Page 3 - About This User's Guide
About This User’s Guide FSG1100HN User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the FSG1100HN using the Web Configurator. You should hav e at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. Tips for Reading User’...
Page 6 - Document Conventions
Document Conventions FSG1100HN User’s Guide 6 Document Conventions Warnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’s Guide. Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you ma...
Page 8 - Safety Warnings
Safety Warnings FSG1100HN User’s Guide 8 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 corrosiv e liquids. • Do NOT store things on the device. • Do NOT install, use, or service this devi...
Page 10 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents FSG1100HN User’s Guide 10 Table of Contents FSG1100HN ............................................................................................................... 1 About This User's Guide .............................................................................................
Page 15 - Getting to Know Your FSG1100HN; Overview
Chapter 2 The WPS Button FSG1100HN User’s Guide 15 1 Getting to Know Your FSG1100HN 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the FSG1100HN . The FSG1100HN extends the range of your existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mo...
Page 16 - Ways to Manage the FSG1100HN; Good Habits for Managing the FSG1100HN; LED and Rear Panel
Chapter 2 The WPS Button FSG1100HN User’s Guide 16 1.3 Ways to Manage the FSG1100HN Use any of the following methods to manage the FSG1100HN. • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). You can use the WPS button or the WPS section of the Web Configurator to set up a wireless network with your ZyXEL Device. • W ...
Page 19 - The WPS Button
Chapter 2 The WPS Button FSG1100HN User’s Guide 19 2 The WPS Button 2.1 Overview Your FSG1100N 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 wi...
Page 21 - Introducing the Web Configurator
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 21 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 3.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the FSG1100HN Web Configurator and provides an ov erview of its screens. The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and managem...
Page 22 - Procedure to Use the Reset Button
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 22 4. Type "1234" (default) as the password and click Login . In some versions, the default password appears automatically - if this is the case, click Login . 5. You should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as ...
Page 23 - Navigating the Web Configurator
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 23 3.4 Navigating the Web Configurator The following summarizes how to navigate the W eb Configurator from the Status screen. Status Screen Click this icon at anytime to exit the Web Configurator. Web Configurator Status Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Device I...
Page 26 - Setting the Device Mode
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 26 System Information > Active Session LABEL DESCRIPTION Index The index number of the active session table entry. Internal The internal IP address of the of the active session table entry. Protocol The protocol of the active session table entry. Exte...
Page 28 - ART; II; Network
FSG1100HN User’s Guide 28 P ART II Network Wireless LAN (30) WAN (48) LAN (56) Network Address Translation (NAT) (63)
Page 30 - Wireless LAN
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN 4 Wireless LAN 4.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your FSG1100HN. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Example of a W ireless...
Page 31 - What You Can Do; What You Should Know
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 31 4.2 What You Can Do • Use the Basic screen (32) to configure the basic wireless settings, including to enable the Wireless LAN, select the band, display the currently configured multiple APs, enter the SSID, select the channel width, set the control s...
Page 32 - Wireless Basic Settings Screen
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 32 4.4 Wireless Basic Settings Screen The Wireless Basic Settings window allows users to configure the Wireless LAN Interface. Click Wireless > Basic Settings to open the Wireless Basic Settings screen. Wireless > Basic Settings The following table...
Page 35 - Wireless Advanced Settings Screen
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 35 4.5 Wireless Advanced Settings Screen The Wireless Adv anced Settings window allows users to configure the Wireless LAN Interface. Click Wireless > Advanced Settings to open the Wireless Advanced Settings screen. Wireless > Advanced Settings The...
Page 37 - Wireless Security Screen
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 37 4.6 Wireless Security Screen The Wireless Security Setup window allows users to configure WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA-Mixed encryption. Click Wireless > Security to open the Wireless Security screen. Wireless > Security The following table describes...
Page 44 - Wireless Access Control Screen; Wi-Fi Protected Setup Screen
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 44 4.7 Wireless Access Control Screen The Wireless Access Control window allows users to configure wireless access control by creating a white list and a black list. This allows administrators to block users or only allow approv ed users to make a connec...
Page 49 - WAN for DHCP Client Screen
Chapter 5 WAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 49 5.3 WAN for DHCP Client Screen Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), based on RFC 2131 and RFC 2132, allows individual clients to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a serv er. Users can configure the FSG1100HN’s LAN as a DHCP serv er or disable...
