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Safety Warnings NBG-460N User’s Guide 7 Safety Warnings • Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.• Do NOT store things on the device.• Do NOT install, use, or service this device d...

Contents Overview NBG-460N User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 21 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N ........................................................................

Table of Contents NBG-460N User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide .......................................................................................................... 3 Document Conventions.........................................................................................

NBG-460N User’s Guide 23 C H A P T E R 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NBG-460N. The NBG-460N extends the range of your existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users. You ...

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N NBG-460N User’s Guide 24 • IPTV . Connect a Set-Top Box (STB) to your NBG-460N to watch Live TV and/or Video On Demand (VOD) on your television screen. Figure 1 NBG-460N Network 1.3 Wireless Applications The NBG-460N also uses MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Ou...

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N NBG-460N User’s Guide 25 The following figure shows computers in a WLAN connecting to the NBG-460N ( A ), which has a DSL connection to the Internet. The NBG-460N is set to Router Mode and has router features such as a built-in firewall ( B ). Figure 2 Secure ...

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N NBG-460N User’s Guide 26 Using AP + Bridge mode, your NBG-460N can extend the range of the WLAN. In the figure below, A and B act as AP + Bridge devices that forward traffic between associated wireless workstations and the wired LAN. When the NBG-460N is in AP...

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N NBG-460N User’s Guide 27 Once the security settings of peer sides match one another, the connection between devices is made. Figure 5 Bridge Application In the example below, when both NBG-460Ns are in Bridge mode, they form a WDS (Wireless Distribution System...

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N NBG-460N User’s Guide 28 • If two or more NBG-460Ns (in bridge mode) are connected to the same hub. Figure 7 Bridge Loop: Two Bridges Connected to Hub • If your NBG-460N (in bridge mode) is connected to a wired LAN while communicating with another wireless bri...

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N NBG-460N User’s Guide 29 1.3.5 Router vs. AP vs. Bridge The following table shows which features are available in Router mode , AP mode or Bridge . 1.4 Ways to Manage the NBG-460N Use any of the following methods to manage the NBG-460N. • Web Configurator. Thi...

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NBG-460N NBG-460N User’s Guide 30 1.5 Good Habits for Managing the NBG-460N Do the following things regularly to make the NBG-460N more secure and to manage the NBG-460N more effectively. • Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 33 C H A P T E R 2 The WPS Button 2.1 Overview Your NBG-460N supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless netwo...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 35 C H A P T E R 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 3.1 Web Configurator Overview This chapter describes how to access the NBG-460N Web Configurator and provides an overview of its screens. The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and ma...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 36 • In Router Mode enable the DHCP Server. The NBG-460N assigns your computer an IP address on the same subnet. • In AP Mode, AP + Bridge mode and Bridge mode the NBG-460N does not assign an IP address to your computer, so you should ...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 37 • Select a language to go to the basic Web Configurator in that language. To change to the advanced configurator see Chapter 23 on page 297 . Figure 11 Selecting the setup mode 3.3 Resetting the NBG-460N If you forget your password ...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 38 3.5 The Status Screen in Router Mode Click on Status . The screen below shows the status screen in Router Mode . (For information on the status screen in AP Mode see Chapter 6 on page 88 .) Figure 12 Web Configurator Status Screen T...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 39 The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. Select a number of seconds or None from the drop-down list box to refresh all screen statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh t...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 41 3.5.1 Navigation Panel Use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure NBG-460N features. The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 5 Screens Summary LINK TAB FUNCTION Status This screen shows the NBG-460N’s general ...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 44 bar represents the percentage of unused bandwidth and the blue color represents the percentage of bandwidth in use. Figure 14 Summary: BW MGMT Monitor 3.5.4 Summary: DHCP Table DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 45 3.5.5 Summary: Packet Statistics Click the Packet Statistics (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. Read- only information here includes port status, packet specific statistics and the "system up time". The Poll Interv...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 46 3.5.6 Summary: VPN Monitor Click the VPN Monitor (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. This screen displays read-only information about the active VPN connections. Click the Refresh button to update the screen. A Security Ass...

