ZyXEL P-793H v2 User Guide - Page 425

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Appendix A Product Specifications Table 147 Firmware Features FEATURE DESCRIPTION Firmware Upgrade Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web site and use the web configurator, an FTP or a TFTP tool to put it on the P-793H v2. Configuration Backup & Restoration Network Address Translation (NAT) Port Forwarding DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Dynamic DNS Support IP Multicast IP Alias Time and Date Logging and Tracing PPPoE PPTP Encapsulation Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Firewall Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model! Make a copy of the P-793H v2's configuration. You can put it back on the P-793H v2 later if you decide to revert back to an earlier configuration. Each computer on your network must have its own unique IP address. Use NAT to convert your public IP address(es) to multiple private IP addresses for the computers on your network. 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 P-793H v2 assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and DNS servers to computers on your network. With Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) support, you can use 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. IP multicast is used to send traffic to a specific group of computers. The P-793H v2 supports versions 1 and 2 of IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) used to join multicast groups (see RFC 2236). IP alias allows you to subdivide a physical network into logical networks over the same Ethernet interface with the P-793H v2 itself as the gateway for each subnet. Get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on your P-793H v2. You can also set the time manually. These dates and times are then used in logs. Use packet tracing and logs for troubleshooting. You can send logs from the P-793H v2 to an external syslog server. PPPoE mimics a dial-up Internet access connection. Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) enables secure transfer of data through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The P-793H v2 supports one PPTP connection at a time. A UPnP-enabled device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices on the network. You can configure firewall on the ZyXEL Device for secure Internet access. When the firewall is on, by default, all incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked unless it is initiated from your network. This means that probes from the outside to your network are not allowed, but you can safely browse the Internet and download files for example. P-793H v2 User's Guide 425

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Appendix A Product Specifications
P-793H v2 User’s Guide
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Table 147
Firmware Features
FEATURE
DESCRIPTION
Firmware Upgrade
Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web
site and use the web configurator, an FTP or a TFTP tool to put
it on the P-793H v2.
Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model!
Configuration Backup &
Restoration
Make a copy of the P-793H v2’s configuration. You can put it
back on the P-793H v2 later if you decide to revert back to an
earl
i
er configuration.
Network Address
Translation (NAT)
Each computer on your network must have its own unique IP
address. Use NAT to convert your public IP address(es) to
multiple private IP addresses for the computers on your
network.
Port Forwarding
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.
DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol)
Use this feature to have the P-793H v2 assign IP addresses, an
IP default gateway and DNS servers to computers on your
network.
Dynamic DNS Support
With Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) support, you can
use 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.
IP Multicast
IP multicast is used to send traffic to a specific group of
computers. The P-793H v2 supports versions 1 and 2 of IGMP
(Internet Group Management Protocol) used to join multicast
groups (see RFC 2236).
IP Alias
IP alias allows you to subdivide a physical network into logical
networks over the same Ethernet interface with the P-793H v2
itself as the gateway for each subnet.
Time and Date
Get the current time and date from an external server when
you turn on your P-793H v2. You can also set the time
manually. These dates and times are then used in logs.
Logging and Tracing
Use packet tracing and logs for troubleshooting. You can send
logs from the P-793H v2 to an external syslog server.
PPPoE
PPPoE mimics a dial-up Internet access connection.
PPTP Encapsulation
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) enables secure
transfer of data through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The
P-793H v2 supports one PPTP connection at a time.
Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP)
A UPnP-enabled device can dynamically join a network, obtain
an IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices on
the network.
Firewall
You can configure firewall on the ZyXEL Device for secure
Internet access. When the firewall is on, by default, all
incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked
unless it is initiated from your network. This means that probes
from the outside to your network are not allowed, but you can
safely browse the Internet and download files for example.