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ZyXEL Communications NBG6503 Note: It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the NBG6503

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•Quick Start Guide

The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NBG6503 and access the Web Configurator wizards. It also contains a connection diagram and package contents list.

Note: It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the NBG6503.

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NBG6503 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide Note: It is recommended you use the Web Configurator to configure the NBG6503 Contents Overview Page Table of Contents Part I: User’s Guide 3.3.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button 10.3.1 Wireless Security Overview 10.4.1 No Security 10.4.2 WEP Encryption 10.4.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 10.8 WPS Screen 11.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection 11.3.2 Multicast 11.4 Internet Connection 11.4.1 Ethernet Encapsulation 11.4.2 PPPoE Encapsulation Dynamic DNS Static Route Firewall Content Filter 20.3.1 Remote Management and NAT Index Page Page Page Getting to Know Your Router 1.1 Overview 1.2 Applications 1.3Ways to Manage the Router 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the Router 1.5 LEDs 1.6 The WPS Button 1.7 Wall Mounting Figure 2 Wall Mounting Example Figure Page Connection Wizard 2.1 Overview 2.2 Accessing the Wizard 2.3 Connect to Internet Internet Connection Type Next Back LABEL Table 4 Internet Connection Type: Static IP (continued) Subnet Mask Enter the IP subnet mask in this field Default Enter the gateway IP address in this field Table 5 Internet Connection Type: PPPoE Select the PPPoE option for a dial-upconnection Dynamic IP Select this radio button if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address User Name Table 6 Internet Connection Type: PPTP (continued) PPTP Address Type the (static) IP address assigned to you by your ISP PPTP Subnet Type the subnet mask assigned to you by your ISP (if given) 2.4 Router Password 2.5 Wireless Security Table 7 Wireless Security: No Security Wireless Radio Select a wireless radio from the drop-downlist box the security setting for the wireless 5G band Wireless Table 8 Wireless Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK(continued) Choose WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security to configure a Pre-SharedKey. Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSKrespectively password connection by configuring WPA in the wireless LAN screens Page Introducing the Web Configurator 3.1 Overview 3.2Accessing the Web Configurator Chapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator The Web Configurator initially displays the following login screen Figure 15 Login screen Table 9 Login screen Type "1234" (default) as the password Table 10 Change Password Screen Ignore Administrator Inactivity Timer Chapter 22 on page Logout Table 11 Home Screen (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Click the icon to change the Weather display Figure 18 Change Weather Change Weather 3.3 Resetting the Router Page Monitor 4.1 Overview 4.2What You Can Do 4.3The Log Screen Log Settings Clear Figure 20 View Log View Log 4.4 BW MGMT Monitor 4.5 DHCP Table 4.6 Packet Statistics 4.7 WLAN 2.4G Station Status 4.8 WLAN 5G Station Status Figure 26 Summary: Wireless Association List Table 17 Summary: Wireless Association List Router Modes 5.1 Overview Chapter 5 Router Modes Easy Mode 6.1 Overview Network Map Status Screen 6.2 What You Can Do 6.3What You Need to Know 6.4 Navigation Panel 6.5 Network Map 6.6 Control Panel Table 19 Control Panel (continued) Firewall Otherwise, switch OFF Refer to Section 6.6.5 on page 52 to see this screen Security Table 20 Power Saving Select the wireless radio to set its power saving settings WLAN Status WLAN Status Day and Except for the following times fields Figure 34 Content Filter Content Filter Add Click Add after you have typed a keyword Repeat this procedure to add other keywords. Up to 64 keywords are allowed High Low Cancel Figure 36 Firewall Figure 37 Wireless Security Select the wireless radio to set its security setting Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN Type a pre-sharedkey from 8 to 63 case-sensitivekeyboard characters Type the password again to confirm Figure 38 Wireless Security: WPS Table 23 Wireless Security: WPS Click this to go back to the Wireless Security screen Create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button information synchronization 6.7 Status Screen in Easy Mode Page Router Mode 7.1 Overview 7.2 What You Can Do 7.3 Status Screen Table 25 Status Screen Icon Key: Router Mode (continued) Click this icon to see the Configuration navigation menu Click this icon to see the Maintenance navigation menu The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen Table 26 Status Screen: Router Mode Table 26 Status Screen: Router Mode (continued) Current Date/Time This field displays your Router’s present date and time System Resource - CPU Usage Use the sub-menuson the navigation panel to configure Router features Figure 42 Navigation Panel: Router Mode The following table describes the sub-menus Table 27 Navigation Panel: Router Mode LINK Table 27 Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) MAINTENANCE Page Access Point Mode 8.1 Overview 8.2What You Can Do 8.3What You Need to Know Maintenance > Sys OP Mode Access Point mode Start > Run page 8.4 AP Mode Status Screen Chapter 8 Access Point Mode Table 28 Status Screen: Access Point Mode (continued) This shows the channel number which you select manually should turn off other applications (for example, using bandwidth management 8.5 LAN Screen Table 29 Network > LAN > IP Get from DHCP Click this to deploy the Router as an access point in the network Server Internet if the IP