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IMPORTANT!

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.

KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

This is a User’s Guide for a system managing a series of products. Not all products support all features.

Menushots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from what you see due to differences in release

versions 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 managed device

•More Information

Go to support.zyxel.com to find other information on the VMG

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Contents Overview

User’s Guide ......................................................................................................................................15

Introducing the VMG ........................................................................................................................... 16

The Web Configurator ......................................................................................................................... 27

Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................. 34

Tutorials .................................................................................................................................................. 36

Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................65

Network Map and Status Screens ...................................................................................................... 66

Broadband ............................................................................................................................................ 71

Wireless ................................................................................................................................................... 96

Home Networking ............................................................................................................................... 126

Routing ................................................................................................................................................. 142

Quality of Service (QoS) .................................................................................................................... 149

Network Address Translation (NAT) ................................................................................................... 167

Dynamic DNS Setup ........................................................................................................................... 183

IGMP/MLD ........................................................................................................................................... 187

Vlan Group .......................................................................................................................................... 190

Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................................ 192

USB Service .......................................................................................................................................... 197

Home Connectivity ............................................................................................................................ 203

Firewall ................................................................................................................................................. 205

MAC Filter ............................................................................................................................................ 212

Parental Control ................................................................................................................................. 214

Scheduler Rule .................................................................................................................................... 219

Certificates .......................................................................................................................................... 221

Voice .................................................................................................................................................... 228

Log ....................................................................................................................................................... 257

Traffic Status ....................................................................................................................................... 260

VoIP Status .......................................................................................................................................... 264

ARP Table ............................................................................................................................................ 267

Routing Table ...................................................................................................................................... 269

Multicast Status .................................................................................................................................. 271

xDSL Statistics ....................................................................................................................................... 273

WLAN Station Status ........................................................................................................................... 276

.............................................................................................................................................................. 277

Cellular Statistics ................................................................................................................................ 278

System .................................................................................................................................................. 280

User Account ...................................................................................................................................... 281

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Remote Management ....................................................................................................................... 283

SNMP .................................................................................................................................................... 286

Time Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 288

E-mail Notification .............................................................................................................................. 290

Log Setting .......................................................................................................................................... 292

Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................................................. 295

Backup Restore ................................................................................................................................... 298

Diagnostic ........................................................................................................................................... 301

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................. 307

Appendices .....................................................................................................................................313

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Contents Overview .............................................................................................................................3

Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................5

Part I: User’s Guide..........................................................................................15

Chapter 1

Introducing the VMG.........................................................................................................................16

1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 16

1.1.1 Internet Access ...................................................................................................................... 16

1.1.2 Ethernet WAN ........................................................................................................................ 17

1.1.3 SFP ........................................................................................................................................... 18

1.1.4 WAN Priority ........................................................................................................................... 18

1.1.5 Wireless Access ...................................................................................................................... 18

1.1.6 VMG’s USB Support ............................................................................................................... 18

1.1.7 VoIP Features ......................................................................................................................... 20

1.2 Ways to Manage the VMG ........................................................................................................... 20

1.3 Good Habits for Managing the VMG .......................................................................................... 21

1.4 Hardware ......................................................................................................................................... 21

1.4.1 Front and Side Panels ........................................................................................................... 21

1.4.2 Using the WLAN and WPS Buttons ....................................................................................... 23

1.4.3 LEDs (Lights) ........................................................................................................................... 23

1.4.4 Rear Panel .............................................................................................................................. 25

1.4.5 The RESET Button .................................................................................................................... 26

Chapter 2

The Web Configurator........................................................................................................................27

2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 27

2.1.1 Accessing the Web Configurator ....................................................................................... 27

2.2 Web Configurator Layout .............................................................................................................. 29

2.2.1 Title Bar ................................................................................................................................... 29

2.2.2 Navigation Panel .................................................................................................................. 30

Chapter 3

Quick Start..........................................................................................................................................34

3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 34

3.2 Quick Start Setup ............................................................................................................................ 34

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Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................36

