ZyXEL P-2601HN-F1 User Guide

ZyXEL P-2601HN-F1 Manual

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    P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series ADSL2+ IAD with 802.11n Wireless Firmware Version 3.10 Edition 1, 10/2010 Default Login Details IP Address http://192.168.1.1 User Name admin Password 1234 www.zyxel.com www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2010 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
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    who want to configure the ZyXEL Device using the web configurator. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. • Support Disc Refer to
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    About This User's Guide • Download Library Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. Read the Tech Doc Overview to find out how to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Command Line Interface Reference Guide in order to better understand how to use your
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    (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions • The P-2601HN(L)-F1 series may be referred to as the "ZyXEL Device", the "device", the "system" or the "product" in this User's Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field
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    Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User's Guide may use the following generic icons. The ZyXEL Device icon is not an exact representation of your device. ZyXEL Device Computer Notebook computer Server Switch Telephone Firewall Router 6 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's
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    ports. • Place connecting cables carefully so that no one will step on them or stumble over them. • Always disconnect all cables from this device before servicing or disassembling. • Use ONLY an appropriate power equipment should be treated separately. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 7
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    Safety Warnings 8 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    ...175 Logs ...203 System Monitor ...207 User Account ...213 Remote MGMT ...215 SNMP ...217 System ...221 Time Setting ...223 Log Setting ...225 Firmware Upgrade ...227 Backup/Restore ...229 Diagnostic ...233 Troubleshooting ...237 Product Specifications ...243 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 9
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    Contents Overview 10 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Web Configurator 27 2.1 Overview ...27 2.1.1 Accessing the Web Configurator 27 2.2 The Web Configurator Layout 30 2.2.1 Title Bar ...31 2.2.2 Main Window ...31 2.2.3 Navigation Panel ...31 2.2.4 Status Bar ...34 Chapter 3 Tutorials ...35 3.1 Overview ...35 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 11
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    Client 40 3.4 Setting Up NAT Port Forwarding 45 3.5 How to Make a VoIP Call ...47 3.5.1 VoIP Calls With a Registered SIP Account 47 3.6 Configuring the MAC Address Filter 50 3.7 Configuring Static Route for Routing to Another Network 51 3.8 Configuring QoS Queue and Class Setup 53 3.9 Access
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    Additional Wireless Terms 98 6.7.2 Wireless Security Overview 98 6.7.3 Signal Problems ...101 6.7.4 BSS ...101 6.7.5 MBSSID ...102 6.7.6 WiFi Overview ...127 8.2 Configuring Static Route ...128 8.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route 129 Chapter 9 DNS Route ...131 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 13
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    10.6 QoS Technical Reference 146 10.6.1 IEEE 802.1Q Tag 146 10.6.2 IP Precedence ...147 10.6.3 DiffServ ...147 Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT 149 11.1 Overview ...149 11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter 149 11.1.2 What You Need To Know 149 11.2 The Port Forwarding Screen 150
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    175 16.1.2 What You Need to Know 176 16.1.3 Before You Begin 177 16.2 The SIP Service Provider Screen 177 16.3 The SIP Account Screen 181 16.3.1 Add/Edit SIP Account 183 16.4 The 16.9 Technical Reference ...191 16.9.1 VoIP ...191 16.9.2 SIP ...192 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 15
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    of Service (QoS 197 16.9.4 Phone Services Overview SNMP...217 21.1 Overview ...217 21.2 The SNMP Screen ...217 Chapter 22 System ...221 22.1 Overview ...221 22.1.1 What You Need to Know 221 22.2 The System Screen ...221 Chapter 23 Time Setting ...223 16 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    , Hardware Connections, and LEDs 237 28.3 ZyXEL Device Access and Login 238 28.4 Internet Access ...240 28.5 Phone Calls and VoIP ...241 28.6 Wireless LAN Troubleshooting 242 Chapter 29 Product Specifications ...243 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting 253 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer
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    Table of Contents Appendix E Common Services 323 Appendix F Open Software Announcements 327 Appendix G Legal Information 333 Index...337 18 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    PART I User's Guide 19
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    power, only the phone with lifeline connected to the FXO port can be used for making calls. • Models ending in "1" denote a device that works over the analog telephone system, POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service). See the chapter on product specifications for a full list of features. P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    not allowed, but you can safely browse the Internet and download files. 1.2.2 Internet Calls (VoIP) You can register a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) account and use the ZyXEL Device to make and receive VoIP telephone calls: You can register a SIP (Session 22 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    up a wireless network with WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) or manually add a client to your wireless network. Figure 3 Wireless Connection Application WLAN WAN LAN 1.3 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device Use any of the following methods to manage the ZyXEL Device. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 23
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    for troubleshooting by service engineers. • FTP for firmware upgrades and configuration backup/restore. 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device Do the following things regularly to make the ZyXEL Device more secure and to manage the ZyXEL Device more effectively. • Change the password. Use
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    . Refer to the Quick Start Guide for information on hardware connections. 1.6 The RESET Button If you forget your password or cannot access the web configurator, you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the device to reload the factory-default P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 25
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    Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously and the passwords will be reset to the defaults. 1 Make sure the POWER LED is on (not blinking). 2 To set the device back to the factory default settings, press the
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    need to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet Explorer. 2.1.1 Accessing the Web Configurator 1 Make sure your ZyXEL Device hardware is properly connected (refer to the Quick Start Guide). 2 Launch your web browser. 3 Type "192.168.1.1" as the URL. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 27
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    the Web Configurator 4 A password screen displays. Type "admin" (default) as the username and "1234" as the password, and click Login. If you have changed the password, enter your password and click Login. Figure 5 Password Screen Note: For security reasons, the ZyXEL Device automatically
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    Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 6 The Connection Status screen appears. Figure 7 Connection Status 7 Click System Info to display the System Info screen, where you can view the ZyXEL Device's interface and system information. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 29
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    Web Configurator Layout Click Connection Status > System Info to show the following screen. Figure 8 Web Configurator Layout A B C As illustrated above, the main screen is divided into these parts: • A - title bar • B - main window • C - navigation panel 30 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    screen shows the network status of the ZyXEL Device and computers/devices connected to it. Network Setting Broadband Broadband Use this screen to configure Internet mode and encapsulation, IP address assignment, DNS servers and other advanced properties. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 31
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    dynamic IP address. Security Firewall General Use this screen to activate/deactivate the firewall. Services Use this screen to set the default action to take on network traffic going in specific directions. MAC Filter MAC Filter Use this screen to allow specific devices to access the ZyXEL
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    to configure the passwords your user accounts. Remote MGMT Remote MGMT Use this screen to enable specific traffic directions for network services. SNMP SNMP Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) users can access the SNMP agent on the ZyXEL Device
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    power off. Diagnostic Ping Use this screen to test the connections to other devices. DSL Line Use this screen to identify problems with the DSL connection. 2.2.4 Status Bar Check the status bar when you click Apply or OK to verify that the configuration has been updated. 34 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to configure the ZyXEL Device. Do the following steps: 1 Connect the ZyXEL Device properly. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for details on the ZyXEL Device's hardware connection. 2 Check the back panel of your device where the Ethernet ports are located
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    WAN Service Type PPPoE ATM PVC Configuration VPI/VCI 36/48 Encapsulation LLC/SNAP-Bridging Mode Service Category UBR without PCR PPP Information PPP User Name [email protected] PPP Password ABCDEF! PPPoE Service My DSL Name Authentication Auto Method 36 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    NAT: Enabled IGMP Multicast Proxy: Enabled Apply as Default Gateway: Enable DNS Server: Static DNS IP Address (Primary: 192.168.1.254 Secondary: 192.168.1.253) Enter or select these values and click Apply. This completes your DSL WAN connection setting. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 37
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    access the Internet through the ZyXEL Device wirelessly. 3.3.1 Example Parameters SSID 802.11 mode Channel Security SSID_Example3 slightly for different models. 3.3.2 Configuring the AP Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your AP. 38 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    to have the device search for an available channel. 4 Select 802.11b/g in the Mode Select field. 5 Select More Secure as your security level and set security mode to WPA-PSK and enter "ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey" in the Pre-Shared Key field. Click Apply. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 39
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    and check if the WLAN connection is up under Interface Status. Tutorial: Network > Wireless LAN > configured. • Manually connect to a network. • Configure a profile to have the wireless client automatically connect to a specific network or peer computer. 40 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    leave the encryption type at the default setting. Use the Next button to move on to the next screen. You can use the Back button at any time to return to the previous screen, or the Exit button to return to the Site Survey screen. Tutorial: Security Settings P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 41
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    . Tutorial: Link Info 6 Open your Internet browser and enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your wireless connection is successfully configured. If you cannot access the web site, try changing the encryption type in
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    characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the Scan Info table and click Select. 4 Choose the same encryption method as the AP to which you want to connect (In this example, WPA-PSK). Tutorial: Profile Security P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 43
