ZyXEL Communications NBG5715 Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless N Media Router User Manual NBG5715 UG v1 00 ed1 2011 04 01
ZyXEL Communications Corporation Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless N Media Router NBG5715 UG v1 00 ed1 2011 04 01
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NBG5715 Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless N Media Router Default Login Details IP Address http://192.168.1.1 Password 1234 Firmware Version 1.0 Edition 1, 3/2011 www.zyxel.com www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2011 ZyXEL Communications Corporation About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the NBG5715 using the Web Configurator. You should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. Tips for Reading User’s Guides On-Screen When reading a ZyXEL User’s Guide On-Screen, keep the following in mind: • If you don’t already have the latest version of Adobe Reader, you can download it from http:// www.adobe.com. • Use the PDF’s bookmarks to quickly navigate to the areas that interest you. Adobe Reader’s bookmarks pane opens by default in all ZyXEL User’s Guide PDFs. • If you know the page number or know vaguely which page-range you want to view, you can enter a number in the toolbar in Reader, then press [ENTER] to jump directly to that page. • Type [CTRL]+[F] to open the Adobe Reader search utility and enter a word or phrase. This can help you quickly pinpoint the information you require. You can also enter text directly into the toolbar in Reader. • To quickly move around within a page, press the [SPACE] bar. This turns your cursor into a “hand” with which you can grab the page and move it around freely on your screen. • Embedded hyperlinks are actually cross-references to related text. Click them to jump to the corresponding section of the User’s Guide PDF. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get your NBG5715 up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. • Support Disc Refer to the included CD for support documents. Documentation Feedback Send your comments, questions or suggestions to: techwriters@zyxel.com.tw Thank you! The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 30099, Taiwan. NBG5715 User’s Guide About This User's Guide Need More Help? More help is available at www.zyxel.com. • Download Library Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. Read the Tech Doc Overview to find out how to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick Start Guide and Command Line Interface Reference Guide in order to better understand how to use your product. • Knowledge Base If you have a specific question about your product, the answer may be here. This is a collection of answers to previously asked questions about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Learn from others who use ZyXEL products and share your experiences as well. Customer Support Should problems arise that cannot be solved by the methods listed above, you should contact your vendor. If you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region in which you bought the device. See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.php for contact information. Please have the following information ready when you contact an office. • Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that you received your device. NBG5715 User’s Guide Document Conventions Document Conventions Warnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’s Guide. Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions • The NBG5715 may be referred to as the “NBG5715”, the “device”, the “product” or the “system” in this User’s Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font. • A key stroke is denoted by square brackets and uppercase text, for example, [ENTER] means the “enter” or “return” key on your keyboard. • “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters and then press the [ENTER] key. “Select” or “choose” means for you to use one of the predefined choices. • A right angle bracket ( > ) within a screen name denotes a mouse click. For example, Maintenance > Log > Log Setting means you first click Maintenance in the navigation panel, then the Log sub menu and finally the Log Setting tab to get to that screen. • Units of measurement may denote the “metric” value or the “scientific” value. For example, “k” for kilo may denote “1000” or “1024”, “M” for mega may denote “1000000” or “1048576” and so on. • “e.g.,” is a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” means “that is” or “in other words”. NBG5715 User’s Guide Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The NBG5715 icon is not an exact representation of your device. NBG5715 Computer Notebook computer Server DSLAM Firewall Telephone Switch Router Modem NBG5715 User’s Guide Safety Warnings Safety Warnings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. Do NOT store things on the device. Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device. Do NOT open the device or unit. Opening or removing covers can expose you to dangerous high voltage points or other risks. ONLY qualified service personnel should service or disassemble this device. Please contact your vendor for further information. Make sure to connect the cables to the correct ports. Place connecting cables carefully so that no one will step on them or stumble over them. Always disconnect all cables from this device before servicing or disassembling. Use ONLY an appropriate power adaptor or cord for your device. Connect the power adaptor or cord to the right supply voltage (for example, 110V AC in North America or 230V AC in Europe). Do NOT allow anything to rest on the power adaptor or cord and do NOT place the product where anyone can walk on the power adaptor or cord. Do NOT use the device if the power adaptor or cord is damaged as it might cause electrocution. If the power adaptor or cord is damaged, remove it from the power outlet. Do NOT attempt to repair the power adaptor or cord. Contact your local vendor to order a new one. Do not use the device outside, and make sure all the connections are indoors. There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. Do NOT obstruct the device ventilation slots, as insufficient airflow may harm your device. Antenna Warning! This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using the included antenna(s). Only use the included antenna(s). If you wall mount your device, make sure that no electrical lines, gas or water pipes will be damaged. This product is for indoor use only (utilisation intérieure exclusivement). Your product is marked with this symbol, which is known as the WEEE mark. WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment. It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general waste. Used electrical and electronic equipment should be treated separately. NBG5715 User’s Guide Safety Warnings NBG5715 User’s Guide Contents Overview Contents Overview User’s Guide ........................................................................................................................... 19 Introduction ................................................................................................................................21 The WPS Button ........................................................................................................................25 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility ..........................................................................................26 Introducing the Web Configurator ..............................................................................................33 Monitor and Summary ................................................................................................................37 NBG5715 Modes ........................................................................................................................43 Easy Mode .................................................................................................................................44 Router Mode ..............................................................................................................................55 Tutorials .....................................................................................................................................61 Technical Reference .............................................................................................................. 69 WAN ...........................................................................................................................................71 Wireless LAN .............................................................................................................................79 LAN ............................................................................................................................................95 DHCP Server .............................................................................................................................99 NAT ..........................................................................................................................................103 Dynamic DNS ........................................................................................................................... 113 Static Route .............................................................................................................................. 115 Firewall ..................................................................................................................................... 119 IPSec VPN ...............................................................................................................................124 Bandwidth Management ..........................................................................................................147 Remote Management ...............................................................................................................152 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) ..............................................................................................155 Maintenance .............................................................................................................................163 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................171 NBG5715 User’s Guide Contents Overview 10 NBG5715 User’s Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents About This User's Guide .......................................................................................................... 3 Document Conventions ........................................................................................................... 5 Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................ 7 Contents Overview ................................................................................................................... 9 Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... 11 Part I: User’s Guide ................................................................................19 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 21 1.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................21 1.2 Applications ..........................................................................................................................22 1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG5715 ...........................................................................................22 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG5715 ............................................................................22 1.5 LEDs ....................................................................................................................................23 Chapter 2 The WPS Button...................................................................................................................... 25 2.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................25 Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility ...................................................................................... 26 3.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................26 3.1.1 Quick Setup ................................................................................................................26 3.1.2 Installing ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility ............................................................26 3.2 The ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility .............................................................................27 3.2.1 The Menus ..................................................................................................................28 3.2.2 The Share Center Configuration Window ...................................................................29 3.2.3 The Auto-Connect Printer List Window ......................................................................29 3.3 Manually Connecting to USB Devices .................................................................................30 3.4 Automatically Connecting to a USB Printer ..........................................................................31 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................ 33 4.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................33 NBG5715 User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents 4.2 Accessing the Web Configurator ..........................................................................................33 4.2.1 Login Screen ..............................................................................................................33 4.2.2 Weather Edit ...............................................................................................................34 4.2.3 Time/Date Edit ............................................................................................................35 4.3 Resetting the NBG5715 .......................................................................................................35 4.3.1 How to Use the RESET Button ...................................................................................35 Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary............................................................................................................ 37 5.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................37 5.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................37 5.3 The Log Screen ....................................................................................................................38 5.3.1 View Log .....................................................................................................................38 5.4 DHCP Table ......................................................................................................................38 5.5 Packet Statistics ................................................................................................................40 5.6 VPN Monitor .........................................................................................................................41 5.7 WLAN_2.4G/5G Station Status ........................................................................................41 Chapter 6 NBG5715 Modes ..................................................................................................................... 43 6.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................43 6.1.1 Web Configurator Modes ............................................................................................43 Chapter 7 Easy Mode ............................................................................................................................... 44 7.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................44 7.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................45 7.3 Navigation Panel ..................................................................................................................45 7.4 Network Map ........................................................................................................................46 7.5 Control Panel .......................................................................................................................47 7.5.1 Game Engine ..............................................................................................................48 7.5.2 Power Saving .............................................................................................................48 7.5.3 Content Filter ..............................................................................................................49 7.5.4 Bandwidth MGMT .......................................................................................................50 7.5.5 Firewall .......................................................................................................................51 7.5.6 Wireless Security ........................................................................................................51 7.5.7 WPS ...........................................................................................................................52 7.6 Status Screen in Easy Mode ................................................................................................53 Chapter 8 Router Mode............................................................................................................................ 55 8.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................55 8.2 Router Mode Status Screen .................................................................................................56 12 NBG5715 User’s Guide Table of Contents 8.2.1 Navigation Panel ........................................................................................................58 Chapter 9 Tutorials ................................................................................................................................... 61 9.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................61 9.2 Set Up a Wireless Network with WPS ..................................................................................61 9.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) ...............................................................................61 9.2.2 PIN Configuration .......................................................................................................63 9.3 Configure Wireless Security without WPS ...........................................................................64 9.3.1 Configure Your Notebook ...........................................................................................65 Part II: Technical Reference...................................................................69 Chapter 10 WAN ......................................................................................................................................... 71 10.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................71 10.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ......................................................................................71 10.3 What You Need To Know ...................................................................................................71 10.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection .......................................................................72 10.3.2 Multicast ...................................................................................................................73 10.4 The Broadband Screen ......................................................................................................73 10.4.1 Ethernet Encapsulation ............................................................................................73 10.4.2 PPPoE Encapsulation ..............................................................................................75 10.5 The Advanced Screen ........................................................................................................77 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN........................................................................................................................... 79 11.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................79 11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .............................................................................79 11.1.2 What You Should Know ............................................................................................80 11.2 The General Wireless LAN Screen ...................................................................................82 11.3 Wireless Security Modes ....................................................................................................84 11.3.1 No Security ...............................................................................................................84 11.3.2 WEP Encryption ........................................................................................................85 11.3.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ..............................................................................................86 11.3.4 WPA/WPA2 ...............................................................................................................87 11.4 The MAC Filter Screen .......................................................................................................88 11.5 The Wireless LAN Advanced Screen .................................................................................90 11.6 The QoS Screen .................................................................................................................90 11.7 The WPS Screen ................................................................................................................91 11.8 The WPS Station Screen ....................................................................................................92 NBG5715 User’s Guide 13 Table of Contents 11.9 The Scheduling Screen ......................................................................................................93 Chapter 12 LAN .......................................................................................................................................... 95 12.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................95 12.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ......................................................................................95 12.3 What You Need To Know ...................................................................................................96 12.3.1 IP Pool Setup ............................................................................................................96 12.3.2 LAN TCP/IP ..............................................................................................................96 12.4 The LAN IP Screen ............................................................................................................97 12.5 The IP Alias Screen ...........................................................................................................97 Chapter 13 DHCP Server ........................................................................................................................... 99 13.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................99 13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .............................................................................99 13.1.2 What You Need To Know ..........................................................................................99 13.2 The DHCP Server General Screen ....................................................................................99 13.3 The DHCP Server Advanced Screen .............................................................................100 13.4 The Client List Screen ......................................................................................................101 Chapter 14 NAT......................................................................................................................................... 103 14.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................103 14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ...........................................................................103 14.1.2 What You Need To Know ........................................................................................104 14.2 The NAT General Screen .................................................................................................105 14.3 The Port Forwarding Screen ..........................................................................................106 14.3.1 Port Forwarding Edit Screen .................................................................................108 14.4 The NAT Advance Screen ................................................................................................109 14.5 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................... 110 14.5.1 NATPort Forwarding: Services and Port Numbers ................................................. 110 14.5.2 NAT Port Forwarding Example ............................................................................... 110 14.5.3 Trigger Port Forwarding .......................................................................................... 110 14.5.4 Trigger Port Forwarding Example ........................................................................... 111 14.5.5 Two Points To Remember About Trigger Ports ...................................................... 111 Chapter 15 Dynamic DNS ........................................................................................................................ 113 15.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 113 15.1.1 What You Need To Know ........................................................................................ 113 15.2 The Dynamic DNS Screen ............................................................................................ 114 14 NBG5715 User’s Guide Table of Contents Chapter 16 Static Route ........................................................................................................................... 115 16.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................... 115 16.2 The Static Route Screen ................................................................................................. 115 16.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route ............................................................................................. 116 Chapter 17 Firewall .................................................................................................................................. 119 17.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 119 17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................... 119 17.1.2 What You Need To Know ........................................................................................ 119 17.2 The Firewall General Screen ..........................................................................................121 17.3 The Firewall Services Screen ..........................................................................................121 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN.............................................................................................................................. 124 18.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................124 18.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................124 18.3 What You Need To Know .................................................................................................125 18.3.1 IKE SA (IKE Phase 1) Overview .............................................................................125 18.3.2 IPSec SA (IKE Phase 2) Overview .........................................................................126 18.4 The General Screen .........................................................................................................126 18.5 Edit VPN Rule ..................................................................................................................128 18.5.1 IKEKey Setup .........................................................................................................129 18.5.2 Manual Key Setup ..................................................................................................134 18.5.3 Configuring Manual Key ........................................................................................136 18.6 The SA Monitor Screen ....................................................................................................139 18.7 Technical Reference .........................................................................................................139 18.7.1 IPSec Architecture ..................................................................................................140 18.7.2 Encapsulation .........................................................................................................141 18.7.3 IKE Phases ............................................................................................................142 18.7.4 Negotiation Mode ...................................................................................................142 18.7.5 IPSec and NAT .......................................................................................................143 18.7.6 VPN, NAT, and NAT Traversal ................................................................................143 18.7.7 ID Type and Content ...............................................................................................144 18.7.8 Pre-Shared Key ......................................................................................................145 18.7.9 Diffie-Hellman (DH) Key Groups .............................................................................146 Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management....................................................................................................... 147 19.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................147 19.2 What You Can Do this Chapter ........................................................................................147 19.3 What You Need To Know .................................................................................................147 NBG5715 User’s Guide 15 Table of Contents 19.4 General Screen ...............................................................................................................148 19.5 Advance Screen ..............................................................................................................148 19.5.1 Rule Configuration: User Defined Service Rule Configuration ............................151 Chapter 20 Remote Management............................................................................................................ 152 20.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................152 20.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................152 20.3 What You Need to Know ..................................................................................................152 20.3.1 Remote Management and NAT ..............................................................................152 20.3.2 System Timeout .....................................................................................................153 20.4 WWW Screen ................................................................................................................153 20.5 Telnet Screen ................................................................................................................154 Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP).......................................................................................... 