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1. SUBNET MASK HOST ID SIZE NS a 8 bits 255 0 0 0 24 bits 22 2 16777214 16 bits 255 255 0 0 16 bits 216 2 65534 24 bits 255 255 255 0 8 bits 28 2 254 29 bits 255 255 255 248 3 bits 23 2 6 Notation Since the mask is always a continuous number of ones beginning from the left followed by a continuous number of zeros for the remainder of the 32 bit mask you can simply specify the number of ones instead of writing the value of each octet This is usually specified by writing a followed by the number of bits in the mask after the address For example 192 1 1 0 25 is equivalent to saying 192 1 1 0 with subnet mask 255 255 255 128 The following table shows some possible subnet masks using both notations Table 74 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation sumerwek o SERRE 255 255 255 0 24 0000 0000 0 255 255 255 128 25 1000 0000 128 255 255 255 192 26 1100 0000 192 NBG6503 User s Guide 173 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting Table 74 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation continued sumerweek nn a BR 255 255 255 224 27 1110 0000 224 255 255 255 240 28 1111 0000 240 255 255 255 248 29 1111 1000 248 255 255 255 252 30 1111 1100 252 Subnetting You can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub networks In the following example a network administrator creates two sub networks to isolate a group of ser
2. English Hereby ZyXEL declares that this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Spanish Por medio de la presente ZyXEL declara que el equipo cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999 5 CE Greek ME THN MAPOY2A ZyXEL AHAQNEI OTI ezonAou s YMMOPOQNETAI lIPOZ TIZ OYZIQAEIZ ANAITH2E12 KAI TIX AOINES 2XETIKE2 AIATA ZEIZ TH OAHIIAZ 1999 5 EC French Par la pr sente ZyXEL d clare que l appareil quipements est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999 5 EC Italian Con la presente ZyXEL dichiara che questo attrezzatura conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999 5 CE Latvian Ar So ZyXEL deklare ka iekartas atbilst Direktivas 1999 5 EK b tiskajam prasibam un citiem ar to saistitajiem noteikumiem Lithuanian iuo ZyXEL deklaruoja kad is ranga atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999 5 EB Direktyvos nuostatas Dutch Hierbij verklaart ZyXEL dat het toestel uitrusting in overeenstemming is met de essenti le eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999 5 EC 230 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix E Legal Information Maltese Hawnhekk ZyXEL jiddikjara li dan taghmir jikkonforma mal h
3. 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Double click Network Connections NBG6503 User s Guide 151 Chapter 21 Universal Plug and Play UPnP 3 Select My Network Places under Other Places Figure 108 Network Connections Network Connections Edit File View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back 2 yo Search ie Folders E e Network Connections Internet Gateway Network Tasks 1 Internet Connection El Create a new connection Disabled 9 Set up a home or small Internet Connection office network LAN or High Speed Internet See Also Local Area Connection Enabled 4 Network Troubleshooter 5 u E a Accton EN1207 TX PCI Fast Other Places g Control Panel X9 My Network Places E My Documents ij My Computer Details Network Connections Network Connections 4 An icon with the description for each UPnP enabled device displays under Local Network 5 Right click on the icon for your Router and select Invoke The web configurator login screen displays Figure 109 Network Connections My Network Places E My Network Places File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q j gt 27 JO search E Folders ER Address a My Network Places Network Tasks Add a network place Q amp view network connections Invoke Set up a home or small aga office network Create Shortcut 3h View workgroup computers Rename Properties Other Places s
4. Table 30 Types of Encryption for Each Type of Authentication NO AUTHENTICATION Weakest No Security WEP t WPA PSK Strongest WPA2 PSK Usually you should set up the strongest encryption that every wireless client in the wireless network supports Suppose the wireless network has two wireless clients Device A only supports WEP and device B supports WEP and WPA PSK Therefore you should set up WEP in the wireless network Note It is recommended that wireless networks use WPA PSK or stronger encryption IEEE 802 1x and WEP encryption are better than none at all but it is still possible for unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty quickly When you select WPA2 PSK in your Router you can also select an option WPA Compatible to support WPA as well In this case if some wireless clients support WPA and some support WPA2 you should set up WPA2 PSK depending on the type of wireless network login and select the WPA Compatible option in the Router Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless network The longer the key the stronger the encryption Every wireless client in the wireless network must have the same key 10 3 1 4 WPS WiFi Protected Setup 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 D
5. 09 noun 00 7 min C On off FT Thu oo hour oo min oo hour 00 min C on of Fi oo hour 00 min 00 nour 09 min C On of T sat o0 hour oo min 09 hour 00 min C On off FT Sun 00 7 hour 00 v min oo 7 hour 00 v min L Note Specifying the begin time as 00 00 and end time as 24 00 means the whole day schedule Apply Cancel The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 40 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt Scheduling LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless LAN Scheduling Enable Wireless Select this to enable Wireless LAN scheduling LAN Scheduling Scheduling NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN Table 40 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt Scheduling continued LABEL DESCRIPTION WLAN Status Select On or Off to specify whether the Wireless LAN is turned on or off This field works in conjunction with the Day and Except for the following times fields Day Select Everyday or the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off If you select Everyday you can not select any specific days This field works in conjunction with the Except for the following times field For the Select a begin time using the first set of hour and minute min drop down boxes and following times select an end time using the second set of hour and minute min drop down boxes
6. A WPA 2 PSK application looks as follows 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP and all wireless clients The Pre Shared Key PSK must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters including spaces and symbols 2 The AP checks 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 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs 4 The AP and wireless clients use the TKIP or AES encryption process the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create temporal encryption keys They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them Figure 138 WPA 2 PSK Authentication Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each authentication method or key management protocol type MAC address filters are not dependent on how you configure these security features Table 84 Wireless Security Relational Matrix METHOD KEY xe We eal os IEEE 802 1X N METHOD MANUAL KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL Open None No Disable Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Open WEP No Enable with Dynamic WEP Key Yes Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Yes Disable Shared WEP No Enable with Dynamic WEP Key Yes En
7. Administration Network p 4 Preferences e a Authorizations El m E Hardware Drivers elp and Suppo About GNOME G About Ubuntu Quit Hardware Testing Fe Language Support ER Login Window 3 Network Tools NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 3 When the Network Settings window 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 ia Location Network Settings Fx Connections General DNS Hosts Point to point connec This network interface is not c gt Details Authenticate ix System policy prevents modifying the configuration An application is attempting to perform an action that requires privileges Authentication as one of the users below is required to perform this action OC chris Q cancel 4 Authenticate p In the Authenticate window enter your admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 4 Inthe Network Settings window select the connection that you want to configure then click Properties Network Settings Connections General DNS Hosts Point to point connec
8. Figure 121 Network Number and Host ID 192 168 1 16 a 4 i Ou n J ay vy I I I I I E I I I n I I P P 4 mmmmm How much of the IP address is the network number and how much is the host ID varies according to the subnet mask Subnet Masks 172 A subnet mask is used to determine which bits are part of the network number and which bits are part of the host ID using a logical AND operation The term subnet is short for sub network A subnet mask has 32 bits If a bit in the subnet mask is a 1 then the corresponding bit in the IP address is part of the network number If a bit in the subnet mask is 0 then the corresponding bit in the IP address is part of the host ID The following example shows a subnet mask identifying the network number in bold text and host ID of an IP address 192 168 1 2 in decimal Table 71 IP Address Network Number and Host ID Example 1ST OCTET RD ER 4TH OCTET 192 168 a 2 IP Address Binary 11000000 10101000 00000001 00000010 Subnet Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 Network Number 11000000 10101000 00000001 Host ID 00000010 By convention subnet masks always consist of a continuous sequence of ones beginning from the leftmost bit of the mask followed by a continuous sequence of zeros for a total number of 32 bits Subnet masks can be referred to by the size of
9. Figure 61 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General Static WEP Geral MAC Fiter T Advanced 095 WPS WPS staton T seneaumng wos Wireless Setup Wireless LAN Hide SSID Security PassPhrase Note Network Name SSID Channel Selection Operating Channel Security Mode WEP Encryption Authentication Method 64 bit WEP Enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F for each Key 1 4 128 bit WEP Enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F for each Key 1 4 Select one WEP key as an active key to encrypt wireless data transmission Key 1 2 Key 2 Key 2 A Key 4 LJ Note WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK can be configured when WPS enabled Enable V Disable Example3 Auto Channel Selecton Channel 08 2437MHz Static WEP v Generate 64 bits v Auto v asc HEX Cancel NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen Table 33 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General Static WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select Static WEP to enable data encryption PassPhrase Enter a Passphrase up to 26 printable characters and click Generate A passphrase functions like a password In WEP security mode it is further converted by the Router into a complicated string that is referred to as the
10. NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then select Properties Networking Connect using Lu Intel R PRO 1000 MT Desktop Connection This connection uses the following items vi A Client for Microsoft Networks vi El Network Monitor3 Driver 5 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 4 Interest Protacel Version S TCP IP ye au Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP v4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 140 Driver M Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder s e E i Uninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks 187 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 7 9 The Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties window opens a Internet Protocol Version 4 ICP IPv4 Properties Es General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Advanced carcel Select Obtain an IP addre
11. NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 21 Universal Plug and Play UPnP 6 Right click on the icon for your Router and select Properties A properties window displays with basic information about the Router Figure 110 Network Connections My Network Places Properties Example ZyXEL Internet Sharing Gateway pomm General m ZyXEL Internet Sharing Gateway Manufacturer ZyXEL Model Name ZyXEL Internet Sharing Gateway Model Number Model Number Description ZyXEL Internet Sharing Gateway Device Address http 192 168 1 1 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 21 Universal Plug and Play UPnP NBG6503 User s Guide Maintenance 22 1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Maintenance screens 22 2 What You Can Do e Use the General screen to configure system and domain name You can also set the timeout period of the management session Section 22 3 on page 155 e Use the Password screen to change your Router s system password Section 22 4 on page 156 e Use the Time screen to change your Router s time and date Section 22 5 on page 157 e Use the Firmware Upgrade screen to upload firmware to your Router Section 22 6 on page 158 e Use the Backup Restore screen to view information related to factory defaults backup configuration and restoring configuration Section 22 8 on page 161 e Use the Restart screen to reboot the Router without turning the power off Section 22 8 on page 161
12. WLAN 2 4G Information WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode Section 5 1 2 on page 43 to which the Router s wireless LAN is set Access Point Mode MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the Router in the wireless LAN Channel This shows the channel number which the Router is currently using over the wireless LAN Security This shows the level of wireless security the Router is using WLAN 5G Information MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the Router in the wireless LAN Channel This shows the channel number which the Router is currently using over the wireless LAN Security This shows the level of wireless security the Router is using System Status Item This column shows the type of data the Router is recording Data This column shows the actual data recorded by the Router System Up Time This is the total time the Router has been on NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 7 Router Mode Table 26 Status Screen Router Mode continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Date Time This field displays your Router s present date and time System Resource CPU Usage This displays what percentage of the Router s processing ability is currently used
13. communicate with a wired network The following table describes the labels in the General screen Table 70 Maintenance gt Sys OP Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION System Operation Mode Router Select Router Mode if your device routes traffic between a local network and another network such as the Internet This mode offers services such as a firewall or bandwidth management You can configure the IP address settings on your WAN port Contact your ISP or system administrator for more information on appropriate settings Access Point Select Access Point Mode if your device bridges traffic between clients on the same network In Access Point Mode all Ethernet ports have the same IP address e All ports on the rear panel of the device are LAN ports including the port labeled WAN There is no WAN port e The DHCP server on your device is disabled e The IP address of the device on the local network is set to 192 168 1 2 Apply Click Apply to save your settings Cancel Click Cancel to return your settings to the default Router Note If you select the incorrect System Operation Mode you may not be able to connect to the Internet NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance NBG6503 User s Guide 23 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter The potential problems are divided into the following categories Power Hardwar
14. e Use the Sys OP Mode screen to select how you want to use your Router Section 22 10 on page 163 22 3 General Screen Use this screen to set the configure system and domain name as well as management session timeout period Click Maintenance gt General The following screen displays Figure 111 Maintenance gt General System Setup System Name NBG6503 Domain Name zyxel com Administrator Inactivity Timer 5 minutes O means no timeout Apply Reset NBG6503 User s Guide 155 Chapter 22 Maintenance The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 65 Maintenance gt General LABEL DESCRIPTION System Setup System Name System Name is a unique name to identify the Router in an Ethernet network Domain Name Enter the domain name you want to give to the Router Administrator Type how many minutes a management session can be left idle before the Inactivity Timer session times out The default is 5 minutes After it times out you have to log in with your password again Very long idle timeouts may have security risks A value of 0 means a management session never times out no matter how long it has been left idle not recommended Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh 22 4 Password Screen It is strongly recommended that you change your Router s password If you forget
15. key This key is requested from all devices wishing to connect to a wireless network WEP Encryption Select 64 bit WEP or 128 bit WEP This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use Authentication Method Select Auto or Shared Key from the drop down list box This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the wireless client Keep this setting at Auto unless you want to force a key verification before communication between the wireless client and the Router occurs Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication ASCII Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key Hex Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key The preceding Ox that identifies a hexadecimal key is entered automatically Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data Both the Router and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission If you chose 64 bit WEP then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F If you chose 128 bit WEP then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F You must configure at least one key only one key can be activated at any one time Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous
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18. Address using the Router s MAC address copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address Factory default Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC Address Clone the Select Clone the computer s MAC address IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer s computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use Address Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh 11 4 2 PPPoE Encapsulation The Router supports PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is an IETF standard RFC 2516 specifying how a personal computer PC interacts with a broadband modem DSL cable wireless etc connection The PPP over Ethernet option is for a dial up connection using PPPoE For the service provider PPPoE offers an access and authentication method that works with existing access control systems for example Radius One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let you access one of multiple network services a function known as dynamic service selection This enables the service provider to easily create and offer new IP services for individuals Operationally PPPoE saves significant effort for both you and the ISP or carrier as it requires no specific configuration of the
19. This network interface is not c cs Sey Properties Tx Connection Settings IP address Subnet mask Gateway address e In the Configuration list select Automatic Configuration DHCP if you have a dynamic IP address e In the Configuration list select Static IP address if you have a static IP address Fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Gateway address fields 6 Click OK to save the changes and close the Properties dialog box and return to the Network Settings screen NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 7 8 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 ES Nerwonosernnge Location Connections General DNS Hosts DNS Servers Search Domains Q Hep lock Ege Click the Close button to apply the changes NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking System gt Administration gt Network Tools and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab The Interface Statistics column shows data if your connection is working properly Figure 129 Ubuntu 8 Network Tools a Devices Network fools rem rr Tool Edit
20. case sensitive so make sure Caps Lock is not on 2 This can happen when you fail to log out properly from your last session Try logging in again after 5 minutes 3 Disconnect and re connect the power adaptor or cord to the Router 4 If this does not work you have to reset the device to its factory defaults See Section 23 4 on page 169 23 3 Internet Access I cannot access the Internet 1 Check the hardware connections and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected See the Quick Start Guide NBG6503 User s Guide 167 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting Make sure you entered your ISP account information correctly in the wizard These fields are case sensitive so make sure Caps Lock is not on If you are trying to access the Internet wirelessly make sure the wireless settings in the wireless client are the same as the settings in the AP e Go to Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G gt General gt WDS and check if the Router is set to bridge mode Select Disable and try to connect to the Internet again Disconnect all the cables from your device and follow the directions in the Quick Start Guide again Go to Maintenance gt Sys OP Mode Check your System Operation Mode setting e Select Router if your device routes traffic between a local network and another network such as the Internet e Select Access Point if your device bridges traffic between clients on the same network If the problem continues contact
21. choice to User Defined and enter the same IP address the second User Defined changes to None after you click Apply Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers If you do not configure a DNS server you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it WAN MAC Address The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port s MAC address by using the Router s MAC address copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address Factory default Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC Address Clone the Select Clone the computer s MAC address IP Address and enter the IP address of computer s MAC the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning address IP Address Set WAN MAC Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use Address Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh 11 4 3 PPTP Encapsulation Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP is a network protocol that enables secure transfer of data from a remote client to a private server creating a Virtual Private Network VPN using TCP IP based networks PPTP supports on demand multi protocol and virtual private networking over public networks such as the Internet NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 11 WAN This screen displays when you select PPTP en
22. continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Nailed up Select Nailed Up Connection if you do not want the connection to time out Connection Idle Timeout This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the Router automatically disconnects from the PPTP server PPTP Configuration Server IP Type the IP address of the PPTP server Address Get Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address This is the default automatically selection from ISP Use Fixed IP Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address Address IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address IP Subnet Your Router will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you Mask assign Unless you are implementing subnetting use the subnet mask computed by the Router Gateway IP Enter a Gateway IP Address if your ISP gave you one in this field Address WAN IP Address Assignment Get Select this to get your WAN IP address from your ISP automatically from ISP Use Fixed IP Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address Address My WAN IP Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address Address WAN DNS Assignment First DNS Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information and the Router s Server WAN IP address The field to the right displays the read only DNS serve
23. supports IEEE 802 1x For EAP TLS authentication type you must first have a wired connection to the network and obtain the certificate s from a certificate authority CA A certificate also called digital IDs can be used to authenticate users and a CA issues certificates and guarantees the identity of each certificate owner EAP MD5 Message Digest Algorithm 5 MD5 authentication is the simplest one 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 However MD5 authentication has some weaknesses Since the authentication server needs to get the plaintext passwords the passwords must be stored Thus someone other than the authentication server may access the password file In addition it is possible to impersonate an authentication server as MD5 authentication method does not perform mutual authentication Finally MD5 authentication method does not support data encryption with dynamic session key You must configure WEP encryption keys for data encryption EAP TLS Transport Layer Security With EAP TLS digital certifications are needed by both the server and the wireless clients for mutual authentication The server presents a certificate to the client After validating the identity of the server the client sends a d
24. the UPnP service will be turned on automatically 33634241 Generate Configured Release_Configuration 11 b g n ZyXEL335260 No Security Apply Cancel The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 38 Network Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup Enable WPS Select this to enable the WPS feature PIN Number This displays a PIN number last time system generated Click Generate to generate a new PIN number Status Status This displays Configured when the Router has connected to a wireless network using WPS or when Enable WPS is selected and wireless or wireless security settings have been changed The current wireless and wireless security settings also appear in the screen This displays Unconfigured if WPS is disabled and there are no wireless or wireless security changes on the Router or you click Release Configuration to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN Table 38 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt WPS continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Release Configuration This button is only available when the WPS status displays Configured Click this button to remove all configured wireless and wireless security settings for WPS connections on the Router 802 11 Mode This is the 802 11 mode used Only compliant WLAN devices can associate with
25. the maximum kbps that each application can use as well as the percentage of bandwidth it is using Figure 99 Management gt Bandwidth Management gt Monitor Monitor XBox Live 0 32768 kbps 0 XBox Live 0 32768 kbps 0 VoIP 0 32768 kbps 0 FTP 0 32768 kbps 0 emule 0 32768 kbps 0 BitTorrent 0732768 kbps 0 E Mail 0732768 kbps 0 Instant Messenger 0 32768 kbps 0 19 6 1 Predefined Bandwidth Management Services The following is a description of some services that you can select and to which you can apply media bandwidth management in the Management gt Bandwidth Management gt Advanced screen Table 62 Media Bandwidth Management Setup Services SERVICE DESCRIPTION FTP File Transfer Program enables fast transfer of files including large files that may not be possible by e mail WWW The World Wide Web WWW is an Internet system to distribute graphical hyper linked information based on Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP a client server protocol for the World Wide Web The Web is not synonymous with the Internet rather it is just one service on the Internet Other services on the Internet include Internet Relay Chat and Newsgroups The Web is accessed through use of a browser E Mail Electronic mail consists of messages sent through a computer network to specific groups or individuals Here are some default ports for e mail VoIP SIP Sen
26. 1 through 11 e To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons Ee WR EEE E ER E BERE BHOR KURRE LA JE AT RIRE KEHEE ETER gt MIAE RERE ESE gt PETUR BIRRA TELE HI ME Rs RAN THB gt REDES gt MUELA REA e ARTE REALES gt AIRE TAR SATE E ELSE HE EA EZ HE gt IMAN T EE AA AA RE PS REPAS gt EDEMA gt ZA gt Notices Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device has been designed for the WLAN 2 4 GHz network throughout the EC region and Switzerland with restrictions in France This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Industry Canada Statement This device complies with RSS 210 of the Industry Canada Rules Ope
27. 2 4G 5G gt MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Access Policy Policy Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Address table Select Allow to permit access to the Router MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the Router Select Reject to block access to the Router MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the Router Add a station Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the Mac Address Router 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 Add MAC Filter Summary Delete Click the delete icon to remove the MAC address from the list MAC Address This is the MAC address of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the Router Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen 10 6 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen Use this screen to allow wireless advanced features such as intra BSS networking and set the RTS CTS Threshold NBG6503 User s Guide EB Chapter 10 Wireless LAN Click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G gt Advanced The screen appears as shown Figure 64 Network gt Wireless LAN gt Advanced General MAC Filter Advanced QoS Wireless Advanced Setup RTS CTS Thres
28. 209 Appendix D Common Servi icu uox er Ete CERU x ERES ERR ERRRCKEPE i 223 Appendix E Legal Information ssssssssssssen nennen nennen nennen nennen 227 A P 235 NBG6503 User s Guide KN Table of Contents EN NBG6503 User s Guide PART User s Guide Getting to Know Your Router 1 1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Router The Router upgrades the speed of your existing wireless network providing faster network access to mobile users Making use of IEEE 802 11AC technology it not only upgrades your network to the next level but also eliminates dead spots while offering backward compatibility with other IEEE 802 11b g n compatible devices A range of services such as a firewall and content filtering are also available for secure Internet computing You can use media bandwidth management to efficiently manage traffic on your network Bandwidth management features allow you to prioritize time sensitive or highly important applications such as Voice over the Internet VoIP 1 2 Applications Your can create the following networks using the Router e Wired You can connect network devices via the Ethernet ports of the Router so that they can communicate with each other and access the Internet e Wireless Wireless clients can connect to the Router to access network resources e WAN Connect to a broadband modem router f
29. Accton EN1207D TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter This connection uses the following items E Client for Microsoft Networks a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks CARA lt 4 Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 5 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window opens Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties m General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically J C Use the following DNS server addresses Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway fields if you have a static IP address that was 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 prov
30. Address Metric Assign a number to identify the route Add Rule Click this to add the IP static route Application Rules Summary No This is the number of an individual static route Active The rules are always on and this is indicated by the icon Name This is the name that describes or identifies this route NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 16 Static Route Table 54 Network gt Static Route LABEL DESCRIPTION Destination This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination Routing is always based on network number Gateway This 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 Metric This is the number assigned to the route Delete Click the Delete icon to remove a static route from the Router A window displays asking you to confirm that you want to delete the route NBG6503 User s Guide 127 Chapter 16 Static Route NBG6503 User s Guide 17 Firewall 17 1 Overview This chapter shows you how to enable and configure the firewall that protects your Router and your LAN from unwanted or malicious traffic Enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from attacks by hackers on the Internet and control access between the LAN and WAN By default the firewall e allows traffic that originates from your LAN com
31. Destination Port Source Port Protocol 1 O LANAWLAN Minimum Bandwidth fio kbps a TCP 2 LAN WLAN Minimum Bandwidth fo kbps 5 UDP 3 0 WAN Minimum Bandwidth o kbps TCP 4 Oo WAN Minimum Bandwidth o kbps UDP General i Advanced i Monitor Rule Configuration MSN Game Zone Apply Cancel The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 60 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration Application List LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule Enable Select an interface s check box to enable bandwidth management on that interface Direction These read only labels represent the physical interfaces Bandwidth management applies to all traffic flowing out of the router through the interface regardless of the traffic s source Traffic redirect or IP alias may cause LAN to LAN traffic to pass through the Router and be managed by bandwidth management Bandwidth Select Maximum Bandwidth or Minimum Bandwidth and specify the maximum or minimum bandwidth allowed for the rule in kilobits per second Destination Port This is the port number of the destination that define the traffic type for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic See Appendix D on page 223 for some common services and port numbers Source Port This is the port number of the source that define the traffic type for example TCP port 80 defines web tra
32. If you 24 Hour have chosen On earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn on between the two Format times you enter in these fields If you have chosen Off earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn off between the two times you enter in these fields Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen 10 11 WDS Screen A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs Use this screen to set the operating mode of your Router to AP Bridge or Bridge Only and establish wireless links with other APs You need to know the MAC address of the peer device which also must be in bridge mode Note You must enable the same wireless security settings on the Router and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with it The WDS feature is only available in wireless 2 4G network Click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G gt WDS tab The following screen opens with the Basic Setting set to AP Bridge and Security Mode set to WEP Figure 69 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G gt WDS General MAC Filter Advanced QoS WPS WPS Station Scheduling WDS WDS Setup AP Bridge y 00 0C 43 33 52 60 Basic Setting Local MAC Address Phy Mode CCK y Remote MAC Address Remote MAC Address Remote MAC Address NAAA Remote MAC Address 1 Security EncrypType wep En
33. Incoming Incoming is a port or a range of ports that a server on the WAN uses when it sends out a particular service The Router forwards the traffic with this port or range of ports to the client computer on the LAN that requested the service Start Port Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port numbers End Port Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port numbers Trigger The trigger port is a port or a range of ports that causes or triggers the Router to record the IP address of the LAN computer that sent the traffic to a server on the WAN Start Port Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port numbers End Port Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port numbers Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 14 Network Address Translation NAT 14 5 1 Trigger Port Forwarding Example The following is an example of trigger port forwarding Figure 86 Trigger Port Forwarding Process Example Jane s computer Router Real Audio Server 1 Jane requests a file from the Real Audio server port 7070 2 Port 7070 is a trigger port and causes the Router to record Jane s computer IP address The Router associates Jane s computer IP address with the incoming port range of 6970 7170 3 The Real Audio server responds using a port n