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    in the previous screen. Enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at the default setting. Tutorial: Profile Encryption 6 In the next screen, leave both boxes selected. Tutorial: Wireless in the Profile screen and click Connect to activate it. 44 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    order for players on the Internet (like A in the figure below) to communicate with the Doom server, you need to configure the port settings and IP address on the ZyXEL Device. Traffic should be forwarded to the port 666 of the Doom server computer which has an IP address of 192.168.1.34. Tutorial
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    configured should appear in the table. Make sure the Status check box for this rule is selected. Click Apply to have the ZyXEL Device start forwarding port 666 traffic to the computer with IP address 192.168.1.34. Players on the Internet then can have access to your Doom server. 46 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    Internet. 2 Open the web configurator. 3 Click VoIP > SIP to open the SIP Service Provider screen. Select Add New from the Service Provider Selection drop-down list box. 4 Select the Enable check box of SIP Service Provider and enter the SIP Service Provider Name. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    check box, then enter the SIP Account Number, Username, and Password. Leave other settings as default. 7 Click Apply to save your settings. 3.5.1.2 check your Internet connection and click Register to register your SIP account. Tutorial: Registration Status 48 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    changes. Tutorial: VoIP > Phone 3.5.1.4 Making a VoIP Call 1 Make sure you connect a telephone to the first phone port on the ZyXEL Device. 2 Make sure the ZyXEL Device is on and connected to the Internet. 3 Pick up the phone receiver. 4 Dial the VoIP phone number you want to call. P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    Configuring the MAC Address Filter Thomas noticed that his daughter Josephine spends too much time surfing the web and downloading media files. He decided to prevent Josephine from accessing the Internet be able to access the Internet through the ZyXEL Device. 50 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    WAN default gateway by default. In this case, B will never receive the traffic. N1 A R N2 B You need to specify a static routing rule on the ZyXEL Device to specify R as the router in charge of forwarding traffic to N2. In this case, the ZyXEL Device routes P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 51
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    settings: N1 A R N2 B Table 3 IP Settings in this Tutorial DEVICE / COMPUTER IP ADDRESS The ZyXEL Device's WAN 172.16.1.1 The ZyXEL Device's LAN 192.168.1.1 A 192.168.1.34 R's N1 192.168.1.253 R's N2 192.168.10.2 B 192.168.10.33 To configure a static route to route traffic from N1
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    to e-mail traffic from the LAN interface, so that e-mail traffic would not get delayed when there is network congestion. • Note the IP address (192.168.1.23 for example) and/or MAC address (AA:FF:AA:FF:AA:FF for example) of your computer and map it to queue 7. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 53
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    Tutorial: Advanced > QoS 2 Go to Network Setting > QoS > Queue Setup. Click Add new Queue to create a new queue. In the screen that opens, check Active and enter or select the following values, then click Apply. • Name: Email • Priority: 7 (High) • Weight: 15 54 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    . Then click Apply. Tutorial: Advanced > QoS > Class Setup Class Name To Queue Give a class name to this traffic, such as Email in this example. Link this to a queue created in the QoS > Queue Setup screen, which is the Email queue created in this example. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 55
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    the Internet. The ZyXEL Device's WAN IP address changes dynamically. Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows you to access the ZyXEL Device using a domain name. http://zyxelrouter.dyndns.org w.x.y.z A a.b.c.d To use this feature, you have to apply for DDNS service at www.dyndns.org. 56 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    as the username and password. 3 Log into www.dyndns.org using your account. 4 Add a new DDNS host name. This tutorial uses the following settings as an example. • Hostname: zyxelrouter.dyndns.org • Service Type: Host with IP address • IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address that your ZyXEL Device is
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    1 Open a web browser on the computer (using the IP address a.b.c.d) that is connected to the Internet. 2 Type http://zyxelrouter.dyndns.org and press [Enter]. 3 The ZyXEL Device's login page should appear. You can then log into the ZyXEL Device and manage it. 58 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    PART II Technical Reference 59
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    , interfaces (LAN, WAN and WLAN), and SIP accounts. You can also register and unregister SIP accounts. 4.2 The Connection Status Screen Use this screen to view the network connection status of the device and its clients. A warning message appears if there is a connection problem. P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    mode selection box. You can configure how often you want the ZyXEL Device to update IP address if you want to change it. If you want to change the name or icon of the client, click Change name/icon. In List View, you can also view the client's information. 62 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    drop-down list box. Device Information Host Name This field displays the ZyXEL Device system name. It is used for identification. You can change this in the Maintenance > System screen's Host Name field. Model Name This is the model name of your device. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 63
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    version was created. Go to the Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade screen to change it. WAN Information Mode This is the method of encapsulation used by your ISP. IP Address This field displays the current IP address of the ZyXEL Device in the WAN. IP Subnet Mask This field displays the current
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    ZyXEL Device is probably becoming unstable, and you should restart the device. See Chapter 26 on page 231, or turn off the device (unplug the power) for a few seconds. Registration Status Account This column displays each SIP account in the ZyXEL Device. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 65
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    IP address or domain name. • The second field displays Registered. If the SIP account is not registered with the SIP server, • Click Register to have the ZyXEL number and service domain of the SIP account. You can change these in VoIP > SIP > SIP Settings. 66 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the same encapsulation method used by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). If your ISP offers a dial-up Internet connection using PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) or PPPoA, they should also provide a username and password (and service name) for user authentication. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 67
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    in wide use. Finding Out More See Section 5.3 on page 76 for technical background information on WAN. 5.1.2 Before You Begin You need to know your Internet access settings such as encapsulation and WAN IP address. Get this information from your ISP. 68 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    whether NAT is activated or not for this connection. This shows whether the ZyXEL Device use the WAN interface of this connection as the system default gateway. Click the Edit icon to configure the connection. Click the Delete icon to remove the connection. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 69
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    according to the mode and encapsulation you choose. This screen displays when you select the Routing mode and PPPoE encapsulation. The fields in the screen may differ depending on the type of encapsulation you use. Figure 14 Broadband: Add/Edit: Routing Mode 70 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Mode WAN Service Type DESCRIPTION Enter a service name of the connection. The interface type used by the ZyXEL Device is ADSL. The ZyXEL Device uses the ADSL technology for data transmission over the DSL port. Select Routing (default) from the drop-down list box if your ISP give you one IP address
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    ZyXEL Device accepts either CHAP or PAP when requested by this remote node. PAP: Your ZyXEL Device accepts PAP only. CHAP: Your ZyXEL Device accepts CHAP only. MS-CHAP: Your ZyXEL Device accepts MSCHAP only. MS-CHAP is the Microsoft version of the CHAP. 72 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    group. It can reduce multicast traffic significantly. Select this option to have the ZyXEL Device use the WAN interface of this connection as the system default gateway. The section is not available when you select Bridge in the WAN Service Type field. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 73
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    IP Address Select this to have the ZyXEL Device use the DNS server addresses you configure manually. Primary DNS Enter the first DNS server address assigned by the ISP. Server Secondary Enter the second DNS server address assigned by the ISP. DNS Server Apply Click Apply to save your changes
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    IP address from ISP's DHCP server directly. If you select Bridge, you cannot use routing functions, such as Firewall, DHCP server and NAT on traffic from the selected LAN port(s). This field is not available if you select Bridge mode. Select the LAN/WLAN port(s) from which traffic will be forwarded
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    and the ISP or carrier, as it requires no specific configuration of the broadband modem at the customer site. By implementing PPPoE directly on the ZyXEL Device (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, 76 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    . 5.3.4 IP Address Assignment A static IP is a fixed IP that your ISP gives you. A dynamic IP is not fixed; the ISP assigns you a different one each time. The Single User Account feature can be enabled or disabled if you have either a dynamic or static IP. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 77
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    this time, more cells (up to the MBS) can be sent at the PCR again. If the PCR, SCR or MBS is set to the default of "0", the system will assign a maximum value that correlates to your upstream line rate. 78 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    basic ATM traffic classes defined by the ATM Forum Traffic Management 4.0 Specification. Constant Bit Rate (CBR) Constant Bit Rate (CBR) provides bandwidth requirement varies in proportion to the video image's changing dynamics. The VBR-nRT (non real-time Variable 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 79
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    transfers. However, UBR doesn't guarantee any bandwidth and only delivers traffic when the network has spare bandwidth. An example application is background file transfer. 80 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    can connect with numerous wireless clients and let them access the network. • A bridge is a radio that relays communications between access points and wireless clients, extending a network's range. Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 81
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    as the printer) or with the Internet. Your ZyXEL Device is the AP. Every wireless Service Set IDentifier. • If two wireless networks overlap, they should use a different channel. Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    to the wireless LAN and you change the ZyXEL Device's SSID or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the ZyXEL Device's new settings. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 83
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    Network Setting > Wireless to open the General screen. Figure Network Settings Wireless The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a Network address of the wireless interface on the ZyXEL Device when wireless LAN is enabled. 84 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device. Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 6.2.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data encryption or authentication. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 85
