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Version 5.15-5.50 Ed 1, 04/2021
Copyright © 2021 Zyxel Communications Corporation
IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
This is a series User’s Guide. Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from what you see 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 Zyxel Device.
•More Information Go to support.zyxel.com to find other information on the Zyxel Device
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Document Conventions

Warnings and Notes
These are how warnings and notes are shown in this guide.
Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your Zyxel Device.
Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may need to
configure or helpful tips) or recommendations.
Syntax Conventions
• Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.
• A right angle bracket ( > ) within a screen name denotes a mouse click. For example, Network Setting > Routing > DNS Route means you first click Network Setting in the navigation panel, then the Routing submenu, and then finally the DNS Route tab to get to that screen.
Icons Used in Figures
Figures in this user guide may use the following generic icons. The Zyxel Device icon is not an exact representation of your Zyxel Device.
Zyxel Device Generic Router Switch
Server Firewall USB Storage Device
Printer
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Contents Overview

Contents Overview
User’s Guide ......................................................................................................................................17
Introducing the Zyxel Device .............................................................................................................. 18
Web Configurator ................................................................................................................................. 43
Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................. 52
Tutorials .................................................................................................................................................. 55
Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................83
Connection Status ................................................................................................................................ 84
Broadband ............................................................................................................................................ 93
Wireless ................................................................................................................................................. 129
Home Networking ............................................................................................................................... 160
Routing ................................................................................................................................................. 190
Quality of Service (QoS) .................................................................................................................... 198
Network Address Translation (NAT) ................................................................................................... 217
DNS ....................................................................................................................................................... 234
VLAN Group ........................................................................................................................................ 238
Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................................ 241
USB Service .......................................................................................................................................... 248
Firewall ................................................................................................................................................. 254
MAC Filter ............................................................................................................................................ 265
Parental Control ................................................................................................................................. 267
Scheduler Rule .................................................................................................................................... 277
Certificates .......................................................................................................................................... 279
VoIP ...................................................................................................................................................... 288
Log ....................................................................................................................................................... 316
Traffic Status ....................................................................................................................................... 319
VoIP Status ........................................................................................................................................... 323
ARP Table ............................................................................................................................................ 326
Routing Table ...................................................................................................................................... 328
xDSL Statistics ....................................................................................................................................... 331
WLAN Station Status ........................................................................................................................... 334
Cellular Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 336
System .................................................................................................................................................. 338
User Account ...................................................................................................................................... 339
Remote Management ....................................................................................................................... 342
SNMP .................................................................................................................................................... 346
Time Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 349
Email Notification ................................................................................................................................ 352
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Log Setting .......................................................................................................................................... 355
Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................................................. 359
Backup/Restore .................................................................................................................................. 361
Diagnostic ........................................................................................................................................... 364
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................. 371
Appendices ............................................ ........................................................... ..............................378
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Document Conventions ... .... ............................................ .... ... .... ............................................ ............3
Contents Overview .............................................................................................................................4
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................6
Part I: User’s Guide.......................................................................................... 17
Chapter 1
Introducing the Zyxel Device ........................... .... .... ... ............................................. ... .....................18
1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 18
1.1.1 Multi-Gigabit Ethernet .......................................................................................................... 20
1.2 Example Applications .................................................................................................................... 20
1.2.1 Internet Access ...................................................................................................................... 21
1.2.2 Dual-Band WiFi ...................................................................................................................... 21
1.2.3 VoIP Applications .................................................................................................................. 22
1.3 Ways to Manage the Zyxel Device .............................................................................................. 23
1.4 Good Habits for Managing the Zyxel Device ............................................................................. 23
1.5 Hardware ......................................................................................................................................... 23
1.5.1 Top or Front Panel ................................................................................................................. 24
1.5.2 Bottom or Back Panel ........................................................................................................... 33
1.5.3 WPS Button ............................................................................................................................. 42
1.5.4 RESET Button ........................................................................................................................... 42
Chapter 2
Web Configurator...............................................................................................................................43
2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 43
2.1.1 Access the Web Configurator ............................................................................................. 43
2.2 Web Configurator Layout .............................................................................................................. 45
2.2.1 Settings Icon .......................................................................................................................... 45
2.2.2 Layout Icon ............................................................................................................................ 50
Chapter 3
Quick Start..........................................................................................................................................52
3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 52
3.2 Quick Start Setup ............................................................................................................................ 52
3.3 Quick Start Setup – Time Zone ....................................................................................................... 52
3.4 Quick Start Setup – Internet Connection ..................................................................................... 53
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3.4.1 Successful Internet Connection .......................................................................................... 53
3.4.2 Unsuccessful Internet Connection ...................................................................................... 54
3.5 Quick Start Setup – WiFi ................................................................................................................. 54
3.6 Quick Start Setup – Finish ............................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 4
Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................55
4.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 55
4.2 Wired Network Setup ..................................................................................................................... 55
4.2.1 Setting Up a DSL Connection ..............................................................................................55
4.2.2 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection .................................................................................... 58
4.3 WiFi Network Setup ......................................................................................................................... 60
4.3.1 Changing Security on a WiFi Network ................................................................................ 61
4.3.2 Connecting to the Zyxel Device’s WiFi Network Using WPS ............................................. 63
4.4 USB Applications ............................................................................................................................. 67
4.4.1 File Sharing ............................................................................................................................. 67
4.4.2 Using FTP ................................................................................................................................. 72
4.5 Network Security ............................................................................................................................. 72
4.5.1 Configuring a Firewall Rule .................................................................................................. 72
4.5.2 Parental Control .................................................................................................................... 73
4.5.3 Configuring a MAC Address Filter ....................................................................................... 75
4.6 Internet Calls ................................................................................................................................... 76
4.6.1 Configuring VoIP ................................................................................................................... 76
4.6.2 Adding a SIP Service Provider ............................................................................................. 76
4.6.3 Adding a SIP Account .......................................................................................................... 77
4.6.4 Configuring a Phone ............................................................................................................ 79
4.6.5 Making a VoIP Call ............................................................................................................... 80
4.7 Device Maintenance ..................................................................................................................... 80
4.7.1 Upgrading the Firmware ...................................................................................................... 80
4.7.2 Backing up the Device Configuration ................................................................................ 80
4.7.3 Restoring the Device Configuration ................................................................................... 81
Part II: Technical Reference........................................................................... 83
Chapter 5
Connection Status..............................................................................................................................84
5.1 Connection Status Overview ........................................................................................................ 84
5.1.1 Connectivity .......................................................................................................................... 84
5.1.2 System Info ............................................................................................................................. 85
5.1.3 WiFi Settings ........................................................................................................................... 88
5.2 Guest WiFi Settings .......................................................................................................................... 89
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5.2.1 LAN ......................................................................................................................................... 90
Chapter 6
Broadband..........................................................................................................................................93
6.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 93
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 93
6.1.2 What You Need to Know ..................................................................................................... 94
6.1.3 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................... 97
6.2 Broadband Settings (for DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3 and DX5401-B0) .................... 97
6.2.1 Add or Edit Internet Connection ......................................................................................... 99
6.3 Broadband Settings (for EX3300-T0, EX3301-T0, EX5300, EX5301, EX5401-B0, EX5501, AX7501 and
PX7501) .......................................................................................................................................... 106
6.3.1 Add or Edit Internet Connection ....................................................................................... 108
6.4 Cellular Backup ............................................................................................................................ 115
6.5 Broadband Advanced Screen ................................................................................................... 120
6.6 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................... 124
Chapter 7
Wireless.............................................................................................................................................129
7.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 129
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 129
7.1.2 What You Need to Know ................................................................................................... 129
7.2 Wireless General Settings ............................................................................................................. 130
7.2.1 No Security ........................................................................................................................... 133
7.2.2 More Secure (Recommended) ......................................................................................... 133
7.3 Guest/More AP ............................................................................................................................. 135
7.4 More AP Edit .................................................................................................................................. 135
7.5 MAC Authentication .................................................................................................................... 138
7.6 WPS ................................................................................................................................................. 139
7.7 WMM .............................................................................................................................................. 141
7.8 Others Screen ............................................................................................................................... 142
7.9 Channel Status .............................................................................................................................. 144
7.10 MESH ..........................................................................................................................................................................145
7.11 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 148
7.11.1 WiFi Network Overview ..................................................................................................... 148
7.11.2 Additional Wireless Terms ................................................................................................. 150
7.11.3 WiFi Security Overview ...................................................................................................... 150
7.11.4 Signal Problems ................................................................................................................. 152
7.11.5 BSS ....................................................................................................................................... 152
7.11.6 MBSSID ................................................................................................................................ 153
7.11.7 Preamble Type .................................................................................................................. 153
7.11.8 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) ............................................................................................. 154
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Chapter 8
Home Networking............................................................................................................................160
8.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 160
8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 160
8.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................... 160
8.1.3 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................. 162
8.2 LAN Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 162
8.3 Static DHCP ................................................................................................................................... 166
8.3.1 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................. 166
8.4 UPnP ............................................................................................................................................... 168
8.5 LAN Additional Subnet ................................................................................................................. 169
8.6 STB Vendor ID ................................................................................................................................ 171
8.7 Wake on LAN ................................................................................................................................ 172
8.8 TFTP Server Name ......................................................................................................................... 172
8.9 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................... 173
8.10 Turn on UPnP in Windows 7 Example ........................................................................................ 174
8.10.1 Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device .................................................... 175
8.11 Turn on UPnP in Windows 10 Example ...................................................................................... 178
8.11.1 Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device .................................................... 180
8.12 Web Configurator Easy Access in Windows 7 ......................................................................... 183
8.13 Web Configurator Easy Access in Windows 10 ....................................................................... 185
8.13.1 DHCP Setup ....................................................................................................................... 187
8.13.2 DNS Server Addresses ....................................................................................................... 187
8.13.3 LAN TCP/IP ......................................................................................................................... 188
Chapter 9
Routing..............................................................................................................................................190
9.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 190
9.2 Configure Static Route ................................................................................................................ 190
9.2.1 Add or Edit Static Route ..................................................................................................... 191
9.3 DNS Route ...................................................................................................................................... 193
9.3.1 Add or Edit DNS Route ........................................................................................................ 193
9.4 Policy Route .................................................................................................................................. 194
9.4.1 Add or Edit Policy Route ..................................................................................................... 195
9.5 RIP Overview ................................................................................................................................. 196
9.5.1 RIP ......................................................................................................................................... 196
Chapter 10
Quality of Service (QoS) ........................................ ..........................................................................198
10.1 QoS Overview ............................................................................................................................. 198
10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 198
10.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 198
10.3 Quality of Service General Settings .......................................................................................... 200
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10.4 Queue Setup ............................................................................................................................... 201
10.5 QoS Classification Setup ............................................................................................................ 203
