Page 1 PLA-450 Homeplug AV to WLAN AP/Bridge User’s Guide Version 3.60 6/2007 Edition 1 DEFAULT LOGIN IP Address http://192.168.1.2 Password 1234 www.zyxel.com...
Page 3: About This User's Guide
About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the ZyXEL Device using the web configurator. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access.
Page 4: Document Conventions
Syntax Conventions • The PLA-450 may be referred to as the “ZyXEL Device”, 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 5 Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The ZyXEL Device icon is not an exact representation of your device. ZyXEL Device Computer Notebook computer Server Switch Router Modem HomePlug AV powerline adaptor PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 6: Safety Warnings
Only use the included antenna(s). • If you wall mount your device, make sure that no electrical lines, gas or water pipes will be damaged. This product is recyclable. Dispose of it properly. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction ..........................21 Getting to Know Your ZyXEL Device ..................23 Wireless Tutorial ........................27 Introducing the Web Configurator ....................35 Network ........................... 45 Wireless LAN ..........................47 LAN ............................67 HomePlug AV ..........................71 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ..................79 System ............................
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Page 11: Table Of Contents
1.1.1 Wireless LAN Application ................... 23 1.1.2 HomePlug AV ......................23 1.2 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device ..................24 1.3 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device ..............24 1.4 LEDs ............................ 25 Chapter 2 Wireless Tutorial ........................27 2.1 Example Parameters ......................
Page 12 LAN............................67 5.1 LAN Overview ........................67 5.1.1 Factory LAN Defaults ....................67 5.1.2 IP Address ........................67 5.1.3 IP Address and Subnet Mask ..................68 5.2 LAN IP Screen ........................68 Chapter 6 HomePlug AV .......................... 71 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 13 11.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ................. 97 11.2 ZyXEL Device Access and Login ..................98 11.3 Internet Access ........................99 11.4 Resetting the ZyXEL Device to Its Factory Defaults ............100 11.5 Wireless Troubleshooting ....................101 11.6 HomePlug AV Troubleshooting ..................101 11.7 Advanced Features ......................
Page 14 Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ............123 11.7.1 Verifying Settings ....................138 Appendix E Wireless LANs ....................139 Appendix F Common Services..................... 153 Appendix G Legal Information....................157 Appendix H .......................... 161 Appendix H Customer Support..................... 161 Index............................167 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 15: List Of Figures
Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info ......................31 Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility: Profile ....................... 32 Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility: Add New Profile ....................32 Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security ....................32 Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption ..................... 33 Figure 15 Profile: Wireless Protocol Settings.
Page 16 Figure 77 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu .................... 132 Figure 78 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP ....................132 Figure 79 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu ....................133 Figure 80 Macintosh OS X: Network ....................134 Figure 81 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: Devices ............135 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 17 Figure 90 Peer-to-Peer Communication in an Ad-hoc Network ............139 Figure 91 Basic Service Set ......................... 140 Figure 92 Infrastructure WLAN ......................141 Figure 93 RTS/CTS ..........................142 Figure 94 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example ................. 149 Figure 95 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication ....................150 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
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Page 19: List Of Tables
Table 33 Standards Supported ......................106 Table 34 Subnet Mask - Identifying Network Number ................116 Table 35 Subnet Masks ........................117 Table 36 Maximum Host Numbers .......................117 Table 37 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation ..................117 Table 38 Subnet 1 ..........................119 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 20 Table 45 IEEE 802.11g ........................143 Table 46 Wireless Security Levels ....................... 144 Table 47 Comparison of EAP Authentication Types ................147 Table 48 Wireless Security Relational Matrix ..................150 Table 49 Commonly Used Services ..................... 153 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 21: Introduction
Introduction Getting to Know Your ZyXEL Device (23) Wireless Tutorial (27) Introducing the Web Configurator (35)
Page 23: Getting To Know Your Zyxel Device
The Super G function allows compatible clients to connect to the ZyXEL Device at up to 108 Mbps. In the following figure, wireless clients A and B connect to ZyXEL Device C wirelessly to access the Internet through broadband modem D.
