ZyXEL Communications NBG-416N User Manual
ZyXEL Communications NBG-416N User Manual

ZyXEL Communications NBG-416N User Manual

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NBG-416N
Wireless N-lite Home Router
Default Login Details
IP Address
http://192.168.1.1
Username
Password
Firmware Version 1.0
www.zyxel.com
Edition 1, 1/2011
www.zyxel.com
admin
1234
Copyright © 2011
ZyXEL Communications Corporation

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  • Page 1 NBG-416N Wireless N-lite Home Router Default Login Details IP Address http://192.168.1.1 Username admin Password 1234 Firmware Version 1.0 www.zyxel.com Edition 1, 1/2011 www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2011 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
  • Page 3: About This User's Guide

    About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the NBG-416N using the Web Configurator. You should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts and topology. Tips for Reading User’s Guides On-Screen When reading a ZyXEL User’s Guide On-Screen, keep the following in mind:...
  • Page 4 • Knowledge Base If you have a specific question about your product, the answer may be here. This is a collection of answers to previously asked questions about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Learn from others who use ZyXEL products and share your experiences as well.
  • Page 5 Should problems arise that cannot be solved by the methods listed above, you should contact your vendor. If you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region in which you bought the device. See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.php for contact information. Please have the following information ready when you contact an office.
  • Page 6: Document Conventions

    Syntax Conventions • The NBG-416N may be referred to as the “NBG-416N”, the “device”, the “product” or the “system” in this User’s Guide. • Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.
  • Page 7 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The NBG-416N icon is not an exact representation of your device. NBG-416N Server Telephone NBG-416N User’s Guide Computer Notebook computer Modem Firewall Switch Router Document Conventions...
  • Page 8: Safety Warnings

    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. Safety Warnings NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Firewall ... 109 Remote Management ...113 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) ...117 System ... 125 Logs ... 131 Tools ... 133 Sys OP Mode ... 139 Language ... 143 Troubleshooting ... 145 Product Specifications ... 153 NBG-416N User’s Guide Contents Overview Contents Overview...
  • Page 10 Contents Overview NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ... 19 1.1 Overview ... 19 1.2 Applications ... 19 1.3 Ways to Manage the NBG-416N ... 20 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG-416N ... 20 1.5 LEDs ... 20 Chapter 2 The WPS Button... 23 2.1 Overview ... 23 Chapter 3 The Web Configurator ...
  • Page 12 6.1 Overview ... 57 6.2 How to Connect to the Internet from an AP ... 57 6.2.1 Configure Wireless Security Using WPS on both your NBG-416N and Wireless Client 6.3 Enable and Configure Wireless Security without WPS on your NBG-416N ... 61 Part II: Technical Reference ...
  • Page 13 10.2 What You Can Do ... 95 10.3 What You Need To Know ... 95 10.4 General Screen ... 96 10.5 Advanced Screen ... 96 10.6 Client List Screen ... 98 Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT)... 101 NBG-416N User’s Guide Table of Contents...
  • Page 14 Firewall... 109 12.1 Overview ... 109 12.2 What You Can Do ... 109 12.3 What You Need To Know ...110 12.3.1 About the NBG-416N Firewall ...110 12.3.2 VPN Pass Through Features ...110 12.4 General Firewall Screen 12.5 Services Screen Chapter 13 Remote Management...
  • Page 15 20.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ... 145 20.2 NBG-416N Access and Login ... 146 20.3 Internet Access ... 148 20.4 Resetting the NBG-416N to Its Factory Defaults ... 149 20.5 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting ... 150 Chapter 21 Product Specifications ... 153 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting ...
  • Page 16 Appendix D Wireless LANs ... 193 21.0.2 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example ... 203 21.0.3 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example ... 203 Appendix E Services ... 205 Appendix F Open Software Announcements ... 209 Appendix G Legal Information... 231 Index... 239 NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 17: User's Guide

    User’s Guide...
  • Page 19: Introduction

    • Wired. You can connect network devices via the Ethernet ports of the NBG- 416N so that they can communicate with each other and access the Internet. • Wireless. Wireless clients can connect to the NBG-416N to access network resources.
  • Page 20: Ways To Manage The Nbg-416N

    416N using a (supported) web browser. 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG-416N Do the following things regularly to make the NBG-416N more secure and to manage the NBG-416N more effectively. • Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.
  • Page 21 Blinking The NBG-416N is sending/receiving data through the WAN. The WAN connection is not ready, or has failed. The NBG-416N is ready, but is not sending/ receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking The NBG-416N is sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN.
  • Page 22 Chapter 1 Introduction NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 23: The Wps Button

    H A P T E R 2.1 Overview Your NBG-416N supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2 The WPS Button NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 25: The Web Configurator

    Internet Explorer. 3.2 Accessing the Web Configurator Make sure your NBG-416N hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer or computer network to connect to the NBG-416N (refer to the Quick Start Guide). Launch your web browser. Type "http://192.168.1.1" as the website address.
  • Page 26 Select the setup mode you want to use. • Click Go to Wizard Setup to use the Configuration Wizard for basic Internet and Wireless setup. • Click Go to Advanced Setup to view and configure all the NBG-416N’s settings. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 27: Resetting The Nbg-416N

    If you forget your password or IP address, or you cannot access the Web Configurator, you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the NBG-416N to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved, the username will be reset to admin and password will be reset to 1234.
  • Page 28: Status Screen (Router Mode)

    Select a number of seconds or None from the drop-down list box to refresh all screen statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh the screen statistics. Click this button to refresh the status screen statistics. Chapter 5 on page 50.) NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 29 This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN - On, Off or Off by scheduler. - Name (SSID) This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG-416N in the wireless LAN. - Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually.
  • Page 30: Navigation Panel

