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ZyXEL Communications VMG4381-B10A User Manual

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VMG4381-B10A
Wireless N VDSL2 4-port Bonding Combo WAN Gigabit Gateway
with MoCA
Version 1.0
Edition 2, 05/2014
Quick Start Guide
User's Guide
Default Login Details
LAN IP Address
User Name
Password
www.zyxel.com
http://192.168.1.1
admin
1234
Copyright © 2014 ZyXEL Communications Corporation

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  • Page 1 Wireless N VDSL2 4-port Bonding Combo WAN Gigabit Gateway with MoCA Version 1.0 Edition 2, 05/2014 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide Default Login Details LAN IP Address http://192.168.1.1 User Name admin Password 1234 www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2014 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
  • Page 2 Internet access. • Support Disc Refer to the included CD for support documents. • ZyXEL Web Site Please refer to www.zyxel.com for additional support documentation and product certifications. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ARP Table .............................249 Routing Table ............................251 IGMP Status ............................253 xDSL Statistics ............................255 User Account ............................259 Remote Management ..........................261 TR-069 Client ............................263 TR-064 ..............................265 Time Settings ............................267 E-mail Notification ..........................271 Logs Setting ............................273 Firmware Upgrade ..........................277 Configuration ............................279 Diagnostic .............................282 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Contents Overview Troubleshooting ............................287 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2.2.1 Title Bar ...........................28 2.2.2 Main Window ...........................29 2.2.3 Navigation Panel ........................29 Chapter 3 Quick Start............................33 3.1 Overview ............................33 3.2 Quick Start Setup ..........................33 Chapter 4 Tutorials ...............................35 4.1 Overview ............................35 4.2 Setting Up an ADSL PPPoE Connection ..................35 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 6: Network Map And Status Screens

    6.2 The Broadband Screen ........................79 6.2.1 Add/Edit Internet Connection ....................81 6.3 The 3G Backup Screen ........................89 6.4 The Advanced Screen ........................93 6.4.1 DSL Bonding ...........................93 6.5 The 8021x Screen ..........................95 6.5.1 Edit 802.1x Settings .........................96 6.6 Technical Reference ..........................96 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 7 8.3 The Static DHCP Screen .........................138 8.4 The UPnP Screen ...........................140 8.5 Installing UPnP in Windows Example .....................141 8.6 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example ....................143 8.7 The Additional Subnet Screen ......................149 8.8 The STB Vendor ID Screen ......................150 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 Network Address Translation (NAT)....................181 11.1 Overview ............................181 11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................181 11.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................181 11.2 The Port Forwarding Screen ......................182 11.2.1 Add/Edit Port Forwarding ....................184 11.3 The Applications Screen .......................185 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 14.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................207 14.2 The File Sharing Screen .......................208 14.2.1 Before You Begin .........................209 14.3 The Media Server Screen ......................210 14.4 The Printer Server Screen ......................211 14.4.1 Before You Begin ......................... 211 Chapter 15 Firewall ..............................213 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 19.3.2 Load Signed Certificate ......................236 19.4 The Trusted CA Screen ........................237 19.4.1 View Trusted CA Certificate ....................237 19.4.2 Import Trusted CA Certificate ....................238 Chapter 20 Log ..............................241 20.1 Overview ............................241 20.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................241 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 25.1 The xDSL Statistics Screen ......................255 Chapter 26 User Account ............................259 26.1 Overview ............................259 26.2 The User Account Screen ......................259 Chapter 27 Remote Management........................261 27.1 Overview ............................261 27.2 The Remote MGMT Screen ......................261 Chapter 28 TR-069 Client.............................263 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 12 34.3 The Reboot Screen ........................281 Chapter 35 Diagnostic ............................282 35.1 Overview ............................282 35.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................282 35.2 What You Need to Know .......................282 35.3 Ping & TraceRoute & NsLookup ....................283 35.4 802.1ag ............................283 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 13 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ...............295 Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting..................315 Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ..........323 Appendix D Wireless LANs......................331 Appendix E IPv6 ..........................345 Appendix F Services........................353 Appendix G Legal Information ......................357 Index ..............................361 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 14 Table of Contents VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: User's Guide

