Good Habits For Managing The Zyxel Device; Applications For The Zyxel Device; Internet Access - ZyXEL Communications P-870H Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device
• SNMP. The device can be monitored by an SNMP manager. See the SNMP
chapter in this User's Guide.
• TR-069. This is an auto-configuration server used to remotely configure your
device.

1.3 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device

Do the following things regularly to make the ZyXEL Device more secure and to
manage the ZyXEL Device more effectively.
• Change the password. Use a password that's not easy to guess and that consists
of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.
• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it).
Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the device becomes
unstable or even crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to reset the
ZyXEL Device to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier
configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the ZyXEL Device.
You could simply restore your last configuration.

1.4 Applications for the ZyXEL Device

Here are some example uses for which the ZyXEL Device is well suited.

1.4.1 Internet Access

Your ZyXEL Device provides shared Internet access by connecting the DSL port to
the DSL or MODEM jack on a splitter or your telephone jack. Computers can
connect to the ZyXEL Device's LAN ports (or wirelessly).
Figure 1 ZyXEL Device's Router Features
LAN
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DSL
Internet
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