Table of Contents
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................5
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Target Users..................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Notation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Product Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................................6
Product Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................................................6
Package Contents .........................................................................................................................................................................................6
Product Features...........................................................................................................................................................................................7
Physical Dimensions and Indicators.............................................................................................................................................8
LED Indicators...............................................................................................................................................................................................8
Physical Dimensions ......................................................................................................................................................................................9
NF8AC Default Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................9
Interfaces .....................................................................................................................................................................................10
Rear............................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Left ............................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Safety and Product Care .............................................................................................................................................................12
Transport and Handling...............................................................................................................................................................12
Installation and Configuration of the NF8AC ..............................................................................................................................13
Placement of your NF8AC............................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Avoid obstacles and interference..................................................................................................................................................................13
Cordless Phones .........................................................................................................................................................................................13
Choose the “Quietest” Channel for your Wireless Network ............................................................................................................................13
Hardware installation....................................................................................................................................................................................14
Connecting via a cable................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Connecting wirelessly ..................................................................................................................................................................................14
Web Based Configuration Interface............................................................................................................................................15
First-time Setup Wizard................................................................................................................................................................................15
ADSL: .........................................................................................................................................................................................................15
VDSL: .........................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Device Info ..................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Summary.............................................................................................................................................................................................17
WAN ...................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Statistics .............................................................................................................................................................................................18
Route ..................................................................................................................................................................................................20
ARP ....................................................................................................................................................................................................20
DHCP .................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Advanced Setup.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Layer2 Interface...................................................................................................................................................................................21
WAN Service .......................................................................................................................................................................................23
LAN ....................................................................................................................................................................................................26
NAT ....................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Security...............................................................................................................................................................................................31
Parental Control...................................................................................................................................................................................32
Quality of Service.........................................................................................................................................................................................33
Routing .......................................................................................................................................................................................................35
DNS....................................................................................................................................................................................................37
DSL.....................................................................................................................................................................................................38
UPnP ..................................................................................................................................................................................................39
DNS Proxy ..........................................................................................................................................................................................39
DLNA ..................................................................................................................................................................................................40
Packet Acceleration .............................................................................................................................................................................40
Storage Service ...................................................................................................................................................................................40
Interface Grouping ...............................................................................................................................................................................41
IP Tunnel .............................................................................................................................................................................................42
IPSec ..................................................................................................................................................................................................43
Certificate............................................................................................................................................................................................44
Power Management.............................................................................................................................................................................44
Multicast (IGMP Configuration) .............................................................................................................................................................45
Wireless ......................................................................................................................................................................................................46