Page 24: Ways To Manage The Zyxel Device
• FTP. Use File Transfer Protocol for firmware upgrades and configuration backup/restore. 1.3 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device Do the following things regularly to make the ZyXEL Device more secure and to manage the ZyXEL Device more effectively.
Page 25: Leds
Blinking The ZyXEL Device is sending/receiving data. The LAN is not connected. WLAN Green The ZyXEL Device is ready, but is not sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking The ZyXEL Device is sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. None The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed.
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Page 27: Wireless Tutorial
802.11 mode IEEE 802.11b/g In this chapter, the ZyXEL Device is also referred to as an access point (AP). A computer with a wireless network card or USB/PCI adapter is referred to here as a “wireless client”. This chapter uses the M-302 utility screens as an example for the wireless client. The screens may vary for different models.
Page 28: Figure 4 Network > Wireless Lan > General
Information and check if the WLAN connection is up under Interface Status. Figure 5 Status: Wireless Settings Example 6 Click the WLAN Station Status hyperlink in the AP’s Status screen. You can see if any wireless client has connected to the AP. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 29: Configuring The Wireless Client
This section describes how to connect the wireless client to a network. 2.3.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL utility, as in the following diagram. The wireless client is labelled C and the access point (ZyXEL Device) is labelled AP.
Page 30: Figure 8 Zyxel Utility: Security Settings
Chapter 2 Wireless Tutorial 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen shown next. 2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. Click Scan if you want to search again. If no entry displays in the Available Network List, that means there is no wireless network available within range.
Page 31: Creating And Using A Profile
Chapter 2 Wireless Tutorial Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save 5 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the wireless network using your settings. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection.
Page 32: Figure 11 Zyxel Utility: Profile
Chapter 2 Wireless Tutorial 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Profile tab to open the screen shown next. Click Add to configure a new profile. Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility: Profile 2 The Add New Profile screen appears. The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks, which are displayed in the Scan Info box.
Page 33: Figure 14 Zyxel Utility: Profile Encryption
5 This screen varies depending on the encryption method you selected in the previous screen. Enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at the default setting. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 In the next screen, leave both boxes checked.
Page 34: Figure 17 Profile: Activate
Only one profile can be activated and used at any given time. Figure 17 Profile: Activate 9 When you activate the new profile, the ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the AP using your settings. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection.
Page 35: Introducing The Web Configurator
The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the ZyXEL Device via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape Navigator 7.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.
Page 36: Figure 18 Change Password Screen
• Click Go to Basic Setup if you want to view and configure basic settings. Not all Web Configurator screens are available in this mode. • Click Go to Advanced Setup to view and configure all the ZyXEL Device’s settings. Figure 19 Choose Basic or Advanced Screen...
Page 37: Resetting The Zyxel Device
If you forget your password or cannot access the web configurator, you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the ZyXEL Device to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved, and the password will be reset to “1234”.
Page 38: Figure 20 Web Configurator Status Screen
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. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 39: Table 3 Web Configurator Status Screen
- MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device. - Name (SSID) This shows a descriptive name used to identify the ZyXEL Device in the wireless LAN. - Channel This shows the channel number which you select manually.
Page 40: Navigation Panel
Click Details to view information on the stations connected to your Home Network Plug network. 3.4.2 Navigation Panel After you enter the password, use the sub-menus on the navigation panel to configure ZyXEL Device features. The following table describes the sub-menus. Table 4 Screens Summary...
Page 41: Summary: Packet Statistics
Configuration Use this screen to backup and restore the configuration or reset the factory defaults to your ZyXEL Device. Restart This screen allows you to reboot the ZyXEL Device without turning the power off. Config Mode General This screen allows you to display or hide the advanced screens or features.
Page 42: Summary: Wireless Station Status
3.4.4 Summary: Wireless Station Status Click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen. View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the ZyXEL Device in the Association List screen. Figure 22 Summary: Wireless Association List The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Page 43: Table 7 Summary: My Homeplug Network
