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User's Guide
NBG7510
Dual-Band WiFi 6 AX1800 Router
Default Login Details
LAN IP Address
Standard
(Router) Mode
AP Mode
Password
Copyright © 2022 Zyxel and/or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
http://192.168.123.1
http://192.168.123.2
OR
http://DHCP-assigned IP
See the Zyxel Device label
Version 1.0 Ed 2, 03/2022

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide NBG7510 Dual-Band WiFi 6 AX1800 Router Version 1.0 Ed 2, 03/2022 Default Login Details LAN IP Address http://192.168.123.1 Standard (Router) Mode AP Mode http://192.168.123.2 http://DHCP-assigned IP Password See the Zyxel Device label Copyright © 2022 Zyxel and/or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 2 Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the Zyxel Device. • More Information • Go to to find other information on the Zyxel Device. support.zyxel.com Default Lo NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Document Conventions

    Icons Used in Figures Figures in this user guide may use the following generic icons. The Zyxel Device icon is not an exact representation of your Zyxel Device. Zyxel Device Generic Router Switch Server Firewall USB Storage Device Printer NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    User Account ............................213 Remote Management ........................216 Time Settings ............................220 Email Notification ..........................223 Log Setting ............................225 Firmware Upgrade ..........................229 Backup/Restore ..........................231 Diagnostic ............................234 Troubleshooting and Appendices ....................236 Troubleshooting ..........................237 NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Web Configurator..........................25 3.1 Overview ............................25 3.1.1 Access the Web Configurator ..................... 25 3.2 Web Configurator Layout ......................27 3.2.1 Settings Icon .......................... 27 3.2.2 Layout Icon ..........................32 Chapter 4 Quick Start ............................33 4.1 Overview ............................33 NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 6 6.7 General WiFi and Guest Settings ....................65 6.7.1 Setting Up General WiFi Settings ..................66 6.7.2 Setting Up Guest WiFi Settings ..................... 69 6.8 Device Settings ..........................71 6.9 Parental Control Settings ....................... 73 6.10 Others Settings ..........................76 NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 7 9.4 MAC Authentication ........................112 9.5 WPS ..............................113 9.6 WMM .............................. 114 9.7 Others Screen ..........................115 9.8 Channel Status ..........................118 9.9 Technical Reference ........................119 9.9.1 WiFi Network Overview ....................... 119 9.9.2 Additional Wireless Terms ....................120 NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 11.4.1 Add or Edit Policy Route ....................159 Chapter 12 Network Address Translation (NAT) ....................161 12.1 Overview ............................. 161 12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................... 161 12.1.2 What You Need To Know ....................161 NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 14.5.1 Add New ACL Rule ......................187 14.6 DoS ............................... 189 14.7 Firewall Technical Reference ....................190 14.7.1 Firewall Rules Overview ....................190 14.7.2 Guidelines For Security Enhancement With Your Firewall ..........191 14.7.3 Security Considerations ....................191 NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 19.1.1 How ARP Works ........................204 19.2 ARP Table ............................ 204 Chapter 20 Routing Table............................206 20.1 Routing Table Overview ......................206 20.2 Routing Table ..........................206 Chapter 21 WLAN Station Status .........................209 21.1 WLAN Station Status Overview ....................209 NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 27.2.1 E-mail Notification Edit ...................... 224 Chapter 28 Log Setting ............................225 28.1 Log Setting Overview ......................... 225 28.2 Log Setting ........................... 225 28.2.1 Example Email Log ......................227 Chapter 29 Firmware Upgrade ...........................229 29.1 Overview ............................. 229 NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 12 32.4 Internet Problems ........................240 32.5 WiFi Problems ..........................241 32.6 UPnP Problems ..........................242 Appendix A Customer Support ..................... 243 Appendix B IPv6..........................248 Appendix C Services........................254 Appendix D Legal Information ...................... 258 Index ..............................264 NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: User's Guide

    User’s Guide...

