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Table of Contents

NBG-418N v2 User’s Guide

Contents Overview .............................................................................................................................. 3

Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................. 4

Part I: User’s Guide ......................................................................................... 10

Chapter 1
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 12

1.4.1 Using the WPS/RESET Button ................................................................................................15

1.5 Wall Mounting ...................................................................................................................................15

Chapter 2
The Web Configurator ........................................................................................................................ 17

2.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................17
2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator .......................................................................................................17
2.3 Resetting the NBG-418N v2 ..............................................................................................................19

Chapter 3
Connection Wizard ............................................................................................................................. 20

3.1 Wizard Setup .....................................................................................................................................20
3.2 Connection Wizard: STEP 1: WAN Connection Type .......................................................................21

3.2.1 PPPoE Connection ..................................................................................................................22
3.2.2 Dynamic IP Connection ...........................................................................................................23
3.2.3 Static IP Connection ................................................................................................................24

3.3 Connection Wizard: STEP 2: Wireless LAN ......................................................................................25
3.4 Connection Wizard: STEP 3: Internet Configuration .........................................................................27
3.5 Connection Wizard Complete ...........................................................................................................27

Chapter 4
Modes ................................................................................................................................................. 29

4.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................29
4.2 Setting your NBG-418N v2 to Router Mode ......................................................................................30

4.2.1 Status Screen (Router Mode) ..................................................................................................31
4.2.2 Router Mode Navigation Panel ................................................................................................35

Summary of Contents for NBG-418N v2

Page 1: ... zyxel com NBG 418N v2 Wireless N300 Home Router Version 1 0 Edition 1 07 2014 Copyright 2014 ZyXEL Communications Corporation User s Guide Default Login Details LAN IP Address http 192 168 1 1 User Name admin Password 1234 ...

Page 2: ...t due to differences in your product firmware or your computer operating system Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate Related Documentation Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NBG 418N v2 and access the Web Configurator Note It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the NBG 418N v2 ...

Page 3: ...nnection Wizard 20 Modes 29 Tutorials 44 Technical Reference 58 Wireless LAN 60 WAN 76 LAN 92 DHCP Server 96 Network Address Translation 100 Dynamic DNS 109 Firewall 111 Remote Management 115 Universal Plug and Play UPnP 118 Bandwidth MGMT 126 System 129 Logs 132 Tools 134 Sys OP Mode 139 Language 141 Troubleshooting 142 ...

Page 4: ...2 2 Accessing the Web Configurator 17 2 3 Resetting the NBG 418N v2 19 Chapter 3 Connection Wizard 20 3 1 Wizard Setup 20 3 2 Connection Wizard STEP 1 WAN Connection Type 21 3 2 1 PPPoE Connection 22 3 2 2 Dynamic IP Connection 23 3 2 3 Static IP Connection 24 3 3 Connection Wizard STEP 2 Wireless LAN 25 3 4 Connection Wizard STEP 3 Internet Configuration 27 3 5 Connection Wizard Complete 27 Chapt...

Page 5: ...ble and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG 418N v2 48 5 4 1 Configure Your Wireless Client 49 5 5 Using Multiple SSIDs on the NBG 418N v2 51 5 5 1 Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs 52 5 6 Installing UPnP in Windows 7 Example 55 5 7 Using Bandwidth Management on the NBG 418N v2 55 Part II Technical Reference 58 Chapter 6 Wireless LAN 60 6 1 Overview 60 6 2 What You Ca...

Page 6: ... Overview 92 8 2 What You Need To Know 92 8 2 1 IP Address and Subnet Mask 93 8 2 2 DNS Server Address Assignment 93 8 2 3 IP Pool Setup 94 8 2 4 LAN TCP IP 94 8 3 LAN IP Screen 94 Chapter 9 DHCP Server 96 9 1 Overview 96 9 2 What You Can Do 96 9 3 What You Need To Know 96 9 4 General Screen 96 9 5 Advanced Screen 97 9 6 Client List Screen 98 Chapter 10 Network Address Translation 100 10 1 Overvie...

Page 7: ...out the NBG 418N v2 Firewall 112 12 3 2 VPN Pass Through Features 112 12 4 General Firewall Screen 112 12 5 Services Screen 113 Chapter 13 Remote Management 115 13 1 Overview 115 13 1 1 Remote Management Limitations 116 13 1 2 Remote Management and NAT 116 13 1 3 System Timeout 116 13 2 WWW Screen 116 Chapter 14 Universal Plug and Play UPnP 118 14 1 Overview 118 14 2 What You Need to Know 118 14 3...

Page 8: ...34 18 2 What You Can Do 134 18 3 Firmware Upload Screen 134 18 4 Configuration Screen 136 18 4 1 Backup Configuration 136 18 4 2 Restore Configuration 137 18 4 3 Back to Factory Defaults 138 18 5 Restart Screen 138 Chapter 19 Sys OP Mode 139 19 1 Overview 139 19 2 General Screen 139 Chapter 20 Language 141 20 1 Language Screen 141 Chapter 21 Troubleshooting 142 21 1 Power Hardware Connections and ...

Page 9: ... and Subnetting 148 Appendix B Pop up Windows JavaScripts and Java Permissions 158 Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 167 Appendix D Wireless LANs 195 Appendix E Common Services 209 Appendix F Legal Information 212 Appendix G Customer Support 218 Index 224 ...

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Page 12: ...ect network devices via the Ethernet ports of the NBG 418N v2 so that they can communicate with each other and access the Internet WLAN Wireless clients can connect to the NBG 418N v2 to access network resources WAN Connect to a broadband modem router for Internet access Figure 1 NBG 418N v2 Network You can set up the NBG 418N v2 with other IEEE 802 11b g n compatible devices in one of the followi...

Page 13: ...s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters such as numbers and letters Write down the password and put it in a safe place Back up the configuration and make sure you know how to restore it Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes If you forget your password you will have to reset the NBG 418N v2 to its facto...

Page 14: ...Off The NBG 418N v2 is not receiving power WAN Green On The NBG 418N v2 has a successful 10 100MB WAN connection Blinking The NBG 418N v2 is sending receiving data through the WAN Off The WAN connection is not ready or has failed WLAN Green On The NBG 418N v2 is ready but is not sending receiving data through the wireless LAN Blinking The NBG 418N v2 is sending receiving data through the wireless ...

Page 15: ...e WPS RESET button for longer than 10 seconds to restart reboot the NBG 418N v2 back to its factory default configurations For more information on using WPS RESET see Section 5 3 on page 44 1 5 Wall Mounting You may need screw anchors if mounting on a concrete or brick wall 1 Select a position free of obstructions on a wall strong enough to hold the weight of the device 2 Mark two holes on the wal...

Page 16: ...Chapter 1 Introduction NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 16 5 Align the holes on the back of the NBG 418N v2 with the screws on the wall Hang the NBG 418N v2 on the screws Figure 3 Wall Mounting Example ...

Page 17: ...ooting to see how to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet Explorer 2 2 Accessing the Web Configurator 1 Make sure your NBG 418N v2 hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer or computer network to connect to the NBG 418N v2 refer to the Quick Start Guide 2 Launch your web browser 3 Type http 192 168 1 1 as the website address in your web browser This is the default LAN I...

Page 18: ... five minutes Simply log back into the NBG 418N v2 if this happens 5 Select the setup type you want to use Click Go to Wizard Setup to use the Configuration Wizard for basic Internet and Wireless setup Click Go to Advanced Setup to view and configure all the NBG 418N v2 s settings Select a language to go to the basic Web Configurator in that language To change to the advanced configurator see Chap...

Page 19: ...n at the back of the NBG 418N v2 to reload the factory default configuration file This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved the username will be reset to admin and password will be reset to 1234 The IP address will be reset to 192 168 1 1 Make sure the power LED is on and press the WPS RESET button for longer than 10 seconds to restart reboot and set the NBG 41...

Page 20: ...b Configurator s wizard setup helps you configure your device to access the Internet Refer to your ISP Internet Service Provider checklist in the Quick Start Guide to know what to enter in each field Leave a field blank if you don t have that information 1 After you access the NBG 418N v2 Web Configurator click Go to Wizard setup Figure 6 Select Go to Wizard setup ...

Page 21: ...reen information and click Next 3 2 Connection Wizard STEP 1 WAN Connection Type The NBG 418N v2 offers three Internet connection types They are PPP over Ethernet PPPoE or Dynamic IP or Static IP You must select one from the check box in Step 1 of the Wizard Check with your ISP to make sure you use the correct type ...

