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  • Page 1 Travel Router with Wireless-N USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 NOTICE This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this Manual and all the accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced by mechanical, electronic, or other means in any form. The manufacturer does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose of the...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MENT Contents Contents ........................3 Chapter 1: Installing the Travel Router with Wireless-N ........5 Package Contents ....................5 System Requirements.................... 5 Installing the Battery..................... 6 Powering Your Router................... 6 Using AC Power ................... 6 Reading the Power Indicator (LED) ............. 6 Connecting a Modem or Smartphone to Your Router...........
  • Page 4 Configuring Security Settings..............45 The Status and Packet Filters Pages............45 The Domain Filters Page ................46 The URL Blocking Page ................47 The MAC Address Control Page ..............48 The Miscellaneous Page ................49 Configuring Advanced Settings ..............49 The System Log Page .................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Installing The Travel Router With Wireless-N

    Installing the Travel Router with Wireless-N Package Contents The package contains the Zoom Travel Router with Wireless-N, a Li-ion battery, an RJ-45 Ethernet cable, a 5V 2.0A Power adapter, a Quick Start installation manual, and a CD that contains additional documentation and warranty information.

  • Page 6: Installing The Battery

    Replace the battery cover. Powering Your Router If the Zoom Travel Router’s battery is charged, you can use the router without plugging it into AC power. After it’s fully charged, the battery will typically power the router for 3 hours or more, depending on how actively you’re using mobile broadband and wireless n/g/b.

  • Page 7: Connecting A Modem Or Smartphone To Your Router

    PC, contact your wireless service provider for help. If you can connect through your PC but not when attached to the Travel Router, please contact Zoom Support. See Registering your Product and Getting Help at the end of this Quick Start.
  • Page 8 If you are using a mobile broadband USB modem to connect to the Internet, plug the USB modem into the router’s USB port (see 1.1). If you are using a Phone to connect to the Internet plug one end of the USB cable that came with your phone into the router and the other end into your phone (see 1.2).
  • Page 9 Internet wirelessly through the mobile broadband router. To make the wireless connection, you must first locate the wireless network connection setup on your device, and then select the Zoom network. For example, on Windows computers, click the wireless connection icon on the Task Bar, click Available Wireless Networks, select Zoom from the list of available wireless networks, and then make the connection.

  • Page 10: Resetting The Router To The Factory Configuration

    Zoom support as described in the section Registering Your Product and Getting Help. You may need to manually configure the router to recognize your phone or modem. Please see Chapter 2: Using the Configuration Manager. Resetting the Router to the Factory Configuration...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Using The Configuration Manager

    Using the Configuration Manager Your Travel Router with Wireless-N is preset with default values that meet the needs of most users. However, you can change these settings using the router's built-in Configuration Manager. Here are some reasons why you might want to use the Configuration Manager: •...

  • Page 12: Launching The Configuration Manager's Setup Wizard

    4 On the Toolbar, type admin (the default password) in the System Password field, then click Login. Note: Later, if you change the System Password, you will use the new password to log in. When you log in, the Configuration Manager opens its Main Menu. •...

  • Page 13: Step 1. Setup Login

    Click Wizard on the Toolbar to launch the Setup Wizard, which will guide you through the configuration process. The Setup Wizard page opens. Each of the six Steps guides you in configuring a specific setting or group of settings. When you click Next or Back, you move from one step to another. Step 1.

  • Page 14: Step 2. Setup Time Zone

    Please refer to Resetting the Router to the Default Configuration on page 10 or Reset to Default Dialog on page 58 for more information in the unlikely event that you need to restore the router's default settings. Step 2. Setup Time Zone The Time Zone setting is not configured initially.

  • Page 15: Configuring The Wan Type

    Configuring the WAN Type When you select one of the WAN Type protocol settings and click Next, a new page opens where you can configure the WAN Type that you chose. Please check with your service provider if you are unsure which WAN Type to choose. •...
  • Page 16 • LAN IP Address This is the LAN IP Address of your router. Devices behind the router use this address as their default gateway. Most users will not need to change this address. • Static IP Address This is the IP address that is given to you by your service provider when you sign up for a Static IP address.
  • Page 17 • LAN IP Address This is the LAN IP Address of your router. Devices behind the router use this address as their default gateway. Most users will not need to change this address. • Host Name This is the name that identifies your Travel Router with Wireless-N . Some service providers require a host name.
  • Page 18 • Primary DNS This is the Domain Name System (DNS) server's IP address. Your service provider supplies this address, if needed. • Secondary DNS This is the IP address of an alternate Domain Name System (DNS) server. Your service provider supplies this address, if needed. •...
  • Page 19 • My IP Address This is the private IP address that your service provider assigned to your router. • My Subnet Mask This is the private subnet mask that your service provider assigned to your router. • Gateway IP This is the IP address of the service provider's server. Your service provider supplies this address.
  • Page 20 • IP Address This is the IP address that identifies the L2TP server. Your service provider supplies this address. • Subnet Mask This is the router's subnet mask. Your service provider supplies this address. • WAN Gateway IP This is the WAN Gateway IP address of the L2TP server. Your service provider supplies this address.