34. It doesn t matter which button is pressed first You must press the second button within two minutes of pressing the first one The Router sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client This may take up to two minutes Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the Router securely NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and security by pressing a button on both Router and wireless client the NWD210N in this example Figure 50 Example WPS Process PBC Method Wireless Client Router Continuous Access Mode WITHIN 2 MINUTES O SECURITY INFO 4 nununmmmunmummmmmu COMMUNICATION C 9 3 2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuration method you need to use both Router s configuration interface and the client s utilities 1 Launch your wireless client s configuration utility Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method to get a PIN number 2 Enter the PIN number to the PIN field in the Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G WPS Station screen on the Router 3 Click Start button or button next to the PIN field on both the wireless client utility screen and the Router s WPS Station screen within two minutes The Router authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client This may take up to two minutes Then the wirele
35. Management Remote Management UPnP The following table describes the sub menus Table 27 Navigation Panel Router Mode LINK TAB FUNCTION Status This screen shows the Router s general device system and interface status information Use this screen to access the wizard and summary statistics tables MONITOR Log Use this screen to view the list of activities recorded by your Router BW MGMT Use this screen to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using DHCP Table Use this screen to view current DHCP client information Packet Statistics Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics WLAN 2 4G Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated Station Status to the Router through the wireless 2 4G network WLAN 5G Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated Station Status to the Router through the wireless 5G network CONFIGURATION Network NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 7 Router Mode Table 27 Navigation Panel Router Mode continued LINK TAB FUNCTION Wireless LAN General Use this screen to configure wireless 2 4G LAN 2 4G MAC Filter Use the MAC filter screen to configure the Router to block access to devices or block the devices from accessing the Rou
36. Security Wireless LAN V Enable V Disable Network Name SSID Exampie3 Hide SSID Note WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK can be configured when WPS enabled Advanced QoS WPS WPS Station Scheduling WDS Channel 06 2437MHz v Auto Channel Selection Channel 06 2437MHz No Security w Apply Cancel NBG6503 User s Guide 87 Chapter 10 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 32 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Choose No Security from the drop down list box Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen Refer to Table 31 on page 86 for descriptions of the other labels in this screen 10 4 2 WEP Encryption WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points to keep network communications private It encrypts unicast and multicast communications in a network Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key Your Router allows you to configure up to four 64 bit or 128 bit WEP keys but only one key can be enabled at any one time In order to configure and enable WEP encryption click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G to display the General screen Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list
37. Throughput Physical Mode Use the fields below to configure the 802 11 wireless environment of Operating Choose this according to the wireless mode s used in your network Mode Mixed Mode Select this if the wireless clients in your network use different wireless modes for example IEEE 802 11b g and IEEE 802 1n modes Green Mode Select this if the wireless clients in your network uses only one type of wireless mode for example IEEEE 802 11 n only Channel Select the channel bandwidth you want to use for your wireless network Bandwidth It is recommended that you select 20 40 20 40 20 40 MHz Select 20 MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your neighborhood Guard Interval Select Auto to increase data throughput However this may make data transfer more prone to errors Select Long to prioritize data integrity This may be because your wireless network is busy and congested or the Router is located in an environment prone to radio interference Extension This is set to Auto by default Channel If you select 20 40 as your Channel Bandwidth the extension channel enables the Router to get higher data throughput This also lowers radio interference and traffic Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen 10 7 Quality of Service QoS Screen The QoS screen allows you
38. Up Your Computer s IP Address Windows XP NT 2000 1 2 The following example uses the default Windows XP display theme but can also apply to Windows 2000 and Windows NT Click Start gt Control Panel Internet Explorer 7 My Documents 3 Outlook Express Y Paint 99 Files and Settings Transfer W EM Command Prompt e My Music Acrobat Reader 4 0 2 My Recent Documents e My Pictures My Computer Tour Windows xP Wl Windows Movie Maker Printers and Faxes 9 Help and Support yo Search All Programs gt 177 Run 2 Log OFF o Turn Off Computer untitled Paint In the Control Panel click the Network Connections icon amp Control Panel Edit File View Favorites Tools Help Address r Control Panel Bact X 5d ya Search e Folders EE Vg Control Panel A Qe Switch to Category View See Also E Windows Update Fonts Game Controllers NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 3 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties ocal Area Connection Standard PCI Fast Ethernet Adapte Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Rename 4 On the General tab select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties 4 Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using EY
39. WWW www Server Port fo Server Access LAN xi Secured Client IP Address C ai C selected Amy _Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 63 Management gt Remote Management gt WWW LABEL DESCRIPTION Server Port 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 Server Access Select the interface s through which a computer may access the Router using this service Secured Client Select All to allow all computes to access the Router IP Address Otherwise check Selected and specify the IP address of the computer that can access the Router Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh LE NBG6503 User s Guide Universal Plug and Play UPnP 21 1 Overview This chapter introduces the UPnP feature in the web configurator Universal Plug and Play UPnP is a distributed open networking standard that uses TCP IP for simple peer to peer network connectivity between devices A UPnP device can dynamically join a network obtain an IP address convey its capabilities and learn about other devices on the network In turn a device can leave a network smoothly and automatically when it is no longer in use 21 2 What You Can Do Use the UPnP screen Section
40. When this percentage is close to 100 the Router is running at full load and the throughput is not going to improve anymore If you want some applications to have more throughput you should turn off other applications for example using bandwidth management Memory Usage This shows what percentage of the heap memory the Router is using System Setting Firewall This shows whether the firewall is enabled or not Bandwidth This shows whether the bandwidth management is enabled or not Management UPnP This shows whether UPnP is enabled or not Configuration Mode This shows the web configurator mode you are viewing Expert Interface Status Interface This displays the Router port types The port types are WAN LAN and WLAN Status For the LAN and WAN ports this field displays Down line is down or Up line is up or connected For the WLAN it displays Up when the WLAN is enabled or Down when the WLAN is disabled Rate For the LAN ports this displays the port speed and duplex setting or N A when the line is disconnected For the WAN port it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you re using Ethernet encapsulation and Idle line ppp idle Dial starting to trigger a call and Drop dropping a call if you re using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation This field displays N A when the line is disconnected For the WLAN it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is en
41. access the Router from the LAN WAN or both Management UPnP General Use this screen to enable UPnP on the Router MAINTENANCE General Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system and domain names Password Password Use this screen to change the password of your Router Setup Time Time Setting Use this screen to change your Router s time and date Firmware Use this screen to upload firmware to your Router Upgrade Backup Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory Restore defaults to your Router Restart This screen allows you to reboot the Router without turning the power off Sys OP Mode This screen allows you to select whether your device acts as a Router or a Access Point NBG6503 User s Guide 63 Chapter 7 Router Mode NBG6503 User s Guide Access Point Mode 8 1 Overview Use your Router as an access point AP if you already have a router or gateway on your network In this mode your Router bridges a wired network LAN and wireless LAN WLAN in the same subnet See the figure below for an example Figure 43 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode Many screens that are available in Router mode are not available in Access Point mode such as bandwidth management and firewall Note See Chapter 9 on page 73 for an example of setting up a wireless network in Access Point mode 8 2 What You Can Do e Use the Status screen Secti
42. also be unreachable through the network Conflicting Computer IP Addresses Example More than one device can not use the same 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 address to computer A or setting computer A to obtain an IP address automatically Figure 124 Conflicting Computer IP Addresses Example 4 E A 1 E E E 192 168 1 33 E I 1B t I M E 192 168 133 I LI a 4 Conflicting Router IP Addresses Example Since a router connects different networks it must have interfaces using different network numbers For example if a router is set between a LAN and the Internet WAN the router s LAN and WAN addresses must be on different subnets In the following example the LAN and WAN are on the same subnet The LAN computers cannot access the Internet because the router cannot route between networks Figure 125 Conflicting Router IP Addresses Example BU a A WAN L a L L H 192 168 1 88 A o ll um um um um ES EN EN EE REND ED GA NBG6503 User s Guide 179 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting Conflicting Computer and Router IP Addresses Example More than one device can not use the same IP address In the fo
43. and editing rules ZyXEL s Bandwidth Management allows you to specify bandwidth management rules based on an application In the figure below uplink traffic goes from the LAN device A to the WAN device B Bandwidth management is applied before sending the packets out to the WAN Downlink traffic comes back from the WAN device B to the LAN device A Bandwidth management is applied before sending the traffic out to LAN Figure 94 Bandwidth Management Example gt VOIP gt FTP gt HTTP gt Chat Email O You can allocate specific amounts of bandwidth capacity bandwidth budgets to individual applications like VoIP Web FTP and E mail for example 19 2 What You Can Do e Use the General screen Section 19 4 on page 138 to enable bandwidth management and assign bandwidth values e Use the Advanced screen Section 19 5 on page 138 to configure bandwidth managements rule for the pre defined services and applications e Use the Monitor screen Section 19 6 on page 143 to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using NBG6503 User s Guide 137 Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management 19 3 What You Need To Know The sum of the bandwidth allotments that apply to the WAN interface LAN to WAN WLAN to WAN must be less than or equal to the Upstream Bandwidth that you configure in the Bandwidth Management Advanced screen Section 19 5 on page 138 The sum of the
44. bandwidth allotments that apply to the LAN interface WAN to LAN WAN to WLAN must be less than or equal to the Downstream Bandwidth that you configure in the Bandwidth Management Advanced screen Section 19 5 on page 138 19 4 General Screen Use this screen to have the Router apply bandwidth management Click Management gt Bandwidth Management to open the bandwidth management General screen Figure 95 Management gt Bandwidth Management gt General General Advanced Monitor p bm title r Enable Bandwidth Management Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 58 Management gt Bandwidth Management gt General LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable This field allows you to have Router apply bandwidth management Bandwidth i m Management Enable bandwidth management to give traffic that matches a bandwidth rule priority over traffic that does not match a bandwidth rule Enabling bandwidth management also allows you to control the maximum or minimum amounts of bandwidth that can be used by traffic that matches a bandwidth rule Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh 19 5 Advanced Screen 138 Use this screen to configure bandwidth management rules for the pre defined services or applications You can also use this screen to configure bandwidth management rule for other services o
45. configuration for this screen Refer to Table 31 on page 86 for descriptions of the other labels in this screen NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN 10 4 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G to display the General screen Select WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK from the Security Mode list Figure 62 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General WPA PSK WPA2 PSK MAC Filter QoS WPS WPS Station Scheduling WDS Advanced General Wireless Setup Wireless LAN W Enable Disable Network Name SSID Example3 Hide SSID Channel Selection V Auto Channel Selection Operating Channel Channel 06 2437MHz Security Security Mode WPA2 PSK WPA Compatible Pre Shared Key ThisismyWPA PSKpre sharedke Group Key Update Timer 2600 seconds Note WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK can be configured when WPS enabled Apply Cancel The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 34 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General WPA PSK WPA2 PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK to enable data encryption WPA PSK This field appears when you choose WPA PSK2 as the Security Mode Compatible Check this field to allow wireless devices using WPA PSK security mode to connect to your Router Pre Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK uses a simple common password for authentication Type a pre shared key f
46. example of notebook computers using wireless adapters to form an ad hoc wireless LAN Figure 133 Peer to Peer Communication in an Ad hoc Network BSS A Basic Service Set BSS exists when all communications between wireless clients or between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point AP Intra BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS When Intra BSS is enabled wireless client A and B can access the wired network and communicate with each other When Intra BSS is NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs disabled wireless client A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other Figure 134 Basic Service Set Y BSS gt l gt ESS An Extended Service Set ESS consists of a series of overlapping BSSs each containing an access point with each access point connected together by a wired network This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System DS This type of wireless LAN topology is called an Infrastructure WLAN The Access Points not only provide communication with the wired network but also mediate wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs An ESSID ESS IDentification uniquely identifies each ESS All access points and their associated wireless clients within the same ESS must have the same ESSID in order to communicate Figure 13
47. fixed IP address Address IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 11 WAN Table 42 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection Ethernet Encapsulation continued LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Subnet Enter the IP Subnet Mask in this field Mask Gateway IP Enter a Gateway IP Address if your ISP gave you one in this field Address MTU Size Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU or the largest packet size per frame that your Router can receive and process WAN DNS Assignment First DNS Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information and the Router s Server WAN IP address The field to the right displays the read only DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns Second DNS Server Select User Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server Enter the DNS server s IP address in the field to the right If you chose User Defined but leave the IP address set to 0 0 0 0 User Defined changes to None after you click Apply If you set a second choice to User Defined and enter the same IP address the second User Defined changes to None after you click Apply Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers If you do not configure a DNS server you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it WAN MAC The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port s MAC address by either
48. in the URL For example with the URL www zyxel com tw news pressroom php the domain name is www zyxel com tw The file path is the characters that come after the first slash in the URL For example with the URL www zyxel com tw news pressroom php the file path is news pressroom php NBG6503 User s Guide 133 Chapter 18 Content Filter Since the Router checks the URL s domain name or IP address and file path separately it will not find items that go across the two For example with the URL www zyxel com tw news pressroom php the Router would find tw in the domain name www zyxel com tw It would also find news in the file path news pressroom php but it would not find tw news 18 4 Content Filter Screen Use this screen to restrict web features add keywords for blocking and designate a trusted computer Click Security gt Content Filter to open the Content Filter screen Figure 93 Security gt Content Filter gt Content Filter Trusted IP Setup Address ActiveX Keyword Blocking Keyword test 2 Keyword List test1 test 2 H A trusted computer has full access to all blocked resources 0 0 0 0 means there is no trusted computer Trusted Computer IP 0500 Restrict Web Features F Enable URL Keyword Blocking Delete Clear All I Java Cookies Web Proxy Add Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen T
49. is used when sending packets to a specific group of hosts IKE UDP 500 The Internet Key Exchange algorithm is used for key distribution and management IRC TCP UDP 6667 This is another popular Internet chat program MSN Messenger TCP 1863 Microsoft Networks messenger service uses this protocol NEW ICQ TCP 5190 An Internet chat program NEWS TCP 144 A protocol for news groups NFS UDP 2049 Network File System NFS is a client server distributed file service that provides transparent file sharing for network environments NNTP TCP 119 Network News Transport Protocol is the delivery mechanism for the USENET newsgroup service PING User Defined 1 Packet 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 PPTP TCP 1723 Point to Point Tunneling Protocol enables secure transfer of data over public networks This is the control channel PPTP_TUNNEL User Defined 47 PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol GRE enables secure transfer of data over public networks This is the data channel RCMD TCP 512 Remote Command Service REAL_AUDIO TCP 7070 A streaming audio service that enables real time sound over the web REXEC TCP 514 Remote Execution Daemon RLOGIN TCP 513 Remote Login RTELNET TCP 107 Remote Telnet RTSP T
50. is a theoretical perfect antenna that sends out radio signals equally well in all directions dBi represents the true gain that the antenna provides Types of Antennas for WLAN There are two types of antennas used for wireless LAN applications e Omni directional antennas send the RF signal out in all directions on a horizontal plane The coverage area is torus shaped like a donut which makes these antennas ideal for a room environment With a wide coverage area it is possible to make circular overlapping coverage areas with multiple access points e Directional antennas concentrate the RF signal in a beam like a flashlight does with the light from its bulb The angle of the beam determines the width of the coverage pattern Angles typically range from 20 degrees very directional to 120 degrees less directional Directional antennas are ideal for hallways and outdoor point to point applications Positioning Antennas In general antennas should be mounted as high as practically possible and free of obstructions In point to point application position both antennas at the same height and in a direct line of sight to each other to attain the best performance For omni directional antennas mounted on a table desk and so on point the antenna up For omni directional antennas mounted on a wall or ceiling point the antenna down For a single AP application place omni directional antennas as close to the center of the coverage area as pos
51. is unreachable eese Ports are LAN 5 Ethernet LAN ports WLAN Click OK 4 Click Apply The Web Configurator refreshes once the change to Access Point mode is successful 8 3 2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode Log in to the Web Configurator in Access Point mode do the following 1 Connect your computer to the LAN port of the Router 2 The default IP address of the Router is 192 168 1 2 In this case your computer must have an IP address in the range between 192 168 1 3 and 192 168 1 254 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 8 Access Point Mode 3 Click Start gt Run on your computer in Windows Type cmd in the dialog box Enter ipconfig to show your computer s IP address If your computer s IP address is not in the correct range then see Appendix B on page 181 for information on changing your computer s IP address 4 After you ve set your computer s IP address open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type 192 168 1 2 as the web address in your web browser Note After clicking Login the Easy mode appears Refer to page 45 for the Easy mode screens Change to Expert mode to see the screens described in the sections following this 8 3 3 Configuring your WLAN Bandwidth Management and Maintenance Settings The configuration of wireless bandwidth management and maintenance settings in Access Point mode is the same as for Router Mode e See Chapter 10 on page 83
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53. key features of the Router in this mode This mode is useful to users who are not fully familiar with some features that are usually intended for network administrators When you log in to the Web Configurator the following screen opens Figure 27 Easy Mode Network Map NBG6503 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode Click Status to open the following screen screen Figure 28 Easy Mode Status Screen System Name WAN IP MAC Ad rsion 6 2 What You Can Do You can do the following in this mode e Use this Navigation Panel Section 6 4 on page 47 to opt out of the Easy mode e Use the Network Map screen Section 6 5 on page 47 to check if your Router can ping the gateway and whether it is connected to the Internet e Use the Control Panel Section 6 6 on page 48 to configure and enable Router features including wireless security wireless scheduling and bandwidth management and so on e Use the Status Screen screen Section 6 7 on page 55 to view read only information about the Router including the WAN IP MAC Address of the Router and the firmware version 6 3 What You Need to Know Between the different device modes the Control Panel Section 6 6 on page 48 changes depending on which features are applicable to the mode e Router Mode All Control Panel features are available e Access Point Mode Only Power Saving and Wireless Security are available NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter
54. network device Diagnose this connection Rename this K Local Area Connection Li Wireless Network Connection Unidentified network me a ZyXEL RT3062 AP1 4 a Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Eth iil al ss USB Adapter 4 Local Area Connection Status General Connection IPv4 Connectivity No network access IPv6 Connectivity No network access Media State Enabled Duration 00 04 36 Speed 100 0 Mbps Activity A a d Received Packets 432 dsabe_ _Dagrose Close Note During this procedure click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP 1Pv4 and then select Properties Networking Connect using amp Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethemet This connection uses the following items ON Client for Microsoft Networks 2 QoS Packet Scheduler dil File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks A Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP 1Pv4 amp Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 6 The I
55. protocol a trigger port When the Router s WAN port receives a response with a specific port number and protocol incoming port the Router forwards the traffic to the LAN IP address of the computer that sent the request After that computer s connection for that service closes another computer on the LAN can use the service in the same manner This way you do not need to configure a new IP address each time you want a different LAN computer to use the application To change your Router s trigger port settings click Network gt NAT gt Advanced The screen appears as shown 120 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 14 Network Address Translation NAT Note Only one LAN computer can use a trigger port range at a time Figure 85 Network gt NAT gt Advanced Application Rules Summary Port Triggering Rules Name Incoming Trigger Port End Port Port End Port p b b hb h ap RO 3 fT b b 5 b fp ap hb po s 5 b b b fo e y b b 5 b h 1E a E b b 3 sf ib b 5 b fp ap b po b h of hb b 5 b fp wp bh b 5 b b 12 2 b b 5 b fp Amo esa The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 52 Network gt NAT gt Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the rule index number read only Name Type a unique name up to 15 characters for identification purposes All characters are permitted including spaces
56. service It is also used as a listening port by ICQ AUTH TCP 113 Authentication protocol used by some servers BGP TCP 179 Border Gateway Protocol BOOTP CLIENT UDP 68 DHCP Client BOOTP SERVER UDP 67 DHCP Server CU SEEME TCP 7648 A popular videoconferencing solution from White Pines Software UDP 24032 DNS TCP UDP 53 Domain Name Server a service that matches web names for example www zyxel com to IP numbers ESP User Defined 50 The IPSEC ESP Encapsulation Security IPSEC TUNNEL Protocol tunneling protocol uses this service FINGER TCP 79 Finger is a UNIX or Internet related command that can be used to find out if a user is logged on FTP TCP 20 File Transfer Program a program to enable fast transfer of files including large files TCP 21 that may not be possible by e mail H 323 TCP 1720 NetMeeting uses this protocol NBG6503 User s Guide 223 Appendix D Common Services Table 85 Commonly Used Services continued NAME PROTOCOL PORT S DESCRIPTION HTTP TCP 80 Hyper Text Transfer Protocol a client server protocol for the world wide web HTTPS TCP 443 HTTPS is a secured http session often used in e commerce ICMP User Defined 1 Internet Control Message Protocol is often used for diagnostic or routing purposes ICQ UDP 4000 This is a popular Internet chat program IGMP MULTICAST User Defined 2 Internet Group Management Protocol
57. the Router SSID This is the name of the wireless network Security This is the type of wireless security employed by the network Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen 10 9 WPS Station Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS To open this screen click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G gt WPS Station tab Note Note After you click Push Button on this screen you have to press a similar button in the wireless station utility within 2 minutes To add the second wireless station you have to press these buttons on both device and the wireless station again after the first 2 minutes Figure 67 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt WPS Station Add Station by WPS Note seconds Chick the below Push Button to add WPS stations to wireless network Or input station s PIN number 1 The Push Button Configuration requires pressing a button on both the station and AP within 120 2 You may find the PIN number in the station s utility General MAC Filter Advanced I QoS I WPS WPS Station Scheduling wos pne NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 39 Network gt Wireless LAN gt WPS Station LABEL DESCRIPTION Push Button Use this button when you use the PBC Push But
58. the network number part the bits with a 1 value For example an 8 bit mask means that the first 8 bits of the mask are ones and the remaining 24 bits are zeroes NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting 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 bit and 29 bit subnet masks Table 72 Subnet Masks BINARY 1ST 2ND 3RD nd N OCTET OCTET OCTET 8 bit mask 11111111 00000000 00000000 00000000 255 0 0 0 16 bit mask 11111111 11111111 00000000 00000000 255 255 0 0 24 bit mask 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 255 255 255 0 29 bit mask 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111000 255 255 255 248 Network Size The size of the network number determines the maximum number of possible hosts you can have on your network The larger the number of network number bits the smaller the number of remaining host ID bits An IP address with host IDs of all zeros is the IP address of the network 192 168 1 0 with a 24 bit subnet mask for example An IP address with host IDs of all ones is the broadcast address for that network 192 168 1 255 with a 24 bit subnet mask for example As these two IP addresses cannot be used for individual hosts calculate the maximum number of possible hosts in a network as follows Table 73 Maximum Host Numbers
59. to automatically give a service such as VoIP and video a priority level Click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G gt QoS The following screen appears Figure 65 Network Wireless LAN QoS General MAC Filter Advanced i Qos WPS WPS Station Scheduling WDS WMM Configuration M Enable WMM QoS Apply Cancel NBG6503 User s Guide 93 Chapter 10 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 37 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt QoS LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable WMM Check this to have the Router automatically give a service a priority level according to the QoS ToS value in the IP header of packets it sends WMM QoS Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service gives high priority to voice and video which makes them run more smoothly Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen 10 8 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable disable WPS view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS status To open this screen click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G gt WPS tab Figure 66 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt WPS General MAC Filter Advanced QoS WPS i WPS Station Scheduling WDS WPS Setup M Enable WPS PIN Number Status Status 802 11 Mode SSID Security _ Note If you enable WPS
60. unique IP address User Name Type the user name given to you by your ISP Password Type the password associated with the user name above Exit Click this to close the wizard screen without saving Back Click this to return to the previous screen Next Click this to continue 2 3 4 Connection Type PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP is a network protocol that enables transfers of data from a remote client to a private server creating a Virtual Private Network VPN using TCP IP based networks PPTP supports on demand multi protocol and virtual private networking over public networks such as the Internet Refer to the appendix for more information on PPTP The Router supports one PPTP server connection at any given time 1 Please followi Figure 9 Internet Connection Type PPTP Internet Connection Type PPTP n provided by your Internet Service Pr SDynamic IP OStatic IP PPTP Address rl PPTP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 PPTP Gateway IP Address 172 1 1 254 PPTP Server IP Address 172 1 1 254 User Name Password pptp user A The following table describes the fields in this screen Table 6 Internet Connection Type PPTP LABEL DESCRIPTION Internet Select PPTP from the drop down list box To configure a PPTP client you must configure the Connection User Name and Password fields for a PPP connection and the PPTP parameters for a PPTP Type connection Dynami
61. window type ipconfig and then press ENTER 3 The IP settings are displayed as follows gt ipconfig Mac OS X 10 3 and 10 4 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10 4 but can also apply to 10 3 1 Click Apple gt System Preferences Y Finder File Edit Vie About This Mac Software Update Mac OS X Software System Preferences Dock Location Recent Items Force Quit Sleep Restart Shut Down NBG6503 User s Guide 193 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 2 3 In the System Preferences window click the Network icon 6900 System Preferences J Personal s o e me Eo Q Appearance Dashboard amp Desktop amp Dock International Security Spotlight Expos Screen Saver Hardware a V 7 w amp 0 v J Y QS A Bluetooth CDs amp DVDs Displays Energy Keyboard amp Print amp Fax Sound Saver Mouse Internet amp Ne Mac Network QuickTime Sharing System a i lir za G9 g Accounts Date amp Time Software Speech Startup Disk Universal Update Access When the Network preferences pane opens select Built in Ethernet from the network connection type list and then click Configure es Network J lt gt show an a Location Automatic 3 Show Network Status Built in Ethernet is currently active and has the IP address O Built in Ethernet 10 0 1 2 You are connected to the Internet via Built in Ethernet Internet Sharing is on a
62. wireless AP or router 1 Make sure the wireless LAN is enabled on the Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 23 Troubleshooting Make sure the wireless adapter on the wireless station is working properly Make sure the wireless adapter installed on your computer is IEEE 802 11 compatible and supports the same wireless standard as the Router Make sure your computer with a wireless adapter installed is within the transmission range of the Router Check that both the Router and your wireless station are using the same wireless and wireless security settings Make sure traffic between the WLAN and the LAN is not blocked by the firewall on the Router Make sure you allow the Router to be remotely accessed through the WLAN interface Check your remote management settings e See the chapter on Wireless LAN in the User s Guide for more information I cannot access the Web Configurator after I switched to AP mode 192 168 1 1 is the default IP in Router mode the default mode In AP mode the default IP is 192 168 1 2 So when you switch from Router mode to AP mode you need to use the AP mode IP to log in My 5G network doesn t work 170 Make sure you connect the correct antenna 5G antenna to the 2 4G 5G connector See the Quick Start Guide for details NBG6503 User s Guide IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks IP addresses identify individu
63. your Router s password or IP address you will need to reset the device See Section 22 8 on page 161 for details Click Maintenance gt Password The screen appears as shown Figure 112 Maintenance gt Password Password Setup Old Password New Password Retype to Confirm Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 66 Maintenance gt Password LABEL DESCRIPTION Password Setup Change your Router s password recommended using the fields as shown Old Password Type the default password or the existing password you use to access the system in this field New Password Type your new system password up to 30 characters Note that as you type a password the screen displays an asterisk for each character you type Retype to Type the new password again in this field Confirm Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance 22 5 Time Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the Router s time based on your local time zone To change your Router s time and date click Maintenance gt Time The screen appears as shown Figure 113 Maintenance gt Time Time Setting Current Time and Date Current Time 01 00 03 Current Date 1970 01 01 Current Time and Date Manual New Time hh mm ss New Date yyyy mm
64. 1 use the new IP address e If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it see the troubleshooting suggestions for I don t know the IP address of my Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 23 Troubleshooting 2 Check the hardware connections and make sure the LEDs are behaving 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 A on page 173 4 Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the Router If you know that there are routers between your computer and the Router skip this step e If there is a DHCP server on your network make sure your computer is using a dynamic IP address See Appendix B on page 181 e If there is no DHCP server on your network make sure your computer s IP address is in the same subnet as the Router See Appendix B on page 181 5 Reset the device to its factory defaults and try to access the Router with the default IP address See Section 3 3 on page 35 6 If the problem continues contact the network administrator or vendor or try one of the advanced suggestions Advanced Suggestion e If your computer is connected to the WAN port or is connected wirelessly use a computer that is connected to a LAN ETHERNET port I can see the Login screen but I cannot log in to the Router 1 Make sure you have entered the password correctly The default password is 1234 This field is
