ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N manual

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About This User's Guide NBG-417N User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who wa nt to configure the NBG-417N using the W eb Configurator . Tip s for Reading User ’ s Guides On-Screen When reading a Z yXEL User’s Guide On-Screen, keep the following in mind: • If you don’t alread[...]

About This User's Guide NBG-417N User’s Guide 4 Need More Help? More help is available at www .zyxel.com. • Download Library Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. Read the T ech Doc Overview to find out how to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Command Line Interface R eference Guide in [...]

Document Conventions NBG-417N User’s Guide 5 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’ s Guide. W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell y ou other important information (for example, other things you ma y need to configure or helpful tips) or re[...]

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Safety Warnings NBG-417N User’s Guide 7 Safety Warnings • Do NOT use this pro duct near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming po ol. • Do NOT expose y our device to da mpness, dust or c orrosive liquids. • Do NOT stor e things on the device. • Do NOT i nstall, use, or service this device during a thunderst orm. There i[...]

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Contents Overview NBG-417N User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview User ’ s Guide ......................................................................................... ......................... ..................... 19 Getting to Know Y our NBG-417N .... ....................... ...................... ....................... ...................... [...]

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Table of Contents NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ................................................................................. ....................... .............. 3 Document Conventions .................................................. ..................................................... .... ....[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 21 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-417N 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NBG-417N. The NBG-417N extends the range of your existi ng wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users. Y o u can set up a wireless network with other IEEE 802.[...]

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-417N NBG-417N User’s Guide 22 1.3 W ays to Manage the NBG-417N Use any of the following methods to manage the NBG-417N. • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Y ou can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the W eb Configurator to set up a wireless network with your Z yXEL Device. • W eb Configur ator . This is r[...]

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-417N NBG-417N User’s Guide 23 WLAN / WPS Green On The NBG-417N is re ady , but is not sending/receiving data through the wi reless LAN. Blinking The NBG-417N is sendi ng/receiving data through the wireless LAN. The NBG-417N is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless client. Off The wireless LAN is not ready[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 24 C HAPTER 2 The WPS Button 2.1 Overview Y our NBG-417N supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS ), which is an easy w ay to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security , without having to config[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 25 C HAPTER 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 3.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NBG-417 N W eb Configurator and pro vides an overview of its screens. The W eb Configur ator is an HTML -based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the NBG-417N via Internet browse r . Use Internet Ex[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configu rator NBG-417N User’s Guide 26 5 Y ou should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as shown next. T ype a new password (and retype it to confirm) and clic k Apply or click Ignore . Figure 3 Change Password Screen Note: The management session au tomatically ti mes out when the ti[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-417N User’s Guide 27 3.3 Resetting the NBG-417N If you forget your password or IP address, or yo u cannot access the W eb Configurator , you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the NBG-417N to reload the factory-default configu ration file. This means that you will lose all configur at i[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configu rator NBG-417N User’s Guide 28 (For infor mation on the status screen in AP Mode see Chapter 5 on page 50 .) Figure 5 Status Screen (Router Mode) The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen. The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. T able 2 Status Screen Icon[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-417N User’s Guide 29 WAN Information - MAC Address This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. - IP Address This sh ows the WAN port’ s IP address. - IP Subnet Mask This shows the WAN port’s subnet mask. - DHCP This shows the WAN port’ s DHCP role - Client or None . LAN Info[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configu rator NBG-417N User’s Guide 30 3.5.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure NBG-417N features. The following table describes the sub-menus. Rate For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or N/A when the line is disconnected. For the W AN port, it displ[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-417N User’s Guide 31 3.5.2 Summary: DHCP T able DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configur ation at start -up from a server . Y ou can configure the NBG-417N’ s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configu rator NBG-417N User’s Guide 32 Click the DHCP Table (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. Read-only inform ation here relates to your DHCP status. The DHCP table sh ows current DHCP client information (including IP Address , Host Name and MAC Address ) of all network clients using the NBG-417N’ s DHC[...]

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-417N User’s Guide 33 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.5.4 Summary: WLAN S t ation St atus Click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG-417N in the Association List . Association[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 35 C HAPTER 4 Connection Wizard 4.1 Wizard Setup This chapter provides information on the wi zard setup screens in the W eb Configurator . The W eb Configur ator’s wizard setup helps you configure y our device to access the Internet. Re fer to your ISP (Internet Service Provider) checklis t in the Quick Start Guide to know[...]

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 36 3 R ead the on-screen information and click Next . Figure 1 1 W elcome to the Connection Wizard 4.2 Connection Wizard: STEP 1: System Information System Information contains administrative and system-related inform ation. 4.2.1 System Name System Name is for identification purposes. However , b[...]

Chapter 4 Con nection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 37 Click Next to configure the NBG-417N for Internet access. Figure 12 Wizard Step 1: Sys tem Information The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3 Connection Wizard: STEP 2: W ireless LAN Set up your wireless LAN using the following screen. Figure 13 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LA[...]

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 38 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: The wireless stations and NBG-417N must use the same S SID, channel ID , WP A- PSK (if WPA -PSK is enabled) or WP A2-PSK (if WP A2-PSK is enabled) for wireless communication. 4.3.1 Extend (WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK) Security Choose Exte[...]

Chapter 4 Con nection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 39 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.4 Connection Wizard: STEP 3: Internet Configuration The NBG-417N offers three Internet connection types. They are Ethernet , PPP over Ethernet or PPTP . The wizard attempts to detect which WAN conne ction type yo u are using. If the wi[...]

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 40 4.4.1 Ethernet Connection Choose Ethernet when the W AN port is used as a regular Eth ernet. Continue to Section 4.4.4 on page 42 . Figure 16 Wizard Step 3 : Ethernet Connection 4.4.2 PPPoE Connection Po int-to-P oint Protocol over Ethernet (PPP oE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPP oE is [...]

Chapter 4 Con nection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 41 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.4.3 PPTP Connection Po int-to-P oint T unneling Protocol (PPTP) is a network protocol that enables tr ansfers of data from a remote client to a priv ate server , creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using TCP/IP-based networks. PPT[...]

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 42 The following table describes the fields in this screen 4.4.4 Y our IP Address The following wizard screen allows y ou to assign a fix ed IP address or give the NBG-417N an automatically assigned IP address depending on your ISP . Figure 19 Wizard Step 3: Y our IP Address T able 13 Wizard Step [...]

Chapter 4 Con nection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 43 The following table describes the labels in this screen 4.4.5 W AN IP Address Assignment Every computer on the Internet mu st have a unique IP address. If your networks are isolated from the Internet, for instance, only between your two br anch offices, you can assign any IP addresses to the h[...]

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 44 192.168.1.254 (zero and 255 are reserved). In ot her words, the first three n umbers specify the network number while the last number identifi es an individual computer on that network. Once you hav e decided on the network number , pick an IP address that is easy to remember , for instance, 19[...]

Chapter 4 Con nection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 45 The following table describes the labels in this screen 4.4.9 W AN MAC Address Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. This screen allo[...]

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 46 advisable to clone the MAC address from a comput er on y our LAN even if your ISP does not presently require MAC address authentication. Figure 21 Wizard Step 3: W AN MAC Addr ess The following table describes the fields in this screen. T able 18 Wizard Step 3: WAN MAC Address LABEL DESCRIPTION[...]

