Page 1 NBG6617 AC1300 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Router Version 1.00 Edition 2, 07/2016 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide Default Login Details LAN IP http://192.168.1.1 Address (Router Mode) http://192.168.1.2 www.zyxel.com (Access Point Mode) Password 1234 Copyright © 2016 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
Page 2: Related Documentation
Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NBG6617 and access the Web Configurator wizards. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. • More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to find other information on the NBG6617...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview Contents Overview User’s Guide ............................9 Introduction .............................10 Introducing the Web Configurator ......................15 eaZy 123 Wizard .............................18 NBG6617 Modes .............................27 Easy Mode ..............................28 Router Mode ............................36 Access Point Mode ..........................42 Tutorials ..............................49 Technical Reference ..........................59 Status ..............................60 WAN ................................62 Wireless LAN ............................80...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
1.1 Overview ............................10 1.2 Applications ............................10 1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG6617 ......................10 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG6617 ..................11 1.5 Resetting the NBG6617 ........................11 1.5.1 How to Use the RESET Button ....................11 1.6 The WPS Button ..........................11 1.7 LEDs ..............................12...
Page 5 8.2 Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS ....................49 8.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) ....................49 8.2.2 PIN Configuration ........................50 8.3 Connect to NBG6617 Wireless Network without WPS ..............51 8.3.1 Configure Your Notebook ......................53 8.4 Using Guest SSIDs on the NBG6617 ....................55...
Page 6 11.3.1 No Security ..........................87 11.3.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ......................88 11.3.3 WPA/WPA2 ..........................89 11.4 Guest Wireless Screen ........................91 11.4.1 Guest Wireless Edit .......................92 11.5 MAC Filter Screen ..........................93 11.6 Advanced Screen ..........................94 11.7 WPS Screen ............................96 11.8 Scheduling Screen ..........................97 NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 7 14.1.1 What You Can Do ........................129 14.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................129 14.2 IPv4 Firewall Screen ........................130 14.3 IPv6 Firewall Screen ........................132 Chapter 15 Maintenance ............................135 15.1 Overview ............................135 15.2 What You Can Do .........................135 15.3 General Screen ..........................135 NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 8 16.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ..................149 16.3 NBG6617 Access and Login ......................150 16.4 Internet Access ..........................151 16.5 Resetting the NBG6617 to Its Factory Defaults ................153 16.6 Wireless Connections ........................153 16.7 USB Device Problems ........................155 Appendix A Customer Support ......................156 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address ..............162...
Page 9: User's Guide
User’s Guide...
Page 10: Introduction
A range of services such as a firewall and content filtering are also available for secure Internet computing. There is one USB 3.0 port on the side panel of your NBG6617. You can connect USB (version 3.0 or lower) memory sticks, USB hard drives, or USB devices for file sharing. The NBG6617 automatically detects the USB devices.
Page 11: Good Habits For Managing The Nbg6617
If you forget your password, you will have to reset the NBG6617 to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the NBG6617.
Page 12: Leds
Press the WPS button for more than three seconds and release it. Press the WPS button on another WPS-enabled device within range of the NBG6617. Note: You must activate WPS in the NBG6617 and in another wireless device within two minutes of each other.
Page 13: Wall Mounting
USB device. There is no USB device connected to the NBG6617. Green WPS is enabled. Blinking The NBG6617 is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless client. WPS is disabled. Figure 2 Rear Panel Power Input LAN Ports 1-4...
Page 14 Make sure the screws are fastened well enough to hold the weight of the NBG6617 with the connection cables. Align the holes on the back of the NBG6617 with the screws on the wall. Hang the NBG6617 on the screws.
Page 15: Introducing The Web Configurator
The NBG6617 is in router mode by default. Type "http://192.168.1.1" as the website address. If the NBG6617 obtains a WAN IP address or a DNS server IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, the default LAN IP address will be changed to 10.0.0.1 automatically. See Auto-IP Change on page 64 for more information.
Page 16: Login Screen
LABEL DESCRIPTION Please enter the Type "1234" (default) as the password. Click Login. device’s administrator password 2.2.2 Change Default Password Screen You should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as shown next. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 17 Note: The management session automatically times out when the time period set in the Administrator Inactivity Timer field expires (default five minutes; go to Chapter 15 on page 135 to change this). Simply log back into the NBG6617 if this happens. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 18: Eazy 123 Wizard
Note: The eaZy 123 wizard appears automatically when the NBG6617 is accessed for the first time or when you reset the NBG6617 to its default factory settings. If you didn’t configure the wizard screens, you will be redirected to the login page when you connect to the Internet.
Page 19 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 6 Unable to continue: WAN If you do not press the Wi-Fi button located on the NBG6617’s rear panel, the following screen opens. Figure 7 Unable to continue: Wi-Fi Note: If you get an error message, check your hardware connections. Make sure your Internet connection is up and running.
Page 20: Internet Type
Figure 9 eaZy 123 Setup 3.3 Internet Type The NBG6617 offers three WAN selection types. They are Automatic - DHCP, PPPoE or Static. Configure the Internet type settings on your NBG6617 in the first part. The following screen depends on your Internet connection type. Enter the details provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the fields (if any).
Page 21: Wan Selection Type: Automatic - Dhcp
By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG6617 (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG6617 does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LAN's computers will have Internet access.
Page 22: Wan Selection Type: Static
