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P-871H Series User’s Guide

Preface

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Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 871H Series VDSL Modem with 4-port

switch.

This preface introduces you to the Prestige Ethernet Prestige and discusses the conventions of

this User’s Guide. It also provides information on other related documentation.

About This User's Guide

This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your Prestige for its various

applications.

Related Documentation

•

Quick Start Guide

The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. They

contain connection information and instructions on getting started.

•

Web Configurator Online Help

Embedded web help for descriptions of individual screens and supplementary

information.

•

ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site

Please refer to www.zyxel.com for an online glossary of networking terms and additional

support documentation.

Syntax Conventions

•

“Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. “Select” or “Choose” means for

you to use one of the predefined choices.

•

Command and arrow keys are enclosed in square brackets

.

[ENTER]

means the Enter, or

carriage return key;

[ESC]

means the Escape key and

[SPACE BAR]

means the Space Bar.

•

Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “click the Apple icon,

Control Panels

and then

Modem

” means first click the Apple icon, then point your

mouse pointer to

Control Panels

and then click

Modem

.

•

For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for

“that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual.

•

The Prestige 871H Series VDSL Modem may be referred to as “the Prestige” or “the

device” in this User’s Guide.

Note:

Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware

upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at

www.us.zyxel.com for North American products.

Section	Page
P-871G Series User’s Guide	1
Copyright	2
Interference Statements and Warnings	3
Safety Warnings	4
ZyXEL Limited Warranty	5
Customer Support	6
Table of Contents	8
List of Figures	12
List of Tables	14
Preface	16
Getting to Know Your Prestige	18
1.1 Introduction	18
1.2 Software Features	18
1.3 Hardware Features	19
1.4 Internet Access Application	19
Hardware Overview	20
2.1 Hardware Connection	20
2.2 Front Panel LEDs	20
2.3 Rear Panel	21
2.3.1 VDSL Port	21
2.3.2 PHONE Port	21
2.3.3 LAN Ports	21
2.3.4 Console Port	21
2.3.5 POWER Port	22
The Web Configurator	24
3.1 Introduction	24
3.2 System Login	24
3.3 The Status Screen	25
3.3.1 Change Your Password	27
3.4 Prestige Lockout	27
3.5 Resetting the Prestige	28
3.5.1 Reload the Configuration File	28
3.6 Logging Out of the Web Configurator	29
3.7 Help	29
System Status and Port Statistics	30
4.1 Overview	30
Basic Setting	36
5.1 Overview	36
5.3 Introduction to VLANs	37
5.4 IGMP Snooping	38
VLAN	44
6.1 Introduction to IEEE 802.1Q Tagged VLAN	44
6.1.1 Forwarding Tagged and Untagged Frames	44
6.2 Select the VLAN Type	45
6.4.1 Configure a Port-based VLAN	50
Broadcast Storm Control	52
7.2 Broadcast Storm Control Setup	52
Maintenance	54
8.1.1 VDSL Chip Reset	54
8.1.2 Load Factory Defaults	54
8.1.3 Reboot System	55
8.2 Firmware and Configuration Management	55
8.2.1 Filename Conventions	56
8.2.1.1 Example FTP Commands	56
8.2.2 FTP Command Line Procedure	56
8.2.3 GUI-based FTP Clients	57
MAC Table	58
9.2 Viewing the MAC Table	59
Introduction to CLI	60
10.1 Overview	60
10.1.1 Accessing the Command Line Interface	60
10.2 The Login Screen	60
10.2.1 Command Conventions	61
10.2.2 Command Syntax Conventions	61
10.2.3 Getting Help	61
10.3 Command Summary	62
Command Examples	64
11.1 Overview	64
11.2 config save	64
11.3 ip igmpsnoop	64
11.4 sys password	64
11.5 sys sw bmstorm enable	65
11.6 sys sw mac list	65
11.7 Ethernet Port Setup	65
11.7.1 sys sw port enable	66
11.7.2 sys sw port speed	66
11.7.3 sys sw port status	66
11.7.4 sys sw qos defpri	67
11.7.5 sys sw vlan status	67
11.7.6 sys sw vlan type	67
11.7.7 sys sw vlan1q port status	68
11.7.8 sys sw vlan1q port defaultVID	68
11.7.9 sys sw vlan1q svlan list	69
11.7.10 sys sw vlan1q svlan setentry	69
11.7.11 sys sw vlan1q status	69
Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address	72
Verifying Settings	87
IP Subnetting	88
ASCII Characters	96
Index	98
Numerics	98
A	98
B	98
C	98
D	98
E	98
F	98
G	99
H	99
I	99
L	99
M	99
N	99
O	99
P	99
Q	100
R	100
S	100
T	100
U	100
V	100
W	101

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