Zonet ZSR4154WS manual

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    Copyright State ment is the registered trademark of Z onet T echnology Inc. All th e products and product names mentioned herein are the t rademarks or registered trad emarks of their respective holders. Copyright of the whole product a s integr ation, including its accessories and software, belongs to Z onet T echnology Inc. Withou t the permissio[...]

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    Table of Conten ts Chapter 1 Introduction ......... ....... ........ ....... ........ ........ .... ....... ........ ....... 1 W elcome ...... ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... .. 1 Contents of P ackage ...... ........ ....... ........ ..... ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ...[...]

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    Chapter 10 Security Settings ......... ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... .... ........ .... 35 Client Filter ..... ....... ........ ....... ........ ..... ........ ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... ....3 5 URL Filter .... ........ ....... ........ ....... ....... ............ ....... ........ ....... ........ ....... .. 36 MAC Filt[...]

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    1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome Thank you for purchasing Zonet ZSR415 4WS – 802.11n wire less broadband router! This high co st -efficiency router is t he best ch oice for Small office / Home office users, all computers and network devices can share a single xDSL / cable modem internet co nnection at high s peed. Easy install pr ocedures allows [...]

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    2 Getting to Kno w Your ZSR4154WS Top Panel LED Indicator Status Description POWER ON ZSR4154WS is switched on and correctly powere d SYS Flashing Indicates the system works normally. ON Indicates WA N port is connected WAN Flashing Indicates WAN activity (transferring or receiving data) WLAN Flashing Indicates the wireless signal is OK. ON Indicat[...]

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    3 Rear Panel Item Name Description POWER P ower connector , connects to power adapter WAN Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port. 1-4 (LAN Ports) Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4 RESET Res et ZSR4154WS to factory default settings (clear all settings). Press this button and hold for 7 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults. WPS St[...]

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    4 Chapter 2 Hardware Instal lation Please follow the following instruct ion to build the ne twork connection between your ZSR4154WS and y our computers, ne twork devices: 1. Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the Power socket of ZSR41 54WS . 2. Connect all your computers, network devices (network -enabl ed c onsume[...]

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    5 3. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of ZSR4154WS by Ethernet cable. 4. Please check all LEDs on the top panel. POWER LED should b e steadil y on, WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / ne twork devi ce connected to the respective port of ZSR4154WS is powered on and corr ec tl y connected. If any LED y ou expected is not on[...]

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    6 Chapter 3 Connect Your ZSR41 54WS How to Set the Network Config urations for My Computer 1. Click Start → → → → Control Panel 2. Click Network and Internet Connections → → → → Network Connections[...]

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    7 3. Right click Local Area Netwo rk Conne ction and select Propert ies . 4. Select Internet Proto col (TCP /IP) and click Propert ies .[...]

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    8 5. Select Obta in an IP ad dress a utomatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically . Click OK to save the configur at ions.[...]

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    9 How to Check t he Network Conn ection 1. Select Start → → → → All Program s → → → → Accessories → → → → Com mand Prompt . 2. Input ping 192.168.0.1 an d press Enter . If the screen displays as below , it means your PC is connected to y our rou ter successfully . If not, please make sure the har dware installati on and netw[...]

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    10 Chapter 4 Basic Configur ations This section is to s how you h ow to configure your n ew ZSR4 154WS th rough the W eb-based Configuration Utility . How to Access t he Web-based Conf iguration Utility 1. After your computer obtained an IP address from ZSR4154WS, please start your web browser , and input the default IP address of Z SR4154WS http:/[...]

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    11 Setup Wizard 1. When Welcome to Setup W izard pop out, Click Next to continue. 2. Select one Internet connection type you’re using. If y ou’re not sure, clic k Detect or contact your Internet Service Provider . a. ADSL Virtual Dial-up (Via PPPoE) Enter the Account and P assword provided by your ISP . b. Dynamic IP (Via DHCP) If your connecti[...]

