ZyXEL Communications NBG6817 AC2600 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Router User Manual Book
ZyXEL Communications Corporation AC2600 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Router Book
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User Manual part1
ARM OR Z2 AC2600 MU-MIMO Wireless Gigabit Router Model: NBG6817 Version 1.00 Edition 1, 06/2016 Quick Start Guide Use r ’s Gu ide D e fa u lt Login D e t a ils LAN IP Address http://192.168.1.1 (Router Mode) www.zyxel.comhttp://192.168.1.2 (Access Point Mode) Password 1234 Copyright © 2016 ZyXEL Communications Corporation IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NBG6817 and access the Web Configurator wizards. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. • More Information Go to su ppor t .zyx e l.com to find other information on the NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide Contents Overview Contents Overview User’s Guide .........................................................................................................................................9 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................10 Introducing the Web Configurator ...........................................................................................................15 eaZy 123 Wizard .....................................................................................................................................18 NBG6817 Modes .....................................................................................................................................27 Easy Mode ..............................................................................................................................................28 Router Mode ...........................................................................................................................................36 Access Point Mode .................................................................................................................................42 Tutorials ..................................................................................................................................................49 Technical Reference ..........................................................................................................................59 Status ......................................................................................................................................................60 WAN ........................................................................................................................................................73 Wireless LAN ..........................................................................................................................................94 LAN ....................................................................................................................................................... 114 Applications ........................................................................................................................................... 119 Security .................................................................................................................................................143 Maintenance ..........................................................................................................................................149 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................163 NBG6817 User’s Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................................3 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................4 Part I: User’s Guide ........................................................................................... 9 Chapter 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................................10 1.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................10 1.2 Applications .......................................................................................................................................10 1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG6817 ........................................................................................................10 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG6817 ......................................................................................... 11 1.5 Resetting the NBG6817 .................................................................................................................... 11 1.5.1 How to Use the RESET Button ................................................................................................ 11 1.6 The WPS Button ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.7 LEDs .................................................................................................................................................12 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator ....................................................................................................15 2.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................15 2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator .......................................................................................................15 2.2.1 Login Screen ...........................................................................................................................16 2.2.2 Change Default Password Screen ..........................................................................................16 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard..................................................................................................................................18 3.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................18 3.2 Accessing the eaZy 123 Wizard ........................................................................................................18 3.3 Internet Type .....................................................................................................................................20 3.3.1 WAN Selection Type: Automatic - DHCP ................................................................................21 3.3.2 WAN Selection Type: PPPoE ..................................................................................................21 3.3.3 WAN Selection Type: Static .....................................................................................................22 3.4 Wireless Network ..............................................................................................................................23 Chapter 4 NBG6817 Modes .................................................................................................................................27 4.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................27 4.1.1 Web Configurator Modes .........................................................................................................27 NBG6817 User’s Guide Table of Contents 4.1.2 Device Modes ..........................................................................................................................27 Chapter 5 Easy Mode ...........................................................................................................................................28 5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................28 5.2 What You Can Do .............................................................................................................................28 5.3 What You Need to Know ...................................................................................................................29 5.4 Navigation Panel ...............................................................................................................................29 5.5 Network Map .....................................................................................................................................30 5.6 Control Panel ....................................................................................................................................31 5.6.1 Wi-Fi ........................................................................................................................................32 5.6.2 Guest Wi-Fi ..............................................................................................................................33 5.6.3 Parental Control .......................................................................................................................34 5.6.4 Notification ...............................................................................................................................35 5.6.5 LED ..........................................................................................................................................35 Chapter 6 Router Mode........................................................................................................................................36 6.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................36 6.2 Router Mode Status Screen ..............................................................................................................36 6.2.1 Navigation Panel .....................................................................................................................39 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode.............................................................................................................................42 7.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................42 7.2 What You Can Do .............................................................................................................................42 7.3 What You Need to Know ...................................................................................................................42 7.3.1 Setting your NBG6817 to AP Mode .........................................................................................43 7.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode ..........................................................43 7.3.3 Configuring your WLAN and Maintenance Settings ................................................................44 7.4 AP Mode Status Screen ....................................................................................................................44 7.4.1 Navigation Panel .....................................................................................................................46 7.5 LAN Screen .......................................................................................................................................46 Chapter 8 Tutorials ...............................................................................................................................................49 8.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................49 8.2 Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS ............................................................................................49 8.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) ............................................................................................49 8.2.2 PIN Configuration ....................................................................................................................50 8.3 Connect to NBG6817 Wireless Network without WPS .....................................................................51 8.3.1 Configure Your Notebook ........................................................................................................53 8.4 Using Guest SSIDs on the NBG6817 ...............................................................................................55 NBG6817 User’s Guide Table of Contents 8.4.1 Configuring Security Settings of Guest SSIDs ........................................................................56 Part II: Technical Reference............................................................................ 59 Chapter 9 Status ...................................................................................................................................................60 9.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................60 9.1.1 What You Can Do ....................................................................................................................60 9.2 Live Network Monitor Screen ............................................................................................................60 9.3 Usage Monitor Screens .....................................................................................................................63 9.3.1 Internet Data Usage Monitor ...................................................................................................63 9.3.2 Bandwidth History ....................................................................................................................64 9.3.3 Time Tracker ............................................................................................................................66 9.3.4 Data Usage Alert .....................................................................................................................66 9.4 Common Usage Screen .................................................................................................................69 9.5 Download Traffic Statistics Screen ....................................................................................................70 9.6 Client Tables Screen .........................................................................................................................71 Chapter 10 WAN .....................................................................................................................................................73 10.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................73 10.2 What You Can Do ...........................................................................................................................73 10.3 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................................73 10.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection ....................................................................................74 10.4 Internet Connection Screen ............................................................................................................76 10.4.1 IPoE Encapsulation ...............................................................................................................76 10.4.2 PPPoE Encapsulation ...........................................................................................................81 10.4.3 PPTP Encapsulation ..............................................................................................................85 10.5 NAT .................................................................................................................................................88 10.5.1 General Screen .....................................................................................................................88 10.5.2 Port Trigger Screen ...............................................................................................................90 10.5.3 Passthrough Screen ..............................................................................................................90 10.6 Dynamic DNS Screen .....................................................................................................................92 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN.......................................................................................................................................94 11.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................94 11.1.1 What You Can Do ..................................................................................................................95 11.1.2 What You Should Know .........................................................................................................95 11.2 Wireless Screen .............................................................................................................................99 11.3 Wireless Security ...........................................................................................................................101 NBG6817 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11.3.1 No Security ..........................................................................................................................101 11.3.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK .........................................................................................................102 11.3.3 WPA/WPA2 ..........................................................................................................................103 11.4 Guest Wireless Screen ..................................................................................................................105 11.4.1 Guest Wireless Edit .............................................................................................................106 11.5 MAC Filter Screen ........................................................................................................................108 11.6 Advanced Screen ..........................................................................................................................109 11.7 WPS Screen .................................................................................................................................. 110 11.8 Scheduling Screen ........................................................................................................................ 112 Chapter 12 LAN .................................................................................................................................................... 114 12.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 114 12.2 What You Can Do ......................................................................................................................... 114 12.3 What You Need To Know .............................................................................................................. 114 12.4 LAN IP Screen .............................................................................................................................. 115 12.5 Static DHCP Screen ...................................................................................................................... 116 12.6 IPv6 LAN Screen ........................................................................................................................... 117 Chapter 13 Applications ...................................................................................................................................... 119 13.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 119 13.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................ 119 13.1.2 What You Need To Know ..................................................................................................... 119 13.1.3 Before You Begin .................................................................................................................121 13.2 Parental Control ............................................................................................................................121 13.2.1 General Screen ...................................................................................................................121 13.2.2 Notification Screen ..............................................................................................................125 13.3 Bandwidth Management ...............................................................................................................127 13.3.1 Bandwidth Screen ...............................................................................................................128 13.3.2 Priorities Screen ..................................................................................................................129 13.4 USB Media Sharing Screen ..........................................................................................................130 13.5 UPnP Screen ................................................................................................................................132 13.6 File Sharing ...................................................................................................................................133 13.6.1 SAMBA Server Screen ........................................................................................................133 13.6.2 FTP Server Screen ..............................................................................................................135 13.6.3 Example of Accessing Your Shared Files From a Computer ...............................................136 13.7 ONE Connect Screen ....................................................................................................................140 13.8 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................141 Chapter 14 Security..............................................................................................................................................143 14.1 Overview .....................................................................................................................................143 NBG6817 User’s Guide Table of Contents 14.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................143 14.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................143 14.2 IPv4 Firewall Screen ....................................................................................................................144 14.3 IPv6 Firewall Screen .....................................................................................................................146 Chapter 15 Maintenance ......................................................................................................................................149 15.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................149 15.2 What You Can Do .........................................................................................................................149 15.3 General Screen .............................................................................................................................149 15.4 Password Screen ..........................................................................................................................150 15.5 Time Screen ..................................................................................................................................151 15.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen ............................................................................................................153 15.7 Backup/Restore Screen ................................................................................................................154 15.8 Restart Screen ..............................................................................................................................155 15.9 Language Screen ..........................................................................................................................155 15.10 Remote Management Screen .....................................................................................................156 15.10.1 Remote Access .................................................................................................................156 15.10.2 Wake On LAN ....................................................................................................................158 15.11 Log Screen ..................................................................................................................................159 15.12 System Operation Mode Overview .............................................................................................160 15.13 Operation Mode Screen ..............................................................................................................161 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................163 16.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................163 16.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ....................................................................................163 16.3 NBG6817 Access and Login .........................................................................................................164 16.4 Internet Access .............................................................................................................................165 16.5 Resetting the NBG6817 to Its Factory Defaults ............................................................................167 16.6 Wireless Connections ...................................................................................................................167 16.7 USB Device Problems ...................................................................................................................169 Appendix A Customer Support ........................................................................................................170 Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address ......................................................................176 Appendix C Common Services........................................................................................................196 Appendix D Legal Information .........................................................................................................199 Index ..................................................................................................................................................208 NBG6817 User’s Guide P ART I User’s Guide C HAPT ER Introduction 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NBG6817. The NBG6817 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/ac compatible devices. The NBG6817 is able to function both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks at the same time. A range of services such as a firewall and content filtering are also available for secure Internet computing. There are two USB ports on the side panel of your NBG6817. One is USB 2.0, and the other is USB 3.0. You can connect USB memory sticks, USB hard drives, or USB devices for file sharing. The NBG6817 automatically detects the USB devices. 