Router Quick Start Guide
ZyXEL VMG1312-B10D
Switch router
on. Power light
flashes then
goes steady,
DSL light
should flash
then go steady
Plug in the
supplied
power
cable
Connect your
computers or
your network to
ports 1-3.
Don’t use port
4 to begin with
Connect DSL
port to the
phone socket
via a splitter
(optional) and
the supplied
'grey' cable.
The router will be
sent its
configuration
once it has logged
in for the first
time, wait a few
minutes...
5
See your
Infopack or
router card for
further details,
such as WiFi
password etc.
You may now
use port 4
6
Plugging in:
Further information on our Support Site: https://support.aa.net.uk/B10D
TL;DR:
If you read only two things...
1) The router will get its configuration when it first logs in
2) Don’t use LAN4/WAN 4 during this automatic configuration stage (Unless*)
Initial configuration Information:
You have an Openreach modem:
Typically FTTP or older FTTC circuits
The ZyXEL will be posted to you in a 'default' state. It will have a WiFi name of 'Connect router to line'. In most cases,
once your service is live and the ZyXEL has logged in for the first time, it will be configured in the correct way for your
service – the plastic card on the router will also describe your specific configuration and how it needs to be connected.
The configuration of the router can be modified via the Control Pages but feel free to talk to staff for further help or
information. Until your service is live, and the router has configured itself, the credentials and IP details on the card will not
match. It will have an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and an admin user with a password of 1234.
As supplied, port 4 is a WAN port and not a LAN port. Avoid using this port until the configuration has completed.
The details above describe the most common configuration for this router – where you are simply connecting the ZyXEL
router to your phone line and using its built in wifi and network ports for your Internet access.
There are situations where the ZyXEL is configured in a different way. For example, plugged in to an Openreach supplied
modem (such as the case of all FTTP lines and FTTC lines that were installed before June 2015). Alternatively, you may
have your own PPPoE router (eg a FireBrick) and you want to use the ZyXEL as a simple 'modem bridge' between your
phone line and your own router. See below for further information regarding these two cases:
*You have your own PPPoE router:
Using the ZyXEL as a bridge/Modem
Connect DSL port
to the phone
socket via a
splitter (optional)
and the supplied
'grey' cable
Connexct your own
PPPoE router to one
of the other ports;
the rest of your LAN
then connects to
your router
Port 4 becomes
the 'WAN' port.
Connect port 4 to
the Openreach
modem
The DSL port
won't be used if
you have an
Openreach
supplied modem
Connect your
computers or
exiting
network to
ports 1,2 & 3
2
3
4
1
1
2
1
2
3
View of the rear