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    not encrypted. Shared key mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the wireless station to the AP or peer computer. This requires you to enable the wireless LAN security and use same settings on both the wireless station and the AP or peer computer. 86 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission. If you want to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5 or 13 characters (ASCII string) or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for a 64bit or 128-bit WEP key respectively. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials. more.../hide more Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters or 64 hexidecimal digits. Click more... to show more fields in this section. Click hide more to hide them. 88 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    . The WPA security mode is a security subset of WPA2. It requires the presence of a RADIUS server on your network in order to validate user credentials. This encryption standard is slightly older than WPA2 and therefore is more compatible with older devices. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 89
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    Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation. Port Number Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The default port number is 1812. You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs
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    Update Timer Encryption DESCRIPTION The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the RADIUS server sends a new group key out to all clients. If the security mode is WPA, the encryption mode and configure multiple Basic Service Sets (BSSs) on the ZyXEL Device. 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 91
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    relating to one of the ZyXEL Device's BSSs. The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which a client utility. This field indicates the security mode of the SSID profile. Click the Edit icon to configure the SSID profile. 6.3.1 Edit More AP 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    for more information about WPS. Note: The ZyXEL Device applies the security settings of the SSID1 profile (see Section 6.2 on page 83). If you want to use the WPS feature, make sure you have set the security mode of SSID1 to WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or No Security. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 93
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    following screen displays. Select Enable and click Apply to activate the WPS function. You can configure the WPS settings in this screen. Figure 25 Network Setting > Wireless > WPS The (Personal Identification Number) of the client into the ZyXEL Device. 94 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    is the name of the wireless network. This is the type of wireless security employed by the network. Click Apply to save your changes. 6.5 The WMM Screen Use this screen to enable or disable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) wireless networks for multimedia applications. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 95
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    battery-powered wireless clients. APSD uses a longer beacon interval when transmitting traffic that does not require a short packet exchange interval. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 96 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    specify 8:00 ~ 18:00 in the time table. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 6.7 Technical Reference This section discusses wireless LANs in depth. For more information, see the appendix. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 97
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    username and password, or a "key" phrase) can access the network. Second, they encrypt. This means that the information sent over the air is encoded. Only people with the code key can understand the information, and only people who have been authenticated are given the code key. 98 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    standards are secure in themselves but with effective security keys, passwords and so on is ZyXEL Device does not broadcast the SSID. In addition, you should change the default addresses. 2. Hexadecimal characters are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    network before using it. However, every device in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this. For wireless networks, you can store the user names and passwords for each user in a RADIUS server. This is a server used in businesses more than in homes. If you do not have a RADIUS
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    every device in the wireless network supports. For example, suppose you have a wireless network with the ZyXEL Device and you do not have a RADIUS server. Therefore, there is no authentication. disabled, wireless station A and B can access the wired network P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 101
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    channel interference. The ZyXEL Device's MBSSID (Multiple Basic Service Set IDentifier) function allows you to use one access point to provide several BSSs simultaneously. You can then assign varying QoS priorities and/or security modes with 802.1x security. 102 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    . 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 configure security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must support WPS (check each device
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    wireless client, try to connect to the Internet. If you can connect, WPS was successful. If you cannot connect, check the list of associated wireless clients in the AP's configuration utility. If you see the wireless client in the list, WPS was successful. 104 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    PSK pre-shared key to the enrollee. Whether WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is used depends on the standards supported by the devices. If the registrar is already part of a network, it sends the existing information. If not, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 105
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    it supports both functions configured access point can no longer act as enrollee. It will be the registrar in all subsequent WPS connections in which it is involved. If you want a configured AP to act as an enrollee, you must reset it to its factory defaults. 106 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    , since it is configured (it already has security information for the network). AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2. Figure 32 WPS: Example Network Step 2 EXISTING CONNECTION REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO AP1 CLIENT 2 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 107
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    the configuration interface of the registrar device to discover the key the network is using (if the device supports this feature). Then, you can enter the key into the non-WPS device and join the network as normal (the non-WPS device must also support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK). 108 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    device must still associate with the access point to gain access to the network. Check the MAC addresses of your wireless clients (usually printed on a label on the bottom of the device). If there is an unknown MAC address you can remove it or reset the AP. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 109
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    Chapter 6 Wireless 110 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    LAN DSL 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the LAN IP screen to set the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings (Section 7.2 on page 113). • Use the DHCP Server screen to configure the DNS server information that the ZyXEL Device sends to the DHCP client devices on the LAN (Section
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    ZyXEL Device unless you are instructed to do otherwise. DHCP DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. This ZyXEL Device has a built-in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses and DNS servers to systems that support
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    . Use this screen to set the Local Area Network IP address and subnet mask of your ZyXEL Device and configure the DNS server information that the ZyXEL Device sends to the DHCP client devices on the LAN. Figure 34 Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 113
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    change this field unless you are instructed to do so. DHCP Server State DHCP Select Enable to have your ZyXEL Device assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and DNS servers to LAN computers and other devices that are DHCP clients. If you select Disable, you need to manually configure the IP
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    (ies)'s IP address(es) to the corresponding MAC address(es) (and host name(s)). You can select up to 128 entries in this table. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. Click Refresh to reload the DHCP table. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 115
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    119 for more information on UPnP. Use the following screen to configure the UPnP settings on your ZyXEL Device. Click Network Setting > Home Networking > Static DHCP > UPnP to display the screen shown next. Figure 37 Network Setting > Home Networking > UPnP 116 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    anyone could use a UPnP application to open the web configurator's login screen without entering the ZyXEL Device's IP address (although you must still enter the password to access the web configurator). Apply Click Apply to save your changes. 7.5 Technical Reference This section provides some
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    IP Addresses Every machine on the Internet must have a unique address. If your networks are isolated from the Internet, for example, only between your two branch offices, you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems. However, the Internet 118 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    of IP Address Space". 7.6 Installing UPnP in Windows Example This section shows how to install UPnP in Windows Me and Windows XP. Installing UPnP in Windows Me Follow the steps below to install the UPnP in Windows Me. 1 Click Start and Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    : Windows Setup: Communication: Components 4 Click OK to go back to the Add/Remove Programs Properties window and click Next. 5 Restart the computer when prompted. 120 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    UPnP in Windows XP. 1 Click Start and Control Panel. 2 Double- Service in the Components selection box and click Details. Figure 42 Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard 5 In the Networking Services window, select the Universal Plug and Play check box. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the computer is connected to a LAN port of the ZyXEL Device. Turn on your computer and the ZyXEL Device. Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device 1 Click Start and Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. An icon displays under Internet Gateway. 122 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    3 In the Internet Connection Properties window, click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Figure 45 Internet Connection Properties 4 You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 123
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    5 When the UPnP-enabled device is disconnected from your computer, all port mappings will be deleted automatically. 6 Select Show icon in notification area when connected option and click OK. An icon displays in the system tray. Figure 48 System Tray Icon 124 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    you do not know the IP address of the ZyXEL Device. Follow the steps below to access the web configurator. 1 Click Start and then Control Panel. 2 Double-click Network Connections. 3 Select My Network Places under Other Places. Figure 50 Network Connections P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 125
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    for your ZyXEL Device and select Invoke. The web configurator login screen ZyXEL Device and select Properties. A properties window displays with basic information about the ZyXEL Device. Figure 52 Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example 126 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    , the next figure shows a computer (A) connected to the ZyXEL Device's LAN interface. The ZyXEL Device routes most traffic from A to the Internet through the ZyXEL Device's default gateway (R1). You create one static route to connect to services offered by your ISP behind router R2. You create
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    is the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same network segment as the device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations. This parameter specifies the IP network subnet mask of the final destination. This is the WAN interface through