  • Page 21: Step 4. Wireless Settings

    • LAN IP Address This is the LAN IP Address of your router. Devices behind your router use this address as their default gateway. Most users will not need to change this address. • This is the Access Point Name (APN) assigned by your service provider, if needed.
  • Page 22 Network ID (SSID) refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the Travel Router with Wireless-N is Zoom. You can change the SSID to a name of your choice. The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 23 support only WEP (for example, some gaming consoles), you will need to select WEP as your Authentication method. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Authentication We recommend this setting if all devices on your network support either WPA or WPA2. Your router will automatically detect whether is should use WPA or WPA2. When you select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK from the Authentication dropdown menu, the Encryption field expands, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 24 Authentication Select WEP Encryption Select WEP If all the wireless devices in the network are Zoom products, select Hex. Otherwise, select ASCII. Although Zoom products support both Hex and ASCII, we recommend using Hex. Encryption If you selected Hex format and you chose a 128-bit key length, 26 WEP Key 1, 2, 3, 4 hexadecimal values are required.

  • Page 25: Step 5. Summary

    Step 5. Summary The Summary page displays the updated configuration settings for your router and lets you accept, change, and test the configured values. 1 To edit your entries, click Back as many times as needed to access the page for the field(s) to be edited, then click Next to continue with your edits or to return to the updated Summary page.

  • Page 26: Step 6. Finish

    Step 6. Finish The Finish page displays the saved configuration settings for your router. Click Finish to exit the Setup Wizard and return to the Main Menu. If you want to use the Advanced configuration program to tailor the router's configuration to your needs, for example, to set up a Virtual Server or DMZ so that your games or gaming consoles can access the Internet through your router's firewall, please continue to...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3: Wireless And Wireless Security Setup

    Wireless and Wireless Security Setup Your Travel Router with Wireless-N's default (factory) settings provide no wireless network security. If you don't want unauthorized wireless access to your network, we recommend that you enable wireless network security. To do this, you'll need to configure the router and each device on your network for the level of security that you want.

  • Page 28: Method Two

    Click or press the WPS button on the client device. Refer to your client device's documentation for further instructions, if necessary. Method Two Use this method if your client device already has a WPS PIN number. The client is the Enrollee.

  • Page 29: Configuring Wireless Security Manually

    Network ID (SSID) Refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the Travel Router with Wireless-N is Zoom. You can change the SSID to a name of your choice. The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

  • Page 30: Wep Configuration

    Field Entry Accept the default, B/G/N mixed if the client devices on your network Wireless Mode use various wireless standards. Otherwise, select the wireless standard used by all wireless devices on your network. Having a single standard will speed up the wireless throughput. Select WPA-PSK/WPA2 PSK if your devices support both Authentication authentication methods.
  • Page 31 Network ID (SSID) Refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the Travel Router with Wireless-N is Zoom. You can change the SSID to a name of your choice. The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 32 Click the WPS Setup button to launch the WPS program. Please refer to Configuration on page 27 for more information. If you want to use the Advanced configuration program to tailor the router's configuration to your needs, for example, to set up a Virtual Server or DMZ so that your games or gaming consoles can access the Internet through your router's firewall, please continue to Chapter 4: Using the Configuration Manager's...

  • Page 33: Chapter 4: Using The Configuration Manager's Advanced Program

    Using the Configuration Manager's Advanced Program Most users will not need to manually set up their router but if you do, you can use the Configuration Manager's Advanced program to change the router's default settings. This chapter includes: • Suggestions for settings that you might want to change •...

  • Page 34: Online Help

    • You want to connect the router to your ADSL or cable modem, using your Mobile Broadband modem as a backup Internet connection. See The Basic (3G Failover) on page 35 for details. Setup Page • You want to set up QoS on your router. See The QoS Page on page 51 for details.

  • Page 35: Configuring Basic Settings

    7 On the Basic Settings page, click one of the Toolbar buttons (Basic Settings, Forwarding Rules, Security Settings, Advanced Settings, or Toolbox). The corresponding window opens. Each window contains a description of the configuration options at center and a configuration menu on the left pane.
  • Page 36 (We recommend using your Domain Name Server for this purpose.) To get the IP address of your Domain Name server: a. Go to the Status page from the Zoom Configuration Manager. Locate the Domain Name Server. Travel Router with Wireless-N User Manual...
  • Page 37 b. In the WAN Status column, copy one of the displayed IP addresses (either the primary or secondary DNS IP address). c. From the Configuration Manager, click on Advanced and then Basic Setup and paste the IP address into the Internet host textbox.

