ZyXEL Communications NVG2053 User manual

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NVG2053
Wireless N Gigabit VoIP Gateway
Copyright © 2011
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Firmware Version 1.0
Edition 1, 02/2011
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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 NVG2053 using the
Web Configurator.
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contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet
access.
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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.
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• 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 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 NVG2053 may be referred to as the “NVG2053”, the “device”, the “product”
or the “system” 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, Maintenance > Log > Log Setting means you first click
Maintenance in the navigation panel, then the Log sub menu and finally the
Log Setting 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”.
Icons Used in Figures
Figures in this User’s Guide use the following generic icons. The NVG2053 icon is
not an exact representation of your NVG2053.
Graphics in this book may differ slightly from the product due to differences in
operating systems, operating system versions, or if you installed updated

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firmware/software for your device. Every effort has been made to ensure that the
information in this manual is accurate.
NVG2053 Computer Notebook computer
Server Modem Firewall
Telephone Switch Router

Safety Warnings
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Safety Warnings
• 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 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.
• If the power adaptor or cord is damaged, remove it from the power outlet.
• 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.
• 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.
• This CPE product is for indoor use only (utilisation intérieure exclusivement).
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.

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Contents Overview
User’s Guide ...........................................................................................................................19
Getting to Know Your NVG2053 ................................................................................................ 21
Tutorials ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Connection Wizard .................................................................................................................... 49
Introducing the Web Configurator .............................................................................................. 59
Technical Reference ..............................................................................................................67
Status Screens .......................................................................................................................... 69
Monitor ....................................................................................................................................... 75
Broadband ................................................................................................................................. 81
Wireless LAN ............................................................................................................................. 93
LAN .......................................................................................................................................... 121
DHCP Server ...........................................................................................................................125
Quality of Service (QoS) .......................................................................................................... 131
Network Address Translation (NAT) ........................................................................................139
Dynamic DNS .......................................................................................................................... 145
Static Route .............................................................................................................................147
Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) ............................................................................................. 151
Firewall .................................................................................................................................... 161
Voice ........................................................................................................................................ 167
USB Service ............................................................................................................................ 197
Management ............................................................................................................................ 201
Maintenance ............................................................................................................................ 207
Password .................................................................................................................................209
Time ..........................................................................................................................................211
Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................................................... 215
Backup/Restore ....................................................................................................................... 217
Language .................................................................................................................................221
Restart ..................................................................................................................................... 223
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 225
Product Specifications ............................................................................................................. 231

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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................................................................................ 19
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your NVG2053 ............................................................................................21
1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 21
1.2 Applications ......................................................................................................................... 21
1.2.1 The WPS Button ........................................................................................................ 23
1.3 Ways to Manage the NVG2053 ...........................................................................................23
1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NVG2053 ............................................................................ 23
1.5 LEDs .................................................................................................................................... 24
1.6 Resetting the NVG2053 ....................................................................................................... 25
1.6.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button ........................................................................... 25
Chapter 2
Tutorials...................................................................................................................................27
2.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 27
2.2 Getting Starting with the NVG2053 ...................................................................................... 27
2.3 How to Make a VoIP Call ..................................................................................................... 28
2.3.1 VoIP Calls With a Registered SIP Account ................................................................ 28
2.4 How to Set up a Secure Wireless Network .......................................................................... 31
2.4.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings ................................................................ 32
2.4.2 Using WPS ................................................................................................................. 34
2.4.3 Without WPS ..............................................................................................................38
2.5 How to Access the NVG2053 Using DDNS ......................................................................... 39
2.5.1 Registering a DDNS Account on www.dyndns.org .................................................... 39
2.5.2 Configuring DDNS on Your NVG2053 ........................................................................ 40
2.5.3 Testing the DDNS Setting .......................................................................................... 40
2.6 How to Route Traffic to Another Network Using Static Route .............................................. 41