65. 11 118 119 IP alias 110 IP Pool 113 J Java 134 L LAN 109 IP pool setup 110 LAN overview 109 LAN setup 109 LAN TCP IP 110 Language 161 Link type 60 69 Local Area Network 109 MAC 90 MAC address 84 100 cloning 100 MAC address filter 84 MAC address filtering 90 MAC filter 90 236 NBG6503 User s Guide Index managing the device good habits 16 using the web configurator See web configurator using the wireless switch using the WPS See WPS MBSSID 15 Media access control 90 Memory usage 60 69 Message Integrity Check MIC 217 mode 15 Multicast 101 IGMP 101 N NAT 117 118 178 how it works 117 overview 117 see also Network Address Translation NAT Traversal 147 Navigation Panel 61 70 navigation panel 61 70 Network Address Translation 117 118 O operating mode 15 other documentation 2 P P2P 144 Pairwise Master Key PMK 217 219 peer to peer 144 Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet 103 Point to Point Tunneling Protocol 105 Pool Size 114 Port forwarding 119 default server 118 local server 119 port speed 60 69 PPPoE 103 dial up connection PPTP 105 preamble mode 213 product registration 230 PSK 217 Q Quality of Service QoS 93 Quick Start Guide 2 R RADIUS 214 message types 214 messages 214 shared secret key 215 registration product 230 related documentation 2 Remote management and NAT 145 limitations 145 system timeou
66. 113 Network Address Translation INSI m 117 Dynami DNG f 123 A Tree ere Te 125 i ler 129 uus cu dlM ARA 133 cp riis pc eMe il M ith 137 Remote Management e M 145 Universal Plug and Play A errr pret rrr ener OG ERO add d t RR GGG Lp aa aa eU UG FER SU rrr ate 147 TT UU da A 155 sr rues so MRR 165 NBG6503 User s Guide Contents Overview EN NBG6503 User s Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents CONE VE AS ii ii ii 3 Table 07 LODIBHES ra aaa 5 Pant E Users qc n 13 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your RO c m 15 a sacs 15 LE ASIAN NE a a a aa T UU TN acer To Ta Ways Marge iio RONE ri 15 14 Good Habite Tor Managing e ROUT scr Ad 16 A O O E E TENATA OO ONEIN E uua 17 LE The WPS BUON eM 18 Er sro A AA A A AA 18 19 Chapter 2 Connection Wizard ra ao s 21 O 21 Aa rir rv 21 Zo ONG NO EBENE O 22 25 ene ei NEU url drm 23 202 Connection Type Satie IP 255i uu iioc ode Load ep eto dias 23 Vcg cii ou c 24 ENIXecpnreu acd M 25 24 PROUT PASSED saisit betonte idecd EAE MM EM UM ad 27 VEO Ee
67. 160 for details on how to reset the Router Also when you select this you cannot enter an IP address for your Router in the field below Use Defined Click this if you want to specify the IP address of your Router Or if your ISP or network LAN IP Address administrator gave you a static IP address to access the network or the Internet IP Address Type the IP address in dotted decimal notation The default setting is 192 168 1 2 If you change the IP address you will have to log in again with the new IP address IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address Your Router will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign Unless you are implementing subnetting use the subnet mask computed by the Router Gateway IP Enter a Gateway IP Address if your ISP or network administrator gave you one in this Address field DNS Assignment First DNS Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information and the Router s Server WAN IP address The field to the right displays the read only DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns Second DNS Server Select User Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server Enter the DNS server s IP address in the field to the right If you chose User Defined but leave the IP address set to 0 0 0 0 User Defined changes to None after you click Apply If you set a second choice to User Def
68. 1999 5 EC Norwegian Erkl rer herved ZyXEL at dette utstyret er I samsvar med de grunnleggende kravene og andre relevante bestemmelser I direktiv 1999 5 EF Romanian Prin prezenta ZyXEL declar c acest echipament este in conformitate cu cerin ele esen iale si alte prevederi relevante ale Directivei 1999 5 EC CEO National Restrictions This product may be used in all EU countries and other countries following the EU directive 1999 5 EC without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below Ce produit peut tre utilis dans tous les pays de l UE et dans tous les pays ayant transpos s la directive 1999 5 CE sans aucune limitation except pour les pays mentionn s ci dessous Questo prodotto utilizzabile in tutte i paesi EU ed in tutti gli altri paesi che seguono le direttive EU 1999 5 EC senza nessuna limitazione eccetto per i paesii menzionati di seguito Das Produkt kann in allen EU Staaten ohne Einschr nkungen eingesetzt werden sowie in anderen Staaten die der EU Direktive 1995 5 CE folgen mit AuBnahme der folgenden aufgef hrten Staaten In the majority of the EU and other European countries the 2 4 and 5 GHz bands have been made available for the use of wireless local area networks LANs Later in this document you will find an overview of countries inwhich additional restrictions or requirements or both are applicable The requirements for any country may evolve ZyXEL recommends that yo
69. 2 on page 34 or Section 22 5 on page 157 3 2 3 1 Weather Edit You can change the temperature unit and select the location for which you want to know the weather Click the icon to change the Weather display Figure 18 Change Weather a Change location UK Greenwich ix The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 12 Change Weather LABEL DESCRIPTION C or F Choose which temperature unit you want the Router to display Change Select the location for which you want to know the weather If the city you want is not listed Location choose one that is closest to it Finish Click this to apply the settings and refresh the date and time display 3 2 3 2 Time Date Edit One timezone can cover more than one country You can choose a particular country in which the Router is located and have the Router display and use the current time and date for its logs Click the icon to change the Weather display Figure 19 Change Password Screen Change time zone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London v The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 13 Change Password Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Change time Select the specific country whose current time and date you want the Router to display zone Finish Click this to apply the settings and refresh the weather display Note You can also edit the timez
70. 21 4 on page 148 to enable UPnP on your Router 21 3 What You Need to Know UPnP hardware is identified as an icon in the Network Connections folder Windows XP Each UPnP compatible device installed on your network will appear as a separate icon Selecting the icon of a UPnP device will allow you to access the information and properties of that device 21 3 1 NAT Traversal UPnP NAT traversal automates the process of allowing an application to operate through NAT UPnP network devices can automatically configure network addressing announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions NAT traversal allows the following e Dynamic port mapping e Learning public IP addresses e Assigning lease times to mappings Windows Messenger is an example of an application that supports NAT traversal and UPnP See the NAT chapter for more information on NAT NBG6503 User s Guide 147 Chapter 21 Universal Plug and Play UPnP 21 3 2 Cautions with UPnP The automated nature of NAT traversal applications in establishing their own services and opening firewall ports may present network security issues Network information and configuration may also be obtained and modified by users in some network environments When a UPnP device joins a network it announces its presence with a multicast message For security reasons the Router allows multicast messages on the LAN only
71. 3 on page 51 to see this screen Bandwidth Click this to edit bandwidth management for predefined applications MGMT Switch ON to have the Router management bandwidth for uplink and downlink traffic according to an application or service Otherwise switch OFF Refer to Section 6 6 4 on page 51 to see this screen ES NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode Table 19 Control Panel continued ITEM DESCRIPTION Firewall Switch ON to ensure that your network is protected from Denial of Service DoS attacks Otherwise switch OFF Refer to Section 6 6 5 on page 52 to see this screen Wireless Click this to configure the wireless security such as SSID security mode and WPS key on Security your Router Refer to Section 6 6 6 on page 52 to see this screen 6 6 1 Game Engine When this feature is enabled the Router maximizes the bandwidth for gaming traffic that it forwards out through an interface Figure 32 Game Engine PR Game Engine turned off Whenever you turn the Game Engine on the router is designated to offer a better gaming experience The Game Console option in Bandwidth Management will be prioritized to the highest level and cannot be re arranged until the Game Engine is Go Note When this is switched on the Game Console tab in the Bandwidth MGMT screen is automatically positioned on top Turn this off if your network is not using gaming Click OK to close
72. 5 Infrastructure WLAN 4 A tt a ee Channel A channel is the radio frequency ies used by wireless devices to transmit and receive data Channels available depend on your geographical area You may have a choice of channels for your region so you should use a channel different from an adjacent AP access point to reduce interference Interference occurs when radio signals from different access points overlap causing interference and degrading performance Adjacent channels partially overlap however To avoid interference due to overlap your AP should be on a channel at least five channels away from a channel that an adjacent AP is using For example if your region has 11 channels and an adjacent AP is using channel 1 then you need to 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 wireless gateway but out of range of each other so they NBG6503 User s Guide EN Appendix C Wireless LANs cannot hear each other that is they do not know if the channel is currently being used Therefore they are considered hidden from each other Figure 136 RTS CTS RIS Range CTS Range Wireless AP SS eet E u Station RTS E ACK VLL A s When station A sends data to the AP it might n
73. 6 Easy Mode 6 4 Navigation Panel Use this navigation panel to opt out of the Easy mode Figure 29 Navigation Panel The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 18 Navigation Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Home Click this to go to the Login page Expert Mode Click this to change to Expert mode and customize features of the Router Logout Click this to end the Web Configurator session 6 5 Network Map Note The Network MAP is viewable by Windows XP need to install patch Windows Vista and Windows 7 users only For Windows XP Service Pack 2 users you can see the network devices connected to the Router by downloading the LLTD Link Layer Topology Discovery patch from the Microsoft Website Note Don t worry if the Network Map does not display in your web browser This feature may not be supported by your system You can still configure the Control Panel Section 6 6 on page 48 in the Easy Mode and the Router features that you want to use in the Expert Mode When you log into the Network Configurator the Network Map is shown as follows Figure 30 Network Map MMT NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode The line connecting the Router to the gateway becomes green when the Router is able to ping the gateway It becomes red when the ping initiating from the Router does not get a response from the gateway The same rule applies to the line connecting the gateway to the
74. 6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode 6 7 Status Screen in Easy Mode In the Network Map screen click Status to view read only information about the Router MY Firmw Figure 39 Status Screen in Easy Mode Wireless 2 4G Network Name SSID etwork Name SSID The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 24 Status Screen in Easy Mode ITEM DESCRIPTION Name This is the name of the Router in the network You can change this in the Maintenance gt General screen in Section 22 3 on page 155 Time This is the current system date and time The date is in YYYY MM DD Year Month Day format The time is in HH MM SS Hour Minutes Seconds format WAN IP This is the IP address of the WAN port MAC Address This is the MAC address of the Router Firmware Version Wireless 2 4G Network Name This shows the firmware version of the Router The firmware version format shows the trunk version model code and release number This shows the SSID of the wireless 2 4G network You can configure this in the Wireless Security screen Section 6 6 6 on page 52 Section 10 3 1 1 on page 84 Security This shows the wireless security used by the Router for the 2 4G wireless radio Wireless 5G Network Name This shows the SSID of the wireless 5G network You can configure this in the Wireless Security screen Section 6 6 6 on page 52 Section 10 3 1 1 on page 84 Securit
75. 8 Network gt LAN gt IP LAN TCPAP IP Address fi 92 168 1 1 IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 46 Network gt LAN gt IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Type the IP address of your Router in dotted decimal notation IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address Your Router will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign Unless you are implementing subnetting use the subnet mask computed by the Router Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh 12 5 IP Alias Screen Use this screen to have the Router apply IP alias to create LAN subnets Click LAN gt IP Alias Figure 79 Network gt LAN gt IP Alias IP IP Alias IP Alias 4 T PP Alias IP Address ooo IP Subnet Mask ooo Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 47 Network gt LAN gt IP Alias LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Alias Check this to enable IP alias IP Address Type the IP alias address of your Router in dotted decimal notation NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 12 LAN Table 47 Network gt LAN gt IP Alias continued LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number por
76. 83 MAC address filter 84 overview 83 security 84 SSID 84 Wireless security 84 overview 84 type 84 wireless security 169 213 wireless switch 15 Wireless tutorial 73 WPS 73 Wizard setup 21 WLAN interference 211 security parameters 220 WLAN 2 4G 41 WLAN 5G 41 World Wide Web 143 WPA 217 238 NBG6503 User s Guide Index key caching 218 pre authentication 218 user authentication 218 vs WPA PSK 217 wireless client supplicant 218 with RADIUS application example 218 WPA compatible 85 WPA2 217 user authentication 218 vs WPA2 PSK 217 wireless client supplicant 218 with RADIUS application example 218 WPA2 Pre Shared Key 217 WPA2 PSK 217 application example 219 WPA PSK 217 application example 219 WPS 15 WWW 143 X Xbox Live 144 NBG6503 User s Guide 239 Index NBG6503 User s Guide
77. 9 Network gt DHCP Server gt Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION LAN Static DHCP Table This is the index number of the static IP table entry row MAC Address Type the MAC address with colons of a computer on your LAN NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 13 DHCP Server Table 49 Network gt DHCP Server gt Advanced continued DHCP Server LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Type the LAN IP address of a computer on your LAN DNS Server DNS Servers The Router passes a DNS Domain Name System server IP address in the order you Assigned by specify here to the DHCP clients The Router only passes this information to the LAN DHCP clients when you select the Enable DHCP Server check box When you clear the Enable DHCP Server check box DHCP service is disabled and you must have another DHCP sever on your LAN or else the computers must have their DNS server addresses manually configured First DNS Server Second DNS Server Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information and the Router s WAN IP address The field to the right displays the read only DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns Select User Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server Enter the DNS server s IP address in the field to the right If you chose User Defined but leave the IP address set to 0 0 0 0 User Defined changes to None after you click Apply If you set a second choice to User Def
78. A PSK or WPA2 PSK security to configure a Pre Shared Key Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK respectively Type from 8 to 63 case sensitive ASCII characters You can set up the most secure wireless connection by configuring WPA in the wireless LAN screens Verify Password Retype the password to confirm Exit Click this to close the wizard screen without saving Back Click this to return to the previous screen Next Click this to continue Congratulations Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer to visit your favorite website Note If you cannot access the Internet when your computer is connected to one of the Router s LAN ports check your connections Then turn the Router off wait for a few seconds then turn it back on If that does not work log in to the web configurator again and check you have typed all information correctly See the User s Guide for more suggestions Figure 14 Congratulations You can also click GO to open the Easy Mode Web Configurator of your Router You have successfully set up your Router to operate on your network and access the Internet You are now ready to connect wirelessly to your Router and access the Internet NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 2 Connection Wizard NBG6503 User s Guide 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 3 1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the Router Web Configurator and prov
79. All UPnP enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configuration Disable UPnP if this is not your intention 21 4 UPnP Screen Use this screen to enable UPnP on your Router Click Management gt UPnP to display the screen shown next General UPnP Setup Device Name ZyXEL NBG8503 Internet Sharing Gateway F Enable the Universal Plug and Play UPnP Feature Reset The following table describes the fields in this screen Table 64 Management gt UPnP LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable the Select this check box to activate UPnP Be aware that anyone could use a UPnP application Universal Plug to open the web configurator s login screen without entering the Router s IP address and Play although you must still enter the password to access the web configurator UPnP Feature Apply Click Apply to save the setting to the Router Reset Click Reset to return to the previously saved settings 21 5 Technical Refereance The sections show examples of using UPnP 21 5 1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP You must already have UPnP installed in Windows XP and UPnP activated on the Router LE NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 21 Universal Plug and Play UPnP Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the Router Turn on your computer and the Router 21 5 1 1 Auto discover Your UPnP enabled Networ
80. CP UDP 554 The Real Time Streaming media control Protocol RTSP is a remote control for multimedia on the Internet SFTP TCP 115 Simple File Transfer Protocol NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix D Common Services Table 85 Commonly Used Services continued NAME PROTOCOL PORT S DESCRIPTION SMTP TCP 25 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the message exchange standard for the Internet SMTP enables you to move messages from one e mail server to another SNMP TCP UDP 161 Simple Network Management Program SNMP TRAPS TCP UDP 162 Traps for use with the SNMP RFC 1215 SQL NET TCP 1521 Structured Query Language is an interface to access data on many different types of database systems including mainframes midrange systems UNIX systems and network servers SSH TCP UDP 22 Secure Shell Remote Login Program STRM WORKS UDP 1558 Stream Works Protocol SYSLOG UDP 514 Syslog allows you to send system logs to a UNIX server TACACS UDP 49 Login Host Protocol used for Terminal Access Controller 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 TFTP UDP 69 Trivial File Transfer Protocol is
81. CTET BIT Subnet Address 192 168 1 64 IP SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER VALUE IP Address 192 168 1 64 IP Address Binary 11000000 10101000 00000001 01000000 Subnet Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 Lowest Host ID 192 168 1 65 Broadcast Address 192 168 1 127 Highest Host ID 192 168 1 126 Table 77 Subnet 3 IP SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT VALUE IP Address 192 168 1 128 IP Address Binary 11000000 10101000 00000001 10000000 Subnet Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 Subnet Address 192 168 1 128 Lowest Host ID 192 168 1 129 Broadcast Address 192 168 1 191 Highest Host ID 192 168 1 190 IP SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER Table 78 Subnet 4 LAST OCTET BIT VALUE IP Address 192 168 1 192 IP Address Binary 11000000 10101000 00000001 11000000 Subnet Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 Subnet Address 192 168 1 192 Lowest Host ID 192 168 1 193 Broadcast Address 192 168 1 255 Highest Host ID 192 168 1 254 Eight Subnets Similarly use a 27 bit mask to create eight subnets 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 and 111 176 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet Table 79 Eight Subnets SUBNET ADDRESS FIRST ADDRESS ADD
82. Confirm Save gt Network Name SSID SSID_Example3 gt Network Type Infrastructure gt Network Mode 802 11b g gt Channel Auto gt Security WPA PSK Back Save Exit 7 Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below If your wireless connection is weak or you have no connection see the Troubleshooting section of this User s Guide Figure 57 Link Status E gt Profile Name Transmit Rate 2 Kbps gt Network Name SSID 5SID Example3 Receive Rate 0 Kbps gt AP MAC Address 00 A0 C5 CD 1F 64 Authentication None Network Type Infrastructure Network Mode 802 11g gt Transmission Rate 18 Mbps Total Transmit 46 gt Security WPA PSK Total Receive 3 gt Channel 6 Link Quality 68 dBm Trend Chart Signal Strength 4900000000 Link Quality 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 e If your connection is successful 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 NBG6503 User s Guide 79 Chapter 9 Tutorials NBG6503 User s Guide PART Il Technical Reference Wireless LAN 10 1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your Router See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks The following figure provides an example of a wireless network Figur
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84. Default to select the factory assigned default MAC Address Otherwise click Clone the computer s MAC address IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning Once it is successfully configured the address will be copied to configuration file It is recommended that you clone the MAC address prior to hooking up the WAN Port NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 11 WAN 11 3 2 Multicast Traditionally IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways Unicast 1 sender 1 recipient or Broadcast 1 sender everybody on the network Multicast delivers IP packets to a group of hosts on the network not everybody and not just 1 Figure 71 Multicast Example Server In the multicast example above systems A and D comprise one multicast group In multicasting the server only needs to send one data stream and this is delivered to systems A and D IGMP Internet Group Multicast Protocol is a network layer protocol used to establish membership in a multicast group it is not used to carry user data The Router supports both IGMP version 1 IGMP v1 and IGMP version 2 IGMP v2 At start up the Router queries all directly connected networks to gather group membership After that the Router periodically updates this information IP multicasting can be enabled disabled on the Router LAN and or WAN interfaces in the Web Configurator LAN WAN Select None to disable IP multicasting on these in
85. Delete Click this to remove the firewall rule Reset Click Reset to start configuring this screen again See Appendix D on page 223 for commonly used services and port numbers NBG6503 User s Guide Content Filter 18 1 Overview This chapter provides a brief overview of content filtering using the embedded web GUI Internet content filtering allows you to create and enforce Internet access policies tailored to your needs Content filtering is the ability to block certain web features or specific URL keywords 18 2 What You Can Do Use the Content Filter Section 18 4 on page 134 screen to restrict web features add keywords for blocking and designate a trusted computer 18 3 What You Need To Know Content filtering allows you to block certain web features such as cookies and or block access to specific web sites For example you can configure one policy that blocks John Doe s access to arts and entertainment web pages 18 3 1 Content Filtering Profiles A content filtering profile conveniently stores your custom settings for the following features Restrict Web Features The Router can disable web proxies and block web features such as ActiveX controls Java applets and cookies Keyword Blocking URL Checking The Router checks the URL s domain name or IP address and file path separately when performing keyword blocking The URL s domain name or IP address is the characters that come before the first slash
86. Enable Wireless LAN 3 Enter SSID_Example3 as the SSID and select a channel 4 Set security mode to WPA PSK and enter ThisismyWPA PSKpre sharedkey in the Pre Shared Key field Click Apply Figure 52 Tutorial Network gt Wireless LAN gt General liL ii lcs e Re Eon ll na ie Wireless Setup Wireless LAN Network Name SSID L Hide SSID Channel Selection Operating Channel Security Security Mode Pre Shared Key Group Key Update Timer Note WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK can be configured when WPS enabled 2 Enable Disable SSID_Exsmple3 Channel 06 2437MHz Auto Channel Selection Chsnnel 11 2482MHz WPA PSK x hisismyWPA PSKpre sharedkeyl 3600 seconds NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials 5 Open the Status screen Verify your wireless and wireless security settings under Device Information and check if the WLAN connection is up under Interface Status Figure 53 Tutorial Checking Wireless Settings WLAN 2 4G Information WLAN OP Mode Access Point Mode MAC Address 00 E0 98 03 04 20 SSID Example3 Channel Channel 06 2437MHz Security WPA PSK ZyXEL030424 Channel 60 5300MHz WPA2 PSK Summary Packet Statistics Details WLAN Station Status Details 9 4 1 Configure Your Notebook Note We use the ZyXEL M 302 wireless adapter utility screens as an example for the wireless client The screens may vary for different models The Router suppo
87. Help Devices Ping Netstat Traceroute Port Scan Lookup Finger whois Network device X Configure IP Information Protocol IP Address Netmask Prefix Broadcast Scope IPv6 fe80 a00 27ff fe30 e16c 64 Link IPv4 10 0 2 15 255 255 255 0 10 0 2 255 Interface Information Interface Statistics Hardware address 08 00 27 30 e1 6c sremitiedssytes 684 6 KiB Multicast Enabled Transmitted packets 1425 MTU 1500 Transmission errors 0 Link speed not available Received bytes 219 5 KiB State Active Received packets 1426 Reception errors 0 Collisions 0 misi Linux openSUSE 10 3 KDE This section shows you how to configure your computer s TCP IP settings in the K Desktop Environment KDE using the openSUSE 10 3 Linux distribution The procedure screens and file locations may vary depending 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 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 1 2 Click K Menu gt Computer gt Administrator Settings YaST Sen TL Applications a Administrator Settings Install Software e System Information Home Folder 2 My Documents a j Network Fo
88. Host Name identification purposes This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance gt General screen It is for Firmware Version This is the firmware version and the date created Sys OP Mode Point Mode This is the device mode Section 5 1 2 on page 43 to which the Router is set Access LAN Information MAC Address This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device IP Address This shows the LAN port s IP address IP Subnet Mask This shows the LAN port s subnet mask Default Gateway This shows the LAN Ethernet default gateway of your device DHCP This shows the LAN port s DHCP role Server Client or None NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 8 Access Point Mode Table 28 Status Screen Access Point Mode continued LABEL DESCRIPTION WLAN 2 4G Information WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode Section 5 1 2 on page 43 to which the Router s wireless LAN is set Access Point Mode MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the Router in the wireless 2 4G LAN Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually Security This shows the level of wireless security the Router is using WLAN 5G Information MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device SSID This shows a de
89. Internet You can also view the devices represented by icons indicating the kind of network device connected to the Router including those connecting wirelessly Right click on the Router icon to refresh the network map and go to the Wizard Right click on the other icons to view information about the device 6 6 Control Panel The features configurable in Easy Mode are shown in the Control Panel Figure 31 Control Panel Switch ON to enable the feature Otherwise switch OFF If the feature is turned on the green light flashes If it is turned off the red light flashes Additionally click the feature to open a screen where you can edit its settings The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 19 Control Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Game Engine Switch ON to maximize bandwidth for gaming traffic in your network Otherwise switch OFF Refer to Section 6 6 1 on page 49 to see this screen Power Saving Click this to schedule the wireless feature of the Router Disabling the wireless function helps lower the energy consumption of the Router Switch ON to apply wireless scheduling Otherwise switch OFF Refer to Section 6 6 2 on page 49 to see this screen Content Filter Click this to restrict access to certain websites based on keywords contained in URLs to which you do not want users in your network to open Switch ON to apply website filtering Otherwise switch OFF Refer to Section 6 6
90. NBG6503 EE English gt The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 9 Login screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Password Type 1234 default as the password Language Select the language you want to use to configure the Web Configurator Click Login This shows the current weather either in celsius or fahrenheit of the city you specify in Section 3 2 3 1 on page 34 This shows the time hh mm ss and date yyyy mm dd of the timezone you select in Section 3 2 3 2 on page 34 or Section 22 5 on page 157 The time is in 24 hour format for example 15 00 is 3 00 PM 3 2 2 Password Screen You should see a screen asking you to change your password highly recommended as shown next Figure 16 Change Password Screen Use this screen to change the password The Wizard setup walks you through the most common configuration settings We suggest you use this mode if it is the first time you are setting up your router or if you need to make basic configuration changes Use Advanced mode if you need access to more advanced features not included in Wizard mode New Password p Ed Retype to Confirm gt C e NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 10 Change Password Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION New Password Type a new password Retype to Confirm Retype the passwo
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92. Protocol option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet PPPoE Select the PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet option for a dial up connection PPTP Select the PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol option for a dial up connection and your ISP gave you an IP address and or subnet mask NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 2 Connection Wizard 2 3 1 Connection Type DHCP Choose DHCP as the Internet Connection Type when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet Click Next Figure 6 Internet Connection Type DHCP 1 Internet Connection Type DHCP Generally when your connect 2 1 t means the Internet service available while you open your computer Please click Nextt Note If you get an error screen after clicking Next you might have selected the wrong Internet Connection type Click Back make sure your Internet connection is working and select the right Connection Type Contact your ISP if you are not sure of your Internet Connection type 2 3 2 Connection Type Static IP Choose Static IP as the Internet Connection Type if your ISP assigned an IP address for your Internet connection Click Next Figure 7 Internet Connection Type Static IP 1 Internet Connection Type Static IP v 1 by your Internet Service Pre Please refer to the information prt followin IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS The following table describes the labels in t
93. RESS ADDRESS 1 0 1 30 31 2 32 33 62 63 3 64 65 94 95 4 96 97 126 127 5 128 129 158 159 6 160 161 190 191 7 192 193 222 223 8 224 225 254 255 Subnet Planning The following table is a summary for subnet planning on a network with a 24 bit network number Table 80 24 bit Network Number Subnet Planning NO BORROWED SUBNET MASK NO SUBNETS YO NOSTS PER 1 255 255 255 128 25 2 126 2 255 255 255 192 26 4 62 3 255 255 255 224 27 8 30 4 255 255 255 240 28 16 14 5 255 255 255 248 29 32 6 6 255 255 255 252 30 64 7 255 255 255 254 31 128 1 The following table is a summary for subnet planning on a network with a 16 bit network number Table 81 16 bit Network Number Subnet Planning NO BORROWED SUBNET MASK NO SUBNETS NO HOSTS PER HOST BITS SUBNET 1 255 255 128 0 17 32766 2 255 255 192 0 18 16382 3 255 255 224 0 19 8190 4 255 255 240 0 20 16 4094 5 255 255 248 0 21 32 2046 6 255 255 252 0 22 64 1022 7 255 255 254 0 23 128 510 8 255 255 255 0 24 256 254 9 255 255 255 128 25 512 126 10 255 255 255 192 26 1024 62 11 255 255 255 224 27 2048 30 12 255 255 255 240 28 4096 14 NBG6503 User s Guide 177 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting Table 81 16 bit Network Number Subnet Planning continued MOS
94. Router is installed between the LAN and a broadband modem connecting to the Internet This allows it to act as a secure gateway for all data passing between the Internet and the LAN The Router has one Ethernet WAN port and four Ethernet LAN ports which are used to physically separate the network into two areas The WAN Wide Area Network port attaches to the broadband cable or DSL modem to the Internet The LAN Local Area Network port attaches to a network of computers which needs security from the outside world These computers will have access to Internet services such as e mail FTP and the World Wide Web However inbound access is not allowed by default unless the remote host is authorized to use a specific service 17 4 General Firewall Screen 130 Use this screen to enable or disable the Router s firewall and set up firewall logs Click Security gt Firewall to open the General screen Firewall Setup v Enable Firewall Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 55 Security gt Firewall gt General LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Firewall Select this check box to activate the firewall The Router performs access control and protects against Denial of Service DoS attacks when the firewall is activated Apply Click Apply to save the settings Reset Click Reset to start configuring this screen again NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 17 Firewa
95. T SO WED SUBNET MASK NO SUBNETS NO HOSTS PER 13 255 255 255 248 29 8192 6 14 255 255 255 252 30 16384 2 15 255 255 255 254 31 32768 1 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your network number depends on your particular situation If the ISP or your network administrator assigns you a block of registered IP addresses follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask If the ISP did not explicitly give you an IP network number then most likely you have a single user account and the ISP will assign you a dynamic IP address when the connection is established If this is the case it is recommended that you select a network number from 192 168 0 0 to 192 168 255 0 The Internet Assigned Number Authority IANA reserved this block of addresses specifically for private use please do not use any other number unless you are told otherwise You must also enable Network Address Translation NAT on the Router Once you have decided on the network number pick an IP address for your Router that is easy to remember for instance 192 168 1 1 but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP address The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address Your Router 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 Router unless you are instructed to do otherwise Privat
96. ZyXEL NBG6503 Simultaneous Dual band Wireless AC750 Home Router Version 1 00 Edition 1 03 2013 Default Details LAN IP Address Router Mode http 192 168 1 1 Default mode AP Mode http 192 168 1 2 User Name admin Password 1234 SSID ZyXEL Pre shared Key 00000000 Copyright 2013 ZyXEL Communications Corporation IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Related Documentation e Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NBG6503 and access the Web Configurator wizards It also contains a connection diagram and package contents list Note It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the NBG6503 NBG6503 User s Guide Contents Overview Contents Overview Usar S A 13 ies 19 dos decedat 15 bouis bor dc uM Cm MM LM EM 19 Connec e lg Redd e221 Benepe T A E OS T LN T Tree 21 introducing the Web Configurator e 31 MORIO A A ties 37 Rotor Bo E ooa dt 43 Easy MOTE X XS 45 A A A dnd e pt Dudas ROLE 57 o S 65 e E O O T3 Technical Reteren ea cas 81 A Ever 83 TNI casui eee ere ree ee estt aou ov ectene cet een iMtec lnc eR TT Te Sey Cen terea UAM N Troe tr rc Tierra bunt mre nena Cee 99 LAN spain dai a 109 DROP SS ai AAA A A AAA RA