Table 7 Summary: My Homeplug Network LABEL DESCRIPTION Site This ZyXEL Device is the Local device. All other devices on your network will be Remote. MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of a HomePlug AV device detected by your ZyXEL Device.
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Page 45: Network
Network Wireless LAN (47) LAN (67) HomePlug AV (71)
Page 47: Wireless Lan
The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients. The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet. Your ZyXEL Device is the AP. Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines.
Page 48: Setup Information
To set up your wireless network without an AP or wireless router, make sure wireless network cards/adapters use the same following settings: • Network type: Ad-Hoc • SSID:_____________________ • Channel: _________________ • wireless standard: IEEE 802.11b, g, or b/g PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 49: Wireless Security Overview
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. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 50: Encryption
When you select WPA2 or WPA2-PSK in your ZyXEL Device, you can also select an option (WPA Compatible) to support WPA as well. In this case, if some wireless clients support WPA and some support WPA2, you should set up WPA2-PSK or WPA2 (depending on the type of wireless network login) and select the WPA Compatible option in the ZyXEL Device.
Page 51: Roaming
APs even if you disable roaming. Enabling roaming ensures correct traffic forwarding (bridge tables are updated) and maximum AP efficiency. The AP deletes records of wireless stations that associate with other APs (Non-ZyXEL APs may not be able to perform this).
Page 52: Requirements For Roaming
4 The access points must be connected to the Ethernet and be able to get IP addresses from a DHCP server if using dynamic IP address assignment. 4.4 Quality of Service This section discusses the Quality of Service (QoS) features available on the ZyXEL Device. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 53: Wmm Qos
The ZyXEL Device uses WMM QoS to prioritize traffic streams according to the IEEE 802.1q tag or DSCP information in each packet’s header. The ZyXEL Device automatically determines the priority to use for an individual traffic stream.
Page 54: No Security
Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. If you do not enable any wireless security on your ZyXEL Device, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.
Page 55: Wep Encryption
Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key. Your ZyXEL Device allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be enabled at any one time.
Page 56: Figure 28 Network > Wireless Lan > General: Static Wep
The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically. Key 1 to Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
Page 57: Wpa-Psk/Wpa2-Psk
This check box is available only when you select WPA2-PSK or WPA2 in the Security Mode field. Select the check box to have both WPA2 and WPA wireless clients be able to communicate with the ZyXEL Device even when the ZyXEL Device is using WPA2-PSK or WPA2. Pre-Shared Key The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are the same.
Page 58: Wpa/Wpa2
WLAN on a periodic basis. Setting of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mode. The default is 1800 seconds (30 minutes). Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device. Reset Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 4.5.4 WPA/WPA2 Click Network >...
Page 59: Table 14 Network > Wireless Lan > General: Wpa/Wpa2
Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between the external authentication server and the ZyXEL Device. The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your ZyXEL Device. The key is not sent over the network.
Page 60: Mac Filter
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN 4.6 MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the ZyXEL Device to give exclusive access to up to 32 devices (Allow) or exclude up to 32 devices from accessing the ZyXEL Device (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02.
Page 61: Wireless Lan Advanced Screen
Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to Address the ZyXEL Device 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 62: Quality Of Service (Qos) Screen
Output Power Set the output power of the ZyXEL Device in this field. If there is a high density of APs within an area, decrease the output power of the ZyXEL Device to reduce interference with other APs.
Page 63: Figure 33 Network > Wireless Lan > Qos
Select Default to have the ZyXEL Device automatically give voice and video traffic priority so their services operate more smoothly. The ZyXEL Device gives a service a priority level according to the ToS value in the IP header of packets it sends.
Page 64: Application Priority Configuration
Click the Remove icon to delete an application entry. Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the ZyXEL Device. 4.8.1 Application Priority Configuration Use this screen to edit a WMM QoS application entry. Click the edit icon under Modify. The following screen displays.
Page 65 Low - Typically used for non-critical “background” applications, such as large file transfers and print jobs that should not affect other applications. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device. Cancel Click Cancel to return to the previous screen.
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Page 67: Lan
172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255 The ZyXEL Device’s IP address can be assigned manually (a static or ‘fixed’ IP address) or by a DHCP server on your network. 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.
Page 68: Ip Address And Subnet Mask
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 ZyXEL Device, but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP address.
