ZyXEL Communications NBG318S Series Instruction Manual

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Firmware Release Note
NBG318S
Release 3.60(AMR.2)C0
Date: 11/08/2007
Author: Jones Xu
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ZyXEL NBG318S Standard Version
release 3.60(AMR.2)C0
Release Note
Date: 11/08/2007
Supported Platforms:
ZyXEL NBG318S
Versions:
ZyNOS Version: V3.60(AMR.2) | 11/08/2007
Bootbase Version: V1.01 | 05/08/2007 12:40:00
Notes:
1. MSN Video ALG only support with MSN 7.0 above and the default port (1863)
should not be changed.
2. Bit Torrent ALG support following tools: BitComet 0.58, BitSpirit v3.1.0, BitLord
1.1, G3 Torrent v0.9999, Aeureus 2.3.0.4, BitTornado T-0.3.12
3. To conform to the local policy, some countries are not allowed to use 802.11g Turbo
mode. These countries are: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Japan, South Korea, and
Malaysia. The function will be disabled automatically despite the device settings.
4. We support up to 27 concurrent WLAN STAs at the same time if WPA-PSK was
used.
5. Homeplug device can not be used as a hub to many Ethernet clients (such as PC or
Laptops) when you are setting up QoS scenario. You should connect one client to
one Homeplug device in this case.
Known Issues:
1. NetBIOS traffic between WAN & LAN would be blocked if firewall was enabled.
2. Delete the trigger port rule won’t take effect immediately, they work until aged out.
3. VoIP(SIP) can not work if you turns on the Bandwidth Management feature.
4. Your device will encounter errors if you upload the game list file with wrong
formats. For example, too long text in a single line of the game list file.
5. You may need to restart your device to let Bandwidth Management traffic control on
the direction “To WAN” take effect.
6. You may get a lower performance if you have turned on the Bandwidth
Management feature with any active rules.
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7. HomePlug LED lights up even if it’s not within any management network.
8. The Homeplug Rx statistics may not be updated at the first moment when you just
power it on.
9. The priority mapping can’t be disabled even you set “None” to Homeplug QoS
Priority Mapping.
Features:
Modification in 3.60(AMR.2) | 11/08/2007
1. Change 3.60(AMR.2)b5 to 3.60(AMR.2) FCS version.
Modification in 3.60(AMR.2)b5 | 10/31/2007
1. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071029620
Symptom: DUT exception when unplug ethernet cable.
Condition:
Step1. Set PPPoE encapsulation mode with nailed-up connection
Step2. Do ping out to check PPPoE work
Step3. Unplug ethernet cable, DUT exception
2. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071029589
Symptom: When WPS function disable, the wireless beacon still has the WPS info.
Condition: When WPS function disable, the wireless beacon still has the WPS info,
please remove it!
3. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071029618
Symptom: If user enable wireless Super mode, GUI doesn’t block the RTS/CTS
/Fragmentation threshold items.
Condition: If user enable wireless Super mode, GUI doesn’t block the RTS/CTS
/Fragmentation threshold items.
4. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071030689
Symptom: From the Web , when we disable the Wireless Lan, function can't work.
Condition:
1. load default setting
2. open the WEB, /Network/Wireless Lan ,disable the Wireless Lan,
3. it still broadcast the beacon
5. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071030707
Symptom: All priority are changed to "Highest" while user select HomePlug QoS
"None".
Condition:
1. Select HomePlug QoS "None", and save it.
2. All Priority are changed to "Highest".
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3. Select HomePlug QoS "VLAN" (or TOS), and save it.
4. All Priority still are "Highest".
Modification in 3.60(AMR.2)b4 | 10/22/2007
n/a.
Modification in 3.60(AMR.2)b3 | 10/22/2007
1. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071023145
Symptom: Fimeware can't be uploaded via console port
Condition:
1. Fimeware can't be uploaded via console port
Modification in 3.60(AMR.2)b2 | 10/19/2007
6. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071001034
Symptom: WLAN default should be enabled.
Condition:
1. upload ras & rom-0
2. check WLAN default setting
3. WLAN should be enabled by default
7. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071002054
Symptom: HomePlug QoS tab should be removed from "Basic" mode
Condition:
1. HomePlug QoS tab should be removed from "Basic" mode
8. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071002058
Symptom: Change "TX" to "Tx" in HomePlug link info page
Condition:
1. In HomePlug link info page, please change "TX" to "Tx"
9. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071002059
Symptom: HomePlug's "QoS" tab is gone in other language
Condition:
1. HomePlug's "QoS" tab is gone in other language
10. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071005368
Symptom: LAN DNS default server type shoule be First DNS Relay, Second None,
Third None.
