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NBG7510 User’s Guide

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Introducing the Zyxel Device

1.1  Overview

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Zyxel Device. The Zyxel Device is an 

Ethernet router, which provides fast Internet access. 

The Zyxel Device supports WiFi6 that is most suitable in areas with a high concentration of users. You can 

schedule WiFi usage using Parental Control.

This table summarizes some of the features that are available at the time of writing.

Table 1   Features Supported

FEATURE

NBG7510

WiFi6 Standard

YES

2.4 GHz WLAN

YES

5 GHz WLAN

YES

Parental Control Schedule

YES

Parental Control URL Filter 

NO

Rubber feet for desktop placement

NO

Wall-mount

YES

Operating mode

YES

Mobile app

YES

VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)

YES

OpenVPN

NO

Guest WiFi

YES

Firewall

YES

NAT and Port Forwarding

YES

ALG (Application Layer Gateway)

YES

VPN (Virtual Private Network) Pass-through

NO

Port Triggering

YES

Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System)

YES

IPv6 support

YES

UPnP (Universal Plug-and-Play)

YES

Save configuration

YES

Firmware Version

1.00

Summary of Contents for NBG7510

Page 1: ...WiFi 6 AX1800 Router Copyright 2022 Zyxel and or its affiliates All Rights Reserved LAN IP Address Standard Router Mode http 192 168 123 1 AP Mode http 192 168 123 2 OR http DHCP assigned IP Password...

Page 2: ...u see 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 Sta...

Page 3: ...duct labels screen names field labels and field choices are all in bold font A right angle bracket within a screen name denotes a mouse click For example Network Setting Routing DNS Route means you fi...

Page 4: ...less 103 Home Networking 127 Routing 152 Network Address Translation NAT 161 DNS 178 Firewall 182 MAC Filter 193 Scheduler Rule 195 Log 197 Traffic Status 200 ARP Table 204 Routing Table 206 WLAN Stat...

Page 5: ...rd Router Mode 17 1 3 2 AP Mode 18 1 4 Ways to Manage the Zyxel Device 18 1 5 Good Habits for Managing the Zyxel Device 19 Chapter 2 Hardware 20 2 1 Side Panel 20 2 1 1 Top Panel LED 21 2 2 Resetting...

Page 6: ...rity 53 5 4 1 Configuring a Firewall Rule 53 5 4 2 Parental Control 55 5 4 3 Configuring a MAC Address Filter 57 5 5 Device Maintenance 57 5 5 1 Backing up the Device Configuration 57 5 5 2 Restoring...

Page 7: ...o in this Chapter 91 8 1 2 What You Need to Know 92 8 1 3 Before You Begin 94 8 2 Broadband Settings 94 8 2 1 Add or Edit Internet Connection 95 8 3 Technical Reference 100 Chapter 9 Wireless 103 9 1...

Page 8: ...140 10 8 1 DHCP Setup 140 10 8 2 DNS Server Addresses 140 10 8 3 LAN TCP IP 141 10 9 Turn on UPnP in Windows 10 Example 142 10 9 1 Auto discover Your UPnP enabled Network Device 144 10 10 Web Configur...

Page 9: ...NS 178 13 1 DNS Overview 178 13 1 1 What You Can Do in this Chapter 178 13 1 2 What You Need To Know 179 13 2 DNS Entry 179 13 2 1 Add or Edit DNS Entry 180 13 3 Dynamic DNS 180 Chapter 14 Firewall 18...

Page 10: ...t You Can Do in this Chapter 197 17 1 2 What You Need To Know 197 17 2 System Log 198 17 3 Security Log 199 Chapter 18 Traffic Status 200 18 1 Traffic Status Overview 200 18 1 1 What You Can Do in thi...

Page 11: ...6 25 1 Overview 216 25 1 1 What You Can Do in this Chapter 216 25 2 MGMT Services 216 25 3 Trust Domain 218 25 4 Add Trust Domain 218 Chapter 26 Time Settings 220 26 1 Time Settings Overview 220 26 2...

Page 12: ...1 What You Can Do in this Chapter 234 31 2 Ping TraceRoute Nslookup Test 234 Part III Troubleshooting and Appendices 236 Chapter 32 Troubleshooting 237 32 1 Overview 237 32 2 Power and Hardware Proble...