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator NBG-460N User’s Guide 47 3.5.7 Summary: Wireless Station Status Click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG-460N in the Association List . Association means t...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 49 C H A P T E R 4 Connection Wizard 4.1 Wizard Setup This chapter provides information on the wizard setup screens in the Web Configurator. The Web Configurator’s wizard setup helps you configure your device to access the Internet. Refer to your ISP (Internet Service Provider)...

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-460N User’s Guide 61 4.4.7 DNS Server Address Assignment Use DNS (Domain Name System) to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa, for instance, the IP address of www.zyxel.com is 204.217.0.2. The DNS server is extremely important because witho...

Chapter 4 Connection Wizard NBG-460N User’s Guide 64 the bandwidth according to the traffic type. This helps keep one service from using all of the available bandwidth and shutting out other users. Figure 33 Wizard Step 4: Bandwidth Management The following fields describe the label in this screen. ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 67 C H A P T E R 5 Tutorials 5.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for your NBG-460N as follows: • How to Connect to the Internet from an AP • Site-To-Site VPN Tunnel Tutorial • Bandwidth Management for your Network 5.2 How to Connect to the Internet from an AP This sect...

Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG-460N User’s Guide 69 The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and security by pressing a button on both NBG-460N and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example). Figure 37 Example WPS Process: Push Button Configuration Method 5.2.1.2 PIN Configur...

Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG-460N User’s Guide 77 5.3 Site-To-Site VPN Tunnel Tutorial Bob and Jack want to setup a VPN connection between their offices. Bob and Jack each have a NBG-460N router and a static WAN IP address. This tutorial covers how to configure their NBG-460Ns to create a secure connecti...

Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG-460N User’s Guide 83 5.4 Bandwidth Management for your Network This section shows you how to configure the bandwidth management feature on the NBG-460N to limit the bandwidth for specific kinds of outgoing traffic. ZyXEL's bandwidth management feature allows you to specify ba...

Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG-460N User’s Guide 84 5.4.2 Configuring Bandwidth Management by Custom Application Aside from the VOIP and e-mail services, you need to set the priority for MSN Messenger. To do this, add the service in the Priority Queue table of the Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advanc...

Chapter 5 Tutorials NBG-460N User’s Guide 86 After adding these services, go to Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Advanced and check if you have the correct values. Figure 66 Tutorial: Bandwidth Allocation Example Note: The Policy column displays either Max (maximum) or Min (minimum). This is dire...

Chapter 6 AP Mode NBG-460N User’s Guide 88 2 To set your NBG-460N to AP Mode , go to Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General and select Access Point. Figure 68 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General 3 A pop-up appears providing information on this mode. Click OK in the pop-up message window. (S...

Chapter 6 AP Mode NBG-460N User’s Guide 92 6.4 Configuring Your Settings Use this section to configure your NBG-460N settings while in AP Mode . 6.4.1 LAN Settings Use this section to configure your LAN settings while in AP Mode . Click Network > LAN to see the screen below. Note: If you change t...

95 P A R T II Network Wireless LAN (97) WAN (133) LAN (149) DHCP (157) Network Address Translation (NAT) (163) Dynamic DNS (173)

