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  • Page 1 3G Wireless-N Travel Router USER GUIDE...
  • 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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MENT Contents Chapter 1. Installing the 3G Wireless-N Travel Router ...5 Package Contents ... 5 System Requirements... 5 Installing the Battery... 5 Powering Your Router... 6 Using AC Power ... 6 Reading the Power Indicator (LED) ... 6 Using Your Router with a 3G Modem or Other Devices... 7 Registering Your Product and Getting Help ...
  • Page 4 The Miscellaneous Page ... 41 Configuring Security Settings... 42 The Status and Packet Filters Pages... 42 The Domain Filters Page ... 43 The URL Blocking Page ... 44 The MAC Address Control Page ... 45 The Miscellaneous Page ... 46 Configuring Advanced Settings ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Installing The 3G Wireless-N Travel Router

    Travel Router, 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. If anything is missing or damaged, please contact Zoom Customer Support or your retailer or distributor. System Requirements The Zoom 3G Wireless-N Travel Router works with any compatible 3G USB modem with Internet service.

  • Page 6: Powering Your Router

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

  • Page 7: Using Your Router With A 3G Modem Or Other Devices

    Using Your Router with a 3G Modem or Other Devices Plug your 3G USB modem into the router's USB port. Optionally, connect the power adapter to the POWER jack on the back panel of your router and plug the other end of the power adapter into a wall outlet or power strip. ON/OFF switch Note: If the battery is charged, you have the option of using the router without the power adapter.

  • Page 8: Registering Your Product And Getting Help

    If that’s okay, you simply need to go to the wireless network setup in your device, and there you need to attach to 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 9: Chapter 2. Using The Configuration Manager

    Using the Configuration Manager Your wireless-N travel router 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. This chapter includes: • Instructions for launching the Configuration Manager program •...
  • Page 10 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, where you can select the Setup Wizard or the Advanced configuration program to tailor the router's configuration to your needs.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3. Using The Configuration Manager's Setup Wizard

    Using the Configuration Manager's Setup Wizard If you are not experienced with wireless devices and their configuration, you can use the Configuration Manager's Setup Wizard program to change the router's default settings. This chapter includes: • Suggestions for default settings that you might want to change •...

  • Page 12: Step 1. Setup Login Password

    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. Setup Login To view or change configuration settings, you must enter a password. Your router has a default password (admin) that was set by the factory and that you used to access the Configuration Manager initially.

  • Page 13: Step 3. Wan Type Setup

    1 To set the time zone, select the time zone that applies to your locale from the dropdown menu, then click Next. Step 3. WAN Type Setup The WAN Type refers to the protocol used by your Internet Service Provider in establishing your Internet connection.
  • Page 14 • PPPoE - Choose this type if your ADSL connection uses PPPoE. • PPTP - The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is more common in corporate environments and most users will not use this setting. • L2TP - The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is more common in corporate environments and most users will not use this setting.
  • Page 15 • 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. This address identifies your 3G Wireless-N Travel Router when seen from the Internet. •...
  • Page 16 • Host Name This is the name that identifies your 3G Wireless-N Travel Router. Some service providers require a host name. Your service provider supplies this name, if needed. • ISP registered MAC Address This is the 12-digit Media Access Control (MAC) address of your router. Click the Clone button to get the MAC address that was registered with your service provider for your device, if needed.
  • Page 17 • Secondary DNS This is the IP address of an alternate Domain Name System (DNS) server. Your service provider supplies this address, if needed. • Service Name This is the name assigned by your service provider to identify your service. The Service Name is optional.
  • Page 18 • 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. • Server IP Address/Name This is the name and IP address of the PPTP server.
  • Page 19 • 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. • Server IP Address/Name This is the name and IP address of the L2TP server.

  • Page 20: Step 4. Wireless Settings

    Network ID (SSID) refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the 3G Wireless-N Travel Router is Zoom. You can change the SSID to a name of your choice. The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 21 TIP: Other wireless networks might be within range of your network. Your neighbors, for instance, may be within range. If possible, there should be at least a five-channel difference between your network and neighboring networks with strong signals. Having less than a five-channel difference may result in interference with your connection.
  • Page 22 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. Field Entry Accept WPA-PSK/WPA2 PSK as the default value.

  • Page 23: Step 5. Summary

    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 24: Step 6. Finish

    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. 2 To test the updated configuration on your network, click the checkbox next to Do you want to proceed with the network testing? 3 To use the Ethernet port as the LAN port, click the checkbox next to The Ethernet Port will be used as LAN Port after saving.

  • Page 25: Chapter 4. Wireless And Wireless Security Setup

    Wireless and Wireless Security Setup Your 3G Wireless-N Travel Router'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 26: Method Two

    Method Two Use this method if your client device already has a WPS PIN number. The client is the Enrollee. If you haven't already done so, open a Web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the address bar. When the Configuration Manager launches, log in as admin, then select Advanced > Basic Settings >...

  • Page 27: Configuring Wireless Security Manually

    Network ID (SSID) Refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the 3G Wireless-N Travel Router is Zoom. You can change the SSID to a name of your choice. The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

  • Page 28: 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 29 Network ID (SSID) Refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the 3G Wireless-N Travel Router is Zoom. You can change the SSID to a name of your choice. The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 30 Click the WPS Setup button to launch the WPS program. Please refer to Configuration on page 25 for more information. 3G Wireless-N Travel Router User Guide...

  • Page 31: Chapter 5. 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 32: Online Help

    • You want to connect the router to your ADSL or cable modem, using your 3G modem as a backup Internet connection. See Failover) on page 33 for details. • You want to set up QoS on your router. See details.

  • Page 33: 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 34 • Ethernet port configuration Set to LAN by default. You can change this to WAN, Auto, or Off to disable the Ethernet port. Accept the default if you are using a 3G WAN Type protocol; otherwise, select WAN. Use Auto if you want the router to detect if the Ethernet connection is WAN or LAN.

  • Page 35: 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 36 Refers to the Service Set Identifier for your device. By default, the SSID for the 3G Wireless-N Travel Router 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 37 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 38: 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 39: 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 40: The Port Triggering Page

    Schedule Rule and Rule Setting Pages 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. Service Port 5000 The Port Triggering Page...

  • Page 41: The Miscellaneous Page

    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. In this way, specific ports can open for incoming traffic that must pass through your firewall. •...

  • Page 42: Configuring Security Settings

    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. The Status and Packet Filters Pages You can use the Status page and the Packet Filters page to control which packets are allowed or denied access.

  • Page 43: 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 44: 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 45: 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 46: 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 47: 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 48: 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 49 • 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 50: 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 51: 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 52: 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 53 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 54: Configuring Toolbox Settings

    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. The System Information Page You can use the System Information page to view information about your router, and to view download, and delete system logs.

  • Page 55: The Firmware Upgrade 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 56: 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 57: 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 58: Declaration Of Conformity

    IEC61000-4-6:2007 IEC61000-4-8:1993+A1:2000 IEC61000-4-11:2004 Paul Prohodski 09 September 2009 1074/TF, Boston, MA, USA 2789-A Zoom Telephonics, Inc. 207 South Street Boston, MA 02111 USA 617-423-1072 www.zoom.com Zoom 3G Wireless-N Travel Router Series 1074, Model 4506, CDM530AM Director Directeur Director 27623 ©2009...

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