Page 22: ...E is the ability to let end users access one of multiple network services a function known as dynamic service selection This enables the service provider to easily create and offer new IP services for specific users Operationally PPPoE saves significant effort for both the subscriber and the ISP carrier as it requires no specific configuration of the broadband modem at the subscriber s site Table ...

Page 23: ...n 3 2 2 Dynamic IP Connection Use the dynamic IP connection when your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically Table 4 Wizard Step 2 PPPoE Connection LABEL DESCRIPTION PPPoE User Name Type the user name given to you by your ISP Password Type the password associated with the user name above Confirm Password Type the password again for confirmation Account Validate Click the ...

Page 24: ... s Guide 24 Figure 10 Wizard Step 1 Dynamic IP Connection 3 2 3 Static IP Connection The following wizard screen allows you to assign a fixed IP address to the NBG 418N v2 Figure 11 Wizard Step 2 Static IP Click Next to open the following screen ...

Page 25: ...k Enter the subnet mask address in this field Default Gateway Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP Primary DNS DNS Domain Name System is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa The DNS server is extremely important because without it you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it The NBG 418N v2 uses a system DNS server in the orde...

Page 26: ... by IEEE 802 11b g n wireless devices is called a channel Set the operating frequency channel depending on your particular region Select a channel from the drop down list box The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in Mode Select the IEEE 802 11 WLAN mode you wish to use on the NBG 418N v2 from the drop down list Channel Width Select the channel bandwidth you want ...

Page 27: ...14 Wizard Step 3 Internet Configuration 3 5 Connection Wizard Complete Click Finish to complete the wizard setup WPA2 PSK AES Choose WPA2 PSK AES security to configure a Pre Shared Key Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA2 PSK You will need to enter a Pre Shared Key in the box below Pre Shared Key Type in a string of ASCII characters between 8 and 63 or hexadecimal characte...

Page 28: ...Chapter 3 Connection Wizard NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 28 Figure 15 Connection Wizard Complete Well done You have successfully set up your NBG 418N v2 to operate on your network and access the Internet ...

Page 29: ...ult IP address of the NBG 418N v2 in other modes is 192 168 1 2 Router Use this mode if you want to use routing functions such as LAN DHCP NAT firewall and so on on the NBG 418N v2 N The NBG 418N v2 has separate LAN and WAN network IP addresses Connect the WAN port to an Internet Access Device IAD such as a broadband modem Figure 16 Router Access Point Use this mode if you already have a Router R ...

Page 30: ...uter to the LAN port of the NBG 418N v2 2 The default LAN IP address of the NBG 418N v2 is 192 168 1 1 in router mode 192 168 1 2 by default in non router mode In router mode the NBG 418N v2 can assign your computer an IP address so you must set your computer to get an IP address automatically computer factory default or give it a fixed IP address in the range between 192 168 1 3 and 192 168 1 254...

Page 31: ...8N v2 IP address is now 192 168 1 1 4 2 1 Status Screen Router Mode The screen below shows the status screen in Router mode Figure 20 Status Screen Router Mode The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen Table 7 Status Screen Icon Key ICON DESCRIPTION Click this icon to open the setup wizard Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information Click t...

Page 32: ...tatus of the Wireless LAN On Off or Off by scheduler Name SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG 418N v2 in the wireless LAN Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually or the NBG 418N v2 automatically scans and selects Operating Channel This shows the channel number which the NBG 418N v2 is currently using over the wireless LAN Security Mode This shows the...

Page 33: ...ys the link local IP address of the NBG 418N v2 LAN port A link local address is similar to a private IP address in IPv4 You can have the same link local address on multiple interfaces on a device LAN Address This field displays the IPv6 LAN s IP address System Status Operation Mode This field shows the device operation mode Router Access Point or Universal Repeater System Up Time This is the tota...

Page 34: ...trol address which uniquely identifies a device The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters for example 00 A0 C5 00 00 02 IPv6 DHCP Table This is the index number of the IPv6 DHCP table IPv6 Address This field displays the IPv6 DHCP address Hostname This field displays the IPv6 DHCP hostname Refresh Click Refresh to renew the screen Table 10 Summa...

Page 35: ...stics continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Table 11 Menus Router Mode LINK TAB FUNCTION Network Wireless LAN General Use this screen to configure wireless LAN MAC Filter Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG 418N v2 to block access to devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG 418N v2 Advanced This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings WPS Use this screen to configure ...

Page 36: ...IP address Security Firewall General Use this screen to activate deactivate the firewall Services Use this screen to enable or disable ICMP and VPN passthrough features Content Filter Filter Use this screen to configure content filter settings on the NBG 418N v2 Management Remote MGMT WWW Use this screen to configure through which interface s and from which IP address es users can use HTTP to mana...

Page 37: ...wser such as Internet Explorer and type the IP address of the NBG 418N v2 as the web address in your web browser 4 Log into the Web Configurator See the Chapter 2 on page 17 for instructions on how to do this 5 Go to Maintenance Sys OP Mode General and select Access Point Figure 24 Maintenance Sys OP Mode AP 6 A pop up window appears providing information on this mode Click OK in the pop up messag...

Page 38: ...r Name SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG 418N v2 in the wireless LAN Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually or the NBG 418N v2 automatically scans and selects Operating Channel This shows the channel number which the NBG 418N v2 is currently using over the wireless LAN Security Mode This shows the level of wireless security the NBG 418N v2 is usin...

Page 39: ...ss LAN is enabled MBSSID Use this screen to set the SSID for wireless AP LAN IP Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask Maintenance System General Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system and domain names password and inactivity timer Time Setting Use this screen to change your NBG 418N v2 s time and date Logs View Log Use this screen to view th...

Page 40: ...Internet Explorer and type the IP address of the NBG 418N v2 as the web address in your web browser 4 Log into the Web Configurator See the Chapter 2 on page 17 for instructions on how to do this 5 Go to Maintenance Sys OP Mode General and select Universal Repeater Figure 27 Maintenance Sys OP Mode General 6 A pop up window appears providing information on this mode Click OK in the pop up message ...

Page 41: ... subnet mask DHCP Server This shows the LAN port s DHCP server WLAN AP Information MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device Status This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN On Off or Off by scheduler Name SSID This shows a descriptive SSID name used to identify the NBG 418N v2 in the wireless LAN Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually ...

Page 42: ...8N v2 is using to connect to the AP Connection Status This shows whether the NBG 418N v2 is currently associated with the selected AP System Status Operation Mode This field shows the device operation mode Router Access Point or Universal Repeater System Up Time This is the total time the NBG 418N v2 has been on Current Date Time This field displays your NBG 418N v2 s present date and time System ...

Page 43: ...ng to the delivery requirements of individual services WPS Use this screen to configure WPS WPS Station Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS Scheduling Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled LAN IP Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask Maintenance System General Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system...

Page 44: ...le of how to set up an access point AP and wireless client a notebook B in this example for wireless communication B can access the Internet through the AP wirelessly Figure 30 Wireless AP Connection to the Internet 5 3 Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG 418N v2 and Wireless Client This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS This example uses t...

Page 45: ...In the wireless client utility find the WPS settings Enable WPS and press the WPS button Start or WPS button 4 Log into NBG 418N v2 s Web Configurator and press Push Button in the Network Wireless LAN WPS Station screen Note Your NBG 418N v2 has a WPS RESET button located on its back panel as well as a WPS button in its configuration utility Both buttons have exactly the same function you can use ...

Page 46: ...n the NBG 418N v2 3 Click the Start buttons or button next to the PIN field on both the wireless client utility screen and the NBG 418N v2 s WPS Station screen within two minutes The NBG 418N v2 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client This may take up to two minutes Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG 418N v2 sec...

Page 47: ...Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 47 Figure 32 Example WPS Process PIN Method Authentication by PIN SECURITY INFO WITHIN 2 MINUTES Wireless Client NBG 418N v2 COMMUNICATION ...

Page 48: ...h your LAN connection see Section 2 2 on page 17 1 Open the Wireless LAN General screen in the NBG 418N v2 s Web Configurator 2 Make sure the Enable Wireless LAN check box is selected 3 Enter SSID_Example3 as the SSID and select a channel 4 Set security mode to WPA PSK AES and enter ThisismyWPA PSKpre sharedkey in the Pre Shared Key field Click Apply Figure 33 Tutorial Network Wireless LAN General...

Page 49: ...t your notebook or computer s wireless adapter supports one of these standards 2 Wireless adapters come with software sometimes called a utility that you install on your computer See your wireless adapter s User s Guide for information on how to do that 3 After you ve installed the utility open it If you cannot see your utility s icon on your screen go to Start Programs and click on your utility i...

Page 50: ...key in the following screen Click Next Figure 36 Security Settings 6 The Confirm Save window appears Check your settings and click Save to continue Figure 37 Confirm Save 7 Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below If your wireless connection is weak or you have no connection see the Troubleshooting section of this User s Guide ...

