Z Com XG2000 User Manual

IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Router

The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, stored,

transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in

any form or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or

otherwise, without the prior written permission.

Trademarks

All products, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

companies. They are used for identification purpose only. Specifications are subject to be

changed without prior notice.

FCC Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can

generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case

the user, at his own expense, will be required to take whatever measures are necessary to

correct the interference.

CE Declaration of Conformity

This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN

55022/A1 Class B, and EN 50082-1. This meets the essential protection requirements of the

European Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states

relation to electromagnetic compatibility.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction.............................................................................................. 5

1.1 Five steps to success...................................................................................... 5

1.2 Functions and Features.................................................................................. 7

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation............................................................................... 9

2.1 Panel Layout.................................................................................................. 9

2.2 Procedure for hardware installation ............................................................ 10

Chapter 3: Network Settings.....................................................................................11

3.1 Client Network Settings ...............................................................................11

Chapter 4: Router Configuration ............................................................................. 14

4.1 Start-up and Log in...................................................................................... 14

4.2 System Status .............................................................................................. 14

4.3 Wizard ......................................................................................................... 15

4.4 Primary Setup.............................................................................................. 16

Chapter 1: Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the outstanding Wireless Broadband

Router. This product is specifically designed for Small Office and Home Office

needs. It provides a complete SOHO solution for Internet surfing, and is easy to

configure and operate even for non-technical users. Instructions for installing

and configuring the Router can be found in this manual. Before you install and

use this product, please read this manual carefully to ensure that you take full

advantage of it’s functionality.

1.1 Five steps to success

To enable a smooth entry in to the world of the Wireless LAN, you will be

guided through the installation of the individual components by way of the “Five

steps to success”. In doing so your specific level of technical expertise will be

catered for. You decide which settings are doable for you.

1. Determine your network knowledge

The success of the installation of your Router and Wireless Clients is largely

independent of your technical skills. The more advanced and familiar you

are with networking terminology, the more you will act intuitively. A beginner

will need more support in learning about his new networking equipment.

Some chapters are therefore supplemented with additional information,

designed for Beginners:

2. Define your network topology

Decide which PC and devices will be connected to your Network

 PC



  Laptop



 PDA

  Printer with parallel Port

  Network Scanner

  Network Printer

  …

Chapter 2 ‘Hardware Installation’ will help you to connect these devices

properly.

3. Prepare your PCs and Devices to connect to the Router

Before an Router can be configured, an initial connection must be

established.

Chapter 3 ‘Network Settings’ will guide you through the settings.

4. Install and configure the Router

Your Router needs to be configured to work properly with each of your

networking components and your Internet connection. Security aspects and

special Router functionalities will also be covered.

see Chapter 5 ‘Router Configuration’.

5. Install additional features like Print Server

The Router is equipped with a Printer port which is wirelessly accessible by

any user in the network. Therefore a software needs to be installed on every

PC.

see Chapter 4.2 for the Software Installation and Chapter 6 for the Software

Configuration

1.2 Functions and Features

 High speed wireless LAN connection

11Mbps data rate incorporating Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS).

 Roaming

Seamless roaming within the IEEE 802.11g WLAN infrastructure.

 IEEE 802.11g compatible

Allows interoperability between multiple vendors.

 Auto fallback

11M, 5M, 2M, 1M data rate with auto fallback.

 Broadband modem and NAT Router

Connects multiple computers to the internet through a broadband (cable or

DSL) modem or an Ethernet router.

 Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch

Equipped with a 2-port auto-sensing Ethernet switch.

 VPN supported

Supports multiple PPTP sessions and allows you to setup VPN server and

VPN clients.

 Printer sharing

Embeds a print server to allow all of the networked computers to share one

printer.

 DHCP server supported

All of the networked computers can retrieve their TCP/IP (network

communications protocol) settings automatically.

 Web-based configuring

Configurable through any networked computer’s web browser using

Netscape or Internet Explorer.

 Virtual Server supported

Enables you to open WWW, FTP and other services on your LAN to Internet

users.

 User-Definable Application Sensing Tunnel

User definable attributes to support special applications that require multiple

connections, such as Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet

telephony and so on. The product then senses the application type and

opens a multi-port tunnel for it.

 Firewall

All unwanted network packets from outside intruders are blocked to protect

your Intranet. The access rule allows you to control access to a network by

analyzing the incoming and outgoing packets and letting them pass or

blocking them based on the source and destination IP Addresses.

+ 18 hidden pages