    This shows whether UPnP is active or not. Interface Status Interface This displays the NBG-416N port types. The port types are: WAN, LAN and WLAN. Status For the LAN and WAN ports, this field displays Down (line is down) or Up (line is up or connected).
  • Page 31 Chapter 3 The Web Configurator FUNCTION Use this screen to configure wireless LAN. Use the MAC filter screen to configure the NBG-416N to block access to devices or block the devices from accessing the NBG-416N. This screen allows you to configure advanced wireless settings.
  • Page 32: Summary: Dhcp Table

    TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the NBG-416N’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG-416N provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on that network, or else the computer must be manually configured.
  • Page 33: Summary: Packet Statistics

    Table 6 Summary: Packet Statistics LABEL DESCRIPTION Port This is the NBG-416N’s port type. Status For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or Down when the line is disconnected. For the WAN port, it displays the port speed and duplex setting if you’re using Ethernet encapsulation and Idle (line (ppp) idle), Dial...
  • Page 34: Summary: Wlan Station Status

    3.5.4 Summary: WLAN Station Status Click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG-416N in the Association List. Association means that a wireless client (for example, your network or computer with a wireless network card) has connected successfully to the AP (or wireless router) using the same SSID, channel and security settings.
  • Page 35: Connection Wizard

    Guide to know what to enter in each field. Leave a field blank if you don’t have that information. After you access the NBG-416N Web Configurator, click Go to Wizard setup. You can click Go to Advanced setup to skip this wizard setup and configure basic or advanced features accordingly.
  • Page 36: Connection Wizard: Step 1: System Information

    • In Windows XP, click Start > My Computer > View system information and then click the Computer Name tab. Note the entry in the Full computer name field and enter it as the NBG-416N System Name. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 37: Domain Name

    LABEL DESCRIPTION System System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG-416N in an Ethernet Name network. Enter a descriptive name. This name can be up to 30 alphanumeric characters long. Spaces are not allowed, but dashes "-" and underscores "_"...
  • Page 38: Connection Wizard: Step 2: Wireless Lan

    Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the (SSID) wireless LAN. If you change this field on the NBG-416N, make sure all wireless stations use the same SSID in order to access the network. Security Select a Security level from the drop-down list box.
  • Page 39: Extend (Wpa-Psk Or Wpa2-Psk) Security

    Note: The wireless stations and NBG-416N must use the same SSID, channel ID, WPA-PSK (if WPA-PSK is enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless communication. 4.3.1 Extend (WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK) Security Choose Extend (WPA-PSK) or Extend (WPA2-PSK) security in the Wireless LAN setup screen to set up a Pre-Shared Key.
  • Page 40: Ethernet Connection

    Select the Ethernet option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. Select the PPP over Ethernet option for a dial-up connection. If your ISP gave you an IP address and/or subnet mask, then select PPTP. Select the PPTP option for a dial-up connection. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 41 By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG-416N (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG-416N does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LAN's computers will have Internet access.
  • Page 42: Pptp Connection

    Internet. Refer to the appendix for more information on PPTP. Note: The NBG-416N supports one PPTP server connection at any given time. Figure 19 Wizard Step 3: PPTP Connection The following table describes the fields in this screen...
  • Page 43: Your Ip Address

    Select this radio button if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP automatically address. from ISP Use fixed IP Select this radio button, provided by your ISP to give the NBG-416N a address fixed, unique IP address. My IP Type the (static) IP address assigned to you by your ISP.
  • Page 44: Wan Ip Address Assignment

    254 individual addresses, from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (zero and 255 are reserved). In other words, the first three numbers specify the network number while the last number identifies an individual computer on that network. 10.255.255.255 172.31.255.255 192.168.255.255 NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 45: Dns Server Address Assignment

    Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address that is easy to remember, for instance, 192.168.1.1, for your NBG-416N, but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP address. The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your NBG-416N will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered.
  • Page 46: Wan Ip And Dns Server Address Assignment

    The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP address of a computer before you can access it. The NBG-416N uses a system DNS server (in the order you specify here) to resolve domain names for DDNS and the time server.
  • Page 47: Wan Mac Address

    This screen allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the NBG-416N’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address. Once it is successfully configured, the address will be copied to configuration file.
  • Page 48: Connection Wizard Complete

    Chapter 4 Connection Wizard 4.5 Connection Wizard Complete Click Finish to complete the wizard setup. Figure 23 Connection Wizard Complete Well done! You have successfully set up your NBG-416N to operate on your network and access the Internet. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 49: Ap Mode

    Chapter 6 on page 57 AP mode. Use your NBG-416N as an AP if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this mode your device bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example.
  • Page 50: Status Screen (Ap Mode)

    Chapter 5 AP Mode To set your NBG-416N to AP Mode, go to Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General and select Access Point. Figure 25 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode > General A pop-up appears providing information on this mode. Click OK in the pop-up message window.
  • Page 51 This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN - On, Off, or Off by scheduler. - Name (SSID) This shows a descriptive name used to identify the NBG-416N in the wireless LAN. - Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually.
  • Page 52: Navigation Panel

    Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the NBG-416N. 5.3.1 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure NBG-416N features in AP Mode. The following screen and table show the features you can configure in AP Mode.
  • Page 53: Configuring Your Settings

    General Mode Language Language 5.4 Configuring Your Settings Use this section to configure your NBG-416N settings while in AP Mode. 5.4.1 LAN Settings Click Network > LAN to see the screen below. NBG-416N User’s Guide FUNCTION Use this screen to configure wireless LAN.
  • Page 54: Wlan And Maintenance Settings