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    12 c. Static IP Fill the network address information from your ISP in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and Primary DNS server fields. d. L2TP Enter the Account and Password provided by your ISP . L2TP (Lay er 2 T unneling Protocol) provides two address modes.  Dynamic IP: If the L2TP offered by your ISP is Dyna mic IP , please select Dynamic[...]

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    13 3. Click Apply and re boot ZSR4154WS, or select Re boot in System Tools of the left menu and click Reboot the router button. 4. While rebooting, please wait for fe w minutes and DO NOT power off . 5. Select Syst em Stat us from the left menu to find out the current network and system information.[...]

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    14 Chapter 5 Advanced Settings LAN Settings  MAC Address: ZSR41 54WS’ s physi cal MAC address on y o ur local netw ork is unchangeable.  IP Address: ZSR 4154WS’ s LAN IP address (not your PC’ s IP address). Once you modify the IP ad dress, you need to remember it for the W eb-based Utility login next time. Default val ue is 192 .168.0.1[...]

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    15 WAN Settings a. PPPoE  Connection Mode: Show your current connection mode.  Account: Provided by your ISP .  Password: Provided by your ISP .  MTU: Maximum T ransmis sion Unit. It is t he size of largest datagram tha t can be sent ov er a netw ork. The default v a lue is 1492. Do NO T modify it unless necessary .  Service Name: It[...]

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    16 b. Dynamic IP  MTU: Maximum T ransmis sion Unit. It is t he size of largest datagram tha t can be sent ov er a netw ork. The default v a lue is 1500. Do NO T modify it unless necessary . c. Static IP  IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address provided by your ISP .  Subnet Mask: Enter the WAN Subnet Mask.  Gateway: Enter the WAN Gateway .[...]

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    17 d. L2TP  L2TP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by y our ISP .  User Name: Enter L2TP username.  Password: Enter L2TP password.  MTU: Maximum T ransmission Unit, you may n eed to change it for optimal performance with your specific ISP . 14 00 is the default M TU.  Address Mode: Select Static if your ISP supplies you with th[...]

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    18 e. PPTP  PPTP Server IP: Enter the Server IP provided by y our ISP .  User Name: Enter PPTP username provided by your ISP .  Password: Enter PPTP password provided by your ISP .  Address Mode: Select Static if your ISP supplies you with the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway . In most cases, select Dynamic .  IP Address: Enter t[...]

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    19 MAC Address Cl one  MAC Address: The MAC address registe red with y our Internet ser vic e provider .  Clone MAC address: Regist er your PC's MAC address.  Restore defau lt M AC address: Restor e the de fault hardware MA C address. DNS Settings  DNS: Choose the checkbo x to enable the DNS server .  Primary DNS Address: Enter [...]

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    20 Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Basic Settings  Network Mode: Supports 802.11b/g mixed, 802.11 b, 802.11g and 802.11b/g/n mixed modes.  SSID: Service Set Identifier . It’s t he name of your wireless network.  Broadcast (SSID): Decide if ZSR4154WS will broadcast its own ESSID or not.  BSSID: It is a 48bit identi ty used to identify a pa[...]

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    21 Security Settings a. Mixed WEP WEP (Wired Equivale nt Privacy) is an encryption method use d to protect your wireless data communications . WEP uses a combi nation of 6 4-bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every dat a transmission.  Default Key : Y ou can se t up to fo ur sets of WEP key [...]

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    22 b. WPA-Personal Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced se curit y standard. It uses TKIP an d AES to change the encryption key frequently.  WPA Algorithms: Select one encryption type, AES, TKIP or TKIP&AES.  Pass Phrase: Enter the key which must hav e 8-63 ASCII characters.  Key Renewal Interval: Specifies the timer the WPA key[...]

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    23 c. WPA2-Personal The WPA2 is a stronger version of WPA.  WPA Algorithms: Select one encryption type, AES, TKIP or TKIP&AES.  Pass Phrase: Enter the key which must hav e 8-63 ASCII characters.  Key Renewal Interval: Specifies the timer the WPA key must changes. The change is done automatically between the serve r and the client.[...]

