ZyXEL NBG5715 manual

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    www .zyxel.com www .zyxel.com NBG5715 Simult aneous Dual-Band Wireless N Media Router IMPORT ANT! READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Copyright © 2012 ZyXEL Communications Corporation Firmware V ersion 1.0 Edition 1, 04/2012 Default Login Details LAN IP Address http://192.168.1. 1 Pa ss wo rd 1234[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guide 2 IMPORT ANT! READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Graphics in this book ma y differ slightly from the product due to difference s in oper ating systems, operating system versions, or if y ou installed updated firmware/software fo r your device. Every effort has been made to ensure that the inform[...]

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    Contents Overview NBG5715 User’s Guid e 3 Contents Overview User ’ s Guide .............................................................................. .................................... ..................... 13 Introduction ........... ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ............[...]

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    Contents Overview NBG5715 User’s Guide 4[...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guid e 5 Table of Contents Contents Overview .............................................................................. ............................... ................. 3 Table of Contents ................................................. ..................................................... ........... .....[...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guide 6 4.3 Resetting the NBG5715 ...................... ................ ................ ............. ................ ............. ..... ............... 31 4.3.1 How to Use the R ESET Button ........ ................ ................. ................ ............. ............ ........... ... 31 Chapter 5 Mo[...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guid e 7 9.1 Overview ......................... ............. ................ ............. ................. ............ ................. . ........................ . 57 9.2 Set Up a Wireless Network wit h WPS .... ...... ....... ............. ................ ............. ................ ...................[...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guide 8 12.1 Overview ................. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ...... ................. ....... 91 12.2 What Y ou Can Do in this Chapter .. ............ ................. ................ ................ ................ ........... ........[...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guid e 9 16.2.1 Add/Edit S t atic Route ........... ............ ................. ............. ................ ............. ............... ......... 1 12 Chapter 17 Firewall ... ..................................................... ............................................................... ..............[...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guide 10 Chapter 20 Remote Management ............................................ ................................................................ .. .......... 149 20.1 Overview .... ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ...... .............[...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guid e 11 Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScrip t and Java Permissions ....................................... ............ 175 Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting ...................... ............................................................... . .1 8 5 Appendix C Setting Up Y our Computer ’s IP Address [...]

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    Table of Contents NBG5715 User’s Guide 12[...]

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    13 P ART I User ’ s Guide[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 15 C HAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NBG5715. The NBG5715 extends the range of your existing wi red n etwork without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users. Y ou can set up a wireless network with other IEEE 802.11a/b/ g/n compatib[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introductio n NBG5715 User’s Guide 16 Note: F or the USB fu nction, it is strong ly recommended to use v ersion 2.0 or lower USB storage devices (such as memory sticks, USB hard dri ves) and/or USB devices (such as USB printers). Ot her USB products are not guar anteed to function properly with the NBG5715. Note: Be sure to install the [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NBG5715 User’s Guid e 17 • Back up the configur ation (and make sure y ou know how to restore it). R estoring an earlier working configur ation may be useful if the devi ce becomes unstable or even crashes. If y ou forget your password, y ou will have to reset the NBG5715 to its factory default settings. If you backed up [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introductio n NBG5715 User’s Guide 18 Figure 3 Front P anel The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button. T able 1 Front panel LEDs and WPS button LED STATUS DESCRIPTION WPS Button Press this butt on for 1 second to set up a wireless connection via WiFi Protected Setup with another WPS-enabled client. Y ou must press the WP[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction NBG5715 User’s Guid e 19 1.6 W all Mounting Y o u may need screw anchors if mounting on a concrete or brick w all. 1 Select a position free of obstructions on a wall strong enough to ho ld the weight of the device. 2 Mark two holes on the wall at the appropriate distance apart for the screws. Be careful to avoid da maging p[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introductio n NBG5715 User’s Guide 20 Figure 4 W all Mounting Example[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 21 C HAPTER 2 The WPS Button 2.1 Overview Y o ur NBG5715 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way 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 configur[...]

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    Chapter 2 The WPS Button NBG5715 User’s Guide 22[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 23 C HAPTER 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility 3.1 Overview The Z yXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility allows you to work with the USB devices that are connected directly to the NBG5715 as if they are connected directly to your computer . This allows you to easily share USB-based devices such as printers, scanners , portable ha[...]

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    Chapter 3 ZyXEL N etUSB Share C enter Utility NBG5715 User’s Guide 24 Note: The follo wing operat ing systems are su pported: Windows XP/ Vista/7 (32 and 64-bit vers ion s). 3 T o open the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility , double-click its system tray icon. 3.2 The ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility This section describes the Z yXEL NetUSB Share[...]

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    Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility NBG5715 User’s Guid e 25 3.2.1 The Menus This section describes the utility’ s menus. Figure 7 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Menus The following table describes the menus in this screen. Request to Connect Some USB dev ices may not all ow automatic co nnections over the network. I f so, select the[...]

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    Chapter 3 ZyXEL N etUSB Share C enter Utility NBG5715 User’s Guide 26 3.2.2 The Share Center Configuration Window This section describes the utility’s configur ation wi ndow, which allows y ou to set certain options for the utility . These options do not apply to the USB devices connected to the NBG5715. Y o u can open it by clicking the Tools [...]

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    Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility NBG5715 User’s Guid e 27 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.3 Manually Connecting to USB Devices This example shows you how to connect to a USB device over your NBG5715 network. Makes sure that you hav e first installed the Zy XEL NetUSB Share Center Utility on the computer to wh[...]

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    Chapter 3 ZyXEL N etUSB Share C enter Utility NBG5715 User’s Guide 28 3 The device mounts on your system. 3.4 Automatically Connecting to a USB Printer This example shows you how to set your computer to automatically connect to a shared USB printer over your NBG5715 network each time y ou log into your computer . Makes sure that you have first in[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 29 C HAPTER 4 Introducing the Web Configurator 4.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NBG5715 W eb Configurator and provides an overview of its screens. The W eb Configurator is an HTML -based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the NBG5715 via Internet browser . Use Internet Explorer[...]

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    Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG5715 User’s Guide 30 Figure 10 Login screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.2.2 Weather Edit Y ou can change the temper ature unit and select the location for which you w ant to know the weather . Click the icon to change the W eather display . Figure 1 1 Change Weather T ab[...]

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    Chapter 4 Introducin g the Web Configurator NBG5715 User’s Guid e 31 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.2.3 T ime/Date Edit One timezone can cov er more than one country . Y ou can choose a particular country in which the NBG5715 is located and have the NBG5715 display an d use the current time and date for its logs. Click[...]

