ARMOR Z2 AC2600 MU-MIMO Wireless Gigabit Router Model: NBG6817 Version 1.00 Edition 1, 06/2016 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide Default Login Details LAN IP Address http://192.168.1.1 (Router Mode) www.zyxel.comhttp://192.168.1.
IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NBG6817 and access the Web Configurator wizards.
Contents Overview Contents Overview User’s Guide .........................................................................................................................................9 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................10 Introducing the Web Configurator ...........................................................................................................15 eaZy 123 Wizard .......
Table of Contents Table of Contents Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................................3 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................4 Part I: User’s Guide ........................................................................................... 9 Chapter 1 Introduction..........................................
Table of Contents 4.1.2 Device Modes ..........................................................................................................................27 Chapter 5 Easy Mode ...........................................................................................................................................28 5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................28 5.2 What You Can Do ...........
Table of Contents 8.4.1 Configuring Security Settings of Guest SSIDs ........................................................................56 Part II: Technical Reference............................................................................ 59 Chapter 9 Status ...................................................................................................................................................60 9.1 Overview ..............................................................................
Table of Contents 11.3.1 No Security ..........................................................................................................................101 11.3.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK .........................................................................................................102 11.3.3 WPA/WPA2 ..........................................................................................................................103 11.4 Guest Wireless Screen ..............................................
Table of Contents 14.1.1 What You Can Do ................................................................................................................143 14.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................143 14.2 IPv4 Firewall Screen ....................................................................................................................144 14.3 IPv6 Firewall Screen ................................................
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C HAPT ER 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the NBG6817. The NBG6817 extends the range of your existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users. You can set up a wireless network with other IEEE 802.11a/b/ g/n/ac compatible devices. The NBG6817 is able to function both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks at the same time.
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.4 Good Habits for Managing the NBG6817 Do the following things regularly to make the NBG6817 more secure and to manage the NBG6817 more effectively. • 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. • Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it).
Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Make sure the power LED is on (not blinking). 2 Press the WPS button for more than three seconds and release it. Press the WPS button on another WPS-enabled device within range of the NBG6817. Note: You must activate WPS in the NBG6817 and in another wireless device within two minutes of each other. For more information on using WPS, see Section 8.2 on page 49. 1.7 LEDs Figure 1 Front Panel Internet 2.
Chapter 1 Introduction Table 1 Front Panel LEDs (continued) LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION 5G WLAN/WPS White On The NBG6817 is ready and the 5GHz wireless LAN is on, but is not sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking The NBG6817 is sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Off The wireless LAN is not ready or has failed. On WPS is enabled. The NBG6817 is in the process of firmware upgrading, configuration restoring, or resetting.
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C HAPT ER 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the NBG6817 Web Configurator and provides an overview of its screens. The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the NBG6817 via Internet browser. Use a browser that supports HTML5, such as Internet Explorer 9.0 and later versions, Mozilla Firefox 21 and later versions, Safari 6.0 and later versions or Google Chrome 26.0 and later versions.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 2.2.1 Login Screen Note: If this is the first time you are accessing the Web Configurator, you may be redirected to the eaZy123 wizard. Refer to Chapter 3 on page 18 for the eaZy123 setup screens. The Web Configurator initially displays the following login screen. Figure 4 Login screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2 Login screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Password Type "1234" (default) as the password. Click Login. 2.2.
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator Figure 5 Change Default Password Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Change Default Password Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Enter your new password here Type a new password. Confirm password Retype the password for confirmation. Skip Click Skip if you do not want to change the password this time. Change Click Change to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
C HAPT ER 3 eaZy 123 Wizard 3.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the eaZy 123 setup screens in the Web Configurator. The Web Configurator’s eaZy 123 setup wizard helps you configure your device to access the Internet. Refer to your ISP for your Internet account information. Leave a field blank if you don’t have that information. 3.2 Accessing the eaZy 123 Wizard Launch your web browser and type "http://192.168.1.1 or http://myrouter" as the website address.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 6 Unable to continue: WAN If you do not press the Wi-Fi button located on the NBG6817’s back panel, the following screen opens. Figure 7 Unable to continue: Wi-Fi Note: If you get an error message, check your hardware connections. Make sure your Internet connection is up and running. The wizard screen opens.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 8 Detecting your Internet Connection Type Figure 9 eaZy 123 Setup 3.3 Internet Type The NBG6817 offers three WAN selection types. They are Automatic - DHCP, PPPoE or Static. Configure the Internet type settings on your NBG6817 in the first part. The following screen depends on your Internet connection type. Enter the details provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the fields (if any). Check with your ISP to make sure you use the correct type.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard 3.3.1 WAN Selection Type: Automatic - DHCP Select the Automatic - DHCP option if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. Figure 10 WAN Selection Type: Automatic - DHCP 3.3.2 WAN Selection Type: PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functions as a dial-up connection. PPPoE is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard specifying how a host personal computer interacts with a broadband modem (for example DSL, cable, wireless, etc.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 11 WAN Selection Type: PPPoE The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 WAN Selection Type: PPPoE LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Selection Select the PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) option for a dial-up connection. PPPoE Username Type the user name given to you by your ISP. PPPoE Password Type the password associated with the user name above. Static IP (Optional) Enter the WAN IP address assigned by your ISP.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 12 WAN Selection Type: Static The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 WAN Selection Type: Static LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN Selection Select the Static option when the WAN port is using a fixed IP address. IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the IP subnet mask in this field. Gateway IP Address (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in this field. DNS Server Enter the DNS server IP address in this field.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 13 Wireless Network The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Wireless Network LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Name (SSID) Enter a descriptive name for the wireless LAN. Note: The setting here applies to 2.4 GHz wireless radios. If you change this field on the NBG6817, make sure all wireless stations use the same SSID in order to access the network. Wireless Password (WPA2) Type from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard Figure 14 Apply your Wi-Fi settings Congratulations! Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, to visit your favorite website. Note: If you cannot access the Internet when your computer is connected to one of the NBG6817’s LAN ports, check your connections. Then turn the NBG6817 off, wait for a few seconds then turn it back on. If that does not work, log in to the web configurator again and check you have typed all information correctly.
Chapter 3 eaZy 123 Wizard service to get a domain name mapped to the NBG6817’s dynamic IP address. With DDNS, you can use the domain name to remotely access the NBG6817’s Web Configurator through the Internet. You have successfully set up your NBG6817 to operate on your network and access the Internet.
