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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 General 5 1.1 Welcome 5 1.2 Safety Precautions 5 1.3 Cleaning and Maintaining 6 1.4 Limited Warranty 6 1.5 Limitation of Liability 7 1.6 FCC Declaration 7 1.7 RF Declaration 7 2 Getting Started 9 2.1 Appearance 9 2.2 Parts Supplied 9 2.3 LED Indicator 10 2.4 Working Condition 11 2.5 Technical Parameters 11 2.6 Ports 12 3 Connecting MODEM 13 3.1 Application Structure 13 3.2 Hardware Installation 13 4 4.1 2 3.2.1 Connect to LAN 13 3.
4.2 5 Checking 16 4.2.1 Check LAN Connection 16 4.2.2 Cancel Proxy Server in Browser 17 4.2.3 Others 17 Ordinary Operation 18 5.1 Login 18 5.2 Router State 19 5.3 WAN Connection 21 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 3 5.3.1 WiMAX Connection 21 5.3.2 WiMAX Information 22 WIMAX Settings 23 5.4.1 Channel Settings 23 5.4.2 WiMAX Authentication 25 Router 27 5.5.1 LAN 27 5.5.2 DHCP Clients 29 Wi-Fi Settings 29 5.6.1 Station List 29 5.6.2 Basic 30 5.6.3 Advanced 33 5.6.
5.7.3 Time Filtering 43 5.7.4 Fort Forwarding 44 5.7.5 DMZ 45 5.7.6 System Security 46 5.7.7 Advanced Settings 46 5.8 VPN 47 5.9 VoIP 48 5.10 5.9.1 User Details 48 5.9.2 Advanced 50 5.9.3 Supplementary 51 Advanced 52 5.10.1 Status 52 5.10.2 Statistics 52 5.10.3 Management 53 5.10.4 Time 54 5.10.5 Upgrade 55 5.10.6 Remote Upgrade 56 5.10.7 Restore 57 5.10.8 Reboot 57 5.10.9 DDNS Settings 57 5.10.10 System Log 5.
1 General 1.1 Welcome Thanks for choosing the ZTE IX256 WiMAX MODEM (hereinafter referred to as “MODEM”). To get the most from your MODEM and to keep it in the best condition, please read this manual carefully. The pictures, symbols and contents in this manual are for reference only. They might not be completely identical with your MODEM. ZTE operates a policy of continuous development. We reserve the right to update the technical specifications in this document at any time without prior notice. 1.
The MODEM is for indoor use only. Do not use the MODEM outside. Do not connect telephone extensions which run outside of the building. These can result in lightning damage to your unit. This device cannot be used with handheld PDA (personal digital assistants). 1.3 Cleaning and Maintaining Use an antistatic cloth to clean the MODEM. Do not use chemical or abrasive cleanser as these could damage the plastic case. Turn off your MODEM before you clean it. Do not use your MODEM during a thunderstorm.
1.5 Limitation of Liability ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from or arising out of or in connection with using of this product, whether or not ZTE had been advised, knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages, including, but not limited to lost profits, interruption of business, cost of capital, cost of substitute facilities or product, or any downtime cost. 1.
The transmitter is using external antenna that operate at 20cm or more from nearby persons. can be found under the Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: Q78-ZTEIX256.
2 Getting Started 2.1 Appearance Figure 1 2.2 Front Panel Parts Supplied Parts Quantity MODEM 1 Power adapter 1 RJ-45 10/100 BaseT Ethernet cable 1 User Manual 1 Please contact with your provider as soon as possible if the parts have any damage or lost. If replacing product, please preserve the packing box and parts of the product.