Page 69 Enter the ZyXEL Device’s IP address in dotted decimal notation. 192.168.1.2 is the factory default. IP Subnet Mask Enter the IP subnet mask in this field if you have a specific for the ZyXEL Device to use. The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your ZyXEL Device automatically calculates the subnet mask based on the IP address that you assign.
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Page 71: Homeplug Av
Device and other HomePlug AV powerline adapters in your network communicate with each other by sending and receiving information over your home’s electrical wiring. The ZyXEL Device plugs into an ordinary outlet to create a new network which can extend to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house.
Page 72: Privacy And Powerline Adapters
The HomePlug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the ZyXEL Device and powerline adapters to communicate with each other they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK). Otherwise, they cannot unscramble the encrypted data sent in the powerline network.
Page 73: Setting Up Multiple Powerline Networks
You now have two private networks on your powerline circuit. Information is not shared between the two networks as only powerline adapters with the same password can communicate with each other. The following figure shows two private powerline networks on the same electrical circuit. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 74: Configuring Your Homeplug Av Devices
6.3 Configuring Your HomePlug AV Devices Click on Network > HomePlug to see the screen below. Use this screen to set up a HomePlug AV network and to check the status of HomePlug AV devices on your electrical circuit. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 75: Figure 39 Network > Homeplug > Network Settings
It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters (hexadecimal characters are “0-9” and “a- f”). In the case of the ZyXEL Device, this label is on the bottom of the device. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 76: Figure 40 Network > Homeplug > Edit
Out of Network: the device has been added to the network but it is not ready. Check whether it is turned on and connected. Not member: the device is not on the network. The ZyXEL Device is aware of it, but cannot manage the device. If you click Set, the device’s Network Name will not change.
Page 77 HomePlug enabled device. Apply Click this button to apply add the device to the network or to apply your changes. Cancel Click this button to return to the previous screen. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
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Page 79: Maintenance And Troubleshooting
Maintenance and Troubleshooting System (81) Logs (85) Tools (89) Configuration Mode (95) Troubleshooting (97)
Page 81: System
LABEL DESCRIPTION System Name The system name is a unique name to identify the ZyXEL Device in an Ethernet network. This name can be up to 30 alphanumeric characters long. Spaces are not allowed, but dashes “-” and underscores "_" are accepted.
Page 82: Time Setting Screen
7.2 Time Setting Screen To change your ZyXEL Device’s time and date, click Maintenance > System > Time Setting. The screen appears as shown. Use this screen to configure the ZyXEL Device’s time based on your local time zone. Figure 42 Maintenance > System > Time Setting...
Page 83: Table 24 Maintenance > System > Time Setting
When you set Time and Date Setup to Manual, enter the new date in this field and then click Apply. Get from Time Select this radio button to have the ZyXEL Device get the time and date from Server the time server you specified below.
Page 84 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 back to the ZyXEL Device. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Page 85: Logs
ZyXEL Device’s logs. Refer to the appendices for example log message explanations. 8.1 View Log The web configurator allows you to look at all of the ZyXEL Device’s logs in one location. Click Maintenance > Logs to open the View Log screen.
Page 86: Log Settings
Click Maintenance > Logs > Log Settings to open the Log Settings screen. Use the Log Settings screen to configure to where the ZyXEL Device is to send logs; the schedule for when the ZyXEL Device is to send the logs and which logs and/or immediate alerts the ZyXEL Device to send.
Page 87: Figure 44 Maintenance > Logs > Log Settings
ZyXEL Device sends. Not all ZyXEL Device models have this field. Send Log To The ZyXEL Device sends logs to the e-mail address specified in this field. If this field is left blank, the ZyXEL Device does not send logs via e-mail.
Page 88 Enter the time of the day in 24-hour format (for example 23:00 equals 11:00 pm) to send the logs. Clear log after Select the checkbox to delete all the logs after the ZyXEL Device sends an E- sending mail mail of the logs.
Page 89: Tools
(usually) uses the system model name with a "*.bin" extension, e.g., “ZyXEL Device.bin". The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will reboot.
Page 90: Figure 46 Upload Warning
Chapter 9 Tools Do not turn off the ZyXEL Device while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Firmware Upload In Process screen, wait five minutes before logging into the ZyXEL Device again. Figure 46 Upload Warning The ZyXEL Device automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect.
Page 91: Configuration Screen
Backup configuration allows you to back up (save) the ZyXEL Device’s current configuration to a file on your computer. Once your ZyXEL Device is configured and functioning properly, it is highly recommended that you back up your configuration file before making configuration changes.
Page 92: Back To Factory Defaults
