Page 1 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T Wireless N VDSL2 GW with USB Default Login Details LAN IP Address http://192.168.1.1 Username/Password 1234 / 1234 Version 1.00 Edition 1, 11/2012 www.zyxel.com www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2012 ZyXEL Communications Corporation...
Page 2 Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide helps you get up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
2.10 LAN DHCP for IP Addressing Assignment ..................37 2.10.1 Configuring Static DHCP .......................38 2.11 Checking the Software Version .......................39 2.12 Restoring to Factory Default ......................40 2.13 How to Use File Sharing on the VDSL Router ................41 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 4 4.3 The Layer-2 Interface PTM Screen ....................79 4.3.1 Layer-2 PTM Interface Configuration ..................80 4.4 The WAN Service Screen .........................81 4.4.1 WAN Connection Configuration ....................83 4.5 The 3G Backup Screen ........................95 4.6 Technical Reference ..........................97 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 5 8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................125 8.2 What You Need to Know .........................125 8.3 The QoS Screen ..........................127 8.4 The QoS Queue Setup Screen .......................127 8.4.1 Adding a QoS Queue ......................129 8.5 The QoS Classification Setup Screen .....................130 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 6 12.2 The File Sharing Screen .......................160 12.2.1 Before You Begin .........................161 12.2.2 Add New File Sharing User ....................162 12.3 The Printer Server Screen ......................163 12.3.1 Before You Begin .........................163 12.4 The Media Server Screen ......................164 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 7 Diagnostic ............................199 15.1 Overview ............................199 15.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................199 15.2 What You Need to Know .......................199 15.3 Diagnostics ...........................200 15.4 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management ..................200 Chapter 16 Settings..............................203 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 8 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting..........................223 23.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ..................223 23.2 VDSL Router Access and Login ....................224 23.3 Internet Access ..........................226 23.4 Wireless Internet Access .......................227 23.5 USB Device Connection ........................228 23.6 UPnP .............................228 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 9 Table of Contents Appendix A Legal Information......................231 Index ..............................235 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 10 Table of Contents Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 11: Part I User's Guide
User’s Guide...
Page 13: Introducing The Vdsl Router
• Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters. • Write down the password and put it in a safe place. 1.4 LEDs (Lights) The following graphic displays the labels of the LEDs. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 14 The VDSL Router is setting up a WPS connection. The wireless network is not activated. Green The DSL line is up. Blinking The VDSL Router is initializing the DSL line. The DSL line is down. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 15: The Reset Button
It allows them to connect to the Internet without having to rely on inconvenient Ethernet cables. You can connect to your wireless network using the Wifi button, without having to access the Web Configurator. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 16: Using The Wifi Button
Router and a WPS-compatible client by adding one device at a time. To activate WPS: Make sure the POWER LED is green and not blinking. Press the Wifi/WPS button for ten seconds and release it. W i /W P S Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 17: Wall-Mounting Instructions
Make sure the screws are snugly fastened to the wall. They need to hold the weight of the VDSL Router with the connection cables. Align the holes on the back of the VDSL Router with the screws on the wall. Hang the VDSL Router on the screws. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 18 Chapter 1 Introducing the VDSL Router Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 19: Chapter 2 User Setup Guide
• Wireless network - set up your wireless network (see Section 2.5 on page 22). • ? 192.168.1.3x - specify a LAN device’s name and type and open ports to it (see Section 2.7 on page 30). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 20: Changing The Configuration Password
2.2 Changing the Configuration Password Click the Network Map screen’s Change password link (1 in the figure). Enter the VDSL Router’s password and click Accept. Enter your current and new passwords and click Accept. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 21: Setting Up A 3G Backup Internet Connection
Huawei 1752, Huawei 1752C, ZTE MF110, or ZTE MF190. Install your 3G SIM card in the 3G USB dongle and connect it to the VDSL Router’s USB port. Click 3G to display the wireless settings. Make sure the status is ENABLED and enter your SIM card’s PIN. Click Accept. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 22: Setting Your Dsl Account's Username And Password
2.5 Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network Thomas sets up a wireless network to give his notebook wireless Internet access. The VDSL Router serves as an access point (AP) to let the notebook connect to the Internet. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 23: Configuring The Wireless Network Settings
Click the DISABLED status to set it to ENABLED. Type a name in the Name field. Set the Security Level to High (WPA2) and enter the Pre-Shared Key in the Key field. Click Accept. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 24: Using Wps
Make sure that your VDSL Router is on and your notebook is within range of the wireless signal. Make sure that you have installed the wireless client driver and utility in your notebook. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 25: Pin Configuration
When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use both the VDSL Router’s web configurator and the wireless client’s utility. Launch your wireless client’s configuration utility. Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN method to get a PIN number. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 26 This may take up to two minutes. The wireless client can then communicate with the VDSL Router securely. The following figure shows how to set up a wireless network and its security on a VDSL Router and a wireless client by using PIN method. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 27: Without Wps
2.5.3 Without WPS This example uses Windows XP to connect wirelessly to your VDSL Router. Right-click the wireless adapter icon at the bottom right of your computer monitor. Click View Available Wireless Networks. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 28 Congratulations! Browse to your favorite websites. If you cannot, check that you connected to the correct AP, and the signal strength is OK. Click your wireless adapter’s icon and click Enable. Some notebooks also have a physical button that enables or disables the wireless adaptor. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 29: Using Wireless Mac Authentication To Block A Computer's Access To The Wireless Network
In the MAC Address field, enter the MAC address of the computer to block and click Apply/Save. The MAC address appears in the MAC List. Set the MAC Restrict Mode to Deny and click Add. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 30: Setting Up A Nat Virtual Server For A Game Server
