Prestige 964 Cable Router with 11g AP User's Guide Ver 1.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Copyright Prestige 964 Cable Router with 11g AP Copyright © 2004 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective, operation, and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment will operate to a user's satisfaction.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of purchase.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Customer Support When you contact your customer support representative please have the following information ready: Prestige Model and serial number. Warranty Information. Date you received your Prestige. Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. Method e-mail – Support/Sales Telephone/Fax Web Site/FTP Site Regular Mail support@zyxel.com.tw support@europe.zyxel. com +886-3-578-3942 www.zyxel.com www.europe.zyxel.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Table of Contents Copyright ............................................................................................................................................iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement ........................................iv Information for Canadian Users ........................................................................................................v ZyXEL Limited Warranty......................
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 3.3 “Basic” Page............................................................................................................3-4 3.4 “Advanced” Page....................................................................................................3-4 3.4.1 Web Management – Advanced: Options ......................................3-5 3.4.2 Web Management – Advanced: IP Filtering.................................3-6 3.4.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point List of Figures Figure 1-1 Prestige 964 Operation Mode ......................................................................................................1-2 Figure 2-1 P964 APR front panel ..................................................................................................................2-1 Figure 2-2 P964 APR Rear Panel and Connections.............................................................................
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point List of Tables Table 1-1 DOCSIS Specifications ...............................................................................................................1-4 Table 1-2 802.11g Access Point specifications ...........................................................................................1-5 Table 1-3 General Specifications ................................................................................................................
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Preface About Your Cable Router with 11g AP Congratulations on your purchase of the Prestige 964 Cable Router with 11g AP. The Prestige is a broadband cable access modem integrated with IP routing functionality, USB interface, 4-port auto crossover 10/100M auto-negotiating switch,11g wireless data access and network management features.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.” as a shorthand for “for instance” and “i.e.” for “that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual. The P964 APR may be referred to as the Prestige 964 cable router with 11g AP in this user’s guide.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your P964 APR This chapter provides functional overviews, key features, applications and product specifications of your P964 APR 1.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with wireless Access Point P964 APR has three major operation modes as shown in Figure 1-1. Bridge Mode IP Sharing Mode Static IP Mode Basic Static IP Static IP with Public DHCP Dynamic WAN IP Static IP with NAT Only Static IP w/ NAT and Private Figure 1-1 Prestige 964 Operation Mode 1.3.1 Bridge Mode In Bridge mode, P964 APR operates just like a normal cable modem/router. All operation is compliant to DOCSIS specifications. 1.3.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 1.4 Key Features of the P964 APR The following are the key features of the P964 APR: DOCSIS 1.0/1.1/2.0 Compliant cable modem Provides interoperability with other DOCSIS compliant cable modems and cable headend equipment. Peak downstream signaling rates of 38Mbps and upstream signaling rates of 30 Mbps Access the Internet with high performance network capability.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with wireless Access Point enabled by default, which means it can assign IP addresses, an IP default gateway and DNS servers to all systems that support the DHCP client. Web based Management & Configuration The P964 APR supports web based management and configuration interface. Text based configuration file The P964 APR supports text based configuration file download and hence makes router deployment simplified.
Prestige 964 Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point CLASS FEATURES +8 dBmV ~ +55 dBmV (8/16 QAM) +8 dBmV ~ +58 dBmV (QPSK) S-CDMA: +8 dBmV ~ +53 dBmV (all modulation) * With A-TDMA or S-CDMA enabled CMTS ** Speed of 30Mbps is attainable only with A-TDMA or S-CDMA technology. Table 1-2 802.11g Access Point specifications Frequency range 2.4~2.497GHz Transmit power Typical 15dBm Security & authentication IEEE 802.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Initial Setup This chapter shows the procedures for installing and starting the P964 APR. 2.1 Front Panel LEDs and Back Panel Ports The P964 APR provides LEDs as status indicator for diagnostics purpose.