  • Page 14: Introducing The Zyxel Device

    VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) OpenVPN Guest WiFi Firewall NAT and Port Forwarding ALG (Application Layer Gateway) VPN (Virtual Private Network) Pass-through Port Triggering Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) IPv6 support UPnP (Universal Plug-and-Play) Save configuration Firmware Version 1.00 NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: Applications For The Zyxel Device

    The Zyxel Device is a dual-band gateway that can use both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks at the same time. You could use the 2.4 GHz band for regular Internet surfing and downloading while using the 5 GHz NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 16 IPv6 address size to 128 bits (from the 32-bit IPv4 address) allows up to 3.4 x 1038 IP addresses. The Zyxel Device can use IPv4/IPv6 dual stack to connect to IPv4 and IPv6 networks, and support IPv6 rapid deployment (6RD). NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Operating Modes For The Zyxel Device

    (for example, the Internet). In standard mode Zyxel Device has two IP addresses, a LAN IP address and a WAN IP address. It also has more routing features. In the example scenario below, Zyxel Device connects the local network to the Internet through a modem (M). NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 18: Ap Mode

    Figure 7 AP Mode Example 1.4 Ways to Manage the Zyxel Device Use any of the following methods to manage the Zyxel Device. • Web Configurator. This is recommended for management of the Zyxel Device using a supported web browser. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Good Habits For Managing The Zyxel Device

    Zyxel Device to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the Zyxel Device. You could simply restore your last configuration. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Hardware

    Table 2 Panel Ports and Buttons LABEL DESCRIPTION For the Zyxel Device, connect an Ethernet cable to the WAN port for Internet access. LAN1 – LAN3 Connect computers or other Ethernet devices to Ethernet LAN ports for Internet access. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Top Panel Led

    After you connect the power to the Zyxel Device, view the LEDs to ensure proper functioning of the Zyxel Device and as an aid to troubleshooting. The LED indicators are located on the top panel. Figure 9 Top Panel NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 22: Resetting The Zyxel Device

    Press the WPS button on another WPS-enabled client device within range of the Zyxel Device within 120 seconds. The LED flashes purple while the Zyxel Device sets up a WPS connection with the client device. Once the connection is successfully made, the LED will light up in blue. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Wall Mounting

    Mark two holes on the wall at the appropriate distance apart for the screws. Figure 11 Wall Mounting Distance Be careful to avoid damaging pipes or cables located inside the wall when drilling holes for the screws. Do not wall mount the Zyxel Device over a height of 2 m. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 Make sure the screws are fastened well enough to hold the weight of the Zyxel Device with the connection cables. Align the holes on the back of the Zyxel Device with the screws on the wall. Hang the Zyxel Device on the screws. Figure 13 Wall Mounting Device NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Web Configurator

    To access the administrative Web Configurator and manage the Zyxel Device, type the default user name admin and the randomly assigned default password (see the Zyxel Device label) in the Login screen and click Login. If you have changed the password, enter your password and click Login. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 26: Connection Status

    Note: The first time you enter the password, you will be asked to change it. Make sure the new password must contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter and one number. The Connection Status screen appears. Use this screen to configure basic Internet access and wireless settings. Figure 15 Connection Status NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Web Configurator Layout

    • B – Layout Icon • C – Main Window 3.2.1 Settings Icon Click this icon ( to see the side bar and navigation panel. 3.2.1.1 Side Bar The side bar provides some icons on the right hand side. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 28 Logout: Click this icon to log out of the Web Configurator. 3.2.1.2 Navigation Panel Click the menu icon ( to display the navigation panel that contains configuration menus and icons (quick links). Click X to close the navigation panel. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Broadband

    Static Route Use this screen to view and set up static routes on the Zyxel Device. DNS Route Use this screen to forward DNS queries for certain domain names through a specific WAN interface to its DNS servers. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 30: Firewall

    Use this screen to set the Zyxel Device name and Domain name. User Account User Account Use this screen to change the user password on the Zyxel Device. Remote MGMT Services Use this screen to enable specific traffic directions for network services. Management NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 31 Use this screen to identify problems with the Zyxel Device. You can use &Nslookup Ping, TraceRoute, or Nslookup to help you identify problems. 3.2.1.3 Dashboard Use the menu items in the navigation panel on the right to open screens to configure the Zyxel Device’s features. Figure 19 Navigation Panel NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 32: Layout Icon

    ) in the lower left corner to arrange the screen order. Figure 20 Screen Order The following screen appears. Select a block and hold it to move around. Click the Check icon ( ) in the lower left corner to save the changes. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4 Quick Start

    It will take you a few minutes to complete the settings on the Wizard screens. You can click Skip to leave the Wizard screens. Figure 21 Wizard – Home 4.3 Quick Start Setup – Time Zone Select the time zone of your location. Click Next. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Quick Start Setup - Internet Connection