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2.7 How to Set Up NAT Port Forwarding ................................................................................... 43
2.8 How to Use QoS to Prioritize LAN Traffic ............................................................................ 45
Chapter 3
Connection Wizard .................................................................................................................49
3.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 49
3.2 Accessing the Wizard .......................................................................................................... 49
3.3 Connect to Internet .............................................................................................................. 50
3.3.1 Connection Type: PPPoE ........................................................................................... 51
3.3.2 Connection Type: DHCP ............................................................................................ 53
3.3.3 Connection Type: Static IP ......................................................................................... 53
3.4 Router Password ................................................................................................................. 55
3.5 Wireless Security ................................................................................................................. 55
3.5.1 Wireless Security: No Security ................................................................................... 56
3.5.2 Wireless Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK .................................................................. 57
Chapter 4
Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................59
4.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 59
4.2 Accessing the Web Configurator ......................................................................................... 59
4.2.1 Login Screen .............................................................................................................. 60
4.2.2 Password Screen ....................................................................................................... 62
4.3 The Web Configurator Layout .............................................................................................. 63
4.3.1 Navigation Panel ........................................................................................................ 63
4.3.2 Main Window ..............................................................................................................66
4.3.3 Status Bar ................................................................................................................... 66
Part II: Technical Reference.................................................................. 67
Chapter 5
Status Screens........................................................................................................................69
5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 69
5.2 Status Screen ...................................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 6
Monitor.....................................................................................................................................75
6.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 75
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .............................................................................. 75
6.2 The View Log Screen .......................................................................................................... 75
6.3 The Log Settings Screen .................................................................................................... 76
6.4 The DHCP Table Scren ....................................................................................................77

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6.5 The Packet Statistics Screen ............................................................................................77
6.6 The WLAN Station Status Screen .................................................................................... 79
Chapter 7
Broadband...............................................................................................................................81
7.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 81
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .............................................................................. 81
7.2 What You Need To Know ..................................................................................................... 81
7.3 The Broadband Screen ......................................................................................................83
7.3.1 Broadband Configuration ........................................................................................... 84
7.3.2 PPPoE Encapsulation ................................................................................................ 86
7.4 Technical Reference ............................................................................................................ 90
Chapter 8
Wireless LAN...........................................................................................................................93
8.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 93
8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .............................................................................. 94
8.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................94
8.3 General Wireless LAN Screen ............................................................................................ 97
8.3.1 No Security ................................................................................................................. 98
8.3.2 WEP Encryption ......................................................................................................... 99
8.3.3 WPA(2)-PSK ............................................................................................................ 101
8.3.4 WPA(2) Authentication ............................................................................................. 102
8.4 MAC Filter .......................................................................................................................... 104
8.5 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen ....................................................................................... 105
8.6 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen ....................................................................................... 107
8.7 WPS Screen ...................................................................................................................... 107
8.8 WPS Station Screen ..........................................................................................................109
8.9 Scheduling Screen .............................................................................................................110
8.10 Technical Reference .........................................................................................................111
8.10.1 Additional Wireless Terms .......................................................................................111
8.10.2 Wireless Security Overview ....................................................................................111
8.10.3 WiFi Protected Setup ..............................................................................................114
Chapter 9
LAN.........................................................................................................................................121
9.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 121
9.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ...................................................................................... 121
9.3 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................... 122
9.3.1 Multicast ................................................................................................................... 122
9.4 LAN IP Screen ................................................................................................................... 123
9.5 LAN Advanced Screen ......................................................................................................124

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Chapter 10
DHCP Server..........................................................................................................................125
10.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 125
10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 125
10.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 125
10.2.1 DHCP .....................................................................................................................125
10.2.2 IP Pool Setup ......................................................................................................... 125
10.3 General Screen ...............................................................................................................126
10.4 Advanced Screen ......................................................................................................... 126
10.5 Client List Screen ............................................................................................................ 128
Chapter 11
Quality of Service (QoS).......................................................................................................131
11.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 131
11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................... 131
11.2 The Quality of Service General Screen .......................................................................... 132
11.2.1 QoS Class Edit ...................................................................................................... 134
11.3 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................135
Chapter 12
Network Address Translation (NAT)....................................................................................139
12.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 139
12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 140
12.2 The General NAT Screen ................................................................................................ 140
12.3 The NAT Port Forwarding Screen .................................................................................. 140
12.3.1 Port Forwarding Edit Screen ................................................................................. 142
Chapter 13
Dynamic DNS ........................................................................................................................145
13.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 145
13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 145
13.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 145
13.3 The Dynamic DNS Screen ............................................................................................146
Chapter 14
Static Route...........................................................................................................................147
14.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 147
14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 147
14.2 The IP Static Route Screen ............................................................................................ 148
14.2.1 Static Route Edit ................................................................................................... 149
Chapter 15
Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)..........................................................................................151

