ZyXEL Communications P-330W User manual

P-330W
802.11g Secure Wireless Internet Sharing Router
Quick Start Guide
July 2006
Version 1.3

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1 Introducing the P-330W
The P-330W is a broadband sharing gateway with a built-in wireless LAN access point and four-port 10/100
Mbps switch that makes it easy for people to set up a small home/office network and share Internet access via
a broadband (cable/DSL) modem. Key features of the P-330W include an embedded 802.11g wireless
Access Point, support for the advanced WPA2 wireless security, firewall with DoS protection, VPN pass-
through, NAT and UPnP. See your User’s Guide for more details on all P-330W features.
You should have an Internet account already set up and have been given most of the following information.
Internet Account Information
Your device’s WAN IP Address (if given): __________________
DNS Server IP Address (if given): First ______________, Second ______________, Third ______________
Encapsulation: (select one below):
 Ethernet Service Type: _______________________
Login Server IP Address: ______________
User Name: ____________ Password: ____________
 PPPoE (PPPoE) Service Name: ____________
User Name: ____________ Password: ____________

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2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Rear Panel
LABEL DESCRIPTION
POWER Connect the end of the included power adaptor (use only this adapter) to this power socket.
LAN 1-4 Use an Ethernet cable to connect at least one computer for initial P-330W configuration. These
ports are auto-negotiating (can connect at 10 or 100Mbps) and auto-sensing (automatically
adjust to the type of Ethernet cable you use (straight-through or crossover)).
WAN Connect your cable/satellite/DSL modem to this port with the cable that came with your modem.
RESET You only need to use this button if you’ve forgotten the P-330W’s password. Push the button for
less than 5 seconds to cause the P-330W to reboot, push for 10 seconds to cause the P-330W to
reset to factor defaults. See your User’s Guide for details).
Antenna The P-330W uses a RP-SMA connection to attach the antenna for wireless networking. The
antenna will need to be attached here before you can use the wireless LAN.
After you’ve made the connections, connect the power cable to a power supply and look at the front panel LEDs.
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2.2 Front Panel LEDs
The PWR/SYS LED blinks amber while performing system testing and then turns solid green if the testing is
successful. The LAN and WAN LEDs turn on if they are properly connected.
LED STATUS COLOR DESCRIPTION
Off The P-330W is not receiving power.
On Power to the P-330W is in the process of booting.Amber
Blinking Unit is resetting to factory defaults.
PWR/SYS
Green On The P-330W is receiving power.
Off No device is connected to the LAN port.
On An Ethernet device is connected to the LAN port.
LAN 1- 4
Green
Blinking The P-330W is sending/receiving data on the LAN port.
Off The WAN connection is not ready, or has failed.
On The P-330W has a successful WAN connection.
WAN
Green
Blinking The P-330W is sending/receiving data.
Off The WLAN connection is turned off.
On The WLAN is active.
WLAN
Green
Blinking The WLAN is sending/receiving data.
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3 Set Up Your Computer’s IP Address
The P-330W is already set up to assign your computer an IP address. Use this section to set up your computer
to receive an IP address or assign it a static IP address in the 192.168.10.2 to 192.168.10.254 range with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This is necessary to ensure that your computer can communicate with your
P-330W.
Your computer must have a network card and TCP/IP installed. TCP/IP should already be installed on
computers using Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems. Refer to the Setting
Up Your Computer’s IP Address appendix for other operating systems.
3.1 Windows 2000/NT/XP
The following example figures use the default Windows XP GUI theme.
1. Click start (Start in Windows 2000/NT), Settings, Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click Network
Connections (Network and Dial-up Connections
in Windows 2000/NT).
Control Panel
3. Right-click Local Area Connection and then
Properties.
Network Connection
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4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click
Properties.
Local Area Connection Properties
5. Select Obtain an IP address automatically to get
an IP address assigned from the DHCP server in the
P-330W broadband router.
6. Select Obtain DNS server address automatically
7. Click OK
Internet Protocol Properties
8. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.
9. Click Close (OK in Windows 2000/NT) to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
10. Close the Network Connections window (Network and Dial-up Connections in Windows 2000/NT).
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3.2 Checking/Updating Your Computer’s IP Address
1. In the computer, click Start, (All) Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press ENTER to verify that your computer’s static IP
address is in the correct subnet (in the range between 192.168.10.2 and 192.168.10.254 if using the default P-
330W LAN IP address). Alternatively, to have the P-330W assign your computer a new IP address (from the IP
pool), make sure your P-330W is turned on, type "ipconfig/release" and then press ENTER to release the previous
IP address settings. Then type "ipconfig/renew" and press ENTER to get a new IP address.
3.3 Testing the Connection to the P-330W
1. Click Start, (All) Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt.
2. In the Command Prompt window, type "ping 192.168.10.1” followed by a space and the IP address of the P-330W
(192.168.10.1 is the default).
3. Press ENTER. The following screen displays.
C:\>ping 192.168.10.1
Pinging 192.168.10.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.10.1: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=254
Reply from 192.168.10.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254
Reply from 192.168.10.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254
Reply from 192.168.10.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254
Ping statistics for 192.168.10.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 10ms, Average = 2ms
C:\>
Your computer can now communicate with the P-330W via the ETHERNET port.
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4 Configuring Your P-330W
Choose one of these methods to access and configure the P-330W. This Quick
Start Guide shows you how to use the web configurator setup wizard only. See
your User’s Guide for background information on all P-330W features.
 Web Configurator
4.1 Accessing Your P-330W Via Web Configurator
1. Launch your web browser. Enter “192.168.10.1” as the web site address.
Web site address.
2. A window will pop up asking you for a user name and password. The user name is admin and enter the password in
the password field (deafult is 1234). Click OK.
User name is
admin.
Default password is
1234.
It is highly recommended you change the default password! You can do this by selecting “Password” on
the main menu.
3. You should now see the web configurator STATUS screen.
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 Click SETUP WIZARD to begin a series of screens to help you configure your P-330W for the
first time.
 Click a link on the left in the navigation panel to configure that P-330W feature.
 Click LOG OUT when you have finished a P-330W management session. The P-330W
automatically logs you out if it is left idle for five minutes; press ENTER to display the Login
screen again and then log back in.
WIZARD
LOGOUT
Navigation panel
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4.2 Internet Access Using the Wizard
The wizard consists of a series of screens to help you configure your P-330W for wireless stations to access
your wired LAN.
Use the following buttons to navigate the Wizard:
Back Click Back to return to the previous screen.
Next Click Next to continue to the next screen.
No configuration changes will be saved to the P-330W until you click Finish.
1. Click Setup Wizard in the main menu to display the first wizard screen.
This step introduces you to the setup
wizard and outlines the steps to setting
up your router.
Click Next to continue.
2. This wizard screen has five variations depending on your broadband connection. The type of connection and required
information are provides by your Internet Service Provider.
Choose DHCP Client when the WAN
port is used as a regular Ethernet. This
method is most commonly used with
cable modems.
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