ZyXEL Communications VPCS12 User Manual

Prestige 660HW Series

ADSL 2+ 4-Port Gateway with 802.11g Wireless

Prestige 660H Series

ADSL 2+ 4-Port Gateway

Compact Guide

Version 3.40

September 2004

Prestige 660H and Prestige HW Series Compact Guide

Table of Contents

1 Introducing the Prestige ...........................................................4

2 Hardware ...................................................................................5

2.1 Rear Panels.................................................................................................................5

2.2 Front Panel LEDs .......................................................................................................6

3 Zero Configuration Internet Access ........................................8

4 Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address................................9

4.1 Windows 95/98/Me ....................................................................................................9

4.2 Windows 2000/NT/XP .............................................................................................12

4.3 Verifying Your Computer’s IP Address ...................................................................13

4.4 Testing the Connection to the Prestige .....................................................................13

5 Configuring Your Prestige .....................................................15

5.1 Accessing Your Prestige Via Web Configurator......................................................15

5.2 Common Screen Command Buttons.........................................................................17

5.3 Internet Access Wizard.............................................................................................17

5.4 Test Your Internet Connection .................................................................................23

6 Advanced Configuration.........................................................24

6.1 Wireless LAN Setup (P660HW only) ......................................................................24

6.2 Wireless LAN Security Setup...................................................................................26

6.3 802.1x and WPA Overview......................................................................................28

6.4 Network Address Translation Overview ..................................................................28

6.5 Configuring SUA Server ..........................................................................................29

6.6 Firewall Overview.................................................................................................... 31

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6.7 Enabling the Firewall ...............................................................................................32

6.8 Procedure for Configuring Firewall Rules................................................................33

7 Troubleshooting.......................................................................39

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1 Introducing the Prestige

The Prestige 660H (P660H) and Prestige 660HW (P660HW) are ADSL 2/2+ Gateways ideal for small networks connecting to the Internet via ADSL. Key features include NAT, Firewall, WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and 802.1x wireless LAN security (P660HW only). See your User’s Guide for more details on all Prestige features.

Wireless features in this guide relate to the P660HW only.

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 Panels

Both rear panels are the same except the P660HW has an antenna.

P660HW only.

Figure 1 P660HW Hardware Connections

Table 1 Prestige Rear Panel Description

LABEL DESCRIPTION

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

LAN 1 to LAN 4 Connect to a computer/external hub using an Ethernet cable.

POWER Connect to a power source using the power adaptor for your region

(see your User’s Guide).

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Table 1 Prestige Rear Panel Description

LABEL DESCRIPTION

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.

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

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 Front Panel LEDs

Both front panel LEDs are the same except the P660HW has an additional WLAN LED.

Figure 2 P660HW Front Panel

Figure 3 P660HW Front Panel

Refer to the following table for more detailed LED descriptions.

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Table 2 P660HW Front Panel LED Description

LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

PWR/SYS

LAN 1 to LAN 4

WLAN (P660HW only)

DSL/PPP

Green

Red On Power to the Prestige is too low.

Off The system is not ready or has

Green

Amber

Off The LAN is not connected.

Green

Off The DSL link is down.

On The Prestige is receiving power and

Blinking The Prestige is rebooting.

On The Prestige has a successful 10Mb Ethernet

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data.

On The Prestige has a successful 100Mb

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data.

On The Prestige is ready, but is not

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving data

Off The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed.

Fast Blinking

Slow Blinking

On The system is ready, but is not

On The connection to the PPPoE server is up. Amber

Blinking The Prestige is sending/receiving PPP data.

functioning properly.

malfunctioned.

connection.

Ethernet connection.

sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN.

through the wireless LAN.

The Prestige is sending/receiving non-PPP data.

The Prestige is initializing the DSL line.

sending/receiving non-PPP data.

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3 Zero Configuration Internet Access

Any computer connected to the Prestige can access the Internet without changing its network settings (such as the IP address and subnet mask).

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

the Rear Panel section for your model).

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 The Prestige 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.

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.

If an Internet access parameter changes, either change it

manually or restart the device to have the Prestige automatically

reconfigure your Internet connection.

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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 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.

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.

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

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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 the Windows XP control panel, double-click Network Connections.

In the Windows 2000/NT control panel, double-click Network and Dial-up Connections.

3. In the network connections screen, 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.

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.

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