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    packets to a gateway IP address or a bound interface. Bound Interface If you want to configure Gateway IP Address, enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same network segment as the device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway helps forward packets to their
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    the ZyXEL Device forward DNS requests for the domain name mail.example.com through the WAN interface ppp1.123 to the DNS server 10.10.23.7. Figure 56 Example of DNS Routing Topology LAN WAN ptm0.100 DNS:168.92.5.1 (Default) ppp1.123 sip.service.com P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide mail
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    route from the ZyXEL Device. 9.2.1 Add/Edit DNS Route Edit Click Add new DNS route in the DNS Route screen or the Edit icon next to an existing DNS route. Use this screen to configure the required information for a DNS route. Figure 58 DNS Route: Add/Edit 132 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    interface specified in this route. Select a WAN interface through which the matched DNS query is sent. You must have the WAN interface(s) already configured in the Broadband screen. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Back to exit this screen without saving. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the ZyXEL Device to automatically assign priority to upstream traffic according to the IEEE 802.1p priority level, IP precedence or packet length (Section 10.2 on page 136). • Use the Queue Setup screen to configure QoS queue assignment (Section 10.3 on page 138). P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    marker. 10.2 The QoS General Screen Use this screen to enable or disable QoS, set the bandwidth, and select to have the ZyXEL Device automatically assign priority to upstream traffic according to the IEEE 802.1p priority level, IP precedence or packet length. 136 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    and traffic does not match a class configured in the Class Setup screen, the ZyXEL Device assigns priority to unmatched traffic based on the IEEE 802.1p priority level, IP precedence or packet length. See Section 10.6.1 on page 146 for more information. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 137
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    's interface through which traffic in this queue passes. This shows the priority of this queue. This shows the weight of this queue. This shows the queue management algorithm used by the ZyXEL Device. This shows the maximum transmission rate allowed for traffic on this queue. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    more bandwidth than queues with smaller weights. Specify the maximum transmission rate (in Kbps) allowed for traffic on this queue. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Back to return to the previous screen without saving. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 139
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    to add, edit or delete QoS classifiers. A classifier groups traffic into data flows according to specific criteria such as the source address, destination address, source port number, destination port number or incoming interface. For example, you can configure a classifier to select traffic from
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    Delete icon to delete an existing classifier. Note that subsequent rules move up by one when you take this action. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 141
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    describes the labels in this screen. Table 32 Class Setup: Add/Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Class Configuration Active Select to enable this classifier. Class Name Enter a descriptive name of up to 32 printable English keyboard characters, including spaces. 142 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    enter the source IP address in dotted decimal notation. A blank source IP address means any source IP address. Enter the source subnet mask. If you select TCP or UDP in the IP Protocol field, select the check box and enter the port number(s) of the source. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 143
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    and specify a DSCP (DiffServ Code Point) number between 0 and 63 in the field provided. This field is available only when you select IP in the Ether Type field. If you select this option, the matched TCP packets must contain the ACK (Acknowledge) flag. 144 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    your changes. Click Back to return to the previous screen without saving. 10.5 The QoS Monitor Screen To view the ZyXEL Device's QoS packet statistics, click Network Setting > QoS > Monitor. The screen appears as shown. Figure 64 Network Setting > QoS > Monitor P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    identify the VLAN membership of a frame across bridges. A VLAN tag includes the 12-bit VLAN ID and 3-bit user priority. The VLAN ID associates a frame with a specific VLAN and provides the information that devices need to process the frame across the network. 146 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Service) field in the IP header. There are eight classes of services (ranging from zero to seven) in IP precedence. Zero is the lowest priority level and seven is the highest. 10.6.3 DiffServ QoS service or give advanced notice of where the traffic is going. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 147
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    Behavior), that each packet gets across the DiffServ network. Based on the marking rule, different kinds of traffic can be marked for different kinds of forwarding. Resources can then be allocated according to the DSCP values and the configured policies. 148 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    address refers to the IP address of the host when the same packet is traveling in the WAN side. NAT In the simplest form, NAT changes the source IP address in a packet received from a subscriber (the inside local address) to another (the inside global address) P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Behind Port Forwarding (Example) Let's say you want to assign ports 21-25 to one FTP, Telnet and SMTP server (A in the example), port 80 to another (B in the example) and assign a default server IP address of 192.168.1.35 to a third (C in the example). You assign the LAN IP 150 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    you manually added a service. You can change this by clicking the edit icon. This shows the WAN interface through which the service is forwarded. This is the first external port number that identifies a service. This is the last external port number that identifies a service. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    NAT > Port Forwarding (continued) LABEL Translation Start Port Translation End Port Server IP Address Protocol Modify DESCRIPTION This is the first internal port number that identifies a service. This is the last internal port number that identifies a service. This is the server's IP address. This
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    . Translation Start Port Translation End Port Server IP Address Protocol Type Apply Back To forward a series of ports, enter the last port number in a series that begins with the port number in the External Start Port field above. This shows the port number to which you want the ZyXEL Device to
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    Inside/outside denotes where a host is located relative to the ZyXEL Device, for example, the computers of your subscribers are the inside hosts, while the web servers on the Internet are the outside hosts. Global/local denotes the IP address of a host in a packet as the packet traverses a router
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    other networks. It replaces the original IP source address (and TCP or UDP source port numbers for Many-to-One and Many-to-Many Overload NAT mapping) in each packet and then forwards it to the Internet. The ZyXEL Device keeps track of the original addresses P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 155
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    .1.12 SA 192.168.1.10 NAT Table Inside Local IP Address 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.11 192.168.1.12 192.168.1.13 Inside Global IP Address IGA 1 IGA 2 IGA 3 IGA 4 SA IGA1 WAN Inside Local Address (ILA) 192.168.1.11 192.168.1.10 Inside Global Address (IGA) 156 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    discusses how to configure your ZyXEL Device to use Dynamic DNS. Dynamic DNS allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS services so that anyone can contact you (in applications such as NetMeeting and CU-SeeMe). You can also access your FTP server or Web site
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    . User Name Password Apply Cancel You can specify up to two host names in the field separated by a comma (","). Type your user name. Type the password assigned to you. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 158 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    4 13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the General screen to enable or disable the ZyXEL Device's firewall (Section 13.2 on page 161). • Use the Services screen to configure LAN-to-WAN services blocking on the ZyXEL Device (Section 13.3 on page 161). P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 159
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    access" is not allowed (by default) unless the remote host is authorized to use a specific service. ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a message control and error-reporting protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the
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    your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 13.3 The Services Screen Use this screen to enable service blocking and to maintain the list of services you want to block. To access this screen, click Security > Firewall > Services. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    , suppose you want to define the Gnutella service. Select TCP type and enter a port range of 6345-6349. Click this to add the selected service in Available Services to the Blocked Services list. Note that the service is blocked immediately after clicking this. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    your rules after you configure them. Consider these security ramifications before creating a rule: 1 Does this rule stop LAN users from accessing critical resources on the Internet? For example, if IRC is blocked, are there users that require this service? P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 163
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    be able to connect to computers with running FTP servers. 4 Does this rule conflict with any existing rules? Once these questions have been answered, adding rules is simply a matter of entering the information into the correct fields in the web configurator screens. 164 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User
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    device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure this screen. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 165
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    ZyXEL Device in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 166 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    on page 170). • Use the Trusted CA screens to save the certificates of trusted CAs to the ZyXEL Device. You can also export the certificates to a computer (Section 15.3 on page 172). 15.1.2 Tim keeps the private key and makes the public key openly available. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 167
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    Tim uses Jenny's public key to decrypt the message. The ZyXEL Device uses certificates based on public-key cryptology to authenticate users depends on the type of connection. For example, a VPN tunnel might use the triple DES encryption algorithm. The certification 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    a standard that defines the general syntax for data (including digital signatures) that may be encrypted. The ZyXEL Device currently by default. 15.1.3 Verifying a Certificate Before you import a trusted CA or trusted remote host certificate into the ZyXEL Device 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 169
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    3 Double-click the certificate's icon to open the Certificate window. Click the Details tab ZyXEL Device: • Web Server - This certificate secures HTTP connections. • SIP TLS - This certificate secures VoIP connections. • SSH/SCP/SFTP - This certificate secures remote connections. 170 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    expire or has already expired. Cert Click this button and then Save in the File Download screen. The Save As screen opens, browse to the location that you want to use and click Save. SSH/SCP/ It is recommended that you give each certificate a unique name. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 171
