ZyXEL Communications P-660HWP-D1 User Manual page 298

Appendix A Product Specifications and Wall Mounting
Table 136 Firmware Specifications
FEATURE
Firmware Upgrade
Configuration Backup &
Restoration
Network Address
Translation (NAT)
Port Forwarding
DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol)
Dynamic DNS Support
HomePlugAV
IP Multicast
IP Alias
Time and Date
Logging and Tracing
PPPoE
PPTP Encapsulation
Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP)
Firewall
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DESCRIPTION
Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web site and
use the web configurator, an FTP or a TFTP tool to put it on the P-
660HWP-D1.
Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model!
Make a copy of the P-660HWP-D1's configuration. You can put it back
on the P-660HWP-D1 later if you decide to revert back to an earlier
configuration.
Each computer on your network must have its own unique IP address.
Use NAT to convert your public IP address(es) to multiple private IP
addresses for the computers on your network.
If you have a server (mail or web server for example) on your network,
you can use this feature to let people access it from the Internet.
Use this feature to have the P-660HWP-D1 assign IP addresses, an IP
default gateway and DNS servers to computers on your network.
With Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) support, you can use a
fixed URL, www.zyxel.com for example, with a dynamic IP address. You
must register for this service with a Dynamic DNS service provider.
The HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices
communicate using standard electrical wiring.
It supports a data transfer rate of up to 200Mbps.
Data is encrypted using 128-bit AES Link Encryption.
HomePlug AV compatible devices co-exist with HomePlug 1.0 devices
but do not detect each other.
The range of a HomePlug AV network is 300 meters/984 feet.
HomePlug AV is compatible with all OSs
IP multicast is used to send traffic to a specific group of computers. The
P-660HWP-D1 supports versions 1 and 2 of IGMP (Internet Group
Management Protocol) used to join multicast groups (see RFC 2236).
IP alias allows you to subdivide a physical network into logical networks
over the same Ethernet interface with the P-660HWP-D1 itself as the
gateway for each subnet.
Get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on
your P-660HWP-D1. You can also set the time manually. These dates
and times are then used in logs.
Use packet tracing and logs for troubleshooting. You can send logs from
the P-660HWP-D1 to an external syslog server.
PPPoE mimics a dial-up Internet access connection.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) enables secure transfer of
data through a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The P-660HWP-D1
supports one PPTP connection at a time.
A UPnP-enabled device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP
address and convey its capabilities to other devices on the network.
You can configure firewall on the P-660HWP-D1 for secure Internet
access. When the firewall is on, by default, all incoming traffic from the
Internet to your network is blocked unless it is initiated from your
network. This means that probes from the outside to your network are
not allowed, but you can safely browse the Internet and download files
for example.
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