    User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Introducing The Device

    • Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters. • Write down the password and put it in a safe place. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 18: Applications For The Device

    You can also configure IP filtering on the Device for secure Internet access. When the IP filter is on, all incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked by default unless it is initiated from VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Homepna

    Internet connectivity to other coaxial outlets in the building. The laptop (B) connects wirelessly to the Device. The set-up box (C) connects into a coaxial outlet in another part of the house for access to online videos. Figure 2 HomePNA Application VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Device's Usb Support

    You can also use the Device as a media server. This lets anyone on your network play video, music, and photos from a USB device (B) connected to the Device’s USB port (without having to copy them to another computer). Figure 4 USB Media Server Application VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Leds (Lights)

    The Device has a successful Ethernet connection with a device LAN 1-4 on the Local Area Network (LAN). Blinking The Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN. The Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 22: The Reset Button

    If you forget your password or cannot access the web configurator, you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the device to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously and the password will be reset to “1234”. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Wireless Access

    Once the connection is successfully made, the WLAN/WPS LED shines green. To turn off the wireless network, press the WLAN/WPS button on the front of the Device for one to five seconds. The WLAN/WPS LED turns off when the wireless network is off. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 Chapter 1 Introducing the Device VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: The Web Configurator

    259) the number of dots that appears when you type the password changes randomly to prevent anyone watching the password field from knowing the length of your password. If you have changed the password, enter your password and click Login. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 26 The Quick Start Wizard screen appears. You can configure the Device’s time zone, basic Internet access, and wireless settings. See Chapter 3 on page 33 for more information. After you finished or closed the Quick Start Wizard screen, the Network Map page appears. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 Chapter 2 The Web Configurator Figure 9 Network Map Click Status to display the Status screen, where you can view the Device’s interface and system information. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 28: Quick Start

    Table 2 Web Configurator Icons in the Title Bar ICON DESCRIPTION Quick Start: Click this icon to open screens where you can configure the Device’s time zone Internet access, and wireless settings. Logout: Click this icon to log out of the web configurator. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Broadband

    Use this screen to configure 3G WAN connection. Advanced Use this screen to enable or disable PTM over ADSL, Annex M/Annex J, and DSL PhyR functions. 8021x Use this screen to view and configure the IEEE 802.1x settings on the Device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 30: Wireless

    Use this screen to view and configure DNS routes. Dynamic DNS Use this screen to allow a static hostname alias for a dynamic IP address. Interface Use this screen to map a port to a PVC or bridge group. Group VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: Firewall

    Use this screen to configure up to two mail servers and sender Notification addresses on the Device. Log Setting Use this screen to change your Device’s log settings. Firmware Use this screen to upload firmware to your device. Upgrade VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 Use this screen to configure CFM (Connectivity Fault Management) MD (maintenance domain) and MA (maintenance association), perform connectivity tests and view test reports. OAM Ping Use this screen to view information to help you identify problems with the DSL connection. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Quick Start

    Select the time zone of the Device’s location and click Next. Figure 12 Time Zone Enter your Internet connection information in this screen. The screen and fields to enter may vary depending on your current connection type. Click Next. Click Next. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 34 Turn the wireless LAN on or off. If you keep it on, record the security settings so you can configure your wireless clients to connect to the Device. Click Save. Figure 14 Internet Connection Your Device saves your settings and attempts to connect to the Internet. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Chapter 4 Tutorials

    Broadband screens. Click Network Setting > Broadband to open the following screen. Click Add New WAN Interface. In this example, the DSL connection has the following information. General Name MyDSLConnection Type ADSL VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 Then select DNS as Static and enter the DNS server addresses provided to you, such as 192.168.5.2 (DNS server1)/192.168.5.1 (DNS server2). Leave the rest of the fields to the default settings. Click Apply to save your settings. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 Chapter 4 Tutorials You should see a summary of your new DSL connection setup in the Broadband screen as follows. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Setting Up A Secure Wireless Network