C HAPT ER 4 NBG6817 Modes 4.1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes available on your NBG6817. First, the term “mode” refers to two things in this User’s Guide. • Web Configurator mode. This refers to the Web Configurator interface you want to use for editing NBG6817 features. • Device mode. This is the operating mode of your NBG6817, or simply how the NBG6817 is being used in the network. 4.1.
C HAPT ER 5 Easy Mode 5.1 Overview The Web Configurator is set to Easy Mode by default. You can configure several key features of the NBG6817 in this mode. This mode is useful to users who are not fully familiar with some features that are usually intended for network administrators. When you log in to the Web Configurator, the following screen opens. Figure 16 Easy Mode Navigation Panel Network Map Control Panel Go to Status Screen (Expert Mode) 5.
Chapter 5 Easy Mode • Use the Network Map screen to check if your NBG6817 is connected to the Internet (Section 5.5 on page 30). • Use the Control Panel to configure and enable NBG6817 features, including guest Wi-Fi, wireless security, parental control and so on (Section 5.6 on page 31). 5.3 What You Need to Know Between the different device modes, the Control Panel (Section 5.
Chapter 5 Easy Mode 5.5 Network Map When you log into the Web Configurator, the Network Map is shown as follows. Figure 19 Easy Mode: Network Map This screen displays whether the NBG6817 connects to the Internet. It also shows the devices connected to the NBG6817, including those connecting wirelessly. Click the Refresh button to refresh the network map. The following table describes the icons in this screen. Table 8 Easy Mode: Network Map ITEM DESCRIPTION This icon shows the NBG6817’s connection status.
Chapter 5 Easy Mode Figure 20 Easy Mode: Network Map: Info Figure 21 Easy Mode: Network Map: Rename / Icon Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 5.6 Control Panel The features configurable in Easy Mode are shown in the Control Panel. Figure 22 Easy Mode: Control Panel Switch ON to enable the feature. Otherwise, switch OFF. If the feature is turned on, the green light flashes. If it is turned off, the blue light flashes.
Chapter 5 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Easy Mode: Control Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Wi-Fi Click this to configure wireless radio, SSID, security mode and wireless password for the NBG6817's default Wi-Fi network. Refer to Section 5.6.1 on page 32 to see this screen. Guest Wi-Fi Click this to configure wireless and wireless security settings for the guest Wi-Fi network.
Chapter 5 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Easy Mode: Wi-Fi LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Choose whether you want to apply the wireless security to 2.4G Hz, 5G Hz or Both wireless radios. Network Name (SSID) (Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Chapter 5 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Easy Mode: Guest Wi-Fi LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Radio Choose whether you want to apply the wireless settings to the 2.4G Hz or 5G Hz wireless radio. Network Name (SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless client is associated. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable characters found on a typical English language keyboard) for the guest wireless network.
Chapter 5 Easy Mode 5.6.4 Notification Use this screen to view the e-mail notification rules configured on the NBG6817. See Section 13.2.2 on page 125 for how to configure e-mail notification rules and e-mail settings. Figure 26 Easy Mode: Notification The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 13 Easy Mode: Notification LABEL DESCRIPTION Notification Status This indicates whether the rule is active or not. A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active.
C HAPT ER 6 Router Mode 6.1 Overview The NBG6817 is set to router mode by default. Routers are used to connect the local network to another network (for example, the Internet). In the figure below, the NBG6817 connects the local network (LAN1 ~ LAN4) to the Internet. Figure 27 NBG6817 Network Modem Note: After clicking Login, the Easy Mode appears. Refer to Chapter 5 on page 28 for the Easy Mode screens. Change to Expert Mode to see the screens described in the sections following this. 6.
Chapter 6 Router Mode Figure 28 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Item This column shows the type of data the NBG6817 is recording. Data This column shows the actual data recorded by the NBG6817. Host Name This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance > General screen. It is for identification purposes.
Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device. IP Address This shows the LAN port’s IP address. IP Subnet Mask This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask. DHCP This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role - Server or Disable. IPv6 Address This shows the IPv6 address of the NBG6817 on the LAN. WLAN 2.4G Information WLAN OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.
Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 14 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Router Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6817 can act as a print server and allows you to share a USB printer on your LAN. This displays the name of the printer connected to the NBG6817's USB port. Note: You need to manually install the printer driver in your computer and add the printer to your printer list. 6.2.
Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION NAT General Use this screen to enable NAT. Use this screen to configure servers behind the NBG6817 and forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network. Port Trigger Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s port triggering settings. Passthrough Use this screen to enable ALGs (Application Layer Gateway) and VPN passthrough settings.
Chapter 6 Router Mode Table 15 Expert Mode: Navigation Panel: Router Mode (continued) LINK TAB FUNCTION General Use this screen to view and change administrative settings such as system and domain names. Password Use this screen to change the password of your NBG6817. Time Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s time and date. Firmware Upgrade Use this screen to upload firmware to your NBG6817.
C HAPT ER 7 Access Point Mode 7.1 Overview Use your NBG6817 as an access point (AP) if you already have a router or gateway on your network. In this mode your NBG6817 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example. Figure 30 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode Many screens that are available in Router Mode are not available in Access Point Mode, such as bandwidth management and firewall. 7.
Chapter 7 Access Point Mode 7.3.1 Setting your NBG6817 to AP Mode 1 Log into the Web Configurator if you haven’t already. See the Quick start Guide for instructions on how to do this. 2 To use your NBG6817 as an access point, go to Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode and select Access Point Mode. Figure 31 Changing to Access Point mode Note: You have to log in to the Web Configurator again when you change modes. As soon as you do, your NBG6817 is already in Access Point mode.
Chapter 7 Access Point Mode 4 After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type “192.168.1.2” as the web address in your web browser. Note: After clicking Login, the Easy Mode appears. Refer to Section on page 28 for the Easy Mode screens. Change to Expert Mode to see the screens described in the sections following this. 7.3.
Chapter 7 Access Point Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. Table 16 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Device Information Host Name This is the System Name you enter in the Maintenance > General screen. It is for identification purposes. Model Number This is the model name of your device. Firmware Version This is the firmware version. Sys OP Mode This is the device mode (Section 4.1.