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    Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG5715 User’s Guide 32[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 33 C HAPTER 5 Monitor and Summary 5.1 Overview This chapter discusses read-only information re lated to the device state of the NBG5715. T o access the Monitor screens, go to Expert Mode after login, then click . Y ou can also click the Details links in the Summary table of the Status screen to view the bandwidth consumed, p[...]

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    Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary NBG5715 User’s Guide 34 5.3.1 V iew Log Use the View Log screen to see the logged messages for the NBG5715. The log wraps around and deletes the old entries after it fills. Select what logs you want to see from the Display drop list. The log choices depend on your settings in the Log Settings screen. Click Refresh to[...]

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    Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary NBG5715 User’s Guid e 35 Figure 15 Summary: DHCP T able The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.5 Packet S t atistics Click Monitor > Packet Statistics or the Packet Statistics (Details...) hyperlink in the Stat us screen. R ead-only information here includes port st atus, packet specific statis[...]

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    Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary NBG5715 User’s Guide 36 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.6 VPN Monitor Click Monitor > VPN Monitor or the VPN Monitor (Detai ls...) hyperlink in the Status screen. This screen displays read-only information abou t the active VPN connections. Click the R efresh button to update the screen.[...]

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    Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary NBG5715 User’s Guid e 37 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.7 WLAN_2.4G/5G S t ation St atus Click Monitor > WLAN_2.4G/5G St ation Status or the WLAN 2.4G/5G WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. View the wireless stations that are currently associate d to the NBG[...]

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    Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary NBG5715 User’s Guide 38[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 39 C HAPTER 6 NBG5715 Modes 6.1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes av aila ble on your NBG5715. First, the term “mode” refers to two things in this User’ s Guide. • Web Configurator mode . This refers to the W eb Configurator interface you w ant to use for editing NBG5715 features. • Router mode :[...]

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    Chapter 6 NBG5715 Modes NBG5715 User’s Guide 40[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 41 C HAPTER 7 Easy Mode 7.1 Overview The W eb Configurator is set to Easy Mode by def ault. Y ou can configure several k ey features of the NBG5715 in this mode. This mode is useful to us ers who are not fully familiar with some features that are usually intended for network administrators. When you log in to the W eb Config[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 42 Figure 20 Easy Mode: Sta tus Screen 7.2 What Y ou Can Do in this Chapter Y ou can do the following in this mode: •U s e t h i s Navigation Panel to opt out of the Easy mode ( Secti on 7.3 on page 42 ). •U s e t h e Network Map screen to check if your NBG5715 can ping the gatewa y and whether it is c[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guid e 43 7.4 Network Map Note: The Netwo rk MAP is viewable b y Windows XP (need to install patc h), Windows Vista and Windows 7 users only . F or Windows XP (Service P ack 2) users, you can see the network devices connected to the NBG5715 by downloading the LL TD (Link Layer T opology Discovery) patch from the[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 44 7.5 Control Panel The features configurable in Easy Mode are shown in the Control Panel . Figure 23 Control Panel Switc h ON to enable the feature. Otherwise, switch OF F . If the fe ature is turned on, the green light flashes. If it is turned off , the red light flashes. Additionally , click the featur[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guid e 45 Figure 24 Game Engine Note: Wh en this is switched on, the Game Conso le tab in the Bandwid th Mgmt screen is automatically positioned on top . T urn this off if your network is not using gaming. Click OK to close this screen. 7.5.2 Power Saving Use this screen to set the day of the week and time of th[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 46 7.5.3 Content Filter Use this screen to restrict access to certain websites, based on keywords contained in URLs, to which you do not w ant users in your network to open. Figure 26 Content Filter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Day Select Everyday or the specific days to turn th[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guid e 47 7.5.4 Bandwid th MGMT Use this screen to set bandwidth allocation to pr e-def ined services and applications for bandw idth allocation. The NBG5715 uses bandwidth management for incomi ng and outgoing traffic. R ank the services and applications by dragging them accordingly from High to Low and click A[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 48 Figure 29 Wireless Security The followi ng table describ es the gener a l wireless LAN labels in this screen. 7.5.7 WPS Use this screen to add a wireless station to the network using WPS . Click WPS in the Wireless Security to open the following screen. T able 18 Wireless Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Wire[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guid e 49 Figure 30 Wireless Security: WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.6 S t atus Screen in Easy Mode In the Network Map screen, click Status to view read-only information about the NBG5715. T able 19 Wireless Security: WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Security Click th is to go back[...]

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    Chapter 7 Easy Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 50 Figure 31 Status Screen in Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 20 Status Screen in Easy Mode ITEM DESCRIPTION Name This is the name of the NBG5715 in the ne twork. Y ou can change this in the Maintenance > General screen in Section 22.3 on page 159 . Time This is[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 51 C HAPTER 8 Router Mode 8.1 Overview The NBG5715 operates as a router . Routers are used to connect the local network to another network (for example, the Internet). In the figu re below , the NBG 5715 connects the local network ( LAN1 ~ LAN4 ) to the Internet. Figure 32 NBG5715 Network Note: The Status screen is shown aft[...]

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    Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 52 Figure 33 Status: Router Mode The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen. T able 21 Status: Router Mode ICON DESCRIPTION Click this icon to logout of the web configurator . Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information. Click this icon to go to Ea[...]

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    Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG5715 User’s Guid e 53 The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. T able 22 Status Screen: Router Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Host Na me This is the System Name y ou enter in the Maintenance > General screen. It is for identification purposes. Model Numbe r This is the model n ame[...]

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    Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 54 8.2.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure NBG5715 features. Figure 34 Navigation P anel: Router Mode Status For the LAN and WAN po rts, this field displa ys Down (l ine is down) or Up (lin e is up or connected). For the WLAN, it displays Up when the WLAN is enabl ed[...]

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    Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG5715 User’s Guid e 55 The following table describes the sub-menus. T able 23 Navigation Panel: Router Mode LINK TA B FUNCTION Status This screen shows the NBG5715’ s gene ra l device, system and inte rface status information. Use this screen to access the summ ary statistics tables. MONITOR Log Use this screen to view t[...]

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    Chapter 8 Router Mode NBG5715 User’s Guide 56 DHCP Server General Use this screen to enable t he NBG5715’ s DHCP server . Advanced Use this screen to assign IP addres ses to spec ific individual compute rs based on their MAC addresses and to have D NS servers assigned by the DHCP server . Client List Use this screen to view informat ion related[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 57 C HAPTER 9 Tutorials 9.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorial s for setting up you r NBG5715. • Set Up a Wireless Network with WPS • Configure Wireless Security without WPS 9.2 Set Up a Wireless Network with WPS This section gives you an example of how to set up wirele ss network using WPS. This example uses the NB[...]

