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  • Page 1

    ZyW ALL 2 Internet Security Gateway Quick Start Guide Version 3.60 March 2003[...]

  • Page 2

    ZyWALL 2 1 Introducing the ZyW ALL The ZyWALL 2 is the ideal secure gateway for all da ta passing between the Internet and the LAN. By integrating NAT, firewall and VPN capability, ZyXEL’ s ZyWALL 2 is a complete security solution that protects your Intr anet and efficiently manag es data traffic on your network. The embedded web conf igurator is[...]

  • Page 3

    ZyWALL 2 2 Hardware Inst allation Rear Panel LABEL DESCRIPTION 1. LAN 10/100M 1-4 Connect a computer to one of these ports with an Ethernet cable. These ports are auto- negotiating (can connect at 10 or 100Mbps) and auto-s ensing (automatically adjusts to the type of Ethernet cable you use, straight-through or crossover). 2. WAN 10/100M Connect you[...]

  • Page 4

    ZyWALL 2 3 Setting Up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address Skip this section if your computer is already set up to accept a dynamic IP address. This is the default for most ne w computers. The ZyWALL is already set up to assign your computer an IP address. Use this section to set up your computer to re ceive an IP a ddress or assign i t a static IP a dd[...]

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    ZyWALL 2 4 5. The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties screen opens (the General tab in Windows XP). - To have your computer assigned a dynamic IP address, click Obtain an IP address auto matically . -To configure a static IP address, click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address (choose one from192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254), Subnet[...]

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    ZyWALL 2 5 Refer to your User’s Guide for det ailed IP a ddress confi guration for ot her Windows a nd Macintosh computer operating system s. Configuring Y our ZyW ALL Choose one of these methods to acce ss and configure the Zy W ALL. This Quick S tart Guide shows you ho w to use the web configurator wizard only . See your User ’s Guide for bac[...]

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    ZyWALL 2 6 Step 4. You shoul d now see the web con figurator MAIN MENU screen.  Click WIZARD to b egin a series of screens to he lp you configure your ZyWA LL for the first time.  Click a link und er SETUP in the navigati on panel t o configure t hat ZyWALL feat ure.  Click MAINTENANCE in t he navigatio n panel to see Zy WALL perfor mance [...]

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    ZyWALL 2 7 Step 1. Click Wizard Setup in the main menu to display the first wizard screen. Syst em Na me is for identification purposes. Enter your computer's "Computer Name". The Domain Name entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this blank, the domain name obtained by DHCP from the ISP is used. Cli[...]

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    ZyWALL 2 8 WAN IP Address Assignment Select Get automaticall y from ISP if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. Select Use fixed IP address if the ISP assigned a fixed IP address and then enter your IP address and subnet mask in the next two fields. Enter the gateway IP address in this field (if provided) when you select Use Fixed IP Add[...]

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    ZyWALL 2 9 PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The WAN IP is provided after the ISP verifies the MAC address, host name or user ID. Find out the verification method used by your ISP and configure the corresponding fie lds. If the ISP checks the WAN MAC address, you s hould clone the MAC address from a LAN computer. Click WA N and then the MA C tab, select Sp[...]