ZyXEL Communications 334W User Manual

Prestige 334W

802.11g Wireless Broadband Router with Firewall

Version 3.60

May 2004

Quick Start Guide

Prestige 334W Quick Start Guide

1 Introducing the Prestige

The Prestige is a broadband sharing gateway with a built-in wireless LAN access point and four-port 10/100
Mbps switch that makes it easy for people to set up a small home/office network and share Internet access via
a broadband (cable/DSL) modem. Key features of the Prestige include media bandwidth management, an
embedded 802.11g wireless LAN security, firewall, VPN, content filtering, NAT and UPnP. See your User’s
Guide for more details on all Prestige features.

You should have an Internet account already set up and have been given most of the following information.

Internet Account Information

Your device’s WAN IP Address (if given): __________________

DNS Server IP Address (if given): First ______________, Second ______________, Third ______________

Encapsulation: (select one below):

 Ethernet

 PPTP

 PPPoE (PPPoE) Service Name: ____________

Service Type: _______________________

Login Server IP Address: ______________

User Name: ____________ Password: ____________

User Name: ____________ Password: ____________

Your WAN IP Address: ____________ PPTP Server IP Address: ___________

Connection ID (if required): ____________

User Name: ____________ Password: ____________

Procedure to View a Product’s Certification(s)

1. Go to www.zyxel.com.

2. Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page.

3. Select the certification you wish to view from this page.

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2 Hardware Installation

2.1 Rear Panel

LABEL DESCRIPTION

LAN 10/100M Use an Ethernet cable to connect at least one computer for initial Prestige configuration. These

WAN 10/100M Connect your cable/DSL modem to this port with the cable that came with your modem.

POWER 9 VAC Connect the end of the included power adaptor (use only this adapter) to this power socket.

After you’ve made the connections, connect the power cable to a power supply and look at the front panel LEDs.

RESET You only need to use this button if you’ve forgotten the Prestige’s password. It returns the

ports are auto-negotiating (can connect at 10 or 100Mbps) and auto-sensing (automatically
adjust to the type of Ethernet cable you use (straight-through or crossover)).

Prestige to the factory defaults (password is 1234, LAN IP address 192.168.1.1. See your User’s
Guide for details).

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2.2 Front Panel LEDs

The PWR LED blinks while performing system testing and then stays on if the testing is successful. The
LAN, and WAN LEDs turn on if they are properly connected.

LED STATUS COLOR DESCRIPTION

PWR

LAN 1- 4

WAN

Off The Prestige is not receiving power.

Amber On Power to the Prestige is too low

Green

Off The LAN is not connected.

Amber

Off The WAN connection is not ready, or has failed.

Amber

On The Prestige is receiving power.

Blinking The Prestige is performing testing.

On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb Ethernet connection. Green

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

On The Prestige has a successful 100Mb Ethernet connection.

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb WAN connection. Green

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

On The Prestige has a successful 100Mb Ethernet connection.

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

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LED STATUS COLOR DESCRIPTION

WLAN

Off The WLAN connection is not ready, or has failed.

Green On The Prestige has a successful WLAN connection.

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

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3 Preparing Your Computer

Skip this section if your computer is already set up to accept a dynamic IP

address. This is the default for most new computers.

The Prestige is already set up to assign your computer an IP address. Use this section to set up your computer
to receive an IP address or assign it a static IP address in the 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 range with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This is necessary to ensure that your computer can communicate with your
Prestige.

Your computer must have an Ethernet card and TCP/IP installed. TCP/IP should already be installed on
computers using Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems.

3.1 Windows 2000/NT/XP

1. In Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2. In Windows XP, click Network Connections.

In Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections.

3. Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties.

4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties.

5.

The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen opens (the
General tab in Windows XP).

- To have your computer assigned a dynamic IP address, click
Obtain an IP address automatically.

-To configure a static IP address, click Use the following IP
Address and fill in the IP address (choose one
from192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254), Subnet mask
(255.255.255.0), and Default gateway (192.168.1.1) fields.

6.

Click Advanced. Remove any previously installed gateways in
the IP Settings tab and click OK to go back to the Internet
Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen.

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