Page 51: ...a NBG 418N v2 See Section 11 4 on page 97 This allows you to configure multiple independent wireless networks on the NBG 418N v2 as if there were multiple APs virtual APs Each virtual AP has its own SSID wireless security type and MAC filtering settings That is each SSID on the NBG 418N v2 represents a different access point wireless network to wireless clients in the network Clients can associate...

Page 52: ...uter must have an IP address in the range between 192 168 1 2 and 192 168 1 254 3 Click Start Run on your computer in Windows Type cmd in the dialog box Enter ipconfig to show your computer s IP address If your computer s IP address is not in the correct range then see Appendix B on page 200 for information on changing your computer s IP address 4 After you ve set your computer s IP address open a...

Page 53: ...he Name SSID field select WPA2 PSK AES in the Security drop down list enter the pre share key and click Apply 9 Go to Network Wireless LAN Advanced and click enable Intra BSS Traffic to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other Click Apply 10 To create the SSID_VoIP go to Network Wireless LAN MBSSID click the radio button next to scheme 2 and Type SSID_Voip...

Page 54: ...te a MAC address by clicking the Select check box and click the Delete button You can also remove all MAC address by clicking Delete All button Lastly click Apply to save the changes in this screen 12 To create the SSID_Guest go to Network Wireless LAN MBSSID click the radio button next to scheme 3 and Type SSID_Guest in the Name SSID field click Enable Wireless Isolation if you do not want the SS...

Page 55: ...nage the use of various services on the network It manages general protocols for example HTTP and FTP and applies traffic prioritization to enhance the performance of delay sensitive applications like voice and video In the figure below uplink traffic goes from the LAN device A to the WAN device B Bandwidth management is applied before sending the packets out to the WAN Downlink traffic comes back...

Page 56: ... is not applicable in Access Point or Universal Repeater mode QoS Rule 1 Go to Management Bandwidth MGMT Bandwidth MGMT and click Enable Bandwidth Management check box 2 Go to Management Bandwidth MGMT Advanced and enter 819200 in the Total Up Stream and Down Stream Bandwidth fields in the QoS Setup section It is recommended to set this number to match the actual upstream data rate Click Apply or ...

Page 57: ...is assigned by your ISP Next enter 150000 for Up Ceiling and 600000 for Down Ceiling and click Add Note that the Up Down Ceiling numbers should not exceed the Total Bandwidth You have successfully set a specific minimum and maximum bandwidth for this particular IP address 4 If you wish to delete a QoS Rules entry click the Delete check box of the rule and click Delete button To clear the Source IP...

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Page 60: ...t wireless networks The following figure provides an example of a wireless network Figure 40 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the blue circle In this wireless network devices A and B are called wireless clients The wireless clients use the access point AP to interact with other devices such as the printer or with the Internet Your NBG 418N v2 is the AP in the above...

Page 61: ...ngs manually Section 6 7 on page 70 Use the WPS Station screen to add a wireless station using WPS Section 6 8 on page 71 Use the Scheduling screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off Section 6 9 on page 71 Use the AP Select screen to choose an access point that you want the NBG 418N v2 in universal repeater mode to connect to You should know the security settings of the target...

Page 62: ...ifferent BSSs If two wireless devices have different BSSIDs they are in different BSSs but have the same keys they may hear each other s communications but not communicate with each other MBSSID should not replace but rather be used in conjunction with 802 1x security 6 3 3 MAC Address Filter Every wireless client has a unique identification number called a MAC address 1 A MAC address is usually w...

Page 63: ...le to support WPA PSK as well In this case if some wireless clients support WPA PSK and some support WPA2 PSK you should set up WPA2 PSK and select the WPA Compatible option in the NBG 418N v2 Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless network The longer the key the stronger the encryption Every wireless client in the wireless network must have the same key 6 3 5...

Page 64: ...hannel or security settings you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the NBG 418N v2 s new settings Click Network Wireless LAN to open the General screen Figure 41 Network Wireless LAN General Router or Access Point Mode Figure 42 Network Wireless LAN General Universal Repeater Mode ...

Page 65: ...dcast Select the Enable SSID Broadcast check box to enable the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool Channel Selection Set the operating frequency channel depending on your particular region Select a channel from the drop down list box The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in Refer to the C...

Page 66: ...lticast communications in a network Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key Your NBG 418N v2 allows you to configure up to four 64 bit or 128 bit WEP keys but only one key can be enabled at any one time In order to configure and enable WEP encryption click Network Wireless LAN to display the General screen Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list Figure 44 N...

Page 67: ...to communication ASCII Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key Hex Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key The preceding 0x that identifies a hexadecimal key is entered automatically Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data Both the NBG 418N v2 and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission If you chos...

Page 68: ... Otherwise select TKIP or select TKIP AES to allow the wireless clients to use either TKIP or AES Pre Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK uses a simple common password for authentication Type a pre shared key from 8 to 63 case sensitive ASCII characters including spaces and symbols Type a pre shared key less than 64 case sensitive HEX characters 0 9 A F Group Key Update Timer The Group Key Update Timer is...

Page 69: ...io button to select a MAC filter entry Delete Click the Delete button to delete the selected MAC filter entry Delete All Click the Delete All button to remove all MAC filter entries MAC Address Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the NBG 418N v2 in these address fields Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format that is six hexadecimal cha...

Page 70: ...previous configuration for this screen Table 22 Network Wireless LAN Advanced Universal Repeater Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Table 23 Network Wireless LAN WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup Enable WPS Click the Enable WPS check box to enable the WPS feature Click again to disable it PIN Number This displays a PIN number last time system generated Click Generate to generate a new PIN number WPS Status Stat...

Page 71: ... or off on certain days and at certain times To open this screen click Network Wireless LAN Scheduling tab Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG 418N v2 Refresh Click Refresh to get this screen information afresh Table 23 Network Wireless LAN WPS continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Table 24 Network Wireless LAN WPS Station LABEL DESCRIPTION Push Button Use this button when you use the PBC...

Page 72: ...the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off If you select Everyday you can not select any specific days This field works in conjunction with the Except for the following times field Except for the following times Select a begin time using the first set of hour and minute min drop down boxes and select an end time using the second set of hour and minute min drop down boxes If you have chos...

Page 73: ...ess client Enable SSID Broadcast Click the Enable SSID Broadcast check box to activate the SSID broadcast to different wireless clients Allow Guest to access My Local Network Click the Allow Guest to access my Local Network check box to allow the client to access the local network resources behind the NBG 418N v2 Enable Wireless Isolation Click the Enable Wireless Isolation check box to keep the w...

Page 74: ...BEL DESCRIPTION Table 27 Network Wireless LAN AP Select LABEL DESCRIPTION AP Select First Click First button to go to the first page of the AP select table Previous Click Previous button to go to the Previous page in the AP select table Next Click Next button to go to the next page in the AP select table Last Click Last button to go to the last page of the AP select table Select Use the radio butt...

Page 75: ...d you can connect to it without a password Strength This displays the strength of the wireless signal The signal strength mainly depends on the antenna output power and the distance between your NBG 418N v2 and this device Refresh Click this button to search for available wireless devices within transmission range and update this table Connect Click this button to associate to the selected wireles...

Page 76: ...tion on the fields in the WAN screens 7 2 What You Need To Know The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection as well as enable disable some advanced features of your NBG 418N v2 7 2 1 Configuring Your Internet Connection Encapsulation Method Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower layer protocol To set up a WAN c...

Page 77: ...S server addresses usually in the form of an information sheet when you sign up If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses manually enter them in the DNS server fields 2 If your ISP dynamically assigns the DNS server IP addresses along with the NBG 418N v2 s WAN IP address set the DNS server fields to get the DNS server address from the ISP WAN MAC Address The MAC address screen allows users to co...

Page 78: ...Choose the Ethernet Static option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field IP Subnet Mask Enter the IP Subnet Mask in this field Gateway IP Address Enter a Gateway IP Address if your ISP gave you one in this field MTU Size Type the MTU or maximum size of each data packet in bytes that can move through this interface If a larger packet arriv...

Page 79: ...et in bytes that can move through this interface If a larger packet arrives the NBG 418N v2 divides it into smaller fragments Allowed values are 576 to 1500 By default this value is 1500 DNS Services Attain DNS Automatically Click the Attain DNS Automatically button if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information and the NBG 418N v2 s WAN IP address The field to the right displays the read ...

Page 80: ...18N v2 rather than individual computers the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed since the NBG 418N v2 does that part of the task Furthermore with NAT all of the LANs computers will have access This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation Figure 55 Network WAN Internet Connection PPPoE Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 29 N...