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P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Figure 2-2 P964 APR Rear Panel and Connections 2.2 Additional Installation Requirements In addition to the contents of your package, there are other hardware and software requirements you need before you can install and use your P964 APR. These requirements include: 1. You must have a network interface card (NIC), USB and WLAN interface supported on your computer and configure the TCP/IP protocol stack properly. 2. An ISP account.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 2.2.1 Setting up Your Windows 95/98/Me Computer Installing TCP/IP Components 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. 2. The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. To install TCP/IP: a. In the Network window, click Add. b. Select Protocol and then click Add. c. Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. d. Select TCP/IP from the list of network protocols and then click OK.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 7. 8. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer (if prompted). Verifying TCP/IP Properties 1. 2. Click Start, Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press ENTER. The window displays information about your IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. 2.2.3 Setting up Your Macintosh Computer Configuring TCP/IP Properties 1. 2.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point The default might be different from different cable operators. Please consult with your cable Internet service provider for any change. 2.4 Initializing the Cable Sharing Gateway This section outlines how to connect your P964 APR to the LAN and the cable network. Step 1.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 2.6 Router Configuration You do not need to ask your cable company for a special configuration. The P964 APR can act as a DHCP client to acquire an IP address from the headend. Besides, it can act as a DHCP server at the LAN port and assign an IP address to your computers on the LAN subnet. What you have to do is to configure the LAN port with the proper IP address and netmask.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Chapter 3 Web Based Management This chapter describes the web based management & configuration interface. 3.1 Introduction Before accessing the P964 APR web pages, follow the procedures below to set up your Windows NT/2000/XP Computer Configuring TCP/IP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Click Start, Settings, Network and Dial-up Connections and right-click Local Area Connection or the connection you want to configure and click Properties.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point After you have finished the TCP/IP configuration setup, You may access the web pages by typing the web address ” http://192.168.1.1:8080/”. The P964 APR cable router provides users to configure LAN settings including DHCP server IP, netmask, DHCP clients’ start IP address and the number of CPEs. To configure the LAN setting, users use a PC to browse the LAN IP of the cable router. The web functions only open to the LAN, no access from HFC cable is allowed.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 3.2 “Status” Page Figure 3-2 Web Management - Status The “Connection” icon in Figure 3-2 shows the connection status of the cable router. Users can also click the “Software” icon in this page to show the software information of the box .
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 3.3 “Basic” Page When click “Basic” tag, the following page is displayed. Figure 3-3 Web Management - Basic From the “Basic” page, users can set the DHCP server IP for the LAN as well as the network, netmask, DHCP’s starting IP, and the number of CPEs. User can also set lease time for the CPEs. But to update these above settings may prevent users from accessing Internet. Do not update it unless you can handle it.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point “Advanced” tag, there are 6 functions as shown in the following picture: Figure 3-4 Web Management – Advanced: Options 3.4.1 Web Management – Advanced: Options The “Option” icon allows users to configure advanced features of the P964 APR. Table 3-1 Web Management – Advanced: Options Function WAN Blocking IPsec PassThrough PPTP PassThrough Multicast Enable Description Do not response to some ICMP’s probing packets, e.g. ping, traceroute and etc.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 3.4.2 Web Management – Advanced: IP Filtering The “IP Filtering” in the “Advanced” page allows users to configure IP address filters in order to block Internet traffic to specific network devices on the LAN. Click “IP Filtering” icon, the window is shown as below: Figure 3-5 Web Management – Advanced: IP Filtering Users can block specific CPEs to access the Internet. For example, there is a CPE with “192.168.10.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Figure 3-6 Web Management – Advanced: MAC Filtering Users can block specific CPEs to access the Internet. It has the same effect as “IP Filtering” except this function use MAC address instead of IP address. After finish the configuration, click Apply button to save the settings. 3.4.4 Web Management – Advanced: Port Filtering “Port Filtering” allows configuration of port filters in order to block specific Internet services to all devices on the LAN.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Figure 3-7 Web Management – Advanced: Port Filtering The “Port Filtering” control CPEs not to access the Internet to get the services which is provided through the ports. After finish the configuration, click Apply button to save the settings. 