155 21.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................155 21.2 What You Need to Know ..................................................................................................155 21.2.1 NAT Traversal .........................................................................................................155 21.2.2 Cautions with UPnP ................................................................................................155 21.3 UPnP Screen ..................................................................................................................156 21.4 Technical Reference .........................................................................................................156 21.4.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example ....................................................................156 21.4.2 Web Configurator Easy Access ..............................................................................159 Chapter 22 Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 163 22.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................163 22.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................163 22.3 General Screen ................................................................................................................163 22.4 Password Screen .............................................................................................................164 22.5 Time Setting Screen .........................................................................................................165 22.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen ...............................................................................................166 22.7 Backup/Restore Screen ...................................................................................................167 22.8 The Language Screen ......................................................................................................169 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................... 171 23.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................171 23.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs .......................................................................171 23.3 NBG5715 Access and Login ............................................................................................172 23.4 Internet Access ................................................................................................................174 23.5 Resetting the NBG5715 to Its Factory Defaults ...............................................................175 16 NBG5715 User’s Guide Table of Contents 23.6 Wireless Router Troubleshooting .....................................................................................175 23.7 USB Device Problems ......................................................................................................176 23.8 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Problems ................................................................177 Appendix A Product Specifications ...................................................................................... 179 23.9 Wall-mounting Instructions ...............................................................................................181 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions ....................................... 183 Appendix C IP Addresses and Subnetting........................................................................... 195 Appendix D Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address .......................................................... 205 Appendix E Wireless LANs.................................................................................................. 233 Appendix F Common Services ............................................................................................ 247 Appendix G Open Software Announcements ...................................................................... 251 Appendix H Legal Information ............................................................................................. 281 Index ...................................................................................................................................... 287 NBG5715 User’s Guide 17 Table of Contents 18 NBG5715 User’s Guide P ART I User’s Guide 19 20 CHAPTER Introduction 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NBG5715. The NBG5715 extends the range of your existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users. You can set up a wireless network with other IEEE 802.11a/b/ g/n compatible devices. The NBG5715 is able to function both 2.4G and 5G network at the same time. A range of services such as a firewall and content filtering are also available for secure Internet computing. You can use media bandwidth management to efficiently manage traffic on your network. Bandwidth management features allow you to prioritize time-sensitive or highly important applications such as Voice over the Internet (VoIP). There are two USB 2.0 ports on the side panel of your NBG5715. You can connect USB (version 2.0 or lower) memory sticks, USB hard drives, or USB devices for file sharing. The NBG5715 automatically detects the USB devices. Two USB eject buttons are located above the USB ports. Push the eject button of the corresponding USB port for 2 seconds. Make sure the USB LED is off before removing your USB device. This will remove your USB device safely, preventing file or data loss if it is being transmitted through the USB device. Figure 1 USB Ports and Eject Buttons Eject buttons USB ports NBG5715 User’s Guide 21 Chapter 1 Introduction Note: For the USB function, it is strongly recommended to use version 2.0 or lower USB storage devices (such as memory sticks, USB hard drives) and/or USB devices (such as USB printers). Other USB products are not guaranteed to function properly with the NBG5715. Note: Be sure to install the ZyXEL NetUSBTM Share Center Utility (for NetUSB functionality) from the included disc, or download the latest version from the zyxel.com website. See Chapter 3 on page 26 for more information. 1.2 Applications Your can create the following networks using the NBG5715: • Wired. You can connect network devices via the Ethernet ports of the NBG5715 so that they can communicate with each other and access the Internet. • Wireless. Wireless clients can connect to the NBG5715 to access network resources. • WAN. Connect to a broadband modem/router for Internet access. • WPS. Create an instant network connection with another WPS-compatible device, sharing your network connection with it. • NetUSB. The NBG5715 allows you to connect a USB device (such as printer, scanner, or portable hard disk) directly to the USB port and then share that device over the Internet. You can also connect a USB to the NBG5715, which can then share up to 3 additional USB devices with the rest of your personal home network. 1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG5715 Use any of the following methods to manage the NBG5715. • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). You can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the Web Configurator to set up a wireless network with your NBG5715. • Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the NBG5715 using a (supported) web browser. 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG5715 Do the following things regularly to make the NBG5715 more secure and to manage the NBG5715 more effectively. • 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. 22 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction • Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to reset the NBG5715 to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the NBG5715. You could simply restore your last configuration. 1.5 LEDs Look at the LED lights on the front panel to determine the status of the NBG5715. Use the LED button at the side panel of the device to turn the LED lights on or off. If you have already pushed the LED button to the ON position but none of the LEDS are on, make sure the NBG5715 is receiving power and the power is turned on. Note: The Power LED will be on even if you push the LED button to the OFF position. This is for you to determine whether the NBG5715 is powered on. Figure 2 LED Button LED button NBG5715 User’s Guide 23 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 3 Front Panel Power Internet WAN WLAN 2.4G WLAN 5G WPS Button USB 1-2 LAN 1-4 WPS The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button. Table 1 Front panel LEDs and WPS button LED STATUS WPS Button Press this button for 1 second to set up a wireless connection via WiFi Protected Setup with another WPS-enabled client. You must press the WPS button on the client side within 120 seconds for a successful connection. See Chapter 2 on page 25 and Chapter 9 on page 61 for more information on WPS. Power On The NBG5715 is receiving power and functioning properly. Off The NBG5715 is not receiving power. WAN Internet DESCRIPTION On The NBG5715’s WAN connection is ready. Blinking The NBG5715 is sending/receiving data through the WAN with a 1000Mbps transmission rate. Off The WAN connection is not ready, or has failed. On The NBG5715 has an IP connection but no traffic. Your device has a WAN IP address (either static or assigned by a DHCP server), PPP negotiation was successfully completed (if used) and the connection is up. WLAN 2.4/5G Blinking The NBG5715 is sending or receiving IP traffic. Off The NBG5715 does not have an IP connection. On The NBG5715 is ready, but is not sending/receiving data through the 5G wireless LAN. Blinking The NBG5715 is sending/receiving data through the 5G wireless LAN. The NBG5715 is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless client. LAN 1-4 USB 1-2 24 Off The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed. On The NBG5715’s LAN connection is ready. Blinking The NBG5715 is sending/receiving data through the LAN with a 1000Mbps transmission rate. Off The LAN connection is not ready, or has failed. On The NBG5715 has a USB device installed. Blinking The NBG5715 is transmitting and/or receiving data from routers through an installed USB device. Off There is no USB device connected to the NBG5715. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER The WPS Button 2.1 Overview Your NBG5715 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. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must support WPS (check each device’s documentation to make sure). Depending on the devices you have, you can either press a button (on the device itself, or in its configuration utility) or enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one device to authenticate the other) in each of the two devices. When WPS is activated on a device, it has two minutes to find another device that also has WPS activated. Then, the two devices connect and set up a secure network by themselves. For more information on using WPS, see Chapter 9 on page 61. Figure 4 The WPS Button NBG5715 User’s Guide 25 CHAPTER ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility 3.1 Overview The ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility allows you to work with the USB devices that are connected directly to the NBG5715 as if they are connected directly to your computer. This allows you to easily share USB-based devices such as printers, scanners, portable hard disks, MP3 players, faxes, and digital cameras (to name a few) with all the other people in your home or office as long as they are connected to the NBG5715 and have the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility installed. Note: Be sure to install the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility (for NetUSB functionality) from the included disc, or download the latest version from the zyxel.com website’s Download Library. 3.1.1 Quick Setup This section shows you how to get started using the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility. Install the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility on each computer connected to the NBG5715. Connect a USB device to the USB port on the NBG5715. Note: If you are connecting multiple devices to the NBG5715, first connect a USB hub to the NBG5715 then connect your other USB devices to it. Run the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility to display a list of all connected USB devices, then use it to connect your computer to them. 3.1.2 Installing ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Before you can access USB devices connected to the NBG5715, you must first install the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility on any computer on your LAN to which you want to allow access to these devices. Note: In order to properly use the utility with your NBG5715, ensure that the NBG5715 firmware is version v1.00(BWQ.0) or higher. See Chapter 22 on page 166 for information on updating your device’s firmware. To install the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility: Insert the disc that came with your NBG5715 into your computer’s disc drive. Run the Setup program by double-clicking it and then follow the on-screen instructions for installing it on your computer. NBG5715 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Note: The following operating systems are supported: Windows XP/Vista/7 (32 and 64-bit versions). To open the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility, double-click its system tray icon. 3.2 The ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility This section describes the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility main window. Figure 5 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Main Window The following table describes the icons in this window. Table 2 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Main Window Icons ICON DESCRIPTION Configure Server Click to open the NBG5715’s built-in Web Configurator, which you can use to set up the NBG5715 (see Chapter 4 on page 33 for details). Auto-Connect Printer Click this if you want to automatically connect to the printer each time your start your computer. Note: You must first install the appropriate print driver on each computer for which you intend to use this feature. See the documentation that came with your printer for instructions on how to do this. Connect Select a USB device and then click this button to connect to it. Your computer can connect to as many USB devices as are connected to the NBG5715. Disconnect Select a device to which your computer is connected and then click this button to disconnect from it. NBG5715 User’s Guide 27 Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Table 2 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Main Window Icons (continued) ICON DESCRIPTION Request to Connect Some USB devices may not allow automatic connections over the network. If so, select the device in question and click this button to issue a request to connect to it. Network Scanner Click this to open the scanner options on your computer for working with a scanner connected to the network. 3.2.1 The Menus This section describes the utility’s menus. Figure 6 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Menus The following table describes the menus in this screen. Table 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Main Screen Menus MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION System Exit This closes the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility. Tools Configuration This opens the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility configuration window. Auto-Connect Printer List This opens the list window that displays all of the printing devices connected to the NBG5715. Help About This opens the about window, which provides information of the utility software and driver versions. Auto-Connect Printer Set Auto-Connect Printer This sets the selected printer to ‘autoconnect’, meaning your computer will always connect to the printer over the network. Note: You first must install the appropriate drivers for the printer that you intend to use. Delete Auto-Connect Printer 28 This removes the auto-connect option from the selected printer. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility 3.2.2 The Share Center Configuration Window This section describes the utility’s configuration window, which allows you to set certain options for the utility. These options do not apply to the USB devices connected to the NBG5715. You can open it by clicking the Tools > Configuration menu command. Figure 7 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Configuration Window The following table describes the labels in this window. Table 4 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Configuration Window LABEL DESCRIPTION Basic Select this to run the utility automatically when you log into or start up Windows. Language Select a language for the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility. You must restart the utility for the change to take effect. OK Click this to save your changes and close the window. Cancel Click this cancel to close the window without saving. Apply Click this to save your changes without closing the window. 3.2.3 The Auto-Connect Printer List Window This section describes the utility’s auto-connect printer list window. You can open it by clicking the Tools > Auto-Connect Printer List menu command. Figure 8 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Auto-Connect Printer List Window NBG5715 User’s Guide 29 Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Auto-Connect Printer List Window LABEL DESCRIPTION Server IP & Printer Name Displays a list of print server IPs and printer names connected to this NBG5715. Windows Printer Name Displays a corresponding list of Windows printer names connected to this devices listed in the other list. Delete Select an printer from the list and click this to remove it. Close Click this to close the window. 3.3 Manually Connecting to USB Devices This example shows you how to connect to a USB device over your NBG5715 network. Makes sure that you have first installed the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility on the computer to which you want to connect the USB devices. Note: If you do this with a USB printer but do not yet have the print driver installed you will be prompted to install one by the Windows New Hardware Wizard. 30 Connect a USB device to the NBG5715. In the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility, select the device and click Connect. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility The device mounts on your system. 3.4 Automatically Connecting to a USB Printer This example shows you how to set your computer to automatically connect to a shared USB printer over your NBG5715 network each time you log into your computer. Makes sure that you have first installed the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility. Connect a USB printer to the NBG5715. Open the ZyXEL NetUSB Sharing Center Utility on the computer that you want to use to connect to the printer. Click the Connect button. You may be prompted to install a printer driver or to configure other settings. Finally, click the Auto-Connect Printer menu and select Set Auto-Connect Printer from the menu. NBG5715 User’s Guide 31 Chapter 3 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility 32 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER Introducing the Web Configurator 4.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NBG5715 Web Configurator and provides an overview of its screens. The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the NBG5715 via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later versions, Mozilla Firefox 3 and later versions, or Safari 2.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels. In order to use the Web Configurator you need to allow: • Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by default in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2. • JavaScript (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default). Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter (Chapter 23 on page 171) to see how to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet Explorer. 4.2 Accessing the Web Configurator Make sure your NBG5715 hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer or computer network to connect to the NBG5715 (refer to the Quick Start Guide). Launch your web browser. Type "http://192.168.1.1" as the website address. Your computer must be in the same subnet in order to access this website address. 4.2.1 Login Screen Note: If this is the first time you are accessing the Web Configurator, you may be redirected to the Wizard. Refer to Chapter 4 on page 33 for the Connection Wizard screens. NBG5715 User’s Guide 33 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator The Web Configurator initially displays the following login screen. Figure 9 Login screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Login screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Language Select the language you want to use to configure the Web Configurator. Click Login. Password Type "1234" (default) as the password. This shows the current weather, either in celsius or fahrenheit, of the city you specify in Section 4.2.2 on page 34. This shows the time (hh:mm:ss) and date (yyyy:mm:dd) of the timezone you select in Section 4.2.3 on page 35 or Section 22.5 on page 165. The time is in 24-hour format, for example 15:00 is 3:00 PM. 4.2.2 Weather Edit You can change the temperature unit and select the location for which you want to know the weather. Click the icon to change the Weather display. Figure 10 Change Weather 34 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Change Weather LABEL DESCRIPTION oC Choose which temperature unit you want the NBG5715 to display. or oF Change Location Select the location for which you want to know the weather. If the city you want is not listed, choose one that is closest to it. Finish Click this to apply the settings and refresh the date and time display. 4.2.3 Time/Date Edit One timezone can cover more than one country. You can choose a particular country in which the NBG5715 is located and have the NBG5715 display and use the current time and date for its logs. Click the icon to change the Weather display. Figure 11 Change Password Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 8 Change Password Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Change time zone Select the specific country whose current time and date you want the NBG5715 to display. Finish Click this to apply the settings and refresh the weather display. Note: You can also edit the timezone in Section 22.5 on page 165. 4.3 Resetting the NBG5715 If you forget your password or IP address, or you cannot access the Web Configurator, you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the NBG5715 to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved, the password will be reset to “1234” and the IP address will be reset to “192.168.1.1”. 4.3.1 How to Use the RESET Button Make sure the power LED is on. Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart/reboot the NBG5715. Press the RESET button for longer than 5 seconds to set the NBG5715 back to its factory-default configurations. NBG5715 User’s Guide 35 Chapter 4 Introducing the Web Configurator 36 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER Monitor and Summary 5.1 Overview This chapter discusses read-only information related to the device state of the NBG5715. To access the Monitor screens, go to Expert Mode after login, then click You can also click the Details links in the Summary table of the Status screen to view the bandwidth consumed, packets sent/received as well as the status of clients connected to the NBG5715. 5.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the Log screens to see the logs for the activity on the NBG5715 (Section 5.3 on page 38). • Use the DHCP Table screen to view information related to your DHCP status (Section 5.4 on page 38). • use the Packet Statistics screen to view port status, packet specific statistics, the "system up time" and so on (Section 5.5 on page 40). • Use the VPN Monitor screen to view the active VPN connections (Section 5.6 on page 41). • Use the WLAN_2.4G/5G Station Status screen to view the 2.4G wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG5715 (Section 5.7 on page 41). NBG5715 User’s Guide 37 Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary 5.3 The Log Screen The Web Configurator allows you to look at all of the NBG5715’s logs in one location. 5.3.1 View Log Use the View Log screen to see the logged messages for the NBG5715. 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 in the Log Settings screen. Click Refresh to renew the log screen. Click Clear to delete all the logs. Figure 12 View Log You can configure which logs to display in the View Log screen. Go to the Log Settings screen and select the logs you wish to display. Click Apply to save your settings. Click Refresh to start the screen afresh. Figure 13 Log Settings 5.4 DHCP Table DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the NBG5715’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG5715 provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on that network, or else the computer must be manually configured. Click Monitor > DHCP Table or the DHCP Table (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. Read-only information here relates to your DHCP status. The DHCP table shows current DHCP client 38 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary information (including MAC Address, IP Address, and Expiration time) of all network clients using the NBG5715’s DHCP server. Figure 14 Summary: DHCP Table The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Summary: DHCP Table LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of the host computer. Status This field displays whether the connection to the host computer is up (a yellow bulb) or down (a gray bulb). Host Name This field displays the computer host name. IP Address This field displays the IP address relative to the # field listed above. MAC Address This field shows the MAC address of the computer with the name in the Host Name field. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address which uniquely identifies a device. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. 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 NBG5715. Reset Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG5715 User’s Guide 39 Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary 5.5 Packet Statistics Click Monitor > Packet Statistics or the Packet Statistics (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. Read-only information here includes port status, packet specific statistics and the "system up time". The Poll Interval(s) field is configurable and is used for refreshing the screen. Figure 15 Summary: Packet Statistics The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Summary: Packet Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION Port This is the NBG5715’s port type. Status For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or Down when the line is disconnected. For the WAN port, it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you’re using Ethernet encapsulation and Idle (line (ppp) idle), Dial (starting to trigger a call) and Drop (dropping a call) if you're using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation. This field displays Down when the line is disconnected. For the WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN is enabled and Down when the WLAN is disabled. 40 TxPkts This is the number of transmitted packets on this port. RxPkts This is the number of received packets on this port. Collisions This is the number of collisions on this port. Tx B/s This displays the transmission speed in bytes per second on this port. Rx B/s This displays the reception speed in bytes per second on this port. Up Time This is the total time the NBG5715 has been for each session. System Up Time This is the total time the NBG5715 has been on. Poll Interval(s) Enter the time interval in seconds for refreshing statistics in this field. Set Interval Click this button to apply the new poll interval you entered in the Poll Interval(s) field. Stop Click Stop to stop refreshing statistics. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary 5.6 VPN Monitor Click Monitor > VPN Monitor or the VPN Monitor (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. This screen displays read-only information about the active VPN connections. Click the Refresh button to update the screen. A Security Association (SA) is the group of security settings related to a specific VPN tunnel. Figure 16 Summary: Security Associations The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Summary: Security Associations LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This field displays whether the VPN connection is up (a yellow bulb) or down (a gray bulb). Connection Name This field displays the identification name for this VPN policy. Remote Gateway This is the static WAN IP address or URL of the remote IPSec router. Local Address This is the IP address of computer(s) on your local network behind your NBG5715. Remote Address This is the IP address of computer(s) on the remote network behind the remote IPSec router. Refresh Click this button to update the screen’s statistics immediately. 5.7 WLAN_2.4G/5G Station Status Click Monitor > WLAN_2.4G/5G Station Status or the WLAN 2.4G/5G WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG5715 in the Association List. Association means that a wireless client (for example, your network or computer with a wireless network card) has connected successfully to the AP (or wireless router) using the same SSID, channel and security settings. Figure 17 Summary: Wireless Association List NBG5715 User’s Guide 41 Chapter 5 Monitor and Summary The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12 Summary: Wireless Association List 42 LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of an associated wireless station. MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of an associated wireless station. Association Time This field displays the time a wireless station first associated with the NBG5715’s WLAN network. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER NBG5715 Modes 6.1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes available on your NBG5715. First, the term “mode” refers to two things in this User’s Guide. • Web Configurator mode. This refers to the Web Configurator interface you want to use for editing NBG5715 features. • Router mode: This is the device mode of the NBG5715. Use this mode to connect the local network to another network, like the Internet. Go to Section 8.2 on page 56 to view the Status screen in this mode. 6.1.1 Web Configurator Modes This refers to the configuration interface of the Web Configurator, which has two modes: • Easy: The Web Configurator shows this mode by default. Refer to Chapter 7 on page 44 for more information on the screens in this mode. This interface may be sufficient for users who just want to use the device. • Expert: Advanced users can change to this mode to customize all the functions of the NBG5715. Click Expert Mode after logging into the Web Configurator. The User’s Guide Chapter 4 on page 33 discusses the screens in this mode. NBG5715 User’s Guide 43 CHAPTER Easy Mode 7.1 Overview The Web Configurator is set to Easy Mode by default. You can configure several key features of the NBG5715 in this mode. This mode is useful to users who are not fully familiar with some features that are usually intended for network administrators. When you log in to the Web Configurator, the following screen opens. Figure 18 Easy Mode: Network Map Navigation Panel Network Map Go to Status Screen Control Panel NBG5715 User’s Guide 44 Chapter 7 Easy Mode Click Status to open the following screen. Figure 19 Easy Mode: Status Screen Navigation Panel Go to Network Map Screen Status Screen Control Panel 7.