97. a swimming pool e Do NOT expose your device to dampness dust or corrosive liquids e Do NOT store things on the device e Do NOT install use or service this device during a thunderstorm There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning e Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device NBG6503 User s Guide 233 Appendix E Legal Information e Do NOT open the device or unit Opening or removing covers can expose you to dangerous high voltage points or other risks ONLY qualified service personnel should service or disassemble this device Please contact your vendor for further information Make sure to connect the cables to the correct 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 adaptor or cord for your device e Connect the power adaptor or cord to the right supply voltage for example 110V AC in North America or 230V AC in Europe Do NOT allow anything to rest on the power adaptor or cord and do NOT place the product where anyone can walk on the power adaptor or cord Do NOT use the device if the power adaptor or cord is damaged as it might cause electrocution e If the power adaptor or cord is damaged remove it from the power outlet e Do NOT attempt to repair the power adaptor or cord Contact your local vendor to order a new one e Do not u
98. able 57 Security gt Content Filter gt Content Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Trusted IP To enable this feature type an IP address of any one of the computers in your network that Setup you want to have as a trusted computer This allows the trusted computer to have full access to all features that are configured to be blocked by content filtering Leave this field blank to have no trusted computers Restrict Web Select the box es to restrict a feature When you download a page containing a restricted Features feature that part of the web page will appear blank or grayed out ActiveX A tool for building dynamic and active Web pages and distributed object applications When you visit an ActiveX Web site ActiveX controls are downloaded to your browser where they remain in case you visit the site again Java A programming language and development environment for building downloadable Web components or Internet and intranet business applications of all kinds NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 18 Content Filter Table 57 Security gt Content Filter gt Content Filter continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Cookies Used by Web servers to track usage and provide service based on ID Web Proxy A server that acts as an intermediary between a user and the Internet to provide security administrative control and caching service When a proxy server is located on the WAN it is possible for LAN users to ci
99. able without Dynamic WEP Key Yes Disable WPA TKIP AES No Enable WPA PSK TKIP AES Yes Disable WPA2 TKIP AES No Enable WPA2 PSK TKIP AES Yes Disable Antenna Overview An antenna couples RF signals onto air A transmitter within a wireless device sends an RF signal to the antenna which propagates the signal through the air The antenna also operates in reverse by capturing RF signals from the air NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs Positioning the antennas properly increases the range and coverage area of a wireless LAN Antenna Characteristics Frequency An antenna in the frequency of 2 4GHz or 5GHz is needed to communicate efficiently in a wireless LAN Radiation Pattern A radiation pattern is a diagram that allows you to visualize the shape of the antenna s coverage area Antenna Gain Antenna gain measured in dB decibel is the increase in coverage within the RF beam width Higher antenna gain improves the range of the signal for better communications For an indoor site each 1 dB increase in antenna gain results in a range increase of approximately 2 5 For an unobstructed outdoor site each 1dB increase in gain 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 compared to using an isotropic antenna An isotropic antenna
100. abled and N A when the WLAN is disabled Summary BW MGMT Monitor Click Details to go to the Monitor gt BW MGMT Monitor screen Section 4 4 on page 39 Use this screen to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using DHCP Table Click Details to go to the Monitor gt DHCP Table screen Section 4 5 on page 39 Use this screen to view current DHCP client information Packet Statistics Click Details to go to the Monitor gt Packet Statistics screen Section 4 6 on page 40 Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics WLAN Station Status Click Details to go to the Monitor gt WLAN 2 4G 5G Station Status screen Section 4 8 on page 41 Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 7 Router Mode 7 3 1 Navigation Panel Use the sub menus on the navigation panel to configure Router features Figure 42 Navigation Panel Router Mode MONITOR MAINTENANCE open all Monitor e Network Maintenance MEI Wireless LAN 2 4G General Wireless LAN 5G Password WAN Time BW MGMT Monitor DHCP Table Packet Statistics LAN Firmware Upgrade T Station Status DHCP Server lh Backup Restore NAT Restart DDNS Sys OP Mode Static Route ation Status Security Firewall Content Filter Management Bandwidth
101. acks The Router blocks repetitive pings from the WAN that can otherwise cause systems to slow down or hang Figure 36 Firewall 9g Firewall X Enabling Firewall protects your computers against malicious attacks from the Internet Click OK to close this screen 6 6 6 Wireless Security Use this screen to configure security for your the Wireless LAN You can enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode in the following screen 52 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode Note You can enable the Wireless function of your Router by first turning on the switch in the back panel Figure 37 Wireless Security E wireless Security x Data transmitted wirelessly without encryption is not safe Guard your wireless network with a security mode and the password you setup And then you can use WPS to connect your computers to your wireless network with just one single click Wireless Radio v Wireless Network Name SSID ZyXEL030420 Security mode WPA2 PSK v Q Wireless password e e Verify password eoe Wireless 2 4G Network Name SSID ZyXEL030420 Security WPA2 PSK The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen Table 22 Wireless Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Select the wireless radio to set its security setting Wireless Service Set IDentity The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless sta
102. ackup Restore Restart Sys OP Mode Refer to Table 27 on page 61 for descriptions of the labels shown in the Navigation panel 8 5 LAN Screen Use this section to configure your LAN settings while in Access Point mode Click Network gt LAN to see the screen below Note If you change the IP address of the Router in the screen below you will need to log into the Router again using the new IP address Figure 48 Network gt LAN gt IP IP IP Alias LAN TCP IP C Get from DHCP Server Use Defined LAN IP Address IP Address fisztest2 IP Subnet Mask pss2ss2550 Gateway IP Address po DNS Assignment First DNS Server Fome il Second DNS Server Fromise y Be Rese The table below describes the labels in the screen NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 8 Access Point Mode Table 29 Network gt LAN gt IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from DHCP Server Click this to deploy the Router as an access point in the network When you enable this the Router gets its IP address from the network s DHCP server for example your ISP Users connected to the Router can now access the network i e the Internet if the IP address is given by the ISP The Web Configurator may no longer be accessible unless you know the IP address assigned by the DHCP server to the Router You need to reset the Router to be able to access the Web Configurator again see Section 22 7 on page
103. ad of user specific credentials The common password approach makes WPA 2 PSK susceptible to brute force NBG6503 User s Guide 217 Appendix C Wireless LANs 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 keys This prevent all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys a weakness of WEP User Authentication WPA and WPA2 apply IEEE 802 1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS database WPA2 reduces the number of key exchange messages from six to four CCMP 4 way handshake and shortens the time required to connect to a network Other WPA2 authentication features that are different from WPA include key caching and pre authentication These two features are optional and may not be supported in all wireless devices Key caching allows a wireless client to store the PMK it derived through a successful authentication with an AP The wireless client uses the PMK when it tries to connect to the same AP and does not need to go with the authentication process again Pre authentication enables fast roaming by allowing the wireless client already connecting to an AP to perform IEEE 802 1x authentication with another AP before connecting to it Wireless Client WPA Supplicants A wireless client supplicant is the software that run
104. again to make sure that you have entered is correctly Confirm MTU Size Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU or the largest packet size per frame that your Router can receive and process Nailed Up Select Nailed Up Connection if you do not want the connection to time out Connection Idle Timeout This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the router automatically sec disconnects from the PPPoE server WAN IP Address Assignment NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 11 WAN Table 43 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection PPPoE Encapsulation continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Get automatically Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address This is the default from ISP selection Use Fixed IP Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address Address My WAN IP Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address Address WAN DNS Assignment First DNS Server Second DNS Server Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information and the Router s WAN IP address The field to the right displays the read only DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns Select User Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server Enter the DNS server s IP address in the field to the right If you chose User Defined but leave the IP address set to 0 0 0 0 User Defined changes to None after you click Apply If you set a second
105. al devices on a network Every networking device including computers servers routers printers etc needs an IP address to communicate across the network These networking devices are also known as hosts Subnet masks determine the maximum number of possible hosts on a network You can also use subnet masks to divide one network into multiple sub networks Introduction to IP Addresses One part of the IP address is the network number and the other part is the host ID In the same way that houses on a street share a common street name the hosts on a network share a common network number Similarly as each house has its own house number each host on the network has its own unique identifying number the host ID Routers use the network number to send packets to the correct network while the host ID determines to which host on the network the packets are delivered An IP address is made up of four parts written in dotted decimal notation for example 192 168 1 1 Each of these four parts is known as an octet An octet is an eight digit binary number for example 11000000 which is 192 in decimal notation Therefore each octet has a possible range of 00000000 to 11111111 in binary or O to 255 in decimal NBG6503 User s Guide 171 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets 192 168 1 are the network number and the fourth octet 16 is the host ID
106. 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 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix D Common Services NBG6503 User s Guide Legal Information Copyright Copyright 2013 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical photocopying manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation All rights reserved Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products or software described herein Neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the patent 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 Certifications Federal Communications Commission FCC Interference Statement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference e This device must a
107. ance Table 67 Maintenance gt Time continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from Time Server Select this radio button to have the Router get the time and date from the time server you specified below Auto Select Auto to have the Router automatically search for an available time server and synchronize the date and time with the time server after you click Apply User Defined Time Server Address Select User Defined Time Server Address and enter the IP address or URL up to 20 extended ASCII characters in length of your time server Check with your ISP network administrator if you are unsure of this information Time Zone Setup Time Zone Choose the time zone of your location This will set the time difference between your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time GMT Daylight Savings Daylight saving is a period from late spring to early fall when many countries set their clocks ahead of normal local time by one hour to give more daytime light in the evening Select this option if you use Daylight Saving Time Start Date Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time starts if you selected Daylight Savings The o clock field uses the 24 hour format Here are a couple of examples Daylight Saving Time starts in most parts of the United States on the first Sunday of April Each time zone in the United States starts using Daylight Saving Time at 2 A M local time So in the United States you wou
108. andard WPA2 IEEE 802 11i is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption authentication and key management than WPA Key differences between WPA or WPA2 and WEP are improved data encryption and user authentication If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2 and you have an external RADIUS server use WPA2 for stronger data encryption If you don t have an external RADIUS 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 If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA2 just use WPA or WPA PSK depending on whether you have an external RADIUS server or not Select WEP only when the AP and or wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2 WEP is less secure than WPA or WPA2 Encryption WPA improves data encryption by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP Message Integrity Check MIC and IEEE 802 1x WPA2 also uses TKIP when required for compatibility reasons but offers stronger encryption than TKIP with Advanced Encryption Standard AES in the Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message authentication code Protocol CCMP TKIP uses 128 bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by the authentication server AES Advanced Encryption Standard is a block cipher that uses a 256 bit ma
109. anel WAN LAN 1 4 WLAN WLAN WPS 5GHz 2 4GHz The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION POWER Green On The Router is receiving power and functioning properly Off The Router is not receiving power WAN Green On The Router has a successful 10 100MB WAN connection Blinking The Router is sending receiving data through the WAN Off The WAN connection is not ready or has failed LAN 1 4 Green On The Router has a successful 10 100MB Ethernet connection Blinking The Router is sending receiving data through the LAN Off The LAN is not connected WLAN 5 GHz Green On The Router is ready but is not sending receiving data through the wireless LAN 5 GHz band Blinking The Router is sending receiving data through the wireless LAN 5 GHz band Off The wireless LAN 5 GHz band is not ready or has failed NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button continued LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION WLAN 2 4 GHz Green On The Router is ready but is not sending receiving data through the wireless LAN 2 4 GHz band Blinking The Router is sending receiving data through the wireless LAN 2 4 GHz band Off The wireless LAN 2 4 GHz band is not ready or has failed WPS Green On WPS is enabled Blinking The Router is negotiati
110. any wireless security on your Router your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range Exit Click this to close the wizard screen without saving Back Click this to return to the previous screen Next Click this to continue 2 5 2 Wireless Security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Choose WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK security in the Wireless Security screen to set up a password for your wireless network Wireless Radio Figure 13 Wireless Security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK EAN y XELO30420 Security mode Wireless password Verify Password PAZ Psk The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 8 Wireless Security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Select a wireless radio from the drop down list box Choose 2 4G Hz to set the security setting for the wireless 2 4G band Choose 5G Hz to set the security setting for the wireless 5G band Wireless Network Name SSID Enter a descriptive name up to 32 printable 7 bit ASCIT characters for the wireless LAN If you change this field on the Router make sure all wireless stations use the same SSID in order to access the network NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 2 Connection Wizard Table 8 Wireless Security WPA PSK WPA2 PSK continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Security mode Wireless password Select a Security level from the drop down list box Choose WP
111. ard has NBG6503 User s Guide LEN Chapter 4 Monitor connected successfully to the AP or wireless router using the same SSID channel and security settings Figure 26 Summary Wireless Association List Association List Association List MAC Address Association Time Association List Refresh The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 17 Summary Wireless Association List LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of an associated wireless station MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of an associated wireless station Association This field displays the time a wireless station first associated with the Router s WLAN Time network Refresh Click Refresh to reload the list NBG6503 User s Guide Router Modes 5 1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes available on your Router First the term mode refers to two things in this User s Guide Web Configurator mode This refers to the Web Configurator interface you want to use for editing Router features Device mode This is the operating mode of your Router or simply how the Router is being used in the network 5 1 1 Web Configurator Modes This refers to the configuration interface of the Web Configurator which has two modes e Easy The Web Configurator shows this mode by default Refer to Chapter 6 on page 45 for more information on the screens i
112. atically at boot IP address assigned using DHCP Configure L Abort NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens click the Address tab Figure 130 openSUSE 10 3 Network Card Setup A YasT20linux h20z Address Setup Select No Address Setup if you do not want any IP address for this device This is particularly useful for bonding ethernet devices Select Dynamic address if you do not have a static IP address assigned by the system administrator or your cable or DSL provider You can choose one of the dynamic address assignment method Select DHCP if you have a DHCP server running on your local network Network addresses are then obtained automatically from the server To automatically search for free IP and then assign it statically select Zeroconf To use Network Card Setup General onfiguration Name Ethernet v 55 No IP Address for Bonding Devices Dynamic Address DHCP e Statically assigned IP Address IP Address Subnet Mask Hostname Cancel 6 Select Dynamic Address DHCP if 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
113. broadband modem at the customer site By implementing PPPoE directly on the Router rather than individual computers the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed since the Router does that part of the task Furthermore with NAT all of the LANs computers will have access NBG6503 User s Guide 103 Chapter 11 WAN This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation Figure 73 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection PPPoE Encapsulation Encapsulation User Name Password Retype to Confirm MTU Size Idle Timeout sec My WAN IP Address WAN DNS Assignment First ONS Server Second DNS Server WAN MAC Address W Factory default 4 Naited Up Connection WAN IP Address Assignment Y Get automatically from ISP Use Fixed IP Address Set WAN MAC Address PPP over Ethernet v 1454 Clone the computers MAC address IP Address in seconds FromISP FromisP v Rese ISP Parameters for Internet Access The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 43 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection PPPoE Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Select PPP over Ethernet if you connect to your Internet via dial up User Name Type the user name given to you by your ISP Password Type the password associated with the user name above Retype to Type your password
114. c IP Select this radio button if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 2 Connection Wizard Table 6 Internet Connection Type PPTP continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Static IP Select this radio button provided by your ISP to give the Router a fixed unique IP address PPTP Address Type the static IP address assigned to you by your ISP PPTP Subnet Type the subnet mask assigned to you by your ISP if given Mask PPTP Gateway Type the gateway IP address of the PPTP server IP Address PPTP Server IP Type the server IP address of the PPTP server Address User Name Type the user name given to you by your ISP Password Type the password associated with the User Name above Exit Click this to close the wizard screen without saving Back Click this to return to the previous screen Next Click this to continue The Router connects to the Internet Figure 10 Connecting to the Internet Note If the Wizard successfully connects to the Internet it proceeds to the next step If you get an error message go back to the previous screen and make sure you have entered the correct information provided by your ISP EB NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 2 Connection Wizard 2 4 Router Password Change the login password in the following screen Enter the new password and retype it to confirm Click Next to proceed with the Wireless Security scr
115. capsulation Figure 74 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection PPTP Encapsulation een oss RN ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation PPTP v User Name Password Retype to Confirm 2 Nailed Up Connection idle Timeout sec in seconds PPTP Configuration Server IP Address Get automatically from ISP amp Use Fixed IP Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address WAN IP Address Assignment Get sutomatically from ISP Use Fixed IP Address My WAN IP Address WAN DNS Assignment First DNS Server From ISP v Second DNS Server From ISP v WAN MAC Address Factory default Clone the computers MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Address Geon Rese The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 44 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection PPTP Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Connection To configure a PPTP client you must configure the User Name and Password fields for a Type PPP connection and the PPTP parameters for a PPTP connection User Name Type the user name given to you by your ISP Password Type the password associated with the User Name above Retype to Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly Confirm NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 11 WAN Table 44 Netwo rk gt WAN gt Internet Connection PPTP Encapsulation
116. ccept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operations This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This device generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this device does cause harmful interference to radio television reception which can be determined by turning the device off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver NBG6503 User s Guide 227 Appendix E Legal Information Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help fa e This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Radiation Exposure Statement e IEEE 802 11b or 802 11g operation of this product in the U S A is firmware limited to channels
117. ce to your wireless network Use one of the following approaches to get connected Click the Wi Fi Protected If your wireless client lt Setup button of your requires the Router s PIN ireless wireless client and then Register number enter 31667609 Becurity click the button on the init bottom Register the PIN number WPS of your wireless client Cem The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 23 Wireless Security WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Security Click this to go back to the Wireless Security screen WPS Create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button The Router scans for a WPS enabled device within the range and performs wireless security information synchronization Note After you click the WPS button on this screen you have to press a similar button in the wireless station utility within 2 minutes To add the second wireless station you have to press these buttons on both device and the wireless station again after the first 2 minutes Register Create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client s PIN Personal Identification Number in the Router s interface and pushing this button Type the same PIN number generated in the wireless station s utility Then click Register to associate to each other and perform the wireless security information synchronization Exit Click Exit to close this screen NBG
118. cryp Key O Apply Cancel 97 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 41 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G gt WDS LABEL DESCRIPTION WDS Setup Basic Settings Select the operating mode for your Router e AP Bridge The Router functions as a bridge and access point simultaneously e Bridge The Router acts as a wireless network bridge and establishes wireless links with other APs You need to know the MAC address of the peer device which also must be in bridge mode The Router can establish up to five wireless links with other APs Local MAC This is the MAC address of your Router Address Phy Mode Select the Phy mode you want the Router to use This dictates the maximum size of packets during data transmission Remote MAC This is the MAC address of the peer device that your Router wants to make a bridge Address connection with You can connect to up to 4 peer devices Security EncrypType Select whether to use WEP TKIP or AES encryption for your WDS connection in this field Otherwise select No Security EncrypKey The Encryp key is used to encrypt data Peers must use the same key for data transmission Apply Click Apply to save your changes to Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen NBG6503 User s Guide WAN 11 1 Overview This chapte
119. ction Wizard chapter for more information on channels This option is only available if Auto Channel Selection is disabled Operating This displays the channel the Router is currently using Channel Security Security Mode Select WEP WPA WPA2 WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK to add security on this wireless network The wireless clients which want to associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as the Router After you select to use a security additional options appears in this screen See 10 4 2 and 10 4 3 sections Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without authentication Note If you enable the WPS function only No Security Static WEP WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK are available in this field Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen 10 4 1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data encryption Note If you do not enable any wireless security on your Router your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range General MAC Filter Wireless Setup Channel Selection Operating Channel Security Security Mode Figure 60 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General No
120. d to provide more efficient communications Use the dynamic setting to automatically use short preamble when all wireless devices on the network support it otherwise the Router uses long preamble Note The wireless devices MUST use the same preamble mode in order to communicate Wireless Security Overview Wireless security is vital to your network to protect wireless communication between wireless clients access points and the wired network Wireless security methods available on the Router are data encryption wireless client authentication restricting access by device MAC address and hiding the Router identity The following figure shows the relative effectiveness of these wireless security methods available on your Router Table 82 Wireless Security Levels SECURITY LEVEL SECURITY TYPE Least Unique SSID Default Secure Unique SSID with Hide SSID Enabled 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 Router and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with it NBG6503 User s Guide 213 Appendix C Wireless LANs IEEE 802 1x RADIUS In June 2001 the IEEE 802 1x standard was designed to extend the features of IEEE 802 11 to support extended authentication as well as providing additional accounting and control f
121. de Chapter 7 Router Mode Table 25 Status Screen Icon Key Router Mode continued ICON DESCRIPTION 2 Click this icon to see the Configuration navigation menu Y Click this icon to see the Maintenance navigation menu The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen Table 26 Status Screen Router Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the Web Configurator Device Information Host Name This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance gt General screen It is for identification purposes Firmware Version This is the firmware version and the date created Sys OP Mode This is the device mode Section 5 1 2 on page 43 to which the Router is set Router Mode WAN Information MAC Address This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device IP Address This shows the WAN port s IP address IP Subnet Mask This shows the WAN port s subnet mask Default Gateway This shows the WAN port s gateway IP address DHCP This shows the LAN port s DHCP role Client or Server LAN Information MAC Address This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device IP Address This shows the LAN port s IP address IP Subnet Mask This shows the LAN port s subnet mask DHCP This shows the LAN port s DHCP role Server or None
122. ding voice signals over the Internet is called Voice over IP or VoIP Session Initiated Protocol SIP is an internationally recognized standard for implementing VoIP SIP is an application layer control signaling protocol that handles the setting up altering and tearing down of voice and multimedia sessions over the Internet SIP is transported primarily over UDP but can also be transported over TCP NBG6503 User s Guide 143 Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management Table 62 Media Bandwidth Management Setup Services continued SERVICE DESCRIPTION BitTorrent BitTorrent is a free P2P peer to peer sharing tool allowing you to distribute large software and media files BitTorrent requires you to search for a file with a searching engine yourself It distributes files by corporation and trading that is the client downloads the file in small pieces and share the pieces with other peers to get other half of the file Gaming Online gaming services lets you play multiplayer games on the Internet via broadband technology As of this writing your Router supports Xbox Playstation Battlenet and MSN Game Zone NBG6503 User s Guide Remote Management 20 1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Remote Management screens Remote Management allows you to manage your Router from a remote location through the following interfaces e LAN and WAN e LAN only e WAN only Note The Router is ma
123. e 58 Example of a Wireless Network 2 46 5G The wireless 2 4G network is the part in the blue circle and wireless 5G network is the part in the green circle In these wireless networks devices A B and C are called wireless clients The wireless clients use the access point AP to interact with other devices such as the printer or with the Internet 10 2 What You Can Do e Use the General screen Section 10 4 on page 86 to enable the Wireless LAN enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode e Use the MAC Filter screen Section 10 5 on page 90 to allow or deny wireless stations based on their MAC addresses from connecting to the Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN e Use the Advanced screen Section 10 6 on page 91 to allow wireless advanced features such as intra BSS networking and set the RTS CTS Threshold e Use the QoS screen Section 10 7 on page 93 to set priority levels to services such as e mail VoIP chat and so on e Use the WPS screen Section 10 8 on page 94 to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security without having to configure security settings manually e Use the WPS Station screen Section 10 9 on page 95 to add a wireless station using WPS e Use the Scheduling screen Section 10 10 on page 96 to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off e Use the WDS screen Section 10 11 on page 97 to configure Wireless Distribution System on your Rout
124. e Connections and LEDs Router Access and Login Internet Access Resetting the Router to Its Factory Defaults Wireless Router AP Troubleshooting 23 1 Power Hardware Connections and LEDs The Router does not turn on None of the LEDs turn on 1 Make sure you are using the power adaptor or cord included with the Router 2 Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the Router and plugged in to an appropriate power source Make sure the power source is turned on 3 Disconnect and re connect the power adaptor or cord to the Router 4 Ifthe problem continues contact the vendor One of the LEDs does not behave as expected 1 Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED See Section 1 5 on page 17 2 Check the hardware connections See the Quick Start Guide 3 Inspect your cables for damage Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables 4 Disconnect and re connect the power adaptor to the Router 5 Ifthe problem continues contact the vendor NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 23 Troubleshooting 23 2 Router Access and Login 1 don t know the IP address of my Router 1 The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 2 Ifyou changed the IP address and have forgotten it you might get the IP address of the Router by looking up the IP address of the default gateway for your computer To do this in most Windows computers click Start gt Run enter cmd and then enter ipconfig The IP address
125. e IP Addresses 178 Every machine on the Internet must have a unique address If your networks are isolated from the Internet running only between two branch offices for example you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems However the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA has reserved the following three blocks of IP addresses specifically for private networks e 10 0 0 0 110 255 255 255 e 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 e 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 You can obtain your IP address from the IANA from an ISP or it can be assigned from a private network If you belong to a small organization and your Internet access is through an ISP the ISP can provide you with the Internet addresses for your local networks On the other hand if you are part of a much larger organization you should consult your network administrator for the appropriate IP addresses Regardless of your particular situation do not create an arbitrary IP address always follow the guidelines above For more information on address assignment please refer to RFC 1597 Address Allocation for Private Internets and RFC 1466 Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting IP Address Conflicts Each device on a network must have a unique IP address Devices with duplicate IP addresses on the same network will not be able to access the Internet or other resources The devices may
126. e Rule Configuration screen where you can modify the rule Setting User defined Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth to specific applications or services Service you specify This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule Enable Select this check box to have the Router apply this bandwidth management rule Direction Select TO LAN WLAN to apply bandwidth management to traffic from WAN to LAN WLAN Select TO WAN to apply bandwidth management to traffic from LAN WLAN to WAN Service Name Enter a descriptive name for the bandwidth management rule Category This is the category where a service belongs Modify Click the Edit icon to open the Rule Configuration screen Modify an existing rule or create a new rule in the Rule Configuration screen See Section 19 5 2 on page 142 for more information Click the Remove icon to delete a rule Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management 19 5 1 Rule Configuration Application Rule Configuration If you want to edit a bandwidth management rule for a pre defined service or application click the Edit icon in the Application List table of the Advanced screen The following screen displays Figure 97 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration Application List Enable Direction Bandwidth