Chapter 4 Con nection Wizard NBG-417N User’s Guide 47 4.5 Connection Wizard Complete Click Finish to complete the wizard setup. Figure 22 Connection Wizard Complete W ell done! Y ou have successfully set up your NBG- 417N to operate on your network and access the Internet.[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 49 C HAPTER 5 AP Mode 5.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure settings while your NBG-417N is set to AP Mode . Many screens that are av ailable in Router Mode are not available in AP Mode . Note: See Chapter 6 on page 55 for an exampl e of setting up a wireless network in AP mode. Use your NBG-417N as an AP if y[...]

Chapter 5 AP Mode NBG-417N User’s Guide 50 2 T o set your NBG-417N to AP Mode , go to Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General and select Access Point. Figure 24 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > Gener al 3 A pop-up appears providing information on this mode. Click OK in the pop-up message window . (See Section 22.4 on page 165 for more informat[...]

Chapter 5 AP Mode NBG-417N User’s Guide 51 The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. T able 19 Status Screen (AP Mode) LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information System Name This is the System Name y ou enter in the Maintenance > System > General screen. It is for identification purposes. Firmware V ersion This is the f[...]

Chapter 5 AP Mode NBG-417N User’s Guide 52 5.3.1 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure NBG-417N features in AP Mode . The following screen and table show the features you can configure in AP Mode . Figure 26 Menu: AP Mode The following table describes the sub-menus. Packet Statistics Use this screen to view port statu[...]

Chapter 5 AP Mode NBG-417N User’s Guide 53 5.4 Configuring Y our Settings Use this section to configure your NBG-417N settings while in AP Mode . 5.4.1 LAN Settings Click Network > LAN to see the screen below. Note: If you change the IP address of the NB G-417N in the screen below , you will need to log into the NBG-417N again using t he new I[...]

Chapter 5 AP Mode NBG-417N User’s Guide 54 5.4.2 WLAN and Ma intenance Settings The configuration of wireless and maintenance settings in AP Mode is the same as for Router Mode . •S e e Wireless LAN (69) for information on the configuring your wireless network. •S e e Sys te m (1 53 ) , L ogs (157) , To o l s ( 1 5 9 ) , Sys O P Mo de ( 16 4)[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 55 C HAPTER 6 Tutorials 6.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for your NBG-417N as follows: • How to Connect to the Internet from an AP • Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-417N and Wireless Client • Enable and Configure Wireless Securi ty without WPS on y our NBG-417N • Bandwidth Managemen[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 56 • PIN Configuration - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the NBG-417N’s interface. See Section 6.2.1.2 on page 57 . This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other . 6.2.1.1 Push Butt on Co[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 57 The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and securit y by pressing a button on both NBG-417N and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example). Figure 29 Example WPS Process: PBC Method 6.2.1.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configur ation method, you need to use bot[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 58 The following figure shows you the example to se t up wireless network and security on NBG-417N and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method. Figure 30 Example WPS Process: PIN Method Authentication by PIN SECURITY INFO WITHIN 2 MINUTES Wireless Client NBG-417N COMMUNICA TION[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 59 6.2.2 Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG- 417N This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your NBG-417N. Follow th e steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG-417N. The instructions require that your h[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 60 5 Open the Status screen. V erify your wireless and wireless security settings under Device Information and check if the WLAN connection is up under Interface Status . Figure 32 T utorial: Status Screen 6.2.2.1 Configure Y our Notebook Note: W e use the Z yXEL M-302 wireless adap ter utility screens as[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 61 4 Select SSID_Example3 and click Connect . Figure 33 Connecting a Wireless Client to a Wireless Network t 5 Select WPA -PSK and type the security k ey in the following screen. Click Next . Figure 34 Security Settings 6 The Confirm Save window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. Fig[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 62 7 Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below . If your wireless connection is weak or you ha ve no connection, see the T roubleshooting section of this User’s Guide. Figure 36 Link Status If your connection is successful, open y our Internet browser and enter http://www .zyxel.c[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 63 In the following screen, you set the priorities for V oIP and e-mail. Figure 37 T utorial: Priority Queue Click Enable for the VoIP (SIP) service and set priority to High . Do the same for E-mail . F or the rest of the applications, click Enable if you need these services and set the priority to Low . [...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 64 3 Set the priority for this to High . 4 For the port, choose TCP from the drop-down menu and enter 1863 in the Specific Port field. Y our priority table should now have the VoIP , E-mail and MSN Messenger services priorities set to High . 6.3.3 Configuring Bandwid th A llocation by IP or IP Range For t[...]

Chapter 6 Tutorials NBG-417N User’s Guide 65 After adding these services, go to Managem e nt > Bandwidth MGMT > Advanced and check if you have th e correct v alues. Figure 40 T utorial: Bandwidth Allocation Example Note: The Policy column displays either Max (maximum) or Min (minimum). This is directly directed to the value in the Rate colu[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 69 C HAPTER 7 Wireless LAN 7.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wire less network settings in your NBG-417N. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Figure 41 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless networ[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 70 •U s e t h e QoS screen ( Section 7.7 on page 79 ) to ensure Quality of Service (QoS) in your wireless network. •U s e t h e WPS screen ( Section 7.8 on page 83 ) to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security , withou t having to configure security settings manually . •U s e t h e [...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 71 Y ou can use the MAC address filter to tell the AP which wireless clients are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network. If a wireless client is allowed to use the wireless network, it still has to have the correct settings (SSID , channel, and security). If a wireless client is not allowe [...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 72 not have a RAD IUS server . Therefore, there i s no user authentication. Suppose the wireless network has two wireless clients. Device A only suppor ts WEP , and device B supports WEP and WPA. Therefore, you should set up Static WEP in the wireless network. Note: It is recommended that wireless ne t[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 73 Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen. Figure 42 Network > Wireless LAN > General The followi ng table describ es the gener a l wireless LAN labels in this screen. T able 24 Network > Wireless LAN > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Wireless LAN Click the check box to[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 74 See the rest of this chapter for inform at ion on the other labels in this screen. 7.4.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access po ints without any data encryption. Note: If you do not enable any wireless se curity on your NBG-417N, your network is a[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 75 In order to configure and enable W EP encryption; click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen. Sele ct Static WEP from the Security Mode list. Figure 44 Network > Wireless LAN > General: Static WEP The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 76 7.4.3 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Click Network > Wireless LAN to display the General screen. Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list. Figure 45 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA -PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. K ey 1 to K ey 4 The WEP keys a[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 77 7.5 MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-417N to give exclusive access to up to 16 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 16 devices from accessing the NBG-417N (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC addre ss is assigned at the fa[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 78 The following table describes the labels in this menu. 7.6 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen Use this screen to allow intra-BSS networking and set the RTS/CTS Threshold. Click Network > Wireless LAN > Advanc ed . The screen appears as shown. Figure 47 Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced The fol[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 79 7.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen The QoS screen allows you to automatically give a se rvice (such as e-mail, V oIP or FTP) a priority level. Fragmentation Thresho ld The threshold (number of bytes) for th e fr agmentati on boun dary for directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 80 Click Network > Wireless LAN > QoS . The following screen appears. Figure 48 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 30 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS LABEL DESCRIPTION WMM QoS Policy Select Default to have the NBG-417N automatical[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 81 7.7.1 Application Priority Configuration Use this screen to edit a WMM QoS application entry . Click the ed it icon under Modify . The following screen displays. Figure 49 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS: Application Priority Configuration See Appendix E on page 243 for a list of commonly-used se[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 82 Service The foll owing is a descr iption of the appl ications you can p rioritize with W MM QoS. Select a service from the drop-down list box. • E-Mail Electronic ma il consists of mes sages sent throu gh a computer netw ork to specific groups or individuals. Here are some default ports for e-mail[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 83 7.8 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable/disable WPS, view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS status. T o open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS tab. Figure 50 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.9 WPS S t [...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 84 Note: Note: After you click Push Button on this screen, you ha ve to press a similar button in the wirel ess station utility within 2 minutes. T o add the second wireless station, you ha ve to press these buttons on both device and the wireless station again after the first 2 minutes. Figure 51 Netw[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 85 7.10 Scheduling Screen Use this screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off . Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default. The wireless LAN can be schedul ed to turn on or off on certain days an d at certain times. T o ope n this screen, click Netw ork > Wireless LAN > Sc[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 86 wireless links with other APs. Y ou need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode. Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless secu rity settings on the NBG-417N and on all wireless clients that y ou want to associate wit h it. Click Network > Wireless LAN > W[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 87 7.1 1.1 Security Mode: S t atic WEP Use this screen to configure the Static WEP s e c u r i ty f o r yo u r N B G - 4 1 7 N w h e n i t i s i n AP + Bridge or Bridge On ly mode. Figure 54 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (Static WEP) Apply Click Apply to save your changes to NBG-4 17N. Refresh Cli[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 88 The following table describes the labels in this scre en. Refer to T able 35 on page 86 for descriptions of other fields in this screen. 7.1 1.2 Security Mo de: WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Use this screen to configure the WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security for your NBG-417N when it is in AP + Bridge or Bridge Only[...]