2.3 LED Indicator There are total six LEDs for the MODEM, detailed description as following table.
2.4 Working Condition Working Condition for Host Working temperature: 0℃ ~ +55℃ [32 ℉ ~ 131 ℉] Working humidity: 10% ~ 85% Storage temperature: -40℃ ~ +70℃ [-40 ℉ ~ 158 ℉] Storage humidity: 5% ~ 95% 2.5 Technical Parameters Mode of Access WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) WiMAX Protocol 802.16e(IEEE 802.16-2005) WiFi protocol IEEE 802.11b/g/n WiMAX Frequency Range 2496MHz~2690MHz WiFi Frequency Range 2400MHz~2483.5MHz Dimensions (W×H×D) 201.7mm*155.7mm*54.
2.6 Ports All ports are in back panel. Port Indicator Description External power socket LAN1,LAN2,LAN3,L LAN port AN4 12 PHONE Phone port Reset Reset button WPS WPS button is used to start WiFi Protected Setup authentication process.
3 Connecting MODEM 3.1 Application Structure Network connection is shown as follows: 3.2 Hardware Installation Make sure that your MODEM is powered off. You can turn on/off modem by connecting/disconnecting power cable. 3.2.1 Connect to LAN 1. Connect to LAN via Network Cable 2. Plug one end of an Ethernet network cable into LAN ports on the back of the MODEM, and plug the other end into an Ethernet port on a network device, for example, PCs or other network devices.
3.2.2 Connect to Phone Connect phone cable to PHONE port of MODEM. 3.2.3 Connect Power Adapter Connect the included power adapter to the MODEM power port, and then plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet. The Power LED on the front panel will light up when the adapter is connected properly. Note: Make sure you use the power adapter that is supplied with the MODEM. Use of a different power adapter could damage the MODEM. 3.2.4 Power on MODEM Turn on the modem.
4 Preparation for Configuring MODEM Usually, MODEM has been configured by service provider and you can use it directly. But in some instance, you need configure MODEM by yourself. 4.1 TCP/IP Installation and Configuration Installation If TCP/IP protocol is not installed, please install it first. Please refer to installation steps in Windows XP as follows (For classic start menu): 1. Select Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ Network Connections. 2. Double-click and click .
3. Double-click and select , . Note: If the service provider provides DNS IP address, please select
4.2.2 Cancel Proxy Server in Browser For classic start menu: 1. Select Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ Internet Options. 2. Select . 3. Click the button and remove anything that is checked. 4. Click the button to go back to the previous screen. 5. Click the button to confirm canceling proxy server in browser. 4.2.3 Others Sometimes you also need several parameters, please ask your service provider in detail.
5 Ordinary Operation 5.1 Login To access the Web-based Utility of the MODEM, launch Internet Explorer and enter the MODEM’s default IP address (192.168.0.1) in the address field，then press the Enter key. A screen will appear asking you for your User Name and Password (detail as following picture). Enter admin in the Username field and admin in the Password field. Then click the button.
The whole interface is divided into two parts, and related functions can be executed by operation in the related areas. • Index area: Show configuration list for your router. • Content area: Show the detail configuration. 5.
WiMAX Information Network Provider: Network provider information. Network Type: The type of network. WAN Information WiMAX Status: WiMAX network information IP Address: IP address for WAN connection. It is same IP address as the WiMAX address. Primary DNS: Primary DNS address. Secondary DNS: Secondary DNS address.
Channel: Channel information. Security Level: Security level of the router LAN and WLAN Information IP Address: IP address for WAN connection. It is the same IP address as the WiMAX IP Address Subnet Mask: The subnet mask address Default Gateway: Default gateway. DHCP Server: DHCP server information. 5.3 WAN Connection 5.3.
WAN Netmask: Net mask assigned by DHCP server WAN Gateway: Gateway IP address Primary DNS: Primary DNS address Secondary DNS: Second DNS address 5.3.2 WiMAX Information After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click WAN Connection WiMAX Information link to access the following screen: WiMAX Information use to view WiMAX network information. WAN IP address: IP address for WAN connection.
