ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N User manual

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NBG-417N
WirelessN-liteHomeRouter
Copyright 2009
ZyXELCommunicationsCorporation
FirmwareVersion 1.0
Edition 1,1/2009
DefaultLoginDetails
IPAddress http://192.168.1.1
Password 1234

AboutThisUser'sGuide
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AboutThisUser'sGuide
IntendedAudience
Thismanualisintended forpeoplewhowant to configuretheNBG-417Nusingthe
WebConfigurator.You shouldhaveatleastabasicknowledgeofTCP/IP
networkingconceptsandtopology.
RelatedDocumentation
QuickStartGuide
TheQuickStartGuide isdesignedtohelpyougetupandrunningright away.It
containsinformation on settingupyournetworkandconfiguringforInternet
access.
SupportingDisc
Referto theincluded CDforsupportdocuments.
ZyXELWeb Site
Pleasereferto www.zyxel.com foradditional supportdocumentation and
productcertifications.
UserGuideFeedback
Helpushelpyou.SendallUserGuide-related comments,questionsorsuggestions
forimprovement to thefollowingaddress, orusee-mailinstead.Thankyou!
TheTechnicalWritingTeam,
ZyXELCommunicationsCorp.,
6Innovation RoadII,
Science-BasedIndustrialPark,
Hsinchu,300,Taiwan.
E-mail: [e-mail]

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CustomerSupport
In theevent ofproblemsthatcannot besolvedbyusingthismanual,you should
contactyourvendor.If youcannot contactyourvendor,thencontactaZyXEL
officefortheregion inwhichyou bought thedevice.See http://www.zyxel.com/
web/contact_us.phpforcontactinformation.Pleasehavethefollowinginformation
readywhenyou contactanoffice.
Productmodelandserialnumber.
WarrantyInformation.
Datethatyou receivedyourdevice.
Brief descriptionoftheproblemandthestepsyoutookto solveit.

DocumentConventions
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DocumentConventions
Warningsand Notes
Thesearehowwarnings andnotesareshowninthisUser!sGuide.
Warningstell youaboutthingsthatcouldharmyou oryourdevice.
Note: Notestellyouotherimportantinformation(forexample,otherthingsyou may
need toconfigureorhelpful tips) orrecommendations.
Syntax Conventions
TheNBG-417Nmaybereferred to asthe "NBG-417N#,the "device#,the
"product#orthe "system#inthisUser!sGuide.
Productlabels, screennames, fieldlabelsandfieldchoicesareallin bold font.
Akeystrokeisdenoted bysquarebracketsanduppercasetext,forexample,
[ENTER]meansthe "enter#or "return#keyon yourkeyboard.
"Enter#meansforyou to type oneor morecharactersandthenpress the
[ENTER]key. "Select#or "choose#meansforyou touseoneofthepredefined
choices.
Aright anglebracket(>)withinascreennamedenotesamouseclick.For
example, Maintenance> Log> LogSetting meansyou firstclick
Maintenance inthenavigationpanel,thenthe Log submenu andfinallythe
LogSetting tabto getto thatscreen.
Unitsof measurement maydenotethe "metric#valueorthe "scientific#value.
Forexample, "k#forkilomaydenote "1000#or "1024#, "M#formegamay
denote "1000000#or "1048576#andsoon.
"e.g.,#isashorthandfor "forinstance#,and "i.e.,#means "thatis#or "inother
words#.

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IconsUsedinFigures
FiguresinthisUser!sGuidemayusethefollowinggenericicons.TheNBG-417N
icon isnot anexactrepresentationofyourdevice.
NBG-417N Computer Notebookcomputer
Server DSLAM Firewall
Telephone Switch Router
Modem

SafetyWarnings
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SafetyWarnings
DoNOTusethisproductnearwater,forexample,inawetbasementornearaswimming
pool.
DoNOT exposeyourdevicetodampness,dustorcorrosiveliquids.
DoNOT storethingsonthedevice.
DoNOT install,use,orservicethisdevice duringathunderstorm.Thereisaremoterisk
of electricshockfrom lightning.
ConnectONLYsuitableaccessoriestothedevice.
DoNOT openthedeviceorunit.Opening orremovingcoverscanexposeyouto
dangeroushighvoltage pointsorotherrisks.ONLYqualifiedservicepersonnelshould
serviceordisassemblethisdevice.Pleasecontactyourvendorforfurtherinformation.
Makesuretoconnectthecablestothecorrectports.
Placeconnectingcablescarefullysothatno onewillsteponthem orstumbleoverthem.
Alwaysdisconnectallcablesfromthisdevicebeforeservicingordisassembling.
UseONLYanappropriatepoweradaptororcordforyourdevice.
Connectthepoweradaptororcordtotherightsupplyvoltage (forexample,110VACin
NorthAmericaor230VACinEurope).
DoNOT allowanythingtorestonthepoweradaptororcordanddoNOT placethe
productwhereanyonecanwalkonthepoweradaptororcord.
DoNOT usethedeviceif thepoweradaptororcordisdamaged asitmightcause
electrocution.
Ifthepoweradaptororcordisdamaged,removeitfrom thepoweroutlet.
DoNOTattempttorepairthepoweradaptororcord.Contactyourlocalvendortoordera
newone.
Donotusethedeviceoutside,andmakesure alltheconnectionsareindoors.Thereisa
remoteriskof electricshockfromlightning.
DoNOT obstructthedeviceventilationslots,asinsufficientairflowmayharmyour
device.
AntennaWarning!ThisdevicemeetsETSI andFCCcertificationrequirementswhenusing
theincludedantenna(s).Onlyusetheincludedantenna(s).
Ifyouwallmountyourdevice,makesurethatnoelectricallines,gasorwaterpipeswill
bedamaged.
Yourproductismarkedwiththissymbol,whichisknownastheWEEEmark.WEEE
standsforWasteElectronics andElectricalEquipment.It meansthat usedelectrical
andelectronicproductsshouldnotbe mixedwithgeneralwaste.Usedelectricaland
electronicequipmentshould betreated separately.

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ContentsOverview
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ContentsOverview
Introduction............................................................................................................................19
Getting toKnowYourNBG-417N..............................................................................................21
The WPS Button ........................................................................................................................25
Introducing the Web Configurator..............................................................................................27
Connection Wizard....................................................................................................................39
APMode ....................................................................................................................................53
Tutorials.....................................................................................................................................61
Network ...................................................................................................................................69
Wireless LAN.............................................................................................................................71
WAN..........................................................................................................................................91
LAN..........................................................................................................................................103
DHCPServer...........................................................................................................................107
NetworkAddressTranslation (NAT).........................................................................................113
DynamicDNS..........................................................................................................................123
Security.................................................................................................................................127
Firewall ....................................................................................................................................129
Content Filtering......................................................................................................................135
Management.........................................................................................................................141
StaticRoute.............................................................................................................................143
BandwidthManagement..........................................................................................................147
RemoteManagement..............................................................................................................155
UniversalPlug-and-Play(UPnP).............................................................................................159
Maintenance andTroubleshooting .....................................................................................173
System.....................................................................................................................................175
Logs.........................................................................................................................................181
Tools........................................................................................................................................183
Sys OPMode ..........................................................................................................................189
Language.................................................................................................................................193
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................195
Appendices and Index.........................................................................................................203

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