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 89 The following table describes the labels in this scre en. Refer to T able 35 on page 86 for descriptions of other fields in this screen. T able 37 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (WPA -PSK/WP A2-PSK) LABEL DESCRIPTION Pre-Shared Key T ype a pre-shared k ey from 8 to 63 ca se-sensi tive ASCII char[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 91 C HAPTER 8 WAN 8.1 Overview This chapter discusses the NBG-417N’ s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG- 417N for Internet access. A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet. It connects your priv ate networks (such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and o[...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 92 8.3.1 Configuring Y our Internet Connection Encap sulation Method Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower la yer protocol. T o set up a WAN connection to the Internet, y ou need to use the same encapsulation method used by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). If your [...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 93 8.3.2 Multicast T r aditionally , IP packets are transmitted in one of ei ther two w ays - Unicast (1 sender - 1 recipien t) or Broadcast (1 sender - everybody on the networ k). Multicast delivers IP packets to a group of hosts on the network - not everybody and not just 1. Figure 57 Multicast Example In the[...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 94 8.3.4 Auto-Bridge In the rear panel of your NBG-417N, you can see four LAN ports (1 to 4) and one WAN port. The W AN port is for your Internet access connection, and the LAN ports are for your network devices. The W AN port has a different IP address from the LAN ports. When you enable auto-bridging in your [...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 95 This screen displays when you select Ethernet encapsulation. Figure 59 Network > WAN > Internet Connection : Ethernet Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 38 Network > W AN > Internet Connection: Ethernet Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION Connect ion T y pe [...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 96 8.4.2 PPPoE Encap sulation The NBG-417N supports PPP oE (Point -to-Poin t Protocol over Ethernet). PPP oE is an IETF standard (RFC 2516) specifying how a personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) connection. The PPP over Ethernet option is for a dial-up connection u[...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 97 This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation. Figure 60 Network > WAN > Internet Connection : PPPoE Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 39 Network > W AN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Par ameters for Internet[...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 98 8.4.3 PPTP Encap sulation Po int-to-P oint T unneling Protocol (PPTP) is a networ k protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a priv ate server , creating a Virtual Private Network (VPN) using T CP/IP- based networks. PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol and virtual private net[...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 99 This screen displays when you select PPTP encapsulation. Figure 61 Network > WAN > Internet Connection : PPTP Encapsulation The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 40 Network > W AN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Par ameters for Internet Ac[...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 100 8.5 Advanced W AN Screen Use this screen to enable Multicast , allow Windows Networking and enable Auto-bridge . Nailed-up Connection Select Nailed-Up Connection if you do not want the connection to time out. Idle Time out This valu e specifies the t ime in minutes that el apses before the NBG-417N automati[...]

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 101 Note: The three categories sh own in this screen are ind e pendent of each other . T o change your NBG-417N’s adv anced W AN settings, click Network > WAN > Advanced . The screen appears as shown. Figure 62 Network > WAN > Adv anced The following table describes the labels in this screen. T ab[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 103 C HAPTER 9 LAN 9.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same b uilding or floor of a building. The LAN screens can help you con[...]

Chapter 9 LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 104 9.3 What Y ou Need T o Know The actual physical connection determines whether the NBG-417N ports are LAN or W AN ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN network as shown next. Figure 64 LAN and WAN IP Addresses The LAN parameters of the NBG-417N ar[...]

Chapter 9 LAN NBG-417N User’s Guide 105 9.4 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change your basic LAN settings. Click Network > LAN . Figure 65 Network > LAN > IP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 42 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address T ype the IP address of your NBG-417N in dotted decim al n[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 107 C HAPTER 10 DHCP Server 10.1 Overview DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configur ation at start -up from a server . Y ou can configure the NBG-417N’ s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server , the NBG-417N provides the TC[...]

Chapter 10 DHCP Server NBG-417N User’s Guide 108 10.4 General Screen Use this screen to enable the DHCP server . Click Network > DHCP Server . The following screen displays. Figure 66 Network > DHCP Server > Gener al The following table describes the labels in this screen. 10.5 Advanced Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresse[...]

Chapter 10 DHCP Server NBG-417N User’s Guide 109 T o change your NBG-417N’ s static DHCP settings, click Netwo rk > DHCP Se rver > Advanced . The following screen displays. Figure 67 Network > DHCP Server > Adv anced The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 44 Network > DHCP Serv er > Adv anced LABEL DES[...]

Chapter 10 DHCP Server NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 0 10.6 Client List Screen The DHCP table shows current DHCP client information (including IP Address , Host Name and MAC Address ) of network clients using the NBG-417N’ s DHCP servers. Configure this screen to always assign an IP address to a MAC address (and host name). Click Network > DHCP S[...]

Chapter 10 DHCP Server NBG-417N User’s Guide 111 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 45 Network > DHCP Serv er > Client List LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the index number of the host compu ter . IP Address This field displays the IP addr ess relative to the # field li sted above. Host Name This field displa ys the[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 3 C HAPTER 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) 1 1.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure NA T on the NBG-417N. NA T (Network Address T ranslation - NA T , RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet. F or example, the source address of an outgoing pack et, used within one network is [...]

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 4 •U s e t h e Application screen ( Section 11.4 on page 114 ) to change your NBG-417N’s port forwarding settings. •U s e t h e Advanc ed screen ( Section 11.5 on page 117 ) to change your NBG-417N’s trigger port settings. 1 1.3 General NA T Screen Use this screen to en[...]

Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Transla tion (NAT) NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 5 local IP address of the desired server . The port numbe r identifies a service; for example, web service is on port 80 and F TP on port 21. In some cases, such as for unknown services or where one server can support more than one service (for example both F TP and web servi[...]

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 6 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 47 Network > NA T > Application LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Application Rule Active Select the check box to en able this rule and the requested service can be forwarded to the host with a spec ified internal IP a[...]

Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Transla tion (NAT) NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 7 1 1.5 NA T Advanced Screen Some services use a dedicated range of ports on the client side and a dedicated range of ports on the server side. With regular port forw arding you set a forwarding port in NA T to forw ard a service (coming in from the server on the W A N) to th[...]

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 8 1 1.5.1 T rigger Port Forwarding Example The following is an example of trigger port forwarding. Figure 73 T rigger Port Forwarding Process: Example 1 Jane requests a file from the R eal Audio server (port 7070). 2 Port 7070 is a “trigger” port and causes the NBG-417N to [...]

Chapter 11 Network Addr ess Transla tion (NAT) NBG-417N User’s Guide 11 9 2 If an application needs a continuous data stream, that port (r ange) will be tied up so that another computer on the LAN can’t trigger it.[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 121 C HAPTER 12 Dynamic DNS 12.1 Overview Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services let you use a domain n ame with a dynamic IP address. 12.2 What Y ou Can Do Use the Dynamic DNS screen ( Section 12.4 on page 122 ) to enable DDNS and configure the DDNS settings on the NBG-417N. 12.3 What Y ou Need T o Know Dynamic DNS allows you to updat[...]

Chapter 12 Dynamic DNS NBG-417N User’s Guide 122 12.4 Dynamic DNS Screen T o change your NBG-417N’s DDNS, click Network > DDNS . The screen appears as shown. Figure 74 Network > Dynamic DNS The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 49 Network > Dynamic DNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Dynamic DNS Setup Enable Dynami c DNS Se[...]

Chapter 12 Dynamic DNS NBG-417N User’s Guide 123 Use WAN IP Address Select this option to update th e IP address of t he host name(s) to the W AN IP address. Dynamic DNS server auto detect IP Address Select this opti on to update the IP address of the hos t name(s) automatically b y the DDNS serv er . It is recommended th at you select th is opti[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 125 C HAPTER 13 Firewall 13.1 Overview Use these screens to enable and configure the fire wall that protects your NBG-417N and your LAN from unwanted or m alicious traffic. Enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from attacks by hack ers on the Internet and control access between the LAN and W AN. By default the fi[...]

Chapter 13 Firewall NBG-417N User’s Guide 126 •U s e t h e Services screen ( Section 13.5 on page 127 ) screen enable service blocking, enter/ delete/modify the services you want to bloc k and the date/time you want to block them. 13.3 What Y ou Need T o Know The NBG-417N’ s firewall feature physically separa tes the LAN and the W AN and acts[...]

Chapter 13 Firewall NBG-417N User’s Guide 127 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 13.5 Services Screen If an outside user attempts to probe an unsuppo rted port on your NBG-417N, an ICMP response packet is automatically returned. This allows th e outside user to know the NBG-417N exists. Use this screen to prevent the ICMP re[...]

Chapter 13 Firewall NBG-417N User’s Guide 128 Do not respond to requests for unauthoriz ed services Select this opti on to prevent ha ckers from finding the NBG-417N by probing for unused ports. If you select this option , the NBG-41 7N will not respond to port request(s) for unused ports, thus le aving the unused ports and the NBG-417N unseen. B[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 129 C HAPTER 14 Content Filtering 14.1 Overview This chapter provides a brief overview of content filtering using the embedded web GUI. Internet content filtering allows you to create an d enforce Internet access policies tailored to your needs. Content filtering is the ability to block certain web features or specific URL k[...]

Chapter 14 Content Filte ring NBG-417N User’s Guide 130 Since the NBG-417N checks the URL ’ s domain name (or IP address) and file path separ ately , it will not find items that go across the two. For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/ pressroom.php , the NBG-417N would find “tw” in the domain name ( www .zyxel.com.tw) . It would [...]

Chapter 14 Content Filtering NBG-417N User’s Guide 131 14.5 T echnical Reference The following section contains additional tec hnical information about the NBG-417N features described in this chapter . 14.5.1 Customizing Keyw ord Blocking URL Checking Y ou can use commands to set how much of a website’s URL the content filter is to check for ke[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 133 C HAPTER 15 Static Route 15.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure static routes for your NBG-417N. This chapter shows you how to configure static routes for your NBG-417N. Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gatew ay is directly connected, and the NBG-417N has no knowledge of th e networ[...]

Chapter 15 Static Route NBG-417N User’s Guide 134 15.3 IP S t atic Route Screen Use this screen to view existing static route rules. Click Management > Static Route to open th e IP Static Route screen. The following screen displays. Figure 80 Management > Static R oute > IP Static R oute The following table describes the labels in this s[...]

Chapter 15 Static Route NBG-417N User’s Guide 135 15.3.1 S t atic Rout e Setup Screen T o edit a static route, click the edit icon under Modify . The following screen displays. Fill in the required information for each static route. Figure 81 Management > Static R oute > IP Static R oute: Static Route Setup The following table describes the[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 136 C HAPTER 16 Bandwidth Management 16.1 Overview This chapter contains information about configuring bandwidth management and editing rules. Z yXEL ’ s Bandwidth Management allows you to sp ecify bandwidth management rules based on an application. In the figure below , uplink tr affic goes from the LAN device ( A ) to th[...]

Chapter 16 Band width Management NBG-417N User’s Guide 137 16.3 What Y ou Need T o Know Y ou can limit an application’s uplink or downlink ba ndwidth. This limit keeps the traffic from using up too much of the out -going interface’ s bandwidth. This way you can m ake sure there is bandwidth for other applications. Use the following guidelines[...]

Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management NBG-417N User’s Guide 138 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 16.5 Advanced Configuration Use this screen to configure bandwidth managements rule for the pre-defined services or applications. Use this screen to configure bandwidth managements r ule for specific protocols on an IP or IP ran ge .[...]

Chapter 16 Band width Management NBG-417N User’s Guide 139 Click Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advanced to open the bandwidth management Advanced screen. Figure 84 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Adva nced The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 56 Management > Bandwidth MG MT > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION P[...]

Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management NBG-417N User’s Guide 140 16.5.1 Priority Levels T r affic with a higher priority gets through faster while tr affic with a lower priority is dropped if the network is congested. The following describes the priorities that you can apply to traffic that the NBG-417N forw ards out through an interface. • High - T y[...]

Chapter 16 Band width Management NBG-417N User’s Guide 141 16.5.2 User Defined Servic e Rule Configuration If you w ant to edit a bandwidth management rule fo r specific protocols on an IP or IP range, click the Edit icon in the Bandwidth Allocation table of the Advanced screen. The following screen displays. Figure 85 Management > Bandwidth M[...]

Chapter 16 Bandwidth Management NBG-417N User’s Guide 142 16.5.3 Predefined Bandwid th Management Services The following is a description of the services that yo u can select and to which you can apply media bandwidth management in the Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advanced screen. 16.5.4 Services and Port Numbers See Appendix E on page 243[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 143 C HAPTER 17 Remote Management 17.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the R emote Management screens. Remote management allows you to determine which services/protocols can access which NBG- 417N interface (if any) from which computers. Y ou may manage your NBG-417N from a remote location via: Note: When you c[...]

Chapter 17 Remote Ma nagement NBG-417N User’s Guide 144 17.3.1 Remote Management Limit ations Remote management over LAN or W A N will not work when: 1 Y ou have disabled that service in one of the remote management screens. 2 The IP address in the Secured Client IP Address field does not match the client IP address. If it does not match, the NBG[...]