Chapter 7 Access Point Mode Table 16 Expert Mode: Status > System Status: Access Point Mode (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Rate For the LAN ports, this displays the port speed and duplex setting or is left blank when the line is disconnected. For the 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, it displays the maximum transmission rate when the 2.4GHz/ 5GHz WLAN is enabled and N/A when the WLAN is disabled. Printer Information Printer Name The NBG6817 can act as a print server and allows you to share a USB printer on your LAN.
Chapter 7 Access Point Mode Figure 35 LAN > LAN IP The table below describes the labels in the screen. Table 17 LAN > LAN IP LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Address Obtain an IP Address Automatically When you enable this, the NBG6817 gets its IP address from the network’s DHCP server (for example, your ISP). Users connected to the NBG6817 can now access the network (i.e., the Internet if the IP address is given by the ISP).
Chapter 7 Access Point Mode Table 17 LAN > LAN IP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
C HAPT ER 8 Tutorials 8.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for setting up your NBG6817. • Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS • Connect to NBG6817 Wireless Network without WPS • Using Guest SSIDs on the NBG6817 8.2 Set Up a Wireless Network Using WPS This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless network using WPS. This example uses the NBG6817 as the AP and NWD210N as the wireless client which connects to a notebook.
Chapter 8 Tutorials Note: Your NBG6817 has a WPS button located on its rear panel, as well as a WPS button in its configuration utility. Both buttons have exactly the same function; you can use one or the other. Note: It doesn’t matter which button is pressed first. You must press the second button within two minutes of pressing the first one. The NBG6817 sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two minutes.
Chapter 8 Tutorials 3 Click Start buttons (or button next to the PIN field) on both the wireless client utility screen and the NBG6817’s WPS screen within two minutes. The NBG6817 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the NBG6817 securely. The following figure shows you the example to set up wireless network and security on NBG6817 and wireless client (ex.
Chapter 8 Tutorials The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you are logged into the Web Configurator through your LAN connection (see Section 2.2 on page 15). 1 Make sure the WIFI switch (at the back panel of the NBG6817) is set to ON. 2 Open the Expert > Wireless > Wireless screen in the AP’s Web Configurator. 3 Confirm that the wireless LAN is enabled on the NBG6817. 4 Select to configure the wireless settings for the 2.4GHz wireless radio.
Chapter 8 Tutorials 8.3.1 Configure Your Notebook Note: In this example, we use the ZyXEL NWD6505 wireless adapter as the wireless client and use the Windows built-in utility (Windows Zero Configuration (WZC)) to connect to the wireless netwok. 1 The NBG6817 supports IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11ac wireless clients. Make sure that your notebook or computer’s wireless adapter supports one of these standards.
Chapter 8 Tutorials 5 Select SSID_Example3 and click Connect. 6 Type the security key in the following screen. Click Connect.
Chapter 8 Tutorials 7 Check the status of your wireless connection in the screen below. 8 If the wireless client keeps trying to connect to or acquiring an IP address from the NBG6817, make sure you entered the correct security key. If the connection has limited or no connectivity, make sure the DHCP server is enabled on the NBG6817. If your connection is successful, open your Internet browser and enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar.
Chapter 8 Tutorials For example, you may set up three wireless networks (A, B and C) in your office. A is for workers, B is for guests and C is specific to a VoIP device in the meeting room. A SSID_Worker C SSID_VoIP B SSID_Guest 8.4.1 Configuring Security Settings of Guest SSIDs The NBG6817 is in router mode by default. This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your NBG6817 (in router mode).
Chapter 8 Tutorials 7 The Easy Mode appears. 8 Go to Expert > Wireless > Guest Wireless. Click the Edit icon of the first entry to configure wireless and security settings for SSID_Worker. 9 Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable Intra-BSS Traffic for SSID_Worker to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Click Apply. 10 Click the Edit icon of the second entry to configure wireless and security settings for SSID_VoIP.
Chapter 8 Tutorials 12 Click the Edit icon of the third entry to configure wireless and security settings for SSID_Guest. 13 Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you enable Intra-BSS Traffic for SSID_Guest to allow wireless clients in the same wireless network to communicate with each other. Select Enable Guest WLAN to allow clients to access the Internet only. Click Apply.
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C HAPT ER 9 Status 9.1 Overview This chapter discusses read-only information related to the device state of the NBG6817. 9.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the Live Network Monitor screen to view transmission data rates between the NBG6817 and the Internet or connected devices (Section 9.2 on page 60). • Use the Usage Monitor screen to view transmission data and bandwidth usage between the NBG6817 and applications or connected devices (Section 9.3 on page 63).
Chapter 9 Status Figure 38 Expert Mode > Status > Live Network Monitor Click a device icon to go to a screen that displays the upstream/downstream bandwidth as a line graph. If you click the NBG6817’s icon, it also shows the transmission rate between the NBG6817 and each connected device. If you click a connected device’s icon, you can see the current transmission rate for a traffic type. The green ball indicates the traffic flow is given enough bandwidth.
Chapter 9 Status Figure 39 Expert Mode > Status > Live Network Monitor: Traffic Statistics (NBG6817) NBG6817 User’s Guide 62
Chapter 9 Status Figure 40 Expert Mode > Status > Live Network Monitor: Traffic Statistics (Connected Device) 9.3 Usage Monitor Screens • Use the Internet Data Usage Monitor screen to view the current amount of bandwidth being transmitted from/to the connected devices or applications (Section 9.3.1 on page 63). • Use the Bandwidth History screen to view the upload/download peak being transmitted from/ to the connected devices or applications (Section 9.3.2 on page 64).
Chapter 9 Status Figure 41 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Internet Data Usage Monitor: Device Figure 42 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Internet Data Usage Monitor: Applications 9.3.2 Bandwidth History Use this screen to view the peak upload (green) and download (blue) bandwidth in the past day, week, month, or quarter. Bandwidth history can be displayed by selecting the connected LAN device(s) or applications radio button.
Chapter 9 Status Figure 43 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Bandwidth History: Device Figure 44 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Bandwidth History: Applications NBG6817 User’s Guide 65
Chapter 9 Status 9.3.3 Time Tracker Use this screen to view the time period over which the traffic flow occurred and the amount of uplink and downlink traffic generated in the past day, week, month, or quarter. Select the connected LAN device(s) from the drop-down list box and specify the time period to view the upload/download bandwidth. You can click the calendar icon ( ) to choose the specified date. Click Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Time Tracker. The following screen displays.