Page 13: ...13 PART I User s Guide...

Page 14: ...res that are available at the time of writing Table 1 Features Supported FEATURE NBG7510 WiFi6 Standard YES 2 4 GHz WLAN YES 5 GHz WLAN YES Parental Control Schedule YES Parental Control URL Filter NO...

Page 15: ...etwork is blocked by default unless it is initiated from your network This means that probes from the outside to your network are not allowed but you can safely browse the Internet and download files...

Page 16: ...WiFi network with strong security You can use WPS WiFi Protected Setup to create an instant WiFi network connection with another WPS compatible device Figure 4 WiFi Access Example Guest WiFi The Zyxe...

Page 17: ...essaging 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 5 Firewall Default Action 1 3 Operat...

Page 18: ...iFi in the same subnet In AP mode Zyxel Device has one IP address and Zyxel Device interfaces are bridged together in the same network In the example scenario below Zyxel Device connects the local net...

Page 19: ...urator passwords Use a password that is not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters such as numbers and letters Write down the passwords and put it in a safe place Back up the...

Page 20: ...ated on the side panel Figure 8 Side Panel The following table describes the items on the side panel of the Zyxel Device Table 2 Panel Ports and Buttons LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN For the Zyxel Device conn...

Page 21: ...icators are located on the top panel Figure 9 Top Panel RESET Press the button for more than 5 seconds to return the Zyxel Device to the factory defaults DC12V Connect a power adapter to start the dev...

Page 22: ...Zyxel Device restarts 2 3 WiFi WPS Button You can use the WiFi WPS button to quickly set up a secure WiFi connection between the Zyxel Device and a WPS compatible client device by adding one device a...

Page 23: ...our Zyxel Device to a wall 1 Select a position free of obstructions on a wall strong enough to hold the weight of the Zyxel Device 2 Mark two holes on the wall at the appropriate distance apart for th...

Page 24: ...ll gap of about 0 5 cm If not using screw anchors use a screwdriver to insert the screws into the wall Do not insert the screws all the way in leave a gap of about 0 5 cm Figure 12 Wall Mounting Ancho...

Page 25: ...Web Configurator 1 Make sure your Zyxel Device hardware is properly connected refer to the Quick Start Guide 2 Make sure your computer has an IP address in the same subnet as the Zyxel Device Your co...

Page 26: ...ou enter the password you will be asked to change it Make sure the new password must contain at least one uppercase letter one lowercase letter and one number 6 The Connection Status screen appears Us...

Page 27: ...out As illustrated above the main screen is divided into these parts A Settings Icon Navigation Panel and Side Bar B Layout Icon C Main Window 3 2 1 Settings Icon Click this icon to see the side bar a...

Page 28: ...avigation panel Table 5 Web Configurator Icons in the Title Bar ICON DESCRIPTION Wizard Click this icon to open screens where you can configure the Zyxel Device s time zone and wireless settings Theme...

Page 29: ...SIDs and MAC addresses to the Zyxel Device WPS Use this screen to configure and view your WPS WiFi Protected Setup settings WMM Use this screen to enable or disable WiFi MultiMedia WMM Others Use this...

Page 30: ...AC addresses to the Zyxel Device Scheduler Rule Scheduler Rule Use this screen to configure the days and times when a configured restriction such as parental control is enforced System Monitor Log Sys...

Page 31: ...this screen to configure up to two mail servers and sender addresses on the Zyxel Device Log Settings Log Settings Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device s log settings Firmware Upgrade Firmware...

Page 32: ...2 2 Layout Icon Click the Widget icon in the lower left corner to arrange the screen order Figure 20 Screen Order The following screen appears Select a block and hold it to move around Click the Chec...

Page 33: ...ick Start Setup You can click the Wizard icon in the side bar to open the Wizard screens After you click the Wizard icon the following screen appears Click Let s go to proceed with settings on time zo...

Page 34: ...e 4 4 Quick Start Setup Internet Connection Select the Internet connection mode of the Zyxel Device Click Next to continue Figure 23 Wizard Internet 4 4 1 Successful Internet Connection The Zyxel Devi...

Page 35: ...sword in this screen so you can configure your wireless clients to connect to the Zyxel Device If you want to show or hide your WiFi password click the Eye icon Click the Keep 2 4G and 5G the same che...

