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ZyXEL Communications ISDN Internet Access Router 202H Plus manual

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    Pr estige 202H Plus ISDN Internet Access Router Quick Start Guide Version 3.40 1 2 /2 0 04[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 2 T able of Content s 1 Introducing the Pres tige..................................................................................................... .......................................... 3 2 Hardware In s talla tion ..........................................................................................[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 3 1 Introducing the Prestige The P r e s t i ge 20 2 H P lus is an I S D N Intern e t ac c e s s router that of f e rs a co m p lete In t e rnet a c ce s s s o l u tion. The prestige is equipped with two integrat ed phone ports for connecting an alog phones and fax d evices. It also provides advanced calling fea[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 4 2 Hardware Inst allation 2.1 Rear Panel LA BEL DESCRIPTION ON/OFF Turn the router on and off by push ing the power button (in is ON, out is OFF). POWER 12VAC Connect to a power source using the power adapter for your region (see your User’s Guide ). LAN 1-4 Connect to computer(s) / external hub(s) using an E[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 5 LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION On The Prestige is receiving power and functioning properly. Green Blinking The Prestige is rebooting. Red On Power to the Prestige is too low. PWR/SYS Off The system is not ready or has malfunctioned. Green On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb Ethernet connection. Blinking The Pr[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 6 3.1 Windows 95/98/Me Click Start , Settings , Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to open the Network window. The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed com ponents. You need a netwo rk adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Netw orks. If you need the adapter: [...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 7 e. Restart your computer so the changes you made t ake effect. In the Network window Configuration tab, select your network adapt er's TCP/IP entr y and click Propert ies . 1. Click the IP Address tab. -If your IP address is dynamic, select Obtain an IP address automatically . -If you have a static IP add[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 8 3. Click the Gateway tab. -If you do not know your gateway’s IP address, remove previously installed gateways. -If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click Ad d . 4. Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Properties window. 5. Click OK to close the Netw ork window. Insert the [...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 9 5. The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properti es screen opens (the General tab in Windows XP). - To have your computer assigned a dynamic IP address, click Obtain an IP address au tomatically . If you know your DNS sever IP address(es), type t hem in the Preferred DNS serve r and/or Alternate DNS server fields. -To[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 10 4 Configuring Y our Prestige Choose one of these methods to access and configure the Prestige. This Quick Start Guide shows you ho w to use the web configurator wizard only . See y our User ’s Guide for background information on all Pr estige features and SMT configuration. Click the web configurator onlin [...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 11 If you do not c hange the p ass word, the following scr een appears ev ery time you log in . 4. You should now see the Site Map screen .  Click Wizar d Set up to begin a series of screens to help you configure your Prestige for the first time.  Click a link under Advanced Setup in the navigation panel t[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 12 4.2 Common Screen Command Buttons The following table shows common command buttons found on many web configurator screens. Back Click Back to return to the previous screen. Apply Click App l y to save your changes back to the Prestige. Reset/Cancel Click Reset or Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 13 2. Click the Next button to continue. The second wiza rd screen helps you set up your Prestige for Internet access. In the Service Name field, enter your ISP’s name. Enter the Primary and the Secondary Phone numbers to connect to the ISP. Next, enter the user name and password exactly as your ISP assigned t[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 14 4. To change the LAN information on the Prestige, click Change LAN Configuration . Otherwise click Save Settings to save the configuration and skip to step 5.[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 15 From the DHCP Server drop -down list box, select On to allow your Prestige to assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and DNS servers to computer systems that support the DHCP client. Select Off to disable DHCP server. When DHCP server is used, set the following items: Specify the first of the contiguous a[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 16 4.4 T est Y our Internet Connection Launch your web browser and navigate to www.zyxel.com . You don’t need a dial-up pr ogram such as Dial Up Networking. Internet access is just the beginn ing. Refer to the User’s Guide for more detailed information on the complete range of Prestige featu res. 5 Advanced [...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 17 Figure 1 NA T: Mode 2. Click Edit Details . Figure 2 SUA /NAT Server The following table d escribes the labels in this screen.[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 18 Table 1 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 P ort field. To forward a series of ports, type the start port number here an d the end port number in the End Port field. End Port No. Type a port number[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 19 5.4 Enabling the Firewall From the main s creen, click Adv anced Setup , Fire wall and then Config to open the Configuration screen. Enable (or activate) the f irewall by select ing the Enable Firewall ch eck box as seen in the fo llowing screen. Figure 4 Enabling the Firewall 5.5 Procedure for Configuring Fi[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 20 Figure 5 Rule Summary The following table d escribes the labels in this screen. Table 2 Rule Summary LABEL DESCRIPTION The default action for packets not matching following rules Should packets that do not match the following ru les be blocked or forwarded? Make your choice from the drop down list box. Note t[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 21 Table 2 Rule Summary LABEL DESCRIPTION Source IP This drop-down list box displays the sour ce addresses or ranges of addresses to which this firewall rule applies. Please note that a blank s ource or destination address is equivalent to Any . Destination IP This drop-down list box displays the des tination ad[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 22 Figure 6 Creating/Editing A Firewall Rule The following table d escribes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Creating/Editing A Firewall Rule LABEL DESCRIPTION Source Address Click SrcAdd to add a new address, SrcEdit to edit an existing one or SrcDelete to delete one. Please see the next section for more info[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 23 Table 3 Creating/Editing A Firewall Rule LABEL DESCRIPTION Destination Address Click DestAdd to add a new address, DestEdit to edit an existing one or DestDelete to delete one. Please see the following sect ion on adding and editing destination addresses. Services Available/ Selected Services Highlight a serv[...]

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    Prestige 202H Plus Quick Start Guide 24 Table 4 Adding/Editin g Source and Destination A ddresses LABEL DESCRIPTION Address Type Do you want your rule to apply to packets with a particular (single) IP address, a range of IP addresses (e.g., 192.168.1.10 to 192.169.1.50), a subnet or any IP address? Select an option from the drop down list box Start[...]