (Denial of Service) attacks can flood .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 6 Advanced Options 88 Figure 52 Advanced: DoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.10 Diagnostics This screen allows you to perform a DNS look up on an y host name you en ter . This can be used to help diagnose network problems.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 89 Chapter 6 Advanced Op tions T o access the Diagnostic servic e, click ADV ANCED then the DIAGNOSTIC link. The screen appears as shown. Figure 53 Advanced: Diagnostic The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 7 Administrato r Options 90 C HAPTER 7 Administrator Options 7.1 Remote Management Remote management allow s you to remotely configure yo ur P-330W over your Internet connection. Since this is a potential security risk, this feature is turned of f by default.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 91 Chapter 7 Admin istrator Opt ions Figure 55 Administrator: Configuration File 7.2.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allo ws you to back up (s ave) the P-330W’ s current configuration to a file on your computer .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 7 Administrato r Options 92 Figure 56 T emporarily Disconnected 7.2.3 Back to Factory Default s Pressing the Restore Defaults button in this section clears all user-entered configuration information and return s the P-330W to its factory defaults.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 93 Chapter 7 Admin istrator Opt ions Figure 57 Administrator: Logs The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 43 Administra tor: Remote Managem ent LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Log Activates the logging fun ction.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 7 Administrato r Options 94 7.4 IP Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Ro uter . Here you can r estrict local LAN clients to access Internet application/services by IP Address.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 95 Chapter 7 Admin istrator Opt ions 7.5 MAC Filtering This screen is used to restrict devices on your local network from being able to access the Internet. Y ou do this by entering the MAC address of any device you want to restrict.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 7 Administrato r Options 96 Figure 60 Administrator: URL Filtering The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.7 St atistics The statistics screen provides you with informatio n on each interface on your P-330W .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 97 Chapter 7 Admin istrator Opt ions Figure 61 Administrator: T ime Zone Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.9 Upgrade Firmware Find firmware at www .us.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a "*.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Chapter 7 Administrato r Options 98 Figure 62 Administrator: Upgrad e Firmware The following table describes the labels in this screen. After you see the Firmware Upload in Pr ocess screen, wait two minutes before logging into the P-330W again.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 99 Chapter 7 Admin istrator Opt ions Figure 64 Network T emporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in again an d check your new firmware version in the System S tatus screen. If the upload was not successful, a wa rning screen will appear .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix A PPPoE 100 Appendix A PPPoE PPPoE in Action An ADSL modem bridges a PPP session over Ethernet (PPP ov er Ethernet, RFC 2516) from your computer to an A TM PVC (Permanent V irt ual Circuit) which connects to a DSL Acce ss Concentrator where the PPP session terminates (see the next figure).
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 101 Appendix A PPPoE Figure 65 Single-Computer per Router Hardware Configuration How PPPoE W orks The PPPoE driver makes the Ethernet appea r as a serial link to the computer and the computer runs PPP over it, while the modem bridges the Ethernet frames to the Access Concentrator (AC).
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix B PPTP 102 Appendix B PPTP What is PPTP? PP TP (Point-to-Point T unneling Protocol) is a Microsoft proprietary protocol (RFC 2637 for PP TP is informational only) to tunnel PPP frames.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 103 Appendix B PPTP PPTP Protocol Overview PP TP is very similar to L2TP , since L2TP is based on both PP TP and L2F (Cisco’ s Layer 2 Forwarding). Conceptually , there are three pa rties in PP TP , namely the PNS (PP TP Network Server), the P AC (PP TP Access Concentrator) a nd the PP TP user .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix B PPTP 104 Figure 69 Example Message Exchan ge between Computer and an ANT PPP Dat a Connection The PPP frames are tunneled between the PN S and P AC over GRE (General Routing Encapsulation, RFC 1701, 17 02). The individual calls within a tunnel are distinguished using the Call ID field in the GRE header .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 105 Appendix B PPTP.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 106 Appendix C Setting up Y o ur Computer ’ s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Et hernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 107 Appendix C Setting up Your Compu ter’s IP Address Figure 70 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Co nfiguration Inst alling Component s The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microso ft Networks.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 108 3 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. 4 Select Client for Microsoft Networks from the list of network clients and then click OK . 5 Restart your computer so the changes you made take ef fect.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 109 Appendix C Setting up Your Compu ter’s IP Address Figure 72 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not k now your gateway’ s IP address, remove previously installed gateways.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 110 Figure 73 Windows XP : S tart Menu 2 For W indows XP , click Network Connections . For W indows 2000/NT , click Network and Dial-up Connections . Figure 74 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 111 Appendix C Setting up Your Compu ter’s IP Address Figure 75 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the Genera l tab in W in XP) and click Properties .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 112 • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP addr ess , Subnet mask , and Default gateway fields.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 113 Appendix C Setting up Your Compu ter’s IP Address 7 In the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties window (the General tab in W indows XP): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP addre ss(es).
