ZyXEL Communications P-660RU-T V2 manual

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 0 P-660RU-T v2 ADSL2+ Ethernet / USB Router Quick S t art Guide V ersion 3.40 Edition 1 1 1/2006[...]

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    1 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide Overview The P-660RU-T v 2 ADSL2+ Ethernet / USB ro uter is the ideal device for small ne tworks or individual compu ters connecting to the Internet via ADSL. F eaturing USB and Ethe rnet ports, computers can share local resources (su ch as printers and files) and access to the Internet - simultaneously . This Quick[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 2 Option A: Connect via Ethernet 1E T H E R N E T : Use an Ethernet cable to connect a computer to the ETHERNET port for Inte rnet access. 2D S L : Use a telephone wire to connect your P-660RU-T v2’s DSL port to a telephone ja ck (or to a splitter , if one is already installed). 3P O W E R : Use only the included po[...]

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    3 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide •T h e POWER light blinks while performi ng system testing. It then turns steady on if the testing is successful. •T h e DSL light blinks then turns steady on, and blinks when there is traffic. •T h e ETHERNET light turns on if the ETHERNET port is properly connected, and blinks when there is traffic. V If non[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 4 Option B: Connect via USB Note: Do NOT connect the same computer to both the USB and ETHERNET ports on the P-660RU-T v2. 1U S B : Conne ct the provided USB cable to the P-660RU-T v2’s USB port. 2D S L : Use a telephone wire to connect your P-660RU-T v2’s DSL port to a telephone ja ck (or to a splitter , if one i[...]

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    5 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide After you’ve made the connections, push in the power button to turn on the P-660RU-T v2. Look at the lights on the front panel. •T h e POWER light blinks while performi ng system testing. It then turns steady on if the testing is successful. •T h e DSL light blinks then turns steady on, and blinks when there i[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 6 V If the wizard screen does not display do one of the following: a ) Disconnect the USB cable and reconnect it. b ) Use the Windows Device Wizard to manually add the device. c ) Rest art your comput er . 3 Insert the support CD into your computer CD -ROM drive and select Install the sof tware automatically (Recommen[...]

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    7 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide " Configuration genie and Zero con figuration are only able to configure the device automatically for Internet access if you are using PPPoE , PPPoA or ENET ENCAP encapsulation with a dynamically-assigned IP add ress from your ISP . If you are not using these Inter net access settings, then use the W eb Configu[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 8 A: Configuration Genie From the included CD, click Multimedia Auto Prov isioner (the installation and con figuration assistant) and the n click Installation T utorial . After you have viewed the tutorial, click Configuration Ge nie at the end of the installation tutorial or from Multimedia Auto Provisioner on the CD[...]

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    9 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide If you have a PPPoE or PPPoA connection, a screen displa ys prompting you to enter your Internet account information. Enter the username, password and/or service name ex actly as provided. Click Log on to the Internet! . C: Web Configurator Internet Access W izard Note: Enter the Internet access information given to[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 10 2 Enter the default password 1234 . V If your browser cannot find this scr een, see T roubleshooting on page 18. 3 It is strongly recommended that you change the default password in the next screen. If you change it, you will not see this screen the next time you log in.[...]

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    11 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 4 See the User ’s Guide for field descriptions of the Site Map screen. In the navigation panel on the l eft of the screen, click Wiza rd S etu p . Y ou will need informa tion supplied by your Internet service provider (ISP). 5 Configure Internet access settin gs in this step. T he wizard screens vary depending on[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 12 B) Click Next . C) Enter the username and password given by your ISP . D) If your ISP gave you an IP address, select St atic IP Address and ente r it. Otherwise, select Obtain an IP Address Automatically . E) Select Nailed-Up Connection to have your connection up all the time. Otherwise, select Connect on Demand A [...]

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    13 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide and specify an idle time -out period (in seconds) in the Max. Idle T imeout field. F) If you selected Routing , select SUA Only when you have one publi c IP address, Full Fea ture when you have more than one public IP address (for translati on) or None to disable NA T . G) Click Next . RFC 1483 A) Select Routing if[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 14 B) Click Next . C) If you selected Routing , enter the IP address given by your ISP . D) If you selected Routing , select SUA Only when you have one public IP address, Full Feature when you have more than one public IP address (for transl ation) or None to disable NA T . E) Click Next . ENET ENCAP A) Select Routing[...]

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    15 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide B) Click Next . C) If your ISP gave you an IP address, subnet mask and gateway address, select S tatic I P Address and enter them. Otherwise, select Obt ain an IP Address Automatically . D) Select SUA Only if you have one public IP address, Full Feature if you have more than one public IP address (for translation) [...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 16 PPPoE A) Select Routing , then PPPoE . B) Click Next . C) Enter the service name, username and password supplied by your ISP . A C D B F G E[...]

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    17 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide D) If your ISP gave you an IP address, select S t atic IP Address and enter it. Otherwise, select Obtain an IP Address Au tomatically . E) Select Nailed-Up Connection to have your connection up all the time. Otherwise, select Co nnect on Demand and specify an idle time -out period (in seconds) in the Max. Idle T im[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 18 9 T o test the conne ction from the P-660RU-T v2 to the ISP , click St art Diagnose . Otherwise click Return to Main Menu to go back to the main screen. T roubleshooting 1 If you cannot access the web configurator using Internet Explorer in Windows XP or Windows Server 200 3, take the following steps. A) Check the [...]

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    19 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide C) Make sure your computer’s IP address is in the same subnet as the P-660RU-T v2’s IP address (see page 20 ). D) Ping the P-660RU-T v2 from a computer on the LAN . Make sure your computer ’s Ethernet adapter is installed and functioning properly . In the computer , click Star t , ( All) Programs , Accessorie[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 20 A) Check the lights on the front panel. If they are different from what is described in section 1 , make sure the connections are correct. If the lights are still different, turn off the device, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. B) Follow the steps in section 2 again. Make sure you enter the correct informa[...]

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    21 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 2 In the Control Pa nel , double-click Network Conn ections ( Network and Dial-up Conn ections in Windows 2000/ NT). 3 Right-click Local Area Conn ection then click Properties . 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then click Properties .[...]

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    P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide 22 5 The TCP / IP Properties window appears. Select obtain an IP address automatically and click OK to have the P-660RU-T v2 assign your computer an IP address. 6 If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave you Doma in Name System (DNS) settings, enter them in the Use the following DNS server addresses field s. If yo[...]

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    23 P-660RU-T v2 Quick Start Guide Close the Network Conne ctions window ( Network and Dial-up Connections in Windows 2000/NT). Viewing Y our Product’ s Certifications 1 Go to www .zyxel.com . 2 Select your product from t he drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view fro[...]

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