    Chapter 5 AP Mode Note: If you change the IP address of the NBG-416N in the screen below, you will need to log into the NBG-416N again using the new IP address. Figure 28 Network > LAN > IP The table below describes the labels in the screen.
  • Page 55 The default IP address of the NBG-416N is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254”. Click Start > Run on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box.
  • Page 56 Chapter 5 AP Mode NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 57: Tutorials

    NBG-416N and Wireless Client This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS. This example uses the NBG-416N as the AP and NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to a notebook. Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-aware device (for example, a WPS USB adapter or PCI card).
  • Page 58 6.2.1.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) Make sure that your NBG-416N is turned on and that it is within range of your computer. Make sure that you have installed the wireless client (this example uses the NWD210N) driver and utility in your notebook.
  • Page 59: Pin Configuration

    The following figure shows you an example to set up wireless network and security by pressing a button on both NBG-416N and wireless client (the NWD210N in this example). Figure 30 Example WPS Process: PBC Method Wireless Client 6.2.1.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both NBG-416N’s...
  • Page 60 Chapter 6 Tutorials The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on NBG-416N and wireless client (ex. NWD210N in this example) by using PIN method. Figure 31 Example WPS Process: PIN Method Wireless Client...
  • Page 61: Enable And Configure Wireless Security Without Wps On Your Nbg-416N

    WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key: ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey) Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your NBG-416N. The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you are logged into the Web Configurator through your LAN connection (see Section 3.2 on page...
  • Page 62: Configure Your Notebook

    Figure 33 Tutorial: Status Screen 6.3.0.1 Configure Your Notebook Note: We use the ZyXEL M-302 wireless adapter utility screens as an example for the wireless client. The screens may vary for different models. The NBG-416N supports IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n wireless clients.
  • Page 63 Select WPA-PSK and type the security key in the following screen. Click Next. Figure 35 Security Settings The Confirm Save window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. Figure 36 Confirm Save NBG-416N User’s Guide Chapter 6 Tutorials...
  • Page 64 If your connection is successful, open your Internet browser and enter http:// www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your wireless connection is successfully configured. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 65: Technical Reference

    Technical Reference...
  • Page 67: Wireless Lan

    H A P T E R 7.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG-416N. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
  • Page 68: What You Can Do

    (Section 7.6 on page • Use the QoS screen to enable Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service (WMMQoS). This allows the NBG-416N to automatically set priority levels to services, such as e-mail, VoIP, chat, and so on • Use the WPS screen to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually •...
  • Page 69: Mac Address Filter

    Some wireless devices, such as scanners, can detect wireless networks but cannot use wireless networks. These kinds of wireless devices might not have MAC addresses. Hexadecimal characters are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F. NBG-416N User’s Guide Chapter 7 Wireless LAN ; for...
  • Page 70 When you select WPA2 or WPA2-PSK in your NBG-416N, you can also select an option (WPA Compatible) to support WPA as well. In this case, if some wireless...
  • Page 71: General Wireless Lan Screen

    Use this screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode. Note: If you are configuring the NBG-416N from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the NBG-416N’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm.
  • Page 72: No Security

    This displays the channel the NBG-416N is currently using. Channel Channel Select whether the NBG-416N uses a wireless channel width of 20MHz or Width Auto 20/40MHz. A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 150Mbps whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to 300 Mbps.
  • Page 73: Wep Encryption

    Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG-416N, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range. Figure 40 Network > Wireless LAN > General: No Security The following table describes the labels in this screen.
  • Page 74 Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the NBG-416N and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission. If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").
  • Page 75: Wpa-Psk/Wpa2-Psk

    This check box is available only when you select WPA2-PSK in the Compatible Security Mode field. Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to communicate with the NBG-416N even when the NBG-416N is using WPA2-PSK. Pre-Shared Key WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password for authentication.
  • Page 76: Mac Filter

    Chapter 7 Wireless LAN 7.5 MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG-416N to give exclusive access to up to 16 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 16 devices from accessing the NBG-416N (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address.
  • Page 77: Wireless Lan Advanced Screen

    Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied Address access to the NBG-416N in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.
  • Page 78 CTS Protection When set to None, the NBG-416N protects wireless communication against interference. Select Auto to let the NBG-416N determine whether to turn this feature on or off in the current environment. Tx Power This field controls the transmission power of the NBG-416N. When using...
  • Page 79: Quality Of Service (Qos) Screen

    7.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen Use the QoS screen to enable Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service (WMMQoS). This allows the NBG-416N to automatically set priority levels to services, such as e- mail, VoIP, chat, and so on. Click Network > Wireless LAN > QoS. The following screen appears.
  • Page 80: Wps Screen

    This displays Unconfigured if WPS is disabled and there are no wireless or wireless security changes on the NBG-416N or you click Release_Configuration to remove the configured wireless and wireless security settings.
  • Page 81: Wps Station Screen

    7.10 Scheduling Screen Use this screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off. Wireless LAN scheduling is disabled by default. The wireless LAN can be scheduled to turn NBG-416N User’s Guide Chapter 7 Wireless LAN Section...
  • Page 82 Wireless LAN will turn on between the two times you enter in these fields. Note: Entering the same begin time and end time will mean the Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-416N. Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen. whole day.
  • Page 83: Wan

    H A P T E R 8.1 Overview This chapter discusses the NBG-416N’s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-416N for Internet access. A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet. It connects your private networks (such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and other networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations.
  • Page 84: Configuring Your Internet Connection

