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ZTE IX256

WiMAX MODEM

User Manual

Summary of Contents for IX256

Page 1: ...1 ZTE IX256 WiMAX MODEM User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ocopying and microfilm without the prior written authorization of ZTE Corporation The manual is published by ZTE Corporation We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice Copyright 2010 by ZTE Corporation All rights reserved Version V1 0 Date Aug 2010 Manual number 079584501965 ...

Page 3: ...3 LED Indicator 10 2 4 Working Condition 11 2 5 Technical Parameters 11 2 6 Ports 12 3 Connecting MODEM 13 3 1 Application Structure 13 3 2 Hardware Installation 13 3 2 1 Connect to LAN 14 3 2 2 Connect to Phone 14 3 2 3 Connect Power Adapter 14 3 2 4 Power on MODEM 14 4 Preparation for Configuring MODEM 15 4 1 TCP IP Installation and Configuration 15 4 2 Checking 18 4 2 1 Check LAN Connection 18 ...

Page 4: ...ormation 24 5 4 WIMAX Settings 25 5 4 1 Channel Settings 25 5 4 2 WiMAX Authentication 27 5 5 Router 30 5 5 1 LAN 30 5 5 2 DHCPClients 31 5 6 Wi Fi Settings 32 5 6 1 Station List 32 5 6 2 Basic 32 5 6 3 Advanced 36 5 6 4 Security 39 5 6 5 WPS 43 5 7 Firewall 45 5 7 1 Mac Ip Port Filtering 45 5 7 2 URL Filter 48 5 7 3 Time Filtering 49 5 7 4 Fort Forwarding 49 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 5: ...anced 57 5 9 3 Supplementary 58 5 10 Advanced 59 5 10 1 Status 59 5 10 2 Statistics 60 5 10 3 Management 61 5 10 4 Time 62 5 10 5 Upgrade 63 5 10 6 Remote Upgrade 63 5 10 7 Restore 65 5 10 8 Reboot 65 5 10 9 DDNS Settings 66 5 10 10 System Log 66 5 11 Logout 68 6 Troubleshooting 69 7 Appendix Glossary 72 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 6: ...susceptible to electromagnetic interference Locate the MODEM away from TV set radio and other electronic equipment to avoid electromagnetic interference The MODEM may interfere with medical devices like hearing aids and pacemakers Consult with a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device before using the MODEM Do not use your MODEM in dangerous environments such as oil or chemical factori...

Page 7: ...extensions which run outside of the building These can result in lightning damage to your unit This device cannot be used with handheld PDA personal digital assistants 1 3 CleaningandMaintaining Use an antistatic cloth to clean the MODEM Do not use chemical or abrasive cleanser as these could damage the plastic case Turn off your MODEM before you clean it Do not use your MODEM during a thunderstor...

Page 8: ...ive a refund for any Product from ZTE under the above mentioned situations This warranty is end user s sole remedy and ZTE s sole liability for defective or nonconform ing items and is in lieu of all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose unless otherwise required under the mandator...

Page 9: ...9 2 Getting Started 2 1 Appearance Parts Quantity MODEM 1 Power adapter 1 RJ 45 10 100 BaseT Ethernet cable 1 User Manual 1 Front Panel 2 2 Parts Supplied Getting Started ...

Page 10: ...of Service Registering VoIP FoIP service Registered VoIP FoIP service WiFi Off WiFi On and data is transmitting WiFi On Power Supply Power Supply Failure Please contact with your provider as soon as possible if the parts have any damage or lost If replacing product please preserve the packing box and parts of the product 2 3 LED Indicator There are total six LEDs for the MODEM detailed description...

Page 11: ...y 10 85 Storage temperature 40 C 70 C 40 F 158 F Storage humidity 5 95 2 5 Technical Parameters Mode of Access WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WiMAX Protocol 802 16e IEEE 802 16 2005 WiFi protocol IEEE 802 11b n g WiMAX Frequency Range 2496MHz 2690MHz WiFi Frequency Range 2400MHz 2483 5MHz Dimensions W H D 201 7mm 155 7mm 54 8mm Weight About 511 g Getting Started ...

