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Prestige 662HW Series

802.11g Wireless ADSL 2+ 4 Port Security Gateway

Compact Guide

Version 3.40

May 2004

Prestige 662HW Series Compact Guide

Table of Contents

1 Introducing the Prestige..............................................................................................3

2 Hardware .....................................................................................................................4

2.1 Rear Panel Connections.........................................................................................4

2.2 The Front Panel LEDs ...........................................................................................5

3 Internet Access With Zero Configration ...................................................................7

4 Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address ..................................................................8

4.1 Windows 95/98/Me.................................................................................................8

4.2 Windows 2000/NT/XP ..........................................................................................11

4.3 Checking/Updating Your Computer’s IP Address................................................ 12

4.4 Testing the Connection to the Prestige.................................................................12

5 Configuring Your Prestige........................................................................................13

5.1 Accessing Your Prestige Via Web Configurator ..................................................13

5.2 Common Screen Command Buttons.....................................................................15

5.3 Internet Access Using the Wizard ........................................................................15

5.4 Test Your Internet Connection ............................................................................. 21

6 Advanced Configuration...........................................................................................21

6.1 Wireless LAN Setup..............................................................................................21

6.2 Wireless LAN Security Setup................................................................................24

6.3 802.1x and WPA Overview...................................................................................26

6.4 Network Address Translation Overview...............................................................26

6.5 Configuring SUA Server ......................................................................................27

6.6 Firewall Overview................................................................................................29

6.7 Enabling the Firewall with Default Policy........................................................... 30

6.8 Procedure for Configuring Firewall Rules ..........................................................31

7 Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................38

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1 Introducing the Prestige

The Prestige 662HW ADSL 2/2+ Gateway with 802.11g Wireless is the ideal all-in-one device for small networks connecting to the Internet via ADSL. Key features of the Prestige include NAT, 802.1x wireless LAN security, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), firewall and anti virus packet scan. 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): Primary __________________,

Secondary _________________

Virtual Path Identifier (VPI): ____________

Virtual Channel Identifier (VCI): ____________

Multiplexing (VC-based or LLC-based):

Encapsulation: (choose one below)

 RFC 1483

 ENET ENCAP

 PPPoA

 PPPoE

Ethernet Encapsulation Gateway IP Address: __________________

User Name: ____________ Password: ____________

Service Name: ____________

User Name: ____________ Password: ____________

 VC  LLC

Certifications

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

2.1 Rear Panel Connections

Figure 1 Rear Panel Hardware Connections

Table 1 Rear Panel Description

LABEL DESCRIPTION

1. DSL Connect to a telephone jack using the included telephone wire.

2. LAN 1/DMZ.. 4

3. POWER 12V DC

After you’ve made the connections, connect the power adaptor to a power supply and push in the power button to turn on the Prestige.

The PWR/SYS LED blinks while performing system testing and then turns steady on if the testing is successful. A LAN LED turns on if a LAN port is properly connected.

Connect to a computer/external hub using an Ethernet cable.

Connect to a power source using only the included power adaptor for your region (see your User’s Guide).

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Table 1 Rear Panel Description

LABEL DESCRIPTION

CON/AUX switch CON/AUX port

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

Only connect this port if you want to configure the Prestige using the SMT via console port see your User's Guide for details.

Set this switch to the CON side to use the CON/AUX port as a console port for local device configuration and management. Connect the RJ-45 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.

The console port is also an auxiliary WAN port. Push the CON/AUX switch to AUX and connect the CON/AUX port to your modem or TA.

password. It returns the Prestige to the factory defaults (password is 1234, LAN IP address 192.168.1.1 etc.; see your User’s Guide for details).

2.2 The Front Panel LEDs

Figure 2 Front Panel

Refer to the following table for more detailed LED descriptions.

Table 2 Front Panel LED Description

LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

PWR/SYS Green On The Prestige is receiving power and functioning

properly.

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Table 2 Front Panel LED Description

LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

LAN 1/DMZ-4

WLAN

DSL/ACT

Blinking The Prestige is rebooting.

On Power to the Prestige is too low. Red

Blinking The Prestige is receiving power but not functioning

Off The system is not ready or has malfunctioned.