  • Page 38: The Dhcp Server Page

    • Authentication Set to Auto, by default. Optionally, click Password Authentication Protocol (PAP), or Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), if supported by your service provider. • Primary DNS and Secondary DNS Identifiers for the Domain Name Servers. These identifiers are provided by your service provider.
  • Page 39 Refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the Travel Router with Wireless-N is Zoom. You can change the SSID to a name of your choice. The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters. If you change the name, make sure that all devices on your network use the new SSID as the access point.
  • Page 40 WEP key for authentication. • Key Format Select Hex if all the wireless devices in the network are Zoom products. Otherwise, select ASCII. Although Zoom products support both Hex and ASCII, we recommend using Hex.

  • Page 41: The Change Password Page

    If you selected ASCII format, and you chose a 128-bit key length, 13 ASCII characters are required. Write the 13-ASCII-character key in the space below for future reference, and then enter it in the Key 1 box. — — — — — — — — — — — — — If you selected ASCII format, and you chose a 64-bit key length, 5 ASCII characters are required.

  • Page 42: The Virtual Server Page

    The Virtual Server Page You can use the Virtual Server page to configure a virtual server. Because your router's firewall filters out unrecognized packets to protect your network, all computers behind this product are invisible to the outside world. If you want, you can make some of them accessible by enabling Virtual Server mapping.

  • Page 43: The Port Triggering Page

    • Use Rule# You can enable your virtual server for certain periods of time by assigning it a Rule #. You must first set up the appropriate Scheduling Rule. See Schedule Rule and Rule Setting Pages on page 55 for more information. For example, if you have an FTP server (port 21) at 192.168.1.5, a Web server (port 80) at 192.168.1.6, and a game at 192.168.1.7, then you need, at minimum, to specify the following mapping.

  • Page 44: The Miscellaneous Page

    • Popular applications Provides a menu of applications from which to choose. • Select an application and click Copy to to add the application to your list. • Click Save to store your selection or Undo to remove the entry. The Miscellaneous Page The Miscellaneous Page lets you set up and enable a DMZ Host on your network, and enable UPnP settings for software and devices.

  • Page 45: Configuring Security Settings

    • UPnP setting This feature is enabled by default. Games and applications that are UPnP compatible will automatically open ports for you on your router. Configuring Security Settings The Security Setting page lists six configuration menus on the left pane and provides a description of the configuration menus at center.

  • Page 46: The Domain Filters Page

    Filtering Policies You can select one of the two filtering policies: • Allow all to pass except those that match the specified rules • Deny all to pass except those that match the specified rules Filtering Rules You can specify eight rules for each direction: inbound or outbound. For each rule, you can define the following: •...

  • Page 47: The Url Blocking Page

    • Domain Filter Enable Check if you want to enable the Domain Filter. • Log DNS Query Check if you want to log the action when someone accesses the specific URLs. • Privilege IP Address Range Domain filtering rules do not apply to IP addresses in this range. •...

  • Page 48: The Mac Address Control Page

    • If any part of the Website's URL matches the pre-defined word, the connection will be blocked. For example, you can use the pre-defined word, sex, to block all websites those URLs contain the pre-defined word, sex. • Enable Click the checkbox to enable each rule. The MAC Address Control Page You can use the MAC Address Control page to enable MAC Address control and to define connection and association rights for clients whose using IP and MAC...

  • Page 49: The Miscellaneous Page

    • Association control Check Association control to specify which wireless clients can associate to the wireless LAN. If a client is not allowed to associate to the wireless LAN, then the client can't send or receive any data via this device. Choose allow or deny to indicate which clients can associate to the wireless LAN.

  • Page 50: The System Log Page

    The System Log Page You can use the System Log page to define how and where system logs will be exported via syslog (UDP) or SMTP(TCP). • IP Address for Syslogging Host IP address of the destination where the Sys log will be sent. Click the Enable checkbox to set the IP Address as the destination.

  • Page 51: The Dynamic Dns Page

    • SMTP Server IP and Port Input the SMTP server IP and port; for example, mail.your_url.com or 192.168.1.100:26. If you do not specify a port number, the port value will be set to 25. • SMTP Username and Password Input the SMTP Username and Password. •...
  • Page 52 • QoS Control Click the Enable checkbox to enable QoS. • Available Upstream bandwidth Set the upstream speed. The best way to find your throughput is to use one of the free speed tests widely available on the Web. Some examples of sites with good speed tests are www.speedtest.net and www.speakeasy.net/speedtest.