Chapter 17 Remote Mana gement NBG-417N User’s Guide 145 T able 59 Management > R emote MGMT > WWW LABEL DESCRIPTION Server Port Y ou may change the server port number for a service if needed, howeve r you must use the same port number in or der to use that se rvice for remote manageme nt. Server Acce ss Select the interface(s ) through whic[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 146 C HAPTER 18 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 18.1 Overview This chapter introduces the UPnP feature in the W eb Configurator . Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses T CP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivit y between devices. A UPnP device can dynamically join a netwo[...]

Chapter 18 Uni versal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG-417N User’s Guide 147 Cautions with UPnP The automated nature of NA T traversal applications in establishing their own services and o pening firewall ports may present network security issues. Network information and configur ation may also be obtained an d modified by users in some network environme[...]

Chapter 18 Universal Plug-a nd -Pl a y (UPn P) NBG-417N User’s Guide 148 18.5 T echnical Reference The sections show examples of using UPnP . 18.5.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP . Y ou must already hav e UPnP installed in Windows XP and UPnP activated on the NBG-417N. Make sure [...]

Chapter 18 Uni versal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG-417N User’s Guide 149 3 In the Internet Connection Properties window , click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Figure 89 Internet Connection Properties 4 Y ou may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. Figure 90 Internet Connecti[...]

Chapter 18 Universal Plug-a nd -Pl a y (UPn P) NBG-417N User’s Guide 150 5 Select Show icon in n otification area wh en connected option and click OK . An icon displays in the system tray . Figure 92 Sy st em T ray Ic on 6 Double-click on the icon to display your cur rent Internet connection status. Figure 93 Internet Connection Status 18.5.2 We [...]

Chapter 18 Uni versal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG-417N User’s Guide 151 3 Select My Network Places und er Other Places . Figure 94 Network Connections 4 An icon with the description for each UPnP-enabled device displays under Local Network . 5 Right-click on the icon for y our NBG-417N and select Invoke . The W eb Configurator login screen displays.[...]

Chapter 18 Universal Plug-a nd -Pl a y (UPn P) NBG-417N User’s Guide 152 6 Right-click on the icon for y our NBG-417N and select Propert ies . A properties window displays with basic information about the NBG-417N. Figure 96 Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 153 C HAPTER 19 System 19.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Syst em screens. See the chapter about wizard setup for mo re information on the next few screens. 19.2 What Y ou Can Do •U s e t h e General screen ( Section 19.3 on page 153 ) to enter a name to identify the NBG-417N in the network and set the [...]

Chapter 19 System NBG-417N User’s Guide 154 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 61 Maintenance > System > Gener al LABEL DESCRIPTION System S etup System N ame S ystem Name is a uni que name to id entif y the NBG-417N in an Ethernet network. It is recommen ded y ou enter your computer’s “Computer name” in t[...]

Chapter 19 System NBG-417N User’s Guide 155 19.4 T ime Setting Screen T o change your NBG-417N’s time and date, click Maintenance > System > Time Setting . The screen appears as shown. Use this screen to conf igure the NBG-417N’ s time based on your local time zone. Figure 98 Maintenance > System > Time Setting he following table [...]

Chapter 19 System NBG-417N User’s Guide 156 New Date (yyyy/mm/dd) This field displa ys the last updated date from the time server or the last date configured manually . When you set Time and Date Setup to Manua l , enter the new date in this field and then click Apply . Get from Time Serve r Select this r adio button to ha ve the NBG-417N get the[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 157 C HAPTER 20 Logs 20.1 Overview This chapter contains information about config uring gener al log settings and viewing the NBG- 417N’s logs. The W eb Configurator allows you to look at all of the NBG-417N’ s logs in one location. 20.2 What Y ou Can Do Use the View Log screen ( Section 20.4 on page 157 ) to see the log[...]

Chapter 20 Logs NBG-417N User’s Guide 158 Click Maintenance > Logs to open the View Log screen. Figure 99 Maintenance > Logs > View Log The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 63 Maintenance > Logs > View Log LABEL DESCRIPTION Refresh Click Refresh to renew the log screen. Clear Log Click Clear Log to delete[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 159 C HAPTER 21 Tools 21.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to upload a new firmware, upload or sav e backup configuration files and restart the NBG-417N. 21.2 What Y ou Can Do •U s e t h e Firmware screen ( Section 21.3 on page 159 ) to upload firmware to your NBG-417N. •U s e t h e Configuration screen ( Section 21.[...]

Chapter 21 Tools NBG-417N User’s Guide 160 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: Do not turn off the NBG-417N while firmware upload i s in progress! After you see the Firmware Upload In Process screen, wait two minutes before logging into the NBG-417N again. Figure 101 Upload W arning The NBG-417N automatically restarts i[...]

Chapter 21 Tools NBG-417N User’s Guide 161 21.4 Configuration Screen Click Maintenance > Tools > Configuration . Information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring conf iguration appears as shown next. Figure 104 Maintenance > T ools > Configur ation 21.4.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allows y o[...]

Chapter 21 Tools NBG-417N User’s Guide 162 After you see a “configur ation upload successful” screen, you must then w ait one minute before logging into the NBG-417N again. Figure 105 Configuration R estore Successful The NBG-417N automatically restarts in this time causing a temporar y network disconnect. In some operating systems, you ma y [...]

Chapter 21 Tools NBG-417N User’s Guide 163 21.5 Rest art Screen System restart allows you to reboot the NBG-417N without turning the power off . Click Maintenance > Tools > Restart . Click Restart to have the NBG-41 7N reboot. This does not affect the NBG-417N's configuration. Figure 108 Maintenance > T ools > R estart[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 164 C HAPTER 22 Sys OP Mode 22.1 Overview The Sys OP Mode (System Oper ation Mode) function lets you configure w hether your NBG-417N is a router or AP . Y ou can choose between Router Mode and AP Mode de pending on your network topology and the features you require from y our device. See Section 1.1 on page 21 for more info[...]

Chapter 22 Sys OP Mode NBG-417N User’s Guide 165 AP An AP extends one network and so has just on e IP address. All Ethernet ports on the AP hav e the same IP address. T o connect to the Internet, another device, such as a router , is required. Figure 1 10 IP Ad dress in AP Mode 22.4 General Screen Use this screen to select how you connect to the [...]

Chapter 22 Sys OP Mode NBG-417N User’s Guide 166 If you select Access Point the following pop-up message window appears. Figure 1 13 Maintenance > Sys Op Mode > General: AP •I n AP Mode all Ethernet ports have the same IP address. • All ports on the rear panel of the device are LAN ports, including the port labeled W AN. There is no WAN[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 167 C HAPTER 23 Language 23.1 Language Screen Use this screen to change the language for the W eb Configurator displa y . Click the language you prefer . The W eb Configurator language changes after a while withou t restarting the NBG-417N. Figure 1 14 Language[...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 169 C HAPTER 24 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Po wer , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • NBG-417N Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting the NBG-417N to Its F actory Defaults • W[...]

Chapter 24 Troubleshoo ti n g NBG-417N User’s Guide 170 24.2 NBG-417N Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my NBG-417N. 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 . 2 If you changed the IP address and hav e forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the NBG-417N by looking up the IP address of the default gateway for your computer . [...]

Chapter 24 Troubleshoo ting NBG-417N User’s Guide 171 2 Check the hardware connections, and make sure th e LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. 3 Make sure y our Internet browser does not block pop-up windows an d has Jav aScripts and Ja va enabled. See Appendix B on page 189 . 4 Make sure your computer is in the same subnet [...]