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter You can do the following in this mode: • Use this Navigation Panel to opt out of the Easy mode (Section 7.3 on page 45). • Use the Network Map screen to check if your NBG5715 can ping the gateway and whether it is connected to the Internet (Section 7.4 on page 46). • Use the Control Panel to configure and enable NBG5715 features, including wireless security, wireless scheduling and bandwidth management and so on (Section 7.5 on page 47). • Use the Status Screen to view read-only information about the NBG5715, including the WAN IP, MAC Address of the NBG5715 and the firmware version (Section 7.6 on page 53). 7.3 Navigation Panel Use this navigation panel to opt out of the Easy mode. Figure 20 Control Panel NBG5715 User’s Guide 45 Chapter 7 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 13 Control Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Home Click this to go to the Login page. Expert Mode Click this to change to Expert mode and customize features of the NBG5715. Logout Click this to end the Web Configurator session. 7.4 Network Map Note: The Network MAP is viewable by Windows XP (need to install patch), Windows Vista and Windows 7 users only. For Windows XP (Service Pack 2) users, you can see the network devices connected to the NBG5715 by downloading the LLTD (Link Layer Topology Discovery) patch from the Microsoft Website. Note: Don’t worry if the Network Map does not display in your web browser. This feature may not be supported by your system. You can still configure the Control Panel (Section 7.5 on page 47) in the Easy Mode and the NBG5715 features that you want to use in the Expert Mode. When you log into the Network Configurator, the Network Map is shown as follows. Figure 21 Network Map The line connecting the NBG5715 to the gateway becomes green when the NBG5715 is able to ping the gateway. It becomes red when the ping initiating from the NBG5715 does not get a response from the gateway. The same rule applies to the line connecting the gateway to the Internet. You can also view the devices (represented by icons indicating the kind of network device) connected to the NBG5715, including those connecting wirelessly. Right-click on the NBG5715 icon to refresh the network map and go to the Wizard. Right click on the other icons to view information about the device. 46 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Easy Mode 7.5 Control Panel The features configurable in Easy Mode are shown in the Control Panel. Figure 22 Control Panel Switch ON to enable the feature. Otherwise, switch OFF. If the feature is turned on, the green light flashes. If it is turned off, the red light flashes. Additionally, click the feature to open a screen where you can edit its settings. The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Control Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Game Engine Switch ON to maximize bandwidth for gaming traffic in your network. Otherwise, switch OFF. Power Saving Click this to schedule the wireless feature of the NBG5715. Refer to Section 7.5.1 on page 48 to see this screen. Disabling the wireless function helps lower the energy consumption of the NBG5715. Switch ON to apply wireless scheduling. Otherwise, switch OFF. Refer to Section 7.5.2 on page 48 to see this screen. Content Filter Click this to restrict access to certain websites, based on keywords contained in URLs, to which you do not want users in your network to open. Switch ON to apply website filtering. Otherwise, switch OFF. Refer to Section 7.5.3 on page 49 to see this screen. Bandwidth MGMT Click this to edit bandwidth management for predefined applications. Switch ON to have the NBG5715 management bandwidth for uplink and downlink traffic according to an application or service. Otherwise, switch OFF. Refer to Section 7.5.4 on page 50 to see this screen. Firewall Switch ON to ensure that your network is protected from Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Otherwise, switch OFF. Refer to Section 7.5.5 on page 51 to see this screen. Wireless Security Click this to configure the wireless security, such as SSID, security mode and WPS key on your NBG5715. Refer to Section 7.5.6 on page 51 to see this screen. NBG5715 User’s Guide 47 Chapter 7 Easy Mode 7.5.1 Game Engine When this feature is enabled, the NBG5715 maximizes the bandwidth for gaming traffic that it forwards out through an interface. Figure 23 Game Engine Note: When this is switched on, the Game Console tab in the Bandwidth Mgmt screen is automatically positioned on top. Turn this off if your network is not using gaming. Click OK to close this screen. 7.5.2 Power Saving Use this screen to set the day of the week and time of the day when your wireless LAN is turned on and off. Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default. Disabling the wireless capability lowers the energy consumption of the of the NBG5715. Figure 24 Power Saving 48 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 15 Power Saving LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Choose whether you want to apply the power saving schedule to 2.4G hz or 5G hz wireless radio. WLAN Status Select On or Off to specify whether the Wireless LAN is turned on or off (depending on what you selected in the WLAN Status field). This field works in conjunction with the Day and For the following times fields. Day Select Everyday or the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off. If you select Everyday you can not select any specific days. This field works in conjunction with the For the following times field. Except for the following times (24-Hour Format) Select a begin time using the first set of hour and minute (min) drop down boxes and select an end time using the second set of hour and minute (min) drop down boxes. If you have chosen On earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn on between the two times you enter in these fields. If you have chosen Off earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn off between the two times you enter in these fields. In this time format, midnight is 00:00 and progresses up to 24:00. For example, 6:00 PM is 18:00. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 7.5.3 Content Filter Use this screen to restrict access to certain websites, based on keywords contained in URLs, to which you do not want users in your network to open. Figure 25 Content Filter NBG5715 User’s Guide 49 Chapter 7 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Content Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Click Add after you have typed a keyword. Repeat this procedure to add other keywords. Up to 64 keywords are allowed. Note: The NBG5715 does not recognize wildcard characters as keywords. When you try to access a web page containing a keyword, you will get a message telling you that the content filter is blocking this request. Delete Highlight a keyword in the text box and click Delete to remove it. The keyword disappears from the text box after you click Apply. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to close this screen without saving any changes. 7.5.4 Bandwidth MGMT Use this screen to set bandwidth allocation to pre-defined services and applications for bandwidth allocation. The NBG5715 uses bandwidth management for incoming and outgoing traffic. Rank the services and applications by dragging them accordingly from High to Low and click Apply. Click Cancel to close the screen. Figure 26 Bandwidth MGNT Use your mouse to drag the items according to how you want to prioritize them. Left-click and slide up or down. 50 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Easy Mode 7.5.5 Firewall Enable this feature to protect the network from Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. The NBG5715 blocks repetitive pings from the WAN that can otherwise cause systems to slow down or hang. Figure 27 Firewall Click OK to close this screen. 7.5.6 Wireless Security Use this screen to configure security for your the Wireless LAN. You can enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode in the following screen. Note: You can enable the Wireless function of your NBG5715 by first turning on the switch in the side panel. Figure 28 Wireless Security The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. Table 17 Wireless Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Choose whether you want to apply the wireless security to 2.4G hz or 5G hz wireless radio. Wireless Network Name (SSID) (Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN. NBG5715 User’s Guide 51 Chapter 7 Easy Mode Table 17 Wireless Security (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Security mode Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to add security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as this device. After you select to use a security, additional options appears in this screen. Select No Security to allow any client to connect to this network without authentication. Wireless password This field appears when you choose wither WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK as the security mode. Verify password Type the password again to confirm. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to close this screen. WPS Click this to configure the WPS screen. Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters. You can transfer the wireless settings configured here (Wireless Security screen) to another wireless device that supports WPS. 7.5.7 WPS Use this screen to add a wireless station to the network using WPS. Click WPS in the Wireless Security to open the following screen. Figure 29 Wireless Security: WPS 52 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 7 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Wireless Security: WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Security Click this to go back to the Wireless Security screen. WPS Create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. The NBG5715 scans for a WPS-enabled device within the range and performs wireless security information synchronization. Note: After you click the WPS button on this screen, you have to press a similar button in the wireless station utility within 2 minutes. To add the second wireless station, you have to press these buttons on both device and the wireless station again after the first 2 minutes. Register Create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the NBG5715’s interface and pushing this button. Type the same PIN number generated in the wireless station’s utility. Then click Register to associate to each other and perform the wireless security information synchronization. Exit Click Exit to close this screen. 7.6 Status Screen in Easy Mode In the Network Map screen, click Status to view read-only information about the NBG5715. Figure 30 Status Screen in Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 19 Status Screen in Easy Mode ITEM DESCRIPTION Name This is the name of the NBG5715 in the network. You can change this in the Maintenance > General screen in Section 22.3 on page 163. Time This is the current system date and time. The date is in YYYY:MM:DD (Year-Month-Day) format. The time is in HH:MM:SS (Hour:Minutes:Seconds) format. WAN IP This is the IP address of the WAN port. MAC Address This is the MAC address of the NBG5715. NBG5715 User’s Guide 53 Chapter 7 Easy Mode Table 19 Status Screen in Easy Mode (continued) ITEM DESCRIPTION Firmware Version This shows the firmware version of the NBG5715. The firmware version format shows the trunk version, model code and release number. 54 Wireless_2.4G/5G Network Name (SSID) This shows the SSID of the wireless network. You can configure this in the Wireless Security screen (Section 7.5.6 on page 51; Section 11.2 on page 82). Security This shows the wireless security used by the NBG5715. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER Router Mode 8.1 Overview The NBG5715 operates as a router. Routers are used to connect the local network to another network (for example, the Internet). In the figure below, the NBG5715 connects the local network (LAN1 ~ LAN4) to the Internet. Figure 31 NBG5715 Network Modem Note: The Status screen is shown after changing to the Expert mode of the Web Configurator. It varies depending on the device mode of your NBG5715. NBG5715 User’s Guide 55 Chapter 8 Router Mode 8.2 Router Mode Status Screen Click to open the status screen. Figure 32 Status: Router Mode The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen. Table 20 Status: Router Mode ICON DESCRIPTION Click this icon to logout of the web configurator. Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information. Click this icon to go to Easy Mode. See Chapter 7 on page 44. Select a number of seconds or None from the drop-down list box to refresh all screen statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh the screen statistics. Click this button to refresh the status screen statistics. Click this icon to see the Status page. The information in this screen depends on the device mode you select. Click this icon to see the Monitor navigation menu. 56 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Router Mode Table 20 Status: Router Mode (continued) ICON DESCRIPTION Click this icon to see the Configuration navigation menu. Click this icon to see the Maintenance navigation menu. The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. Table 21 Status Screen: Router Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Host Name This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance > General screen. It is for identification purposes. Model Number This is the model name of your device. MAC Address This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. Firmware Version This is the firmware version and the date created. WAN Information - IP Address This shows the WAN port’s IP address. - IP Subnet Mask This shows the WAN port’s subnet mask. - Default Gateway This shows the WAN port’s gateway IP address. LAN Information - IP Address This shows the LAN port’s IP address. - IP Subnet Mask This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask. - DHCP This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role - Server or Disable. WLAN_2.4G Information - SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG5715 in the wireless LAN. - Channel This shows the channel number which the NBG5715 is currently using over the wireless LAN. - Security This shows the level of wireless security the NBG5715 is using. WLAN_5G Information - SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG5715 in the wireless LAN. - Channel This shows the channel number which the NBG5715 is currently using over the wireless LAN. - Security This shows the level of wireless security the NBG5715 is using. - Firewall This shows whether the firewall is enabled or not. System Status Item Data This column shows the type of data the NBG5715 is recording. This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG5715. System Up Time This is the total time the NBG5715 has been on. Current Date/Time This field displays your NBG5715’s present date and time. System Resource - CPU Usage NBG5715 User’s Guide This displays what percentage of the NBG5715’s processing ability is currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG5715 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.) 57 Chapter 8 Router Mode Table 21 Status Screen: Router Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION - Memory Usage This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG5715 is using. Interface Status Interface This displays the NBG5715 port types. The port types are: WAN, LAN and WLAN. Status For the LAN and WAN ports, this field displays Down (line is down) or Up (line is up or connected). For the WLAN, it displays Up when the WLAN is enabled or Down when the WLAN is disabled. Rate For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or N/A when the line is disconnected. For the WAN port, it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you’re using Ethernet encapsulation. This field displays N/A when the line is disconnected. For the WLAN 2.4G/5G, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the WLAN 2.4G/5G is enabled and N/A when the WLAN is disabled. Summary Packet Statistics Click Details... to go to the Monitor > Packet Statistics screen (Section 5.5 on page 40). Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics. WLAN_2.4G Station Status Click Details... to go to the Monitor > WLAN_2.4G Station Status screen (Section 5.7 on page 41). Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG5715. WLAN_5G Station Status Click Details... to go to the Monitor > WLAN_5G Station Status screen (Section 5.7 on page 41). Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG5715. IPSec VPN Status Click Details... to go to the Monitor > VPN Monitor screen (Section 5.4 on page 38). Use this screen to view the active VPN connections. 8.2.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure NBG5715 features. Figure 33 Navigation Panel: Router Mode 58 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 8 Router Mode The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 22 Navigation Panel: Router Mode LINK TAB Status FUNCTION This screen shows the NBG5715’s general device, system and interface status information. Use this screen to access the wizard, and summary statistics tables. MONITOR Log Use this screen to view the list of activities recorded by your NBG5715. DHCP Table Use this screen to view current DHCP client information. Packet Statistics Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics. VPN Monitor Use this screen to view the active VPN connections. WLAN_2.4G Station Status Use this screen to view the 2.4G wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG5715. WLAN_5G Station Status Use this screen to view the 5G wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG5715. CONFIGURATION Network WAN Wireless LAN 2.4G Wireless LAN 5G LAN NBG5715 User’s Guide Broadband This screen allows you to configure ISP parameters, WAN IP address assignment, DNS servers and the WAN MAC address. Advanced Use this screen to configure other advanced properties. General Use this screen to enable the 2.4G wireless LAN network, configure its SSID, channel, and the wireless security level. MAC Filter Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG5715 to block access to devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG5715. Advanced This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings. QoS Use this screen to configure Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS). WMM QoS allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the delivery requirements of individual services. WPS Use this screen to configure WPS. WPS Station Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS. Scheduling Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled. General Use this screen to enable the 5G wireless LAN network, configure its SSID, channel, and the wireless security level. MAC Filter Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG5715 to block access to devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG5715. Advanced This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings. QoS Use this screen to configure Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service (WMM QoS). WMM QoS allows you to prioritize wireless traffic according to the delivery requirements of individual services. WPS Use this screen to configure WPS. WPS Station Use this screen to add a wireless station using WPS. Scheduling Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled. IP Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask. IP Alias Use this screen to have the NBG5715 apply IP alias to create LAN subnets. 59 Chapter 8 Router Mode Table 22 Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION General Use this screen to enable the NBG5715’s DHCP server. Advanced Use this screen to assign IP addresses to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses and to have DNS servers assigned by the DHCP server. Client List Use this screen to view information related to your DHCP status. General Use this screen to enable NAT. Port Forwaring Use this screen to configure forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network. NAT Advanced Use this screen to change your NBG5715’s port triggering settings. Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Use this screen to set up dynamic DNS. Static Route Static Route Use this screen to configure IP static routes. General Use this screen to activate/deactivate the firewall. Services This screen shows a summary of the firewall rules, and allows you to edit/add a firewall rule. General Use this screen to display and manage the NBG5715’s VPN rules (tunnels). SA Monitor Use this screen to display and manage active VPN connections. Bandwidth MGMT General Use this screen to enable bandwidth management. Advance Use this screen to set the upstream bandwidth and edit a bandwidth management rule. Remote MGMT WWW Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) users can use HTTP to manage the NBG5715. Telnet Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) users can use Telnet to manage the NBG5715. UPnP Use this screen to enable UPnP on the NBG5715. General General Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system and domain names. Password Password Setup Use this screen to change the password of your NBG5715. Time Time Setting Use this screen to change your NBG5715’s time and date. Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade Use this screen to upload firmware to your NBG5715. Backup/ Restore Backup/ Restore Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory defaults to your NBG5715. Language Language This screen allows you to select the language you prefer. DHCP Server NAT Security Firewall IPSec VPN Management UPnP MAINTENANCE 60 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER Tutorials 9.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for setting up your NBG5715. • Set Up a Wireless Network with WPS • Configure Wireless Security without WPS 9.2 Set Up a Wireless Network with WPS This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS. This example uses the NBG5715 as the AP and NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to a notebook. Wireless LAN 2.4G is used as the wireless mode in this example. Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter or PCI card). There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows you how to do both. • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. See Section 9.2.1 on page 61.This is the easier method. • PIN Configuration - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the NBG5715’s interface. See Section 9.2.2 on page 63. This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other. 9.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) Make sure that your NBG5715 is turned on. The wireless LAN is enabled by default. Check if WLAN 2.4G LED is on. If not, you can enable wireless LAN by pressing the WLAN On/Off button on the device’s side panel or in the Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G screen. Make sure that the device is placed within range of your computer. Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and utility in your notebook. In the wireless client utility, find the WPS settings. Enable WPS and press the WPS button (Start or WPS button). NBG5715 User’s Guide 61 Chapter 9 Tutorials Log into NBG5715’s Web Configurator and press the Push Button in the Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G > WPS Station screen. Note: Your NBG5715 has a WPS button located on its front panel, as well as a WPS button in its configuration utility. 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. The NBG5715 sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG5715 securely. The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and security by pressing a button on both NBG5715 and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example). Figure 34 Example WPS Process: PBC Method Wireless Client Access Point WITHIN 2 MINUTES SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION 62 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials 9.2.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both NBG5715’s configuration interface and the client’s utilities. 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 Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G > WPS Station screen on the NBG5715. Click Start buttons (or button next to the PIN field) on both the wireless client utility screen and the NBG5715’s WPS Station screen within two minutes. The NBG5715 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG5715 securely. The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on NBG5715 and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method. Figure 35 Example WPS Process: PIN Method Access Point Wireless Client WITHIN 2 MINUTES NBG5715 User’s Guide 63 Chapter 9 Tutorials 9.3 Configure Wireless Security without WPS This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your NBG5715. Wireless LAN Mode 2.4G SSID SSID_Example3 Channel Security WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key: ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey) Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG5715. The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you are logged into the Web Configurator through your LAN connection (see Section 4.2 on page 33). 64 Open the Configuration > Wireless LAN 2.4G > General screen in the AP’s Web Configurator. Confirm that the status of wireless LAN is enabled. Enter SSID_Example3 as the SSID and select Channel-06 as the channel. Set security mode to WPA-PSK and enter ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey in the Pre-Shared Key field. Click Apply. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials Open the Status screen. Verify your WLAN 2.4G wireless and wireless security settings under Device Information and check if the WLAN 2.4G connection is up under Interface Status. 9.3.1 Configure Your Notebook Note: We use the ZyXEL M-302 wireless adapter utility screens as an example for the wireless client. The screens may vary for different models. The NBG5715 supports IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n wireless clients. Make sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adapter supports one of these standards. Wireless adapters come with software sometimes called a “utility” that you install on your computer. See your wireless adapter’s User’s Guide for information on how to do that. After you’ve installed the utility, open it. If you cannot see your utility’s icon on your screen, go to Start > Programs and click on your utility in the list of programs that appears. The utility displays a list of APs within range, as shown in the example screen below. NBG5715 User’s Guide 65 Chapter 9 Tutorials 66 Select SSID_Example3 and click Connect. Select WPA-PSK and type the security key in the following screen. Click Next. The Confirm Save window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 9 Tutorials Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below. If your wireless connection is weak or you have no connection, see the Troubleshooting section of this User’s Guide. If your connection is successful, open your Internet browser and enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your wireless connection is successfully configured. NBG5715 User’s Guide 67 Chapter 9 Tutorials 68 NBG5715 User’s Guide P ART II Technical Reference 69 70 CHAPTER 10 WAN 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses the NBG5715’s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG5715 for Internet access. A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet. It connects your private networks such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and other networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations. Figure 36 LAN and WAN 10.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the Broadband screen to enter your ISP information and set how the computer acquires its IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses (Section 10.4 on page 73). • Use the Advanced screen to enable multicasting (Section 10.5 on page 77). 10.3 What You Need To Know The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection, as well as enable/disable some advanced features of your NBG5715. NBG5715 User’s Guide 71 Chapter 10 WAN 10.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection Encapsulation Method Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower layer protocol. To set up a WAN connection to the Internet, you need to use the same encapsulation method used by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). If your ISP offers a dial-up Internet connection using PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) or PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), they should also provide a username and password (and service name) for user authentication. WAN IP Address The WAN IP address is an IP address for the NBG5715, which makes it accessible from an outside network. It is used by the NBG5715 to communicate with other devices in other networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the NBG5715 tries to access the Internet. If your ISP assigns you a static WAN IP address, they should also assign you the subnet mask and DNS server IP address(es) (and a gateway IP address if you use the Ethernet or ENET ENCAP encapsulation method). DNS Server Address Assignment Use Domain Name System (DNS) to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa, for instance, the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it. The NBG5715 can get the DNS server addresses in the following ways. The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet, when you sign up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, manually enter them in the DNS server fields. If your ISP dynamically assigns the DNS server IP addresses (along with the NBG5715’s WAN IP address), set the DNS server fields to get the DNS server address from the ISP. WAN MAC Address The MAC address screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the factory default or cloning the MAC address from a computer on your LAN. Choose Factory Default to select the factory assigned default MAC Address. Otherwise, click Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address and enter the IP address of the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning. Once it is successfully configured, the address will be copied to configuration file. It is recommended that you clone the MAC address prior to hooking up the WAN Port. 72 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 10 WAN 10.3.2 Multicast Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways - Unicast (1 sender - 1 recipient) or Broadcast (1 sender - everybody on the network). Multicast delivers IP packets to a group of hosts on the network - not everybody and not just 1. Figure 37 Multicast Example In the multicast example above, systems A and D comprise one multicast group. In multicasting, the server only needs to send one data stream and this is delivered to systems 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 NBG5715 supports both IGMP version 1 (IGMP-v1) and IGMP version 2 (IGMP-v2). At start up, the NBG5715 queries all directly connected networks to gather group membership. After that, the NBG5715 periodically updates this information. IP multicasting can be enabled/ disabled on the NBG5715 LAN and/or WAN interfaces in the Web Configurator (LAN; WAN). Select None to disable IP multicasting on these interfaces. 10.4 The Broadband Screen Use this screen to change your NBG5715’s Internet access settings. Click Configuration > Network > WAN to open the Broadband screen. The screen differs according to the encapsulation you choose. 