Page 1 VMG1312-T10C Wireless 2x2 802.11n VDSL2 4-port Gateway with USB Version 1.14 Edition 1, 7/2014 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide Default Login Details LAN IP Address http://192.168.1.1 User Name admin Password 1234 www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2014 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
Page 2 Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the Device and get up and running right away. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Filter ..............................147 Firewall ..............................153 Parental Control ............................169 Certificates ............................173 System Monitor .............................181 User Account ............................187 TR-069 Client ............................189 System ..............................191 Time Setting ............................193 Log Setting ............................195 Firmware Upgrade ..........................199 Backup/Restore .............................201 Remote Management ..........................205 Diagnostic .............................217 Troubleshooting ............................223 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 4 Contents Overview VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 5 2.2 The Web Configurator Layout ......................23 2.2.1 Title Bar ...........................23 2.2.2 Main Window ...........................24 Chapter 3 Quick Start............................25 3.1 Overview ............................25 3.2 Quick Start Setup ..........................25 Part II: Technical Reference................27 Chapter 4 Connection Status and System Info ....................29 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 6: Table Of Contents
6.4 MAC Authentication Screen ......................66 6.5 The WPS Screen ..........................67 6.6 The WDS Screen ..........................69 6.7 The WMM Screen ..........................70 6.8 Scheduling Screen ...........................71 6.8.1 Add or Edit Schedule .......................72 6.9 Advanced Screen ..........................73 6.10 Technical Reference ........................74 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 7 8.3 IPv6 Static Route ..........................117 8.3.1 IPv6 Static Route Edit ......................118 Chapter 9 Quality of Service (QoS)........................119 9.1 Overview ............................119 9.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................119 9.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................119 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 8 11.2.2 The Any Port Any Service Edit Screen ................143 Chapter 12 Dynamic DNS ............................145 12.1 Overview ............................145 12.1.1 What You Need To Know .....................145 12.2 The Dynamic DNS Screen ......................146 Chapter 13 Filter ..............................147 13.1 Overview ............................147 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 9 16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................173 16.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................173 16.1.3 Verifying a Certificate ......................174 16.2 Local Certificates ...........................175 16.3 Trusted CA ..........................177 16.4 Trusted CA Import ........................177 16.5 View Certificate ..........................178 Chapter 17 System Monitor..........................181 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 10 22.2 The Log Setting Screen ........................196 Chapter 23 Firmware Upgrade ..........................199 23.1 Overview ............................199 23.2 The Firmware Upgrade Screen .....................199 Chapter 24 Backup/Restore ..........................201 24.1 Overview ............................201 24.2 The Backup/Restore Screen ......................201 24.3 The Reboot Screen ........................203 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 11 27.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ..................223 27.3 Device Access and Login ......................224 27.4 Internet Access ..........................225 27.5 Wireless Internet Access .......................227 27.6 USB Device Connection ........................228 27.7 UPnP .............................228 Appendix A Customer Support ......................229 Appendix B Legal Information......................235 Index ..............................241 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 12 Table of Contents VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 13: User's Guide
User’s Guide...
Page 15: Introduction
• 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. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 16: Applications For The Device
Internet calls high priority, and/or limit bandwidth devoted to the boss’s excessive file downloading. 1.5 Wireless Access The Device serves as a wireless Access Point (AP) to let wireless clients such as notebook computers, smart phones, and tablets connect to the Internet without Ethernet cables. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 17: Using The Wlan/Wps Button
Within two minutes, press the WPS button on a WPS-enabled client within range of the Device. The WPS/WLAN LED should flash while the Device sets up a WPS connection with the client. The WPS/WLAN LED shines green for a successful connection. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 18: The Reset Button
Table 1 LED Descriptions COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION POWER Green The Device is receiving power and ready for use. Blinking The Device is self-testing. The Device has hardware failure. Blinking Firmware upgrade is in progress. The Device is not receiving power. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 19 The Device is sending or receiving data to or from the connected USB device. The Device does not detect a USB connection through the USB slot. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for information on hardware connections. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 20 Chapter 1 Introduction VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 21: Introducing The Web Configurator
Login. Figure 4 Password Screen Note: For security reasons, the Device automatically logs you out if you do not use the web configurator for five minutes (default). If this happens, log in again. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 22 Apply; alternatively click Skip to proceed to the main menu if you do not want to change the password now. Figure 5 Change Password Screen The Connection Status screen appears. Figure 6 Connection Status Click System Info to display the System Info screen, where you can view the Device’s interface and system information. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 23: The Web Configurator Layout
As illustrated above, the main screen is divided into these parts: • A - title bar • B - main window • C - navigation panel 2.2.1 Title Bar The title bar shows the Wizard and Logout icons in the upper right corner. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 24: Main Window
Click Virtual Device on the System Info screen (b in Figure 7 on page 23) to display a visual graphic showing the connection status of the Device’s ports. The connected ports are in color and disconnected ports are gray. Figure 8 Virtual Device VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 25: Quick Start
The Quick Start Wizard appears automatically after login. Or you can click the Start icon in the top right corner of the web configurator to open the quick start screens. Select the time zone of the Device’s location and click Next. Figure 9 Time Zone VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 26 Turn the wireless LAN on or off. If you keep it on, record the security settings so you can configure your wireless clients to connect to the Device. Click Save. Figure 11 Internet Connection Your Device saves your settings and attempts to connect to the Internet. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 27: Technical Reference
Technical Reference The appendices provide general information. Some details may not apply to your Device.
Page 29: Connection Status And System Info
Device to update this screen in Refresh Interval. Figure 12 Connection Status: Icon View To view the connected LAN devices in a list, click List View in the Viewing mode selection box. Figure 13 Connection Status: List View VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 30: The System Info Screen
