Verizon Fios-G2100 User manual

Model Fios-G2100 ©2016 Verizon
Fios-G2100
USER
GUIDE

CONTENTS
01/
INTRODUCTION
1.0 Package 
Contents
1.1 System 
Requirements
1.2 Features 7
1.3 Getting to 
Know Your
Fios Router
02/
CONNECTING
YOUR FIOS ROUTER
2.0 Setting Up 18
Your Fios Router
2.1 Computer 24
Network
Configuration
2.2 Main Screen 30
03/
WIRELESS SETTINGS
3.0 Overview 
3.1 Wireless Status 
3.2 Basic Security 
Settings
3.3 Advanced 
Security Settings
3.4 Wireless MAC 
Authentication
3.5 802.11 Mode 
3.6 Other Advanced 
Wireless Options
3.7 Guest Wi-Fi 
Settings
04/
VOICE
4.0 Overview 
4.1 Voice Status 
4.2 Voice Settings 
4.3 Handset Paging 

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05/
CONFIGURING MY
NETWORK SETTINGS
5.0 Accessing My 
Network Settings
5.1 Using My Network 
Settings
06/
USING NETWORK
CONNECTIONS
6.0 Accessing 
Network
Connections
6.1 Network 
(Home/Oce)
Connection
6.2 Broadband 
Connection
6.3 Wireless Access 
Point Connection
6.4 Broadband Ethernet 
Connection
07/
CONFIGURING
SECURITY SETTINGS
7.0 Firewall 
7.1 Access Control 
7.2 Port Forwarding 
7.3 Port Triggering 
7.4 DMZ Host 
7.5 Remote 
Administration
7.6 Static NAT 
7.7 Security Log 
08/
SETTING PARENTAL
CONTROLS
8.0 Activating 
Parental Controls
8.1 Rule Summary 

CONTENTS
09/
CONFIGURING
ADVANCED SETTINGS
9.0 Using Advanced 
Settings
9.1 Utilities 
9.2 DNS Settings 
9.3 Network 
Settings
9.4 Routing 
9.5 Date and Time 
9.6 Configuration 
Settings
10/
MONITORING
YOUR FIOS ROUTER
10.0 Fios Router Status 
10.1 Advanced Status 
10.2 System Logging 
10.3 Full Status/System 
wide Monitoring
of Connections
10.4 Trac 
Monitoring
10.5 Bandwidth 
Monitoring
10.6 Voice 
Diagnostics
10.7 Optical Status 

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TROUBLESHOOTING
11.0 Troubleshooting 
Tips
11.1 Frequently 
Asked Questions
12/
SPECIFICATIONS
12.0 General 
Specifications
12.1 LED Indicators 
12.2 Environmental 
Parameters
13/
NOTICES
13.0 Regulatory 
Compliance
Notices

Package Contents
System Requirements
Features
Getting to Know Your
Fios Router
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
INTRODUCTION
01/

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/ INTRODUCTION
The Verizon Fios-G2100 lets you
transmit and distribute digital
entertainment and information to
multiple devices in your home/oce.
Your Fios-G2100 supports networking
using fiber cable, Ethernet, or Wi-Fi,
making it one of the most versatile and
powerful routers available.

PACKAGE CONTENTS, SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS AND FEATURES
1.0/ PACKAGE CONTENT
Your package contains:
• Fios-G2100
• Power adapter
• LAN Ethernet cable
• Phone Cable
• Quick Start Guide
1.1/ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
System and software requirements are:
• A computer or other network device supporting Wi-Fi or wired
Ethernet
• A web browser, such as Chrome™, Firefox®, Internet Explorer 8®
or higher, or Safari®5.1 or higher
1.2/ FEATURES
Your Fios Router features include:
• Support for multiple networking standards, including
– WAN – Gigabit Ethernet and Fiber interfaces
–LAN – 802.11 b/g/n/ac and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
– ONT – Network connectivity to service provider

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• Integrated wired networking with 4-port Ethernet switch and
Fiber
– Ethernet supports speeds up to 1000 Mbps
–Fiber enabled to support speeds up to 2 Gbps - downlink
and 1.25 Gbps - uplink
• Integrated wireless networking with 802.11b/g/n/ac access point
featuring:
–Enabled 802.11b capable speeds (based on device)
– Enabled 802.11g capable speeds (based on device)
–Enabled 802.11n capable speeds (based on device)
–Enabled 802.11ac capable speeds (based on device)
• Enterprise-level security, including:
–Fully customizable firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection
(SPI)
–Content filtering with URL-keyword based filtering,
parental controls, and customizable filtering policies per
computer
–Intrusion detection with Denial of Service protection
against IP spoofing attacks, scanning attacks, IP fragment
overlap exploit, ping of death, and fragmentation attacks
–Eventlogging

FEATURES AND GETTING TO
KNOW YOUR FIOS ROUTER
– MAC address filtering
– Static NAT
– Port forwarding
–Port triggering
– Access control
–Advanced wireless protection featuring WPA2/WPA Mixed
Mode and MAC address filtering
• Options, including:
–DHCPserver
– WAN interface auto-detection
–DynamicDNS
–DNSserver
– LAN IP and WAN IP address selection
– MAC address cloning
– IPv6 support
–QoS support (end to end layer 2/3) featuring:
Dierentiated Services (Diserv), 802.1p/q prioritization,
and pass-through of WAN-side DSCPs, Per Hop Behaviors
(PHBs), and queuing to LAN-side devices
–Remote management and secured remote management
using HTTPS
– Static routing