10.5.1 Add or Edit QoS Class ....................................................................................................... 204
10.6 QoS Shaper Setup ...................................................................................................................... 208
10.6.1 Add or Edit a QoS Shaper ................................................................................................209
10.7 QoS Policer Setup ....................................................................................................................... 209
10.7.1 Add or Edit a QoS Policer ................................................................................................. 210
10.8 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 212
Chapter 11
Network Address Translation (NAT)................................................................................................ 217
11.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 217
11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 217
11.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 217
11.2 Port Forwarding Overview ......................................................................................................... 218
11.2.1 Port Forwarding ................................................................................................................. 218
11.2.2 Add or Edit Port Forwarding .............................................................................................219
11.3 Port Triggering ............................................................................................................................. 221
11.3.1 Add or Edit Port Triggering Rule ....................................................................................... 223
11.4 DMZ .............................................................................................................................................. 224
11.5 ALG ............................................................................................................................................... 225
11.6 Address Mapping ....................................................................................................................... 226
11.6.1 Address Mapping Screen ................................................................................................ 226
11.6.2 Add New Rule Screen ...................................................................................................... 227
11.7 Sessions ........................................................................................................................................ 229
11.8 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 229
11.8.1 NAT Definitions ................................................................................................................... 230
11.8.2 What NAT Does ................................................................................................................. 230
11.8.3 How NAT Works .................................................................................................................. 231
11.8.4 NAT Application ................................................................................................................ 231
Chapter 12
DNS....................................................................................................................................................234
12.1 DNS Overview ............................................................................................................................. 234
12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 234
12.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 235
12.2 DNS Entry ..................................................................................................................................... 235
12.2.1 Add or Edit DNS Entry ........................................................................................................ 236
12.3 Dynamic DNS .............................................................................................................................. 236
Chapter 13
VLAN Group......................................................................................................................................238
13.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 238
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13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 238
13.2 VLAN Group Settings .................................................................................................................. 239
13.2.1 Add or Edit a VLAN Group ............................................................................................... 239
Chapter 14
Interface Grouping..........................................................................................................................241
14.1 Interface Grouping Overview ................................................................................................... 241
14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 241
14.2 Interface Grouping .................................................................................................................... 241
14.2.1 Interface Group Configuration ....................................................................................... 242
14.2.2 Interface Grouping Criteria .............................................................................................246
Chapter 15
USB Service......................................................................................................... .... ..........................248
15.1 USB Service Overview ................................................................................................................ 248
15.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 248
15.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 248
15.1.3 Before You Begin ............................................................................................................... 249
15.2 USB Service .................................................................................................................................. 249
15.2.1 Add New Share ................................................................................................................. 251
15.2.2 Add New User Screen ....................................................................................................... 252
15.3 Media Server ............................................................................................................................... 252
Chapter 16
Firewall..............................................................................................................................................254
16.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 254
16.1.1 What You Need to Know About Firewall ........................................................................ 254
16.2 Firewall ......................................................................................................................................... 255
16.2.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 255
16.3 Firewall General Settings ............................................................................................................ 256
16.4 Protocol (Customized Services) ................................................................................................ 257
16.4.1 Add Customized Service ..................................................................................................258
16.5 Access Control (Rules) ............................................................................................................... 258
16.5.1 Add New ACL Rule Screen .............................................................................................. 259
16.6 DoS ............................................................................................................................................... 261
16.7 Firewall Technical Reference .................................................................................................... 262
16.7.1 Firewall Rules Overview .................................................................................................... 262
16.7.2 Guidelines For Security Enhancement With Your Firewall ............................................ 263
16.7.3 Security Considerations .................................................................................................... 263
Chapter 17
MAC Filter .........................................................................................................................................265
17.1 MAC Filter Overview ................................................................................................................... 265
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17.2 MAC Filter .................................................................................................................................... 265
17.2.1 Add New Rule ................................................................................................................... 266
Chapter 18
Parental Control...............................................................................................................................267
18.1 Parental Control Overview ........................................................................................................ 267
18.2 Parental Control Settings For DX/EX3300, DX/EX3301, EX5300, EX5301, DX5301-B2/B3 and DX/
EX5401 ........................................................................................................................................... 267
18.2.1 Add or Edit a Parental Control Profile ............................................................................. 268
18.2.2 Define a Schedule ............................................................................................................ 269
18.3 Parental Control Settings (for AX7501/PX7501 and EX5501) .................................................. 270
18.3.1 Add or Edit a Parental Control Profile ............................................................................. 272
Chapter 19
Scheduler Rule .................................................................................................................................277
19.1 Scheduler Rule Overview .......................................................................................................... 277
19.2 Scheduler Rule Settings .............................................................................................................. 277
19.2.1 Add or Edit a Schedule Rule ............................................................................................ 277
Chapter 20
Certificates .......................................................................................................................................279
20.1 Certificates Overview ................................................................................................................ 279
20.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 279
20.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 279
20.3 Local Certificates ....................................................................................................................... 279
20.3.1 Create Certificate Request ............................................................................................. 280
20.3.2 View Certificate Request ................................................................................................. 281
20.4 Trusted CA ................................................................................................................................... 283
20.5 Import Trusted CA Certificate ................................................................................................... 284
20.6 View Trusted CA Certificate ...................................................................................................... 284
20.7 Certificates Technical Reference ............................................................................................. 285
20.7.1 Verify a Certificate ............................................................................................................ 286
Chapter 21
VoIP...................................................................................................................................................288
21.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 288
21.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 288
21.1.2 What You Need to Know About VoIP ............................................................................. 288
21.2 Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................ 289
21.3 SIP Account ................................................................................................................................. 289
21.3.1 Add or Edit SIP Account ................................................................................................... 290
21.3.2 SIP Service Provider ........................................................................................................... 294
21.3.3 Provider Entry Add or Edit ................................................................................................ 295
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21.4 Phone ........................................................................................................................................... 299
21.4.1 Phone Device .................................................................................................................... 299
21.4.2 Phone Device Edit ............................................................................................................ 300
21.5 Phone Region ............................................................................................................................. 301
21.6 Call Rule ....................................................................................................................................... 302
21.7 Call History ................................................................................................................................... 302
21.8 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 303
21.8.1 Quality of Service (QoS) ................................................................................................... 311
21.8.2 Phone Services Overview .................................................................................................311
Chapter 22
Log ..................................... ................................................ ...............................................................316
22.1 Log Overview .............................................................................................................................. 316
22.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 316
22.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 316
22.2 System Log .................................................................................................................................. 317
22.3 Security Log ................................................................................................................................. 317
Chapter 23
Traffic Status .....................................................................................................................................319
23.1 Traffic Status Overview ............................................................................................................... 319
23.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 319
23.2 WAN Status .................................................................................................................................. 319
23.3 LAN Status .................................................................................................................................... 320
23.4 NAT Status .................................................................................................................................... 321
Chapter 24
VoIP Status........................................................................................................................................323
24.1 VoIP Status Screen ...................................................................................................................... 323
Chapter 25
ARP Table..........................................................................................................................................326
25.1 ARP Table Overview ................................................................................................................... 326
25.1.1 How ARP Works .................................................................................................................. 326
25.2 ARP Table .................................................................................................................................... 326
Chapter 26
Routing Table....................................................................................................................................328
26.1 Routing Table Overview ............................................................................................................ 328
26.2 Routing Table .............................................................................................................................. 328
Chapter 27
xDSL Statistics ....................................... ... .... .... ............................................ ... ..................................331
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27.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 331
27.2 xDSL Statistics ............................................................................................................................... 331
Chapter 28
WLAN Station Status .........................................................................................................................334
28.1 WLAN Station Status Overview .................................................................................................. 334
Chapter 29
Cellular Statistics .............................................................................................................................336
29.1 Cellular Statistics Overview ........................................................................................................ 336
29.2 Cellular Statistics Settings ........................................................................................................... 336
Chapter 30
System...............................................................................................................................................338
30.1 System Overview ........................................................................................................................ 338
30.2 System .......................................................................................................................................... 338
Chapter 31
User Account.............................................................. ... .... ............................................ ...................339
31.1 User Account Overview ............................................................................................................. 339
31.2 User Account .............................................................................................................................. 339
31.2.1 User Account Add or Edit ................................................................................................. 340
Chapter 32
Remote Management.....................................................................................................................342
32.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 342
32.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 342
32.2 MGMT Services ............................................................................................................................ 342
32.3 Trust Domain ................................................................................................................................ 344
32.4 Add Trust Domain ....................................................................................................................... 344
Chapter 33
SNMP .................................................................................................................................................346
33.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 346
33.2 SNMP Settings .............................................................................................................................. 347
Chapter 34
Time Settings.....................................................................................................................................349
34.1 Time Settings Overview .............................................................................................................. 349
34.2 Time .............................................................................................................................................. 349
Chapter 35
Email Notification.............................................................................................................................352
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35.1 Email Notification Overview ...................................................................................................... 352
35.2 Email Notification ........................................................................................................................ 352
35.2.1 Email Notification Edit ....................................................................................................... 353
Chapter 36
Log Setting .............................................................................................. .... .....................................355
36.1 Log Setting Overview ................................................................................................................. 355
36.2 Log Settings ................................................................................................................................. 355
36.2.1 Example Email Log ............................................................................................................ 357
Chapter 37
Firmware Upgrade..................................................... ... ............................................. ... .... ...............359
37.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 359
37.2 Firmware Upgrade ...................................................................................................................... 359
Chapter 38
Backup/Restore ...............................................................................................................................361
38.1 Backup/Restore Overview ........................................................................................................ 361
38.2 Backup/Restore .......................................................................................................................... 361
38.3 Reboot ......................................................................................................................................... 363
Chapter 39
Diagnostic.........................................................................................................................................364
39.1 Diagnostic Overview .................................................................................................................. 364
39.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 364
39.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 364
39.3 Ping/TraceRoute/Nslookup Test ................................................................................................ 365
39.4 802.1ag (CFM) ............................................................................................................................ 366
39.5 802.3ah (OAM) ............................................................................................................................ 367
39.6 OAM Ping .................................................................................................................................... 368
Chapter 40
Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................371
40.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 371
40.2 Power and Hardware Problems ................................................................................................ 371
40.3 Device Access Problems ........................................................................................................... 372
40.4 Internet Problems ........................................................................................................................ 375
40.5 WiFi Problems .............................................................................................................................. 375
40.6 USB Problems ............................................................................................................................... 376
40.7 UPnP Problems ............................................................................................................................ 376
Part III: Appendices......................................................................................378
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Appendix A Customer Support ..................................................................................................... 379
Appendix B IPv6............................................................................................................................... 385
Appendix C Legal Information ...................................................................................................... 391
Index.................................................................................................................................................397
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PART I