Chapter 24 Troubleshoo ti n g NBG-417N User’s Guide 172 2 Make sure you entered y our ISP account information correctly in the wizard. These fields are case- sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on. 3 If you are trying to access the Internet wirelessly , ma ke sure the wireless settings in the wireless client are the same as the settings in[...]

Chapter 24 Troubleshoo ting NBG-417N User’s Guide 173 24.4 Resetting the NBG-417N to It s Factory Default s If you reset the NBG-417N, you lose all of the changes y ou have made. The NBG-417N re-loads its default settings, and th e password resets to 1234 . Y ou have to mak e all of your changes again. Y ou will lose all of your changes when you [...]

Chapter 24 Troubleshoo ti n g NBG-417N User’s Guide 174 to select R outer Mode. I set up URL keyword b locking, but I can still access a website that should b e blocked. Make sure that you select the Enable URL Keyword Blocking check box in the Content Filtering screen. Make sure that the k eywords that you type are listed in the Keyword List . I[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 175 C HAPTER 25 Product Specifications The following tables summarize the NBG-417N’ s hardware and firmware features. T able 67 Hardware Features Dimensions (W x D x H) 140 mm x 110 mm x 30 mm We i g h t 190 g Power Specification Input: 120~240 AC, 50~60 Hz Output: 12 V DC 1A Ethernet ports Auto-negotiating: 10 Mbps, 100 M[...]

Chapter 25 Product Specifications NBG-417N User’s Guide 176 Default Wireless SSID Z yXEL Device Manageme nt Use the W eb Configur ator to easily configure the rich range of features on the NBG-417N. Wireless Functionalit y Allows IEEE 802.11b and/or IEEE 802.11g wireless clients t o connect to the NBG-417N wire lessly . Enable wireless securi ty [...]

Chapter 25 Product Specificati ons NBG-417N User’s Guide 177 IP Mult icast IP Multicast is used to se nd traffic to a spec ific group of computers. The NBG-417N supports v ersions 1 an d 2 of IGMP (Internet G roup Management Protocol) used to join multicast groups (see RFC 2 236). Logging Use logs for troubleshooting. Y ou can view logs in the W [...]

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NBG-417N User’s Guide 179 A PPENDIX A IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses a nd subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Ev ery networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the network. These networking devices are also [...]

Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 180 The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets (192.168.1) are the network number , and the fourth octet (16) is the host ID. Figure 1 15 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the netw ork number and how much is the host ID v arie[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 181 Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal nota tion just like IP addresses. The following examples show the binary and decimal notation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit and 29-bit subnet masks. Network Size The size of the network number determ ines the maximum number of possible hosts[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 182 Subnetting Y ou can use subnet ting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the company network for security reasons. In this example, the company netwo[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 183 The following figure shows the company netw ork after subnetting . There are now two sub- networks, A and B . Figure 1 17 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits , so each sub-network has a maximum of 2 7 – 2 or 126 possible hosts (a host ID[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 184 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subn ets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 111). Subnet Address: 192.168.1.0 Lowest Host ID: 192.16 8.1.1 Broadcast Address: 192.168.1.63 Highest Host ID: 192.1 68.1.62 T able 74 Subnet 2 IP/SUBNET MASK NETWO[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 185 The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. Subnet Planning The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 16-bit network numbe[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 186 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your n etwork number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns y ou a block of regist ered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If the ISP did[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses a nd Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 187 IP Address Conflict s Each device on a network must have a unique IP address. Devices with duplicate IP addresses on the same network will not be able to access the Internet or other resources. The devices may also be unreachable through the network. Conflicting Computer IP Address[...]

Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-417N User’s Guide 188 Conflicting Computer and R outer IP Addresses Example More than one device can not use the same IP addr ess. In the following examp le, the computer and the router’s LAN port both use 192.168.1.1 as th e IP address. The computer cannot access the Internet. This problem can be solv[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 189 A PPENDIX B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript s and Java Permissions In order to use the web configur ator you need to allow: • W eb browser pop-up windows from your device. • Jav aScripts (enabled by default). • Jav a permissions (enabled by default). Note: The screens used below belong to Intern et Explorer versi on 6, [...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, Java Scripts and Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 190 2 Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Blocker section of the screen. This disables any web pop-up blockers you may have enabled. Figure 122 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alternat[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 191 2 Select Settings… to open the Pop-up Bloc ker Settings screen. Figure 123 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP add ress of your device (the web page that you do not w ant to have blocked) with the prefix “http://” . F or example, http://192.168.167.1[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, Java Scripts and Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 192 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites . Figure 124 Pop-up Block er Settings 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript s If pages of the web configurator do not display prop erly in In[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 193 1 In Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Options and then the Security tab. Figure 125 Internet Options: Security 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Scripting . 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 5[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, Java Scripts and Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 194 6 Click OK to close the window. Figure 126 Security Settings - Jav a Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Option s and then the Security tab . 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM . 4 Under Ja[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 195 5 Click OK to close the window. Figure 127 Security Settings - Jav a JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Option s and then the Advanced tab. 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected.[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, Java Scripts and Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 196 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 128 Java (Sun) Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0 screens are used here. Screens for other v ersions may vary slightly . The steps below apply to Mozilla Firefox 3.0 as well. Y ou can enable Java, Jav ascripts and pop-ups[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 197 Click Content to show the screen below . Select the check boxes as sho wn in the following screen. Figure 130 Mozilla Firefox Content Security Opera Opera 10 screens are used here. Screens for o ther versions may v ary slightly .[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, Java Scripts and Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 198 Allowing Pop-Ups From Opera, click Tools , then Preferences . In the General tab, go to Choo se how you prefer to handle pop-ups and select Open all pop-ups . Figure 131 Opera: Allowing P op-Ups Enabling Java From Opera, click Tools , then Preferences . In the [...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 199 T o customize JavaScript behavior in the Oper a browser , click JavaScript Options . Figure 133 Opera: Jav aScript Options Select the items you want Opera’ s JavaScript to apply .[...]