Select how often you want the Device to update this screen from the drop-down list box. Device Information Host Name This field displays the Device system name. It is used for identification. You can change this in the Maintenance > System screen’s Host Name field. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 31 This is the channel number used by the Device now. 802.11 Mode This displays the type of 802.11 mode the Device is using in the wireless LAN. Security Mode This displays the type of security the Device is using in the wireless LAN. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 32 NAT Session Usage This field displays what percentage of the Device supported NAT sessions are currently being used. Interface Status Interface This column displays each interface the Device has. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 33 N/A when WLAN is disabled. For the 3G interface, it displays the maximum transmission rate when 3G is enabled or N/A when 3G is disabled. For the xDSL WAN interface, it displays the downstream and upstream transmission rate. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 34 Chapter 4 Connection Status and System Info VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 35: Wan Setup
WAN or a backup when the wired WAN connection fails. Figure 16 3G WAN Connection 5.1.1 What You Can Do in the WAN Screens • Use the Internet Connection screen (Section 5.2 on page 38) to configure the WAN settings on the Device for Internet access. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 36: What You Need To Know About Wan
6rd to encapsulate IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets to cross the ISP’s IPv4 network. The Device generates a global IPv6 prefix from its IPv4 WAN address and tunnels IPv6 traffic to the ISP’s Border Relay router (BR in the figure) to connect to the native IPv6 Internet. The local VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 37 IPv6 IPv6 IPv4 IPv4 in IPv6 AFTR IPv4 Internet 3G (Third Generation) is a digital, packet-switched wireless technology. Bandwidth usage is optimized as multiple users share the same channel and bandwidth is only allocated to users when VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 38: Before You Begin
You need to know your Internet access settings such as encapsulation and WAN IP address. Get this information from your ISP. 5.2 The Internet Connection Screen Use this screen to change your Device’s WAN settings. Click Network Setting > Broadband > Internet Connection. The screen differs by the mode and encapsulation you select. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 39 Chapter 5 WAN Setup Figure 19 Network Setting > Broadband >Internet Connection VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 40 Select IPv4 to have the Device use only IPv4. Select IPv4/IPv6 to let the Device connect to IPv4 and IPv6 networks and choose the protocol for applications according to the address type. Select IPv6 to have the Device use only IPv6. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 41 If you select 6to4 in the IPv6 Tunnel Mode field, enter the tunneling relay server's IPv4 address in this field. Via DHCP Option Select this to have the Device detect it automatically through DHCP option 212. Manual Select this to manually enter the following 6rd information. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 42 When you enable Static IP Address, enter the IPv6 address of the default gateway here. IPv6 DNS Server1 When you enable Static IP Address, enter the primary DNS server IPv6 address here. IPv6 DNS Server2 When you enable Static IP Address, enter the secondary DNS server IPv6 address here. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 43: Advanced Internet Connection
WAN setup. 5.2.1 Advanced Internet Connection Use this screen to edit your Device's advanced WAN settings. Click the Advanced Setup button in the Internet Connection screen. The screen appears as shown. Figure 20 Internet Connection: Advanced Setup VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 44 For PPPoE, the MTU value is 1492. For PPPoA and RFC 1483, the MTU is 65535. Apply Click this to save your changes. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. Advanced Setup Click this to close the Advanced Internet Connection section. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 45: The More Connections Screen
Click the Edit icon to edit the Internet connection settings. Click this icon on an empty configuration to add a new Internet access setup. Click the Remove icon to delete the Internet access setup from your connection list. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 46: More Connections Edit
Select Router from the drop-down list box if your ISP allows multiple computers to share an Internet account. If you select Bridge, the Device will forward any packet that it does not route to this remote node; otherwise, the packets are discarded. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 47 Enter the VLAN ID number for traffic sent through this connection. Enter the VPI assigned to you (0 to 255). Enter the VCI assigned to you (32 to 65535). WAN Outgoing Enter the IEEE 802.1p priority level and DSCP value for the WAN interface. Default Tag VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 48 Select Keep Alive when you want your connection up all the time. The Device will try to bring up the connection automatically if it disconnects. Connect on Select Connect on Demand when you don't want the connection up all the time and Demand specify an idle time-out in the Max Idle Timeout field. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 49: Configuring More Connections Advanced Setup
RIP Direction Select the RIP Direction from None, Both, In Only and Out Only. RIP Version You do not configure this field if you set the RIP Direction field to None. Select the RIP Version from RIP-1, RIP-2B/RIP-2M. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 50: The 3G Backup Screen
Use this screen to configure your 3G settings. Click Network Setting > Broadband > 3G Backup. Note: The actual data rate you obtain varies depending the 3G card you use, the signal strength to the service provider’s base station, and so on. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 51 ISP. If you enter the PIN code incorrectly, the 3G card may be blocked by your ISP and you cannot use the account to access the Internet. If your ISP disabled PIN code authentication, leave this field blank. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 52: Wan Technical Reference
The Device only implements the MAC Encapsulated Routing Link Protocol (ENET ENCAP) with the IP network protocol. IP packets get routed between the Ethernet interface and the WAN interface and then formatted to work in a bridged environment. For instance, it encapsulates routed Ethernet VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 53: Multiplexing
In this case, by prior mutual agreement, each protocol uses a specific virtual circuit; for example, VC1 carries IP, etc. VC-based multiplexing may be dominant in environments where dynamic creation of large numbers of ATM VCs is fast and economical. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 54: Vpi And Vci
Address and Gateway IP Address fields as supplied by your ISP. However for a dynamic IP, the Device acts as a DHCP client on the WAN port and so the IP Address and Gateway IP Address fields are not applicable (N/A) as the DHCP server assigns them to the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 55: Chapter 6 Wireless
Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways. • An “infrastructure” type of network has one or more access points and one or more wireless clients. The wireless clients connect to the access points. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 56: Wireless
This allows a variety of networks to exist in the same place without interfering with one another. When you create a network, you must select a channel to use. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 57: Before You Begin
Device’s SSID or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the Device’s new settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 58 Select this to keep the wireless clients in this SSID from communicating with clients in Isolation other SSIDs or wired LAN devices through the Device. Select both Client Isolation and MBSSID/LAN Isolation to allow this SSID’s wireless clients to only connect to the Internet through the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 59: No Security
6.2.2 Basic (Static WEP/Shared WEP Encryption) WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points (AP) to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 60 If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F"). WEP Encryption Select 64-bits or 128-bits. This dictates the length of the security key that the network is going to use. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 61: More Secure (Wpa(2)-Psk)
