Chapter 31 Product Specifications

Table 184 Firmware Specifications (continued)

Device Management

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

 

the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Wireless Functionality

Allow the IEEE 802.11b and/or IEEE 802.11g wireless clients to connect to

 

the ZyXEL Device wirelessly. Enable wireless security (WEP, WPA(2),

 

WPA(2)-PSK) and/or MAC filtering to protect your wireless network.

 

 

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 &

Make a copy of the ZyXEL Device’s configuration. You can put it back on

Restoration

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

 

configuration.

 

 

Network Address

Each computer on your network must have its own unique IP address. Use

Translation (NAT)

NAT to convert your public IP address(es) 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, you

 

can 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).

 

 

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.

 

 

Logs

Use logs for troubleshooting. You can send logs from the ZyXEL Device to

 

an external syslog server.

 

 

Universal Plug and Play

A UPnP-enabled device can dynamically join a network, obtain an IP

(UPnP)

address and convey its capabilities to other devices on the network.

 

 

Firewall

You can configure firewall on the ZyXEL Device for secure Internet access.

 

When the firewall is on, by default, all incoming traffic from the Internet to

 

your network is blocked unless it is initiated from your network. This means

 

that probes from the outside to your network are not allowed, but you can

 

safely browse the Internet and download files for example.

 

 

Content Filter

The ZyXEL Device blocks or allows access to web sites that you specify

 

and blocks access to web sites with URLs that contain keywords that you

 

specify. You can define time periods and days during which content filtering

 

is enabled. You can also include or exclude particular computers on your

 

network from content filtering.

 

You can also subscribe to category-based content filtering that allows your

 

ZyXEL Device to check web sites against an external database.

 

 

Bandwidth Management

You can efficiently manage traffic on your network by reserving bandwidth

 

and giving priority to certain types of traffic and/or to particular computers.

 

 

Remote Management

This allows you to decide whether a service (HTTP or FTP traffic for

 

example) from a computer on a network (LAN or WAN for example) can

 

access the ZyXEL Device.

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