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    to open a screen with an in-depth list of information about the certificate (or certification request). Click the Delete icon to delete the certificate (or certification request). You cannot delete a certificate that one or more features is configured to use. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the certification authority's certificate, change the certificate's name and set whether or not you want the ZyXEL Device to check a certification authority's list of revoked certificates before trusting a certificate issued by the certification authority. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 173
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    editor and save the file on a management computer for later distribution (via floppy disk for example). Click this to return to the previous screen. 174 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Internet (Section 16.8 on page 190). You don't necessarily need to use all these screens to set up your account. In fact, if your service provider did not supply information on a particular field in a screen, it is usually best to leave it at its default setting. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    that the line is still connected as total silence could easily be mistaken for a lost connection. Echo Cancellation G.168 is an ITU-T standard for eliminating the echo caused by the sound of your voice reverberating in the telephone receiver while you talk. 176 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    over the Internet. • You should have the information your VoIP service provider gave you ready, before you start to configure the ZyXEL Device. 16.2 The SIP Service Provider Screen Use this screen to configure the SIP server information and QoS for VoIP calls. Click VoIP > SIP to open the SIP
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    Chapter 16 VoIP Figure 81 VoIP > SIP > SIP Service Provider 178 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    provider. Provider Name SIP Local Port Enter the ZyXEL Device's listening port number, if your VoIP service provider gave you one. Otherwise, keep the default value. SIP Server Address Enter the IP address or domain name of the SIP server provided by your VoIP service provider. You can use up
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    handled by the outbound proxy server). Server Address Enter the IP address or domain name of the SIP outbound proxy server. Server Port Enter the SIP outbound proxy server's listening port, if your VoIP service provider gave you one. Otherwise, keep the default value. QoS Tag SIP TOS Priority
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    speaking. Comfort Noise Generation When using VAD, the ZyXEL Device generates comfort noise when the other party is not speaking. The comfort noise lets you know that the line is still connected as total silence could easily be mistaken for a lost connection. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 181
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    Chapter 16 VoIP Echo Cancellation G.168 is an ITU-T standard for eliminating the echo caused by the sound of This shows the SIP number. Click the Edit icon to configure the SIP account. Click the Delete icon to delete this SIP account from the ZyXEL Device. 182 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Chapter 16 VoIP 16.3.1 Add/Edit SIP Account You can configure a new SIP account or edit one. To access this screen, click Add new SIP Account in the SIP Account screen or the Edit icon next to an existing account. Figure 83 SIP Account:Add/Edit P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 183
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    choice for voice coder/decoder. Select None if you only want the ZyXEL Device to accept the first or second choice. Enter the loudness that the ZyXEL Device uses for speech that it sends to the peer device. Minimum is the quietest, and Maximum is the loudest. 184 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    No Answer Forward feature. Enter the number of seconds the ZyXEL Device should wait for you to answer an incoming call before it considers the call is unanswered. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Back to return to the previous screen without saving. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 185
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    Interface Name Bound Interface If you select LAN or AnyWAN, the ZyXEL Device automatically Name activates the VoIP service when any LAN or WAN connection is up. RFC Support to save your changes. Click Cancel to return to the previous screen without saving. 186 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Number This is the outgoing SIP number of the phone device. Modify Click the Edit icon to configure the SIP account. 16.5.1 Edit Phone Device You can edit the SIP account by clicking the .3.1 on page 183 for more information). Figure 86 Phone Device: Edit P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 187
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    in the following table. Table 53 VoIP > Phone > Region LABEL DESCRIPTION Region Settings Select the place in which the ZyXEL Device is located. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 188 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Once you have configured a speed dial the ZyXEL Device update the Speed Dial Phone Book section. Phone Book Use this section to look at all the speed-dial entries and to erase them. # This field displays the speed-dial number you should dial to use this entry. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    device does not have power, you can make regular calls without dialing a prefix number. Use the FXO screen to set up the PSTN line you use to make regular phone calls which do not use the Internet. To access this screen, click VoIP > FXO. Figure 89 VoIP > FXO 190 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    (ITSP) companies provide VoIP service. Circuit-switched telephone networks require 64 kilobits per second (Kbps) in each direction to handle a telephone call. VoIP can use advanced voice coding techniques with compression to reduce the required bandwidth. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 191
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    -provider.com, then "VoIP-provider.com" is the SIP service domain. SIP Registration Each ZyXEL Device is an individual SIP User Agent (UA). To provide voice service, it has a public IP address for SIP and RTP protocols to communicate with other servers. A SIP user agent has to register with the SIP
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    switched on. When you enable a subscriber port that was previously disabled, the ZyXEL Device attempts to register the port immediately. Authorization Requirements SIP registrations (and subsequent SIP requests) require a username and password for authorization. These credentials are validated via
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    example, you want to use client device A to call someone who is using client device C. 1 Client device A sends a call invitation for C to the SIP redirect server B. 2 The SIP redirect server sends the invitation back to A with C's IP address (or domain name). 194 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User
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    Server 1 3 A 2 B C SIP Register Server A SIP register server maintains a database of SIP identity-to-IP address (or domain name) mapping. The register server checks your user name and password 56 SIP Call Progression A 1. INVITE 4. ACK B 2. Ringing 3. OK P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 195
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    the digital signals back into analog voice signals. The ZyXEL Device supports the following codecs. • G.711 is a Pulse PCM (ADPCM) waveform codec that uses a lower bitrate than standard PCM conversion. ADPCM converts analog audio into digital signals based . 196 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    , applications do not have to request a particular service or give advanced notice of where the traffic is going.4 3. The ZyXEL Device does not support pulse dialing at the time of writing. 4. The ZyXEL Device does not support DiffServ at the time of writing. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 197
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    services such as call hold, call waiting, and call transfer. are generally available from your VoIP service provider. The ZyXEL Device supports the following services: • Call Hold • Call Waiting • Making a Second Call • Call Transfer • Three-Way Conference 198 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    take full advantage of the supplementary phone services available through the ZyXEL Device's phone ports, you may need to subscribe to the services from your VoIP service provider. The Flash Key Flashing means connection. Transfer the call to another phone. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 199
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    or the second party answers it, hang up the phone. European Three-Way Conference Use the following steps to make three-way conference calls. 200 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    separate the activated three-way conference into two individual connections (one is on-line, the other is on hold), press the flash key and press "2". P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 201
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    on page 204). 17.2 The Phone Log Screen Click System Monitor > Log to open the Phone Log screen. Use this screen to view phone logs and alert messages. You can select the type of log and level of severity to display. Figure 94 System Monitor > Log > Phone Log P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 203
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    specific entry. Time This field displays the time the call was recorded. Local Number This field displays the phone number you used to make or receive this call. Peer Number This field displays the phone number you called or from which this call is made. 204 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Table 59 System Monitor > Log > Call History LABEL DESCRIPTION Interface This field displays the type of the call. Duration This field displays how long the call lasted. Chapter 17 Logs P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 205
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    statistics of the WAN, LAN interfaces, NAT, and VoIP. 18.1.1 to view the NAT status of the ZyXEL Device's client(s) (Section 18.4 on open the WAN screen. You can view the WAN traffic statistics in this screen. Figure 96 System Monitor > Traffic Status > WAN P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the fields in this screen. Table 61 System Monitor > Traffic Status > LAN LABEL DESCRIPTION Refresh Interval Select how often you want the ZyXEL Device to update this screen from the drop-down list box. Interface This shows the LAN or WLAN interface. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    update this screen from the drop-down list box. Device Name This shows the name of the client. IP Address This shows the IP address of the client. MAC Address This shows the MAC address of the client. No. of Open Session This shows the number of NAT sessions used by the client. P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    never successfully registered this account. This field displays the account number and service domain of the SIP account. You can change these in the VoIP > SIP screens. This field indicates whether or not there are any messages waiting for the SIP account. 210 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    VoIP call through a phone port. This field displays the phone accounts of the ZyXEL Device. This field displays the SIP number that you use to make calls on this phone port. This field displays the SIP number that you use to receive calls on this phone port. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 211
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    Chapter 18 System Monitor 212 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    (up to 30 characters). Note that as you type a password, the screen displays a (*) for each character you type. After you change the password, use the new password to access the ZyXEL Device. Retype to Confirm Type the new password again for confirmation. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 213
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    Chapter 19 User Account Table 64 Maintenance > User Account (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 214 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    to discover the CPE and configure user-specific parameters, such as the username and password. SSH/SCP/SFTP Secure port 22. • SSH File Transfer Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is an old way of transferring files between computers. It uses port 22. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    You may change the server port number for a service if needed, however you must use the same port number in order to use that service for remote management. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 216 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User