Page 81: ...NBG 418N v2 s WAN IP address Or click Set DNS Manually if you have if you have the IP address of a DNS server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Enter the first and second DNS server s IP address in the fields WAN MAC Address The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port s MAC address by using the NBG 418N v2 s MAC address copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or man...

Page 82: ...it and learn the multicast group membership It helps reduce multicast traffic Auto IP Setup Enable Auto IP Change mode Click Enable Auto IP Change mode button to have the NBG 418N v2 change its LAN IP address to 10 0 0 1 or 192 168 1 1 accordingly when the NBG 418N v2 gets a dynamic WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 or 10 0 0 1 The NAT DHCP server and firewall fun...

Page 83: ...f the network identifier Prefix is written in address prefix length notation For example 21DA D3 0 2F3B 64 The default subnet prefix is 64 A route prefix is 48prefix Enter the Subnet Prefix Length address on the WAN side in this field Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway address on the WAN side in this field IPv6 DNS Settings Primary DNS Address Enter the primary DNS server address for the IP...

Page 84: ...P IP configuration set to DHCPv6 or obtain an IPv6 address automatically Router Advertisement Lifetime Type in the Router Advertisement Lifetime which is the amount of time in minutes that a device may have an IPv6 address before it is required to renew the lease Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG 418N v2 Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh Table 33 Networ...

Page 85: ...devices on the same link It allows IPv6 capable devices to communicate with each other in the LAN side i Address Autoconfiguration Settings Enable Autoconfiguration Click Enable Autoconfiguration if you want the devices on your local area network to obtain network address that are not managed by a DHCPv6 server Autoconfiguration Type Select SLAAC Stateless DHCPv6 if you want the interface to autom...

Page 86: ...nnection typically requires you to enter a Username and Password provided by your ISP to gain access to the IPv6 Internet You need to ensure that any PPPoE client software on your computer is removed or disabled PPPoE User Name Enter a user name of up to 31 printable characters for login using PPPoE connection Password Enter a password Service Name Enter a service name if your ISP requires one MTU...

Page 87: ...sign prefixes to DHCP clients LAN IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 IP address for the LAN interface in this field LAN IPv6 Link Local Address Enter the IPv6 Link local address in the LAN side This is used by NBG 418N v2 when communicating with neighboring devices on the same link It allows IPv6 capable devices to communicate with each other in the LAN side i Address Autoconfiguration Settings Enable Au...

Page 88: ... the IPv6 IP address of the device on a remote network Local IPv4 Address Enter the IPv4 IP address of the device on a local network Local IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 IP address of the device on a local network IPv6 DNS Settings Primary and Secondary DNS Address Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS address for the IPv6 server in the appropriate box fields Lan IPv6 Address Settings LAN IPv6 Address ...

Page 89: ...Pv6 address automatically Router Advertisement Lifetime Type in the Router Advertisement Lifetime which is amount of time in minutes that a device may have an IPv6 address before it is required to renew the lease Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG 418N v2 Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh Table 36 Network WAN IPv6 6 to 4 LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Connection...

Page 90: ...Enable Autoconfiguration if you want the devices on your local area network to obtain network address that are not managed by a DHCPv6 server Autoconfiguration Type Select SLAAC Stateless DHCPv6 if you want the interface to automatically generate a link local address via stateless autoconfiguration Select Stateful DHCPv6 when the devices connected to your LAN needs to have their TCP IP configurati...

Page 91: ... the ISP s border relay server s IPv6 address in this field IPv6 DNS Settings Primary Secondary DNS Address Enter the Primary and Secondary DNS address for the IPv6 server in the appropriate box fields LAN IPv6 Address Settings LAN IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 IP address for the LAN port in this field LAN IPv6 Link Local Address Enter the IPv6 Link local address in the LAN side This is used by rout...

Page 92: ...r floor of a building The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server manage IP addresses and partition your physical network into logical networks Figure 64 LAN Setup The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses 8 2 What You Need To Know The actual physical connection determines whether the NBG 418N v2 ports are LAN or WAN ports There are two separate ...

Page 93: ...ign you a dynamic IP address when the connection is established The Internet Assigned Number Authority IANA reserved this block of addresses specifically for private use please do not use any other number unless you are told otherwise Let s say you select 192 168 1 0 as the network number which covers 254 individual addresses from 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 254 zero and 255 are reserved In other wor...

Page 94: ...y assign the DNS server IP addresses 8 2 3 IP Pool Setup The NBG 418N v2 is pre configured with a pool of 32 IP addresses starting from 192 168 1 33 to 192 168 1 64 This configuration leaves 31 IP addresses excluding the NBG 418N v2 itself in the lower range 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 32 for other server computers for instance servers for mail FTP TFTP web etc that you may have 8 2 4 LAN TCP IP The ...

Page 95: ... will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign Unless you are implementing subnetting use the subnet mask computed by the NBG 418N v2 Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG 418N v2 Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh Table 38 Network LAN IP continued LABEL DESCRIPTION ...

Page 96: ...assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC Addresses Section 9 5 on page 97 Use the Client List screen to view the current DHCP client information Section 9 6 on page 98 9 3 What You Need To Know Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC Media Access Control address The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters f...

Page 97: ... IP configuration at startup from a server Choose DHCP Server option unless your ISP instructs you to do otherwise Choose None to disable the NBG 418N v2 acting as a DHCP server When configured as a server the NBG 418N v2 provides TCP IP configuration for the clients If not DHCP service is disabled and you must have another DHCP server on your LAN or else the computers must be manually configured ...

Page 98: ...Network DHCP Server Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Static DHCP Table IP Address Type the LAN IP address of a computer on your LAN MAC Address Type the MAC address with colons of a computer on your LAN Add Click Add button to add a new static DHCP entry Update Click Update button to see the updated DHCP Static IP table Delete Click Delete button to delete a static DHCP entry Reset Click Reset to clear ...

Page 99: ...ss This field displays the IP address of the computers on the LAN port MAC Address The MAC Media Access Control or Ethernet address on a LAN Local Area Network is unique to your computer six pairs of hexadecimal notation A network interface card such as an Ethernet adapter has a hardwired address that is assigned at the factory This address follows an industry standard that ensures no other adapte...

Page 100: ...ly unique ones required for communication with hosts on other networks It replaces the original IP source address in each packet and then forwards it to the Internet The NBG 418N v2 keeps track of the original addresses and port numbers so incoming reply packets can have their original values restored The following figure illustrates this Figure 70 NAT Example For more information on IP address tr...

Page 101: ... IP address of a host used in a packet An inside local address ILA is the IP address of an inside host in a packet when the packet is still in the local network while an inside global address IGA is the IP address of the same inside host when the packet is on the WAN side The following table summarizes this information Note NAT never changes the IP address either local or global of an outside host...

Page 102: ...resses a source address and a destination address For outgoing packets the ILA Inside Local Address is the source address on the LAN and the IGA Inside Global Address is the source address on the WAN For incoming packets the ILA is the destination address on the LAN and the IGA is the destination address on the WAN NAT maps private local IP addresses to globally unique ones required for communicat...

Page 103: ...e the local servers to which the incoming services will be forwarded To change your NBG 418N v2 s port forwarding settings click Network NAT Application The screen appears as shown Note If you do not assign a Default Server IP address in the NAT General screen the NBG 418N v2 discards all packets received for ports that are not specified in this screen or remote management Refer to Appendix E on p...

Page 104: ...specify a range of ports enter a hyphen between the first port and the last port such as 10 20 To specify two or more non consecutive port numbers separate them by a comma without spaces such as 123 567 Server IP Address Type the inside IP address of the server that receives packets from the port s specified in the Port field Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Application Rules Summary ...

Page 105: ...me Type a unique name up to 15 characters for identification purposes All characters are permitted including spaces Start Match Port Start match Port is the starting port in a range of port numbers that a server on the WAN uses when it sends out a particular service The NBG 418N v2 forwards the traffic with this starting port to the client computer on the LAN that requested the service End Match P...

Page 106: ...citly designated for it is forwarded to the default server If the default is not defined the service request is simply discarded Note Many residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server processes such as a Web or FTP server from your location Your ISP may periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any active services at your location If you a...

Page 107: ...blem by allowing computers on the LAN to dynamically take turns using the service The NBG 418N v2 records the IP address of a LAN computer that sends traffic to the WAN to request a service with a specific port number and protocol a trigger port When the NBG 418N v2 s WAN port receives a response with a specific port number and protocol incoming port the NBG 418N v2 forwards the traffic to the LAN...