13139 traffic to port 6500 at the server’s IP address of 192.168.1.34. Click the Network map screen’s ? 192.168.1.34 link. Specify a name (CivIV in this example) and type (Desktop here). Click Configure applications and ports. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 31 Specify a name (CivIV in this example), port number 6500 (Desktop here), and TCP & UDP. Click + and add UDP ports 2302 and 13139. Set it for the computer at 192.168.1.34. Click Save changes. Players on the Internet then can access Thomas’ server. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 32: Access Your Home Computer From The Internet Using Ddns
• IP Address: Enter the WAN IP address that your VDSL Router is currently using. You can find the IP address on the VDSL Router’s Web Configurator Status page. Then you will need to configure the same account and host name on the VDSL Router later. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 33: Configuring Ddns On Your Vdsl Router
Static DHCP rule for this IP address. • Type 3389 in the External/Internal Start/End Port fields. This is the listening port for Windows remote desktop. • Select the TCP in the Protocol field. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 34: Testing The Ddns Setting
Open the remote desktop client application on the remote computer (using the IP address a.b.c.d) that is connected to the Internet. Type http://zyxelrouter.dyndns.org and press [Enter]. Your computer’s remote desktop login page should appear. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 35: Configuring The Firewall
Use Firewall > Rules to control traffic by source and destination IP address and port. Note: You may need to configure a firewall rule for the relevant ports if you use a NAT virtual server or DMZ host. Click Add to create a new rule. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 36 Chapter 2 User Setup Guide Firewall Example: Edit Rule: Destination Address This example allows incoming TCP or UDP port 6500 traffic from interface ppp0.1. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 37: Lan Dhcp For Ip Addressing Assignment
Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > LAN to display the LAN settings. Under the Enable DHCP Server option change the DHCP server IP address range. Set Leased Time to specify how long to lease an IP address to a LAN computer. Click Apply/Save. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 38: Configuring Static Dhcp
Use static DHCP to have the VDSL Router always give the same IP address to a specific computer. Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > LAN to display the LAN settings. Under the Static IP Lease List, click Add Entries. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 39: Checking The Software Version
Enter the computer’s MAC address and the LAN IP address to give the computer and click Apply/ Save. 2.11 Checking the Software Version Click Wireless network > Classic configuration. The Device Info screen displays the version of the software installed on the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 40: Restoring To Factory Default
Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Management > Restore Default > Restore Default Settings. Firewall Example: Edit Rule: Destination Address Click OK. Firewall Example: Edit Rule: Destination Address The restore screen displays. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 41: How To Use File Sharing On The Vdsl Router
Connect your USB device to the USB port at the back panel of the VDSL Router. Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > USB Services > File Sharing and enable file sharing. Click Add new user to set up a new file sharing user account. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 42 Chapter 2 User Setup Guide Enter a user name and password and click Apply. Disable the root account and click Apply/Save. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 43: Access Your Shared Files From A Computer
Note: Once you log into the file share via your VDSL Router, you do not have to log in again unless you restart your computer or the VDSL Router. Double-click the usbshare folder and browser its contents. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 44: Using The Media Server Feature
Tutorial: Media Server Setup (Using Windows Media Player) USB Storage Device Computer with Windows Media Player VDSL Router 2.14.2.1 Windows Vista Open Windows Media Player and click Library > Media Sharing as follows. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 45 The VDSL Router displays as a playlist in the Library screen’s left panel. Click the category icons in the right panel to display the media files in the USB storage device attached to your VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 46 > Refresh Other Libraries if the VDSL Router does not display in the left panel. Tutorial: Media Sharing using Windows 7 (1) P8701T P8701T Select a category and wait for Windows Media Player to list the files available. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 47: Using A Digital Media Adapter
Turn on the TV and wait for the DMA-2500 Home screen to appear. Using the remote control, go to MyMedia to open the following screen. Select the VDSL Router as your media server. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 48: How To Share A Usb Printer Via Your Vdsl Router
Go to Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > USB Services > to enable the print server function on the VDSL Router. Enter the printer’s name and manufacturer and model number. Click Apply/Save to save your settings. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 49: Add A New Printer Using Windows
Windows XP Professional. Some menu items may look different on your operating system. Click Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes to open the Printers and Faxes screen. Click Add a Printer. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 50 Chapter 2 User Setup Guide The Add Printer Wizard screen displays. Click Next. Select A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer and click Next. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 51 If your printer is not displayed in the list of Printers, insert the printer driver installation CD/disk or download the driver file to your computer, click Have Disk… and install the new printer driver. Click Next to continue. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 52 Select Yes to use this printer as the default printer on your computer. Otherwise select No. Click Next to continue. 10 The following screen shows your current printer settings. Select Finish to complete adding a new printer. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 53: Add A New Printer Using Macintosh Os X
Click the Finder icon on the Dock (a place holding a series of icons/shortcuts at the bottom of the desktop) or double-click your Mac hard disk icon (Mac OS X in this example) on your desktop. The Mac HD window displays. Open the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 54 Click the Add icon at the top of the screen. Click the IP Printer tab to set up your printer. • Press the alt key and click More Printers in the Printer Browser screen. • Select Advanced from the top drop-down list. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 55 2.15.2.2 Mac OS 10.5 and 10.6 This example shows how to connect a printer behind the VDSL Router to your computer using Mac OS X v10.6.2. Some menu items may look different on your operating system. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 56 Click the Finder icon on the Dock or double-click your Mac hard disk icon (Mac OS X in this example) on your desktop to open the Mac HD window. Open the Applications folder. Double-click the System Preferences icon. Click the Print & Fax icon. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 57 Note: If you change the VDSL Router’s LAN IP address, use the new IP address in the URL to access the print server. • Enter a descriptive name for the printer and where it is located. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 58 Click Add to save and close the Printer Browser configuration screen. The new network printer displays in the Printers list. Your print server driver setup is complete. You can now use the VDSL Router’s print server to print from a Mac computer. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 59: Part Ii: Technical Reference