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    24 d. Mixed WPA/WPA2-Personal  WPA Algorithms: Select one encryption type, AES, TKIP or TKIP&AES.  Pass Phrase: Enter the key which must hav e 8-63 ASCII characters.  Key Renewal Interval: Specifies the timer the WPA key must changes. The change is done automatically between the serve r and the client. NOTE: To improve security level, [...]

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    25 Advanced Setti ngs ZSR4154WS pr ovid es some adv anced c ontrol of wireless pa r ameters, if you want to configure these settings, please clic k “Wireless” me nu on the left of web management interface, then click “ Advan ced Settings” , and the following message will be display ed on your web brow ser:  BG Protection Mode: Default mo[...]

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    26 WPS Settings Wi-Fi Protecte d Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and ZSR41 54WS. Y ou don’ t have to select encryption mode and input a long e ncryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client, you only have to press a button on wi reless client and this wireless router ,[...]

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    27  PIN: if you want to use PIN code, y ou have to know the PIN code of wireless client and switch it to WPS mode, then provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to connect to ZSR4154WS.  WPS Current Sta tus : : : : Idle means WPS in idle s tate. Sta rt MSC process means the pro cess has been started and waits for being con[...]

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    28  WDS Mode:  Lazy Mode: You need to configure ZSR4154WS’s BSSID into another device, but don’t need to input another device’s BSSID in ZSR4154WS, and they will connect together automatically.  Bridge Mode: Y ou c an wirelessly connect two or more wire d networks via this mode. In this m ode, you need to add the Wireless MAC address[...]

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    29 Access Control This function w ill he lp you to prevent unauthorized users from co nnecting t o ZSR4154WS; only those wireless devices who have the MAC addre ss you assigned here can gain access to your Z SR4154WS. Y ou can use this func tion with o ther security measures described in pre vious section , to create a safer wireless environment. ?[...]

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    30 Chapter 7 DHC P Ser ver These settings are only av ailable when DHCP Server in LAN IP section is Enable .  DHCP Server: Activat e the check box t o enable DHCP server .  IP Address Start/End: Enter the range of IP address for DHCP server distribution.  Lease Time: choose a lease time (the duration that every computer can keep a specific[...]

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    31 DHCP List & Bi nding  IP Address: Input the IP address for the computer on the LAN network.  MAC Address: Enter the MAC address o f the computer you w ant to assign. And then click Add to add to the list.  Hostname: The name of the computer .  Lease Time: The time length of the corre sponding I P addre ss lease.[...]

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    32 Chapter 8 Virtual Server Port Range Forwardin g This section deals with the port range forwarding m ainly . The Port Ran ge F orwarding allows you to set up a r ange of public services such as web servers, ftp, e-mail and other specialized Internet applications to an assigned IP address on your LAN.  Start/End Port: Enter the start/end port n[...]

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    33 DMZ Settings The DMZ(Demilitarized Zone) f unction is to allow one computer in LAN to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service as Int ernet gaming or videoconferencing.  DMZ Host IP Address: The IP address of the computer you w ant to expose.  Enable: Select the checkbox to enable the DMZ host. IMPORTANT: When enabled the D[...]

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    34 Chapter 9 Traffic Control T raffic control is used t o limit communication speed i n the LAN and WAN. Up to 20 entries can be supported wi th the c apability for at most 254 PCs' speed control, including for IP address range configur a tion.  Traffic Control: Select the checkbox to enable the internal IP bandwidth control.  Interface:[...]

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    35 Chapter 10 Secur ity Settings Client Filter T o benefit your furthe r management to the computers in the LAN, you can control some ports access to Internet by data packet filter function.  Client Filtering Settings: Select the checkbox to enable client filter .  Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-dow n menu.  Enable: Se lect[...]

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    36 URL Filter If you want to prevent computers in local networ k from a ccessing certain website (like pornograp hy , violence, or anything you want to block), you can use thi s function to stop computers in local network from accessing the site you defined here.  URL Filtering Setting: Select the checkbox to enable URL filter .  Access Polic[...]