If you uploaded the default configuration file you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the same subnet as that of the default ZyXEL Device IP address (192.168.1.2). See your Quick Start Guide for details on how to set up your computer’s IP address.
Page 93: Restart Screen
9.3 Restart Screen System restart allows you to reboot the ZyXEL Device without turning the power off. Click Maintenance > Tools > Restart. Click Restart to have the ZyXEL Device reboot. This does not affect the ZyXEL Device's configuration. Figure 53 Maintenance > Tools > Restart...
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Page 95: Configuration Mode
Click on this to reset your selection to the default (Advanced). The following table lists the screens that you can view and configure only when you select Advanced. Table 30 Advanced Configuration Options CATEGORY LINK Network Wireless LAN MAC Filter Advanced Maintenance Logs Log Settings PLA-450 User’s Guide...
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Page 97: Troubleshooting
1 Make sure you are using the power adaptor or cord included with the ZyXEL Device. 2 Make sure the power adaptor or cord is connected to the ZyXEL Device and plugged in to an appropriate power source. Make sure the power source is turned on.
Page 98: Zyxel Device Access And Login
Appendix B on page 109. 4 Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the ZyXEL Device. (If you know that there are routers between your computer and the ZyXEL Device, skip this step.) • If there is a DHCP server on your network, make sure your computer is using a dynamic IP address.
Page 99: Internet Access
2 You cannot log in to the web configurator while someone is using Telnet to access the ZyXEL Device. Log out of the ZyXEL Device in the other session, or ask the person who is logged in to log out.
Page 100: Resetting The Zyxel Device To Its Factory Defaults
11.4 Resetting the ZyXEL Device to Its Factory Defaults If you reset the ZyXEL Device, you lose all of the changes you have made. The ZyXEL Device re-loads its default settings, and the password resets to 1234. You have to make all of your changes again.
Page 101: Wireless Troubleshooting
4 Make sure your computer (with a wireless adapter installed) is within the transmission range of the ZyXEL Device. 5 Check that both the ZyXEL Device and your wireless station are using the same wireless and wireless security settings. • See the chapter on Wireless LAN in the User’s Guide for more information.
Page 102: Advanced Features
3 Make sure that all your power line adapters are HomePlug AV. Check the package it came in or ask your vendor. This ZyXEL Device can not detect earlier versions of HomePlug power line adapters such as HomePlug 1.0 or 1.0.1. (Although they can coexist on the same electrical wiring without interfering with each other.)
Page 103: Appendices And Index
Appendices and Index Product Specifications and Wall-Mounting Instructions (105) Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions (109) IP Addresses and Subnetting (115) Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address (123) Wireless LANs (139) Common Services (153) Legal Information (157) Customer Support (161) Index (167)
Page 105: Appendix A Product Specifications And Wall-Mounting Instructions
The reset button is built into the rear panel. Use this button to restore the ZyXEL Device to its factory default settings. Press for 1 second to restart the device. Press for 5 seconds to restore to factory default settings.
Page 106: Table 33 Standards Supported
Maximum number of powerline devices on a single network is 16. Firmware Upgrade Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL web site and use the web configurator, an FTP or a TFTP tool to put it on the ZyXEL Device. Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model! Configuration Backup &...
Page 107 4 Make sure the screws are snugly fastened to the wall. They need to hold the weight of the ZyXEL Device with the connection cables. 5 Align the holes on the back of the ZyXEL Device with the screws on the wall. Hang the ZyXEL Device on the screws.
Page 108: Figure 55 Wall-Mounting Example
Appendix A Product Specifications and Wall-Mounting Instructions Figure 55 Wall-mounting Example PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 109: Appendix B Pop-Up Windows, Javascripts And Java Permissions
1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Pop-up Blocker and then select Turn Off Pop-up Blocker. Figure 56 Pop-up Blocker You can also check if pop-up blocking is disabled in the Pop-up Blocker section in the Privacy tab. 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options, Privacy. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 110: Figure 57 Internet Options: Privacy
Alternatively, if you only want to allow pop-up windows from your device, see the following steps. 1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options and then the Privacy tab. 2 Select Settings…to open the Pop-up Blocker Settings screen. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 111: Figure 58 Internet Options: Privacy
3 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. 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites. Figure 59 Pop-up Blocker Settings PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 112: Figure 60 Internet Options: Security
3 Scroll down to Scripting. 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 5 Under Scripting of Java applets make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 6 Click OK to close the window. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 113: Figure 61 Security Settings - Java Scripting
2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM. 4 Under Java permissions make sure that a safety level is selected. 5 Click OK to close the window. Figure 62 Security Settings - Java PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 114: Figure 63 Java (Sun)