    4.4 Quick Start Setup – Internet Connection Select the Internet connection mode of the Zyxel Device. Click Next to continue. Figure 23 Wizard – Internet 4.4.1 Successful Internet Connection The Zyxel Device has Internet access. Figure 24 Wizard – Successful Internet Connection NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Unsuccessful Internet Connection

    Otherwise, deselect the check box to have two different SSIDs for 2.4G and 5G wireless networks. The screen and fields to enter may vary when you select or deselect the check box. Click Done. Figure 26 Wizard – WiFi NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 36: Quick Start Setup - Finish

    Chapter 4 Quick Start 4.6 Quick Start Setup – Finish Your Zyxel Device saves your WiFi settings and attempts to connect to the Internet. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Chapter 5 Tutorials

    Internet access through the broadband modem or router by connecting directly to it. Make sure you have the Ethernet WAN port connect to a modem or router. Go to Network Setting > Broadband and then the following screen appears. Click Add New WAN Interface to add a WAN connection. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 38 PPPoE as the WAN encapsulation type. Set the IPv4/IPv6 Mode to IPv4 Only. Under Routing Feature, enable NAT and Apply as Default Gateway. For the rest of the fields, use the default settings. Click Apply to save your settings. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Wifi Network Setup

    In this example, you want to set up a WiFi network so that you can use your notebook to access the Internet. In this WiFi network, the Zyxel Device is an access point (AP), and the notebook is a WiFi client. The WiFi client can access the Internet through the AP. Figure 27 WiFi Network Setup NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 40: Changing Security On A Wifi Network

    Go to the Network Setting > Wireless > General screen. Select More Secure as the security level and WPA2-PSK as the security mode. Configure the screen using the provided parameters. Click Apply. Go to the Wireless > Others screen. Set 802.11 Mode to 802.11b/g/n Mixed, and then click Apply. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 41: Connecting To The Zyxel Device's Wifi Network Using Wps

    Push and hold the WPS button located on the Zyxel Device until the WiFi or WPS LED starts blinking slowly. Alternatively, log into the Zyxel Device’s Web Configurator, and then go to the Network Setting > Wireless > WPS screen. Enable WPS and Method 1 PBC, click Apply, and then click the WPS button. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 42 In Windows 10, click on the Network icon in the system tray to open the list of available WiFi networks. Locate the WiFi network of the Zyxel Device. The default WiFi network name is “Zyxel_XXXX” (2.4G) or “Zyxel_XXXX_5G” (5G). Then click Connect. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 43 Chapter 5 Tutorials The Zyxel Device sends the WiFi network settings to Windows using WPS. Windows displays “Getting settings from the router”. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 44: Setting Up A Guest Network

    A company wants to create two WiFi networks for different groups of users as shown in the following figure. Each WiFi network has its own SSID and security mode. Both networks are accessible on both 2.4G and 5G WiFi bands. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 45 2.4G and 5G devices, enable Keep the same settings for 2.4G and 5G wireless networks to use the same SSID and password. Clear it if you want to configure different SSIDs and passwords for 2.4G and 5G bands. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 46 Go to the Network Setting > Wireless > Guest/More AP screen. Click the Modify icon to configure the second WiFi network group. On the Guest/More AP screen, click the Modify icon to configure the other Guest WiFi network group. Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click OK. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Setting Up Two Guest Wifi Networks On Different Wifi Bands

    In this example, a company wants to create two Guest WiFi networks: one for the Guest group and the other for the VIP group as shown in the following figure. Each network will have its SSID and security mode to access the internet. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 48 Go to the Wireless > General screen and set Band to 2.4GHz to configure 2.4G Guest WiFi settings for Guest. Click Apply. Note: You will not be able to configure the 2.4G and 5G Guest WiFi settings separately if Keep the same settings for 2.4G and 5G wireless network is enabled. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 49 Chapter 5 Tutorials Go to the Wireless > Guest/More AP screen and click the Modify icon. The following screen appears. Configure the Security Mode and Password using the provided parameters and click OK. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 50 Chapter 5 Tutorials The 2.4G Guest WiFi network is now configured. Go to the Wireless > General screen and set Band to 5GHz to configure the 5G Guest WiFi settings for VIP. Click OK. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 51 Chapter 5 Tutorials Go to the Wireless > Guest/More AP screen and click the Modify icon. The following screen appears. Configure the Security Mode and Password using the provided parameters and click OK. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 52 Chapter 5 Tutorials The 5G VIP WiFi network is now configured. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 53: Network Security