Page 12: ...r socket LAN1 LAN2 LAN port LAN3 LAN4 PHONE Phone port Reset Reset button WPS WPS button is used to start WiFi Protected Setup authentication process ON OFF WLAN button ANT Antenna connector 2 6 Ports All ports are in back panel Getting Started ...

Page 13: ...ODEM 3 1 Application Structure Network connection is shown as follows 3 2 Hardware Installation Make sure that your MODEM is powered off You can turn on off modem by connecting disconnecting power cable Connecting MODEM ...

Page 14: ...twork card and then use your PC to search for the SSID of MODEM to connect with it Note Don t insert phone cable into LAN ports 3 2 2 Connect to Phone Connect phone cable to PHONE port of MODEM 3 2 3 Connect Power Adapter Connect the included power adapter to the MODEM power port and then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet The Power LED on the front panel will light up when the adapt...

Page 15: ...TCP IP Installation and Configuration Installation If TCP IP protocol is not installed please install it first Please refer to installation steps in Windows XP as follows For classic start menu 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Network Connections 2 Double click Local Area Connection and click Properties 3 Click Install and double click Protocol Preparation for Configuring MODEM ...

Page 16: ...16 Preparation for Configuring MODEM ...

Page 17: ...nu 1 Click Start and select Settings then click Network Connections 2 Double click Local Area Connection and click Properties 3 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP and select Obtain an IP address automatically Obtain DNS server address automatically Preparation for Configuring MODEM ...

Page 18: ...ress the Enter key or click the OK button In the command prompt type ping 192 168 0 1 and press the Enter key 2 If you get a reply as follows the LAN connection is ok 3 If you get a reply as follows please check the LAN and TCP IP configuration Refer to chapter 3 2 and chapter 4 1 in detail 4 2 2 Cancel Proxy Server in Browser For classic start menu 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel Internet O...

Page 19: ...OK button to confirm canceling proxy server in browser 4 2 3 Others Sometimes you also need several parameters please ask your service provider in detail 2 Select Connections 3 Click the LAN Settings button and remove anything that is checked Preparation for Configuring MODEM ...

Page 20: ... and enter the MODEM s default IP address 192 168 0 1 in the address field then press the Enter key A screen will appear asking you for your User Name and Password detail as following picture Enter admin in the Username field and admin in the Password field Then click the login button Ordinary Operation ...

Page 21: ...access the MODEM setup page the first screen you see as following The whole interface is divided into two parts and related functions can be executed by operation in the related areas Index area Show configuration list for your router Content area Show the detail configuration 5 2 Router State After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Router State link to access the following screen ...

Page 22: ...tion Network Type The type of network WAN Information WiMAX Status WiMAX network information IP Address IP address for WAN connection It is same IP address as the WiMAX address Primary DNS Primary DNS address Secondary DNS Secondary DNS address Ordinary Operation ...

Page 23: ...ddress for WAN connection It is the same IP address as the WiMAX IP Address Subnet Mask The subnet mask address Default Gateway Default gateway DHCP Server DHCP server information 5 3 WAN Connection 5 3 1 WiMAX Connection After access MODEM setup page successfully please click WAN Connection WiMAX Connection link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 24: ...IP Address WAN Netmask Net mask assigned by DHCP server WAN Gateway Gateway IP address Primary DNS Primary DNS address Secondary DNS Second DNS address 5 3 2 WiMAX Information After access MODEM setup page successfully please click WAN Connection WiMAX Information link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 25: ...smission flow statistic Rx Bytes Receiver flow statistic Connection Status Current connection status Connection Duration Duration of time for connection Connection RSSI Receive signal strength indicator Tx Power Transmission power PER Packet error ratio CINR Carrier to interference and noise ratio 5 4 WIMAX Settings 5 4 1 Channel Settings After access MODEM setup page successfully please click WiM...