User’s Guide

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CHAPTER 1

Introducing the Zyxel Device

1.1 Overview

Zyxel Device refers to these models as outlined below.
• AX7501-B0 • DX5401-B0 • EX5401-B0
• DX3300-T0 • EX3300-T0 • EX5501-B0
• DX3301-T0 • EX3301-T0 • PX7501-B0
• DX5301-B2 • EX5300-B3
• DX5301-B3 • EX5301-B3
The AX7501-B0 is an AON (Active Optical Network) while the PX7501-B0 is a PON (Passive Optical Network) router. They provide fast Internet access. They both have one 10 Gbps Multi-Gigabit Ethernet LAN port and four 1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports.
The DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2, DX5301-B3, and DX5401-B0 are DSL routers, which provide fast Internet access over telephone lines. They also support WiFi6 that is most suitable in areas with a high concentration of users. You can schedule WiFi usage using Parental Control.
The EX3300-T0, EX3301-T0, EX5300-B3, EX5301-B3, EX5401-B0 and EX5501-B0 are Ethernet gateways which provide fast Internet access. The EX5501-B0 has 2.5 Gbps Multi-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) WAN ports that are backward compatible with standard Gigabit speed. See Section 1.1.1 on page 20 for more information on Multi-Gigabit Ethernet.
The Zyxel Device also has one USB port that can be configured as a backup WAN port in case the Cellular/Fiber connection has a problem as well as for file sharing and as a media server.
The following table describes the feature differences of the Zyxel Device by model.
Table 1 Zyxel Device Comparison Table
AX7501-B0 DX3300-T0 DX3301-T0 DX5301-B2 DX5301-B3 DX5401-B0
WiFi6 Wireless Standard
2.4G WLAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5G WLAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parental Control Schedule
Parental Control URL Filter
MPro Mesh Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2.5 Gbe WAN No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No No Yes Yes No
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Chapter 1 Introducing the Zyxel Device
Table 1 Zyxel Device Comparison Table (continued)
AX7501-B0 DX3300-T0 DX3301-T0 DX5301-B2 DX5301-B3 DX5401-B0
2.5 Gbe LAN No No No No No No
10 Gbe LAN Yes No No No No No
1G AON (SFP) No No No Yes No Yes
1G Ethernet (SFP)
2.5G GPON (SFP)
10G AON (SFP) Yes No No No No No
10G Ethernet (SFP)
10G XGPON (SFP+)
USB Port for Cellular Backup, File Sharing and Media Server
Phone Port (VoIP)
DSL Port No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wall Mount Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes No No No No No
No No No No No No
Yes No No No No No
Yes No No No No No
USB 3.0 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Table 2 Zyxel Device Comparison Table
EX3300-T0 EX3301-T0 EX5300-B3 EX5301-B3 EX5401-B0
WiFi6 Wireless Standard
2.4G WLAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
5G WLAN Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Parental Control Schedule
Parental Control URL Filter
MPro Mesh Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2.5 Gbe WAN No No No No No Yes No
2.5 Gbe LAN No No No No No Yes No
10 Gbe LANNoNoNoNo NoNoYes
1G AON (SFP) No No No No Yes No No
1G Ethernet (SFP)
2.5G GPON (SFP)
10G AON (SFP)NoNoNoNo NoNoNo
10G Ethernet (SFP)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
No No No No No No No
No No No No No No No
No No No No No No No
EX5501-B0PX7501
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EX3300-T0 EX3301-T0 EX5300-B3 EX5301-B3 EX5401-B0
10G XGPON (SFP+)
USB Port for Cellular Backup, File Sharing and Media Server
Phone Port (VoIP)
DSL Port No No No No No No No
Wall Mount Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No No No No No No No
USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 USB 3.0
No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
1.1.1 Multi-Gigabit Ethernet
A 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port supports speeds of 2.5 Gbps if the connected device supports 2.5 Gbps. While a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port supports speeds of 10 Gbps if the connected device supports 10 Gbps and a Cat 6a (up to 100 m) or Cat 6 cable (up to 50 m) is used.
EX5501-B0PX7501
-B0
Some network devices such as gaming computers, servers, network attached storage (NAS) devices, or access points may have network cards that are capable of 2.5 Gbps or 5 Gbps connectivity.
If these devices are connected to a 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet port, they can only transmit or receive up to 1 Gbps as speeds of 2.5 Gbps / 10 Gbps cannot be attained. Moreover, if network devices with 2.5 Gbps / 10 Gbps network cards are connected to a 2.5 Gbps / 10 Gbps Ethernet port, you must use Cat 5e / Cat 6A or better Ethernet cables to achieve 2.5 Gbps / 10 Gbps speeds. Most buildings, at the time of writing, use Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cables.
Multi-Gigabit Ethernet ports automatically allow connections up to the speed of the connected network device (100 Mbps (not supported on EX5501-B0), 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps or 5 Gbps), and you just need to use a Cat 5, Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cable.
See the following table for the cables required and distance limitation to attain the corresponding speed.
Table 3 Ethernet Cable Types
CABLE TRANSMISSION SPEED
Category 5 100 Mbps 100 m 100 MHz
Category 5e 1 Gbps / 2.5 Gbps / 5 Gbps 100 m 100 MHz
Category 6 5 Gbps / 10 Gbps 50 m 250 MHz
Category 6a 10 Gbps 100 m 500 MHz
Category 7 10 Gbps 100 m 650 MHz
MAXIMUM DISTANCE BANDWIDTH CAPACITY

1.2 Example Applications

This section shows a few examples of using the Zyxel Device in various network environments. Note that the Zyxel Device in the figure is just an example Zyxel Device and not your actual Zyxel Device.
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1.2.1 Internet Access
The AX7501-B0, PX7501-B0, DX5401-B0 and EX5401-B0 provides shared Internet access by connecting a fiber cable provided by the ISP to the FIBRE port. It supports OMCI (ONU Management and Control Interface) to connect to the ISP’s OLT (Optical Line Terminal).
The DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3 and DX5401-B0 provide Internet access by connecting the WAN port to your ISP through DSL cables.
The EX3300-T0, EX3301-T0, EX5300-B3, EX5301-B3 and EX5401-B0, EX5501-B0 provide Internet access by connecting the WAN port to your ISP through Ethernet cables.
Computers can connect to the Zyxel Device’s LAN ports (or wirelessly) and access the Internet simultaneously.
Figure 1 Zyxel Device’s Internet Access Application
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You can also configure Firewall on the Zyxel Device for secure Internet access. When the Firewall is on, all incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked by default unless it is initiated from your network. This means that probes from the outside to your network are not allowed, but you can safely browse the Internet and download files.
Connect the WAN port to the broadband modem or router. This way, you can access the Internet through an Ethernet connection and use the QoS, Firewall and parental control functions on the Zyxel Device.
Figure 2 Zyxel Device’s Internet Access Application: Ethernet WAN
1.2.2 Dual-Band WiFi
By default, WiFi is enabled on the Zyxel Device. IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax compliant clients can wirelessly connect to the Zyxel Device to access network resources.
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The Zyxel Device is a dual-band gateway that can use both 2.4G and 5G networks at the same time. You could use the 2.4 GHz band for regular Internet surfing and downloading while using the 5 GHz band for time sensitive traffic like high-definition video, music, and gaming.
Figure 3 Dual-Band Application
The Zyxel Device is a wireless Access Point (AP) for IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac/ax wireless clients, such as notebook computers, iPads, smartphones, and so on. It allows them to connect to the Internet without having to rely on inconvenient Ethernet cables.
Your Zyxel Device supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security.
Figure 4 Wireless Access Example
1.2.3 VoIP Applications
The Zyxel Device’s VoIP function allows you to register up to two SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) accounts and use the Zyxel Device to make and receive VoIP telephone calls. The Zyxel Device sends your call to a VoIP service provider’s SIP server which forwards the calls to either VoIP or PSTN phones.
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Figure 5 VoIP Application

1.3 Ways to Manage the Zyxel Device

Use any of the following methods to manage the Zyxel Device.
• Web Configurator. This is recommended for management of the Zyxel Device using a (supported)
web browser.
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Use to monitor and/or manage the Zyxel Device by
an SNMP manager.
• Secure Shell (SSH), Telnet. Use for troubleshooting the Zyxel Device by qualified personnel.
• FTP. Use FTP for firmware upgrades and configuration backup or restore.

1.4 Good Habits for Managing the Zyxel Device

Do the following things regularly to make the Zyxel Device more secure and to manage the Zyxel Device more effectively.
• Change the WiFi and Web Configurator passwords. Use a password that is not easy to guess and that
consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.
• Write down the passwords 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 Zyxel Device to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the Zyxel Device. You could simply restore your last configuration.