Technical Reference...
Page 61: Chapter 3 Device Info Screens
3.2 The Device Info Summary Screen Log into the VDSL Router’s web configurator and click Wireless network > Classic configuration to view a summary screen of information about the VDSL Router. Figure 4 Device Info Summary Screen Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 62: The Wan Info Screen
3.3 The WAN Info Screen Log into the VDSL Router’s web configurator and click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Device Info > WAN to view a summary screen of information about the VDSL Router’s WAN connections. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 63: The 3G Status Screen
3.4 The 3G Status Screen Log into the VDSL Router’s web configurator and click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Device Info > 3G to view a summary screen of information about the VDSL Router’s 3G connection. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 64 IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a 15-digit code in decimal format that identifies the 3G device. SIM Card IMSI IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) is a 15-digit code that identifies the SIM card. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 65: The Lan Statistics Screen
Log into the VDSL Router’s web configurator and click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Device Info > Statistics > WAN Service to view a summary screen of information about the VDSL Router’s WAN connections. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 66: The Xtm Statistics Screen
3.7 The xTM Statistics Screen Log into the VDSL Router’s web configurator and click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Device Info > Statistics > xTM to display ATM or PTM connection information. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 67: The Xdsl Statistics Screen
3.8 The xDSL Statistics Screen Log into the VDSL Router’s web configurator and click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Device Info > Statistics > xDSL to display information about the VDSL Router’s VDSL or ADSL connections. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 68 This displays the DSL connection’s current power usage or power saving mode. null displays State when there is no DSL connection. Downstream These are the statistics for the traffic direction coming into the port from the service provider. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 69 Click this to open a screen where you can perform a ADSL Bit Error Rate (BER) test to determine the quality of the ADSL connection. Reset Statistics Click this to clear the screen’s statistics counters. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 70: The Adsl Ber Test Screen
3.9 The Route Info Screen Log into the VDSL Router’s web configurator and click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Device Info > Route to display the VDSL Router’s routing table. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 71: The Arp Info Screen
HW Address The MAC address of the device with the listed IP address. Device The interface through which the VDSL Router sends traffic to the device listed in the entry. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 72: The Dhcp Leases Screen
MAC address. Click the column’s heading cell to sort the table entries by IP address. Click the heading cell again to reverse the sort order. Expires In This field displays how much longer the IP address is leased to the DHCP client. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 73: Chapter 4 Wan
4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter • Use the Layer 2 Interface screens to view, remove or add layer-2 WAN interfaces (Section 4.2 on page 76 Section 4.3 on page 79). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 74: What You Need To Know
DNS server IP address(es). Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a WAN networking technology that provides high-speed data transfer. ATM uses fixed-size packets of information called cells. With ATM, a high QoS (Quality of Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 75 IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (start from the left) in the address compose the network address. The prefix length is written as “/x” where x is a number. For example, 2001:db8:1a2b:15::1a2f:0/32 means that the first 32 bits (2001:db8) is the subnet prefix. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 76: Before You Begin
This displays the maximum number of cells that can be sent at the peak rate. Link Type This is the DSL link type of the ATM layer-2 interface. Conn Mode This shows the connection mode of the layer-2 interface. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 77: Layer-2 Atm Interface Configuration
You can have multiple ATM layer-2 interfaces using different VPI and/or VCI values. The screen varies depending on the interface type you select. Figure 17 DSL ATM Interface Configuration Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 78 Maximum Burst Size (MBS) refers to the maximum number of cells that can be sent at Size the peak rate. Type the MBS, which is less than 65535. This field is available only when you select Non Realtime VBR or Realtime VBR. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 79: The Layer-2 Interface Ptm Screen
Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > Layer2 Interface > PTM Interface to manage the PTM layer-2 interfaces. Note: The ATM and PTM layer-2 interfaces cannot work at the same time. Figure 18 Layer-2 Interface: PTM Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 80: Layer-2 Ptm Interface Configuration
4.3.1 Layer-2 PTM Interface Configuration Click the Add button in the Layer2 Interface: PTM screen to open the following screen. Use this screen to create a new layer-2 interface. Figure 19 DSL PTM Interface Configuration Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 81: The Wan Service Screen
To use NAT, firewall or IGMP proxy in the VDSL Router, you need to configure a WAN connection with PPPoE or IPoE. Note: When a layer-2 interface is in VLAN MUX Mode, you can configure up to five WAN services on the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 82 WAN service is associated with it. Modify Click the Edit icon to configure the WAN connection. Click the Remove icon to delete the WAN connection. Click Add to create a new connection. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 83: Wan Connection Configuration
If you set the DSL link type to PPPoA or IPoA for the ATM interface and configure a WAN connection using the ATM interface, you only need to configure the Enter Service Description field in this screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 84 This field is available when the layer-2 interface is in VLANMUX mode. Enter 802.1Q Type the VLAN ID number (from 1 to 4094) for traffic through this connection. VLAN ID This field is available when the PTM interface is in VLANMUX mode. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 85: Pppoe Or Pppoa