4.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 36

4.2 Setting Up an ADSL PPPoE Connection ....................................................................................... 36

4.3 Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network .......................................................................................... 39

4.3.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings ......................................................................... 39

4.3.2 Using WPS ............................................................................................................................... 40

4.3.3 Without WPS ........................................................................................................................... 44

4.4 Setting Up Multiple Wireless Groups ............................................................................................. 45

4.5 Using the File Sharing Feature ....................................................................................................... 48

4.5.1 Set Up File Sharing ................................................................................................................. 48

4.5.2 Access Your Shared Files From a Computer ...................................................................... 51

4.6 Using the Media Server Feature .................................................................................................... 51

4.6.1 Configuring the VMG ........................................................................................................... 51

4.6.2 Using Windows Media Player ...............................................................................................52

4.6.3 Using a Digital Media Adapter ............................................................................................53

4.7 Configuring Static Route for Routing to Another Network ........................................................ 55

4.8 Configuring QoS Queue and Class Setup ................................................................................... 57

4.9 Access the VMG Using DDNS ........................................................................................................ 61

4.9.1 Registering a DDNS Account on www.dyndns.org ........................................................... 61

4.9.2 Configuring DDNS on Your VMG ......................................................................................... 61

4.9.3 Testing the DDNS Setting ...................................................................................................... 62

4.10 Configuring the MAC Address Filter ........................................................................................... 62

4.11 Access Your Shared Files From a Computer ............................................................................. 64

Part II: Technical Reference...........................................................................65

Chapter 5

Network Map and Status Screens....................................................................................................66

5.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 66

5.2 The Network Map Screen .............................................................................................................. 66

5.3 The Status Screen ........................................................................................................................... 67

Chapter 6

Broadband..........................................................................................................................................71

6.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 71

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 71

6.1.2 What You Need to Know ..................................................................................................... 72

6.1.3 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................... 75

6.2 The Broadband Screen .................................................................................................................. 75

6.2.1 Add/Edit Internet Connection .............................................................................................76

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6.3 The Cellular Backup Screen .......................................................................................................... 84

6.4 The Advanced Screen ................................................................................................................... 88

6.5 Technical Reference ...................................................................................................................... 91

Chapter 7

Wireless...............................................................................................................................................96

7.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 96

7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 96

7.1.2 What You Need to Know ..................................................................................................... 96

7.2 The General Screen ...................................................................................................................... 97

7.2.1 No Security ............................................................................................................................. 99

7.2.2 More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK) .................................................................................................. 99

7.3 The Guest/More AP Screen ......................................................................................................... 100

7.3.1 Edit Guest/More AP ........................................................................................................... 101

7.4 MAC Authentication .................................................................................................................... 103

7.5 The WPS Screen ............................................................................................................................ 105

7.6 The WMM Screen .......................................................................................................................... 106

7.7 The Others Screen ........................................................................................................................ 107

7.8 The Channel Status Screen ......................................................................................................... 109

7.9 The MESH Screen .......................................................................................................................... 109

7.10 The WLAN Scheduler Screen ..................................................................................................... 111

7.10.1 Add Scheduler Rule .......................................................................................................... 112

7.11 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 113

7.11.1 Wireless Network Overview .............................................................................................. 113

7.11.2 Additional Wireless Terms ................................................................................................. 115

7.11.3 Wireless Security Overview ............................................................................................... 115

7.11.4 Signal Problems ................................................................................................................. 117

7.11.5 BSS ....................................................................................................................................... 118

7.11.6 MBSSID ................................................................................................................................ 118

7.11.7 Preamble Type .................................................................................................................. 119

7.11.8 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) ............................................................................................. 119

Chapter 8

Home Networking............................................................................................................................126

8.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 126

8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 126

8.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................... 127

8.1.3 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................. 128

8.2 The LAN Setup Screen .................................................................................................................. 128

8.3 The Static DHCP Screen ............................................................................................................... 132

8.4 The UPnP Screen ........................................................................................................................... 133