Frequency: Frequency information Tx Bytes: Transmission flow statistic Rx Bytes: Receiver flow statistic Connection Status: Current connection status Connection Duration: Duration of time for connection Connection RSSI: Receive signal strength indicator Tx Power: Transmission power PER: Packet error ratio CINR: Carrier to interference and noise ratio 5.4 WIMAX Settings 5.4.
Bandwidths: Bandwidth lists can be selected. Search Mode: Select Frequency List or Frequency Band. Channel: Channel ID. Frequency: Frequency of the channel. After finish the configuration, click button to take effect.
5.4.2 WiMAX Authentication After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click WiMAX Settings WiMAX Authentication link to access the following screen: 1. EAP-MD5 Default Identity: Default Identity for EAP-MD5 Default Password: Default Password for EAP-MD5 Re-enter To Confirm: Enter user authentication password once again. Anonymous Identity: Anonymous identity for EAP-MD5 After finishing the related configuration, click button to take effect. 2.
Default Identity: Default Identity for EAP-TLS Device Private Key Password: Device Private Key Password for EAP-TLS Re-enter to Confirm: Enter user authentication password once again. After finishing the above configuration, click button to take effect.
Default Identity: default identity for EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2 Default Password: default password for EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2 Re-enter to Confirm: Enter user authentication password once again Anonymous Identity: anonymous identity for EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2 After finishing the above configuration, click button to take effect. CA Certificate File: Click button to select CA certificate file in local disk, then click button to upload 5.5 Router 5.5.
IP Address: IP address for LAN interface. Subnet Mask: Subnet mask for the IP address. MAC Address: MAC address for the LAN interface. DHCP Type: Define the DHCP type. By default, router is set as DHCP server. DHCP Start IP: Allocate start IP address for IP pool. DHCP End IP: Allocate end IP address for IP pool. The DHCP End IP address should be larger than the DHCP Start IP address.
5.5.2 DHCP Clients After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Router Clients link to access the following screen: DHCP MAC Address: MAC address of DHCP client IP Address: IP address of DHCP client Expires in: The left time for lease, if this IP address is static bound, then demonstrated: Infinity Click button to refresh the information. 5.6 Wi-Fi Settings 5.6.
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Wi-Fi On/Off: Enable Wi-Fi or not. Network Mode: If all of the wireless devices connect with this router in the same transmission mode, performance will be improved by choosing the appropriate wireless mode. Network Name(SSID): Service Set Identifier(SSID). Enter a string less than 32 characters as the name for your wireless local area network (WLAN). Broadcast Network Name(SSID): Disable or Enable(Default) this function.
set the peer APs wireless MAC address on router. When you set Repeater Mode, your PC can search SSID of AP after connected. 3.Select Phy mode: CCK,OFDM,HTMIX GREENFIELD CCK: 802.11b or OFDM: 802.11g HTMIX: 802.11b/g/n Mixed Mode GREENFIELD: 802.11n 4.Select Encryp Type: If you select NONE, all the data transmitted without encryption, and other station can access router. WEP，TKIP，AES 5.Set AP MAC Address on router Only Repeater Mode and Bridge Mode need this.
Decline BA Request: Select to reject peer BA-Request or not. Click to confirm your configuration. 5.6.
Beacon Interval: The router broadcasts beacon message to announce that it has buffered frames to deliver. The default value is 100 (ms). Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a wireless network. Specify a beacon interval value. is recommended. Data Beacon Rate(DTIM): A Delivery Traffic Indication Message(DTIM) informs next clients to listen to broadcast and multicast messages. Fragment Threshold: This value should remain at its default value of 2346.
Click to confirm your configuration. 5.6.4 Security After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Wi-Fi Settings Security link to access the following screen: Unless one of these encryption modes is selected, wireless transmissions to and from your wireless network can be easily intercepted and interpreted by unauthorized users. The security modes are described below: OPEN: You can authenticate successfully with a SSID, whether it is valid or empty.