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    . The ZyXEL Device supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1) and version two (SNMPv2c). The next figure illustrates an SNMP management operation. Figure 102 SNMP Management Model An SNMP managed network consists of two main types of component: agents and a manager. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 217
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    password for incoming Set requests from the management station. The default is public and allows all requests. Trap Community Type the trap community, which is the password sent with each trap to the SNMP manager. The default is public and allows all requests. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    > SNMP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Trap Destination Type the IP address of the station to send your SNMP traps to. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 219
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    Chapter 21 SNMP 220 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    "Computer Name". Find the system name of your Windows computer. In Windows XP, click start, My Computer, View system information and then click the Computer Name tab. Note the entry in the Full computer name field and enter it as the ZyXEL Device System Name. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 221
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    System to open the following configurator) can be left idle before the session times out. The default is 5 minutes. After it times out you have to log in with your password changes back to the ZyXEL Device. Click this to begin configuring this screen afresh. 222 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Screen To change your ZyXEL Device's time and date, click Maintenance > Time Setting. The screen appears as shown. Use this screen to configure the ZyXEL Device's ZyXEL Device. Current Date This field displays the date of your ZyXEL Device. Time and Date Setup P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Server Address Time Zone Time Zone Daylight Savings Start Date DESCRIPTION This shows the time service protocol that your time server sends when you turn on the ZyXEL Device. Enter the IP address changes. Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 224 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    which logs and/or immediate alerts the ZyXEL Device records in the Log Setting screen. 24.2 The Log Setting Screen To change your ZyXEL Device's log settings, click Maintenance > Log Setting. The screen appears as shown. Figure 106 Maintenance > Log Setting P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 225
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    Syslog Logging The ZyXEL Device sends a log to an external syslog server. Select the Enable check box to enable syslog logging. Syslog Server Enter the server name or IP address of the syslog server that will log the selected categories of logs. UDP Port Enter the port number used by
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    labels in this screen. Table 70 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Firmware Version This is the present Firmware version. File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... to find it. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 227
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    Temporarily Disconnected After five minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the Status screen. If the upload was not successful, an error screen will appear. Click OK to go back to the Firmware Upgrade screen. Figure 110 Error Message 228 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    that you back up your configuration file before making configuration changes. The backup configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previous settings. Click Backup to save the ZyXEL Device's current configuration to your computer. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 229
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    subnet as that of the default device IP address (192.168.1.1). See Appendix B on page 265 for details on how to set up your computer's IP address. If the upload was not successful, an error screen will appear. Click OK to go back to the Configuration screen. 230 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the ZyXEL Device remotely without turning the power off. You may need to do this if the ZyXEL Device hangs, for example. Click Maintenance > Reboot. Click the Reboot button to have the ZyXEL Device reboot. This does not affect the ZyXEL Device's configuration. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Chapter 26 Backup/Restore 232 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Use the DSL Line screen to check or reset your DSL connection (Section 27.3 on page 234). 27.2 The Ping Screen Use this screen to ping an IP address. Click Maintenance > Diagnostic to open the Ping screen shown next. Figure 115 Maintenance > Diagnostic > Ping P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 233
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    screen. Table 72 Maintenance > Diagnostic > Ping LABEL DESCRIPTION Ping Type the IP address of a computer that you want to ping in order to test a > Diagnostic > DSL Line to open the screen shown next. Figure 116 Maintenance > Diagnostic > DSL Line 234 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    proper VPIs/VCIs before you begin this test. The ZyXEL Device sends an OAM F5 packet to the DSLAM/ATM switch and then returns it (loops it back) to the ZyXEL Device. The ATM loopback test is useful for troubleshooting problems with the DSLAM and ATM network. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 235
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    upstream and downstream channels. Click this button to reinitialize the ADSL line. The large text box above then displays the progress and results of this operation, for example: "Start to reset ADSL Loading ADSL modem F/W... Reset ADSL Line Successfully!" 236 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the ZyXEL Device. 3 Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the ZyXEL Device and plugged in to an appropriate power source. Make sure the power source is turned on. 4 Turn the ZyXEL Device off and on. 5 If the problem continues, contact the vendor. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Internet browser. 3 If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 1.6 on page 25. I cannot see or access the Login screen in the web configurator. 1 Make sure you are using the correct IP address. • The default IP address is 192.168.1.1. • If you changed
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    as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. 3 Make sure your Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScript and Java enabled. See Appendix C on page 291. 4 Reset the device to its factory defaults, and try to access the ZyXEL Device with the default IP address. See Section 1.6 on page
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    but my Internet connection is not available anymore. 1 Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide and Section 1.5 on page 24. 2 Turn the ZyXEL Device off and on. 3 If the problem continues, contact your ISP. 240 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    3 Turn the ZyXEL Device off and on. 4 If the problem continues, contact Internet, but cannot make VoIP calls. 1 The PHONE light should come on. Make sure that your telephone is connected to the PHONE port. 2 You can also check the VoIP status in the Status screen. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    is IEEE 802.11 compatible and supports the same wireless standard as the ZyXEL Device. 4 Make sure your computer configured to deny wireless access to certain MAC addresses to the ZyXEL Device. See Chapter 6 on page 81 in the User's Guide for more information. 242 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet ports DSL Port P-2601HN(L)-F1: One RJ-11 DSL port PHONE Ports Line Port ("L" models only) RESET Button P-2601HN(L)-F3: One RJ-45 DSL port 1 RJ-11 FXS POTS port One FXO (Foreign Exchange Office) lifeline port Restores the ZyXEL Device's factory default settings if pressed for
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    LAN IP Port Forwarding DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) NAT traversal If you have a server (mail or web server for example) on your network, you can use this feature to let people access it from the Internet. Use this feature to have the ZyXEL Device assign IP addresses, an IP default
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    Table 75 Firmware Specifications (continued) Dynamic DNS With Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) support, you can use Support a fixed URL, www.zyxel.com for example, with a dynamic IP address. You must register for this service with a Dynamic DNS service provider. QoS (Quality of Service) You
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    Configurable port number Firmware upgrade via HTTP/SCP/SFTP/GUI/FTP/ TR-069 HTTPS response slowly due to software encryption. Download bins with custom default settings Configuration download using HTTP(s) PPPoE Support Allow remote access, one at a time 246 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Embedded Web Configurator CLI (Command Line Interpreter) for administrator account Embedded FTP Server for firmware upgrade and configuration filerestore Telnet for remote management Remote Management Control: Telnet, FTP, Web and DNS. Remote Firmware Upgrade Syslog P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User
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    Phone standards and settings differ from one country to another, so the settings on your ZyXEL Device must be configured to match those of the country you are in. The country code feature allows you to do this by selecting the country from a list rather than changing each setting manually. Configure
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    Filtering against a list of allowed or denied MAC addresses. Wi-Fi Protected Access Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i security standard. Key differences between WPA and WEP are user authentication and improved data encryption. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 249
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    , illustrates the standards supported in the ZyXEL Device. Table 78 Standards Supported STANDARD DESCRIPTION RFC 867 Daytime Protocol RFC 868 Time Protocol. RFC 1305 Network Time Protocol (NTP version 3) RFC 1631 IP Network Address Translator (NAT) 250 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Control (MAC) Bridges IEEE 802.11e QoS IEEE 802.11 e Wireless LAN for Quality of Service ANSI T1.413, Issue 2 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) standard. G dmt(G.992 National ammendments (SE) K.45 Enhanced Level ,content K.21 Enhanced Level (10 KV) P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 251
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    Chapter 29 Product Specifications FUNCTION EuP REGION AND CERTIFICATION Lot6 off-mode EPS (external power supply) lot7 Electrostatic Discharge EN61000-4-2 Radio-Frequency Level (6 kV), EN 60950-1 with National amendments. (SE) Others EN 301 489-1, 17 252 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    IP addresses and subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device (such as computers, servers, routers, and printers) needs an IP address to range of 00000000 to 11111111 in binary, or 0 to 255 in decimal. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 253
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    ID Example 1ST OCTET: 2ND OCTET: 3RD OCTET: 4TH OCTET IP Address (Binary) Subnet Mask (Binary) Network Number Host ID (192) (168) (1) (2) 11000000 10101000 00000001 00000010 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 11000000 10101000 00000001 00000010 254 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    the remaining 24 bits are zeroes. Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal notation just like IP addresses. The following examples show the binary and decimal notation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24- - 2 28 - 2 23 - 2 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOSTS 16777214 65534 254 6 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 255
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    Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting Notation Since the mask is address is 192.168.1.0. The first three octets of the address (192.168.1) are the network number, and the remaining octet is the host ID, allowing a maximum of 28 - 2 or 254 possible hosts. 256 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting The following figure shows the company network before subnetting. Figure 118 Subnetting Example: Before Subnetting You ID bit can have a value of either 0 or 1, allowing two subnets; 192.168.1.0 /25 and 192.168.1.128 /25. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 257