8.4.1 Turning On UPnP in Windows 7 Example .......................................................................... 134

8.5 The Additional Subnet Screen ..................................................................................................... 136

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8.6 The STB Vendor ID Screen ............................................................................................................ 137

8.7 The Wake on LAN Screen ............................................................................................................ 137

8.8 The TFTP Server Name Screen ..................................................................................................... 138

8.9 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................... 139

8.9.1 LANs, WANs and the VMG ................................................................................................. 139

8.9.2 DHCP Setup ......................................................................................................................... 139

8.9.3 DNS Server Addresses ......................................................................................................... 139

8.9.4 LAN TCP/IP ........................................................................................................................... 140

Chapter 9

Routing..............................................................................................................................................142

9.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 142

9.2 The Routing Screen ...................................................................................................................... 142

9.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route ......................................................................................................... 143

9.3 The DNS Route Screen ................................................................................................................. 144

9.3.1 The DNS Route Add Screen ............................................................................................... 145

9.4 The Policy Route Screen .............................................................................................................. 146

9.4.1 Add/Edit Policy Route ........................................................................................................ 147

9.5 RIP ............................................................................................................................................... 148

9.5.1 The RIP Screen ..................................................................................................................... 148

Chapter 10

Quality of Service (QoS)..................................................................................................................149

10.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 149

10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 149

10.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 150

10.3 The Quality of Service General Screen ................................................................................... 151

10.4 The Queue Setup Screen ........................................................................................................... 152

10.4.1 Adding a QoS Queue ...................................................................................................... 154

10.5 The Classification Setup Screen ................................................................................................ 154

10.5.1 Add/Edit QoS Class .......................................................................................................... 155

10.6 The QoS Shaper Setup Screen .................................................................................................. 159

10.6.1 Add/Edit a QoS Shaper ................................................................................................... 160

10.7 The QoS Policer Setup Screen ................................................................................................... 160

10.7.1 Add/Edit a QoS Policer ................................................................................................... 161

10.8 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 162

Chapter 11

Network Address Translation (NAT)................................................................................................167

11.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 167

11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 167

11.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 167

11.2 The Port Forwarding Screen ..................................................................................................... 168

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11.2.1 Add/Edit Port Forwarding ................................................................................................ 170

11.3 The Applications Screen ............................................................................................................ 171

11.3.1 Add New Application ....................................................................................................... 171

11.4 The Port Triggering Screen ......................................................................................................... 172

11.4.1 Add/Edit Port Triggering Rule ..........................................................................................174

11.5 The DMZ Screen .......................................................................................................................... 175

11.6 The ALG Screen .......................................................................................................................... 176

11.7 The Address Mapping Screen ................................................................................................... 177

11.7.1 Add/Edit Address Mapping Rule ..................................................................................... 177

11.8 The Sessions Screen .................................................................................................................... 178

11.9 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 179

11.9.1 NAT Definitions ................................................................................................................... 179

11.9.2 What NAT Does ................................................................................................................. 180

11.9.3 How NAT Works .................................................................................................................. 180

11.9.4 NAT Application ................................................................................................................ 181

Chapter 12

Dynamic DNS Setup.........................................................................................................................183

12.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 183

12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 183

12.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 183

12.2 The DNS Entry Screen ................................................................................................................. 184

12.2.1 Add/Edit DNS Entry ........................................................................................................... 184

12.3 The Dynamic DNS Screen .......................................................................................................... 185

Chapter 13

IGMP/MLD.........................................................................................................................................187

13.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 187

13.1.1 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 187

13.2 The IGMP/MLD Screen ............................................................................................................... 187

Chapter 14

Vlan Group.......................................................................................................................................190

14.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 190

14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 190

14.2 The Vlan Group Screen .............................................................................................................. 190

14.2.1 Add/Edit a VLAN Group ...................................................................................................191

Chapter 15

Interface Grouping..........................................................................................................................192

15.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 192

15.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 192

15.2 The Interface Grouping Screen ................................................................................................ 192