Click more... to show more fields in this section. Click hide more to hide them. WPA-PSK This appears when you choose WPA-PSK2 as the Security Mode. Compatible Enable this to allow wireless devices using WPA-PSK security mode to connect to your Device. The Device supports WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 62: Wpa(2) Authentication
WPA2 and therefore is more compatible with older devices. Click Network Settings > Wireless to display the General screen. Select More Secure as the security level. Then select WPA or WPA2 from the Security Mode list. Figure 30 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2) VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 63: More Ap Screen
Device using different SSIDs. You can secure the connection on each SSID profile so that wireless clients connecting to the Device using different SSIDs cannot communicate with each other. This screen allows you to enable and configure multiple Basic Service Sets (BSSs) on the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 64 AP to associate with, this is the name that is broadcast and seen in the wireless client utility. Security This field indicates the security mode of the SSID profile. Modify Click the Edit icon to configure the SSID profile. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 65: Edit More Ap
Select this to keep the wireless clients in this SSID from communicating with clients in other SSIDs or wired LAN devices through the Device. Select both Client Isolation and MBSSID/LAN Isolation to allow this SSID’s wireless clients to only connect to the Internet through the Device. Security Level VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 66: Mac Authentication Screen
Select Deny to block access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access the Device. Select Allow to permit access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be denied access to the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 67: The Wps Screen
Note: The Device applies the security settings of the SSID1 profile (see Section 6.2 on page 57). If you want to use the WPS feature, make sure you have set the security mode of SSID1 to WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed or no security. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 68 Note: You must press the other wireless device’s WPS button within two minutes of pressing this button. Method 2 PIN Use this section to set up a WPS wireless network by entering the PIN (Personal Identification Number) of the client into the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 69: The Wds Screen
Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the Device and any wireless clients. Note: Not all APs support WDS links. Check your other AP’s documentation. Click Network Setting > Wireless > WDS. The following screen displays. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 70: The Wmm Screen
Apply Click this to save your changes. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. 6.7 The WMM Screen Use this screen to enable or disable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) wireless networks for multimedia applications. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 71: Scheduling Screen
Select Enable to activate wireless LAN scheduling on your Device. Scheduling Add New Rule Click this to create a new wireless LAN scheduling rule. This is the index number of the entry. Rule Name This field shows the name configured for the scheduling rule. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 72: Add Or Edit Schedule
Select the days of the week to which to apply the schedule. Time of Day Enter the wireless LAN service start and end times in 24-hour time format. Range Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 73: Advanced Screen
WLAN devices to associate with the Device. The transmission rate of the Device might be reduced when an 802.11b or 802.11g wireless client is associated with it. Note: The transmission rate varies depending on the mode the wireless client uses to associate with the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 74: Technical Reference
Once an unauthorized person has access to the network, he or she can steal information or introduce malware (malicious software) intended to compromise the network. For these reasons, a variety of security systems have been developed to VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 75 Furthermore, there are ways for unauthorized wireless users to get a valid user name and password. Then, they can use that user name and password to use the wireless network. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 76: Signal Problems
Problems with absorption occur when physical objects (such as thick walls) are between the two radios, muffling the signal. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 77: Bss
• You must use different keys for different BSSs. If two wireless devices have different BSSIDs (they are in different BSSs), but have the same keys, they may hear each other’s communications (but not communicate with each other). • MBSSID should not replace but rather be used in conjunction with 802.1x security. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 78: Wireless Distribution System (Wds)
WDS link with access point AP 2, which has a wired Internet connection. When AP 1 has a WDS link with AP 2, the notebook computer can access the Internet through AP 2. Figure 42 WDS Link Example AP 1 AP 2 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 79: Home Networking
(Section 7.8 on page 97). • Use the Printer Server screen to enable the print server (Section 7.9 on page 100). 7.1.2 What You Need To Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 80 All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configuration. Disable UPnP if this is not your intention. UPnP and ZyXEL ZyXEL has achieved UPnP certification from the Universal Plug and Play Forum UPnP™ Implementers Corp. (UIC). ZyXEL's UPnP implementation supports Internet Gateway Device (IGD) 1.0. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 81 An operating system (OS) is the interface which helps you manage a computer. Common examples are Microsoft Windows, Mac OS or Linux. TCP/IP TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol) is a set of communications protocols that most of the Internet runs on. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 82: The Lan Setup Screen
Local Area Network IP address and subnet mask of your Device and configure the DNS server information that the Device sends to the DHCP client devices on the LAN. Figure 48 Network Setting > Home Networking > LAN Setup VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 83 Select User-Defined if you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS server's IP address in the field to the right. Select None to not configure extra DNS servers. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 84: The Static Dhcp Screen
IP addresses to the corresponding MAC addresses and host names. You can select up to 128 entries in this table. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. Refresh Click Refresh to reload the DHCP table. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 85: The Ip Alias Screen
When you use IP alias, you can also configure firewall rules to control access to the LAN's logical network (subnet). Use this screen to change your Device’s IP alias settings. Click Network Setting > Home Networking > IP Alias to open the following screen. Figure 51 Network Setting > Home Networking > IP Alias VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 86: The Upnp Screen
Device's IP address (although you must still enter the password to access the web configurator). Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. 7.6 The UPnP Rule Screen VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 87: The Ipv6 Lan Setup Screen
Chapter 7 Home Networking 7.7 The IPv6 LAN Setup Screen Use this screen to configure the IPv6 settings for your Device’s LAN interface. Figure 53 Network Setting > Home Networking > IPv6 LAN Setup VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 88 An IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (starting from the left) in the address compose the network address. This field displays the bit number of the IPv6 subnet mask. Preferred Lifetime Enter the preferred lifetime for the prefix. Valid Lifetime Enter the valid lifetime for the prefix. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 89 IPv6 DNS Server Only: The Device forwards the requests to the IPv6 DNS server and sends clients the DNS information it receives. Advanced Setup Click this to open the IPv6 LAN Setup Advanced Setup section. RADVD Setup VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 90 DAD attempts Specify the number of DAD (Duplicate Address Detection) attempts before an IPv6 address is assigned to the Device LAN interface. Possible values for this field are 1-7. Apply Click this to save your changes. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 91: The File Sharing Screen