1 From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected. 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 63 Java (Sun) PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 115: Appendix C Ip Addresses And Subnetting
Therefore, each octet has a possible range of 00000000 to 11111111 in binary, or 0 to 255 in decimal. The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets (192.168.1) are the network number, and the fourth octet (16) is the host ID. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 116: Figure 64 Network Number And Host Id
Subnet masks can be referred to by the size of the network number part (the bits with a “1” value). For example, an “8-bit mask” means that the first 8 bits of the mask are ones and the remaining 24 bits are zeroes. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 117: Table 35 Subnet Masks
For example, 192.1.1.0 /25 is equivalent to saying 192.1.1.0 with subnet mask 255.255.255.128. The following table shows some possible subnet masks using both notations. Table 37 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation ALTERNATIVE LAST OCTET LAST OCTET SUBNET MASK NOTATION (BINARY) (DECIMAL) 255.255.255.0 0000 0000 255.255.255.128 1000 0000 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 118: Figure 65 Subnetting Example: Before Subnetting
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. The following figure shows the company network after subnetting. There are now two sub- networks, A and B. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 119: Figure 66 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting
Table 38 Subnet 1 LAST OCTET BIT IP/SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER VALUE IP Address (Decimal) 192.168.1. IP Address (Binary) 11000000.10101000.00000001. 00000000 Subnet Mask (Binary) 11111111.11111111.11111111. 11000000 Subnet Address: Lowest Host ID: 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.0 Broadcast Address: Highest Host ID: 192.168.1.62 192.168.1.63 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 120: Table 39 Subnet 2
Similarly, use a 27-bit mask to create eight subnets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 111). The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. Table 42 Eight Subnets SUBNET LAST BROADCAST SUBNET FIRST ADDRESS ADDRESS ADDRESS ADDRESS PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 121: Table 43 24-Bit Network Number Subnet Planning
SUBNET 255.255.128.0 (/17) 32766 255.255.192.0 (/18) 16382 255.255.224.0 (/19) 8190 255.255.240.0 (/20) 4094 255.255.248.0 (/21) 2046 255.255.252.0 (/22) 1022 255.255.254.0 (/23) 255.255.255.0 (/24) 255.255.255.128 (/25) 255.255.255.192 (/26) 1024 255.255.255.224 (/27) 2048 255.255.255.240 (/28) 4096 255.255.255.248 (/29) 8192 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 122: Private Ip Addresses
You must also enable Network Address Translation (NAT) on your router that connects to the Internet. Once you have decided on the network number, pick an IP address for your ZyXEL Device that is easy to remember (for instance, 192.168.1.1) but make sure that no other device on your network is using that IP address.
Page 123: Appendix D Setting Up Your Computer's Ip Address
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. Windows 95/98/Me Click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon to open the Network window. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 124: Figure 67 Windows 95/98/Me: Network: Configuration
2 Select Client and then click Add. 3 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. 4 Select Client for Microsoft Networks from the list of network clients and then click 5 Restart your computer so the changes you made take effect. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 125: Figure 68 Windows 95/98/Me: Tcp/Ip Properties: Ip Address
• If you do not know your DNS information, select Disable DNS. • If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in). PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 126: Figure 69 Windows 95/98/Me: Tcp/Ip Properties: Dns Configuration
3 Select your network adapter. You should see your computer's IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Windows 2000/NT/XP The following example figures use the default Windows XP GUI theme. 1 Click start (Start in Windows 2000/NT), Settings, Control Panel. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 127: Figure 70 Windows Xp: Start Menu
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address Figure 70 Windows XP: Start Menu 2 In the Control Panel, double-click Network Connections (Network and Dial-up Connections in Windows 2000/NT). Figure 71 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 128: Figure 72 Windows Xp: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties
• 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. • Click Advanced. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 129: Figure 74 Windows Xp: Internet Protocol (Tcp/Ip) Properties
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. • Click OK when finished. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 130: Figure 75 Windows Xp: Advanced Tcp/Ip Properties
• 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. If you have previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 131: Figure 76 Windows Xp: Internet Protocol (Tcp/Ip) Properties
2 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. Macintosh OS 8/9 1 Click the Apple menu, Control Panel and double-click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP Control Panel. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 132: Figure 77 Macintosh Os 8/9: Apple Menu
Figure 77 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 78 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 133: Figure 79 Macintosh Os X: Apple Menu