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15.2.1 Interface Group Configuration ....................................................................................... 193

15.2.2 Interface Grouping Criteria ............................................................................................195

Chapter 16

USB Service.......................................................................................................................................197

16.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 197

16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 197

16.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................ 197

16.1.3 Before You Begin ............................................................................................................... 198

16.2 The File Sharing Screen .............................................................................................................. 198

16.2.1 The Add New Share Screen ............................................................................................. 200

16.2.2 The Add New User Screen ............................................................................................... 201

16.3 The Media Server Screen ........................................................................................................... 201

Chapter 17

Home Connectivity..........................................................................................................................203

17.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 203

17.2 The Home Connectivity Screen ................................................................................................ 203

Chapter 18

Firewall..............................................................................................................................................205

18.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 205

18.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 205

18.1.2 What You Need to Know ................................................................................................. 206

18.2 The Firewall Screen ..................................................................................................................... 206

18.3 The Protocol Screen .................................................................................................................. 207

18.3.1 Add/Edit a Service ........................................................................................................... 208

18.4 The Access Control Screen ....................................................................................................... 209

18.4.1 Add/Edit an ACL Rule ..................................................................................................... 209

18.5 The DoS Screen ........................................................................................................................... 211

Chapter 19

MAC Filter .........................................................................................................................................212

19.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 212

19.2 The MAC Filter Screen ................................................................................................................ 212

Chapter 20

Parental Control...............................................................................................................................214

20.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 214

20.2 The Parental Control Screen ..................................................................................................... 214

20.2.1 Add/Edit a Parental Control Profile ................................................................................ 215

Chapter 21

Scheduler Rule .................................................................................................................................219

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21.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 219

21.2 The Scheduler Rule Screen ........................................................................................................ 219

21.2.1 Add/Edit a Schedule ........................................................................................................ 219

Chapter 22

Certificates .......................................................................................................................................221

22.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 221

22.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 221

22.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 221

22.3 The Local Certificates Screen ................................................................................................... 221

22.3.1 Create Certificate Request ............................................................................................ 222

22.3.2 View Certificate Request ................................................................................................. 223

22.4 The Trusted CA Screen ............................................................................................................... 225

22.4.1 View Trusted CA Certificate ............................................................................................ 225

22.4.2 Import Trusted CA Certificate .......................................................................................... 226

Chapter 23

Voice.................................................................................................................................................228

23.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 228

23.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 228

23.1.2 What You Need to Know About VoIP ............................................................................. 228

23.2 Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................ 229

23.3 The SIP Account Screen ............................................................................................................ 229

23.3.1 The SIP Account Add/Edit Screen .................................................................................. 230

23.4 The SIP Service Provider Screen ............................................................................................... 234

23.4.1 The SIP Service Provider Add/Edit Screen ..................................................................... 235

23.5 The Phone Device Screen ........................................................................................................ 239

23.5.1 The Phone Device Edit Screen ....................................................................................... 240

23.6 The Region Screen ..................................................................................................................... 241

23.7 The Call Rule Screen .................................................................................................................. 242

23.8 The Call History Screen ............................................................................................................... 243

23.9 The Call Summary Screen .......................................................................................................... 243

23.10 Technical Reference ................................................................................................................ 244

23.10.1 Quality of Service (QoS) ................................................................................................. 252

23.10.2 Phone Services Overview ............................................................................................... 252

Chapter 24

Log ....................................................................................................................................................257

24.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 257

24.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 257

24.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 257

24.2 The System Log Screen .............................................................................................................. 258

24.3 The Security Log Screen ............................................................................................................. 258

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Chapter 25

Traffic Status .....................................................................................................................................260

25.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 260

25.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 260

25.2 The WAN Status Screen .............................................................................................................. 260

25.3 The LAN Status Screen ............................................................................................................... 261

25.4 The NAT Status Screen ................................................................................................................ 262

Chapter 26

VoIP Status.......................................................................................................................................264

