ZyXEL Communications P-1100 User manual

Prestige 1100
WAN Access Router
User's Guide
Version 2.50
Nov 1999
ZyXEL
TOTAL INTERNET ACCESS SOLUTION

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Prestige 1100
WAN Access Router
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ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii
ZyXEL Limited Warranty
ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or
workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon
proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or materials,
ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either
parts or labor, and to whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore the product or components to proper
operating condition. Any replacement will consist of a new or re-manufactured functionally equivalent product of
equal value, and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product is
modified, misused, tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal working conditions.
Note
Repair or replacement, as provided under this warranty, is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser. This warranty is
in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for
a particular use or purpose. ZyXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequential damages of any
kind of character to the purchaser.
To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center; refer to the separate Warranty Card for
your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). Products must be returned Postage Prepaid. It is
recommended that the unit be insured when shipped. Any returned products without proof of purchase or those
with an out-dated warranty will be repaired or replaced (at the discretion of ZyXEL) and the customer will be
billed for parts and labor. All repaired or replaced products will be shipped by ZyXEL to the corresponding return
address, Postage Paid (USA and territories only). If the customer desires some other return destination beyond the
U.S. borders, the customer shall bear the cost of the return shipment. This warranty gives you specific legal rights,
and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

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Customer Support
If you have questions about your ZyXEL product or desire assistance, contact ZyXEL Communications
Corporation offices worldwide, in one of the following ways:
EMAIL – Support Telephone Web Site
Method
Region EMAIL – Sales Fax FTP Site Regular Mail
[email protected]
[email protected] [phone] www.zyxel.com www.europe.zyxel.com
Worldwide
[email protected] [phone] ftp.europe.zyxel.com
ZyXEL Communications
Corp., 6 Innovation Road II,
Science-Based Industrial
Park, HsinChu, Taiwan.
[email protected] [phone]
800-255-4101 www.zyxel.com
North
America [email protected] [phone] ftp.zyxel.com
ZyXEL Communications Inc.,
1650 Miraloma Avenue,
Placentia, CA 92870, U.S.A.
[email protected] [phone] www.zyxel.dk
Scandinavia [email protected] [phone] ftp.zyxel.dk
ZyXEL Communications A/S,
Columbusvej 5, 2860
Soeborg, Denmark.
[email protected] [phone]
0810-1-ZyXEL
(= 0810-1-99935)
www.zyxel.at
Austria [email protected] [phone] ftp.zyxel.at
Note: for Austrian users with *.at
domain only!
ZyXEL Communications
Services GmbH.,
Thaliastrasse 125a/2/2/4,
A-1160 Vienna, Austria
[email protected]e+49-2405-6909-0
0180-5213247
Tech Support hotline
0180-5099935
RMA/Repair hotline
www.zyxel.de
Germany
[email protected]
[phone]
ftp.europe.zyxel.com
ZyXEL Deutschland GmbH.,
Adenauerstr. 20/A4, D-52146
Wuerselen, Germany.

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Table of Contents v
Table of Contents
Customer Support.......................................................................................................iv
Table of Contents .........................................................................................................v
List of Figures.............................................................................................................xi
List of Tables.............................................................................................................xiii
Preface .......................................................................................................................xiv
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Bridge/Router................................................1-1
1.1 Quick Feature Overview of the Prestige 1100...................................................................................1-1
1.2 Detailed Features of the Prestige 1100...............................................................................................1-1
1.3 Front Panel LEDs and Back Panel Ports............................................................................................1-3
1.3.1 Front Panel LEDs .........................................................................................................................1-3
1.3.2 Prestige 1100 Back Panel............................................................................................................1-4
1.4 Applications for Prestige 1100.............................................................................................................1-4
1.4.1 Internet Access.............................................................................................................................1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation & Initial Setup...............................................2-1
2.1 Unpacking your Bridge/Router............................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Additional Installation Requirements.................................................................................................2-1
2.3 Connect your WAN Bridge/Router......................................................................................................2-2
2.3.1 Prestige 1100 Connections.........................................................................................................2-2
2.4 Power On Your Prestige 1100..............................................................................................................2-3
2.5 Navigating the SMT Interface..............................................................................................................2-5
2.6 Changing the System Password...........................................................................................................2-7
2.7 General Setup..........................................................................................................................................2-9
2.7.1 Note on Bridging........................................................................................................................2-10
2.8 WAN Setup...........................................................................................................................................2-11
2.8.1 Prestige 1100 WAN Port Setup................................................................................................2-11
2.9 Ethernet Setup.......................................................................................................................................2-12
2.10 General Ethernet Setup..................................................................................................................2-13
2.11 Protocol Dependent Ethernet Setup.............................................................................................2-13

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Chapter 3: Internet Access......................................................................................3-1
3.1 Route IP Setup.......................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2 TCP/IP Parameters ................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask.....................................................................................................3-2
3.2.2 RIP Setup......................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.3 DHCP Configuration...................................................................................................................3-3
3.3 TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup.....................................................................................................3-3
3.4 IP Multicast............................................................................................................................................3-5
3.5 Internet Access Configuration.............................................................................................................3-6
3.6 Single User Account.............................................................................................................................3-8
3.6.1 Advantages of SUA.....................................................................................................................3-9
3.6.2 Single User Account Configuration..........................................................................................3-9
3.6.3 Ethernet SUA..............................................................................................................................3-10
3.7 LANs & WANs....................................................................................................................................3-11
3.7.1 LANs, WANs and the Prestige................................................................................................3-11
Chapter 4: Remote Node Configuration for LAN to LAN...................................4-1
4.1 Leased Line Remote Node Profile......................................................................................................4-1
4.2 Outgoing Authentication Protocol......................................................................................................4-3
4.3 Editing PPP Options.............................................................................................................................4-3
Chapter 5: Remote Node TCP/IP Configuration..................................................5-1
5.1 LAN-to-LAN Application....................................................................................................................5-1
5.2 Remote Node Setup...............................................................................................................................5-2
5.3 Static Route Setup.................................................................................................................................5-6
Chapter 6: IPX Configuration.................................................................................6-1
6.1 IPX Network Environment..................................................................................................................6-1
6.1.1 Network and Node Number.......................................................................................................6-1
6.1.2 Frame Types .................................................................................................................................6-1
6.1.3 External Network Number..........................................................................................................6-2
6.1.4 Internal Network Number...........................................................................................................6-2
6.2 Prestige 1100 in an IPX Environment................................................................................................6-2
6.2.1 Prestige 1100 on LAN with Server...........................................................................................6-3
6.2.2 Prestige 1100 on LAN without Server.....................................................................................6-3
6.3 IPX Ethernet Setup................................................................................................................................6-4