Page 108: ...e traffic to Jane s computer IP address 5 Only Jane can connect to the Real Audio server until the connection is closed or times out The NBG 418N v2 times out in three minutes with UDP User Datagram Protocol or two hours with TCP IP Transfer Control Protocol Internet Protocol 10 6 5 Two Points To Remember About Trigger Ports 1 Trigger events only happen on data that is coming from inside the NBG 4...

Page 109: ...ng table describes the labels in this screen Table 46 Network DDNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Dynamic DNS Click the Enable Dynamic DNS check box to enable DDNS Service Provider Select the name of your DDNS Service provider from the drop down list Host Name The Host name is the domain name that the DDNS service will map to your dynamic global IP address Type the host name fully qualified for example ...

Page 110: ... select the DDNS entry and click Delete to remove it or Apply to save changes made to it Dynamic DNS This field displays whether the DDNS is Enabled or Disabled Service Provider This field displays the Service provider name of the DDNS Host Name This field displays the Host name that is associated with the DDNS User Name This field displays the User name that is associated with the DDNS Table 46 N...

Page 111: ...to go to all of the networks blocks traffic that originates on the other networks from going to the LAN The following figure illustrates the default firewall action User A can initiate an IM Instant Messaging session from the LAN to the WAN 1 Return traffic for this session is also allowed 2 However other traffic initiated from the WAN is blocked 3 and 4 Figure 78 Default Firewall Action 12 2 What...

Page 112: ...ernet WAN port and four Ethernet LAN ports which are used to physically separate the network into two areas The WAN Wide Area Network port attaches to the broadband cable or DSL modem to the Internet The LAN Local Area Network port attaches to a network of computers which needs security from the outside world These computers will have access to Internet services such as e mail FTP and the World Wi...

Page 113: ...wall The NBG 418N v2 performs access control and protects against Denial of Service DoS attacks when the firewall is activated Apply Click Apply to save the settings Reset Click Reset to start configuring this screen again Table 48 Security Firewall Services LABEL DESCRIPTION ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP is a message control and error reporting protocol between a host server and a g...

Page 114: ...affic using PPTP L2TP Passthrough Select this option to enable computers on your LAN to make L2TP VPN connections to servers on the Internet IPSEC Passthrough Select this option to allow the NBG 418N v2 to pass through VPN traffic using the IPsec protocol Apply Click Apply to save the settings Reset Click Reset to start configuring this screen again Table 48 Security Firewall Services continued LA...

Page 115: ...ices protocols can access which NBG 418N v2 interface if any from which computers You may manage your NBG 418N v2 from a remote location via Note When you configure remote management to allow management from the LAN and WAN in the options above you still need to configure a firewall rule to allow access See the firewall chapters for details on configuring firewall rules LAN only LAN and WAN ...

Page 116: ...time 4 There is a firewall rule that blocks it 13 1 2 Remote Management and NAT When NAT is enabled Use the NBG 418N v2 s WAN IP address when configuring from the WAN Use the NBG 418N v2 s LAN IP address when configuring from the LAN 13 1 3 System Timeout There is a default system management idle timeout of five minutes three hundred seconds The NBG 418N v2 automatically logs you out if the manage...

Page 117: ...me port number in order to use that service for remote management Secured Client WAN IP Address A secured client is a trusted computer that is allowed to communicate with the NBG 418N v2 using this service Select All to allow any computer to access the NBG 418N v2 using this service Choose Selected to just allow the computer with the IP address that you specify to access the NBG 418N v2 using this...

Page 118: ...ion and properties of that device NAT Traversal UPnP NAT traversal automates the process of allowing an application to operate through NAT UPnP network devices can automatically configure network addressing announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions NAT traversal allows the following Dynamic port mapping Learning publ...

Page 119: ...UPnP on the VMG4381 B10A Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the VMG4381 B10A Turn on your computer and the VMG4381 B10A 1 Click the Start icon Control Panel and then the Network and Sharing Center Table 50 Management UPnP General LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Name This field displays the description of the NBG 418N v2 router Enable the Universal Plug and Play UPnP Feature Select the E...

Page 120: ...ring Settings 3 Under Network Discover section select Turn on network discovery and click Save Changes Network discovery allows your computer to find other computers and devices on the network and other computers on the network to find your computer This makes it easier to share files and printers ...

Page 121: ...ake sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the NBG 418N v2 Turn on your computer and the NBG 418N v2 14 4 1 1 Auto discover Your UPnP enabled Network Device 1 Click start and Control Panel Double click Network Connections An icon displays under Internet Gateway 2 Right click the icon and select Properties Figure 83 Network Connections 3 In the Internet Connection Properties window click S...

Page 122: ...ually add port mappings Figure 85 Internet Connection Properties Advanced Settings Figure 86 Internet Connection Properties Advanced Settings Add Note When the UPnP enabled device is disconnected from your computer all port mappings will be deleted automatically 5 Select Show icon in notification area when connected option and click OK An icon displays in the system tray ...

Page 123: ... 14 4 2 Web Configurator Easy Access With UPnP you can access the web based configurator on the NBG 418N v2 without finding out the IP address of the NBG 418N v2 first This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the NBG 418N v2 Follow the steps below to access the Web Configurator 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Double click Network Connections 3 Select My Network Places under O...

Page 124: ...P enabled device displays under Local Network 5 Right click on the icon for your NBG 418N v2 and select Invoke The Web Configurator login screen displays Figure 90 Network Connections My Network Places 6 Right click on the icon for your NBG 418N v2 and select Properties A properties window displays with basic information about the NBG 418N v2 ...

Page 125: ...Chapter 14 Universal Plug and Play UPnP NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 125 Figure 91 Network Connections My Network Places Properties Example ...

Page 126: ...y of Service rule on the NBG 418N v2 15 3 What You Need To Know The sum of the bandwidth allotments that apply to the WAN interface LAN to WAN WLAN to WAN must be less than or equal to the Upstream Bandwidth that you configure in the Bandwidth Management Advanced screen The sum of the bandwidth allotments that apply to the LAN interface WAN to LAN WAN to WLAN must be less than or equal to the Down...

Page 127: ...a in kbps the NBG 418N v2 is allowed to send out and allowed to come in through a source interface Up Stream Type the Up Stream or maximum outgoing transmission data rate kbps that is allowed to go through the source interface on the NBG 418N v2 Down Stream Type the Down Stream or maximum incoming transmission data rate kbps that is allowed to go through the source interface on the NBG 418N v2 App...

Page 128: ...ter 15 Bandwidth MGMT NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 128 Add Click Add button to add the QoS rule Delete Click Delete to remove the QoS rule Table 52 Management Bandwidth MGMT Advanced continued LABEL DESCRIPTION ...

Page 129: ...eneral screen to enter a name to identify the NBG 418N v2 in the network and set the password Section 16 3 on page 129 Use the Time Setting screen to change your NBG 418N v2 s time and date Section 16 4 on page 130 16 3 System General Screen Use this screen to enter a name to identify the NBG 418N v2 in the network and set the password Click Maintenance System The following screen displays Figure ...

Page 130: ...me This name can be up to 30 alphanumeric characters long Spaces are not allowed but dashes and underscores _ are accepted Domain Name Enter the Domain name if you know it here If you leave this field blank the ISP may assign a domain name via DHCP The domain name entered by you is given priority over the ISP assigned domain name Password Setup Change your NBG 418N v2 s password recommended using ...

Page 131: ...ly New Date yyyy mm dd This field displays the last updated date from the time server or the last date configured manually When you set Time and Date Setup to Manual enter the new date in this field and then click Apply Get from Time Server Select the Get from time server radio button to have the NBG 418N v2 get the time and date from the time server you specified below Auto Select Auto to have th...

Page 132: ...the View Log screen Alerts display in red and logs display in black Alerts are e mailed as soon as they happen Logs may be e mailed as soon as the log is full see Log Schedule Selecting many alert and or log categories especially Access Control may result in many e mails being sent 17 3 View Log Screen Use the View Log screen to see the logged messages for the NBG 418N v2 Options include logs abou...

Page 133: ...ESCRIPTION First Click First button to see the first page of the log Previous Click Previous button to go back one page from your current log page Next Click Next button to go to the following page from your current log page Last Click Last button to go to the last page of the log Clear Logs Click Clear Logs to delete all the logs Message This field states the reason for the log ...

Page 134: ...up configuration and restoring configuration Section 18 4 on page 136 Use the Restart screen to have the NBG 418N v2 reboot Section 18 5 on page 138 18 3 Firmware Upload Screen Find firmware at www zyxel com in a file that usually uses the system model name with a bin extension e g NBG 418N v2 bin The upload process uses HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol and may take up to two minutes After a succe...

