ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N User manual

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NBG-417N
Wireless N-lite Home Router
Version 1.00
Edition 2, 4/2009
QUICK START GUIDE
DEFAULT LOGIN DETAILS
LAN Port LAN1 ~ LAN4
IP Address http://192.168.1.1
Password 1234
CONTENTS
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DEUTSCH 25
ESPAÑOL 49
FRANÇAIS 73
ITALIANO 97
SVENSKA 121
NEDERLANDS 143
2009 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
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Overview
The NBG-417N is a wireless router that lets you:
• Set up a wired network using the built-in switch.
• Set up a wireless network with secure WPS.
• Protect both networks with the firewall.
This Quick Start Guide shows you how to set up a wired
and wireless network (A) with your NBG-417N and to
connect to the Internet through a device such as a
cable or DSL modem, or a cable or DSL router (B).
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B
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Do the following to set up your NBG-417N for the first
time:
1. Connect Your Hardware, page 5
2. Run the Wizard, page 8
3. Set Up a Wireless Network Manually or with WPS,
page 18
See the User’s Guide on the included CD for details on
all of the NBG-417N’s features. Insert the CD into your
CD-ROM, if a screen does not pop-up, use Windows
Explorer (My Computer) to go to the CD-ROM
(commonly drive D) and browse for the User’s Guide.

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Connect Your Hardware
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Do the following to make hardware connections for
initial setup.
1. Antenna:
Connect the antenna to the antenna socket, ensuring it
is screwed in firmly and angled upwards.
2. WAN:
Connect the WAN port on your NBG-417N to the
Ethernet port on the device with which you are
accessing the Internet (for example, a modem) using
an Ethernet cable.
3. LAN (1~4):
Connect the Ethernet port on your computer to a LAN
port on the NBG-417N using the included Ethernet
cable.
4. POWER:
Use the power adapter from the package to connect
the POWER socket to an appropriate power source.

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Look at the LEDs (lights)
When you connect the power, the power (),LAN
( ), WAN ( ) and WLAN/WPS ( ) LEDs
turn on if the corresponding connections are properly
made.
 If the power ( ), LAN ( ), WAN ()or
WLAN/WPS ( ) LEDs do not turn on, check
your connections. If this doesn’t help, disconnect
the NBG-417N from its power source, wait for a
few seconds and turn it back on.

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Run the Wizard
This section shows you how to use the computer
connected to the NBG-417N to log in and configure
your wireless and Internet access settings.
Connect to the NBG-417N from Your
Computer
1. Launch a web browser (such as
Internet Explorer). Enter the
NBG-417N’s default IP address,
http://192.168.1.1,and press [ENTER].
2. The Password
window displays.
Enter the password
(1234 is the default)
and click Login.
 If the login screen
does not display, make sure your computer is set
to receive an IP address dynamically. If that
doesn’t help, check your web browser’s security
settings. See the appendix in the User’s Guide for
information on both suggestions).

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3. Change the password
and click Apply.
4. Click Go to Wizard
setup to set up your
NBG-417N for the first
time.
5. Choose your language and
click Next.

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Configure Wireless Settings
When using the Wizard enter the Internet access
information exactly as given to you by your ISP in
each wizard screen. Click Next to continue or click
Back to return to the previous screen. Current screen
information will be lost if you click Back.
Configure the wireless network settings on your NBG-
417N by following these steps.
1. Click Next to proceed with the Connection Wizard.
2. This
screen is
optional.
You can
just click
Next.

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3. Name(SSID): Enter a descriptive name for your
wireless network.
4. Security: Select the strongest security that all
devices on your wireless network support. Selecting
Extend(WPA2-PSK with customized key) provides
stronger security than Extend(WPA-PSK with
customized key).If you have other wireless devices
you want to add to your network and they are not
compatible with WPA-PSK, you may have to choose
another kind of security. See your User’s Guide for
information on other kinds of security.
5. Channel Selection: Select a wireless channel if you
are worried about interference from other APs. The
NBG-417N and wireless devices in your network must
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6. Write down the Name(SSID), Security and Channel
Selection for later use as the NBG-417N and other
devices on your wireless network must use the
same settings. Click Next.
7. Go to section Configure Internet Access Setting if you
chose None in the previous screen. Otherwise write
down the Pre-Shared Key.Click Next.