  • Page 53: The Snmp Page

    • User Rule# Select a rule from the dropdown menu to indicate when the policy applies. (0) Always is the default value. The SNMP Page You can use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) page to set up the capability to remotely manage a computer network by polling and setting terminal values and monitoring network events.

  • Page 54: The Routing Table Page

    The Routing Table Page You can use the Routing Table page to enable/disable both Dynamic and Static Routing. If routing is enabled, you can specify which physical interface address to use for outgoing IP data grams. If you have more than one router and subnet, you will need to define a routing table that lets packets find the proper routing path and allows different subnets to communicate with each other.

  • Page 55: The Schedule Rule And Schedule Rule Setting Pages

    • Time Zone Select the local time zone from the dropdown menu. • Auto-Synchronization Click the Enable checkbox to enable this function. Select an item from the Time Server dropdown menu to specify the server with which to synchronize. The default value is Auto. •...
  • Page 56 Click Add New Rule to open the Schedule Rule Setting page. On the Schedule Rule Setting page, specify a Rule name, a Policy that defines whether the rule is Active or Inactive, Week Day and the Start Time and End Time for each rule that you are creating.

  • Page 57: Configuring Toolbox Settings

    When the Schedule Rule page opens, the rule(s) that you created and saved appear in the Rule Name column. Click Edit to make changes to a scheduled rule. Click Delete to remove a scheduled rule. Configuring Toolbox Settings The Toolbox Settings page lists six configuration menus on the left pane and provides a description of the configuration menus at center.

  • Page 58: The System Information Page

    You can use the Firmware Upgrade page to get the most recent version of the router firmware, if available. Click Browse to open the location where you saved the Firmware Update file that you downloaded from the Zoom web site or received via email. Click Upgrade. The Backup Setting Dialog You can back up your router settings by clicking the Backup Setting item from the left pane of the Toolbox menu.

  • Page 59: The Reboot Dialog

    Click OK to reset the router. We recommend that you back up and save your configuration first if you've made changes and want a record of that configuration The Reboot Dialog You can reboot the router by clicking the Reboot item from the left pane of the Toolbox menu.

  • Page 60: Appendix A: Mobile Broadband Settings

    Appendix A: Mobile Broadband Settings Your router works with a large number of different mobile broadband modem models. In most cases when you plug your mobile broadband modem or phone into the router, the proper APN (Access Point Name), Dialed Number, PIN Code, Username, and Password for the provider is automatically entered.
  • Page 61 T-Mobile internet2. T-Mobile US T-Mobile US internet2.voicestr voicestre GPRS internet2.voicestream.com GPRS eam.com GPRS am.com Internet Internet Internet Check with T-Mobile *99# provider T-Mobile internet3.voicestr guest guest eam.com T-Mobile wap.voicestream guest guest non-contract .com Check with Verizon (1) #777 Check with provider provider Leave blank...
  • Page 62 O2 (1) mobile.o2.co.uk password with contract DNS Address O2 (2) o2web OR mobile.o2.co.uk password (if needed): with contract faster *99# OR 193.113.200.201 *99***1# O2 (1) faster, with mobile.o2.co.uk faster password contract O2 (2) DNS Address *99# OR faster OR faster, with mobile.o2.co.uk password (if needed):...

  • Page 63: Appendix B: How To Set Up Tethering On The Iphone

    Appendix B: How to Set Up Tethering on the iPhone ® These instructions are based on using the iPhone in the USA with Verizon and AT&T, and may vary slightly depending on the model of your iPhone, your firmware version, and service provider.
  • Page 64 Travel Router with Wireless-N User Manual...

  • Page 65: Appendix C: Registering Your Product And Getting Help

    From here you can register your new router, contact our technical support experts, use our SmartFacts intelligent database, and get warranty information. If you need to contact Zoom Customer Support, you can call us by dialing: U.S.: (617) 753-0965 U.K.: London:...

  • Page 66: Limited Warranty

    The one year warranty may be extended only by Zoom as required by local law in the country where this modem is sold by Zoom. This warranty applies to the original end-user purchaser.

  • Page 67: Declaration Of Conformity

    Zoom Travel Router with Wireless-N Brand/Marque/Marca Type/Typ/Tipo Series 1074, Model 4506, CDM530AM The manufacturer declares under sole responsibility that this equipment is compliant to Directive 1999/5/EC, 2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC via the following. This product is CE marked. Le constructeur déclare sous son entière responsabilité que ce matériel est conforme à la Directive 1999/5/EC 2004/108/EC,2006/95EC via les documents ci-dessous.

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