USB hard drive that comes with an external power supply, make sure it is connected to an appropriate power source that is on. Note: If your USB device cannot be detected by the Device, see the troubleshooting for suggestions. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 92 Click the Edit icon to configure a file sharing user account’s settings. Click the Delete icon to delete this user account from the list. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 93: Edit File Sharing User
(*) for each character you type. After you change the password, use the new password to access the Device. Retype New Type the new password again for confirmation. Password Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 94: The Printer Server Screen
Use this screen to enable or disable sharing of a USB printer via your Device. To access this screen, click Network Setting > Home Networking > Printer Server. Figure 58 Network Setting > Home Networking > Printer Server VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 95: Technical Reference
The Device is pre-configured with a pool of IP addresses for the DHCP clients (DHCP Pool). See the product specifications in the appendices. Do not assign static IP addresses from the DHCP pool to your LAN computers. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 96 Note: Regardless of your particular situation, do not create an arbitrary IP address; always follow the guidelines above. For more information on address assignment, please refer to RFC 1597, “Address Allocation for Private Internets” and RFC 1466, “Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space”. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 97: Installing Upnp In Windows Example
Follow the steps below to install the UPnP in Windows Me. Click Start and Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. Click the Windows Setup tab and select Communication in the Components selection box. Click Details. Figure 60 Add/Remove Programs: Windows Setup: Communication VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 98 Follow the steps below to install the UPnP in Windows XP. Click Start and Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. In the Network Connections window, click Advanced in the main menu and select Optional Networking Components …. Figure 62 Network Connections VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 99 The Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard window displays. Select Networking Service in the Components selection box and click Details. Figure 63 Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard In the Networking Services window, select the Universal Plug and Play check box. Figure 64 Networking Services VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 100: Using Upnp In Windows Xp Example
Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the Device. Turn on your computer and the Device. Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device Click Start and Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. An icon displays under Internet Gateway. Right-click the icon and select Properties. Figure 65 Network Connections VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 101 Chapter 7 Home Networking In the Internet Connection Properties window, click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Figure 66 Internet Connection Properties VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 102 You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. Figure 67 Internet Connection Properties: Advanced Settings Figure 68 Internet Connection Properties: Advanced Settings: Add When the UPnP-enabled device is disconnected from your computer, all port mappings will be deleted automatically. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 103 Device first. This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the Device. Follow the steps below to access the web configurator. Click Start and then Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 104 Chapter 7 Home Networking Select My Network Places under Other Places. Figure 71 Network Connections An icon with the description for each UPnP-enabled device displays under Local Network. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 105 Figure 72 Network Connections: My Network Places Right-click on the icon for your Device and select Properties. A properties window displays with basic information about the Device. Figure 73 Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 106 Chapter 7 Home Networking VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 107: Static Route
(Section 8.2 on page 116) to view and configure IP static routes on the Device. • Use the IPv6 Static Route screens (Section 8.3 on page 117) to view and configure IPv6 static routes on the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 108: Configuring Static Route
Click add new Static Route in the Routing screen or click the Edit icon next to a rule. The following screen appears. Use this screen to configure the required information for a static route. Figure 76 Routing: Add/Edit VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 109: Ipv6 Static Route
This is the IPv6 address of the gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same network segment as the device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway has a route to the destination network and helps forward packets to their destinations. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 110: Ipv6 Static Route Edit
Bound Interface If you want to forward IPv6 packets to a bound interface, select the interface through which the traffic is sent. Click this to save your changes. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 111: Quality Of Service (Qos)
CoS (class of service) is a way of managing traffic in a network by grouping similar types of traffic together and treating each type as a class. You can use CoS to give different priorities to different packet types. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 112: The Qos General Screen
VoIP, internet gaming, or other real-time packets are usually small while larger packets are usually best effort data packets like file transfers. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 113: The Queue Setup Screen
This shows the maximum transmission rate allowed for traffic on this queue. Modify Click the Edit icon to edit the queue. Click the Delete icon to delete an existing queue. Note that subsequent rules move up by one when you take this action. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 114: Edit A Qos Queue
You can give different priorities to traffic that the Device forwards out through the WAN interface. Give high priority to voice and video to make them run more smoothly. Similarly, give low priority to many large file downloads so that they do not reduce the quality of other applications. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 115 This is the name of the queue in which traffic of this classifier is put. Modify Click the Edit icon to edit the classifier. Click the Delete icon to delete an existing classifier. Note that subsequent rules move up by one when you take this action. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 116: Add/Edit Qos Class
Click Add new Classifier in the Class Setup screen or the Edit icon next to an existing classifier to configure it. Figure 83 Class Setup: Add/Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 43 Class Setup: Add/Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Rule Index Select the (order) number of this rule. Class Configuration VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 117 00:13:49:00:00:00 and the mask to ff:ff:ff:00:00:00, a packet with a MAC address of 00:13:49:12:34:56 matches this criteria. Exclude Select this option to exclude the packets that match the specified criteria from this classifier. Others Some of the following fields can only be configured for certain Ether types. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 118 7 is the highest. Type Of Service Select a type of service to re-assign the priority level to matched traffic. Mark Available options are: Normal service, Minimize delay, Maximize throughput, Maximize reliability and Minimize monetary cost. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 119: The Qos Policer Setup Screen