2 Click Network in the icon bar. • Select Automatic from the Location list. • Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show list. • Click the TCP/IP tab. 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configure list. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 134: Figure 80 Macintosh Os X: Network
Check your TCP/IP properties in the Network window. Linux This section shows you how to configure your computer’s TCP/IP settings in Red Hat Linux 9.0. Procedure, screens and file location may vary depending on your Linux distribution and release version. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 135: Figure 81 Red Hat 9.0: Kde: Network Configuration: Devices
1 Click the Red Hat button (located on the bottom left corner), select System Setting and click Network. Figure 81 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: Devices 2 Double-click on the profile of the network card you wish to configure. The Ethernet Device General screen displays as shown. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 136: Figure 82 Red Hat 9.0: Kde: Ethernet Device: General
Configuration screen. Enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. Figure 83 Red Hat 9.0: KDE: Network Configuration: DNS 5 Click the Devices tab. 6 Click the Activate button to apply the changes. The following screen displays. Click Yes to save the changes in all screens. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 137: Figure 84 Red Hat 9.0: Kde: Network Configuration: Activate
The following example shows an example where the static IP address is 192.168.1.10 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Figure 86 Red Hat 9.0: Static IP Address Setting in ifconfig-eth0 DEVICE=eth0 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=static IPADDR=192.168.1.10 NETMASK=255.255.255.0 USERCTL=no PEERDNS=yes TYPE=Ethernet PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 138: Verifying Settings
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]# PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 139: Appendix E Wireless Lans
Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS. When Intra-BSS is enabled, wireless client A and B can access the wired network and communicate with each other. When Intra-BSS is disabled, wireless client A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 140: Figure 91 Basic Service Set
An ESSID (ESS IDentification) uniquely identifies each ESS. All access points and their associated wireless clients within the same ESS must have the same ESSID in order to communicate. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 141: Figure 92 Infrastructure Wlan
(AP) or wireless gateway, but out-of-range of each other, so they cannot "hear" each other, that is they do not know if the channel is currently being used. Therefore, they are considered hidden from each other. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 142: Figure 93 Rts/Cts
AP will fragment the packet into smaller data frames. A large Fragmentation Threshold is recommended for networks not prone to interference while you should set a smaller threshold for busy networks or networks that are prone to interference. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 143: Table 45 Ieee 802.11G
Use the dynamic setting to automatically use short preamble when all wireless devices on the network support it, otherwise the ZyXEL Device uses long preamble. The wireless devices MUST use the same preamble mode in order to communicate.
Page 144: Table 46 Wireless Security Levels
Appendix E Wireless LANs Wireless security methods available on the ZyXEL Device are data encryption, wireless client authentication, restricting access by device MAC address and hiding the ZyXEL Device identity. The following figure shows the relative effectiveness of these wireless security methods available on your ZyXEL Device.
Page 145 EAP to interact with an EAP-compatible RADIUS server, an access point helps a wireless station and a RADIUS server perform authentication. The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP(s) that supports IEEE 802.1x. . PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 146 However, PEAP only supports EAP methods, such as EAP-MD5, EAP-MSCHAPv2 and EAP-GTC (EAP-Generic Token Card), for client authentication. EAP-GTC is implemented only by Cisco. LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE 802.1x. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 147: Table 47 Comparison Of Eap Authentication Types
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. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 148 AP and does not need to go with the authentication process again. Pre-authentication enables fast roaming by allowing the wireless client (already connecting to an AP) to perform IEEE 802.1x authentication with another AP before connecting to it. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 149: Wireless Client Wpa Supplicants
1 First enter identical passwords into the AP and all wireless clients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols). 2 The AP checks each wireless client's password and allows it to join the network only if the password matches. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 150: Figure 95 Wpa(2)-Psk Authentication
Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Open Enable with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable Shared Enable with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable TKIP/AES Enable WPA-PSK TKIP/AES Disable WPA2 TKIP/AES Enable WPA2-PSK TKIP/AES Disable PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 151 The angle of the beam determines the width of the coverage pattern. Angles typically range from 20 degrees (very directional) to 120 degrees (less directional). Directional antennas are ideal for hallways and outdoor point-to-point applications. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 152 For a single AP application, place omni-directional antennas as close to the center of the coverage area as possible. For directional antennas, point the antenna in the direction of the desired coverage area. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 153: Appendix F Common Services
