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Chapter 1 Introduction Note: For the USB function, it is strongly recommended to use version 2.0 or lower USB storage devices (such as memory sticks, USB hard drives) and/or USB devices (such as USB printers). Other USB products are not guaranteed to function properly with the NBG5715. Note: Be sure to install the ZyXEL NetUSBTM Share Center Utility (for NetUSB functionality) from the included disc, or download the latest version from the zyxel.com website. See Chapter 3 on page 23 for more information. 1.2 Applications Your can create the following networks using the NBG5715: • Wired. You can connect network devices via the Ethernet ports of the NBG5715 so that they can communicate with each other and access the Internet. • Wireless. Wireless clients can connect to the NBG5715 to access network resources. • WAN. Connect to a broadband modem/router for Internet access. • WPS. Create an instant network connection with another WPS-compatible device, sharing your network connection with it. • NetUSB. The NBG5715 allows you to connect a USB device (such as printer, scanner, or portable hard disk) directly to the USB port and then share that device over the Internet. You can also connect a USB to the NBG5715, which can then share up to 3 additional USB devices with the rest of your personal home network. 1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG5715 Use any of the following methods to manage the NBG5715. • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). You can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the Web Configurator to set up a wireless network with your NBG5715. • Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the NBG5715 using a (supported) web browser. 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG5715 Do the following things regularly to make the NBG5715 more secure and to manage the NBG5715 more effectively. • Change the password. Use a password that's not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters. • Write down the password and put it in a safe place. 16 NBG5715 User's Guide

Section	Page
NBG5715	1
Contents Overview	3
Table of Contents	5
User’s Guide	13
Introduction	15
1.1 Overview	15
1.2 Applications	16
1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG5715	16
1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG5715	16
1.5 LEDs	17
1.6 Wall Mounting	19
The WPS Button	21
2.1 Overview	21
ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility	23
3.1 Overview	23
3.1.1 Quick Setup	23
3.1.2 Installing ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility	23
3.2 The ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility	24
3.2.1 The Menus	25
3.2.2 The Share Center Configuration Window	26
3.2.3 The Auto-Connect Printer List Window	26
3.3 Manually Connecting to USB Devices	27
3.4 Automatically Connecting to a USB Printer	28
Introducing the Web Configurator	29
4.1 Overview	29
4.2 Accessing the Web Configurator	29
4.2.1 Login Screen	29
4.2.2 Weather Edit	30
4.2.3 Time/Date Edit	31
4.3 Resetting the NBG5715	31
4.3.1 How to Use the RESET Button	31
Monitor and Summary	33
5.1 Overview	33
5.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	33
5.3 The Log Screen	33
5.3.1 View Log	34
5.4 DHCP Table	34
5.5 Packet Statistics	35
5.6 VPN Monitor	36
5.7 WLAN_2.4G/5G Station Status	37
NBG5715 Modes	39
6.1 Overview	39
6.1.1 Web Configurator Modes	39
Easy Mode	41
7.1 Overview	41
7.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	42
7.3 Navigation Panel	42
7.4 Network Map	43
7.5 Control Panel	44
7.5.1 Game Engine	44
7.5.2 Power Saving	45
7.5.3 Content Filter	46
7.5.4 Bandwidth MGMT	47
7.5.5 Firewall	47
7.5.6 Wireless Security	47
7.5.7 WPS	48
7.6 Status Screen in Easy Mode	49
Router Mode	51
8.1 Overview	51
8.2 Router Mode Status Screen	51
8.2.1 Navigation Panel	54
Tutorials	57
9.1 Overview	57
9.2 Set Up a Wireless Network with WPS	57
9.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)	57
9.2.2 PIN Configuration	59
9.3 Configure Wireless Security without WPS	60
9.3.1 Configure Your Notebook	61
Technical Reference	65
WAN	67
10.1 Overview	67
10.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	67
10.3 What You Need To Know	67
10.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection	67
10.3.2 Multicast	69
10.4 The Broadband Screen	69
10.4.1 Ethernet Encapsulation	69
10.4.2 PPPoE Encapsulation	71
10.5 The Advanced Screen	72
Wireless LAN	75
11.1 Overview	75
11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	76
11.1.2 What You Should Know	76
11.2 The General Wireless LAN Screen	79
11.3 Wireless Security Modes	81
11.3.1 No Security	81
11.3.2 WEP Encryption	81
11.3.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK	83
11.3.4 WPA/WPA2	83
11.4 The MAC Filter Screen	85
11.5 The Wireless LAN Advanced Screen	86
11.6 The QoS Screen	87
11.7 The WPS Screen	87
11.8 The WPS Station Screen	89
11.9 The Scheduling Screen	89
LAN	91
12.1 Overview	91
12.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	91
12.3 What You Need To Know	91
12.3.1 IP Pool Setup	92
12.3.2 LAN TCP/IP	92
12.4 The LAN IP Screen	92
12.5 The IP Alias Screen	93
DHCP Server	95
13.1 Overview	95
13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	95
13.1.2 What You Need To Know	95
13.2 The DHCP Server General Screen	95
13.3 The DHCP Server Advanced Screen	96
13.4 The Client List Screen	97
NAT	99
14.1 Overview	99
14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	99
14.1.2 What You Need To Know	100
14.2 The NAT General Screen	101
14.3 The Port Forwarding Screen	102
14.3.1 Port Forwarding Edit Screen	104
14.4 The NAT Advance Screen	105
14.5 Technical Reference	106
14.5.1 NATPort Forwarding: Services and Port Numbers	106
14.5.2 NAT Port Forwarding Example	106
14.5.3 Trigger Port Forwarding	107
14.5.4 Trigger Port Forwarding Example	107
14.5.5 Two Points To Remember About Trigger Ports	108
Dynamic DNS	109
15.1 Overview	109
15.1.1 What You Need To Know	109
15.2 The Dynamic DNS Screen	109
Static Route	111
16.1 Overview	111
16.2 The Static Route Screen	111
16.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route	112
Firewall	115
17.1 Overview	115
17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	115
17.1.2 What You Need To Know	115
17.2 The Firewall General Screen	117
17.3 The Firewall Services Screen	117
IPSec VPN	121
18.1 Overview	121
18.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	121
18.3 What You Need To Know	122
18.3.1 IKE SA (IKE Phase 1) Overview	122
18.3.2 IPSec SA (IKE Phase 2) Overview	123
18.4 The General Screen	123
18.5 Edit VPN Rule	124
18.5.1 IKEKey Setup	125
18.5.2 Manual Key Setup	130
18.5.3 Configuring Manual Key	131
18.6 The SA Monitor Screen	135
18.7 Technical Reference	135
18.7.1 IPSec Architecture	136
18.7.2 Encapsulation	136
18.7.3 IKE Phases	137
18.7.4 Negotiation Mode	138
18.7.5 IPSec and NAT	139
18.7.6 VPN, NAT, and NAT Traversal	139
18.7.7 ID Type and Content	140
18.7.8 Pre-Shared Key	141
18.7.9 Diffie-Hellman (DH) Key Groups	141
Bandwidth Management	143
19.1 Overview	143
19.2 What You Can Do this Chapter	143
19.3 What You Need To Know	143
19.4 General Screen	144
19.5 Advance Screen	144
19.5.1 Rule Configuration: User Defined Service Rule Configuration	146
Remote Management	149
20.1 Overview	149
20.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	149
20.3 What You Need to Know	149
20.3.1 Remote Management and NAT	149
20.3.2 System Timeout	150
20.4 WWW Screen	150
20.5 Telnet Screen	150
Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)	153
21.1 Overview	153
21.2 What You Need to Know	153
21.2.1 NAT Traversal	153
21.2.2 Cautions with UPnP	153
21.3 UPnP Screen	154
21.4 Technical Reference	154
21.4.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example	154
21.4.2 Web Configurator Easy Access	156
Maintenance	159
22.1 Overview	159
22.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	159
22.3 General Screen	159
22.4 Password Screen	160
22.5 Time Setting Screen	161
22.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen	162
22.7 Backup/Restore Screen	163
22.8 The Language Screen	165
Troubleshooting	167
23.1 Overview	167
23.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs	167
23.3 NBG5715 Access and Login	168
23.4 Internet Access	170
23.5 Resetting the NBG5715 to Its Factory Defaults	171
23.6 Wireless Router Troubleshooting	171
23.7 USB Device Problems	172
23.8 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Problems	173
Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions	175
IP Addresses and Subnetting	185
Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address	195
Wireless LANs	223
Common Services	237
Legal Information	241