A gray bulb signifies that this policer is not active. Name This field displays the descriptive name of this policer. Regulated This field displays the name of a QoS classifier. Classes Meter Type This field displays the type of QoS metering algorithm used in this policer. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 120: Add/Edit A Qos Policer
Committed Burst Size (CBS) and the Excess Burst Size (EBS). The Two Rate Three Color Marker (trTCM) is based on the token bucket filter and identifies packets by comparing them to the Committed Information Rate (CIR) and the Peak Information Rate (PIR). VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 121: The Qos Game List Screen
Select this to have QoS give the highest priority to traffic for the games you specify. This priority is higher than the other QoS queues. Select the games below. Apply Click this to save your changes. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 122: Qos Technical Reference
The DSCP value determines the forwarding behavior, the PHB (Per-Hop Behavior), that each packet gets across the DiffServ network. Based on the marking rule, different kinds of traffic can be marked for different kinds of forwarding. Resources can then be allocated according to the DSCP values and the configured policies. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 123: Network Address Translation (Nat)
(the inside local address) to another (the inside global address) before forwarding the packet to the WAN side. When the response comes back, NAT translates the destination address (the inside global address) back to the inside local address before forwarding it to the original inside host. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 124: The General Screen
80 and FTP on port 21. In some cases, such as for unknown services or where one server can support more than one service (for example both FTP and web service), it might be better to VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 125 Table 48 Network Setting > NAT > Port Forwarding LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Interface Select the WAN interface for which to configure NAT port forwarding rules. Add new rule Click this to add a new port forwarding rule. This is the index number of the entry. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 126: The Port Forwarding Add/Edit Screen
DESCRIPTION Active Select or clear this field to turn the port forwarding rule on or off. Service Name Select a service to forward or select User Defined and enter a name in the field to the right. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 127: The Dmz Screen
Click Network Setting > NAT > DMZ to open the DMZ screen. Use this screen to specify the IP address of a default server to receive packets from ports not specified in the Port Forwarding screen. Figure 91 Network Setting > NAT > DMZ VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 128: The Alg Screen
Apply Click this to save your changes back to the Device. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. 10.6 Technical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics covered in this chapter. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 129: Nat Definitions
LAN, and the IGA is the destination address on the WAN. NAT maps private (local) IP addresses to globally unique ones required for communication with hosts on other networks. It replaces the original IP source address (and TCP or UDP source port numbers for Many-to-One and VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 130 Figure 93 How NAT Works NAT Table Inside Local Inside Global IP Address IP Address 192.168.1.10 IGA 1 192.168.1.13 192.168.1.11 IGA 2 192.168.1.12 IGA 3 192.168.1.13 IGA 4 192.168.1.12 192.168.1.10 IGA1 Inside Local Inside Global Address (ILA) Address (IGA) 192.168.1.11 192.168.1.10 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 131: Port Binding
(R1) for two different WAN ATM PVC connections. The first PVC (PVC1) handles non time- sensitive data traffic. The second PVC (PVC2) handle time sensitive Media-On-Demand (MOD) video traffic. Figure 94 Port Binding Groups Data PVC1 PVC2 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 132: The Port Binding Screen
Click this to view a summary of configured port binding groups. Summary Apply Add the selected port binding group configuration. Delete Delete the selected port binding group configuration. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 133: Port Binding Summary Screen
Table 54 Network Setting > Port Binding: Port Binding Summary LABEL DESCRIPTION Group ID This field displays the group index number. Group Port This field displays the ports and virtual channels included in the group. Click this to close the screen. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 134 This is the WAN interface of the port binding group. Modify Click the Edit icon to edit the port binding group. Click the Delete icon to delete an existing port binding group. Apply Click this to apply the settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 135: The Any Port Any Service Edit Screen
00:13:49:12:34:56 matches this criteria. DHCP Option60 Select this option and enter the Vendor Class Identifier (Option 60) of the matched traffic, such as the type of the hardware or firmware. VendorClassId Enter the Vendor Class Identifier of the matched traffic. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 136 If you want to disable the port binding feature on the Device, select Disable in the Port Binding screen and click Apply. It is suggested to reboot the Device after you have changed the port binding settings or WAN encapsulation. Figure 99 Network Setting > Port Binding: Disable VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 137: Dynamic Dns
IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org. This feature is useful if you want to be able to use, for example, www.yourhost.dyndns.org and still reach your hostname. If you have a private WAN IP address, then you cannot use Dynamic DNS. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 138: The Dynamic Dns Screen
Result DNS service provider. Last Updated Time This field displays when the Device last updated its WAN IP address to the Dynamic DNS service provider. Current Dynamic IP This field displays the Device’s current WAN IP address. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 139: Filter
(Section 13.3 on page 150) to create IPv6/MAC filter rules. 13.2 The IP/MAC Filter Screen Use this screen to create and apply IPv4/MAC filters. Click Security > Filter to display the screen as shown. Figure 101 Security > Filter VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 140 This is the upper layer protocol. Apply Click this to save your changes. Delete Click this to remove the filter rule selected in the IP / MAC Filter Rule Index field. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 141: The Ipv6/Mac Filter Screen
Enter the source IPv6 address of the packets you wish to filter. This field is ignored if it is ::. Subnet Mask Enter the IPv6 subnet mask for the source IPv6 address. Source Prefix Enter the prefix length for the source IPv6 address. Length VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 142 This is the MAC address of the packets being filtered. Protocol This is the (upper layer) protocol that defines the service to which this rule applies. By default it is ICMPv6. Apply Click this to save your changes. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 143 Table 59 Security > Filter > IPv6/MAC Filter (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Delete Click this to remove the filter rule selected in the IPv6 / MAC Filter Rule Index field. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 144 Chapter 13 Filter VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 145: Firewall
• Use the Rules screen (Section 14.4 on page 157) to view the configured firewall rules and add, edit or remove a firewall rule. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 146: What You Need To Know About Firewall
WAN may only be allowed to cross the firewall in response to a request from the LAN. RFC 4890 SPEC Traffic RFC 4890 specifies the filtering policies for ICMPv6 messages. This is important for protecting against security threats including DoS, probing, redirection attacks and renumbering attacks that VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 147: Firewall General Screen
14.2 Firewall General Screen Use this screen to select the firewall protection level on the Device. Click Security > Firewall > General to display the following screen. Figure 104 Security > Firewall > General VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 148: Default Action Screen