3.4.5 Web Management – Advanced: Forwarding The “Forwarding” page allows incoming requests on specific port numbers to reach web servers, FTP servers, mail servers, etc.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Figure 3-8 Web Management – Advanced: Forwarding Set the local IP address on your LAN in the Local IP Adr field to allow for port number from the Start Port field to the End Port field to be accessed in the station. The Protocol field allows you to decide the port attribute from TCP/UDP/Both. A table of commonly used port numbers is also provided on the right side of this page. After finish the configuration, click Apply button to save the settings.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 3.4.6 Web Management – Advanced: Port Triggers This “Port Triggers” function allows user to configure dynamic triggers for specific devices on the LAN. This allows applications required specific port numbers with bi-directional traffic to function properly. Applications such as video conferencing, voice, gaming, and some messaging program may require these special settings.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point 3.4.7 Web Management – Wireless: Configuration setup for Access Point There are four groups of configuration setups in the “Wireless” tag. The following pages describe the detailed function of each group. 3.4.7.1 Wireless: 802.11b/g Basic The “802.11b/g Basic” allows users to setup wireless configuration of the Access Point, It includes the parameter settings of SSID and channel number. Figure 3-10 Web Management – Wireless: 802.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point disable the SSID broadcasting function. Country: P964 APR supports the following channel for each country. The default setting is “USA”. Worldwide 1 ~ 13 Jordan 10 ~ 13 USA 1 ~ 11 Thailand 1 ~ 14 China 1 ~ 13 Europe 1 ~ 13 Israel 5 ~ 7 Japan 1 ~ 14 All channels 1 ~ 14 Channel: After setting the country option, you can assign channel number for each country. Its default channel number is “1”.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point “WPA Group Rekey Interval” setting, the unit is in seconds, It is a function for WPA key changeing periodically by setting the interval. Click “Apply” to Save all change. Figure 3-11 Web Management – Wireless: Security The “802.11b/g Access Control” allows user to configure the Access Control of the AP and the connected clients.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point “MAC Restrict Mode”: The restrict mode can be set as ‘Allow’ or ‘Deny’ to allow or deny access client to connect the P964 APR. Choose ‘Disabled’ without any restrictions. “MAC Addresses”: MAC Addresses to ‘Deny’ or ‘Allow’ Click “Apply” to Save all change. “Connected Clients”: Show the current connecting CPEs. Figure 3-12 Web Management – Wireless: Access Control The “802.11b/g Advanced” allows user to configure data rates and WiFi thresholds.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Max Compatibility - supports 802.11b/g clients 54g Only - supports only 802.11g clients Max performance - supports only 802.11g clients and uses a proprietary method of improving performance. This mode may not work with all 802.11g clients. “54g Protection”: 54g Protection is a mechanism that is created for using RTS/CTS to maximize the throughput in mixed 802.11b/g networks. When set to 'Auto', it will use this method to maximize throughput.
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P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter covers the potential problems you may run into and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions are provided to help you to diagnose. 4.1 Problems with Cable Connection Table 4-1 Troubleshooting for the link failure PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The PWR LED is off. Make sure that the power adaptor is connected to the P964 APR and plugged in to an appropriate power source.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point All of the LEDs are ok, but I still cannot access the Internet. 4-2 If the LEDs are correct, then your P964 APR is operating properly. Try shutting down, powering off your computer and then turning it on again. This will cause your computer to re-establish communication with P964 APR. Check your TCP/IP parameters and verify that you have installed TCP/IP properly.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Appendix A Hardware Specifications Power Specification Input: AC 110/220, 50/60Hz; Output: DC 9V Operation Temperature 0º C ~ 40º C Cable Specification for WAN/Internet Female “F” Type RF Connector Ethernet Specification for LAN 10/100Mbit Half / Full Auto-negotiation and Auto MDI/MDI-X USB Interface Specification USB 1.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Appendix B Important Safety Instructions The following safety instructions apply to the P964 APR: Be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions. Care must be taken to allow sufficient air circulation or space between units when the P964 APR is installed inside a closed rack assembly. The operating ambient temperature of the rack environment might be greater than room temperature.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Glossary of Terms 10BaseT The 10-Mbps baseband Ethernet specification that uses two pairs of twisted-pair cabling (Category 3 or 5): one pair for transmitting data and the other for receiving data. ARP Address Resolution Protocol is a protocol for mapping an Internet Protocol address (IP address) to a physical machine address that is recognized in the local network.