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    37 MAC Filter  MAC Filtering Settings: Select the checkbox to enable MAC address filter .  Access Policy: Select one number from the drop-dow n menu.  Enable: Se lect the checkbox to enable the access policy .  Delete the Policy: Click Clear button to clear all settings fo r the policy .  Filtering Mode: Select one button to enable o[...]

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    38 Remote Web M anagement This function is to allow the network administrator to manage ZSR4154W S remotely . If you w ant to access ZSR415 4WS from outsid e the local netwo rk, please select the Enable .  Enable: Select the checkbox to enable remote web management.  Port: The management port open to outside access. Defa ult value is 80.  [...]

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    39 Chapter 12 Routing Settings Routing Table The main duty for ZSR4 154WS is to look fo r a best path for every data frame, and tran sfer this data frame to destination. So, it’ s essential for ZSR4 154WS to choose the best path. I n order to finish this fu nction, many t ran sferring paths ar e sav ed in ZSR41 54WS for choosing when nee ded.[...]

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    40 Chapter 13 Sy stem Tools Time Settings This function is to select the time zone for your location. If you turn off ZSR4154WS, the time settings will disappear . However , ZSR4154WS will automatically obtain the GMT time again once it access to the Internet.  Time Zone: Select your time zone from the drop-down menu.  Customized time: Select[...]

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    41  DDNS: Select one button to enable or disable the DDNS service.  Service Provider: Select one from the drop-down menu and press Sign up for registrati on.  User Name: Enter the same user name as the registration name.  Password: Enter the passwor d you set.  Domain Name: Enter the domain name which i s optional. Backup/Restor e ?[...]

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    42 Restore to Fact ory Default Sett ings  Restore to Factory Default Settings: Click to restore to default settings. F actory Default Settings: User Name: admin P assword: admin IP Address: 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 NOTE: After re storing to default settings, please reb oot ZSR41 54WS so th e settings wil l take effect. Reboot  R[...]

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    43  User Name: Enter a new user name.  Old Password: Enter the old password .  New Password: Enter a new password less than 14 characters.  Re-enter to Confirm: Re-enter to confi rm the new passwor d. NOTE: It is hig hly recommended to change the pa ssword to secur e your network and ZSR4154WS. System Log If the log is ov er 150 records[...]

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    44 Appendix 1: Product Fe atures & Specifications Features:  Integr ates router , wireless access point, four-port switch and firewall in one  Complies with IEEE802 .11n, IEE E802.11 b and IEEE802.11g standards  MIMO technology utilizes reflection signal to increase eight times tran smission distance o f original  802.11g standard a[...]

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    45 Specifications: Stand ard s IEEE 802.11n , IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b sta ndards OS Wi nd ow s 2 000 , XP , Vi s ta, 7 ; Li nu x User int erfac e Easy to u se us er con figura tion softwa re Tran smit distan ce Indo or up to 1 00m ; Out door up to 400m (limited to environment) roa ming Supp ort m ulti point au to roami ng and c onfigur ati on; S[...]

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    46 Appendix 2: Troublesh ooting Q1. I Can no t login to the Web interface of ZSR4154 WS after entering the IP address in the address field ? ? ? ? Step 1: check ZSR4154WS if it w orks well. Once the device is powere d on for a few seconds, the SYS indicat or on the panel will be turned on. If it is not , please contact us. Step 2: check the[...]

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    47 Q5. How to configure and access the Internet via Dynamic I P? In Setup Wizard of the W eb uti lity interface, select “Dynamic IP” co nnection t ype and click “Save” to activate it. As some ISPs bind the user computer’s M AC address, y ou need to clone ZSR 4154WS’ s W AN MAC addres s to the binding PC’s MAC address. Select “MAC Ad[...]

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    48 The following table has listed the well-known application and service port: Server Protocol Service P ort WEB Server TCP 80 FTP Server TCP 21 T elnet TCP 23 NetMeeting TCP 1503 、 1720 MSN Messenger TCP/U DP File Send:6891-6900(TCP) V oice:1863 、 6901(TCP) V oice:1863 、 5190(UDP) PPTP VPN TCP 1723 Iphone5.0 TCP 22555 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 11[...]