Use this screen to set the default action that the firewall takes on packets that do not match any of the firewall rules. Click Security > Firewall > Default Action to display the following screen. Figure 105 Security > Firewall > Default Action VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 149: Rules Screen
When the amount of space used is over 80%, the bar is red. Packet Direction Use the drop-down list box to select a direction of travel of packets for which you want to configure firewall rules. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 150: Rules Add Screen
Use this screen to configure firewall rules. In the Rules screen, select an index number and click Add or click a rule’s Edit icon to display this screen and refer to the following table for information on the labels. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 151 Maximum Burst Set the maximum number of packets that can be sent at the peak rate. Number This field determines if a log for packets that match the rule is created or not. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 152: Customized Services
IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority) website. Click the Edit Customized Services button while editing a firewall rule to configure a custom service port. This displays the following screen. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 153: Customized Service Add/Edit
14.4.3 Customized Service Add/Edit Use this screen to add a customized rule or edit an existing rule. Click Add or the Edit icon next to a rule number in the Firewall Customized Services screen to display the following screen. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 154: Dos Screen
Cancel Click this to exit this screen without saving. 14.5 DoS Screen Use this screen to enable DoS protection. Click Security > Firewall > Dos to display the following screen. Figure 110 Security > Firewall > Dos VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 155: The Dos Advanced Screen
Device is classifying normal traffic as DoS attacks. Factors influencing choices for threshold values are: The maximum number of opened sessions. The minimum capacity of server backlog in your LAN network. The CPU power of servers in your LAN network. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 156: Configuring Firewall Thresholds
An ICMP redirect attack is one where forged ICMP redirect messages can force the client device to route packets for certain connections through an attacker’s host. DoS Log(Log Level: Select Enable to log DoS attacks. See Section 17.2 on page 182 for information on DEBUG) viewing logs. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 157: Firewall Technical Reference
These rules specify which computers on the WAN can access which computers or services on the LAN. Note: You also need to configure NAT port forwarding (or full featured NAT address mapping rules) to allow computers on the WAN to access devices on the LAN. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 158: Guidelines For Enhancing Security With Your Firewall
Note: Incorrectly configuring the firewall may block valid access or introduce security risks to the Device and your protected network. Use caution when creating or deleting firewall rules and test your rules after you configure them. Consider these security ramifications before creating a rule: VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 159: Triangle Route
The Device reroutes the SYN packet through Gateway A on the LAN to the WAN. The reply from the WAN goes directly to the computer on the LAN without going through the Device. As a result, the Device resets the connection, as the connection has not been acknowledged. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 160 The Device reroutes the packet to Gateway A, which is in Subnet 2. The reply from the WAN goes to the Device. The Device then sends it to the computer on the LAN in Subnet 1. Figure 115 IP Alias Subnet 1 ISP 1 ISP 2 Subnet 2 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 161: Parental Control
This shows the name of the rule. Home Network User This shows the MAC address of the LAN user’s computer to which this rule applies. Internet Access This shows the days and time on which parental control is enabled. Schedule VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 162: Add/Edit A Parental Control Rule
Use this screen to configure a restricted access schedule and/or URL filtering settings to block the users on your network from accessing certain web sites. Figure 117 Add/Edit Parental Control Rule VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 163 Click the Delete icon to delete an existing rule. Blocked Site/URL Specify web sites or URLs to which the Device blocks access. Apply Click this button to save your settings back to the Device. Cancel Click this to exit this screen without saving. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 164 Chapter 15 Parental Control VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 165: Certificates
Tim uses his private key to encrypt the message and sends it to Jenny. Jenny receives the message and uses Tim’s public key to decrypt it. Additionally, Jenny uses her own private key to encrypt a message and Tim uses Jenny’s public key to decrypt the message. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 166: Verifying A Certificate
You can use a certificate’s fingerprint to verify it. A certificate’s fingerprint is a message digest calculated using the MD5 or SHA1 algorithms. The following procedure describes how to check a certificate’s fingerprint to verify that you have the actual certificate. Browse to where you have the certificate saved on your computer. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 167: Local Certificates
Use this screen to view the Device’s summary list of certificates and certification requests. You can import the following certificates to your Device: • Web Server - This certificate secures HTTP connections. • SIP TLS - This certificate secures VoIP connections. • SSH/SCP/SFTP - This certificate secures remote connections. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 168 This field displays the name used to identify this certificate. It is recommended that you give each certificate a unique name. Key Type This field applies to the SSH/SCP/SFTP certificate. This shows the file format of the current certificate. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 169: Trusted Ca
16.4 Trusted CA Import Click Import Certificate in the Trusted CA screen to open the Import Certificate screen. You can save a trusted certification authority’s certificate to the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 170: View Certificate
Use this screen to view in-depth information about the certification authority’s certificate, change the certificate’s name and set whether or not you want the Device to check a certification authority’s list of revoked certificates before trusting a certificate issued by the certification authority. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 171 You can copy and paste the certificate into an e-mail to send to friends or colleagues or you can copy and paste the certificate into a text editor and save the file on a management computer for later distribution (via floppy disk for example). Back Click this to return to the previous screen. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 172 Chapter 16 Certificates VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 173: System Monitor
Refer to the documentation of your syslog program for details. The following table describes the syslog severity levels. Table 74 Syslog Severity Levels CODE SEVERITY Emergency: The system is unusable. Alert: Action must be taken immediately. Critical: The system condition is critical. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 174: The Log Screen
This field displays the time the log was recorded. Level This field displays the severity level of the logs that the device is to send to this syslog server. Messages This field states the reason for the log. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 175: The Wan Traffic Status Screen
Packets Received Data This indicates the number of received packets on this interface. Error This indicates the number of frames with errors received on this interface. Drop This indicates the number of received packets dropped on this interface. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 176: The Lan Traffic Status Screen
Received (Packet) Data This indicates the number of received packets on this interface. Error This indicates the number of frames with errors received on this interface. Drop This indicates the number of received packets dropped on this interface. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 177: The Nat Traffic Status Screen