Chapter 9 Status Figure 46 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Data Usage Alert Data History Click Data Usage to view the remaining data usage allowed and remaining days to access the Internet. Use the Data History screen to view the upload (green) and download (blue) bandwidth in the past day, week, month, or quarter. Data history can be displayed by selecting the connected LAN device(s) or applications radio button.
Chapter 9 Status Figure 47 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Data Usage Alert > Data Usage Data Plan Click the data plan icon ( ) to specify a data limit per month and the date data amounts used are reset. Data Usage displays the amount of data used from beginning. Average Used displays the average amount of data used from the beginning date to the current date, and Expected Used displays the expected amount data that will be used this month based on the Average Used. The following screen displays.
Chapter 9 Status Figure 48 Expert Mode > Status > Usage Monitor > Data Usage Alert > Data Usage > Plan 9.4 Common Usage Screen Use this screen to view the top five traffic flows transmitting from/to the selected LAN device(s) in the past day, week or month. Click Expert Mode > Status > Common Usage to open the Common Usage screen. The y-axis shows the time period over which the traffic flow occurred. The x-axis shows the type of the traffic flow.
Chapter 9 Status Figure 49 Expert Mode > Status > Common Usage 9.5 Download Traffic Statistics Screen Use this screen to view the type and percentage of most download traffic on the NBG6817. Click Expert Mode > Status > Download Traffic Statistics to open the Download Traffic Statistics screen.
Chapter 9 Status Figure 50 Expert Mode > Status > Download Traffic Statistics 9.6 Client Tables Screen You can configure the NBG6817’s LAN as a DHCP server or disable it. When configured as a server, the NBG6817 assigns IP addresses to the clients. If DHCP service is disabled, you must have another DHCP server on that network, or else the computer must be manually configured.
Chapter 9 Status The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Expert Mode > Status > DHCP Table LABEL DESCRIPTION Interface Select the interface from the drop-down list box to display current DHCP client information. # This is the index number of the host computer. Online This field displays whether the connection to the host computer is up (a yellow bulb) or down (a gray bulb). Host Name This field displays the computer host name.
C HAPTER 10 WAN 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses the NBG6817’s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG6817 for Internet access. A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet. It connects your private networks such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and other networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations. Figure 52 LAN and WAN 10.
Chapter 10 WAN 10.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection Encapsulation Method Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower layer protocol. To set up a WAN connection to the Internet, you need to use the same encapsulation method used by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Chapter 10 WAN Multicast Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways - Unicast (1 sender - 1 recipient) or Broadcast (1 sender - everybody on the network). Multicast delivers IP packets to a group of hosts on the network - not everybody and not just 1. Figure 53 Multicast Example In the multicast example above, systems A and D comprise one multicast group. In multicasting, the server only needs to send one data stream and this is delivered to systems A and D.
Chapter 10 WAN Auto-IP-Change only works under the following conditions: • The NBG6817 must be in Router Mode (see Section 15.12 on page 160 for more information) for Auto-IP-Change to become active. • The NBG6817 is set to receive a dynamic WAN IP address. 10.4 Internet Connection Screen Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s Internet access settings. Click Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection. 10.4.1 IPoE Encapsulation This screen displays when you select IPoE encapsulation.
Chapter 10 WAN Figure 55 Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation (IPv4 Only) NBG6817 User’s Guide 77
Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 19 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation You must choose the IPoE option when the WAN port is used as a regular Ethernet. IPv4 / IPv6 Select IPv4 Only if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv4 only. Select Dual Stack to allow the NBG6817 to run IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time. Select IPv6 Only if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv6 only.
Chapter 10 WAN Table 19 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Tunneling Select None to not allow IPv6 packets to cross IPv4 networks. Select 6RD to enable 6RD. IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD) is an IPv6 transitioning process for stateless tunneling of IPv6 over IPv4. Enable 6RD to allow tunneling across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. Select 6to4 to transmit IPv6 packets over an IPv4 network.
Chapter 10 WAN Table 19 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: IPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 DNS Server This is available only when you select IPv4 Only in the IPv4/IPv6 field and set IPv6 Tunneling to 6RD, 6in4 or 6to4. First DNS Server Specify the DNS server IPv6 address assigned by the ISP. Second DNS Server Third DNS Server IPv6 Address This section is NOT available when you select IPv4 Only in the IPv4/IPv6 field.
Chapter 10 WAN 10.4.2 PPPoE Encapsulation The NBG6817 supports PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). PPPoE is an IETF standard (RFC 2516) specifying how a personal computer (PC) interacts with a broadband modem (DSL, cable, wireless, etc.) connection. The PPP over Ethernet option is for a dial-up connection using PPPoE. For the service provider, PPPoE offers an access and authentication method that works with existing access control systems (for example Radius).
Chapter 10 WAN This screen displays when you select PPPoE encapsulation.
Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 20 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Select PPPoE if you connect to your Internet via dial-up. IPv4 / IPv6 Select IPv4 Only if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv4 only. Select Dual Stack to allow the NBG6817 to run IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time. Select IPv6 Only if you want the NBG6817 to run IPv6 only.
Chapter 10 WAN Table 20 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Tunneling Select None to not allow IPv6 packets to cross IPv4 networks. Select 6RD to enable 6RD. IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD) is an IPv6 transitioning process for stateless tunneling of IPv6 over IPv4. Enable 6RD to allow tunneling across an ISP's IPv4 only access network. Select 6to4 to transmit IPv6 packets over an IPv4 network.
Chapter 10 WAN Table 20 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPPoE Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 DNS Server This is available only when you select IPv4 Only in the IPv4/IPv6 field and set IPv6 Tunneling to 6RD, 6in4 or 6to4. First DNS Server Specify the DNS server IPv6 address assigned by the ISP. Second DNS Server Third DNS Server IPv6 DNS Server This is available only when you select Dual Stack or IPv6 Only in the IPv4/IPv6 field.
Chapter 10 WAN Figure 57 Expert Mode > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation (IPv4 Only) NBG6817 User’s Guide 86
Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 21 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation LABEL DESCRIPTION ISP Parameters for Internet Access Encapsulation Select PPTP if you want to connect the Internet via point to point tunneling protocol. IPv4 / IPv6 This field is greyed out. The PPTP encapsulation only supports IPv4. PPTP Information PPTP Username Enter the user name given to you by your ISP.