Page 26: ...26 Ordinary Operation ...

Page 27: ...hannel After finish the configuration click Apply button to take effect 5 4 2 WiMAX Authentication After access MODEM setup page successfully please click WiMAX Settings WiMAX Authentication link to access the following screen 1 EAP MD5 Default Identity Default Identity for EAP MD5 Default Password Default Password for EAP MD5 Ordinary Operation ...

Page 28: ... Anonymous Identity Anonymous identity for EAP MD5 After finishing the related configuration click Apply button to take effect 2 EAP TLS Default Identity Default Identity for EAP TLS Device Private Key Password Device Private Key Password for EAP TLS Ordinary Operation ...

Page 29: ...wse button to select device private key file in local disk then click Update button to upload Device Certificate File Click Browse button to select device certificate file in local disk then click Update button to upload CA Certificate File Click Browse button to select CA certificate file in local disk then click Update button to upload 3 EAP TTLS MSCHAPv2 Ordinary Operation ...

Page 30: ...ous Identity anonymous identity for EAP TTLS MSCHAPv2 After finishing the above configuration click Apply button to take effect CA Certificate File Click Browse button to select CA certificate file in local disk then click Update button to upload 5 5 Router 5 5 1 LAN After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Router LAN link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 31: ...P End IP Allocate end IP address for IP pool The DHCP End IP address should be larger than the DHCP Start IP address DHCP Lease Time Define how long the leased IP address will be expired and will relocate new IP address UPNP Enable Universal Plug and Play UPNP or not Click Apply to confirm your configuration 5 5 2 DHCP Clients After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Router DHCP Cli...

Page 32: ...ated Infinity Click Refresh button to refresh the information 5 6 Wi Fi Settings 5 6 1 Station List After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Wi Fi Settings Station List link to access the following screen 5 6 2 Basic After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Wi Fi Settings Basic link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 33: ...33 Ordinary Operation ...

Page 34: ...fault this function If Enable is selected the router broadcasts the SSID and other devices can detect and connect to it AP Isolation When Enabled is selected each of your wireless client will not be able to communicate with each other BSSID MAC address of the Wi Fi Frequency Channel Choose the appropriate channel to optimize the performance and coverage of your wireless network WDS Mode WDS enable...

Page 35: ... WDS is enabled and set the peer APs wireless MAC address on router When you set Re peater Mode your PC can search SSID of AP after connected CCK 802 11b OFDM 802 11g HTMIX 802 11b g n Mixed Mode GREENFIELD 802 11n If you select NONE all the data transmitted without encryption and other station can access router Only Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode need this WDS configuration is shown below Step Des...

Page 36: ...The Modulation and Coding Scheme MCS is a value that determines the modulation coding and number of spatial channels Reverse Direction Grant RDG Enable RDG or not Extension Channel Set extension channel Extension channel is also able to send and receive data Aggregation MSDU A MSDU To enable Hyper Throughput TX Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit select Enable Auto Block ACK Select to block ACK Acknow...

Page 37: ...37 Ordinary Operation ...

Page 38: ...shold Request To Send RTS threshold should be remained as the value of 2347 If you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications are recommended TX Power Transmit power should be remained as the value of 100 Short Preamble The length of CRC block in the frames during the wireless communication Short Slot To indicate that 802 11g is using a shot time slot because there is no legacy stat...

Page 39: ...nces data transfer performance APSD Capable Automatic Power Save Delivery APSD enable or disable data flow using APSD during transmitting for power saving Click Apply to confirm your configuration 5 6 4 Security After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Wi Fi Settings Security link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 40: ...ame WEP key with wireless gateway can pass the authentication and access the wireless network WEPAUTO Select WEP security automatically WPA PSK WPA Pre Shared Key Enter the Pre Shared key as a plain text ASCII pass phrase of at least 8 characters WPA2 PSK It is the securer version of WPA with implementation of the 802 11i standard WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Apply both the WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK scheme If the ...