NBG-460N User’s Guide 97 C H A P T E R 7 Wireless LAN 7.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG-460N. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Figure ...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 98 7.2 What You Can Do • Use the General screen ( Section 7.4 on page 101 ) to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode. • Use the MAC Filter screen ( Section 7.5 on page 109 ) to allow or deny wireless stations based ...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 100 Unauthorized devices can still see the information that is sent in the wireless network, even if they cannot use the wireless network. Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized wireless users to get a valid user name and password. Then, they can us...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 101 clients support WPA and some support WPA2, you should set up WPA2-PSK or WPA2 (depending on the type of wireless network login) and select the WPA Compatible option in the NBG-460N. Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the ...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 109 7.5 MAC Filter Screen The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-460N to give exclusive access to up to 32 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 32 devices from accessing the NBG-460N (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access ...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 111 7.6 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen Click Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced . The screen appears as shown. Figure 79 Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Scree...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 113 7.7.1 Application Priority Configuration Use this screen to edit a WMM QoS application entry. Click the edit icon under Modify . The following screen displays. Figure 81 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS: Application Priority Configuration See Append...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 116 7.9 WPS Station Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS. To open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station tab. Note: Note: After you click Push Button on this screen, you have to press a similar bu...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 121 7.11.2 Security Mode: WPA2-PSK Use this screen to configure the WPA2-PSK security for your NBG-460N when it is in AP+Bridge or Bridge Only mode. Figure 87 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS (WPA2-PSK) The following table describes the labels in this s...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 124 7.12.2.2 WMM QoS Priorities The following table describes the WMM QoS priority levels that the NBG-460N uses. 7.13 WiFi Protected Setup WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS allows you to q...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 129 7.13.4 WPS in Progress After pressing Push Button in the System Status screen the WPS in Progress screen will display. It can take around two minutes for a successful WPS connection to be made. The System Status screen will display after a connection ...

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 131 7.14 Accessing the iPod Touch Web Configurator To access the iPod Touch Web Configurator through your iPod Touch you must first connect it to the NBG-460N’s wireless network. Follow the steps below to do this. Note: If you have not configured your wir...

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 134 8.3 What You Need To Know The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection, as well as enable/disable some advanced features of your NBG-460N. 8.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection Encapsulation Method Encapsulati...

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 135 WAN MAC Address The MAC address screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the factory default or cloning the MAC address from a computer on your LAN. Choose Factory Default to select the factory assigned default MAC Address. O...

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 137 You have one STB You have one STB and one television. You can assign one port for your IPTV connection and connect your STB to it.This effectively changes the IP address of the LAN port to the IP address of the WAN port. In the following figure, you assign por...

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 139 • The device must be in Router Mode (see Chapter 24 on page 299 for more information) for auto-bridging to become active. 8.4 Internet Connection Use this screen to change your NBG-460N’s Internet access settings. Click Network > WAN . The screen differs ac...

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 146 8.5 Advanced WAN Screen Use this screen to enable Multicast , assign an IPTV Port , allow Windows Networking and enable Auto-bridge . Note: The four categories shown in this screen are independent of each other. First DNS Server Second DNS Server Third DNS Ser...

Chapter 8 WAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 148 8.6 Technical Reference The following section contains additional technical information about the NBG-460N features described in this chapter. 8.6.1 IGMP IGMP version 2 (RFC 2236) is an improvement over version 1 (RFC 1112) but IGMP version 1 is still in wide ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 149 C H A P T E R 9 LAN 9.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or f...

Chapter 9 LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 150 9.3 What You Need To Know The LAN parameters of the NBG-460N are preset in the factory with the following values: • IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits)• DHCP server enabled with 32 client IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.3...

Chapter 9 LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 152 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 9.6 Advanced LAN Screen To change your NBG-460N’s advanced IP settings, click Network > LAN > Advanced . The screen appears as shown. Figure 107 Network > LAN > Advanced The following table d...

Chapter 9 LAN NBG-460N User’s Guide 153 9.7 Technical Reference The following section contains additional technical information about the NBG-460N features described in this chapter. Refer to Section 8.3.2 on page 135 for information on Multicast. 9.7.1 LANs, WANs and the ZyXEL Device The actual phy...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 157 C H A P T E R 1 0 DHCP 10.1 Overview DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the NBG-460N’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as...

Chapter 10 DHCP NBG-460N User’s Guide 158 10.4 DHCP General Screen Use this screen to enable the DHCP server. Click Network > DHCP . The following screen displays. Figure 110 Network > DHCP > General The following table describes the labels in this screen. 10.5 DHCP Advanced Screen This scr...