Page 51 - WAN for Static IP Screen
Chapter 5 WAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 51 5.4 WAN for Static IP Screen Select Static IP if the WAN port IP information is provided by the ISP. Users will need to enter the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and DNS(es) provided by the ISP. Click Networking > WAN > Static IP to open the WA...
Page 53 - WAN for PPPoE Screen
Chapter 5 WAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 53 5.5 WAN for PPPoE Screen Point-to-Point Protocol ov er Ethernet (PPPoE) emulates a dial-up connection. It allows an ISP to use their existing network configuration with newer broadband technologies such as ADSL. The PPPoE driver on the FSG1100HN is transparent...
Page 56 - LAN
Chapter 6 LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 56 6 LAN 6.1 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...
Page 57 - What You Need To Know
Chapter 6 LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 57 6.3 What You Need To Know The actual physical connection determines whether the FSG1100HN ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN network as shown next. LAN and WAN IP Addresses T...
Page 58 - LAN General Screen
Chapter 6 LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 58 6.4 LAN General Screen The LAN window General tab allows users to configure and display 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, u...
Page 61 - VLAN Screen
Chapter 6 LAN FSG1100HN User’s Guide 61 6.5 VLAN Screen The VLAN screen allows users to configure VLAN settings. Click Networking > VLAN to open the VLAN screen. Networking > VLAN The following table describes the VLAN labels in this screen. Networking > VLAN LABEL DESCRIPTION VLAN Settings...
Page 63 - NAT
Chapter 7 NAT FSG1100HN User’s Guide 63 7 NAT 7.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the FSG1100HN. 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 outgoing packet, used within on...
Page 64 - NAT General Screen
Chapter 7 NAT FSG1100HN User’s Guide 64 7.3 NAT General Screen The NAT window General tab allows users to configure NAT settings. 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 outgoing packet, used ...
Page 66 - NAT DMZ Screen
Chapter 7 NAT FSG1100HN User’s Guide 66 7.4 NAT DMZ Screen Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) allows one IP address to be exposed to the Internet. This is useful for special-purpose serv ices such as Internet gaming or video conferencing. Howev er, as any user on the Internet can access in/out data from the D...
Page 67 - NAT Port Forwarding Screen
Chapter 7 NAT FSG1100HN User’s Guide 67 7.5 NAT Port Forwarding Screen Port forwarding allows users to define the local serv ers to which incoming services will be forwarded by creating a firewall between the internal network and the Internet. A tunnel is created so that computers on the Internet ca...
Page 69 - III; Security
FSG1100HN User’s Guide 69 P ART III Security Firewall (71)
Page 71 - Firewall
Chapter 8 Firewall FSG1100HN User’s Guide 71 8 Firewall Overview Use these screens to enable and configure the firewall that protects your FSG1100HN and your LAN from unwanted or malicious traffic. Enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from attacks by hackers on the Internet and control ...
Page 73 - Firewall Filter Screen
Chapter 8 Firewall FSG1100HN User’s Guide 73 8.3 Firewall Filter Screen The Filter window allows users to view existing filters on the FSG1100HN. To set up a new filter, click the Add button. Click Firewall > Filter to open the Filter screen. Firewall > Filter The following table describes the...
Page 74 - Firewall Filter Add Screen
Chapter 8 Firewall FSG1100HN User’s Guide 74 8.4 Firewall Filter Add Screen The Rule Configuration screen allows users to set up filtering rules. Click Firewall > Filter > Add to open the Rule Configuration screen. Firewall > Filter > Add The following table describes the filter labels i...
Page 75 - Firewall Denial of Service Screen
Chapter 8 Firewall FSG1100HN User’s Guide 75 Destination -- Port Range Enter the range of ports to be filtered between 1 and 65535. Apply Click Apply to sav e your changes back to the FSG1100HN. Refresh Click Refresh to begin configuring this screen afresh. Back Click Back to return to the main Filt...
Page 77 - Firewall Content Filter Screen
Chapter 8 Firewall FSG1100HN User’s Guide 77 8.6 Firewall Content Filter Screen The Content Filter screen allows users to restrict Web features, add keywords for blocking, and designate a trusted computer. A content filtering profile conv eniently stores your custom settings for the following featur...