127. e describes the labels in this screen Table 15 Summary Packet Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION Port This is the Router s port type Status For the LAN ports this displays the port speed and duplex setting or Down when the line is disconnected For the WAN port it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you re using Ethernet encapsulation and Idle line ppp idle Dial starting to trigger a call and Drop dropping a Call if you re using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation This field displays Down when the line is disconnected For WLAN 2 4G 5G it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN 2 4G 5G is enabled and Down when the WLAN 2 4G 5G is disabled TxPkts RxPkts This is the number of transmitted packets on this port This is the number of received packets on this port NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 4 Monitor Table 15 Summary Packet Statistics continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Collisions This is the number of collisions on this port Tx B s This displays the transmission speed in bytes per second on this port Rx B s This displays the reception speed in bytes per second on this port Up Time This is the total time the Router has been for each session System Up This is the total time the Router has been on Time Poll Interval s Enter the time interval in seconds for refreshing statistics in this field Set Interval Click this button to a
128. e network are using Use the DHCP Table screen Section 4 5 on page 39 to view information related to your DHCP status Use the Packet Statistics screen Section 4 6 on page 40 to view port status packet specific statistics the system up time and so on Use the WLAN 2 4G Station Status screen Section 4 7 on page 41 to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Router through the wireless 2 4G network Use the WLAN 5G Station Status screen Section 4 8 on page 41 to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Router through the wireless 5G network 4 3 The Log Screen The Web Configurator allows you to look at all of the Router s logs in one location 4 3 1 View Log Use the View Log screen to see the logged messages for the Router The log wraps around and deletes the old entries after it fills Select what logs you want to see from the Display drop list The NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 4 Monitor log choices depend on your settings in the Log Settings screen Click Refresh to renew the log screen Click Clear to delete all the logs Figure 20 View Log View Log i Log Settings Logs Display all log El Summary Time Message 1 Jan 1 00 00 28 NBG 419N daemon notice ntpclient 2615 Using NTP server 192 5 41 41 2 Jan 18 02 33 01 NBG 419N daemon notice ntpclient 2615 Wed Jan 18 02 33 00 UTC 2012 time set from remote server 3 Jan 18 02 33 03 NBG 419N user in
129. e node Router 1 via gateway Router 2 The static routes are for you to tell the Router about the networks beyond the remote nodes Figure 88 Example of Static Routing Topology N1 N2 N3 R1 E 16 2 What You Can Do Use the IP Static Route screen Section 16 3 on page 126 to view add and delete routes NBG6503 User s Guide 125 Chapter 16 Static Route 16 3 IP Static Route Screen Click Network gt Static Route to open the IP Static Route screen Figure 89 Network gt Static Route IP Static Route Static Routing Settings Route Name Ee Destination IP Address _ IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address PAZ Metric Po Interface LAN y Add Rule Application Rules Summary No Active Name Destination Gateway Metric Interface Delete 1 Q default 239 255 255 250 0 0 0 0 0 LAN 2 Q default 172 23 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 WAN 3 Q default 192 168 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAN 4 Q default 239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAN 5 Q default 0 0 0 0 172 23 26 254 1 WAN Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 54 Network gt Static Route LABEL DESCRIPTION Static Routing Settings Route Name Enter a the name that describes or identifies this route Destination IP Enter the IP network address of the final destination Address IP Subnet This is the subnet to which the route s final destination belongs Netmask Gateway IP Enter the the IP address of the gateway
130. e output power is restricted to 10 mW EIRP when the product is used outdoors in the band 2454 2483 5 MHz There are no restrictions when used indoors or in other parts of the 2 4 GHz band Check http www arcep fr for more details Pour la bande 2 4 GHz la puissance est limit e 10 mW en p i r e pour les quipements utilis s en ext rieur dans la bande 2454 2483 5 MHz Il n y a pas de restrictions pour des utilisations en int rieur ou dans d autres parties de la bande 2 4 GHz Consultez http www arcep fr pour de plus amples d tails R amp TTE 1999 5 EC WLAN 2 4 2 4835 GHz IEEE 802 11 b g n Location Frequency Range GHz Power EIRP Indoor No restrictions 2 4 2 4835 100mW 20dBm Outdoor 2 4 2 454 100mW 20dBm 2 454 2 4835 10mW 10dBm Italy This product meets the National Radio Interface and the requirements specified in the National Frequency Allocation Table for Italy Unless this wireless LAN product is operating within the 232 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix E Legal Information boundaries of the owner s property its use requires a general authorization Please check http www sviluppoeconomico gov it for more details Questo prodotto e conforme alla specifiche di Interfaccia Radio Nazionali e rispetta il Piano Nazionale di ripartizione delle frequenze in Italia Se non viene installato all interno del proprio fondo l utilizzo di prodotti Wireless LAN r
131. e than one service for example both FTP and web service it might be better to specify a range of port numbers In addition to the servers for specified services NAT supports a default server A service request that does not have a server explicitly designated for it is forwarded to the default server If the default is not defined the service request is simply discarded NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 14 Network Address Translation NAT Note Many residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server processes such as a Web or FTP server from your location Your ISP may periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any active services at your location If you are unsure refer to your ISP Port forwarding allows you to define the local servers to which the incoming services will be forwarded To change your Router s port forwarding settings click Network gt NAT gt Application The screen appears as shown Note If you do not assign a Default Server IP address in the NAT gt General screen the Router discards all packets received for ports that are not specified in this screen or remote management Refer to Appendix D on page 223 for port numbers commonly used for particular services Figure 84 Network gt NAT gt Application Add Application Rule FT Active Service Name ho User Defined y Port PO EX 10 20 30 40 Server IP Address 0 0 0 Application Rules Summar
132. e this screen to have the Router apply IP alias to create LAN subnets DHCP Server General Use this screen to enable the Router s DHCP server Advanced Use this screen to assign IP addresses to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses and to have DNS servers assigned by the DHCP server NAT General Use this screen to enable NAT Application Use this screen to configure servers behind the Router Advanced Use this screen to change your Router s port triggering settings DDNS General Use this screen to set up dynamic DNS Static Route IP Static Use this screen to configure IP static routes Route Security Firewall General Use this screen to activate deactivate the firewall Services This screen shows a summary of the firewall rules and allows you to edit add a firewall rule Content Filter Use this screen to block certain web features and sites containing certain keywords in the URL Management NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 7 Router Mode Table 27 Navigation Panel Router Mode continued LINK TAB FUNCTION Bandwidth General Use this screen to enable bandwidth management Management Advanced Use this screen to set the upstream bandwidth and edit a bandwidth management rule Monitor Use this screen to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using Remote WWW Use this screen to be able to
133. eatures It is supported by Windows XP and a number of network devices Some advantages of IEEE 802 1x are e User based identification that allows for roaming e Support for RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RFC 2138 2139 for centralized user profile and accounting management on a network RADIUS server e Support for EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol RFC 2486 that allows additional authentication methods to be deployed with no changes to the access point or the wireless clients RADIUS is based on a client server model that supports authentication authorization and accounting The access point is the client and the server is the RADIUS server The RADIUS server handles the following tasks e Authentication Determines the identity of the users e Authorization Determines the network services available to authenticated users once they are connected to the network e Accounting Keeps track of the client s network activity RADIUS is a simple package exchange in which your AP acts as a message relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server Types of RADIUS Messages The following types of RADIUS messages are exchanged between the access point and the RADIUS server for user authentication e Access Request Sent by an access point requesting authentication e Access Reject Sent by a RADIUS server rejecting access e Access Accept Sent by a RADIUS server allowing access e Access Chal
134. een Figure 11 Router Password It is highly recommended t ave a new ad trator p rd instead of the factory default one 1234 Password Verify Password 2 5 Wireless Security Configure Wireless Settings Configure the wireless network settings on your Router in the following screen The fields that show up depend on the kind of security you select 2 5 1 Wireless Security No Security Choose No Security in the Wireless Security screen to let wireless devices within range access your wireless network Figure 12 Wireless Security No Security Wireless Radio ISGHZ v LEE EDS ESE IMA V XEL 030420 Security mode No Security l NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 2 Connection Wizard The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 7 Wireless Security No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Select a wireless radio from the drop down list box Choose 2 4G Hz to set the security setting for the wireless 2 4G band Choose 5G Hz to set the security setting for the wireless 5G band Wireless Network Name SSID Enter a descriptive name up to 32 printable 7 bit ASCIT characters for the wireless LAN If you change this field on the Router make sure all wireless stations use the same SSID in order to access the network Security mode Select a Security level from the drop down list box Choose None to have no wireless LAN security configured If you do not enable
135. epending on the devices in your network you can either press a button on the device itself or in its configuration utility or enter a PIN Personal Identification Number in the devices Then they connect and set up a secure network by themselves See how to set up a secure wireless network using WPS in the Section 9 3 on page 73 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN 10 3 1 5 WDS Wireless Distribution System or WDS security is used between bridged APs It is independent of the security between the wired networks and their respective APs If you do not enable WDS security traffic between APs is not encrypted When WDS security is enabled both APs must use the same pre shared key 10 4 General Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G Screen Use this screen to enable the Wireless LAN 2 4G or 5G enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode Note If you are configuring the Router from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the Router s SSID channel 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 Router s new settings Click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G to open the General screen Figure 59 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General General MAC Filter Advanced QoS WPS WPS Station Scheduling WDS Wireless Setup Wireless LAN 2 Enable V Disab
136. er 10 3 What You Should Know Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines e Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use the same SSID The SSID is the name of the wireless network It stands for Service Set IDentity e Iftwo wireless networks overlap they should use different channels Like radio stations or television channels each wireless network uses a specific channel or frequency to send and receive information e Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use security compatible with the AP Security stops unauthorized devices from using the wireless network It can also protect the information that is sent in the wireless network 10 3 1 Wireless Security Overview The following sections introduce different types of wireless security you can set up in the wireless network 10 3 1 1 SSID Normally the AP acts like a beacon and regularly broadcasts the SSID in the area You can hide the SSID instead in which case the AP does not broadcast the SSID In addition you should change the default SSID to something that is difficult to guess This type of security is fairly weak however because there are ways for unauthorized devices to get the SSID In addition unauthorized devices can still see the information that is sent in the wireless network 10 3 1 2 MAC Address Filter Every wireless client has a unique identification number called a MAC address A MAC address is usuall
137. escribes the labels in this screen Table 21 Content Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Click Add after you have typed a keyword Repeat this procedure to add other keywords Up to 64 keywords are allowed Note The Router does not recognize wildcard characters as keywords When you try to access a web page containing a keyword you will get a message telling you that the content filter is blocking this request Delete Highlight a keyword in the text box and click Delete to remove it The keyword disappears from the text box after you click Apply Apply Click Apply to save your changes Cancel Click Cancel to close this screen without saving any changes 6 6 4 Bandwidth MGMT Use this screen to set bandwidth allocation to pre defined services and applications for bandwidth allocation NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode The Router uses bandwidth management for incoming and outgoing traffic Rank the services and applications by dragging them accordingly from High to Low and click Apply Click Cancel to close the screen Figure 35 Bandwidth MGNT fill Bandwidth MGMT Drag the sliders to adjust the bandwidth for each network application Use your mouse according to how you want to amp Game Console prioritze them Left click and slide up or down m P2P FTP priority 6 6 5 Firewall Enable this feature to protect the network from Denial of Service DoS att
138. eset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 50 Network gt NAT gt General LABEL DESCRIPTION NAT Setup Enable Network Network Address Translation NAT allows the translation of an Internet protocol address Address used within one network for example a private IP address used in a local network to a Translation different IP address known within another network for example a public IP address used on the Internet Select the check box to enable NAT Default Server Setup Server IP In addition to the servers for specified services NAT supports a default server A default Address server receives packets from ports that are not specified in the Application screen If you do not assign a Default Server IP address the Router discards all packets received for ports that are not specified in the Application screen or remote management Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh 14 4 NAT Application Screen Use the Application screen to forward incoming service requests to the server s on your local network You may enter a single port number or a range of port numbers to be forwarded and the local IP address of the desired server The port number identifies a service for example web service is on port 80 and FTP on port 21 In some cases such as for unknown services or where one server can support mor
139. ess to 10 0 0 1 or 192 168 1 1 Change mode accordingly when the Router gets a dynamic WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 or 10 0 0 1 The NAT DHCP server and firewall functions on the Router are still available in thismode Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide LAN 12 1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings A Local Area Network LAN is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area usually the same building or floor of a building The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server manage IP addresses and partition your physical network into logical networks Figure 76 LAN Example WLAN lt lt LAN ye O firewall The LAN screens can help you manage IP addresses 12 2 What You Can Do e Use the IP screen Section 12 4 on page 111 to change the IP address for your Router e Use the IP Alias screen Section 12 5 on page 111 to have the Router apply IP alias to create LAN subnets NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 12 LAN 12 3 What You Need To Know The actual physical connection determines whether the Router ports are LAN or WAN ports There are two separate IP networks one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN network a
140. et Mask e AirPort A off a Router DNS Server Search Domains 802 1X WPA ZyXELO4 TE a Click the lock to prevent further changes 6 Click Apply and close the window NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking Applications gt Utilities gt Network Utilities and then selecting the appropriate Network interface from the Info tab Figure 128 Mac OS X 10 5 Network Utility 600 Network Utility Netstat AppleTalk Ping Lookup Traceroute Whois Finger Port Scan Please aterface for information Network Interface en1 gt Transfer Statistics Hardware Address 00 30 65 25 6a b3 Sent Packets 1230 IP Address es 10 0 2 2 Send Errors 0 Link Speed 11 Mbit s Recv Packets 1197 Link Status Active Recv Errors 0 Vendor Apple Collisions 0 Model Wireless Network Adapter 802 11 7 Linux Ubuntu 8 GNOME This section shows you how to configure your computer s TCP IP settings in the GNU Object Model Environment GNOME using the Ubuntu 8 Linux distribution The procedure screens and file locations may vary depending on your specific distribution release version and individual configuration The following screens use the default Ubuntu 8 installation Note Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in GNOME 1 Click System
141. ey Exchange The AP maps a unique key that is generated with the RADIUS server This key expires when the wireless connection times out disconnects or reauthentication times out A new WEP key is generated each time reauthentication is performed If this feature is enabled it is not necessary to configure a default encryption key in the wireless security configuration screen You may still configure and store keys but they will not be used while dynamic WEP is enabled Note EAP MD5 cannot be used with Dynamic WEP Key Exchange For added security certificate based authentications EAP TLS EAP TTLS and PEAP use dynamic keys for data encryption They are often deployed in corporate environments but for public deployment a simple user name and password pair is more practical The following table is a comparison of the features of authentication types Table 83 Comparison of EAP Authentication Types EAP MD5 EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP LEAP Mutual Authentication No Yes Yes Yes Yes Certificate Client No Yes Optional Optional No Certificate Server No Yes Yes Yes No Dynamic Key Exchange No Yes Yes Yes Yes Credential Integrity None Strong Strong Strong Moderate Deployment Difficulty Easy Hard Moderate Moderate Moderate Client Identity Protection No No Yes Yes No NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs WPA and WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is a subset of the IEEE 802 11i st
142. ffic See Appendix D on page 223 for some common services and port numbers Protocol This is the protocol TCP UDP or user defined used for the service Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management 19 5 2 Rule Configuration User Defined Service Rule Configuration If you want to edit a bandwidth management rule for other applications or services click the Edit icon in the User defined Service table of the Advanced screen The following screen displays Figure 98 dwidth Management Rule Configuration User defined Service Rule Configuration BW Budget Minimum Bandwidth y ro kbps Destination Address 0 0 0 0 Destination Subnet Netmask 0 0 0 0 Destination Port lo Source Address 0 0 0 0 Source Subnet Netmask 0 0 0 0 Source Port lo Protocol ce i cance The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 61 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration User defined Service LABEL DESCRIPTION BW Budget Select Maximum Bandwidth or Minimum Bandwidth and specify the maximum or minimum bandwidth allowed for the rule in kilobits per second Destination Enter the IP address of the destination computer Address The Router applies bandwidth management to the service or application that is entering this computer Destination Enter the subnet netmask of the de
143. fo webmanagement 633 Boa 0 93 15 started 4 Jan 18 02 33 06 NBG 419N local0 info udhcpd 1628 Sending OFFER of 192 168 1 33 5 Jan 18 02 33 07 NBG 419N local0 info udhcpd 1628 Sending ACK to 192 168 1 33 6 Jan 18 02 33 07 NBG 419N local0 info udhcpd 1628 DHCP Server assigned 192 168 1 33 to 00 24 21 7e 20 96 E Jan 18 02 33 12 NBG 419N authpriv info webmanagement 633 Web management login password success for user admin from 192 168 1 33 port 80 8 49 NBG 419N local0 info udh R1 Jan 18 02 47 23 NBG 419N daemorm tice ntpclient 3767 Using NTP server 203 117 180 51 Jan 18 02 47 25 NBG 419N daemon notice ntpclient 4068 Using NTP server 192 5 41 41 52 Jan 18 02 47 28 NBG 419N daemon notice ntpclient 4068 Wed Jan 18 02 47 27 UTC 2012 time set from remote server _Reftesh Car You can configure which logs to display in the View Log screen Go to the Log Settings screen and select the logs you wish to display Click Apply to save your settings Click Refresh to start the screen afresh Figure 21 Log Settings Active Log M Web Management M ons I ppp Iv uPnP IV wireless Iv NTPClient iv System Warning M DHCP Server IV DHCP Client M pons I Firewall NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 4 Monitor 4 4 BW MGMT Monitor The Bandwidth Management BW MGMT Monitor allows you to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using The bandwidth is meas
144. for information on the configuring your wireless network e See Chapter 19 on page 137 for information on configuring your Bandwidth Management screen e See Chapter 22 on page 155 to Chapter 22 on page 155 for information on configuring your Maintenance settings NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 8 Access Point Mode 8 4 AP Mode Status Screen Click to open the Status screen Figure 46 Status Screen Access Point Mode Ca Refresh Interval System Status Data Item Host Name NBG6503 System Up Time Firmware Version V1 00 AAJN 0 b1 20130320 testpatch Current Date Time Sys OP Mode Access Point Mode System Resource LAN Information CPU Usage MAC Address 00 E0 98 03 04 20 Memory Usage IP Address 192 168 1 2 System Setting IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 DHCP None WLAN 2 4G Information WLAN OP Mode Access Point Mode MAC Address 00 E0 98 03 04 20 SSID ZyXEL030420 Channel Auto Channel Security WPA2 PSK WLAN 5G Information MAC Address SSID ZyXEL030424 Channel Channel 60 5300MHz Security WPA2 PSK Summary Packet Statistics Details WLAN Station Status Details The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen Table 28 Status Screen Access Point Mode 12 mins 20 secs 1970 01 01 00 15 17 LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the Web Configurator Device Information
145. guage 3 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon CION E p Control Panel Network and Internet y 49 Search 2 File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel Home EN Network and Sharing Center nnect to a network System and Maintenance View network computers and devices Add a device to the network Set up file sharing Security Network and Internet Internet Options Hardware and Sound Connect to the Internet Change your homepage Manage browser add ons Programs Delete browsing history and cookies NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 4 Click Manage network connections CIO ES Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center v File Edit View Tools Help Tasks 3 nis Network and Sharing Center View computers and devices Connect to a network Set up a connection ar network A y i t Manage network connections TWPC99111 Internet Diagnose ana repair This computer aj Not connected 5 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties LAN or High S5p ed Internet T 1 ERU Collapse group Left Arrow A Conn x at intel Expand all groups 1 Collapse all groups Disable Status Diagnose Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Note During this procedure click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue
146. his screen Table 4 Internet Connection Type Static IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Internet Select the Static IP option Connection Type IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP NBG6503 User s Guide EN Chapter 2 Connection Wizard Table 4 Internet Connection Type Static IP continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Subnet Mask Enter the IP subnet mask in this field Default Enter the gateway IP address in this field Gateway Primary DNS DNS Domain Name System is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa The DNS server is extremely important because without it you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it The Router uses a system DNS server in the order you specify here to resolve domain names for DDNS and the time server Enter the primary DNS server s IP address in the fields provided Secondary DNS Enter the secondary DNS server s IP address in the fields provided Exit Click this to close the wizard screen without saving Back Click this to return to the previous screen Next Click this to continue 2 3 3 Connection Type PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE functions as a dial up connection PPPoE is an IETF Internet Engineering Task Force standard specifying how a host personal computer interacts with a broadband modem for example DSL cable wireless etc to achieve access to high speed da
147. his screen Table 48 Network DHCP Server General LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable DHCP Enable or Disable DHCP for LAN Server IP Pool Starting This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool for LAN Address NBG6503 User s Guide EI Chapter 13 DHCP Server Table 48 Network gt DHCP Server gt General continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Pool Size This field specifies the size or count of the IP address pool for LAN Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh 13 4 Advanced Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses You can also use this screen to configure the DNS server information that the Router sends to the DHCP clients To change your Router s static DHCP settings click Network gt DHCP Server gt Advanced The following screen displays Figure 81 Network gt DHCP Server gt Advanced 3t 0 Cc OQ 4 t NM DNS Server First DNS Server General Advanced LAN Static DHCP Table Second DNS Server MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 DNS Servers Assigned by DHCP Server IP Address DNS Relay pooo None E booo Ay Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 4
148. his screen are independent of each other To change your Router s advanced WAN settings click Network gt WAN gt Advanced The screen appears as shown Figure 75 Network gt WAN gt Advanced Internet Connection Advanced Multicast Setup Multicast None v Auto Subnet Configuration None Enable Auto bridge mode Enable Auto IP Change mode LJ Note Note If you choose to enable Auto IP Change mode the LAN IP will be automatically changed to 10 0 0 1 when WAN IP and LAN IP conflicts Popy Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 45 Network gt WAN gt Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Multicast Setup Multicast Select IGMPv1 v2 to enable multicasting This applies to traffic routed from the WAN to the LAN Select None to disable this feature This may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent to all connected network devices Auto Subnet Setup None Select this option to have the Router do nothing when it gets a WAN IP address in the range of 192 168 x y where x and y are from zero to nine or in the same subnet as the LAN IP address Enable Auto Select this option to have the Router switch to bridge mode automatically when the Router bridge mode gets a WAN IP address in the range of 192 168 x y where x and y are from zero to nine no matter what the LAN IP address is Enable Auto IP Select this option to have the Router change its LAN IP addr
149. hold Fragmentstion Threshold 4 Enable Intrs BSS Traffic Output Power Network Mode HT Physical Mode Opersting Mode Channel BandWidth Guard Interval Extension Channel WPS WPS Station Scheduling WDS nne 2347 1 2347 2346 256 2248 100 v 11b g n mixed mode v 9 Mixed L Green 20 40 Y 20 40 long Y Auto Channel 10 2457MHz v Note In 11n and 11bgn mixed mode do not support Fragment Threshold Cancel The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 36 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION RTS CTS Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS Request To Send CTS Threshold Clear To Send handshake Fragmentation The threshold number of bytes for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages It is Threshold the maximum data fragment size that can be sent Enter an even number Enable Intra A Basic Service Set BSS exists when all communications between wireless clients or BSS Traffic between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point AP Intra BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS When Intra BSS is enabled wireless client A and B can access the wired network and communicate with each other When Intra BSS is disabled wireless client A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other Output Power Set the ou
150. ichiede una Autorizzazione Generale Consultare http www sviluppoeconomico gov it per maggiori dettagli Latvia The outdoor usage of the 2 4 GHz band requires an authorization from the Electronic Communications Office Please check http www esd lv for more details 2 4 GHz frekven u joslas izmanto anai rpus telp m nepiecie ama atiauja no Elektronisko sakaru direkcijas Vair k inform cijas http www esd lv Notes 1 Although Norway Switzerland and Liechtenstein are not EU member states the EU Directive 1999 5 EC has also been implemented in those countries 2 The regulatory limits for maximum output power are specified in EIRP The EIRP level in dBm of a device can be calculated by adding the gain of the antenna used specified in dBi to the output power available at the connector specified in dBm List of national codes COUNTRY ISO 3166 2 LETTER CODE COUNTRY ISO 3166 2 LETTER CODE Austria AT Malta MT Belgium BE Netherlands NL Cyprus CY Poland PL Czech Republic CR Portugal PT Denmark DK Slovakia SK Estonia EE Slovenia SI Finland FI Spain ES France FR Sweden SE Germany DE United Kingdom GB Greece GR Iceland IS Hungary HU Liechtenstein LI Ireland IE Norway NO Italy IT Switzerland CH Latvia LV Bulgaria BG Lithuania LT Romania RO Luxembourg LU Turkey TR Safety Warnings Do NOT use this product near water for example in a wet basement or near
151. idd 3 Get from Time Server Auto User Defined Time Server Address Time Zone Setup Time Zone GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London v Daylight Savings start Date mm dd at o clock End Date at o clock The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 67 Maintenance gt Time LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Time and Date Current Time This field displays the time of your Router Each time you reload this page the Router synchronizes the time with the time server Current Date This field displays the date of your Router Each time you reload this page the Router synchronizes the date with the time server Current Time and Date Manual Select this radio button to enter the time and date manually If you configure a new time and date Time Zone and Daylight Saving at the same time the new time and date you entered has priority and the Time Zone and Daylight Saving settings do not affect it New Time This field displays the last updated time from the time server or the last time configured manually hh mm ss When you select Manual enter the new time in this field and then click Apply New Date This field displays the last updated date from the time server or the last date configured manually yyyy mm dd When you select Manual enter the new date in this field and then click Apply NBG6503 User s Guide 157 Chapter 22 Mainten
152. ided Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and then press ENTER You can also go to Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connections right click a network connection click Status and then click the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address Windows Vista This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional 1 Click Start gt Control Panel O Dr eye 7 0 Professional Mia g Media Player Classic Control Panel Default Programs gt All Programs O x M 728 BFS eS E GO Control Panel vts 2 File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel Home dee y System and Maintenance User Accounts aca Get started with Windows Change account type la Back up your computer Appearance and Personalization Change desktop background Change the color scheme Adjust screen resolution Security Check for updates qa Allow a program through Windows Y Firewall etwork and Internet Connect to the Internet View network status and tasks Set up file sharing Clock Language and Region Change keyboards or other input methods Change display lan
153. ides an overview of its screens The Web Configurator is an HTML based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the Router via Internet browser Use Internet Explorer 6 0 and later or Netscape Navigator 7 0 and later versions or Safari 2 0 or later versions The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels In order to use the Web Configurator you need to allow e Web browser pop up windows from your device Web pop up blocking is enabled by default in Windows XP SP Service Pack 2 e JavaScript enabled by default e Java permissions enabled by default Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter Chapter 23 on page 165 to see how to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet Explorer 3 2 Accessing the Web Configurator 1 Make sure your Router hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer or computer network to connect to the Router refer to the Quick Start Guide 2 Launch your web browser 3 Type http 192 168 1 1 as the website address Your computer must be in the same subnet in order to access this website address 3 2 1 Login Screen Note If this is the first time you are accessing the Web Configurator you may be redirected to the Wizard Refer to Chapter 2 on page 21 for the Connection Wizard screens NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator The Web Configurator initially displays the following login screen Figure 15 Login screen
154. ifferent certificate to the server The exchange of certificates is done in the open before a secured tunnel is created This makes user identity vulnerable to passive attacks A digital certificate is an electronic ID card that authenticates the sender s identity However to implement EAP TLS you need a Certificate Authority CA to handle certificates which imposes a management overhead NBG6503 User s Guide 25 Appendix C Wireless LANs EAP TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Service EAP TTLS is an extension of the EAP TLS authentication that uses certificates for only the server side authentications to establish a secure connection Client authentication is then done by sending username and password through the secure connection thus client identity is protected For client authentication EAP TTLS supports EAP methods and legacy authentication methods such as PAP CHAP MS CHAP and MS CHAP v2 PEAP Protected EAP LEAP Like EAP TTLS server side certificate authentication is used to establish a secure connection then use simple username and password methods through the secured connection to authenticate the clients thus hiding client identity However PEAP 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 Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol is a Cisco implementation of IEEE 802 1x Dynamic WEP K