    802.11b/g/n Mixed Click Network Setting > Wireless to open the General screen. Select More Secure as the security level and WPA2-PSK as the security mode. Configure the screen using the provided parameters (see page 38). Click Apply. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 39 Thomas can now use the WPS feature to establish a wireless connection between his notebook and the Device (see Section 4.3.2 on page 40). He can also use the notebook’s wireless client to search for the Device (see Section 4.3.3 on page 43). VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 40: Using Wps

    Both buttons have exactly the same function: you can use one or the other. Note: It doesn’t matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button within two minutes of pressing the first one. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 41 Launch your wireless client’s configuration utility. Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method to get a PIN number. Log into Device’s web configurator and go to the Network Setting > Wireless > WPS screen. Enable the WPS function and click Apply. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 42 This may take up to two minutes. The wireless client is then able to communicate with the Device securely. The following figure shows you how to set up a wireless network and its security on a Device and a wireless client by using PIN method. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Without Wps

    Use the wireless adapter’s utility installed on the notebook to search for the “Example” SSID. Then enter the “DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork” pre-shared key to establish an wireless Internet connection. Note: The Device supports IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g wireless clients. Make sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adapter supports one of these standards. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 44: Setting Up Multiple Wireless Groups

    Pre-Shared Key ForCompanyOnly ForVIPOnly Guest12345678 Click Network Setting > Wireless to open the General screen. Use this screen to set up the company’s general wireless network group. Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click Apply. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 45 Click Network Setting > Wireless > More AP to open the following screen. Click the Edit icon to configure the second wireless network group. The following screen does not apply to VMG4381. Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click Apply. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 46 Chapter 4 Tutorials In the More AP screen, click the Edit icon to configure the third wireless network group. Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click Apply. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: Configuring Static Route For Routing To Another Network

    (192.168.1.x/24) and N2 (192.168.10.x/24). If you want to send traffic from computer A (in N1 network) to computer B (in N2 network), the traffic is sent to the Device’s WAN default gateway by default. In this case, B will never receive the traffic. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 48 This tutorial uses the following example IP settings: Table 4 IP Settings in this Tutorial DEVICE / COMPUTER IP ADDRESS The Device’s WAN 172.16.1.1 The Device’s LAN 192.168.1.1 IP Type IPv4 Use Interface ADSL/atm0 192.168.1.34 R’s N1 192.168.1.253 R’s N2 192.168.10.2 192.168.10.33 VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 49 Gateway IP Address field. Select ADSL/atm0 as the Use Interface. Click OK. Now B should be able to receive traffic from A. You may need to additionally configure B’s firewall settings to allow specific traffic to pass through. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 50: Configuring Qos Queue And Class Setup

    Other traffic: Automatic classifier Click Network Setting > QoS > General and select Enable. Set your WAN Managed Upstream Bandwidth to 10,000 kbps (or leave this blank to have the Device automatically determine this figure). Click Apply. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 51 • Weight: 8 • Rate Limit: 5,000 (kbps) Tutorial: Advanced > QoS > Queue Setup Click Class Setup > Add new Classifier to create a new class. Check Active and follow the settings as shown in the screen below. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 52 Type the MAC address of your computer - AA:FF:AA:FF:AA:FF. Type the MAC Mask if you know it. To Queue Link this to an item in the Network Setting > QoS > Queue Setup screen, which is the E- Index mail queue created in this example. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 53: Access The Device Using Ddns

    • IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address that your Device is currently using. You can find the IP address on the Device’s Web Configurator Status page. Then you will need to configure the same account and host name on the Device later. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 54: Configuring Ddns On Your Device

    Josephine’s computer connects wirelessly to the Internet through the Device. Thomas decides to use the Security > MAC Filter screen to grant wireless network access to his computer but not to Josephine’s computer. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 55 Thomas can also grant access to the computers of other members of his family and friends. However, Josephine and others not listed in this screen will no longer be able to access the Internet through the Device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 56: Access Your Shared Files From A Computer

    In FileZilla enter the IP address of the Device (the default is 192.168.1.1), your account’s user name and password and port 21 and click Quickconnect. A screen asking for password authentication appears. File Sharing via Windows Explorer Once you log in the USB device displays in the folder. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Using The Media Server Feature