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    address. Therefore, the lowest IP address that address into four subnets, you need to "borrow" two host ID bits to give four possible combinations (00, 01, 10 and 11). The subnet mask is 26 bits (11111111.11111111.11111111.11000000) or 255.255.255.192. 258 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    (Binary) Subnet Address: 192.168.1.192 Broadcast Address: 192.168.1.255 NETWORK NUMBER 192.168.1. 11000000.10101000.00000001. 11111111.11111111.11111111. Lowest Host ID: 192.168.1.193 Highest Host ID: 192.168.1.254 LAST OCTET BIT VALUE 192 11000000 11000000 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 259
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    IP address last octet values for each subnet. Table 87 Eight Subnets SUBNET SUBNET ADDRESS 1 0 2 32 3 64 4 96 5 128 6 160 7 192 8 224 FIRST ADDRESS 1 33 65 97 129 161 193 225 LAST ADDRESS (/17) 2 32766 2 255.255.192.0 (/18) 4 16382 260 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    network number portion of an IP address. Your ZyXEL Device will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered. You don't need to change the subnet mask computed by the ZyXEL Device unless you are instructed to do otherwise. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 261
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    IP address. In the following example computer A has a static (or fixed) IP address that is the same as the IP address that a DHCP server assigns to computer B which is a DHCP client. Neither can access the Internet. This problem can be solved by assigning a different static IP 262 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    121 Conflicting Computer IP Addresses Example Conflicting Computer and Router IP Addresses Example More than one device can not use the same IP address. In the following example, the computer and the router's LAN port both use 192.168.1.1 as the IP address. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 263
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    Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting The computer cannot access the Internet. This problem can be solved by assigning a different IP address to the computer or the router's LAN port. Figure 122 Conflicting Computer and Router IP Addresses Example 264 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Up Your Computer's IP Address Note: Your specific ZyXEL Device may not support all of the operating systems described in this appendix. See the product specifications for more information about which operating systems are supported. This appendix shows you how to configure the IP settings on your
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    Windows XP: Start Menu 2 In the Control Panel, click the Network Connections icon. Figure 124 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. Figure 125 Windows XP: Control Panel > Network Connections > Properties 266 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Address 4 On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. Figure 126 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens. Figure 127 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    a network connection, click Status and then click the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information. Windows Vista This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional. 1 Click Start > Control Panel. Figure 128 Windows Vista: Start Menu 268 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    , click the Network and Internet icon. Figure 129 Windows Vista: Control Panel 3 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon. Figure 130 Windows Vista: Network And Internet 4 Click Manage network connections. Figure 131 Windows Vista: Network and Sharing Center P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 269
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    : During this procedure, click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties. Figure 133 Windows Vista: Local Area Connection Properties 270 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    DNS server, if that information was provided.Click Advanced. 9 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 10 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. Verifying Settings 1 Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information. Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise. 1 Click Start > Control Panel. Figure 135 Windows 7: Start Menu 2 In the Control Panel, click View network status and tasks under the Network and Internet category
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    Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address 3 Click Change adapter settings. Figure 137 Windows 7: Network And Sharing Center 4 Double click Local Area click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 273
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    Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties. Figure 139 Windows 7: Local Area Connection Properties 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. Figure 140 Windows 7: Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties 274 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    IP address that was assigned to you by your network administrator or ISP. You may also have to enter a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server, if that information was provided. Click Advanced if you want to configure advanced settings for IP, DNS and WINS. 8 Click OK to close the Internet
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    Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address 1 Click Apple > System Preferences. Figure 142 Mac OS X 10.4: Apple Menu 2 In the System Preferences window, click the Network icon. Figure 143 Mac OS X 10.4: System Preferences 276 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    connection type list, and then click Configure. Figure 144 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Preferences 4 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure IPv4 list in the TCP/IP tab. Figure 145 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Preferences > TCP/IP Tab. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 277
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    Manually. • In the IP Address field, type your IP address. • In the Subnet Mask field, type your subnet mask. • In the Router field, type the IP address of your device. Figure 146 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Preferences > Ethernet 6 Click Apply Now and close the window. 278 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    , and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab. Figure 147 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Utility Mac OS X: 10.5 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5. 1 Click Apple > System Preferences. Figure 148 Mac OS X 10.5: Apple Menu P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 279
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    Preferences 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Ethernet from the list of available connection types. Figure 150 Mac OS X 10.5: Network Preferences > Ethernet 4 From the Configure list, select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings. 280 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure list, select Manually. • In the IP Address field, enter your IP address. • In the Subnet Mask field, enter your subnet mask. • In the Router field, enter the IP address of your ZyXEL Device. Figure 151 Mac OS X 10.5: Network Preferences
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    opens, click Unlock to open the Authenticate window. (By default, the Unlock button is greyed out until clicked.) You cannot make changes to your configuration unless you first enter your admin password. Figure 154 Ubuntu 8: Network Settings > Connections 282 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Your Computer's IP Address 3 In the Authenticate window, enter your admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button. Figure 155 Ubuntu 8: Administrator Account Authentication 4 In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties
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    screen. 7 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. Figure 158 Ubuntu 8: Network Settings > DNS 8 Click the Close button to apply the changes. 284 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User
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    on your specific distribution, release version, and individual configuration. The following screens use the default openSUSE 10.3 installation. Note: Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator. Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in the KDE: P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK. Figure 161 openSUSE 10.3: K Menu > Computer Menu 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon. Figure 162 openSUSE 10.3: YaST Control Center 286 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Overview tab, select the appropriate connection Name from the list, and then click the Configure button. Figure 163 openSUSE 10.3: Network Settings 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab Figure 164 openSUSE 10.3: Network Card Setup P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 287
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    you have a dynamic 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 changes and close the Network Card Setup window. 8 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the Hostname
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    Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address When the Connection Status - KNetwork Manager window opens, click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly. Figure 167 openSUSE: Connection Status - KNetwork Manager P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 289
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    's IP address. Disable Pop-up Blockers 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Pop-up Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop-up Blocker. Figure 168 Pop-up Blocker You can also check if pop-up blocking is disabled in the Pop-up Blocker section in the Privacy tab. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 291
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    . This disables any web pop-up blockers you may have enabled. Figure 169 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with steps. 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options and then the Privacy tab. 292 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    170 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Type the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have 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. Figure 171 Pop-up Blocker Settings P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    Figure 172 Internet Options: Security 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Scripting. 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 5 Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 294 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    - Java Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Security tab. 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM. 4 Under Java permissions make sure that a safety level is selected. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 295
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    . Figure 174 Security Settings - Java JAVA (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for under Java (Sun) is selected. 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 175 Java (Sun) 296 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    : Tools > Options Click Content.to show the screen below. Select the check boxes as shown in the following screen. Figure 177 Mozilla Firefox Content Security P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 297
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    an independent network, which is commonly referred to as an ad-hoc network or Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS). The following diagram shows an example of notebook computers using wireless adapters to form and B can access the wired network and communicate P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 299
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    still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other. Figure 179 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping BSSs, each containing an access wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood. 300 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    select a channel between 6 or 11. RTS/CTS A hidden node occurs when two stations are within range of the same access point, but are not within range of each other. The following figure illustrates a hidden node. Both stations (STA) are within range of the access point (AP) or P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    other, that is they do not know if the channel is currently being used. Therefore, they are considered at the AP at the same time, resulting in a loss of messages for both Clear to Send) handshake. You should only configure RTS/CTS if the possibility of hidden 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    . IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11g is fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11b standard. This means an IEEE 802.11b adapter can interface directly with an IEEE 802.11g access point (and vice versa) at 11 Mbps or lower depending on range. IEEE 802.11g has P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 303