155. in the upload process This process may take up to two minutes Check for Click this to check for the latest updated firmware Latest Firmware Now Note Do not turn off the Router while firmware upload is in progress After you see the Firmware Upload In Process screen wait two minutes before logging into the Router again The Router automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect In some operating systems you may see the following icon on your desktop Figure 115 Network Temporarily Disconnected d Local Area Connection Network cable unplugged After two minutes log in again and check your new firmware version in the Status screen If the upload was not successful an error message appears Click Return to go back to the Firmware Upgrade screen NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance 22 7 Configuration Backup Restore Screen Backup configuration allows you to back up save the Router s current configuration to a file on your computer Once your Router is configured and functioning properly it is highly recommended 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 Restore configuration allows you to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from your computer to your Router Click Maintenance gt Backup Restore Information
156. ined and enter the same IP address the second User Defined changes to None after you click Apply Select DNS Relay to have the Router act as a DNS proxy The Router s LAN IP address displays in the field to the right read only The Router tells the DHCP clients on the LAN that the Router itself is the DNS server When a computer on the LAN sends a DNS query to the Router the Router forwards the query to the Router s system DNS server configured in the WAN gt Internet Connection screen and relays the response back to the computer You can only select DNS Relay for one of the three servers if you select DNS Relay for a second or third DNS server that choice changes to None after you click Apply Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers If you do not configure a DNS server you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 13 DHCP Server NBG6503 User s Guide Network Address Translation NAT 14 1 Overview NAT Network Address Translation NAT RFC 1631 is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet For example the source address of an outgoing packet used within one network is changed to a different IP address known within another network Each packet has two addresses a source address and a de
157. ined and enter the same IP address the second User Defined changes to None after you click Apply Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers If you do not configure a DNS server you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Router Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen NBG6503 User s Guide 71 Chapter 8 Access Point Mode NBG6503 User s Guide Tutorials 9 1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for your Router as follows e Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point e Configuring Wireless Security Using WPS e Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security No WPS e If your connection is successful 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 9 2 Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point This section gives you an example of how to set up an access point AP and wireless client a notebook B in this example for wireless communication B can access the Internet through the access point wirelessly Figure 49 Wireless Access Point Connection to the Internet j lt gt INTERNEJ 9 3 Configuring Wireless Security Using WPS This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS This example use
158. information at www zyxel com Open Source Licenses This product contains in part some free software distributed under GPL license terms and or GPL like licenses Open source licenses are provided with the firmware package You can download the latest firmware at www zyxel com To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses please contact support zyxel com tw to get it Regulatory Information European Union The following information applies if you use the product within the European Union Declaration of Conformity with Regard to EU Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive Compliance Information for 2 4GHz and 5GHz Wireless Products Relevant to the EU and Other Countries Following the EU Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive Czech ZyXEL t mto prohla uje Ze tento za zen je ve shod se z kladn mi po adavky a dal mi p slu n mi ustanoven mi sm rnice 1999 5 EC Danish Undertegnede ZyXEL erkl rer herved at f lgende udstyr udstyr overholder de v sentlige krav og vrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999 5 EF German Hiermit erkl rt ZyXEL dass sich das Ger t Ausstattung in bereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den brigen einschl gigen Bestimmungen der Richtlinie 1999 5 EU befindet Estonian K esolevaga kinnitab ZyXEL seadme seadmed vastavust direktiivi 1999 5 EU p hin uetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele asjakohastele s tetele
159. ing table describes the icons shown in the Status screen Data NBG6503 V1 00 AAJN 0 b1_20130308 Router Mode 00 E0 98 03 04 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Client 00 E0 98 03 04 20 192 168 1 1 Access Point Mode 00 E0 98 03 04 20 ZyXEL030420 Auto Channel WPA2 PSK 00 E0 98 03 04 24 ZyXEL030424 Channel 60 5300MHz WPA2 PSK Table 25 Status Screen Icon Key Router Mode System Status Item System Up Time Current Date Time System Resource CPU Usage Memory Usage System Setting Firewall Bandwidth Management UPnP Configuration Mode Interface Status Interface C Refresh Interval None Data 49 mins 32 secs 1970 01 01 00 49 51 0 Enabled Disabled Enabled Expert ICON DESCRIPTION Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information Click this icon to go to Easy Mode See Chapter 6 on page 45 Click this to go to the Home page See Chapter 4 on page 37 Select a number of seconds or None from the drop down list box to refresh all screen statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh the screen statistics Click this button to refresh the status screen statistics mode you select Click this icon to see the Status page The information in this screen depends on the device Click this icon to see the Monitor navigation menu NBG6503 User s Gui
160. ize Note Enabling the RTS Threshold causes redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy Fragmentation Threshold A Fragmentation Threshold is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent in the wireless network before the AP will fragment the packet into smaller data frames A large Fragmentation Threshold is recommended for networks not prone to interference while you should set a smaller threshold for busy networks or networks that are prone to interference 212 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs If the Fragmentation Threshold value is smaller than the RTS CTS value see previously you set then the RTS Request To Send CTS Clear to Send handshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented before they reach RTS CTS size Preamble Type Preamble is used to signal that data is coming to the receiver Short and long refer to the length of the synchronization field in a packet Short preamble increases performance as less time sending preamble means more time for sending data All IEEE 802 11 compliant wireless adapters support long preamble but not all support short preamble Use long preamble if you are unsure what preamble mode other wireless devices on the network support and to provide more reliable communications in busy wireless networks Use short preamble if you are sure all wireless devices on the network support it an
161. k Device 3 Click start and Control Panel Double click Network Connections An icon displays under Internet Gateway Right click the icon and select Properties Figure 102 Network Connections Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Qe Q d x Search lg Folders EI Address a Network Connections A Internet Gateway Network Tasks E Internet Connection Create a new connection Set up a home or small office network Disable this network device i Rename this connection View status of this connection Change settings of this connection Disable LANorH Status Create Shortcut E e Rename In the Internet Connection Properties window click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created Figure 103 Internet Connection Properties Y Internet Connection Properties General Connect to the Internet using amp J Intemet Connection This connection allows you to connect to the Internet through a shared connection on another computer Show icon in notification area when connected NBG6503 User s Guide 149 Chapter 21 Universal Plug and Play UPnP 4 You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings Figure 104 Internet Connection Properties Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Services Selec the services inni on pour na
162. l Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh 22 6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Find firmware at www zyxel com in a file that usually uses the system model name with a bin extension e g Router bin The upload process uses HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol and may take up to two minutes After a successful upload the system will reboot NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance Click Maintenance gt Firmware Upgrade Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your Router Figure 114 Maintenance gt Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade Upgrade Firmware To upgrade the internal device firmware browse to the location of the binary BIN upgrade file and click Upload Upgrade files can be downloaded from website If the upgrade file is compressed ZIP file you must first extract the binary BIN file In some cases you may need to reconfigure File Pat _ Browse Upload On line Firmware Upgrade Check for Latest Firmware Now The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 68 Maintenance Firmware Upgrade LABEL DESCRIPTION File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse to find it Browse Click Browse to find the bin file you want to upload Remember that you must decompress compressed zip files before you can upload them Upload Click Upload to beg
163. l to avoid damaging pipes or cables located inside the wall when drilling holes for the screws NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 1 If using screw anchors drill two holes for the screw anchors into the wall Push the 3 anchors into the full depth of the holes then insert the screws into the anchors Do not insert the screws all the way in leave a small gap of about 0 5 cm If not using screw anchors use a screwdriver to insert the screws into the wall Do not insert the screws all the way in leave a gap of about 0 5 cm 4 Make sure the screws are fastened well enough to hold the weight of the Router with the connection cables 5 Align the holes on the back of the Router with the screws on the wall Hang the Router on the screws Figure 2 Wall Mounting Example Lj THEE TIS HER LT NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 1 NBG6503 User s Guide Connection Wizard 2 1 Overview This chapter provides information on the wizard setup screens in the Web Configurator The Web Configurator s wizard setup helps you configure your device to access the Internet Refer to your ISP for your Internet account information Leave a field blank if you don t have that information 2 2 Accessing the Wizard Launch your web browser and type http 192 168 1 1 as the website address Type 1234 default as the password and click Login Note The Wizard appears when the Router is accessed for the first time o
164. lak that Intemel seis can Figure 105 Internet Connection Properties Advanced Settings Add Service Settings Description of service Test Name or IP address for example 192 158 0 12 of the computer hosting this service on your network 182 168 1 11 External Port number for this service 143 TCP C UDP Internal Port number for this service 143 cen Note When the UPnP enabled device is disconnected from your computer all port mappings will be deleted automatically 5 Select Show icon in notification area when connected option and click OK An icon displays in the system tray Figure 106 System Tray Icon Internet Connection is now connected Click here for more information NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 21 Universal Plug and Play UPnP 6 Double click on the icon to display your current Internet connection status Figure 107 Internet Connection Status Y Internet Connection Status General Internet Gateway Status Duration Connected 00 00 56 Speed 100 0 Mbps Activity Internet Internet Gateway My Computer g 3 z 8 Received 5 943 Properties Disable 21 5 2 Web Configurator Easy Access With UPnP you can access the web based configurator on the Router without finding out the IP address of the Router first This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the Router Follow the steps below to access the web configurator
165. ld select First Sunday April and select 2 in the o clock field Daylight Saving Time starts in the European Union on the last Sunday of March All of the time zones in the European Union start using Daylight Saving Time at the same moment 1 A M GMT or UTC So in the European Union you would select Last Sunday March The time you select in the o clock field depends on your time zone In Germany for instance you would select 2 because Germany s time zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC GMT 1 End Date Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time ends if you selected Daylight Savings The o clock field uses the 24 hour format Here are a couple of examples Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States on the last Sunday of October Each time zone in the United States stops using Daylight Saving Time at 2 A M local time So in the United States you would select Last Sunday October and select 2 in the o clock field Daylight Saving Time ends in the European Union on the last Sunday of October All of the time zones in the European Union stop using Daylight Saving Time at the same moment 1 A M GMT or UTC So in the European Union you would select Last Sunday October The time you select in the o clock field depends on your time zone In Germany for instance you would select 2 because Germany s time zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC GMT 1 Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cance
166. lders System Folders Media Uf 2 46 Media 2 0 GB available Y Favorites Applications Computer User zyxel on linux h20z Please enter the Administrator root password to continue Command sbin yast2 Password Ignore ES Cancel NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon YaST Control Center linux h20z File Edit Help Software Fa Hardware E System y Network Card dal Network Services Y Novell AppArmor e Security and Users uU y ys Miscellaneous Search 4 When the Network Settings window opens click the Overview tab select the appropriate connection Name from the list and then click the Configure button YaST2 linux h20z Network Card a Network Settings Overview Obtain an overview of installed network cards Global Options Overview Hostname DNS Routing Additionally edit their configuration Name IP Address AMD PCnet Fast 79C971 DHCP Adding a Network Card Press Add to configure a new network card manually Configuring or Deleting Choose a network card to change or remove Then press Configure or Delete as desired AMD PCnet Fast 79C971 MAC 08 00 27 96 ed 3d Device Name eth ethO Started autom
167. le Network Name SSID Example3 Hide SSID Channel Selection Channel 06 2437MHz v Auto Channel Selection Operating Channel Channe 08 2437MHz Security Security Mode No Security w Note WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK can be configured when WPS enabled Apply Cance The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen Table 31 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Setup Wireless LAN Select the radio button to Enable or Disable Wireless LAN You can turn the wireless LAN on or off using the switch at the rear panel of the Router Network Service Set IDentity The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is Name SSID associated Wireless stations associating to the Router must have the same SSID Enter a descriptive name up to 32 keyboard characters for the wireless LAN Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool 86 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN Table 31 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt General continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Channel Set the operating frequency channel depending on your particular region Selection Select a channel from the drop down list box The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in Refer to the Conne
168. lenge Sent by a RADIUS server requesting more information in order to allow access The access point sends a proper response from the user and then sends another Access Request message The following types of RADIUS messages are exchanged between the access point and the RADIUS server for user accounting NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs e Accounting Request Sent by the access point requesting accounting e Accounting Response Sent by the RADIUS server to indicate that it has started or stopped accounting In order to ensure network security the access point and the RADIUS server use a shared secret key which is a password they both know The key is not sent over the network In addition to the shared key password information exchanged is also encrypted to protect the network from unauthorized access Types of EAP Authentication This section discusses some popular authentication types EAP MD5 EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP and LEAP Your wireless LAN device may not support all authentication types EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol is an authentication protocol that runs on top of the IEEE 802 1x transport mechanism in order to support multiple types of user authentication By using EAP to interact with an EAP compatible RADIUS server an access point helps a wireless station and a RADIUS server perform authentication The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP s that
169. ll 17 5 Services Screen If an outside user attempts to probe an unsupported port on your Router an ICMP response packet is automatically returned This allows the outside user to know the Router exists Use this screen to prevent the ICMP response packet from being sent This keeps outsiders from discovering your Router when unsupported ports are probed You can also use this screen to enable service blocking enter delete modify the services you want to block and the date time you want to block them Click Security gt Firewall gt Services The screen appears as shown next Figure 92 Security gt Firewall gt Services ICMP Respond to Ping on Apply Enable Firewall Rule Apply Add Firewall Rule Service Name MAC address Dest IP Address Source IP Address Protocol Dest Port Range Source Port Range Pata Re Firewall Rule Firewall Rule Service Name Enable Firewall Rule 1 TESTMAIL 00 10 C4 84 E0 4B 192 168 1 33 172 168 22 14 Disable y I al Ss MAC Address Dest IP Source IP Protocol Dest Port Range Source Port Range Action Delete TCP 20 21 Drop Y Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 56 Security gt Firewall gt Services LABEL DESCRIPTION ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error reporting protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet ICMP uses Internet Protoc
170. llowing example the computer and the router s LAN port both use 192 168 1 1 as the IP address 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 126 Conflicting Computer and Router IP Addresses Example A a 192 168 1 1 q a La gt Z CALAS NBG6503 User s Guide Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address Note Your specific Router 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 computer in order for it to be able to communicate with the other devices on your network Windows Vista XP 2000 Mac OS 9 OS X and all versions of UNIX LINUX include the software components you need to use TCP IP on your computer If you manually assign IP information instead of using a dynamic IP make sure that your network s computers have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet In this appendix you can set up an IP address for e Windows XP NT 2000 on page 182 e Windows Vista on page 185 e Windows 7 on page 189 e Mac OS X 10 3 and 10 4 on page 193 e Mac OS X 10 5 and 10 6 on page 196 e Linux Ubuntu 8 GNOME on page 199 e Linux openSUSE 10 3 KDE on page 203 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting
171. me applications I set up URL keyword blocking but I can still access a website that should be blocked Make sure that you select the Enable URL Keyword Blocking check box in the Content Filtering screen Make sure that the keywords that you type are listed in the Keyword List If a keyword that is listed in the Keyword List is not blocked when it is found in a URL customize the keyword blocking using commands See the Customizing Keyword Blocking URL Checking section in the Content Filter chapter 23 4 Resetting the Router to Its Factory Defaults If you reset the Router you lose all of the changes you have made The Router re loads its default settings and the password resets to 1234 You have to make all of your changes again You will lose all of your changes when you push the RESET button To reset the Router 1 Make sure the power LED is on 2 Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart reboot the Router 3 Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the Router back to its factory default configurations If the Router restarts automatically wait for the Router to finish restarting and log in to the Web Configurator The password is 1234 If the Router does not restart automatically disconnect and reconnect the Router s power Then follow the directions above again 23 5 Wireless Router AP Troubleshooting I cannot access the Router or ping any computer from the WLAN
172. n this mode This interface may be sufficient for users who just want to use the device e Expert Advanced users can change to this mode to customize all the functions of the Router Click Expert Mode after logging into the Web Configurator The User s Guide Chapter 3 on page 31 through Chapter 22 on page 155 discusses the screens in this mode 5 1 2 Device Modes This refers to the operating mode of the Router which can act as a Router This is the default device mode of the Router Use this mode to connect the local network to another network like the Internet Go to Section 7 3 on page 58 to view the Status screen in this mode e Access Point Use this mode if you want to extend your network by allowing network devices to connect to the Router wirelessly Go to Section 8 4 on page 68 view the Status screen in this mode For more information on these modes and to change the mode of your Router refer to Section 22 10 on page 163 The menu for changing device modes is available in Expert mode only Note Choose your Device Mode carefully to avoid having to change it later When changing to another mode the IP address of the Router changes The running applications and services of the network devices connected to the Router can be interrupted NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 5 Router Modes NBG6503 User s Guide Easy Mode 6 1 Overview The Web Configurator is set to Easy Mode by default You can configure several
173. naged using the Web Configurator 20 2 What You Can Do Use the WWW screen Section 20 4 on page 146 to define the interface s from which the Router can be managed remotely and specify a secure client that can manage the Router 20 3 What You Need to Know Remote management over LAN or WAN will not work when 1 The IP address in the Secured Client IP Address field Section 20 4 on page 146 does not match the client IP address If it does not match the Router will disconnect the session immediately 2 There is already another remote management session You may only have one remote management session running at one time 3 There is a firewall rule that blocks it 20 3 1 Remote Management and NAT When NAT is enabled e Use the Router s WAN IP address when configuring from the WAN e Use the Router s LAN IP address when configuring from the LAN NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 20 Remote Management 20 3 2 System Timeout There is a default system management idle timeout of five minutes three hundred seconds The Router automatically logs you out if the management session remains idle for longer than this timeout period The management session does not time out when a statistics screen is polling You can change the timeout period in the System screen 20 4 WWW Screen To change your Router s remote management settings click Management gt Remote Management gt WWW Figure 100 Management gt Remote Management gt
174. nd is using AirPort to share the AirPort connection O 1 id Click the lock to prevent further changes Apply Now NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 4 For dynamically assigned settings select Using DHCP from the Configure IPv4 list in the TCP IP tab ean Network lt Show All Q Location Automatic 3 Show Built in Ethernet E PPPoE AppleTalk Proxies Ethernet Configure IPv4 Using DHCP B IP Address 0 0 0 0 Renew DHCP Lease Subnet Mask DHCP Client ID If required Router DNS Servers Search Domains Optional IPv6 Address Configure IPv6 O 1 Th Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me Apply Now 5 For statically assigned settings do the following e From the Configure IPv4 list select Manually e In the IP Address field type your IP address e In the Subnet Mask field type your subnet mask e In the Router field type the IP address of your device en Network 4 ShowAll Q Location Automatic 1 Show Built in Ethernet E CP PPPoE AppleTalk Proxies Ethernet Configure IPv4 Manually ES IP Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask Router DNS Servers Search Domains IPv6 Address 1 id Click the lock to prevent further changes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Configure IPv6 Optional O Assi
175. ng 133 by keyword in URL 133 by web feature 133 Cookies 135 copyright 227 CPU usage 60 69 CTS Clear to Send 212 D Daylight saving 158 DDNS 123 see also Dynamic DNS service providers 123 DHCP 39 113 DHCP server see also Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server 110 113 DHCP table 39 DHCP client information DHCP status disclaimer 227 DNS 115 DNS Server 100 DNS server 115 documentation related 2 Domain Name System 115 Domain Name System See DNS duplex setting 60 69 Dynamic DNS 123 NBG6503 User s Guide 235 Index Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 113 dynamic WEP key exchange 216 DynDNS 123 DynDNS see also DDNS 123 E EAP Authentication 215 encryption 85 217 key 85 WPA compatible 85 ESS 210 ESSID 169 Extended Service Set See ESS 210 F FCC interference statement 227 File Transfer Program 143 Firewall ICMP packets 131 Firmware upload 158 file extension using HTTP firmware version 59 68 fragmentation threshold 212 FTP see also File Transfer Program 143 G General wireless LAN screen 86 Guide Quick Start 2 H hidden node 211 HTTP 143 Hyper Text Transfer Protocol 143 IANA 178 IBSS 209 IGMP 101 see also Internet Group Multicast Protocol version IGMP version 101 Independent Basic Service Set See IBSS 209 initialization vector IV 217 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority See IANA 178 Internet Group Multicast Protocol 101 IP Address 1
176. ng a WPS connection with a wireless client Off The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed 1 6 The WPS Button Your Router supports WiFi Protected Setup WPS which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network WPS is an industry standard specification defined by the WiFi Alliance WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security without having to configure security settings manually Each WPS connection works between two devices Both devices must support WPS check each device s documentation to make sure Depending on the devices you have you can either press a button on the device itself or in its configuration utility or enter a PIN a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one device to authenticate the other in each of the two devices When WPS is activated on a device it has two minutes to find another device that also has WPS activated Then the two devices connect and set up a secure network by themselves For more information on using WPS see Section 9 3 on page 73 1 7 Wall Mounting 2 You may need screw anchors if mounting on a concrete or brick wall Table 2 Wall Mounting Information Distance between holes 11 cm M4 Screws Two Screw anchors optional Two Select a position free of obstructions on a wall strong enough to hold the weight of the device Mark two holes on the wall at the appropriate distance apart for the screws Be carefu
177. nternet Protocol Version 4 TCP 1Pv4 Properties window opens m Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings 7 Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 192 168 1 7 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server 7 Validate settings upon exit Cancel 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically Select Use the following 1P Address and fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway fields if you have a static 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 Protocol TCP IP Properties window 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address Verifying Settings 1 Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt 2 Inthe Command Prompt
178. nty Period of this product During the warranty period and upon proof of purchase should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and or materials ZyXEL will at its discretion repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either parts or labor and to whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore the product or components to proper operating condition Any replacement will consist of a new or re manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal or higher value and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL This warranty shall not apply if the product has been modified misused tampered with damaged by an act of God or subjected to abnormal working conditions Note Repair or replacement as provided under this warranty is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose ZyXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequential damages of any kind to the purchaser To obtain the services of this warranty contact your vendor You may 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 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix E Legal Information Registration Register your product online to receive e mail notices of firmware upgrades and
179. of the Default Gateway might be the IP address of the Router it depends on the network so enter this IP address in your Internet browser Set your device to Router Mode login see the Quick Start Guide for instructions and go to the Device Information table in the Status screen Your Router s IP address is available in the Device Information table e If the DHCP setting under LAN information is None your device has a fixed IP address e If the DHCP setting under LAN information is Client then your device receives an IP address from a DHCP server on the network 3 If your Router is a DHCP client you can find your IP address from the DHCP server This information is only available from the DHCP server which allocates IP addresses on your network Find this information directly from the DHCP server or contact your system administrator for more information 4 Reset your Router to change all settings back to their default This means your current settings are lost See Section 23 4 on page 169 in the Troubleshooting for information on resetting your Router I forgot the password 1 The default password is 1234 2 Ifthis does not work you have to reset the device to its factory defaults See Section 23 4 on page 169 I cannot see or access the Login screen in the Web Configurator 1 Make sure you are using the correct IP address e The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 e If you changed the IP address Section 12 4 on page 11
180. ol IP datagrams but the messages are processed by the TCP IP software and directly apparent to the application user Respond to The Router will not respond to any incoming Ping requests when Disable is selected Select Ping on LAN to reply to incoming LAN Ping requests Select WAN to reply to incoming WAN Ping requests Otherwise select LAN amp WAN to reply to all incoming LAN and WAN Ping requests Apply Click Apply to save the settings NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 17 Firewall Table 56 Security gt Firewall gt Services continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Firewall Rule Enable Firewall Rule Select this check box to activate the firewall rules that you define see Add Firewall Rule below Apply Click Apply to save the settings Add Firewall Rule Service Name Enter a name that identifies or describes the firewall rule MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the computer for which the firewall rule applies Dest IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering The Router applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer Source IP Enter the IP address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service Address The Router applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer Protocol Select the protocol TCP UDP ICMP or None used to transport the
181. on 8 4 on page 68 to view read only information about your Router e Use the LAN screen Section 8 5 on page 70 to set the IP address for your Router acting as an access point 8 3 What You Need to Know See Chapter 9 on page 73 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the Router as an access point NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 8 Access Point Mode 8 3 1 Setting your Router to AP Mode 1 Log into the Web Configurator if you haven t already See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how to do this 2 To use your Router as an access point go to Maintenance gt Sys OP Mode and select Access Point mode Figure 44 Changing to Access Point mode Sys OP Mode Lonnguration mode Router Mode Access Point Mode _ Note Router In this mode the device is supported to connect to internet via ADSL Cable Modem PCs in LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN Port Access Point In this mode all Ethernet ports sre bridged together The device allows the wireless equipped computer can communicate with a wired network em Em Note You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes As soon as you do your Router is already in Access Point mode 3 When you select Access Point Mode the following pop up message window appears Figure 45 Pop up for Access Point mode Message from webpage LAN DHCP server is disabled amp unconfigurable LAN IP is 192 168 1 2 WAN IP
182. one in Section 22 5 on page 157 ES NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 3 3 Resetting the Router If you forget your password or IP address or you cannot access the Web Configurator you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the Router to reload the factory default configuration file This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved the password will be reset to 1234 and the IP address will be reset to 192 168 1 1 3 3 1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button 1 Make sure the power LED is on 2 Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart reboot the Router 3 Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the Router back to its factory default configurations NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG6503 User s Guide 4 1 Monitor Overview This chapter discusses read only information related to the device state of the Router Note To access the Monitor screens you can also click the links in the Summary table of the Status screen to view the bandwidth consumed packets sent received as well as the status of clients connected to the Router 4 2 What You Can Do Use the Log Section 4 3 on page 37 screen to see the logs for the activity on the Router Use the BW MGMT Monitor screen Section 4 4 on page 39 to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in th
183. or Internet access 1 3 Ways to Manage the Router Use any of the following methods to manage the Router e Web Configurator This is recommended for everyday management of the Router using a supported web browser e Wireless switch You can use the built in switch of the Router to turn the wireless function on and off without opening the Web Configurator e WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup button You can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the Web Configurator to set up a wireless network with your Router NBG6503 User s Guide EN Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router 1 4 Good Habits for Managing the Router Do the following things regularly to make the Router more secure and to manage the Router more effectively e 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 e Write down the password and put it in a safe place e Back up the configuration and make sure you know how to restore it Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes If you forget your password you will have to reset the Router to its factory default settings If you backed up an earlier configuration file you would not have to totally re configure the Router You could simply restore your last configuration NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Router 1 5 LEDs Figure 1 Front P
184. ot know that the station B is already using the channel If these two stations send data at the same time collisions may occur when both sets of data arrive at the AP at the same time resulting in a loss of messages for both stations RTS CTS is designed to prevent collisions due to hidden nodes An RTS CTS defines the biggest size data frame you can send before an RTS Request To Send CTS Clear to Send handshake is invoked When a data frame exceeds the RTS CTS value you set the station that wants to transmit this frame must first send an RTS Request To Send message to the AP for permission to send it The AP then responds with a CTS Clear to Send message to all other stations within its range to notify them to defer their transmission It also reserves and confirms with the requesting station the time frame for the requested transmission Stations can send frames smaller than the specified RTS CTS directly to the AP without the RTS Request To Send CTS Clear to Send handshake You should only configure RTS CTS if the possibility of hidden nodes exists on your network and the cost of resending large frames is more than the extra network overhead involved in the RTS Request To Send CTS Clear to Send handshake If the RTS CTS value is greater than the Fragmentation Threshold value see next then the RTS Request To Send CTS Clear to Send handshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented before they reach RTS CTS s
