ZyXEL Communications 662HW manual

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    Pr estige 662HW Series 802.11g Wireless ADSL 2+ 4 Port Security Gateway Compact Guide Version 3.40 May 2004[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 2 T able of Content s 1 Introducing th e Pres tige .............................................................................................. 3 2 Hardware ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Rear Panel Connecti ons........[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 3 1 Introducing the Prestige The Prestige 662HW ADSL 2/2+ Gateway with 8 02.11g Wireless is the ideal all-in-one device for small networks connecting to th e Internet via ADSL. Ke y features of the Prestige include NAT, 802.1x wireless LAN se curity, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), firewall and anti virus packet sc[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 4 2 Hardware 2.1 Rear Panel Connections Figure 1 Rear Panel Hard w are Connections Table 1 Rear Panel De scription LA BEL DESCRIPTION 1. DSL Connect to a telephone jack using the included telephone wire. 2. LAN 1/DMZ.. 4 Connect to a computer/external hub using an Ethernet cable. 3. POWER 12V DC Connect to a powe[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 5 Table 1 Rear Panel De scription LA BEL DESCRIPTION CON/AUX switch CON/AUX port Only connect this port if you want to configure the Prestige using the SMT via console port see your User's Guide for det ails. Set this switch to the CON side to use the CON/AUX port as a console port for local device configura[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 6 Table 2 Front Panel LED Description LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Blinking The Prestige is rebooting. On Power to the Prestige is too low. Red Blinking The Prestige is receiv ing power but not functioning properly. Off The system is not ready or has malfunctioned. On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb Ethernet c[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 7 Table 2 Front Panel LED Description LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION CON/AUX Green On The CON /AUX switch is set to CON , the CON/AUX port is connected to a management computer and someone is logged into the Prestige. Orange On The CON/A UX switch is set to AU X and the CON/AUX port has an Internet co nnection thro[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 8 Step 4. You should be able to access the Intern et. Otherwise, follow th e on-screen instructions to solve the prob lem(s). Re fer to the rest of this guide or the User’s Guide to manually config ure your Prestige for Internet connection and other advanced settings. 4 Setting Up Y our Computer ’s IP Address[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 9 3. In the Netw ork wi nd o w Configuration tab, select your network adapter's TCP/IP entry and click Properties . 4. Click the IP Address tab. -If your IP address is dynamic, select Obtain an IP address auto matically . -If you have a static IP address, select Specify an IP address and type your informatio[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 10 5. Click the DNS Configuration tab. -If you do not know your DNS information, select Disable DNS . -If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in). 6. Click the Gateway tab. -If you do not know your gateway’s IP address,[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 11 8. Click OK to close the Network window. Insert the Windows CD if prompted. 9. Turn on your Prestige and restart your comp uter when prompted. Verifying Your Computer’s IP Address 1. Click Start and then Run . 2. In the Ru n window, type "winipcfg" and then click OK to open the IP Configuration win[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 12 Then enter your DNS server IP address(es) in the Preferred DNS server and/or Alter nate DNS serv er fields. If you have more than two DNS servers, click Advanced , the DNS tab and then configure them using Ad d . 6. Click Advanced . Remove any pre viously installed gateways in the IP Settin gs tab and click OK[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 13 Your computer can now communica te with the Prestige using the LAN port. 5 Configuring Y our Prestige This Compact Guide shows you how to use the web configurator only . See your User’s Guide for background information on all Prestige features and SMT (System Management T erminal) configuration. 5.1 Accessin[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 14 Figure 4 Web Configura tor: Password Screen Step 3. It is highly recommended you change the defaul t password! Enter a new password, retype it to confirm and click Apply ; alternativel y click Ignore to proceed to the main menu if you do not want to chang e the password now. Step 4. You should now see the web [...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 15 Figure 5 Web Config urator: Site Map Screen The Prestige automatically times out after five minutes of inactivity . Sim ply log back into the Prestige if this happens to you. 5.2 Common Screen Command Buttons The following table shows common command but tons found on many web configurator screens. Back Click B[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 16 Figure 6 Wizard Screen 1 From the Mode drop-down list box, select Routing (default) if your ISP allows multiple computers to share an Internet account. Otherwise select Bridge . Select the encapsulation type your ISP uses from the Encapsulation drop-dow n list box. Choices vary depending on what you select in [...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 17 Figure 7 Internet Connection with PPPoE If your ISP provides the name of your PPPoE service provider, enter it in the Service Name field. Enter the user name and password exactly as your ISP assigned them. Select Obtain an IP Address Automatically if you have a dynamic IP address; otherwise select Static IP Ad[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 18 Figure 9 Internet Connec tion with ENET ENCAP In the ENET ENCAP Gateway field, enter the gateway IP address given by your ISP. Refer to Figure 7 for other field descriptions . Figure 10 Internet Connection with PPPoA Refer to Figure 7 for field descriptions. The IP Address and Network Address T ranslation fiel[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 19 Step 3. Verify the settin gs in the screen shown next. To change th e LAN information on the Pr estige, click Change LAN Configurations . Otherwise click Save Settings to save the configu ration and skip to step 5. Figure 11 Wi zard Screen 3 Step 5. If you want to c hange your Prestige LAN settings, click Chan[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 20 Figure 12 Wizard: LA N Configuration Enter the IP address of your Prestige in dotted decimal notation in the LAN I P Address field. For example, 192.168.1.1 (factory default). If