    You can enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from malicious attacks from the Internet. Go to the Security > Firewall > General screen. Select IPv4 Firewall/IPv6 Firewall to enable the firewall, and then click Apply. Open the Access Control screen to create a rule. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 54 Direction: Select the direction (WAN to LAN, LAN to WAN, WAN to ROUTER, or LAN to ROUTER) of the traffic to which this rule applies. Select Enable Rate Limit to activate the rules you created. Click OK. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Parental Control

    Click Add more Profile to open the Parental Control screen. Use this screen to add a Parental Control rule. Enter the Profile Name given in the above parameter. Click on the switch to enable Profile Active. Select a device, and then click Next to proceed. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 56 Use this screen to edit the Parental Control schedule. Click Add New Schedule to add a second schedule. Use the parameter given above to configure the time settings of your schedules. Click Save to save the settings. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Configuring A Mac Address Filter

    This section shows you how to upgrade device firmware, back up the device configuration and restore the device to its previous or default settings. 5.5.1 Backing up the Device Configuration Back up a configuration file allows you to return to your previous settings. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 58: Restoring The Device Configuration

    This section shows you how to restore a previously-saved configuration file from your computer to your Zyxel Device. Go to the Maintenance > Backup/Restore screen. Under Restore Configuration, click Browse/Choose File, and then select the configuration file that you want to upload. Click Upload. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 59 The Zyxel Device automatically restarts after the configuration file is successfully uploaded. Wait for one minute before logging into the Zyxel Device again. Go to the Connection Status page to check the firmware version after the reboot. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 60: Chapter 6 Rover App Tutorials

    • Use the Others screen to run a speed test, view your app version, or log out of the app; see Section 6.10 on page 6.3 WiFi Network Setup Connect your Rover Router to a repeater (the WRE6605 Repeater as an example). NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 61: Connect The Rover Router To The Wre6605 Repeater Using A Wifi Connection

    Rover Router for 1.5 to 4 seconds and then press the WPS button on the WRE6605Repeater for 2 seconds within 120 seconds. Use the Rover app and the table below to see if the repeater is too far from the router; see Section 6.8 on page 71 for more information. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 62: Wired Network Setups

    WiFi coverage and connect it to the Rover Router using an Ethernet cable. Download the app to your smartphone and log into the Rover Router’s WiFi network using the default label information on the back label. You may need to forget your current WiFi connection on your smartphone. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 63: Connect The Rover Router To The Wre6605 Ap Using A Wired Connection

    Ethernet cable. Then, connect the LAN port on the WRE6605AP to a LAN port on the Rover Router using another Ethernet cable. Table 13 Device Role DEVICE TERM ROLE Zyxel Device in Router mode Rover Router Router WRE6605 in AP mode WRE6605 AP Access Point NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 64 Section 6.8 on page 71 for more information. Table 14 Link Quality ICON CONNECTION TYPE WIFI STATUS Wired Wired Connection Wired Blocked Wireless Good to Go Wireless Too Close to the Router Wireless Weak WiFi Wireless Blocked NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 65: Network Management With The Rover App

    You can set up a guest WiFi network for your Zyxel Device. Company A wants to create a different WiFi network group for different types of users as shown in the following figure. This group has its own SSID and password. • Employees in Company A will use a general Company WiFi network group. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 66: Setting Up General Wifi Settings

    ) in the navigation panel. The WiFi > Home screen displays. Tap on the () icon to edit your general WiFi Name and WiFi Password. In this example, enter Company as your general WiFi Name and company123 as your general WiFi Password. Click Save to save the changes. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 67 Use a smartphone to scan the QR code to join the general WiFi network. By printing and placing the QR code somewhere accessible, you can let your friends or guests scan the QR code and join the WiFi network directly without revealing your actual WiFi password. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 68 Chapter 6 Rover App Tutorials Tap Share WiFi Detail in the WiFi > Home screen. To share your general WiFi name and password with your friends, select a media, such as Gmail or Skype, to send connection info to your friends. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Setting Up Guest Wifi Settings

