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Chapter 4: Advanced Setup Options

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Sample Service Port Number Table

Service Port

Service

Usage

Protocol

113

Auth

authentication

Authentication
Service Protocol

53

DNS

domain names

Domain Name
Service

21

FTP

file transfers

File Transfer
Protocol

25

SMTP

send email

Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol

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POP3

read email

Post Office Protocol

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PPTP

secure
communications

Point to Point
Tunneling Protocol

23

Telnet

terminal session

TELNET

80

Web

web access

HTTP World Wide
Web

88

Kerberos

authentication

Kerberos

79

Finger

system/user data

Finger

69

tftp

file transfers

Trivial File Transfer

161

SNMP

system
management

Simple Network
Management
Protocol

144

news

newsgroups

News

Summary of Contents for IG-4160

Page 1: ...IG 4160 IG 4160 IG 4160 IG 4160 Zoom Internet Zoom Internet Zoom Internet Zoom Internet Gateway Gateway Gateway Gateway User Guide ...

Page 2: ... hardware will work properly in all environments and applications and makes no warranty or representation either expressed or implied with respect to the quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the software or documentation The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the hardware software and documentation without obligation to notify any person or org...

Page 3: ...Y AS A PRINT SERVER 20 3 1 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE GATEWAY 20 3 2 INSTALLING THE PRINT SERVER SOFTWARE ON A CLIENT PC 21 3 3 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER FUNCTION 22 3 4 UNINSTALLING THE PRINT SERVER 26 ADVANCED SETUP OPTIONS 27 4 1 MODIFYING FIREWALL SETTINGS 27 4 2 CONFIGURING THE LAN DHCP SERVER 31 4 3 CONFIGURING A VIRTUAL SERVER 32 4 4 CONFIGURING LAN MAC ADDRESSES 34 4 5 CONFIGURING TH...

Page 4: ...modem users and this User Guide If anything is missing or damaged please contact your supplier 1 2 You Will Also Need The IG 4160 is compatible with computers using the Windows Macintosh and Linux operating systems Optionally you can use your Gateway as a print server and share a parallel port printer connection among multiple PCs Note This option is only for Windows computers If you want to use y...

Page 5: ... first step is to decide what type of WAN device you intend to use to access the Internet Your choices are depicted on the left hand side of the diagram above Once you ve made that decision the key stages to set up and use your Gateway are as follows 1 1 1 1 Connect the hardware 2 2 2 2 Establish wired communication with the Gateway using a PC that we ll call the Administrator PC 3 3 3 3 Configure...

Page 6: ...to connect to the Internet Go to Chapter 2 1 Cable M odem Go to Chapter 2 2 ADSL M odem Go to Chapter 2 3 ADSL M odem w ith PPPoE Go to Chapter 2 4 Dial up or ISDN M odem PLAN YOUR GATEW AY SETUP How Do You Plan to Use Your Gateway Are you connecting a Shared Printer Check Only One No No Select for AP M ode or Printer Share Only Go to Chapter 3 Yes or Unsure Go to Chapter 4 Yes or Unsure Go to Cha...

Page 7: ... Power indicator Green On Power is on Blinking 1 sec intervals Gateway is functioning properly SYS System status Orange Rapid blinking Gateway is resetting to factory defaults On WAN port is linked WAN WAN port activity Green Blinking WAN port is sending or receiving data Green On LAN port is connected No data is flowing Blinking LAN port is connected Data is flowing Link Act 1 2 Wired LAN port li...

Page 8: ...t LAN devices WAN In case you want to connect an Ethernet cable or DSL modem 12VDC Power DC 12V 1 5A minimum Before connecting your modem and Gateway be sure to review the following pre installation checklist PRE INSTALLATION CHECKLIST Review this checklist before setting up your Gateway and modem Check with your service provider If you have a cable modem you may have to register your Gateway s WA...

Page 9: ...puter and turn off your modem Don t plug the Gateway in yet B B B B For cable and DSL modems Unplug the Ethernet cable from your PC and plug it into the WAN port on the back of the Gateway Don t unplug the Ethernet cable plugged into the modem For dial up and ISDN modems Unplug the serial cable from the PC and plug it into the COM port on the back of the Gateway Don t unplug the serial cable plugg...