1.2 Applications Your can have the following networks with the NBG6817: • W ir e d. You can connect network devices via the Ethernet ports of the NBG6817 so that they can communicate with each other and access the Internet. • W ir e le ss. Wireless clients can connect to the NBG6817 to access network resources. You can use WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to create an instant network connection with another WPScompatible device. • W AN . Connect to a broadband modem/router for Internet access. 1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG6817 Use any of the following methods to manage the NBG6817. • 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 NBG6817. • Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the NBG6817 using a (supported) web browser. NBG6817 User’s Guide 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG6817 Do the following things regularly to make the NBG6817 more secure and to manage the NBG6817 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. • 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 NBG6817 to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the NBG6817. You could simply restore your last configuration. 1.5 Resetting the NBG6817 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 NBG6817 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”. 1.5.1 How to Use the RESET Button Make sure the power LED is on. Press the RESET button for one to four seconds to restart/reboot the NBG6817. Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the NBG6817 back to its factory-default configurations. 1.6 The WPS Button Your NBG6817 supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the Wi-Fi 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. You can use the WPS button on the rear panel of the NBG6817 to activate WPS in order to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security. NBG6817 User’s Guide 11 Chapter 1 Introduction Make sure the power LED is on (not blinking). Press the WPS button for more than three seconds and release it. Press the WPS button on another WPS-enabled device within range of the NBG6817. Note: You must activate WPS in the NBG6817 and in another wireless device within two minutes of each other. For more information on using WPS, see Section 8.2 on page 49. 1.7 LEDs Figure 1 Front Panel I nt e r ne t 2 .4 G WLAN /WPS Pow e r 5 G WLAN /WPS The following table describes the front panel LEDs. Table 1 Front Panel LEDs LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Power/System White On The NBG6817 is receiving power and functioning properly. Blinking The NBG6817 is in the process of starting up, default restoring, or My ZyXEL Cloud Server online registration pairing. Off The NBG6817 is not receiving power. On The NBG6817 has an IP connection but no traffic. Internet White 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. Blinking The NBG6817 is sending or receiving IP traffic. Off The NBG6817 does not have an IP connection. NBG6817 User’s Guide 12 Chapter 1 Introduction Table 1 Front Panel LEDs (continued) LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION 5G WLAN/WPS White On The NBG6817 is ready and the 5GHz wireless LAN is on, but is not sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking The NBG6817 is sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Off The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed. On WPS is enabled. The NBG6817 is in the process of firmware upgrading, configuration restoring, or resetting. Blinking The NBG6817 is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless client. Off WPS is disabled. On The NBG6817 is ready and the 2.4GHz wireless LAN is on, but is not sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking The NBG6817 is sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Off The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed. On WPS is enabled. The NBG6817 is in the process of firmware upgrading, configuration restoring, or resetting. Blinking The NBG6817 is negotiating a WPS connection with a wireless client. Off WPS is disabled. Amber 2.4G WLAN/WPS White Amber Figure 2 Rear Panel LAN 1 -4 WAN WPS POWER RESET WiFi NBG6817 User’s Guide 13 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 3 Side Panel U SB 1 -2 NBG6817 User’s Guide 14 C HAPT ER Introducing the Web Configurator 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NBG6817 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 NBG6817 via Internet browser. Use a browser that supports HTML5, such as Internet Explorer 9.0 and later versions, Mozilla Firefox 21 and later versions, Safari 6.0 and later versions or Google Chrome 26.0 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 7. • JavaScript (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default). Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter (Chapter 16 on page 163) to see how to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet Explorer. 2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator Make sure your NBG6817 hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer or computer network to connect to the NBG6817 (refer to the Quick Start Guide). Launch your web browser. The NBG6817 is in router mode by default. Type "http://192.168.1.1 or http://myrouter" as the website address. If the NBG6817 obtains a WAN IP address or a DNS server IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, the default LAN IP address will be changed to 10.0.0.1 automatically. See Auto-IP Change on page 75 for more information. If the NBG6817 is in access point, the IP address is 192.168.1.2. See Chapter 4 on page 27 for more information about the modes of the NBG6817. Your computer must be in the same subnet in order to access this website address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 15 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 2.2.1 Login Screen Note: If this is the first time you are accessing the Web Configurator, you may be redirected to the eaZy123 wizard. Refer to Chapter 3 on page 18 for the eaZy123 setup screens. The Web Configurator initially displays the following login screen. Figure 4 Login screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2 Login screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Password Type "1234" (default) as the password. Click Login . 2.2.2 Change Default Password Screen You should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as shown next. NBG6817 User’s Guide 16 Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 5 Change Default Password Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Change Default Password Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Enter your new password here Type a new password. Confirm password Retype the password for confirmation. Skip Click Sk ip if you do not want to change the password this time. Change Click Ch a n ge to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Note: The management session automatically times out when the time period set in the Adm in ist r a t or I n a ct ivit y Tim e r field expires (default five minutes; go to Chapter 15 on page 149 to change this). Simply log back into the NBG6817 if this happens. NBG6817 User’s Guide 17 C HAPT ER eaZy 123 Wizard 3.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the eaZy 123 setup screens in the Web Configurator. The Web Configurator’s eaZy 123 setup wizard helps you configure your device to access the Internet. Refer to your ISP for your Internet account information. Leave a field blank if you don’t have that information. 3.2 Accessing the eaZy 123 Wizard Launch your web browser and type "http://192.168.1.1 or http://myrouter" as the website address. Type "1234" (default) as the password and click Login . Note: The eaZy 123 wizard appears automatically when the NBG6817 is accessed for the first time or when you reset the NBG6817 to its default factory settings. If you didn’t configure the wizard screens, you will be redirected to the login page when you connect to the Internet. If you have already configured the wizard screens and want to open it again, click on the upper right corner of any Web Configurator screen. The eaZy 123 wizard attempts to detect which WAN connection type you are using. If the eaZy 123 wizard does not detect a connection type, you must select one from the drop-down list box. Check with your ISP to make sure you use the correct type. If you do not have the Internet connection, the following screen opens. NBG6817 User’s Guide 18 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 6 Unable to continue: WAN If you do not press the Wi-Fi button located on the NBG6817’s back panel, the following screen opens. Figure 7 Unable to continue: Wi-Fi Note: If you get an error message, check your hardware connections. Make sure your Internet connection is up and running. The wizard screen opens. NBG6817 User’s Guide 19 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 8 Detecting your Internet Connection Type Figure 9 eaZy 123 Setup 3.3 Internet Type The NBG6817 offers three WAN selection types. They are Aut om a t ic - D H CP, PPPoE or St a t ic. Configure the Internet type settings on your NBG6817 in the first part. The following screen depends on your Internet connection type. Enter the details provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the fields (if any). Check with your ISP to make sure you use the correct type. This wizard screen varies according to the connection type that you select. NBG6817 User’s Guide 20 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard 3.3.1 WAN Selection Type: Automatic - DHCP Select the Aut om a t ic - D H CP option if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. Figure 10 WAN Selection Type: Automatic - DHCP 3.3.2 WAN Selection Type: PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard specifying how a host personal computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) to achieve access to high-speed data networks. For the service provider, PPPoE offers an access and authentication method that works with existing access control systems (for instance, RADIUS). One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let end users 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 specific users. Operationally, PPPoE saves significant effort for both the subscriber and the ISP/carrier, as it requires no specific configuration of the broadband modem at the subscriber's site. By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG6817 (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG6817 does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LAN's computers will have Internet access. NBG6817 User’s Guide 21 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 11 WAN Selection Type: PPPoE The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 WAN Selection Type: PPPoE LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Selection Select the PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) option for a dial-up connection. PPPoE Username Type the user name given to you by your ISP. PPPoE Password Type the password associated with the user name above. Static IP (Optional) Enter the WAN IP address assigned by your ISP. Note: If you get an error message, make sure you have entered the correct information provided by your ISP. 3.3.3 WAN Selection Type: Static Choose St a t ic as the W AN Se le ct ion Type when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. Click Next. NBG6817 User’s Guide 22 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 12 WAN Selection Type: Static The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 WAN Selection Type: Static LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Selection Select the St a t ic option when the WAN port is using a fixed IP address. IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the IP subnet mask in this field. Gateway IP Address (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in this field. DNS Server Enter the DNS server IP address in this field. Note: If you get an error screen, make sure your Internet connection is working and select the right WAN Selection Type. Contact your ISP if you are not sure of your Internet Connection type. 3.4 Wireless Network Configure the wireless network settings on your NBG6817 in the second part. The default wireless security setting is WPA2-PSK. NBG6817 User’s Guide 23 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 13 Wireless Network The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Wireless Network LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Name (SSID) Enter a descriptive name for the wireless LAN. Note: The setting here applies to 2.4 GHz wireless radios. If you change this field on the NBG6817, make sure all wireless stations use the same SSID in order to access the network. Wireless Password (WPA2) Type from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters. You can set up the most secure wireless connection by configuring WPA in the wireless LAN screens. Edit 5 GHz wireless network Select this check box to configure different SSID and wireless security settings for the NBG6817’s 5 GHz wireless network. 5GHz Wireless Name (SSID) Enter a descriptive name for the wireless LAN. 5GHz Wireless Password (WPA2) Type from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters. You can set up the most secure wireless connection by configuring WPA in the wireless LAN screens. If you do not select this option, the NBG6817 uses the same SSID and Wi-Fi key (you configured above) for the 5 GHZ wireless network. If you change this field on the NBG6817, make sure all wireless stations use the same SSID in order to access the network. Click the Apply button in the third part to save your settings. NBG6817 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 14 Apply your Wi-Fi settings Congratulations! Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, to visit your favorite website. Note: If you cannot access the Internet when your computer is connected to one of the NBG6817’s LAN ports, check your connections. Then turn the NBG6817 off, wait for a few seconds then turn it back on. If that does not work, log in to the web configurator again and check you have typed all information correctly. See the User’s Guide for more suggestions. Figure 15 Congratulations You can click the M y ZyXEL Cloud Se r vice button to go to https://mycloud.zyxel.com, where you can create an account and register your NBG6817. At the time of writing, you can have free DDNS NBG6817 User’s Guide 25 Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard service to get a domain name mapped to the NBG6817’s dynamic IP address. With DDNS, you can use the domain name to remotely access the NBG6817’s Web Configurator through the Internet. You have successfully set up your NBG6817 to operate on your network and access the Internet. NBG6817 User’s Guide 26 C HAPT ER NBG6817 Modes 4.1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes available on your NBG6817. First, the term “mode” refers to two things in this User’s Guide. • W e b Configu r a t or m ode . This refers to the Web Configurator interface you want to use for editing NBG6817 features. • D e vice m ode . This is the operating mode of your NBG6817, or simply how the NBG6817 is being used in the network. 4.1.1 Web Configurator Modes This refers to the configuration interface of the Web Configurator, which has two modes: • Ea sy: The Web Configurator shows this mode by default. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 28 for more information on the screens in this mode. This interface may be sufficient for users who just want to use the device. • Ex pe r t : Advanced users can change to this mode to customize all the functions of the NBG6817. Click > Ex pe r t M ode after logging into the Web Configurator. The User’s Guide Chapter 9 on page 60 through Chapter 15 on page 161 discusses the screens in this mode. 4.1.2 Device Modes This refers to the operating mode of the NBG6817, which can act as a: • Rout e r : This is the default device mode of the NBG6817. Use this mode to connect the local network to another network, like the Internet. Go to Section 6.2 on page 36 to view the St a t us screen in this mode. • Acce ss Point : Use this mode if you want to extend your network by allowing network devices to connect to the NBG6817 wirelessly. Go to Section 7.4 on page 44 to view the St a t us screen in this mode. For more information on these modes and to change the mode of your NBG6817, refer to Chapter 15 on page 161. The menu for changing device modes is available in Ex pe r t M ode only. Note: Choose your device mode carefully to avoid having to change it later. When changing to another mode, the IP address of the NBG6817 changes. The running applications and services of the network devices connected to the NBG6817 can be interrupted. NBG6817 User’s Guide 27 C HAPT ER Easy Mode 5.1 Overview The Web Configurator is set to Ea sy M ode by default. You can configure several key features of the NBG6817 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 16 Easy Mode N a viga t ion Pa n e l N e t w or k M a p Cont r ol Pa ne l Go t o St a t u s Scr e e n ( Ex pe r t M ode ) 5.2 What You Can Do You can do the following in this mode: • Use this N a viga t ion Pa n e l to open the eaZy123 wizard or log out the NBG6817 (Section 5.4 on page 29). NBG6817 User’s Guide 28 Chapter 5 Easy Mode • Use the N e t w or k M a p screen to check if your NBG6817 is connected to the Internet (Section 5.5 on page 30). • Use the Cont r ol Pa n e l to configure and enable NBG6817 features, including guest Wi-Fi, wireless security, parental control and so on (Section 5.6 on page 31). 5.3 What You Need to Know Between the different device modes, the Con t r ol Pa n e l (Section 5.6 on page 31) changes depending on which features are applicable to the mode: • Rout e r M ode : All Con t r ol Pa n e l features are available. • Acce ss Point M ode : Pa r e n t a l Con t r ol and N ot ifica t ion are not available. 5.4 Navigation Panel Use this navigation panel to opt out of the Ea sy mode. Figure 17 Easy Mode: Navigation Panel The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Easy Mode: Navigation Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Click this icon to open a screen where you can click Ch e ck h e r e to redirect your screen to the firmware upgrade page. Firmware Notification This icon only displays when new firmware is released. Wizard Click this icon to open the eaZy123 wizard for the NBG6817. Logout Click this to end the Web Configurator session. Figure 18 Easy Mode: Navigation Panel: Firmware Notification NBG6817 User’s Guide 29 Chapter 5 Easy Mode 5.5 Network Map When you log into the Web Configurator, the Network Map is shown as follows. Figure 19 Easy Mode: Network Map This screen displays whether the NBG6817 connects to the Internet. It also shows the devices connected to the NBG6817, including those connecting wirelessly. Click the Re fr e sh button to refresh the network map. The following table describes the icons in this screen. Table 8 Easy Mode: Network Map ITEM DESCRIPTION This icon shows the NBG6817’s connection status. This icon is grayed out if the user is unable to access the Internet. Click this button to refresh the NBG6817’s connection status and the network map. Info Click this to view the device’s information that is currently connected to the NBG6817. Block Click this to block the device from accessing the Internet through the NBG6817. Rename / Icon Click this to rename the device or change the device’s icon. NBG6817 User’s Guide 30 Chapter 5 Easy Mode Figure 20 Easy Mode: Network Map: Info Figure 21 Easy Mode: Network Map: Rename / Icon Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 5.6 Control Panel The features configurable in Ea sy M ode are shown in the Con t r ol Pa n e l. Figure 22 Easy Mode: 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 blue light flashes. Additionally, click the feature to open a screen where you can edit its settings. NBG6817 User’s Guide 31 Chapter 5 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Easy Mode: Control Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Wi-Fi Click this to configure wireless radio, SSID, security mode and wireless password for the NBG6817's default Wi-Fi network. Refer to Section 5.6.1 on page 32 to see this screen. Guest Wi-Fi Click this to configure wireless and wireless security settings for the guest Wi-Fi network. Parental Control Switch ON to enable parental control, and click this to view the parental control rules. Otherwise, switch OFF. Refer to Section 5.6.3 on page 34 to see this screen. Notification Switch ON to have the NBG6817 send e-mail notifications when the user(s) is connected to the NBG6817 for Internet access during the specified time periods. Otherwise, switch OFF. Refer to Section 5.6.4 on page 35 to see this screen. LED Switch ON to have the NBG6817's LEDs (lights) stay lit/blinking. Otherwise, switch OFF. 5.6.1 Wi-Fi Use this screen to configure security for the NBG6817's default wireless LAN. You can enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode in the following screen. See Chapter 14 on page 143 for how to configure wireless network. Note: You can enable the wireless function of your NBG6817 by first turning on the W I FI switch in the rear panel. Figure 23 Easy Mode: Wi-Fi NBG6817 User’s Guide 32 Chapter 5 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Easy Mode: Wi-Fi LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Choose whether you want to apply the wireless security to 2 .4 G H z, 5 G H z or Bot h wireless radios. 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. Security Mode Select W PA2 - PSK to enable data encryption. Or Select N o Se cu r it y to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. Password This field appears when you choose wither W PA2 - PSK as the security mode. Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters. Verify Password Type the password again to confirm. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. 5.6.2 Guest Wi-Fi This screen allows you to configure guest wireless network settings on the NBG6817. Users connected to the guest wireless network can access the Internet via the NBG6817, but not other networks connected to the NBG6817. See Chapter 11 on page 94 for how to enable and set up the guest wireless network. Figure 24 Easy Mode: Guest Wi-Fi NBG6817 User’s Guide 33 Chapter 5 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Easy Mode: Guest Wi-Fi LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Choose whether you want to apply the wireless settings to the 2 .4 G H z or 5 G H z wireless radio. Network 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 guest wireless network. Security Mode Select W PA2 - PSK to enable data encryption. Or select N o Se cu r it y to allow wireless clients to communicate with the NBG6817 without any data encryption. Password This field appears when you choose W PA2 - PSK as the security mode. Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters. Verify Password Type the password again to confirm. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. 5.6.3 Parental Control Use this screen to view the parental control rules configured on the NBG6817. See Section 13.2 on page 121 for how to enable and configure parental control rules. Figure 25 Easy Mode: Parental Control The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12 Easy Mode: Parental Control LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This indicates whether the rule is active or not. A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not active. User Name This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies. Schedule This shows whether the user is allowed to access the Internet (Allow ) or not (Block ). Bonus If the user is currently not permitted to access the Internet, you can click the Bonus to allow access for a specified period of time. A screen then displays allowing you to set how long (in minutes) the user is allowed to access the Internet. Remaining time This field displays the amount of Internet access time that remains for each user before the NBG6817 blocks the user from accessing the Internet. This button is grayed out if the user is now able to access the Internet. N on e means there is no extra Internet access time. NBG6817 User’s Guide 34 Chapter 5 Easy Mode 5.6.4 Notification Use this screen to view the e-mail notification rules configured on the NBG6817. See Section 13.2.2 on page 125 for how to configure e-mail notification rules and e-mail settings. Figure 26 Easy Mode: Notification The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 13 Easy Mode: Notification LABEL DESCRIPTION Notification Status This indicates whether the rule is active or not. A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not active. User Name This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies. Notification This shows the e-mail address to which the notification is sent. 5.6.5 LED Switch ON to turn on the LEDs (lights) on the NBG6817. Otherwise, switch OFF. NBG6817 User’s Guide 35 C HAPT ER Router Mode 6.1 Overview The NBG6817 is set to router mode by default. Routers are used to connect the local network to another network (for example, the Internet). In the figure below, the NBG6817 connects the local network (LAN 1 ~ LAN 4 ) to the Internet. Figure 27 NBG6817 Network Modem Note: After clicking Login , the Ea sy M ode appears. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 28 for the Ea sy M ode screens. Change to Ex pe r t M ode to see the screens described in the sections following this. 6.2 Router Mode Status Screen Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t us > Syst e m St a t us to open the status screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 36 Chapter 6 Router Mode Figure 28 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the St a t u s screen. Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Item This column shows the type of data the NBG6817 is recording. Data This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG6817. Host Name This is the Syst e m N a m e you enter in the M a in t e n a n ce > Ge n e r a l screen. It is for identification purposes. Model Number This is the model name of your device. Firmware Version This is the firmware version. Sys OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.2 on page 27) to which the NBG6817 is set - Rou t e r M ode . WAN Information MAC Address This shows the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. 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. IPv6 Address This shows the IPv6 address of the NBG6817 on the WAN. LAN Information NBG6817 User’s Guide 37 Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. 