    (and service name) for user authentication. WAN IP Address The WAN IP address is an IP address for the NBG-416N, which makes it accessible from an outside network. It is used by the NBG-416N to communicate with other devices in other networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the NBG-416N tries to access the Internet.
  • Page 85: Internet Connection

    MAC address prior to hooking up the WAN Port. 8.3 Internet Connection Use this screen to change your NBG-416N’s Internet access settings. Click Network > WAN. The screen differs according to the encapsulation you choose.
  • Page 86 Select Auto if you want to have the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) automatically configured. Select Manual if you want to have enter the MTU manually in the field below. Enter the MTU or the largest packet size per frame that your NBG-416N can receive and process. DNS Servers...
  • Page 87: Pppoe Encapsulation

    By implementing PPPoE directly on the NBG-416N (rather than individual computers), the computers on the LAN do not need PPPoE software installed, since the NBG-416N does that part of the task. Furthermore, with NAT, all of the LANs’ computers will have access.
  • Page 88: Pptp Encapsulation

    Type your password again to make sure that you have entered is Confirm correctly. MTU Size Enter the MTU or the largest packet size per frame that your NBG-416N can receive and process. Nailed-Up Select Nailed-Up Connection if you do not want the connection to time Connection out.
  • Page 89 PPTP supports on-demand, multi-protocol, and virtual private networking over public networks, such as the Internet. The NBG-416N supports only one PPTP server connection at any given time. To configure a PPTP client, you must configure the User Name and Password fields for a PPP connection and the PPTP parameters for a PPTP connection.
  • Page 90 The MAC address section allows users to configure the WAN port's MAC address by either using the NBG-416N’s MAC address, copying the MAC address from a computer on your LAN or manually entering a MAC address.
  • Page 91: Lan

    The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server, manage IP addresses, and partition your physical network into logical networks. Figure 53 LAN Setup The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server and manage IP addresses. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 92: What You Need To Know

    WAN network as shown next. Figure 54 LAN and WAN IP Addresses The LAN parameters of the NBG-416N are preset in the factory with the following values: • IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) •...
  • Page 93: Lan Ip Screen

    Table 36 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Type the IP address of your NBG-416N in dotted decimal notation 192.168.1.1 (factory default). IP Subnet Mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your NBG-416N will automatically calculate the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign.
  • Page 94 Chapter 9 LAN NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 95: Dhcp Server

    TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You can configure the NBG-416N’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG-416N provides the TCP/IP configuration for the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on your LAN, or else the computer must be manually configured.
  • Page 96: General Screen

    This screen allows you to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC addresses. You can also use this screen to configure the DNS server information that the NBG-416N sends to the DHCP clients.
  • Page 97 To change your NBG-416N’s static DHCP settings, click Network > DHCP Server > Advanced. The following screen displays. Figure 57 Network > DHCP Server > Advanced The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 38 Network > DHCP Server > Advanced...
  • Page 98: Client List Screen

    User-Defined, and enter the same IP address, the second User- Defined changes to None after you click Apply. Select DNS Relay to have the NBG-416N act as a DNS proxy. The NBG-416N's LAN IP address displays in the field to the right (read- only).
  • Page 99 Host Name MAC Address Reserve Apply Refresh NBG-416N User’s Guide DESCRIPTION This is the index number of the host computer. This field displays the IP address relative to the # field listed above. This field displays the computer host name.
  • Page 100 Chapter 10 DHCP Server NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 101: Network Address Translation (Nat)

    Network Address Translation 11.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the NBG-416N. NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet. For example, the source address of an outgoing packet, used within one network is changed to a different IP address known within another network.
  • Page 102: What You Can Do

    The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. Inside/Outside This denotes where a host is located relative to the NBG-416N, for example, the computers of your subscribers are the inside hosts, while the web servers on the Internet are the outside hosts.
  • Page 103 If you do not define any servers , NAT offers the additional benefit of firewall protection. With no servers defined, your NBG-416N filters out all incoming inquiries, thus preventing intruders from probing your network. For more information on IP address translation, refer to RFC 1631, The IP Network Address Translator (NAT).
  • Page 104: General Nat Screen

    (for example a private IP address used in a local network) to a different IP address known within another network (for example a public IP address used on the Internet). Select the check box to enable NAT. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 105: Nat Application Screen

    Network > NAT > Application. The screen appears as shown. Note: If you do not assign a Default Server IP address in the NAT > General screen, the NBG-416N discards all packets received for ports that are not specified in this screen or remote management.
  • Page 106 123,567. Type the inside IP address of the server that receives packets from the port(s) specified in the Port field. Click Apply to save your changes to the Application Rules Summary table. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 107: Technical Reference

    In addition to the servers for specified services, NAT supports a default server. A service request that does not have a server explicitly designated for it is forwarded NBG-416N User’s Guide Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • Page 108: Nat Port Forwarding Example

    192.168.1.35 to a third (C in the example). You assign the LAN IP addresses and the ISP assigns the WAN IP address. The NAT network appears as a single host on the Internet. Figure 63 Multiple Servers Behind NAT Example NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 109: Firewall

    (2). However other traffic initiated from the WAN is blocked (3 and 4). Figure 64 Default Firewall Action 12.2 What You Can Do • Use the General screen to enable or disable the NBG-416N’s firewall 12.4 on page 111). NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 110: What You Need To Know

    Internet. For example a home network and one in a business office. This requires special equipment on both ends of the connection. The NBG-416N is not one of the endpoints but it does allow traffic from those endpoints to pass through. The NBG-416N allows the following types of VPN traffic to pass through: •...
  • Page 111: General Firewall Screen

