ZyXEL Communications PRESTIGE 334W User manual

Prestige 334W
802.11g Wireless Broadband Router with Firewall
Version 3.60
May 2004
Quick Start Guide

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1 Introducing the Prestige
The Prestige 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 Prestige include media bandwidth management, an
embedded 802.11g wireless LAN security, firewall, VPN, content filtering, NAT and UPnP. See your User’s
Guide for more details on all Prestige 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: ____________
 PPTP User Name: ____________ Password: ____________
Your WAN IP Address: ____________ PPTP Server IP Address: ___________
Connection ID (if required): ____________
 PPPoE (PPPoE) Service Name: ____________
User Name: ____________ Password: ____________
Procedure to View a Product’s Certification(s)
1. Go to www.zyxel.com.
2. Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page.
3. Select the certification you wish to view from this page.

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2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Rear Panel
LABEL DESCRIPTION
LAN 10/100M Use an Ethernet cable to connect at least one computer for initial Prestige 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 10/100M Connect your cable/DSL modem to this port with the cable that came with your modem.
POWER 9 VAC Connect the end of the included power adaptor (use only this adapter) to this power socket.
After you’ve made the connections, connect the power cable to a power supply and look at the front panel LEDs.
RESET You only need to use this button if you’ve forgotten the Prestige’s password. It returns the
Prestige to the factory defaults (password is 1234, LAN IP address 192.168.1.1. See your User’s
Guide for details).

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2.2 Front Panel LEDs
The PWR LED blinks while performing system testing and then stays on if the testing is successful. The
LAN, and WAN LEDs turn on if they are properly connected.
LED STATUS COLOR DESCRIPTION
Off The Prestige is not receiving power.
Amber On Power to the Prestige is too low
On The Prestige is receiving power.
PWR
Green
Blinking The Prestige is performing testing.
Off The LAN is not connected.
On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb Ethernet connection.Green
Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data
On The Prestige has a successful 100Mb Ethernet connection.
LAN 1- 4
Amber
Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data
Off The WAN connection is not ready, or has failed.
On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb WAN connection.Green
Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data
On The Prestige has a successful 100Mb Ethernet connection.
WAN
Amber
Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

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LED STATUS COLOR DESCRIPTION
Off The WLAN connection is not ready, or has failed.
Green On The Prestige has a successful WLAN connection.
WLAN
Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

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3 Preparing Your Computer
Skip this section if your computer is already set up to accept a dynamic IP
address. This is the default for most new computers.
The Prestige 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 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 range with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This is necessary to ensure that your computer can communicate with your
Prestige.
Your computer must have an Ethernet 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.
3.1 Windows 2000/NT/XP
1. In Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. In Windows XP, click Network Connections.
In Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections.
3. Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties.
4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties.
5.
6.
The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen opens (the
General tab in Windows XP).
- To have your computer assigned a dynamic IP address, click
Obtain an IP address automatically.
-To configure a static IP address, click Use the following IP
Address and fill in the IP address (choose one
from192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254), Subnet mask
(255.255.255.0), and Default gateway (192.168.1.1) fields.
Click Advanced. Remove any previously installed gateways in
the IP Settings tab and click OK to go back to the Internet
Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen.

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7. Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do
not know your DNS server IP address(es).
If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the
following DNS server addresses, and type them in the
Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields.
If you have more than two DNS servers, click Advanced, the
DNS tab and then configure them using Add.
8. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
window.
9. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties
window.
Checking 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.Your computer’s IP address must be in
the correct range (192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254) with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 in order to communicate with
the Prestige.
Refer to your User’s Guide for detailed IP address configuration for other Windows and Macintosh computer
operating systems.

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4 Configuring Your Prestige
Choose one of these methods to access and configure the Prestige. This Quick
Start Guide shows you how to use the web configurator setup wizard and
bandwidth management wizard only. See your User’s Guide for background
information on all Prestige features and SMT configuration. Click the web
configurator online help for screen-specific web help.
 Web Configurator
 SMT (System Management Terminal). Access the SMT via LAN or WAN using Telnet.
4.1 Accessing Your Prestige Via Web Configurator
Step 1. Launch your web browser. Enter “192.168.1.1” as the web site address.
Step 2. The default password (“1234”) is already in the password field (in non-readable format). Click
Login to proceed to a screen asking you to change your password. Click Reset to revert to the
default password in the password field.
Web site address.

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Step 3. It is highly recommended you change the default password! Enter a new password, retype it to
confirm and click Apply; alternatively click Ignore to proceed to the main menu if you do not
want to change the password now.
Default password.

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Step 4. You should now see the web configurator MAIN MENU screen.
 Click WIZARD to begin a series of screens to help you configure your Prestige for the first time.
 Click the BM SETUP to begin a series of screens to help you configure media bandwidth
management on your Prestige.
 Click a link under MAIN MENU in the navigation panel to configure that Prestige feature.
 Click MAINTENANCE in the navigation panel to see Prestige performance statistics, upload
firmware and back up, restore or upload a configuration file.
 Click LOGOUT when you have finished a Prestige management session. The Prestige
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. This idle timeout timer is one of the many Prestige features that
you may edit using the web configurator.
Change default password.