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Chapter 1 Introduction

NBG5715 User’s Guide

Note: For the USB function, it is strongly recommended to use version 2.0 or lower USB

storage devices (such as memory sticks, USB hard drives) and/or USB devices

(such as USB printers). Other USB products are not guaranteed to function

properly with the NBG5715.

Note: Be sure to install the ZyXEL NetUSB

Share Center Utility (for NetUSB

functionality) from the included disc, or download the latest version from the

zyxel.com website. See

Chapter 3 on page 23

for more information.

1.2

Applications

Your can create the following networks using the NBG5715:

•

Wired

. You can connect network devices via the Ethernet ports of the NBG5715 so that they can

communicate with each other and access the Internet.

•

Wireless

. Wireless clients can connect to the NBG5715 to access network resources.

•

WAN

. Connect to a broadband modem/router for Internet access.

•

WPS

. Create an instant network connection with another WPS-compatible device, sharing your

network connection with it.

•

NetUSB

. The NBG5715 allows you to connect a USB device (such as printer, scanner, or portable

hard disk) directly to the USB port and then share that device over the Internet. You can also

connect a USB to the NBG5715, which can then share up to 3 additional USB devices with the

rest of your personal home network.

1.3

Ways to Manage the NBG5715

Use any of the following methods to manage the NBG5715.

•

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). You can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the Web

Configurator to set up a wireless network with your NBG5715.

•

Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the NBG5715 using a

(supported) web browser.

1.4

Good Habits for Managing the NBG5715

Do the following things regularly to make the NBG5715 more secure and to manage the NBG5715

more effectively.

•

Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different

types of characters, such as numbers and letters.

•

Write down the password and put it in a safe place.