    12.4 General Firewall Screen Use this screen to enable or disable the NBG-416N’s firewall, and set up firewall logs. Click Security > Firewall to open the General screen. Figure 65 Security > Firewall > General The following table describes the labels in this screen.
  • Page 112 ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the messages are processed by the TCP/IP software and directly apparent to the application user. The NBG-416N will not respond to any incoming Ping requests when Disable is selected. Select Enable to reply to incoming WAN Ping requests.
  • Page 113: Remote Management

    This chapter provides information on the Remote Management screens. Remote management allows you to determine which services/protocols can access which NBG-416N interface (if any) from which computers. You may manage your NBG-416N from a remote location via: • LAN only...
  • Page 114: Remote Management Limitations

    You have disabled that service in one of the remote management screens. The IP address in the Secured Client IP Address field does not match the client IP address. If it does not match, the NBG-416N will disconnect the session immediately.
  • Page 115: Www Screen

    13.3 WWW Screen To change your NBG-416N’s World Wide Web settings, click Management > Remote MGMT to display the WWW screen. Figure 67 Management > Remote MGMT > WWW The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 45 Management > Remote MGMT > WWW...
  • Page 116 Chapter 13 Remote Management NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 117: Universal Plug-And-Play (Upnp)

    NAT traversal allows the following: • Dynamic port mapping • Learning public IP addresses • Assigning lease times to mappings Windows Messenger is an example of an application that supports NAT traversal and UPnP. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 118: Upnp Screen

    When a UPnP device joins a network, it announces its presence with a multicast message. For security reasons, the NBG-416N allows multicast messages on the LAN only. All UPnP-enabled devices may communicate freely with each other without additional configuration.
  • Page 119: Technical Reference

    This section shows you how to use the UPnP feature in Windows XP. You must already have UPnP installed in Windows XP and UPnP activated on the NBG-416N. Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the NBG-416N. Turn on your computer and the NBG-416N.
  • Page 120 Chapter 14 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) Right-click the icon and select Properties. Figure 69 Network Connections In the Internet Connection Properties window, click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Figure 70 Internet Connection Properties NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 121 Note: When the UPnP-enabled device is disconnected from your computer, all port mappings will be deleted automatically. Select Show icon in notification area when connected option and click OK. An icon displays in the system tray. Figure 73 System Tray Icon NBG-416N User’s Guide Chapter 14 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)
  • Page 122: Web Configurator Easy Access

    14.4.2 Web Configurator Easy Access With UPnP, you can access the web-based configurator on the NBG-416N without finding out the IP address of the NBG-416N first. This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the NBG-416N.
  • Page 123 Figure 75 Network Connections An icon with the description for each UPnP-enabled device displays under Local Network. Right-click on the icon for your NBG-416N and select Invoke. The Web Configurator login screen displays. Figure 76 Network Connections: My Network Places NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 124 Chapter 14 Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 125: System

    (Section 15.4 on page 15.3 System General Screen Use this screen to enter a name to identify the NBG-416N in the network and set the password. Click Maintenance > System. The following screen displays. Figure 77 Maintenance > System > General NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 126 Apply Reset DESCRIPTION System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG-416N in an Ethernet network. It is recommended you enter your computer’s “Computer name” in this field (see the chapter about wizard setup for how to find your computer’s name).
  • Page 127: Time Setting Screen

    15.4 Time Setting Screen To change your NBG-416N’s time and date, click Maintenance > System > Time Setting. The screen appears as shown. Use this screen to configure the NBG- 416N’s time based on your local time zone. Figure 78 Maintenance > System > Time Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen.
  • Page 128 When you set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new date in this field and then click Apply. Select this radio button to have the NBG-416N get the time and date from the time server you specified below.
  • Page 129 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 back to the NBG-416N. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
  • Page 130 Chapter 15 System NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 131: Logs

    16.1 Overview This chapter contains information about configuring general log settings and viewing the NBG-416N’s logs. The Web Configurator allows you to look at all of the NBG-416N’s logs in one location. 16.2 What You Need to Know An alert is a type of log that warrants more serious attention. They include system errors, attacks (access control) and attempted access to blocked web sites or web sites with restricted web features such as cookies, active X and so on.
  • Page 132 This is the index number of the log entry. This field displays the time the log was recorded. See the chapter on system maintenance and information to configure the NBG-416N’s time and date. This field states the reason for the log.
  • Page 133: Tools

    This chapter shows you how to upload a new firmware, upload or save backup configuration files and restart the NBG-416N. 17.2 What You Can Do • Use the Firmware screen to upload firmware to your NBG-416N on page 133). • Use the Configuration screen to view information related to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration •...
  • Page 134 Click Upload to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two minutes. Note: Do not turn off the NBG-416N while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Firmware Upload In Process screen, wait for several minutes before logging into the NBG-416N again.
  • Page 135 Chapter 17 Tools The NBG-416N automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop. Figure 82 Network Temporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the Status screen.
  • Page 136: Configuration Screen

    17.4.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allows you to back up (save) the NBG-416N’s current configuration to a file on your computer. Once your NBG-416N is configured and functioning properly, it is highly recommended that you back up your configuration file before making configuration changes. The backup configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previous settings.
  • Page 137: Restore Configuration

    Upload Click Upload to begin the upload process. Note: Do not turn off the NBG-416N while configuration file upload is in progress. After you see a “configuration upload successful” screen, you must then wait one minute before logging into the NBG-416N again.
  • Page 138: Back To Factory Defaults