Page 36: ...Chapter 4 Quick Start NBG7510 User s Guide 36 4 6 Quick Start Setup Finish Your Zyxel Device saves your WiFi settings and attempts to connect to the Internet...

Page 37: ...et through an Ethernet connection you need to connect a broadband modem or router with Internet access to the WAN Ethernet port on the Zyxel Device You need to configure the Internet settings from the...

Page 38: ...r Ethernet connection Mode to Routing 4d Choose the Encapsulation specified by your Internet service provider For this example select IPoE or PPPoE as the WAN encapsulation type 4e Set the IPv4 IPv6 M...

Page 39: ...ion is displayed on the Broadband screen 5 3 WiFi Network Setup In this example you want to set up a WiFi network so that you can use your notebook to access the Internet In this WiFi network the Zyxe...

Page 40: ...This example changes the default security settings of a WiFi network to the following 1 Go to the Network Setting Wireless General screen Select More Secure as the security level and WPA2 PSK as the...

Page 41: ...ction 5 3 2 1 on page 41 This is the simplest method PIN Configuration Connect to the WiFi network by entering a PIN Personal Identification Number from a WiFi enabled device in the Zyxel Device s Web...

Page 42: ...42 3 In Windows 10 click on the Network icon in the system tray to open the list of available WiFi networks 4 Locate the WiFi network of the Zyxel Device The default WiFi network name is Zyxel_XXXX 2...

Page 43: ...Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG7510 User s Guide 43 The Zyxel Device sends the WiFi network settings to Windows using WPS Windows displays Getting settings from the router...

Page 44: ...to the WiFi network securely 5 3 3 Setting Up a Guest Network A company wants to create two WiFi networks for different groups of users as shown in the following figure Each WiFi network has its own...

Page 45: ...g Wireless General screen Use this screen to set up the company s general WiFi network group Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click Apply Note that if you have employees using 2...

Page 46: ...etting Wireless Guest More AP screen Click the Modify icon to configure the second WiFi network group 3 On the Guest More AP screen click the Modify icon to configure the other Guest WiFi network grou...

Page 47: ...e SSID is active and ready for WiFi access 5 3 4 Setting Up Two Guest WiFi Networks on Different WiFi Bands In this example a company wants to create two Guest WiFi networks one for the Guest group an...

Page 48: ...o the Wireless General screen and set Band to 2 4GHz to configure 2 4G Guest WiFi settings for Guest Click Apply Note You will not be able to configure the 2 4G and 5G Guest WiFi settings separately i...

Page 49: ...torials NBG7510 User s Guide 49 2 Go to the Wireless Guest More AP screen and click the Modify icon The following screen appears Configure the Security Mode and Password using the provided parameters...

Page 50: ...apter 5 Tutorials NBG7510 User s Guide 50 The 2 4G Guest WiFi network is now configured 3 Go to the Wireless General screen and set Band to 5GHz to configure the 5G Guest WiFi settings for VIP Click O...

Page 51: ...torials NBG7510 User s Guide 51 4 Go to the Wireless Guest More AP screen and click the Modify icon The following screen appears Configure the Security Mode and Password using the provided parameters...

Page 52: ...Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG7510 User s Guide 52 The 5G VIP WiFi network is now configured...

Page 53: ...rewall Rule You can enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from malicious attacks from the Internet 1 Go to the Security Firewall General screen 2 Select IPv4 Firewall IPv6 Firewall to enab...

Page 54: ...pplication or service 4c Destination IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering 4d Protocol Select the protocol ALL TCP UDP TCP UDP ICM...

Page 55: ...studying 5 4 2 2 Configuring a Parental Control Schedule Parental Control Profile allows you to set up a schedule rule for Internet usage Use this feature to limit the days and times a user can access...

Page 56: ...Guide 56 3 Use this screen to edit the Parental Control schedule 3a Click Add New Schedule to add a second schedule 3b Use the parameter given above to configure the time settings of your schedules 3...

Page 57: ...xample 1 Go to the Security MAC Filter MAC Filter screen Under MAC Address Filter select Enable 2 Click Add New Rule to add a new entry Select Active and then enter the Host Name and MAC Address of co...