Page 10: ...nto the 12VDC power jack on the back of the Gateway and then plug the other end into a wall outlet The Gateway s SYS indicator will come ON for about 10 seconds and then it will flash rapidly a few times When the indicator flashes continuously once per second the start up process is complete and your Gateway is ready F F F F Note If you are using a cable modem and your service provider has instruc...

Page 11: ...o the accompanying Zoom CD and the Smart Start program Now that you have connected your modem and Gateway you are ready to communicate with the Gateway and configure your WAN type 1 1 1 1 Launch your Web browser on the Administrator PC type the Gateway s default IP address 192 168 123 254 and press Enter 2 2 2 2 The Login screen displays Type the system password in the System Password field defaul...

Page 12: ...e information about the System Status screen Note The wireless features are not supported in your IG 4160 The default Internet access method is Cable Modem or DSL Modem Dynamic IP Address If you want to connect to the Internet using a different WAN type click the Change button or the Basic Setup icon at the top of the user interface Note Click the Refresh button to update the contents of the statu...

Page 13: ...page 17 No WAN Internet Access turn to page 19 To change your WAN type select the correct button then click View Configure WAN Settings 2 1 Using a Cable or DSL Modem with a Dynamic IP Address The Gateway s default Internet access method is Cable or DSL Modem with a Dynamic IP Address If this is your Internet access method you don t necessarily have to make any changes To review your settings clic...

Page 14: ...econnect box if you want the Gateway to renew the IP address automatically when the IP address lease is about to expire This option also allows the Gateway to automatically connect to your service provider after the Gateway is restarted or if the connection is interrupted If you change any settings click Save and Restart if you are prompted to do so Return to the road map on page 6 to review your ...

Page 15: ...our service provider s Gateway IP address Assigned by your service provider Primary DNS Domain Name Server IP address Assigned by your service provider Secondary DNS Backup Domain Name Server IP address Assigned by your service provider Primary and Secondary DNS addresses are the addresses of the initial server and the backup server assigned to request a Web name to IP address lookup respectively ...

Page 16: ...s field will appear empty Maximum Idle Time seconds 0 never disconnect 1 999 allowed default 300 The length of time you can be idle before your service provider will disconnect your session If Auto reconnect is enabled the Gateway will automatically connect to your service provider after the Gateway is restarted or the connection is interrupted PPPoE Service Name Optional Only type a Service Name ...

Page 17: ...s Basic Setup screen select the Dialup 56k 33 6k or ISDN Modem button and then click View Configure WAN Settings A screen displays with several fields to fill in These fields control your shared PPP Point to Point Protocol session which is active whenever any computer on your LAN must access the Internet ...

Page 18: ... always on The Gateway will automatically connect to your service provider after you restart it or if the connection is interrupted Connection Type Redial on Data Traffic Demand A dial up session will be re established if any computer on your LAN needs Internet access Connection Type Manually Dial the Connection A dial up session will be established only when the system administrator clicks the di...

Page 19: ...ompted to do so Return to the road map on page 6 to review your setup plan 2 5 Using the Gateway Without WAN Access You can also use the Gateway to share a printer among multiple PCs rather than as a means of accessing the Internet To configure your Gateway to operate this way from the Gateway s Basic Setup screen click the No WAN Internet Access button and then click View Configure WAN Settings Y...

Page 20: ...ll the PCs that will share the printer 3 3 3 3 Configuring the print server function Configuration instructions differ slightly depending on your PC s operating system 3 1 Connecting the Printer to the Gateway To connect a printer to the Gateway you need a standard parallel printer and cable On the back panel of the Gateway plug the 25 pin end of the printer cable into the jack labeled Printer Plu...