1.5 Hardware

This section describes the front and rear panels for each model. If your model is not shown here, refer to the Zyxel Device’s Quick Start Guides to see the product drawings and how to make the hardware connections.
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1.5.1 Top or Front Panel
The LED indicators are located on the top or front panel.
Figure 6 LED Indicators (AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0)
Figure 7 LED Indicators (DX3300-T0 / DX3301-T0 / EX3300-T0 / EX3301-T0)
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Figure 8 LED Indicators (DX5301-B2 / DX5301-B3 / EX5301-B3)
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Figure 9 LED Indicators (EX5300-B3)
Figure 10 LED Indicators (DX5401-B0 / EX5401-B0)
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Figure 11 LED Indicators (EX5501-B0)
None of the LEDs are on if the Zyxel Device is not receiving power.
Table 4 LED Descriptions (AX7501, EX5501 and PX7501)
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
POWER Green On The Zyxel Device is receiving power and ready for use.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is self-testing.
Red On The Zyxel Device detected an error while self-testing, or there is a device
malfunction.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is upgrading firmware.
Off The Zyxel Device is not receiving power.
2.5G WAN (for EX5501­B0)
FIBER Green On The FIBER port is connected to the ISP’s ONT and the Zyxel Device is
INTERNET Green On The Zyxel Device has an IP connection but no traffic.
Blue On The Zyxel Device has a successful 2.5 Gbps Ethernet connection on the
WAN.
Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 1 Gbps Ethernet connection on the WAN.
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the WAN.
The LED will cycle Green > Blue > Off > repeat, when the Zyxel Device has an unsupported 100 Mbps Ethernet connection on the WAN.
receiving optical signals normally.
Blinking The Zyxel Device’s FIBER port is trying to build a PON connection.
Red On The optical power received (the strength of optical signals transmitted on
the remote optical module) is too low.
Off The connection to the ISP’s ONT is down.
2.5G LAN (for the EX5501 only)
Your device has a WAN IP address (either static or assigned by a DHCP server), PPP negotiation was successfully completed (if used).
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving IP traffic.
Note: For AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0 only.
Off There is no Internet connection or the gateway is in Bridge mode.
Red On The Zyxel Device attempted to make an IP connection but failed. Possible
causes are no response from a DHCP server, no PPPoE response, PPPoE authentication failed.
Blinking The Zyxel Device has an unsupported 100 Mbps Ethernet connection on the
WAN.
Note: For EX5501-B0 only.
Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 2500 Mbps Ethernet connection with a
device on the Local Area Network (LAN) through the 2.5G LAN port.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 2500 Mbps
through the 2.5G LAN port.
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN
through the 2.5G LAN port.
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LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
10G LAN (for AX7501-B0/ PX7501-B0)
LAN1 – 4 Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connection
Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 10/100/10000 Mbps Ethernet connection
with a device on the Local Area Network (LAN) through the 10G LAN port.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 10/100/
10000 Mbps through the 10G LAN port.
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN
through the 10G LAN port.
with a device on the Local Area Network (LAN) through the LAN1 – 4 ports.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 10/100/
1000 Mbps through the LAN1 – 4 ports.
Note: For AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0 only.
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN
through the LAN1 – 4 ports.
WiFi 2.4G Green On The 2.4G wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 2.4G wireless clients.
Note: For AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0 only.
Off The 2.4G wireless network is not activated.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 2.4G wireless client.
WiFi 5Gi Green On The 5G wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 5G wireless clients.
Note: For AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0 only.
Off The 5G wireless network is not activated.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 5G wireless client.
PHONE Green On A SIP account is registered for the phone port.
Blinking The telephone connected to this phone port has an incoming call or is off
Off The phone port does not have a SIP account registered.
Amber On A SIP account is registered for the phone port, and there is a voice message
Blinking The telephone connected to this phone port has an incoming call or is off
USB Green On The Zyxel Device recognizes a USB connection through the USB port.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the USB device
the hook.
in the corresponding SIP account.
the hook. There is a voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
connected to it.
Note: For AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0 only.
Off The Zyxel Device does not detect a USB connection through the USB port.
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Table 5 LED Descriptions (DX3300-T0 / EX3300-T0)
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
Power Green On The Zyxel Device is receiving power and ready for use.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is self-testing.
Red On The Zyxel Device detected an error while self-testing, or there is a
device malfunction.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is upgrading firmware.
Off The Zyxel Device is not receiving power.
DSL / Ethernet WAN
Internet Green On The Zyxel Device has an IP connection but no traffic.
LAN1 – 4 Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
2.4G WLAN/WPS
5G WLAN/ WPS
Green On The VDSL/ ADSL link is up.
Slow Blinking The Zyxel Device is looking for a VDSL or ADSL link.
Fast Blinking The Zyxel Device is initializing the VDSL or ADSL link.
Your device has a WAN IP address (either static or assigned by a DHCP server), PPP negotiation was successfully completed (if used) and the DSL connection is up.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving IP traffic.
Off There is no Internet connection or the gateway is in bridged mode.
Red On The Zyxel Device attempted to make an IP connection but failed.
Possible causes are no response from a DHCP server, no PPPoE response, PPPoE authentication failed.
connection with a device on the Local Area Network (LAN).
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 10/
100/1000 Mbps.
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN.
Green On The 2.4 GHz wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 2.4 GHz wireless clients.
Off The link is down or disabled.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 2.4 GHz wireless
client.
Green On The 5 GHz wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 5 GHz wireless clients.
Off The link is down or disabled.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 5 GHz wireless
client.
Table 6 LED Descriptions (DX3301-T0 / EX3301-T0)
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
Power Green On The Zyxel Device is receiving power and ready for use.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is self-testing.
Red On The Zyxel Device detected an error while self-testing, or there is a
Blinking The Zyxel Device is upgrading firmware.
Off The Zyxel Device is not receiving power.
device malfunction.
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LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
DSL / Ethernet WAN
Internet Green On The Zyxel Device has an IP connection but no traffic.
LAN1 – 4 Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
2.4G WLAN/WPS
5G WLAN/ WPS
Phone1, Phone2
Green On The VDSL / ADSL link is up.
Slow Blinking The Zyxel Device is looking for a VDSL / ADSL link.
Fast Blinking The Zyxel Device is initializing the VDSL / ADSL link.
Your device has a WAN IP address (either static or assigned by a DHCP server), PPP negotiation was successfully completed (if used) and the DSL connection is up.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving IP traffic.
Off There is no Internet connection or the gateway is in bridged mode.
Red On The Zyxel Device attempted to make an IP connection but failed.
Possible causes are no response from a DHCP server, no PPPoE response, PPPoE authentication failed.
connection with a device on the Local Area Network (LAN).
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 10/
100/1000 Mbps.
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN.
Green On The 2.4 GHz wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 2.4 GHz wireless clients.
Off The link is down or disabled.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 2.4 GHz wireless
client.
Green On The 5 GHz wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 5 GHz wireless clients.
Off The link is down or disabled.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 5 GHz wireless
client.
Green On A SIP account is registered for at least one phone port, and there is no
voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
Blinking A telephone connected to one of the phone port has its receiver off
the hook or there is an incoming call. There is no voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
Amber On A SIP account is registered for the phone port and there is a voice
message in the corresponding SIP account.
Blinking A telephone connected to the phone port has its receiver off the hook
or there is an incoming call. There is voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
Off • The Zyxel Device is turned off.
• The VoIP function is not activated.
• The SIP account is not enabled.
• The phone port does not have a SIP account registered.
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Table 7 LED Descriptions (DX5301-B2/B3, EX5300-B3 and EX5301-B3)
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
POWER Green On The Zyxel Device is receiving power and ready for use.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is self-testing.
Red On The Zyxel Device detected an error while self-testing, or there is a
device malfunction.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is upgrading firmware.
Off The Zyxel Device is not receiving power.
WAN
(for DX5301­B2)
Green On The DSL or Ethernet WAN or SFP port is connected successfully.
Note: SFP connection has priority over DSL and Ethernet WAN
connection. Ethernet WAN connection has priority over DSL connection. The Ethernet WAN and DSL ports will be disabled if SFP link is up. The DSL port will be disabled if the Ethernet WAN link is up.
WAN
(for DX5301­B3)
Blinking (Slow) The DX5301-B2 is detecting the connection type (ADSL or VDSL) on its
Blinking (Fast) The DX5301-B2 connection on its DSL port is in process.
Off The DSL or Ethernet WAN or SFP port is not connected successfully.
Green On The DSL or Ethernet WAN port is connected successfully.
DSL port.
Note: Ethernet WAN connection has priority over DSL
connection. The DSL port will be disabled if the Ethernet WAN link is up.
Blinking (Slow) The DX5301-B2 is detecting the connection type (ADSL or VDSL) on its
DSL port.
Blinking (Fast) The DX5301-B2 connection on its DSL port is in process.
Off The DSL or Ethernet WAN port is not connected successfully.
WAN
(for EX5301­B3/EX5300­B3)
INTERNET Green On The Zyxel Device has an IP connection but no traffic.
Green On The Ethernet WAN port is connected successfully.
Off The Ethernet WAN port is not connected successfully.
Your device has a WAN IP address (either static or assigned by a DHCP server), PPP negotiation was successfully completed (if used).
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving IP traffic.
Off There is no Internet connection or the gateway is in Bridge mode.
Red On The Zyxel Device attempted to make an IP connection but failed.
Possible causes are no response from a DHCP server, no PPPoE response, PPPoE authentication failed.
LAN Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 10/
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN
connection with a device on the Local Area Network (LAN) through the LAN1 – 4 ports.
100/1000 Mbps through the LAN1 – 4 ports.
through the LAN1 – 4 ports.
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LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
WiFi 2.4G Green On The 2.4G wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 2.4G wireless clients.
Off The 2.4G wireless network is not activated.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 2.4G wireless
client.
WiFi 5G Green On The 5G wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 5G wireless clients.
Off The 5G wireless network is not activated.
Amber Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 5G wireless
client.
PHONE
(for DX5301­B2/B3, EX5301-B3 and EX5301­B0)
Green On A SIP account is registered for the phone port.
Blinking The telephone connected to this phone port has an incoming call or is
off the hook.
Amber On A SIP account is registered for the phone port, and there is a voice
message in the corresponding SIP account.
Blinking The telephone connected to this phone port has an incoming call or is
off the hook. There is a voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
Off The phone port does not have a SIP account registered.
Table 8 LED Descriptions (DX5401-B0 / EX5401-B0)
LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
Power Green On The Zyxel Device is receiving power and ready for use.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is self-testing.
Red On The Zyxel Device detects an error while self-testing, or there is a device
malfunction.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is upgrading firmware.
Off The Zyxel Device is not receiving power.
DSL / Ethernet WAN
(DSL is for DX5401-B0 only
Internet Green On The Zyxel Device has an IP connection but no traffic.
Green On The VDSL line or a successful 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connection
on the WAN is up.
Slow Blinking The Zyxel Device is looking for a VDSL line.
Fast Blinking The Zyxel Device is initializing the VDSL line.
Off There is no Ethernet connection on the WAN.
Amber On The ADSL line on the WAN is up.
Slow Blinking The Zyxel Device is looking for an ADSL line
Fast Blinking The Zyxel Device is initializing the ADSL line.
Your device has a WAN IP address (either static or assigned by a DHCP server), PPP negotiation was successfully completed (if used) and the DSL connection is up.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving IP traffic.
Off There is no Internet connection or the gateway is in bridged mode.
Red On The Zyxel Device attempted to make an IP connection but failed.
Possible causes are no response from a DHCP server, no PPPoE response, PPPoE authentication failed.
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LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
LAN1 – 4 Green On The Zyxel Device has a successful 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
connection with a device on the Local Area Network (LAN).
Blinking The Zyxel Device is sending or receiving data to/from the LAN at 10/
100/1000 Mbps.
Off The Zyxel Device does not have an Ethernet connection with the LAN.
2.4G WLAN/ WPS
5G WLAN/ WPS
Phone1, Phone2
Green On The 2.4 GHz wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 2.4 GHz wireless clients.
Amber On The WPS process fails.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 2.4 GHz
wireless client.
Off The 2.4 GHz wireless network is not activated.
Green On The 5 GHz wireless network is activated.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is communicating with 5 GHz wireless clients.
Amber On The WPS process fails.
Blinking The Zyxel Device is setting up a WPS connection with a 5 GHz wireless
client.
Off The 5 GHz wireless network is not activated.
Green On A SIP account is registered for at least one phone port, and there is no
voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
Blinking A telephone connected to one of the phone port has its receiver off
the hook or there is an incoming call. There is no voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
Amber On A SIP account is registered for the phone port and there is a voice
message in the corresponding SIP account.
Blinking A telephone connected to the phone port has its receiver off the
hook or there is an incoming call. There’s voice message in the corresponding SIP account.
1.5.2 Bottom or Back Panel
The connection ports are located on the bottom or back panel.
Figure 12 AX7501-B0 Bottom Panel
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Figure 13 DX3300-T0 Back Panel
Figure 14 DX3301-T0 Back Panel
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Figure 15 DX5301-B2 / DX5301-B3 Back Panel
Figure 16 DX5401-B0 Back Panel
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Figure 17 EX3300-T0 Back Panel
Figure 18 EX3301-T0 Back Panel
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Figure 19 EX5300-B3 Back Panel
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Figure 20 EX5301-B3 Back Panel
Figure 21 EX5401-B0 Back Panel
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Figure 22 EX5501-B0 Bottom Panel
Figure 23 PX7501-B0 Bottom Panel
The following table describes the items on the bottom and side panels of EX5501, AX7501 and PX7501.
Table 9 Panel Ports and Buttons
LABEL DESCRIPTION
2.5G WAN For EX5501
Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet WAN port for Internet access.
FIBER For AX7501-B0
Insert a compatible SFP+ transceiver to the FIBER port and connect the fiber cable for Internet access.
For PX7501-B0
Connect the fiber cable to the FIBER port for Internet access.
USB The USB port is used for cellular WAN backup, file-sharing, and media server.
LAN1 – LAN4
2.5G LAN
10G LAN
PHONE1/2 Connect analog phones to the PHONE ports to make phone calls.
RESET Press the button to return the Zyxel Device to the factory defaults.
POWER Connect the power adapter and press the ON/OFF button to start the device.
WPS Press the WPS button for more than 1 second (EX5501-B0) / 5 seconds (AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0) to
WLAN Press the WLAN button for more than 1 second (EX5501-B0) / 2 seconds (AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0) to
Connect computers or other Ethernet devices to Ethernet ports for Internet access.
quickly set up a secure wireless connection between the device and a WPS-compatible client.
enable the wireless function.
The following table describes the items on the bottom and side panels of DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301­B2/B3, DX5401-B0, EX3300-T0, EX3301-T0, EX5300-B3, EX5301-B3 and EX5401-B0.
Table 10 Panel Ports and Buttons
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WAN For DX5301-B3, EX3300-T0, EX3301-T0, EX5300-B3, EX5301-B3 and EX5401-B0, connect an Ethernet
cable to the WAN port for Internet access.
For DX5301-B2, connect an Ethernet cable or a SFP cable for Internet access.
LAN1 – LAN4 Connect computers or other Ethernet devices to Ethernet ports for Internet access.
FIBER For DX5401-B0 and EX5401-B0, Insert a compatible SFP transceiver to the FIBER port and connect the
fiber cable for Internet access.
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LABEL DESCRIPTION
USB The USB port is used for cellular WAN backup, file-sharing, and media server.
DSL For DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3 and DX5401-B0, connect a DSL cable to the DSL port for
Internet connection.
PHONE1/2
RESET Press the button to return the Zyxel Device to the factory defaults.
POWER Connect the power adapter and press the ON/OFF button to start the device.
WPS Press the WPS button for more than 5 seconds to quickly setup a secure wireless connection
WLAN Press the WLAN button for more than 2 seconds to enable the wireless function.
For DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3, DX5401-B0, EX3301-T0, EX5301-B3,and EX5401-B0, connect analog
phones to the PHONE ports to make phone calls.
between the device and a WPS-compatible client.
Transceiver Installation
Use the following steps to install an SFP transceiver.
1 Attach an ESD preventive wrist strap to your wrist and to a bare metal surface.
2 Align the transceiver in front of the slot opening.
3 Make sure the latch is in the lock position (latch styles vary), then insert the transceiver into the slot with
the exposed section of PCB board facing down.
4 Press the transceiver firmly until it clicks into place.
5 The Zyxel Device automatically detects the installed transceiver. Check the LEDs to verify that it is
functioning properly.
6 Remove the dust plugs from the transceiver and cables (dust plug styles vary).
7 Identify the signal transmission direction of the fiber cables and the transceiver. Insert the fiber cable into
the transceiver.
Figure 24 Latch in the Lock Position
Figure 25 Transceiver Installation Example
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Figure 26 Connecting the Fiber Cables
Transceiver Removal
Use the following steps to remove an SFP transceiver.
1 Attach an ESD preventive wrist strap to your wrist and to a bare metal surface on the chassis.
2 Remove the fiber cables from the transceiver.
3 Pull out the latch and down to unlock the transceiver (latch styles vary).
Note: Make sure the transceiver’s latch is pushed all the way down, so the transceiver can be
pulled out successfully.
4 Pull the latch, or use your thumb and index finger to grasp the tabs on both sides of the transceiver, and
carefully slide it out of the slot.
Note: Do NOT pull the transceiver out by force. You could damage it. If the transceiver will not
slide out, grasp the tabs on both sides of the transceiver with a slight up or down motion and carefully slide it out of the slot. If unsuccessful, contact Zyxel Support to prevent damage to your Zyxel Device and transceiver.
5 Insert the dust plug into the ports on the transceiver and the cables.
Figure 27 Removing the Fiber Cables
Figure 28 Opening the Transceiver’s Latch Example
Figure 29 Transceiver Removal Example
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1.5.3 WPS Button
You can use the WPS button to quickly set up a secure wireless connection between the Zyxel Device and a WPS-compatible client by adding one device at a time.
To activate WPS:
1 Make sure the POWER LED is on and not blinking.
2 Press the WPS button for 1 second (EX5501-B0) / 5 seconds (AX7501-B0, DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-
B2/B3, DX5401-B0, EX3300-T0, EX3301-T0, EX5300-B3, EX5301-B3, EX5401-B0 and PX7501-B0) and release it.
3 Press the WPS button on another WPS-enabled device within range of the Zyxel Device within 120
seconds. The WIFI 2.4G / WIFI 5G LED flashes amber while the Zyxel Device sets up a WPS connection with the other wireless device.
4 Once the connection is successfully made, the WIFI 2.4G / WIFI 5G LED will light green.
1.5.4 RESET Button
If you forget your password or cannot access the Web Configurator, you will need to use the RESET button to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously. The password will be reset to the factory default (see the device label), and the LAN IP address will be “192.168.1.1”.
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1 Make sure the POWER LED is on (not blinking).
2 To set the device back to the factory default settings, press the RESET button for more than 5 seconds or
until the POWER LED begins to blink and then release it. When the POWER LED begins to blink, the defaults have been restored and the device restarts.
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Web Configurator