Page 41: ...our keys can be set in the blank Choose the primary key index The primary key is the only key in use at a given time Whatever keys you enter for an access point you must also enter the same keys for the client adapter in the same order In other Ordinary Operation ...

Page 42: ...WEP key 2 on the client adapter etc Select Hex if use 10 or 26 hexadecimal numbers 0 9 or A F Select ASCII if use 5 or 13 ASCII characters case sensitive If the Authentication type is WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK the bottom part of the configuration page displays WPA parameters Ordinary Operation ...

Page 43: ...g Wireless Disable If disabled MAC address is not used to control network access Wireless Allow Set the MAC address that is allowed to access network Wireless Reject Set the MAC address that is not allowed to access network Click Apply to confirm your configuration 5 6 5 WPS After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Wi Fi Settings WPS link to access the following screen Ordinary Oper...

Page 44: ...k Apply the WPS settings are shown in the following figure This is used to setup security easily by choosing PIN Pin Input Configuration or PBC Push Button Configuration method to do Wi Fi protected setup Ordinary Operation ...

Page 45: ...r or select PBC and then click Apply Press WPS button on the client wireless adapter within two minutes and the negotiation pro cess will be established Client PIN Enter the PIN code from the registrar or enrollee Click Apply to save and apply the current settings WPS Status Shows the current status of the WPS function Note When the security mode is SHARED or Open you can not use WPS connection 5 ...

Page 46: ...46 If you select Enable the filter settings will appear Ordinary Operation ...

Page 47: ... source port numbers that will be filtered Action Set how to handle the packet if it matches with the rule Comment Type comment for the filter settings Note Filtering rules are matched one by one if met this provision it will not continue to match the rules listed below Click Apply to confirm your configuration Click Delete to delete the rule which you selected Click Reset to clear what you select...

Page 48: ...tering item will be shown in the Current URL Filter field Click Delete to delete the rule which you selected Click Reset to clear what you select or input 5 7 2 URL Filter After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Firewall URL Filter link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 49: ...elete the rule which you selected Click Reset to clear what you select or input 5 7 4 Fort Forwarding After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Firewall Port Forwarding link to access the following screen 5 7 3 Time Filtering After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Firewall Time Filtering link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 50: ...50 If you select Enable the Virtual Server Settings will appear Ordinary Operation ...

Page 51: ...er Settings area and then click Apply to add a new rule Click Delete to delete the rule which you selected Click Reset to clear what you select or input 5 7 5 DMZ After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Firewall DMZ link to access the following screen If you select Enable set the DMZ IP address and then click Apply to confirm your configuration You can setup a De militarized Zone D...

Page 52: ...wing screen Allow or Deny the remote management function and Enable or Disable ping from WAN on requirement and then click Apply Click Reset to restore the default value 5 7 7 Advanced Settings After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Firewall Advanced Set tings link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 53: ...d this DNS request to high level DNS server NAT Disable or enable the NAT in internal network Click Apply to confirm 5 8 VPN After access MODEM setup page successfully please click VPN link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 54: ... user Name Password Input password Select Operation Select the operation Connect or Disconnect VPN Status VPN current status Click Apply to confirm 5 9 VoIP 5 9 1 User Details After access MODEM setup page successfully please click VoIP User Details link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 55: ...55 Ordinary Operation ...

Page 56: ...ng port of the local User Agents for receiving and transmitting SIP messages By default it sets 5060 SIP Proxy Mode Enable or disable the use of SIP proxy server config parameter T 38 FAX Ecoder T 38 Fax Mode for VoIP Enable this item to ensure the successful of Fax Display Name Display name for using in the SIP URI User Name User name for using in the SIP URI for the respective appearance Authori...

Page 57: ...iscover NAT mapping Reregister Every Expires value in seconds for a REGISTER request Appearance Displayname Be used in SIP REGISTER Encoder Used for SIP negotiation Click Apply to confirm your choice 5 9 2 Advanced After access MODEM setup page successfully please click VoIP Advanced link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 58: ... Barring Enable or disable barring incoming call Outgoing Call Barring Enable or disable barring the outgoing call Click Apply to confirm your choice 5 9 3 Supplementary After access MODEM setup page successfully please click VoIP Supplementary link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 59: ... Advanced 5 10 1 Status After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Advanced Status link to access the following screen View software version hardware version and system up time Ordinary Operation ...