    RESET button. 17.5 Restart Screen System restart allows you to reboot the NBG-416N without turning the power off. Click Maintenance > Tools > Restart. Click Restart to have the NBG-416N reboot. This does not affect the NBG-416N's configuration.
  • Page 139: Sys Op Mode

    18.1 Overview The Sys OP Mode (System Operation Mode) function lets you configure whether your NBG-416N is a router or AP. You can choose between Router Mode and AP Mode depending on your network topology and the features you require from your device. See for more information on which mode to choose.
  • Page 140: General Screen

    Ethernet ports have different IP addresses. • The DHCP server on your device is enabled and allocates IP addresses to other devices on your local network. • The LAN IP address of the device on the local network is set to 192.168.1.1. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 141 Reset Note: If you select the incorrect System Operation Mode, you cannot connect to the Internet. NBG-416N User’s Guide DESCRIPTION Select Router if your device routes traffic between a local network and another network such as the Internet. This mode offers services such as a firewall or content filter.
  • Page 142 Chapter 18 Sys OP Mode NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 143: Language

    H A P T E R 19.1 Language Screen Use this screen to change the language for the Web Configurator display. Click the language you prefer. The Web Configurator language changes after a while without restarting the NBG-416N. Figure 94 Language NBG-416N User’s Guide Language...
  • Page 144 Chapter 19 Language NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 145: Troubleshooting

    The NBG-416N does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. Make sure you are using the power adaptor or cord included with the NBG-416N. Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the NBG-416N and plugged in to an appropriate power source.
  • Page 146: Nbg-416N Access And Login

    IP address from a DHCP server on the network. If your NBG-416N is a DHCP client, you can find your IP address from the DHCP server. This information is only available from the DHCP server which allocates IP addresses on your network.
  • Page 147 Make sure your Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScript and Java enabled. See Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the NBG-416N. (If you know that there are routers between your computer and the NBG-416N, skip this step.) •...
  • Page 148: Internet Access

    This can happen when you fail to log out properly from your last session. Try logging in again after 5 minutes. Disconnect and re-connect the power adaptor or cord to the NBG-416N. If this does not work, you have to reset the device to its factory defaults. See Section 20.4 on page...
  • Page 149: Resetting The Nbg-416N To Its Factory Defaults

    20.4 Resetting the NBG-416N to Its Factory Defaults If you reset the NBG-416N, you lose all of the changes you have made. The NBG- 416N re-loads its default settings, and the username/password resets to admin/ 1234. You have to make all of your changes again.
  • Page 150: Wireless Router/Ap Troubleshooting

    Chapter 20 Troubleshooting Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart/reboot the NBG-416N. Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the NBG-416N back to its factory-default configurations. If the NBG-416N restarts automatically, wait for the NBG-416N to finish restarting, and log in to the Web Configurator.
  • Page 151 When you change from router mode to AP mode, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254”. Refer to Appendix C on page 175 for instructions on how to change your computer’s IP address. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 152 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 153: Product Specifications

    Auto-crossover: Use either crossover or straight-through Ethernet cables. A combination of switch and router makes your NBG-416N a cost- effective and viable network solution. You can add up to four computers to the NBG-416N without the cost of a hub when connecting to the Internet through the WAN port.
  • Page 154 Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model! Make a copy of the NBG-416N’s configuration and put it back on the NBG-416N later if you decide you want to revert back to an earlier configuration. Each computer on your network must have its own unique IP address.
  • Page 155 DESCRIPTION Get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on your NBG-416N. You can also set the time manually. These dates and times are then used in logs. If you have a server (mail or web server for example) on your network, then use this feature to let people access it from the Internet.
  • Page 156 Chapter 21 Product Specifications NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 157: Appendix A Ip Addresses And Subnetting

    192.168.1.1). Each of these four parts is known as an octet. An octet is an eight-digit binary number (for example 11000000, which is 192 in decimal notation). Therefore, each octet has a possible range of 00000000 to 11111111 in binary, or 0 to 255 in decimal. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 158: Subnet Masks

    ID of an IP address (192.168.1.2 in decimal). Table 55 Subnet Mask - Identifying Network Number IP Address (Binary) Subnet Mask (Binary) OCTET: OCTET: OCTET: (192) (168) 11000000 10101000 00000001 11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000 OCTET 00000010 NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 159 (192.168.1.0 with a 24-bit subnet mask, for example). An IP address with host IDs of all ones is the broadcast address for that network (192.168.1.255 with a 24-bit subnet mask, for example). NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting OCTET:...
  • Page 160 – 2 8 bits – 2 3 bits – 2 ALTERNATIVE LAST OCTET NOTATION (BINARY) 0000 0000 1000 0000 1100 0000 1110 0000 1111 0000 1111 1000 1111 1100 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOSTS 16777214 65534 LAST OCTET (DECIMAL) NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 161 The subnet mask is now 25 bits (255.255.255.128 or /25). The “borrowed” host ID bit can have a value of either 0 or 1, allowing two subnets; 192.168.1.0 /25 and 192.168.1.128 /25. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting – 2 or 254 possible hosts.
  • Page 162 Similarly, to divide a 24-bit address into four subnets, you need to “borrow” two host ID bits to give four possible combinations (00, 01, 10 and 11). The subnet mask is 26 bits (11111111.11111111.11111111.11000000) or 255.255.255.192. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 163 Broadcast Address: 192.168.1.191 Table 62 Subnet 4 IP/SUBNET MASK IP Address IP Address (Binary) Subnet Mask (Binary) NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting - 2 or 62 hosts for each subnet (a NETWORK NUMBER 192.168.1. 11000000.10101000.00000001. 11111111.11111111.11111111.
  • Page 164 Lowest Host ID: 192.168.1.193 Highest Host ID: 192.168.1.254 LAST FIRST ADDRESS ADDRESS SUBNET MASK NO. SUBNETS 255.255.255.128 (/25) 255.255.255.192 (/26) 255.255.255.224 (/27) 255.255.255.240 (/28) 255.255.255.248 (/29) 255.255.255.252 (/30) 255.255.255.254 (/31) LAST OCTET BIT VALUE BROADCAST ADDRESS NO. HOSTS PER SUBNET NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 165 IP address. The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your NBG-416N will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting SUBNET MASK NO.
  • Page 166 Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting that you entered. You don't need to change the subnet mask computed by the NBG-416N unless you are instructed to do otherwise. Private IP Addresses Every machine on the Internet must have a unique address. If your networks are isolated from the Internet (running only between two branch offices, for example) you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems.
  • Page 167: Appendix B Pop-Up Windows, Javascript And Java Permissions

