ZyXEL Communications MAX208M User manual

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MAX208M
WiMAX Indoor Gateway
Copyright © 2011
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Software Version 2.00
Edition 1, 2/2011
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About This User's Guide
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About This User's Guide
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for people who want to configure the ZyXEL WiMAX
Device using the ZyXEL Web Configurator. You should have at least a basic
knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology.
Related Documentation
•QuickStartGuide
The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It
contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet
access.
• Support Disc
Refer to the included CD for support documents.
• ZyXEL Web Site
Please refer to www.zyxel.com for additional support documentation and
product certifications.
Documentation Feedback
Send your comments, questions or suggestions to: [email protected]
Thank you!
The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Need More Help?
More help is available at www.zyxel.com.

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order to better understand how to use your product.
• Knowledge Base
If you have a specific question about your product, the answer may be here.
This is a collection of answers to previously asked questions about ZyXEL
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Customer Support
Should problems arise that cannot be solved by the methods listed above, you
should contact your vendor. If you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a
ZyXEL office for the region in which you bought the device.
See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.php for contact information. Please
have the following information ready when you contact an office.
• Product model and serial number.
•WarrantyInformation.
• Date that you received your device.
• Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it.

Document Conventions
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Document Conventions
Warnings and Notes
These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’s Guide.
Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your
WiMAX Device.
Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may
need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations.
Syntax Conventions
• The product(s) described in this book may be referred to as the “WiMAX
Device”, the “device”, the “system” or the “product” in this User’s Guide.
• Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.
• A key stroke is denoted by square brackets and uppercase text, for example,
[ENTER] means the “enter” or “return” key on your keyboard.
• “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters and then press the
[ENTER] key. “Select” or “choose” means for you to use one of the predefined
choices.
• A right angle bracket ( > ) within a screen name denotes a mouse click. For
example, TOOLS > Logs > Log Settings means you first click Tools in the
navigation panel, then the Logs sub menu and finally the Log Settings tab to
get to that screen.
• Units of measurement may denote the “metric” value or the “scientific” value.
For example, “k” for kilo may denote “1000” or “1024”, “M” for mega may
denote “1000000” or “1048576” and so on.
• “e.g.,” is a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” means “that is” or “in other
words”.

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Icons Used in Figures
Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The WiMAX
Device icon is not an exact representation of your product.
Table 1 Common Icons
WiMAX Device Computer Wireless Signal
Notebook Server Base Station
Telephone Switch Router
Internet Cloud Network Cloud

Safety Warnings
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Safety Warnings
For your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and
instructions.
• Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a
swimming pool.
• Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.
• Do NOT store things on the device.
• Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a
remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
• Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device.
• 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. Connect it to
the right supply voltage (for example, 110V AC in North America or 230V AC in
Europe).
• Do NOT remove the plug and connect it to a power outlet by itself; always
attach the plug to the power adaptor first before connecting it to a power outlet.
• 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.
• If the power adaptor or cord is damaged, remove it from the device and the
power source.
• Do NOT attempt to repair the power adaptor or cord. Contact your local vendor
to order a new one.Do not use the device outside, and make sure all the
connections are indoors. There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
• Do NOT obstruct the device ventilation slots, as insufficient airflow may harm
your device.Use only No. 26 AWG (American Wire Gauge) or larger
telecommunication line cord.
• Antenna Warning! This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements
when using the included antenna(s). Only use the included antenna(s).
• If you wall mount your device, make sure that no electrical lines, gas or water
pipes will be damaged.

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• Make sure that the cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection
against voltage surges.
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.

Contents Overview
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Contents Overview
User’s Guide ........................................................................................................................... 15
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................... 17
The Web Configurator ............................................................................................................... 21
Setup Wizard ............................................................................................................................. 27
Tutorials ..................................................................................................................................... 35
Technical Reference .............................................................................................................. 51
System Status ............................................................................................................................ 53
WiMAX ....................................................................................................................................... 57
Network Settings ....................................................................................................................... 77
Security .................................................................................................................................... 107
Maintenance .............................................................................................................................113
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 139
Product Specifications ............................................................................................................. 145