Chapter 10 DHCP NBG-460N User’s Guide 160 10.6 Client List Screen The DHCP table shows current DHCP client information (including IP Address , Host Name and MAC Address ) of network clients using the NBG-460N’s DHCP servers. Configure this screen to always assign an IP address to a MAC address (and ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 163 C H A P T E R 1 1 Network Address Translation (NAT) 11.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the NBG-460N. NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet. For example, the source address of an...

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-460N User’s Guide 164 Note: You must create a firewall rule in addition to setting up NAT, to allow traffic from the WAN to be forwarded through the NBG-460N. 11.2 What You Can Do • Use the General screen ( Section 11.3 on page 164 ) screen to enable ...

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-460N User’s Guide 165 11.4 NAT Application Screen Port forwarding allows you to define the local servers to which the incoming services will be forwarded. A port forwarding set is a list of inside (behind NAT on the LAN) servers, for example, web or F...

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-460N User’s Guide 166 To change your NBG-460N’s port forwarding settings, click Network > NAT > Application . The screen appears as shown. Note: If you do not assign a Default Server IP address in the NAT > General screen, the NBG-460N discar...

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-460N User’s Guide 168 11.4.1 Game List Example Here is an example game list text file. The index number, service name and associated port(s) are specified by semi-colons (no spaces). Use the name=xxx (where xxx is the service name) to create a new ser...

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-460N User’s Guide 169 addresses and the ISP assigns the WAN IP address. The NAT network appears as a single host on the Internet. Figure 117 Multiple Servers Behind NAT Example 11.5 NAT Advanced Screen Some services use a dedicated range of ports on t...

Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT) NBG-460N User’s Guide 172 5 Only Jane can connect to the Real Audio server until the connection is closed or times out. The NBG-460N times out in three minutes with UDP (User Datagram Protocol), or two hours with TCP/IP (Transfer Control Protocol/Internet...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 173 C H A P T E R 1 2 Dynamic DNS 12.1 Overview Dynamic DNS (DDNS) services let you use a domain name with a dynamic IP address. 12.2 What You Can Do Use the Dynamic DNS screen ( Section 12.4 on page 174 ) to enable DDNS and configure the DDNS settings on the NBG-460N. 12.3 Wha...

Chapter 12 Dynamic DNS NBG-460N User’s Guide 174 Note: If you have a private WAN IP address, then you cannot use Dynamic DNS. You must have a public WAN IP address. 12.4 Dynamic DNS Screen Use this screen to enable DDNS and configure the DDNS settings on the NBG-460N. To change your NBG-460N’s DDNS,...

177 P A R T III Security Firewall (179) Content Filtering (189) IPSec VPN (195)

NBG-460N User’s Guide 179 C H A P T E R 1 3 Firewall 13.1 Overview Use the screens in this chapter to enable and configure the firewall that protects your NBG-460N and your LAN from unwanted or malicious traffic. Enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from attacks by hackers on the Intern...

Chapter 13 Firewall NBG-460N User’s Guide 180 • Use the Services screen ( Section 13.5 on page 182 ) to enable service blocking, enter/delete/modify the services you want to block and the date/time you want to block them. 13.3 What You Need To Know The NBG-460N’s firewall feature physically separate...

Chapter 13 Firewall NBG-460N User’s Guide 182 13.4 General Firewall Screen Use this screen to enable or disable the NBG-460N’s firewall, and set up firewall logs. Click Security > Firewall to open the General screen. Figure 123 Security > Firewall > General The following table describes the...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 189 C H A P T E R 1 4 Content Filtering 14.1 Overview This chapter provides a brief overview of content filtering using the embedded web GUI. Internet content filtering allows you to create and enforce Internet access policies tailored to your needs. Content filtering is the ab...

Chapter 14 Content Filtering NBG-460N User’s Guide 190 Restrict Web Features The NBG-460N can disable web proxies and block web features such as ActiveX controls, Java applets and cookies. Keyword Blocking URL Checking The NBG-460N checks the URL’s domain name (or IP address) and file path separatel...