Page 60: ...60 5 10 2 Statistics After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Advanced Statistics link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 61: ...r access MODEM setup page successfully please click Advanced Management link to access the following screen To set new account type new account and password and then click Apply to confirm your configuration Ordinary Operation ...

Page 62: ...k to ac cess the following screen Time Set Mode Select the time set mode Manual Set Time Set the time manually SNTP Server IP Enter a server IP for time synchronization by SNTP Click Apply to confirm your configuration to set the device time by manually or by SNTP sever Ordinary Operation ...

Page 63: ...rowse locate the latest software version and then click Upgrade Note Do not upgrade software unless necessary Wrongly upgrade action may cause router malfunction or can not work 5 10 6 Remote Upgrade After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Advanced Remote Up grade link to access the following screen Ordinary Operation ...

Page 64: ... TFTP server IP address Server Port The port of Remote FTP TFTP server address FTP Username User name for the FTP server FTP Password Password for the FTP server Remote Path File Name Locate upgrade file in FTP server If TFTP is selected you just need to type in file name Click Apply to confirm your configuration Ordinary Operation ...

Page 65: ...screen Restore to set all the settings to their factory default values and the device will restart 5 10 8 Reboot After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Advanced Reboot link to access the following screen You can reboot the Home Gateway by webUI remotely if the Gateway is not around you Ordinary Operation ...

Page 66: ...ain names dynamically Enable and config ure DDNS so the host s IP address changes will not affect the users who visit through the domain name 5 10 10 System Log After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Advanced System Log link to access the following screen 5 10 9 DDNS Settings After access MODEM setup page successfully please click Advanced DDNS Settings link to access the followin...

Page 67: ...67 This page includes three buttons Refresh Display the latest log items Clear Clear current log item Export Download the current log to the local specified directory Ordinary Operation ...

Page 68: ...68 5 11 Logout 1 Select Logout a pop up windows will appear as shown in the following figure 2 Click OK to log out Ordinary Operation ...

Page 69: ...t with distributor or service provider Problem Check Point Indicator light After power on the MODEM power LED is off 1 Make sure power adapter is original accessories 2 Power adapter correctly connect with MODEM and wall socket power 1 Make sure Ethernet cable correctly connect with com puter HUB and MODEM 2 Confirm computer HUB is power on After insert Ethernet cable the LAN indicator light is of...

Page 70: ...4 2 If it still does not work please contact your service provider Access network failure Can not access Internet 1 Please check your PC s settings and connection ac cording to the above advices make sure that your PC can access MODEM setup page 2 If PC is configured correctly and only can access MO DEM setup page please check your MODEM Detailed refer to chapter 5 If MODEM configured correctly bu...

Page 71: ...h MODEM If the call still fails please contact with your service provider Others Web page configuration lost after restart the MODEM 1 Make sure you have clicked submit button after modify the configuration every time 2 If you click submit button but the problem still exist please contact with your service provider Troubleshooting ...

Page 72: ...ain Name Server DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DMZ Demilitarized Zone Internet Global network Use to exchange data news and viewpoints within millions of computer IP Address 32 bit address Use to identify one computer in TCP IP ITSP The sever of SIP network Use to connect some communication equipment computer MODEM and printer within one room school or other limited region Appendix Gloss...

Page 73: ...me making it a valuable identifier for the network NAT Network Address Translation Protocol Communication protocol it is a rule that network equipment must follow for mutual communi cating to transfer transmit and receive data SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol SIP Session Initiated Protocol TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol basic communication protocol of network communication...

Page 74: ... protocol in internet its default under layer protocol is IP provide simple protocol mechanism when transfer information to another user WAN Wide Area Network WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access Appendix Glossary ...

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