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    Chapter 9 Tutorials NBG5715 User’s Guide 58 Note: Y our NBG5715 has a WPS button located on its front panel, as well as a WPS button in its configur ation utility . Both buttons have exactly the same function; y ou can use one or the other . Note: It doesn’t matter which button is pres sed fi rst. Y ou must pr ess the second button within two m[...]

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    Chapter 9 Tutorials NBG5715 User’s Guid e 59 9.2.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuration method, yo u need to use both NBG5715’ s configuration interface and the client’s utilities. 1 Launch your wireless client’ s configuration utility . Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method to get a PIN number . 2 Enter the PIN n[...]

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    Chapter 9 Tutorials NBG5715 User’s Guide 60 9.3 Configure Wireless Security without WPS This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your NBG5715. Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG5715. The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick[...]

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    Chapter 9 Tutorials NBG5715 User’s Guid e 61 5 Open the Status screen. V erify your WLAN 2.4G wireless and wireless security settings under Device Information and check if the WLAN 2.4G connection is up under Interface Status . 9.3.1 Configure Y our No tebook Note: W e use the Z yXEL M-302 wireless adap ter utility screens as an example for the w[...]

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    Chapter 9 Tutorials NBG5715 User’s Guide 62 4 Select SSID_Example3 and click Connect . 5 Select WPA -PSK and type the security key in the following screen. Click Next . 6 The Confirm Save window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue.[...]

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    Chapter 9 Tutorials NBG5715 User’s Guid e 63 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. If your connection is successful, open y our Internet browser and enter http://www .zyxel.com or the URL of any [...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 67 C HAPTER 10 WAN 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses the NBG5715’ s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG5715 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 oth[...]

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    Chapter 10 WAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 68 ISP (Internet Service Provider). If your ISP offe rs a dial-up Internet connection using PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) or PPTP (P oint-to-P oint T unneling Protocol), they should also pro vide a username and password (and service name) for user authentication. W AN IP Address The W AN IP address is an IP address[...]

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    Chapter 10 WAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 69 10.3.2 Multicast T raditionally , IP packets are transmitted in one of ei ther two wa ys - Unicast (1 sender - 1 recipient) 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 38 Multicast Example In the[...]

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    Chapter 10 WAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 70 Figure 39 Network > WAN > Broadband: ENET ENCAP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 24 Network > WAN > Broadband: ENET ENCAP LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Par ameters for Internet Access Encapsu lation Choose the ENET ENCAP (Ethernet encapsulation) opt ion when the WAN port is[...]

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    Chapter 10 WAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 71 10.4.2 PPPoE Encap sulation The NBG5715 supports PPPoE (P oint-to-P oint Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE is an IETF stan dard (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[...]

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    Chapter 10 WAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 72 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 10.5 The Advanced Screen T o change your NBG5715’s advanced W AN settings, click Network > WAN > Advanced . The screen appears as shown. Y ou can use this screen to enable multicast. T able 25 Network > WAN > Broadband: PPP oE LABEL DESCR[...]

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    Chapter 10 WAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 73 Figure 41 Network > WAN > Adv anced T able 26 Network > WAN > Advance LABEL DESCRIPTION Multicast Setup Select IGMPv1/v2 to enable multic asting. This applies to traffic routed from the WAN to the LAN. Select Non e to disable this feature. Thi s may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent t[...]

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    Chapter 10 WAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 74[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 75 C HAPTER 11 Wireless LAN 1 1.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in you r NBG5715. The NBG5715 is able to function both 2.4G and 5G network at the same time. Y ou can have different wireless settings for 2.4G and 5 G. Click Configuration > Networ k > Wireless LAN 2.4G or [...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 76 1 1.1.1 What Y ou Can Do in this Chapter •U s e t h e General screen to enable or disable wireless LAN, configure S SID, oper ating channel, and wireless security ( Section 11.2 on page 79 ). •U s e t h e MAC Filter screen to allow or deny wireless stations based on their MAC addresses from con[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wireless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 77 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. T o get the MA C address for ea ch wireless client, see the appropriate User ’ s Guide or other documentation. 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 us[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 78 The types of encryption you can choose depend o n the type of user authentication. (See page 77 for information about this.) For example, if the wireless network has a RADIUS serv er , you can choose WPA or WPA2 . If users do not log in to the wireless network, you can choose no encryption, Static [...]

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    Chapter 11 Wireless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 79 traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS se curity is enabled, both APs must use the same pre-shared key . 1 1.2 The General Wireless LAN Screen Use this screen to configure the SSIDs of the wireless LAN. Note: If you are configuring the NBG5715 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN a[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 80 See the rest of this chapter for inform at ion on the other labels in this screen. Operating Channel This displays the channel the NBG5715 is currently us ing. Channel W idth Select the wireles s channel width used b y NBG5715. A standard MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 216.7 Mbps where[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wireless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 81 1 1.3 Wireless Security Modes 1 1.3.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. Note: If you do not enable any wireless se curity on your NBG5715, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is w[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 82 Figure 45 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Se curity: Static WEP The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen. T able 30 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Security: Static WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select Static WEP to enable data encryption . P[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wireless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 83 1 1.3.3 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mod e list. Figure 46 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA -PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1 1.3.4 WP A/WP A2 Select WPA or WPA2 from the Security Mode list. K ey 1 to K ey 4 The W[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 84 Figure 47 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General: WPA/WPA2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 32 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select WPA or WPA2 to enable data encryption. WPA Co mpatible This check bo x is ava[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wireless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 85 1 1.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG5715 to give exclusive access to devices ( Allow ) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG5715 ( Deny ). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. Th e MAC address is assigned at the fact[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 86 The following table describes the labels in this menu. 1 1.5 The Wireless LAN Advanced Screen Use this screen to allow wireless adv anced features, such as the output power , RTS/CT S Threshold and high-throughput ph ysical mode settings. Click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Advanc ed . The[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wireless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 87 1 1.6 The QoS Screen The QoS (Quality of Service) screen allows you to automatically giv e a service (such as V oIP and video) a priority level. Click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > QoS . The following screen appears. Figure 50 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > QoS The following table [...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 88 Note: With WPS, wireless clients can only co nnect to the wireless ne twork using the firs t SSID on the NBG5715. Figure 51 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 36 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS [...]

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    Chapter 11 Wireless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 89 1 1.8 The WPS St ation Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS . T o open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G /5G > WPS Station tab. Note: After you click Push Button on this screen, y ou have t o press a similar button in the wireless station uti l[...]

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    Chapter 11 Wi reless LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 90 Figure 53 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Scheduling The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 38 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Scheduling LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless LAN Scheduli ng Select Enable to activate the scheduling fe ature. Select Disable to turn it of[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 91 C HAPTER 12 LAN 12.1 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 co[...]