Page 80 - IV; Management
FSG1100HN User’s Guide 80 P ART IV Management Bandwidth Maintenance (82) TR-069 (85) Auto Provision (88)
Page 82 - Media Bandwidth Management Screen
Chapter 9 Media Bandwidth Management FSG1100HN User’s Guide 82 9 Media Bandwidth Management 9.1 Media Bandwidth Management Screen The Media Bandwidth Management screen allows users to configure bandwidth rules for pre-defined services or applications. Click Networking > MBM to open the Media Band...
Page 88 - Auto Provision; Auto Provision Screen
Chapter 11 Auto Provision FSG1100HN User’s Guide 88 11 Auto Provision 11.1 Auto Provision Screen The Auto Provision screen allows automatic updating of configurable settings for configuration files and image files via TFTP, FTP serv er, or HTTP serv er. Click Management > Auto Provision to open t...
Page 93 - System Settings General Screen
Chapter 12 System Settings FSG1100HN User’s Guide 93 12 System Settings 12.1 System Settings General Screen The System Settings screen’s General tab allows users to enter a name to identify the FSG1100HN on the network, configure the administrator inactivity timer, and set the system password. Click...
Page 94 - System Settings Dynamic DNS Screen
Chapter 12 System Settings FSG1100HN User’s Guide 94 Password access the system in this field. The default password of the FSG1100HN is “1234”. New Password Type your new system password (up to 30 characters). Note that as you type a password, the screen displays an asterisk (*) for each character y...
Page 95 - System Settings Time Screen
Chapter 12 System Settings FSG1100HN User’s Guide 95 12.3 System Settings Time Screen The System Settings’ Time tab allows time, date, and time zone configuration, including use of an NTP Server and setting up DST on the FSG1100HN. Click Maintenance > System Settings > Time to open the System ...
Page 98 - Log
Chapter 13 Log FSG1100HN User’s Guide 98 13 Log 13.1 Log Screen The Log screen allows users to configure and display system logs. Click Maintenance > Log to open the Log screen. Maintenance > Log The following table describes the system settings log labels in this screen. Maintenance > Log ...
Page 100 - Tools; Tools Firmware Screen; Tools Configuration Screen
Chapter 14 Tools FSG1100HN User’s Guide 100 14 Tools 14.1 Tools Firmware Screen This screen allows users to upgrade firmware. Click Maintenance > Tools > Firmware to open the Firmware screen. Maintenance > Tools > Firmware Tools window – Firmware tab The following table describes the too...
Page 101 - Tools Restart Screen
Chapter 14 Tools FSG1100HN User’s Guide 101 Maintenance > Tools > Configuration The following table describes the tools configuration labels in this screen. Maintenance > Tools > Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Backup Configuration - Allows you to back up (sav e) the FSG1100HN’s current ...
Page 106 - and Java Permissions; Internet Explorer Pop-up Blockers
Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts, and Java Permissions FSG1100HN User’s Guide 106 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 (en...
Page 114 - IP Addresses and Subnetting
Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting FSG1100HN User’s Guide 114 B IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Ev ery networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP ...
Page 124 - Setting up Your Computer’s IP
Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address FSG1100HN User’s Guide 124 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...
Page 142 - Wireless LANs
Appendix D Wireless LANs FSG1100HN User’s Guide 142 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 wit...
Page 147 - MODULATION
Appendix D Wireless LANs FSG1100HN User’s Guide 147 has sev eral intermediate rate steps between the maximum and minimum data rates. The IEEE 802.11g data rate and modulation are as follows: IEEE 802.11g DATA RATE (MBPS) MODULATION 1 DBPSK (Differential Binary Phase Shift Keyed) 2 DQPSK (Differentia...
Page 150 - PEAP
Appendix D Wireless LANs FSG1100HN User’s Guide 150 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 dyn...
Page 154 - Services; NAME
Appendix E Services FSG1100HN User’s Guide 154 E Services The following table lists some commonly-used services and their associated protocols and port numbers. • Name : This is a short, descriptive name for the service. You can use this one or create a different one, if you like. • Protocol : This ...
Page 158 - Legal Information; Copyright; Disclaimer; Certifications; Notices
Appendix E Services FSG1100HN User’s Guide 158 F Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2010 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...
Page 159 - Viewing Certifications; ZyXEL Limited Warranty; Note
Appendix E Services FSG1100HN User’s Guide 159 This device has been designed for the WLAN 2.4 GHz network throughout the EC region and Switzerland, with restrictions in France. Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's p...
Page 160 - Registration
Appendix E Services FSG1100HN User’s Guide 160 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 particular use or purpose. ZyXEL shall in no event be held liable for indirect or consequen...