    Disable pop-up Blockers In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Pop-up Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop-up Blocker. Figure 98 Pop-up Blocker You can also check if pop-up blocking is disabled in the Pop-up Blocker section in the Privacy tab. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 168 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alternatively, if you only want to allow pop-up windows from your device, see the following steps. In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options and then the Privacy tab. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 169 Figure 100 Internet Options: Privacy Type the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://”. For example, http://192.168.167.1. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions...
  • Page 170 Figure 101 Pop-up Blocker Settings Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript If pages of the Web Configurator do not display properly in Internet Explorer, check that JavaScript are allowed. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 171 Click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Scripting. Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is selected (the default). NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions...
  • Page 172: Java Permissions

    Figure 103 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Security tab. Click the Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Microsoft VM. Under Java permissions make sure that a safety level is selected. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 173 Figure 104 Security Settings - Java JAVA (Sun) From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions...
  • Page 174 Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions Click OK to close the window. Figure 105 Java (Sun) NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 175: Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer's Ip Address

    "communicate" with your network. If you manually assign IP information instead of using dynamic assignment, make sure that your computers have IP addresses that place them in the same subnet as the Prestige’s LAN port. NBG-416N User’s Guide Address...
  • Page 176 In the Network window, click Add. Select Adapter and then click Add. Select the manufacturer and model of your network adapter and then click OK. If you need TCP/IP: In the Network window, click Add. Select Protocol and then click Add. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 177 • If you have a static IP address, select Specify an IP address and type your information into the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields. Figure 107 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: IP Address NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 178 Click OK to close the Network window. Insert the Windows CD if prompted. Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer when prompted. Verifying Settings Click Start and then Run. In the Run window, type "winipcfg" and then click OK to open the IP Configuration window. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 179 Windows 2000/NT/XP The following example figures use the default Windows XP GUI theme. Click start (Start in Windows 2000/NT), Settings, Control Panel. Figure 109 Windows XP: Start Menu NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 180 In the Control Panel, double-click Network Connections (Network and Dial- up Connections in Windows 2000/NT). Figure 110 Windows XP: Control Panel Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Figure 111 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 181 • If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 182 Gateway. To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type a metric in Metric. • Click Add. • Repeat the previous three steps for each default gateway you want to add. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 183 • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses, and type them in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 184 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press [ENTER]. You can also open Network Connections, right-click a network connection, click Status and then click the Support tab. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 185 Macintosh OS 8/9 Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/ IP Control Panel. Figure 116 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 186 Close the TCP/IP Control Panel. Click Save if prompted, to save changes to your configuration. Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer (if prompted). Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties in the TCP/IP Control Panel window. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 187: Macintosh Os X

    • Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show list. • Click the TCP/IP tab. For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure list. Figure 119 Macintosh OS X: Network NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 188 Follow the steps below to configure your computer IP address using the KDE. Click the Red Hat button (located on the bottom left corner), select System Setting and click Network. Figure 120 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: Devices NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 189 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the DNS tab in the Network Configuration screen. Enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. Figure 122 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: DNS NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address...
  • Page 190 • If you have a dynamic IP address, enter dhcp in the BOOTPROTO= field. The following figure shows an example. Figure 124 Red Hat 9.0: Dynamic IP Address Setting in ifconfig-eth0 DEVICE=eth0 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=dhcp USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes TYPE=Ethernet NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 191 Figure 127 Red Hat 9.0: Restart Ethernet Card [root@localhost init.d]# network restart Shutting down interface eth0: Shutting down loopback interface: Setting network parameters: Bringing up loopback interface: Bringing up interface eth0: NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address [OK] [OK] [OK] [OK] [OK]...
  • Page 192: Verifying Settings

    Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:72:5B:44 inet addr:172.23.19.129 Bcast:172.23.19.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:717 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:13 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:730412 (713.2 Kb) TX bytes:1570 (1.5 Kb) Interrupt:10 Base address:0x1000 [root@localhost]# NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 193: Appendix D Wireless Lans

    (AP). Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless stations in the BSS. When Intra-BSS is enabled, wireless station A and B can access the wired network and communicate NBG-416N User’s Guide Wireless LANs...
  • Page 194 This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System (DS). This type of wireless LAN topology is called an Infrastructure WLAN. The Access Points not only provide communication with the wired network but also mediate wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 195 A hidden node occurs when two stations are within range of the same access point, but are not within range of each other. The following figure illustrates a hidden node. Both stations (STA) are within range of the access point (AP) or NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless LANs...
  • Page 196 RTS (Request To Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented before they reach RTS/CTS size. Note: Enabling the RTS Threshold causes redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 197: Fragmentation Threshold