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    Chapter 12 LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 92 Figure 55 LAN and WAN IP Addresses The LAN parameters of the NBG5715 are preset in the factory with the following values: • IP address of 192.168.1. 1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) • DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresse s starting from 192. 168.1.33. These parameters should work f[...]

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    Chapter 12 LAN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 93 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 12.5 The IP Alias Screen IP alias allows you to partition a physical network into different logical networks ov er the same Ethernet interface. The NBG571 5 supports three lo gical LAN interfaces via its single physical Ethernet interface with the NBG[...]

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    Chapter 12 LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide 94[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 95 C HAPTER 13 DHCP Server 13.1 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 NBG5715’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server , the NBG5715 provides the TCP/IP [...]

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    Chapter 13 DH CP Server NBG5715 User’s Guide 96 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 13.3 The DHCP Server Advanced Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses. Y ou can also use this screen to configure the DNS server information that the NBG5715[...]

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    Chapter 13 DHCP Server NBG5715 User’s Guid e 97 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 13.4 The Client List Screen The DHCP table shows current DHCP client information (including IP Addre ss, Host Name and MAC Address) of network clients us ing the NBG5715’s DHCP servers. Configure this screen to always assign an IP address to[...]

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    Chapter 13 DH CP Server NBG5715 User’s Guide 98 Figure 60 Network > DHCP Server > Client List The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 43 Network > DHCP Server > Client List LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the inde x number of t he host compute r . S t a t u s T h i s f i e l d d i s p l a y s w h e t h e r t h e c [...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 99 C HAPTER 14 NAT 14.1 Overview 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 packet, used within one network is changed to a different IP address known within another network. The figure below is a simple ill[...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guide 100 •U s e t h e NAT Advance screen to change your NBG5715’ s trigger port settings ( Section 14.4 on page 105 ). 14.1.2 What Y ou Need T o Know The following terms and concepts may he lp as y ou read through this chapter . Inside/Outside This denotes where a host is located relative to the NBG5715, for exa[...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guid e 101 all incoming inquiries, thus preventing intruders from probing your n etwork. For more information on IP address tran slation, refer to RFC 1631 , The IP Network Address Translator (NAT) . How NA T Works Each packet has two addresses – a source address and a destination address. For outgoing packets, the[...]

  • Page 102

    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guide 102 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 14.3 The Port Forwarding Screen Use this screen to forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network and set a default server . Y ou may enter a single port number or a range of port numbers to be forwarded, and the local IP add[...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guid e 103 Figure 64 Network > NA T > Port Forw arding The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 46 Network > NA T > Port F orwarding LABEL DESCRIPTION Default Serve r Setup Default Server In addition to the servers for specified services, N A T support s a default server . A default[...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guide 104 14.3.1 Port Forwarding Edit Screen This screen lets you create or edit a port forwarding rule. Click the Add Port Forward button or a rule’ s Edit icon in the Port Forwarding screen to open the following screen. Figure 65 NA T > Port F orwarding Edit The following table describes the labels in this scr[...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guid e 105 14.4 The NA T Advance Screen T o change your NBG5715’s trigger port settings, click Network > NAT > NAT Advance . The screen appears as shown. Note: Only one LAN comp uter can use a trigger port (r ange) at a time. Figure 66 Network > NA T > NA T Advance The following table describes the labe[...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guide 106 14.5 T echnical Reference The following section contains additional tec hnical information about the NBG5715 features described in this chapter . 14.5.1 NA TPort Forwarding: Services and Port Numbers A port forwarding set is a list of inside (behind NA T on the LAN) servers, for example, web or FTP , that y[...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guid e 107 14.5.3 T rigger Port Forwarding 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 forward a service (coming in from the server on the W AN) to the IP address of a computer on [...]

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    Chapter 14 NAT NBG5715 User’s Guide 108 14.5.5 T wo Point s T o Re member About T rigger Port s 1 T rigger events only happen on data that is goin g coming from inside the NBG5715 and going to the outside. 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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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 109 C HAPTER 15 Dynamic DNS 15.1 Overview Dynamic DNS services let you use a doma in name with a dynamic IP address. 15.1.1 What Y ou Need T o Know The following terms and concepts may he lp as y ou read through this chapter . What is DDNS? Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) services le t y ou use a fixed domain name w ith a[...]

  • Page 110

    Chapter 15 Dynamic DNS NBG5715 User’s Guide 11 0 Host Name Ent er a host names in the fie ld provided. Y ou ca n specify up to two host names in the field sepa rated by a comma (","). Usename Enter y our user name. Pas sw or d Enter the password assi gned to you. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click C[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 111 C HAPTER 16 Static Route 16.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure static routes for your NBG5715. Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gatew ay is directly connected, and the NBG5715 has no knowledge of the networks beyond. For instance, the NBG5715 knows about network N2 in the following[...]

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    Chapter 16 Static Route NBG5715 User’s Guide 11 2 Figure 71 Network > Static Route The following table describes the labels in this screen. 16.2.1 Add/Edit St atic Route Click the Add Static Route button or a rule’ s Edit icon in the Static Rout e screen. Use this screen to configure the required information for a static route. Figure 72 Sta[...]

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    Chapter 16 Static Route NBG5715 User’s Guid e 11 3 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 51 Static Route: Add/Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Stati c Ro ute Select to enable or disable this r ule. Route Name T ype a name to identify this rule. Y ou can use up to pri ntable English keyboard characters, including spaces. Destinatio[...]

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    Chapter 16 Static Route NBG5715 User’s Guide 11 4[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 11 5 C HAPTER 17 Firewall 17.1 Overview Use these screens to enable and configure the fire wall that protects your NBG5715 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[...]

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    Chapter 17 Fi rewall NBG5715 User’s Guide 11 6 What is a Firewall? Originally , the term “firewall” referred to a construc tion technique designed to prevent the spread of fire from one room to another . The networking term "firewall" is a system or group of systems that enforces an access-control policy between two ne tworks. It ma[...]

  • Page 117

    Chapter 17 Firewall NBG5715 User’s Guid e 11 7 4 Don't enable any local service (such as NTP) that you don't use. Any enabled servic e could present a potential security risk. A determined hacker migh t be able to find creati v e ways to misuse the enabled services to access the firewall or the network. 5 For local services that are ena[...]

  • Page 118

    Chapter 17 Fi rewall NBG5715 User’s Guide 11 8 Figure 75 Security > Firewall > Services l The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 53 Security > Firewall > Services LABEL DESCRIPTION LABEL DESCRIPTION ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol is a message co ntrol and error-repo rting protocol between a host server[...]