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    MAC Address Filtering WEP Encryption IEEE802.1x EAP with RADIUS Server Authentication Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) WPA2 Most Secure Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the ZyXEL Device and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with it. 304 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    Authentication Dial In User Service, RFC 2138, 2139) for centralized user profile and accounting management on a network RADIUS server. • Support for EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol, RFC 2486) that allows additional authentication methods to be deployed with no changes to the access point
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    -way authentication method. The authentication server 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 information. Password is not sent in plain text. 306 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User
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    only supports EAP methods, such as EAP-MD5, EAP-MSCHAPv2 and EAP-GTC (EAP-Generic Token Card), for client authentication. EAP-GTC is implemented only by Cisco. LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE 802.1x. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    server, you should use WPA2-PSK (WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) that only requires a single (identical) password entered into each access point, wireless gateway and wireless client. As long as the passwords match, a wireless client will be granted access to a WLAN. 308 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    -password approach makes WPA(2)-PSK susceptible to brute-force password-guessing attacks but it's still an improvement over WEP as it employs a consistent, single, alphanumeric password to derive a PMK which is used to generate unique temporal encryption P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 309
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    patch is a free download that adds WPA capability to Windows XP's built-in "Zero Configuration" wireless client. However, you must run Windows XP to use it. WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example To set up WPA(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server, its port number (default is 1812), and
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    each wireless client's password and allows it to join the network only if the password matches. 3 The AP and wireless clients generate a common PMK (Pairwise Master Key). The key itself is not sent over the network, but is derived from the PSK and the SSID. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 311
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    address filters are not dependent on how you configure these security features. Table 93 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD/ KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL Open ENCRYPTIO N METHOD ENTER MANUAL Enable WPA2-PSK TKIP/AES Yes Disable 312 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    results in a range increase of approximately 5%. Actual results may vary depending on the network environment. Antenna gain is sometimes specified in dBi, which is how much the antenna increases the signal power of antennas used for wireless LAN applications. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 313
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    standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must support . 314 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    static (it cannot be changed) or dynamic (you can change it to a new random number by clicking on a button in the configuration interface). When you use the configuration interfaces of both devices. Take the following steps to set up WPS using the PIN method. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 315
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    ; it may be displayed on the device. If you don't see it, log into the enrollee's configuration interface and locate the PIN. Select the PIN connection mode (not PBC connection mode). See the device's User's Guide for how to do this - for the ZyXEL Device, see Section 6.4 on page 93. 3 Log into the
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    START WITHIN 2 MINUTES SECURE EAP TUNNEL SSID WPA(2)-PSK COMMUNICATION How WPS Works When two WPS-enabled devices connect, each device must assume a specific role. One PSK is used depends on the standards supported by the devices. If the registrar is P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 317
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    wireless clients. By default, a WPS devices it supports both configured". A configured wireless client can still act as enrollee or registrar in subsequent WPS connections, but a configured access point can no longer act as enrollee. It will be the registrar in all P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Appendix D Wireless LANs subsequent WPS connections in which it is involved. If you want a configured AP to act as an enrollee, you must reset it to its factory defaults. Example WPS Network Setup This section shows how security settings are distributed in an example WPS setup. The following
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    the configuration interface of the registrar device to discover the key the network is using (if the device supports this feature). Then, you can enter the key into the non-WPS device and join the network as normal (the non-WPS device must also support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK). 320 P-2601HN(L)-F1
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    device must still associate with the access point to gain access to the network. Check the MAC addresses of your wireless clients (usually printed on a label on the bottom of the device). If there is an unknown MAC address you can remove it or reset the AP. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 321
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    Appendix D Wireless LANs 322 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    Client. BOOTP_SERVER UDP 67 DHCP Server. CU-SEEME TCP UDP 7648 24032 A popular videoconferencing solution from White Pines Software. DNS TCP/UDP 53 Domain Name Server, a service that matches web names (for example www.zyxel.com) to IP numbers. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 323
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    INternet Groper is a protocol that sends out ICMP echo requests to test whether or not a remote host is reachable. POP3 TCP 110 Post Office Protocol version 3 lets a client computer get e-mail from a POP3 server through a temporary connection (TCP/IP or other). 324 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series
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    Access Control System). TELNET TCP 23 Telnet is the login and terminal emulation protocol common on the Internet and in UNIX environments. It operates over TCP/IP networks. Its primary function is to allow users to log into remote host systems. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 325
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    TFTP UDP 69 Trivial File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer protocol similar to FTP, but uses the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) rather than TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). VDOLIVE TCP 7000 Another videoconferencing solution. 326 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    APPENDIX F Open Software Announcements End-User License Agreement for "P-2601HN(L)-F1" Note: WARNING: ZyXEL Communications Corp. IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU ONLY provisions. All rights not granted to you herein are expressly reserved by ZyXEL. P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 327
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    Open-Sourced Components, which have been provided on the online electronic documents for the Software (ftp://opensource.zyxel.com). ZyXEL is not obligated to provide any maintenance, technical or other support for the resultant the operation of a service bureau or for 2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    THE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION OR INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH SUCH LAWS, REGULATIONS, ORDERS, OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY ZyXEL AGAINST ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES, P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 329
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    intention of the parties. Note: Some components of this product incorporate source code covered under the open source code licenses. To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses, please check ZyXEL Technical Support ([email protected]) to get it. 330 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    F Open Software Announcements 3RD PARTY SOFTWARE MIPS Linux Kernel bridge-utils 1.0.23 2.0.6 8.1.8 4.0.0 2.6 0.29 WEB ADDRESS OF THE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERM http://www.linux-mips.org http://bridge.sourceforge.net http://www.busybox.net http://www. .hpl.hp.com/ P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 331
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    Appendix F Open Software Announcements 332 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    rights of others. ZyXEL further reserves the right to make changes in any products described herein without notice. This publication is subject to change without notice. energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 333
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    operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmwarelimited to channels 1 through 11. • To comply with FCC RF Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 334 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    from this page. ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in material or workmanship for a specific period (the Warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 335
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    also refer to the warranty policy for the region in which you bought the device at http:// www.zyxel.com/web/support_warranty_info.php. Registration Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com. 336 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide
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    68 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide BSS 101, 299 example 102 BYE request 196 C CA 167, 307 call forwarding 248 call hold 200 call return 248 call rule 189, 190 call service mode 199 call transfer 200 call waiting 200, 248 caller ID 248 CBR 79 CBR (Constant Bit Rate) 72 certificate factory default
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    -server protocol 193 codecs 249 comfort noise generation 176, 248 command interface 24 configuration 117 backup 229 reset 231 restoring 230 copyright 333 CoS 147, 197 country code 248 CTS (Clear to Send) 302 CTS threshold 98 D data fragment threshold 98 default LAN IP address 27 Denial of Service
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    see IANA IP address 64, 68, 77, 118 default 27 ping 233 IP pool 114 IP pool setup 118 ITU-T 176 ITU-T G.992.1 236 J jitter buffer 248 LAN 111 client list 114 MAC address 115 LAN TCP/IP 118 limitations wireless LAN 101 WPS 108 listening port 180 Local Area Network, see LAN login passwords 28 logout
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    Service, see QoS quick dialing 249 Quick Start Guide 27 R RADIUS 305 message types 305 messages 305 shared secret key 306 RADIUS server 100 Real time Transport Protocol, see RTP region 248 registration product 336 reinitialize the ADSL line 236 related documentation 3 Request To Send, see RTS reset
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    server 194 redirect server 194 register server 195 servers 193 service domain 192 URI 192 user agent 193 version 2 249 SNMP 217, 218 agents 218 Get 218 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide 256 supplementary services 198 Sustain Cell Rate (SCR) 72 syntax conventions 5 system firmware 227 passwords 28
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    , 23 VoIP status 210 342 VPI 77 W WAN 67 ATM QoS 79 encapsulation 67 IGMP 68 IP address 68, 77 multicast 68 multiplexing 77 traffic shaping 78 example 79 VCI 77 VPI 77 warnings 7 warranty 335 note 335 Web Configurator 27 web configurator passwords 28 WEP 87, 101 WEP Encryption 88 Wide Area Network
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    108 PIN 104 push button 103 wireless network example 81 wireless security 304 WLAN 81 auto-scan channel 85 button 26 interference 301 passphrase 87 scheduling 97 security parameters 312 see also wireless. WEP 108 PIN 104 example 105 push button 103 P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User's Guide Index 343
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