    Use a smartphone to scan the QR code to join the guest WiFi network. By printing and placing the QR code somewhere accessible, you can let your friends or guests scan the QR code and join the WiFi network directly without revealing your actual WiFi password. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 70 Chapter 6 Rover App Tutorials Tap Share WiFi Detail in the WiFi > Guest screen. To share your guest WiFi name and password with your friends, select a media, such as Gmail or Skype, to send connection info to your friends. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 71: Device Settings

    Move the client device farther away from the Zyxel Device Weak WiFi Move the client device closer to the Zyxel Device Move your Galaxy-C9-Pro farther away from your Zyxel Device as the WiFi status is Too Close to the Router. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 72 Block from Internet in the Galaxy-C9-Pro screen. Click Block to save the changes. Click Edit if you want to modify your device name. Enter your device name and then click Save to save the changes. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Parental Control Settings

    Internet for a certain period of time. Use the parameter below to create a profile. Tap Create Profile and then the New Profile screen appears. Enter Studying Schedule as the profile name. PROFILE NAME START TIME END TIME REPEAT ON Studying Schedule 8:00 am 11:00 am from Monday to Friday NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 74 11:00 as End Time. Click Add Device to apply the Studying Schedule profile to a device. The Add Device screen appears as shown. Select the device you want to add and then click Add to save the changes. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 75 Click Edit if you want to modify the name of the profile. Click the switch to enable or disable this WiFi schedule profile. Click the ( ) icon if you want to edit the parental control schedule or apply this profile to another device. Click Delete Profile to remove this profile. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 76: Others Settings

    The Speed Test screen appears. Click Start to the perform a test. Click the Delete icon ( ) if you want to remove all previous test results. Click Delete to confirm the changes. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 77 Chapter 6 Rover App Tutorials You can also use this screen to do the following: • Give us feedback. • View the app version. • View the privacy policy. • Log out of the app. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 78 Chapter 6 Rover App Tutorials NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 79: Part Ii: Technical Reference

    Technical Reference...

  • Page 80: Chapter 7 Connection Status

    Enter a name in the Device Name field for a connected device. Click Save to save your changes. 7.1.2 Icon and Device Name Select an icon and/or enter a name in the Device Name field for a connected device. Click Save to NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 81: System Info

    Use this screen to view the basic system information of the Zyxel Device. Figure 34 System Info Click the Arrow icon ( ) to view more information on the status of your firewall and interfaces (WAN, LAN, and WLAN). NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 82 This field displays the current IP address of the Zyxel Device in the WAN. IP Subnet Mask This field displays the current subnet mask in the WAN. IPv6 Address This field displays the current IPv6 address of the Zyxel Device in the WAN. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 83: Wifi Settings

    You can use this screen or the QR code on the upper right corner to check the SSIDs (WiFi network name) and passwords of the main wireless networks. If you want to show or hide your WiFi passwords, click the Eye icon ( NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 84 If you did not select Random Password, you can manually type a pre-shared key from 8 to 64 case-sensitive keyboard characters. Click the Eye icon to show or hide the password for your wireless network. When the Eye icon is slashed , you will see the password in plain text. Otherwise, it is hidden. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 85: Guest Wifi Settings

    Eye icon. Figure 38 Guest WiFi Settings Click the Arrow icon ( ) to open the following screen. Use this screen configure the SSIDs and/or passwords for your guest wireless networks. Figure 39 Guest WiFi Settings: Configuration NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 86: Lan

    Note: Disable WPS in the Network Setting > Wireless > WPS screen to hide the SSID. Save Click Save to save your changes. 7.2.1 LAN Use this screen to view the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings of your Zyxel Device. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 87 When a client connects to the Zyxel Device, DHCP automatically assigns the client an IP addresses from the IP address pool. DHCP leases each addresses for a limited period of time, which means that past addresses are “recycled” and made available for future reassignment to other devices. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 88: The Parental Control Screen

    Click this switch to enable or disable parental control. When the switch goes to the right ), the function is enabled. Otherwise, it is not. Scheduled Profile This screen shows all the created profiles. Add More Profile Click this to create a new profile. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 89: Create A Parental Control Profile