7648 A popular videoconferencing solution from White Pines Software. 24032 TCP/UDP Domain Name Server, a service that matches web names (for example www.zyxel.com) to IP numbers. User-Defined The IPSEC ESP (Encapsulation Security (IPSEC_TUNNEL) Protocol) tunneling protocol uses this service. FINGER...
Page 154 This is the data channel. RCMD Remote Command Service. REAL_AUDIO 7070 A streaming audio service that enables real time sound over the web. REXEC Remote Execution Daemon. RLOGIN Remote Login. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 155 TFTP 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). VDOLIVE 7000 Another videoconferencing solution. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 156 Appendix F Common Services PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 157: Appendix G Legal Information
Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein. Neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the patent rights of others.
Page 158 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 159 Any replacement will consist of a new or re-manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal or higher value, and will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been modified, misused, tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal working conditions.
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Page 161: Appendix H Customer Support
• Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.co.cr • Telephone: +506-2017878 • Fax: +506-2015098 • Web: www.zyxel.co.cr • FTP: ftp.zyxel.co.cr • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Costa Rica, Plaza Roble Escazú, Etapa El Patio, Tercer Piso, San José, Costa Rica Czech Republic • E-mail: info@cz.zyxel.com • Telephone: +420-241-091-350 •...
Page 162 • E-mail: info@zyxel.fr • Telephone: +33-4-72-52-97-97 • Fax: +33-4-72-52-19-20 • Web: www.zyxel.fr • Regular Mail: ZyXEL France, 1 rue des Vergers, Bat. 1 / C, 69760 Limonest, France Germany • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.de • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.de • Telephone: +49-2405-6909-69 •...
Page 163 • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.in • Telephone: +91-11-30888144 to +91-11-30888153 • Fax: +91-11-30888149, +91-11-26810715 • Web: http://www.zyxel.in • Regular Mail: India - ZyXEL Technology India Pvt Ltd., II-Floor, F2/9 Okhla Phase -1, New Delhi 110020, India Japan • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.co.jp •...
Page 164 Appendix H Customer Support • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications Inc., 1130 N. Miller St., Anaheim, CA 92806- 2001, U.S.A. Norway • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.no • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.no • Telephone: +47-22-80-61-80 • Fax: +47-22-80-61-81 • Web: www.zyxel.no • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications A/S, Nils Hansens vei 13, 0667 Oslo, Norway Poland •...
Page 165 • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.co.th • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.co.th • Telephone: +662-831-5315 • Fax: +662-831-5395 • Web: http://www.zyxel.co.th • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Thailand Co., Ltd., 1/1 Moo 2, Ratchaphruk Road, Bangrak-Noi, Muang, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand. Ukraine • Support E-mail: support@ua.zyxel.com • Sales E-mail: sales@ua.zyxel.com •...
Page 166 Appendix H Customer Support PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 167: Index
Basic Service Set, See BSS Basic Setup EAP authentication e-mail encryption 50, 72, 148 and local (user) database WPA compatible Certificate Authority (CA) ESSID certifications notices Extended Service Set, See ESS viewing changing the NMK channel 39, 47, 141 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 168 IEEE 802.11g 62, 143 IMAP Independent Basic Service Set See IBSS initialization vector (IV) name Internet Assigned Numbers Authority See IANA IP address 67, 68 navigation panel assignment network dynamic encryption Ethernet HomePlug AV powerline 71, 72 PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 169 HomePlug network status packet statistics wireless station status 53, 62 Super G QoS priorities with Dynamic Turbo Quality of Service, See QoS without Dynamic Turbo syntax conventions system general setup restart system name RADIUS message types PLA-450 User’s Guide...
Page 170 ZyNOS Windows XP Zero Configuration wireless association list basic guidelines channel 47, 101 Dynamic Turbo encryption general screen IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g interference MAC address filter network example output power security 48, 49, 101, 143 security parameters PLA-450 User’s Guide...

ZyXEL Communications PLA-450 User Manual

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Zyxel Device

Chapter 2 Wireless Tutorial

Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator

Chapter 4 Wireless LAN

Chapter 5 LAN

Chapter 6 Homeplug AV

Chapter 7 System

Chapter 8 Logs

Chapter 9 Tools

Chapter 10 Configuration Mode

Chapter 11 Troubleshooting

Appendix A Product Specifications and Wall-Mounting Instructions

Appendix B Pop-Up Windows, Javascripts and Java Permissions

Appendix C IP Addresses and Subnetting

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer's IP Address

Appendix E Wireless Lans

Appendix F Common Services

Appendix G Legal Information

Appendix H

Appendix H Customer Support

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