Chapter 14 Content Filtering NBG-460N User’s Guide 193 14.5 Schedule Screen Use this screen to set the day(s) and time you want the NBG-460N to use content filtering. Click Security > Content Filter > Schedule . The following screen displays. Figure 127 Security > Content Filter > Schedu...

Chapter 14 Content Filtering NBG-460N User’s Guide 194 14.6.1 Customizing Keyword Blocking URL Checking You can use commands to set how much of a website’s URL the content filter is to check for keyword blocking. See the appendices for information on how to access and use the command interpreter. Do...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 195 C H A P T E R 1 5 IPSec VPN 15.1 Overview A virtual private network (VPN) provides secure communications between sites without the expense of leased site-to-site lines. A secure VPN is a combination of tunneling, encryption, authentication, access control and auditing. It i...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 196 • Use the SA Monitor screen ( Section 15.5 on page 218 ) to display and manage active VPN connections. 15.3 What You Need To Know A VPN tunnel is usually established in two phases. Each phase establishes a security association (SA), a contract indicatin...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 197 Note: Both routers must use the same negotiation mode. These modes are discussed in more detail in Section 15.6.5 on page 222 . Main mode is used in various examples in the rest of this section. IP Addresses of the NBG-460N and Remote IPSec Router In th...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 198 15.4 The General Screen Click Security > VPN to display the Summary screen. This is a read-only menu of your VPN rules (tunnels). Edit a VPN rule by clicking the Edit icon. Figure 130 Security > VPN > General The following table describes the f...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 203 Local Content When you select IP in the Local ID Type field, type the IP address of your computer in the Local Content field. The NBG-460N automatically uses the IP address in the My IP Address field (refer to the My IP Address field description) if you...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 218 15.5 The SA Monitor Screen In the Web Configurator, click Security > VPN > SA Monitor . Use this screen to display and manage active VPN connections. A Security Association (SA) is the group of security settings related to a specific VPN tunnel. T...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 219 15.6 Technical Reference The following section contains additional technical information about the NBG-460N features described in this chapter. 15.6.1 VPN and Remote Management You can allow someone to use a service (like Telnet or HTTP) through a VPN t...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 225 In transport mode, the encapsulation depends on the IPSec protocol. With AH, the NBG-460N includes part of the original IP header when it encapsulates the packet. With ESP, however, the NBG-460N does not include the IP header when it encapsulates the pa...

Chapter 15 IPSec VPN NBG-460N User’s Guide 226 An IPSec SA can be set to keep alive Normally, the NBG-460N drops the IPSec SA when the life time expires or after two minutes of outbound traffic with no inbound traffic. If you set the IPSec SA to keep alive , the NBG-460N automatically renegotiates t...

229 P A R T IV Management Static Route (231) Bandwidth Management (235) Remote Management (247) Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) (253)

NBG-460N User’s Guide 231 C H A P T E R 1 6 Static Route 16.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure static routes for your NBG-460N. The NBG-460N usually uses the default gateway to route outbound traffic from computers on the LAN to the Internet. To have the NBG-460N send data to devices...

Chapter 16 Static Route NBG-460N User’s Guide 232 • Use the Static Route Setup screen ( Section 16.3.1 on page 233 ) to add or edit a static route rule. 16.3 IP Static Route Screen Use this screen to view existing static route rules. Click Management > Static Route to open the IP Static Route scr...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 235 C H A P T E R 1 7 Bandwidth Management 17.1 Overview This chapter contains information about configuring bandwidth management and editing rules. ZyXEL’s Bandwidth Management allows you to specify bandwidth management rules based on an application. In the figure below, uplin...

Chapter 17 Bandwidth Management NBG-460N User’s Guide 236 17.3 What You Need To Know The NBG-460N applies bandwidth management to traffic that it forwards out through an interface. The NBG-460N does not control the bandwidth of traffic that comes into an interface. Bandwidth management applies to al...

Chapter 17 Bandwidth Management NBG-460N User’s Guide 238 17.5 Advanced Configuration Use this screen to configure bandwidth management rules for the pre-defined services or applications. You can also use this screen to configure bandwidth management rule for other services or applications that are ...