10.4.1 Ethernet Encapsulation NBG5715 User’s Guide 73 Chapter 10 WAN This screen displays when you select ENET ENCAP (Ethernet encapsulation). Figure 38 Network > WAN > Broadband: ENET ENCAP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Network > WAN > Broadband: ENET ENCAP LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Choose the ENET ENCAP (Ethernet encapsulation) option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. Obtain an IP Address Automatically Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the default selection. Static IP Address Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Static IP Address. Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask in this field. Gateway IP Address Enter a Gateway IP Address (if your ISP gave you one) in this field. First DNS Server Second DNS Server Select Obtained From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG5715's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address set to 0.0.0.0, User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. If you set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it. 74 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 10 WAN Table 23 Network > WAN > Broadband: ENET ENCAP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 10.4.2 PPPoE Encapsulation The NBG5715 supports PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE is an IETF standard (RFC 2516) specifying how a personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) connection. The PPP over Ethernet option is for a dial-up connection using PPPoE. For the service provider, PPPoE offers an access and authentication method that works with existing access control systems (for example Radius). One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let you access one of multiple network services, a function known as dynamic service selection. This enables the service provider to easily create and offer new IP services for individuals. Operationally, PPPoE saves significant effort for both you and the ISP or carrier, as it requires no specific configuration of the broadband modem at the customer site. By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG5715 (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG5715 does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LANs’ computers will have access. This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation. Figure 39 Network > WAN > Broadband: PPPoE NBG5715 User’s Guide 75 Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 24 Network > WAN > Broadband: PPPoE LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Select PPPoE if you connect to your Internet via dial-up. PPP Information PPP Username Type the user name given to you by your ISP. PPP Password Type the password associated with the user name above. PPP Auto Connect Select this option if you do not want the connection to time out. IDLE Timeout This value specifies the time in minutes that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from the PPPoE server. PPPoE Service Name Enter the name of your PPPoE service here. WAN IP Address Assignment Get automatically from ISP Select this option If your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. This is the default selection. Use Fixed IP Address Select this option If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. My WAN IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected Use Fixed IP Address. DNS Server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG5715's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address set to 0.0.0.0, User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. If you set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it. 76 Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 10 WAN 10.5 The Advanced Screen To change your NBG5715’s advanced WAN settings, click Network > WAN > Advanced. The screen appears as shown. You can use this screen to enable multicast. Figure 40 Network > WAN > Advanced Table 25 Network > WAN > Advance LABEL DESCRIPTION Multicast Setup Select IGMPv1/v2 to enable multicasting. This applies to traffic routed from the WAN to the LAN. Select None to disable this feature. This may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent to all connected network devices. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide 77 Chapter 10 WAN 78 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 11 Wireless LAN 11.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG5715. The NBG5715 is able to function both 2.4G and 5G network at the same time. You can have different wireless settings for 2.4G and 5G. Click Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G or Wireless LAN 5G to configure to do so. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Figure 41 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients. The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet. Your NBG5715 is the AP. 11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the General screen to enable or disable wireless LAN, configure SSID, operating channel, and wireless security (Section 11.2 on page 82). • Use the MAC Filter screen to allow or deny wireless stations based on their MAC addresses from connecting to the NBG5715 (Section 11.4 on page 88). NBG5715 User’s Guide 79 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN • Use the Advanced screen to allow intra-BSS networking and set the RTS/CTS Threshold (Section 11.5 on page 90). • Use the QoS screen to ensure Quality of Service (QoS) in your wireless network (Section 11.6 on page 90). • Use the WPS screen to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually (Section 11.7 on page 91). • Use the WPS Station screen to add a wireless station using WPS (Section 11.8 on page 92). • Use the Scheduling screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off (Section 11.9 on page 93). 11.1.2 What You Should Know Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines. • Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use the same SSID. The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentity. • If two wireless networks overlap, they should use different channels. Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to send and receive information. • Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use security compatible with the AP. Security stops unauthorized devices from using the wireless network. It can also protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. Wireless Security Overview The following sections introduce different types of wireless security you can set up in the wireless network. SSID Normally, the AP acts like a beacon and regularly broadcasts the SSID in the area. You can hide the SSID instead, in which case the AP does not broadcast the SSID. In addition, you should change the default SSID to something that is difficult to guess. This type of security is fairly weak, however, because there are ways for unauthorized devices to get the SSID. In addition, unauthorized devices can still see the information that is sent in the wireless network. MAC Address Filter Every wireless client has a unique identification number, called a MAC address.1 A MAC address is usually written using twelve hexadecimal characters2; for example, 00A0C5000002 or 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. To get the MAC address for each wireless client, see the appropriate User’s Guide or other documentation. 80 1. 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. 2. Hexadecimal characters are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 11 Wireless LAN You can use the MAC address filter to tell the AP which wireless clients are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network. If a wireless client is allowed to use the wireless network, it still has to have the correct settings (SSID, channel, and security). If a wireless client is not allowed to use the wireless network, it does not matter if it has the correct settings. This type of security does not protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized devices to get the MAC address of an authorized wireless client. Then, they can use that MAC address to use the wireless network. User Authentication You can make every user log in to the wireless network before they can use it. This is called user authentication. However, every wireless client in the wireless network has to support IEEE 802.1x to do this. For wireless networks, there are two typical places to store the user names and passwords for each user. • In the AP: this feature is called a local user database or a local database. • In a RADIUS server: this is a server used in businesses more than in homes. If your AP does not provide a local user database and if you do not have a RADIUS server, you cannot set up user names and passwords for your users. Unauthorized devices can still see the information that is sent in the wireless network, even if they cannot use the wireless network. Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized wireless users to get a valid user name and password. Then, they can use that user name and password to use the wireless network. Local user databases also have an additional limitation that is explained in the next section. Encryption Wireless networks can use encryption to protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. Encryption is like a secret code. If you do not know the secret code, you cannot understand the message. The types of encryption you can choose depend on the type of user authentication. (See page 81 for information about this.) Table 26 Types of Encryption for Each Type of Authentication Weakest NO AUTHENTICATION RADIUS SERVER No Security WPA Static WEP WPA-PSK Strongest WPA2-PSK WPA2 For example, if the wireless network has a RADIUS server, you can choose WPA or WPA2. If users do not log in to the wireless network, you can choose no encryption, Static WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. NBG5715 User’s Guide 81 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Usually, you should set up the strongest encryption that every wireless client in the wireless network supports. For example, suppose the AP does not have a local user database, and you do not have a RADIUS server. Therefore, there is no user authentication. Suppose the wireless network has two wireless clients. Device A only supports WEP, and device B supports WEP and WPA. Therefore, you should set up Static WEP in the wireless network. Note: It is recommended that wireless networks use WPA-PSK, WPA, or stronger encryption. IEEE 802.1x and WEP encryption are better than none at all, but it is still possible for unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty quickly. Note: It is not possible to use WPA-PSK, WPA or stronger encryption with a local user database. In this case, it is better to set up stronger encryption with no authentication than to set up weaker encryption with the local user database. When you select WPA2 or WPA2-PSK in your NBG5715, you can also select an option (WPA Compatible) to support WPA as well. In this case, if some wireless clients support WPA and some support WPA2, you should set up WPA2-PSK or WPA2 (depending on the type of wireless network login) and select the WPA Compatible option in the NBG5715. Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless network. The longer the key, the stronger the encryption. Every wireless client in the wireless network must have the same key. WPS WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. 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 Number) in the devices. Then, they connect and set up a secure network by themselves. See how to set up a secure wireless network using WPS in the Section 9.2 on page 61. WDS Wireless Distribution System or WDS security is used between bridged APs. It is independent of the security between the wired networks and their respective APs. If you do not enable WDS security, traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same pre-shared key. 11.2 The General Wireless LAN Screen Use this screen to configure the SSIDs of the wireless LAN. Note: If you are configuring the NBG5715 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the NBG5715’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 NBG5715’s new settings. 82 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G to open the General screen. Figure 42 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. Table 27 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless LAN Select Enable to activate the 2.4G and/or 5G wireless LAN. Select Disable to turn it off. Name(SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless client is associated. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable characters found on a typical English language keyboard) for the wireless LAN. Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool. Channel Selection Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in. Refer to the Connection Wizard chapter for more information on channels. This option is only available if Auto Channel Selection is disabled. Auto Channel Selection Select this check box for the NBG5715 to automatically choose the channel with the least interference. Deselect this check box if you wish to manually select the channel using the Channel Section field. Operating Channel This displays the channel the NBG5715 is currently using. Channel Width Select the wireless channel width used by NBG5715. A standard 20 MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 216.7 Mbps whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to 450 Mbps. Because not all devices support 40 MHz channels, select Auto 20/40MHz to allow the NBG5715 to adjust the channel bandwidth automatically. Select 20 MHz to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your neighborhood. NBG5715 User’s Guide 83 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 27 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Mode If you are in the Wireless LAN 2.4G > General screen, you can select from the following: • • • • • • 802.11b: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG5715. In this mode, all wireless devices can only transmit at the data rates supported by IEEE 802.11b. 802.11g: allows IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Device. IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices can associate with the NBG5715 only when they use the short preamble type. 802.11bg: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG5715. The NBG5715 adjusts the transmission rate automatically according to the wireless standard supported by the wireless devices. 802.11n: allows IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG5715. This can increase transmission rates, although IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g clients will not be able to connect to the NBG5715. I 802.11gn: allows either IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG5715. The transmission rate of your NBG5715 might be reduced. 802.11 bgn: allows IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG5715. The transmission rate of your NBG5715 might be reduced. If you are in the Wireless LAN 5G > General screen, you can select from the following: • • Security Mode 802.11a: allows only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG5715. 802.11an: allows both IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG5715. The transmission rate of your NBG5715 might be reduced. Select Static WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA, WPA2-PSK or WPA2 to add security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as this device. After you select to use a security, additional options appears in this screen. See Section 11.3 on page 84 for detailed information on different security modes. Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without authentication. Note: If the WPS function is enabled (default), only No Security, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK are available in this field. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen. 11.3 Wireless Security Modes 11.3.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. 84 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG5715, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range. Figure 43 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Security: No Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Choose No Security from the drop-down list box. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.2 WEP Encryption WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points to keep network communications private. It encrypts unicast and multicast communications in a network. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key. Your NBG5715 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. Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list. Figure 44 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Security: Static WEP NBG5715 User’s Guide 85 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen. Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Security: Static WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select Static WEP to enable data encryption. PassPhrase Enter a Passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate. A passphrase functions like a password. In WEP security mode, it is further converted by the NBG5715 into a complicated string that is referred to as the “key”. This key is requested from all devices wishing to connect to a wireless network. WEP Encryption Select 64-bits or 128-bits. This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use. Authentication Method Select Auto or Shared Key from the drop-down list box. This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto unless you want to force a key verification before communication between the wireless client and the NBG5715 occurs. Select Shared Key to force the clients to provide the WEP key prior to communication. ASCII Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as WEP key. Hex Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as a WEP key. The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically. Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the NBG5715 and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission. If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F"). If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F"). You must configure at least one key, only one key can be activated at any one time. The default key is key 1. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list. Figure 45 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 86 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 11 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to enable data encryption. WPA Compatible This field appears when you choose WPA2-PSK as the Security Mode. Check this field to allow wireless devices using WPA-PSK security mode to connect to your NBG5715. Pre-Shared Key WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password for authentication. Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters. Group Key Update Timer The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all clients. The default is 3600 seconds (60 minutes). Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.4 WPA/WPA2 Select WPA or WPA2 from the Security Mode list. Figure 46 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General: WPA/WPA2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 31 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select WPA or WPA2 to enable data encryption. WPA Compatible This check box is available only when you select WPA2-PSK or WPA2 in the Security Mode field. Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to communicate with the NBG5715 even when the NBG5715 is using WPA2-PSK or WPA2. NBG5715 User’s Guide 87 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 31 Network > Wireless LAN > General: WPA/WPA2 (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Group Key Update Timer The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPAPSK/WPA2-PSK key management) or RADIUS server (if using WPA/WPA2 key management) sends a new group key out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA/WPA2 equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis. Setting of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mode. PMK Cache Period This field is available only when you select WPA2. Specify how often wireless clients have to resend usernames and passwords in order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 999999 minutes. Note: If wireless client authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has priority. Pre-Authentication This field is available only when you select WPA2. Pre-authentication enables fast roaming by allowing the wireless client (already connecting to an AP) to perform IEEE 802.1x authentication with another AP before connecting to it. Select Enable to turn on preauthentication in WAP2. Otherwise, select Disable. Authentication Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation. Port Number Enter the port number of the external authentication server. You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so with additional information. Shared Secret Enter a password (up to 127 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between the external authentication server and the NBG5715. The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your NBG5715. The key is not sent over the network. Session Timeout The NBG5715 automatically disconnects a wireless client from the wireless and wired networks after a period of inactivity. The wireless client needs to send the username and password again before it can use the wireless and wired networks again. Some wireless clients may prompt users for a username and password; other clients may use saved login credentials. In either case, there is usually a short delay while the wireless client logs in to the wireless network again. Enter the time in seconds from 0 to 999999. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG5715 to give exclusive access to devices (Allow) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG5715 (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure this screen. 88 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 11 Wireless LAN To change your NBG5715’s MAC filter settings, click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > MAC Filter. The screen appears as shown. Figure 47 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this menu. Table 32 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address Filter Select to turn on (Enable) or off (Disable) MAC address filtering. Filter Action Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the MAC Filter Summary table. This field is configurable only when you select Enable in the MAC Address Filter field. Select Allow to permit access to the NBG5715, MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the NBG5715. Select Deny to block access to the NBG5715, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the NBG5715. MAC Filter Summary Set This is the index number of the MAC address. MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the NBG5715. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG5715 User’s Guide 89 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN 11.5 The Wireless LAN Advanced Screen Use this screen to allow wireless advanced features, such as the output power, RTS/CTS Threshold and high-throughput physical mode settings. Click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Advanced. The screen appears as shown. Figure 48 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 33 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION RTS/CTS Threshold Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS (Request To Send)/CTS (Clear To Send) handshake. Fragmentation Threshold The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Intra-BSS Traffic A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wireless clients or between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point (AP). Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS. When Intra-BSS is enabled, wireless clients can access the wired network and communicate with each other. When Intra-BSS is disabled, wireless clients can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other. advance tx power Set the output power of the NBG5715 in this field. If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NBG5715 to reduce interference with other APs. Select one of the following 100%, 90%, 75%, 50%, 25% or 10%. See the product specifications for more information on your NBG5715’s output power. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.6 The QoS Screen The QoS (Quality of Service) screen allows you to automatically give a service (such as VoIP and video) a priority level. 90 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > QoS. The following screen appears. Figure 49 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > QoS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 34 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > QoS LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable WMM QoS Check this to have the NBG5715 automatically give a service a priority level according to the ToS value in the IP header of packets it sends. WMM QoS (Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service) gives high priority to voice and video, which makes them run more smoothly. Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.7 The WPS Screen Use this screen to enable/disable WPS, view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS status. To open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS tab. Note: With WPS, wireless clients can only connect to the wireless network using the first SSID on the NBG5715. Figure 50 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS NBG5715 User’s Guide 91 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 35 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup WPS Select Enable to activate the WPS feature. Select Disable to turn it off. PIN Number This displays a PIN number last time system generated. Click Generate to generate a new PIN number. WPS Status Status This displays Configured when the NBG5715 has connected to a wireless network using WPS or when Enable WPS is selected and wireless or wireless security settings have been changed. The current wireless and wireless security settings also appear in the screen. This displays Unconfigured if WPS is disabled and there are no wireless or wireless security changes on the NBG5715 or you click Release_Configuration to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings. Release Configuration This button is only available when the WPS status displays Configured. 802.11 Mode This is the 802.11 mode used. Only compliant WLAN devices can associate with the NBG5715. SSID This is the name of the wireless network (the NBG5715’s first SSID). Security This is the type of wireless security employed by the network. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. Click this button to remove all configured wireless and wireless security settings for WPS connections on the NBG5715. 11.8 The WPS Station Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS. To open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS Station tab. Note: After you click Push Button on this screen, you have to press a similar button in the wireless station utility within 2 minutes. To add the second wireless station, you have to press these buttons on both device and the wireless station again after the first 2 minutes. Figure 51 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS Station 92 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 11 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 36 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > WPS Station LABEL DESCRIPTION Push Button Use this button when you use the PBC (Push Button Configuration) method to configure wireless stations’s wireless settings. See Section 9.2.1 on page 61. Click this to start WPS-aware wireless station scanning and the wireless security information synchronization. Or input station’s PIN number Use this button when you use the PIN Configuration method to configure wireless station’s wireless settings. See Section 9.2.2 on page 63. Type the same PIN number generated in the wireless station’s utility. Then click Start to associate to each other and perform the wireless security information synchronization. 11.9 The Scheduling Screen Use this screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off. Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default. The wireless LAN can be scheduled to turn on or off on certain days and at certain times. To open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Scheduling tab. Figure 52 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Scheduling The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 37 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Scheduling LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless LAN Scheduling Select Enable to activate the scheduling feature. Select Disable to turn it off. Scheduling WLAN Status NBG5715 User’s Guide Select On or Off to specify whether the Wireless LAN is turned on or off. This field works in conjunction with the Day and For the following times fields. 93 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 37 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Scheduling (continued) 94 LABEL DESCRIPTION Day Select Everyday or the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off. If you select Everyday you can not select any specific days. This field works in conjunction with the For the following times field. Except for the following times (24-Hour Format) Select a begin time using the first set of hour and minute (min) drop down boxes and select an end time using the second set of hour and minute (min) drop down boxes. If you have chosen On earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn on between the two times you enter in these fields. If you have chosen Off earlier for the WLAN Status the Wireless LAN will turn off between the two times you enter in these fields. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 12 LAN 12.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building. The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server, manage IP addresses, and partition your physical network into logical networks. Figure 53 LAN Example The LAN screens can help you manage IP addresses. 12.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the IP screen to change the IP address for your NBG5715 (Section 12.4 on page 97). • Use the IP Alias screen to have the NBG5715 apply IP alias to create LAN subnets (Section 12.5 on page 97). NBG5715 User’s Guide 95 Chapter 12 LAN 12.3 What You Need To Know The actual physical connection determines whether the NBG5715 ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN network as shown next. Figure 54 LAN and WAN IP Addresses The LAN parameters of the NBG5715 are preset in the factory with the following values: • IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) • DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33. These parameters should work for the majority of installations. If your ISP gives you explicit DNS server address(es), read the embedded Web Configurator help regarding what fields need to be configured. 12.3.1 IP Pool Setup The NBG5715 is pre-configured with a pool of 32 IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33 to 192.168.1.64. This configuration leaves 31 IP addresses (excluding the NBG5715 itself) in the lower range (192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.32) for other server computers, for instance, servers for mail, FTP, TFTP, web, etc., that you may have. 12.3.2 LAN TCP/IP The NBG5715 has built-in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses and DNS servers to systems that support DHCP client capability. 