Page 135: ... Status screen If the upload was not successful the following screen will appear Click Return to go back to the Firmware screen Table 56 Maintenance Tools Firmware LABEL DESCRIPTION Choose File Click Choose File button to find the bin file you want to upload Remember that you must decompress compressed zip files before you can upload them Automatically reset default after firmware upgraded Click t...

Page 136: ...uration 18 4 1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allows you to back up save the NBG 418N v2 s current configuration to a file on your computer Once your NBG 418N v2 is configured and functioning properly it is highly recommended that you back up your configuration file before making configuration changes The backup configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previo...

Page 137: ...ms you may see the following icon on your desktop Figure 103 Temporarily Disconnected If you uploaded the default configuration file you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the same subnet as that of the default NBG 418N v2 IP address 192 168 1 1 in router mode See Appendix C on page 167 for details on how to set up your computer s IP address If the upload was not successfu...

Page 138: ...so press the WPS RESET button on the rear panel to reset the factory defaults of your NBG 418N v2 Refer to Section 1 4 1 on page 15 for more information on the WPS RESET button 18 5 Restart Screen System restart allows you to reboot the NBG 418N v2 without turning the power off Click Maintenance Tools Restart Click Restart to have the NBG 418N v2 reboot This does not affect the NBG 418N v2 s confi...

Page 139: ...rs Table 58 Maintenance Sys Op Mode General LABEL DESCRIPTION System Operation Mode Router Use Router mode if you want to use routing functions such as LAN DHCP NAT firewall and so on on the NBG 418N v2 N The NBG 418N v2 has separate LAN and WAN network IP addresses Access Point Use Access Point mode if you already have a Router R in your network and you want to bridge all wired and wireless netwo...

Page 140: ...or for more information on appropriate settings If you select a non router mode Access Point or Universal Repeater the following pop up message window appears Figure 108 Maintenance Sys Op Mode General Non Router In non router mode all Ethernet ports have the same IP address All ports on the rear panel of the device are LAN ports including the port labeled WAN There is no WAN port The DHCP server ...

Page 141: ...nguage Screen Use this screen to change the language for the Web Configurator display Click the language you prefer The Web Configurator language changes after a while without restarting the NBG 418N v2 Figure 109 Language Figure 110 Language Change Example ...

Page 142: ... cord included with the NBG 418N v2 2 Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the NBG 418N v2 and plugged in to an appropriate power source Make sure the power source is turned on 3 Disconnect and re connect the power adaptor or cord to the NBG 418N v2 4 If the problem continues contact the vendor One of the LEDs does not behave as expected 1 Make sure you understand the normal behavio...

Page 143: ...der LAN information is Client then your device receives an IP address from a DHCP server on the network 3 If your NBG 418N v2 is a DHCP client you can find your IP address from the DHCP server This information is only available from the DHCP server which allocates IP addresses on your network Find this information directly from the DHCP server or contact your system administrator for more informat...

Page 144: ...t IP address 6 If the problem continues contact the network administrator or vendor or try one of the advanced suggestions Advanced Suggestions If your computer is connected to the WAN port or is connected wirelessly use a computer that is connected to a LAN ETHERNET port I can see the Login screen but I cannot log in to the NBG 418N v2 1 Make sure you have entered the password correctly The defau...

Page 145: ...page 14 2 Reboot the NBG 418N v2 3 If the problem continues contact your ISP The Internet connection is slow or intermittent 1 There might be a lot of traffic on the network Look at the LEDs and check Section 1 3 on page 14 If the NBG 418N v2 is sending or receiving a lot of information try closing some programs that use the Internet especially peer to peer applications 2 Check the signal strength...

Page 146: ...omputer from the WLAN 1 Make sure the wireless LAN is enabled on the NBG 418N v2 2 Make sure the wireless adapter on the wireless station is working properly 3 Make sure the wireless adapter installed on your computer is IEEE 802 11 compatible and supports the same wireless standard as the NBG 418N v2 4 Make sure your computer with a wireless adapter installed is within the transmission range of t...

Page 147: ...from router mode to a non router mode you must manually give your computer an IP address in the range between 192 168 1 3 and 192 168 1 254 as non router mode has no LAN DHCP server Refer to Appendix C on page 167 for instructions on how to change your computer s IP address ...

Page 148: ...share a common street name the hosts on a network share a common network number Similarly as each house has its own house number each host on the network has its own unique identifying number the host ID Routers use the network number to send packets to the correct network while the host ID determines to which host on the network the packets are delivered Structure An IP address is made up of four...

Page 149: ...is part of the host ID The following example shows a subnet mask identifying the network number in bold text and host ID of an IP address 192 168 1 2 in decimal By convention subnet masks always consist of a continuous sequence of ones beginning from the leftmost bit of the mask followed by a continuous sequence of zeros for a total number of 32 bits Subnet masks can be referred to by the size of ...

Page 150: ...us number of zeros for the remainder of the 32 bit mask you can simply specify the number of ones instead of writing the value of each octet This is usually specified by writing a followed by the number of bits in the mask after the address For example 192 1 1 0 25 is equivalent to saying 192 1 1 0 with subnet mask 255 255 255 128 The following table shows some possible subnet masks using both not...

Page 151: ...ollowing figure shows the company network before subnetting Figure 112 Subnetting Example Before Subnetting You can borrow one of the host ID bits to divide the network 192 168 1 0 into two separate sub networks The subnet mask is now 25 bits 255 255 255 128 or 25 The borrowed host ID bit can have a value of either 0 or 1 allowing two subnets 192 168 1 0 25 and 192 168 1 128 25 The following figur...

Page 152: ...68 1 254 Example Four Subnets The previous example illustrated using a 25 bit subnet mask to divide a 24 bit address into two subnets Similarly to divide a 24 bit address into four subnets you need to borrow two host ID bits to give four possible combinations 00 01 10 and 11 The subnet mask is 26 bits 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 or 255 255 255 192 Each subnet contains 6 host ID bits giving...

Page 153: ...MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT VALUE IP Address 192 168 1 128 IP Address Binary 11000000 10101000 00000001 10000000 Subnet Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 Subnet Address 192 168 1 128 Lowest Host ID 192 168 1 129 Broadcast Address 192 168 1 191 Highest Host ID 192 168 1 190 Table 66 Subnet 4 IP SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT VALUE IP Address 192 168 1 192 IP Address ...

Page 154: ...T 1 255 255 255 128 25 2 126 2 255 255 255 192 26 4 62 3 255 255 255 224 27 8 30 4 255 255 255 240 28 16 14 5 255 255 255 248 29 32 6 6 255 255 255 252 30 64 2 7 255 255 255 254 31 128 1 Table 69 16 bit Network Number Subnet Planning NO BORROWED HOST BITS SUBNET MASK NO SUBNETS NO HOSTS PER SUBNET 1 255 255 128 0 17 2 32766 2 255 255 192 0 18 4 16382 3 255 255 224 0 19 8 8190 4 255 255 240 0 20 16...

Page 155: ... the subnet mask computed by the NBG 418N v2 unless you are instructed to do otherwise Private IP Addresses Every machine on the Internet must have a unique address If your networks are isolated from the Internet running only between two branch offices for example you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems However the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA has reserved the fol...

Page 156: ...ample Since a router connects different networks it must have interfaces using different network numbers For example if a router is set between a LAN and the Internet WAN the router s LAN and WAN addresses must be on different subnets In the following example the LAN and WAN are on the same subnet The LAN computers cannot access the Internet because the router cannot route between networks Figure ...

Page 157: ...Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 157 Figure 116 Conflicting Computer and Router IP Addresses Example ...

Page 158: ... pop up blocking to log into your device Either disable pop up blocking enabled by default in Windows XP SP Service Pack 2 or allow pop up blocking and create an exception for your device s IP address Disable Pop up Blockers 1 In Internet Explorer select Tools Pop up Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop up Blocker Figure 117 Pop up Blocker You can also check if pop up blocking is disabled in the P...

Page 159: ... Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting Enable Pop up Blockers with Exceptions Alternatively if you only want to allow pop up windows from your device see the following steps 1 In Internet Explorer select Tools Internet Options and then the Privacy tab 2 Select Settings to open the Pop up Blocker Settings screen ...

Page 160: ...ide 160 Figure 119 Internet Options Privacy 3 Type the IP address of your device the web page that you do not want to have blocked with the prefix http For example http 192 168 167 1 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites Figure 120 Pop up Blocker Settings ...

Page 161: ...play properly in Internet Explorer check that JavaScripts are allowed 1 In Internet Explorer click Tools Internet Options and then the Security tab Figure 121 Internet Options Security 2 Click the Custom Level button 3 Scroll down to Scripting 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected the default 5 Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is selected the default 6 Cli...