Condition:
1. Firmware version 3.60(AMR.1)b1, [FEATURE CHANGED] The default settings
in GUI DHCP Server/Advanced/DNS settings is "DNS Relay"
2. But 3.60(AMR.2)b1, DHCP Server/Advanced/DNS settings is "From ISP"
11. [BUG FIXED]
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SPR: 071005374
Symptom: DUT can't save IP port number =10000 in the HomePlug QoS page
Condition:
1. In HomePlug QoS page, DUT can't save the range(10000<= IP port number <=
65535)
12. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071008438
Symptom: DUT disconnect from FTP Server when run FTP stress test with PPTP
encapsulation
Condition:
1. Setup PPTP configuration with dynamic IP address.
2. Run FTP data transfer over night.
3. DUT disconnect with FTP Server
13. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 071008470
Symptom: Wireless Super G throughput is under Criterion
Condition:
1. In wireless Super G throughput, Rx(Client to AP) throughput is under
criterion(<20 Mbps)
2. Please reference the PQA test report
Modification in 3.60(AMR.2)b1 | 09/21/2007
14. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
Support WPS.
15. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
Support Homeplug QoS.
16. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070330946
Symptom: IGMP + wireless do not work well
Condition:
1. In Ethernet WAN mode, Enable IGMP in WAN/LAN
2. Confiog Wreless security= No security
3. IGMP server in WAN side
4. One wireless client associate to DUT and subscribe IGMP(Cisco IPTV)
program(this program is about 1.8M bps)
5. The wireless client just get the sound, not video
Modification in 3.60(AMR.1) | 09/06/2007
Change 3.60(AMR.1)b4 to 3.60(AMR.1) FCS version.
Modification in 3.60(AMR.1)b4 | 08/21/2007
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1. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070711538
Symptom: Send a "query" packet to WAN port, no "report" packet from WAN port
Condition:
1. Send a "query" packet to WAN port
2. Not get "report" packet from WAN port.
2. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070810860
Symptom: DUT crash continually when doing syslog with enable logs og Firewall LAN to
WAN.
Condition:
1. enable Logs of Firewall LAN to WAN
2. seutp Log, enable all "Log categories" & "Syslog Logging"> Server IP address
192.168.1.33, and then Apply
3. DUT crash continually
3. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070814121
Symptom: Exception happen while change WAN mode from HomePlug WAN mode to
Router mode(Always reproducible)
Condition:
1. Load to default setting
2. Enable MBM function
3. Enable the syslog function, and fill the syslog IP address
4. Change the WAN mode from Router mode to HomePlug WAN mode
5. Change the HomePlug WAN mode to Router mode
6. Exception happen
4. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070809663
Symptom: Via Auto-Bridge function, DUT fail to change mode from AP mode to HomePlug
WAN.
Condition:
1. Load to default setting.
2. Change to HomePlug WAN mode
3. Change mode from HomePlug WAN to AP mode via Auto-Bridge function
4. User want to change back to HomePlug WAN mode from AP mode via Auto-Bridge
function, but it fail(DUT will change back to Router mode)
5. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070808573
Symptom: DUT DHCP server can not work well after DUT change mode from AP mode to
Router via "Auto-Bridge" function.
Condition:
1. Load to default setting
2. Change LAN IP= 192.168.100.1, DHCP server= 192.168.100.33 and pool=32
3. Change to AP mode from Router mode via Auto-Bridge function.
4. Change back to Router mode via Auto-Bridge function again.
5. Wired LAN host renew IP address from DHCP server
6. But the host get 192.168.1.33/gateway=192.168.1.1(Check the DUT
MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00)
7. Check DUT's IP address via CLI command "ip if", DUT's IP address=192.168.100.1
6. [BUG FIXED]
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SPR: 070810775
Symptom: PPTP default PPTP Configuration = "Use Fixed IP Address".
Condition:
1. Load to default setting
2. Change WAN setting from "Ethernet" to "PPTP"
3. Check the default PPTP configuration = "Use Fixed IP Address".
4. Please change the default PPTP configuration = "Get automatically from ISP".
Modification in 3.60(AMR.1)b3 | 08/02/2007
1. [BUG FIXED]
HomePlug WAN support auto-bridge.
2. [BUG FIXED]
In HomePlug WAN mode, local PC sometimes gets WAN domain ip during initial time.
Modification in 3.60(AMR.1)b2 | 08/01/2007
1. [BUG FIXED]
Support AP mode for auto-bridge.
2. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070711538
Symptom: Send a "query" packet to WAN port, no "report" packet from WAN port
Condition:
1. Send a "query" packet to WAN port
2. Not get "report" packet from WAN port.
3. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070712653
Symptom: Use Buffalo as the enrollee to run WPS, DUT exception
Condition:
1. Use Vista as external registrar (Wired LAN)
2. Use Buffalo as the enrollee to join this network
3. In WPS process, DUT exception
2. If the user uses Atheros (use jumpstart) as external registrar (WLAN), then the result is
the same
4. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070709362
Symptom: Please modify the wording "UPNP" to "UPnP" in the WPS page
Condition:
1. In WPS page, the String "Note: If you enable WPS, the UPNP service will be turned on
automatically."