2.1 Overview

The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy system setup and management through Internet browser. Use a browser that supports HTML5, such as Internet Explorer 11, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome. The recommended minimum 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 computer.
• JavaScript (enabled by default).
• Java permissions (enabled by default).
2.1.1 Access the Web Configurator
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1 Make sure your Zyxel Device hardware is properly connected (refer to the Quick Start Guide).
2 Make sure your computer has an IP address in the same subnet as the Zyxel Device. Your computer
should have an IP address from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.
3 Launch your web browser. If the Zyxel Device does not automatically re-direct you to the login screen,
go to http://192.168.1.1.
4 A login screen displays. Select the language you prefer (upper right).
5 To access the administrative Web Configurator and manage the Zyxel Device, type the default user
name admin and the randomly assigned default password (see the Zyxel Device label) in the Login screen and click Login. If you have changed the password, enter your password and click Login.
Figure 30 Password Screen
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Note: The first time you enter the password, you will be asked to change it. Make sure the new
password must contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter and one number.
6 The Connection Status screen appears. Use this screen to configure basic Internet access and wireless
settings. Figure 31 Connection Status
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A
B

2.2 Web Configurator Layout

Figure 32 Screen Layout
As illustrated above, the main screen is divided into these parts:
• A – Settings Icon (Navigation Panel and Side Bar)
•B – Layout Icon
• C – Main Window
2.2.1 Settings Icon
Click this icon ( ) to see the side bar and navigation panel.
2.2.1.1 Side Bar
The side bar provides some icons on the right hand side.
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Figure 33 Side Bar
The icons provide the following functions.
Table 11 Web Configurator Icons in the Title Bar
ICON DESCRIPTION
Wizard: Click this icon to open screens where you can configure the Zyxel Device’s time zone
and wireless settings.
Theme: Click this icon to select a color that you prefer and apply it to the Web Configurator.
Language: Select the language you prefer.
Restart: Click this icon to reboot the Zyxel Device without turning the power off.
Logout: Click this icon to log out of the Web Configurator.
2.2.1.2 Navigation Panel
Click the menu icon ( ) to display the navigation panel that contains configuration menus and icons (quick
links). Click X to close the navigation panel.
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Figure 34 Navigation Panel
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LINK TAB FUNCTION
Connection Status Use this screen to configure basic Internet access, wireless settings, and
parental control settings. This screen also shows the network status of the Zyxel Device and computers/devices connected to it.
Network Setting
Broadband Broadband Use this screen to view and configure ISP parameters, WAN IP address
Cellular Backup Use this screen to configure a cellular WAN connection as a backup to
Advanced Use this screen to enable or disable PTM over ADSL, Annex M/Annex J,
Wireless General Use this screen to configure the wireless LAN settings and WLAN
Guest/More AP Use this screen to configure multiple BSSs on the Zyxel Device.
MAC Authentication
WPS Use this screen to configure and view your WPS (WiFi Protected Setup)
WMM Use this screen to enable or disable WiFi MultiMedia (WMM).
Others Use this screen to configure advanced wireless settings.
Channel Status Use this screen to scan wireless LAN channel noises and view the results.
MESH Use this screen to enable or disable Zyxel Mesh.
Home Networking
LAN Setup Use this screen to configure LAN TCP/IP settings, and other advanced
Static DHCP Use this screen to assign specific IP addresses to individual MAC
assignment, and other advanced properties. You can also add new WAN connections.
keep you online if the primary WAN connection fails.
and DSL PhyR functions.
authentication or security settings.
Use this screen to block or allow wireless traffic from wireless devices of certain SSIDs and MAC addresses to the Zyxel Device.
settings.
properties.
addresses.
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LINK TAB FUNCTION
UPnP Use this screen to turn UPnP and UPnP NAT-T on or off.
Additional Subnet
STB Vendor ID Use this screen to configure the Vendor IDs of the connected Set Top Box
Wake on LAN Use this screen to remotely turn on a device on the local network.
TFTP Server Name Use DHCP option 66 to identify a TFTP server name.
Routing Static Route Use this screen to view and set up static routes on the Zyxel Device.
DNS Route Use this screen to forward DNS queries for certain domain names through
Policy Route Use this screen to configure policy routing on the Zyxel Device.
RIP Use this screen to configure Routing Information Protocol to exchange
QoS General Use this screen to enable QoS and traffic prioritizing. You can also
Queue Setup Use this screen to configure QoS queues.
Classification Setup
Shaper Setup Use this screen to limit outgoing traffic rate on the selected interface.
Policer Setup Use this screen to configure QoS policers.
NAT Port Forwarding Use this screen to make your local servers visible to the outside world.
Port Triggering Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device’s port triggering settings.
DMZ Use this screen to configure a default server which receives packets from
ALG Use this screen to enable the ALGs (Application Layer Gateways) in the
Address Mapping Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device's IP address mapping
Sessions Use this screen to configure the maximum number of NAT sessions each
DNS DNS Entry Use this screen to view and configure DNS routes.
Dynamic DNS Use this screen to allow a static hostname alias for a dynamic IP address.
IGMP/MLD IGMP/MLD Use this screen to configure multicast settings (IGMP for IPv4 and MLD for
VLAN Group VLAN Group Use this screen to group and tag VLAN IDs to outgoing traffic from the
Interface Grouping
USB Service File Sharing Use this screen to enable file sharing through the Zyxel Device.
Security
Firewall General Use this screen to configure the security level of your firewall.
Interface Grouping
Media Server Use this screen to use the Zyxel Device as a media server.
Protocol Use this screen to add Internet services and configure firewall rules.
Access Control Use this screen to enable specific traffic directions for network services.
Use this screen to configure IP alias and public static IP.
(STB) devices, which have the Zyxel Device automatically create static DHCP entries for the STB devices when they request IP addresses.
a specific WAN interface to its DNS servers.
routing information with other routers.
configure the QoS rules and actions.
Use this screen to define a classifier.
ports that are not specified in the Port Forwarding screen.
Zyxel Device to allow applications to operate through NAT.
settings.
client host is allowed to have through the Zyxel Device.
IPv6 multicast groups) on the WAN.
specified interface.
Use this screen to map a port to create multiple networks on the Zyxel Device.
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LINK TAB FUNCTION
DoS Use this screen to activate protection against Denial of Service (DoS)
attacks.
MAC Filter MAC Filter Use this screen to block or allow traffic from devices of certain MAC
addresses to the Zyxel Device.
Parental Control
Scheduler Rule Scheduler Rule Use this screen to configure the days and times when a configured
Certificates Local Certificates Use this screen to view a summary list of certificates and manage
VoIP
SIP SIP Account Use this screen to set up information about your SIP account and
Phone Phone Device Use this screen to control which SIP accounts each phone uses to handle
Call Rule Call Rule Use this screen to configure speed dial for SIP phone numbers that you
Call History Call History Use this screen to view detailed information for each outgoing call you
System Monitor
Log System Log Use this screen to view the status of events that occurred to the Zyxel
Traffic Status WAN Use this screen to view the status of all network traffic going through the
VoIP Status VoIP Status Use this screen to view VoIP registration, current call status and phone
ARP table ARP table Use this screen to view the ARP table. It displays the IP and MAC address
Routing Table Routing Table Use this screen to view the routing table on the Zyxel Device.
Multicast Status ICMP Status Use this screen to view the status of all IGMP settings on the Zyxel Device.
xDSL Statistics xDSL Statistics Use this screen to view the Zyxel Device’s xDSL traffic statistics.
WLAN Station Status
Parental Control Use this screen to define time periods and days during which the Zyxel
Trusted CA Use this screen to view and manage the list of the trusted CAs.
SIP Service Provider
Region Use this screen to select your location and call service mode.
Security Log Use this screen to view all security related events. You can select the
LAN Use this screen to view the status of all network traffic going through the
NAT Use this screen to view NAT statistics for connected hosts.
MLD Status Use this screen to view the status of all MLD settings on the Zyxel Device.
WLAN Station Status
Device performs parental control and/or block web sites with the specific URL.
restriction (such as parental control) is enforced.
certificates and certification requests.
configure audio settings such as volume levels for the phones connected to the Zyxel Device.
Use this screen to configure the SIP server information, and other SIP settings, such as QoS for VoIP calls, outbound proxy, DTMF mode and SIP timers.
outgoing and incoming calls.
often call.
made or each incoming call from someone calling you. You can also view a summary list of received, dialed and missed calls.
Device. You can export or email the logs.
level and category of the security events in their proper drop-down list window.
WAN port of the Zyxel Device.
LAN ports of the Zyxel Device.
numbers for the phone ports.
of each DHCP connection.
Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the Zyxel Device’s wireless LAN.
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LINK TAB FUNCTION
Cellular Statistics
GPON Status GPON Status Use this screen to view the fiber transceiver’s TX power and RX power
Cellular Statistics Use this screen to look at the cellular Internet connection status.
level and its temperature.
Note: Not yet available as of this writing.
Maintenance
System System Use this screen to set the Zyxel Device name and Domain name.
User Account User Account Use this screen to change the user password on the Zyxel Device.
Remote Management
SNMP SNMP Use this screen to configure SNMP (Simple Network Management
Time Time Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device’s time and date.
E-mail Notification
Log Settings Log Settings Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device’s log settings.
Firmware Upgrade
Backup/Restore Backup/Restore Use this screen to backup and restore your Zyxel Device’s configuration
Reboot Reboot Use this screen to reboot the Zyxel Device without turning the power off.
Diagnostic Ping&Traceroute
MGMT Services Use this screen to enable specific traffic directions for network services.
Trust Domain Use this screen to view a list of public IP addresses which are allowed to
access the Zyxel Device through the services configured in the Maintenance > Remote Management > MGMT Services screen.
Protocol) settings.
E-mail Notification
Firmware Upgrade
&Nslookup
802.1ag Use this screen to configure CFM (Connectivity Fault Management) MD
802.3ah Use this screen to configure link OAM port parameters,
OAM Ping Use this screen to view information to help you identify problems with the
Use this screen to configure up to two mail servers and sender addresses on the Zyxel Device.
Use this screen to upload firmware to your Zyxel Device.
(settings) or reset the factory default settings.
Use this screen to identify problems with the DSL connection. You can use Ping, TraceRoute, or Nslookup to help you identify problems.
(maintenance domain) and MA (maintenance association), perform connectivity tests and view test reports.
DSL connection.
2.2.2 Layout Icon
Click this icon ( ) in the lower left corner to arrange the screen order.
The following screen appears. Select a block and hold it to move around. Click the Check icon ( ) in the lower left corner to save the changes.
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Figure 35 Screen Order
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3.1 Overview

Use the Wizard screens to configure the Zyxel Device’s time zone and wireless settings.
Note: See the technical reference chapters for background information on the features in this
chapter.