This screen displays when you select PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) in the WAN Service Configuration screen or set the DSL link type to PPPoA for the ATM interface and configure a WAN connection using the ATM interface. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 86 PPP Password Enter the password associated with the user name above. PPPoE Service Type the name of your PPPoE service here. Name This field is not available for a PPPoA connection. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 87 The IP address assigned by a DHCPv6 server has priority over the IP address Assignment automatically generated by the VDSL Router using the IPv6 prefix from an RA. Enable PPP Debug Select this option to display PPP debugging messages on the console. Mode Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 88 It can reduce multicast traffic significantly. Back Click this button to return to the previous screen. Next Click this button to continue. IPoE This screen displays when you select IP over Ethernet in the WAN Service Configuration screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 89 DHCP server when getting a WAN IP address. Enter the Identity Association Identifier (IAID) of the VDSL Router. For example, the WAN connection index number. Option 61 DUID Enter the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) of the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 90 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 22 WAN Configuration: IPoA LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN IP Address Enter the static IP address provided by your ISP. WAN Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask provided by your ISP. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 91: Default Gateway
Click this button to return to the previous screen. Next Click this button to continue. 4.4.1.5 Default Gateway The screen is not available when you select Bridging in the WAN Service Configuration screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 92: Dns Server
The screen is not available when you select Bridging in the WAN Service Configuration screen. Note: If you configure only one IPoA or IPoE connection using the ATM interface on the VDSL Router, you must enter the static DNS server address. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 93 WAN interfaces in the order listed and uses only the DNS server information of the first WAN interface that connects; there is no backup WAN function. To change the priority order remove them all and add them back in again. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 94: Configuration Summary
This shows whether full cone NAT is active or not for this connection. IGMP Multicast This shows whether IGMP multicasting is active or not for this connection. Quality Of Service This shows whether QoS is active or not for this connection. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 95: The 3G Backup Screen
If the signal strength of a 3G network is too low, the 3G card may switch to an available 2.5G or 2.75G network. Refer to Section 4.6 on page 97 for a comparison between 2G, 2.5G, 2.75G and 3G wireless technologies. Figure 31 3G Backup Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 96 Use the following Select this to have the VDSL Router use the DNS server addresses you static DNS IP configure manually. address Primary DNS Enter the first DNS server address assigned by the ISP. server Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 97: Technical Reference
IP services for individuals. Operationally, PPPoE saves significant effort for both you and the ISP or carrier, as it requires no specific configuration of the broadband modem at the customer site. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 98 (up to the MBS) can be sent at the PCR again. If the PCR, SCR or MBS is set to the default of "0", the system will assign a maximum value that correlates to your upstream line rate. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 99 The Unspecified Bit Rate (UBR) ATM traffic class is for bursty data transfers. However, UBR doesn't guarantee any bandwidth and only delivers traffic when the network has spare bandwidth. An example application is background file transfer. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 100 4096 possible VIDs, a VID of 0 is used to identify priority frames and value 4095 (FFF) is reserved, so the maximum possible VLAN configurations are 4,094. TPID User Priority VLAN ID 2 Bytes 3 Bits 1 Bit 12 Bits Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 101 Similar to an IPv4 subnet mask, IPv6 uses an address prefix to represent the network address. An IPv6 prefix length specifies how many most significant bits (start from the left) in the address Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 102 Chapter 4 WAN compose the network address. The prefix length is written as “/x” where x is a number. For example, 2001:db8:1a2b:15::1a2f:0/32 means that the first 32 bits (2001:db8) is the subnet prefix. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 103: Chapter 5 Lan Setup
• Use the Static DHCP screen to assign IP addresses on the LAN to specific individual computers based on their MAC Addresses (Section 5.2.1 on page 106). • Use the IPv6 Autoconfig screen to set the Local Area Network interface IPv6 settings (Section 5.3 on page 107). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 104: What You Need To Know
5.2 The LAN Setup Screen Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > LAN to open the LAN Setup screen. Use this screen to set the Local Area Network interface settings. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 105 Type the subnet mask of your network in dotted decimal notation, for example 255.255.255.0 (factory default). Your VDSL Router automatically computes the subnet mask based on the IP Address you enter, so do not change this field unless you are instructed to do so. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 106: Add Dhcp Static Ip Lease Screen
Type the subnet mask of your network in dotted decimal notation, for example 255.255.255.0 (factory default). Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. 5.2.1 Add DHCP Static IP Lease Screen Click Add Entries in the LAN Setup screen to display the following screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 107: The Ipv6 Lan Auto Configuration Screen
Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > LAN >IPv6 Autoconfig to open the IPv6 LAN Auto Configuration screen. Use this screen to set the Local Area Network interface IPv6 settings. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 108 Select this to have the VDSL Router act as a DHCPv6 server and pass IPv6 addresses, DNS server and domain name information to DHCPv6 clients. Stateless Select this to have the VDSL Router use IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 109: Technical Reference
WAN. Save/Apply Click this button to save your changes. Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example 5.4 Technical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics covered in this chapter. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 110: Lans, Wans And The Vdsl Router
• The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet, when you sign up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, enter them in the DNS Server fields in the DHCP Setup screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 111: Lan Tcp/Ip
Internet, for example, only between your two branch offices, you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems. However, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of IP addresses specifically for private networks: • 10.0.0.0 — 10.255.255.255 • 172.16.0.0 — 172.31.255.255 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 112 Note: Regardless of your particular situation, do not create an arbitrary IP address; always follow the guidelines above. For more information on address assignment, please refer to RFC 1597, “Address Allocation for Private Internets” and RFC 1466, “Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space”. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 113: Network Address Translation (Nat)
6.3 The Virtual Servers Screen Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > NAT to open the Virtual Servers screen. Use this screen to manage the list of virtual server rules. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 114: The Virtual Servers Add Screen
