ZyXEL Communications 100 manual

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    ZyW ALL 100 Read Me First R e a r P a n e l C o n n e c t i o n s R e a r P a n e l C o n n e c t i o n s PORT CONNECTION CONSOLE Connect to your computer’s com port using a conso le cable. WAN 10/100M Connect to a cable/xDSL device using an Et hernet cable. DIAL BACKUP Connect to an analog or ISDN devic e using a console (RS- 232) cable. POWER C[...]

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    B e f o r e Y o u S t a r t B e f o r e Y o u S t a r t ZYWALL FACTORY DEFAULTS IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Password: 1234 DHCP IP Pool: 192.168.1.33 – 192.168.1.64 N e t w o r k A c c e s s C h e c k l i s t N e t w o r k A c c e s s C h e c k l i s t You need a b roadband m odem and an acc ount with a n Internet Ser vice [...]

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    1. Clic k Start and then Ru n . In the Run window, type "winipcfg" and then click OK to open th e IP Configuration window. 2. Select your netwo rk adapter. You shoul d see your com puter's IP address, subnet mask and de fault gate way. Setting up Yo ur Window s NT/2000/XP Comp uter Configuring TCP/IP 1. Clic k Start , Settings , Ne t[...]

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    • Telnet • Console po rt using terminal emulati on software Procedure For W eb Configurator Configuration 1. Launch your web brow ser and enter “192.168.1 .1” as the URL. 2. Type "1234" (defaul t) as the passwo rd and press ENTER . 3. You shoul d now see the Main Menu screen. Click the help icon (located in the upper right portion[...]

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    Client IP field, your computer’s IP address must match it. For access from the LAN, check your computer’s TC P/IP configuration. The IP addre ss and the subnet mask of the ZyWALL and your computer must be on the same sub net. Cannot ping any computer on the LAN. If the 10/100M LAN LEDs are off, check the cabl es between the ZyWALL and your comp[...]