Chapter 17 Bandwidth Management NBG-460N User’s Guide 242 The following table describes the labels in this screen 17.6 Monitor Screen Use this screen to view the amount of network bandwidth that applications running in the network are using. The bandwidth is measured in kilobits per second (kbps). T...

Chapter 17 Bandwidth Management NBG-460N User’s Guide 243 Click Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Monitor to open the bandwidth management Monitor screen. Figure 151 Management > Bandwidth MGMT > Monitor 17.7 Technical References The following section contains additional technical informatio...

Chapter 17 Bandwidth Management NBG-460N User’s Guide 244 17.7.2 Default Bandwidth Management Classes and Priorities If you enable bandwidth management but do not configure a rule for critical traffic like VoIP, the voice traffic may then get delayed due to insufficient bandwidth. With the automatic...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 247 C H A P T E R 1 8 Remote Management 18.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Remote Management screens. Remote Management allows you to manage your NBG-460N from a remote location through the following interfaces: • LAN and WAN• LAN only• WAN only Note: When y...

Chapter 18 Remote Management NBG-460N User’s Guide 248 18.3 What You Need To Know You may only have one remote management session running at a time. The NBG-460N automatically disconnects a remote management session of lower priority when another remote management session of higher priority starts. ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 253 C H A P T E R 1 9 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) 19.1 Overview This chapter introduces the UPnP feature in the Web Configurator. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses TCP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivity between d...

Chapter 19 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG-460N User’s Guide 255 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 19.5 Technical Reference The sections show examples of using UPnP. 19.5.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP. Yo...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 263 C H A P T E R 2 0 System 20.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the System screens. Refer to the chapter on Connection Wizard chapter on page 49 for background information. 20.2 What You Can Do • Use the General screen ( Section 20.3 on page 263 ) to enter a nam...

Chapter 20 System NBG-460N User’s Guide 265 20.4 Time Setting Screen To change your NBG-460N’s time and date, click Maintenance > System > Time Setting . The screen appears as shown. Use this screen to configure the NBG-460N’s time based on your local time zone. Figure 168 Maintenance > Sys...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 269 C H A P T E R 2 1 Logs 21.1 Overview This chapter contains information about configuring general log settings and viewing the NBG-460N’s logs. Refer to Section 21.6.1 on page 274 for example log message explanations. The Web Configurator allows you to look at all of the NBG...

Chapter 21 Logs NBG-460N User’s Guide 270 21.4 View Log Screen Use the View Log screen to see the logs for the categories that you selected in the Log Settings screen (see Section 21.5 on page 271 ). Options include logs about system maintenance, system errors, access control, allowed or blocked web...

Chapter 21 Logs NBG-460N User’s Guide 274 21.6 Technical Reference The following section contains additional technical information about the NBG-460N features described in this chapter. 21.6.1 Log Descriptions This section provides descriptions of example log messages. Log Select the categories of l...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 289 C H A P T E R 2 2 Tools 22.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to upload a new firmware, upload or save backup configuration files and restart the NBG-460N. 22.2 What You Can Do • Use the Firmware screen ( Section 22.3 on page 289 ) to upload firmware to your NBG-460N. • ...

Chapter 22 Tools NBG-460N User’s Guide 292 22.4 Configuration Screen Click Maintenance > Tools > Configuration . Information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration appears as shown next. Figure 175 Maintenance > Tools > Configuration 22.4.1 Backup ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 297 C H A P T E R 2 3 Configuration Mode 23.1 Overview Your NBG-460N allows you to hide or display the advanced screens of some features or the advanced features, such as MAC filter or static route. Advanced is selected by default and you cannot see the advanced screens or feat...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 299 C H A P T E R 2 4 Sys Op Mode 24.1 Overview The Sys Op Mode (System Operation Mode) function lets you configure whether your NBG-460N is a router or AP. You can choose between Router Mode and AP Mode depending on your network topology and the features you require from your ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 303 C H A P T E R 2 5 Language 25.1 Language Screen Use this screen to change the language for the Web Configurator. Click the language you prefer. The Web Configurator language changes after a while without restarting the NBG-460N. Figure 188 Language

NBG-460N User’s Guide 305 C H A P T E R 2 6 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs • NBG-460N Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting ...