    This section shows you how to play the media files on the USB storage device connected to your Device using Windows Media Player. Tutorial: Media Server Setup (Using Windows Media Player) USB Storage Device Computer with Windows Media Player ZyXEL Device VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 58 Check Find media that others are sharing in the following screen and click OK. Tutorial: Media Sharing using Windows Vista (2) In the Library screen, check the left panel. The Windows Media Player should detect the Device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 59 If you cannot see the Device in the left panel as shown above, right-click Other Libraries > Refresh Other Libraries. Select a category in the left panel and wait for Windows Media Player to connect to the Device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 60: Using A Digital Media Adapter

    USB storage device in your TV screen. Note: For this tutorial, your DMA-2500 should already be set up with the TV according to the instructions in the DMA-2500 Quick Start Guide. Connect the DMA-2500 to an available LAN port in your Device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 61 The screen shows you the list of available media files in the USB storage device. Select the file you want to open and push the Play button in the remote control. Tutorial: Media Sharing using DMA-2500 (2) VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 62: Using The Print Server Feature

    This example shows how to connect a printer to your Device using the Windows 7 operating system. Some menu items may look different on your operating system. Click Start > Control Panel > Devices and Printers to open the Devices and Printers screen. Click Add a printer. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 63 Chapter 4 Tutorials Tutorial: Printers Folder The Add Printer wizard screen displays. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. Tutorial: Add Printer Wizard: Welcome Click The printer that I want isn’t listed. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 64 Select the Select a shared printer by name option. Enter the URL for your printer, http:// 192.168.1.1:631/printers/USB_PRINTER, in this example. This URL can be found in the Device’s Web Configurator on the Network Setting > USB Service > Printer Server screen. Click Next. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 65 Proceed to step to continue. If the Print Center icon is not in the Macintosh Dock, proceed to the next step. On your desktop, double-click the Macintosh HD icon to open the Macintosh HD window. Tutorial: Macintosh HD VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 66 Set up your printer in the Printer List configuration screen. Select IP Printing from the drop- down list box. In the Printer’s Address field, type the IP address of your Device. Deselect the Use default queue on server check box. 10 Type LP1 in the Queue Name field. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 67 13 The Name LP1 on 192.168.1.1 displays in the Printer List field. The default printer Name displays in bold type. Tutorial: Print Server Your Macintosh print server driver setup is complete. You can now use the Device’s print server to print from a Macintosh computer. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 68 Chapter 4 Tutorials VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Part Ii: Technical Reference

    Technical Reference...

  • Page 71: Network Map And Status Screens

    If you prefer to view the status in a list, click List View in the Viewing Mode selection box. You can configure how often you want the Device to update this screen in Refresh Interval. Figure 15 Network Map: Icon Mode Figure 16 Network Map: List Mode VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 72: The Status Screen

    Change icon/name. In List Mode, you can also view the client’s information. 5.3 The Status Screen Use this screen to view the status of the Device. Click Status to open this screen. Figure 17 Status Screen VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 73 (Maintenance > Reboot), or when you reset it. Current This field displays the current date and time in the Device. You can change this in Date/Time Maintenance> Time Setting. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 74 If memory usage does get close to 100%, the Device is probably becoming unstable, and you should restart the device. See Section 34.2 on page 279, or turn off the device (unplug the power) for a few seconds. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 75: Chapter 6 Broadband

    • Use the Broadband screen to view, remove or add a WAN interface. You can also configure the WAN settings on the Device for Internet access (Section 6.2 on page 79). • Use the 3G Backup screen to configure 3G WAN connection (Section 6.3 on page 89). VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 76: What You Need To Know

    If your ISP assigns you a static WAN IP address, they should also assign you the subnet mask and DNS server IP address(es). Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a WAN networking technology that provides high-speed data transfer. ATM uses fixed-size packets of information called cells. With ATM, a high QoS (Quality of VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 77 IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (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. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 78 Transition Router (AFTR in the graphic) to connect to the IPv4 Internet. The local network can also use IPv6 services. The VDSL Router uses it’s configured IPv6 WAN IP to route IPv6 traffic to the IPv6 Internet. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 79: Before You Begin