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15.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 151
15.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 151
15.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 151
15.3 The UPnP Screen ............................................................................................................152
15.4 Installing UPnP in Windows ............................................................................................. 153
15.4.1 Windows 7 .............................................................................................................. 153
15.4.2 Windows XP ........................................................................................................... 154
15.5 Using UPnP in Windows XP ............................................................................................ 155
15.5.1 Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device .............................................. 156
15.5.2 Web Configurator Easy Access .............................................................................158
Chapter 16
Firewall...................................................................................................................................161
16.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 161
16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 161
16.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 161
16.3 The General Firewall Screen ........................................................................................ 162
16.4 The Services Screen ....................................................................................................163
16.4.1 Configuring Firewall Rules ................................................................................... 164
Chapter 17
Voice.......................................................................................................................................167
17.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 167
17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 167
17.1.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................ 168
17.2 Before You Begin .............................................................................................................168
17.3 The SIP Service Provider Screen ................................................................................... 169
17.4 The SIP Account Screen ................................................................................................ 172
17.4.1 SIP Account Edit .................................................................................................. 173
17.4.2 Dial Plan Rules ....................................................................................................... 176
17.5 The Phone Device Screen ..............................................................................................177
17.5.1 The Phone Device Edit Screen ............................................................................. 178
17.6 The Phone Region Screen .............................................................................................180
17.7 The Speed Dial Screen ....................................................................................................180
17.7.1 The Speed Dial Edit Screen ..................................................................................182
17.8 The PSTN call through Screen .......................................................................................182
17.9 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................183
17.9.1 Quality of Service (QoS) ........................................................................................ 191
17.9.2 Phone Services Overview ...................................................................................... 192
Chapter 18
USB Service...........................................................................................................................197
18.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 197

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18.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 197
18.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 197
18.3 Before You Begin .............................................................................................................198
18.4 The 3G Connection Setup Screen ................................................................................... 198
Chapter 19
Management..........................................................................................................................201
19.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 201
19.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 201
19.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 201
19.3 The TR-069 Screen .........................................................................................................202
19.4 The WWW Screen ........................................................................................................... 204
19.5 The Telnet Screen ...........................................................................................................204
19.6 The ICMP Screen ............................................................................................................205
Chapter 20
Maintenance..........................................................................................................................207
20.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 207
20.2 What You Can Do ............................................................................................................207
20.3 General Screen ..............................................................................................................207
Chapter 21
Password...............................................................................................................................209
21.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 209
21.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 209
21.2 Password Screen ............................................................................................................ 209
Chapter 22
Time........................................................................................................................................211
22.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................211
22.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ...........................................................................211
22.2 Time Setting Screen ........................................................................................................ 212
Chapter 23
Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................................................215
23.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 215
23.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 215
23.2 Firmware Upgrade Screen .............................................................................................. 215
Chapter 24
Backup/Restore.....................................................................................................................217
24.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 217
24.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 217

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24.2 Backup/Restore Screen ...................................................................................................218
Chapter 25
Language...............................................................................................................................221
25.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 221
25.2 What You Can Do ............................................................................................................221
25.3 The Language Screen ..................................................................................................... 221
Chapter 26
Restart....................................................................................................................................223
26.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 223
26.2 What You Can Do ............................................................................................................223
26.3 The Restart Screen .........................................................................................................223
Chapter 27
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................225
27.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ...................................................................... 225
27.2 NVG2053 Access and Login ........................................................................................... 226
27.3 Internet Access ................................................................................................................ 228
27.4 Resetting the NVG2053 to Its Factory Defaults ............................................................... 229
27.5 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 230
Chapter 28
Product Specifications.........................................................................................................231
Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions......................................235
Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address...........................................................247
Appendix C Wireless LANs..................................................................................................275
Appendix D Legal Information..............................................................................................291
Appendix E Open Software Announcements.......................................................................295
Index.......................................................................................................................................323

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