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• Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device.
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Your Prestige is easy to install and configure.
About This User's Guide
This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your Prestige for its various
applications using the web-based configurator.
Related Documentation
• Supporting Disk
www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for
Refer to the included CD for support documents.
• Quick Start Guide
The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. They
contain connection information and instructions on getting started.
• ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site
Please refer to www.zyxel.com for an online glossary of networking terms and additional
support documentation.
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• “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. “Select” or “Choose” means for
you to use one predefined choices.
• The SMT menu titles and labels are in Bold Times New Roman font. Predefined field
choices are in Bold Arial font. Command and arrow keys are enclosed in square
brackets. [ENTER] means the Enter, or carriage return key; [ESC] means the Escape key
and [SPACE BAR] means the Space Bar.
• Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “click the Apple icon,
Control Panels and then Modem” means first click the Apple icon, then point your
mouse pointer to Control Panels and then click Modem.
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• For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for
“that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual.
• The Prestige 794M may be referred to as “the Prestige” in this user’s guide.
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1.1 About Your Prestige
Your Prestige integrates high-speed 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating LAN interface(s) and a
high-speed SHDSL port into a single package. The Prestige is ideal for high-speed Internet
browsing and making LAN-to-LAN connections to remote networks. The Prestige is also an
SHDSL router.
By integrating SHDSL and NAT, the Prestige provides ease of installation and Internet access.
The Prestige is also a complete security solution with a robust firewall and content filtering.
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Introduction
1.2 Features
The following sections describe the features of the Prestige.
Multi-Mode Standard
Your Prestige supports symmetric data rates of up to 4.6Mbps. It also supports rate
management that allows subscribers to select a speed to fit their needs and budgets. The
Prestige uses the ITU standard PAM16 Line Code, complies with G.991.2 and G.994.1
standards.
This auto-negotiation feature allows the Prestige to detect the speed of incoming transmissions
and adjust appropriately without manual intervention. It allows data transfer of either 10 Mbps
or 100 Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network.
4-Port Switch
A combination of switch and router makes your Prestige a cost-effective and viable network
solution. You can connect up to four computers to the Prestige without the cost of a hub. Use a
hub to add more than four computers to your LAN.
Encapsulation
The Prestige supports PPPoA (RFC 2364 - PPP over ATM Adaptation Layer 5), RFC 1483
encapsulation over ATM, MAC encapsulated routing (ENET encapsulation), IPoA
(RFC1577) as well as PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516).
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Multiplexing
The Prestige supports VC-based and LLC-based multiplexing.
Full Network Management
The embedded web configurator is an all-platform web-based utility that allows you to easily
access the Prestige’s management settings. Most functions of the Prestige are also
configurable via the CLI (Command Line Interface) over a telnet/console connection.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
Using the standard TCP/IP protocol, the Prestige and other UPnP enabled devices can
dynamically join a network, obtain an IP address and convey its capabilities to other devices
on the network.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows the translation of an Internet protocol address
used within one network (for example a private IP address used in a local network) to a
different IP address known within
the Internet).
another network (for example a public IP address used on
Firewall
The Prestige is a stateful inspection firewall with DoS (Denial of Service) protection. By
default, when the firewall is activated, all incoming traffic from the WAN to the LAN is
blocked unless it is initiated from the LAN. The Prestige firewall supports TCP/UDP
inspection, DoS detection and prevention, real time alerts, reports and logs.
Content Filtering
The Prestige can block web features such as ActiveX controls, Java applets and cookies, as
well as disable web proxies. The Prestige can block or allow access to web sites that you
specify. The Prestige can also block access to web sites containing keywords that you specify.
You can define time periods and days during which content filtering is enabled and include or
exclude a range of users on the LAN from content filtering.
Packet Filtering
The packet filtering mechanism blocks unwanted traffic from entering/leaving your network.
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
With Dynamic DNS support, you can have a static hostname alias for a dynamic IP address,
allowing the host to be more easily accessible from various locations on the Internet. You must
register for this service with a Dynamic DNS service provider.
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VPN
Establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect with business partners and branch
offices using data encryption and the Internet to provide secure communications without the
expense of leased site-to-site lines. The Prestige VPN is based on the IPSec standard and is
fully interoperable with other IPSec-based VPN products.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows the individual client computers to
obtain the TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a centralized DHCP server. The Prestige has
built-in DHCP server capability, disabled by default, which means it can assign IP addresses,
an IP default gateway and DNS servers to all systems that support the DHCP client.
SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for exchanging
management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP
protocol suite. Your Prestige supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager
station to manage and monitor the Prestige through the network.
Firmware Upgradeable
The firmware of the Prestige can be upgraded via the web configurator.
1.3 Applications
Here are some examples of what you can do with your Prestige.
1.3.1 Internet Access
The Prestige is the ideal high-speed Internet access solution. Your Prestige supports the TCP/
IP protocol, which the Internet uses exclusively. It is compatible with all major DSL DSLAM
(Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) providers. A DSLAM is a rack of DSL line cards
with data multiplexed into a backbone network interface/connection (for example, T1, OC3,
DS3, ATM or Frame Relay). Think of it as the equivalent of a modem rack for SHDSL.