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-460N User’s Guide 306 2 Check the hardware connections. See the Quick Start Guide. 3 Inspect your cables for damage. Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables. 4 Disconnect and re-connect the power adaptor to the NBG-460N. 5 If the problem continues, contact the...

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-460N User’s Guide 307 1 The default password is 1234 . 2 If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 26.4 on page 310 . I cannot see or access the Login screen in the Web Configurator. 1 Make sure you are using the correct I...

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-460N User’s Guide 308 I can see the Login screen, but I cannot log in to the NBG-460N. 1 Make sure you have entered the password correctly. The default password is 1234 . This field is case-sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on. 2 You cannot log in to the Web C...

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-460N User’s Guide 309 2 Make sure you entered your ISP account information correctly in the wizard. These fields are case-sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on. 3 If you are trying to access the Internet wirelessly, make sure the wireless settings in the wirele...

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-460N User’s Guide 310 3 Reboot the NBG-460N. 4 If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor, or try one of the advanced suggestions. Advanced Suggestions • Check the settings for bandwidth management. If it is disabled, you might consider activ...

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting NBG-460N User’s Guide 312 26.6 Advanced Features I can log in, but I cannot see some of the screens or fields in the Web Configurator. • You may be accessing the Web Configurator in Basic mode. Some screens and fields are available only in Advanced mode. Use the Maintenanc...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 313 C H A P T E R 2 7 Product Specifications and Wall- Mounting Instructions The following tables summarize the NBG-460N’s hardware and firmware features. Table 118 Hardware Features Dimensions (W x D x H) 190 x 150 x 33 mm Weight 362g Power Specification Input: 120~240 AC, 50~...

Chapter 27 Product Specifications and Wall-Mounting Instructions NBG-460N User’s Guide 317 Wall-mounting Instructions Do the following to hang your NBG-460N on a wall. Note: See the Figure 190 on page 318 for the size of screws to use and how far apart to place them. 1 Locate a high position on a wa...

319 P A R T VI Appendices and Index Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions (321) IP Addresses and Subnetting (329) Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address (339) Wireless LANs (357) Services (369) Legal Information (373) Index (377)

NBG-460N User’s Guide 321 A P P E N D I X A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions In order to use the Web Configurator you need to allow: • Web browser pop-up windows from your device.• JavaScripts (enabled by default).• Java permissions (enabled by default). Note: Internet Explorer 6 scr...

Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions NBG-460N User’s Guide 322 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools , Internet Options , Privacy . 2 Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Blocker section of the screen. This disables any web pop-up blockers you may have enabled. Figur...

Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions NBG-460N User’s Guide 324 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites . Figure 194 Pop-up Blocker Settings 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScripts If pages of the We...

Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions NBG-460N User’s Guide 326 6 Click OK to close the window. Figure 196 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer, click Tools , Internet Options and then the Security tab. 2 Click the Custom Level... button....

NBG-460N User’s Guide 329 A P P E N D I X B IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Every networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate ac...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 330 The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets (192.168.1) are the network number, and the fourth octet (16) is the host ID. Figure 199 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the netw...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 331 By convention, subnet masks always consist of a continuous sequence of ones beginning from the leftmost bit of the mask, followed by a continuous sequence of zeros, for a total number of 32 bits. Subnet masks can be referred to by the ...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 332 As these two IP addresses cannot be used for individual hosts, calculate the maximum number of possible hosts in a network as follows: Notation Since the mask is always a continuous number of ones beginning from the left, followed by a...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 333 Subnetting You can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the company network for securi...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 334 The following figure shows the company network after subnetting. There are now two sub-networks, A and B . Figure 201 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits, so each sub-network has a maximum of ...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 336 Example: Eight Subnets Similarly, use a 27-bit mask to create eight subnets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 111). The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. Subnet Planning The following table is a s...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 337 The following table is a summary for subnet planning on a network with a 16-bit network number. Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your network number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrato...