Appendix B Pop-up Windows, Java Scripts and Java Permissions NBG-417N User’s Guide 200[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 201 A PPENDIX C Setting Up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address Note: Y our specific NBG-417N may not s upport all of the oper ating systems d escribed in this appendix. See the product specif icat ions for more information about which operating systems are sup ported. This appendix shows you how to configure the IP se ttings on [...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 202 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network Connections icon. 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 203 4 On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) and then click Properties .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 204 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens. 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and Default gatew[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 205 Windows V ist a This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network and Internet icon. 3 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 206 4 Click Manage network connections . 5 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your permissi on to continue.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 207 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 208 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. 8 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 209 Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click View network status and tasks under the Network and Intern et category . 3 Click Change adapter settings .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 210 4 Double click Local Area Connection and then sele ct Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your permissi on to continue.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 21 1 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 212 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 213 3 The IP settings are displayed as follows. Mac OS X: 10.3 and 10.4 The screens in this section are from Ma c OS X 10.4 but can also apply to 10.3. 1 Click Apple > System Preferen ces .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 214 2 In the System Preferen ces window , click the Network icon. 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Built-in Et hernet from the network connection type list, and then click Config ure.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 215 4 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configur e IPv4 list in the TCP/IP tab. 5 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure IPv4 list, select Manually . •I n t h e IP Address field, type your IP address. •I[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 216 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Appli cations > Utilities > Network Utilities , and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab. Figure 134 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Utility Mac OS X: 10.5 and 10.6 The screens in thi[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 217 2 In System Preferen ces , click the Network icon. 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Ethernet from the list of av ailable connection types. 4 From the Configure list, select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings. 5 For statically assigned settings,[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 218 •F r o m t h e Configure list, select Manually . •I n t h e IP Address field, enter your IP address. •I n t h e Subnet Mask field, enter y our subnet mask. •I n t h e Router field, enter the IP address of your NBG-417N. 6 Click Apply and close the window.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 219 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Appli cations > Utilities > Network Utilities , and then selecting the appropriate Network interface from the Info tab. Figure 135 Mac OS X 10.5: Network Utility Linux: Ubuntu 8 (GNOME) This section shows[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 220 2 When the Network Settings window opens, click Unlock to open the Authenticate window. (By default, the Unlock button is greyed out until clicked.) Y ou cannot make changes to your configuration unless you first enter your admin password. 3 In the Authenticate window, e[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 221 4 In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties . 5 The Properties dialog box opens. •I n t h e Configuration list, select Automatic Configuration (DHCP ) if you have a dynamic IP address. •I n t h e Configura[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 222 7 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. 8 Click the Close button to apply the changes.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 223 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking System > Ad ministrati on > Network Tools , and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab. The Interface Statistics column shows data if your connection is working properly . Figu[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 224 1 Click K Menu > Computer > Administrator Settings (YaST) . 2 When the Run as Root - KDE su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 225 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon. 4 When the Network Settings window opens, click the Overview tab, select the appropriate connection Name from the list, and then click the Configure button.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 226 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab Figure 137 openSUSE 10.3: Network Ca rd Setup 6 Select Dynamic Address (DHCP) if you have a dyn amic IP address. Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP addres[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 227 8 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the Hostname/DNS tab in Network Settings and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. 9 Click Finish to save your settings and close the window . V erifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon [...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-417N User’s Guide 228 When the Connection Status - KNetwork Manager window opens, click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly . Figure 139 openSUSE: Connection Status - KNetwork Manager[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 229 A PPENDIX D Wireless LANs Wireless LAN T opolo gies This section discusses ad-hoc and infrastructure wireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an indepe ndent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless adapters (A, B, C). Any time two or more wireless [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 230 disabled, wireless client A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other . Figure 141 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping BSSs, each containing an access point, with each access point connected together by a wi[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 231 An ESSID (ES S IDentification) uniquely identifies each ESS. All access points and their associated wireless clients within the same ESS must have the same ES SID in order to communicate. Figure 142 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by wireless devices to tr a[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 232 cannot "hear" each other , that is they do not know if the channel is currently being used. Therefore, they are considered hidden from each othe r . Figure 143 RT S/CTS When station A sends data to the AP , it might not know that the station B is already using the channel. If these two [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 233 If the Fragmentation Threshold value is smaller than the RTS/CT S value (see previously) you set then the R TS (Request T o Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented before they reach RTS/CTS size. Preamble T ype Preamble is used to signal that data is[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 234 The following figure shows the relative effectivenes s of these wireless security methods available on your NBG-417N. Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless secu rity settings on the NBG-417N and on all wireless clients that y ou want to associate wit h it. IEEE 802.1x In June 2001, the IEEE 8 [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 235 RADIUS is a simple package exchange in wh ich your AP acts as a me ssage relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server . T ypes of RADIUS Messages The following types of RADIUS messages are ex changed between the access point and the R ADIUS server for user authen tication: • [...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 236 EAP-MD5 (Message-Dig est Algorithm 5) MD5 authentication is the simplest one-w ay authentication method. The authentication serv er sends a challenge to the wireless client. The wireless client ‘proves’ that it knows the password by encrypting the password with the challenge and sends back th[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 237 If this feature is enabled, it is not necessary to configure a default encryption k ey in the wireless security configuration screen. Y ou may still configure and store keys, but they will not be used while dynamic WEP is enabled. Note: EAP-MD5 cann ot be used with Dynamic WEP K ey Exchange For a[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 238 called Rijndael. They both include a per -packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with se quencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism. WPA and WPA2 regu larly change and rotate the encryp tion k eys so that the same encryptio[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 239 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example T o set up WPA(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port numbe r (default is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WPA(2) applicat ion example with an external RADIUS server looks as follows. "A" is the RADIUS server . "DS&[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 240 4 The AP and wireless clie nts use the TKIP or AE S encryption process, the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create tempor al encryp tion keys. They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them. Figure 145 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication Security Pa rameters Summary R efer to th[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 241 Po sitioning the antennas properly increases the range an d coverage area of a wireless LAN. Antenna Characteristics Frequency An antenna in the frequency of 2.4GHz or 5GHz is n eeded to communicate efficiently in a wireless LAN Radiation Pattern A radiation pattern is a diagram that allows you t[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-417N User’s Guide 242 F or directional antennas, point the antenna in the direction of th e desired cover age area.[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 243 A PPENDIX E Services The following table lists some commonly-used services and their associated protocols and port numbers. • Name : This is a short, descriptive name for the service. Y ou can use this one or create a different one, if you like. • Protocol : T h i s i s t h e t y p e o f I P p r o t o c o l u s e d b[...]

Appendix E Services NBG-417N User’s Guide 244 HT TPS TC P 443 HT TPS is a secured http sessio n often used in e-commerce. ICMP User- Defined 1 Internet Control Messag e Protoco l is often used for diagnostic purposes. ICQ UDP 4000 This is a popular In ternet chat progr am. IGMP (MUL TI CAST) User-Defined 2 Internet Group Multicas t Protocol is us[...]

Appendix E Services NBG-417N User’s Guide 245 REAL_AUDIO TC P 7070 A streaming audio servic e that enables real time sound over the we b. REXEC TC P 514 R emote Execution Daem on. RLOGIN TC P 513 Rem o t e Lo g i n . ROADRUNNER TCP /U D P 1026 This is an ISP that provides ser vices mainly for cable modems. RTE L N E T TCP 107 Re m o te T el ne t [...]