Figure 1 Application: Internet Access
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1.3.2 Firewall for Secure Broadband Internet Access
The Prestige provides protection from attacks by Internet hackers. By default, the firewall
blocks all incoming traffic from the WAN. The firewall supports TCP/UDP inspection and
DoS (Denial of Services) detection and prevention, as well as real time alerts, reports and logs.
Figure 2 Application: Firewall
1.3.3 VPN Application
The Prestige’s VPN feature makes it an ideal cost-effective way to connect branch offices and
business partners over the Internet without the need (and expense) for leased lines between
sites. VPN ensures the privacy and integrity of your data transmissions.
Figure 3 Application: VPN
1.3.4 LAN-to-LAN Application
You can use the Prestige to connect two geographically dispersed networks over the SHDSL
line. A typical LAN-to-LAN application for your Prestige is shown as follows.
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Figure 4 Application: LAN-to-LAN
1.4 Hardware Connection
Refer to the Quick Start Guide for more information on hardware connection and initial setup
using the Quick Start screen.
1.4.1 Front Panel
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The following figure shows the front panel LEDs.
Figure 5 Front Panel: LEDs
The following table describes the LEDs.
Table 1 Front Panel: LEDs
LEDCOLORSTATUSDESCRIPTION
PWRGreenOnThe Prestige is turned on.
OffThe Prestige is turned off.
SYSGreenOnThe Prestige is ready and working properly.
FlashingThe Prestige is starting up or rebooting.
OffThe Prestige is not ready.
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Table 1 Front Panel: LEDs (continued)
LEDCOLORSTATUSDESCRIPTION
LAN 1..4OrangeOnThe Prestige has a successful 10Mbps Ethernet connection.
GreenOnThe Prestige has a successful 100Mbps Ethernet connection.
LINE 1, 2GreenOnThe Prestige has a successful SHDSL link.
1.5 Rear Panel
The following figure shows the rear panel of the Prestige.
Figure 6 Rear Panel
FlashingThe 10M LAN is sending or receiving packets.
FlashingThe 100M LAN is sending or receiving packets.
OffThe LAN is not connected.
OffThe SHDSL link is down or not connected.
The following table describes the ports.
Table 2 Rear Panel
LABELDESCRIPTION
LAN 1..4
(RJ-45 connector)
CONSOLEOnly connect this port if you want to configure the Prestige via console port.
LINE 1..2Connect to a telephone jack using the included telephone cable.
RESET You only need to use this button if you’ve forgotten the Prestige’s password. It
PWRConnect to a power source using only the included power adaptor for your region.
Power SwitchAfter you’ve made the connections and connect the power adaptor to a power
Connect a computer to this port with an Ethernet cable. This port is autonegotiating (can connect at 10 or 100Mbps) and auto-crossover (automatically
adjust to straight-through or crossover Ethernet cable).
Connect one end of the console cable to the console port of the Prestige and the
other end to a serial port (COM1, COM2 or other COM port) on your computer.
Your computer should have a terminal emulation communications program (such
as HyperTerminal) set to VT100 terminal emulation, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit, no flow control and 9600 bps port speed.
returns the Prestige to the factory defaults.
Press this button is for less than three seconds to restart the Prestige.
Press this button in for more than six seconds to reset the Prestige to the factory
default settings.
supply, push in the power button to turn on the Prestige.
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This chapter introduces the web configurator and describes the Quick Start screen.
2.1 Overview
The embedded web configurator (eWC) allows you to manage the Prestige from anywhere
through a browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Use Internet
Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape Navigator 7.0 and later versions with JavaScript enabled. It
is recommended that you set your screen resolution to 1024 by 768 pixels. The screens you see
in the web configurator may vary somewhat from the ones shown in this document due to
differences between individual firmware versions.
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The Web Configurator
2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator
1 Make sure your Prestige hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer/
computer network to connect to the Prestige (refer to the Quick Start Guide).
2 Make sure the IP addresses of your computer and the Prestige are in the same range.
Refer to the appendix on setting up your computer IP address for more information.
3 Launch your web browser and type "192.168.1.1" as the URL.
4 Enter the username (“admin” is the default) and the password (“1234” is the default).
5 Click OK to log in.
Figure 7 Web Configurator: Login
6 You should now see the HOME screen.
Note: The management session automatically times out when the time period expires
(default 180 seconds or 3 minutes). Simply log back into the Prestige if this
happens to you. You can change this timeout in the Device Management
screen (see
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2.3 Resetting the Prestige
If you forget your password or cannot access the web configurator, you will need to reload the
factory-default configuration file or use the RESET button on the Prestige. Uploading this
configuration file replaces the current configuration file with the factory-default configuration
file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously and the password
will be reset to 1234, also.
2.3.1 Procedure To Use The Reset Button
1 Make sure the PWR LED is on before you begin this procedure.
2 Press the RESET button for more than six seconds, and then release it. If the SYS LED
begins to blink, the defaults have been restored and the Prestige restarts.
2.4 Navigating the Web Configurator
The following summarizes how to navigate the web configurator from the HOME screen.