P964 APR Cable Sharing Gateway with 4-port Switch Cipher Text Client CMTS Text that has been scrambled or encrypted so that it cannot be read without deciphering it. See Encryption A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a Server software program on another computer. Each Client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of Server programs, and each Server requires a specific kind of Client. A Web Browser is a specific kind of Client.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Digital Signature DNS log on. DHCP centralizes IP address management on central computers that run the DHCP server program. DHCP leases addresses for a period of time which means that addresses are made available to assign to other systems. Digital code that authenticates whomever signed the document or software. Software, messages, Email, and other electronic documents can be signed electronically so that they cannot be altered by anyone else.
P964 APR Cable Sharing Gateway with 4-port Switch Flash memory FTP Gateway Hacker HDLC Headend HFC Host HTTP IANA ICMP Integrity internet Internet H The nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed so that data can be stored, booted, and rewritten as necessary. File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer service that operates on the Internet and over TCP/IP networks.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Internet Worm Intranet Intruder IP IPCP (PPP) IPX IRC ISP LAN Linux Logic Bomb MAC MCNS MSO Name Resolution NAT NDIS Glossary and that evolved from the ARPANET of the late 60’s and early 70’s. The Internet now (July 1995) connects roughly 60,000 independent networks into a vast global internet See Worm.
P964 APR Cable Sharing Gateway with 4-port Switch NetBIOS Node Network Basic Input / Output System. NetBIOS is an extension of the DOS BIOS that enables a PC to connect to and communicate with a LAN. Any time you connect 2 or more computers together so that they can share resources, you have a computer network. Connect 2 or more networks together and you have an internet. Network Interface Card. A board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a computer system. Also called an adapter.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Port (H/W) An interface on a computer for connecting peripherals or devices to the computer. A printer port, for example, is an interface that is designed to have a printer connected to it. Ports can be defined by specific hardware (such as a keyboard port) or through software. POTS Plain Old Telephone Service is the analog telephone service that runs over copper twisted-pair wires and is based on the original Bell telephone system.
P964 APR Cable Sharing Gateway with 4-port Switch SOCKS SPAM becomes the standard and no further comments or changes are permitted. Change can occur, however, through subsequent RFCs. Routing Information Protocol is an interior or intra-domain routing protocol that uses the distance-vector routing algorithms. RIP is used on the Internet and is common in the NetWare environment as a method for exchanging routing information between routers. A device that connects two networks together.
P964 APR Cable Router with 802.11g Access Point Ethernet cable SUA Subscriber Unit (SU) TCP Telnet Tempest Terminal Terminal Software TFTP Three-way Cable Modem Trojan or Trojan Horse Two-way Cable Modem UDP UNIX Upstream example, a data terminal equipment (DTE) device and a data communications equipment (DCE) device. A straight through Ethernet cable is the most common cable used.
P964 APR Cable Sharing Gateway with 4-port Switch War Dialer Warez Web Configurator Wire Tapping Worm WWW N Just about any long-distance communication medium can serve as a WAN link, including switched and permanent telephone circuits, terrestrial radio systems, and satellite systems. A program that automatically dials phone numbers looking for computers on the other end. They catalog numbers so that hackers can call back and try to break in. A term that describes Pirated Software on the Internet.
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