Note: If you get an error message, make sure you have entered the correct information provided by your ISP. 3.3.3 WAN Selection Type: Static Choose Static as the WAN Selection Type when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. Click Next. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 23: Wireless Network
WAN Selection Type. Contact your ISP if you are not sure of your Internet Connection type. 3.4 Wireless Network Configure the wireless network settings on your NBG6617 in the second part. The default wireless security setting is WPA2-PSK. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 24 Enter a descriptive name for the wireless LAN. (SSID) Note: The setting here applies to 2.4 GHz wireless radios. If you change this field on the NBG6617, make sure all wireless stations use the same SSID in order to access the network. Wireless Type from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters.
Page 25 User’s Guide for more suggestions. Figure 15 Congratulations You can click the My ZyXEL Cloud Service button to go to https://mycloud.zyxel.com, where you can create an account and register your NBG6617. At the time of writing, you can have free DDNS NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 26 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard service to get a domain name mapped to the NBG6617’s dynamic IP address. With DDNS, you can use the domain name to remotely access the NBG6617’s Web Configurator through the Internet. You have successfully set up your NBG6617 to operate on your network and access the Internet.
Page 27: Nbg6617 Modes
This refers to the operating mode of the NBG6617, which can act as a: • Router: This is the default device mode of the NBG6617. Use this mode to connect the local network to another network, like the Internet. Go to Section 6.2 on page 36...
Page 28: Easy Mode
The Web Configurator is set to Easy Mode by default. You can configure several key features of the NBG6617 in this mode. This mode is useful to users who are not fully familiar with some features that are usually intended for network administrators.
Page 29: What You Need To Know
This icon only displays when new firmware is released. Firmware Notification Wizard Click this icon to open the eaZy123 wizard for the NBG6617. Logout Click this to end the Web Configurator session. Figure 18 Easy Mode: Navigation Panel: Firmware Notification 5.5 Network Map...
Page 30 Chapter 5 Easy Mode Figure 19 Easy Mode: Network Map This screen displays whether the NBG6617 connects to the Internet. It also shows the devices connected to the NBG6617, including those connecting wirelessly. Click the Refresh button to refresh the network map.
Page 31: Control Panel
Chapter 5 Easy Mode Figure 21 Easy Mode: Network Map: Rename / Icon Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 5.6 Control Panel The features configurable in Easy Mode are shown in the Control Panel.
Page 32: Wi-Fi
Section 5.6.4 on page 34 to see this screen. 5.6.1 Wi-Fi Use this screen to configure security for the NBG6617's default wireless LAN. You can enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode in the following screen. See Chapter 14 on page 129 how to configure wireless network.
Page 33: Guest Wi-Fi
5.6.2 Guest Wi-Fi This screen allows you to configure guest wireless network settings on the NBG6617. Users connected to the guest wireless network can access the Internet via the NBG6617, but not other networks connected to the NBG6617. See Chapter 11 on page 80 for how to enable and set up the guest wireless network.
Page 34: Parental Control
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. 5.6.3 Parental Control Use this screen to view the parental control rules configured on the NBG6617. See Section 13.2 on page 106 for how to enable and configure parental control rules.
Page 35 A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not active. User Name This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies. Notification This shows the e-mail address to which the notification is sent. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 36: Router Mode
Router Mode 6.1 Overview The NBG6617 is set to router mode by default. Routers are used to connect the local network to another network (for example, the Internet). In the figure below, the NBG6617 connects the local network (LAN1 ~ LAN4) to the Internet.
Page 37 LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Item This column shows the type of data the NBG6617 is recording. Data This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG6617. Host Name This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance > General screen. It is for identification purposes.
Page 38 This displays what percentage of the NBG6617’s processing ability is currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG6617 is running at full load, and the throughput is not going to improve anymore. If you want some applications to have more throughput, you should turn off other applications (for example, using bandwidth management.)
Page 39: Navigation Panel
Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6617 can act as a print server and allows you to share a USB printer on your LAN. This displays the name of the printer connected to the NBG6617's USB port. Note: You need to manually install the printer driver in your computer and add the printer to your printer list.
Page 40 Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled. LAN IP Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask. Use this screen to configure the IPv6 address for the NBG6617 on the LAN. Use this screen to enable the NBG6617’s DHCP server. Static DHCP This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses.
Page 41 Use this screen to enable Wake on LAN to remotely turn on a device on the local network. Use this screen to view the list of activities recorded by your NBG6617. Operation Mode This screen allows you to select whether your device acts as a router, or an access point.
Page 42: Access Point Mode
Access Point Mode 7.1 Overview Use your NBG6617 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this mode your NBG6617 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.
Page 43: Setting Your Nbg6617 To Ap Mode
Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how to do this. To use your NBG6617 as an access point, go to Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode and select Access Point Mode.
Page 44: Configuring Your Wlan And Maintenance Settings
Chapter 15 on page 135 for information on configuring your maintenance settings. 7.4 AP Mode Status Screen Click Expert Mode > Status to open the Status screen. Figure 33 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 45 This displays what percentage of the NBG6617’s processing ability is currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG6617 is running at full load, and the throughput is not going to improve anymore. If you want some applications to have more throughput, you should turn off other applications (for example, using bandwidth management.)
Page 46: Navigation Panel
Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6617 can act as a print server and allows you to share a USB printer on your LAN. This displays the name of the printer connected to the NBG6617's USB port. Note: You need to manually install the printer driver in your computer and add the printer to your printer list.
Page 47 Also when you select this, you cannot enter an IP address for your NBG6617 in the field below. Static IP Address Click this if you want to specify the IP address of your NBG6617. Or if your ISP or network administrator gave you a static IP address to access the network or the Internet.