2.4.1 The Status Screen
The following screen shows the Status screen. This is the first screen that displays every time
you access the web configurator.
Figure 8 Web Configurator: Status
• Click the links in the navigation panel to configure the Prestige features.
• Click the SAVE CONFIG button to save the current settings to the Prestige.
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• Click the RESTART button to reboot the Prestige.
• Click the LOGOUT button at any time to exit the web configurator.
2.5 System Status
Display the Status screen (see Figure 8 on page 27) to view general system information. The
following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 3 Status
LABELDESCRIPTION
Device Information
Model NameThis field displays the model number of your Prestige.
Host NameThis field displays the host name of the Prestige for identification purposes. Click
System Up-TimeThis field displays the time (in the format of hh:mm:ss) since the Prestige was last
Current TImeThis field displays the system time. Click this label to display the Time Zone
Hardware Version This is the hardware version associated with your Prestige.
Software Version This is the firmware version the Prestige is currently using.
MAC AddressThis is the MAC (Media Access Control) or Ethernet address unique to your
Home URLClick this link to go to the ZyXEL company web site.
LAN
IP AddressThis is the IP address (in dotted decimal notation) on the LAN. Click the label to
Subnet Mask This is the subnet mask (in dotted decimal notation) on the LAN.
DHCP ServerThis field displays the LAN DNCP server status. Click the label to display the
WAN
ipwanThis field displays the type of WAN interface. Click this label to display the WAN
VPI/VCIThis field displays the VCI (Virtual Circuit Identifier) and VPI (Virtual Path Identifier)
Primary DNSThis field displays the primary DNS server IP address (in dotted decimal notation).
Port Status
PortThis field displays interface name (Ethernet or SHDSL). Click a label to display the
ConnectedThis field displays a check to indicate that a port is up. Otherwise a cross is
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this label to display the Host Name screen.
restarted.
screen.
Click Sync Now to synchronize the system time to the time server specified in the
Time Zone screen.
Prestige.
display the Ethernet screen.
DHCP Server screen.
Connection screen.
numbers.
Click this label to display the DNS screen.
PortSetting or the SHDSL screen.
displayed.
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Table 3 Status (continued)
LABELDESCRIPTION
RFC1483 WAN
Link
EthernetThis field displays the number of packets received/transmitted. Click this label to
SAVE CONFIGClick SAVE CONFIG to save the changes.
RESTARTClick RESTART to reboot the device. All unsaved changes will be lost.
LOGOUTClick LOGOUT to exit from the web configurator. All unsaved changes will be lost.
This field displays the VCI and VPI number and the number of packets received/
transmitted. Click this label to display detailed information.
display detailed information.
2.6 ARP Table
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a protocol for mapping an Internet Protocol address (IP
address) to a physical machine address, also known as a Media Access Control (MAC)
address, on the local area network. An IP (version 4) address is 32 bits long. In an Ethernet
LAN, MAC addresses are 48 bits long. The ARP table maintains an association between each
MAC address and its corresponding IP address.
2.6.1 How ARP Works
When an incoming packet destined for a host device on a local area network arrives at the
device, the device's ARP program looks in the ARP table and, if it finds the address, sends it to
the device. If no entry is found for the IP address, ARP broadcasts the request to all the devices
on the LAN. The device fills in its own MAC and IP address in the sender address fields, and
puts the known IP address of the target in the target IP address field. In addition, the device
puts all ones in the target MAC field (FF.FF.FF.FF.FF.FF is the Ethernet broadcast address).
The replying device (which is either the IP address of the device being sought or the router that
knows the way) replaces the broadcast address with the target's MAC address, swaps the
sender and target pairs, and unicasts the answer directly back to the requesting machine. ARP
updates the ARP table for future reference and then sends the packet to the MAC address that
replied.
To view the ARP table, click Status and ARP Table in the navigation panel.
Figure 9 Status: ARP Table
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 4 Status: ARP Table
LABELDESCRIPTION
IP AddressThis is the learned IP address of a device connected to a switch port with
MAC AddressThis is the MAC address of the device with corresponding IP address above.
InterfaceThis is the interface name on the Prestige to which a device is connected.
Stat icThis shows whether the MAC address is dynamic (learned by the Prestige) or
2.7 Routing Table
The routing table contains the route information to the network(s) that the Prestige can reach.
The Prestige automatically updates the routing table with the RIP information received from
other Ethernet devices.
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corresponding MAC address below.
static (manually entered).
Click Status and Routing Ta ble in the navigation panel to display the Routing Table screen.
Figure 10 Status: Routing Table
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 5 Status: Routing Table
LABELDESCRIPTION
Routing Table
ValidThis field indicates whether a routing status is successful.
DestinationThis field displays the IP address of a destination network.
NetmaskThis field displays the subnet mask of a destination network.
Gateway/InterfaceThis field displays the IP address of a gateway or the interface name on the
Prestige this route uses.
CostThis field displays the cost (or hope count) for this route.
RIP Routing Table
DestinationThis field displays the IP address of a destination network.
NetmaskThis field displays the subnet mask of a destination network.
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