Page 58: ...In this case the Backup Restore file is saved 5 5 2 Restoring the Device Configuration This section shows you how to restore a previously saved configuration file from your computer to your Zyxel Devi...

Page 59: ...59 3 The Zyxel Device automatically restarts after the configuration file is successfully uploaded Wait for one minute before logging into the Zyxel Device again Go to the Connection Status page to ch...

Page 60: ...ce see Section 6 6 on page 65 Use the WiFi Settings screen to configure your general or guest WiFi network see Section 6 7 on page 65 Use the Devices screen to view the information of WiFi clients con...

Page 61: ...teady blue Place the Rover AP where you want WiFi coverage 3 Download the Rover app to your smartphone and log into the WiFi network of the Rover Router You may need to forget your current WiFi connec...

Page 62: ...ration setting before resetting your devices to factory defaults See Section 2 2 on page 22 for more information 1 Turn on your modem router for Internet access Connect an Ethernet cable from a modem...

Page 63: ...t is securely connected to the router see Section 6 8 on page 71 for more information 6 4 2 Connect the Rover Router to the WRE6605 AP Using a Wired Connection Follow the steps below to set up the Rov...

Page 64: ...the default label information on the back label You may need to forget your current WiFi connection on your smartphone 4 Change the default SSID and WiFi key on the Rover Router for better WiFi securi...

Page 65: ...the devices connected to the Zyxel Device You can tap Connected Device in the Home screen to go to the Devices screen See Section 6 8 on page 71 for more device information W 6 7 General WiFi and Gue...

Page 66: ...General WiFi Settings Follow the steps below to configure your general WiFi settings Use the parameters in the table below to create a set of WiFi Name and Password 1 Tap on the WiFi icon in the navig...

Page 67: ...Tap Show WiFi QR Code in the WiFi Home screen the QR code will display as shown Use a smartphone to scan the QR code to join the general WiFi network By printing and placing the QR code somewhere acce...

Page 68: ...utorials NBG7510 User s Guide 68 3 Tap Share WiFi Detail in the WiFi Home screen To share your general WiFi name and password with your friends select a media such as Gmail or Skype to send connection...

Page 69: ...sword In this example enter Guest as your guest WiFi Name and guest123 as your guest WiFi Password Click Save to save the changes 2 You can use the app to create a QR code with your WiFi network name...

Page 70: ...utorials NBG7510 User s Guide 70 3 Tap Share WiFi Detail in the WiFi Guest screen To share your guest WiFi name and password with your friends select a media such as Gmail or Skype to send connection...

Page 71: ...er connected to the Zyxel Device use the Devices screen and the table below to check WiFi connection status Move your Galaxy C9 Pro farther away from your Zyxel Device as the WiFi status is Too Close...

Page 72: ...device from accessing your WiFi network click Block From Internet In this example click Block from Internet in the Galaxy C9 Pro screen Click Block to save the changes 4 Click Edit if you want to modi...

Page 73: ...ontrol icon The Parental Control screen displays Tap Create Profile only appears at the first time or the Add icon to create a new parental control profile The New Profile screen appears as shown The...

Page 74: ...of the week to repeat the rule and then enter the Start Time and End Time in the Add Schedule screen In this example select from Monday to Friday Then enter 8 00 as Start Time and 11 00 as End Time Cl...

Page 75: ...click the Arrow icon next to Studying Schedule The Studying Schedule screen will appear Click Edit if you want to modify the name of the profile Click the switch to enable or disable this WiFi schedu...

Page 76: ...navigation panel The Others screen appears Click Speed Test if you want to conduct a speed test for downstream and upstream data rates The Speed Test screen appears Click Start to the perform a test 2...

Page 77: ...Chapter 6 Rover App Tutorials NBG7510 User s Guide 77 3 You can also use this screen to do the following Give us feedback View the app version View the privacy policy Log out of the app...

Page 78: ...Chapter 6 Rover App Tutorials NBG7510 User s Guide 78...

Page 79: ...79 PART II Technical Reference...

Page 80: ...its clients Figure 31 Connectivity Click the Arrow icon to view IP addresses and MAC addresses of the wireless and wired devices connected to the Zyxel Device Figure 32 Connectivity Connected Devices...

Page 81: ...r changes Figure 33 Connectivity Edit 7 1 3 System Info Use this screen to view the basic system information of the Zyxel Device Figure 34 System Info Click the Arrow icon to view more information on...