  • Page 119

    Chapter 17 Firewall NBG5715 User’s Guid e 11 9 See Appendix E on page 237 for commonly used services and port numbers. Protocol Select the protocol ( ALL , TCP , UDP or BOTH ) used to transport the packets for which you wa nt to apply the firewall rule. Dest P ort Range Enter the port number/range of the destin ation that define th e traffic type[...]

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    Chapter 17 Fi rewall NBG5715 User’s Guide 120[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 121 C HAPTER 18 IPSec VPN 18.1 Overview A virtual private network (VPN) provides secure communications between sites without the expense of leased site-to-site lines. A secure VPN is a co mbination of tunneling, encryption, authentication, access control and auditing. It is used to tr ansport traffic ov er the Internet or an[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 122 18.3 What Y ou Need T o Know A VPN tunnel is usually established in two phases . Each phase establishes a security association (SA), a contr act indicating what security parameters the NBG5715 and the remote IPSec router will use. The first phase establishes an Internet Ke y Exch ange (IKE) SA between[...]

  • Page 123

    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 123 Y ou can usually provide a static IP address or a domain name for the remote IPSec router as well. Sometimes, you might not know the IP address of the remote IPSec router (for example, telecommuters). In this case, you can still set up the IKE SA, but only the remote IPSec router can initiate an IKE [...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 124 Figure 79 Security > IPSec VP N > General The following table describes the fields in this screen. 18.5 Edit VPN Rule Click on a policy’s Ed it icon i n the IPSec VP N > General screen to edit the VPN policy . T able 54 Security > IPSec VPN > General LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the VP[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 125 Note: The NBG5715 uses the system default ga tew ay interface¡¦s W AN IP address as its WAN IP address to set up a VPN tunnel. 18.5.1 IKEKey Setup IKEprovides more protection so it is generally recommended. Y ou only configure VPN manual key when you select IKE in the IPSec Keyi ng Mode field on th[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 126 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 55 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: IKE LABEL DESCRIPTION Property Propert Select Enable to activate th is VPN policy . Ke e p Al iv e Select this check bo x to have the NBG 57 15 automatically reinit iate the SA after the [...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 127 Rem ot e Poli c y Remote IP addresses must be static and correspon d to the remote IPSec router's co nfigured local IP addresses. The remote fields d o not apply when the Secure Gateway IP Address field is configured to 0.0.0.0 . In this case only the remote IPSe c router can in itiate the VP N.[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 128 Local Co ntent When you sele ct IP in the Local ID Type field, type the IP address of your computer in the Local Content field. The NBG5715 automaticall y uses the IP address in the My IP Address field (re fer to the My IP Address fi eld description) if you configure the Local Content field to 0.0.0.0[...]

  • Page 129

    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 129 Peer Content The configur ation of the peer con tent depends on th e peer ID type. For IP , type the IP address of the computer with which you will make th e VPN connection. If you configure this field to 0.0.0.0 or leav e it blank, the NBG5715 will use the address in the Secure Gateway Addr ess fiel[...]

  • Page 130

    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 130 18.5.2 Manual Key Setup Manual key management is useful if you hav e problems with IKE key m anagement. 18.5.2.1 Security Pa rameter Index (SPI) An SPI is used to distinguish different SAs terminating at the same destination and using the same IPSec protocol. This data allows for the multiplexing of S[...]

  • Page 131

    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 131 Current Z yXEL implementation assumes id entical outgoing and incoming SPIs. 18.5.2.2 IPSec SA Usi ng Manual Keys Y ou might set up an IPSec SA usin g manual keys wh en you want to establish a VPN tunnel quickly , for example, for troubleshooting. Y ou should only do this as a temporary solution, how[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 132 Figure 81 Security > IPSec VP N > General > Edit: Manual The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 56 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: Manual LABEL DESCRIPTION Property Property Select Enable to activate this VPN po licy . IPSec K eying Mode Select Manual [...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 133 Local Policy Local IP addresses must be static and co rre spond to the rem o te IPSec router's configured remote IP addresses. T wo active SAs can have the same con figur ed local or remote IP address, but not both. Y ou can configure multiple SAs between the sam e local and remote IP addresses,[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 134 My IP Address Ent er the NBG5715' s static WAN IP address (if it has one) or leave the field set to 0.0.0.0 . The NBG5715 use s its current W AN IP address (static or dynamic) in setting up the VPN tunnel if y ou leave th is field as 0.0.0.0 . If the WAN connection goes down, the NBG5715 us es th[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 135 18.6 The SA Monitor Screen In the W eb Configurator , click Security > IPSec V PN > SA Monitor . Use this screen to display and manage active VPN connection s. A Security Association (SA) is the group of security settings related to a specific VPN tunnel. This screen displays active VPN connect[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 136 18.7.1 IPSec Architecture The over all IPSec architecture is shown as follows. Figure 83 IPSec Architecture IPSec Algorithms The ESP (Encapsulating Security Pa yload) Protocol (RFC 2406) and AH (Authentica tion Heade r) protocol (RFC 2402) describe the packet formats and the default standards for pack[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 137 Figure 84 T ransport and T unnel Mode IPSec Encapsulation T ransport Mode Transport mode is used to protect upper layer protocols and only affects the data in the IP packet. In Transport mode, the IP pack et contains the security protocol ( AH or ESP ) located after the original IP header and options[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 138 Figure 85 T wo Phases to Set Up the IPSec SA In phase 1 you must: • Choose a negotiation mode. • Authenticate the connection by entering a pre-shared key . • Choose an encryption algorithm. • Choose an authentication algorithm. • Choose a Diffie-Hellman public-key cryptography key group ( DH[...]

  • Page 139

    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 139 • Aggressive Mode is quicker than Main Mode because it eliminates several steps when the communicating parties are negotiating authenticati on (phase 1). However the trade-off is that faster speed limits its negotiating power and it al so does not provide identity protection. It is useful in remote[...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 140 Figure 86 NA T Router Between IPSec R outers Normally you cannot set up an IKE S A with a NA T router between the two IPSec routers because the NA T router changes the header of the IPSec pa cket. NA T traversal solves the problem by adding a UDP port 500 header to the IPSec packet. The NA T router fo[...]

  • Page 141

    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guid e 141 The type of ID can be a domain name, an IP addr ess or an e-mail address. The content is the IP address, domain name, or e-mail address. 18.7.7.1 ID T ype and Co ntent Examples T wo IPSec routers must have matching ID type an d content configur ation in order to set up a VPN tunnel. The two NBG5715s [...]

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    Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NBG5715 User’s Guide 142[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 143 C HAPTER 19 Bandwidth Management 19.1 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 traffic goes fr om the LAN device ( A ) to the[...]