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 114 Macintosh OS 8/9 1 Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP Control Panel . Figure 79 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 115 Appendix C Setting up Your Compu ter’s IP Address Figure 80 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configur e: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Addr ess 116 • Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show list. • Click the TCP/IP tab.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 117 Appendix C Setting up Your Compu ter’s IP Address.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless LAN and IEEE 802.11 118 Appendix D W ireless LAN and IEEE 802.1 1 A wireless LAN (WLAN) provides a fle xible data communications system that you can use to access various services (navigating the Internet, em ail, printer services, etc.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 119 Appendix D Wirele ss LAN and IEEE 802.11 Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an inde pe ndent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless nodes or stations (ST A), whic h is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless LAN and IEEE 802.11 120 Figure 84 ESS Provides C ampus-Wide Coverage.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 121 Appendix D Wirele ss LAN and IEEE 802.11.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix E Wireless LA N With IEEE 802.1x 122 Appendix E Wireless LAN W ith IEEE 802.1x As wireless networks become po pular for both portable comp uting and corporate networks , security is now a priority . Security Flaws with IEEE 802.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 123 Appendix E Wireless LAN With IEEE 802.1x RADIUS Server Authentication Sequence The following figure depicts a typical wireless ne tw ork with a remote RADIUS server for user authentication using EAPOL (EAP Over LAN).
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix F Ty pes of EAP Authentication 124 Appendix F T ypes of EAP Authentication This appendix discusses the five popular EAP authentication types: EAP-MD5 , EAP-TLS , EAP-TTLS , PEAP and LEAP . The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or the AP .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 125 Appendix F Types of EAP Authentication 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 co nnection to authenticate the clients, thus hiding client identity .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix G Antenna Selection and Positioning Recommendation 126 Appendix G Antenna Selection and Positioning Recommendation An antenna couples RF signals onto air . A tran smitter within a wireless device sends an RF signal to the antenna, which propagates the signal through the air .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 127 Appendix G Antenna Selection and Position ing Recommendation • Omni-directional antennas send the RF signal out in all directions on a horizontal p lane. The covera ge area is torus -shaped (lik e a donut) which makes these antennas ideal for a room environment.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix H Open Saftware Announcements 128 Appendix H Open Saf tware Announcement s Information herein is subject to change withou t notice. Companies, name s, and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 129 Appendix H Open Saftwar e Announcements The data format used by the zlib library is d escribed by RFCs (Request for Commen ts) 1950 to 1952 i n the files ftp //ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1950 .txt (zlib form at), rfc1951.txt (defl ate format) and rfc195 2.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix H Open Saftware Announcements 130 RSA Dat a Security , Inc License NOTE: Numerous changes ha ve been made; th e fo llowing notice is includ ed to satisfy legal requirements. Copyright (C) 1991-2, RSA Data Security , Inc.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 131 Appendix H Open Saftwar e Announcements When we speak of free software, we are referri ng to freedom, not price. Our General Public Licenses are designed to make sure .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix H Open Saftware Announcements 132 2. Y ou may modify your copy or cop ies of the Program or any portion of it, thus fo rming a work based on the Program, and copy and dist ribute such modifications or work unde r the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also me et all of these conditions: a.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 133 Appendix H Open Saftwar e Announcements scripts used to control compila tion and installation of th e executable. However , as a special exception, the source code dis.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix H Open Saftware Announcements 134 8. If the distribut ion and/or use of the Program is restricted in certain countries either by patents or by copyrighted interfac.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 135 Appendix H Open Saftwar e Announcements End-User License Agreement for “P-330W “ W ARNING: ZyXEL Communications Corp. IS WILLING T O LICENSE THE ENCLOSED SOFTW ARE TO YOU ONL Y UPON THE CONDITION THA T YOU ACCEP T ALL OF THE TERMS CONT AINED IN THIS LICENSE AGREE MENT .
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix H Open Saftware Announcements 136 may not market, co-brand, private label or ot herwise permit thi rd parties to link to the Software, or any part thereof. Y ou may not use the Software, or any part thereof, in the operation of a service bureau or for the benef it of any other person or entity .
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 137 Appendix H Open Saftwar e Announcements BUT SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED $1,000. BECAUSE SOME ST A TES/COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENT AL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMIT A TION MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Appendix H Open Saftware Announcements 138 Agreement shall only be effective if i t is in writing and signed by both parties hereto.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 139 Appendix H Open Saftwar e Announcements.
ZyXEL P-330W User’s Guide Index 140 Index A Antenna Directional 127 Omni-directional 127 Antenna gain 126 Authentication 51 B Backup 91 Basic Service Set 11 9 BSS 46 , 11 9 C CA 124 Certificate Auth.
ZyXEL P-330W Us er’s Guide 141 Index L L2TP Encapsulation 84 LAN TCP/IP 42 M MAC Address Filtering 67 MAC Filter 67 N NA T 74 Network Management 74 NNTP 74 P Password 44 Point-to-Point Tunneling Pro.
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