    This is the service name of the connection. Type This shows whether it is an ATM, PTM, or Ethernet connection. Mode This shows whether the connection is in routing or bridge mode. Encapsulation This is the method of encapsulation used by this connection. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 80 This shows whether Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) is activated or not for this connection. MLD is not available when the connection uses the bridging service. Modify Click the Edit icon to configure the WAN connection. Click the Delete icon to remove the WAN connection. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 81: Add/Edit Internet Connection

    Figure 23 Routing Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 8 Routing Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION General Active Select this to activate the WAN configuration settings. Name Specify a descriptive name for this connection. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 82 EoA supports ENET ENCAP (IPoE), PPPoE and RFC1483/2684 bridging encapsulation methods. PPPoA (PPP over ATM) allows just one PPPoA connection over a PVC. IPoA (IP over ATM) allows just one RFC 1483 routing connection over a PVC. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 83 This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from the PPPoE server. This field is not configurable if you select PPP Auto Connect. PPPoE Service Enter the name of your PPPoE service here. Name VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 84 RA. This option is available only when you choose to get your IPv6 address automatically. Select Static if you have a fixed IPv6 address assigned by your ISP. WAN IPv6 Enter the IPv6 address assigned by your ISP. Address VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 85 Select the IEEE 802.1p priority level (from 0 to 7) to add to traffic through this connection. The greater the number, the higher the priority level. 802.1q Type the VLAN ID number (from 1 to 4094) for traffic through this connection. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 86: Bridge Mode

    Select Bridge when your ISP provides you more than one IP address and you want the connected computers to get individual IP address from ISP’s DHCP server directly. If you select Bridge, you cannot use routing functions, such as QoS, Firewall, DHCP server and NAT on traffic from the selected LAN port(s). VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 87 Select this to activate the WAN configuration settings. Name Enter a service name of the connection. Type Select ADSL over ATM as the interface for which you want to configure here. The Device uses the ADSL technology for data transmission over the DSL port. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 88 Maximum Burst Size (MBS) refers to the maximum number of cells that can be sent at the Size peak rate. Type the MBS, which is less than 65535. This field is available only when you select Non Realtime VBR or Realtime VBR. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 89: The 3G Backup Screen

    Use this screen to configure your 3G settings. Click Network Setting > Broadband > 3G Backup. Note: The actual data rate you obtain varies depending the 3G card you use, the signal strength to the service provider’s base station, and so on. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 90 Chapter 6 Broadband Figure 26 Network Setting > Broadband > 3G Backup VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 91 Automatically Use the Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. following static IP address IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use the following static IP address. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 92 Select Enable and enter a number from 1 to 99 in the percentage fields. If you change the time budget/ value after you configure and enable budget control, the Device resets the statistics. data budget (Mbytes)/data budget (kPackets) VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 93: The Advanced Screen

    The data rate depends on the DSL type, its standard/ profile, and the standard/profile that the DSLAM supports. The table below shows the transmission data rate for single DSL line and DSL bonding. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 94 Select Enable to use PTM over ADSL. Since PTM has less overhead than ATM, some ISPs use PTM over ADSL for better performance. Annex M You can enable Annex M for the Device to use double upstream mode to increase the maximum upstream transfer rate. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 95: The 8021X Screen

    This shows the Trusted CA used for this authentication. This displays N/A when there is no Trusted CA assigned. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the Device. Cancel Click Cancel to return to the previous configuration. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 96: Edit 802.1X Settings

    Encapsulation Be sure to use the encapsulation method required by your ISP. The Device can work in bridge mode or routing mode. When the Device is in routing mode, it supports the following methods. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 97 A PCR is specified and if traffic exceeds this rate, cells may be dropped. Examples of connections that need CBR would be high-resolution video and voice. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 98 VLAN and provides the information that switches need to process the frame across the network. A tagged frame is four bytes longer than an untagged frame and contains two bytes of TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier), residing within the type/length field of the Ethernet frame) VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 99 If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, manually enter them in the DNS server fields. If your ISP dynamically assigns the DNS server IP addresses (along with the Device’s WAN IP address), set the DNS server fields to get the DNS server address from the ISP. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 100 IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (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. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 101: Wireless