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Configure Internet Access Setting
Set up your NBG-417N for Internet access by following
these steps.
Choose a Connection Type.
1. You may need to wait several
minutes while the wizard attempts
to detect what kind of connection
you have with your Internet Service Provider (ISP).If
the wizard detects your connection type, click Next.
Otherwise, you can select your connection type from
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2. If your ISP gave you Internet access settings, type
them in the screen that appears in your Wizard.
Otherwise leave the default settings and click Next
to go to the next section.
• Check with your ISP if you do not know what
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Set Your WAN IP Address
Your IP address lets you send and receive network
traffic in a similar way to how a street address lets you
send and receive mail. Configure your IP address
settings here so you can communicate with other
devices on your WAN.
1. If your ISP did not
assign you a fixed IP
address, select Get
automatically from
your ISP and click Next
to go to section .
Otherwise, if your ISP
gave you a fixed IP address, select Use fixed IP
address provided by your ISP. Click Next.
2. In the screen that appears type the WAN IP address,
and, depending on the screen, the WAN IP subnet
mask and the gateway IP address given by your ISP.
3. If you are given DNS server settings, type them in
the screen that appears. Otherwise leave the default
settings and click Next.

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Set the WAN MAC Address
Your MAC address is like an ID number which uniquely
identifies your NBG-417N. Some ISPs require MAC
address authentication. You can set how your MAC
address appears to your ISP by selecting one of the
following options in the screen.
•SelectFactory Default to use the NBG-417N’s
factory-assigned, default MAC address.
•SelectClone the computer’s MAC Address to set
how your MAC address appears to your ISP. Type the
IP address of the selected computer on your LAN.
•SelectSet WAN MAC Address to use another MAC
address.
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Click Finish to complete the wizard setup.
• If you have any Internet access problems, follow the
on-screen instructions.
Congratulations! Open a web browser, such as Internet
Explorer, to visit your favorite website.
 If you cannot access the Internet when your
computer is connected to one of the NBG-417N’s
LAN ports, check your connections. Then turn the
NBG-417N off, wait for a few seconds then turn it
back on. If that does not work, log in to the web
configurator again and check you have typed all
information correctly. See the User’s Guide for
more suggestions.
You are now ready to connect wirelessly to your NBG-
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Set Up a Wireless Network
You can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to add
wireless devices to your wireless network. The other
wireless devices must also support WPS.
If your wireless devices display the
WPS logo as shown, go to section
Set up Your Wireless Network with
WPS to use WPS to set up your
wireless network.
If your wireless devices do not display the WPS logo,
go to section Set up a Wireless Network Manually to
manually set up a wireless network.
Set up Your Wireless Network with
WPS
Follow these steps to set up your wireless network
using WPS.
1. Place a WPS-enabled device within range of the
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2. Press the WPS button on both devices. It doesn’t
matter which button is pressed first. You must press
the second button within two minutes of pressing the
first one.
Your NBG-417N has a WPS button located on its
housing, as well as a WPS button available in the web
configurator used to manage the NBG-417N. Other
WPS-enabled devices should have at least one
similar WPS button.
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3. The WPS LED ( ) on the NBG-417N blinks for a
few seconds, then shines steadily.
4. Check if your devices are connected by trying to
connect to the Internet using the device you
connected to the NBG-417N. If you can do this, then
your WPS connection is successful.
5. To add another WPS enabled device to your
wireless network, press the WPS buttons on your
NBG-417N and your next WPS-enabled device.
Congratulations! You are now ready to connect to the
Internet wirelessly through your NBG-417N.