Green

Amber

Off The LAN is not connected.

Green

Off The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed.

Green

Off The DSL link is down.

On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb Ethernet

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data.

On The Prestige has a successful 100Mb Ethernet

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data.

On The Prestige is ready, but is not sending/receiving

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data through the

Fast Blinking

Slow Blinking

On The system is ready, but is not sending/receiving

On The connection to the PPPoE server is up. Amber

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving PPP data.

properly.

connection.

data through the wireless LAN.

wireless LAN.

The Prestige is sending/receiving non-PPP data.

The Prestige is initializing the DSL line.

non-PPP data.

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Table 2 Front Panel LED Description

LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

CON/AUX Green On The CON/AUX switch is set to CON, the CON/AUX

Orange On The CON/AUX switch is set to AUX and the

Blinking The CON/AUX switch is set to AUX and the

Off The CON/AUX link is not ready, or has failed.

port is connected to a management computer and someone is logged into the Prestige.

CON/AUX port has an Internet connection through a dial-up modem.

CON/AUX port is sending or receiving data through a dial-up modem or ISDN TA.

3 Internet Access With Zero

Configration

With the Prestige’s Zero Configuration, you can access the Internet easily. Simply connect a computer to the Prestige and access the Internet without changing the network settings (such as the IP address and subnet mask) of the computer.

Step 1. Make the hardware connections and turn on the Prestige (refer to the Rear

Panel Connections section).

Step 2. Wait until the DSL/ACT LED turns steady on. Launch your web browser

and navigate to a web site (for example, www.zyxel.com automatically detects and configures your Internet connection. This may take about two minutes.

Step 3. If you have a PPPoE or PPPoA connection type, a screen displays

prompting you to enter your Internet account username and/or password. Enter the username, password and/or service name exactly as provided by your ISP. Click Apply.

). The Prestige

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Step 4. You should be able to access the Internet. Otherwise, follow the on-screen

instructions to solve the problem(s). Refer to the rest of this guide or the User’s Guide to manually configure your Prestige for Internet connection and other advanced settings.

4 Setting Up Your Computer’s IP

Address

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

dynamic IP address (this is the default setting for most new

computers) or has a static private IP address.

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.

4.1 Windows 95/98/Me

Click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to

1. open the Network window.

The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed

2. components. You need a network adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Networks.

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In the Network window

3. Configuration tab, select your network adapter's TCP/IP entry and click Properties.

4. Click the IP Address tab.

-If your IP address is dynamic, select Obtain an IP address automatically.

-If you have a static IP address, select Specify an IP address and type your information into the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields.

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5. Click the DNS Configuration tab.

-If you do not know your DNS information, select Disable DNS.

-If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in).

Click the Gateway tab.

-If you do not know your gateway’s IP address, remove previously installed gateways.

-If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click Add.

7. Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Properties window.

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8. Click OK to close the Network window. Insert the Windows CD if prompted.

9. Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer when prompted.

Verifying Your Computer’s IP Address

1. Click Start and then Run.

2. In the Run window, type "winipcfg" and then click OK to open the IP Configuration window.

3. Select your network adapter. You should see your computer's IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.

4.2 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.

If you know your DNS sever IP address(es), type them in the Preferred

DNS server and/or Alternate DNS server fields.

-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.

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Then enter your DNS server IP address(es) in the Preferred DNS server and/or

Alternate DNS server fields.

If you have more than two DNS servers, click Advanced, the DNS tab and then configure them using Add.

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.

7. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.

8. Click OK to close the Local Area

Connection Properties window.

4.3 Checking/Updating Your Computer’s IP Address

1. In the computer, click Start, (All) Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt.

2. In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press ENTER to verify that your computer’s IP address is in the correct range (192.168.1.2 to

192.168.1.254) with subnet mask 255.255.255.0. This is necessary in order to communicate with the Prestige.

Refer to your User’s Guide for detailed IP address configuration for other Windows and Macintosh computer operating systems.

4.4 Testing the Connection to the Prestige

1. Click Start, (All) Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt.

2. In the Command Prompt window, type "ping” followed by a space and the IP address of the Prestige (192.168.1.1 is the default).

3. Press ENTER and the following screen displays.

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