26.1 The VoIP Status Screen ............................................................................................................... 264

Chapter 27

ARP Table..........................................................................................................................................267

27.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 267

27.1.1 How ARP Works .................................................................................................................. 267

27.2 ARP Table Screen ....................................................................................................................... 268

Chapter 28

Routing Table....................................................................................................................................269

28.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 269

28.2 The Routing Table Screen .......................................................................................................... 269

Chapter 29

Multicast Status ...............................................................................................................................271

29.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 271

29.2 The IGMP Status Screen ............................................................................................................. 271

29.3 The MLD Status Screen ............................................................................................................... 271

Chapter 30

xDSL Statistics ...................................................................................................................................273

30.1 The xDSL Statistics Screen .......................................................................................................... 273

Chapter 31

WLAN Station Status .........................................................................................................................276

31.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 276

...........................................................................................................................................................277

Chapter 32

Cellular Statistics .............................................................................................................................278

32.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 278

32.2 The Cellular Statistics Screen ..................................................................................................... 278

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Chapter 33

System...............................................................................................................................................280

33.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 280

33.2 The System Screen ...................................................................................................................... 280

Chapter 34

User Account....................................................................................................................................281

34.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 281

34.2 The User Account Screen .......................................................................................................... 281

34.2.1 The User Account Add/Edit Screen ................................................................................ 282

Chapter 35

Remote Management.....................................................................................................................283

35.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 283

35.2 The MGMT Services Screen ....................................................................................................... 283

35.3 The Trust Domain Screen ............................................................................................................ 284

35.4 The Add Trust Domain Screen ................................................................................................... 284

Chapter 36

SNMP .................................................................................................................................................286

36.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 286

36.2 The SNMP Screen ........................................................................................................................ 286

Chapter 37

Time Settings.....................................................................................................................................288

37.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 288

37.2 The Time Screen ......................................................................................................................... 288

Chapter 38

E-mail Notification ...........................................................................................................................290

38.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 290

38.2 The Email Notification Screen ................................................................................................... 290

38.2.1 Email Notification Edit ..................................................................................................... 290

Chapter 39

Log Setting .......................................................................................................................................292

39.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 292

39.2 The Log Settings Screen ............................................................................................................. 292

39.2.1 Example E-mail Log ........................................................................................................... 293

Chapter 40

Firmware Upgrade...........................................................................................................................295

40.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 295

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40.2 The Firmware Screen .................................................................................................................. 295

Chapter 41

Backup Restore................................................................................................................................298

41.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 298

41.2 The Backup Restore Screen ...................................................................................................... 298

41.3 The Reboot Screen ..................................................................................................................... 300

Chapter 42

Diagnostic.........................................................................................................................................301

42.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 301

42.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 301

42.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 301

42.3 Ping & TraceRoute & NsLookup ................................................................................................ 302

42.4 802.1ag ........................................................................................................................................ 302

42.5 802.3ah ........................................................................................................................................ 304

42.6 OAM Ping .................................................................................................................................... 305

Chapter 43

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................307

43.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ............................................................................... 307

43.2 VMG Access and Login ............................................................................................................. 308

43.3 Internet Access ........................................................................................................................... 309

43.4 Wireless Internet Access ............................................................................................................. 311

43.5 USB Device Connection ............................................................................................................ 312

43.6 UPnP ............................................................................................................................................. 312

Part III: Appendices......................................................................................313

Appendix A Customer Support ..................................................................................................... 314

Appendix B Wireless LANs............................................................................................................... 320

Appendix C IPv6.............................................................................................................................. 333

Appendix D Services....................................................................................................................... 341

Appendix E Legal Information ....................................................................................................... 345

Index.................................................................................................................................................353

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CHAPTER 1

Introducing the VMG

1.1 Overview

The VMG is a wireless VDSL router and Gigabit Ethernet gateway. The VMG works over the analog or

digital telephone system, POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) and ISDN/T-ISDN.

• The VMG8825-B50B works over the analog telephone system, POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service).