185. packets for which you want to apply the firewall rule Dest Port Enter the port number range of the destination that define the traffic type for example TCP Range port 80 defines web traffic Source Port Enter the port number range of the source that define the traffic type for example TCP port Range 80 defines web traffic Add Rule Click Add to save the firewall rule Firewall Rule This is your firewall rule number The ordering of your rules is important as rules are applied in turn Service Name This is a name that identifies or describes the firewall rule MAC Address This is the MAC address of the computer for which the firewall rule applies Dest IP Address This is the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering Source IP This is the IP address of the computer from which traffic for the application or service is Address initialized Protocol This is the protocol TCP UDP ICMP or None used to transport the packets for which you want to apply the firewall rule Dest Port This is the port number range of the destination that define the traffic type for example Range TCP port 80 defines web traffic Source Port This is the port number range of the source that define the traffic type for example TCP Range port 80 defines web traffic Action Drop Traffic matching the conditions of the firewall rule are stopped
186. ports this displays the port speed and duplex setting or N A when the line is disconnected For the WAN port it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you re using Ethernet encapsulation and Idle line ppp idle Dial starting to trigger a call and Drop dropping a call if you re using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation This field displays N A when the line is disconnected For the WLAN it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is enabled and N A when the WLAN is disabled Summary Packet Statistics WLAN Station Status Click Details to go to the Monitor gt Packet Statistics screen Section 4 6 on page 40 Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics Click Details to go to the Monitor gt WLAN 2 4G 5G Station Status screen Section 4 8 on page 41 Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 8 Access Point Mode 8 4 0 1 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure Router features in Access Point mode The following screen and table show the features you can configure in Access Point mode Figure 47 Menu Access Point Mode MONITOR CONFIGURATION MAINTENANC Monitor Network Maintenance gt A Wireless LAN 2 46 Mi General Packet tistic Wireless LAN 5G Password WLA tation Status LAN Time WLAN 5G Station Ststus Firmware Upgrade B
187. pply the new poll interval you entered in the Poll Interval s field Stop Click Stop to stop refreshing statistics 4 7 WLAN 2 4G Station Status Click the WLAN 2 4G Station Status Details hyperlink in the Status screen View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Router in the Association List Association means that a wireless client for example your network or computer with a wireless network card has connected successfully to the AP or wireless router using the same SSID channel and security settings Figure 25 Summary Wireless Association List Association List Association List Association List MAC Address Association Time Refresh The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 16 Summary Wireless Association List LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of an associated wireless station MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of an associated wireless station Association This field displays the time a wireless station first associated with the Router s WLAN Time network Refresh Click Refresh to reload the list 4 8 WLAN 5G Station Status Click the WLAN 5G Station Status Details hyperlink in the Status screen View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Router in the Association List Association means that a wireless client for example your network or computer with a wireless network c
188. puters to go to all of the networks e blocks traffic that originates on the other networks from going to the LAN The following figure illustrates the default firewall action User A can initiate an IM Instant Messaging session from the LAN to the WAN 1 Return traffic for this session is also allowed 2 However other traffic initiated from the WAN is blocked 3 and 4 Figure 90 Default Firewall Action A Firewall e L4 SIA e A La aft 17 2 What You Can Do e Use the General Section 17 4 on page 130 screen to enable or disable the Router s firewall e Use the Services screen Section 17 5 on page 131 screen enable service blocking enter delete modify the services you want to block and the date time you want to block them NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 17 Firewall 17 3 What You Need To Know The Router s firewall feature physically separates the LAN and the WAN and acts as a secure gateway for all data passing between the networks It is designed to protect against Denial of Service DoS attacks when activated click the General tab under Firewall and then click the Enable Firewall check box The Router s purpose is to allow a private Local Area Network LAN to be securely connected to the Internet The Router can be used to prevent theft destruction and modification of data as well as log events which may be important to the security of your network The
189. r applications that are not on the pre defined list of Router Additionally you can define the source and destination IP addresses and port for a service or application NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management Note The two tables shown in this screen can be configured and applied at the same time Click Management gt Bandwidth Management gt Advanced to open the bandwidth management Advanced screen Figure 96 Management gt Bandwidth Management gt Advanced Sa Management Bandwidth Upstream Bandwidth 32M 7 bps Downstream Bandwidth 32M v bps Application List Application List Priority Category Service Advanced Setting 1 High v Game Console El XBox Live 2 El PlayStation ES MSN Game Zone ES E Battienet 2 2 High VoIP El VoIP 2 3 High v Instant Messenger Instant Messenger ES 4 High Web Surfing El Web Surfing 2 5 High w P2P FTP E FTP 2 7 eMule A El BitTorrent 2 6 High w E Mail E E Mail 2 User defined Service User defined Service Enable Direction Service Name Category Modify 4 d roLan wLaAN w Game Console v J Y 2 E Toan wane Game Console v 2 W 3 E ToLAN WLAN w Game Console v Y 4 Ton wanie Game Console v 7 W 5 Toan wane Game Consoe v 2 W 6 E Toan waN e Game Consoe v 7 W 7 Totan wanie Game Console v 2 W g E ToLAN WLAN y Game Consoe v W The following table describes the label
190. r IP address that the ISP assigns Second DNS Server Select User Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server Enter the DNS server s IP address in the field to the right If you chose User Defined but leave the IP address set to 0 0 0 0 User Defined changes to None after you click Apply If you set a second choice to User Defined and enter the same IP address the second User Defined changes to None after you click Apply Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers If you do not configure a DNS server you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it WAN MAC The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port s MAC address by either Address using the Router s MAC address copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address Factory default Select Factory default to use the factory assigned default MAC Address Clone the Select Clone the computer s MAC address IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer s computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use Address Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide 107 Chapter 11 WAN 11 5 Advanced WAN Screen Use this screen to enable Multicast and enable Auto bridge Note The categories shown in t
191. r discusses the Router s WAN screens Use these screens to configure your Router for Internet access A WAN Wide Area Network connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet It connects your private networks such as a LAN Local Area Network and other networks so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations Figure 70 LAN and WAN 11 2 What You Can Do Use the Internet Connection screen Section 11 4 on page 102 to enter your ISP information and set how the computer acquires its IP DNS and WAN MAC addresses e Use the Advanced screen Section 11 5 on page 108 to enable multicasting configure Windows networking and bridge 11 3 What You Need To Know The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection as well as enable disable some advanced features of your Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 11 WAN 11 3 1 Configuring Your Internet Connection Encapsulation Method Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower layer protocol To set up a WAN connection to the Internet you need to use 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 PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol they should also provide a username and password and service name for user authentication WAN IP Add
192. r when you reset the Router to its default factory settings The Wizard screen opens Choose your Language and click Connect to Internet Figure 3 Welcome 9E eazy 123 will guide you throug T ne of the language icons be Language NBG6503 User s Guide EN Chapter 2 Connection Wizard 2 3 Connect to Internet The Router offers four Internet connection types They are Static IP DHCP PPPoE or PPTP The wizard attempts to detect which WAN connection type you are using Figure 4 Detecting your Internet Connection Type If the wizard does not detect a connection type you must select one from the drop down list box Check with your ISP to make sure you use the correct type Note If you get an error message check your hardware connections Make sure your Internet connection is up and running The following screen depends on your Internet connection type Enter the details provided by your Internet Service Provider ISP in the fields if any Figure 5 Internet Connection Type 1 Internet Connection Type DHCP Generally when your connectior open your computer available while you Please click Next to continu Your Router detects the following Internet Connection type Table 3 Internet Connection Type CONNECTION TYPE DESCRIPTION Static IP Select the Static IP if an administrator assigns the IP address of your computer DHCP Select the DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration
193. ration is subject to the following two conditions this device may not cause interference and this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix E Legal Information This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 5dBi Antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the EIRP is not more than required for successful communication IC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http www zyxel com 2 Select your product on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product s page 3 Select the certification you wish to view 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 Period from the date of purchase The Warranty Period varies by region Check with your vendor and or the authorized ZyXEL local distributor for details about the Warra
194. rcumvent content filtering by pointing to this proxy server Enable URL The Router can block Web sites with URLs that contain certain keywords in the domain name Keyword or IP address For example if the keyword bad was enabled all sites containing this Blocking keyword in the domain name or IP address will be blocked e g URL http www website com bad html would be blocked Select this check box to enable this feature Keyword Type a keyword in this field You may use any character up to 64 characters Wildcards are not allowed You can also enter a numerical IP address Keyword List This list displays the keywords already added Add Click Add after you have typed a keyword Repeat this procedure to add other keywords Up to 64 keywords are allowed When you try to access a web page containing a keyword you will get a message telling you that the content filter is blocking this request Delete Highlight a keyword in the lower box and click Delete to remove it The keyword disappears from the text box after you click Apply Clear All Click this button to remove all of the listed keywords Apply Click Apply to save your changes Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide 135 Chapter 18 Content Filter 136 NBG6503 User s Guide Bandwidth Management 19 1 Overview This chapter contains information about configuring bandwidth management
195. rd for confirmation Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Ignore Click Ignore if you do not want to change the password this time Note The management session automatically times out when the time period set in the Administrator Inactivity Timer field expires default five minutes go to Chapter 22 on page 155 to change this Simply log back into the Router if this happens 3 2 3 Home Screen If you have previously logged into the Web Configurator but did not click Logout you may be redirected to the Home screen You can also open this screen by clicking Home CIIM or E 3 559 in the Easy Mode or Expert mode screens The Home screen displays as follows Figure 17 Home Screen Go anguage English 4 The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 11 Home Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Go Click this to open the Easy mode Web Configurator Language Select a language to go to the Easy mode Web Configurator in that language and click Login NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator Table 11 Home Screen continued LABEL DESCRIPTION This is just an example This shows the current weather either in celsius or fahrenheit of the city you specify in Section 3 2 3 1 on page 34 This is just an example This shows the time hh mm ss and date yyyy mm dd of the timezone you select in Section 3 2 3
196. related to factory defaults backup configuration and restoring configuration appears as shown next Figure 116 Maintenance gt Backup Restore Backup Restore Backup Configuration Click Backup to save the current configuration of your system to your computer Backup Restore Configuration To restore a previously saved configuration file to your system browse to the location of the configuration file and click Upload File Path Browse Upload Back to Factory Defaults Click Reset to clear all user entered configuration information and retur to factory defaults After resetting the Password will be 1234 LAN IP address will be 192 168 1 1 DHCP will be reset to server Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 69 Maintenance gt Backup Restore LABEL DESCRIPTION Backup Click Backup to save the Router s current configuration to your computer File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse to find it Browse Click Browse to find the file you want to upload Remember that you must decompress compressed ZIP files before you can upload them NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance Table 69 Maintenance gt Backup Restore continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Upload Click Upload to begin the upload process Note Do not turn off the Router while configuration file upload is in p
197. ress The WAN IP address is an IP address for the Router which makes it accessible from an outside network It is used by the Router to communicate with other devices in other networks It can be static fixed or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the Router tries to access the Internet If your ISP assigns you a static WAN IP address they should also assign you the subnet mask and DNS server IP address es and a gateway IP address if you use the Ethernet or ENET ENCAP encapsulation method DNS Server Address Assignment Use Domain Name System DNS to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa for instance the IP address of www zyxel com is 204 217 0 2 The DNS server is extremely important because without it you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it The Router can get the DNS server addresses in the following ways 1 The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses usually in the form of an information sheet when you sign up If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses manually enter them in the DNS server fields 2 If your ISP dynamically assigns the DNS server IP addresses along with the Router s WAN IP address set the DNS server fields to get the DNS server address from the ISP WAN MAC Address The MAC address screen allows users to configure the WAN port s MAC address by either using the factory default or cloning the MAC address from a computer on your LAN Choose Factory
198. ribes the labels in this screen Table 14 Summary DHCP Table LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of the host computer MAC Address This field shows the MAC address of the computer with the name in the Host Name field Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC Media Access Control address which uniquely identifies a device The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters for example 00 A0 C5 00 00 02 IP Address This field displays the IP address relative to the field listed above Expires in This field displays the time when the IP address and MAC address association ends Refresh Click Refresh to renew the screen 4 6 Packet Statistics Click the Packet Statistics Details hyperlink in the Status screen Read only information here includes port status packet specific statistics and the system up time The Poll Interval s field is configurable and is used for refreshing the screen Figure 24 Summary Packet Statistics Packet Statistics WLAN 5G Packet Statistics Packet Statistics Port Status WAN 100M LAN 100M WLAN 2 4G 300M 433M System Up Time 1 hour 35 mins 38 secs Poll Interval s 60 seconds w Set Interval Stop TxPkts RxPkts Collisions Tx Bis Rx B s Up Time 259 155078 0 8 4925 00 42 05 15041 12450 0 1711 326 01 35 31 H 6 0 0 0 01 35 31 0 0 0 0 0 01 35 31 The following tabl
199. rogress After you see a configuration upload successful screen you must then wait one minute before logging into the Router again The Router automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect If you see an error screen click Back to return to the Backup Restore screen Reset Pressing the Reset button in this section clears all user entered configuration information and returns the Router to its factory defaults You can also press the RESET button on the rear panel to reset the factory defaults of your Router Refer to the chapter about introducing the Web Configurator for more information on the RESET button Note If you uploaded the default configuration file you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the same subnet as that of the default Router IP address 192 168 1 2 See Appendix B on page 181 for details on how to set up your computer s IP address 22 8 Restart Screen System restart allows you to reboot the Router without turning the power off Click Maintenance gt Restart to open the following screen Figure 117 Maintenance gt Restart System Restart Click Restart to have the device perform a software restart The SYS or PWR LED blinks as the device restarts and then stays steady on if the restart is successful Wait a minute before logging into the device again Foster Click Restart to have the Router reboot This does not affect the Router
200. rom 8 to 63 case sensitive keyboard characters Group Key The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all Update Timer clients Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen Refer to Table 31 on page 86 for descriptions of the other labels in this screen 10 5 MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the Router to give exclusive access to devices Allow or exclude devices from accessing the Router Deny Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC Media Access Control address The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six EN NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN 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 To change your Router s MAC filter settings click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G gt MAC Filter The screen appears as shown Figure 63 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt MAC Filter General MAC Filter Advanced QoS WPS WPS Station Scheduling WDS Access Policy Policy Disable y Add a station Mac Address MAC Filter Summary Delete MAC Address Delete MAC Address T A amp 88 c 11 22 33 Apply Cancel The following table describes the labels in this menu Table 35 Network gt Wireless LAN
201. rts IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11n and IEEE 802 11ac wireless clients Make sure that your notebook or computer s wireless adapter supports one of these standards Wireless adapters come with software sometimes called a utility that you install on your computer See your wireless adapter s User s Guide for information on how to do that After you ve installed the utility open it If you cannot see your utility s icon on your screen go to Start gt Programs and click on your utility in the list of programs that appears The utility displays a list of APs within range as shown in the example screen below Select SSID_Example3 and click Connect Figure 54 Connecting a Wireless Client to a Wireless Network t Available Network LISO EE fo ZyXEL_MIS Mae zwei vzu ZyXEL test f e SSID Example3 fj CPE 5257 00 11 54 tj E Site Information Network Type Infrastructure Network Mode 802 119 Channel 6 Security iPA PSK MAC Address 00 40 C5 CD 1F 64 Surveyed at 11 46 38 NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials 5 Select WPA PSK and type the security key in the following screen Click Next Figure 55 Security Settings Security Settings gt Encryption Type WPA PSK y gt Pre Shared Key ThisismyWPA PSKpre sharedkey Back Next Exit 6 The Confirm Save window appears Check your settings and click Save to continue Figure 56
202. ry This is the number of an individual port forwarding server entry Active This icon is turned on when the rule is enabled Name This field displays a name to identify this rule Port This field displays the port number s Server IP This field displays the inside IP address of the server Address Modify Click the Edit icon to display and modify an existing rule setting in the fields under Add Application Rule Click the Remove icon to delete a rule Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh 14 5 NAT Advanced Screen Some services use a dedicated range of ports on the client side and a dedicated range of ports on the server side With regular port forwarding you set a forwarding port in NAT to forward a service coming in from the server on the WAN to the IP address of a computer on the client side LAN The problem is that port forwarding only forwards a service to a single LAN IP address In order to use the same service on a different LAN computer you have to manually replace the LAN computer s IP address in the forwarding port with another LAN computer s IP address Trigger port forwarding solves this problem by allowing computers on the LAN to dynamically take turns using the service The Router records the IP address of a LAN computer that sends traffic to the WAN to request a service with a specific port number and
203. s 192 168 1 0 with mask 255 255 255 128 is subnet A itself and 192 168 1 127 with mask 255 255 255 128 is its broadcast address Therefore the lowest IP address that can be assigned to an actual host for subnet A is 192 168 1 1 and the highest is 192 168 1 126 Similarly the host ID range for subnet B is 192 168 1 129 to 192 168 1 254 Example Four Subnets The previous example illustrated using a 25 bit subnet mask to divide a 24 bit address into two subnets Similarly to divide a 24 bit 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 Each subnet contains 6 host ID bits giving 29 2 or 62 hosts for each subnet a host ID of all zeroes is the subnet itself all ones is the subnet s broadcast address Table 75 Subnet 1 IP SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER ia IP Address Decimal 192 168 1 0 IP Address Binary 11000000 10101000 00000001 00000000 Subnet Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 NBG6503 User s Guide 175 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting Example Table 75 Subnet 1 continued IP SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT VALUE Subnet Address 192 168 1 0 Lowest Host ID 192 168 1 1 Broadcast Address 192 168 1 63 Highest Host ID 192 168 1 62 Table 76 Subnet 2 LAST O
204. s the Router as the AP and NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to a notebook Note The wireless client must be a WPS aware device for example a WPS USB adapter or PCI card There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection This tutorial shows you how to do both NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials e Push Button Configuration PBC create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button See Section 9 3 1 on page 74 This is the easier method e PIN Configuration create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client s PIN Personal Identification Number in the Router s interface See Section 9 3 2 on page 75 This is the more secure method since one device can authenticate the other 9 3 1 Push Button Configuration PBC Make sure that your Router is turned on and that it is within range of your computer Make sure that you have installed the wireless client this example uses the NWD210N driver and utility in your notebook In the wireless client utility find the WPS settings Enable WPS and press the WPS button Start or WPS button Log into Router s Web Configurator and press the Push Button button in the Network Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G WPS Station screen Note Your Router has a WPS button located on its panel as well as a WPS button in its configuration utility Both buttons have exactly the same function you can use one or the other Note
205. s configuration 22 9 System Operation Mode Overview The Sys OP Mode System Operation Mode function lets you configure your Router as an access point wireless client or both at the same time You can choose between Router and Access Point Mode depending on your network topology and the features you require from your device The following describes the device modes available in your Router NBG6503 User s Guide EB Chapter 22 Maintenance Router A router connects your local network with another network such as the Internet The router has two IP addresses the LAN IP address and the WAN IP address Figure 118 LAN and WAN IP Addresses in Router Mode LAN WAN xp ey Access Point An access point enabled all ethernet ports to be bridged together and be in the same subnet To connect to the Internet another device such as a router is required Figure 119 Access Point Mode NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance 22 10 Sys OP Mode Screen Use this screen to select how you want to use your Router Figure 120 Maintenance gt Sys OP Mode Sys OP Mode Configuration Mode V Router Mode Access Point Mode Note Router In this mode the device is supported to connect to internet vis ADSL Cable Modem PCs in LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN Port Access Point In this mode ali Ethernet ports are bridged together The device allows the wireless equipped computer can
206. s in this screen NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management Table 59 Management gt Bandwidth Management gt Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Management Bandwidth Upstream Select the total amount of bandwidth from 64 Kilobits to 50 Megabits that you want to Bandwidth dedicate to uplink traffic This is traffic from LAN WLAN to WAN Downstream Select the total amount of bandwidth from 64 Kilobits to 50 Megabits that you want to Bandwidth dedicate to uplink traffic This is traffic from WAN to LAN WLAN Application List Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth based on a pre defined service This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule Priority Select a priority from the drop down list box Choose High Mid or Low e High Select this for voice traffic or video that is especially sensitive to jitter jitter is the variations in delay e Mid Select this for excellent effort or better than best effort and would include important business traffic that can tolerate some delay e Low Select this for non critical background traffic such as bulk transfers that are allowed but that should not affect other applications and users Category This is the category where a service belongs Service This is the name of the service Select the check box to have the Router apply this bandwidth management rule Advanced Click the Edit icon to open th
207. s on an operating system instructing the wireless client how to use WPA At the time of writing the most widely available supplicant is the WPA patch for Windows XP Funk Software s Odyssey client The Windows XP 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 the RADIUS shared secret A WPA 2 application example with an external RADIUS server looks as follows A is the RADIUS server DS is the distribution system 1 The AP passes the wireless client s authentication request to the RADIUS server 2 The RADIUS server then checks the user s identification against its database and grants or denies network access accordingly 3 A 256 bit Pairwise Master Key PMK is derived from the authentication process by the RADIUS server and the client NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs 4 The RADIUS server distributes the PMK to the AP The AP then sets up a key hierarchy and management system using the PMK to dynamically generate unique data encryption keys The keys are used to encrypt every data packet that is wirelessly communicated between the AP and the wireless clients Figure 137 WPA 2 with RADIUS Application Example E INTERNEJ WPA 2 PSK Application Example
208. s shown next Figure 77 LAN and WAN IP Addresses LAN The LAN parameters of the Router are preset in the factory with the following values e IP address of 192 168 1 1 with subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 24 bits e DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresses starting from 192 168 1 33 These parameters should work for the majority of installations If your ISP gives you explicit DNS server address es read the embedded Web Configurator help regarding what fields need to be configured 12 3 1 IP Pool Setup The Router is pre configured with a pool of 32 IP addresses starting from 192 168 1 33 to 192 168 1 64 This configuration leaves 31 IP addresses excluding the Router itself in the lower range 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 32 for other server computers for instance servers for mail FTP TFTP web etc that you may have 12 3 2 LAN TCP IP The Router has built in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses and DNS servers to systems that support DHCP client capability 12 3 3 IP Alias IP alias allows you to partition a physical network into different logical networks over the same Ethernet interface The Router supports three logical LAN interfaces via its single physical Ethernet interface with the Router itself as the gateway for each LAN network NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 12 LAN 12 4 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change the IP address for your Router Click Network gt LAN gt IP Figure 7
209. scriptive name used to identify the Router in the wireless 5G LAN Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually Security This shows the level of wireless security the Router is using System Status Item This column shows the type of data the Router is recording Data This column shows the actual data recorded by the Router System Up Time This is the total time the Router has been on Current Date Time This field displays your Router s present date and time System Resource CPU Usage This displays what percentage of the Router s processing ability is currently used When this percentage is close to 100 the Router is running at full load and the throughput is not going to improve anymore If you want some applications to have more throughput you should turn off other applications for example using bandwidth management Memory Usage This shows what percentage of the heap memory the Router is using System Setting Configuration Mode This shows the web configurator mode you are viewing Expert Interface Status Interface This displays the Router port types The port types are LAN WLAN 2 4G and WLAN 5G Status For the LAN and WAN ports this field displays Down line is down or Up line is up or connected For the WLAN it displays Up when the WLAN is enabled or Down when the WLAN is disabled Rate For the LAN
210. se Internet N Mac Network QuickTime Sharing System 7 u cC y 9 Accounts Date amp Time Parental Software Speech Startup Disk Time Machine Universal Controls Update Access 3 When the Network preferences pane opens select Ethernet from the list of available connection types Location Automatic e Internal Modem Q S Not Connected Status Not Connected The cable for Ethernet is connected but e PPPoE your computer does not have an IP address Not Connected Not Connected Bu 9 e FireWire Not Connected AirPort e Off p 57T 37 DNS Server Search Domains 802 1X WPA ZyXELO4 O id Click the lock to prevent further changes 4 From the Configure list select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings NBG6503 User s Guide 197 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 5 For statically assigned settings do the following e From the Configure list select Manually e In the IP Address field enter your IP address e In the Subnet Mask field enter your subnet mask e In the Router field enter the IP address of your Router eoo Location Automatic E Internal Modem Q O Not Connected Status Not Connected The cable for Ethernet is connected but PPPoE deco your computer does not have an IP address Not Connected Ethernet AN p Mamay Mi latius FireWire IP Address Not Connected s Subn
211. se the device outside and make sure all the connections are indoors There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning e Do NOT obstruct the device ventilation slots as insufficient airflow may harm your device e Antenna Warning This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using the included antenna s Only use the included antenna s e If you wall mount your device make sure that no electrical lines gas or water pipes will be damaged Your product is marked with this symbol which is known as the WEEE mark WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general waste Used electrical and electronic equipment should be treated separately 234 NBG6503 User s Guide Index A ActiveX 134 Address Assignment 100 Advanced Encryption Standard See AES AES 217 alternative subnet mask notation 173 antenna directional 221 gain 221 omni directional 221 AP 15 AP access point 211 AP Mode menu 70 status screen 68 AP Bridge 15 Auto bridge 108 B Bandwidth management overview 137 priority 139 services 143 Basic Service Set See BSS 209 BitTorrent 144 Bridge Repeater 15 bridged APs security 86 BSS 209 C CA 215 Certificate Authority See CA Index certifications 227 notices 228 viewing 229 Channel 59 69 channel 84 211 interference 211 Configuration restore 160 content filteri
212. sible NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix C Wireless LANs For directional antennas point the antenna in the direction of the desired coverage area 222 NBG6503 User s Guide Common Services The following table lists some commonly used services and their associated protocols and port numbers For a comprehensive list of port numbers ICMP type code numbers and services visit the IANA Internet Assigned Number Authority web site e Name This is a short descriptive name for the service You can use this one or create a different one if you like e Protocol This is the type of IP protocol used by the service If this is TCP UDP then the service uses the same port number with TCP and UDP If this is USER DEFINED the Port s is the IP protocol number not the port number e Port s This value depends on the Protocol Please refer to RFC 1700 for further information about port numbers e If the Protocol is TCP UDP or TCP UDP this is the IP port number e If the Protocol is USER this is the IP protocol number Description This is a brief explanation of the applications that use this service or the situations in which this service is used Table 85 Commonly Used Services NAME PROTOCOL PORT S DESCRIPTION AH User Defined 51 The IPSEC AH Authentication Header IPSEC TUNNEL tunneling protocol uses this service AIM New ICQ TCP 5190 AOL s Internet Messenger
213. ss 15 4 Dynamic DNS Screen To change your Router s DDNS click Network gt DDNS The screen appears as shown Figure 87 Network gt DDNS General Dynamic DNS Setup Enable Dynamic DNS Service Provider Host Name User Name Password Apply Reset NBG6503 User s Guide 123 Chapter 15 Dynamic DNS The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 53 Network gt DDNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Select this check box to use dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Service Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider Provider Host Name Enter a host names in the field provided You can specify up to two host names in the field separated by a comma User Name Enter your user name Password Enter the password assigned to you Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide Static Route 16 1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure static routes for your Router Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gateway is directly connected and the Router has no knowledge of the networks beyond For instance the Router knows about network N2 in the following figure through remote node Router 1 However the Router is unable to route a packet to network N3 because it doesn t know that there is a route through the same remot