Page 162: ...e 122 Security Settings Java Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer click Tools Internet Options and then the Security tab 2 Click the Custom Level button 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM 4 Under Java permissions make sure that a safety level is selected 5 Click OK to close the window ...

Page 163: ...418N v2 User s Guide 163 Figure 123 Security Settings Java JAVA Sun 1 From Internet Explorer click Tools Internet Options and then the Advanced tab 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for applet under Java Sun is selected 3 Click OK to close the window Figure 124 Java Sun ...

Page 164: ...ons may vary slightly The steps below apply to Mozilla Firefox 3 0 as well You can enable Java Javascripts and pop ups in one screen Click Tools then click Options in the screen that appears Figure 125 Mozilla Firefox TOOLS Options Click Content to show the screen below Select the check boxes as shown in the following screen Figure 126 Mozilla Firefox Content Security ...

Page 165: ... slightly Allowing Pop Ups From Opera click Tools then Preferences In the General tab go to Choose how you prefer to handle pop ups and select Open all pop ups Figure 127 Opera Allowing Pop Ups Enabling Java From Opera click Tools then Preferences In the Advanced tab select Content from the left side menu Select the check boxes as shown in the following screen ...

Page 166: ...ava Permissions NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 166 Figure 128 Opera Enabling Java To customize JavaScript behavior in the Opera browser click JavaScript Options Figure 129 Opera JavaScript Options Select the items you want Opera s JavaScript to apply ...

Page 167: ...sions of UNIX LINUX include the software components you need to use TCP IP on your computer If you manually assign IP information instead of using a dynamic IP make sure that your network s computers have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet In this appendix you can set up an IP address for Windows XP NT 2000 on page 167 Windows Vista on page 171 Windows 7 on page 175 Mac OS X 10 3 and ...

Page 168: ...IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 168 2 In the Control Panel click the Network Connections icon 3 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties 4 On the General tab select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties ...

Page 169: ...Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 169 5 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window opens ...

Page 170: ...rator or ISP You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server if that information was provided 7 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 8 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories Command Prompt 2 In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and then press ENTER You ca...

Page 171: ... v2 User s Guide 171 Windows Vista This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel click the Network and Internet icon 3 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon 4 Click Manage network connections ...

Page 172: ...uide 172 5 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties Note During this procedure click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties ...

Page 173: ...Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 173 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window opens ...

Page 174: ... ISP You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server if that information was provided Click Advanced 9 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 10 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories Command Prompt 2 In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and then press ENTE...

Page 175: ...dows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel click View network status and tasks under the Network and Internet category 3 Click Change adapter settings 4 Double click Local Area Connection and then select Properties ...

Page 176: ... IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 176 Note During this procedure click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties ...

Page 177: ...Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 177 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window opens ...

Page 178: ...d to you by your network administrator or ISP You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server if that information was provided Click Advanced if you want to configure advanced settings for IP DNS and WINS 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings 1 Click Start A...

Page 179: ...r s IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 179 Mac OS X 10 3 and 10 4 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10 4 but can also apply to 10 3 1 Click Apple System Preferences 2 In the System Preferences window click the Network icon ...

Page 180: ...418N v2 User s Guide 180 3 When the Network preferences pane opens select Built in Ethernet from the network connection type list and then click Configure 4 For dynamically assigned settings select Using DHCP from the Configure IPv4 list in the TCP IP tab ...

Page 181: ... Manually In the IP Address field type your IP address In the Subnet Mask field type your subnet mask In the Router field type the IP address of your device 6 Click Apply Now and close the window Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking Applications Utilities Network Utilities and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab ...

Page 182: ...NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 182 Figure 130 Mac OS X 10 4 Network Utility Mac OS X 10 5 and 10 6 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10 5 but can also apply to 10 6 1 Click Apple System Preferences 2 In System Preferences click the Network icon ...

Page 183: ...183 3 When the Network preferences pane opens select Ethernet from the list of available connection types 4 From the Configure list select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings 5 For statically assigned settings do the following From the Configure list select Manually ...

Page 184: ...ress In the Subnet Mask field enter your subnet mask In the Router field enter the IP address of your NBG 418N v2 6 Click Apply and close the window Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking Applications Utilities Network Utilities and then selecting the appropriate Network interface from the Info tab ...

Page 185: ...depending on your specific distribution release version and individual configuration The following screens use the default Ubuntu 8 installation Note Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in GNOME 1 Click System Administration Network 2 When the Network Settings window opens click Unlock to open the Authenticate window By...

Page 186: ...dress NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 186 3 In the Authenticate window enter your admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button 4 In the Network Settings window select the connection that you want to configure then click Properties ...

Page 187: ...n the Configuration list select Static IP address if you have a static IP address Fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Gateway address fields 6 Click OK to save the changes and close the Properties dialog box and return to the Network Settings screen 7 If you know your DNS server IP address es click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the field...

Page 188: ... the Close button to apply the changes Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking System Administration Network Tools and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab The Interface Statistics column shows data if your connection is working properly ...

Page 189: ...ment KDE using the openSUSE 10 3 Linux distribution The procedure screens and file locations may vary depending on your specific distribution release version and individual configuration The following screens use the default openSUSE 10 3 installation Note Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in the KDE 1 Click K Menu Co...

Page 190: ...puter s IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 190 2 When the Run as Root KDE su dialog opens enter the admin password and click OK 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon ...

Page 191: ...s NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 191 4 When the Network Settings window opens click the Overview tab select the appropriate connection Name from the list and then click the Configure button 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens click the Address tab ...

Page 192: ...namic IP address Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address Fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Hostname fields 7 Click Next to save the changes and close the Network Card Setup window 8 If you know your DNS server IP address es click the Hostname DNS tab in Network Settings and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided ...

Page 193: ...dow Verifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon on the Task bar to check your TCP IP properties From the Options sub menu select Show Connection Information Figure 134 openSUSE 10 3 KNetwork Manager When the Connection Status KNetwork Manager window opens click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly ...

Page 194: ...Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 194 Figure 135 openSUSE Connection Status KNetwork Manager ...

Page 195: ...pendent Basic Service Set IBSS The following diagram shows an example of notebook computers using wireless adapters to form an ad hoc wireless LAN Figure 136 Peer to Peer Communication in an Ad hoc Network BSS A Basic Service Set BSS exists when all communications between wireless clients or between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point AP Intra BSS traffic is tr...

Page 196: ...ired connection between APs is called a Distribution System DS This type of wireless LAN topology is called an Infrastructure WLAN The Access Points not only provide communication with the wired network but also mediate wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood An ESSID ESS IDentification uniquely identifies each ESS All access points and their associated wireless clients within the s...

Page 197: ...tially overlap however To avoid interference due to overlap your AP should be on a channel at least five channels away from a channel that an adjacent AP is using For example if your region has 11 channels and an adjacent AP is using channel 1 then you need to select a channel between 6 or 11 RTS CTS A hidden node occurs when two stations are within range of the same access point but are not withi...

Page 198: ...equest To Send CTS Clear to Send handshake You should only configure RTS CTS if the possibility of hidden nodes exists on your network and the cost of resending large frames is more than the extra network overhead involved in the RTS Request To Send CTS Clear to Send handshake If the RTS CTS value is greater than the Fragmentation Threshold value see next then the RTS Request To Send CTS Clear to ...

Page 199: ...ote The wireless devices MUST use the same preamble mode in order to communicate IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN IEEE 802 11g is fully compatible with the IEEE 802 11b standard This means an IEEE 802 11b adapter can interface directly with an IEEE 802 11g access point and vice versa at 11 Mbps or lower depending on range IEEE 802 11g has several intermediate rate steps between the maximum and minimum da...

Page 200: ...user profile and accounting management on a network RADIUS server Support for EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol RFC 2486 that allows additional authentication methods to be deployed with no changes to the access point or the wireless clients RADIUS RADIUS is based on a client server model that supports authentication authorization and accounting The access point is the client and the server i...

Page 201: ...network security the access point and the RADIUS server use a shared secret key which is a password they both know The key is not sent over the network In addition to the shared key password information exchanged is also encrypted to protect the network from unauthorized access Types of EAP Authentication This section discusses some popular authentication types EAP MD5 EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP and LE...

Page 202: ...makes user identity vulnerable to passive attacks A digital certificate is an electronic ID card that authenticates the sender s identity However to implement EAP TLS you need a Certificate Authority CA to handle certificates which imposes a management overhead EAP TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Service EAP TTLS is an extension of the EAP TLS authentication that uses certificates for only the serve...