Page 48 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode Table 18 LAN > LAN IP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 49: Tutorials
8.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) Make sure that your NBG6617 is turned on. Make sure the WIFI button (at the rear panel of the NBG6617) is pushed in, and that the device is placed within range of your notebook.
Page 50: Pin Configuration
Launch your wireless client’s configuration utility. Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method to get a PIN number. Enter the PIN number to the PIN field in the Expert > Wireless > WPS screen on the NBG6617. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 51: Connect To Nbg6617 Wireless Network Without Wps
This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG6617 securely. The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on NBG6617 and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method.
Page 52 Section 2.2 on page 15). Make sure the WIFI switch (at the rear panel of the NBG6617) is set to ON. Open the Expert > Wireless > Wireless screen in the AP’s Web Configurator. Confirm that the wireless LAN is enabled on the NBG6617.
Page 53: Configure Your Notebook
Windows built-in utility (Windows Zero Configuration (WZC)) to connect to the wireless netwok. The NBG6617 supports IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11ac wireless clients. Make sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adapter supports one of these standards.
Page 54 Chapter 8 Tutorials Select SSID_Example3 and click Connect. Type the security key in the following screen. Click Connect. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 55: Using Guest Ssids On The Nbg6617
Chapter 8 Tutorials Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below. If the wireless client keeps trying to connect to or acquiring an IP address from the NBG6617, make sure you entered the correct security key. If the connection has limited or no connectivity, make sure the DHCP server is enabled on the NBG6617.
Page 56: Configuring Security Settings Of Guest Ssids
Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG6617 using an Ethernet cable. The default IP address of the NBG6617 in router mode is “192.168.1.1”. In this case, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.2” and “192.168.1.254”.
Page 57 Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable Intra-BSS Traffic for SSID_Worker to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Click Apply. 10 Click the Edit icon of the second entry to configure wireless and security settings for SSID_VoIP. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 58 13 Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable Intra-BSS Traffic for SSID_Guest to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Select Enable Guest WLAN to allow clients to access the Internet only. Click Apply. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 59: Technical Reference
Technical Reference...
Page 60: Status
60). 9.2 Client Tables Screen You can configure the NBG6617’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG6617 assigns IP addresses to the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on that network, or else the computer must be manually configured.
Page 61 Reserve Select this if you want to reserve the IP address for this specific MAC address. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 62: Wan
IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses (Section 10.4 on page 65). • • Use the NAT > General screen to enable NAT, set a default server and change your NBG6617’s port forwarding settings (Section 10.5.1 on page 74).
Page 63: Configuring Your Internet Connection
(and service name) for user authentication. WAN IP Address The WAN IP address is an IP address for the NBG6617, which makes it accessible from an outside network. It is used by the NBG6617 to communicate with other devices in other networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the NBG6617 tries to access the Internet.
Page 64 A and D. IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) is a network-layer protocol used to establish membership in a multicast group - it is not used to carry user data. The NBG6617 supports both IGMP version 1 (IGMP-v1) and IGMP version 2 (IGMP-v2).
Page 65: Internet Connection Screen
Auto-IP-Change to become active. • The NBG6617 is set to receive a dynamic WAN IP address. 10.4 Internet Connection Screen Use this screen to change your NBG6617’s Internet access settings. Click Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection. 10.4.1 IPoE Encapsulation This screen displays when you select IPoE encapsulation.
Page 66 Chapter 10 WAN Figure 42 Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation (IPv4 Only) NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 67 IPv6 Tunneling Use IPv6 tunneling when the local network uses IPv6 and the ISP has an IPv4 network. When the NBG6617 has an IPv4 WAN address and you set IPv4/IPv6 mode to IPv4 Only, you can enable IPv6 tunneling to encapsulate IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets to cross the ISP’s IPv4 network.
Page 68 Enter the subnet mask number (1~32) for the IPv4 network. 6to4 The NBG6617 should get a public IPv4 address for the WAN. The NBG6617 adds an IPv4 IP header to an IPv6 packet when transmitting the packet to the Internet. In reverse, the NBG6617 removes the IPv4 header from an IPv6 packet when receiving it from the Internet.
Page 69 Auto-Subnet Configuration Enable Auto-IP- Select this option to have the NBG6617 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or Change Mode 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6617 gets a dynamic WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address.
Page 70: Pppoe Encapsulation
By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG6617 (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG6617 does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LANs’ computers will have access.
Page 71 Chapter 10 WAN This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation. Figure 43 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (IPv4 Only) NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 72 IPv6 Tunneling Use IPv6 tunneling when the local network uses IPv6 and the ISP has an IPv4 network. When the NBG6617 has an IPv4 WAN address and you set IPv4/IPv6 mode to IPv4 Only, you can enable IPv6 tunneling to encapsulate IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets to cross the ISP’s IPv4 network.
Page 73 Enter the subnet mask number (1~32) for the IPv4 network. 6to4 The NBG6617 should get a public IPv4 address for the WAN. The NBG6617 adds an IPv4 IP header to an IPv6 packet when transmitting the packet to the Internet. In reverse, the NBG6617 removes the IPv4 header from an IPv6 packet when receiving it from the Internet.
Page 74: Nat
Auto-Subnet Configuration Enable Auto-IP- Select this option to have the NBG6617 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or Change Mode 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6617 gets a dynamic WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address.
Page 75 This shows the port number(s) that identifies the service if you select a pre-defined service. If you select User define in the Name field, enter the port number(s) manually. Name This field displays a name to identify this rule. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 76: Port Trigger Screen
Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port numbers. Trigger Port The trigger port is a port (or a range of ports) that causes (or triggers) the NBG6617 to record the IP address of the LAN computer that sent the traffic to a server on the WAN.
Page 77: Passthrough Screen
The ALG feature is only needed for traffic that goes through the NBG6617’s NAT. To change your NBG6617’s ALGs and VPN pass-through settings, click Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Passthrough. The screen appears as shown.
Page 78: Dynamic Dns Screen
PPTP VPN account. If PPTP is disabled, then when a client sends a request to a VPN server, the server will reply to the NBG6617 and the NBG6617 will drop the request. When PPTP is enabled, the NBG6617 will forward the reply from the VPN server to the client that initiated the request, and the connection will establish successfully.
Page 79 (","). Username Enter your user name. Password Enter the password assigned to you. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 80: Wireless Lan
This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG6617. The NBG6617 is able to function both 2.4GHz and 5GHz network at the same time. You can have different wireless and wireless security settings for 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LANs. Click Expert Mode >...
Page 81: What You Can Do
NBG6617 and the wireless clients, and make other basic configuration changes (Section 11.2 on page 85). • Use the Guest Wireless screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your NBG6617 (Section 11.4 on page 91). • Use the MAC Filter screen to allow or deny wireless stations based on their MAC addresses from connecting to the NBG6617 (Section 11.5 on page...
Page 82: 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. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 83 Guest WLAN allows you to set up a wireless network where users can access to Internet via the NBG6617 (Z), but not other networks connected to the Z. In the following figure, a guest user can access the Internet from the guest wireless network A via Z but not the home or company network Note: The home or company network N and Guest WLAN network are independent networks.
Page 84 Depending on the devices in your network, you can either press a button (on the device itself, or in its configuration utility) or enter a PIN (Personal Identification NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 85: Wireless Screen
Section 8.2 on page 11.2 Wireless Screen Use this screen to configure the SSID and wireless security of the NBG6617’s default wireless LAN. Note: If you are configuring the NBG6617 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the NBG6617’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm.
Page 86 If you set Band to 2.4GHz, you can select from the following: • 802.11b: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6617. In this mode, all wireless devices can only transmit at the data rates supported by IEEE 802.11b. •...
Page 87: Wireless Security
Select No Security to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG6617, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.
Page 88: Wpa-Psk/Wpa2-Psk
DESCRIPTION Security Mode Choose No Security from the drop-down list box. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list.
Page 89: Wpa/Wpa2
Timer all clients. The default is 3600 seconds (60 minutes). Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.3 WPA/WPA2 Select WPA or WPA2 from the Security Mode list.
Page 90 Mode field. Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to communicate with the NBG6617 even when the NBG6617 is using WPA2-PSK or WPA2. Group Key Update The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPA-PSK/...
Page 91: Guest Wireless Screen
This screen allows you to enable and configure multiple guest wireless network settings on the NBG6617. You can configure up to four SSIDs to enable multiple BSSs (Basic Service Sets) on the NBG6617. This allows you to use one access point to provide several BSSs simultaneously. You can then assign varying security types to different SSIDs.
Page 92: Guest Wireless Edit
This shows whether the SSID profile is active (a yellow bulb) or not (a gray bulb). SSID An SSID profile is the set of parameters relating to one of the NBG6617’s BSSs. The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless device is associated.
Page 93: Mac Filter Screen
Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.5 MAC Filter Screen The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG6617 to give exclusive access to devices (Allow) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG6617 (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address.
Page 94: Advanced Screen
Select Allow to permit access to the NBG6617, MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the NBG6617. Select Deny to block access to the NBG6617, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the NBG6617. MAC Filter Summary (Max Limit : 64) This is the index number of the MAC address.
Page 95 Tx Power Set the output power of the NBG6617 in this field. If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NBG6617 to reduce interference with other APs.
Page 96: Wps Screen
Table 34 Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.7 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable/disable WPS, view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS status.
Page 97: Scheduling Screen
Disable, you cannot create a new PIN number. PIN Number This is the WPS PIN (Personal Identification Number) of the NBG6617. Enter this PIN in the configuration utility of the device you want to connect to the NBG6617 using WPS.
Page 98 If you click Select All you can not select any specific days and times. Click Clean All to remove all the wireless LAN scheduling. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Page 99: Lan
The LAN screens can help you configure a manage IP address, and partition your physical network into logical networks. 12.2 What You Can Do • Use the LAN IP screen to configure the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for your NBG6617 on the LAN (Section 12.4 on page 100).
Page 100: Lan Ip Screen
These parameters should work for the majority of installations. 12.4 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change the IP address for your NBG6617. Click Expert Mode > LAN > LAN IP. Figure 63 Expert Mode > LAN > LAN IP The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Page 101: Static Dhcp Screen
Enable the DHCP server unless your ISP instructs you to do otherwise. Select Disable to stop the NBG6617 acting as a DHCP server. When configured as a server, the NBG6617 provides TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If not, DHCP service is disabled and you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computers must be manually configured.
Page 102: Ipv6 Lan Screen
DESCRIPTION LAN IPv6 Address Assignment Enable_DHCPv6-PD Select this option to use DHCPv6 prefix delegation. The NBG6617 will obtain an IPv6 prefix from the ISP or a connected uplink router for the LAN. Autoconfiguration Select SLAAC + RDNSS to enable IPv6 stateless auto-configuration on this interface.
Page 103 Prefix Valid Lifetime Enter the valid lifetime for the prefix. Link Local Only Select this option to only use the link local address on the NBG6617 interfaces in the LAN. Select this option to identify a unique local address of the NBG6617 in the LAN.