3.2 Quick Start Setup

You can click the Wizard icon in the side bar to open the Wizard screens. After you click the Wizard icon, the following screen appears. Click Let’s go to proceed with settings on time zone and wireless networks. It will take you a few minutes to complete the settings on the Wizard screens. You can click Skip to leave the Wizard screens.
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Figure 36 Wizard – Home

3.3 Quick Start Setup – Time Zone

Select the time zone of your location. Click Next.
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Figure 37 Wizard – Time Zone

3.4 Quick Start Setup – Internet Connection

Select the Internet connection mode of the Zyxel Device. Click Next to continue.
Figure 38 Wizard – Internet
3.4.1 Successful Internet Connection
The Zyxel Device has Internet access.
Figure 39 Wizard – Successful Internet Connection
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3.4.2 Unsuccessful Internet Connection
The Zyxel Device did not detect a WAN connection.
Figure 40 Wizard – Internet Connection is Down

3.5 Quick Start Setup – WiFi

Turn WiFi on or off. If you keep it on, record the WiFi Name and Password in this screen so you can configure your wireless clients to connect to the Zyxel Device. If you want to show or hide your WiFi password, click the Eye icon ( ).
Note: You can also enable the wireless service using any of the following methods:
Click Network Setting > Wireless to open the General screen. Then select Enable in the
Wireless field. Or, press the WiFi ON/OFF button for one second.

3.6 Quick Start Setup – Finish

Your Zyxel Device saves your settings and attempts to connect to the Internet.
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4.1 Overview

This chapter shows you how to use the Zyxel Device’s various features.
• Wired Network Setup
• WiFi Network Setup
• USB Applications
• Network Security
• Internet Calls
• Device Maintenance
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4.2 Wired Network Setup

This section shows you how to set up a DSL or Ethernet connection.
4.2.1 Setting Up a DSL Connection
This tutorial shows you how to set up a DSL Internet connection using the Web Configurator.
If you connect to the Internet through a DSL connection, use the information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to configure the Broadband screens.
1 Go to Network Setting > Broadband and then the following screen appears. Click Add New WAN
Interface.
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2 In this example, the DSL connection has the following information.
General
Name MyDSLConnection
Type ADSL over ATM
Connection Mode Routing
Encapsulation PPPoE
IPv6/IPv4 Mode IPv4
ATM PVC Configuration
VPI/VCI 36/48
Encapsulation Mode LLC/SNAP-Bridging
Service Category UBR without PCR
Account Information
PPP User Name 1234@DSL-Ex.com
PPP Password ABCDEF!
Static IP Address 192.168.1.32
Gateway IP Address 192.168.1.254
Primary DNS server 192.168.5.2
Secondary DNS server 192.168.5.1
Others Authentication Method: AUTO
PPPoE Passthrough: Disabled
NAT: Enabled
IGMP Multicast Proxy: Enabled
Apply as Default Gateway: Enabled
VLAN: Disabled
3 Enter the General and ATM PVC Configuration settings as provided above.
3a Set the Type to ADSL over ATM.
3b Choose the Encapsulation specified by your DSL service provider. For this example, the service
provider requires a username and password to establish an Internet connection. Therefore, select PPPoE as the WAN encapsulation type.
3c Set the IPv4/IPv6 Mode to IPv4 Only.
4 Enter the account information provided by your DSL service provider.
5 Enable Apply as Default Gateway to use this rule as your default Internet connection. Then select Use
Following Static DNS Address and enter the DNS server addresses provided by your DSL service provider.
6 For the rest of the fields, use the default settings.
7 Click Apply to save your settings.
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8 Try to connect to a website to see if you have correctly set up your Internet connection.
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The new connection is displayed on the Broadband screen.
4.2.2 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection
If you connect to the Internet through an Ethernet connection, you need to connect a broadband modem or router with Internet access to the WAN Ethernet port on the Zyxel Device. You need to configure the Internet settings from the broadband modem or router on the Zyxel Device. First, make sure you have Internet access through the broadband modem or router by connecting directly to it.
1 Make sure you have the Ethernet WAN port connect to a modem or router.
2 Go to Network Setting > Broadband and then the following screen appears. Click Add New WAN
Interface to add a WAN connection.
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3 In this example, configure the following information for the Ethernet connection.
General
Name My ETH Connection
Type Ethernet
Connection Mode Routing
Encapsulation IPoE
IPv6/IPv4 Mode IPv4 Only
4 Enter the General settings provided by your Internet service provider.
4a Enter a Name to identify your WAN connection.
4b Set the Type to Ethernet.
4c Set your Ethernet connection Mode to Routing.
4d Choose the Encapsulation specified by your Internet service provider. For this example, select IPoE
or PPPoE as the WAN encapsulation type.
4e Set the IPv4/IPv6 Mode to IPv4 Only.
5 Under Routing Feature, enable NAT and Apply as Default Gateway.
6 For the rest of the fields, use the default settings.
7 Click Apply to save your settings.
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8 Go to the Network Setting > Broadband screen to view the established Ethernet connection. The new
connection is displayed on the Broadband screen.

4.3 WiFi Network Setup

In this example, you want to set up a WiFi network so that you can use your notebook to access the Internet. In this WiFi network, the Zyxel Device is an access point (AP), and the notebook is a WiFi client. The WiFi client can access the Internet through the AP.
See the label on the Zyxel Device for the WiFi network settings and then connect manually to the Zyxel Device. See Section 4.3.2 on page 63. Alternatively, you can set up a WiFi network using WPS.
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4.3.1 Changing Security on a WiFi Network
This example changes the default security settings of a WiFi network to the following:
SSID Example Security Mode WPA2-PSK Pre-Shared Key DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork
802.11 Mode 802.11b/g/n Mixed
1 Go to the Network Setting > Wireless > General screen. Select More Secure as the security level and
WPA2-PSK as the security mode. Configure the screen using the provided parameters. Click Apply.
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2 Go to the Wireless > Others screen. Set 802.11 Mode to 802.11b/g/n Mixed, and then click Apply.
You can now use the WPS feature to establish a WiFi connection between your notebook and the Zyxel Device (see Section 4.3.2 on page 63). Now use the new security settings to connect to the Internet through the Zyxel Device using WiFi.
4.3.2 Connecting to the Zyxel Device’s WiFi Network Using WPS
This section shows you how to connect a WiFi device to the Zyxel Device’s WiFi network using WPS. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a security standard that allows devices to connect to a router securely without you having to enter a password. There are two methods:
• Push Button Configuration (PBC) – Connect to the WiFi network by pressing a button. See Section
4.3.2.1 on page 63. This is the simplest method.
• PIN Configuration – Connect to the WiFi network by entering a PIN (Personal Identification Number)
from a WiFi-enabled device in the Zyxel Device’s Web Configurator. See Section 4.3.2.2 on page 66. This is the more secure method, because one device can authenticate the other.
4.3.2.1 WPS Push Button Configuration (PBC)
This example shows how to connect to the Zyxel Device’s WiFi network from a notebook computer running Windows 10.
1 Make sure that your Zyxel Device is turned on, and your notebook is within range of the Zyxel Device’s
WiFi signal.
2 Push and hold the WPS button located on the Zyxel Device until the WiFi or WPS LED starts blinking slowly.
Alternatively, log into the Zyxel Device’s Web Configurator, and then go to the Network Setting > Wireless > WPS screen. Enable WPS and Method 1 PBC, click Apply, and then click the WPS button.
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3 In Windows 10, click on the Network icon in the system tray to open the list of available WiFi networks.
4 Locate the WiFi network of the Zyxel Device. The default WiFi network name is “Zyxel_XXXX” (2.4G) or
“Zyxel_XXXX_5G” (5G). Then click Connect.
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The WiFi device is then able to connect to the WiFi network securely.
4.3.2.2 WPS PIN Configuration
The WPS PIN (Personal Identification Number) method is a more secure version of WPS, used by WiFi­enabled devices such as printers. To use this connection method, you need to log into the Zyxel Device’s Web Configurator.
1 Enable WiFi on the device you want to connect to the WiFi network. Then, note down the WPS PIN in the
device’s WiFi settings.
2 Log into Zyxel Device’s Web Configurator, and then go to the Network Setting > Wireless > WPS screen.
Enable WPS, and then click Apply.
3 Enable Method 2 PIN, and then click Apply. Enter the PIN of the WiFi device, and then click Register.
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4 Within 2 minutes, enable WPS on the WiFi device.
The Zyxel Device authenticates the WiFi device using the PIN, and then sends the WiFi network settings to the device using WPS. This process may take up to 2 minutes. The WiFi device is then able to connect to the WiFi network securely.

4.4 USB Applications

4.4.1 File Sharing
This section shows you how to create a shared folder on your Zyxel Device through a USB device and allow others to access the shared folder with File Sharing services.
4.4.1.1 Setting up File Sharing on Your Zyxel Device
1 Before enabling file sharing in the Zyxel Device, please set up your shared folders beforehand in your USB
device.
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2 Connect your USB device to the USB port of the Zyxel Device.
3 Go to the Network Setting > USB Service > File Sharing screen. Enable File Sharing Services and click
Apply to activate the file sharing function. The Zyxel Device automatically adds your USB device to the Information table.
4 Click Add New Share to add a new share.
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5 The Add New Share screen appears.
5a Select your USB device from the Volume drop-down list box.
5b Enter a Description name for the added share to identify the device.
5c Click Browse and the Browse Directory screen appears.
5d On the Browse Directory screen, select the folder that you want to add as a share. In this example,
select BobShare and then click OK.
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5e In Access Level, select Public to let the share to be accessed by all users connected to the Zyxel
Device. Otherwise, select Security to let the share to be accessed by specific users to access only. Click OK to save the settings.
6 To set Access level to Security, you need to create one or more users accounts. Under Account
Management, click Add New User to open the User Account screen. For information about the User Account screen, see Section 31.2 on page 339.
7 After you create a new user account, the screen looks like the following.
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8 File sharing is now configured. You can see the USB storage device listed in the table below.
4.4.1.2 Accessing Your Shared Files From a Computer
You can use Windows Explorer to access the USB storage devices connected to the Zyxel Device.
Note: This example shows you how to use Microsoft Windows 10 to browse shared files in a
share called (usb1_sda)Zoeys file. Refer to your operating system’s documentation for how to browse your file structure.
1 Open Windows Explorer.
2 In the Windows Explorer’s address bar, enter a double backslash “\\” followed by the IP address of the
Zyxel Device (the default IP address of the Zyxel Device is 192.168.1.1), and then press [ENTER]. The shared folder is visible.
3 Double-click on (usb1_sda)Zoeys file, and then enter the share's user name and password if prompted.
4 After you access (usb1_sda)Zoeys file through your Zyxel Device, you do not have to log in again unless
you restart your computer.
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4.4.2 Using FTP
This section shows how to use an FTP program to access files on an USB storage device connected to the Zyxel Device.
Note: This example uses the FileZilla FTP program to browse your shared files.
1 In FileZilla, enter the IP address of the Zyxel Device (The default IP is 192.168.1.1), your account’s
Username, Password and Port number, and then click Quickconnect. A screen asking for password
authentication appears.
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2 After you log in, the mnt folder is displayed as shown.