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6.4 LAN-to-LAN Application with Novell IPX......................................................................................6-5
6.4.1 IPX Remote Node Setup.............................................................................................................6-6
6.4.2 IPX Static Route Setup................................................................................................................6-8
Chapter 7: Bridging Setup......................................................................................7-1
7.1 Bridging in General................................................................................................................................7-1
7.2 Bridge Ethernet Setup...........................................................................................................................7-1
7.2.1 Remote Node Bridging Setup.....................................................................................................7-2
7.2.2 Bridge Static Route Setup...........................................................................................................7-4
Chapter 8: Filter Configuration............................................................................. 8-1
8.1 About Filtering........................................................................................................................................8-1
8.2 The Filter Structure of the Prestige.....................................................................................................8-1
8.3 Configuring a Filter Set.........................................................................................................................8-3
8.3.1 Filter Rules Summary Menu ......................................................................................................8-4
8.4 Configuring a Filter Rule ......................................................................................................................8-6
8.4.1 Filter Types and SUA...................................................................................................................8-6
8.4.2 TCP/IP Filter Rule........................................................................................................................8-7
8.4.3 Novell IPX Filter Rule...............................................................................................................8-11
8.4.4 Device Filter Rule.......................................................................................................................8-13
8.5 Applying a Filter...................................................................................................................................8-15
8.5.1 Ethernet traffic.............................................................................................................................8-15
8.5.2 Remote Node Filters ..................................................................................................................8-16
Chapter 9: SNMP Configuration...........................................................................9-1
9.1 About SNMP...........................................................................................................................................9-1
9.2 SNMP Configuration.............................................................................................................................9-1
Chapter 10: System Security.................................................................................10-1
10.1 Changing the System Password....................................................................................................10-1
Chapter 11: Telnet Configuration and Capabilities............................................11-1
11.1 About Telnet Configuration...........................................................................................................11-1
11.2 Telnet Under SUA...........................................................................................................................11-2
11.3 Telnet Capabilities...........................................................................................................................11-2
11.3.1 Single Administrator.............................................................................................................11-2
11.3.2 System Timeout.....................................................................................................................11-2

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Chapter 12: System Maintenance.........................................................................12-1
12.1 System Status..................................................................................................................................12-2
12.2 System Information........................................................................................................................12-4
12.2.1 Console Port Speed...............................................................................................................12-5
12.3 Log and Trace..................................................................................................................................12-5
12.3.1 Viewing Error Log................................................................................................................12-5
12.3.2 Syslog And Accounting.......................................................................................................12-6
12.4 Diagnostic........................................................................................................................................12-7
12.5 Filename conventions....................................................................................................................12-8
12.6 Back up Configuration...................................................................................................................12-9
12.6.1 Backup using the Console Port...........................................................................................12-9
12.6.2 Back up using FTP..............................................................................................................12-10
12.6.3 Back up using TFTP...........................................................................................................12-10
12.7 Restore Configuration..................................................................................................................12-11
12.7.1 Restore using the Console Port.........................................................................................12-11
12.7.2 Restore using FTP...............................................................................................................12-11
12.7.3 Restore using TFTP............................................................................................................12-12
12.8 Upload Firmware..........................................................................................................................12-12
12.8.1 Dual Firmware Block Structure........................................................................................12-13
12.8.2 Upload Router Firmware via the Console Port..............................................................12-13
12.8.3 Upload Router Firmware using FTP................................................................................12-14
12.8.4 Upload Router Firmware using TFTP.............................................................................12-15
12.9 Upload Router Configuration File .............................................................................................12-15
12.9.1 Upload Router Configuration File using the Console Port..........................................12-15
12.9.2 Upload Router Configuration File using FTP................................................................12-16
12.9.3 Upload Router Configuration File using TFTP.............................................................12-17
12.9.4 Boot Module Commands...................................................................................................12-18
12.10 Command Interpreter Mode.......................................................................................................12-19
Chapter 13: IP Policy Routing...............................................................................13-1
13.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................13-1
13.1.1 Benefits...................................................................................................................................13-1
13.1.2 Routing Policy.......................................................................................................................13-1
13.1.3 IP Policy Routing Setup......................................................................................................13-2
13.2 Applying an IP Policy....................................................................................................................13-6
13.2.1 Ethernet IP Policies ..............................................................................................................13-6
13.2.2 Remote Node IP Routing Policies .....................................................................................13-6

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Chapter 14: Troubleshooting................................................................................14-1
14.1 Problems Starting Up the Prestige 1100......................................................................................14-1
14.2 Problems With the WAN Port .......................................................................................................14-2
14.3 Problems with the LAN Interface.................................................................................................14-2
14.4 Problems Connecting to a Remote Node or ISP........................................................................14-2
Acronyms and Abbreviations ....................................................................................A
Index.............................................................................................................................C