address is given by the ISP) Page Tutorials 9.1 Overview 9.2Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point 9.3 Configuring Wireless Security Using WPS Push Button Configuration (PBC) PIN Configuration Start Push Button Wireless LAN 2.4G WITHIN 2 MINUTES SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION PIN Wireless Client Authentication by PIN 9.4 Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security (No WPS) Interface Status Figure 53 Tutorial: Checking Wireless Settings Start > Programs 4Select SSID_Example3 and click Connect Figure 54 Connecting a Wireless Client to a Wireless Network t The Confirm Save Save Figure 57 Link Status http://www.zyxel.com Page Page Page Wireless LAN 10.1 Overview 10.2What You Can Do 10.3What You Should Know Table 30 Types of Encryption for Each Type of Authentication NO AUTHENTICATION Weakest Strongest WPA-PSK 10.4 General Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G Screen Chapter 10 Wireless LAN Table 31 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General (continued) Channel Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region Selection Table 32 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General: No Security Table 31 on page Network Wireless LAN 2.4G Wireless LAN 5G The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen Table 33 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General: Static WEP Select Static WEP to enable data encryption PassPhrase Enter a Passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate 10.5 MAC Filter 10.6 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen . The screen appears as shown Figure 64 Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced Table 36 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > Advanced RTS/CTS Threshold 10.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen 10.8 WPS Screen 10.9 WPS Station Screen 10.10 Scheduling Screen 10.11 WDS Screen Table 41 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G > WDS WDS Setup Basic Settings Select the operating mode for your Router AP + Bridge WAN 11.1 Overview 11.2What You Can Do 11.3What You Need To Know Chapter 11 WAN The Router can get the DNS server addresses in the following ways Factory Default Otherwise, click Figure 71 Multicast Example IGMP-v1 IGMP-v2 11.4 Internet Connection IP Subnet Enter the IP Subnet Mask in this field Enter a Gateway IP Address (if your ISP gave you one) in this field MTU Size Router can receive and process This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation Figure 73 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation Table 43 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation Select PPP over Ethernet if you connect to your Internet via dial-up Retype to Table 43 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued) Get automatically My WAN IP First DNS Server Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the This screen displays when you select PPTP encapsulation Figure 74 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation Table 44 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation PPP connection and the PPTP parameters for a PPTP connection Table 44 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation (continued) Nailed-up disconnects from the PPTP server PPTP Configuration Server IP 11.5 Advanced WAN Screen LAN 12.1 Overview 12.2What You Can Do 12.3 What You Need To Know 12.4 LAN IP Screen 12.5 IP Alias Screen Table 47 Network > LAN > IP Alias (continued) DHCP Server 13.1 Overview 13.2What You Can Do 13.3General Screen 13.4 Advanced Screen Table 49 Network > DHCP Server > Advanced (continued) Type the LAN IP address of a computer on your LAN DNS Server DNS Servers Assigned by Page Network Address Translation (NAT) 14.1 Overview 14.2What You Can Do 14.3 General NAT Screen 14.4 NAT Application Screen Network > NAT Default Server IP address NAT > General Table 51 Network > NAT > Application Add Application Rule 14.5 NAT Advanced Screen Note: Only one LAN computer can use a trigger port (range) at a time Figure 85 Network > NAT > Advanced Table 52 Network > NAT > Advanced This is the rule index number (read-only) permitted - including spaces The following is an example of trigger port forwarding Figure 86 Trigger Port Forwarding Process: Example Router 1Jane requests a file from the Real Audio server (port 7070) 3The Real Audio server responds using a port number ranging between Dynamic DNS 15.1 Overview 15.2 What You Can Do 15.3 What You Need To Know 15.4 Dynamic DNS Screen Chapter 15 Dynamic DNS Table 53 Network > DDNS Enable Select this check box to use dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Static Route 16.1 Overview 16.2 What You Can Do 16.3 IP Static Route Screen Chapter 16 Static Route Destination always based on network number same network segment as the device's LAN or WAN port. The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations Page Firewall 17.1 Overview 17.2What You Can Do 17.3 What You Need To Know 17.4 General Firewall Screen 17.5 Services Screen Table 56 Security > Firewall > Services (continued) Enable Firewall Rule Rule below) Enter a name that identifies or describes the firewall rule Content Filter 18.1 Overview 18.2 What You Can Do 18.3 What You Need To Know 18.4 Content Filter Screen Table 57 Security > Content Filter > Content Filter (continued) Cookies Used by Web servers to track usage and provide service based on ID Web Proxy Enable URL Page Bandwidth Management 19.1 Overview 19.2What You Can Do 19.3 What You Need To Know 19.4 General Screen 19.5 Advanced Screen Page Table 59 Management > Bandwidth Management > Advanced Management Bandwidth Upstream dedicate to uplink traffic This is traffic from LAN/WLAN to WAN Application List Figure 97 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration: Application List Table 60 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration: Application List