Page 104: Applications
(Section 13.3 on page 112). • Use the USB Media Sharing screen to use the NBG6617 as a media server and allow DLNA- compliant devices to play media files stored in the attached USB device (Section 13.4 on page 117).
Page 105: Workgroup Name
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and electronics companies that works to make products compatible in a home network. DLNA clients play files stored on DLNA servers. The NBG6617 can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and stream files to DLNA-compliant media clients without any configuration.
Page 106: Before You Begin
Connect the USB device to one of the NBG6617’s USB ports. The NBG6617 detects the USB device and makes its contents available for browsing. If you are connecting a USB hard drive that comes with an external power supply, make sure it is connected to an appropriate power source that is on.
Page 107 User Name This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies. Schedule This shows whether the user is able to access the Internet through the NBG6617 (Allow) or not (Block) at the moment. Modify Click the Edit icon to go to the screen where you can edit the rule.
Page 108 To remove a user device, select it from the right text box and click Delete. Internet Access The y-axis shows the days that you want the NBG6617 to perform parental control and Schedule allow the user to access the Internet.
Page 109 Click the Delete icon to delete an existing rule. Block Site/URL Keyword Keyword Enter a keyword and click Add to add it to the keyword list. This has the NBG6617 block access to the website URLs that contain the keyword. Keyword List Select a keyword and click Delete to remove it.
Page 110: Notification Screen
Click Back to return to the previous screen. 13.2.2 Notification Screen Use this screen to have the NBG6617 send e-mail notifications when the user(s) is connected to the NBG6617 for Internet access during the specified time periods. In Expert mode, click Applications > Parental Control > Notification to open the following screen.
Page 111 Click Add new rules in the Notification screen to add a new rule or click the Edit icon next to an existing rule to edit it. Use this screen to set a schedule and have the NBG6617 send a notification when the specified user connects to the NBG6617 at the scheduled time.
Page 112: Bandwidth Management
Note: You should have configured a parental control rule already for the specified user. Schedule Select check boxes for the days that you want the NBG6617 to perform notification. Time (Begin ~ Define the time period during that you want the NBG6617 to perform notification.
Page 113: General Screen
Chapter 13 Applications Figure 71 StreamBoost Management Example The StreamBoost engine on the NBG6617 can identify the types of connected devices (such as PC, smart phone, tablet, TV or game console) in your network. When there is not enough bandwidth to support traffic of the same priority, the NBG6617 refers to the connected device priority.
Page 114 Otherwise, select User Defined to manually enter the bandwidth. This is traffic from WAN to LAN/WLAN. Application List This is the index number of the application on the NBG6617. Priority Use the drop-down list box to select the priority of the connected device.
Page 115 This displays the port number of the destination that define the traffic type. Source Port This displays the port number of the source that define the traffic type. Protocol This is the transport layer protocol used for the service. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 116 This is a single port number that defines your user-defined service. Protocol Select the transport layer protocol (TCP, UDP or BOTH) that defines your user-defined service. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 117: Usb Media Sharing Screen
Chapter 13 Applications 13.4 USB Media Sharing Screen You can set up your NBG6617 to act as a media server to provide media (like video) to DLNA- compliant players, such as Windows Media Player, ZyXEL DMAs (Digital Media Adapters), Xboxes or PS3s.
Page 118: Upnp Screen
Rescan Media Contents Rescan Click this button to have the NBG6617 scan the media files on the connected USB device and do indexing of the file list again so that DLNA clients can find the new files if any. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6617.
Page 119: File Sharing
Click Apply to save the setting to the NBG6617. Cancel Click Cancel to return to the previously saved settings. 13.6 File Sharing You can also share files on a USB memory stick or hard drive connected to your NBG6617 with users on your network. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 120: Samba Server Screen
Chapter 13 Applications The following figure is an overview of the NBG6617’s file-sharing server feature. Computers A and B can access files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the NBG6617 (D). Figure 79 File Sharing Overview Note: The read and write performance may be affected by amount of file-sharing traffic on your network, type of connected USB device and your USB version (1.1 or 2.0).
Page 121: Ftp Server Screen
Specify the name to identify the NBG6617 in a work group. Work Group You can add the NBG6617 to an existing or a new workgroup on your network. Enter the name of the workgroup which your NBG6617 automatically joins. You can set the NBG6617’s workgroup name to be exactly the same as the workgroup name to which...
Page 122 LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable FTP Select this to enable the FTP server on the NBG6617 for file sharing using FTP. Port You may change the server port number for FTP if needed, however you must use the same port number in order to use that service for file sharing.
Page 123: Example Of Accessing Your Shared Files From A Computer
[ENTER]. A screen asking for password authentication appears. Type the user name and password (Bob and 1234 in this example) and click OK. Note: Once you log into the shared folder via your NBG6617, you do not have to relogin unless you restart your computer.
Page 124 Use FTP to Share Files You can use FTP to access the USB storage devices connected to the NBG6617. In this example, we use the web browser to share files via FTP from the LAN. The way or screen you log into the FTP server (on the NBG6617) varies depending on your FTP client.
Page 125 Applications > File Sharing > FTP screen) and click Log On. The screen changes and shows you the folder for the USB storage device connected to your NBG6617. Double-click the folder to display the contents in it. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 126: One Connect Screen
Wi-Fi network from the mobile device. You can even use the App to access the NBG6617’s web configurator. The mobile device with the App installed must be connected to the NBG6617 wirelessly.
Page 127: Technical Reference
For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/pressroom.php, content filtering only searches for keywords within www.zyxel.com.tw. Full Path URL Checking Full path URL checking has the NBG6617 check the characters that come before the last slash in the URL. For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/pressroom.php, full path URL checking searches for keywords within www.zyxel.com.tw/news/.