96 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 12 LAN 12.4 The LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change the IP address for your NBG5715. Click Network > LAN > IP. Figure 55 Network > LAN > IP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 38 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Type the IP address of your NBG5715 in dotted decimal notation. IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your NBG5715 will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign. Unless you are implementing subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the NBG5715. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 12.5 The IP Alias Screen IP alias allows you to partition a physical network into different logical networks over the same Ethernet interface. The NBG5715 supports three logical LAN interfaces via its single physical Ethernet interface with the NBG5715 itself as the gateway for each LAN network. To change your NBG5715’s IP alias settings, click Network > LAN as shown. IP Alias. The screen appears Figure 56 Network > LAN > IP Alias NBG5715 User’s Guide 97 Chapter 12 LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 39 Network > LAN > IP Alias 98 LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Alias 1, 2 Select the check box to configure another LAN network for the NBG5715. IP Address Type the IP alias address of your NBG5715 in dotted decimal notation. IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your NBG5715 will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign. Unless you are implementing subnetting, use the subnet mask computed by the NBG5715. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 13 DHCP Server 13.1 Overview DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the NBG5715’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG5715 provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computer must be manually configured. 13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the General screen to enable the DHCP server (Section 13.2 on page 99). • Use the Advanced screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC Addresses (Section 13.3 on page 100). • Use the Client List screen to view the current DHCP client information (Section 13.4 on page 101). 13.1.2 What You Need To Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. MAC Addresses Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. Find out the MAC addresses of your network devices if you intend to add them to the DHCP Client List screen. 13.2 The DHCP Server General Screen Use this screen to enable the DHCP server. Click Network > DHCP Server. The following screen displays. Figure 57 Network > DHCP Server > General NBG5715 User’s Guide 99 Chapter 13 DHCP Server The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 40 Network > DHCP Server > General LABEL DESCRIPTION DHCP Server Select Enable to activate DHCP for LAN. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients (computers) to obtain TCP/IP configuration at startup from a server. Enable the DHCP server unless your ISP instructs you to do otherwise. Select Disable to stop the NBG5715 acting as a DHCP server. When configured as a server, the NBG5715 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. When set as a server, fill in the following four fields. IP Pool Starting Address This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool for LAN. Pool Size This field specifies the size, or count of the IP address pool for LAN. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.3 The DHCP Server Advanced Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses. You can also use this screen to configure the DNS server information that the NBG5715 sends to the DHCP clients. To change your NBG5715’s static DHCP settings, click Network > DHCP Server > Advanced. The following screen displays. Figure 58 Network > DHCP Server > Advanced 100 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 13 DHCP Server The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 41 Network > DHCP Server > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Static DHCP Table This is the index number of the static IP table entry (row). MAC Address Type the MAC address (with colons) of a computer on your LAN. IP Address Type the LAN IP address of a computer on your LAN. DNS Server DNS Servers Assigned by DHCP Server The NBG5715 passes a DNS (Domain Name System) server IP address (in the order you specify here) to the DHCP clients. The NBG5715 only passes this information to the LAN DHCP clients when you select the Enable DHCP Server check box. When you clear the Enable DHCP Server check box, DHCP service is disabled and you must have another DHCP sever on your LAN, or else the computers must have their DNS server addresses manually configured. First DNS Server Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG5715's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. If you chose User-Defined, but leave the IP address set to 0.0.0.0, User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. If you set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second User-Defined changes to None after you click Apply. Select DNS Relay to have the NBG5715 act as a DNS proxy. The NBG5715's LAN IP address displays in the field to the right (read-only). The NBG5715 tells the DHCP clients on the LAN that the NBG5715 itself is the DNS server. When a computer on the LAN sends a DNS query to the NBG5715, the NBG5715 forwards the query to the NBG5715's system DNS server (configured in the WAN > Internet Connection screen) and relays the response back to the computer. You can only select DNS Relay for one of the three servers; if you select DNS Relay for a second or third DNS server, that choice changes to None after you click Apply. Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IP address of a computer in order to access it. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.4 The Client List Screen The DHCP table shows current DHCP client information (including IP Address, Host Name and MAC Address) of network clients using the NBG5715’s DHCP servers. Configure this screen to always assign an IP address to a MAC address (and host name). Click Network > DHCP Server > Client List. NBG5715 User’s Guide 101 Chapter 13 DHCP Server Note: You can also view a read-only client list by clicking the DHCP Table (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. Figure 59 Network > DHCP Server > Client List The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 42 Network > DHCP Server > Client List LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of the host computer. Status This field displays whether the connection to the host computer is up (a yellow bulb) or down (a gray bulb). Host Name This field displays the computer host name. IP Address This field displays the IP address relative to the # field listed above. MAC Address This field shows the MAC address of the computer with the name in the Host Name field. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address which uniquely identifies a device. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. 102 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 NBG5715. Reset Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 14 NAT 14.1 Overview NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet. For example, the source address of an outgoing packet, used within one network is changed to a different IP address known within another network. The figure below is a simple illustration of a NAT network. You want to assign ports 21-25 to one FTP, Telnet and SMTP server (A in the example), port 80 to another (B in the example) and assign a default server IP address of 192.168.1.35 to a third (C in the example). You assign the LAN IP addresses to the devices (A to D) connected to your NBG5715. The ISP assigns the WAN IP address. The NAT network appears as a single host on the Internet. All traffic coming from A to D going out to the Internet use the IP address of the NBG5715, which is 192.168.1.1. Figure 60 NAT Example A: 192.168.1.33 LAN FTP, Telnet, SNMP Ports 21 to 25 WAN 192.168.1.1 B: 192.168.1.34 Port 80 IP address assigned by ISP C: 192.168.1.35 This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the NBG5715. Note: You must create a firewall rule in addition to setting up NAT, to allow traffic from the WAN to be forwarded through the NBG5715. 14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the General screen to enable NAT and set a default server (Section 14.2 on page 105). • Use the Port Forwarding screen to forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network (Section 14.3 on page 106). NBG5715 User’s Guide 103 Chapter 14 NAT • Use the NAT Advance screen to change your NBG5715’s trigger port settings (Section 14.4 on page 109). 14.1.2 What You Need To Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. Inside/Outside This denotes where a host is located relative to the NBG5715, for example, the computers of your subscribers are the inside hosts, while the web servers on the Internet are the outside hosts. Global/Local This denotes the IP address of a host in a packet as the packet traverses a router, for example, the local address refers to the IP address of a host when the packet is in the local network, while the global address refers to the IP address of the host when the same packet is traveling in the WAN side. Note: Inside/outside refers to the location of a host, while global/local refers to the IP address of a host used in a packet. An inside local address (ILA) is the IP address of an inside host in a packet when the packet is still in the local network, while an inside global address (IGA) is the IP address of the same inside host when the packet is on the WAN side. The following table summarizes this information. Table 43 NAT Definitions ITEM DESCRIPTION Inside This refers to the host on the LAN. Outside This refers to the host on the WAN. Local This refers to the packet address (source or destination) as the packet travels on the LAN. Global This refers to the packet address (source or destination) as the packet travels on the WAN. Note: NAT never changes the IP address (either local or global) of an outside host. What NAT Does In the simplest form, NAT changes the source IP address in a packet received from a subscriber (the inside local address) to another (the inside global address) before forwarding the packet to the WAN side. When the response comes back, NAT translates the destination address (the inside global address) back to the inside local address before forwarding it to the original inside host. Note that the IP address (either local or global) of an outside host is never changed. The global IP addresses for the inside hosts can be either static or dynamically assigned by the ISP. In addition, you can designate servers, for example, a web server and a telnet server, on your local network and make them accessible to the outside world. If you do not define any servers , NAT offers the additional benefit of firewall protection. With no servers defined, your NBG5715 filters out 104 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 14 NAT all incoming inquiries, thus preventing intruders from probing your network. For more information on IP address translation, refer to RFC 1631, The IP Network Address Translator (NAT). How NAT Works Each packet has two addresses – a source address and a destination address. For outgoing packets, the ILA (Inside Local Address) is the source address on the LAN, and the IGA (Inside Global Address) is the source address on the WAN. For incoming packets, the ILA is the destination address on the LAN, and the IGA is the destination address on the WAN. NAT maps private (local) IP addresses to globally unique ones required for communication with hosts on other networks. It replaces the original IP source address in each packet and then forwards it to the Internet. The NBG5715 keeps track of the original addresses and port numbers so incoming reply packets can have their original values restored. The following figure illustrates this. Figure 61 How NAT Works 14.2 The NAT General Screen Use this screen to enable NAT and set a default server. Click Network > NAT to open the General screen. Figure 62 Network > NAT > General NBG5715 User’s Guide 105 Chapter 14 NAT The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 44 Network > NAT > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows the translation of an Internet protocol address used within one network (for example a private IP address used in a local network) to a different IP address known within another network (for example a public IP address used on the Internet). Select Enable to activate NAT. Select Disable to turn it off. Max NAT/Firewall Session Per User Specify the highest number of NAT sessions that the NBG5715 will permit a host to have at one time. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 14.3 The Port Forwarding Screen Use this screen to forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network and set a default server. You may enter a single port number or a range of port numbers to be forwarded, and the local IP address of the desired server. The port number identifies a service; for example, web service is on port 80 and FTP on port 21. In some cases, such as for unknown services or where one server can support more than one service (for example both FTP and web service), it might be better to specify a range of port numbers. In addition to the servers for specified services, NAT supports a default server. A service request that does not have a server explicitly designated for it is forwarded to the default server. If the default is not defined, the service request is simply discarded. Note: Many residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server processes (such as a Web or FTP server) from your location. Your ISP may periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any active services at your location. If you are unsure, refer to your ISP. Port forwarding allows you to define the local servers to which the incoming services will be forwarded. To change your NBG5715’s port forwarding settings, click Network > NAT > Port Forwarding. The screen appears as shown. Note: If you do not assign a Default Server, the NBG5715 discards all packets received for ports that are not specified in this screen or remote management. 106 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 14 NAT Refer to Appendix F on page 247 for port numbers commonly used for particular services. Figure 63 Network > NAT > Port Forwarding The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 45 Network > NAT > Port Forwarding LABEL DESCRIPTION Default Server Setup Default Server In addition to the servers for specified services, NAT supports a default server. A default server receives packets from ports that are not specified in the Port Forwarding screen. You can decide whether you want to use the default server or specify a server manually. Select this to use the default server. Change to Server Select this and manually enter the server’s IP address. Port Forwarding Service Name Select a pre-defined service from the drop-down list box. The pre-defined service port number(s) and protocol will be displayed in the Port Forwarding Summary section. Otherwise, select User define to manually enter the port number(s) and select the IP protocol. Service Protocol Select the transport layer protocol supported by this virtual server. Choices are TCP, UDP, or TCP&UDP. If you have chosen a pre-defined service in the Service Name field, the protocol will be configured automatically. Server IP Address Enter the inside IP address of the virtual server here and click Add to add it in the Port Forwarding Summary section. Port Forwarding Summary This is the number of an individual port forwarding server entry. Status This icon is turned on when the rule is enabled. Name This field displays a name to identify this rule. Protocol This is the transport layer protocol used for the service. Port This field displays the port number(s). Server IP Address This field displays the inside IP address of the server. Modify Click the Edit icon to open the edit screen where you can modify an existing rule. Click the Remove icon to delete a rule. NBG5715 User’s Guide 107 Chapter 14 NAT Table 45 Network > NAT > Port Forwarding (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 14.3.1 Port Forwarding Edit Screen This screen lets you create or edit a port forwarding rule. Click the Add Port Forward button or a rule’s Edit icon in the Port Forwarding screen to open the following screen. Figure 64 NAT > Port Forwarding Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 46 NAT > Port Forwarding Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Forwarding Select Enable to turn on this rule and the requested service can be forwarded to the host with a specified internal IP address. Select Disable to disallow forwarding of these ports to an inside server without having to delete the entry. Service Name Type a name (of up to 31 printable characters) to identify this rule in the first field next to Service Name. Otherwise, select a predefined service in the second field next to Service Name. The predefined service name and port number(s) will display in the Service Name and Port fields. Protocol Select the transport layer protocol supported by this virtual server. Choices are TCP, UDP, or TCP&UDP. If you have chosen a pre-defined service in the Service Name field, the protocol will be configured automatically. Port Type a port number(s) to define the service to be forwarded to the specified server. To specify a range of ports, enter a hyphen (-) between the first port and the last port, such as 10-20. 108 Server IP Address Type the IP address of the server on your LAN that receives packets from the port(s) specified in the Port field. Back Click Back to return to the previous screen. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 14 NAT 14.4 The NAT Advance Screen To change your NBG5715’s trigger port settings, click Network > NAT > NAT Advance. The screen appears as shown. Note: Only one LAN computer can use a trigger port (range) at a time. Figure 65 Network > NAT > NAT Advance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 47 Network > NAT > NAT Advance LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Triggering Rules This is the rule index number (read-only). Name Type a unique name (up to 15 characters) for identification purposes. All characters are permitted - including spaces. Incoming Incoming is a port (or a range of ports) that a server on the WAN uses when it sends out a particular service. The NBG5715 forwards the traffic with this port (or range of ports) to the client computer on the LAN that requested the service. Port Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port numbers. End Port Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port numbers. Trigger The trigger port is a port (or a range of ports) that causes (or triggers) the NBG5715 to record the IP address of the LAN computer that sent the traffic to a server on the WAN. Port Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port numbers. End Port Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port numbers. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide 109 Chapter 14 NAT 14.5 Technical Reference The following section contains additional technical information about the NBG5715 features described in this chapter. 14.5.1 NATPort Forwarding: Services and Port Numbers A port forwarding set is a list of inside (behind NAT on the LAN) servers, for example, web or FTP, that you can make accessible to the outside world even though NAT makes your whole inside network appear as a single machine to the outside world. Use the Application screen to forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network. You may enter a single port number or a range of port numbers to be forwarded, and the local IP address of the desired server. The port number identifies a service; for example, web service is on port 80 and FTP on port 21. In some cases, such as for unknown services or where one server can support more than one service (for example both FTP and web service), it might be better to specify a range of port numbers. In addition to the servers for specified services, NAT supports a default server. A service request that does not have a server explicitly designated for it is forwarded to the default server. If the default is not defined, the service request is simply discarded. Note: Many residential broadband ISP accounts do not allow you to run any server processes (such as a Web or FTP server) from your location. Your ISP may periodically check for servers and may suspend your account if it discovers any active services at your location. If you are unsure, refer to your ISP. 14.5.2 NAT Port Forwarding Example Let's say you want to assign ports 21-25 to one FTP, Telnet and SMTP server (A in the example), port 80 to another (B in the example) and assign a default server IP address of 192.168.1.35 to a third (C in the example). You assign the LAN IP addresses and the ISP assigns the WAN IP address. The NAT network appears as a single host on the Internet. Figure 66 Multiple Servers Behind NAT Example 14.5.3 Trigger Port Forwarding Some services use a dedicated range of ports on the client side and a dedicated range of ports on the server side. With regular port forwarding you set a forwarding port in NAT to forward a service (coming in from the server on the WAN) to the IP address of a computer on the client side (LAN). 110 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 14 NAT The problem is that port forwarding only forwards a service to a single LAN IP address. In order to use the same service on a different LAN computer, you have to manually replace the LAN computer's IP address in the forwarding port with another LAN computer's IP address. Trigger port forwarding solves this problem by allowing computers on the LAN to dynamically take turns using the service. The NBG5715 records the IP address of a LAN computer that sends traffic to the WAN to request a service with a specific port number and protocol (a "trigger" port). When the NBG5715's WAN port receives a response with a specific port number and protocol ("incoming" port), the NBG5715 forwards the traffic to the LAN IP address of the computer that sent the request. After that computer’s connection for that service closes, another computer on the LAN can use the service in the same manner. This way you do not need to configure a new IP address each time you want a different LAN computer to use the application. 14.5.4 Trigger Port Forwarding Example The following is an example of trigger port forwarding. Figure 67 Trigger Port Forwarding Process: Example Jane requests a file from the Real Audio server (port 7070). Port 7070 is a “trigger” port and causes the NBG5715 to record Jane’s computer IP address. The NBG5715 associates Jane's computer IP address with the "incoming" port range of 6970-7170. The Real Audio server responds using a port number ranging between 6970-7170. The NBG5715 forwards the traffic to Jane’s computer IP address. Only Jane can connect to the Real Audio server until the connection is closed or times out. The NBG5715 times out in three minutes with UDP (User Datagram Protocol), or two hours with TCP/IP (Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). 14.5.5 Two Points To Remember About Trigger Ports Trigger events only happen on data that is going coming from inside the NBG5715 and going to the outside. If an application needs a continuous data stream, that port (range) will be tied up so that another computer on the LAN can’t trigger it. NBG5715 User’s Guide 111 Chapter 14 NAT 112 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 15 Dynamic DNS 15.1 Overview Dynamic DNS services let you use a domain name with a dynamic IP address. 15.1.1 What You Need To Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. What is DDNS? DDNS, or Dynamic DNS, allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS services so that anyone can contact you (in NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, etc.). You can also access your FTP server or Web site on your own computer using a domain name (for instance myhost.dhs.org, where myhost is a name of your choice) that will never change instead of using an IP address that changes each time you reconnect. Your friends or relatives will always be able to call you even if they don't know your IP address. DynDNS Wildcard Enabling the wildcard feature for your host causes *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org. This feature is useful if you want to be able to use, for example, www.yourhost.dyndns.org and still reach your hostname. Note: If you have a private WAN IP address, then you cannot use Dynamic DNS. You must have a public WAN IP address. NBG5715 User’s Guide 113 Chapter 15 Dynamic DNS 15.2 The Dynamic DNS Screen To change your NBG5715’s DDNS, click Network > DDNS. The screen appears as shown. Figure 68 Dynamic DNS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 48 Dynamic DNS 114 LABEL DESCRIPTION Dynamic DNS Select Enable to use dynamic DNS. Select Disable to turn this feature off. Service Provider Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider. Host Name Enter a host names in the field provided. You can specify up to two host names in the field separated by a comma (","). Usename Enter your user name. Password Enter the password assigned to you. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 16 Static Route 16.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure static routes for your NBG5715. Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gateway is directly connected, and the NBG5715 has no knowledge of the networks beyond. For instance, the NBG5715 knows about network N2 in the following figure through remote node Router 1. However, the NBG5715 is unable to route a packet to network N3 because it doesn't know that there is a route through the same remote node Router 1 (via gateway Router 2). The static routes are for you to tell the NBG5715 about the networks beyond the remote nodes. Figure 69 Example of Static Routing Topology 16.2 The Static Route Screen Click Network > Static Route to open the Static Route screen. Figure 70 Network > Static Route NBG5715 User’s Guide 115 Chapter 16 Static Route The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 49 Network > Static Route LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Static Route Click this to create a new rule. This is the number of an individual static route. Status This field indicates whether the rule is active (yellow bulb) or not (gray bulb). Name This field displays a name to identify this rule. Destination This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is always based on network number. Subent Mask This parameter specifies the IP network subnet mask of the final destination. Gateway This is the IP address of the gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same network segment as the device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations. Modify Click the Edit icon to open a screen where you can modify an existing rule. Click the Remove icon to delete a rule from the NBG5715. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 16.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route Click the Add Static Route button or a rule’s Edit icon in the Static Route screen. Use this screen to configure the required information for a static route. Figure 71 Static Route: Add/Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 50 Static Route: Add/Edit LABEL 116 DESCRIPTION Static Route Select to enable or disable this rule. Route Name Type a name to identify this rule. You can use up to 20 printable English keyboard characters, including spaces. Destination IP Address This parameter specifies the IP network address of the final destination. Routing is always based on network number. If you need to specify a route to a single host, use a subnet mask of 255.255.255.255 in the subnet mask field to force the network number to be identical to the host ID. IP Subnet Mask Enter the IP subnet mask here. Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same segment as your NBG5715's interface(s). The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 16 Static Route Table 50 Static Route: Add/Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Back Click Back to return to the previous screen without saving. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to set every field in this screen to its last-saved value. NBG5715 User’s Guide 117 Chapter 16 Static Route 118 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 17 Firewall 17.1 Overview Use these screens to enable and configure the firewall that protects your NBG5715 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. By default the firewall: • allows traffic that originates from your LAN computers to go to all of the networks. • blocks traffic that originates on the other networks from going to the LAN. The following figure illustrates the default firewall action. User A can initiate an IM (Instant Messaging) session from the LAN to the WAN (1). Return traffic for this session is also allowed (2). However other traffic initiated from the WAN is blocked (3 and 4). Figure 72 Default Firewall Action WAN LAN 17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the General screen to enable or disable the NBG5715’s firewall (Section 17.2 on page 121). • Use the Services screen enable service blocking, enter/delete/modify the services you want to block and the date/time you want to block them (Section 17.3 on page 121). 17.1.2 What You Need To Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. NBG5715 User’s Guide 119 Chapter 17 Firewall What is a Firewall? Originally, the term “firewall” referred to a construction technique designed to prevent the spread of fire from one room to another. The networking term "firewall" is a system or group of systems that enforces an access-control policy between two networks. It may also be defined as a mechanism used to protect a trusted network from a network that is not trusted. Of course, firewalls cannot solve every security problem. A firewall is one of the mechanisms used to establish a network security perimeter in support of a network security policy. It should never be the only mechanism or method employed. For a firewall to guard effectively, you must design and deploy it appropriately. This requires integrating the firewall into a broad information-security policy. In addition, specific policies must be implemented within the firewall itself. Stateful Inspection Firewall Stateful inspection firewalls restrict access by screening data packets against defined access rules. They make access control decisions based on IP address and protocol. They also "inspect" the session data to assure the integrity of the connection and to adapt to dynamic protocols. These firewalls generally provide the best speed and transparency; however, they may lack the granular application level access control or caching that some proxies support. Firewalls, of one type or another, have become an integral part of standard security solutions for enterprises. About the NBG5715 Firewall The NBG5715’s firewall feature physically separates the LAN and the WAN and acts as a secure gateway for all data passing between the networks. It is a stateful inspection firewall and is designed to protect against Denial of Service attacks when activated (click the General tab under Firewall and then click the Enable Firewall check box). The NBG5715's purpose is to allow a private Local Area Network (LAN) to be securely connected to the Internet. The NBG5715 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. The NBG5715 is installed between the LAN and a broadband modem connecting to the Internet. This allows it to act as a secure gateway for all data passing between the Internet and the LAN. The NBG5715 has one Ethernet WAN port and four Ethernet LAN ports, which are used to physically separate the network into two areas.The WAN (Wide Area Network) port attaches to the broadband (cable or DSL) modem to the Internet. The LAN (Local Area Network) port attaches to a network of computers, which needs security from the outside world. These computers will have access to Internet services such as e-mail, FTP and the World Wide Web. However, "inbound access" is not allowed (by default) unless the remote host is authorized to use a specific service. Guidelines For Enhancing Security With Your Firewall 120 Change the default password via Web Configurator. Think about access control before you connect to the network in any way, including attaching a modem to the port. Limit who can access your router. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 17 Firewall Don't enable any local service (such as NTP) that you don't use. Any enabled service could present a potential security risk. A determined hacker might be able to find creative ways to misuse the enabled services to access the firewall or the network. For local services that are enabled, protect against misuse. Protect by configuring the services to communicate only with specific peers, and protect by configuring rules to block packets for the services at specific interfaces. Protect against IP spoofing by making sure the firewall is active. Keep the firewall in a secured (locked) room. 17.2 The Firewall General Screen Use this screen to enable or disable the NBG5715’s firewall, and set up firewall logs. Click Security > Firewall to open the General screen. Figure 73 Security > Firewall > General l The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 51 Security > Firewall > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Firewall Select this check box to activate the firewall. The NBG5715 performs access control and protects against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when the firewall is activated. Apply Click Apply to save the settings. Reset Click Reset to start configuring this screen again. 17.3 The Firewall Services Screen If an outside user attempts to probe an unsupported port on your NBG5715, an ICMP response packet is automatically returned. This allows the outside user to know the NBG5715 exists. Use this screen to prevent the ICMP response packet from being sent. This keeps outsiders from discovering your NBG5715 when unsupported ports are probed. You can also use this screen to enable service blocking, enter/delete/modify the services you want to block and the date/time you want to block them. NBG5715 User’s Guide 121 Chapter 17 Firewall Click Security > Firewall > Services. The screen appears as shown next. Figure 74 Security > Firewall > Services l The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 52 Security > Firewall > Services LABEL DESCRIPTION LABEL DESCRIPTION ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error-reporting protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the messages are processed by the TCP/IP software and directly apparent to the application user. Respond to Ping on The NBG5715 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. Apply Click Apply to save the settings. Enable Firewall Rule Enable Firewall Rule Select this check box to activate the firewall rules that you define (see Add Firewall Rule below). Apply Click Apply to save the settings. Add Firewall Rule Service Name Enter a name that identifies or describes the firewall rule. MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the computer for which the firewall rule applies. Dest IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering. The NBG5715 applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer. 122 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 17 Firewall Table 52 Security > Firewall > Services (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Source IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service. The NBG5715 applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer. Protocol Select the protocol (ALL,TCP, UDP or BOTH) used to transport the packets for which you want to apply the firewall rule. Dest Port Range Enter the port number/range of the destination that define the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Source Port Range Enter the port number/range of the source that define the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Add Rule Click Add to save the firewall rule. Firewall Rule This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of your rules is important as rules are applied in turn. Service Name This is a name that identifies or describes the firewall rule. MAC address This is the MAC address of the computer for which the firewall rule applies. Dest IP This is the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering. Source IP This is the IP address of the computer from which traffic for the application or service is initialized. Protocol This is the protocol (ALL,TCP, UDP or BOTH) used to transport the packets for which you want to apply the firewall rule. Dest Port Range This is the port number/range of the destination that define the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Source Port Range This is the port number/range of the source that define the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Action DROP - Traffic matching the conditions of the firewall rule are stopped. Delete Click Delete to remove the firewall rule. Reset Click Reset to start configuring this screen again. See Appendix F on page 247 for commonly used services and port numbers. NBG5715 User’s Guide 123 CHAPTER 18 IPSec VPN 18.1 Overview A virtual private network (VPN) provides secure communications between sites without the expense of leased site-to-site lines. A secure VPN is a combination of tunneling, encryption, authentication, access control and auditing. It is used to transport traffic over the Internet or any insecure network that uses TCP/IP for communication. Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) is a standards-based VPN that offers flexible solutions for secure data communications across a public network like the Internet. IPSec is built around a number of standardized cryptographic techniques to provide confidentiality, data integrity and authentication at the IP layer. The following figure provides one perspective of a VPN tunnel. Figure 75 IPSec VPN: Overview VPN Tunnel The VPN tunnel connects the NBG5715 (X) and the remote IPSec router (Y). These routers then connect the local network (A) and remote network (B). 18.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the General screen to display and manage the NBG5715’s VPN rules (tunnels) (Section 18.4 on page 126). • Use the SA Monitor screen to display and manage active VPN connections (Section 18.6 on page 139). NBG5715 User’s Guide 124 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.3 What You Need To Know A VPN tunnel is usually established in two phases. Each phase establishes a security association (SA), a contract indicating what security parameters the NBG5715 and the remote IPSec router will use. The first phase establishes an Internet Key Exchange (IKE) SA between the NBG5715 and remote IPSec router. The second phase uses the IKE SA to securely establish an IPSec SA through which the NBG5715 and remote IPSec router can send data between computers on the local network and remote network. The following figure illustrates this. Figure 76 VPN: IKE SA and IPSec SA IPSec SA IKE SA In this example, a computer in network A is exchanging data with a computer in network B. Inside networks A and B, the data is transmitted the same way data is normally transmitted in the networks. Between routers X and Y, the data is protected by tunneling, encryption, authentication, and other security features of the IPSec SA. The IPSec SA is established securely using the IKE SA that routers X and Y established first. 18.3.1 IKE SA (IKE Phase 1) Overview The IKE SA provides a secure connection between the NBG5715 and remote IPSec router. It takes several steps to establish an IKE SA. The negotiation mode determines the number of steps to use. There are two negotiation modes--main mode and aggressive mode. Main mode provides better security, while aggressive mode is faster. Both routers must use the same negotiation mode. These modes are discussed in more detail in Section 18.7.4 on page 142. Main mode is used in various examples in the rest of this section. IP Addresses of the NBG5715 and Remote IPSec Router In the NBG5715, you have to specify the IP addresses of the NBG5715 and the remote IPSec router to establish an IKE SA. You can usually provide a static IP address or a domain name for the NBG5715. Sometimes, your NBG5715 might also offer another alternative, such as using the IP address of a port or interface. NBG5715 User’s Guide 125 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN You can usually provide a static IP address or a domain name for the remote IPSec router as well. Sometimes, you might not know the IP address of the remote IPSec router (for example, telecommuters). In this case, you can still set up the IKE SA, but only the remote IPSec router can initiate an IKE SA. 18.3.2 IPSec SA (IKE Phase 2) Overview Once the NBG5715 and remote IPSec router have established the IKE SA, they can securely negotiate an IPSec SA through which to send data between computers on the networks. Note: The IPSec SA stays connected even if the underlying IKE SA is not available anymore. Local Network and Remote Network In an IPSec SA, the local network consists of devices connected to the NBG5715 and may be called the local policy. Similarly, the remote network consists of the devices connected to the remote IPSec router and may be called the remote policy. Note: It is not recommended to set a VPN rule’s local and remote network settings both to 0.0.0.0 (any). This causes the NBG5715 to try to forward all access attempts (to the local network, the Internet or even the NBG5715) to the remote IPSec router. In this case, you can no longer manage the NBG5715. 18.4 The General Screen The following figure helps explain the main fields in the web configurator. Figure 77 IPSec Fields Summary Remote Network Local Network Remote IPSec Router VPN Tunnel Local IP Address Remote IP Address Local and remote IP addresses must be static. 126 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Click Security > IPSec VPN to display the Summary screen. This is a read-only menu of your VPN rules (tunnels). Edit a VPN rule by clicking the Edit icon. Figure 78 Security > IPSec VPN > General The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 53 Security > IPSec VPN > General LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the VPN policy index number. Status This field displays whether the VPN policy is active or not. This icon is turned on when the rule is enabled. Local Addr. This displays the beginning and ending (static) IP addresses or a (static) IP address and a subnet mask of computer(s) on your local network behind your NBG5715. Remote Addr. This displays the beginning and ending (static) IP addresses or a (static) IP address and a subnet mask of computer(s) on the remote network behind the remote IPSec router. This field displays 0.0.0.0 when the Secure Gateway Address field displays 0.0.0.0. In this case only the remote IPSec router can initiate the VPN. Encap. This field displays Tunnel or Transport mode (Tunnel is the default selection). Algorithm This field displays the security protocol, encryption algorithm and authentication algorithm used for an SA. Gateway This is the static WAN IP address or URL of the remote IPSec router. This field displays 0.0.0.0 when you configure the Secure Gateway Address field in the Rule Setup screen to 0.0.0.0. Modify Click the Edit icon to go to the screen where you can edit the VPN rule. Click the Remove icon to remove an existing VPN rule. Allow Through IPSec Tunnel Select this check box to send NetBIOS packets through the VPN connection. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide 127 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.5 Edit VPN Rule Click on a policy’s Edit icon in the IPSec VPN > General screen to edit the VPN policy. Note: The NBG5715 uses the system default gateway interface¡¦s WAN IP address as its WAN IP address to set up a VPN tunnel. 128 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.5.1 IKEKey Setup IKEprovides more protection so it is generally recommended. You only configure VPN manual key when you select IKE in the IPSec Keying Mode field on the IPSec VPN > General > Edit screen. Figure 79 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: IKE NBG5715 User’s Guide 129 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 54 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: IKE LABEL DESCRIPTION Property Propert Select Enable to activate this VPN policy. Keep Alive Select this check box to have the NBG5715 automatically reinitiate the SA after the SA lifetime times out, even if there is no traffic. The remote IPSec router must also have keep alive enabled in order for this feature to work. NAT Traversal Select this check box to enable NAT traversal. NAT traversal allows you to set up a VPN connection when there are NAT routers between the two IPSec routers. The remote IPSec router must also have NAT traversal enabled. You can use NAT traversal with ESP protocol using Transport or Tunnel mode, but not with AH protocol nor with manual key management. In order for an IPSec router behind a NAT router to receive an initiating IPSec packet, set the NAT router to forward UDP ports 500 and 4500 to the IPSec router behind the NAT router. IPSec Keying Mode Select IKE from the drop-down list box. IKE provides more protection so it is generally recommended. DNS Server (for IPSec VPN) If there is a private DNS server that services the VPN, type its IP address here. The NBG5715 assigns this additional DNS server to the NBG5715's DHCP clients that have IP addresses in this IPSec rule's range of local addresses. A DNS server allows clients on the VPN to find other computers and servers on the VPN by their (private) domain names. Local Policy Local IP addresses must be static and correspond to the remote IPSec router's configured remote IP addresses. Two active SAs can have the same configured local or remote IP address, but not both. You can configure multiple SAs between the same local and remote IP addresses, as long as only one is active at any time. In order to have more than one active rule with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0, the ranges of the local IP addresses cannot overlap between rules. If you configure an active rule with 0.0.0.0 in the Secure Gateway Address field and the LAN’s full IP address range as the local IP address, then you cannot configure any other active rules with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0. Local Address For a single IP address, enter a (static) IP address on the LAN behind your NBG5715. For a specific range of IP addresses, enter the beginning (static) IP address, in a range of computers on your LAN behind your NBG5715. To specify IP addresses on a network by their subnet mask, enter a (static) IP address on the LAN behind your NBG5715. Local Address End /Mask When the local IP address is a single address, type it a second time here. When the local IP address is a range, enter the end (static) IP address, in a range of computers on the LAN behind your NBG5715. When the local IP address is a subnet address, enter a subnet mask on the LAN behind your NBG5715. 130 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Table 54 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: IKE (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Remote Policy Remote IP addresses must be static and correspond to the remote IPSec router's configured local IP addresses. The remote fields do not apply when the Secure Gateway IP Address field is configured to 0.0.0.0. In this case only the remote IPSec router can initiate the VPN. Two active SAs cannot have the local and remote IP address(es) both the same. Two active SAs can have the same local or remote IP address, but not both. You can configure multiple SAs between the same local and remote IP addresses, as long as only one is active at any time. Remote Address Start For a single IP address, enter a (static) IP address on the network behind the remote IPSec router. For a specific range of IP addresses, enter the beginning (static) IP address, in a range of computers on the network behind the remote IPSec router. To specify IP addresses on a network by their subnet mask, enter a (static) IP address on the network behind the remote IPSec router. Remote Address End /Mask When the remote IP address is a single address, type it a second time here. When the remote IP address is a range, enter the end (static) IP address, in a range of computers on the network behind the remote IPSec router. When the remote IP address is a subnet address, enter a subnet mask on the network behind the remote IPSec router. Authentication Method My IP Address Enter the NBG5715's static WAN IP address (if it has one) or leave the field set to 0.0.0.0. The NBG5715 uses its current WAN IP address (static or dynamic) in setting up the VPN tunnel if you leave this field as 0.0.0.0. If the WAN connection goes down, the NBG5715 uses the dial backup IP address for the VPN tunnel when using dial backup or the LAN IP address when using traffic redirect. Otherwise, you can enter one of the dynamic domain names that you have configured (in the DDNS screen) to have the NBG5715 use that dynamic domain name's IP address. The VPN tunnel has to be rebuilt if My IP Address changes after setup. Local ID Type Select IP to identify this NBG5715 by its IP address. Select Domain Name to identify this NBG5715 by a domain name. Select E-mail to identify this NBG5715 by an e-mail address. NBG5715 User’s Guide 131 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Table 54 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: IKE (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Local Content When you select IP in the Local ID Type field, type the IP address of your computer in the Local Content field. The NBG5715 automatically uses the IP address in the My IP Address field (refer to the My IP Address field description) if you configure the Local Content field to 0.0.0.0 or leave it blank. It is recommended that you type an IP address other than 0.0.0.0 in the Local Content field or use the Domain Name or E-mail ID type in the following situations. When there is a NAT router between the two IPSec routers. When you want the remote IPSec router to be able to distinguish between VPN connection requests that come in from IPSec routers with dynamic WAN IP addresses. When you select Domain Name or E-mail in the Local ID Type field, type a domain name or e-mail address by which to identify this NBG5715 in the Local Content field. Use up to 31 ASCII characters including spaces, although trailing spaces are truncated. The domain name or e-mail address is for identification purposes only and can be any string. Secure Gateway Address Type the WAN IP address or the domain name (up to 31 characters) of the IPSec router with which you're making the VPN connection. Set this field to 0.0.0.0 if the remote IPSec router has a dynamic WAN IP address (the IPSec Keying Mode field must be set to IKE). In order to have more than one active rule with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0, the ranges of the local IP addresses cannot overlap between rules. If you configure an active rule with 0.0.0.0 in the Secure Gateway Address field and the LAN’s full IP address range as the local IP address, then you cannot configure any other active rules with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0. You can also enter a remote secure gateway’s domain name in the Secure Gateway Address field if the remote secure gateway has a dynamic WAN IP address and is using DDNS. The NBG5715 has to rebuild the VPN tunnel each time the remote secure gateway’s WAN IP address changes (there may be a delay until the DDNS servers are updated with the remote gateway’s new WAN IP address). Peer ID Type Select IP to identify the remote IPSec router by its IP address. Select Domain Name to identify the remote IPSec router by a domain name. Select E-mail to identify the remote IPSec router by an e-mail address. 132 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Table 54 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: IKE (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Peer Content The configuration of the peer content depends on the peer ID type. For IP, type the IP address of the computer with which you will make the VPN connection. If you configure this field to 0.0.0.0 or leave it blank, the NBG5715 will use the address in the Secure Gateway Address field (refer to the Secure Gateway Address field description). For Domain Name or E-mail, type a domain name or e-mail address by which to identify the remote IPSec router. Use up to 31 ASCII characters including spaces, although trailing spaces are truncated. The domain name or e-mail address is for identification purposes only and can be any string. It is recommended that you type an IP address other than 0.0.0.0 or use the Domain Name or E-mail ID type in the following situations: When there is a NAT router between the two IPSec routers. When you want the NBG5715 to distinguish between VPN connection requests that come in from remote IPSec routers with dynamic WAN IP addresses. IPSec Algorithm Phase 1 Pre-Shared Key Type your pre-shared key in this field. A pre-shared key identifies a communicating party during a phase 1 IKE negotiation. It is called "pre-shared" because you have to share it with another party before you can communicate with them over a secure connection. Type from 8 to 31 case-sensitive ASCII characters or from 16 to 62 hexadecimal ("0-9", "A-F") characters. You must precede a hexadecimal key with a "0x” (zero x), which is not counted as part of the 16 to 62 character range for the key. For example, in "0x0123456789ABCDEF", “0x” denotes that the key is hexadecimal and “0123456789ABCDEF” is the key itself. Both ends of the VPN tunnel must use the same pre-shared key. You will receive a “PYLD_MALFORMED” (payload malformed) packet if the same pre-shared key is not used on both ends. Mode Select Main or Aggressive from the drop-down list box. Multiple SAs connecting through a secure gateway must have the same negotiation mode. Encryption Algorithm Select which key size and encryption algorithm to use for data communications. Choices are: DES - a 56-bit key with the DES encryption algorithm 3DES - a 168-bit key with the DES encryption algorithm The NBG5715 and the remote IPSec router must use the same algorithms and key , which can be used to encrypt and decrypt the message or to generate and verify a message authentication code. Longer keys require more processing power, resulting in increased latency and decreased throughput. Authentication Algorithm Select which hash algorithm to use to authenticate packet data. Choices are SHA1 and MD5. SHA1 is generally considered stronger than MD5, but it is also slower. SA Life Time Define the length of time before an IKE or IPSec SA automatically renegotiates in this field. It may range from 1 to 2,000,000,000 seconds. A short SA Life Time increases security by forcing the two VPN gateways to update the encryption and authentication keys. However, every time the VPN tunnel renegotiates, all users accessing remote resources are temporarily disconnected. NBG5715 User’s Guide 133 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Table 54 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: IKE (continued) LABEL Key Group DESCRIPTION You must choose a key group for phase 1 IKE setup. DH1 refers to DiffieHellman Group 1 a 768 bit random number. DH2 refers to Diffie-Hellman Group 2 a 1024 bit (1Kb) random number. Phase 2 Encapsulation Mode Select Tunnel mode or Transport mode from the drop-down list box. IPSec Protocol Select the security protocols used for an SA. Both AH and ESP increase processing requirements and communications latency (delay). If you select ESP here, you must select options from the Encryption Algorithm and Authentication Algorithm fields (described below). Encryption Algorithm Select which key size and encryption algorithm to use for data communications. Choices are: DES - a 56-bit key with the DES encryption algorithm 3DES - a 168-bit key with the DES encryption algorithm The NBG5715 and the remote IPSec router must use the same algorithms and key , which can be used to encrypt and decrypt the message or to generate and verify a message authentication code. Longer keys require more processing power, resulting in increased latency and decreased throughput. Authentication Algorithm Select which hash algorithm to use to authenticate packet data. Choices are SHA1 and MD5. SHA1 is generally considered stronger than MD5, but it is also slower. SA Life Time Define the length of time before an IKE or IPSec SA automatically renegotiates in this field. It may range from 1 to 2,000,000,000 seconds. A short SA Life Time increases security by forcing the two VPN gateways to update the encryption and authentication keys. However, every time the VPN tunnel renegotiates, all users accessing remote resources are temporarily disconnected. Key Group You must choose a key group for phase 1 IKE setup. DH1 refers to DiffieHellman Group 1 a 768 bit random number. DH2 refers to Diffie-Hellman Group 2 a 1024 bit (1Kb) random number. Back Click Back to return to the previous screen. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previous settings. 18.5.2 Manual Key Setup Manual key management is useful if you have problems with IKE key management. 18.5.2.1 Security Parameter Index (SPI) An SPI is used to distinguish different SAs terminating at the same destination and using the same IPSec protocol. This data allows for the multiplexing of SAs to a single gateway. The SPI (Security Parameter Index) along with a destination IP address uniquely identify a particular Security Association (SA). The SPI is transmitted from the remote VPN gateway to the local VPN gateway. The local VPN gateway then uses the network, encryption and key values that the administrator associated with the SPI to establish the tunnel. 134 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Current ZyXEL implementation assumes identical outgoing and incoming SPIs. 18.5.2.2 IPSec SA Using Manual Keys You might set up an IPSec SA using manual keys when you want to establish a VPN tunnel quickly, for example, for troubleshooting. You should only do this as a temporary solution, however, because it is not as secure as a regular IPSec SA. In IPSec SAs using manual keys, the NBG5715 and remote IPSec router do not establish an IKE SA. They only establish an IPSec SA. As a result, an IPSec SA using manual keys has some characteristics of IKE SA and some characteristics of IPSec SA. There are also some differences between IPSec SA using manual keys and other types of SA. 18.5.2.3 IPSec SA Proposal Using Manual Keys In IPSec SA using manual keys, you can only specify one encryption algorithm and one authentication algorithm. There is no DH key exchange, so you have to provide the encryption key and the authentication key the NBG5715 and remote IPSec router use. Note: The NBG5715 and remote IPSec router must use the same encryption key and authentication key. NBG5715 User’s Guide 135 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.5.3 Configuring Manual Key You only configure VPN manual key when you select Manual in the IPSec Keying Mode field on the IPSec VPN > General > Edit screen. Figure 80 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: Manual The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 55 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: Manual LABEL DESCRIPTION Property Property Select Enable to activate this VPN policy. IPSec Keying Mode Select Manual from the drop-down list box. Manual is a useful option for troubleshooting if you have problems using IKE key management. DNS Server (for IPSec VPN) If there is a private DNS server that services the VPN, type its IP address here. The NBG5715 assigns this additional DNS server to the NBG5715's DHCP clients that have IP addresses in this IPSec rule's range of local addresses. A DNS server allows clients on the VPN to find other computers and servers on the VPN by their (private) domain names. 136 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Table 55 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: Manual (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Local Policy Local IP addresses must be static and correspond to the remote IPSec router's configured remote IP addresses. Two active SAs can have the same configured local or remote IP address, but not both. You can configure multiple SAs between the same local and remote IP addresses, as long as only one is active at any time. In order to have more than one active rule with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0, the ranges of the local IP addresses cannot overlap between rules. If you configure an active rule with 0.0.0.0 in the Secure Gateway Address field and the LAN’s full IP address range as the local IP address, then you cannot configure any other active rules with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0. Local Address For a single IP address, enter a (static) IP address on the LAN behind your NBG5715. For a specific range of IP addresses, enter the beginning (static) IP address, in a range of computers on your LAN behind your NBG5715. To specify IP addresses on a network by their subnet mask, enter a (static) IP address on the LAN behind your NBG5715. Local Address End /Mask When the local IP address is a single address, type it a second time here. When the local IP address is a range, enter the end (static) IP address, in a range of computers on the LAN behind your NBG5715. When the local IP address is a subnet address, enter a subnet mask on the LAN behind your NBG5715. Remote Policy Remote IP addresses must be static and correspond to the remote IPSec router's configured local IP addresses. The remote fields do not apply when the Secure Gateway IP Address field is configured to 0.0.0.0. In this case only the remote IPSec router can initiate the VPN. Two active SAs cannot have the local and remote IP address(es) both the same. Two active SAs can have the same local or remote IP address, but not both. You can configure multiple SAs between the same local and remote IP addresses, as long as only one is active at any time. Remote Address Start For a single IP address, enter a (static) IP address on the network behind the remote IPSec router. For a specific range of IP addresses, enter the beginning (static) IP address, in a range of computers on the network behind the remote IPSec router. To specify IP addresses on a network by their subnet mask, enter a (static) IP address on the network behind the remote IPSec router. Remote Address End /Mask When the remote IP address is a single address, type it a second time here. When the remote IP address is a range, enter the end (static) IP address, in a range of computers on the network behind the remote IPSec router. When the remote IP address is a subnet address, enter a subnet mask on the network behind the remote IPSec router. Authentication Method NBG5715 User’s Guide 137 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Table 55 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: Manual (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION My IP Address Enter the NBG5715's static WAN IP address (if it has one) or leave the field set to 0.0.0.0. The NBG5715 uses its current WAN IP address (static or dynamic) in setting up the VPN tunnel if you leave this field as 0.0.0.0. If the WAN connection goes down, the NBG5715 uses the dial backup IP address for the VPN tunnel when using dial backup or the LAN IP address when using traffic redirect. Otherwise, you can enter one of the dynamic domain names that you have configured (in the DDNS screen) to have the NBG5715 use that dynamic domain name's IP address. The VPN tunnel has to be rebuilt if My IP Address changes after setup. Secure Gateway Address Type the WAN IP address or the domain name (up to 31 characters) of the IPSec router with which you're making the VPN connection. Set this field to 0.0.0.0 if the remote IPSec router has a dynamic WAN IP address (the IPSec Keying Mode field must be set to IKE). In order to have more than one active rule with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0, the ranges of the local IP addresses cannot overlap between rules. If you configure an active rule with 0.0.0.0 in the Secure Gateway Address field and the LAN’s full IP address range as the local IP address, then you cannot configure any other active rules with the Secure Gateway Address field set to 0.0.0.0. You can also enter a remote secure gateway’s domain name in the Secure Gateway Address field if the remote secure gateway has a dynamic WAN IP address and is using DDNS. The NBG5715 has to rebuild the VPN tunnel each time the remote secure gateway’s WAN IP address changes (there may be a delay until the DDNS servers are updated with the remote gateway’s new WAN IP address). IPSec Algorithm SPI Type a unique SPI (Security Parameter Index) from one to four characters long. Valid Characters are "0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9". Encryption Algorithm Select which key size and encryption algorithm to use in the IKE SA. Choices are: DES - a 56-bit key with the DES encryption algorithm 3DES - a 168-bit key with the DES encryption algorithm The NBG5715 and the remote IPSec router must use the same algorithms and keys. Longer keys require more processing power, resulting in increased latency and decreased throughput. Encryption Key This field is applicable when you select ESP in the IPSec Protocol field above. With DES, type a unique key 8 characters long. With 3DES, type a unique key 24 characters long. Any characters may be used, including spaces, but trailing spaces are truncated. 