    • Use the Others screen to configure wireless advanced features, such as the RTS/CTS Threshold (Section 7.8 on page 116). • Use the Channel Status screen to scan wireless LAN channel noises and view the results (Section 7.9 on page 118). VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 102: What You Need To Know

    Device’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the Device’s new settings. Click Network Setting > Wireless to open the General screen. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 103 APs as possible. The channel number which the Device is currently using then displays next to this field. more.../less Click more... to show more information. Click less to hide them. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 104 Device. When you select to use a security, additional options appears in this screen. Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without any data encryption or authentication. See the following sections for more details about this field. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 105: No Security

    Your Device allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be enabled at any one time. In order to configure and enable WEP encryption, click Network Setting > Wireless to display the General screen, then select Basic as the security level. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 106 The default password is Passowrd 1. more.../less Click more... to show more fields in this section. Click less to hide them. WEP Encryption Select 64-bits or 128-bits. This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 107: More Secure (Wpa(2)-Psk)

    Click more... to show more fields in this section. Click less to hide them. WPA-PSK This field appears when you choose WPA-PSK2 as the Security Mode. Compatible Check this field to allow wireless devices using WPA-PSK security mode to connect to your Device. The Device supports WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 108: Wpa(2) Authentication

    Security Level Select More Secure to enable WPA(2)-PSK data encryption. Security Mode Choose WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list box. Authentication Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 109: The More Ap Screen

    This screen allows you to enable and configure multiple Basic Service Sets (BSSs) on the Device. Click Network Setting > Wireless > More AP. The following screen displays. Figure 35 Network Setting > Wireless > More AP VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 110: Edit More Ap

    SSID in the More AP screen. The following screen displays. Figure 36 More AP: Edit The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 22 More AP: Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network Setup Wireless You can Enable or Disable the wireless LAN in this field. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 111: Mac Authentication

    MAC addresses of the devices to configure this screen. Use this screen to view your Device’s MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click Network Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication. The screen appears as shown. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 112: The Wps Screen

    Note: The Device applies the security settings of the SSID1 profile (see Section 7.2 on page 102). If you want to use the WPS feature, make sure you have set the security mode of SSID1 to WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or No Security. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 113 The PIN is not necessary when you use WPS push-button method. Click the Generate New PIN Number button to have the Device create a new PIN. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 114: The Wmm Screen

    Note: At the time of writing, WDS is compatible with other ZyXEL APs only. Not all models support WDS links. Check your other AP’s documentation. Click Network Setting > Wireless > WDS. The following screen displays. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 115: Wds Scan

    You can click the Scan icon in Wireless > WDS to have the Device automatically search and display the available APs within range. Select an AP and click Apply to have the Device establish a wireless link with the selected wireless device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 116: The Others Screen

    Use this screen to configure advanced wireless settings. Click Network Setting > Wireless > Others. The screen appears as shown. Section 7.10.2 on page 120 for detailed definitions of the terms listed in this screen. Figure 42 Network Setting > Wireless > Others VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 117 Select a preamble type from the drop-down list box. Choices are Long or Short. See Section 7.10.7 on page 124 for more information. This field is configurable only when you set 802.11 Mode to 802.11b. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 118: The Channel Status Screen

    • A bridge is a radio that relays communications between access points and wireless clients, extending a network’s range. Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 119 Radio Channels In the radio spectrum, there are certain frequency bands allocated for unlicensed, civilian use. For the purposes of wireless networking, these bands are divided into numerous channels. This allows a VMG4381-B10A 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. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 121: User Authentication

    Some wireless devices, such as scanners, can detect wireless networks but cannot use wireless 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. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 122: Signal Problems

    Problems with distance occur when the two radios are too far apart. Problems with interference occur when other radio waves interrupt the data signal. Interference may come from other radio transmissions, such as military or air traffic control communications, or from machines that are VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 123: Bss

    BSSs simultaneously. You can then assign varying QoS priorities and/or security modes to different SSIDs. Wireless devices can use different BSSIDs to associate with the same AP. 7.10.6.1 Notes on Multiple BSSs • A maximum of eight BSSs are allowed on one AP simultaneously. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 124: Preamble Type