2. Please modify the wording "UPNP" to "UPnP"
5. [BUG FIXED]
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SPR: 070709366
Symptom: The re-authentication timer is changed to "1800" after user run WPS process
Condition:
1. The re-authentication timer default value is "0"
2. Vista writes the wireless security via WPS
3. The re-authentication timer is changed to "1800"
6. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070711539
Symptom: If the IGMP group entry is over 29 group, IGMP packet will be flooding in the
other port
Condition:
1. Make 30 streams from IGMP server to DUT WAN port
2. Make 30 groups join packet from DUT's LAN port 1
3. The other LAN ports will receive the IGMP blooding packet(These blooding packet will be
dropped)
7. [BUG FIXED]
Symptom: If Daylight saving is already enable, time server doesn’t work.
Condition:
1. Manually set time, and enable daylight saving. Apply setting.
2. check time server, apply setting. Time server doesn’t work.
8. [BUG FIXED]
Symptom: AP mode change router mode by auto-bridge cause exception
Condition:
1. WAN get auto-bridge ip in Router mode, and change mode to AP mode.
2. reset device, and pull out WAN cable
3. Change WAN to non auto-bridge domain. After WAN get ip and change AP mode to
router mode, device exception.
Modification in 3.60(AMR.1)b1 | 07/23/2007
1. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
Support Windows Vista.
2. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
Support EMule in Bandwidth Management.
3. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
Support WCN (Windows Connect Now)
4. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
Support multiple Firewall rules. Each rule has its own schedule and can apply to specific
IP addresses.
5. [FEATURE CHANGED]
The default settings in GUI DHCP Server/Advanced/DNS settings is “DNS Relay”
6. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
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Improvements on GUI multilingual selection.
7. [FEATURE ENHANCED]
HomePlug support for Intellon v2.0 functionality
1. FW/BIP upgrade
2. Push-button security and sync issue
8. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070502082
Symptom: ALG_H.323 can’t work with NetMeeting.
Condition:
1. LAN host open NetMeeting to call WAN host NetMeeing
2. LAN host can’t hear the voice from WAN host.
9. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070326639
Symptom: DUT can’t get IP address after change ISP.
Condition:
1. DUT connect to ISP-1, and get IP address as 192.168.14.100
2. LAN host ping 168.95.1.1 –t
3. change DUT connection to ISP-2
4. DUT can’t get IP address from ISP-2
10. [BUG FIXED]
SPR: 070702047
Symptom: device can not drop connections then redial to PPTP server
Condition:
1. Step1. reset to factory default
2. Step2. set Encapsulation mode be ”PPPoE” , work for a while
3. Step3. set Encapsulation mode be ”PPTP” , device can not drop connections then redial
to PPTP server
Modification in 3.60(AMR.0) | 05/31/2007
Change 3.60(AMR.0)b6 to 3.60(AMR.0) FCS version.
Modification in 3.60(AMR.0)b6 | 05/28/2007
1. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070524314
Symptom: Symptom: In GUI, users set the RADIUS accounting port as 1813 and save it, go
to status page and back, the RADIUS accounting port as "0".
Modification in 3.60(AMR.0)b5 | 05/21/2007
1. [GUI CHANGE]
To refine the GUI Homeplug strings.
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Modification in 3.60(AMR.0)b4 | 05/04/2007
2. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070426287
Symptom: Edit the MAC Address in Out of network DUT or Active DUT. DUT add new MAC
Address in My HomePlug Network list. It should only change the MAC Address.
3. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070426291
Symptom: Please change the "Copyright 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corp. " to
"Copyright 2007 by ZyXEL Communications Corp. " in about page.
4. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070426293
Symptom: Please add a space in the Wizard finish page.
Condition:
1. In Wizard finish page, there is a description "Check our exciting range of ZyXEL products
atwww.zyxel.com "
2. Please add a space between "at" and "www.zyxel.com"
5. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070417744
Symptom: In Chinese language, please help to change "移至基本設定" to "進入基本設定"
while user login the system.
Condition:
1. While user login system, system ask user to select one hyper-link to enter system.
2. In Chinese language, please change "移至基本設定" to "進入基本設定"
6. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070417742
Symptom: In Chinese language, it show "HomePlug AV (影音)" in the interface status of the
status page
Condition:
Please change the "HomePlug AV (影音)" to "HomePlug AV"
7. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070417743
Symptom: In Chinese language, it show "成員行動"(Member Action) in the HomePlug table.
Condition:
1. In Chinese language, it show "成員行動"(Member Action) in the HomePlug table.
2. It is very strange, please help to modify it.(Maybe "編輯成員" or else)
Modification in 3.60(AMR.0)b3 | 4/16/2007
1. [BUGFIX]
SPRID: 070411506
Symptom: In the HomePlug WAN mode, the Interface Status display wrong information
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