Page 128 When a UPnP device joins a network, it announces its presence with a multicast message. For security reasons, the NBG6617 allows multicast messages on the LAN only. All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configuration.
Page 129: Security
Security 14.1 Overview Use these screens to enable and configure the firewall that protects your NBG6617 and your LAN from unwanted or malicious traffic. Enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from attacks by hackers on the Internet and control access between the LAN and WAN.
Page 130: Ipv4 Firewall Screen
(click the IPv4 Firewall or IPv6 Firewall tab under Security and then click the Enable Firewall check box). The NBG6617's purpose is to allow a private Local Area Network (LAN) to be securely connected to the Internet. The NBG6617 can be used to prevent theft, destruction and modification of data, as well as log events, which may be important to the security of your network.
Page 131 Respond to Ping The NBG6617 will not respond to any incoming Ping requests when Disable is selected. Select LAN to reply to incoming LAN Ping requests. Select WAN to reply to incoming WAN Ping requests. Otherwise select LAN&WAN to reply to all incoming LAN and WAN Ping requests.
Page 132: Ipv6 Firewall Screen
Enter the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering. The NBG6617 applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer. Source IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service.
Page 133 Enter the IPv6 address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering. The NBG6617 applies the firewall rule to traffic destined for this computer. Source IP Address Enter the IPv6 address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service.
Page 134 This is the port number/range of the source that defines the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Click to remove the firewall rule. Apply Click Apply to save the settings. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 135: Maintenance
• Use the Language screen to change the language for the Web Configurator (Section 15.9 on page 141). • Use the Remote Management screen to configure the interface/s from which the NBG6617 can be managed remotely and specify a secure client that can manage the NBG6617 (Section 15.10 on page 142).
Page 136: Password Screen
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 15.4 Password Screen It is strongly recommended that you change your NBG6617's password. If you forget your NBG6617's password (or IP address), you will need to reset the device. See Section 15.8 on page 141 for details.
Page 137: Time Screen
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 15.5 Time Screen Use this screen to configure the NBG6617’s time based on your local time zone. To change your NBG6617’s time and date, click Expert Mode > Maintenance > Time. The screen appears as shown.
Page 138 (yyyy/mm/dd) When you select Manual, enter the new date in this field and then click Apply. Get from Time Select this radio button to have the NBG6617 get the time and date from the time Server server you specified below.
Page 139: Firmware Upgrade Screen
After you see the Firmware Upload In Process screen, wait two minutes before logging into the NBG6617 again. The NBG6617 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop.
Page 140: Backup/Restore Screen
Chapter 15 Maintenance 15.7 Backup/Restore Screen Backup configuration allows you to back up (save) the NBG6617’s current configuration to a file on your computer. Once your NBG6617 is configured and functioning properly, it is highly recommended that you back up your configuration file before making configuration changes. The backup configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previous settings.
Page 141: Restart Screen
RESET button. Note: If you uploaded the default configuration file you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the same subnet as that of the default NBG6617 IP address (192.168.1.1). See...
Page 142: Remote Management Screen
LAN/WLAN or WAN interface. 15.10.1 Remote Access Use this screen to change your NBG6617’s remote management settings. You can use Telnet, HTTP or HTTPS to access and manage the NBG6617. Click Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > Remote Access to open the following screen.
Page 143 You may change the server port number for a service if needed, however you must use the same port number in order to use that service for remote management. Access Status Select the interface(s) through which a computer may access the NBG6617 using this service. Secured Client Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG6617.
Page 144: Wake On Lan
You may change the server port number for a service if needed, however you must use the same port number in order to use that service for remote management. Access Status Select the interface(s) through which a computer may access the NBG6617 using this service. Secured Client Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG6617.
Page 145: Log Screen
Apply to save your settings. Click Cancel to start the screen afresh. Use this screen to see the logged messages for the NBG6617. The log wraps around and deletes the old entries after it fills. Select what logs you want to see from the Display drop list. The log choices depend on your settings above this screen.
Page 146: System Operation Mode Overview
Figure 97 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Log 15.12 System Operation Mode Overview The Sys OP Mode (System Operation Mode) function lets you configure your NBG6617 as a router or access point. You can choose between Router Mode, and Access Point Mode depending on your network topology and the features you require from your device.
Page 147: Operation Mode Screen
Figure 99 Access Point Mode 15.13 Operation Mode Screen Use this screen to select how you want to use your NBG6617. Figure 100 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode The following table describes the labels in the Operation Mode screen.
Page 148 The DHCP server on your device is disabled. • Router functions (such as NAT, bandwidth management, remote management, firewall and so on) are not available when the NBG6617 is in Access Point Mode. • The IP address of the device on the local network is set to 192.168.1.2.
Page 149: Troubleshooting
Make sure you are using the power adaptor or cord included with the NBG6617. Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the NBG6617 and plugged in to an appropriate power source. Make sure the power source is turned on.
Page 150: Nbg6617 Access And Login
The default IP address of the NBG6617 in Access Point Mode is 192.168.1.2. If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the NBG6617 in Router Mode by looking up the IP address of the default gateway for your computer. To do this in most Windows computers, click Start >...
Page 151: Internet Access
Make sure your Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScript and Java enabled. Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the NBG6617. (If you know that there are routers between your computer and the NBG6617, skip this step.) •...
Page 152 Internet, especially peer-to-peer applications. Check the signal strength. If the signal strength is low, try moving the NBG6617 closer to the AP if possible, and look around to see if there are any devices that might be interfering with the wireless network (for example, microwaves, other wireless networks, and so on).
Page 153: Resetting The Nbg6617 To Its Factory Defaults