    AP 2 7.10.9 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) Your Device supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 125 Take the following steps to set up a WPS connection between an access point or wireless router (referred to here as the AP) and a client device using the PIN method. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 126 If you cannot connect, check the list of associated wireless clients in the AP’s configuration utility. If you see the wireless client in the list, WPS was successful. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled wireless client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to the WPS-enabled AP via the PIN method. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 127: How Wps Works

    If the registrar is already part of a network, it sends the existing information. If not, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to a WPS-enabled access point. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 128: Example Wps Network Setup

    When 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 unconfigured and has no existing information. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 129 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. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 130: Limitations Of Wps

    If this happens, open the access point’s configuration interface and look at the list of associated clients (usually displayed by MAC address). It does not matter if the VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 131 Check the MAC addresses of your wireless 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. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 132 Chapter 7 Wireless VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 133: Home Networking

    • Use the LAN VLAN screen to control the VLAN ID and IEEE 802.1p priority tags of traffic sent out through individual LAN ports (Section 8.11 on page 152). • Use the TFTP Server Name screen to access the TFTP server using DHCP option 66 (Section 8.12 on page 152). VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 134: What You Need To Know

    UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions. NAT traversal allows the following: • Dynamic port mapping • Learning public IP addresses VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 135: 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. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 136 Select Enable to have the Device act as a DHCP server or DHCP relay agent. Select Disable to stop the DHCP server on the Device. Select DHCP Relay to have the Device forward DHCP request to the DHCP server. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 137 Select Enable MLD Snooping to activate MLD Snooping on the Device. This allows the Device to check MLD packets passing through it and learn the multicast group membership. It helps reduce multicast traffic. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 138: The Static Dhcp Screen

    00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Use this screen to change your Device’s static DHCP settings. Click Network Setting > Home Networking > Static DHCP to open the following screen. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 139 LAN. You can also choose the name of a computer from the drop list and have the MAC Address and IP Address auto-detected. MAC Address If you select Manual Input, enter the MAC address of a computer on your LAN. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 140: The Upnp Screen

    NAT forwarding port in order to communicate with another UPnP enabled device; this eliminates the need to manually configure port forwarding for the UPnP enabled application. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 141: Installing Upnp In Windows Example

    Click on the Windows Setup tab and select Communication in the Components selection box. Click Details. Add/Remove Programs: Windows Setup: Communication In the Communications window, select the Universal Plug and Play check box in the Components selection box. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 142 In the Network Connections window, click Advanced in the main menu and select Optional Networking Components …. Network Connections The Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard window displays. Select Networking Service in the Components selection box and click Details. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 143: Using Upnp In Windows Xp Example

    This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP. You must already have UPnP installed in Windows XP and UPnP activated on the Device. Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the Device. Turn on your computer and the Device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 144 Network Connections In the Internet Connection Properties window, click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Internet Connection Properties You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 145 When the UPnP-enabled device is disconnected from your computer, all port mappings will be deleted automatically. Select Show icon in notification area when connected option and click OK. An icon displays in the system tray. System Tray Icon Double-click on the icon to display your current Internet connection status. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 146 Device first. This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the Device. Follow the steps below to access the web configurator. Click Start and then Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. Select My Network Places under Other Places. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 147 Right-click on the icon for your Device and select Invoke. The web configurator login screen displays. Network Connections: My Network Places Right-click on the icon for your Device and select Properties. A properties window displays with basic information about the Device. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...
  • Page 148 Chapter 8 Home Networking Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 149: The Additional Subnet Screen

    Select the checkbox to enable the Public LAN feature. Your ISP must support Public LAN and Static IP. IP Address Enter the public IP address provided by your ISP. IP Subnet Mask Enter the public IP subnet mask provided by your ISP. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

  • Page 150: The 5Th Ethernet Port Screen

    If you are using DSL connection, you can configure your Ethernet WAN port as an extra LAN port. This fifth Ethernet port is a Gigabit port. Click Network Settings > Home Networking > 5th Ethernet Port to open this screen. VMG4381-B10A User’s Guide...

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