4.5 Network Security

This section shows you how to configure a Firewall rule, Parental Control rule, or MAC Filter rule, and how to access the Zyxel Device using dynamic DNS (DNS).
4.5.1 Configuring a Firewall Rule
You can enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from malicious attacks from the Internet.
1 Go to the Security > Firewall > General screen.
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2 Select IPv4 Firewall/IPv6 Firewall to enable the firewall, and then click Apply.
3 Open the Access Control screen to create a rule.
4 Click Add New ACL Rule to set up a rule.
4a Filter Name: Enter a name to identify the firewall rule.
4b Source IP Address: Enter the IP address of the computer that initializes traffic for the application or
service.
4c Destination IP Address: Enter the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or
service is entering.
4d Protocol: Select the protocol (ALL, TCP/UDP, TCP, UDP, ICMP or ICMPv6) used to transport the
packets.
4e Policy: Select whether to (ACCEPT, DROP, or REJECT) the packets.
4f Direction: Select the direction (WAN to LAN, LAN to WAN, WAN to ROUTER, or LAN to ROUTER) of the
traffic to which this rule applies.
5 Select Enable Rate Limit to activate the rules you created. Click OK.
4.5.2 Parental Control
This section shows you how to configure rules for accessing the Internet using parental control.
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4.5.2.1 Configuring a Parental Control Schedule
Parental Control Profile allows you to set up a schedule rule for Internet usage. Use this feature to limit the days and times a user can access the Internet.
This example shows you how to block an user from accessing the Internet during time for studying. Use the parameter below to configure a schedule rule.
PROFILE NAME START BLOCKING END BLOCKING REPEAT ON
Study 8:00 am 11:00 am from Monday to Friday
1:00 pm 5:00 pm from Monday to Friday
1 Click Add more Profile to open the Parental Control screen.
2 Use this screen to add a Parental Control rule.
2a Enter the Profile Name given in the above parameter.
2b Click on the switch to enable Profile Active.
2c Select a device, and then click Next to proceed.
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3 Use this screen to edit the Parental Control schedule.
3a Click Add New Schedule to add a second schedule.
3b Use the parameter given above to configure the time settings of your schedules.
3c Click Save to save the settings.
4.5.3 Configuring a MAC Address Filter
You can use a MAC address filter to exclusively allow or permanently block someone from the WiFi network.
This example shows that computer B is not allowed access to the WiFi network.
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1 Go to the Security > MAC Filter > MAC Filter screen. Under MAC Address Filter, select Enable.
2 Click Add New Rule to add a new entry. Select Active, and then enter the Host Name and MAC Address
of computer B. Click Apply.

4.6 Internet Calls

This section shows you how to make Internet calls.
4.6.1 Configuring VoIP
To make voice calls over the Internet, you must set up a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) provider and SIP account on the Zyxel Device. You should have an account with a SIP service provider already set up.
4.6.2 Adding a SIP Service Provider
Follow the steps below to add a SIP service provider.
1 Make sure your Zyxel Device is connected to the Internet.
2 Open the Web Configurator.
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3 Go to the VoIP > SIP > SIP Service Provider screen. Click the Add New Provider button to add the SIP
Service Provider. Figure 41 VoIP > SIP > SIP Service Provider
4 On the Add New Provider screen, select Enable SIP Service Provider.
5 Enter SIP Service Provider Name of up to 64 ASCII printable characters.
6 Enter SIP Proxy Server Address, SIP REGISTRAR Server Address, and SIP Service Domain provided by your
SIP service provider. Click OK to save your settings. Figure 42 VoIP > SIP > SIP Service Provider > Add New Provider
4.6.3 Adding a SIP Account
The SIP account must be associated with the SIP service provider configured above. You may configure several SIP accounts for the same service provider. Follow the steps below to set up your SIP account:
1 Make sure your Zyxel Device is connected to the Internet.
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2 Open the Web Configurator.
3 Go to the VoIP > SIP > SIP Account screen.
4 Click the Add New Account button on the SIP Account screen to add a SIP account and map it to a
phone port. Figure 43 VoIP > SIP > SIP Account
5 Under General, select Enable SIP Account, and then enter the SIP Account Number.
6 Under Authentication, enter Username and Password. Leave the other settings as default. Click OK to
save your settings. Figure 44 VoIP > SIP > SIP Account > Add New Account or Edit
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4.6.4 Configuring a Phone
You must now configure the phone port to use the SIP account you just configured.
1 Go to the VoIP > Phone > Phone Device screen.
2 Click the Modify icon of PHONE1 to configure PHONE1 on your Zyxel Device. The following screen
appears. Figure 45 VoIP > Phone > Phone Device
3 Under SIP1 SIP Account to Make Outgoing Call, select SIP1 to have the phone connected to the first
phone port use the registered SIP1 account to make outgoing calls.
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4 Under SIP Account(s) to Receive Incoming Call, select SIP1 to have the phone connected to the first
phone port receive phone calls for the SIP1 account. Click OK to save your changes. Figure 46 VoIP > Phone > Phone Device > Edit
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4.6.5 Making a VoIP Call
Follow these steps to make a phone calling using Voice over IP (VoIP).
1 Make sure you connect a telephone to phone port 1 on the Zyxel Device.
2 Make sure the Zyxel Device is turned on and connected to the Internet.
3 Pick up the phone receiver.
4 Dial the VoIP phone number you want to call.

4.7 Device Maintenance

This section shows you how to upgrade device firmware, back up the device configuration and restore the device to its previous or default settings.
4.7.1 Upgrading the Firmware
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Upload the router firmware to the Zyxel Device for feature enhancements.
1 Download the correct firmware file from the download library at the Zyxel website. The model code for
the Zyxel Device in this example is ABVY. Note the model code for your device. Unzip the file.
2 Go to the Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade screen.
3 Click Browse/Choose File and select the file with a ".bin" extension to upload. Click Upload.
4 This process may take up to 2 minutes to finish. After 2 minutes, log in again and check your new
firmware version in the Connection Status screen.
4.7.2 Backing up the Device Configuration
Back up a configuration file allows you to return to your previous settings.
1 Go to the Maintenance > Backup/Restore screen.
2 Under Backup Configuration, click Backup. A configuration file is saved to your computer. In this case,
the Backup/Restore file is saved.
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4.7.3 Restoring the Device Configuration
This section shows you how to restore a previously-saved configuration file from your computer to your Zyxel Device.
1 Go to the Maintenance > Backup/Restore screen.
2 Under Restore Configuration, click Browse/Choose File, and then select the configuration file that you
want to upload. Click Upload.
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3 The Zyxel Device automatically restarts after the configuration file is successfully uploaded. Wait for one
minute before logging into the Zyxel Device again. Go to the Connection Status page to check the firmware version after the reboot.
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Connection Status

5.1 Connection Status Overview

After you log into the Web Configurator, the Connection Status screen appears. You can configure basic Internet access and wireless settings in this screen. It also shows the network status of the Zyxel Device and computers or devices connected to it.
5.1.1 Connectivity
Use this screen to view the network connection status of the Zyxel Device and its clients.
Figure 47 Connectivity
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Click the Arrow icon ( ) to view IP addresses and MAC addresses of the wireless and wired devices connected to the Zyxel Device.
Figure 48 Connectivity: Connected Devices
You can change the icon and name of a connected device. Place your mouse within the device block, and an Edit icon ( ) will appear. Click the Edit icon, and you’ll see there are several icon choices for you to select. Enter a name in the Device Name field for a connected device. Click Save to save your changes.
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5.1.2 System Info
Use this screen to view the basic system information of the Zyxel Device.
Figure 49 System Info
Click the Arrow icon ( ) to view more information on the status of your firewall and interfaces (WAN, LAN, and WLAN).
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Figure 50 System Info: Detailed Information
Each field is described in the following table.
Table 13 System Info: Detailed Information
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Host Name This field displays the Zyxel Device system name. It is used for identification.
Model Name This shows the model number of your Zyxel Device.
Serial Number This field displays the serial number of the Zyxel Device.
Firmware Version This is the current version of the firmware inside the Zyxel Device.
System Uptime This field displays how long the Zyxel Device has been running since it last started up. The
Zyxel Device starts up when you plug it in, when you restart it (Maintenance > Reboot), or when you reset it.
Interface Up Time This field displays the length of time of the Ethernet WAN connection.
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Table 13 System Info: Detailed Information (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Interface Status
Virtual ports are shown here. You can see the ports in use and their transmission rate.
WAN Information (These fields display when you have an Ethernet WAN connection.)
Name This field displays the name given to the Internet connection.
Encapsulation This field displays the current encapsulation method.
IP Address This field displays the current IP address of the Zyxel Device in the WAN.
IP Subnet Mask This field displays the current subnet mask in the WAN.
IPv6 Address This field displays the current IPv6 address of the Zyxel Device in the WAN.
MAC Address This field displays the WAN Ethernet adapter MAC (Media Access Control) address of your
Primary DNS server
Secondary DNS server
Primary DNSv6 server
Secondary DNSv6 server
LAN Information
IP Address This is the current IP address of the Zyxel Device in the LAN.
Subnet Mask This is the current subnet mask in the LAN.
IPv6 Address This is the current IPv6 address of the Zyxel Device in the LAN.
IPv6 Link Local Address
DHCP This field displays what DHCP services the Zyxel Device is providing to the LAN. The possible
MAC Address This shows the network adapter MAC (Media Access Control) Address of the LAN interface.
Security
Firewall This displays the firewall’s current security level (High, Medium, Low, or Disabled).
WLAN Information
MAC Address This shows the WiFi adapter MAC (Media Access Control) Address of the WiFi interface.
Status This displays whether the WLAN is activated.
SSID This is the descriptive name used to identify the Zyxel Device in a WLAN.
Channel This is the channel number currently used by the WiFi interface.
Security This displays the type of security mode the WiFi interface is using in the WLAN.
Zyxel Device.
This field displays the first DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
This field displays the second DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
This field displays the first DNS server IPv6 address assigned by the ISP.
This field displays the second DNS server IPv6 address assigned by the ISP.
This field displays the current link-local address of the Zyxel Device for the LAN interface.
A link-local address is a special type of the IP address that is therefore only valid for communication within the local network segment or broadcast domain of the device. Typically, link-local addresses are used for automatic address configuration and neighbor discovery protocols.
values are: Server – The Zyxel Device is a DHCP server in the LAN. It assigns IP addresses to other
computers in the LAN. Relay – The Zyxel Device acts as a surrogate DHCP server and relays DHCP requests and
responses between the remote server and the clients. None – The Zyxel Device is not providing any DHCP services to the LAN.
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LABEL DESCRIPTION
802.11 Mode This displays the type of 802.11 mode the WiFi interface is using in the WLAN.
WPS This displays whether WPS is activated on the WiFi interface.
5.1.3 WiFi Settings
Use this screen to enable or disable the main wireless network. When the switch turns blue ( ), the function is enabled. You can use this screen or the QR code on the upper right corner to check the SSIDs (WiFi network name) and passwords of the main wireless networks. If you want to show or hide your WiFi passwords, click the Eye icon ( ).
Figure 51 WiFi Settings
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Click the Arrow icon ( ) to configure the SSIDs and/or passwords for your main wireless networks. Click the Eye icon ( ) to display the characters as you enter the WiFi Password.
Select Keep 2.4G and 5G the same to use the same SSID for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
Each field is described in the following table.
Table 14 WiFi Settings: Configuration
LABEL DESCRIPTION
2.4G WiFi 5G WiFi
WiFi Name The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a wireless device is
WiFi Password If you selected Random Password, this field displays a pre-shared key generated by the Zyxel
Random Password Select this option to have the Zyxel Device automatically generate a password. The WiFi
Click this switch to enable or disable the 2.4G and/or 5G WiFi network. When the switch turns blue , the function is enabled.
associated. Wireless devices associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN.
Device. If you did not select Random Password, you can manually type a pre-shared key from 8 to 64
case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Click the Eye icon to show or hide the password for your wireless network. When the Eye icon is slashed , you will see the password in plain text. Otherwise, it is hidden.
Password field will not be configurable when you select this option.
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Table 14 WiFi Settings: Configuration (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Hide WiFi network name
Save Click Save to save your changes.
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.
Note: Disable WPS in the Network Setting > Wireless > WPS screen to hide the SSID.