managed by bandwidth management Select Maximum Bandwidth or Minimum Bandwidth and specify the maximum or User-defined Service Figure 98 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration: User-definedService The following table describes the labels in this screen Table 61 Bandwidth Management Rule Configuration: User-definedService 19.6 Monitor Screen Table 62 Media Bandwidth Management Setup: Services (continued) BitTorrent pieces and share the pieces with other peers to get other half of the file Gaming Game Zone Remote Management 20.1 Overview 20.2 What You Can Do 20.3 What You Need to Know 20.4 WWW Screen Universal Plug-and-Play(UPnP) 21.1 Overview 21.2 What You Can Do 21.3 What You Need to Know 21.4 UPnP Screen 21.5 Technical Refereance start Network Connections Properties Internet Connection Properties Settings Add Double-click Follow the steps below to access the web configurator 1Click Start and then Control Panel and then 2Double-click Network Connections 3Select My Network Places under Other Places Local Network Invoke Page Page Maintenance 22.1 Overview 22.2What You Can Do 22.3General Screen 22.4 Password Screen 22.5 Time Setting Screen 22.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade Figure 114 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade Table 68 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade File Path Browse 22.7 Configuration Backup/Restore Screen 22.8 Restart Screen 22.9 System Operation Mode Overview Page 22.10 Sys OP Mode Screen Page Troubleshooting 23.1Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 23.2 Router Access and Login 23.3Internet Access The Internet connection is slow or intermittent Advanced Suggestions 23.4 Resetting the Router to Its Factory Defaults 23.5Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting I cannot access the Web Configurator after I switched to AP mode My 5G network doesn’t work 2.4G / 5G IP Addresses and Subnetting Appendix A IP Addresses and Subnetting Figure 121 Network Number and Host ID Table 71 IP Address Network Number and Host ID Example 1ST OCTET: 2ND Table 72 Subnet Masks BINARY 1ST DECIMAL OCTET Page Table 75 Subnet IP/SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT VALUE Table 75 Subnet 1 (continued) Table 76 Subnet Table 77 Subnet Table 78 Subnet The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet Eight Subnets SUBNET FIRST ADDRESS LAST Table 81 16-bitNetwork Number Subnet Planning (continued) •10.0.0.0 — •172.16.0.0 — •192.168.0.0 — Page Page Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address 1Click Start > Control Panel 2In the Control Panel, click the Network Connections icon Page 5The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens Obtain an IP address automatically 7Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window 8Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window 1Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt Page Continue 6Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties 7The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens 9Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window 10Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page Page 5Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties 6The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens 8Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window 9Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window 1Click Apple > System Preferences System Preferences Built-in Configure Using DHCP Configure IPv4 TCP/IP Manually Subnet Mask Applications > Utilities > Network Utilities Network Interface Info 2In System Preferences, click the Network icon Configure Page Network interface Note: Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator 1Click System > Administration > Network Network Settings Unlock Authenticate Configuration Static IP address IP address Subnet mask Gateway address DNS Close System > Administration > Network Tools Network device Devices Interface Statistics 1Click K Menu > Computer > Administrator Settings (YaST) Run as Root - KDE su YaST Control Center Network Devices Network Card Overview Network Card Setup Address Dynamic Address (DHCP) Statically assigned IP Address Hostname Hostname/DNS Finish KNetwork Manager Task bar Options Page Wireless LANs Page Figure 135 Infrastructure WLAN Figure 136 RTS/CTS RTS/CTS RTS/CTS Fragmentation Threshold Fragmentation Threshold Table 82 Wireless Security Levels SECURITY SECURITY TYPE LEVEL •User based identification that allows for roaming •Authentication Determines the identity of the users •Authorization •Accounting Page Note: EAP-MD5cannot be used with Dynamic WEP Key Exchange EAP-MD5 EAP-TLS EAP-TTLS PEAP Page Page Page AUTHENTICATION ENCRYPTIO ENTER METHOD/ KEY IEEE There are two types of antennas used for wireless LAN applications Omni-directional Page Common Services Appendix D Common Services Table 85 Commonly Used Services (continued) Page Page Legal Information 注意 Page [Czech] příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/EC [Danish] krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF [German] [Maltese] provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm fid-Dirrettiva1999/5/EC [Hungarian] Alulírott, ZyXEL nyilatkozom, hogy a berendezés megfelel a vonatkozó alapvetõ követelményeknek és az 1999/5/EK irányelv egyéb elõírásainak Overview of Regulatory Requirements for Wireless LANs Belgium Denmark In Denmark, the band 5150 - 5350 MHz is also allowed for outdoor usage I Danmark må frekvensbåndet 5150 - 5350 også anvendes udendørs http:// www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it Latvia http://www.esd.lv Notes: List of national codes •Make sure to connect the cables to the correct ports •Use ONLY an appropriate power adaptor or cord for your device •If the power adaptor or cord is damaged, remove it from the power outlet Page 111, 118 59 60 Page SSID 53, 59, 69, 84 111 89 169 WWW143