Page 82: ...the firmware inside the Zyxel Device System Uptime This field displays how long the Zyxel Device has been running since it last started up The Zyxel Device starts up when you plug it in when you resta...

Page 83: ...thin the local network segment or broadcast domain of the device Typically link local addresses are used for automatic address configuration and neighbor discovery protocols DHCP This field displays w...

Page 84: ...ill change You need to assign different SSIDs for the 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless networks 2 4 GHz 5 GHz WiFi Click this switch to enable or disable the 2 4G 5G WiFi network When the switch turns blue...

Page 85: ...llowing screen Use this screen configure the SSIDs and or passwords for your guest wireless networks Figure 39 Guest WiFi Settings Configuration Random Password Select this to have the Zyxel Device au...

Page 86: ...es associating to the access point AP must have the same SSID Enter a descriptive name up to 32 English keyboard characters for the wireless LAN WiFi Password If you selected Random Password this fiel...

Page 87: ...ce automatically computes the subnet mask based on the IP Address you enter so do not change this field unless you are instructed to do so IP Addressing Values Beginning IP Address This field specifie...

Page 88: ...access schedules Figure 44 Parental Control Each field is described in the following table Days Hours Minutes Enter the lease time of the DHCP server Save Click Save to save your changes Table 21 Stat...

Page 89: ...ch Internet access is blocked on the profile devices Figure 46 Parental Control Schedule Table 23 Parental Control Add More Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Enter a descriptive name for the prof...

Page 90: ...ght the function is enabled Otherwise it is not Profile Device List This field shows the devices selected on the right for this profile Blocking Schedule This field shows the time during which Interne...

Page 91: ...cation can communicate with computers in other locations Figure 48 LAN and WAN 8 1 1 What You Can Do in this Chapter Use Broadband screens to view remove or add a WAN interface You can also configure...

Page 92: ...db8 1a2b 0015 0000 0000 1a2f 0000 IPv6 addresses can be abbreviated in two ways Leading zeros in a block can be omitted So 2001 0db8 1a2b 0015 0000 0000 1a2f 0000 can be written as 2001 db8 1a2b 15 0...

Page 93: ...local network can also use IPv4 services The Zyxel Device uses its configured IPv4 WAN IP to route IPv4 traffic to the IPv4 Internet Figure 49 IPv6 Rapid Deployment Dual Stack Lite Use Dual Stack Lit...

Page 94: ...ess Get this information from your ISP 8 2 Broadband Settings Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device s Internet access settings The summary table shows you the configured WAN services connections...

Page 95: ...xel Device has Mode This shows whether the connection is in routing or bridge mode Encapsulation This is the method of encapsulation used by this connection 802 1p This indicates the 802 1p priority l...

Page 96: ...herwise it is not Name Specify a descriptive name for this connection This field is read only if you are editing the WAN interface Type This field shows the types of available connections This field i...

Page 97: ...dress provided by your ISP This is available only when you set the Encapsulation to IPoE DNS Server This is available only when you select IPv4 Only or IPv4 IPv6 DualStack in the IPv4 IPv6 Mode field...

Page 98: ...6 prefix from the connected router s Router Advertisement RA to generate an IPv6 address Static IPv6 Address Select Static IPv6 Address if you have a fixed IPv6 address assigned by your ISP When you s...

Page 99: ...IP Specify the transition router s IPv6 address Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings Apply Click Apply to save your changes Table 28 Network Setting Broadband Add Edit New WAN...

Page 100: ...ame groups the traffic must first go through a router In Multi Tenant Unit MTU applications VLAN is vital in providing isolation and security among the subscribers When properly configured VLAN preven...

Page 101: ...1 sender everybody on the network Multicast delivers IP packets to a group of hosts on the network not everybody and not just 1 Internet Group Multicast Protocol IGMP is a network layer protocol used...

Page 102: ...written as 2001 db8 1a2b 15 0 0 1a2f 0 Any number of consecutive blocks of zeros can be replaced by a double colon A double colon can only appear once in an IPv6 address So 2001 0db8 0000 0000 1a2f 00...

Page 103: ...the WMM screen to enable WiFi MultiMedia WMM to ensure quality of service in WiFi networks for multimedia applications Section 9 6 on page 114 Use the Others screen to configure WiFi advanced feature...