    This field shows the time during which Internet access is blocked on the profile device(s). Select a device(s) on your network for this profile. 7.3.2 Define a Schedule Click Next to define time periods and days during which Internet access is blocked on the profile devices. Figure 46 Parental Control: Schedule NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 90 Click Back to return to the previous screen. Save Click Save to save your changes. Once a profile is created, it will show in the following screen. Click this to Delete or Edit a profile. Figure 47 Parental Control: Edit_Delete NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 91: Chapter 8 Broadband

    CONNECTION MODE ENCAPSULATION CONNECTION SETTINGS Ethernet Routing PPPoE PPP user name and password, WAN IPv4/IPv6 IP address, routing feature, DNS server, VLAN, and MTU IPoE WAN IPv4/IPv6 IP address, NAT, DNS server and routing feature Bridge VLAN NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 92: What You Need To Know

    Both an IPv6 address and IPv6 subnet mask compose of 128-bit binary digits, which are divided into eight 16-bit blocks and written in hexadecimal notation. Hexadecimal uses four bits for each character (1 – 10, A – F). Each block’s 16 bits are then represented by four hexadecimal characters. For example, FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FC00:0000:0000:0000. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 93 Transition Router (AFTR in the graphic) to connect to the IPv4 Internet. The local network can also use IPv6 services. The Zyxel Device uses its configured IPv6 WAN IP to route IPv6 traffic to the IPv6 Internet. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 94: Before You Begin

    Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device’s Internet access settings. The summary table shows you the configured WAN services (connections) on the Zyxel Device. Use information provided by your ISP to configure WAN settings. Click Network Setting > Broadband to access this screen. Figure 51 Network Setting > Broadband NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 95: Add Or Edit Internet Connection

    Use Routing mode if your ISP give you one IP address only and you want multiple computers to share an Internet account. The following example screen displays when you select the Routing mode and IPoE encapsulation. The screen varies when you select other encapsulation and IPv6 or IPv4 mode. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 96 Select the method of encapsulation used by your ISP from the drop-down list box. This option is available only when you select Routing in the Mode field. When you select Ethernet, the choices are PPPoE and IPoE. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 97 Click this switch to have the Zyxel Device use the WAN interface of this connection as the system Gateway default gateway. When the switch goes to the right , the function is enabled. Otherwise, it is not. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 98 Select this check box to have the Zyxel Device act as an MLD proxy on this connection. This Enable allows the Zyxel Device to get subscription information and maintain a joined member list for each multicast group. It can reduce multicast traffic significantly. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 99 Firewall, DHCP server and NAT on traffic from the selected LAN port(s). VLAN Click this switch to enable or disable VLAN on this WAN interface. When the switch goes to the right , the function is enabled. Otherwise, it’s not. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 100: Technical Reference

    VLAN also increases network performance by limiting broadcasts to a smaller and more manageable logical broadcast domain. In traditional switched environments, all broadcast packets go to each and every individual port. With VLAN, all broadcasts are confined to a specific broadcast domain. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 101 The Zyxel Device can get the DNS server addresses in the following ways. The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet, when you sign up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, manually enter them in the DNS server fields. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 102 (start from the left) in the address compose the network address. The prefix length is written as “/x” where x is a number. For example, 2001:db8:1a2b:15::1a2f:0/32 means that the first 32 bits (2001:db8) is the subnet prefix. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 103: Chapter 9 Wireless

    However, wireless networking is different from that of most traditional radio communications in that there are a number of wireless networking standards available with different methods of data encryption. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 104: Wireless General Settings

    Zyxel Device’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply. You must change the settings of your wireless computer to match the new settings on the Zyxel Device. Click Network Setting > Wireless to open the General screen. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 105 Otherwise, it is not. Channel Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in. Use Auto to have the Zyxel Device automatically determine a channel to use. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 106: No Security

    Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data encryption or authentication. Note: If you do not enable any security on your Zyxel Device, your network is accessible to WiFi any wireless networking device that is within range. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 107: More Secure (Recommended)

    Key (PSK), both the Zyxel Device and the connecting client share a common password in order to validate the connection. Click Network Setting > Wireless to display the General screen. Select More Secure as the security level. WPA2-PSK is the default Security Mode. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 108: Guest/More Ap Screen

    Device. You can use one access point to provide several BSSs simultaneously. You can then assign varying security types to different SSIDs. Wireless clients can use different SSIDs to associate with the same access point. Click Network Setting > Wireless > Guest/More AP. The following screen displays. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 109: The Edit Guest/More Ap Screen