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 - Se r ve r or D isa ble . IPv6 Address This shows the IPv6 address of the NBG6817 on the LAN. WLAN 2.4G Information WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.2 on page 27) to which the NBG6817’s wireless LAN is set - Acce ss Poin t M ode . MAC Address This shows the 2.4GHz wireless adapter MAC Address of your device. SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG6817 in the 2.4GHz wireless LAN. Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually. Security This shows the level of wireless security the NBG6817 is using. WLAN 5G Information WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.2 on page 27) to which the NBG6817’s wireless LAN is set - Acce ss Poin t M ode . MAC Address This shows the 5GHz wireless adapter MAC Address of your device. SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG6817 in the 5GHz wireless LAN. Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually. Security Firewall This shows the level of wireless security the NBG6817 is using. This shows whether the firewall is enabled or not. System Status System Up Time This is the total time the NBG6817 has been on. Current Date/Time This field displays your NBG6817’s present date and time. System Resource - CPU Usage This displays what percentage of the NBG6817’s processing ability is currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG6817 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.) - Memory Usage This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG6817 is using. Interface Status Interface This displays the NBG6817 port types. The port types are: W AN , LAN and W LAN . Status For the LAN and WAN ports, this field displays D ow n (line is down) or Up (line is up or connected). For the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays Up when the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN is enabled or D ow n when the 2.4G/5G WLAN is disabled. Rate For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or is left blank 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 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the 2.4GHz/ 5GHz WLAN is enabled and N / A when the WLAN is disabled. NBG6817 User’s Guide 38 Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6817 can act as a print server and allows you to share a USB printer on your LAN. This displays the name of the printer connected to the NBG6817's USB port. Note: You need to manually install the printer driver in your computer and add the printer to your printer list. 6.2.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure NBG6817 features. Figure 29 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode LINK TAB FUNCTION St a t u s System Status This screen shows the NBG6817’s general device, system and interface status information. Use this screen to access the wizard, and summary statistics tables. Live Network Monitor This screen shows transmission data rates between the NBG6817 and the Internet or connected devices. Usage Monitor This screen shows transmission data and bandwidth usage between the NBG6817 and the Internet or connected devices. Common Usage This screen shows the top five traffic flows transmitting from/to the selected LAN device(s). Download Traffic Statistics This screen shows the type and percentage of most download traffic. Client Tables Use this screen to view online clients information. W AN Internet Connection This screen allows you to configure ISP parameters, WAN IP address assignment, DNS servers and the WAN MAC address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 39 Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION NAT General Use this screen to enable NAT. Use this screen to configure servers behind the NBG6817 and forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network. Port Trigger Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s port triggering settings. Passthrough Use this screen to enable ALGs (Application Layer Gateway) and VPN passthrough settings. Dynamic DNS Use this screen to set up dynamic DNS. W ir e le ss Wireless Use this screen to enable the wireless LAN and configure wireless LAN and wireless security settings. Guest Wireless Use this screen to configure multiple BSSs on the NBG6817. MAC Filter Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG6817 to block access to devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG6817. Advanced This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings. WPS Use this screen to configure WPS. Scheduling Use this screen to schedule the times the Wireless LAN is enabled. LAN LAN IP Use this screen to configure LAN IP address and subnet mask. Use this screen to configure the IPv6 address for the NBG6817 on the LAN. Use this screen to enable the NBG6817’s DHCP server. Static DHCP This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses. IPv6 LAN Use this screen to configure the IPv6 address for your NBG6817 on the LAN. Applica t ion s Parental Control Bandwidth Management General Use this screen to enable parental control, set parental controls rules/ schedules and block web sites containing certain keywords in the URL. Notification Use this screen to send e-mail notifications, configure e-mail notification rules and e-mail settings. Bandwidth Use this screen to enable StreamBoost. Use this screen to configure the maximum allowable bandwidth and enable automatic update. Priorities Use this screen to change the priority of the connected devices. USB Media Sharing Use this screen to have the NBG6817 function as a DLNA-compliant media server, that lets DLNA-compliant media clients play video, audio, and photo content files stored on the connected USB storage device. UPnP Use this screen to enable UPnP on the NBG6817. File Sharing One Connect SAMBA Use this screen to enable file sharing through the NBG6817. FTP Use this screen to have the NBG6817 act as a FTP server. Use this screen to enable or disable Wi-Fi auto-configuration. Se cu r it y IPv4 Firewall Use this screen to configure IPv4 firewall rules. IPv6 Firewall Use this screen to configure IPv6 firewall rules. M a in t e na n ce NBG6817 User’s Guide 40 Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION General Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system and domain names. Password Use this screen to change the password of your NBG6817. Time Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s time and date. Firmware Upgrade Use this screen to upload firmware to your NBG6817. Backup/Restore Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory defaults to your NBG6817. Restart This screen allows you to reboot the NBG6817 without turning the power off. Language This screen allows you to select the language you prefer. Remote Management Remote Access Use this screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) users can use Telnet and HTTP/HTTPS to manage the NBG6817. Wake On LAN Use this screen to enable Wake on LAN to remotely turn on a device on the local network. Log Use this screen to view the list of activities recorded by your NBG6817. Operation Mode This screen allows you to select whether your device acts as a router, or an access point. NBG6817 User’s Guide 41 C HAPT ER Access Point Mode 7.1 Overview Use your NBG6817 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this mode your NBG6817 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example. Figure 30 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode Many screens that are available in Rou t e r M ode are not available in Acce ss Point M ode , such as bandwidth management and firewall. 7.2 What You Can Do • Use the St a t u s screen to view read-only information about your NBG6817 (Section 7.4 on page 44). • Use the LAN screen to set the IP address for your NBG6817 acting as an access point (Section 7.5 on page 46). 7.3 What You Need to Know See Chapter 8 on page 49 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the NBG6817 as an access point. NBG6817 User’s Guide 42 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode 7.3.1 Setting your NBG6817 to AP Mode Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how to do this. To use your NBG6817 as an access point, go to Ex pe r t M ode > M a int e na nce > Ope r a t ion M ode and select Acce ss Poin t M ode . Figure 31 Changing to Access Point mode Note: You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes. As soon as you do, your NBG6817 is already in Access Point mode. When you select Acce ss Point M ode , the following pop-up message window appears. Figure 32 Pop up for Access Point mode Click OK. Then click Apply. The Web Configurator refreshes once the change to Access Point mode is successful. 7.3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator in Access Point Mode Log in to the Web Configurator in Access Point mode, do the following: Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG6817. The default IP address of the NBG6817 is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254”. Click St a r t > Run on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address is not in the correct range then see Appendix B on page 176 for information on changing your computer’s IP address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 43 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type “192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser. Note: After clicking Login, the Ea sy M ode appears. Refer to Section on page 28 for the Ea sy M ode screens. Change to Ex pe r t M ode to see the screens described in the sections following this. 7.3.3 Configuring your WLAN and Maintenance Settings The configuration of wireless and maintenance settings in Acce ss Poin t M ode is the same as for Rout e r M ode . • See Chapter 11 on page 94 for information on the configuring your wireless network. • See Chapter 15 on page 149 for information on configuring your maintenance settings. 7.4 AP Mode Status Screen Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t us to open the St a t us screen. Figure 33 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode NBG6817 User’s Guide 44 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the St a t u s screen. Table 16 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Host Name This is the Syst e m N a m e you enter in the M a in t e n a n ce > Ge n e r a l screen. It is for identification purposes. Model Number This is the model name of your device. Firmware Version This is the firmware version. Sys OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.2 on page 27) to which the NBG6817 is set - AP M ode . LAN Information MAC Address This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. 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 - Clie nt or N one . IPv6 Address This shows the IPv6 address of the NBG6817 on the LAN. WLAN 2.4G Information WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.2 on page 27) to which the NBG6817’s wireless LAN is set - Acce ss Poin t M ode . MAC Address This shows the 2.4GHz wireless adapter MAC Address of your device. SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG6817 in the 2.4GHz wireless LAN. Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually. Security This shows the level of wireless security the NBG6817 is using. WLAN 5G Information WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.2 on page 27) to which the NBG6817’s wireless LAN is set - Acce ss Poin t M ode . MAC Address This shows the 5GHz wireless adapter MAC Address of your device. SSID This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG6817 in the 5GHz wireless LAN. Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually. Security This shows the level of wireless security the NBG6817 is using. System Status Item This column shows the type of data the NBG6817 is recording. Data This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG6817. System Up Time This is the total time the NBG6817 has been on. Current Date/Time This field displays your NBG6817’s present date and time. System Resource - CPU Usage This displays what percentage of the NBG6817’s processing ability is currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the NBG6817 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. - Memory Usage This shows what percentage of the heap memory the NBG6817 is using. Interface Status Interface This displays the NBG6817 port types. The port types are: LAN and W LAN . Status For the LAN ports, this field displays D ow n (line is down) or Up (line is up or connected). For the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays Up when the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN is enabled or D ow n when the 2.4G/5G WLAN is disabled. NBG6817 User’s Guide 45 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode Table 16 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Rate For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or is left blank when the line is disconnected. For the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the 2.4GHz/ 5GHz WLAN is enabled and N / A when the WLAN is disabled. Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6817 can act as a print server and allows you to share a USB printer on your LAN. This displays the name of the printer connected to the NBG6817's USB port. Note: You need to manually install the printer driver in your computer and add the printer to your printer list. 7.4.1 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure NBG6817 features in Acce ss Poin t M ode . Figure 34 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Access Point Mode Refer to Table 15 on page 39 for descriptions of the labels shown in the navigation panel. 7.5 LAN Screen Use this section to configure your LAN settings while in Acce ss Poin t M ode . Click Ex pe r t M ode > LAN to see the screen below. Note: If you change the IP address of the NBG6817 in the screen below, you will need to log into the NBG6817 again using the new IP address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode Figure 35 LAN > LAN IP The table below describes the labels in the screen. Table 17 LAN > LAN IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Obtain an IP Address Automatically When you enable this, the NBG6817 gets its IP address from the network’s DHCP server (for example, your ISP). Users connected to the NBG6817 can now access the network (i.e., the Internet if the IP address is given by the ISP). The Web Configurator may no longer be accessible unless you know the IP address assigned by the DHCP server to the NBG6817. You need to reset the NBG6817 to be able to access the Web Configurator again (see Section 15.7 on page 154 for details on how to reset the NBG6817). Also when you select this, you cannot enter an IP address for your NBG6817 in the field below. Static IP Address Click this if you want to specify the IP address of your NBG6817. Or if your ISP or network administrator gave you a static IP address to access the network or the Internet. IP Address Type the IP address in dotted decimal notation. The default setting is 192.168.1.2. If you change the IP address you will have to log in again with the new IP address. Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your NBG6817 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 NBG6817. Default Gateway Enter a gateway IP address (if your ISP or network administrator gave you one) in this field. DNS Server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obt a in e d Fr om I SP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG6817's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (readonly) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Select Use r - D e fin e d 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 Use r - D e fin e d, but leave the IP address set to 0.0.0.0, Use r - D e fin e d changes to N on e after you click Apply. If you set a second choice to Use r - D e fin e d, and enter the same IP address, the second Use r - D e fin e d changes to N on e after you click Apply. Select N on e 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 47 Chapter 7 Access Point Mode Table 17 LAN > LAN IP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 48 C HAPT ER Tutorials 8.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for setting up your NBG6817. • Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS • Connect to NBG6817 Wireless Network without WPS • Using Guest SSIDs on the NBG6817 8.2 Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS. This example uses the NBG6817 as the AP and NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to a notebook. Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter ). There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection via the web configurator or utility. This tutorial shows you how to do both. • Push Bu t t on Configu r a t ion ( PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. See Section 8.2.1 on page 49. This is the easier method. • PI N Con figu r a t ion - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the NBG6817’s interface. See Section 8.2.2 on page 50. This is the more secure method, since one device can authenticate the other. 8.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) Make sure that your NBG6817 is turned on. Make sure the W I FI button (at the back panel of the NBG6817) is pushed in, and that the device is placed within range of your notebook. 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 (St a r t or W PS button) Log into NBG6817’s Web Configurator and press the Pu sh Bu t t on in the Ex pe r t > W ir e le ss > W PS screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 49 Chapter 8 Tutorials Note: Your NBG6817 has a WPS button located on its rear 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 NBG6817 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 NBG6817 securely. The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and security by pressing a button on both NBG6817 and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example). Figure 36 Example WPS Process: PBC Method Access Point Wireless Client START WITHIN 2 MINUTES WPS SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION 8.2.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both NBG6817’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 PI N field in the Ex pe r t > W ir e le ss > W PS screen on the NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 8 Tutorials Click St a r t buttons (or button next to the PIN field) on both the wireless client utility screen and the NBG6817’s W PS screen within two minutes. The NBG6817 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 NBG6817 securely. The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on NBG6817 and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method. Figure 37 Example WPS Process: PIN Method Wireless Client Access Point WITHIN 2 MINUTES 8.3 Connect to NBG6817 Wireless Network without WPS This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your NBG6817 and connect your computer to the NBG6817 wireless network. Ba n d 2.4GHz SSI D SSID_Example3 Ch a n n e l Se cu r it y WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key: ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey) Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 51 Chapter 8 Tutorials 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 2.2 on page 15). Make sure the W I FI switch (at the back panel of the NBG6817) is set to ON . Open the Ex pe r t > W ir e le ss > W ir e le ss screen in the AP’s Web Configurator. Confirm that the wireless LAN is enabled on the NBG6817. Select to configure the wireless settings for the 2.4GHz wireless radio. Enter SSI D _ Ex a m ple 3 as the SSID and select Cha nne l- 0 6 as the channel. Set security mode to W PA2 - PSK and enter Thisism yW PA- PSKpr e - sh a r e dk e y in the Pr e - Sha r e d Ke y field. Click Apply. Click Ex pe r t > St a t u s to open the St a t u s screen. Verify your wireless and wireless security settings under D e vice I nfor m a t ion and check if the WLAN connection is up under I n t e r fa ce St a t us. NBG6817 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 8 Tutorials 8.3.1 Configure Your Notebook Note: In this example, we use the ZyXEL NWD6505 wireless adapter as the wireless client and use the Windows built-in utility (Windows Zero Configuration (WZC)) to connect to the wireless netwok. The NBG6817 supports IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11ac wireless clients. Make sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adapter supports one of these standards. 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 driver and attached the NWD6505 to your computer’s USB port, rightclick the W ir e le ss N e t w or k Conn e ct ion icon in your computer’s system tray, select and click Vie w Ava ila ble W ir e le ss N e t w or k s. The W ir e le ss N e t w or k Conne ct ion screen displays. Click Re fr e sh n e t w or k list to view the available wireless APs within range. NBG6817 User’s Guide 53 Chapter 8 Tutorials Select SSI D _ Ex a m ple 3 and click Conn e ct . Type the security key in the following screen. Click Conn e ct . NBG6817 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 8 Tutorials Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below. If the wireless client keeps trying to connect to or acquiring an IP address from the NBG6817, make sure you entered the correct security key. If the connection has limited or no connectivity, make sure the DHCP server is enabled on the NBG6817. 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. 8.4 Using Guest SSIDs on the NBG6817 You can configure more than one guest SSID on a NBG6817. See Section 11.4 on page 105. This allows you to configure multiple independent wireless networks on the NBG6817 as if there were multiple APs (virtual APs). Each guest SSID has its own wireless security type. That is, each SSID on the NBG6817 represents a different access point/wireless network to wireless clients in the network. Clients can associate only with the SSIDs for which they have the correct security settings. Clients using different SSIDs can access the Internet and the wired network behind the NBG6817 (such as a printer). NBG6817 User’s Guide 55 Chapter 8 Tutorials For example, you may set up three wireless networks (A, B and C) in your office. A is for workers, B is for guests and C is specific to a VoIP device in the meeting room. SSI D _ W or k e r SSI D _ VoI P SSI D _ Gue st 8.4.1 Configuring Security Settings of Guest SSIDs The NBG6817 is in router mode by default. This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your NBG6817 (in router mode). SSID SECURITY TYPE KEY SSID_Worker WPA2-PSK DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork WPA Compatible SSID_VoIP WPA-PSK VoIPOnly12345678 SSID_Guest WPA-PSK keyexample123 Connect your computer to the LAN port of the NBG6817 using an Ethernet cable. The default IP address of the NBG6817 in router mode is “192.168.1.1”. In this case, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.2” and “192.168.1.254”. Click St a r t > Run on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to show your computer’s IP address. If your computer’s IP address is not in the correct range then see Appendix B on page 176 for information on changing your computer’s IP address. After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type “http://192.168.1.1” as the web address in your web browser. Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click Login . Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply. Otherwise, click I gn or e . NBG6817 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 8 Tutorials The Ea sy M ode appears. Go to Ex pe r t > W ir e le ss > Gue st W ir e le ss. Click the Edit icon of the first entry to configure wireless and security settings for SSI D _ W or k e r. Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable I nt r a - BSS Tr a ffic for SSI D _ W or k e r to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Click Apply. 10 Click the Edit icon of the second entry to configure wireless and security settings for SSI D _ VoI P. 11 Configure the screen as follows. You do not enable I nt r a - BSS Tr a ffic for SSI D _ VoI P. Click Apply. NBG6817 User’s Guide 57 Chapter 8 Tutorials 12 Click the Edit icon of the third entry to configure wireless and security settings for SSI D _ Gue st . 13 Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable I nt r a - BSS Tr a ffic for SSI D _ Gu e st to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Select Ena ble Gu e st W LAN to allow clients to access the Internet only. Click Apply. NBG6817 User’s Guide 58 P ART II Technical Reference 59 C HAPT ER Status 9.1 Overview This chapter discusses read-only information related to the device state of the NBG6817. 9.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the Live N e t w or k M onit or screen to view transmission data rates between the NBG6817 and the Internet or connected devices (Section 9.2 on page 60). • Use the Usa ge M on it or screen to view transmission data and bandwidth usage between the NBG6817 and applications or connected devices (Section 9.3 on page 63). • Use the Com m on Usa ge screen to view the top five traffic flows transmitting from/to the selected LAN device(s) (Section Figure 48 on page 69). • Use the D ow nloa d Tr a ffic St a t ist ics screen to view the type and percentage of most download traffic (Section 9.5 on page 70). • Use the Clie nt Ta ble s screen to view the online clients information (Section 9.6 on page 71). 9.2 Live Network Monitor Screen Use this screen to view the current upstream and downstream transmission speeds between the NBG6817 and the Internet and/or between the NBG6817 and the connected device(s) (represented by icons indicating the kind of network device), including those connecting wirelessly. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > Live N e t w or k M onit or. The following screen displays. You can move your mouse over a device icon to view information about the device, such as the name, IP address, MAC address, device type and connection type. NBG6817 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 9 Status Figure 38 Expert Mode > Status > Live Network Monitor Click a device icon to go to a screen that displays the upstream/downstream bandwidth as a line graph. If you click the NBG6817’s icon, it also shows the transmission rate between the NBG6817 and each connected device. If you click a connected device’s icon, you can see the current transmission rate for a traffic type. The green ball indicates the traffic flow is given enough bandwidth. NBG6817 User’s Guide 61 Chapter 9 Status Figure 39 Expert Mode > Status > Live Network Monitor: Traffic Statistics (NBG6817) NBG6817 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 9 Status Figure 40 Expert Mode > Status > Live Network Monitor: Traffic Statistics (Connected Device) 9.3 Usage Monitor Screens • Use the I nt e r ne t D a t a Usa ge M onit or screen to view the current amount of bandwidth being transmitted from/to the connected devices or applications (Section 9.3.1 on page 63). • Use the Ba ndw idt h H ist or y screen to view the upload/download peak being transmitted from/ to the connected devices or applications (Section 9.3.2 on page 64). • Use the Tim e Tr a ck e r screen to view the time period over which the traffic flow occurred from connected devices (Section 9.3.3 on page 66). • Use the D a t a Usa ge Ale r t screen to view the amount of bandwidth and configure your data plan (Section 9.3.4 on page 66). 9.3.1 Internet Data Usage Monitor Use this screen to view the current amount of bandwidth being transmitted from/to the connected LAN device(s) or applications. Select the device(s) or applications radio button to view the amount of uplink and downlink traffic by device(s) or applications. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > Usa ge M onit or > I nt e r ne t D a t a Usa ge M onit or. The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 63 Chapter 9 Status Figure 41 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Internet Data Usage Monitor: Device Figure 42 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Internet Data Usage Monitor: Applications 9.3.2 Bandwidth History Use this screen to view the peak upload (green) and download (blue) bandwidth in the past day, week, month, or quarter. Bandwidth history can be displayed by selecting the connected LAN device(s) or applications radio button. Select the time period and device(s) (or applications) from the drop-down list box to view the corresponding upload/download bandwidth. You can put your mouse in the gray bar and drag it to view the peak upload and download bandwidth. You can also put your cursor in the graph to view graph details. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > Usa ge M onit or > Ba n dw idt h H ist or y. The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 64 Chapter 9 Status Figure 43 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Bandwidth History: Device Figure 44 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Bandwidth History: Applications NBG6817 User’s Guide 65 Chapter 9 Status 9.3.3 Time Tracker Use this screen to view the time period over which the traffic flow occurred and the amount of uplink and downlink traffic generated in the past day, week, month, or quarter. Select the connected LAN device(s) from the drop-down list box and specify the time period to view the upload/download bandwidth. You can click the calendar icon ( ) to choose the specified date. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > Usa ge M onit or > Tim e Tr a ck e r. The following screen displays. Figure 45 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Time Tracker 9.3.4 Data Usage Alert View data usage, data history and configure a data plan from this screen. Data Usage Alert Use this screen to view the upload (green) and download (blue) bandwidth in the past day, week, month, or quarter. Data usage can be displayed by selecting the connected LAN device(s) or applications radio button. Select the time period and device(s) (or applications) from the dropdown list box to view the corresponding upload/download bandwidth. You can put your mouse in the gray bar and drag it to view the upload and download bandwidth. You can also put your cursor in the graph to view graph details. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > Usa ge M onit or > D a t a Usa ge Ale r t . The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 66 Chapter 9 Status Figure 46 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Data Usage Alert Data History Click D a t a Usa ge to view the remaining data usage allowed and remaining days to access the Internet. Use the D a t a H ist or y screen to view the upload (green) and download (blue) bandwidth in the past day, week, month, or quarter. Data history can be displayed by selecting the connected LAN device(s) or applications radio button. Select the time period and device(s) (or applications) from the drop-down list box to view the corresponding upload/download bandwidth. The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 67 Chapter 9 Status Figure 47 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Data Usage Alert > Data Usage Data Plan Click the data plan icon ( ) to specify a data limit per month and the date data amounts used are reset. D a t a Usa ge displays the amount of data used from beginning. Ave r a ge Use d displays the average amount of data used from the beginning date to the current date, and Ex pe ct e d Use d displays the expected amount data that will be used this month based on the Ave r a ge Use d. The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 68 Chapter 9 Status Figure 48 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Data Usage Alert > Data Usage > Plan 9.4 Common Usage Screen Use this screen to view the top five traffic flows transmitting from/to the selected LAN device(s) in the past day, week or month. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > Com m on Usa ge to open the Com m on Usa ge screen. The y-axis shows the time period over which the traffic flow occurred. The x-axis shows the type of the traffic flow. NBG6817 User’s Guide 69 Chapter 9 Status Figure 49 Expert Mode > Status > Common Usage 9.5 Download Traffic Statistics Screen Use this screen to view the type and percentage of most download traffic on the NBG6817. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > D ow nloa d Tr a ffic St a t ist ics to open the D ow nloa d Tr a ffic St a t ist ics screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 70 Chapter 9 Status Figure 50 Expert Mode > Status > Download Traffic Statistics 9.6 Client Tables Screen You can configure the NBG6817’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG6817 assigns IP addresses to the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on that network, or else the computer must be manually configured. Use this screen to view the online clients information (including Host Name, IP Address, MAC Address, Interface/Rssi, and Lease time) of all network clients using the NBG6817’s DHCP server. Click Ex pe r t M ode > St a t u s > Clie nt Ta ble s to open the Clie nt Ta ble s screen. Figure 51 Expert Mode > Status > Client Tables NBG6817 User’s Guide 71 Chapter 9 Status The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Expert Mode > Status > DHCP Table LABEL DESCRIPTION Interface Select the interface from the drop-down list box to display current DHCP client information. This is the index number of the host computer. Online 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 H ost N a m e 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. Interface/Rssi This field displays the device’s interface type or received signal strength indicator (RSSI) that is currently connected to the NBG6817. Lease time This field displays the amount of time that the IP address is valid. 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 NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 72 C HAPTER 10 WAN 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses the NBG6817’s W AN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG6817 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 52 LAN and WAN 10.2 What You Can Do • Use the I n t e r n e t Con n e ct ion screen to enter your ISP information and set how the computer acquires its IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses (Section 10.4 on page 76). • Use the N AT > Ge n e r a l screen to enable NAT, set a default server and change your NBG6817’s port forwarding settings (Section 10.5.1 on page 88). • Use the N AT > Por t Tr igge r screen to configure your NBG6817’s trigger port settings (Section 10.5.2 on page 90). • Use the N AT > Pa sst hr ough screen to configure your NBG6817’s ALGs and VPN pass-through settings (Section 10.5.3 on page 90). • Use the D yn a m ic D N S screen to change your NBG6817’s DDNS settings (Section 10.6 on page 92). 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 NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 73 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 NBG6817, which makes it accessible from an outside network. It is used by the NBG6817 to communicate with other devices in other networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the NBG6817 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 NBG6817 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 NBG6817’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 Fa ct or y D e fa ult to select the factory assigned default MAC Address. Otherwise, click Clon e t he com pu t e r 's M AC a ddr e ss - I P Addr e ss 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 74 Chapter 10 WAN 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 53 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 NBG6817 supports both IGMP version 1 (I GM P- v1 ) and IGMP version 2 (I GM P- v2 ). At start up, the NBG6817 queries all directly connected networks to gather group membership. After that, the NBG6817 periodically updates this information. IP multicasting can be enabled/ disabled on the NBG6817 WAN interface in the Web Configurator (W AN ). Select N one to disable IP multicasting on these interfaces. Auto-IP Change When the NBG6817 gets a WAN IP address or a DNS server IP address which is in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, Auto-IP-Change allows the NBG6817 to change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 automatically. If the NBG6817’s original LAN IP address is 10.0.0.1 and the WAN IP address is in the same subnet, such as 10.0.0.3, the NBG6817 switches to use 192.168.1.1 as its LAN IP address. Figure 54 Auto-IP-Change Example 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .1 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .2 3 1 0 .0 .0 .1 NBG6817 User’s Guide 75 Chapter 10 WAN Auto-IP-Change only works under the following conditions: • The NBG6817 must be in Rout e r M ode (see Section 15.12 on page 160 for more information) for Auto-IP-Change to become active. • The NBG6817 is set to receive a dynamic WAN IP address. 10.4 Internet Connection Screen Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s Internet access settings. Click Ex pe r t M ode > W AN > I nt e r n e t Conn e ct ion . 10.4.1 IPoE Encapsulation This screen displays when you select I PoE encapsulation. NBG6817 User’s Guide 76 Chapter 10 WAN Figure 55 Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation (IPv4 Only) NBG6817 User’s Guide 77 Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 19 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation You must choose the I PoE option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. IPv4 / IPv6 Select I Pv4 On ly if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv4 only. Select D u a l St a ck to allow the NBG6817 to run IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time. Select I Pv6 On ly if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv6 only. IP Address Obtain an IP Address Automatically (DHCP) 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 St a t ic I P Addr e ss. Subnet Mask Enter the Su bn e t M a sk in this field. Default Gateway Enter a gateway IP address (if your ISP gave you one) in this field. MTU Size Enter the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size for each packet. If a larger packet arrives, the NBG6817 divides it into smaller fragments. DNS Server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obt a in e d Fr om I SP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG6817's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Select Use r - D e fin e d if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. Select N on e 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. WAN MAC Address Once the WAN MAC address is successfully configured, the address will be copied to the configuration file. It will not change unless you change the setting or upload a different configuration file. Factory default Select this option to have the WAN interface use the factory assigned default MAC address. By default, the NBG6817 uses the factory assigned MAC address to identify itself. Clone the computer's MAC address - IP Address Select this option to have the WAN interface use a different MAC address by cloning the MAC address of another device or computer. Enter the IP address of the device or computer whose MAC you are cloning. Set WAN MAC Address Select this option to have the WAN interface use a manually specified MAC address. Enter the MAC address in the fields. IPv6 Tunneling Use IPv6 tunneling when the local network uses IPv6 and the ISP has an IPv4 network. When the NBG6817 has an IPv4 WAN address and you set I Pv4 / I Pv6 mode to I Pv4 On ly, you can enable IPv6 tunneling to encapsulate IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets to cross the ISP’s IPv4 network. NBG6817 User’s Guide 78 Chapter 10 WAN Table 19 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Tunneling Select N on e to not allow IPv6 packets to cross IPv4 networks. Select 6 RD to enable 6RD. IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD) is an IPv6 transitioning process for stateless tunneling of IPv6 over IPv4. Enable 6RD to allow tunneling across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. Select 6 t o4 to transmit IPv6 packets over an IPv4 network. A 6to4 relay router is required to route 6to4 packets to a native IPv6 network. Select 6 in 4 if the NBG6817 has a public IPv4 address and you want to transmit your IPv6 packets to one and only one remote site whose LAN network is also an IPv6 network. You must know the WAN IP address of the remote gateway. 6RD The NBG6817 generates a global IPv6 prefix from its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP’s Border Relay router to connect to the native IPv6 Internet. The local network can also use IPv4 services. The NBG6817 uses its configured IPv4 WAN IP to route IPv4 traffic to the IPv4 Internet. This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. Automatically configured by DHCPC Select this to have the NBG6817 detect the relay server’s IP address automatically through DHCP. Manually Configured Select this if you have the IPv4 address of the relay server. Border Relay IPv4 Address Specify the relay server’s IPv4 address. Service Provider IPv6 Prefix Enter an IPv6 prefix for tunneling IPv6 traffic to the ISP’s Border Relay router and connecting to the native IPv6 Internet. Service Provider IPv6 Prefix length Enter the IPv6 prefix length. IPv4 mask length Enter the subnet mask number (1~32) for the IPv4 network. An IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (starting from the left) in the address compose the network address. 6to4 The NBG6817 should get a public IPv4 address for the WAN. The NBG6817 adds an IPv4 IP header to an IPv6 packet when transmitting the packet to the Internet. In reverse, the NBG6817 removes the IPv4 header from an IPv6 packet when receiving it from the Internet. This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. Relay Server IPv4 Address Enter the IPv4 address of a 6to4 relay server which helps forward packets between 6to4 networks and native IPv6 networks. 6in4 The NBG6817 encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets across the Internet. You must know the WAN IP address of the remote gateway device. This mode is normally used for a site-to-site application such as two branch offices. This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. Remote IPv4 Address Enter the IPv4 address of the remote gateway to which this interface tunnels traffic. Remote IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address of the remote gateway to which this interface tunnels traffic. Local IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address assigned by your ISP. IPv6 Prefix Enter the IPv6 prefix for this interface if you want to use a static IP address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 79 Chapter 10 WAN Table 19 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 DNS Server This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field and set I Pv6 Tun n e lin g to 6 RD, 6 in 4 or 6 t o4 . First DNS Server Specify the DNS server IPv6 address assigned by the ISP. Second DNS Server Third DNS Server IPv6 Address This section is NOT available when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. Obtain an IP Address Automatically(DHCP Select this option if you want to obtain an IPv6 address from a DHCPv6 server. Static IP Address Select this option if you have a fixed IPv6 address assigned by your ISP. • • Select D UI D - LL ( D e fa ult ) to have the NBG6817 use DUID-LL (DUID Based on Link-layer Address) for identification when exchanging DHCPv6 messages. Select D UI D - LLT to have the NBG6817 use DUID-LLT (DUID Based on Link-layer Address Plus Time) for identification when exchanging DHCPv6 messages. IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address assigned by your ISP. Prefix length Enter the address prefix length to specify how many most significant bits in an IPv6 address compose the network address. IPv6 Default Gateway Enter the IPv6 address of the next-hop gateway. The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations. Link Local Only Select this option to use the link-local address which uniquely identifies a device on the local network (the LAN). IPv6 DNS Server This is available only when you select D u a l St a ck or I Pv6 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obt a in e d Fr om I SP to have the NBG6817 get the IPv6 DNS server addresses from the ISP automatically. Select Use r - D e fin e d and enter the IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP to have the NBG6817 use the IPv6 DNS server addresses you configure manually. Select N on e if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IPv6 address of a computer in order to access it. Multicast Setup Multicast Setup Select I GM Pv1 / v2 to enable multicasting. This applies to traffic routed from the WAN to the LAN. Select N on e to disable this feature. This may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent to all connected network devices. Auto-Subnet Configuration Enable Auto-IPChange Mode Select this option to have the NBG6817 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6817 gets a dynamic WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address. Select this option to have the NBG6817 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6817 gets a DNS server IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address. The NAT, DHCP server and firewall functions on the NBG6817 are still available in this mode. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG6817 User’s Guide 80 Chapter 10 WAN 10.4.2 PPPoE Encapsulation The NBG6817 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 ove r Et he r ne t 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 NBG6817 (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG6817 does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LANs’ computers will have access. NBG6817 User’s Guide 81 Chapter 10 WAN This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation. Figure 56 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (IPv4 Only) NBG6817 User’s Guide 82 Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 20 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Select PPPoE if you connect to your Internet via dial-up. IPv4 / IPv6 Select I Pv4 On ly if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv4 only. Select D u a l St a ck to allow the NBG6817 to run IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time. Select I Pv6 On ly if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv6 only. 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. MTU Size Enter the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) or the largest packet size per frame that your NBG6817 can receive and process. PPP Auto Connect Select this option if you do not want the connection to time out. IDLE Timeout (second) This value specifies the time in seconds that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from the PPPoE server. PPPoE Service Name Enter the PPPoE service name specified in the ISP account. 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 and enter your WAN IP address if the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. DNS Server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obt a in e d Fr om I SP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG6817's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Select Use r - D e fin e d if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. Select N on e 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. WAN MAC Address The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by using the NBG6817’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address. Factory default Select Fa ct or y de fa u lt to use the factory assigned default MAC Address. Clone the computer’s MAC address - IP Address Select Clon e t h e com pu t e r 's M AC a ddr e ss - I P Addr e ss and enter the IP address of the computer on the LAN whose MAC you are cloning. Set WAN MAC Address Select this option and enter the MAC address you want to use. IPv6 Tunneling Use IPv6 tunneling when the local network uses IPv6 and the ISP has an IPv4 network. When the NBG6817 has an IPv4 WAN address and you set I Pv4 / I Pv6 mode to I Pv4 On ly, you can enable IPv6 tunneling to encapsulate IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets to cross the ISP’s IPv4 network. NBG6817 User’s Guide 83 Chapter 10 WAN Table 20 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Tunneling Select N one to not allow IPv6 packets to cross IPv4 networks. Select 6 RD to enable 6RD. IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD) is an IPv6 transitioning process for stateless tunneling of IPv6 over IPv4. Enable 6RD to allow tunneling across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. Select 6 t o4 to transmit IPv6 packets over an IPv4 network. A 6to4 relay router is required to route 6to4 packets to a native IPv6 network. Select 6 in 4 if the NBG6817 has a public IPv4 address and you want to transmit your IPv6 packets to one and only one remote site whose LAN network is also an IPv6 network. You must know the WAN IP address of the remote gateway. 6RD The NBG6817 generates a global IPv6 prefix from its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP’s Border Relay router to connect to the native IPv6 Internet. The local network can also use IPv4 services. The NBG6817 uses its configured IPv4 WAN IP to route IPv4 traffic to the IPv4 Internet. This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. Automatically configured by DHCPC Select this to have the NBG6817 detect the relay server’s IP address automatically through DHCP. Manually Configured Select this if you have the IPv4 address of the relay server. Border Relay IPv4 Address Specify the relay server’s IPv4 address. Service Provider IPv6 Prefix Enter an IPv6 prefix for tunneling IPv6 traffic to the ISP’s Border Relay router and connecting to the native IPv6 Internet. Service Provider IPv6 Prefix length Enter the IPv6 prefix length. IPv4 mask length Enter the subnet mask number (1~32) for the IPv4 network. An IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (starting from the left) in the address compose the network address. 6to4 The NBG6817 should get a public IPv4 address for the WAN. The NBG6817 adds an IPv4 IP header to an IPv6 packet when transmitting the packet to the Internet. In reverse, the NBG6817 removes the IPv4 header from an IPv6 packet when receiving it from the Internet. This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. Relay Server IPv4 Address Enter the IPv4 address of a 6to4 relay server which helps forward packets between 6to4 networks and native IPv6 networks. 6in4 The NBG6817 encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets across the Internet. You must know the WAN IP address of the remote gateway device. This mode is normally used for a site-to-site application such as two branch offices. This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. Remote IPv4 Address Enter the IPv4 address of the remote gateway to which this interface tunnels traffic. Remote IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address of the remote gateway to which this interface tunnels traffic. Local IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address assigned by your ISP. IPv6 Prefix Enter the IPv6 prefix for this interface if you want to use a static IP address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 84 Chapter 10 WAN Table 20 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 DNS Server This is available only when you select I Pv4 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field and set I Pv6 Tun n e lin g to 6 RD, 6 in 4 or 6 t o4 . First DNS Server Specify the DNS server IPv6 address assigned by the ISP. Second DNS Server Third DNS Server IPv6 DNS Server This is available only when you select D u a l St a ck or I Pv6 On ly in the I Pv4 / I Pv6 field. First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obt a in e d Fr om I SP to have the NBG6817 get the IPv6 DNS server addresses from the ISP automatically. Select Use r - D e fin e d and enter the IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP to have the NBG6817 use the IPv6 DNS server addresses you configure manually. Select N on e if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure a DNS server, you must know the IPv6 address of a computer in order to access it. Multicast Setup Multicast Setup Select I GM Pv1 / v2 to enable multicasting. This applies to traffic routed from the WAN to the LAN. Select N one to disable this feature. This may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent to all connected network devices. Auto-Subnet Configuration Enable Auto-IPChange Mode Select this option to have the NBG6817 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6817 gets a dynamic WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address. Select this option to have the NBG6817 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6817 gets a DNS server IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address. The NAT, DHCP server and firewall functions on the NBG6817 are still available in this mode. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca nce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 10.4.3 PPTP Encapsulation This screen displays when you select PPTP encapsulation. NBG6817 User’s Guide 85 Chapter 10 WAN Figure 57 Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation (IPv4 Only) NBG6817 User’s Guide 86 Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 21 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Select PPTP if you want to connect the Internet via point to point tunneling protocol. IPv4 / IPv6 This field is greyed out. The PPTP encapsulation only supports IPv4. PPTP Information PPTP Username Enter the user name given to you by your ISP. PPTP Password Enter the password associated with the user name above. PPTP Encryption Type Use the drop-down list box to select the type of Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE). Options are: Au t o - This ISP account adjusts the encryption type automatically. N o En cr ypt ion - This ISP account does not use MPPE. M PPE 4 0 - This ISP account uses 40-bit MPPE. M PPE 1 2 8 - This ISP account uses 128-bit MMPE. MTU Size Enter the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size for each packet. If a larger packet arrives, the NBG6817 divides it into smaller fragments. PPTP Auto Connect Select this option if you do not want the connection to time out. IDLE Timeout [second] Type the time in seconds that elapses before the router automatically disconnects from the PPTP server. 0 means no timeout. PPTP CONFIGURATION PPTP Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the PPTP server. Obtain an IP Address Automatically(DHCP Select this radio button if the PPTP server did not assign you a fixed IP address. Static IP Address Select this radio button if the PPTP server assigned an IP address for your Internet connection. IP Address Enter the IP address provided by the PPTP server. Subnet Mask Enter the IP subnet mask in this field. Default Gateway Enter the gateway IP address in this field. 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. IP Address Enter your WAN IP address in this field if you selected St a t ic I P Addr e ss. DNS Server First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Server Select Obt a in e d Fr om I SP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the NBG6817's WAN IP address). The field to the right displays the (read-only) DNS server IP address that the ISP assigns. Select Use r - D e fin e d if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. Select N on e 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 87 Chapter 10 WAN Table 21 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN MAC Address Once the WAN MAC address is successfully configured, the address will be copied to the configuration file. It will not change unless you change the setting or upload a different configuration file. Factory default Select this option to have the WAN interface use the factory assigned default MAC address. By default, the NBG6817 uses the factory assigned MAC address to identify itself. Clone the computer's MAC address Select this option to have the WAN interface use a different MAC address by cloning the MAC address of another device or computer. Enter the IP address of the device or computer whose MAC you are cloning. Set WAN MAC Address Select this option to have the WAN interface use a manually specified MAC address. Enter the MAC address in the fields. Multicast Setup Multicast Setup Select I GM Pv1 / v2 to enable multicasting. This applies to traffic routed from the WAN to the LAN. Select N on e to disable this feature. This may cause incoming traffic to be dropped or sent to all connected network devices. Auto-Subnet Configuration Enable Auto-IPChange Mode Select this option to have the NBG6817 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6817 gets a dynamic WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address. Select this option to have the NBG6817 change its LAN IP address to 10.0.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 accordingly when the NBG6817 gets a DNS server IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address. The NAT, DHCP server and firewall functions on the NBG6817 are still available in this mode. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 10.5 NAT Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s NAT (Network Address Translation) settings. Click Ex pe r t M ode > W AN > N AT. 10.5.1 General Screen Use this screen to enable NAT, set a default server and configure your NBG6817’s port forwarding settings to forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network. Click Ex pe r t M ode > W AN > N AT > Ge n e r a l. NBG6817 User’s Guide 88 Chapter 10 WAN Figure 58 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > General The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 22 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > General LABEL DESCRIPTION General 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 En a ble to activate NAT. Select D isa ble to turn it off. Default Server Setup Default Server You can decide whether you want to use the default server or specify a server manually. 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 summary table below. Select this to use the default server. Change To Server Select this and manually enter the server’s IP address. Port Forwarding (Max Limit : 32) This is the number of an individual port forwarding server entry. 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 table. Otherwise, select Use r de fin e to manually enter the port number/range and select the Pr ot ocol. Protocol Select the transport layer protocol supported by this virtual server. Choices are TCP, UD P, or TCP_ UD P. If you have chosen a pre-defined service in the N a m e field, the protocol will be configured automatically. External Port This shows the port number(s) that identifies the service if you select a pre-defined service. If you select Use r de fin e in the N a m e field, enter the port number(s) manually. Server IP Address Select Use r de fin e to manually enter the inside IP address of the virtual server here. Internal Port This shows the port number(s) that identifies the service if you select a pre-defined service. If you select Use r de fin e in the N a m e field, enter an internal port number manually or leave the field blank for port range forwarding. NBG6817 User’s Guide 89 Chapter 10 WAN Table 22 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > General (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Click Delete Click Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca nce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. to add the rule in the port forwarding summary table. to remove a rule. 10.5.2 Port Trigger Screen To change your NBG6817’s trigger port settings, click Ex pe r t M ode > W AN > N AT > Por t Tr igge r. The screen appears as shown. Note: Only one LAN computer can use a trigger port (range) at a time. Figure 59 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Port Trigger The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Port Trigger LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Trigger Rules (Max Limit : 32) 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 Port Incoming is a port (or a range of ports) that a server on the WAN uses when it sends out a particular service. The NBG6817 forwards the traffic with this port (or range of ports) to the client computer on the LAN that requested the service. 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 Port The trigger port is a port (or a range of ports) that causes (or triggers) the NBG6817 to record the IP address of the LAN computer that sent the traffic to a server on the WAN. 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. Add Click Delete Click Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca nce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. to add the rule in the port trigger summary table. to remove a rule. 10.5.3 Passthrough Screen NBG6817 User’s Guide 90 Chapter 10 WAN ALG Overview Application Layer Gateway (ALG) allows the following applications to operate properly through the NBG6817’s NAT. • SIP - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) - An application-layer protocol that can be used to create voice and multimedia sessions over Internet. • H.323 - A teleconferencing protocol suite that provides audio, data and video conferencing. • FTP - File Transfer Protocol - an Internet file transfer service. • SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol - An application-layer protocol that can be used to exchange management information between network devices. • RTSP - Real Time Streaming Protocol - An application-layer protocol that can be used to stop, pause or play video and audio applications streaming on the Internet. • IRC - Internet Relay Chat - An application-layer protocol that can control the relay chat applications and allow clients to have real-time communications with others on the Internet. The ALG feature is only needed for traffic that goes through the NBG6817’s NAT. To change your NBG6817’s ALGs and VPN pass-through settings, click Ex pe r t M ode > W AN > N AT > Pa sst h r ou gh. The screen appears as shown. Figure 60 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Passthrough The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 24 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Passthrough LABEL DESCRIPTION ALG Setup FTP Select En a ble to allow TCP packets with a specified port destination to pass through. H.323 Select En a ble to allow peer-to-peer H.323 calls. SIP Select En a ble to make sure SIP (VoIP) works correctly with port-forwarding and address-mapping rules. SNMP Select En a ble to allow a manager station to manage and monitor the NBG6817 through the network via SNMP. NBG6817 User’s Guide 91 Chapter 10 WAN Table 24 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Passthrough (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION RTSP Select En a ble to have the NBG6817 detect RTSP traffic and help build RTSP sessions through its NAT. IRC Select En a ble to allow clients to have real-time communications with others on the Internet. VPN Passthrough PPTP Select En a ble to allow VPN clients to make outbound PPTP connections. It is required in order to connect to a PPTP VPN account. If PPTP is disabled, then when a client sends a request to a VPN server, the server will reply to the NBG6817 and the NBG6817 will drop the request. When PPTP is enabled, the NBG6817 will forward the reply from the VPN server to the client that initiated the request, and the connection will establish successfully. L2TP Select En a ble to allow VPN clients to make outbound L2TP connections. It is required in order to connect to a L2TP VPN account. If L2 TP is disabled, then when a client sends a request to a VPN server, the server will reply to the NBG6817 and the NBG6817 will drop the request. When L2 TP is enabled, the NBG6817 will forward the reply from the VPN server to the client that initiated the request, and the connection will establish successfully. IPSEC Select En a ble to allow VPN clients to make outbound IPSec connections. It is required in order to connect to a IPSec VPN account. If I PSEC is disabled, then when a client sends a request to a VPN server, the server will reply to the NBG6817 and the NBG6817 will drop the request. When I PSEC is enabled, the NBG6817 will forward the reply from the VPN server to the client that initiated the request, and the connection will establish successfully. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca nce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 10.6 Dynamic DNS Screen To change your NBG6817’s DDNS, click Ex pe r t M ode > W AN > D yna m ic D N S. The screen appears as shown. Figure 61 Expert Mode > WAN > Dynamic DNS NBG6817 User’s Guide 92 Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 25 Expert Mode > WAN > Dynamic DNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Dynamic DNS Setup Dynamic DNS Select En a ble to use dynamic DNS. Select D isa ble 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 (","). Username Enter your user name. Password Enter the password assigned to you. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG6817 User’s Guide 93 C HAPTER 11 Wireless LAN 11.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG6817. The NBG6817 is able to function both 2.4GHz and 5GHz network at the same time. You can have different wireless and wireless security settings for 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LANs. Click Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss to configure w ir e le ss LAN 2 .4 G or w ir e le ss LAN 5 G. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Figure 62 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 NBG6817 is the AP. NBG6817 User’s Guide 94 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN 11.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the W ir e le ss screen to enable or disable the 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless LAN, set up wireless security between the NBG6817 and the wireless clients, and make other basic configuration changes (Section 11.2 on page 99). • Use the Gue st W ir e le ss screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your NBG6817 (Section 11.4 on page 105). • Use the M AC Filt e r screen to allow or deny wireless stations based on their MAC addresses from connecting to the NBG6817 (Section 11.5 on page 108). • Use the Adva nce d screen to allow intra-BSS networking and set the RTS/CTS Threshold (Section 11.6 on page 109). • Use the W PS screen to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually (Section 11.7 on page 110). • Use the Sche duling screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off (Section 11.8 on page 112). 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 95 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 96 for information about this.) Table 26 Types of Encryption for Each Type of Authentication W e a k e st NO AUTHENTICATION RADIUS SERVER No Security WPA WPA-PSK St r on ge st WPA2-PSK WPA2 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 96 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN For example, if the wireless network has a RADIUS server, you can choose W PA or W PA2 . If users do not log in to the wireless network, you can choose no encryption, W PA- PSK, or W PA2 - PSK. 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 WPA, and device B supports WPA and WPA2. Therefore, you should set up W PA or W PA- PSK in the wireless network. Note: It is recommended that wireless networks use W PA- PSK, W PA, 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 W PA- PSK, W PA 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 W PA2 or W PA2 - PSK in your NBG6817, you can also select an option (W PA/ W PA- PSK Com pa t ible ) to support WPA/WPA-PSK as well. In this case, if some wireless clients support WPA and some support WPA2, you should set up W PA2 - PSK or W PA2 (depending on the type of wireless network login) and select the W PA/W PA- PSK Com pa t ible option in the NBG6817. 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. Guest WLAN Guest WLAN allows you to set up a wireless network where users can access to Internet via the NBG6817 (Z), but not other networks connected to the Z. In the following figure, a guest user can access the Internet from the guest wireless network A via Z but not the home or company network N. Note: The home or company network N and Guest WLAN network are independent networks. Note: Only Router mode supports guest WLAN. NBG6817 User’s Guide 97 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 63 Guest Wireless LAN Network Guest WLAN Bandwidth The Guest WLAN Bandwidth function allows you to restrict the maximum bandwidth for the guest wireless network. Additionally, you can also define bandwidth for your home or office network. An example is shown next to define maximum bandwidth for your networks (A is Guest WLAN and N is home or company network.) Figure 64 Example: Bandwidth for Different Networks 600 kbps 300 kbps 100 kbps 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 NBG6817 User’s Guide 98 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN 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 8.2 on page 49. 11.2 Wireless Screen Use this screen to configure the SSID and wireless security of the NBG6817’s default wireless LAN. Note: If you are configuring the NBG6817 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the NBG6817’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 NBG6817’s new settings. Click Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss. Figure 65 Expert Mode > Wireless The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. Table 27 Expert Mode > Wireless LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Setup Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to the default 2 .4 GH z or 5 GH z wireless LAN. Wireless LAN Select En a ble to activate the 2.4GHz and/or 5GHz wireless LAN. Select D isa ble to turn it off. You can enable or disable both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LANs by using the W I FI button located on the rear panel of the NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 99 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 27 Expert Mode > Wireless (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 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 Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in. This option is only available if Au t o Ch a n n e l Se le ct ion is disabled. Operating Channel This displays the channel the NBG6817 is currently using. Channel Width Select the wireless channel width used by NBG6817. A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 144Mbps (2.4GHz) or 217Mbps (5GHZ) whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) or 450Mbps (5GHZ). An IEEE 802.11ac-specific 80MHz channel offers speeds of up to 1.3 Gbps. The following are available only when you set Ba nd to 2 .4 GH z . Because not all devices support 40 MHz channels, select Au t o 2 0 / 4 0 M H z to allow the NBG6817 to adjust the channel bandwidth automatically. 4 0 M H z (channel bonding or dual channel) bonds two adjacent radio channels to increase throughput. The wireless clients must also support 40 MHz. It is often better to use the 20 MHz setting in a location where the environment hinders the wireless signal. Select 2 0 M H z if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your neighborhood or the wireless clients do not support channel bonding. The following are available only when you set Ba nd to 5 GH z. Because not all devices support 40 MHz and/or 80 MHz channels, select Au t o to allow the NBG6817 to adjust the channel bandwidth automatically. 8 0 + 8 0 M H z bonds two non-adjacent 80MHz channels to increase throughput. The wireless clients may transmit/receive on both channels and use for the same purpose simultaneously. 4 0 M H z (channel bonding or dual channel) bonds two adjacent radio channels to increase throughput. A 80 MHz channel consists of two adjacent 40 MHz channels. The wireless clients must also support 40 MHz or 80 MHz. It is often better to use the 20 MHz setting in a location where the environment hinders the wireless signal. Select 2 0 M H z if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your neighborhood or the wireless clients do not support channel bonding. NBG6817 User’s Guide 100 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 27 Expert Mode > Wireless (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 802.11 Mode If you set Ba n d to 2 .4 GH z, you can select from the following: • • • • • • 8 0 2 .1 1 b: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. In this mode, all wireless devices can only transmit at the data rates supported by IEEE 802.11b. 8 0 2 .1 1 g: allows IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Device. IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices can associate with the NBG6817 only when they use the short preamble type. 8 0 2 .1 1 bg: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. The NBG6817 adjusts the transmission rate automatically according to the wireless standard supported by the wireless devices. 8 0 2 .1 1 n : allows IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. This can increase transmission rates, although IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g clients will not be able to connect to the NBG6817. 8 0 2 .1 1 gn : allows either IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. The transmission rate of your NBG6817 might be reduced. 8 0 2 .1 1 bgn : allows IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. The transmission rate of your NBG6817 might be reduced. If you set Ba n d to 5 GH z, you can select from the following: • • • 8 0 2 .1 1 a : allows only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. 8 0 2 .1 1 a / a n : allows both IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. The transmission rate of your NBG6817 might be reduced. 8 0 2 .1 1 a / a n / a c: allows IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11a and IEEE 802.11ac compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. Security Security Mode Select W PA2 - 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. See Section 11.3 on page 101 for detailed information on different security modes. Or you can select N o Se cu r it y to allow any client to associate this network without authentication. Note: If the WPS function is enabled (default), only No Security and WPA2-PSK are available in this field. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l 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 The screen varies depending on what you select in the Se cu r it y M ode field. 11.3.1 No Security Select N o Se cur it y to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG6817, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range. NBG6817 User’s Guide 101 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 66 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: No Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Choose N o Se cu r it y from the drop-down list box. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Select W PA- PSK or W PA2 - PSK from the Se cu r it y M ode list. Note: WPA-PSK is not available if you enable WPS before you configure WPA-PSK in the Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss > W ir e le ss screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 102 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 67 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 29 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select W PA2 - PSK to enable data encryption. WPA-PSK Compatible This field appears when you choose W PA2 - PSK as the Se cu r it y M ode . PMF Check this field to allow wireless devices using W PA- PSK security mode to connect to your NBG6817. Protected Management Frames (PMF) is a protection mechanism of action management frames. Check this field to allow wireless devices using the PMF protection mechanism to connect to your NBG6817. Pre-Shared Key W PA- PSK/ W PA2 - 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 Gr ou p Ke y Upda t e Tim e r is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all clients. The default is 3 6 0 0 seconds (60 minutes). Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.3 WPA/WPA2 Select W PA2 from the Se cur it y M ode list. NBG6817 User’s Guide 103 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Note: WPA or WPA2 is not available if you enable WPS before you configure WPA or WPA2 in the Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss > W ir e le ss screen. Figure 68 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select W PA2 to enable data encryption. WPA Compatible This check box is available only when you select W PA2 - PSK or W PA2 in the Se cu r it y M ode field. Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to communicate with the NBG6817 even when the NBG6817 is using WPA2-PSK or WPA2. Group Key Update Timer The Gr ou p Ke y Upda t e Tim e r is the rate at which the AP (if using W PA- PSK/ W PA2 - PSK key management) or RADIUS server (if using W PA/ W PA2 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 Gr oup Ke y Upda t e Tim e r is also supported in W PA- PSK/ W PA2 - PSK mode. NBG6817 User’s Guide 104 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 30 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION PMK Cache Period This field is available only when you select W PA2 . 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 W PA2 . 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 En a ble to turn on preauthentication in WAP2. Otherwise, select D isa ble . 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 NBG6817. The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your NBG6817. The key is not sent over the network. Session Timeout The NBG6817 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 NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.4 Guest Wireless Screen This screen allows you to enable and configure multiple guest wireless network settings on the NBG6817. You can configure up to four SSIDs to enable multiple BSSs (Basic Service Sets) on the NBG6817. This allows you to use one access point to provide several BSSs simultaneously. You can then assign varying security types to different SSIDs. Wireless clients can use different SSIDs to associate with the same access point. Click Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss > Gue st W ir e le ss. The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 105 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 69 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 31 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless LABEL DESCRIPTION Band Use 2 .4 GH z or 5 GH z to set up the NBG6817’s guest Wi-Fi network. This is the index number of each SSID profile. Status This shows whether the SSID profile is active (a yellow bulb) or not (a gray bulb). SSID An SSID profile is the set of parameters relating to one of the NBG6817’s BSSs. The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless device is associated. This field displays the name of the wireless profile on the network. When a wireless client scans for an AP to associate with, this is the name that is broadcast and seen in the wireless client utility. Security This field indicates the security mode of the SSID profile. Remaining time If the user is currently not permitted to access the Internet, you can click Se t to allow access for a specified period of time. A screen then displays allowing you to set how long (in hours) the user is allowed to access the Internet. This field displays the amount of Internet access time that remains for each user before the NBG6817 blocks the user from accessing the Internet. 