Page 104: ...the Wireless LAN enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode We recommend that you select More Secure to enable WPA3 SAE data encryption Note If you are configuring the Zyxel Device from a co...

Page 105: ...ty settings Wireless WiFi Network Setup Band This shows the wireless band which this radio profile is using 2 4GHz is the frequency used by IEEE 802 11b g n ax wireless clients while 5GHz is used by I...

Page 106: ...ntrol channel set in the Channel field should be in the Lower or Upper range of channel bands Wireless WiFi Network Settings Wireless WiFi Network Name The SSID Service Set IDentity identifies the ser...

Page 107: ...by requiring a new encryption key every time a WPA3 connection is made A handshake is the communication between the Zyxel Device and a connecting client at the beginning of a WiFi session Click Netwo...

Page 108: ...A3 SAE WPA2 PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Level Select More Secure to enable data encryption Security Mode Select a security mode from the drop down list box Generate password automatically Select th...

Page 109: ...Wireless Guest More AP LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of the entry Status This field indicates whether this SSID is active A yellow bulb signifies that this SSID is active while a gray bul...

Page 110: ...his field When the switch turns blue the function is enabled otherwise it is not Wireless Network Name The SSID Service Set IDentity identifies the service set with which a wireless device is associat...

Page 111: ...yxel Device for the SSID subnet LAN IP Address Specify the IP address of the Zyxel Device for the SSID subnet Security Level Security Mode Select More Secure WPA2 PSK to add security on this wireless...

Page 112: ...reless MAC Authentication The screen appears as shown Figure 59 Network Setting Wireless MAC Authentication The following table describes the labels in this screen Cancel Click Cancel to exit this scr...

Page 113: ...and it will turn blue Click Apply to activate the WPS function Then you can configure the WPS settings in this screen Add new MAC address This field is available when you select Deny or Allow in the M...

Page 114: ...sabled Add a new device with WPS Method Method 1 PBC Use this section to set up a WPS WiFi network using Push Button Configuration PBC Click this switch to make it turn blue Click Apply to activate WP...

Page 115: ...yxel Device automatically give the WiFi network SSIDx a priority level according to the ToS value in the IP header of packets it sends WMM QoS WiFi MultiMedia Quality of Service gives high priority to...

Page 116: ...sity of APs in an area decrease the output power to reduce interference with other APs Select one of the following 20 40 60 80 or 100 Beacon Interval When a wirelessly networked device sends a beacon...

Page 117: ...he transmission rate of your Zyxel Device might be reduced Select 802 11a n ac Mixed to allow IEEE 802 11a IEEE 802 11n or IEEE 802 11ac compliant WiFi devices to associate with the Zyxel Device The t...

Page 118: ...channels are also considered Click Network Setting Wireless Channel Status The screen appears as shown Click Scan to scan wireless LAN channels You can view the results in Channel Status screen Note I...

Page 119: ...nge Normally a WiFi network operates in an infrastructure type of network An infrastructure type of network has one or more access points and one or more WiFi clients The WiFi clients connect to the a...

Page 120: ...rity standards vary in effectiveness Some can be broken such as the old Wired Equivalent Protocol WEP Using WEP is better than using no security at all but it will not keep a determined attacker out O...

Page 121: ...the information that is sent in the WiFi network 9 9 3 2 MAC Address Filter Every device that can use a WiFi network has a unique identification number called a MAC address 1 A MAC address is usually...

Page 122: ...ters such as electric motors or microwaves Problems with absorption occur when physical objects such as thick walls are between the two radios muffling the signal 9 9 5 WiFi Protected Setup WPS Your Z...

Page 123: ...d security key through a secure connection to the enrollee If you need to make sure that WPS worked check the list of associated WiFi clients in the AP s configuration utility If you see the WiFi clie...

Page 124: ...both functions If the registrar is un configured the security settings it transmits to the enrollee are randomly generated Once a WPS enabled device has connected to another device using WPS it becom...

Page 125: ...order to use the network In this case AP1 must be the registrar since it is configured it already has security information for the network AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2 Fi...

Page 126: ...r the key into the non WPS device and join the network as normal the non WPS device must also support WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK When you use the PBC method there is a short period from the moment you press...