Chapter 10 WAN Table 21 Network > WAN > Internet Connection: PPTP Encapsulation (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION WAN MAC Address Once the WAN MAC address is successfully configured, the address will be copied to the configuration file. It will not change unless you change the setting or upload a different configuration file. Factory default Select this option to have the WAN interface use the factory assigned default MAC address.
Chapter 10 WAN Figure 58 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > General The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 22 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > General LABEL DESCRIPTION General Network Address Translation (NAT) Network Address Translation (NAT) allows the translation of an Internet protocol address used within one network (for example a private IP address used in a local network) to a different IP address known within another network (for example a public IP address used on the Internet).
Chapter 10 WAN Table 22 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > General (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Click Delete Click Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. to add the rule in the port forwarding summary table. to remove a rule. 10.5.2 Port Trigger Screen To change your NBG6817’s trigger port settings, click Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Port Trigger. The screen appears as shown.
Chapter 10 WAN ALG Overview Application Layer Gateway (ALG) allows the following applications to operate properly through the NBG6817’s NAT. • SIP - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) - An application-layer protocol that can be used to create voice and multimedia sessions over Internet. • H.323 - A teleconferencing protocol suite that provides audio, data and video conferencing. • FTP - File Transfer Protocol - an Internet file transfer service.
Chapter 10 WAN Table 24 Expert Mode > WAN > NAT > Passthrough (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION RTSP Select Enable to have the NBG6817 detect RTSP traffic and help build RTSP sessions through its NAT. IRC Select Enable to allow clients to have real-time communications with others on the Internet. VPN Passthrough PPTP Select Enable to allow VPN clients to make outbound PPTP connections. It is required in order to connect to a PPTP VPN account.
Chapter 10 WAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 25 Expert Mode > WAN > Dynamic DNS LABEL DESCRIPTION Dynamic DNS Setup Dynamic DNS Select Enable to use dynamic DNS. Select Disable to turn this feature off. Service Provider Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider. Host Name Enter a host names in the field provided. You can specify up to two host names in the field separated by a comma (","). Username Enter your user name.
C HAPTER 11 Wireless LAN 11.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your NBG6817. The NBG6817 is able to function both 2.4GHz and 5GHz network at the same time. You can have different wireless and wireless security settings for 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LANs. Click Expert Mode > Wireless to configure wireless LAN 2.4G or wireless LAN 5G. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN 11.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the Wireless screen to enable or disable the 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless LAN, set up wireless security between the NBG6817 and the wireless clients, and make other basic configuration changes (Section 11.2 on page 99). • Use the Guest Wireless screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your NBG6817 (Section 11.4 on page 105).
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN You can use the MAC address filter to tell the AP which wireless clients are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network. If a wireless client is allowed to use the wireless network, it still has to have the correct settings (SSID, channel, and security). If a wireless client is not allowed to use the wireless network, it does not matter if it has the correct settings. This type of security does not protect the information that is sent in the wireless network.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN For example, if the wireless network has a RADIUS server, you can choose WPA or WPA2. If users do not log in to the wireless network, you can choose no encryption, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK. Usually, you should set up the strongest encryption that every wireless client in the wireless network supports. For example, suppose the AP does not have a local user database, and you do not have a RADIUS server. Therefore, there is no user authentication.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 63 Guest Wireless LAN Network A Z N Guest WLAN Bandwidth The Guest WLAN Bandwidth function allows you to restrict the maximum bandwidth for the guest wireless network. Additionally, you can also define bandwidth for your home or office network. An example is shown next to define maximum bandwidth for your networks (A is Guest WLAN and N is home or company network.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Number) in the devices. Then, they connect and set up a secure network by themselves. See how to set up a secure wireless network using WPS in the Section 8.2 on page 49. 11.2 Wireless Screen Use this screen to configure the SSID and wireless security of the NBG6817’s default wireless LAN.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 27 Expert Mode > Wireless (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Name (SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless client is associated. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable characters found on a typical English language keyboard) for the wireless LAN. Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 27 Expert Mode > Wireless (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 802.11 Mode If you set Band to 2.4GHz, you can select from the following: • • • • • • 802.11b: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6817. In this mode, all wireless devices can only transmit at the data rates supported by IEEE 802.11b. 802.11g: allows IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Device. IEEE 802.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 66 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: No Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 28 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Choose No Security from the drop-down list box. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.3.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode list.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 67 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 29 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select WPA2-PSK to enable data encryption. WPA-PSK Compatible This field appears when you choose WPA2-PSK as the Security Mode. PMF Check this field to allow wireless devices using WPA-PSK security mode to connect to your NBG6817.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Note: WPA or WPA2 is not available if you enable WPS before you configure WPA or WPA2 in the Expert Mode > Wireless > Wireless screen. Figure 68 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 30 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Select WPA2 to enable data encryption.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 30 Expert Mode > Wireless > Security Mode: WPA/WPA2 (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION PMK Cache Period This field is available only when you select WPA2. Specify how often wireless clients have to resend usernames and passwords in order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 999999 minutes. Note: If wireless client authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has priority.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 69 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 31 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless LABEL DESCRIPTION Band Use 2.4GHz or 5GHz to set up the NBG6817’s guest Wi-Fi network. # This is the index number of each SSID profile. Status This shows whether the SSID profile is active (a yellow bulb) or not (a gray bulb). SSID An SSID profile is the set of parameters relating to one of the NBG6817’s BSSs.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 70 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless > Guest Wireless Setup: Edit The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 32 Expert Mode > Wireless > Guest Wireless > Guest Wireless Setup: Edit LABEL DESCRIPTION Active Select this to activate the SSID profile. Name (SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless client is associated.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN 11.5 MAC Filter Screen The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG6817 to give exclusive access to devices (Allow) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG6817 (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure this screen.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 33 Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 11.6 Advanced Screen Use this screen to allow wireless advanced features, such as the output power, RTS/CTS Threshold settings. Click Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced. The screen appears as shown.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 34 Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Intra-BSS Traffic A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wireless clients or between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point (AP). Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS. When you Enable IntraBSS, wireless clients can access the wired network and communicate with each other.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 73 Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 35 Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION WPS Setup Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to the default 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless LAN. WPS Select Enable to turn on the WPS feature. Otherwise, select Disable. PIN Code Select Enable and click Apply to allow the PIN Configuration method.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Table 35 Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Or input station’s PIN number Use this button when you use the PIN Configuration method to configure wireless station’s wireless settings. Type the same PIN number generated in the wireless station’s utility. Then click Start to associate to each other and perform the wireless security information synchronization.