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    Chapter 19 Bandwi dth Management NBG5715 User’s Guide 144 The sum of the bandwidth allotments that apply to the LAN interface (W AN to LAN, WAN to WLAN) must be less than or equal to the Downstream Bandwidth that you configure in the Ban dwidth Management Advanced screen Section 19.5 on page 144 . 19.4 General Screen Use this screen to hav e the [...]

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    Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management NBG5715 User’s Guid e 145 Figure 89 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advance The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 64 Management > Bandwid th MGMT > Advance LABEL DESCRIPTION Management Ban dwidth Upstream Bandwidth Select the to tal amount of bandwidth ( from 64 Kilobits to 3 2 M[...]

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    Chapter 19 Bandwi dth Management NBG5715 User’s Guide 146 19.5.1 Rule Configuration: User De fined Service Rule Configuration If you w ant to edit a bandwidth management rule for other applications or services, click the Edit icon in the User-defined Ser vice table of the Advanced screen. The followin g screen displays. Priority Select a priority[...]

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    Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management NBG5715 User’s Guid e 147 Figure 90 Bandwid th MGMT Rule Configu r ation: User-defined Service The following table describes the labels in this screen. See Appendix E on page 237 for commonly used services and port numbers T able 65 Bandwidth MGMT Rule Configur ation: User -defined Service LABEL DESCRIPTION Destina[...]

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    Chapter 19 Bandwi dth Management NBG5715 User’s Guide 148[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 149 C HAPTER 20 Remote Management 20.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the R emote Management screens. R emote Management allows you to m anage your NBG5715 from a remote location through the following interfaces: •L A N a n d W A N •L A N o n l y •W A N o n l y Note: The NBG5715 is managed using the W eb[...]

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    Chapter 20 Remote Management NBG5715 User’s Guide 150 • Use the NBG5715’s W AN IP address when configuring from the WAN. • Use the NBG5715’s LAN IP address when configuring from the LAN. 20.3.2 System T imeout There is a default system management idle timeout of five m inutes (three hundred seconds). The NBG5715 automatically logs you out[...]

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    Chapter 20 Remote Management NBG5715 User’s Guid e 151 Figure 92 Management > Remote MGMT > T elnet The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 67 Management > Remote MGMT > T elnet LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Y ou may change the server port numbe r for a serv ice if needed, however you mu st use the same port number in[...]

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    Chapter 20 Remote Management NBG5715 User’s Guide 152[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 153 C HAPTER 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 21.1 Overview This chapter introduces the UPnP feature in the web configur ator . 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[...]

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    Chapter 21 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) NBG5715 User’s Guide 154 All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configur ation. Disable UPnP if this is not your intention. 21.3 UPnP Screen Use this screen to enable UPnP on your NBG5715. Click Manage ment > UP nP to display the screen shown next. Figure 9[...]

  • Page 155

    Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG5715 User’s Guid e 155 Figure 94 Network Connections 3 In the Internet Connection Properties window , click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Figure 95 Internet Connection Properties 4 Y ou may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings[...]

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    Chapter 21 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) NBG5715 User’s Guide 156 Figure 97 Internet Connection Properties: Advanced Settings: Add Note: When the UPnP-enabled devi ce is di sconnected from your com puter , all po rt mappings will be deleted automatic ally . 5 Select Show icon in n otification area when connected option and click OK . An icon d[...]

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    Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG5715 User’s Guid e 157 2 Double-click Network Connections . 3 Select My Network Places und er Other Places . Figure 100 Network Connections 4 An icon with the description for each UPnP-e nabled device displays under Local Network . 5 Right-click on the icon for y our NBG5715 and select Invoke . The web[...]

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    Chapter 21 Uni versal Plug-and-Pla y (UPnP) NBG5715 User’s Guide 158 Figure 102 Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 159 C HAPTER 22 Maintenance 22.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Maintenance screens. 22.2 What Y ou Can Do in this Chapter •U s e t h e General screen to set the timeout period of the management session ( Section 22.3 on page 159 ). •U s e t h e Password screen to change your NBG5715’s system passwor[...]

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    Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG5715 User’s Guide 160 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 22.4 Password Screen It is strongly recommended that you change your NBG5715's password. If you forget your NBG5715's password (or IP a ddress), you will need to reset the device. See Section 22.7 on page 163 for details. Click Maint[...]

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    Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG5715 User’s Guid e 161 22.5 T ime Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the NBG5715’s time based on y our local time zone. T o change your NBG5715’s time and date, click Maintenance > Time . The screen appears as shown. Figure 105 Maintenance > Time The following table describes the labels in this screen.[...]

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    Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG5715 User’s Guide 162 22.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Find firmware at www .zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a “*.bin” extension, e.g. , “NBG5715.bin” . The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext T ransfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a su ccessful upload, the system[...]

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    Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG5715 User’s Guid e 163 Click Maintenance > Fi rmware Upgrade . Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your NBG5715. Figure 106 Maintenance > Firmware Upgr ade The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: Do not turn off the NBG5715 while firm ware upload is in progress! After[...]

  • Page 164

    Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG5715 User’s Guide 164 Restore configur ation allows you to upload a new or previously saved configur ation file from your computer to your NBG5715. Click Maintenance > Backup/Restore . Information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring conf iguration appears as shown next. Figure 108 Maintena[...]

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    Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG5715 User’s Guid e 165 22.8 The Language Screen Use this screen to change the language for the W eb Configurator . Select the language you prefer and click Appl y . The W eb Configurator language changes after a while without restarting the NBG5715. Figure 109[...]

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    Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG5715 User’s Guide 166[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 167 C HAPTER 23 Troubleshooting 23.1 Overview 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 • NBG5715 Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting the NBG5715 to Its F actory De[...]

  • Page 168

    Chapter 23 Tro ubleshooting NBG5715 User’s Guide 168 2 Check the hardware connections. See the Quick Start Guide. 3 Inspect your cables for damage. Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables. 4 Disconnect and re-connect the power adaptor to the NBG5715. 5 If the problem continues, contact the v e ndor . 23.3 NBG5715 Access and Login I don?[...]

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    Chapter 23 Troubl eshooting NBG5715 User’s Guid e 169 1 Make sure you are using the corr ect IP address. • The default IP address is 192.168.1.1 . • If you changed the IP address ( Section 12.4 on page 92 ), use the new IP address. • If you changed the IP address and hav e forgotten it, see the troubleshooting suggestions for I don’t know[...]

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    Chapter 23 Tro ubleshooting NBG5715 User’s Guide 170 23.4 Internet Access I cannot access the In ternet. 1 Check the hardware connections, and make sure th e LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. 2 Make sure you entered y our ISP account information correctly in the W AN scree n. These fields are case-sensitive, so make sure [[...]