(for example both FTP and web service), it might be better to specify a range of port numbers. You can allocate a server IP address that corresponds to a port or a range of ports. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 115 To forward only one port, enter the port number again in the External End Port field. To forward a series of ports, enter the start port number here and the end port number in the External End Port field. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 116: The Dmz Host Screen
Note: If you do not assign a default server, the VDSL Router discards all packets received for ports not specified in the virtual server configuration. Save/Apply Click this to save your changes back to the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 117: Technical Reference
(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 40 Multiple Servers Behind NAT Example A=192.168.1.33 192.168.1.1 B=192.168.1.34 IP address assigned by ISP C=192.168.1.35 D=192.168.1.36 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 118 Chapter 6 Network Address Translation (NAT) Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 119: Firewall
7.2 The Firewall General Screen Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > Firewall to display the following screen. Activate the firewall by selecting the Active Firewall check box . Figure 41 Firewall General Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 120: Default Policy Configuration
The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 36 Firewall General: Add LABEL DESCRIPTION Active Select this check box to enable the rule. Name Enter a descriptive name using printable English keyboard characters. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 121: The Firewall Rules Screen
This screen lists the configured incoming or outgoing firewall rules. Note the order in which the rules are listed. Note: The firewall rules that you configure here take priority over the general firewall action settings in the General screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 122 The following fields summarize the rules you have created that apply to traffic traveling in Outgoing Rules the selected packet direction. This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of your rules is important as rules are applied in turn. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 123: Firewall Rules Configuration
In the Firewall Rules screen, click Add or click a rule’s Edit button to display this screen and refer to the following table for information on the labels. Figure 44 Firewall Rules: Add Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 124 If you select Reject, specify the type of ICMP message to send to the sender. Back Click Back to return to the previous screen. Apply Click Apply to save your customized settings and exit this screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 125: Quality Of Service (Qos)
• The QoS Classification Setup screen lets you add, edit or delete QoS classifiers (Section 8.5 on page 130). 8.2 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 126 Traffic policing methods measure traffic flows against user-defined criteria and identify it as either conforming, exceeding or violating the criteria. Traffic Rate Traffic Rate Time Time (Before Traffic Policing) (After Traffic Policing) Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 127: The Qos Screen
8.4 The QoS Queue Setup Screen Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > QoS > QoS Queue to open the screen shown next. Use this screen to configure QoS queue assignment. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 128 Select an entry’s Enable option and click the Enable button to turn it on. Remove Select an entry’s Remove option and click the Remove button to delete it. Click this button to create a new queue entry. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 129: Adding A Qos Queue
PTM interfaces use the scheduler algorithm configured for the interface (weighted round robin or weighted fair queuing). The VDSL Router uses the algorithm to service queues with the same precedence. The VDSL Router uses strict priority to service queues with different precedences. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 130: The Qos Classification Setup Screen
Give high priority to voice and video to make them run more smoothly. Similarly, give low priority to many large file downloads so that they do not reduce the quality of other applications. Figure 48 QoS Classification Setup Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 131: Add Qos Classification Rule
Click this button to create a new classifier rule. 8.5.1 Add QoS Classification Rule Click Add new Classifier in the Class Setup screen or the Edit icon next to a classifier to open the following screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 132 8866, or IEEE 802.1q) to which the classifier applies. The list of types available to choose from varies depending on the selected interface. Source MAC Enter a MAC address to apply the classifier to packets from that MAC address. Address Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 133 Select the IEEE 802.1p priority level to assign to traffic that matches this classifier. priority Set Rate Limit Set the rate limit to apply to traffic that matches this classifier. Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 134: Technical Reference
DiffServ defines a new Differentiated Services (DS) field to replace the Type of Service (TOS) field in the IP header. The DS field contains a 2-bit unused field and a 6-bit DSCP field which can define up to 64 service levels. The following figure illustrates the DS field. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 135 Table 45 Internal Layer2 and Layer3 QoS Mapping LAYER 2 LAYER 3 PRIORITY IEEE 802.1P USER QUEUE PRIORITY TOS (IP IP PACKET DSCP (ETHERNET PRECEDENCE) LENGTH (BYTE) PRIORITY) 000000 000000 >1100 001110 250~1100 001100 001010 001000 010110 010100 010010 010000 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 136 LAYER 2 LAYER 3 PRIORITY IEEE 802.1P USER QUEUE PRIORITY TOS (IP IP PACKET DSCP (ETHERNET PRECEDENCE) LENGTH (BYTE) PRIORITY) 011110 <250 011100 011010 011000 100110 100100 100010 100000 101110 101000 110000 111000 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 137: Chapter 9 Routing
138). • Use the Policy Forwarding screen to configure policy routing on the Device (Section 9.4 on page 140). • Use the RIP screen to configure RIP settings (Section 9.5 on page 141). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 138: The Default Gateway Screen
Use this screen to view and configure the static route rules on the VDSL Router. Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > Routing > Static Route to open the following screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 139: Add Static Route
Click this to configure a new static route. 9.3.1 Add Static Route Use this screen to add a static route. Click Add in the Static Route screen to display the following screen. Figure 53 Static Route: Add Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 140: The Policy Routing Screen
This displays the WAN interface through which the traffic is routed. Default GW This displays the default gateway IP address the route uses. Remove Select entries and click the Remove button to delete them. Click this to create a new policy routing rule. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 141: Add Policy Routing
Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > Routing > RIP to open the RIP screen. Use this screen to configure RIP settings. Routing Information Protocol (RIP, RFC 1058 and RFC 1389) allows a device to exchange routing information with other routers. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 142 Select Active to have the VDSL Router advertise its route information and also listen for routing updates from neighboring routers. Enabled Select the check box to activate the settings. Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 143: Chapter 10 Dns Setup
• Use the DNS Server screen to configure DNS server settings (Section 10.2 on page 144). • Use the Dynamic DNS screen to configure DDNS settings on the VDSL Router (Section 10.3 on page 145). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 144: What You Need To Know