138 Authentication Algorithm Select which hash algorithm to use to authenticate packet data in the IPSec SA. Choices are SHA1 and MD5. SHA1 is generally considered stronger than MD5, but it is also slower. Authentication Key Type a unique authentication key to be used by IPSec if applicable. Enter 16 characters for MD5 authentication or 20 characters for SHA-1 authentication. Any characters may be used, including spaces, but trailing spaces are truncated. Encapsulation Mode Select Tunnel mode or Transport mode from the drop-down list box. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN Table 55 Security > IPSec VPN > General > Edit: Manual (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPSec Protocol Select the security protocols used for an SA. Both AH and ESP increase processing requirements and communications latency (delay). If you select ESP here, you must select options from the Encryption Algorithm and Authentication Algorithm fields (described below). Back Click Back to return to the previous screen. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previous settings. 18.6 The SA Monitor Screen In the Web Configurator, click Security > IPSec VPN > SA Monitor. Use this screen to display and manage active VPN connections. A Security Association (SA) is the group of security settings related to a specific VPN tunnel. This screen displays active VPN connections. Use Refresh to display active VPN connections. Figure 81 Security > IPSec VPN > SA Monitor The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 56 Security > VPN > SA Monitor LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This field displays whether the VPN connection is up (yellow bulb) or down (gray bulb). Connection Name This field displays the identification name for this VPN policy. Remote Gateway This is the static WAN IP address or URL of the remote IPSec router. Local Address This is the IP address of computer(s) on your local network behind your NBG5715. Remote Address This is the IP address of computer(s) on the remote network behind the remote IPSec router. Refresh Click Refresh to display the current active VPN connection(s). 18.7 Technical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics covered in this chapter. NBG5715 User’s Guide 139 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.7.1 IPSec Architecture The overall IPSec architecture is shown as follows. Figure 82 IPSec Architecture IPSec Algorithms The ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) Protocol (RFC 2406) and AH (Authentication Header) protocol (RFC 2402) describe the packet formats and the default standards for packet structure (including implementation algorithms). The Encryption Algorithm describes the use of encryption techniques such as DES (Data Encryption Standard) and Triple DES algorithms. The Authentication Algorithms, HMAC-MD5 (RFC 2403) and HMAC-SHA-1 (RFC 2404, provide an authentication mechanism for the AH and ESP protocols. Key Management Key management allows you to determine whether to use IKE (ISAKMP) or manual key configuration in order to set up a VPN. 140 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.7.2 Encapsulation The two modes of operation for IPSec VPNs are Transport mode and Tunnel mode. At the time of writing, the NBG5715 supports Tunnel mode only. Figure 83 Transport and Tunnel Mode IPSec Encapsulation Transport Mode Transport mode is used to protect upper layer protocols and only affects the data in the IP packet. In Transport mode, the IP packet contains the security protocol (AH or ESP) located after the original IP header and options, but before any upper layer protocols contained in the packet (such as TCP and UDP). With ESP, protection is applied only to the upper layer protocols contained in the packet. The IP header information and options are not used in the authentication process. Therefore, the originating IP address cannot be verified for integrity against the data. With the use of AH as the security protocol, protection is extended forward into the IP header to verify the integrity of the entire packet by use of portions of the original IP header in the hashing process. Tunnel Mode Tunnel mode encapsulates the entire IP packet to transmit it securely. A Tunnel mode is required for gateway services to provide access to internal systems. Tunnel mode is fundamentally an IP tunnel with authentication and encryption. This is the most common mode of operation. Tunnel mode is required for gateway to gateway and host to gateway communications. Tunnel mode communications have two sets of IP headers: • Outside header: The outside IP header contains the destination IP address of the VPN gateway. • Inside header: The inside IP header contains the destination IP address of the final system behind the VPN gateway. The security protocol appears after the outer IP header and before the inside IP header. NBG5715 User’s Guide 141 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.7.3 IKE Phases There are two phases to every IKE (Internet Key Exchange) negotiation – phase 1 (Authentication) and phase 2 (Key Exchange). A phase 1 exchange establishes an IKE SA and the second one uses that SA to negotiate SAs for IPSec. Figure 84 Two Phases to Set Up the IPSec SA In phase 1 you must: • Choose a negotiation mode. • Authenticate the connection by entering a pre-shared key. • Choose an encryption algorithm. • Choose an authentication algorithm. • Choose a Diffie-Hellman public-key cryptography key group (DH1 or DH2). • Set the IKE SA lifetime. This field allows you to determine how long an IKE SA should stay up before it times out. An IKE SA times out when the IKE SA lifetime period expires. If an IKE SA times out when an IPSec SA is already established, the IPSec SA stays connected. In phase 2 you must: • Choose an encryption algorithm. • Choose an authentication algorithm • Choose a Diffie-Hellman public-key cryptography key group. • Set the IPSec SA lifetime. This field allows you to determine how long the IPSec SA should stay up before it times out. The NBG5715 automatically renegotiates the IPSec SA if there is traffic when the IPSec SA lifetime period expires. If an IPSec SA times out, then the IPSec router must renegotiate the SA the next time someone attempts to send traffic. 18.7.4 Negotiation Mode The phase 1 Negotiation Mode you select determines how the Security Association (SA) will be established for each connection through IKE negotiations. 142 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN • Main Mode ensures the highest level of security when the communicating parties are negotiating authentication (phase 1). It uses 6 messages in three round trips: SA negotiation, Diffie-Hellman exchange and an exchange of nonces (a nonce is a random number). This mode features identity protection (your identity is not revealed in the negotiation). • Aggressive Mode is quicker than Main Mode because it eliminates several steps when the communicating parties are negotiating authentication (phase 1). However the trade-off is that faster speed limits its negotiating power and it also does not provide identity protection. It is useful in remote access situations where the address of the initiator is not know by the responder and both parties want to use pre-shared key authentication. 18.7.5 IPSec and NAT Read this section if you are running IPSec on a host computer behind the NBG5715. NAT is incompatible with the AH protocol in both Transport and Tunnel mode. An IPSec VPN using the AH protocol digitally signs the outbound packet, both data payload and headers, with a hash value appended to the packet. When using AH protocol, packet contents (the data payload) are not encrypted. A NAT device in between the IPSec endpoints will rewrite either the source or destination address with one of its own choosing. The VPN device at the receiving end will verify the integrity of the incoming packet by computing its own hash value, and complain that the hash value appended to the received packet doesn't match. The VPN device at the receiving end doesn't know about the NAT in the middle, so it assumes that the data has been maliciously altered. IPSec using ESP in Tunnel mode encapsulates the entire original packet (including headers) in a new IP packet. The new IP packet's source address is the outbound address of the sending VPN gateway, and its destination address is the inbound address of the VPN device at the receiving end. When using ESP protocol with authentication, the packet contents (in this case, the entire original packet) are encrypted. The encrypted contents, but not the new headers, are signed with a hash value appended to the packet. Tunnel mode ESP with authentication is compatible with NAT because integrity checks are performed over the combination of the "original header plus original payload," which is unchanged by a NAT device. Transport mode ESP with authentication is not compatible with NAT. Table 57 VPN and NAT SECURITY PROTOCOL MODE NAT AH Transport AH Tunnel ESP Transport ESP Tunnel 18.7.6 VPN, NAT, and NAT Traversal NAT is incompatible with the AH protocol in both transport and tunnel mode. An IPSec VPN using the AH protocol digitally signs the outbound packet, both data payload and headers, with a hash value appended to the packet, but a NAT device between the IPSec endpoints rewrites the source or destination address. As a result, the VPN device at the receiving end finds a mismatch between the hash value and the data and assumes that the data has been maliciously altered. NBG5715 User’s Guide 143 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN NAT is not normally compatible with ESP in transport mode either, but the NBG5715’s NAT Traversal feature provides a way to handle this. NAT traversal allows you to set up an IKE SA when there are NAT routers between the two IPSec routers. Figure 85 NAT Router Between IPSec Routers Normally you cannot set up an IKE SA with a NAT router between the two IPSec routers because the NAT router changes the header of the IPSec packet. NAT traversal solves the problem by adding a UDP port 500 header to the IPSec packet. The NAT router forwards the IPSec packet with the UDP port 500 header unchanged. In the above figure, when IPSec router A tries to establish an IKE SA, IPSec router B checks the UDP port 500 header, and IPSec routers A and B build the IKE SA. For NAT traversal to work, you must: • Use ESP security protocol (in either transport or tunnel mode). • Use IKE keying mode. • Enable NAT traversal on both IPSec endpoints. • Set the NAT router to forward UDP port 500 to IPSec router A. Finally, NAT is compatible with ESP in tunnel mode because integrity checks are performed over the combination of the "original header plus original payload," which is unchanged by a NAT device. The compatibility of AH and ESP with NAT in tunnel and transport modes is summarized in the following table. Table 58 VPN and NAT SECURITY PROTOCOL MODE NAT AH Transport AH Tunnel ESP Transport Y* ESP Tunnel Y* - This is supported in the NBG5715 if you enable NAT traversal. 18.7.7 ID Type and Content With aggressive negotiation mode (see Section 18.7.4 on page 142), the NBG5715 identifies incoming SAs by ID type and content since this identifying information is not encrypted. This enables the NBG5715 to distinguish between multiple rules for SAs that connect from remote IPSec routers that have dynamic WAN IP addresses. Regardless of the ID type and content configuration, the NBG5715 does not allow you to save multiple active rules with overlapping local and remote IP addresses. With main mode (see Section 18.7.4 on page 142), the ID type and content are encrypted to provide identity protection. In this case the NBG5715 can only distinguish between up to 12 different incoming SAs that connect from remote IPSec routers that have dynamic WAN IP 144 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 18 IPSec VPN addresses. The NBG5715 can distinguish up to 48 incoming SAs because you can select between three encryption algorithms (DES, 3DES and AES), two authentication algorithms (MD5 and SHA1) and eight key groups when you configure a VPN rule (see Section 18.4 on page 126). The ID type and content act as an extra level of identification for incoming SAs. The type of ID can be a domain name, an IP address or an e-mail address. The content is the IP address, domain name, or e-mail address. Table 59 Local ID Type and Content Fields LOCAL ID TYPE= CONTENT= IP Type the IP address of your computer. DNS Type a domain name (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this NBG5715. E-mail Type an e-mail address (up to 31 characters) by which to identify this NBG5715. The domain name or e-mail address that you use in the Local ID Content field is used for identification purposes only and does not need to be a real domain name or e-mail address. 18.7.7.1 ID Type and Content Examples Two IPSec routers must have matching ID type and content configuration in order to set up a VPN tunnel. The two NBG5715s in this example can complete negotiation and establish a VPN tunnel. Table 60 Matching ID Type and Content Configuration Example NBG5715 A NBG5715 B Local ID type: E-mail Local ID type: IP Local ID content: tom@yourcompany.com Local ID content: 1.1.1.2 Remote ID type: IP Remote ID type: E-mail Remote ID content: 1.1.1.2 Remote ID content: tom@yourcompany.com The two NBG5715s in this example cannot complete their negotiation because NBG5715 B’s Local ID type is IP, but NBG5715 A’s Remote ID type is set to E-mail. An “ID mismatched” message displays in the IPSEC LOG. Table 61 Mismatching ID Type and Content Configuration Example NBG5715 A NBG5715 B Local ID type: IP Local ID type: IP Local ID content: 1.1.1.10 Local ID content: 1.1.1.2 Remote ID type: E-mail Remote ID type: IP Remote ID content: aa@yahoo.com Remote ID content: 1.1.1.0 18.7.8 Pre-Shared Key A pre-shared key identifies a communicating party during a phase 1 IKE negotiation (see Section 18.7.3 on page 142 for more on IKE phases). It is called “pre-shared” because you have to share it with another party before you can communicate with them over a secure connection. NBG5715 User’s Guide 145 Chapter 18 IPSec VPN 18.7.9 Diffie-Hellman (DH) Key Groups Diffie-Hellman (DH) is a public-key cryptography protocol that allows two parties to establish a shared secret over an unsecured communications channel. Diffie-Hellman is used within IKE SA setup to establish session keys. 768-bit, 1024-bit 1536-bit, 2048-bit, and 3072-bit Diffie-Hellman groups are supported. Upon completion of the Diffie-Hellman exchange, the two peers have a shared secret, but the IKE SA is not authenticated. For authentication, use pre-shared keys. 146 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 19 Bandwidth Management 19.1 Overview This chapter contains information about configuring bandwidth management and editing rules. ZyXEL’s Bandwidth Management allows you to specify bandwidth management rules based on an application. In the figure below, uplink traffic goes from the LAN device (A) to the WAN device (B). Bandwidth management is applied before sending the packets out to the WAN. Downlink traffic comes back from the WAN device (B) to the LAN device (A). Bandwidth management is applied before sending the traffic out to LAN. Figure 86 Bandwidth Management Example -> VOIP -> FTP -> HTTP -> Chat, Email You can allocate specific amounts of bandwidth capacity (bandwidth budgets) to individual applications (like VoIP, Web, FTP, and E-mail for example). 19.2 What You Can Do this Chapter • Use the General screen to enable bandwidth management (Section 19.4 on page 148). • Use the Advanced screen to configure bandwidth managements rule for the pre-defined services and applications (Section 19.5 on page 148). 19.3 What You Need To Know The sum of the bandwidth allotments that apply to the WAN interface (LAN to WAN, WLAN to WAN) must be less than or equal to the Upstream Bandwidth that you configure in the Bandwidth Management Advanced screen (Section 19.5 on page 148). NBG5715 User’s Guide 147 Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management The sum of the bandwidth allotments that apply to the LAN interface (WAN to LAN, WAN to WLAN) must be less than or equal to the Downstream Bandwidth that you configure in the Bandwidth Management Advanced screen Section 19.5 on page 148. 19.4 General Screen Use this screen to have the NBG5715 apply bandwidth management. Click Management > Bandwidth MGMT to open the bandwidth management General screen. Figure 87 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > General The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 62 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Bandwidth Management This field allows you to have NBG5715 apply bandwidth management. Enable bandwidth management to give traffic that matches a bandwidth rule priority over traffic that does not match a bandwidth rule. Enabling bandwidth management also allows you to control the maximum or minimum amounts of bandwidth that can be used by traffic that matches a bandwidth rule. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 19.5 Advance Screen Use this screen to configure bandwidth management rules for the pre-defined services or applications. You can also use this screen to configure bandwidth management rule for other services or applications that are not on the pre-defined list of NBG5715. Additionally, you can define the source and destination IP addresses and port for a service or application. Note: The two tables shown in this screen can be configured and applied at the same time. 148 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management Click Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advance to open the bandwidth management Advanced screen. Figure 88 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 63 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advance LABEL DESCRIPTION Management Bandwidth Upstream Bandwidth Select the total amount of bandwidth (from 64 Kilobits to 32 Megabits) that you want to dedicate to uplink traffic. This is traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN. Downstream Bandwidth Select the total amount of bandwidth (from 64 Kilobits to 32 Megabits) that you want to dedicate to uplink traffic. This is traffic from WAN to LAN/WLAN. Application List Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth based on a pre-defined service. This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule. NBG5715 User’s Guide 149 Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management Table 63 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advance (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Priority Select a priority from the drop down list box. The lower the number, the higher the priority. • • • Select higher priority for voice traffic or video that is especially sensitive to jitter (jitter is the variations in delay). Select medium priority for "excellent effort" or better than best effort and would include important business traffic that can tolerate some delay. Select lower priority for non-critical "background" traffic such as bulk transfers that are allowed but that should not affect other applications and users. Category This is the category where a service belongs. Service This is the name of the service. Select the check box to have the NBG5715 apply this bandwidth management rule. User-defined Service User-defined Service Use this table to allocate specific amounts of bandwidth to specific applications or services you specify. This is the number of an individual bandwidth management rule. Enable Select this check box to have the NBG5715 apply this bandwidth management rule. Direction From WAN applies bandwidth management to traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN (i.e., uplink). From LAN&WLAN applies bandwidth management to traffic that the NBG5715 forwards to both the LAN and the WLAN. Service Name Enter a descriptive name for the bandwidth management rule. Category Select a the category where a service belongs. Modify Click the Edit icon to open the Rule Configuration screen. Modify an existing rule or create a new rule in the Rule Configuration screen. See Section 19.5.1 on page 151 for more information. Click the Remove icon to delete a rule. Direction Select To LAN&WLAN to apply bandwidth management to traffic from WAN to LAN and WLAN. Select To WAN to apply bandwidth management to traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN. Service Name Enter a descriptive name for the bandwidth management rule. Category This is the category where a service belongs. Modify Click the Edit icon to open the Rule Configuration screen. Modify an existing rule or create a new rule in the Rule Configuration screen. See Section 19.5.1 on page 151 for more information. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. Click the Remove icon to delete a rule. 150 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 19 Bandwidth Management 19.5.1 Rule Configuration: User Defined Service Rule Configuration If you want to edit a bandwidth management rule for other applications or services, click the Edit icon in the User-defined Service table of the Advanced screen. The following screen displays. Figure 89 Bandwidth MGMT Rule Configuration: User-defined Service The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 64 Bandwidth MGMT Rule Configuration: User-defined Service LABEL DESCRIPTION Destination Address Enter the IP address of the destination computer.The NBG5715 applies bandwidth management to the service or application that is entering this computer. Destination Subnet Netmask Enter the subnet netmask of the destination of the traffic for which the bandwidth management rule applies. Destination Port This is the port number of the destination that define the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Source Address Enter the IP address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service. The NBG5715 applies bandwidth management to traffic initiating from this computer. Source Subnet Netmask Enter the subnet netmask of the computer initiating the traffic for which the bandwidth management rule applies. Source Port This is the port number of the source that define the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Protocol Select the protocol (TCP, UDP) for which the bandwidth management rule applies. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings. Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving. See Appendix F on page 247 for commonly used services and port numbers NBG5715 User’s Guide 151 CHAPTER 20 Remote Management 20.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Remote Management screens. Remote Management allows you to manage your NBG5715 from a remote location through the following interfaces: • LAN and WAN • LAN only • WAN only Note: The NBG5715 is managed using the Web Configurator. 20.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the WWW screen to define the interface/s from which the NBG5715 can be managed remotely using the web and specify a secure client that can manage the NBG5715 (Section 20.4 on page 153) . • Use the TELNET screen to define the interface/s from which the NBG5715 can be managed remotely using Telnet service and specify a secure client that can manage the NBG5715 (Section 20.5 on page 154). 20.3 What You Need to Know Remote management over LAN or WAN will not work when: The IP address in the Secured Client IP Address field (Section 20.4 on page 153) does not match the client IP address. If it does not match, the NBG5715 will disconnect the session immediately. There is already another remote management session. You may only have one remote management session running at one time. There is a firewall rule that blocks it. 20.3.1 Remote Management and NAT When NAT is enabled: NBG5715 User’s Guide 152 Chapter 20 Remote Management • Use the NBG5715’s WAN IP address when configuring from the WAN. • Use the NBG5715’s LAN IP address when configuring from the LAN. 20.3.2 System Timeout There is a default system management idle timeout of five minutes (three hundred seconds). The NBG5715 automatically logs you out if the management session remains idle for longer than this timeout period. The management session does not time out when a statistics screen is polling. You can change the timeout period in the System screen 20.4 WWW Screen To change your NBG5715’s remote management settings, click Management > Remote MGMT to open the WWW screen. Figure 90 Management > Remote MGMT > WWW The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 65 Management > Remote MGMT > WWW LABEL DESCRIPTION Port 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 NBG5715 using this service. Secured Client IP Address Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG5715. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide Otherwise, check Selected and specify the IP address of the computer that can access the NBG5715. 153 Chapter 20 Remote Management 20.5 Telnet Screen To change your NBG5715’s remote management settings, click Management > Remote MGMT > Telnet to open the Telnet screen. Figure 91 Management > Remote MGMT > Telnet The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 66 Management > Remote MGMT > Telnet 154 LABEL DESCRIPTION Port 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 NBG5715 using this service. Secured Client IP Address Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG5715. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. Otherwise, check Selected and specify the IP address of the computer that can access the NBG5715. NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 21.1 Overview This chapter introduces the UPnP feature in the web configurator. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses TCP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivity between devices. A UPnP device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address, convey its capabilities and learn about other devices on the network. In turn, a device can leave a network smoothly and automatically when it is no longer in use. 21.2 What You Need to Know UPnP hardware is identified as an icon in the Network Connections folder (Windows XP). Each UPnP compatible device installed on your network will appear as a separate icon. Selecting the icon of a UPnP device will allow you to access the information and properties of that device. 21.2.1 NAT Traversal UPnP NAT traversal automates the process of allowing an application to operate through NAT. UPnP network devices can automatically configure network addressing, announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions. NAT traversal allows the following: • Dynamic port mapping • Learning public IP addresses • Assigning lease times to mappings Windows Messenger is an example of an application that supports NAT traversal and UPnP. See the NAT chapter for more information on NAT. 21.2.2 Cautions with UPnP The automated nature of NAT traversal applications in establishing their own services and opening firewall ports may present network security issues. Network information and configuration may also be obtained and modified by users in some network environments. When a UPnP device joins a network, it announces its presence with a multicast message. For security reasons, the NBG5715 allows multicast messages on the LAN only. NBG5715 User’s Guide 155 Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configuration. Disable UPnP if this is not your intention. 21.3 UPnP Screen Use this screen to enable UPnP on your NBG5715. Click Management > UPnP to display the screen shown next. Figure 92 Management > UPnP The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 67 Management > UPnP LABEL DESCRIPTION UPnP Select Enable to activate UPnP. Be aware that anyone could use a UPnP application to open the web configurator's login screen without entering the NBG5715's IP address (although you must still enter the password to access the web configurator). Apply Click Apply to save the setting to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to return to the previously saved settings. 21.4 Technical Reference The sections show examples of using UPnP. 21.4.1 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 NBG5715. Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the NBG5715. Turn on your computer and the NBG5715. 21.4.1.1 Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device 156 Click start and Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. An icon displays under Internet Gateway. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Right-click the icon and select Properties. Figure 93 Network Connections In the Internet Connection Properties window, click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Figure 94 Internet Connection Properties NBG5715 User’s Guide 157 Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. Figure 95 Internet Connection Properties: Advanced Settings Figure 96 Internet Connection Properties: Advanced Settings: Add Note: 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. Figure 97 System Tray Icon 158 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Double-click on the icon to display your current Internet connection status. Figure 98 Internet Connection Status 21.4.2 Web Configurator Easy Access With UPnP, you can access the web-based configurator on the NBG5715 without finding out the IP address of the NBG5715 first. This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the NBG5715. Follow the steps below to access the web configurator. Click Start and then Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. NBG5715 User’s Guide 159 Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Select My Network Places under Other Places. Figure 99 Network Connections An icon with the description for each UPnP-enabled device displays under Local Network. Right-click on the icon for your NBG5715 and select Invoke. The web configurator login screen displays. Figure 100 Network Connections: My Network Places 160 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Right-click on the icon for your NBG5715 and select Properties. A properties window displays with basic information about the NBG5715. Figure 101 Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example NBG5715 User’s Guide 161 Chapter 21 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 162 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 22 Maintenance 22.