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    Chapter 23 Troubl eshooting NBG5715 User’s Guid e 171 • Check the settings for QoS. If it is disabled, you might consider activating it. 23.5 Resetting the NBG5715 to It s Factory Default s If you reset the NBG5715, you lo se all of the changes you have made. The NBG5715 re-loads its default settings, and th e password resets to 1234 . Y ou hav[...]

  • Page 172

    Chapter 23 Tro ubleshooting NBG5715 User’s Guide 172 6 Make sure tr affic between the WLAN and the LAN is not blocked by the firewall on the NBG5715. 7 Make sure you allow the NBG5715 to be remote ly accessed through the WLAN interface. Check your remote management settings. • See the chapte r on Wireless LAN in the User’s Guide for more info[...]

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    Chapter 23 Troubl eshooting NBG5715 User’s Guid e 173 1 Be sure to install the Z yXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility (for NetUSB functionality) first from the included disc, or download the latest version from the zyxel.com website. 2 Disconnect the problematic USB device, then reconnect it to the NBG5715. 3 Ensure that the USB device in question ha[...]

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    Chapter 23 Tro ubleshooting NBG5715 User’s Guide 174[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 175 A PPENDIX A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript 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 aScript (enabled by default). • Jav a permissions (enabled by default). Note: The screens used below belong to Intern et Explorer versi on 6, 7 a[...]

  • Page 176

    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guide 176 F i g u r e 111 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alternatively , if you only w ant to allow pop-up windows from y our device, see the following steps. 1 In Internet Explorer , se lect Tools , Inte[...]

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    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScrip t and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guid e 177 Figure 1 12 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to hav e blocked) with the prefix “http://” . For example, http://192.168.167.1. 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites . [...]

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    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guide 178 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript If pages of the we b configurator do not display properly in Interne t Explorer , check that JavaSc ript are allowed. 1 In Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Opti[...]

  • Page 179

    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScrip t and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guid e 179 Figure 1 15 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Opti ons and then the Secur ity tab. 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM . 4 Under Java permissions make sure that a s[...]

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    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guide 180 Figure 1 16 Security Settings - Java JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Opti ons and then the Advanc ed tab . 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected. 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 1 17 Java [...]

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    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScrip t and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guid e 181 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, Ja vascript and pop-ups in one screen. Click Tools, then click Options in the s[...]

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    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guide 182 Opera Opera 10 screens are used here. Screens for o ther versions may v ary slightly . 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 120 Opera: [...]

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    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScrip t and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guid e 183 Figure 121 Opera: Enabling Java T o customize JavaScript behavior in th e Opera browser , click JavaScript Options . Figure 122 Opera: Jav aScript Options Select the items you want Opera’ s JavaScript to apply .[...]

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    Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions NBG5715 User’s Guide 184[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 185 A PPENDIX B 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 [...]

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    Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guide 186 Figure 123 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the netw ork number and how much is the host ID v aries according to the subnet mask. Subnet Masks A subnet mask is used to determine which bits ar e part of the network number , and which bits are part of the host I[...]

  • Page 187

    Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guid e 187 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[...]

  • Page 188

    Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guide 188 Subnetting Y ou can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following e xample 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 networ[...]

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    Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guid e 189 Figure 125 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 of all zeroes is the subnet’ s address itself , all ones is the subnet’ s broadcast address). 192.168.1.0 [...]

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    Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guide 190 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subn ets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 11 1). The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. T able 79 Subnet 2 IP/SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BI T VA L U E IP Address 19[...]

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    Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guid e 191 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 number . 7 192 193 222 223 8 224 225 254 255 T able 82 Eight Subnets (continu[...]

  • Page 192

    Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guide 192 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 [...]

  • Page 193

    Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guid e 193 computer B which is a DHCP client. Neither can access the Internet. This problem can be solved by assigning a different static IP address to computer A or setting computer A to ob ta in a n I P a dd r es s automatically . Figure 126 Conflicting Computer IP Addresses Example Conflic[...]

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    Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG5715 User’s Guide 194 Figure 128 Conflicting Computer and R outer IP Addresses Example[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 195 A PPENDIX C Setting Up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address Note: Y our specific NBG5715 may not support all of the operating systems described in this appendix. See the product specifications for more information about which operating syst ems are supported. This appendix shows you how to configure the IP se ttings on your c[...]

  • Page 196

    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 196 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network Connections icon. 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties . 4 On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) and then click Properties .[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 197 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 198 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 gateway fields if you have a static IP address that was assign[...]

  • Page 199

    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 199 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. 4 Click Manage network connections .[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 200 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 permission to continue. 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties [...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 201 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 202 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 Default gateway fields if you have a static IP address that was assign[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 203 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 . 4 Double click Local Area Connecti[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 204 Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 205 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 206 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 Default gateway fields if you have a static IP address that was assign[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 207 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 . 2 In the System Preferen ces window , click the Network icon.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 208 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Built-in Et hernet from the network connection type list, and then click Config ure. 4 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configur e IPv4 list in the TCP/IP tab.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 209 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 n t h e Subnet Mask field, ty pe your subnet mask. •I n t h e Router field, type the IP address of yo[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 210 Figure 129 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Utility Mac OS X: 10.5 and 10.6 The screens in this section are from Ma c OS X 10.5 but can also apply to 10.6. 1 Click Apple > System Preferen ces . 2 In System Preferen ces , click the Network icon.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 21 1 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.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 212 5 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •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 [...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 213 Figure 130 Mac OS X 10.5: Network Utility Linux: Ubuntu 8 (GNOME) This section shows you how to configure y our comp uter’s T C P/IP settings in the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME) using the Ubuntu 8 Linux di stribution. The procedure, screens and file locations m[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 214 3 In the Authenticate window, enter y our admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button. 4 In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties .[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 215 5 The Properties dialog box opens. •I n t h e Configuration list, select Automatic Configuration (DHCP ) if you hav e a dynamic IP address. •I n t h e Configuration list, select Static IP address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP address , Subnet mask ,[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 216 8 Click the Close button to apply the changes. 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[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 217 Figure 131 Ubuntu 8: Network T ools Linux: openSUSE 10.3 (KDE) This section shows you how to configure y our computer ’ s TCP/IP settings in the K Desktop Environment (KDE) using the open SUSE 10.3 Linux distribution. Th e procedure, screens and file locations may vary[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 218 2 When the Run as Root - KDE su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK . 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon.[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 219 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. 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 220 Figure 132 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 address , Subnet mask , and Hostname fields. 7 Click Next to save the cha[...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guid e 221 9 Click Finish to save your settings and close the window . V erifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon on the Task bar to check your TCP/IP properties. From the Options sub-menu, select Show Conne ction Informatio n . Figure 133 openSUSE 10.3: KN etwork Manager [...]