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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
About This User's Guide ..........................................................................................................3
Document Conventions............................................................................................................5
Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................ 7
Contents Overview ................................................................................................................... 9
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................... 11
Part I: User’s Guide................................................................................ 15
Chapter 1
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................ 17
1.1 About Your WiMAX Device .................................................................................................. 17
1.1.1 WiMAX Internet Access ............................................................................................. 17
1.2 WiMAX Device Hardware .................................................................................................... 18
1.2.1 LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 18
1.3 Good Habits for Device Management .................................................................................. 19
Chapter 2
The Web Configurator ............................................................................................................21
2.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 21
2.1.1 Accessing the Web Configurator ................................................................................ 21
2.1.2 The Reset Button ....................................................................................................... 22
2.1.3 Saving and Canceling Changes ................................................................................. 23
2.1.4 Working with Tables ................................................................................................... 24
2.2 The Main Screen ................................................................................................................. 24
Chapter 3
Setup Wizard ........................................................................................................................... 27
3.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 27
3.1.1 Welcome to the Setup Wizard .................................................................................... 27
3.1.2 LAN Settings .............................................................................................................. 28
3.1.3 WiMAX Frequency Settings ....................................................................................... 29
3.1.4 WiMAX Authentication Settings ................................................................................. 31
3.1.5 Setup Complete ......................................................................................................... 33

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Chapter 4
Tutorials ................................................................................................................................... 35
4.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 35
4.2 WiMAX Connection Settings ............................................................................................... 35
4.3 Configuring LAN DHCP .......................................................................................................36
4.4 Changing Certificate ............................................................................................................ 38
4.5 Blocking Web Access .......................................................................................................... 39
4.6 Configuring the MAC Address Filter .................................................................................... 40
4.7 Setting Up NAT Port Forwarding ......................................................................................... 42
4.8 Access the WiMAX Device Using DDNS ............................................................................. 45
4.8.1 Registering a DDNS Account on www.dyndns.org .................................................... 45
4.8.2 Configuring DDNS on Your WiMAX Device ............................................................... 46
4.8.3 Testing the DDNS Setting .......................................................................................... 46
4.9 Configuring Static Route for Routing to Another Network ................................................... 46
4.10 Remotely Managing Your WiMAX Device ......................................................................... 49
Part II: Technical Reference .................................................................. 51
Chapter 5
System Status ......................................................................................................................... 53
5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 53
5.2 System Status ...................................................................................................................... 53
Chapter 6
WiMAX...................................................................................................................................... 57
6.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 57
6.1.1 What You Need to Know ............................................................................................ 57
6.2 Connection Settings ............................................................................................................ 61
6.3 Frequency Settings .............................................................................................................. 63
6.4 Authentication Settings ........................................................................................................ 65
6.5 Connect ............................................................................................................................... 68
6.6 Wide Scan ........................................................................................................................... 71
6.7 Link Status ........................................................................................................................... 72
6.8 Link Statistics ....................................................................................................................... 74
6.9 Connection Info ................................................................................................................... 75
6.10 Service Flow ...................................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 7
Network Settings..................................................................................................................... 77
7.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 77
7.1.1 What You Need to Know ............................................................................................ 77

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7.2 WAN .................................................................................................................................... 82
7.3 PPPoE ................................................................................................................................. 84
7.4 GRE ..................................................................................................................................... 85
7.5 EtherIP ................................................................................................................................. 86
7.6 IP ......................................................................................................................................... 86
7.7 DHCP .................................................................................................................................. 87
7.8 Static Route ......................................................................................................................... 88
7.9 RIP ....................................................................................................................................... 89
7.10 Port Forwarding ................................................................................................................. 90
7.10.1 Port Forwarding Wizard ........................................................................................... 92
7.11 Port Trigger ........................................................................................................................ 93
7.11.1 Port Trigger Wizard .................................................................................................. 94
7.11.2 Trigger Port Forwarding Example ............................................................................. 95
7.12 DMZ ................................................................................................................................... 96
7.13 ALG ................................................................................................................................... 97
7.14 UPnP ................................................................................................................................. 98
7.14.1 Installing UPnP in Windows XP ............................................................................... 98
7.14.2 Web Configurator Easy Access ............................................................................. 102
7.15 DDNS .............................................................................................................................. 104
7.16 Content Filter ................................................................................................................... 105
Chapter 8
Security.................................................................................................................................. 107
8.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 107
8.1.1 What You Need to Know .......................................................................................... 107
8.2 IP Filter .............................................................................................................................. 108
8.3 MAC Filter .......................................................................................................................... 109
8.4 DDOS .................................................................................................................................110
Chapter 9
Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 113
9.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................113
9.1.1 What You Need to Know ...........................................................................................113
9.2 Password ........................................................................................................................... 120
9.3 HTTP ................................................................................................................................. 121
9.4 Telnet ................................................................................................................................. 122
9.5 SSH ................................................................................................................................... 122
9.6 SNMP ................................................................................................................................ 123
9.7 CWMP ............................................................................................................................... 124
9.8 OMA-DM ............................................................................................................................ 126
9.9 Date ................................................................................................................................... 128
9.10 Time Zone ........................................................................................................................ 129
9.11 Upgrade File .................................................................................................................... 129