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Maintenance screens. 22.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the General screen to set the timeout period of the management session (Section 22.3 on page 163). • Use the Password screen to change your NBG5715’s system password (Section 22.4 on page 164). • Use the Time screen to change your NBG5715’s time and date (Section 22.5 on page 165). • Use the Firmware Upgrade screen to upload firmware to your NBG5715 (Section 22.6 on page 166). • Use the Backup/Restore screen to view information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration (Section 22.7 on page 167). • Use the Language screen to change the language for the Web Configurator (Section 22.8 on page 169) . 22.3 General Screen Use this screen to set the management session timeout period. Click Maintenance > General. The following screen displays. Figure 102 Maintenance > General NBG5715 User’s Guide 163 Chapter 22 Maintenance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 68 Maintenance > General LABEL DESCRIPTION System Name System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG5715 in an Ethernet network. Domain Name Enter the domain name you want to give to the NBG5715. Administrator Inactivity Timer Type how many minutes a management session can be left idle before the session times out. After it times out you have to log in with your password again. Very long idle timeouts may have security risks. A value of "0" means a management session never times out, no matter how long it has been left idle (not recommended). Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 22.4 Password Screen It is strongly recommended that you change your NBG5715's password. If you forget your NBG5715's password (or IP address), you will need to reset the device. See Section 22.7 on page 167 for details. Click Maintenance > Password. The screen appears as shown. Figure 103 Maintenance > Password The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 69 Maintenance > Password 164 LABEL DESCRIPTION Password Setup Change your NBG5715’s password (recommended) using the fields as shown. Old Password Type the default password or the existing password you use to access the system in this field. New Password Type your new system password (up to 30 characters). Note that as you type a password, the screen displays an asterisk (*) for each character you type. Retype to Confirm Type the new password again in this field. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance 22.5 Time Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the NBG5715’s time based on your local time zone. To change your NBG5715’s time and date, click Maintenance > Time. The screen appears as shown. Figure 104 Maintenance > Time The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 70 Maintenance > Time LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Time and Date Current Time This field displays the time of your NBG5715. Each time you reload this page, the NBG5715 synchronizes the time with the time server. Current Date This field displays the date of your NBG5715. Each time you reload this page, the NBG5715 synchronizes the date with the time server. Current Time and Date Manual Select this radio button to enter the time and date manually. If you configure a new time and date, Time Zone and Daylight Saving at the same time, the new time and date you entered has priority and the Time Zone and Daylight Saving settings do not affect it. New Time This field displays the last updated time from the time server or the last time configured manually. (hh:mm:ss) When you select Manual, enter the new time in this field and then click Apply. New Date (yyyy/mm/dd) This field displays the last updated date from the time server or the last date configured manually. When you select Manual, enter the new date in this field and then click Apply. NBG5715 User’s Guide 165 Chapter 22 Maintenance Table 70 Maintenance > Time (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from Time Server Select this radio button to have the NBG5715 get the time and date from the time server you specified below. User Defined Time Server Address Select User Defined Time Server Address and enter the IP address or URL (up to 20 extended ASCII characters in length) of your time server. Check with your ISP/network administrator if you are unsure of this information. Time Zone Setup Time Zone Choose the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Daylight Savings Daylight saving is a period from late spring to early fall when many countries set their clocks ahead of normal local time by one hour to give more daytime light in the evening. Select this option if you use Daylight Saving Time. Start Date Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time starts if you selected Daylight Savings. The o'clock field uses the 24 hour format. Here are a couple of examples: Daylight Saving Time starts in most parts of the United States on the first Sunday of April. Each time zone in the United States starts using Daylight Saving Time at 2 A.M. local time. So in the United States you would select First, Sunday, April and type 2 in the o'clock field. Daylight Saving Time starts in the European Union on the last Sunday of March. All of the time zones in the European Union start using Daylight Saving Time at the same moment (1 A.M. GMT or UTC). So in the European Union you would select Last, Sunday, March. The time you type in the o'clock field depends on your time zone. In Germany for instance, you would type 2 because Germany's time zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC (GMT+1). End Date Configure the day and time when Daylight Saving Time ends if you selected Daylight Savings. The o'clock field uses the 24 hour format. Here are a couple of examples: Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States on the last Sunday of October. Each time zone in the United States stops using Daylight Saving Time at 2 A.M. local time. So in the United States you would select Last, Sunday, October and type 2 in the o'clock field. Daylight Saving Time ends in the European Union on the last Sunday of October. All of the time zones in the European Union stop using Daylight Saving Time at the same moment (1 A.M. GMT or UTC). So in the European Union you would select Last, Sunday, October. The time you type in the o'clock field depends on your time zone. In Germany for instance, you would type 2 because Germany's time zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC (GMT+1). Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG5715. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 22.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a “*.bin” extension, e.g., “NBG5715.bin”. The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will reboot. 166 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance Click Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade. Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your NBG5715. Figure 105 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 71 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade LABEL DESCRIPTION File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse... to find it. Browse... Click Browse... to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them. Upload Click Upload to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two minutes. Note: Do not turn off the NBG5715 while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Firmware Upload In Process screen, wait two minutes before logging into the NBG5715 again. The NBG5715 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop. Figure 106 Network Temporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the Status screen. If the upload was not successful, an error message appears. Click Return to go back to the Firmware Upgrade screen. 22.7 Backup/Restore Screen Backup configuration allows you to back up (save) the NBG5715’s current configuration to a file on your computer. Once your NBG5715 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. NBG5715 User’s Guide 167 Chapter 22 Maintenance Restore configuration allows you to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from your computer to your NBG5715. Click Maintenance > Backup/Restore. Information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration appears as shown next. Figure 107 Maintenance > Backup/Restore The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 72 Maintenance > Backup/Restore LABEL DESCRIPTION Backup Click Backup to save the NBG5715’s current configuration to your computer. File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse... to find it. Browse... Click Browse... to find the file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress compressed (.ZIP) files before you can upload them. Upload Click Upload to begin the upload process. Note: Do not turn off the NBG5715 while configuration file upload is in progress. After you see a “configuration upload successful” screen, you must then wait one minute before logging into the NBG5715 again. The NBG5715 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. If you see an error screen, click Back to return to the Backup/Restore screen. Reset Pressing the Reset button in this section clears all user-entered configuration information and returns the NBG5715 to its factory defaults. You can also press the RESET button on the rear panel to reset the factory defaults of your NBG5715. Refer to the chapter about introducing the Web Configurator for more information on the 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 NBG5715 IP address (192.168.1.2). See Appendix D on page 205 for details on how to set up your computer’s IP address. 168 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 22 Maintenance 22.8 The Language Screen Use this screen to change the language for the Web Configurator. Select the language you prefer and click Apply. The Web Configurator language changes after a while without restarting the NBG5715. Figure 108 NBG5715 User’s Guide 169 Chapter 22 Maintenance 170 NBG5715 User’s Guide CHAPTER 23 Troubleshooting 23.1 Overview This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs • NBG5715 Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting the NBG5715 to Its Factory Defaults • Wireless Router Troubleshooting • USB Device Problems • ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Problems 23.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NBG5715 does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. Make sure you are using the power adaptor or cord included with the NBG5715. Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the NBG5715 and plugged in to an appropriate power source. Make sure the power source is turned on. Disconnect and re-connect the power adaptor or cord to the NBG5715. Make sure the LED button on the side panel of the NBG5715 is at the ON position. If the LED button is turned off, the Power LED should be still on for you to determin if the NBG5715 is receiving power. If the problem continues, contact the vendor. One of the LEDs does not behave as expected. Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED. See Section 1.5 on page 23. NBG5715 User’s Guide 171 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting Check the hardware connections. See the Quick Start Guide. Inspect your cables for damage. Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables. Disconnect and re-connect the power adaptor to the NBG5715. If the problem continues, contact the vendor. 23.3 NBG5715 Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my NBG5715. The default IP address is 192.168.1.1. If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the NBG5715 by looking up the IP address of the default gateway for your computer. To do this in most Windows computers, click Start > Run, enter cmd, and then enter ipconfig. The IP address of the Default Gateway might be the IP address of the NBG5715 (it depends on the network), so enter this IP address in your Internet browser.Set your device to Router Mode, login (see the Quick Start Guide for instructions) and go to the Device Information table in the Status screen. Your NBG5715’s IP address is available in the Device Information table. • If the DHCP setting under LAN information is None, your device has a fixed IP address. • If the DHCP setting under LAN information is Client, then your device receives an IP address from a DHCP server on the network. If your NBG5715 is a DHCP client, you can find your IP address from the DHCP server. This information is only available from the DHCP server which allocates IP addresses on your network. Find this information directly from the DHCP server or contact your system administrator for more information. Reset your NBG5715 to change all settings back to their default. This means your current settings are lost. See Section 23.5 on page 175 in the Troubleshooting for information on resetting your NBG5715. I forgot the password. The default password is 1234. If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 23.5 on page 175. I cannot see or access the Login screen in the Web Configurator. 172 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 23 Troubleshooting Make sure you are using the correct IP address. • The default IP address is 192.168.1.1. • If you changed the IP address (Section 12.4 on page 97), use the new IP address. • If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, see the troubleshooting suggestions for I don’t know the IP address of my NBG5715. Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. Make sure your Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScript and Java enabled. See Appendix B on page 183. Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the NBG5715. (If you know that there are routers between your computer and the NBG5715, skip this step.) • If there is a DHCP server on your network, make sure your computer is using a dynamic IP address. See Section 13.2 on page 99. • If there is no DHCP server on your network, make sure your computer’s IP address is in the same subnet as the NBG5715. See Appendix C on page 196. Reset the device to its factory defaults, and try to access the NBG5715 with the default IP address. See Chapter 22 on page 167. If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor, or try one of the advanced suggestions. Advanced Suggestions • Try to access the NBG5715 using another service, such as Telnet. If you can access the NBG5715, check the remote management settings and firewall rules to find out why the NBG5715 does not respond to HTTP. • If your computer is connected to the WAN port or is connected wirelessly, use a computer that is connected to a LAN/ETHERNET port. I can see the Login screen, but I cannot log in to the NBG5715. Make sure you have entered the password correctly. The default password is 1234. This field is case-sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on. You cannot log in to the Web Configurator while someone is using Telnet to access the NBG5715. Log out of the NBG5715 in the other session, or ask the person who is logged in to log out. This can happen when you fail to log out properly from your last session. Try logging in again after 5 minutes. Disconnect and re-connect the power adaptor or cord to the NBG5715. If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 23.5 on page 175. NBG5715 User’s Guide 173 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting 23.4 Internet Access I cannot access the Internet. Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. Make sure you entered your ISP account information correctly in the wizard. These fields are casesensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on. If you are trying to access the Internet wirelessly, make sure the wireless settings in the wireless client are the same as the settings in the AP. Disconnect all the cables from your device, and follow the directions in the Quick Start Guide again. If the problem continues, contact your ISP. I cannot access the Internet anymore. I had access to the Internet (with the NBG5715), but my Internet connection is not available anymore. Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide and Section 1.5 on page 23. Reboot the NBG5715. If the problem continues, contact your ISP. The Internet connection is slow or intermittent. There might be a lot of traffic on the network. Look at the LEDs, and check Section 1.5 on page 23. If the NBG5715 is sending or receiving a lot of information, try closing some programs that use the Internet, especially peer-to-peer applications. Check the signal strength. If the signal strength is low, try moving the NBG5715 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). Reboot the NBG5715. If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor, or try one of the advanced suggestions. Advanced Suggestion 174 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 23 Troubleshooting • Check the settings for QoS. If it is disabled, you might consider activating it. 23.5 Resetting the NBG5715 to Its Factory Defaults If you reset the NBG5715, you lose all of the changes you have made. The NBG5715 re-loads its default settings, and the password resets to 1234. You have to make all of your changes again. You will lose all of your changes when you push the RESET button. To reset the NBG5715: Make sure the power LED is on. Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart/reboot the NBG5715. Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the NBG5715 back to its factory-default configurations. If the NBG5715 restarts automatically, wait for the NBG5715 to finish restarting, and log in to the Web Configurator. The password is “1234”. If the NBG5715 does not restart automatically, disconnect and reconnect the NBG5715’s power. Then, follow the directions above again. 23.6 Wireless Router Troubleshooting I cannot access the NBG5715 or ping any computer from the WLAN. Make sure the wireless LAN is enabled on the NBG5715. Check if the WLAN button is at the ON position. Or you can enable the wireless LAN in the Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General screen. Make sure the wireless adapter on the wireless station is working properly. Make sure the wireless adapter installed on your computer is IEEE 802.11 compatible and supports the same wireless standard as the NBG5715. Make sure your computer (with a wireless adapter installed) is within the transmission range of the NBG5715. Check that both the NBG5715 and your wireless station are using the same wireless and wireless security settings. NBG5715 User’s Guide 175 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting Make sure traffic between the WLAN and the LAN is not blocked by the firewall on the NBG5715. Make sure you allow the NBG5715 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 can access the Internet, but I cannot open my network folders. If you cannot access a network folder, make sure your account has access rights to the folder you are trying to open. What factors may cause intermittent or unstabled wireless connection? How can I solve this problem? The following factors may cause interference: • Obstacles: walls, ceilings, furniture, and so on. • Building Materials: metal doors, aluminum studs. • Electrical devices: microwaves, monitors, electric motors, cordless phones, and other wireless devices. To optimize the speed and quality of your wireless connection, you can: • Move your wireless device closer to the AP if the signal strength is low. • Reduce wireless interference that may be caused by other wireless networks or surrounding wireless electronics such as cordless phones. • Place the AP where there are minimum obstacles (such as walls and ceilings) between the AP and the wireless client. • Reduce the number of wireless clients connecting to the same AP simultaneously, or add additional APs if necessary. • Try closing some programs that use the Internet, especially peer-to-peer applications. If the wireless client is sending or receiving a lot of information, it may have too many programs open that use the Internet. • Position the antennas for best reception. If the AP is placed on a table or floor, point the antennas upwards. If the AP is placed at a high position, point the antennas downwards. Try pointing the antennas in different directions and check which provides the strongest signal to the wireless clients. 23.7 USB Device Problems I cannot access or see a USB device that is connected to the NBG5715. 176 NBG5715 User’s Guide Chapter 23 Troubleshooting Be sure to install the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility (for NetUSB functionality) first from the included disc, or download the latest version from the zyxel.com website. Disconnect the problematic USB device, then reconnect it to the NBG5715. Ensure that the USB device in question has power. Check your cable connections. Restart the NBG5715 by disconnecting the power and then reconnecting it. 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 NBG5715 and try to connect to it again with your computer. If the problem persists, contact your vendor. What kind of USB devices do the NBG5715 support? It is strongly recommended to use version 2.0 or lower USB storage devices (such as memory sticks, USB hard drives) and/or USB devices (such as USB printers). Other USB products are not guaranteed to function properly with the NBG5715. 23.8 ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility Problems I cannot install the ZyXEL NetUSB Share Center Utility. Make sure that the set up program is one required for your operating system. Install the latest patches and updates for your operating system. Check the zyxel.com’s Download Library site and look for a newer version of the utility software under the device’s model name. NBG5715 User’s Guide 177 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting 178 NBG5715 User’s Guide APPENDIX Product Specifications The following tables summarize the NBG5715’s hardware and firmware features. Table 73 Hardware Features Dimensions 213.7 mm (W) x 164 mm (D) x 73.6 mm (H) Weight 251g SDRAM 128 MB Flash Memory 128 MB Power Specification Input: 100~240AC, 50/60Hz, 0.8A Ethernet ports Auto-negotiating: 100 Mbps, 1000 Mbps in either half-duplex or fullduplex mode. Output: 12V 2A Auto-crossover: Use either crossover or straight-through Ethernet cables. Built-in Switch A combination of switch and router makes your NBG5715 a cost-effective and viable network solution. You can add up to two computers to the NBG5715 without the cost of a hub when connecting to the Internet through the WAN port. You can add up to three computers to the NBG5715 when you connect to the Internet in AP mode. Add more than four computers to your LAN by using a hub. LEDs Power, LAN1-4, WAN, Internet, WLAN_2.4G, WLAN 5G, WPS, USB1-2 LED On/Off Switch One LED On/Off switch to control the LEDs. Reset button The reset button is built into the rear panel. Use this button to restore the NBG5715 to its factory default settings. Press for 1 second to restart the device. Press for 5 seconds to restore to factory default settings. WPS button Press the WPS on two WPS enabled devices within 120 seconds for a security-enabled wireless connection. Power switch Turn on or turn off the power of the NBG5715 using this switch. WLAN switch Turn on or turn off the 2.4G and 5G wireless function by using this switch. Antenna The NBG5715 is equipped with three 2dBi (2.4GHz and 5GHz) detachable antenna to provide clear radio transmission and reception on the wireless network. USB Port The NBG5715 has two built-in USB 2.0 type A for USB device connectivity. Operation Environment Temperature: 0º C ~ 45º C / 32ºF ~113ºF Humidity: 10% ~ 90% Storage Environment Temperature: -40º C ~ 70º C / -40ºF ~ 158ºF Humidity: 10% ~ 95% NBG5715 User’s Guide 179 Appendix A Product Specifications Table 74 Firmware Features FEATURE DESCRIPTION Default LAN IP Address 192.168.1.1 Default LAN Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) Default Password 1234 DHCP Pool 192.168.1.33 to 192.168.1.64 Wireless Interface Wireless LAN 2.4GHz, 5GHz Default Wireless SSID ZyXEL Device Management Use the Web Configurator to easily configure the rich range of features on the NBG5715. Wireless Functionality Allows IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE 802.11n wireless clients to connect to the NBG5715 wirelessly. Enable wireless security (WPA(2)-PSK) and/or MAC filtering to protect your wireless network. Note: The NBG5715 may be prone to RF (Radio Frequency) interference from other 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz devices such as microwave ovens, wireless phones, Bluetooth enabled devices, and other wireless LANs. Firmware Upgrade Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web site and use the Web Configurator to put it on the NBG5715. Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model! 180 Configuration Backup & Restoration Make a copy of the NBG5715’s configuration and put it back on the NBG5715 later if you decide you want to revert back to an earlier configuration. Network Address Translation (NAT) Each computer on your network must have its own unique IP address. Use NAT to convert a single public IP address to multiple private IP addresses for the computers on your network. Firewall You can configure firewall on the NBG5715 for secure Internet access. When the firewall is on, by default, all incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked unless it is initiated from your network. This means that probes from the outside to your network are not allowed, but you can safely browse the Internet and download files for example. IPSec VPN This allows you to establish a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel to connect with business partners and branch offices using data encryption and the Internet without the expense of leased site-to-site lines. The NBG5715 VPN is based on the IPSec standard and is fully interoperable with other IPSec-based VPN products. Bandwidth Management You can efficiently manage traffic on your network by reserving bandwidth and giving priority to certain types of traffic and/or to particular computers. Remote Management This allows you to decide whether a service (HTTP traffic for example) from a computer on a network (LAN or WAN for example) can access the NBG5715. Wireless LAN Scheduler You can schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled/disabled. Time and Date Get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on your NBG5715. You can also set the time manually. These dates and times are then used in logs. Port Forwarding If you have a server (mail or web server for example) on your network, then use this feature to let people access it from the Internet. NBG5715 User’s Guide Appendix A Product Specifications Table 74 Firmware Features (continued) FEATURE DESCRIPTION DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Use this feature to have the NBG5715 assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and DNS servers to computers on your network. Dynamic DNS Support With Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) support, you can use a fixed URL, www.zyxel.com for example, with a dynamic IP address. You must register for this service with a Dynamic DNS service provider. IP Multicast IP Multicast is used to send traffic to a specific group of computers. The NBG5715 supports versions 1 and 2 of IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) used to join multicast groups (see RFC 2236). IP Alias IP Alias allows you to subdivide a physical network into logical networks over the same Ethernet interface with the NBG5715 itself as the gateway for each subnet. PPPoE PPPoE mimics a dial-up Internet access connection. PPTP Encapsulation Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) enables secure transfer of data through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The NBG5715 supports one PPTP connection at a time. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) The NBG5715 can communicate with other UPnP enabled devices in a network. 23.9 Wall-mounting Instructions Complete the following steps to hang your NBG5715 on a wall. Select a position free of obstructions on a sturdy wall. Drill two holes for the screws. Be careful to avoid damaging pipes or cables located inside the wall when drilling holes for the screws. Do not insert the screws all the way into the wall. Leave a small gap of about 0.5 cm between the heads of the screws and the wall. Make sure the screws are snugly fastened to the wall. They need to hold the weight of the NBG5715 with the connection cables. NBG5715 User’s Guide 181 Appendix A Product Specifications Align the holes on the back of the NBG5715 with the screws on the wall. Hang the NBG5715 on the screws. Figure 109 Wall-mounting Example The following are dimensions of an M4 tap screw and masonry plug used for wall mounting. All measurements are in millimeters (mm). Figure 110 Masonry Plug and M4 Tap Screw 182 NBG5715 User’s Guide APPENDIX Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions In order to use the web configurator you need to allow: • Web browser pop-up windows from your device. • JavaScript (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default). Note: The screens used below belong to Internet Explorer version 6, 7 and 8. Screens for other Internet Explorer versions may vary. Internet Explorer Pop-up Blockers You may have to disable pop-up blocking to log into your device. Either disable pop-up blocking (enabled by default in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2) or allow pop-up blocking and create an exception for your device’s IP address. Disable Pop-up Blockers In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Pop-up Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop-up Blocker. Figure 111 Pop-up Blocker You can also check if pop-up blocking is disabled in the Pop-up Blocker section in the Privacy tab. In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options, Privacy. NBG5715 User’s Guide 183 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Blocker section of the screen. This disables any web pop-up blockers you may have enabled. Figure 112 Internet Options: Privacy Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alternatively, if you only want to allow pop-up windows from your device, see the following steps. 184 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options and then the Privacy tab. NBG5715 User’s Guide Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions Select Settings…to open the Pop-up Blocker Settings screen. Figure 113 Internet Options: Privacy Type the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://”. For example, http://192.168.167.1. NBG5715 User’s Guide 185 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites. Figure 114 Pop-up Blocker Settings Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript If pages of the web configurator do not display properly in Internet Explorer, check that JavaScript are allowed. 186 NBG5715 User’s Guide Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions In Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Security tab. Figure 115 Internet Options: Security Click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Scripting. Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is selected (the default). NBG5715 User’s Guide 187 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions Click OK to close the window. Figure 116 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions 188 From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Security tab. Click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Microsoft VM. Under Java permissions make sure that a safety level is selected. NBG5715 User’s Guide Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions Click OK to close the window. Figure 117 Security Settings - Java JAVA (Sun) From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. Make sure that Use Java 2 for
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