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Figure 74 Expert Mode > Wireless > Scheduling The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 36 Expert Mode > Wireless > Scheduling LABEL DESCRIPTION Band Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security settings to the default 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless LAN. Wireless LAN Scheduling Select Enable to activate the wireless LAN scheduling feature. Select Disable to turn it off.
C HAPTER 12 LAN 12.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building. Figure 75 LAN Example The LAN screens can help you configure a manage IP address, and partition your physical network into logical networks. 12.
Chapter 12 LAN Figure 76 LAN and WAN IP Addresses The LAN parameters of the NBG6817 are preset in the factory with the following values: • IPv4 address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) • DHCP server enabled with 128 client IPv4 addresses starting from 192.168.1.33. These parameters should work for the majority of installations. 12.4 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change the IP address for your NBG6817. Click Expert Mode > LAN > LAN IP.
Chapter 12 LAN Table 37 Expert Mode > LAN > LAN IP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION DHCP Server Select Enable to activate DHCP for LAN. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows individual clients (computers) to obtain TCP/IP configuration at startup from a server. Enable the DHCP server unless your ISP instructs you to do otherwise. Select Disable to stop the NBG6817 acting as a DHCP server.
Chapter 12 LAN Table 38 Expert Mode > LAN > Static DHCP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes with the NBG6817. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 12.6 IPv6 LAN Screen Use this screen to configure the IP address for your NBG6817 on the LAN. Click Expert Mode > LAN > IPv6 LAN. Figure 79 Expert Mode > LAN > IPv6 LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 12 LAN Table 39 Expert Mode > LAN > IPv6 LAN (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION IPv6 Lifetime Enter the IPv6 lifetime in the LAN. Static IP Address Select this option to manually enter an IPv6 address if you want to use a static IP address. LAN IPv6 Address Enter the LAN IPv6 address you want to assign to your NBG6817 in hexadecimal notation. LAN IPv6 Prefix Length (48~64) Enter the 48 to 64 address prefix length to specify in an IPv6 address compose the network address.
C HAPTER 13 Applications 13.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to configure parental control, bandwidth management, USB media sharing, UPnP and file sharing. 13.1.1 What You Can Do • Use the Parental Control screens to enable parental control, configure the parental control rules and schedules, and send e-mail notifications. (Section 13.2 on page 121). • Use the Bandwidth Management screen to configure bandwidth management and the device priority (Section 13.3 on page 127).
Chapter 13 Applications DLNA The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and electronics companies that works to make products compatible in a home network. DLNA clients play files stored on DLNA servers. The NBG6817 can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and stream files to DLNA-compliant media clients without any configuration. Workgroup name This is the name given to a set of computers that are connected on a network and share resources such as a printer or files.
Chapter 13 Applications Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) UPnP hardware is identified as an icon in the Network Connections folder (Windows XP). Each UPnP compatible device installed on your network will appear as a separate icon. Selecting the icon of a UPnP device will allow you to access the information and properties of that device. 13.1.3 Before You Begin Make sure the NBG6817 is connected to your network and turned on. 1 Connect the USB device to one of the NBG6817’s USB ports.
Chapter 13 Applications The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 40 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General LABEL DESCRIPTION General Parental Control Select Enable to activate parental control. Otherwise, select Disable to turn it off. Add new rules Click this if you want to configure a new parental control rule. Parental Control Rules # This shows the index number of the rule. Status This indicates whether the rule is active or not.
Chapter 13 Applications Figure 81 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 41 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules LABEL DESCRIPTION General Active Select the checkbox to activate this parental control rule. User Name Enter a descriptive name for the user.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 41 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Service Network Service Setting If you select Block, the NBG6817 prohibits the users from using the services listed below. If you select Allow, the NBG6817 blocks all services except ones listed below. Add new service Click this to show a screen in which you can add a new service rule. You can configure the Service Name, Protocol, and Port of the new rule.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 42 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > General: Add/Edit new rules: Add new service (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Port Enter the port of the service. If you have chosen a pre-defined service in the Service Name field, this field will not be configurable. Apply Click Apply to save your settings with the NBG6817. Back Click Back to return to the previous screen. 13.2.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 43 Expert Mode > Applications > Parental Control > Notification (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This indicates whether the rule is active or not. A yellow bulb signifies that this rule is active. A gray bulb signifies that this rule is not active. User Name This shows the name of the user to which this rule applies. Notification This shows the e-mail address to which the notification is sent.
Chapter 13 Applications The following table describes the fields in this screen. Table 44 Expert Mode > Applications > Notification: Add/Edit new rules LABEL DESCRIPTION Notification Active Select the checkbox to activate this notification rule. Home Network User Select the user that you want to apply this rule to from the drop-down list box. Note: You should have configured a parental control rule already for the specified user.
Chapter 13 Applications Figure 85 StreamBoost Management Example B A 13.3.1 Bandwidth Screen Use this screen to configure the maximum allowable bandwidth on the NBG6817 and allow the NBG6817 to get StreamBoost database updates automatically. In Expert mode, click Applications > Bandwidth Management > Bandwidth to open the following screen.
Chapter 13 Applications The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 45 Expert Mode > Applications > Bandwidth Management > Bandwidth LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable StreamBoost Select this option to turn on Streamboost management on the NBG6817. Up Limit (Mbps) If you select Automatic Bandwidth Detection, this automatically displays the total amount of bandwidth that you can dedicate to uplink (or outgoing) traffic.
Chapter 13 Applications Figure 87 Expert Mode > Applications > Bandwidth Management > Priorities 13.4 USB Media Sharing Screen You can set up your NBG6817 to act as a media server to provide media (like video) to DLNAcompliant players, such as Windows Media Player, ZyXEL DMAs (Digital Media Adapters), Xboxes or PS3s. The media server and clients must have IP addresses in the same subnet.