you change the Prestige’ s L AN IP address, you must use the new IP address if you want to access the web configurator again. Ente[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 21 Figure 13 Wizard Screen 4 5.4 T est Y our Internet Connection Launch your web browser and navigate to www.zyxel.com . Internet access is just the beginning. Refer to the User’s Guide for mo re detailed information on the complete range of Prestige features. If you cannot access the Internet, open the web con[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 22 The WLAN screens are only a vailable when a WLAN card is installed. To configure wirele ss settings, click Advanced Setup , Wireless LAN and then click Wireless . Figure 14 Wireless L AN: Wireless The following table d escribes the fields in this screen. Table 3 Wireless L AN: Wireless LA BEL DESCRIPTION Enabl[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 23 Table 3 Wireless L AN: Wireless LA BEL DESCRIPTION ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentity) The ESSID is a unique name to identify the Prestige in the wireless LAN. Wireless clients associating to an Access Point (the Prestige) must have the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII cha[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 24 Table 3 Wireless L AN: Wireless LA BEL DESCRIPTION Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the Prestige and the wireless clients must use the same WEP key for data transmission. If you chose 64-bit WEP , then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 25 Figure 15 Wireless L AN: MAC Address Filter The following table d escribes the fields in this screen. Table 4 Wireless L AN: MAC Address Filter LA BEL DESCRIPTION Active Select Yes from the drop down list box to enable MAC address filtering. Action Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the [...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 26 not listed will be denied access to the router. MAC Address Enter the MAC addresses (in XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX format) of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the Prestige in these address fields. 6.3 802.1x and WPA Overview Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of th e IEEE 802.11i security[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 27 2. Many-to-One : Many-to-One mode maps multiple local IP addresses to one global IP address. 3. Many-to-Many Overload : Many-to-Many Overload mode maps multiple local IP addresses to shared global IP addresses. 4. Many-to-Many No Overload : Many-to-Many No Overload mode maps each local IP address to unique glo[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 28 Figure 17 SUA /N AT Server The following table d escribes the labels in this screen. Table 5 SUA/NA T Server LABEL DESCRIPTION Start Port No. Type a port number in this field. To forward only on e port, type the port number again in the End Port field. To forward a series of ports, t ype the start port number [...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 29 6.6 Firewall Overview The Prestige firewall is a stateful inspection firewall and is design ed to protect against Denial of Service atta cks when activated. The Prestige’s purpose is to allow a private Local Area Network (LAN) to b e securely connected to the Internet. The Prestig e can be used to prevent th[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 30 6.7 Enabling the Firewall with Default Policy From the main s creen, click Firewall and then Default Policy to display the following screen. Activate the f irewall by selecting the Firewall Enabled check box as seen in the following screen. Figure 19 Default Policy The following table d escribes the labels in [...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 31 Table 6 Fire w all: Default Policy LA BEL DESCRIPTION Packet Direction This is the direction of travel of packets ( LAN to LA N/Router , LA N to WA N , WAN to W AN/Route and WA N t o LA N ). Firewall rules are grouped based on the direction of travel of packets to which they apply. For example, LAN t o LAN/Rou[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 32 Figure 20 Rule Summary The following table d escribes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Rule Summary LA BEL DESCRIPTION Firewall Rules Storage Space in Use This read-only bar shows how much of the Prestige's memory fo r recording firewall rules it is current ly using. When you are using 80% or less of th[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 33 Table 7 Rule Summary LA BEL DESCRIPTION Rule This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of your rules is important as rules are applied in turn. Click a rule’s number to go to the Firewall Edit Rule screen to configure or edit a firewall rule. Active This field displays w hether a firewall is turned on [...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 34 Table 7 Rule Summary LA BEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click App l y to save your changes back to the Prestige. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. Follow these directions to cre ate a new rule. Step 1. In the Rule Summary screen, type the index nu mber for where you want to put the rule. For e[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 35 Figure 21 Creating/Editing A Firewall Rule[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 36 The following table d escribes the labels in this screen. Table 8 Firewall: Edit Rule LABEL DESCRIPTION Active Select this option to enable this firewall rule. Action for Matched Packet Use the radio button to select whether to discard ( Block ) or allow the passage of ( Forward ) packets th at match this rule[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 37 Table 8 Firewall: Edit Rule LABEL DESCRIPTION Schedule Day to Apply Select every day or the da y(s) of the week to apply the rule. Time of Day to Apply (24- Hour Format) Select All Day or enter the start and end times in the hour-minute format to apply the rule. Log Log Packet Detail Information This field det[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 38 7 T roubleshooting Table 9 Trouble shooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION None of the LEDs turn on when you turn on the Prestige. Make sure that you have the correct power adaptor connected to the Prestige and plugged in to an appropriate power source. Check all cable connections. If the LEDs still do not turn on,[...]

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    Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide 39 Table 9 Trouble shooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Cannot access the Internet. Verify the Internet connection settings in the WAN Set up screen. Make sure you entered the correct user name an d password. For wireless clients, check that both the Prestige and wireless client(s) are using the same ESSI D, channe[...]