WPA2-PSK: It is the securer version of WPA with implementation of the 802.11i standard. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: Apply both the WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK scheme. If the Authentication type is OPEN, SHARED, WEPAUTO, the bottom part of the configuration page displays parameters as shown. 36 Encrypt Type: Select NO ENCRYPTION or WEP. WEP Keys: At most four keys can be set in the blank. Choose the primary key index. The primary key is the only key in use at a given time.
adapter in the same order. In other words, WEP key 1 on the AP must match WEP key 1 on the client adapter, WEP key 2 on the AP must match WEP key 2 on the client adapter, etc. Select Hex if use 10 or 26 hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F). Select ASCII if use 5 or 13 ASCII characters (case-sensitive). If the Authentication type is WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, the bottom part of the configuration page displays WPA parameters. WPA Algorithm: TKIP, AES or AUTO.
Wireless Allow: Set the MAC address that is allowed to access network. Wireless Reject: Set the MAC address that is not allowed to access network. Click to confirm your configuration. 5.6.
This is used to setup security easily by choosing PIN (Pin Input Configuration) or PBC (Push Button Configuration) method to do Wi-Fi protected setup. 39 WPS Summary: Shows the WPS function status.
Click button to reset the settings. WPS mode: Select PBC or PIN WPS mode. PIN: There are two ways to use PIN mode, one is set PIN code on the client’s wireless adapter (you can find the PIN code in AP PIN field of WPS Summary), and the other way is set the client’s PIN code in Client PIN field. PBC: Press the WPS button of the router or select PBC, and then click .
Default Policy: Set how to handle the packet if none of the rules matches. MAC address: Set the MAC address that will be filtered. Dest IP Address: Set the destination IP address that will be filtered. Source IP Address: Set the source IP address that will be filtered. Protocol: Set which protocol will be used for filtering.
Dest Port Range: Set the destination port numbers that will be filtered Source Port Range: Set the source port numbers that will be filtered. Action: Set how to handle the packet if it matches with the rule. Comment: Type comment for the filter settings. Note：Filtering rules are matched one by one, if met this provision, it will not continue to match the rules listed below. Click to confirm your configuration. Click to delete the rule which you selected.
Type URL address, and then click to add the URL address into the filtering list. The new URL filtering item will be shown in the Current URL Filter field. Click to delete the rule which you selected. Click to clear what you select or input. 5.7.
Select the Days and Time Range, and then click to add the Time filtering. The new Time filtering item will be shown in the Current Time Rules field. Click to delete the rule which you selected. Click to clear what you select or input. 5.7.
IP Address: Set IP address for the virtual server. Port Range: Set port numbers for the virtual server. Protocol: Set protocol for the virtual server. Comment: Type comment for the virtual server settings. Select Enable, and input the detail information in the Virtual Server Settings area, and then click to add a new rule. Click to delete the rule which you selected. Click to clear what you select or input. 5.7.
If you select Enable, set the DMZ IP address ,and then click to confirm your configuration. You can setup a De-militarized Zone(DMZ) to separate internal network with the Internet. 5.7.6 System Security After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Firewall Security link to access the following screen: System Allow or Deny the remote management function and Enable or Disable ping from WAN on requirement, and then click . Click to restore the default value. 5.7.
DNS Proxy: Disable or enable to send this DNS request to high-level DNS server. NAT: Disable or enable the NAT in internal network. Click to confirm. 5.
Select Mode: Select L2TP or PPTP. L2TP/PPTP Server IP Address: Input server IP address. User Name: Input user Name Password: Input password. Select Operation: Select the operation, Connect or Disconnect. VPN Status: VPN current status. Click to confirm. 5.9 VoIP 5.9.
SIP Register Server: A server that accepts registration requests from users. If it is unspecified or blank, the voice port will not use a SIP registrar and will not send a REGISTER message. The value must specify the protocol. SIP Domain: A SIP Domain name or IP address, defined by customer. SIP Realm: This is a string value provided by the ITSP, such as AVSTW, or may be a domain name like www.zte.com.cn, defined by customer.
