ZyXEL Communications SMG-700 User's Guide

www.zyxel.comwww.zyxel.comP-974H/HW SeriesCable RouterCopyright © 2009ZyXEL Communications CorporationFirmware Version 3.70Edition 2, 09/2009Default L

Table of ContentsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide10Chapter 4Basic ...

Appendix D Common ServicesP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide100MSN Messenger(TCP:1863) Microsoft Networks’ messenger service uses this protocol. MULTICAST(

Appendix D Common ServicesP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide101TELNET(TCP:23) Telnet is the login and terminal emulation protocol common on the Internet

Appendix D Common ServicesP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide102

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide103APPENDIX E Legal InformationCopyrightCopyright ZyXEL Communications Corporation.The contents of this publication may

Appendix E Legal InformationP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide104• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

Appendix E Legal InformationP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide105Notices Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for comp

Appendix E Legal InformationP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide106To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Retu

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide107APPENDIX F Customer SupportIn the event of problems that cannot be solved by using this manual, you should contact yo

Appendix F Customer SupportP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide108• Address: 1005F, ShengGao International Tower, No.137 XianXia Rd., Shanghai• Web: http://w

Appendix F Customer SupportP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide109Germany• Support E-mail: [email protected]• Sales E-mail: [email protected]• Telephone: +49-24

Table of ContentsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide11Appendix B Sample Configurations...

Appendix F Customer SupportP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide110Malaysia• Support E-mail: [email protected]• Sales E-mail: [email protected]• Telephone

Appendix F Customer SupportP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide111Singapore• Support E-mail: [email protected]• Sales E-mail: [email protected]• Telepho

Appendix F Customer SupportP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide112Turkey• Support E-mail: [email protected]• Telephone: +90 212 222 55 22• Fax: +90-212-220-25

IndexP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide113IndexAaccess control in WLAN 61Access Point (AP), see AP 51Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 58AES (Advanced Enc

IndexP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide114IIEEE 802.11b/g data rates 72IEEE 802.1x 53Internet access 19, 71IP address 43IP filtering 47IP pool setup 43IP S

IndexP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide115connection 32event log 37status indicators, LEDs 20syntax conventions 4system requirements 72system status 31TTem

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List of FiguresP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide13List of FiguresFigure 1 Internet Access Application ...

List of FiguresP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide14Figure 39 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: Devices ...

List of TablesP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide15List of TablesTable 1 Front Panel LEDs ...

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17PART IIntroduction and ConfigurationIntroduction (19)The Web Configurator (23)Status (29)Basic (43)Advanced (45)Wireless LAN (51)Maintenance

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P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide19CHAPTER 1 Introduction1.1 Overview This user’s guide explains how to configure the following ZyXEL devices: • The P-9

Chapter 1 IntroductionP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide201.3 Hardware Connection and InstallationRefer to the Quick Start Guide for information for hardw

Chapter 1 IntroductionP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide21LAN 1...4 Green On The ZyXEL Device has a successful 10/100Mb Ethernet connection. Blinking The

Chapter 1 IntroductionP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide22

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide23CHAPTER 2 The Web Configurator2.1 OverviewThe web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy

Chapter 2 The Web ConfiguratorP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide242 Enter the user name (“user” is the default) password (“1234” is the default) or enter t

Chapter 2 The Web ConfiguratorP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide25You can also use the RESET button to restart the ZyXEL Device (without restoring the def

Chapter 2 The Web ConfiguratorP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide262.4 Changing the Login PasswordIt is highly recommended that you periodically change the

Chapter 2 The Web ConfiguratorP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide27The following table describes the related labels in this screen. Table 3 Maintenance:

Chapter 2 The Web ConfiguratorP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide28

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide29CHAPTER 3 Status3.1 OverviewThis chapter describes the Status screens you can display to view firmware and system inf

About This User's GuideP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide3About This User's GuideIntended AudienceThis manual is intended for people who want t

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide30To provide Internet access services, a cable provider’s CMTS gets the incoming traffic from the ZyXEL D

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide31supply this information in the configuration file BP security is Disabled. Further information can be

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide323.3 ConnectionClick Status > CONNECTION to display the read-only screen. Figure 7 Status: CONNECT

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide33The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Status: CONNECTIONLABEL DESCRIPTIO

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide34Duration The IP address negotiated with your cable operator has a default lifetime of 7 days (e.g. D: 0

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide353.3.0.1 Detailed Startup Procedure InformationThe following table describes the status for each initi

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide36Boot State This field displays:• In Progress - The ZyXEL Device is in the negotiation process with the

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide373.4 Event LogThe Event Log screen displays system logs. The logs are useful for debugging purposes wh

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide383.4.1 Event Log: Log Description The following table describes the logs. Refer to DOCSIS 2.0 for addit

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide39SW Upgrade Failed Before Download - Server not Present Error Your ZyXEL Device has made 16 unsuccessfu

Document ConventionsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide4Document ConventionsWarnings and NotesThese are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’s Guid

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide40Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhaustedCritical Your ZyXEL Device has sent 16 Ranging R

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide41ToD request sent - No Response received Warning Your ZyXEL Device sent a request to the time-of-day (T

Chapter 3 StatusP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide42

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide43CHAPTER 4 Basic4.1 OverviewThis chapter describes the screen you use to enable and configure your DHCP server. 4.1.1

Chapter 4 BasicP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide444.2 DHCPClick Basic > DHCP to display the configuration screen. Use this screen to configure DHCP an