Use this screen to view and configure DNS routes on the VDSL Router. Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > DNS > DNS Server to open this screen. Figure 57 DNS Server Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 145: The Dynamic Dns Screen
Click this button to save your changes. 10.3 The Dynamic DNS Screen Use this screen to create manage DDNS entries. Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > DNS > Dynamic DNS to display the following screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 146: The Dynamic Dns Add Screen
Select your Dynamic DNS service provider from the drop-down list box. Hostname Type the domain name assigned to your VDSL Router by your Dynamic DNS provider. You can specify up to two host names in the field separated by a comma (","). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 147 Table 53 Dynamic DNS Add (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Interface Select the interface the DDNS entry uses. Username Type your user name. Password Type the password assigned to you. Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 148 Chapter 10 DNS Setup Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 149: Chapter 11 Upnp
The automated nature of NAT traversal applications in establishing their own services and opening firewall ports may present network security issues. Network information and configuration may also be obtained and modified by users in some network environments. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 150: The Upnp Screen
Apply/Save Click this to save your changes. 11.3 Installing UPnP in Windows XP Example This section shows how to install UPnP in Windows Windows XP. Click Start and Control Panel. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 151 The Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard window displays. Select Networking Service in the Components selection box and click Details. Windows Optional Networking Components Wizard In the Networking Services window, select the Universal Plug and Play check box. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 152: Using Upnp In Windows Xp Example
Make sure the computer is connected to a LAN port of the VDSL Router. Turn on your computer and the VDSL Router. Auto-discover Your UPnP-enabled Network Device Click Start and Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. An icon displays under Internet Gateway. Right-click the icon and select Properties. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 153 In the Internet Connection Properties window, click Settings to see the port mappings there were automatically created. Internet Connection Properties You may edit or delete the port mappings or click Add to manually add port mappings. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 154 Select Show icon in notification area when connected option and click OK. An icon displays in the system tray. System Tray Icon Double-click on the icon to display your current Internet connection status. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 155 IP address of the VDSL Router first. This comes helpful if you do not know the IP address of the VDSL Router. Follow the steps below to access the web configurator. Click Start and then Control Panel. Double-click Network Connections. Select My Network Places under Other Places. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 156 Right-click on the icon for your VDSL Router and select Invoke. The web configurator login screen displays. Network Connections: My Network Places Right-click on the icon for your VDSL Router and select Properties. A properties window displays with basic information about the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 157 Chapter 11 UPnP Network Connections: My Network Places: Properties: Example Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 158 Chapter 11 UPnP Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 159: Chapter 12 Usb Services
Common Internet File System The VDSL Router uses Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol for its file sharing functions. CIFS compatible computers can access the USB file storage devices connected to the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 160: The File Sharing Screen
The following figure is an overview of the VDSL Router’s file server feature. Computers A and B can access files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 161: Before You Begin
Use this screen to set up file sharing using the VDSL Router. To access this screen, Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > USB Services > File Sharing. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 162: Add New File Sharing User
Click this to set every field in this screen to its last-saved value. 12.2.2 Add New File Sharing User Click the File Sharing screen’s Add new user button to set up a new file sharing user on the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 163: The Printer Server Screen
• Your VDSL Router must be connected to your computer and any other devices on your network. The USB printer must be connected to your VDSL Router. • A USB printer with the driver already installed on your computer. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 164: The Media Server Screen
Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > USB Services > Media Server to open this screen and change your VDSL Router’s media server settings. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 165 Media Library Enter the path clients use to access the media files on a USB storage device connected to Path the VDSL Router. Apply/Save Click this to save your changes to the VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 166 Chapter 12 USB Services Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 167: Chapter 13 Certificates
13.3 The Local Certificates Screen Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > Certificate to open the Local Certificates screen. This screen displays the VDSL Router’s list of certificates and certification requests. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 168: Create Certificate Request
VDSL Router. 13.3.1 Create Certificate Request Click the Local Certificates screen’s Create Certificate Request button to open the following screen. Use this screen to have the VDSL Router generate a certification request. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 169 After you click Apply, the following screen displays to notify you that you need to get the certificate request signed by a Certificate Authority. If you already have, click Load_Signed to import the signed certificate into the VDSL Router. Otherwise click Back to return to the Local Certificates screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 170: Load Signed Certificate
After you create a certificate request and have it signed by a Certificate Authority, in the Local Certificates screen click the certificate request’s Load Signed button to import the signed certificate into the VDSL Router. Note: You must remove any spaces from the certificate’s filename before you can import Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 171: The Trusted Ca Screen
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Page 172: View Trusted Ca Certificate
VDSL Router. 13.4.1 View Trusted CA Certificate Click the View icon in the Trusted CA screen to open the following screen. Use this screen to view in-depth information about the certification authority’s certificate. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 173: Import Trusted Ca Certificate
13.4.2 Import Trusted CA Certificate Click the Trusted CA screen’s Import Certificate button to open the following screen. The VDSL Router trusts any valid certificate signed by any of the imported trusted CA certificates. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 174 Certificate Name Type a name for the signed certificate. Certificate Copy and paste the certificate into the text box to store it on the VDSL Router. Apply Click this to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 175: Wireless