This shows the MAC address of the client. No. of Open Session This shows the number of NAT sessions used by the client. Total This shows the total number of NAT sessions currently open on the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 178 Chapter 17 System Monitor VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 179: User Account
(*) for each character you type. After you change the password, use the new password to access the Device. Retype to Confirm Type the new password again for confirmation. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 180 Chapter 18 User Account VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 181: Client
ACS and specify the ACS IP address or domain name and username and password. Click Maintenance > TR-069 Client to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure your Device to be managed by an ACS. Figure 129 Maintenance > TR-069 Client VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 182: Chapter 19 Tr-069 Client
Disable. Inform Interval Enter the time interval (in seconds) at which the Device sends information to the auto- configuration server. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore the screen’s last saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 183: System
A value of "0" means a management session never times out, no matter how long it has been left idle (not recommended). Apply Click this to save your changes back to the Device. Cancel Click this to begin configuring this screen afresh. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 184 Chapter 20 System VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 185: Time Setting
This field displays the time of your Device. Current Date This field displays the date of your Device. Time and Date Setup Manual Select this to enter the time and date manually in hh:mm:ss and yyyy/mm/dd format. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 186 In Germany for instance, you would type 2 because Germany's time zone is one hour ahead of GMT or UTC (GMT+1). Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore the screen’s last saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 187: Log Setting
HAPTER Log Setting 22.1 Overview You can configure where the Device sends logs and which logs and/or immediate alerts the Device records in the Log Setting screen. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 188: The Log Setting Screen
Figure 132 Maintenance > Log Setting The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 83 Maintenance > Log Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION Syslog Setting Syslog Logging Select the Active check box to enable syslog logging. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 189 Log Level Select the severity level of logs that you want to record. If you want to record all logs, select ALL. Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 190 Chapter 22 Log Setting VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 191: Firmware Upgrade
Click this to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them. Upload Click this to begin the upload process. This process may take up to three minutes. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 192 After two minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the Status screen. If the upload was not successful, an error screen will appear. Click OK to go back to the Firmware Upgrade screen. Figure 136 Error Message VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 193: Backup/Restore
The backup configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previous settings. Click Backup to save the Device’s current configuration to your computer. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 194 If you restore the default configuration, you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the same subnet as that of the default device IP address (192.168.1.1). If the upload was not successful, an error screen will appear. Click OK to go back to the Configuration screen. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 195: The Reboot Screen
System restart allows you to reboot the Device remotely without turning the power off. You may need to do this if the Device hangs, for example. Click Maintenance > Reboot. Click the Reboot button to have the Device reboot. This does not affect the Device's configuration. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 196 Chapter 24 Backup/Restore VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 197: Remote Management
IP addresses users can use Telnet to manage the Device. • Use the FTP screen (Section 25.4 on page 209) to configure through which interfaces and from which IP addresses users can use FTP to access the Device. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 198: What You Need To Know About Remote Management
• Use the Device’s WAN IP address when configuring from the WAN. • Use the Device’s LAN IP address when configuring from the LAN. 25.2 The WWW Screen Use this screen to specify how to connect to the Device from a web browser, such as Internet Explorer. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 199: Configuring The Www Screen
Select All to allow any computer to access the Device using this service. Choose Range to just allow the computers with an IP address in the range that you specify to access the Device using this service. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 200: Telnet Screen
Choose Range to just allow the computers with an IP address in the range that you specify to access the Device using this service. Apply Click this to save your changes. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 201: Ftp Screen
Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network devices. Your Device supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the Device through the network. The Device supports SNMP version VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 202 Examples of variables include such as number of packets received, node port status etc. A Management Information Base (MIB) is a collection of managed objects. SNMP allows a manager and agents to communicate for the purpose of accessing these objects. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 203: Configuring Snmp
Enter the Set community, which is the password for incoming Set requests from the management station. The default is public and allows all requests. Trap Community Type the trap community, which is the password sent with each trap to the SNMP manager. The default is public and allows all requests. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 204: Dns Screen
Choose Range to just allow the computers with an IP address in the range that you specify to send DNS queries to the Device. Apply Click this to save your changes. Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 205: Icmp Screen
SSH access and from which IP address the access can come. SSH is a secure communication protocol that combines authentication and data encryption to provide secure encrypted communication between two hosts over an unsecured network. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 206: Ssh Example
This section shows an example using a graphical interface SSH client program to remotely access the ZyXEL device. The configuration and connection steps are similar for most SSH client programs. Refer to your SSH client program user’s guide. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 207 Chapter 25 Remote Management Enter the IP address and port number. Select SSH. A window displays prompting you to store the host key in your computer. Click Yes to continue. Enter your user name and password. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 208 Chapter 25 Remote Management The command line interface displays. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 209: Diagnostic
Type the IP address of a computer that you want to ping in order to test a connection. Click Ping and the ping statistics will show in the diagnostic . PingV6 Click this to ping the IPv6 address that you entered. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 210: The Dsl Line Screen
Use this screen to view the DSL line statistics and reset the DSL line. Click Maintenance > Diagnostic > DSL Line. This screen is different for ADSL and VDSL connections. If your WAN connection is ADSL, the screen is as shown. Figure 151 Maintenance > Diagnostic > DSL Line: ADSL VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 211 VPIs/VCIs before you begin this test. The Device sends an OAM F5 packet to the DSLAM/ATM switch and then returns it (loops it back) to the Device. The ATM loopback test is useful for troubleshooting problems with the DSLAM and ATM network. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 212 Click this to view your DSL connection’s Packet Transfer Mode (PTM) statistics. PTM is a packet-based (for example, for Ethernet packets, IP packets, etc.) transmission method applied in VDSL2. It can highly increase the efficiency of packet transmission. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 213 DESCRIPTION VDSL Line Status Click this to view your VDSL line connection status. Reset VDSL Line Click this to reinitialize the VDSL line. The large text box above then displays the progress and results of this operation. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 214 Chapter 26 Diagnostic VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 215: Troubleshooting
Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED. See Section 1.7 on page Check the hardware connections. See the Quick Start Guide. Inspect your cables for damage. Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 216: Device Access And Login
IP address for the Device. Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. Make sure your Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScript and Java enabled. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 217: Internet Access
I cannot use FTP to upload / download the configuration file. / I cannot use FTP to upload new firmware. See the troubleshooting suggestions for I cannot see or access the Login screen in the web configurator. Ignore the suggestions about your browser. 27.4 Internet Access I cannot access the Internet. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 218 If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor, or try one of the advanced suggestions. Advanced Suggestions • Check the settings for QoS. If it is disabled, you might consider activating it. If it is enabled, you might consider raising or lowering the priority for some applications. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 219: Wireless Internet Access
• WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It requires the use of a RADIUS server and is mostly used in business networks. • WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points to keep network communications private. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 220: Usb Device Connection
The Local Area Connection icon for UPnP disappears in the screen. Restart your computer. I cannot open special applications such as white board, file transfer and video when I use the MSN messenger. Wait more than three minutes. Restart the applications. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 221: Appendix A Customer Support
• Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. Corporate Headquarters (Worldwide) Taiwan • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com Asia China • ZyXEL Communications (Shanghai) Corp. ZyXEL Communications (Beijing) Corp. ZyXEL Communications (Tianjin) Corp. • http://www.zyxel.cn India • ZyXEL Technology India Pvt Ltd • http://www.zyxel.in Kazakhstan •...
Page 222 • ZyXEL Singapore Pte Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.com.sg Taiwan • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com Thailand • ZyXEL Thailand Co., Ltd • http://www.zyxel.co.th Vietnam • ZyXEL Communications Corporation-Vietnam Office • http://www.zyxel.com/vn/vi Europe Austria • ZyXEL Deutschland GmbH • http://www.zyxel.de Belarus • ZyXEL BY • http://www.zyxel.by...
Page 223 Appendix A Customer Support Belgium • ZyXEL Communications B.V. • http://www.zyxel.com/be/nl/ Bulgaria • ZyXEL България • http://www.zyxel.com/bg/bg/ Czech • ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o • http://www.zyxel.cz Denmark • ZyXEL Communications A/S • http://www.zyxel.dk Estonia • ZyXEL Estonia • http://www.zyxel.com/ee/et/ Finland • ZyXEL Communications •...
Page 224 • ZyXEL Communications Poland • http://www.zyxel.pl Romania • ZyXEL Romania • http://www.zyxel.com/ro/ro Russia • ZyXEL Russia • http://www.zyxel.ru Slovakia • ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o. organizacna zlozka • http://www.zyxel.sk Spain • ZyXEL Spain • http://www.zyxel.es Sweden • ZyXEL Communications • http://www.zyxel.se Switzerland •...
Page 225 • http://www.zyxel.com/ec/es/ Ecuador • ZyXEL Communication Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/ec/es/ Middle East Egypt • ZyXEL Communication Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/homepage.shtml Middle East • ZyXEL Communication Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/homepage.shtml North America • ZyXEL Communications, Inc. - North America Headquarters • http://www.us.zyxel.com/ VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 226 Appendix A Customer Support Oceania Australia • ZyXEL Communications Corporation • http://www.zyxel.com/au/en/ Africa South Africa • Nology (Pty) Ltd. • http://www.zyxel.co.za VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 227: Appendix B Legal Information
Your use of the Device is subject to the terms and conditions of any related service providers. Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only and may be properties of their respective owners.
Page 228 [Maltese] Hawnhekk, ZyXEL, jiddikjara li dan tagħmir jikkonforma mal-ħtiġijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid-Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC. [Hungarian] Alulírott, ZyXEL nyilatkozom, hogy a berendezés megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EK irányelv egyéb elõírásainak. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 229 For 2.4 GHz, the output power is restricted to 10 mW EIRP when the product is used outdoors in the band 2454 - 2483.5 MHz. There are no restrictions when used indoors or in other parts of the 2.4 GHz band. Check http://www.arcep.fr/ for more details. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 230 Always disconnect all cables from this device before servicing or disassembling. • Use ONLY an appropriate power adaptor or cord for your device. Connect it to the right supply voltage (for example, 110V AC in North America or 230V AC in Europe). VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 231 Your product is marked with this symbol, which is known as the WEEE mark. WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment. It means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general waste. Used electrical and electronic equipment should be treated separately. VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
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Page 233: Index
Basic Service Set, see BSS contact information blinking LEDs copyright broadcast example CTS threshold customer support customized services 160, 162 44, 50 certificate data fragment threshold 73, 74 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 234 Quick Start PPPoA PPPoE RFC 1483 encryption ENET ENCAP 40, 46, 52 Extended Service Set IDentification host 58, 65 host name FCC interference statement File Sharing IANA filters ICMP 155, 213 IP/MAC 148, 150 IGMP 36, 89 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 235 MAC address what it does multicast Network Address Translation, see NAT LAN TCP/IP LAND attack limitations wireless LAN Local Area Network, see LAN other documentation login passwords logout automatic logs firewalls packet direction VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 236 148, 150 Quality of Service, see QoS static route Quick Start Guide 2, 21 Simple Network Management Protocol, see SNMP SNMP agents Manager RADIUS server managers registration network components product versions related documentation remote management SSID activation MBSSID VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 237 69, 78 compatibility example Web Configurator web configurator 44, 50 passwords unicast Universal Plug and Play, see UPnP WEP Encryption 60, 61 upgrading firmware Wide Area Network, see WAN UPnP Wireless Distribution System, see WDS forum wireless LAN VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...
Page 238 69, 78 compatibility example WPA-PSK 78, 80 example limitations push button 17, 78 wireless network example wizard setup Internet WLAN auto-scan channel scheduling see also wireless. WPA-PSK 78, 80 example limitations example push button 17, 78 VMG1312-T10C User’s Guide...

ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-T10C User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 3 Quick Start

Chapter 5 WAN Setup

Chapter 6 Wireless

Chapter 7 Home Networking

Chapter 8 Static Route

Chapter 11 Port Binding

Chapter 12 Dynamic DNS

Chapter 13 Filter

Chapter 14 Firewall

Chapter 15 Parental Control

Chapter 16 Certificates

Chapter 17 System Monitor

Chapter 18 User Account

Chapter 19 TR-069 Client

Chapter 20 System

Chapter 21 Time Setting

Chapter 22 Log Setting

Chapter 23 Firmware Upgrade

Chapter 24 Backup/Restore

Chapter 25 Remote Management

Chapter 26 Diagnostic

Chapter 27 Troubleshooting

Appendix A Customer Support

Appendix B Legal Information

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