Page 127: ...specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses Section 10 3 on page 133 Use the UPnP screen to enable UPnP Section 10 4 on page 135 Use the Additional Subnet screen to configure IP alias a...

Page 128: ...Advertisement Daemon When an IPv6 host sends a Router Solicitation RS request to discover the available routers RADVD with Router Advertisement RA messages in response to the request It specifies the...

Page 129: ...esses of your network devices if you intend to add them to the DHCP Client List screen 10 2 LAN Setup A LAN IP address is the IP address of a networking device in the LAN You can use the Zyxel Device...

Page 130: ...Chapter 10 Home Networking NBG7510 User s Guide 130 Figure 70 Network Setting Home Networking LAN Setup...

Page 131: ...the IP address pool Auto reserve IP for the same host Enable this if you want to reserve the IP address for the same host DHCP Server Lease Time This is the period of time DHCP assigned addresses is u...

Page 132: ...y obtain an IPv6 network prefix from the service provider or an uplink router Select Static to configure a fixed IPv6 address for the Zyxel Device s LAN IPv6 address Delegate prefix from WAN Select th...

Page 133: ...CP clients From ISP Select this if your ISP dynamically assigns IPv6 DNS server information Proxy Select this if the DHCP clients use the IP address of this interface and the Zyxel Device works as a D...

Page 134: ...CP Configuration Table 43 Network Setting Home Networking Static DHCP LABEL DESCRIPTION Static DHCP Configuration Click this to configure a static DHCP entry This is the index number of the entry Stat...

Page 135: ...e the UPnP settings on your Zyxel Device Click Network Setting Home Networking UPnP to display the screen shown next Table 44 Static DHCP Static DHCP Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Active Select Enab...

Page 136: ...nfigurator UPnP NAT T State UPnP NAT T Select Enable to activate UPnP with NAT enabled UPnP NAT traversal automates the process of allowing an application to operate through NAT UPnP network devices c...

Page 137: ...onal Subnet to display the screen shown next Figure 74 Network Setting Home Networking Additional Subnet The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 46 Network Setting Home Networkin...

Page 138: ...ue computed by the Zyxel Device Public LAN Active Click this switch to enable or disable the Public LAN feature When the switch goes to the right the function is enabled Otherwise it is not Your ISP m...

Page 139: ...s or MAC address of the device to turn it on remotely The drop down list also lists the IP addresses that can be found in the Zyxel Device s ARP table If you select an IP address the MAC address of th...

Page 140: ...rvice off you must have another DHCP server on your LAN or else the computer must be manually configured IP Pool Setup The Zyxel Device is pre configured with a pool of IP addresses for the DHCP clien...

Page 141: ...is established If this is the case it is recommended that you select a network number from 192 168 0 0 to 192 168 255 0 and you must enable the Network Address Translation NAT feature of the Zyxel Dev...

Page 142: ...r situation do not create an arbitrary IP address always follow the guidelines above For more information on address assignment please refer to RFC 1597 Address Allocation for Private Internets and RF...

Page 143: ...ing settings 4 Under Domain 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...

Page 144: ...work Device Before you follow these steps make sure you already have UPnP activated on the Zyxel Device and in your computer Make sure your computer is connected to the LAN port of the Zyxel Device 1...

Page 145: ...e 145 Figure 78 Network Connections 3 In the Internet Connection Properties window click Settings to see port mappings Figure 79 Internet Connection Properties 4 You may edit or delete the port mappin...

Page 146: ...sconnected from your computer all port mappings will be deleted automatically 5 Click OK Check the network icon on the system tray to see your Internet connection status Figure 82 System Tray Icon 6 T...

Page 147: ...e Networking NBG7510 User s Guide 147 Figure 83 Internet Connection Status 10 10 Web Configurator Easy Access in Windows 10 Follow the steps below to access the Web Configurator 1 Open File Explorer 2...

Page 148: ...under Network Infrastructure 4 Right click the icon for your Zyxel Device and select View device webpage The Web Configurator login screen displays Figure 85 Network Connections Network Infrastructur...

Page 149: ...l of IP addresses for the DHCP clients DHCP Pool See the product specifications in the appendices Do not assign static IP addresses from the DHCP pool to your LAN computers 10 10 2 DNS Server Addresse...

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