    Note: If upstream/downstream bandwidth is empty, the Zyxel Device sets the value automatically. Setting a maximum upstream/downstream bandwidth will significantly decrease wireless performance. Click the Edit icon next to an SSID in the Guest/More AP screen. The following screen displays. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 110 Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN. Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 111 Select AES if your wireless clients can all use AES. Select TKIP+AES to allow the wireless clients to use either TKIP or AES. Timer The Timer is the rate at which the RADIUS server sends a new group key out to all clients. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 112: Mac Authentication

    Select Deny to block access to the Zyxel Device. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the Zyxel Device. Select Allow to permit access to the Zyxel Device. MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the Zyxel Device. MAC address List NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 113: Wps

    If WPS is enabled, UPnP will automatically be turned on. Click Network Setting > Wireless > WPS. The following screen displays. Click this switch and it will turn blue. Click Apply to activate the WPS function. Then you can configure the WPS settings in this screen. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 114: Wmm

    Apply Click Apply to save your changes. 9.6 WMM Use this screen to enable WiFi MultiMedia (WMM) and WMM Automatic Power Save (APSD) in wireless networks for multimedia applications. WMM enhances data transmission quality, while APSD improves NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 115: Others Screen

    Click Apply to save your changes. 9.7 Others Screen Use this screen to configure advanced wireless settings, such as additional security settings, power saving, and data transmission settings. Click Network Setting > Wireless > Others. The screen appears as shown. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 116 Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) is the time period after which broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted to mobile clients in the Power Saving mode. A high DTIM value can cause clients to lose connectivity with the network. This value can be set from 1 to 255. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 117 Select Required to force the WiFi client to support PMF; otherwise the authentication cannot be performed by the Zyxel Device. Otherwise, select Disabled. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 118: Channel Status

    Note: The blue value is the AP count. It’s the number of access points (AP) in the wireless LAN channel. Note: The AP count may not be a real-time value. Figure 63 Network Setting > Wireless > Channel Status NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 119: Technical Reference

    (AP) to interact with the other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet. Your Zyxel Device is the Every WiFi network must follow these basic guidelines. • Every device in the same WiFi network must use the same SSID. The SSID is the name of the WiFi network. It stands for Service Set IDentifier. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 120: Additional Wireless Terms

    – for example, a twenty-letter long string of apparently random numbers and letters – but it is not very secure if you use a short key which is very easy to guess – for example, a three-letter word from the dictionary. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 121 Some wireless devices, such as scanners, can detect WiFi networks but cannot use WiFi networks. These kinds of wireless devices might not have MAC addresses. Hexadecimal characters are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 122: Signal Problems

    WPS activated. Then, the two devices connect and set up a secure network by themselves. 9.9.5.1 Push Button Configuration WPS Push Button Configuration (PBC) is initiated by pressing a button on each WPS-enabled device, and allowing them to connect automatically. You do not need to enter any information. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 123 If the registrar is already part of a network, it sends the existing information. If not, it generates the SSID and WPA2-PSK randomly. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to a WPS-enabled access point. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 124 WPS is activated on both, they perform the handshake. In this example, AP1 is the registrar, and Client 1 is the enrollee. The registrar randomly generates the security information to set up the network, since it is un-configured and has no existing information. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 125 In step 3, you add another access point (AP2) to your network. AP2 is out of range of AP1, so you cannot use AP1 for the WPS handshake with the new access point. However, you know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use it to perform the WPS handshake instead. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 126 Check the MAC addresses of your WiFi clients (usually printed on a label on the bottom of the device). If there is an unknown MAC address you can remove it or reset the AP. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 127: Chapter 10 Home Networking

    10.1.2.1 About LAN IP Address Similar to the way houses on a street share a common street name, so too do computers on a LAN share one common network number. This is known as an Internet Protocol address. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 128 UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions. NAT traversal allows the following: • Dynamic port mapping • Learning public IP addresses • Assigning lease times to mappings Windows Messenger is an example of an application that supports NAT traversal and UPnP. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 129: Before You Begin