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    Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG5715 User’s Guide 222 Figure 134 openSUSE: Connection Status - KNetwork Manager[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 223 A PPENDIX D Wireless LANs Wireless LAN T opologies 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 a[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guide 224 Figure 136 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 wired network. This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System (DS). This type of wireless LAN [...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guid e 225 Figure 137 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by wireless devices to tr ansmit and receive data. Channels av ailable depend on your geographical area. Y ou may hav e a choice of channels (for your region) so you should use a channel different from an adjacent A[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guide 226 Figure 138 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 stations send data at the same time, collisions may occur when both sets of data arrive at the AP at the same time, resulting in a loss of messages for both sta[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guid e 227 Preamble T ype Preamble is used to signal that data is coming to the receiver . Short and long refer to the length of the synchronization field in a packet. Short preamble increases performance as less time sending preamble means more time for sending data. All IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless adap[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guide 228 The following figure shows the relative effectivenes s of these wireless security methods available on your NBG5715. Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless se curity setting s on the NBG5715 and on all wireless clients that you w ant to associate with it. IEEE 802.1x In June 2001, the IEEE 8 02.[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guid e 229 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: • [...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guide 230 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 the[...]

  • Page 231

    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guid e 231 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[...]

  • Page 232

    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guide 232 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 s o that the same encryptio[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guid e 233 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example T o set up WPA(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port number (default is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WPA(2) applicat ion exa mple with an external RADIUS server looks as follows. "A" is the RADIUS server . "DS&[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guide 234 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 140 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication Security Pa rameters Summary R efer to thi[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guid e 235 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 (IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g) or 5GHz (IEEE 802.11a) is needed to communicate efficiently in a wireless LAN Radiation Pattern A ra[...]

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    Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG5715 User’s Guide 236 F or directional antennas, point the antenna in the direction of th e desired cover age area.[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 237 A PPENDIX E Common Services The following table lists some commonly-used services and their associated protocols and port numbers. For a comprehensive list of port number s, ICMP t ype/code numbers and services, visit the IANA (I nterne t Assigned Number Authority) web site. • Name : This is a short, descriptive name f[...]

  • Page 238

    Appendix E Common Services NBG5715 User’s Guide 238 HT TP TCP 80 Hyper T ext T ransfer Protocol - a client/ server protocol for the worl d wide web. HT TPS TCP 443 HTTPS is a secu red http session often used in e-commer ce. ICMP User-Defined 1 Internet Control Message Protocol i s often used for diagnostic or routing purposes. ICQ UDP 4000 This i[...]

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    Appendix E Common Services NBG5715 User’s Guid e 239 SMTP TCP 25 Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol is the message-exchange standard for the Internet. SMTP enab les y ou to move messages from one e-mail server to another . SNMP TCP /U D P 161 Simple Network Managemen t Program. SNMP- TRAPS TC P/ U DP 162 T raps for use with the SNMP (RFC:1 215). SQL [...]

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    Appendix E Common Services NBG5715 User’s Guide 240[...]

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    NBG5715 User’s Guid e 241 A PPENDIX F Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2012 by Z yXEL Communications Corpor ation. Th e co n te n ts o f t h is p ub l ic a t io n m a y n o t b e re p r od uc e d in a ny pa r t or as a w ho l e, t ra ns c ri b ed , st o re d in a re t ri e va l s y st e m, t r anslated into any language, or tr ansmitted i[...]

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    Appendix F Legal Information NBG5715 User’s Guide 242 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。 在 5.25-5.35 秭 赫 ([...]

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    Appendix F Legal Informa tion NBG5715 User’s Guid e 243 National Restrictions This prod uct may be us ed in al l EU count ries (an d other co untries fo llowing the EU dire ctive 199 9/5/EC) wi thout any limitatio n except for the count ries mentio ned below: Ce produit peut être utilisé dans tous les pays de l’UE (et da ns tous les pays ayan[...]

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    Appendix F Legal Information NBG5715 User’s Guide 244 Draadloze verbindingen voor buiteng ebruik en met een reikwijdte van meer dan 300 me ter dienen aange meld te worden bij he t Belgi sch Instituut voor postdiensten en telecommunicatie (BIPT). Zie http://w ww.bipt.be voor meer gegevens. Les liaisons sa ns fil pour une util isation en extéri eu[...]

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    Appendix F Legal Informa tion NBG5715 User’s Guid e 245 List of national codes Safety Warnings • Do NOT u se this product near w ater , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, d ust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT s tore things on the de vice. • Do NOT install, use, or service this d[...]

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    Appendix F Legal Information NBG5715 User’s Guide 246[...]

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    Index NBG5715 User’s Guid e 247 Index A Address Assignment 68 Advanced Encryption Standard See AES. AES 231 AH 136 algorithms 136 alternative subnet mask notation 187 antenna directional 235 gain 235 omni-directional 235 AP (access point) 225 B Bandwidt h managemen t overview 143 priority 144 Basic Service Set, See BSS 223 bridged APs, security 7[...]

  • Page 248

    Index NBG5715 User’s Guide 248 and local (user) database 78 key 78 WPA compatible 78 ESP 136 ESS 224 ESSID 171 Extended Service S et, See ESS 22 4 F FCC interference statement 241 Firewall 11 6 Firewal l overvi ew guidelines 11 6 ICMP packets 11 7 network security Stateful inspection 11 6 Z yXEL device firewall 11 6 firewall stateful inspection 1[...]

  • Page 249

    Index NBG5715 User’s Guid e 249 local (user) database 77 and encryption 78 Local Area Network 91 M MAC 85 MAC address 68 , 76 cloning 68 MAC address filter 76 MAC address filtering 85 MAC filter 85 managing the device good habits 16 using the web configurator . See web configurator . usi ng th e WP S. Se e WPS. Media access control 85 Memory usag[...]

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    Index NBG5715 User’s Guide 250 Reset button 31 Reset the device 31 Restore configur ation 164 Ro am i n g 86 Ro ut e r M o d e status screen 51 RT S (Request T o Send) 226 threshold 22 5 , 226 RTS / C T S T h r es h o l d 76 , 86 S Scheduling 89 security associations. See VPN. Security P arameter Index 130 Service and port numbers 11 9 , 147 Serv[...]

  • Page 251

    Index NBG5715 User’s Guid e 251 WEP encryption 81 WEP key 81 Wi-Fi Protected Access 231 Wireless association list 37 wireless channel 171 wireless client WPA supplicants 232 wireless LAN 171 wireless LAN scheduling 89 Wireless network basic guidelines 76 channel 76 encryption 77 example 75 MAC address filter 76 overview 75 security 76 SSID 76 Wir[...]

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    Index NBG5715 User’s Guide 252[...]