0 :0 :0 means there is no extra Internet access time. Edit Click the Edit icon to configure the SSID profile. 11.4.1 Guest Wireless Edit Use this screen to edit an SSID profile. Click the Edit icon next to an SSID in the Gu e st W ir e le ss screen. The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 106 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 70 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless > Guest Wireless Setup: Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 32 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless > Guest Wireless Setup: Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Active Select this to activate the SSID profile. 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. Intra-BSS Traffic Blocking 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. WMM QoS Check this to have the NBG6817 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. Enable Bandwidth Management for Guest WLAN Select this to turn on bandwidth management for the Guest Wi-Fi network. Maximum Bandwidth Enter a number to specify maximum bandwidth the Guest Wi-Fi network can use. Security Mode Select W PA- PSK or W PA2 - 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. See Section 11.3 on page 101 for detailed information on different security modes. Or you can select N o Se cu r it y to allow any client to associate this network without authentication. Note: If the WPS function is enabled (default), only No Security and WPA2-PSK are available in this field. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 107 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN 11.5 MAC Filter Screen The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG6817 to give exclusive access to devices (Allow ) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG6817 (D e ny). 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. To change your NBG6817’s MAC filter settings, click Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss > M AC Filt e r. The screen appears as shown. Figure 71 Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter The following table describes the labels in this menu. Table 33 Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to the default 2 .4 GH z or 5 GH z wireless LAN. SSID Select This shows the SSID for which you are configuring MAC filtering. MAC Address Filter Select to turn on (En a ble ) or off (D isa ble ) MAC address filtering. Filter Action Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the M AC Filt e r Su m m a r y table. Select Allow to permit access to the NBG6817, MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the NBG6817. Select D e n y to block access to the NBG6817, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the NBG6817. MAC Filter Summary (Max Limit : 64) This is the index number of the MAC address. Select Au t o D e t e ct ion to automatically detect the MAC address of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the NBG6817. Otherwise, select Use r de fin e to enter the MAC address of the wireless station in the M AC Addr e ss field that are allowed or denied access to the NBG6817. MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless station. If you select Use r de fin e in the # field, enter the MAC address(es) manually. Add/Delete Click Click to add the rule in the MAC filter summary table. to remove a rule. NBG6817 User’s Guide 108 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 33 Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.6 Advanced Screen Use this screen to allow wireless advanced features, such as the output power, RTS/CTS Threshold settings. Click Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss > Adva nce d. The screen appears as shown. Figure 72 Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 34 Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Advanced Setup Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to the default 2 .4 GH z or 5 GH z wireless LAN. RTS/CTS Threshold Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS (Request To Send)/ CTS (Clear To Send) handshake. This field is not configurable and the NBG6817 automatically changes to use the maximum value if you select 8 0 2 .1 1 n , 8 0 2 .1 1 a n , 8 0 2 .1 1 gn or 8 0 2 .1 1 bgn in the Ex pe r t > W ir e le ss screen. 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. This field is not configurable and the NBG6817 automatically changes to use the maximum value if you select 8 0 2 .1 1 n , 8 0 2 .1 1 a n , 8 0 2 .1 1 gn or 8 0 2 .1 1 bgn in the Ex pe r t > W ir e le ss screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 109 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 34 Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 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 you En a ble IntraBSS, wireless clients can access the wired network and communicate with each other. When you D isa ble Intra-BSS, wireless clients can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other. Tx Power Set the output power of the NBG6817 in this field. If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NBG6817 to reduce interference with other APs. Select one of the following 1 0 0 % , 9 0 % , 7 5 % , 5 0 % , 2 5 % or 1 0 % . QoS Setup WMM QoS Select En a ble to have the NBG6817 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. This field is not configurable and the NBG6817 automatically enables WMM QoS if you select 8 0 2 .1 1 n, 8 0 2 .1 1 a n , 8 0 2 .1 1 gn or 8 0 2 .1 1 bgn in the Ex pe r t > W ir e le ss screen. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.7 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable/disable WPS, view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS status. To open this screen, click Ex pe r t M ode > W ir e le ss > W PS. Note: With WPS, wireless clients can only connect to the wireless network using the first SSID on the NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 110 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 73 Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 35 Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to the default 2 .4 GH z or 5 GH z wireless LAN. WPS Select En a ble to turn on the WPS feature. Otherwise, select D isa ble . PIN Code Select En a ble and click Apply to allow the PIN Configuration method. If you select D isa ble , you cannot create a new PIN number. PIN Number This is the WPS PIN (Personal Identification Number) of the NBG6817. Enter this PIN in the configuration utility of the device you want to connect to the NBG6817 using WPS. The PIN is not necessary when you use WPS push-button method. Click Ge n e r a t e to generate a new PIN number. Push Button Use this button when you use the PBC (Push Button Configuration) method to configure wireless stations’s wireless settings. Click this to start WPS-aware wireless station scanning and the wireless security information synchronization. NBG6817 User’s Guide 111 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 35 Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Or input station’s PIN number Use this button when you use the PIN Configuration method to configure wireless station’s wireless settings. Type the same PIN number generated in the wireless station’s utility. Then click St a r t to associate to each other and perform the wireless security information synchronization. WPS Status Status This displays Configur e d when the NBG6817 has connected to a wireless network using WPS or when W PS En a ble 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 Un con figu r e d if WPS is disabled and there are no wireless or wireless security changes on the NBG6817 or you click Re le a se Configu r a t ion to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings. Release Configuration This button is only available when the WPS status displays Con figu r e d. Click this button to remove all configured wireless and wireless security settings for WPS connections on the NBG6817. 802.11 Mode This is the 802.11 mode used. Only compliant WLAN devices can associate with the NBG6817. SSID This is the name of the wireless network (the NBG6817’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 NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.8 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 Ex pe r t Mode > W ir e le ss > Sche duling. NBG6817 User’s Guide 112 Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 74 Expert Mode > Wireless > Scheduling The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 36 Expert Mode > Wireless > Scheduling LABEL DESCRIPTION Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to the default 2 .4 GH z or 5 GH z wireless LAN. Wireless LAN Scheduling Select En a ble to activate the wireless LAN scheduling feature. Select D isa ble to turn it off. Internet Access Schedule The y-axis shows the time period in days. The x-axis shows the time period in hours. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to reload the previous configuration for this screen. Click Se le ct All or click gray blocks to specify days and times to turn the Wireless LAN on or off. If you click Se le ct All you can not select any specific days and times. Click Cle a n All to remove all the wireless LAN scheduling. NBG6817 User’s Guide 113 C HAPTER 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. Figure 75 LAN Example The LAN screens can help you configure a manage IP address, and partition your physical network into logical networks. 12.2 What You Can Do • Use the LAN I P screen to configure the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for your NBG6817 on the LAN (Section 12.4 on page 115). • Use the St a t ic D H CP screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC Addresses (Section 12.5 on page 116). • Use the I Pv6 LAN screen to configure the IPv6 address for your NBG6817 on the LAN (Section 12.6 on page 117). 12.3 What You Need To Know The actual physical connection determines whether the NBG6817 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 114 Chapter 12 LAN Figure 76 LAN and WAN IP Addresses The LAN parameters of the NBG6817 are preset in the factory with the following values: • IPv4 address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) • DHCP server enabled with 128 client IPv4 addresses starting from 192.168.1.33. These parameters should work for the majority of installations. 12.4 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change the IP address for your NBG6817. Click Ex pe r t M ode > LAN > LAN I P. Figure 77 Expert Mode > LAN > LAN IP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 37 Expert Mode > LAN > LAN IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Type the IP address of your NBG6817 in dotted decimal notation. IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your NBG6817 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 NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 115 Chapter 12 LAN Table 37 Expert Mode > LAN > LAN IP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION DHCP Server Select En a ble 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 D isa ble to stop the NBG6817 acting as a DHCP server. When configured as a server, the NBG6817 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 NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 12.5 Static DHCP Screen This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses. To change your NBG6817’s static DHCP settings, click Ex pe r t M ode > LAN > St a t ic D H CP. Figure 78 Expert Mode > LAN > Static DHCP The following table describes the labels on this screen. Table 38 Expert Mode > LAN > Static DHCP LABEL DESCRIPTION This is the index number of the static IP table entry (row). Select Au t o D e t e ct ion to automatically detect the MAC address of a computer on your LAN. Otherwise, select Use r de fin e to enter the MAC address of a computer on your LAN in the M AC Addr e ss field. MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of a computer on your LAN. If you select Use r de fin e in the # field, enter the MAC address(es) manually. IP Address This field displays the LAN IP address of a computer on your LAN. If you select Use r de fin e in the # field, enter the IP address(es) manually. Add/Delete Click Click to add the rule in the MAC filter summary table. to remove a rule. NBG6817 User’s Guide 116 Chapter 12 LAN Table 38 Expert Mode > LAN > Static DHCP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes with the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 12.6 IPv6 LAN Screen Use this screen to configure the IP address for your NBG6817 on the LAN. Click Ex pe r t M ode > LAN > I Pv6 LAN . Figure 79 Expert Mode > LAN > IPv6 LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 39 Expert Mode > LAN > IPv6 LAN LABEL DESCRIPTION LAN IPv6 Address Assignment Enable_DHCPv6-PD Select this option to use DHCPv6 prefix delegation. The NBG6817 will obtain an IPv6 prefix from the ISP or a connected uplink router for the LAN. Autoconfiguration Type Select SLAAC + RD N SS to enable IPv6 stateless auto-configuration on this interface. The interface will generate an IPv6 IP address itself from a prefix obtained from an IPv6 router in the network. Select SLAAC + St a t e le ss D H CPv6 to enable IPv6 stateless auto-configuration on this interface. The interface will get an IPv6 address from an IPv6 router and the DHCP server. The IP address information gets through DHCPv6. Select St a t e fu l D H CPv6 to allow a DHCP server to assign and pass IPv6 network addresses, prefixes and other configuration information to DHCP clients. IPv6 Address range (Start) Enter the beginning of the range of IP addresses that this address object represents. IPv6 Address range (End) Enter the end of the range of IP address that this address object represents. NBG6817 User’s Guide 117 Chapter 12 LAN Table 39 Expert Mode > LAN > IPv6 LAN (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Lifetime Enter the IPv6 lifetime in the LAN. Static IP Address Select this option to manually enter an IPv6 address if you want to use a static IP address. LAN IPv6 Address Enter the LAN IPv6 address you want to assign to your NBG6817 in hexadecimal notation. LAN IPv6 Prefix Length (48~64) Enter the 48 to 64 address prefix length to specify in an IPv6 address compose the network address. Prefix Preferred Lifetime Enter the preferred lifetime for the prefix. Prefix Valid Lifetime Enter the valid lifetime for the prefix. Link Local Only Select this option to only use the link local address on the NBG6817 interfaces in the LAN. ULA Select this option to identify a unique local address of the NBG6817 in the LAN. RA period Minimum RA period Enter the minimum time in seconds between router advertisement messages. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG6817 User’s Guide 118 C HAPTER 13 Applications 13.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure parental control, bandwidth management, USB media sharing, UPnP and file sharing. 13.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the Pa r e n t a l Con t r ol screens to enable parental control, configure the parental control rules and schedules, and send e-mail notifications. (Section 13.2 on page 121). • Use the Ba ndw idt h M a na ge m e nt screen to configure bandwidth management and the device priority (Section 13.3 on page 127). • Use the USB M e dia Sha r in g screen to use the NBG6817 as a media server and allow DLNAcompliant devices to play media files stored in the attached USB device (Section 13.4 on page 130). • Use the UPnP screen to enable UPnP on your NBG6817 (Section 13.5 on page 132). • Use the File Sh a r ing screen to allow file sharing via the NBG6817 using Windows Explorer, the workgroup name or FTP (Section 13.6 on page 133). • Use the One Conne ct screen to enable or disable Wi-Fi auto-configuration (Section 13.7 on page 140). 13.1.2 What You Need To Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. Keyword Blocking URL Checking The NBG6817 checks the URL’s domain name (or IP address) and file path separately when performing keyword blocking. The URL’s domain name or IP address is the characters that come before the first slash in the URL. For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/pressroom.php, the domain name is www.zyxel.com.tw. The file path is the characters that come after the first slash in the URL. For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/pressroom.php, the file path is news/pressroom.php. Since the NBG6817 checks the URL’s domain name (or IP address) and file path separately, it will not find items that go across the two. For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/ pressroom.php, the NBG6817 would find “tw” in the domain name (www.zyxel.com.tw). It would also find “news” in the file path (news/pressroom.php) but it would not find “tw/news”. NBG6817 User’s Guide 119 Chapter 13 Applications DLNA The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and electronics companies that works to make products compatible in a home network. DLNA clients play files stored on DLNA servers. The NBG6817 can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and stream files to DLNA-compliant media clients without any configuration. Workgroup name This is the name given to a set of computers that are connected on a network and share resources such as a printer or files. Windows automatically assigns the workgroup name when you set up a network. File Systems A file system is a way of storing and organizing files on your hard drive and storage device. Often different operating systems such as Windows or Linux have different file systems. The file-sharing feature on your NBG6817 supports New Technology File System (NTFS), File Allocation Table (FAT) and FAT32 file systems. Windows/CIFS Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a standard protocol supported by most operating systems in order to share files across the network. CIFS runs over TCP/IP but uses the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol found in Microsoft Windows for file and printer access; therefore, CIFS will allow all applications, not just Web browsers, to open and share files across the Internet. The NBG6817 uses Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol for its file sharing functions. CIFS compatible computers can access the USB file storage devices connected to the NBG6817. CIFS protocol is supported on Microsoft Windows, Linux Samba and other operating systems (refer to your systems specifications for CIFS compatibility). Samba SMB is a client-server protocol used by Microsoft Windows systems for sharing files, printers, and so on. Samba is a free SMB server that runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems. It provides an implementation of an SMB client and server for use with non-Microsoft operating systems. File Transfer Protocol This is a method of transferring data from one computer to another over a network such as the Internet. NBG6817 User’s Guide 120 Chapter 13 Applications Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 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. 13.1.3 Before You Begin Make sure the NBG6817 is connected to your network and turned on. Connect the USB device to one of the NBG6817’s USB ports. The NBG6817 detects the USB device and makes its contents available for browsing. If you are connecting a USB hard drive that comes with an external power supply, make sure it is connected to an appropriate power source that is on. Note: If your USB device cannot be detected by the NBG6817, see the troubleshooting for suggestions. 13.2 Parental Control Parental Control allows you to block specific URLs. You can also define time periods and days during which the NBG6817 performs parental control on a specific user. 13.2.1 General Screen Use this screen to enable parental control, view the parental control rules and schedules. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > Pa r e n t a l Cont r ol > Ge ne r a l to open the following screen. Figure 80 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General NBG6817 User’s Guide 121 Chapter 13 Applications The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 40 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General LABEL DESCRIPTION General Parental Control Select En a ble to activate parental control. Otherwise, select D isa ble to turn it off. Add new rules Click this if you want to configure a new parental control rule. Parental Control Rules This shows the index number of the rule. Status This indicates whether the rule is active or not. A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not active. User Name This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies. Schedule This shows whether the user is able to access the Internet through the NBG6817 (Allow ) or not (Block ) at the moment. Modify Click the Edit icon to go to the screen where you can edit the rule. Click the D e le t e icon to delete an existing rule. Bonus If the user is currently not permitted to access the Internet, you can click the Bon u s to allow access for a specified period of time. A screen then displays allowing you to set how long (in minutes) the user is allowed to access the Internet. This button is grayed out if the user is now able to access the Internet. Remaining Time This field displays the amount of Internet access time that remains for each user before the NBG6817 blocks the user from accessing the Internet. N on e means there is no extra Internet access time. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to restore your previously saved settings. 13.2.1.1 Add/Edit a Parental Control Rule Click Add n e w r ule s in the Pa r e n t a l Con t r ol screen to add a new rule or click the Edit icon next to an existing rule to edit it. Use this screen to configure a restricted access schedule and/or URL filtering settings to block the users on your network from accessing certain web sites. NBG6817 User’s Guide 122 Chapter 13 Applications Figure 81 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 41 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules LABEL DESCRIPTION General Active Select the checkbox to activate this parental control rule. User Name Enter a descriptive name for the user. Device List The left text box lists the system name of the LAN user device which is connected to the NBG6817 and assigned an IP address. From the left text box, select the LAN user device to which you want to apply this rule and click Add to move it to the right text box. To remove a user device, select it from the right text box and click D e le t e . Internet Access Schedule The y-axis shows the days that you want the NBG6817 to perform parental control and allow the user to access the Internet. The x-axis shows the time period during which the LAN user is allowed access. A blue block signifies that this rule is active. A gray block signifies that this rule is not active. Clean All Click Cle a n All to remove blocks you selected. Select All Click Se le ct All to choose all blocks. NBG6817 User’s Guide 123 Chapter 13 Applications Table 41 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Service Network Service Setting If you select Block , the NBG6817 prohibits the users from using the services listed below. If you select Allow , the NBG6817 blocks all services except ones listed below. Add new service Click this to show a screen in which you can add a new service rule. You can configure the Se r vice N a m e , Pr ot ocol, and Por t of the new rule. This shows the index number of the rule. Select the checkbox next to the rule to activate it. Service Name This shows the name of the service. Protocol:Port This shows the protocol and the port of the service. Modify Click the Edit icon to go to the screen where you can edit the rule. Click the D e le t e icon to delete an existing rule. Block Site/URL Keyword Keyword Enter a keyword and click Add to add it to the keyword list. This has the NBG6817 block access to the website URLs that contain the keyword. Keyword List Select a keyword and click D e le t e to remove it. Click Cle a r All to remove all keywords from the keyword list. Apply Click Apply to save your settings back to the NBG6817. Back Click Ba ck to return to the previous screen. 13.2.1.2 Add/Edit a Service Click Add n e w se r vice in the Pa r e nt a l Cont r ol > Add n e w r u le s screen to add a new entry or click the Edit icon next to an existing entry to edit it. Use this screen to configure a service rule. Figure 82 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules: Add new service The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 42 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules: Add new service LABEL DESCRIPTION Service Name Select the name of the service. Otherwise, select Use r D e fin e d and manually specify the protocol and the port of the service. If you have chosen a pre-defined service in the Se r vice N a m e field, this field will not be configurable. Protocol Select the transport layer protocol used for the service. Choices are TCP, UD P, or TCP/ UD P. NBG6817 User’s Guide 124 Chapter 13 Applications Table 42 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules: Add new service (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Enter the port of the service. If you have chosen a pre-defined service in the Se r vice N a m e field, this field will not be configurable. Apply Click Apply to save your settings with the NBG6817. Back Click Ba ck to return to the previous screen. 13.2.2 Notification Screen Use this screen to have the NBG6817 send e-mail notifications when the user(s) is connected to the NBG6817 for Internet access during the specified time periods. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > Pa r e nt a l Cont r ol > N ot ifica t ion to open the following screen. Figure 83 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > Notification The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 43 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > Notification LABEL DESCRIPTION General E-mail Notification Select En a ble to activate e-mail notifications. Add new rules Click this if you want to configure a new parental monitor rule. Notification Rules This shows the index number of the rule. NBG6817 User’s Guide 125 Chapter 13 Applications Table 43 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > Notification (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This indicates whether the rule is active or not. A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not active. User Name This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies. Notification This shows the e-mail address to which the notification is sent. Modify Click the Edit icon to go to the screen where you can edit the rule. Click the D e le t e icon to delete an existing rule. Email Notification Configuration Mail Server Select the mail server. Otherwise, select Use r D e fin e d and manually specify the mail server address and the port of the mail server. Mail Server Address Type the name or IP address of the outgoing SMTP server. Mail Server Port Enter the same port number here as is on the mail server for mail traffic. Authentication Username Type the user name to provide to the SMTP server for authentication when the notification is e-mailed. Authentication Password Type the password to provide to the SMTP server for authentication when the notification is e-mailed. Mail From Type the e-mail address from which the outgoing e-mail is delivered. This address is used in replies. E-Mail Type the e-mail address (or addresses) to which the outgoing e-mail is delivered. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to restore your previously saved settings. 13.2.2.1 Add/Edit a Notification Rule Click Add n e w r ule s in the N ot ifica t ion screen to add a new rule or click the Edit icon next to an existing rule to edit it. Use this screen to set a schedule and have the NBG6817 send a notification when the specified user connects to the NBG6817 at the scheduled time. Figure 84 Expert Mode > Applications > Notification: Add/Edit new rules NBG6817 User’s Guide 126 Chapter 13 Applications The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 44 Expert Mode > Applications > Notification: Add/Edit new rules LABEL DESCRIPTION Notification Active Select the checkbox to activate this notification rule. Home Network User Select the user that you want to apply this rule to from the drop-down list box. Note: You should have configured a parental control rule already for the specified user. Schedule Day Select check boxes for the days that you want the NBG6817 to perform notification. Time (Begin ~ End) Define the time period during that you want the NBG6817 to perform notification. Apply Click Apply to save your settings back to the NBG6817. Back Click Ba ck to return to the previous screen. 13.3 Bandwidth Management The NBG6817 supports the new StreamBoost technology, introduced by Qualcomm, to redistribute traffic over the NBG6817 for the best possible performance in a home network. Streamboost is smart Quality of Service (QoS). Streamboost detects traffic flow and applies traffic shaping policies automatically. It gives each device and each application priority and provides the exact amount of bandwidth they need at a given time. This helps free up bandwidth for other applications or connected devices. If there is not enough bandwidth for optimal performance, Streamboost makes sure the application or device has the minimum acceptable bandwidth which is determined according to StreamBoost’s cloud-based database. Real-time application traffic (such as on-line games or communications) and video/audio streaming are given the highest priority. Downloads or torrent files are classified as best effort and placed lower than general network traffic (general browsing). In the figure below, the StreamBoost-enabled NBG6817 differentiates incoming traffic flow going from the LAN device (A) or wireless device (B) to the Internet. It shapes traffic and gives priority and allocates bandwidth according to traffic types. NBG6817 User’s Guide 127 Chapter 13 Applications Figure 85 StreamBoost Management Example 13.3.1 Bandwidth Screen Use this screen to configure the maximum allowable bandwidth on the NBG6817 and allow the NBG6817 to get StreamBoost database updates automatically. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > Ba n dw idt h M a n a ge m e n t > Ba ndw idt h to open the following screen. Figure 86 Expert Mode > Applications > Bandwidth Management > Bandwidth NBG6817 User’s Guide 128 Chapter 13 Applications The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 45 Expert Mode > Applications > Bandwidth Management > Bandwidth LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable StreamBoost Select this option to turn on Streamboost management on the NBG6817. Up Limit (Mbps) If you select Au t om a t ic Ba n dw idt h D e t e ct ion, this automatically displays the total amount of bandwidth that you can dedicate to uplink (or outgoing) traffic. If you don’t select Aut om a t ic Ba n dw idt h D e t e ct ion, set the total amount of bandwidth that you want to dedicate to uplink (or outgoing) traffic. This is traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN. Down Limit (Mbps) If you select Au t om a t ic Ba n dw idt h D e t e ct ion, this automatically displays the total amount of bandwidth that you can dedicate to downlink (or incoming) traffic. If you don’t select Aut om a t ic Ba n dw idt h D e t e ct ion, set the total amount of bandwidth that you want to dedicate to downlink (or incoming) traffic. This is traffic from WAN to LAN/WLAN. Enable Automatic Update StreamBoost provides a cloud-based service to learn any new type of traffic which is not in its database and update the table in the NBG6817 for traffic detection and policies. Select this option to have theNBG6817 automatically receives the StreamBoost table updates. When there is a new type of traffic which is not in the NBG6817’s table, the NBG6817 will capture some packets and send them to the StreamBoost cloud for analysis and database update. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.3.2 Priorities Screen The StreamBoost engine on the NBG6817 can identify the types of connected devices (such as PC, smart phone, tablet, TV or game console) in your network. When there is not enough bandwidth to support traffic of the same priority, the NBG6817 refers to the connected device priority. Traffic from the device with the lowest priority is classified as best-effort traffic. Use this screen to prioritize the connected devices by clicking a device’s arrow button to change its position in the list. Click Sa ve to apply your settings. Otherwise, click Ca nce l to return the screen to its last-saved settings. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > Ba n dw idt h M a n a ge m e n t > Pr ior it ie s to open the following screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 129 Chapter 13 Applications Figure 87 Expert Mode > Applications > Bandwidth Management > Priorities 13.4 USB Media Sharing Screen You can set up your NBG6817 to act as a media server to provide media (like video) to DLNAcompliant players, such as Windows Media Player, ZyXEL DMAs (Digital Media Adapters), Xboxes or PS3s. The media server and clients must have IP addresses in the same subnet. The NBG6817 media server enables you to: • Publish all folders for everyone to play media files in the USB storage device connected to the NBG6817. • Use hardware-based media clients like the DMA-2500 to play the files. Note: Anyone on your network can play the media files in the published folders. No user name and password nor other form of security is required. The following figure is an overview of the NBG6817’s media server feature. DLNA devices A and B can access and play files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the NBG6817 (D ). NBG6817 User’s Guide 130 Chapter 13 Applications Figure 88 Media Server Overview Use this screen to have the NBG6817 act as a DLNA-compliant media server that lets DLNAcompliant media clients on your network play video, music, and photos from the NBG6817 (without having to copy them to another computer). In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > USB M e dia Sh a r in g to open the following screen. Figure 89 Expert Mode > Applications > USB Media Sharing The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 46 Expert Mode > Applications > USB Media Sharing LABEL DESCRIPTION DLNA Setup Enable DLNA Select this to have the NBG6817 function as a DLNA-compliant media server. Enable Shared Media Types USB1/USB2 Select the media type that you want to share on the USB device connected to the NBG6817’s USB port. Rescan Media Contents Rescan Click this button to have the NBG6817 scan the media files on the connected USB device and do indexing of the file list again so that DLNA clients can find the new files if any. NBG6817 User’s Guide 131 Chapter 13 Applications Table 46 Expert Mode > Applications > USB Media Sharing (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.5 UPnP Screen 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. Use this screen to enable UPnP on your NBG6817. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > UPn P to open the following screen. Figure 90 Expert Mode > Applications > UPnP The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 47 Expert Mode > Applications > UPnP LABEL DESCRIPTION UPnP Select En a ble to activate UPnP. Be aware that anyone could use a UPnP application to open the web configurator's login screen without entering the NBG6817's IP address (although you must still enter the password to access the web configurator). Display Select the page number from the drop-down list box to display the UPnP port mapping rules. UPnP Portmap Table This is the number of an individual UPnP entry. Protocol This is the transport layer protocol used for the service. In Port I n Por t is a port that a LAN computer uses when it requests a particular service. This port is only applicable to the local network. This field displays the port number of the UPnP entry. NBG6817 User’s Guide 132 Chapter 13 Applications Table 47 Expert Mode > Applications > UPnP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Out Port Ou t Por t is the well-known port that the WAN server uses to reply to the LAN computer that made the request using I n Por t . In the below example, I n Por t 8000 is paired with Ou t Por t 80. A user on the WAN could enter http://A.B.C.D:8000 to access the internal computer with private IP address 192.168.77.55 where A.B.C.D is the WAN IP address or URL of the NBG6817. This field displays the port number of the UPnP entry. IP Address This field displays the IP address of this UPnP entry. Apply Click Apply to save the setting to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to return to the previously saved settings. 13.6 File Sharing You can also share files on a USB memory stick or hard drive connected to your NBG6817 with users on your network. The following figure is an overview of the NBG6817’s file-sharing server feature. Computers A and B can access files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the NBG6817 (D ). Figure 91 File Sharing Overview Note: The read and write performance may be affected by amount of file-sharing traffic on your network, type of connected USB device and your USB version (3.0 or 2.0). 13.6.1 SAMBA Server Screen Use this screen to set up file-sharing via the NBG6817 using Windows Explorer or the workgroup name. You can also configure the workgroup name and create file-sharing user accounts. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > File Sha r ing > SAM BA to open the following screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 133 Chapter 13 Applications Figure 92 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > SAMBA The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 48 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > SAMBA LABEL DESCRIPTION SAMBA Setup Enable SAMBA Select this to enable file sharing through the NBG6817 using Windows Explorer or by browsing to your work group. Name Specify the name to identify the NBG6817 in a work group. Work Group You can add the NBG6817 to an existing or a new workgroup on your network. Enter the name of the workgroup which your NBG6817 automatically joins. You can set the NBG6817’s workgroup name to be exactly the same as the workgroup name to which your computer belongs to. Note: The NBG6817 will not be able to join the workgroup if your local area network has restrictions set up that do not allow devices to join a workgroup. In this case, contact your network administrator. Description Enter the description of the NBG6817 in a work group. Require username and password Select Ye s to need a user account for access to the connected USB stick from any computer. Otherwise, select N o. User Accounts Before you can share files you need a user account. Configure the following fields to set up a file-sharing account. This is the index number of the user account. Enable This field displays whether a user account is activated or not. Select the check box to enable the account. Clear the check box to disable the account. User Name Enter a user name that will be allowed to access the shared files. You can enter up to 20 characters. Only letters and numbers allowed. Password Enter the password used to access the shared files. You can enter up to 20 characters. Only letters and numbers are allowed. The password is case sensitive. NBG6817 User’s Guide 134 Chapter 13 Applications Table 48 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > SAMBA LABEL DESCRIPTION USB1/USB2 Specify the user’s access rights to the USB storage device which is connected to the NBG6817’s USB port. Re a d & W r it e - The user has read and write rights, meaning that the user can create and edit the files on the connected USB device. Re a d - The user has read rights only and can not create or edit the files on the connected USB device. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.6.2 FTP Server Screen Use this screen to set up file sharing via the NBG6817 using FTP and create user accounts. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > File Sha r ing > FTP to open the following screen. Figure 93 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > FTP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 49 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > FTP LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable FTP Select this to enable the FTP server on the NBG6817 for file sharing using FTP. Port You may change the server port number for FTP if needed, however you must use the same port number in order to use that service for file sharing. User Accounts Before you can share files you need a user account. Configure the following fields to set up a file-sharing account. This is the index number of the user account. Enable This field displays whether a user account is activated or not. Select the check box to enable the account. Clear the check box to disable the account. User Name Enter a user name that will be allowed to access the shared files. You can enter up to 20 characters. Only letters and numbers allowed. Password Enter the password used to access the shared files. You can enter up to 20 characters. Only letters and numbers are allowed. The password is case sensitive. NBG6817 User’s Guide 135 Chapter 13 Applications Table 49 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > FTP LABEL DESCRIPTION USB1/USB2 Specify the user’s access rights to the USB storage device which is connected to the NBG6817’s USB port. Re a d & W r it e - The user has read and write rights, meaning that the user can create and edit the files on the connected USB device. Re a d - The user has read rights only and can not create or edit the files on the connected USB device. N on e - The user cannot access the files on the USB device(s) connected to the USB port. Upstream Bandwidth Enter the maximum bandwidth (in Kbps) allowed for incoming FTP traffic. Downstream Bandwidth Enter the maximum bandwidth (in Kbps) allowed for outgoing FTP traffic. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.6.3 Example of Accessing Your Shared Files From a Computer You can use Windows Explorer or FTP to access the USB storage devices connected to the NBG6817. This example shows you how to use Microsoft’s Windows XP to browse your shared files. Refer to your operating system’s documentation for how to browse your file structure. Use Windows Explorer to Share Files You should have enabled file sharing and create a user account (Bob/1234 for example) with read and write access to USB 1 in the Applica t ion s > File Sh a r ing > SAM BA screen. Open Windows Explorer to access the connected USB device using either Windows Explorer browser or by browsing to your workgroup. NBG6817 User’s Guide 136 Chapter 13 Applications In Windows Explorer’s Address bar type a double backslash “\\” followed by the IP address of the NBG6817 (the default IP address of the NBG6817 in router mode is 192.168.1.1) and press [ENTER]. A screen asking for password authentication appears. Type the user name and password (Bob and 1234 in this example) and click OK. Note: Once you log into the shared folder via your NBG6817, you do not have to relogin unless you restart your computer. NBG6817 User’s Guide 137 Chapter 13 Applications You can also use the workgroup name to access files by browsing to the workgroup folder using the folder tree on the left side of the screen. It is located under M y N e t w or k Pla ce s. In this example the workgroup name is the default “Workgroup”. Use FTP to Share Files You can use FTP to access the USB storage devices connected to the NBG6817. In this example, we use the web browser to share files via FTP from the LAN. The way or screen you log into the FTP server (on the NBG6817) varies depending on your FTP client. See your FTP client documentation for more information. You should have enabled file sharing and create a user account (Bob/1234 for example) with read and write access to USB 1 in the Applica t ion s > File Sh a r ing > FTP screen. In your web browser’s address or URL bar type “ftp://” followed by the IP address of the NBG6817 (the default LAN IP address of the NBG6817 in router mode is 192.168.1.1) and click Go or press [ENTER]. NBG6817 User’s Guide 138 Chapter 13 Applications A screen asking for password authentication appears. Enter the user name and password (you configured in the Applica t ion s > File Sh a r in g > FTP screen) and click Log On . The screen changes and shows you the folder for the USB storage device connected to your NBG6817. Double-click the folder to display the contents in it. NBG6817 User’s Guide 139 Chapter 13 Applications 13.7 ONE Connect Screen One Connect is a ZyXEL-proprietary feature. It complies with the IEEE 1905.1 standard and allows auto-detection and auto-configuration. If your wireless router supports ZyXEL ONE Connect, NBG6817 for example, you can download and install the ZyXEL ONE Connect App in your mobile device to check the connection status, do speed test, turn on or turn off the devices in your network, block or allow a device’s access and set up a guest Wi-Fi network from the mobile device. You can even use the App to access the NBG6817’s web configurator. The mobile device with the App installed must be connected to the NBG6817 wirelessly. Note: You have to go to https://mycloud.zyxel.com and pair your device again when you reset the NBG6817. Figure 94 ZyXEL ONE Connect App Use this screen to enable or disable Wi-Fi auto-configuration on the NBG6817. In Ex pe r t mode, click Applica t ions > ON E Conne ct to open the following screen. Figure 95 Expert Mode > Applications > ONE Connect The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 50 Expert Mode > Applications > ONE Connect LABEL DESCRIPTION ONE Connect QR Code Scan the QR code and go to a website to download the ZyXEL ONE Connect App in your mobile device. One is for the iTunes App Store, and the other is for Google Play. NBG6817 User’s Guide 140 Chapter 13 Applications Table 50 Expert Mode > Applications > ONE Connect LABEL DESCRIPTION ONE Connect Compatible Devices Automatically Update AP/ Repeater Wi-Fi Settings Select En a ble to allow the NBG6817 to automatically update the wireless settings on the APs or wireless repeaters (which also support ZyXEL One Connect) in its network. Select D isa ble to turn this feature off if you want to have the APs or repeaters in the network use different wireless settings. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.8 Technical Reference The following section contains additional technical information about the NBG6817 features described in this chapter. Customizing Keyword Blocking URL Checking You can use commands to set how much of a website’s URL the content filter is to check for keyword blocking. See the appendices for information on how to access and use the command interpreter. Domain Name or IP Address URL Checking By default, the NBG6817 checks the URL’s domain name or IP address when performing keyword blocking. This means that the NBG6817 checks the characters that come before the first slash in the URL. For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/pressroom.php, content filtering only searches for keywords within www.zyxel.com.tw. Full Path URL Checking Full path URL checking has the NBG6817 check the characters that come before the last slash in the URL. For example, with the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/news/pressroom.php, full path URL checking searches for keywords within www.zyxel.com.tw/news/. Use the ip urlfilter customize actionFlags 6 [disable | enable] command to extend (or not extend) the keyword blocking search to include the URL's full path. File Name URL Checking Filename URL checking has the NBG6817 check all of the characters in the URL. For example, filename URL checking searches for keywords within the URL www.zyxel.com.tw/ news/pressroom.php. NBG6817 User’s Guide 141 Chapter 13 Applications Use the ip urlfilter customize actionFlags 8 [disable | enable] command to extend (or not extend) the keyword blocking search to include the URL's complete filename. N AT Tr a ve r sa l 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. Ca u t ion s w it h 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 NBG6817 allows multicast messages on the LAN only. All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configuration. Disable UPnP if this is not your intention. NBG6817 User’s Guide 142 C HAPTER 14 Security 14.1 Overview Use these screens to enable and configure the firewall that protects your NBG6817 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 96 Default Firewall Action WAN LAN 14.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the I Pv4 Fir e w a ll screen to enable or disable the NBG6817’s IPv4 firewall (Section 14.2 on page 144). • Use the I Pv6 Fir e w a ll screen to enable or disable the NBG6817’s IPv6 firewall (Section 14.3 on page 146). 14.1.2 What You Need To Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. NBG6817 User’s Guide 143 Chapter 14 Security About the NBG6817 Firewall The NBG6817’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 I Pv4 Fir e w a ll or I Pv6 Fir e w a ll tab under Se cur it y and then click the Ena ble Fir e w a ll check box). The NBG6817's purpose is to allow a private Local Area Network (LAN) to be securely connected to the Internet. The NBG6817 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 NBG6817 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 NBG6817 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 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. 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. 14.2 IPv4 Firewall Screen Use this screen to enable or disable the NBG6817’s IPv4 firewall. Click Ex pe r t M ode > Se cur it y > I Pv4 Fir e w a ll to open the firewall setup screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 144 Chapter 14 Security Figure 97 Expert Mode > Security > IPv4 Firewall The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 51 Expert Mode > Security > IPv4 Firewall 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 NBG6817 will not respond to any incoming Ping requests when D isa ble is selected. Select LAN to reply to incoming LAN Ping requests. Select W AN to reply to incoming WAN Ping requests. Otherwise select LAN & W AN to reply to all incoming LAN and WAN Ping requests. Firewall Setup Enable Firewall Select this check box to activate the firewall. The NBG6817 performs access control and protects against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when the firewall is activated. Enable Firewall Rule Enable Firewall Rule Select this check box to activate the firewall rules that you define (see Add Firewall Rule below). Filter table type Select D ROP to silently discard the packets which meet the firewall rules. The others are accepted. Select ACCEPT to allow the passage of the packets which meet the firewall rules. The others are blocked. NBG6817 User’s Guide 145 Chapter 14 Security Table 51 Expert Mode > Security > IPv4 Firewall (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 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 NBG6817 applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer. Source IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service. The NBG6817 applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer. Protocol Select the protocol (TCP, UD P or I CM P) 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. Add Rule Click Add Ru le 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 addresse 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 (TCP, UD P or I CM P) 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. Delete Click Apply Click Apply to save the settings. to remove the firewall rule. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to start configuring this screen again. 14.3 IPv6 Firewall Screen This chapter shows you how to enable and create IPv6 firewall rules to filter IPv6 traffic. NBG6817 User’s Guide 146 Chapter 14 Security Click Ex pe r t M ode > Se cur it y > I Pv6 Fir e w a ll. The I Pv6 Fir e w a ll screen appears as shown. Figure 98 Expert Mode > Security > IPv6 Firewall The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 52 Expert Mode > Security > IPv6 Firewall LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Firewall Rule Enable Firewall Rule Select this check box to activate the firewall rules that you define (see Add Fir e w a ll Ru le below). Action Select D ROP to silently discard the packets which meet the firewall rules. The others are accepted. Select ACCEPT to allow the passage of the packets which meet the firewall rules. The others are blocked. 