16.5 Resetting the NBG6617 to Its Factory Defaults If you reset the NBG6617, you lose all of the changes you have made. The NBG6617 re-loads its default settings, and the password resets to 1234. You have to make all of your changes again.
Page 154 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting Make sure you allow the NBG6617 to be remotely accessed through the WLAN interface. Check your remote management settings. • See the chapter on Wireless LAN in the User’s Guide for more information. I set up URL keyword blocking, but I can still access a website that should be blocked.
Page 155: Usb Device Problems
If the USB device requires a special driver, install the driver from the installation disc that came with the device. After driver installation, reconnect the USB device to the NBG6617 and try to connect to it again with your computer.
Page 156: Appendix A Customer Support
• Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. Corporate Headquarters (Worldwide) Taiwan • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com Asia China • ZyXEL Communications (Shanghai) Corp. ZyXEL Communications (Beijing) Corp. ZyXEL Communications (Tianjin) Corp. • http://www.zyxel.cn India • ZyXEL Technology India Pvt Ltd • http://www.zyxel.in Kazakhstan •...
Page 157 • ZyXEL Singapore Pte Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.com.sg Taiwan • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/tw/zh/ Thailand • ZyXEL Thailand Co., Ltd • http://www.zyxel.co.th Vietnam • ZyXEL Communications Corporation-Vietnam Office • http://www.zyxel.com/vn/vi Europe Austria • ZyXEL Deutschland GmbH • http://www.zyxel.de NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 158 • http://www.zyxel.by Belgium • ZyXEL Communications B.V. • http://www.zyxel.com/be/nl/ • http://www.zyxel.com/be/fr/ Bulgaria • ZyXEL България • http://www.zyxel.com/bg/bg/ Czech Republic • ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o • http://www.zyxel.cz Denmark • ZyXEL Communications A/S • http://www.zyxel.dk Estonia • ZyXEL Estonia • http://www.zyxel.com/ee/et/ Finland •...
Page 159 • ZyXEL Communications Poland • http://www.zyxel.pl Romania • ZyXEL Romania • http://www.zyxel.com/ro/ro Russia • ZyXEL Russia • http://www.zyxel.ru Slovakia • ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o. organizacna zlozka • http://www.zyxel.sk Spain • ZyXEL Communications ES Ltd • http://www.zyxel.es Sweden • ZyXEL Communications NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 160 Appendix A Customer Support • http://www.zyxel.se Switzerland • Studerus AG • http://www.zyxel.ch/ Turkey • ZyXEL Turkey A.S. • http://www.zyxel.com.tr • ZyXEL Communications UK Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.co.uk Ukraine • ZyXEL Ukraine • http://www.ua.zyxel.com Latin America Argentina • ZyXEL Communication Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/ec/es/ Brazil •...
Page 161 Appendix A Customer Support • http://www.zyxel.com/me/en/ North America • ZyXEL Communications, Inc. - North America Headquarters • http://www.zyxel.com/us/en/ Oceania Australia • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/au/en/ Africa South Africa • Nology (Pty) Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.co.za NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 162: Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer's Ip Address
PP EN D I X Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Note: Your specific NBG6617 may not support all of the operating systems described in this appendix. See the product specifications for more information about which operating systems are supported.
Page 163 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address In the Control Panel, click the Network Connections icon. Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 164 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 165 Status and then click the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information. Windows Vista This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional. Click Start > Control Panel. In the Control Panel, click the Network and Internet icon. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 166 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. Note: During this procedure, click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 167 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 168 Status and then click the Support tab to view your IP address and connection information. Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise. Click Start > Control Panel. In the Control Panel, click View network status and tasks under the Network and Internet category. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 169 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Click Change adapter settings. Double click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 170 Note: During this procedure, click Continue whenever Windows displays a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 171 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. Verifying Settings Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. The IP settings are displayed as follows. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 172 Mac OS X: 10.3 and 10.4 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.4 but can also apply to 10.3. Click Apple > System Preferences. In the System Preferences window, click the Network icon. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 173 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address When the Network preferences pane opens, select Built-in Ethernet from the network connection type list, and then click Configure. For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure IPv4 list in the TCP/IP tab. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 174 • In the Router field, type the IP address of your device. Click Apply Now and close the window. Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Applications > Utilities > Network Utilities, and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 175 Figure 101 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Utility Mac OS X: 10.5 and 10.6 The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5 but can also apply to 10.6. Click Apple > System Preferences. In System Preferences, click the Network icon. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 176 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address When the Network preferences pane opens, select Ethernet from the list of available connection types. From the Configure list, select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 177 • In the IP Address field, enter your IP address. • In the Subnet Mask field, enter your subnet mask. • In the Router field, enter the IP address of your NBG6617. Click Apply and close the window. Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Applications >...