• The VMG8825-B60B works over the digital telephone system, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital

Network) or T-ISDN (UR-2).

Only use firmware for your VMG’s specific model. Refer to the label on

the back of your VMG.

1.1.1 Internet Access

Your VMG provides shared Internet access by connecting the DSL port to the DSL or MODEM jack on a

splitter or your telephone jack. You can have multiple WAN services over one ADSL or VDSL. The VMG

cannot work in ADSL and VDSL mode at the same time.

Note: The ADSL and VDSL lines share the same WAN (layer-2) interfaces that you configure in

the VMG. Refer to Section 6.2 on page 75 for the Network Setting > Broadband screen.

Computers can connect to the VMG’s LAN ports (or wirelessly).

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Figure 1 VMG’s Internet Access Application

You can also configure IP filtering on the VMG for secure Internet access. When the IP filter is on, all

incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked by default unless it is initiated from your

network. This means that probes from the outside to your network are not allowed, but you can safely

browse the Internet and download files.

1.1.2 Ethernet WAN

If you prefer not to use a DSL line and you have another broadband modem or router (such as ADSL)

available, you can use the Ethernet WAN port and then connect it to the broadband modem or router.

This way, you can access the Internet via an Ethernet connection and still use the QoS, Firewall and

parental control functions on the VMG.

Figure 2 VMG’s Internet Access Application: Ethernet WAN

DSL

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1.1.3 SFP

The VMG provides shared Internet access by connecting a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)

transceiver to the SFP port. In addition, you can connect computers, IPTVs, gaming consoles, and other

Ethernet devices to the Ethernet ports for fiber-speed Internet access.

1.1.4 WAN Priority

The WAN connection priority is as follows:

1 SFP

2 Ethernet WAN

3 DSL

4 Cellular WAN (3G/4G)

See Section 1.1.6 on page 18 for more information about Cellular backup.

1.1.5 Wireless Access

The VMG is a wireless Access Point (AP) for IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac wireless clients, such as notebook

computers, iPands, smartphones, etc. These devices can connect to the VMG to access network

resources and the Internet.

Your VMG supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), which allows you to quickly set up a wireless network

with strong security.

You can configure your wireless network using the built-in Web Configurator.

See Section 4.3 on page 39 for more information about how to set up a wireless network.

Figure 3 Wireless Access Example

1.1.6 VMG’s USB Support

The USB port of the VMG is used for cellular WAN backup, file-sharing and media server.

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Cellular WAN (3G/4G) Backup

Connect a supported cellular USB dongle with an active SIM card to the USB port. This adds a second

WAN interface and allows the VMG to wirelessly access the Internet via a cellular network. The cellular

WAN connection is a backup in case the DSL connection fails.

To set up a cellular connection, click Network Setting > Broadband > Cellular Backup.

To update the supported cellular USB dongle list, download the latest WWAN package from the Zyxel

website and upload it to the VMG using the Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade screen.

File Sharing

Use the built-in USB 3.0 port to share files on a USB memory stick or a USB hard drive (B). Use FTP to access

the files on the USB device.

Figure 4 USB File Sharing Application

Media Server

You can also use the VMG as a media server. This lets anyone on your network play video, music, and

photos from a USB device (B) connected to the VMG’s USB port (without having to copy them to

another computer).

DSL

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Figure 5 USB Media Server Application

1.1.7 VoIP Features

You can register up to 2 SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) accounts and use the VMG to make and receive

VoIP telephone calls:

Figure 6 VMG’s VoIP Features

Calls via a VoIP service provider - the VMG sends your call to a VoIP service provider’s SIP server which

forwards your calls to either VoIP or PSTN phones.

1.2 Ways to Manage the VMG

Use any of the following methods to manage the VMG.

• Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the VMG using a (supported)

web browser.

• FTP. Use FTP for firmware upgrades and configuration backup/restore.

• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). Use SNMP for exchanging management information

between network devices. See Chapter 36 on page 286 for more information about SNMP.

DSL

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