    Enter the IP subnet mask into the IP Subnet Mask field. Unless instructed otherwise it is best to leave this alone, the configurator will automatically compute a subnet mask based upon the IP address you entered. Click Apply to save your settings. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 130 Chapter 10 Home Networking Figure 70 Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 131 Select Static if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. Select DNS Proxy to have the DHCP clients use the Zyxel Device’s own LAN IP address. The Zyxel Device works as a DNS relay. LAN IPv6 Mode Setup NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 132 This shows the status of the DHCPv6. DHCP Server displays if you configured the Zyxel Device to act as a DHCPv6 server which assigns IPv6 addresses and/or DNS information to clients. IPv6 Router Advertisement State RADVD Active This shows whether RADVD is enabled or not. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 133: Static Dhcp

    Find out the MAC addresses of your network devices if you intend to add them to the Static DHCP screen. Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device’s static DHCP settings. Click Network Setting > Home Networking > Static DHCP to open the following screen. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 134 Assign a fixed IP address to a device by selecting the interface group of this device and its IP address type and selecting the device/computer from a list or manually entering its MAC address and assigned IP address. Figure 72 Static DHCP: Static DHCP Configuration NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 135: Upnp

    Note: To use UPnP NAT-T, enable NAT in the Network Setting > Broadband > Edit or Add New WAN Interface screen. Use the following screen to configure the UPnP settings on your Zyxel Device. Click Network Setting > Home Networking > UPnP to display the screen shown next. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 136: Lan Additional Subnet

    Use this screen to configure IP alias and public static IP. IP alias allows you to partition a physical network into different logical networks over the same Ethernet interface. The Zyxel Device supports multiple logical LAN interfaces through its physical Ethernet NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 137 Click this switch to configure a LAN network for the Zyxel Device. When the switch goes to the right , the following fields will be configurable. Otherwise, they are not. IPv4 Address Enter the IP address of your Zyxel Device in dotted decimal notation. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 138: Wake On Lan

    You need to know the MAC address of the LAN device. It may be on a label on the device or in its documentation. Click Network Setting > Home Networking > Wake on LAN to open this screen. Figure 75 Network Setting > Home Networking > Wake on LAN NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 139: Tftp Server Name

    Table 48 Network Setting > Home Networking > TFTP Server Name LABEL DESCRIPTION TFTP Server Enter the IP address or the host name of a single TFTP server. Name Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 140: Technical Reference

    • The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet, when you sign up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, enter them in the DNS Server fields in the DHCP Setup screen. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 141: Lan Tcp/Ip

    Internet, for example, only between your two branch offices, you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems. However, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of IP addresses specifically for private networks: • 10.0.0.0 — 10.255.255.255 • 172.16.0.0 — 172.31.255.255 • 192.168.0.0 — 192.168.255.255 NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 142: Turn On Upnp In Windows 10 Example

    Make sure the computer is connected to the LAN port of the Zyxel Device. Turn on your computer and the Zyxel Device. Click the start icon, Settings and then Network & Internet. Click Network and Sharing Center. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 143 Under Domain, select Turn on network discovery and click Save Changes. Network discovery allows your computer to find other computers and devices on the network and other computers on the network to find your computer. This makes it easier to share files and printers. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 144: Auto-Discover Your Upnp-Enabled Network Device

    Before you follow these steps, make sure you already have UPnP activated on the Zyxel Device and in your computer. Make sure your computer is connected to the LAN port of the Zyxel Device. Open File Explorer and click Network. Right-click the Zyxel Device icon and select Properties. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 145 Figure 78 Network Connections In the Internet Connection Properties window, click Settings to see port mappings. Figure 79 Internet Connection Properties You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 146 Figure 82 System Tray Icon To see more details about your current Internet connection status, right click the network icon in the system tray and click Open Network & Internet settings. Click Network and Sharing Center and click the Connections. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 147: Web Configurator Easy Access In Windows 10

    Chapter 10 Home Networking Figure 83 Internet Connection Status 10.10 Web Configurator Easy Access in Windows 10 Follow the steps below to access the Web Configurator. Open File Explorer. Click Network. NBG7510 User’s Guide...
  • Page 148 Right-click the icon for your Zyxel Device and select View device webpage. The Web Configurator login screen displays. Figure 85 Network Connections: Network Infrastructure Right-click the icon for your Zyxel Device and select Properties. Click the Network Device tab. A window displays information about the Zyxel Device. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

  • Page 149: Dhcp Setup

    • The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet, when you sign up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, enter them in the DNS Server fields in the DHCP Setup screen. NBG7510 User’s Guide...

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