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide45CHAPTER 5 Advanced5.1 OverviewThis chapter describes the Advanced screens you use to configure settings such as IP fi

Chapter 5 AdvancedP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide46• IP security (IPSec)• Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) 5.2 OptionsUse the Options screen t

Chapter 5 AdvancedP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide475.3 IP FilteringYou can set the ZyXEL Device to block access based on the IP address of a computer

Chapter 5 AdvancedP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide485.4 MAC Filtering You can set the ZyXEL Device to block access based on the Media Access Control (MA

Chapter 5 AdvancedP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide495.5 Port FilteringYou can set the ZyXEL Device to drop traffic based on service port numbers and pr

Document ConventionsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide5Icons Used in FiguresFigures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The ZyXEL De

Chapter 5 AdvancedP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide505.6 Port ForwardingYou can set the ZyXEL Device to forward traffic to certain computers on your netw

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide51CHAPTER 6 Wireless LAN6.1 OverviewThis chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your ZyXEL

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide52• Every device in the same wireless network must use the same SSID.The SSID is the name of the wi

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide53MAC address of an authorized device. Then, they can use that MAC address to use the wireless net

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide54Note: It is recommended that wireless networks use WPA-PSK, WPA, or stronger encryption. IEEE 802

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide556.3 Wireless LAN Security Wireless security is vital to your network to protect wireless commun

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide56Click Wireless > Security and select Disable in the WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK fields to

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide576.3.2 Introduction to WPA(2)Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standa

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide58Therefore, if you don't have an external RADIUS server you should use WPA(2)-PSK (WPA -Pre-S

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide59The follow table describes the WPA related labels in this screen. Table 19 Wireless: Security:

Safety WarningsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide6Safety Warnings• Use only No. 26 AWG (American Wire Gauge) or larger telecommunication line cord. • Do NO

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide606.3.4 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSKIf you don’t have an external RADIUS server, you should use WPA(2)-PSK (WP

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide616.4 Access Control To change your ZyXEL Device Access Control settings click Wireless > Acce

Chapter 6 Wireless LANP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide62The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 21 Wireless: Access ControlLABEL

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide63CHAPTER 7 Maintenance7.1 OverviewThis chapter shows you how to change the ZyXEL Device administrator login password a

Chapter 7 MaintenanceP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide64The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.3 DiagnosticsUse the Diagnostics scree

Chapter 7 MaintenanceP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide65The following table describes the labels in this screen. Figure 23 Maintenance: Diagnostic (Tra

Chapter 7 MaintenanceP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide66The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.4 BandUse the Band screen to configure

Chapter 7 MaintenanceP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide67The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 25 Maintenance: BandLABEL DESCRI

Chapter 7 MaintenanceP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide68

69PART IIAppendices and IndexProduct Specifications (71)Sample Configurations (77)Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address (81)Common Services (99)Le

Safety WarningsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide7This product is recyclable. Dispose of it properly.

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P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide71APPENDIX A Product SpecificationsSee also the Introduction chapter for a general overview of the key features.Firmware

Appendix A Product SpecificationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide72IEEE 802.11b/g data rate and modulation are as follows:Device SpecificationTable 27

Appendix A Product SpecificationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide73Wireless(P-974HW Only)WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKRADIUS server authentication M

Appendix A Product SpecificationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide74Power Adaptor SpecificationsMaximum Data Rate30 MbpsSymbol Rates 160, 320, 640, 1280,

Appendix A Product SpecificationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide75Power Consumption 12W MaxSafety Standards EN/IEC 60950-1:2001AUSTRALIA PLUG STANDARD

Appendix A Product SpecificationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide76

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide77APPENDIX B Sample Configurations7.5 OverviewThe following are some sample configurations for your ZyXEL Device. The v

Appendix B Sample ConfigurationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide787.6.1 Set Static IP OnlyTo set only a static IP address, enter the following commands:

Appendix B Sample ConfigurationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide797.6.3 Set Static IP with NATTo set a static IP address with NAT, enter the following

Safety WarningsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide8

Appendix B Sample ConfigurationsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide807.6.5 Set Bridge ModeTo set the ZyXEL Device to bridge mode, enter the following comma

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide81APPENDIX C Setting up Your Computer’s IPAddressAll computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide82Windows 95/98/MeClick Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click t

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide833 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers.4 Select TCP/IP from

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide843 Click the DNS Configuration tab.• If you do not know your DNS informa

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide85Windows 2000/NT/XPThe following example figures use the default Window

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide863 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties.Figure 30

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide87• If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automati

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide88•Click OK when finished.Figure 33 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Propert

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide89If you have previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and then

Table of ContentsP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide9Table of ContentsAbout This User's Guide...

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide90Macintosh OS 8/9 1 Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide912 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list.Figure 36 Macin

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide92Macintosh OS X1 Click the Apple menu, and click System Preferences to o

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide93•From the Configure box, select Manually.• Type your IP address in the

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide942 Double-click on the profile of the network card you wish to configure

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide956 Click the Activate button to apply the changes. The following screen

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide96• If you have a static IP address, enter static in the BOOTPROTO= field

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide97Verifying SettingsEnter ifconfig in a terminal screen to check your TC

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressP-974H/HW Series User’s Guide98

P-974H/HW Series User’s Guide99APPENDIX D Common ServicesThe commonly used services and port numbers are shown in the following table. Please refer t