    IEEE 802.11g is fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11b standard. This means an IEEE 802.11b adapter can interface directly with an IEEE 802.11g access point (and vice versa) at 11 Mbps or lower depending on range. IEEE 802.11g has NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless LANs...
  • Page 198 RADIUS is a simple package exchange in which your AP acts as a message relay between the wireless station and the network RADIUS server. MODULATION DBPSK (Differential Binary Phase Shift Keyed) DQPSK (Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) CCK (Complementary Code Keying) OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 199: Types Of Authentication

    The wireless station ‘proves’ that it knows the password by encrypting the password with the challenge and sends back the information. Password is not sent in plain text. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless LANs...
  • Page 200 The AP maps a unique key that is generated with the RADIUS server. This key expires when the wireless connection times out, disconnects or reauthentication times out. A new WEP key is generated each time reauthentication is performed. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 201 It includes a per-packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism. NBG-416N User’s Guide EAP-MD5 EAP-TLS EAP-TTLS Optional...
  • Page 202 If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA2, just use WPA or WPA-PSK depending on whether you have an external RADIUS server or not. Select WEP only when the AP and/or wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WEP is less secure than WPA or WPA2. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 203: Wpa(2)-Psk Application Example

    AP and the wireless clients. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix D Wireless LANs...
  • Page 204: Security Parameters Summary

    ENTER IEEE 802.1X N METHOD MANUAL KEY None Disable Enable without Dynamic WEP Enable with Dynamic WEP Enable without Dynamic WEP Disable Enable with Dynamic WEP Enable without Dynamic WEP Disable TKIP Enable TKIP Enable Enable Enable NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 205: Appendix E Services

    AUTH BOOTP_CLIENT BOOTP_SERVER CU-SEEME TCP/UDP TCP/UDP TCP/UDP User-Defined (IPSEC_TUNNEL) FINGER NBG-416N User’s Guide Services PORT(S) DESCRIPTION The IPSEC AH (Authentication Header) tunneling protocol uses this service. 5190 AOL’s Internet Messenger service. Authentication protocol used by some servers. Border Gateway Protocol.
  • Page 206 Network News Transport Protocol is the delivery mechanism for the USENET newsgroup service. User-Defined Packet INternet Groper is a protocol that sends out ICMP echo requests to test whether or not a remote host is reachable. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 207 SFTP SMTP SMTPS SNMP TCP/UDP SNMP-TRAPS TCP/UDP SQL-NET NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix E Services PORT(S) DESCRIPTION Post Office Protocol version 3 lets a client computer get e-mail from a POP3 server through a temporary connection (TCP/IP or other). This is a more secure version of POP3 that runs over SSL.
  • Page 208 Trivial File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer protocol similar to FTP, but uses the UDP (User Datagram Protocol) rather than TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). 7000 A videoconferencing solution. The UDP port number is specified in the user- application. defined NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 209: Appendix F Open Software Announcements

    CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AS INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE WILL INDICATE YOUR ASSENT TO THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, THEN ZyXEL IS UNWILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU, IN WHICH EVENT YOU SHOULD RETURN THE UNINSTALLED SOFTWARE AND PACKAGING TO THE PLACE FROM WHICH IT WAS ACQUIRED OR ZyXEL, AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED.
  • Page 210 Software as long as this License Agreement remains in full force and effect. Ownership of the Software, Documentation and all intellectual property rights therein shall remain at all times with ZyXEL. Any other use of the Software by any other entity is strictly forbidden and is a violation of this License Agreement.
  • Page 211 SOFTWARE, AND NO WARRANTIES SHALL APPLY AFTER THAT PERIOD. 7.Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT WILL ZyXEL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF...
  • Page 212 Software and Documentation in your possession or under your control. ZyXEL may terminate this License Agreement for any reason, including, but not limited to, if ZyXEL finds that you have violated any of the terms of this License Agreement. Upon notification of termination, you agree to destroy or return to ZyXEL all copies of the Software and Documentation and to certify in writing that all known copies, including backup copies, have been destroyed.
  • Page 213 For at least three (3) years from the date of distribution of the applicable product or software, we will give to anyone who contacts us at the ZyXEL Technical Support (support@zyxel.com.tw), for a charge of no more than our cost of physically performing source code distribution, a...
  • Page 214 The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 215 Program, and can be reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not apply to those sections when you distribute them as separate works. But NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 216 Program is void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License. However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 217 License. 9. The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 218 IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS All other trademarks or trade names mentioned herein, if any, are the property of their respective owners. NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 219 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. NBG-416N User’s Guide Appendix F Open Software Announcements...
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  • Page 239: Index

    Configuration backup reset the factory defaults restore copyright CPU usage 29, 51 CTS (Clear to Send) NBG-416N User’s Guide Daylight saving DHCP 32, 95 DHCP server see also Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP client information DHCP client list DHCP server...
  • Page 240 WPS. See WPS. MBSSID Media access control Memory usage mode 101, 104, 165 global how it works inside local outside overview port forwarding see also Network Address Translation 30, 51 69, 84 47, 85 29, 51 101, 103 NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 241 Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet PPTP 42, 88 see also Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Preamble Mode product registration Quality of Service (QoS) NBG-416N User’s Guide RADIUS Shared Secret Key RADIUS Message Types RADIUS Messages RADIUS server registration product...
  • Page 242 MAC address filter overview security SSID Wireless security overview type wireless security Wireless tutorial Wizard setup complete Internet connection system information wireless LAN WLAN Interference Security Parameters WPA compatible WPA, WPA2 49, 57 NBG-416N User’s Guide...
  • Page 243 Index NBG-416N User’s Guide...
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