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting NBG-460N User’s Guide 338 that you entered. You don't need to change the subnet mask computed by the NBG-460N unless you are instructed to do otherwise. Private IP Addresses Every machine on the Internet must have a unique address. If your networks are isolated...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 339 A P P E N D I X C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components y...

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-460N User’s Guide 340 Windows 95/98/Me Click Start , Settings , Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to open the Network window. Figure 202 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Configuration Installing Components The Network window Configuration ...

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-460N User’s Guide 341 3 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers . 4 Select TCP/IP from the list of network protocols and then click OK . If you need Client for Microsoft Networks: 1 Click Add . 2 Select Client and then click Add . 3 Select...

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-460N User’s Guide 342 3 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 t...

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-460N User’s Guide 351 Macintosh OS X 1 Click the Apple menu, and click System Preferences to open the System Preferences window. Figure 214 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu 2 Click Network in the icon bar. • Select Automatic from the Location list. • Se...

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-460N User’s Guide 352 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually . • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • Type the IP address of your Pre...

Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address NBG-460N User’s Guide 354 5 Click the Devices tab. 6 Click the Activate button to apply the changes. The following screen displays. Click Yes to save the changes in all screens. Figure 219 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: Activate 7 After the ...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 357 A P P E N D I X D Wireless LANs Wireless LAN Topologies This section discusses ad-hoc and infrastructure wireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an independent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 358 with each other. When Intra-BSS is disabled, wireless station A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other. Figure 226 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping BSSs,...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 359 An ESSID (ESS IDentification) uniquely identifies each ESS. All access points and their associated wireless stations within the same ESS must have the same ESSID in order to communicate. Figure 227 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio ...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 362 several intermediate rate steps between the maximum and minimum data rates. The IEEE 802.11g data rate and modulation are as follows: IEEE 802.1x In June 2001, the IEEE 802.1x standard was designed to extend the features of IEEE 802.11 to support ex...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 363 Types of RADIUS Messages The following types of RADIUS messages are exchanged between the access point and the RADIUS server for user authentication: • Access-Request Sent by an access point requesting authentication. • Access-Reject Sent by a RADIU...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 364 However, MD5 authentication has some weaknesses. Since the authentication server needs to get the plaintext passwords, the passwords must be stored. Thus someone other than the authentication server may access the password file. In addition, it is p...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 365 If this feature is enabled, it is not necessary to configure a default encryption key in the Wireless screen. You may still configure and store keys here, but they will not be used while Dynamic WEP is enabled. Note: EAP-MD5 cannot be used with dyna...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 366 TKIP regularly changes and rotates the encryption keys so that the same encryption key is never used twice. The RADIUS server distributes a Pairwise Master Key (PMK) key to the AP that then sets up a key hierarchy and management system, using the pa...

Appendix D Wireless LANs NBG-460N User’s Guide 368 Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you configure these security featur...

NBG-460N User’s Guide 373 A P P E N D I X F Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2009 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in a...

Appendix F Legal Information NBG-460N User’s Guide 374 • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations. This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T...

Appendix F Legal Information NBG-460N User’s Guide 375 有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 本機限在不干擾合法電臺與不受被干擾保障條件下於室內使用。 減少電磁波影響，請妥適使用。 Notices Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the use...

Appendix F Legal Information NBG-460N User’s Guide 376 Note Repair or replacement, as provided under this warranty, is the exclusive remedy of the purchaser. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a parti...

Index NBG-460N User’s Guide 377 Index A active protocol 224 AH 224 and encapsulation 224 ESP 224 ActiveX 191 Address Assignment 134 address resolution protocol (ARP) 155 AH 224 and transport mode 225 Alert 269 alternative subnet mask notation 332 any IP note 154 AP 23 AP (Access Point) 359 AP + Brid...