• Use the Advanced screen to configure wireless advanced features, such as the RTS/CTS Threshold (Section 14.5 on page 182). • Use the Station Info screen to display a list of connected wireless clients (Section 14.6 on page 184). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 176: What You Need To Know
Apply/Save. Change the computer’s wireless settings to match the VDSL Router’s new settings. Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Wireless to open the Basic screen. Figure 74 Wireless: Basic Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 177: Wireless Security
VDSL Router without any data encryption or authentication. Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your VDSL Router, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 178 Chapter 14 Wireless Figure 75 Wireless: Security Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 179 Note: After you click Enable/Disable you must enter the VDSL Router’s PIN in the external registrar within two minutes. Then click Enable/Disable again. WPS 2.0 Select this to support WPS 2.0. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 180 Note: WEP is extremely insecure. Attackers can break it using widely-available software. It is strongly recommended that you use a more effective security mechanism. Encryption If you are using WEP encryption, select 64-bit or 128-bit to set the length of the Strength encryption key. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 181: Mac Filter
This displays the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the VDSL Router. Remove Select entries and click the Remove button to delete them. Click this to add a new MAC address entry to the table. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 182: The Mac Filter Add Screen
Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Wireless > Advanced to configure advanced wireless settings. See Section 14.7.2 on page 186 for detailed definitions of the terms listed in this screen. Figure 78 Wireless: Advanced Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 183 RTS/CTS handshake to help prevent collisions in mixed-mode networks (networks with both IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b traffic). Select Off to disable 802.11g protection. Only select this if you only connect IEEE 802.11G clients. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 184: Wireless Station Info
14.7 Technical Reference This section discusses wireless LANs in depth. For more information, see Appendix D on page 163. 14.7.1 Wireless Network Overview Wireless networks consist of wireless clients, access points and bridges. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 185 The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentifier. • If two wireless networks overlap, they should use a different channel. Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to send and receive information. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 186: Additional Wireless Terms
These security standards do two things. First, they authenticate. This means that only people presenting the right credentials (often a username and password, or a “key” phrase) can access the network. Second, they encrypt. This means that the information sent over the air is encoded. Only Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 187 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. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 188 WPA as well. In this case, if some of the devices 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 VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 189: Signal Problems
A and B can access the wired network and communicate with each other. When Intra-BSS traffic blocking is enabled, wireless station A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other. Figure 81 Basic Service set Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 190: Preamble Type
(see the device’s User’s Guide for how to do this - for the VDSL Router, Section 14.5 on page 182). Press the button on one of the devices (it doesn’t matter which). For the VDSL Router you must press the Wifi button for 10 seconds. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 191 WPS was successful. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled wireless client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to the WPS-enabled AP via the PIN method. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 192 If the registrar is already part of a network, it sends the existing information. If not, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to a WPS-enabled access point. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 193 When WPS is activated on both, they perform the handshake. In this example, AP1 is the registrar, and Client 1 is the enrollee. The registrar randomly generates the security information to set up the network, since it is unconfigured and has no existing information. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 194 In step 3, you add another access point (AP2) to your network. AP2 is out of range of AP1, so you cannot use AP1 for the WPS handshake with the new access point. However, you know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use it to perform the WPS handshake instead. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 195 If this happens, open the access point’s configuration interface and look at the list of associated clients (usually displayed by MAC address). It does not matter if the Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 196: Vista As A Wps External Registrar
Note: After the wireless client starts WPS configuration, you have two minutes to enter the PIN in the Windows Vista computer. In the Windows Vista network connections, an icon for the wireless client displays. Double-click it, enter the wireless client’s PIN, and click Next. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 197 After the WPS process finishes (the enrollee is able to access the VDSL Router) you can repeat these steps to add more wireless clients one at a time. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 198 Chapter 14 Wireless Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 199: Chapter 15 Diagnostic
If an MEP port does not respond to the source MEP, this may indicate a fault. Administrators can take further action to check and resume services from the fault according to the line connectivity status report. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 200: Diagnostics
OAM F4 loopback test. 15.4 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Diagnostics > Fault Management to open the following screen. Use this screen to perform CFM actions. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 201 Click this button to have the selected MEP send the LBM (Loop Back Message) to a specified remote end point. Send Linktrace Click this button to have the selected MEP send the LTMs (Link Trace Messages) to a specified remote end point. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 202 Chapter 15 Diagnostic Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 203: Chapter 16 Settings
Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Management > Settings > Update to open the following screen. Use this screen to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from your computer to your VDSL Router. Figure 91 Settings: Update Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 204: Restoring Factory Defaults
Click Restore Default Settings to clear all user-entered configuration information and return the VDSL Router to its factory defaults. You can also press the RESET button on the rear panel to reset the factory defaults of your VDSL Router. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 205 You may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the same subnet as that of the default VDSL Router IP address (192.168.1.1). See the appendix for details on how to set up your computer’s IP address. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 206 Chapter 16 Settings Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 207: Chapter 17 Log