Page 178 When the Network Settings window opens, click Unlock to open the Authenticate window. (By default, the Unlock button is greyed out until clicked.) You cannot make changes to your configuration unless you first enter your admin password. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 179 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address In the Authenticate window, enter your admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button. In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 180 Click OK to save the changes and close the Properties dialog box and return to the Network Settings screen. If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 181 Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking System > Administration > Network Tools, and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab. The Interface Statistics column shows data if your connection is working properly. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 182 The following screens use the default openSUSE 10.3 installation. Note: Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator. Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address in the KDE: Click K Menu > Computer > Administrator Settings (YaST). NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 183 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address When the Run as Root - KDE su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK. When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 184 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address When the Network Settings window opens, click the Overview tab, select the appropriate connection Name from the list, and then click the Configure button. When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 185 Click Next to save the changes and close the Network Card Setup window. If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the Hostname/DNS tab in Network Settings and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 186 Click the KNetwork Manager icon on the Task bar to check your TCP/IP properties. From the Options sub-menu, select Show Connection Information. Figure 105 openSUSE 10.3: KNetwork Manager When the Connection Status - KNetwork Manager window opens, click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 187 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Figure 106 openSUSE: Connection Status - KNetwork Manager NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 188: Appendix C Common Services
File Transfer Program, a program to enable fast transfer of files, including large files that may not be possible by e-mail. H.323 1720 NetMeeting uses this protocol. HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol - a client/server protocol for the world wide web. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 189 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the message- exchange standard for the Internet. SMTP enables you to move messages from one e-mail server to another. SNMP TCP/UDP Simple Network Management Program. SNMP-TRAPS TCP/UDP Traps for use with the SNMP (RFC:1215). NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 190 TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer protocol similar to FTP, but uses the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) rather than TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). VDOLIVE 7000 Another videoconferencing solution. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 191: Appendix D Legal Information
The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.
Page 192 • Le présent émetteur radio (2468C-NBG6617) de modèle s'il fait partie du matériel de catégorieI) a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d'antenne énumérés ci-dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal et l'impédance requise pour chaque type d'antenne.
Page 193: Industry Canada Radiation Exposure Statement
ZyXEL declara que este equipamento está conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva (Portuguese) 1999/5/EC. Română Prin prezenta, ZyXEL declară că acest echipament este în conformitate cu cerinţele esenţiale şi alte prevederi (Romanian) relevante ale Directivei 1999/5/EC. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 194: National Restrictions
2. The regulatory limits for maximum output power are specified in EIRP. The EIRP level (in dBm) of a device can be calculated by adding the gain of the antenna used(specified in dBi) to the output power available at the connector (specified in dBm). NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 195: Safety Warnings
Network standby power consumption < 12W, and/or Off mode power consumption < 0.5W, and/or Standby mode power consumption < 0.5W. Wireless setting, please refer to "Wireless" chapter for more detail. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 196 Symbolen innebär att enligt lokal lagstiftning ska produkten och/eller dess batteri kastas separat från hushållsavfallet. När den här produkten når slutet av sin livslängd ska du ta den till en återvinningsstation. Vid tiden för kasseringen bidrar du till en bättre miljö och mänsklig hälsa genom att göra dig av med den på ett återvinningsställe. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 197 Appendix D Legal Information Environmental Product Declaration NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 198: Zyxel Limited Warranty
To obtain the services of this warranty, contact your vendor. You may also refer to the warranty policy for the region in which you bought the device at http://www.zyxel.com/web/support_warranty_info.php. Registration Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for North American products. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 199 This product contains in part some free software distributed under GPL license terms and/or GPL like licenses. Open source licenses are provided with the firmware package. You can download the latest firmware at www.zyxel.com. To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses, please contact support@zyxel.com.tw to get it. NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 200: Index
Common Internet File System, see CIFS encryption Configuration and local (user) database restore 140, 143, 145 contact information WPA compatible content filtering ESSID by keyword (in URL) copyright CPU usage 38, 45 customer support file sharing access right bandwidth example NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 201 Memory usage 38, 45 mode Multicast IGMP IGMP see also Internet Group Multicast Protocol version IGMP version Internet Group Multicast Protocol and ALG IP Address NAT Traversal Navigation Panel 39, 46 navigation panel 39, 46 NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 202 ALG Samba Scheduling security policy and ALG Server Message Block, see SMB WAN (Wide Area Network) Service Set 86, 92 WAN MAC address Service Set IDentification 86, 92 warranty Service Set IDentity. See SSID. note NBG6617 User’s Guide...
Page 203 LAN wireless LAN scheduling Wireless network basic guidelines channel encryption example MAC address filter overview security SSID Wireless security overview type wireless security Wireless tutorial Wizard setup WLAN button work group name Windows WPA compatible NBG6617 User’s Guide...

ZyXEL Communications NBG6617 User Manual

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Table of Contents

User's Guide

Part I: User's Guide

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

Chapter 3 Eazy 123 Wizard

Chapter 4 NBG6617 Modes

Chapter 5 Easy Mode

Chapter 6 Router Mode

Chapter 7 Access Point Mode

Chapter 8 Tutorials

Part II: Technical Reference

Technical Reference

Chapter 9 Status

Chapter 10 WAN

Chapter 11 Wireless LAN

Chapter 12 LAN

Chapter 13 Applications

Chapter 14 Security

Chapter 15 Maintenance

Chapter 16 Troubleshooting

Appendix A Customer Support

Appendix B Setting up Your Computer's IP Address

Appendix C Common Services

Appendix D Legal Information

Index

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