T.38 FAX Ecoder: T.38 Fax Mode for VoIP. Enable this item to ensure the successful of Fax. Display Name: User Name: User name for using in the SIP URI for the respective appearance. Authorized User Name: This is for authentication with a registrar. Authorization Password: This is a password for authentication with a registrar. VOIP Register Status: Show the register status of SIP server. Display name for using in the SIP URI. Click to confirm your choice. 5.9.
Outbound Mode: Enable or disable the use of SIP outbound server config parameter. STUN Mode: Enable or disable the use of STUN server to discover NAT mapping. Reregister Every: Expires value in seconds for a REGISTER request. Appearance Displayname: Be used in SIP REGISTER. Encoder: Used for SIP negotiation. Click to confirm your choice. 5.9.
Click to confirm your choice. 5.10 5.10.1 Advanced Status After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Advanced link to access the following screen: Status View software version, hardware version and system up time. 5.10.
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To set new account, type new account and password, and then click Apply to confirm your configuration. 5.10.
Time Set Mode: Select the time set mode. Manual Set Time: Set the time manually. SNTP Server IP: Enter a SNTP server IP for time synchronization. Click to confirm your configuration to set the device time by manually, or by SNTP sever. 5.10.5 Upgrade After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Advanced Upgrade link to access the following screen: Click , locate the latest software version, and then click .
Note: Do not upgrade software unless necessary. Wrongly upgrade action may cause router malfunction or can not work. 5.10.6 Remote Upgrade After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Advanced Remote Upgrade link to access the following screen: Upgrade Mode: Select upgrade mode. FTP or TFTP is available. If select TFTP, you don’t need user authorization. Server Name: Remote FTP/TFTP server IP address. Server Port: The port of Remote FTP/TFTP server address.
5.10.7 Restore After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Advanced Restore link to access the following screen: Restore to set all the settings to their factory default values, and the device will restart. 5.10.8 Reboot After access MODEM setup page successfully, please click Advanced link to access the following screen: Reboot You can reboot the Home Gateway by webUI remotely, if the Gateway is not around you. 5.10.
DDNS is a dynamic domain analysis system. After applying DDNS, a dynamic IP address to the mainframe also can provide domain name services. For example, the mainframe through dial-up or XDSL DHCP server gets IP address and domain names dynamically. Enable and configure DDNS so the host's IP address changes will not affect the users who visit through the domain name. 5.10.
This page includes three buttons. Refresh: Display the latest log items Clear: Clear current log item Export: Download the current log to the local specified directory 5.11 Logout 1. Select Logout, a pop-up windows will appear as shown in the following figure : 2. Click OK to log out.
6 Troubleshooting This chapter lists some problems that you might encounter while installing or using MODEM, please read following relative information at first. If the problem still can not be solved, please contact with distributor or service provider. Problem Check Point Indicator light After power on the MODEM, power LED is off. After insert Ethernet cable, the LAN indicator light is off. 1. Make sure power adapter is original accessories. 2.
Others 1. Please Confirm the connectivity of telephone. Call failure 2. Make sure the telephones perfectly connect with MODEM. If the call still fails, please contact with your service provider. Web page configuration lost after restart the MODEM 61 1. Make sure you have clicked button after modify the configuration every time. 2. If you click button, but the problem still exist, please contact with your service provider.
7 Appendix Glossary AES Advanced Encryption Standard DNS Domain Name Server: it can provide the service that network node name can be translated to network IP address in the internet. DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DMZ Demilitarized Zone. Internet Global network, Use to exchange data, news and viewpoints within millions of computer. IP Address 32 bit address, Use to identify one computer in TCP/IP.
NAT Network Address Translation. Protocol Communication protocol: it is a rule that network equipment must follow for mutual communicating to transfer, transmit and receive data. SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol. SIP Session Initiated Protocol TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol: basic communication protocol of network communication, but TCP/IP defines one group of protocol, not only include TCP and IP. TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, a security protocol used in the IEEE 802.