5.2 Guest WiFi Settings

Use this screen to enable or disable the guest 2.4G and/or 5G wireless networks. When the switch goes to the right ( ), the function is enabled. Otherwise, it is not. You can check their SSIDs (WiFi network name) and passwords from this screen. If you want to show or hide your WiFi passwords, click the Eye icon.
Figure 52 Guest WiFi Settings
Click the Arrow icon ( ) to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure the SSIDs and/or passwords for your guest wireless networks.
Figure 53 Guest WiFi Settings: Configuration
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To assign different SSIDs to the 2.4G and 5G guest wireless networks, clear the Keep 2.4G and 5G the same check box in the WiFi Settings screen, and the Guest WiFi Settings screen will change.
Note: Keep 2.4G and 5G the same check box cannot be turned off if MESH is enabled (see
Network Settings > Wireless > MESH).
Figure 54 Guest WiFi Settings: Different SSIDs
Each field is described in the following table.
Table 15 WiFi Settings: Configuration
LABEL DESCRIPTION
2.4G/5G WiFi Click this switch to enable or disable the 2.4G and/or 5G wireless networks. When the switch
WiFi Name The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a wireless device is
WiFi Password If you selected Random Password, this field displays a pre-shared key generated by the Zyxel
Random Password Select this option to have the Zyxel Device automatically generate a password. The WiFi
Hide WiFi network name
goes to the right , the function is enabled. Otherwise, it is not.
associated. Wireless devices associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for WiFi.
Device. If you did not select Random Password, you can manually type a pre-shared key from 8 to 64
case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Click the Eye icon to show or hide the password of your wireless network. When the Eye icon is slashed , you will see the password in plain text. Otherwise, it is hidden.
Password field will not be configurable when you select this option.
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.
Note: Disable WPS in the Network Setting > Wireless > WPS screen to hide the SSID.
Save Click Save to save your changes.
5.2.1 LAN
Use this screen to view the LAN IP address, subnet mask, and DHCP settings of your Zyxel Device.
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Figure 55 LAN
Click the Arrow icon ( ) to configure the LAN IP settings and DHCP setting for your Zyxel Device.
Figure 56 LAN Setup
Each field is described in the following table.
Table 16 Status Screen
LABEL DESCRIPTION
LAN IP Setup
IP Address Enter the LAN IPv4 IP address you want to assign to your Zyxel Device in dotted decimal
Subnet Mask Type the subnet mask of your network in dotted decimal notation, for example 255.255.255.0
IP Addressing Values
Beginning IP Address
Ending IP Address
DHCP Server State
notation, for example, 192.168.1.1 (factory default).
(factory default). Your Zyxel Device automatically computes the subnet mask based on the IP Address you enter, so do not change this field unless you are instructed to do so.
This field specifies the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
This field specifies the last of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
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Table 16 Status Screen (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
DHCP Server Lease Time
Days/Hours/ Minutes
Save Click Save to save your changes.
This is the period of time a DHCP-assigned address is valid, before it expires.
When a client connects to the Zyxel Device, DHCP automatically assigns the client an IP addresses from the IP address pool. DHCP leases each addresses for a limited period of time, which means that past addresses are “recycled” and made available for future reassignment to other devices.
Enter the lease time of the DHCP server.
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This chapter discusses the Zyxel Device’s Broadband screens. Use these screens to configure your Zyxel Device 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.
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6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use Broadband screens to view, remove or add a WAN interface. You can also configure the WAN
settings on the Zyxel Device for Internet access. For DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3 and DX5401-B0, see Section 6.2 on page 97. For EX3300-T0,
EX3301-T0, EX5300, EX5301, EX5401-B0, EX5501, AX7501 or PX7501, see Section 6.3 on page 106.
• Use the Cellular Backup screen to configure cellular WAN connection (Section 6.4 on page 115).
• Use the Advanced screen to enable or disable PTM over ADSL, Annex M/Annex J, and DSL PhyR
functions (Section 6.5 on page 120).
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Table 17 WAN Setup Overview
LAYER-2 INTERFACE
INTERNET CONNECTION
CONNECTION MODE ENCAPSULATION CONNECTION SETTINGS
Ethernet Routing PPPoE PPP user name and password, WAN IPv4/IPv6 IP address,
routing feature, DNS server, VLAN, QoS, and MTU
IPoE WAN IPv4/IPv6 IP address, NAT, DNS server and routing feature
Bridge N/A VLAN
Note: This table is for EX3300-T0, EX3301-T0, EX5300, EX5301, EX5401-B0, EX5501, AX7501 and PX7501.
Table 18 WAN Setup Overview
LAYER-2 INTERFACE INTERNET CONNECTION CONNECTION DSL LINK TYPE MODE ENCAPSULATION CONNECTION SETTINGS
ADSL/VDSL over PTM
ADSL over ATM EoA Routing PPPoE/PPPoA ATM PVC configuration, PPP
Ethernet
N/A Routing PPPoE PPP information, IPv4/IPv6 IP address,
routing feature, DNS server, VLAN, QoS, and MTU
IPoE IPv4/IPv6 IP address, routing feature,
DNS server, VLAN, QoS, and MTU
Bridge N/A VLAN and QoS
information, IPv4/IPv6 IP address, routing feature, DNS server, VLAN, QoS, and MTU
N/A
IPoE/IPoA ATM PVC configuration, IPv4/IPv6 IP
Bridge N/A ATM PVC configuration, and QoS
Routing PPPoE PPP user name and password, WAN
IPoE WAN IPv4/IPv6 IP address, NAT, DNS
Bridge N/A VLAN and QoS
address, routing feature, DNS server, VLAN, QoS, and MTU
IPv4/IPv6 IP address, routing feature, DNS server, VLAN, QoS, and MTU
server and routing feature
Note: This table is for DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3 and DX5401-B0.
6.1.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
WAN IP Address
The WAN IP address is an IP address for the Zyxel Device, which makes it accessible from an outside network. It is used by the Zyxel Device to communicate with other devices in other networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the Zyxel Device tries to access the Internet.
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If your ISP assigns you a static WAN IP address, they should also assign you the subnet mask and DNS server IP addresses.
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a WAN networking technology that provides high-speed data transfer. ATM uses fixed-size packets of information called cells. With ATM, a high QoS (Quality of Service) can be guaranteed. ATM uses a connection-oriented model and establishes a virtual circuit (VC).
PTM
Packet Transfer Mode (PTM) is packet-oriented and supported by the VDSL2 standard. In PTM, packets are encapsulated directly in the High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) frames. It is designed to provide a low-overhead, transparent way of transporting packets over DSL links, as an alternative to ATM.
IPv6 Introduction
IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), is designed to enhance IP address size and features. The increase in IPv6 address size to 128 bits (from the 32-bit IPv4 address) allows up to 3.4 x 10 Device can use IPv4/IPv6 dual stack to connect to IPv4 and IPv6 networks, and supports IPv6 rapid deployment (6RD).
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IPv6 Addressing
The 128-bit IPv6 address is written as eight 16-bit hexadecimal blocks separated by colons (:). This is an example IPv6 address 2001:0db8:1a2b:0015:0000:0000:1a2f:0000.
IPv6 addresses can be abbreviated in two ways:
• Leading zeros in a block can be omitted. So 2001:0db8:1a2b:0015:0000:0000:1a2f:0000 can be
written as 2001:db8:1a2b:15:0:0:1a2f:0.
• Any number of consecutive blocks of zeros can be replaced by a double colon. A double colon can
only appear once in an IPv6 address. So 2001:0db8:0000:0000:1a2f:0000:0000:0015 can be written as 2001:0db8::1a2f:0000:0000:0015, 2001:0db8:0000:0000:1a2f::0015, 2001:db8::1a2f:0:0:15 or 2001:db8:0:0:1a2f::15.
IPv6 Prefix and Prefix Length
Similar to an IPv4 subnet mask, IPv6 uses an address prefix to represent the network address. An IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (start from the left) in the address compose the network address. The prefix length is written as “/x” where x is a number. For example,
2001:db8:1a2b:15::1a2f:0/32
means that the first 32 bits (
2001:db8) is the subnet prefix.
IPv6 Subnet Masking
Both an IPv6 address and IPv6 subnet mask compose of 128-bit binary digits, which are divided into eight 16-bit blocks and written in hexadecimal notation. Hexadecimal uses four bits for each character (1 – 10, A – F). Each block’s 16 bits are then represented by four hexadecimal characters. For example, FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FC00:0000:0000:0000.
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IPv6 Rapid Deployment
Use IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6rd) when the local network uses IPv6 and the ISP has an IPv4 network. When the Zyxel Device has an IPv4 WAN address and you set IPv6/IPv4 Mode to IPv4 Only, you can enable 6rd to encapsulate IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets to cross the ISP’s IPv4 network.
The Zyxel Device generates a global IPv6 prefix from its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP’s Border Relay router (BR in the figure) to connect to the native IPv6 Internet. The local network can also use IPv4 services. The Zyxel Device uses its configured IPv4 WAN IP to route IPv4 traffic to the IPv4 Internet.
Figure 58 IPv6 Rapid Deployment
Dual Stack Lite
Use Dual Stack Lite when local network computers use IPv4 and the ISP has an IPv6 network. When the Zyxel Device has an IPv6 WAN address and you set IPv6/IPv4 Mode to IPv6 Only, you can enable Dual Stack Lite to use IPv4 computers and services.
The Zyxel Device tunnels IPv4 packets inside IPv6 encapsulation packets to the ISP’s Address Family Transition Router (AFTR in the graphic) to connect to the IPv4 Internet. The local network can also use IPv6 services. The Zyxel Device uses its configured IPv6 WAN IP to route IPv6 traffic to the IPv6 Internet.
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6.1.3 Before You Begin
You need to know your Internet access settings such as encapsulation and WAN IP address. Get this information from your ISP.

6.2 Broadband Settings (for DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3 and DX5401-B0)

Use this screen to change your Zyxel Device’s Internet access settings. The summary table shows you the configured WAN services (connections) on the Zyxel Device. Use information provided by your ISP to configure WAN settings.
Click Network Setting > Broadband to access this screen.
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Figure 60 Network Setting > Broadband
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 19 Network Setting > Broadband
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Add New WAN Interface
# This is the index number of the entry.
Name This is the service name of the connection.
Click this button to create a new connection.
Note: DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B3 does not have SFPWAN.
Type This shows types of connections the DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B2/B3 has.
Note: DX3300-T0, DX3301-T0, DX5301-B3 does not have SFP.
Mode This shows whether the connection is in routing or bridge mode.
Encapsulation This is the method of encapsulation used by this connection.
802.1p This indicates the 802.1p priority level assigned to traffic sent through this connection. This
displays N/A when there is no priority level assigned.
802.1q This indicates the VLAN ID number assigned to traffic sent through this connection. This displays
IGMP Proxy This shows whether the Zyxel Device act as an IGMP proxy on this connection.
NAT This shows whether NAT is activated or not for this connection.
Default Gateway
IPv6 This shows whether IPv6 is activated or not for this connection. IPv6 is not available when the
MLD Proxy This shows whether Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) is activated or not for this connection. MLD
Modify Click the Edit icon to configure the WAN connection.
N/A when there is no VLAN ID number assigned.
This shows whether the Zyxel Device use the WAN interface of this connection as the system default gateway.
connection uses the bridging service.
is not available when the connection uses the bridging service.
Click the Delete icon to remove the WAN connection.
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6.2.1 Add or Edit Internet Connection
Click Add New WAN Interface in the Broadband screen or the Edit icon next to an existing WAN interface to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure a WAN connection. The screen varies depending on the mode, encapsulation, and IPv6 or IPv4 mode you select.
Routing Mode
Use Routing mode if your ISP give you one IP address only and you want multiple computers to share an Internet account.
The following example screen displays when you select the Routing mode and PPPoE encapsulation. The screen varies when you select other encapsulation and IPv6 or IPv4 mode.
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Figure 61 Network Setting > Broadband > Add or Edit New WAN Interface (Routing Mode)
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