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 IPv6 address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering. The NBG6817 applies the firewall rule to traffic destined for this computer. Source IP Address Enter the IPv6 address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or service. The NBG6817 applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer. Protocol Select the protocol (TCP, UD P or I CM Pv6 ) 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 defines the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Source Port Range Enter the port number/range of the source that defines the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. NBG6817 User’s Guide 147 Chapter 14 Security Table 52 Expert Mode > Security > IPv6 Firewall (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Rule Click Add Ru le 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. ServiceName 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 to which traffic for the application or service is initialized. Protocol This is the protocol (TCP, UD P or I CM Pv6 ) 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 defines the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Source Port Range This is the port number/range of the source that defines the traffic type, for example TCP port 80 defines web traffic. Delete Click Apply Click Apply to save the settings. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to restore your previously saved settings. to remove the firewall rule. NBG6817 User’s Guide 148 C HAPTER 15 Maintenance 15.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the M a int e na nce screens. 15.2 What You Can Do • Use the Ge n e r a l screen to set the timeout period of the management session (Section 15.3 on page 149). • Use the Pa ssw or d screen to change your NBG6817’s system password (Section 15.4 on page 150). • Use the Tim e screen to change your NBG6817’s time and date (Section 15.5 on page 151). • Use the Fir m w a r e Upgr a de screen to upload firmware to your NBG6817 (Section 15.6 on page 153). • Use the Ba ck u p/ Re st or e screen to view information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration (Section 15.7 on page 154). • Use the Re st a r t screen to reboot the NBG6817 without turning the power off (Section 15.8 on page 155). • Use the La n gu a ge screen to change the language for the Web Configurator (Section 15.9 on page 155). • Use the Re m ot e M a na ge m e nt screen to configure the interface/s from which the NBG6817 can be managed remotely and specify a secure client that can manage the NBG6817. (Section 15.10 on page 156). • Use the Log screen to see the logs for the activity on the NBG6817 (Section 15.11 on page 159). • Use the Ope r a t ion M ode screen to select how you want to use your NBG6817 (Section 15.13 on page 161). 15.3 General Screen Use this screen to set the management session timeout period. Click Ex pe r t M ode > M a int e na nce > Ge n e r a l. The following screen displays. NBG6817 User’s Guide 149 Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 99 Expert Mode > Maintenance > General The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 53 Expert Mode > Maintenance > General LABEL DESCRIPTION System Name System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG6817 in an Ethernet network. Domain Name Enter the domain name you want to give to the NBG6817. Administrator Inactivity Timer Type how many minutes a management session can be left idle before the session times out. The default is 5 minutes. 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 NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 15.4 Password Screen It is strongly recommended that you change your NBG6817's password. If you forget your NBG6817's password (or IP address), you will need to reset the device. See Section 15.8 on page 155 for details. Click Ex pe r t M ode > M a int e na nce > Pa ssw or d. The screen appears as shown. Figure 100 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Password The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 54 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Password LABEL DESCRIPTION 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 150 Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 54 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Password (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 15.5 Time Screen Use this screen to configure the NBG6817’s time based on your local time zone. To change your NBG6817’s time and date, click Ex pe r t M ode > M a int e na nce > Tim e . The screen appears as shown. Figure 101 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Time The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 55 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Time LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Time and Date Current Time This field displays the time of your NBG6817. Each time you reload this page, the NBG6817 synchronizes the time with the time server. Current Date This field displays the date of your NBG6817. Each time you reload this page, the NBG6817 synchronizes the date with the time server. Time and Date Setup 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 151 Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 55 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Time (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 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 M a n u a l, 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 M a n u a l, enter the new date in this field and then click Apply. Get from Time Server Select this radio button to have the NBG6817 get the time and date from the time server you specified below. User Defined Time Server Address Select Use r D e fin e d Tim e Se r ve r Addr e ss 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 D a yligh t Sa vin gs. The a t 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 second Sunday of March. 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 Se con d, Su n da y, M a r ch and select 2 in the a t 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 La st , Su n da y, M a r ch . The time you select in the a t field depends on your time zone. In Germany for instance, you would select 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 D a yligh t Sa vin gs. The a t field uses the 24 hour format. Here are a couple of examples: Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States on the first Sunday of November. 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 Fir st , Sun da y, N ove m be r and select 2 in the a t 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 La st , Su n da y, Oct obe r. The time you select in the a t field depends on your time zone. In Germany for instance, you would select 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 NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. NBG6817 User’s Guide 152 Chapter 15 Maintenance 15.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that uses the version number and project code with a “*.bin” extension, e.g., “V1.00(ABCS.0)C0.bin”. The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will reboot. Click Ex pe r t M ode > M a in t e n a n ce > Fir m w a r e Upgr a de . Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your NBG6817. Figure 102 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 56 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade LABEL DESCRIPTION File Path Click Ch oose File to find the location of the file you want to upload in this field. Choose File Click Ch oose File to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them. Upload Click Uploa d to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two minutes. Check for Latest Firmware Now Click this to check for the latest updated firmware. Note: Do not turn off the NBG6817 while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Fir m w a r e Uploa d I n Pr oce ss screen, wait two minutes before logging into the NBG6817 again. The NBG6817 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop. Figure 103 Network Temporarily Disconnected After several minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the St a t us screen. If the upload was not successful, an error message appears. Click Re t ur n to go back to the Fir m w a r e Upgr a de screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 153 Chapter 15 Maintenance 15.7 Backup/Restore Screen Backup configuration allows you to back up (save) the NBG6817’s current configuration to a file on your computer. Once your NBG6817 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. Restore configuration allows you to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from your computer to your NBG6817. Click Ex pe r t M ode > M a in t e n a n ce > Ba ck u p/ Re st or e. Information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration appears as shown next. Figure 104 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Backup/Restore The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 57 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Backup/Restore LABEL DESCRIPTION Backup Click Ba ck up to save the NBG6817’s current configuration to your computer. File Path Click Ch oose File to find the location of the file you want to upload in this field. Choose File Click Ch oose File to find the file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress compressed (.ZIP) files before you can upload them. NBG6817 User’s Guide 154 Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 57 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Backup/Restore (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Upload Click Uploa d to begin the upload process. Note: Do not turn off the NBG6817 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 NBG6817 again. The NBG6817 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 Re se t button in this section clears all user-entered configuration information and returns the NBG6817 to its factory defaults. You can also press the RESET button on the rear panel to reset the factory defaults of your NBG6817. 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 NBG6817 IP address (192.168.1.1). See Appendix B on page 176 for details on how to set up your computer’s IP address. 15.8 Restart Screen System restart allows you to reboot the NBG6817 without turning the power off. Click Ex pe r t M ode > M a in t e n a n ce > Re st a r t to open the following screen. Figure 105 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Restart Click Re st a r t to have the NBG6817 reboot. This does not affect the NBG6817's configuration. 15.9 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 NBG6817. Click Ex pe r t M ode > M a int e na nce > La n gu a ge to open the following screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 155 Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 106 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Language 15.10 Remote Management Screen Remote Management allows you to manage your NBG6817 from a remote location through the LAN/WLAN or WAN interface. 15.10.1 Remote Access Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s remote management settings. You can use Telnet, HTTP or HTTPS to access and manage the NBG6817. Click Ex pe r t M ode > M a in t e n a n ce > Re m ot e M a n a ge m e n t > Re m ot e Acce ss to open the following screen. NBG6817 User’s Guide 156 Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 107 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > Remote Access The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 58 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > WAN Access LABEL DESCRIPTION WWW 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 NBG6817 using this service. Secured Client IP Address Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG6817. Otherwise, check Se le ct e d and specify the IP address of the computer that can access the NBG6817. Telnet NBG6817 User’s Guide 157 Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 58 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > WAN Access 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 NBG6817 using this service. Secured Client IP Address Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG6817. Otherwise, check Se le ct e d and specify the IP address of the computer that can access the NBG6817. HTTPS 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 NBG6817 using this service. Secured Client IP Address Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG6817. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. Otherwise, check Se le ct e d and specify the IP address of the computer that can access the NBG6817. 15.10.2 Wake On LAN Wake On LAN (WoL) allows you to remotely turn on a device on the network, such as a computer, storage device or media server. To use this feature the remote hardware (for example the network adapter on a computer) must support Wake On LAN using the “Magic Packet” method. You need to know the MAC address of the remote device. It may be on a label on the device. Use this screen to remotely turn on a device on the network. Click the Ex pe r t M ode > M a int e na nce > Re m ot e M a n a ge m e n t > W a k e On LAN to open the following screen. Figure 108 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > Wake On LAN NBG6817 User’s Guide 158 Chapter 15 Maintenance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 59 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > Wake On LAN LABEL DESCRIPTION Wake On LAN over WAN Settings Enable Wake On LAN over WAN Select En a ble to have the NBG6817 forward a WoL “Magic Packet” to all devices on the LAN if the packet comes from the WAN or remote network and uses the port number specified in the Por t field. A LAN device whose hardware supports Wake on LAN then will be powered on if it is turned off previously. Port Type a port number from which a WoL packet is forwarded to the LAN. Wake On LAN Wake MAC Address This field displays the hostname and MAC address of the LAN device by default. Otherwise, select Use r de fine to enter the MAC Address of the device on the network that will be turned on. A MAC address consists of six hexadecimal character pairs. Start Click this to have the NBG6817 generate a WoL packet and forward it to turn the specified device on. A screen pops up displaying MAC address error if you input the MAC address incorrectly. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to begin configuring this screen afresh. 15.11 Log Screen The Web Configurator allows you to look at all of the NBG6817’s logs in one location. You can configure which logs to display in the Log screen. Select the logs you wish to display. Click Apply to save your settings. Click Ca nce l to start the screen afresh. Use this screen to see the logged messages for the NBG6817. The log wraps around and deletes the old entries after it fills. Select what logs you want to see from the D ispla y drop list. The log choices depend on your settings above this screen. Click Re fr e sh to renew the log screen. Click Cle a r Log to delete all the logs. NBG6817 User’s Guide 159 Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 109 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Log 15.12 System Operation Mode Overview The Sys OP M ode (System Operation Mode) function lets you configure your NBG6817 as a router or access point. You can choose between Rout e r M ode , and Acce ss Poin t M ode depending on your network topology and the features you require from your device. The following describes the device modes available in your NBG6817. Router A router connects your local network with another network, such as the Internet. The router has two IP addresses, the LAN IP address and the WAN IP address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 160 Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 110 LAN and WAN IP Addresses in Router Mode Access Point An access point enabled all ethernet ports to be bridged together and be in the same subnet. To connect to the Internet, another device, such as a router, is required. Figure 111 Access Point Mode 15.13 Operation Mode Screen Use this screen to select how you want to use your NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 161 Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 112 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode The following table describes the labels in the Ope r a t ion M ode screen. Table 60 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Configuration Mode Router Mode Select Rou t e r M ode if your device routes traffic between a local network and another network such as the Internet. This mode offers services such as a firewall or bandwidth management. You can configure the IP address settings on your WAN port. Contact your ISP or system administrator for more information on appropriate settings. Access Point Mode Select Acce ss Poin t M ode if your device bridges traffic between clients on the same network. • • • • • In Acce ss Poin t M ode , all Ethernet ports have the same IP address. All ports on the rear panel of the device are LAN ports, including the port labeled WAN. There is no WAN port. The DHCP server on your device is disabled. Router functions (such as NAT, bandwidth management, remote management, firewall and so on) are not available when the NBG6817 is in Acce ss Poin t M ode . The IP address of the device on the local network is set to 192.168.1.2. Apply Click Apply to save your settings. Cancel Click Ca n ce l to return your settings to the default (Rou t e r ). Note: If you select the incorrect system operation Mode you may not be able to connect to the Internet. NBG6817 User’s Guide 162 C HAPTER 16 Troubleshooting 16.1 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 • NBG6817 Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting the NBG6817 to Its Factory Defaults • Wireless Connections • USB Device Problems 16.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NBG6817 does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. Make sure you are using the power adaptor or cord included with the NBG6817. Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the NBG6817 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 NBG6817. 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 1.7 on page 12. 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 NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 163 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting If the problem continues, contact the vendor. 16.3 NBG6817 Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my NBG6817. The default IP address of the NBG6817 in Rout e r M ode is 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .1 . If the NBG6817 obtains a WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, the default LAN IP address will be changed to 10.0.0.1 automatically. See Auto-IP Change on page 75 for more information. The default IP address of the NBG6817 in Acce ss Poin t M ode is 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .2 . If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the NBG6817 in Rou t e r M ode by looking up the IP address of the default gateway for your computer. To do this in most Windows computers, click St a r t > Run, enter cm d, and then enter ipconfig. The IP address of the D e fa ult Ga t e w a y might be the IP address of the NBG6817 (it depends on the network), so enter this IP address in your Internet browser. If your NBG6817 in Acce ss Poin t M ode 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 NBG6817 to change all settings back to their default. This means your current settings are lost. See Section 16.5 on page 167 in the Tr ou ble shoot ing for information on resetting your NBG6817. I forgot the password. The default password is 1 2 3 4 . If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 16.5 on page 167. I cannot see or access the Login screen in the Web Configurator. Make sure you are using the correct IP address. The default IP address of the NBG6817 in Rout e r M ode is 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .1 . If the NBG6817 obtains a WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, the default LAN IP address will be changed to 10.0.0.1 automatically. See Auto-IP Change on page 75 for more information. The default IP address of the NBG6817 in Acce ss Poin t M ode is 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .2 . • If you changed the IP address (Section 12.4 on page 115), use the new IP address. NBG6817 User’s Guide 164 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting • If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, see the troubleshooting suggestions for I don’t know the IP address of my NBG6817. 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 171. Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the NBG6817. (If you know that there are routers between your computer and the NBG6817, skip this step.) • If there is a DHCP server on your network, make sure your computer is using a dynamic IP address. See Section 12.4 on page 115. • If there is no DHCP server on your network, make sure your computer’s IP address is in the same subnet as the NBG6817. See Section 12.4 on page 115. Reset the device to its factory defaults, and try to access the NBG6817 with the default IP address. See Section 1.5 on page 11. If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor, or try one of the advanced suggestions. Adva n ce d Sugge st ions • Try to access the NBG6817 using another service, such as Telnet. If you can access the NBG6817, check the remote management settings and firewall rules to find out why the NBG6817 does not respond to HTTP. • If your computer is connected to the W AN port or is connected wirelessly, use a computer that is connected to a LAN /ETH ERN ET port. I can see the Login screen, but I cannot log in to the NBG6817. Make sure you have entered the password correctly. The default password is 1 2 3 4 . This field is case-sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on. 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 NBG6817. If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 16.5 on page 167. 16.4 Internet Access I cannot access the Internet. NBG6817 User’s Guide 165 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. Go to Ex pe r t > M a in t e n a n ce > Ope r a t ion M ode . Check your System Operation Mode setting. • If the NBG6817 is in Rou t e r M ode , make sure the WAN port is connected to a broadband modem or router with Internet access. Your computer and the NBG6817 should be in the same subnet. • If the NBG6817 is in Acce ss Poin t M ode , make sure the WAN port is connected to a broadband modem or router with Internet access and your computer is set to obtain an dynamic IP address. If the NBG6817 is in Rout e r M ode , make sure you entered your ISP account information correctly in the wizard or the WAN screen. These fields are case-sensitive, 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 NBG6817), 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 1.7 on page 12. Reboot the NBG6817. 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 1.7 on page 12. If the NBG6817 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 NBG6817 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 NBG6817. If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor, or try one of the advanced suggestions. Adva n ce d Sugge st ion NBG6817 User’s Guide 166 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting • Check the settings for QoS. If it is disabled, you might consider activating it. 16.5 Resetting the NBG6817 to Its Factory Defaults If you reset the NBG6817, you lose all of the changes you have made. The NBG6817 re-loads its default settings, and the password resets to 1 2 3 4 . 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 NBG6817: Make sure the power LED is on. Press the RESET button for one to four seconds to restart/reboot the NBG6817. Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the NBG6817 back to its factory-default configurations. If the NBG6817 restarts automatically, wait for the NBG6817 to finish restarting, and log in to the Web Configurator. The password is “1234”. If the NBG6817 does not restart automatically, disconnect and reconnect the NBG6817’s power. Then, follow the directions above again. 16.6 Wireless Connections I cannot access the NBG6817 or ping any computer from the WLAN. Make sure the wireless LAN is enabled on the NBG6817. Make sure the wireless adapter on your computer 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 NBG6817. Make sure your computer (with a wireless adapter installed) is within the transmission range of the NBG6817. Check that both the NBG6817 and the wireless adapter on your computer are using the same wireless and wireless security settings. Make sure traffic between the WLAN and the LAN is not blocked by the firewall on the NBG6817. NBG6817 User’s Guide 167 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting Make sure you allow the NBG6817 to be remotely accessed through the WLAN interface. Check your remote management settings. • See the chapter on Wireless LAN in the User’s Guide for more information. I set up URL keyword blocking, but I can still access a website that should be blocked. Make sure that you enable parental control in the Pa r e n t a l Con t r ol screen, set up rules and turn on the rules. Make sure that the keywords that you type are listed in the rule’s Ke yw or d List . If a keyword that is listed in the Ke yw or d List is not blocked when it is found in a URL, customize the keyword blocking using commands. See the Keyword Blocking URL Checking section in the Applications chapter. I cannot access the Web Configurator after I switched to AP mode. When you change from router mode to AP mode, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254”. Refer to Appendix B on page 176 for instructions on how to change your computer’s IP address. 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. NBG6817 User’s Guide 168 Chapter 16 Troubleshooting • 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. 16.7 USB Device Problems I cannot access or see a USB device that is connected to the NBG6817. Disconnect the problematic USB device, then reconnect it to the NBG6817. Ensure that the USB device has power. Check your cable connections. Restart the NBG6817 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 NBG6817 and try to connect to it again with your computer. If the problem persists, contact your vendor. What kind of USB devices do the NBG6817 support? It is strongly recommended to use version 2.0 or higher USB storage devices (such as NTFS or FAT32 file system, USB hard drives) and/or USB devices. Other USB products are not guaranteed to function properly with the NBG6817. The NBG6817 do not support 3G/4G USB dongles. NBG6817 User’s Guide 169
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