Page 21: ... exe icon in the CD ROM s folder 2 2 2 2 Click the Zoom Software button 3 3 3 3 Click the Install Print Server button The installation will proceed 4 4 4 4 When the Welcome dialog box displays click the Next button 5 5 5 5 Select the destination folder and click Next The setup program will install the Print Server in the destination folder 6 6 6 6 When prompted click Finish 7 7 7 7 When prompted s...

Page 22: ...below If you haven t already set up the printer that is connected to the Gateway follow the steps on page 24 If You Have an Existing Printer Note The illustrations here are representative Depending on your PC s operating system your printer dialog boxes may look slightly different 1 1 1 1 From the PC s desktop click Start Settings Printers Because you have a previously installed printer you will s...

Page 23: ... the printer icon and select Properties to display the Properties dialog box 3 3 3 3 Click the Details or Ports tab 4 4 4 4 Choose PRTmate All in 1 IP Sharer from the Print To list If PRTmate All in 1 IP Sharer is not in the list click Add Port Other and select PRTmate port ...

Page 24: ... Existing Printer If you want to configure your Gateway s Print Server function but don t have a printer installed yet follow the instructions below Note The illustrations here are representative Depending on your PC s operating system your printer dialog boxes may look slightly different 1 1 1 1 From the PC s desktop click Start Setting Printers and double click Add Printer to display the Add Pri...

Page 25: ...with your printer 4 4 4 4 A dialog box displays prompting you for the name of the port that you want to use for this printer Select PRTmate All in 1 IP Sharer and then click the Configure Port or Port Settings button You will be prompted to enter the Gateway s LAN IP address Type it in the default is 192 168 123 254 and click OK 5 5 5 5 Continue to click Next until the process is complete when you...

Page 26: ...ge Remove or Add Remove button Depending on your operating system the button may have a slightly different label 3 3 3 3 When prompted to Confirm File Deletion click Yes 4 4 4 4 Once the uninstall process is complete you will be prompted to click OK Then click OK again and Close to close the Add Remove Programs folder 5 5 5 5 Restart your PC Note The user documentation and the Smart Start program ...

Page 27: ...t Use a non standard FTP port Configure LAN MAC Addresses Configure the Router Access Control option Use the WAN Ping Response Disable feature Use the Clone WAN MAC Address option 4 1 Modifying Firewall Settings If you want to use special applications such as certain Internet games videoconferencing and Internet telephony you often have to use non standard ports or multiple open ports A port is an...

Page 28: ... 2 2 2 2 Select the application you want to enable from the dropdown list and select the ID number you want to associate it with The ID number is a convenient way to remember and use a particular combination of Trigger and Incoming Ports for example if you frequently use the same gaming application you might want to associate it with ID 1 You can store as many as eight special applications in the ...

Page 29: ... Incoming ports are always associated with certain triggers The Gateway binds single or multiple inbound packets to certain triggers and allows those specified packets through the firewall once they are triggered by the outbound ports Note Only one computer at a time can use a special application and open port s For some specialized applications modifying the firewall settings in the way described...

Page 30: ...our DMZ host with the same static IP address you ve entered here 3 3 3 3 Click Save to save your changes or click Undo to start over CAUTION Use the DMZ Host feature only with the utmost care It opens up the DMZ computer s entire contents to the Internet there is no firewall protection whatsoever Using a Non standard FTP Port In certain cases you may want to access an FTP server via a port differe...

Page 31: ...n Protocol offers a rather simple approach to handling all the requisite computer settings A DHCP server automatically issues IP addresses to computers on the network Each computer retains the use of that IP address for a specific time period the lease time defined by the system administrator The Gateway s DHCP server is enabled by default and can assign as many as 253 IP addresses To modify the c...

Page 32: ...s a means of easily identifying your network The Gateway IP address would be the IP address of an alternate Gateway if you were to use one 4 4 4 4 Click Save to save your changes or Undo to start over If you want to review the list of users connected to the DHCP server or see what IP addresses are in use click View DHCP Clients List 4 3 Configuring a Virtual Server Your Gateway includes the abilit...

Page 33: ...e main interface window and click the Virtual Server button to display the Virtual Server screen 2 2 2 2 From the Select Service dropdown list select the service you want for that particular user for example SMTP The port number appears in parentheses 3 3 3 3 Click the ID number you want to associate with that service and click Copy The ID number is a convenient way to refer to a particular comput...