Emergency: The system is unusable. Alert: Action must be taken immediately. Critical: The system condition is critical. Error: There is an error condition on the system. Warning: There is a warning condition on the system. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 208: The System Log Screen
17.3 The System Log Configuration Screen To change your VDSL Router’s log settings, click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Management > System Log > Configure System Log. The screen appears as shown. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 209 Enter the IP address of the syslog server that will log the selected categories of logs. Address Server UDP Enter the port number used by the syslog server. Port Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 210 Chapter 17 Log Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 211: Client
ACS and specify the ACS IP address or domain name and username and password. Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Management > TR-069 Client to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure your VDSL Router to be managed by an ACS. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 212 When the ACS makes a connection request to the VDSL Router, this user name is used to Name authenticate the ACS. Connection Enter the connection request password. Request When the ACS makes a connection request to the VDSL Router, this password is used to Password authenticate the ACS. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 213 DESCRIPTION Connection This shows the connection request URL. Request URL The ACS can use this URL to make a connection request to the VDSL Router. Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 214 Chapter 18 TR-069 Client Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 215: Chapter 19 Internet Time
Time zone offset Choose the time zone of your location. This will set the time difference between your time zone and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 216 Chapter 19 Internet Time Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 217: Chapter 20 Access Control
(*) for each character you type. After you change the password, use the new password to access the VDSL Router. Retype to Type the new password again for confirmation. confirm Apply/Save Click this button to save your changes. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 218 Chapter 20 Access Control Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 219: Chapter 21 Software Upgrade
Click this to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them. Update Click this to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two minutes. Software Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 220 Figure 100 Network Temporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in again and check your new software version in the Device Info screen. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 221: Chapter 22 Reboot
HAPTER Reboot 22.1 Restart Using the Web Configurator Click Wireless network > Classic configuration > Management > Reboot to open the following screen. Use this screen to restart the . Figure 101 Reboot Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 222 Chapter 22 Reboot Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 223: Chapter 23 Troubleshooting
Make sure you understand the normal behavior of the LED. See Section 1.4 on page Check the hardware connections. Inspect your cables for damage. Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables. Turn the VDSL Router off and on. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 224: Vdsl Router Access And Login
Make sure your Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScripts and Java enabled. See Appendix C on page 163. If it is possible to log in from another interface, check the service control settings for HTTP and HTTPS (Maintenance > Remote MGMT). Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 225 I cannot use FTP to upload / download the configuration file. / I cannot use FTP to upload new software. See the troubleshooting suggestions for I cannot see or access the Login screen in the web configurator. Ignore the suggestions about your browser. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 226: Internet Access
I cannot access the Internet anymore. I had access to the Internet (with the VDSL Router), but my Internet connection is not available anymore. Your session with the VDSL Router may have expired. Try logging into the VDSL Router again. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 227: Wireless Internet Access
What wireless security modes does my VDSL Router support? Wireless security is vital to your network. It protects communications between wireless stations, access points and the wired network. Your VDSL Router provides the following wireless security modes: Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 228: Usb Device Connection
My Network Places > Local Network. Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the VDSL Router’s LAN port or from your computer. Re-connect the Ethernet cable. The Local Area Connection icon for UPnP disappears in the screen. Restart your computer. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 229 Chapter 23 Troubleshooting I cannot open special applications such as white board, file transfer and video when I use the MSN messenger. Wait more than three minutes. Restart the applications. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
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Page 232 WiFi en extérieur pour les fréquences comprises entre 2454 MHz et 2483,5 MHz. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
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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. Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 234 Appendix A Legal Information Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 235 183, 186 CBR (Continuous Bit Rate) default CCMs DHCP 104, 110 certificate Differentiated Services, see DiffServ factory default DiffServ certificates marking rule authentication digital IDs disclaimer creating DLNA public key replacing 104, 110 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 236 181, 187 Finger firewall enabling firmware and USB printer version DHCP 104, 110 fragmentation threshold 183, 186 104, 110 114, 117 IP address 104, 107, 111 MAC address subnet mask 104, 111 limitations Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 237 LLC-based printer sharing VC-based and LAN multiprotocol encapsulation requirements private IP address product registration protocol push button Push Button Configuration, see PBC default server push button, WPS DMZ host port number 114, 117 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 238 Tag Protocol Identifier See TPID thresholds data fragment 183, 186 RTS/CTS safety warnings 183, 186 time save settings TPID security wireless LAN TR-069 ACS setup Service Set authentication Services traffic shaping settings backup restore Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
Page 239 Wide Area Network, see WAN WAN interface warranty note wireless LAN 175, 184 authentication 186, 188 example channel encryption example fragmentation threshold 183, 186 limitations MAC address filter 181, 187 preamble 184, 186 Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide...
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ZyXEL Communications P8701T User Manual

PART I User's Guide

Chapter 1 Introducing the VDSL Router

Chapter 2 User Setup Guide

Part II: Technical Reference

Chapter 3 Device Info Screens

Chapter 4 WAN

Chapter 5 LAN Setup

Chapter 6 Network Address Translation (NAT)

Chapter 7 Firewall

Chapter 8 Quality of Service (Qos)

Chapter 9 Routing

Chapter 10 DNS Setup

Chapter 11 Upnp

Chapter 12 USB Services

Chapter 13 Certificates

Chapter 14 Wireless

Chapter 15 Diagnostic

Chapter 16 Settings

Chapter 17 Log

Chapter 18 Client

Chapter 19 Internet Time

Chapter 20 Access Control

Chapter 21 Software Upgrade

Chapter 22 Reboot

Chapter 23 Troubleshooting

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