P-2302HW/HWL-P1 Series User’s Guide

Table 133 Firmware Features

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Device Management

Use the web configurator to easily configure the rich range of features

 

on the ZyXEL Device.

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!

IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN

The ZyXEL Device can serve as an IEEE 802.11g wireless access point.

 

Expand your network by allowing IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b

 

devices to connect to your network.

Wireless Security

The ZyXEL Device supports WEP encryption for basic security as well

 

as WPA and WPA2 security standards.

 

You can also use OTIST to easily configure your wireless security on

 

both your ZyXEL Device and compatible wireless clients.

MAC Address Filter

Allow or deny access to your wired or wireless network based on the

 

MAC addresses of the computers communicating with your network.

Any IP

The Any IP feature allows a computer to access the Internet and the

 

ZyXEL Device without changing the network settings (such as IP

 

address and subnet mask) of the computer, when the IP addresses of

 

the computer and the ZyXEL Device are not in the same subnet.

Configuration Backup &

Make a copy of the ZyXEL Device’s configuration and put it back on the

Restoration

ZyXEL Device later if you decide you want to revert back to an earlier

 

configuration.

Network Address

Each computer on your network must have its own unique IP

Translation (NAT)

address.Use NAT to convert a single public IP address to multiple

 

private IP addresses for the computers on your network.

Port Forwarding

If you have a server (mail or web server for example) on your network,

 

then use this feature to let people access it from the Internet.

DHCP (Dynamic Host

Use this feature to have the ZyXEL Device assign IP addresses, an IP

Configuration Protocol)

default gateway and DNS servers to computers on your network.

Dynamic DNS Support

With Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) support, you can use a

 

fixed URL, www.zyxel.com for example, with a dynamic IP address. You

 

must register for this service with a Dynamic DNS service provider.

IP Multicast

IP Multicast is used to send traffic to a specific group of computers. The

 

ZyXEL Device supports versions 1 and 2 of IGMP (Internet Group

 

Management Protocol) used to join multicast groups (see RFC 2236).

IP Alias

IP Alias allows you to subdivide a physical network into logical networks

 

over the same Ethernet interface with the ZyXEL Device itself as the

 

gateway for each subnet.

Time and Date

Get the current time and date from an external server when you turn on

 

your ZyXEL Device. You can also set the time manually. These dates

 

and times are then used in logs.

Logging and Tracing

Use packet tracing and logs for troubleshooting. You can send logs from

 

the ZyXEL Device to an external UNIX syslog server.

PPPoE

PPPoE mimics a dial-up over Ethernet Internet access connection.

 

 

Universal Plug and Play

The ZyXEL Device can communicate with other UPnP enabled devices

(UPnP)

in a network.

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Appendix A Product Specifications