Appendix E Services NBG-417N User’s Guide 246[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 247 A PPENDIX F Open Sof tware Announcement s End-User License Agreement for "NBG-417N" WARNING: Z y XEL Communications Corp. IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOF TWARE T O YOU ONL Y UPON THE CONDITION THA T YOU ACCE PT ALL OF THE TERMS CONT AI NED IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT . PL EASE READ THE TERMS CAREFU LL Y BEFORE COMP[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 248 The Software and Documentation contain material that is protected by international copyright law , trade secret law , international treaty provisions, an d the applicable national laws of each respective country . All rights not granted to you herein are expressly reserved by Zy XEL[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 249 THIR TY (30) DA YS FROM THE DA TE OF PURC HASE OF THE SOFTWARE, AND NO W ARRANTIES SHALL APPL Y AF TER THA T PERIOD. 7.Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT WILL Z yXEL BE LIABL E TO Y OU OR ANY THIRD P ART Y FOR ANY INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLU DING, WITH OUT LIMIT A T[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 250 Agreement shall only be effective if it is in writing and signed by both parties hereto. If any part of this License Agreement is found inv alid or unenfor ceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this License Agreement shall be interpreted so as to reasonably e[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 251 authors commit to using it. (Some other Free Software F oundation software is covered by the GNU Library Gener al Public License instead.) Y ou can apply it to your programs, too . When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not p rice. Our General Public Licenses a[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 252 2. Y ou may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: a) Y ou must cause the mo[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 253 operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable. If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from th e same pla[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 254 "any later version", you ha ve the option of following the terms and conditions either of that version or of any later v ersion published by the Free Software F oundation. If the Progr am does not specify a version number of this License, you may choose any version ev er p[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 255 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. [This is the first released version of the Lesser GPL. It also counts as the successor of the GNU Library Public License, version 2, hence the version number 2.1. P[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 256 criteria of freedom. The Lesser General Public Li cense permits more lax criteria for linking other code with the library . W e call this license the "Lesser" Gener al Public License because it does Less to protect the user's freedom than the ordinary General Public L[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 257 1. Y ou may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Library's complete source code as y ou receive it, in any medium, provided that y ou cons picuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice and disclaimer of wa rranty; keep intact all the not[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 258 in isolation, is not a deriv ative work of the Library , and therefore falls outside the scope of this License. However , linking a "work that uses the Library" wi th the Library creates an ex ecutable that is a derivative of the Libr ary (because it contains portions of t[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 259 7. Y ou may place library facilities that are a work based on the Library side-by -side in a single library together with other libr ary facilities not covered by this License, and distribute such a combined library , provided that the separate distri bution of the work based on the[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 260 13. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the Lesser General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new prob lems or concerns. Each version is given a[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 261 Redistributions of source code must retain the abov e copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer . R edistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or [...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 262 Mark Adler madler@alumni.caltech.edu ZLIB is third party library and has its o wn license. files under src/acdk/vfile/z lib are published under follo wing Copyright and license: zlib.h -- interface of the 'zlib' general purpose co mpression libr ary version 1.1.3, July 9th[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 263 Preamble The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for softw are and other kinds of works. The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed to tak e away y our freedom to share and change the works. By contrast, the GNU Gener al Public License i[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 264 0. Definitions. "This License" refers to version 3 of the GNU General Public License. "Copyright" also means copyright-lik e laws that apply to other kinds of works, such as semiconductor masks. "The Program" refers to any copyrightable work licensed un[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 265 Source includes interface definition files associat ed with source files for the work, and the source code for shared libraries and dynamically linked subp rograms that the work is specifically designed to require, such as by intimate data communicati on or control flow between thos[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 266 Y ou may convey a work based on the Program, or th e modifications to produce it from the Progr am, in the form of source code under the terms of sect ion 4, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: a) The work must carry prominent notices stating th at you modified it, [...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 267 Corresponding Source. Regardless of what serv er hosts the Corresponding Source, you remain obligated to ensure that it is av ailable for as long as needed to satisfy these requiremen ts. e) Convey the object code using peer-to-peer tr ansmission, provided you inform oth er peers wh[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 268 When you convey a copy of a covered work, yo u may at y our option remove an y additional permissions from that copy , or from any part of it. (Additional permissions may be written to require their own remov al in certain cases when you modify the work.) Y ou may place additional p[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 269 Moreover , your license from a particular copyright holder is reinstated permanently if the copyright holder notifies you of the v iolation by some reas onable means, this is the first time you have received notice of violation of th is License (for an y work) from that copyright ho[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 270 In the following three par agraphs, a "patent license" is an y express agreement or commitment, however denominated, not to enforce a patent (such as an express permission to practice a patent or covenant not to su e for patent infringement). T o "grant" such a p[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 271 The Free Software F oundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the GNU Gener al Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address new problems or concerns. Each version is given a disti[...]

Appendix F Open Software Announcements NBG-417N User’s Guide 272[...]

NBG-417N User’s Guide 273 A PPENDIX G Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2011 by Z yXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be repr oduced in any part or as a whole, tr anscribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into an y language, or transmitted in any form or by an y means, electronic, mechanical,[...]

Appendix G Legal Information NBG-417N User’s Guide 274 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiv er is connected. 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced r adio/TV technician for help. FCC Radiation Exposure St atement • This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any[...]

Appendix G Legal Informa tion NBG-417N User’s Guide 275 有干擾現象時，應 立 即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。 前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功 率 射頻電機須忍 受合法通信或工業、科學及醫 療 用電波 輻 射性電機設備之干擾。 本機限在 不 干擾[...]

Appendix G Legal Information NBG-417N User’s Guide 276 Registration Register y our product online to receive e-mail no tices of firmw are upgrades and inform ation at www .zyxel.com. Regulatory Information European Union The following information applies if you us e the product within the European Union. Declaration of Conformity with Regard to E[...]

Appendix G Legal Informa tion NBG-417N User’s Guide 277 National Restrictions This product may be used in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/ 5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Ce produit peut être utilisé dans tous les pays de l’UE (et dans tous les pays ay ant transposé[...]

Appendix G Legal Information NBG-417N User’s Guide 278 Belgium The Belgian Institute for P ostal Services and T ele communications (BIPT) must be notified of any outdoor wireless link having a r ange exceeding 300 meters. Please check http://www .bipt.be for more details. Draadloze verbindingen voor buitengebruik en met een reikwijdte v an meer d[...]

Appendix G Legal Informa tion NBG-417N User’s Guide 279 fondo, l'utilizz o di prodotti Wireless LAN richiede una “ Autorizzazione Generale” . Consultare http:// www .sviluppoeconomico.gov .it/ per maggiori dettagli. Latvia The outdoor usage of the 2.4 GHz band requir es an authorization from the Electronic Communications Office. Please c[...]

Appendix G Legal Information NBG-417N User’s Guide 280[...]

Index NBG-417N User’s Guide 281 In d e x A Address Assignment 92 Advanced Encryption Standard See AES. AES 237 Alert 157 alternative subnet mask notation 181 antenna directional 241 gain 241 omni-directional 241 AP 21 AP (access point) 231 AP Mode menu 52 overview 49 status screen 50 AP+Bridge 21 Auto-bridge 101 B Backup configuration 161 Bandwid[...]

Index NBG-417N User’s Guide 282 Domain name 36 vs host name. see also system name Domain Name System 109 Domain Nam e Syst em. See DNS . duplex setting 30 , 51 Dynamic DNS 121 Dynamic Host Configur ation Protocol 107 dynamic WEP key exchange 236 DynDNS 122 DynDNS see also DDNS 122 DynDNS Wildcard 121 E EAP Authentication 235 e-mail 82 encryption [...]

Index NBG-417N User’s Guide 283 LAN overview 103 LAN setup 103 LAN TCP/IP 104 Language 167 Link type 29 , 51 local (user) database 71 and encryption 72 Local Area Network 103 Log 157 M MAC 77 MAC address 70 , 92 cloning 45 , 92 MAC address filter 70 MAC address filtering 77 MAC filter 77 managing the device good habits 22 using the W eb Configura[...]

Index NBG-417N User’s Guide 284 RADIUS server 71 registration product 276 related documentation 3 Remote manage ment 143 and NA T 144 and the firewall 143 limitations 144 remote management session 143 system timeout 144 Reset button 27 , 162 Reset the device 27 Restore configur ation 161 RF (Radio Frequency) 176 Ro am i n g 78 RT S (Request T o S[...]

Index NBG-417N User’s Guide 285 IP address assignment 43 WAN (Wide Area Network) 91 WA N a dv a nc ed 100 WAN IP address 43 WAN IP address assignment 44 WAN MAC address 92 warranty 275 note 275 W eb Configur ator 22 how to access 25 Overview 25 W eb configur ator navigating 27 WEP Encryption 75 WEP encryption 74 WEP key 74 Wi-Fi Protected Access [...]

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