Page 34: ...ay s LAN MAC Address Control option gives a system administrator control over each individual computer s network privileges This feature is also useful as an additional security measure because you can restrict access to known computers on the network The LAN MAC Address Control option uses a 12 digit alphanumeric string to uniquely identify each network hardware device The Connection Control item...

Page 35: ...rev Page and Next Page buttons to scroll the list of pairs The Gateway can hold a maximum of 32 pairs Use the DHCP clients dropdown list to find LAN MAC addresses known to the DHCP server Check the Conn connection boxes for each LAN client Note The Assoc box is not activated on your IG 4160 4 4 4 4 Click Save to save your changes or Undo to start over The following table lists what a client can an...

Page 36: ...ateway s Advanced Setup screen by clicking the same named icon at the top of the main interface window click Router Access Control and check the Enable box 2 2 2 2 Divide users into different groups Users are identified by their IP addresses You can assign members in three special Groups Any unassigned members belong to the Default Group 3 3 3 3 Assign the access rights of each group You can allow...

Page 37: ...P file transfers File Transfer Protocol 25 SMTP send email Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 110 POP3 read email Post Office Protocol 1723 PPTP secure communications Point to Point Tunneling Protocol 23 Telnet terminal session TELNET 80 Web web access HTTP World Wide Web 88 Kerberos authentication Kerberos 79 Finger system user data Finger 69 tftp file transfers Trivial File Transfer 161 SNMP system m...

Page 38: ... are online and still need an Internet connection If you have disabled the WAN Ping Response option your service provider may log you off If in doubt contact your service provider 4 7 The Clone WAN MAC Feature Clicking the Clone button copies the MAC address of your computer s NIC card to the Gateway s WAN MAC address Thus if you ve already given your MAC address to your service provider you can k...

Page 39: ...etup Options 39 3 3 3 3 Click the Save button Note As a safety precaution you may see the following dialog box when you click the Clone button Be sure that your service provider has recorded your computer s WAN MAC address ...

Page 40: ...3 254 192 168 123 254 192 168 123 254 5 1 Monitoring System Status From the System Status screen you can review the Gateway s current network settings This screen also provides details about the status of your WAN type or how you are connected to the Internet cable modem dial up modem etc From the Login screen type the system password default is admin and click Login to display the System Status s...

Page 41: ...ess to access the Internet Typically IP lease times are measured in hours or days This field shows how much time is left before the current lease expires Click Renew to begin your lease anew You can opt to have the lease automatically renew itself LAN IP Address This is the IP address of the LAN ports LAN 1 LAN 2 Firmware Version The System Status screen also provides details about any attached pe...

Page 42: ...then forget it your only recourse is to reset it to the default by performing a hard system reset see page 44 Change the duration of the Administrator Timeout setting Adminstrator Timeout is the length of time that an administrator connected to the Gateway can be idle before being automatically logged out The default is 600 seconds 10 minutes To disable this feature type 0 The maximum timeout is 9...

Page 43: ...wnload the upgrade for example from our web site or from a floppy disk Then click Browse and select the file location and upgrade filename Alternatively you can type a pathname and filename of your choosing The upgrade file should have a bin extension VERY IMPORTANT Do not shut off power to the Gateway while you are upgrading it Backup your Gateway System Settings to the Administrator s computer C...

Page 44: ...ou change the administrator password to safeguard the security of your network 5 3 Resetting the Gateway to Its Default Settings If you lose your Gateway link and cannot communicate with it you can re establish a connection by performing a hard reset to the factory default settings Unplug the Gateway s power adapter Using a paper clip press the Reset button on the Gateway s front panel While holdi...

Page 45: ...ar installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on ...

Page 46: ...law prohibits the sale or distribution of certain products to certain individuals and organizations Denied persons or organizations may not directly or indirectly participate in any way in any transaction involving any commodity software or technology exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to Export Administration Regulations The above Web sites provide a detailed list o...

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