Chapter 13 Applications Figure 88 Media Server Overview A B C D Use this screen to have the NBG6817 act as a DLNA-compliant media server that lets DLNAcompliant media clients on your network play video, music, and photos from the NBG6817 (without having to copy them to another computer). In Expert mode, click Applications > USB Media Sharing to open the following screen. Figure 89 Expert Mode > Applications > USB Media Sharing The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 46 Expert Mode > Applications > USB Media Sharing (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 13.5 UPnP Screen Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a distributed, open networking standard that uses TCP/IP for simple peer-to-peer network connectivity between devices.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 47 Expert Mode > Applications > UPnP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Out Port Out Port is the well-known port that the WAN server uses to reply to the LAN computer that made the request using In Port. In the below example, In Port 8000 is paired with Out Port 80. A user on the WAN could enter http://A.B.C.D:8000 to access the internal computer with private IP address 192.168.77.55 where A.B.C.D is the WAN IP address or URL of the NBG6817.
Chapter 13 Applications Figure 92 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > SAMBA The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 48 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > SAMBA LABEL DESCRIPTION SAMBA Setup Enable SAMBA Select this to enable file sharing through the NBG6817 using Windows Explorer or by browsing to your work group. Name Specify the name to identify the NBG6817 in a work group.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 48 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > SAMBA LABEL DESCRIPTION USB1/USB2 Specify the user’s access rights to the USB storage device which is connected to the NBG6817’s USB port. Read & Write - The user has read and write rights, meaning that the user can create and edit the files on the connected USB device. Read - The user has read rights only and can not create or edit the files on the connected USB device.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 49 Expert Mode > Applications > File Sharing > FTP LABEL DESCRIPTION USB1/USB2 Specify the user’s access rights to the USB storage device which is connected to the NBG6817’s USB port. Read & Write - The user has read and write rights, meaning that the user can create and edit the files on the connected USB device. Read - The user has read rights only and can not create or edit the files on the connected USB device.
Chapter 13 Applications 1 In Windows Explorer’s Address bar type a double backslash “\\” followed by the IP address of the NBG6817 (the default IP address of the NBG6817 in router mode is 192.168.1.1) and press [ENTER]. A screen asking for password authentication appears. Type the user name and password (Bob and 1234 in this example) and click OK. Note: Once you log into the shared folder via your NBG6817, you do not have to relogin unless you restart your computer.
Chapter 13 Applications 2 You can also use the workgroup name to access files by browsing to the workgroup folder using the folder tree on the left side of the screen. It is located under My Network Places. In this example the workgroup name is the default “Workgroup”. Use FTP to Share Files You can use FTP to access the USB storage devices connected to the NBG6817. In this example, we use the web browser to share files via FTP from the LAN.
Chapter 13 Applications 2 A screen asking for password authentication appears. Enter the user name and password (you configured in the Applications > File Sharing > FTP screen) and click Log On. 3 The screen changes and shows you the folder for the USB storage device connected to your NBG6817. Double-click the folder to display the contents in it.
Chapter 13 Applications 13.7 ONE Connect Screen One Connect is a ZyXEL-proprietary feature. It complies with the IEEE 1905.1 standard and allows auto-detection and auto-configuration.
Chapter 13 Applications Table 50 Expert Mode > Applications > ONE Connect LABEL DESCRIPTION ONE Connect Compatible Devices Automatically Update AP/ Repeater Wi-Fi Settings Select Enable to allow the NBG6817 to automatically update the wireless settings on the APs or wireless repeaters (which also support ZyXEL One Connect) in its network. Select Disable to turn this feature off if you want to have the APs or repeaters in the network use different wireless settings.
Chapter 13 Applications Use the ip urlfilter customize actionFlags 8 [disable | enable] command to extend (or not extend) the keyword blocking search to include the URL's complete filename. NAT Traversal UPnP NAT traversal automates the process of allowing an application to operate through NAT. UPnP network devices can automatically configure network addressing, announce their presence in the network to other UPnP devices and enable exchange of simple product and service descriptions.
C HAPTER 14 Security 14.1 Overview Use these screens to enable and configure the firewall that protects your NBG6817 and your LAN from unwanted or malicious traffic. Enable the firewall to protect your LAN computers from attacks by hackers on the Internet and control access between the LAN and WAN. By default the firewall: • allows traffic that originates from your LAN computers to go to all of the networks. • blocks traffic that originates on the other networks from going to the LAN.
Chapter 14 Security About the NBG6817 Firewall The NBG6817’s firewall feature physically separates the LAN and the WAN and acts as a secure gateway for all data passing between the networks. It is a stateful inspection firewall and is designed to protect against Denial of Service attacks when activated (click the IPv4 Firewall or IPv6 Firewall tab under Security and then click the Enable Firewall check box).
Chapter 14 Security Figure 97 Expert Mode > Security > IPv4 Firewall The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 51 Expert Mode > Security > IPv4 Firewall LABEL DESCRIPTION ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error-reporting protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the messages are processed by the TCP/IP software and directly apparent to the application user.
Chapter 14 Security Table 51 Expert Mode > Security > IPv4 Firewall (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Firewall Rule Service Name Enter a name that identifies or describes the firewall rule. MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the computer for which the firewall rule applies. Dest IP Address Enter the IP address of the computer to which traffic for the application or service is entering. The NBG6817 applies the firewall rule to traffic initiating from this computer.
Chapter 14 Security Click Expert Mode > Security > IPv6 Firewall. The IPv6 Firewall screen appears as shown. Figure 98 Expert Mode > Security > IPv6 Firewall The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 52 Expert Mode > Security > IPv6 Firewall LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Firewall Rule Enable Firewall Rule Select this check box to activate the firewall rules that you define (see Add Firewall Rule below). Action Select DROP to silently discard the packets which meet the firewall rules.
Chapter 14 Security Table 52 Expert Mode > Security > IPv6 Firewall (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Add Rule Click Add Rule to save the firewall rule. Firewall Rule # This is your firewall rule number. The ordering of your rules is important as rules are applied in turn. ServiceName This is a name that identifies or describes the firewall rule. MAC Address This is the MAC address of the computer for which the firewall rule applies.
C HAPTER 15 Maintenance 15.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Maintenance screens. 15.2 What You Can Do • Use the General screen to set the timeout period of the management session (Section 15.3 on page 149). • Use the Password screen to change your NBG6817’s system password (Section 15.4 on page 150). • Use the Time screen to change your NBG6817’s time and date (Section 15.5 on page 151). • Use the Firmware Upgrade screen to upload firmware to your NBG6817 (Section 15.6 on page 153).
Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 99 Expert Mode > Maintenance > General The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 53 Expert Mode > Maintenance > General LABEL DESCRIPTION System Name System Name is a unique name to identify the NBG6817 in an Ethernet network. Domain Name Enter the domain name you want to give to the NBG6817. Administrator Inactivity Timer Type how many minutes a management session can be left idle before the session times out. The default is 5 minutes.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 54 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Password (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG6817. Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. 15.5 Time Screen Use this screen to configure the NBG6817’s time based on your local time zone. To change your NBG6817’s time and date, click Expert Mode > Maintenance > Time. The screen appears as shown.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 55 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Time (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION New Time This field displays the last updated time from the time server or the last time configured manually. (hh:mm:ss) When you select Manual, enter the new time in this field and then click Apply. New Date (yyyy/mm/dd) This field displays the last updated date from the time server or the last date configured manually. When you select Manual, enter the new date in this field and then click Apply.
Chapter 15 Maintenance 15.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that uses the version number and project code with a “*.bin” extension, e.g., “V1.00(ABCS.0)C0.bin”. The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will reboot. Click Expert Mode > Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade. Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your NBG6817.
Chapter 15 Maintenance 15.7 Backup/Restore Screen Backup configuration allows you to back up (save) the NBG6817’s current configuration to a file on your computer. Once your NBG6817 is configured and functioning properly, it is highly recommended that you back up your configuration file before making configuration changes. The backup configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previous settings.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 57 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Backup/Restore (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Upload Click Upload to begin the upload process. Note: Do not turn off the NBG6817 while configuration file upload is in progress. After you see a “configuration upload successful” screen, you must then wait one minute before logging into the NBG6817 again. The NBG6817 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 106 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Language 15.10 Remote Management Screen Remote Management allows you to manage your NBG6817 from a remote location through the LAN/WLAN or WAN interface. 15.10.1 Remote Access Use this screen to change your NBG6817’s remote management settings. You can use Telnet, HTTP or HTTPS to access and manage the NBG6817. Click Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > Remote Access to open the following screen.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 107 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > Remote Access The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 58 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > WAN Access LABEL DESCRIPTION WWW Port You may change the server port number for a service if needed, however you must use the same port number in order to use that service for remote management.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Table 58 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > WAN Access LABEL DESCRIPTION Port You may change the server port number for a service if needed, however you must use the same port number in order to use that service for remote management. Access Status Select the interface(s) through which a computer may access the NBG6817 using this service. Secured Client IP Address Select All to allow all computes to access the NBG6817.
Chapter 15 Maintenance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 59 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Remote Management > Wake On LAN LABEL DESCRIPTION Wake On LAN over WAN Settings Enable Wake On LAN over WAN Select Enable to have the NBG6817 forward a WoL “Magic Packet” to all devices on the LAN if the packet comes from the WAN or remote network and uses the port number specified in the Port field.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 109 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Log 15.12 System Operation Mode Overview The Sys OP Mode (System Operation Mode) function lets you configure your NBG6817 as a router or access point. You can choose between Router Mode, and Access Point Mode depending on your network topology and the features you require from your device. The following describes the device modes available in your NBG6817. Router A router connects your local network with another network, such as the Internet.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 110 LAN and WAN IP Addresses in Router Mode Access Point An access point enabled all ethernet ports to be bridged together and be in the same subnet. To connect to the Internet, another device, such as a router, is required. Figure 111 Access Point Mode 15.13 Operation Mode Screen Use this screen to select how you want to use your NBG6817.
Chapter 15 Maintenance Figure 112 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode The following table describes the labels in the Operation Mode screen. Table 60 Expert Mode > Maintenance > Operation Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Configuration Mode Router Mode Select Router Mode if your device routes traffic between a local network and another network such as the Internet. This mode offers services such as a firewall or bandwidth management. You can configure the IP address settings on your WAN port.
C HAPTER 16 Troubleshooting 16.1 Overview This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs • NBG6817 Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting the NBG6817 to Its Factory Defaults • Wireless Connections • USB Device Problems 16.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NBG6817 does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on.
Chapter 16 Troubleshooting 5 If the problem continues, contact the vendor. 16.3 NBG6817 Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my NBG6817. 6 The default IP address of the NBG6817 in Router Mode is 192.168.1.1. If the NBG6817 obtains a WAN IP address in the same subnet as the LAN IP address 192.168.1.1, the default LAN IP address will be changed to 10.0.0.1 automatically. See Auto-IP Change on page 75 for more information. The default IP address of the NBG6817 in Access Point Mode is 192.168.1.
Chapter 16 Troubleshooting • If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, see the troubleshooting suggestions for I don’t know the IP address of my NBG6817. 3 Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. 4 Make sure your Internet browser does not block pop-up windows and has JavaScript and Java enabled. See Appendix B on page 171. 5 Make sure your computer is in the same subnet as the NBG6817.
Chapter 16 Troubleshooting 1 Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide. 2 Go to Expert > Maintenance > Operation Mode. Check your System Operation Mode setting. • If the NBG6817 is in Router Mode, make sure the WAN port is connected to a broadband modem or router with Internet access. Your computer and the NBG6817 should be in the same subnet.
Chapter 16 Troubleshooting • Check the settings for QoS. If it is disabled, you might consider activating it. 16.5 Resetting the NBG6817 to Its Factory Defaults If you reset the NBG6817, you lose all of the changes you have made. The NBG6817 re-loads its default settings, and the password resets to 1234. You have to make all of your changes again. You will lose all of your changes when you push the RESET button. To reset the NBG6817: 1 Make sure the power LED is on.
Chapter 16 Troubleshooting 7 Make sure you allow the NBG6817 to be remotely accessed through the WLAN interface. Check your remote management settings. • See the chapter on Wireless LAN in the User’s Guide for more information. I set up URL keyword blocking, but I can still access a website that should be blocked. Make sure that you enable parental control in the Parental Control screen, set up rules and turn on the rules. Make sure that the keywords that you type are listed in the rule’s Keyword List.
Chapter 16 Troubleshooting • Position the antennas for best reception. If the AP is placed on a table or floor, point the antennas upwards. If the AP is placed at a high position, point the antennas downwards. Try pointing the antennas in different directions and check which provides the strongest signal to the wireless clients. 16.7 USB Device Problems I cannot access or see a USB device that is connected to the NBG6817. 1 Disconnect the problematic USB device, then reconnect it to the NBG6817.