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9.11.1 The Firmware Upload Process ............................................................................... 130
9.12 Upgrade Link ................................................................................................................... 131
9.13 CWMP Upgrade ..............................................................................................................131
9.14 Backup ............................................................................................................................. 132
9.15 Restore ............................................................................................................................ 133
9.15.1 The Restore Configuration Process ....................................................................... 133
9.16 Factory Defaults .............................................................................................................. 134
9.17 Log Setting ...................................................................................................................... 134
9.18 Log Display ...................................................................................................................... 135
9.19 About ............................................................................................................................... 136
9.20 Reboot ............................................................................................................................. 136
Chapter 10
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................... 139
10.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ...................................................................... 139
10.2 WiMAX Device Access and Login ................................................................................... 140
10.3 Internet Access ................................................................................................................ 142
10.4 Reset the WiMAX Device to Its Factory Defaults ............................................................ 143
10.5 Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions ...................................................... 144
Chapter 11
Product Specifications .........................................................................................................145
Appendix A WiMAX Security ................................................................................................ 151
Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address........................................................... 155
Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions........................................183
Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting ...........................................................................193
Appendix E Importing Certificates ........................................................................................ 205
Appendix F Common Services ............................................................................................. 237
Appendix G Legal Information.............................................................................................. 241
Index....................................................................................................................................... 245

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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started
1.1 About Your WiMAX Device
The WiMAX Device allows you to access the Internet by connecting to a WiMAX
wireless network. You can configure firewall and content filtering as well as a host
of other features. The browser-based user interface -- the Web Configurator --
can be used to easily manage the device.
See Chapter 11 on page 145 for a complete list of features for your model.
1.1.1 WiMAX Internet Access
Connect your computer or network to the WiMAX Device for WiMAX Internet
access. See the Quick Start Guide for instructions on hardware connections.
In a wireless metropolitan area network (MAN), the WiMAX Device connects to a
WiMAX base station (BS) for Internet access.
The following diagram shows a notebook computer equipped with the WiMAX
Device connecting to the Internet through a WiMAX base station (BS).
Figure 1 Mobile Station and Base Station
When the firewall is on, all incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is
blocked unless it is initiated from your network.
Use content filtering to block access to web sites with URLs containing keywords
that you specify. You can define time periods and days during which content
filtering is enabled and include or exclude particular computers on your network
from content filtering. For example, you could block access to certain web sites.
BS

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1.2 WiMAX Device Hardware
Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to make hardware connections.
1.2.1 LEDs
The following figure shows the LEDs (lights) on the WiMAX Device.
Figure 2 The WiMAX Device’s LEDs
The following table describes your WiMAX Device’s LEDs (from top to bottom).
Table 2 The WiMAX Device LEDs behavior
LED STATE DESCRIPTION
Power Off The WiMAX Device is not receiving power.
Red The WiMAX Device is receiving power but has been
unable to start up correctly or is not receiving enough
power. See the Troubleshooting section for more
information.
Green Solid: The WiMAX Device is receiving power and
functioning correctly.
Flashing: the device is self-testing (startup)
WiMAX Link Off The WiMAX Device is not connected to a wireless
(WiMAX) network.
Green The WiMAX Device is successfully connected to a
wireless (WiMAX) network.
Green (Blinking
Slowly)
The WiMAX Device is searching for a wireless (WiMAX)
network.
Green (Blinking
Quickly)
The WiMAX Device has found a wireless (WiMAX)
network and is connecting.
STRENGTH
POWER LED
WIMAX
INDICATORS
LINK LED

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1.3 Good Habits for Device Management
Do the following things regularly to make the WiMAX Device more secure and to
manage the WiMAX Device more effectively.
• 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.
• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it).
Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the WiMAX Device
becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to
reset the WiMAX Device to its factory default settings. If you backed up an
earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the WiMAX
Device. You could simply restore your last configuration.
Signal
Strength
Indicator
The Strength Indicator LEDs display the Interference-plus-Noise Ratio
(CINR) of the wireless (WiMAX) connection.
LEDs 1, 2, 3 on RSSI >= -69 dBm
LEDs 1, 2 on RSSI: -70~-79 dBm
LED 1 on RSSI: -80~-89 dBm
Table 2 The WiMAX Device LEDs behavior
LED STATE DESCRIPTION

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