Page 203: ...ires a single identical password entered into each access point wireless gateway and wireless client As long as the passwords match a wireless client will be granted access to a WLAN If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA2 just use WPA or WPA PSK depending on whether you have an external RADIUS server or not Select WEP only when the AP and or wireless clients do not support WPA or WP...

Page 204: ...common password approach makes WPA 2 PSK susceptible to brute force password guessing attacks but it s still an improvement over WEP as it employs a consistent single alphanumeric password to derive a PMK which is used to generate unique temporal encryption keys This prevent all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys a weakness of WEP User Authentication WPA and WPA2 apply IEEE 802 1x a...

Page 205: ...ADIUS server distributes the PMK to the AP The AP then sets up a key hierarchy and management system using the PMK to dynamically generate unique data encryption keys The keys are used to encrypt every data packet that is wirelessly communicated between the AP and the wireless clients Figure 140 WPA 2 with RADIUS Application Example WPA 2 PSK Application Example A WPA 2 PSK application looks as fo...

Page 206: ... security features Antenna Overview An antenna couples RF signals onto air A transmitter within a wireless device sends an RF signal to the antenna which propagates the signal through the air The antenna also operates in reverse by capturing RF signals from the air Table 73 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTIO N METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY IEEE 80...

Page 207: ...ue gain that the antenna provides Types of Antennas for WLAN There are two types of antennas used for wireless LAN applications Omni directional antennas send the RF signal out in all directions on a horizontal plane The coverage area is torus shaped like a donut which makes these antennas ideal for a room environment With a wide coverage area it is possible to make circular overlapping coverage a...

Page 208: ...Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 208 For directional antennas point the antenna in the direction of the desired coverage area ...

Page 209: ...ns in which this service is used Table 74 Commonly Used Services NAME PROTOCOL PORT S DESCRIPTION AH IPSEC_TUNNEL User Defined 51 The IPSEC AH Authentication Header tunneling protocol uses this service AIM New ICQ TCP 5190 AOL s Internet Messenger service It is also used as a listening port by ICQ AUTH TCP 113 Authentication protocol used by some servers BGP TCP 179 Border Gateway Protocol BOOTP_C...

Page 210: ...at sends out ICMP echo requests to test whether or not a remote host is reachable POP3 TCP 110 Post Office Protocol version 3 lets a client computer get e mail from a POP3 server through a temporary connection TCP IP or other PPTP TCP 1723 Point to Point Tunneling Protocol enables secure transfer of data over public networks This is the control channel PPTP_TUNNEL GRE User Defined 47 PPTP Point to...

Page 211: ... UDP 49 Login Host Protocol used for Terminal Access Controller Access Control System TELNET TCP 23 Telnet is the login and terminal emulation protocol common on the Internet and in UNIX environments It operates over TCP IP networks Its primary function is to allow users to log into remote host systems TFTP UDP 69 Trivial File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer protocol similar to FTP ...

Page 212: ...h the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this device does cause harmful interference to radio television reception which can be determined by turning the device off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1...

Page 213: ... antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device Le present emetteur radio with model NBG418N v2 a ete approuve par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d antenne énumérés ci dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal et I impédance requise pour chaque ty...

Page 214: ...sentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999 5 EF German Hiermit erklärt ZyXEL dass sich das Gerät Ausstattung in Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den übrigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999 5 EU befindet Estonian Käesolevaga kinnitab ZyXEL seadme seadmed vastavust direktiivi 1999 5 EÜ põhinõuetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asja...

Page 215: ...érieur d une distance supérieure à 300 mètres doivent être notifiées à l Institut Belge des services Postaux et des Télécommunications IBPT Visitez http www ibpt be pour de plus amples détails Denmark In Denmark the band 5150 5350 MHz is also allowed for outdoor usage I Danmark må frekvensbåndet 5150 5350 også anvendes udendørs France For 2 4 GHz the output power is restricted to 10 mW EIRP when t...

Page 216: ...he device Do NOT open the device or unit Opening or removing covers can expose you to dangerous high voltage points or other risks ONLY qualified service personnel should service or disassemble this device Please contact your vendor for further information Make sure to connect the cables to the correct ports Place connecting cables carefully so that no one will step on them or stumble over them Al...

Page 217: ...arked with this symbol which is known as the WEEE mark WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general waste Used electrical and electronic equipment should be treated separately ...

Page 218: ...e have the following information ready when you contact an office Required Information Product model and serial number Warranty Information Date that you received your device Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it Corporate Headquarters Worldwide Taiwan ZyXEL Communications Corporation http www zyxel com Asia China ZyXEL Communications Shanghai Corp ZyXEL Communication...

Page 219: ...l com pk Philippines ZyXEL Philippines http www zyxel com ph Singapore ZyXEL Singapore Pte Ltd http www zyxel com sg Taiwan ZyXEL Communications Corporation http www zyxel com Thailand ZyXEL Thailand Co Ltd http www zyxel co th Vietnam ZyXEL Communications Corporation Vietnam Office http www zyxel com vn vi Europe Austria ZyXEL Deutschland GmbH http www zyxel de Belarus ZyXEL BY http www zyxel by ...

Page 220: ...ommunications Czech s r o http www zyxel cz Denmark ZyXEL Communications A S http www zyxel dk Estonia ZyXEL Estonia http www zyxel com ee et Finland ZyXEL Communications http www zyxel fi France ZyXEL France http www zyxel fr Germany ZyXEL Deutschland GmbH http www zyxel de Hungary ZyXEL Hungary SEE http www zyxel hu Latvia ZyXEL Latvia http www zyxel com lv lv homepage shtml ...

Page 221: ...XEL Communications http www zyxel no Poland ZyXEL Communications Poland http www zyxel pl Romania ZyXEL Romania http www zyxel com ro ro Russia ZyXEL Russia http www zyxel ru Slovakia ZyXEL Communications Czech s r o organizacna zlozka http www zyxel sk Spain ZyXEL Spain http www zyxel es Sweden ZyXEL Communications http www zyxel se Switzerland Studerus AG http www zyxel ch ...

Page 222: ... Latin America Argentina ZyXEL Communication Corporation http www zyxel com ec es Ecuador ZyXEL Communication Corporation http www zyxel com ec es Middle East Egypt ZyXEL Communication Corporation http www zyxel com homepage shtml Middle East ZyXEL Communication Corporation http www zyxel com homepage shtml North America USA ZyXEL Communications Inc North America Headquarters http www us zyxel com...

Page 223: ...Appendix G Customer Support NBG 418N v2 User s Guide 223 Oceania Australia ZyXEL Communications Corporation http www zyxel com au en Africa South Africa Nology Pty Ltd http www zyxel co za ...

Page 224: ...tion backup 136 reset the factory defaults 138 restore 137 contact information 218 copyright 212 CTS Clear to Send 198 customer support 218 D Daylight saving 131 DDNS service providers 109 device mode 12 29 DHCP 33 96 DHCP server see also Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP client information 98 DHCP client list 98 DHCP server 93 96 DHCP table 33 98 DHCP client information DHCP status disclai...

Page 225: ... I IANA 155 IBSS 195 IEEE 802 11g 199 Independent Basic Service Set See IBSS 195 initialization vector IV 204 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority See IANA 155 Internet connection Ethernet PPPoE see also PPP over Ethernet PPTP WAN connection Internet connection wizard 27 IP Address 82 94 103 IP address 93 dynamic IP Pool 97 L LAN 92 IP pool setup 94 LAN overview 92 LAN setup 92 LAN TCP IP 94 Langua...

Page 226: ...e 97 Port forwarding 103 106 default server 103 106 example 106 local server 103 port numbers services Port Trigger 105 PPPoE 22 79 benefits 22 dial up connection see also Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet 22 PPTP 23 see also Point to Point Tunneling Protocol 23 preamble mode 199 product registration 214 PSK 204 Q Quality of Service QoS 70 Quick Start Guide 2 R RADIUS 200 message types 201 mes...

Page 227: ...W wall mounting 15 WAN Wide Area Network 76 WAN MAC address 77 warranty 213 note 214 Web Configurator how to access 17 Overview 17 WEP Encryption 67 WEP encryption 66 WEP key 66 Wi Fi Protected Access 203 wireless channel 146 wireless client WPA supplicants 204 wireless LAN 146 MBSSID 62 wireless LAN scheduling 71 Wireless LAN wizard 25 Wireless network basic guidelines 61 channel 62 encryption 63...

Page 228: ...A2 203 user authentication 204 vs WPA2 PSK 204 wireless client supplicant 204 with RADIUS application example 205 WPA2 Pre Shared Key 203 WPA2 PSK 203 204 application example 205 WPA PSK 203 204 application example 205 WPS 14 WPS button 14 ...

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