214. ss automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically Select Use the following 1P Address and fill in the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway fields if you have a static 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 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 10 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Verifying Settings 188 Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt In the Command Prompt window type ipconfig and then press ENTER You can also go to Start gt Control Panel gt Network Connections right click a network connection click Status and then click the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise 4 Click Start gt Control Panel Snipping Tool Computer Calculator Ed HI ij A XPS Viewer si Windows Fax and Scan Au gt All Programs Control Panel Devices and Printers Default Programs Magnifier Help and Support 2 Inthe Control Panel click View network status and tasks under the Network and Internet ca
215. ss client is able to communicate with the Router securely NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on Router and wireless client ex NWD210N in this example by using PIN method Figure 51 Example WPS Process PIN Method Wireless Client Router Continuous Access Mode p General MAC Filter Advanced I QoS I wPS WPS Station Si Add Station by WPS Chick the below Push Button to sdd WPS stations to wireless network Or input ststion s PIN number Note us El fle Continuous Access Made x WITHIN 2 MINUTES Ro Authentication by PIN K AJ eee ee AAA AA ne be SECURITY INFO Ag 3 COMMUNICATION C NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials 9 4 Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security No WPS This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your Router SSID SSID_Example3 Channel 6 Security WPA PSK Pre Shared Key ThisismyWPA PSKpre sharedkey Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your Router The instructions require that your hardware is connected see the Quick Start Guide and you are logged into the Web Configurator through your LAN connection see Section 3 2 on page 31 1 Open the Wireless LAN gt General screen in the AP s Web Configurator 2
216. st me Apply Now 6 Click Apply Now and close the window NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address Verifying Settings Check your TCP IP properties by clicking Applications gt Utilities gt Network Utilities and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab Figure 127 Mac OS X 10 4 Network Utility eoe Network Utility info Netstat AppleTalk Ping Lookup Traceroute Whois Finger Port Scan interface for information Transfer Statistics Hardware Address 00 16 cb 8b 50 2e Sent Packets 20607 IP Address es 118 169 44 203 Send Errors 0 Link Speed 100 Mb Recv Packets 22626 Link Status Active Recv Errors 0 Vendor Marvell Collisions 0 Model Yukon Gigabit Adapter 88E8053 Mac OS X 10 5 and 10 6 1 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10 5 but can also apply to 10 6 Click Apple gt System Preferences Finder File Edit View About This Mac Software Update Mac OS X Software pu L System Preferences Die gt p Recent Items b Force Quit X38 Sleep Restart Shut Down NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 2 In System Preferences click the Network icon Personal Appearance Desktop Expos amp International E Spotlight Screen Saver Spaces Hardware E V 2 a A CDs amp DVDs Displays Energy Keyboard amp Print Fax Saver Mou
217. stination address For outgoing packets NAT maps private local IP addresses to globally unique ones required for communication with hosts on other networks It replaces the original IP source address in each packet and then forwards it to the Internet The Router keeps track of the original addresses and port numbers so incoming reply packets can have their original values restored The following figure illustrates this Figure 82 NAT Example 192 168 1 13 LAN SS 192 168 1 11 L7 s 192 168 1 10 NAT TABLE 192 168 1 10 192 168 1 11 192 168 1 12 192 168 1 13 WAN Public IP For more information on IP address translation refer to RFC 1631 The IP Network Address Translator NAT 14 2 What You Can Do e Use the General screen Section 14 3 on page 118 to enable NAT and set a default server e Use the Application screen Section 14 4 on page 118 o forward incoming service requests to the server s on your local network e Use the Advanced screen Section 14 5 on page 120 to change your Router s trigger port settings NBG6503 User s Guide 117 Chapter 14 Network Address Translation NAT 14 3 General NAT Screen Use this screen to enable NAT and set a default server Click Network gt NAT gt General to open the following screen Figure 83 Network gt NAT gt General HAT Setup Default Server Setup Server IP Address V Enable Network Address Translation poso Apply R
218. stination of the traffic for which the bandwidth Subnet management rule applies Netmask Destination This is the port number of the destination that define the traffic type for example TCP port Port 80 defines web traffic Source Address Source Subnet Enter the IP address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service The Router applies bandwidth management to traffic initiating from this computer Enter the subnet netmask of the computer initiating the traffic for which the bandwidth Netmask management rule applies Source Port This is the port number of the source that define the traffic type for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic Protocol Select the protocol TCP UDP User defined for which the bandwidth management rule applies If you select User defined enter the protocol for which the bandwidth management rule applies For example ICMP for ping traffic Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving See Appendix D on page 223 for commonly used services and port numbers NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management 19 6 Monitor Screen Use this screen to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using The bandwidth is measured in kilobits per second kbps The monitor shows what kinds of applications are running in the network
219. t 146 Reset button 35 Reset the device 35 Restore configuration 160 Roaming 91 RTS Request To Send 212 threshold 211 212 RTS CTS Threshold 84 91 92 S safety warnings 233 Scheduling 96 Service and port numbers 132 142 Service Set 53 86 Service Set IDentification 53 86 Service Set IDentity See SSID NBG6503 User s Guide 237 Index Session Initiated Protocol 143 SIP 143 SSID 53 59 69 84 86 Static DHCP 114 Static Route 125 Status 58 subnet 171 Subnet Mask 111 112 subnet mask 172 subnetting 174 Summary DHCP table 39 Packet statistics 40 Wireless station status 41 System General Setup 155 System restart 161 T TCP IP configuration 113 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 217 Time setting 157 trigger port 120 Trigger port forwarding 120 example 122 process 122 U Universal Plug and Play 147 Application 147 Security issues 148 UPnP 147 URL Keyword Blocking 135 User Name 124 V VoIP 143 VPN 105 W WAN Wide Area Network 99 WAN advanced 108 WAN MAC address 100 warranty 229 note 229 Web Configurator how to access 31 Overview 31 web configurator 15 Web Proxy 135 WEP Encryption 89 90 WEP encryption 88 WEP key 88 Wi Fi Protected Access 217 Wireless association list 41 wireless channel 169 wireless client WPA supplicants 218 wireless LAN 169 wireless LAN scheduling 96 Wireless network basic guidelines 83 channel 84 encryption 85 example
220. ta networks For the service provider PPPoE offers an access and authentication method that works with existing access control systems for instance RADIUS One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let end users access one of multiple network services a function known as dynamic service selection This enables the service provider to easily create and offer new IP services for specific users Operationally PPPoE saves significant effort for both the subscriber and the ISP carrier as it requires no specific configuration of the broadband modem at the subscriber s site By implementing PPPoE directly on the Router rather than individual computers the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed since the Router does that part of the task Furthermore with NAT all of the LAN s computers will have Internet access Figure 8 Internet Connection Type PPPoE 4 Internet Connection Type PPPoE i Dynamic IP Static IP User Name See Password ES NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 2 Connection Wizard The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 5 Internet Connection Type PPPoE LABEL DESCRIPTION Internet Select the PPPOE option for a dial up connection Connection Type Dynamic IP Select this radio button if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address Static 1P Select this radio button provided by your ISP to give the Router a fixed
221. tegory A Control Panel Adjust your computer s settings View by Category v Mi System and Security User Accounts and Family Safety E Review your computer s status 8 Add or remove user accounts Back up your computer 8 Set up parental controls for any user Find and fix problems E de Appearance and Personalization Network and Interne Ay Change the theme Cie network status and tasks EX SUN em joose homegroup and sharing options Adjust screen resolution Hardware and Sound Clock Language and Region View devices and printers d We Change keyboards or other input methods Add a device v Change display language Programs MAW Ease of Access Ke Uninstall a program N Y Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display 3 Click Change adapter settings G S gt Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center vt Control Panel H A s r india E View your basic network information and set up connections Manage wireless networks a A De Q See full map 4 Change advanced sharing This computer settings 3 E View your active networks Connect or disconnect de ZyXEL com Access type Internet Work network Connections Local Area Connection NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 4 Double click Local Area Connection and then select Properties QU gt Control Panel Network and Internet Network Connections gt Organize v Disable this
222. ter Advanced This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings Qos Use this screen to configure Wi Fi Multimedia Quality of Service WMM QoS WMM QoS allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the delivery requirements of individual services WPS Use this screen to configure WPS WPS Station Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS Scheduling Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled WDS Use this screen to set up Wireless Distribution System WDS on your Router Wireless LAN General Use this screen to configure wireless 5G LAN G MAC Filter Use the MAC filter screen to configure the Router to block access to devices or block the devices from accessing the Router Advanced This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings Qos Use this screen to configure Wi Fi Multimedia Quality of Service WMM QoS WMM QoS allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the delivery requirements of individual services WPS Use this screen to configure WPS WPS Station Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS Scheduling Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled WAN Internet This screen allows you to configure ISP parameters WAN IP address Connection assignment DNS servers and the WAN MAC address Advanced Use this screen to configure other advanced properties LAN IP Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask IP Alias Us
223. terfaces NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 11 WAN 11 4 Internet Connection Use this screen to change your Router s Internet access settings Click WAN from the Configuration menu The screen differs according to the encapsulation you choose 11 4 1 Ethernet Encapsulation This screen displays when you select Ethernet encapsulation Figure 72 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection Ethernet Encapsulation Encapsulation IP Address IP Subnet Mask MTU Size First DNS Server WAN MAC Address Factory default WAN IP Address Assignment 9 Get automatically from ISP Default Use Fixed IP Address Gateway IP Address WAN DNS Assignment Second DNS Server From ISP Clone the computers MAC address IP Address Set WAN MAC Address Internet Connection Advanced ISP Parameters for Internet Access Ethernet v 1500 From ISP a a Gs fase The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 42 Network gt WAN gt Internet Connection Ethernet Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation You must choose the Ethernet option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet WAN IP Address Assignment Get Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address This is the default automatically selection from ISP Default Use Fixed IP Select this option If the ISP assigned a
224. the Network Card Setup window NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address 8 If you know your DNS server IP address es click the Hostname DNS tab in Network Settings and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided 3 vasT2Glinux h20oz Enter the name for this computer and the DNS domain that it belongs to Optionally enter the name server list and domain search list Note that the hostname is global it applies to all interfaces not just this one The domain is especially important if this computer is a mail server If you are using DHCP to get an IP address check whether to get a hostname via DHCP The hostname of your host which can be seen by issuing the hostname command will be set automatically by the DHCP client You may want to disable this option if you connect to different networks Network Settings MESES fm er ENS Global Options Overview Hostname DNS jJ Routing r Hostname and Domain Name Hostname Domain Name site linux h2oz C Change Hostname via DHCP Write Hostname to etc hosts lv X Change etc resolv conf manually Name Servers and Domain Search List Name Server 1 Domain Search 10 0 2 3 Name Server 2 L Name Server 3 Update DNS data via DHCP 9 Click Finish to save your settings and close the
225. thematical algorithm called Rijndael They both include a per packet key mixing function a Message Integrity Check MIC named Michael an extended initialization vector IV with sequencing rules and a re keying mechanism WPA and WPA2 regularly change and rotate the encryption keys so that the same encryption key is never used twice The RADIUS server distributes a Pairwise Master Key PMK key to the AP that then sets up a key hierarchy and management system using the PMK to dynamically generate unique data encryption keys to encrypt every data packet that is wirelessly communicated between the AP and the wireless clients This all happens in the background automatically The Message Integrity Check MIC is designed to prevent an attacker from capturing data packets altering them and resending them The MIC provides a strong mathematical function in which the receiver and the transmitter each compute and then compare the MIC If they do not match it is assumed that the data has been tampered with and the packet is dropped By generating unique data encryption keys for every data packet and by creating an integrity checking mechanism MIC with TKIP and AES it is more difficult to decrypt data on a Wi Fi network than WEP and difficult for an intruder to break into the network The encryption mechanisms used for WPA 2 and WPA 2 PSK are the same The only difference between the two is that WPA 2 PSK uses a simple common password inste
226. this screen 6 6 2 Power Saving Use this screen to set the day of the week and time of the day when your wireless LAN is turned on and off Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode Disabling the wireless capability lowers the energy consumption of the of the Router Figure 33 Power Saving Y Power Saving Please schedule the wireless service with the table below Wireless Radio 2 4G HZ v WLAN status HZ Forthe following times 24 Hour Format 5G OonOor Everyday 100 hour 00 v min 00 hour 00 v min OonGot lion 100 v hour 00 v min 00 v hour 00 min OonGot Tue 00 hour 00 v min 00 v hour 00 min OonGor wed 00 hour 00 min 00 v hour 00 v min OonGot Thu 00 hour 00 min 00 hour 00 v min OonGor Or 00 hour 00 min 00 hour 00 min OonGotr sat 00 hour 00 min 00 hour 00 min OonGotr sun 00 hour 00 min 00 hour 00 min Em Em The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 20 Power Saving LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Select the wireless radio to set its power saving settings WLAN Status Select On or Off to specify whether the Wireless LAN is turned on or off depending on what you selected in the WLAN Status field This field works in conjunc
227. tigijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti ohrajn relevanti li hemm fid Dirrettiva 1999 5 EC Hungarian Alul rott ZyXEL nyilatkozom hogy a berendez s megfelel a vonatkoz alapvet k vetelm nyeknek s az 1999 5 EK ir nyelv egy b el r sainak Polish Niniejszym ZyXEL oswiadcza ze sprzet jest zgodny z zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostatymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999 5 EC Portuguese ZyXEL declara que este equipamento est conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposi es da Directiva 1999 5 EC Slovenian ZyXEL izjavlja da je ta oprema v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi dolo ili direktive 1999 5 EC Slovak ZyXEL t mto vyhlasuje e zariadenia sp a z kladn po iadavky a v etky pr slu n ustanovenia Smernice 1999 5 EC Finnish ZyXEL vakuuttaa t ten ett laitteet tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999 5 EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sit koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen Swedish H rmed intygar ZyXEL att denna utrustning st r I verensst mmelse med de v sentliga egenskapskrav och vriga relevanta best mmelser som framg r av direktiv 1999 5 EC Bulgarian C Hacrosuijoro ZyXEL geknapupa ue TOBa O60pyABaHe e B CbOTBeTCTBMe CEC CbLLIECTBEHUTE U3UCKBAHUA n Apyrure npnnoxnmn pasnopez6ure Ha AnpektusBa 1999 5 EC Icelandic H r me l sir ZyXEL v yfir ad essi b na ur er samr mi vid grunnkr fur og nnur vi eigandi kv i tilskipunar
228. tion is Network Name associated Wireless stations associating to the access point AP must have the same SSID SSID Enter a descriptive name up to 32 keyboard characters for the wireless LAN Security mode Select WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK to add security on this wireless network The wireless clients which want to associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as this device After you select to use a security additional options appears in this screen Select No Security to allow any client to connect to this network without authentication Wireless This field appears when you choose wither WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK as the security mode password Type a pre shared key from 8 to 63 case sensitive keyboard characters Verify password Type the password again to confirm Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Cancel Click Cancel to close this screen WPS Click this to configure the WPS screen You can transfer the wireless settings configured here Wireless Security screen to another wireless device that supports WPS NBG6503 User s Guide 53 Chapter 6 Easy Mode 6 6 7 WPS Use this screen to add a wireless station to the network using WPS Click WPS in the Wireless Security to open the following screen Figure 38 Wireless Security WPS E wireless security x WiFi Protected Setup WPS provides you a easier and faster way to connect your computers devi
229. tion of an IP address Your Router will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign Unless you are implementing subnetting use the subnet mask computed by the Router Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide 13 1 Overview 13 DHCP Server DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2131 and RFC 2132 allows individual clients to obtain TCP IP configuration at start up from a server You can configure the Router s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it When configured as a server the Router provides the TCP IP configuration for the clients If DHCP service is disabled you must have another DHCP server on your LAN or else the computer must be manually configured 13 2 What You Can Do e Use the General Section 13 3 on page 113 screen to enable the DHCP server e Use the Advanced Section 13 4 on page 114 screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC Addresses 13 3 General Screen Use this screen to enable the DHCP server Click Network gt DHCP Server The following screen displays Figure 80 Network gt DHCP Server gt General LAN DHCP Setup Z Enable DHCP Server IP Pool Starting Address 192 168 1 33 Pool Size 32 General i Advanced Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in t
230. tion with the Day and Except for the following times fields Day Select Everyday or the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off If you select Everyday you can not select any specific days This field works in conjunction with the Except for the following times field For the following times 24 Hour Select a begin time using the first set of hour and minute min drop down boxes and select an end time using the second set of hour and minute min drop down boxes If Format you have chosen On earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn on between the two times you enter in these fields If you have chosen Off earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn off between the two times you enter in these fields In this time format midnight is 00 00 and progresses up to 24 00 For example 6 00 PM is 18 00 Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode 6 6 3 Content Filter Use this screen to restrict access to certain websites based on keywords contained in URLs to which you do not want users in your network to open Figure 34 Content Filter LO Content Filter x Any URLs that contains any of the following keywords will be blocked and cannot be browsed Add Key Word Add Delete Example 1 I Example 2 Example 3 The following table d
231. tions MI UPOP oi M 148 ZIA UFR A TU UI PM EROR 148 21 5 Tecla erbe e E RH is ab Mer RR NN Trib etate cena eed inp ERU 148 21 5 1 Using UPMP tn Windows AP EXSIDIG 11r ett ER AAA 148 21 5 2 Web Coniigurator Easy e MT 151 Chapter 22 iiie Meet 155 22d ICA Ree 155 Vn ML AO MTM 155 22 3 CREA See Ni ia 155 FX Wcctctu dee O Ed 156 229 Nme Sating EI D NP Nr e D aaa aS eaan aiai n 157 226 Firmware Upgrade GOGEN cri e 158 22 7 Comiguration Backup Restore Screen ii P 160 22 ERA Sco aE R 161 22 9 System Operation Mode OVOFPVIGW oraci n rr ra ir ti dc a pi aa 161 22 10 SVS OP Mode E tesa int adalah cab baa A ERE lo ue cud dk eR Ae i da bac 163 Chapter 23 TOUS COMO 165 29 1 Power Hardware Connections end LEDS isso cdi 165 2 AU AS ad OU A A c 166 233 MEE ACCESS a a 167 23 4 Resetting the Router to Its Factory DOTaullg errare cias ren 169 23 0 Wireless Router AP Troubleshooting ricino 169 Appendix A IP Addresses and SUBNEUING ir 171 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address cocccccccccccnccnccinnconicinicinccnancnnnnnnrnanrrancnan 181 NBG6503 User s Guide Table of Contents Appendix C Wireless LANG ccccccccccccecccecccecceeeceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeninnseness
232. ton Configuration method to configure wireless stations s wireless settings See Section 9 3 1 on page 74 Click this to start WPS aware wireless station scanning and the wireless security information synchronization Or input Use this button when you use the PIN Configuration method to configure wireless station s station s PIN wireless settings See Section 9 3 2 on page 75 number Type the same PIN number generated in the wireless station s utility Then click Start to associate to each other and perform the wireless security information synchronization 10 10 Scheduling Screen Use this screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default The wireless LAN can be scheduled to turn on or off on certain days and at certain times To open this screen click Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G or Wireless LAN 5G gt Scheduling tab Figure 68 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt Scheduling Scheduling General MAC Filter Advanced WPS WPS Station Wireless LAN Scheduling Enable Wireless LAN Scheduling Scheduling WLAN status Day For the following times 24 Hour Format C On or Iv Everyday 00 7 hour oo 7 min oo hour 00 7 min on of 7 Mon 00 hour 00 min 00 hou 00 min C On or T Tue 00 7 hour 00 v min 00 7 hour 00 min C On of Wed 00 hour 09 min
233. tput power of the Router in this field If there is a high density of APs in an area decrease the output power of the Router to reduce interference with other APs Select one of the following 100 90 75 50 25 10 or Minimum See the product specifications for more information on your Router s output power Network Mode Wireless LAN 2 4G Select 11b g mixed mode to allow IEEE802 11b and IEEE802 11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router Select 11b only to allow only IEEE 802 11b compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router Select 11g only to allow only IEEE 802 11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router Select 11n only to allow only IEEE 802 11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router Select 11b g n mixed mode to allow IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g and IEEE802 11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN Table 36 Network gt Wireless LAN 2 4G 5G gt Advanced continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Mode Wireless LAN 5G Select 11a n mixed mode to allow IEEE802 11a and IEEE802 11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router Select 11a only to allow only IEEE 802 11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router Select 11a an ac to allow only IEEE 802 11a IEEE802 11an and IEEE802 11ac compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Router your Router HT High
234. u check with the local authorities for the latest status of their national regulations for both the 2 4 and 5 GHz wireless LANs NBG6503 User s Guide 231 Appendix E Legal Information The following countries have restrictions and or requirements in addition to those given in the table labeled Overview of Regulatory Requirements for Wireless LANs Overview of Regulatory Requirements for Wireless LANs Frequency Band MHz Max Power Level Indoor ONLY Indoor and Outdoor EIRP mW 2400 2483 5 100 V 5150 5350 200 V 5470 5725 1000 V Belgium The Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications BIPT must be notified of any outdoor wireless link having a range exceeding 300 meters Please check http www bipt be for more details Draadloze verbindingen voor buitengebruik en met een reikwijdte van meer dan 300 meter dienen aangemeld te worden bij het Belgisch Instituut voor postdiensten en telecommunicatie BIPT Zie http www bipt be voor meer gegevens Les liaisons sans fil pour une utilisation en ext rieur d une distance sup rieure 300 m tres doivent tre notifi es l Institut Belge des services Postaux et des T l communications IBPT Visitez http www ibpt be pour de plus amples d tails Denmark In Denmark the band 5150 5350 MHz is also allowed for outdoor usage I Danmark m frekvensb ndet 5150 5350 ogs anvendes udend rs France For 2 4 GHz th
235. umber ranging between 6970 7170 4 The Router forwards the traffic to Jane s computer IP address 5 Only Jane can connect to the Real Audio server until the connection is closed or times out The Router times out in three minutes with UDP User Datagram Protocol or two hours with TCP IP Transfer Control Protocol Internet Protocol 14 5 2 Two Points To Remember About Trigger Ports 1 Trigger events only happen on data that is going coming from inside the Router and going to the outside 2 Ifan application needs a continuous data stream that port range will be tied up so that another computer on the LAN can t trigger it 122 NBG6503 User s Guide Dynamic DNS 15 1 Overview Dynamic DNS DDNS services let you use a domain name with a dynamic IP address 15 2 What You Can Do Use the Dynamic DNS screen Section 15 4 on page 123 to enable DDNS and configure the DDNS settings on the Router 15 3 What You Need To Know 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 NetMeeting CU SeeMe etc You can also access your FTP server or Web site on your own computer using a domain name for instance myhost dhs org where myhost is a name of your choice that will never change instead of using an IP address that changes each time you reconnect Your friends or relatives will always be able to call you even if they don t know your IP addre
236. ured in kilobits per second kbps The monitor shows what kinds of applications are running in the network the maximum kbps that each application can use as well as the percentage of bandwidth it is using Figure 22 Summary BW MGMT Monitor Monitor XBox Live 0 32768 kbps A EN XBox Live 0 32768 kbps 0 VoIP 0 32768 kbps 0 FTP 0 32768 kbps 0 eMule 0 32768 kbps 0 BitTorrent 0732768 kbps 0 E Mail 0 32768 kbps 0 Instant Messenger 0732768 kbps 0 4 5 DHCP Table DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2131 and RFC 2132 allows individual clients to obtain TCP IP configuration at start up from a server You can configure the Router s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it When configured as a server the Router provides the TCP IP configuration for the clients If DHCP service is disabled you must have another DHCP server on that network or else the computer must be manually configured Click the DHCP Table Details hyperlink in the Status screen Read only information here relates to your DHCP status The DHCP table shows current DHCP client information including IP Address Host Name and MAC Address of all network clients using the Router s DHCP server Figure 23 Summary DHCP Table DHCP Table DHCP Client Table Table List MAC Address IP Address Expires in Refresh NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 4 Monitor The following table desc
237. vers from the rest of the company network for security reasons In this example the company network 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 The following figure shows the company network before subnetting Figure 122 Subnetting Example Before Subnetting PA 1 r 1 i l y a 1 I a 1 i a n 5 n E 192 168 1 0 24 I y 4 a Po E al You can borrow one of the host ID bits to divide the network 192 168 1 0 into two separate sub networks The subnet mask is now 25 bits 255 255 255 128 or 25 The borrowed host ID bit can have a value of either 0 or 1 allowing two subnets 192 168 1 0 25 and 192 168 1 128 25 174 NBG6503 User s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting The following figure shows the company network after subnetting There are now two sub networks A and B Figure 123 Subnetting Example After Subnetting I T i I I B 4 I I I I i 4 192 168 1 0 25 ee ti T T I 7 L 1192 168 1 128 125 Gum um um um um um um DP In a 25 bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits so each sub network has a maximum of 27 2 or 126 possible hosts a host ID of all zeroes is the subnet s address itself all ones is the subnet s broadcast addres
238. window Verifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon on the Task bar to check your TCP IP properties From the Options sub menu select Show Connection Information Figure 131 openSUSE 10 3 KNetwork Manager i Disable Wireless y 3 Switch to Offline Mode 4 Show Connection Information Configure amp KNetworkManager O Wired Devices X Wired Network NBG6503 User s Guide Dial Up Connections 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 132 openSUSE Connection Status KNetwork Manager Connection Status KNetworkManager Device 4 Addresse US Statistics Received Transmitted Bytes 2317441 841875 MBytes 2 2 0 8 Packets 3621 3140 Errors 0 0 Dropped 0 0 KBytes s 0 0 0 0 NBG6503 User s Guide C Wireless LANs Wireless LAN Topologies This section discusses ad hoc and infrastructure wireless LAN topologies Ad hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an independent Ad hoc WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless adapters A B C Any time two or more wireless adapters are within range of each other they can set up an independent network which is commonly referred to as an ad hoc network or Independent Basic Service Set IBSS The following diagram shows an
239. y This shows the wireless security used by the Router for the 5G wireless radio NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 6 Easy Mode NBG6503 User s Guide 7 Router Mode T 1 Overview The Router is set to router mode by default Routers are used to connect the local network to another network for example the Internet In the figure below the Router connects the local network LAN1 LANA to the Internet Figure 40 Router Network LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LANA 7 ot Ju Router WLAN Note The Status screen is shown after changing to the Expert mode of the Web Configurator It varies depending on the device mode of your Router 7 2 What You Can Do Use the Status screen Section 7 3 on page 58 to view read only information about your Router NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 7 Router Mode 7 3 Status Screen Click to open the status screen Figure 41 Status Screen Router Mode Host Name Firmware Version Sys OP Mode WAN Information MAC Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway DHCP LAN Information MAC Address IP Address IP Subnet Mask DHCP WLAN 2 4G Information WLAN OP Mode MAC Address SSID Channel Security WLAN 56 Information MAC Address SSID Channel Security Summary BW MGMT Monitor Details DHCP Table Details Packet Statistics Details WLAN Station Status Details The follow
240. y Application Rules Summary Active Name Port Server IP Address Modify Apply Reset The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 51 Network gt NAT gt Application LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Application Rule Active Select the check box to enable this rule and the requested service can be forwarded to the host with a specified internal IP address Clear the checkbox to disallow forwarding of these ports to an inside server without having to delete the entry Service Name Type a name of up to 31 printable characters to identify this rule in the first field next to Service Name Otherwise select a predefined service in the second field next to Service Name The predefined service name and port number s will display in the Service Name and Port fields Port Type a port number s to define the service to be forwarded to the specified server To specify a range of ports enter a hyphen between the first port and the last port such as 10 20 To specify two or more non consecutive port numbers separate them by a comma without spaces such as 123 567 Server IP Type the IP address of the server on your LAN that receives packets from the port s Address specified in the Port field NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 14 Network Address Translation NAT Table 51 Network gt NAT gt Application continued LABEL DESCRIPTION Application Rules Summa
241. y written using twelve hexadecimal characters for example 00A0C5000002 or 1 Some wireless devices such as scanners can detect wireless networks but cannot use wireless networks These kinds of wireless devices might not have MAC addresses 2 Hexadecimal characters are 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E and F NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 10 Wireless LAN 00 A0 C5 00 00 02 To get the MAC address for each wireless client see the appropriate User s Guide or other documentation You can use the MAC address filter to tell the AP which wireless clients are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network If a wireless client is allowed to use the wireless network it still has to have the correct settings SSID channel and security If a wireless client is not allowed to use the wireless network it does not matter if it has the correct settings This type of security does not protect the information that is sent in the wireless network Furthermore there are ways for unauthorized devices to get the MAC address of an authorized wireless client Then they can use that MAC address to use the wireless network 10 3 1 3 Encryption Wireless networks can use encryption to protect the information that is sent in the wireless network Encryption is like a secret code If you do not know the secret code you cannot understand the message The types of encryption you can choose depend on the type of user authentication
242. your ISP I cannot access the Internet anymore I had access to the Internet with the Router but my Internet connection is not available anymore Check the hardware connections and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected See the Quick Start Guide and Section 1 5 on page 17 Reboot the Router If the problem continues contact your ISP The Internet connection is slow or intermittent There might be a lot of traffic on the network Look at the LEDs and check Section 1 5 on page 17 If the Router is sending or receiving a lot of information try closing some programs that use the Internet especially peer to peer applications Check the signal strength If the signal strength is low try moving the Router closer to the AP if possible and look around to see if there are any devices that might be interfering with the wireless network for example microwaves other wireless networks and so on Reboot the Router If the problem continues contact the network administrator or vendor or try one of the advanced suggestions Advanced Suggestions e Check the settings for bandwidth management If it is disabled you might consider activating it If it is enabled you might consider changing the allocations NBG6503 User s Guide Chapter 23 Troubleshooting e Check the settings for QoS If it is disabled you might consider activating it If it is enabled you might consider raising or lowering the priority for so

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