ZyXEL AX7501-B0 User guide

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IMPORTANT!

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.

KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

This is a series User’s Guide. Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from what you see

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 Zyxel Device.

•More Information

Go to support.zyxel.com to find other information on the Zyxel Device

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Document Conventions

Warnings and Notes

These are how warnings and notes are shown in this guide.

Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device.

Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may need to

configure or helpful tips) or recommendations.

Syntax Conventions

• Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.

• A right angle bracket ( > ) within a screen name denotes a mouse click. For example, Network Setting

> Routing > DNS Route means you first click Network Setting in the navigation panel, then the Routing

sub menu and finally the DNS Route tab to get to that screen.

Icons Used in Figures

Figures in this user’s guide may use the following generic icons. The Zyxel Device icon is not an exact

representation of your device.

Zyxel Device Wireless Device Laptop Computer

Switch Firewall Server

Internet User Smartphone

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Contents Overview

User’s Guide ......................................................................................................................................16

Introducing the Zyxel Device .............................................................................................................. 17

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

Quick Start Wizard ................................................................................................................................ 36

Tutorials .................................................................................................................................................. 41

Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................62

Connection Status ................................................................................................................................ 63

Broadband ............................................................................................................................................ 76

Wireless ................................................................................................................................................... 95

Home Networking ............................................................................................................................... 124

Routing ................................................................................................................................................. 144

Quality of Service (QoS) .................................................................................................................... 152

Network Address Translation (NAT) ................................................................................................... 171

Dynamic DNS Setup ........................................................................................................................... 188

IGMP/MLD ........................................................................................................................................... 192

VLAN Group ........................................................................................................................................ 195

Interface Grouping ............................................................................................................................ 198

USB Service .......................................................................................................................................... 203

Firewall ................................................................................................................................................. 209

MAC Filter ............................................................................................................................................ 218

Parental Control ................................................................................................................................. 220

Scheduler Rule .................................................................................................................................... 227

Certificates .......................................................................................................................................... 229

VoIP ...................................................................................................................................................... 236

Log ........................................................................................................................................................ 266

Traffic Status ........................................................................................................................................ 269

VoIP Status ........................................................................................................................................... 273

ARP Table ............................................................................................................................................ 276

Routing Table ...................................................................................................................................... 278

Multicast Status ................................................................................................................................... 281

WLAN Station Status ........................................................................................................................... 283

Cellular Statistics ................................................................................................................................. 285

System .................................................................................................................................................. 287

User Account ...................................................................................................................................... 288

Remote Management ....................................................................................................................... 291

SNMP .................................................................................................................................................... 295

Time Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 298

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E-mail Notification .............................................................................................................................. 301

Log Setting ........................................................................................................................................... 304

Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................................................. 308

Backup/Restore .................................................................................................................................. 311

Diagnostic ........................................................................................................................................... 315

Troubleshooting and Appendices .................................................................................................320

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................. 321

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Table of Contents

Document Conventions ......................................................................................................................3

Contents Overview .............................................................................................................................4

Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................6

Part I: User’s Guide..........................................................................................16

Chapter 1

Introducing the Zyxel Device ...........................................................................................................17

1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 17

1.1.1 Multi-Gigabit Ethernet .......................................................................................................... 18

1.2 Example Applications .................................................................................................................... 18

1.2.1 Internet Access ...................................................................................................................... 18

1.2.2 Dual-Band WiFi ...................................................................................................................... 19

1.2.3 VoIP Applications .................................................................................................................. 20

1.3 Ways to Manage the Zyxel Device .............................................................................................. 21

1.4 Good Habits for Managing the Zyxel Device ............................................................................. 21

1.5 Hardware ......................................................................................................................................... 21

1.5.1 Top Panel ............................................................................................................................... 22

1.5.2 Bottom Panel ......................................................................................................................... 24

1.5.3 WPS Button ............................................................................................................................. 25

1.5.4 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 .............................................................................................................. 30

2.2.1 Navigation Panel .................................................................................................................. 30

Chapter 3

Quick Start Wizard..............................................................................................................................36

3.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 36

3.2 Wizard Setup ................................................................................................................................... 36

3.2.1 Time Zone ............................................................................................................................... 36

3.2.2 Internet ................................................................................................................................... 37

3.2.3 WiFi .......................................................................................................................................... 39

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Chapter 4

Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................41

4.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 41

4.2 Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network .......................................................................................... 41

4.2.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings ......................................................................... 41

4.2.2 Using WPS ............................................................................................................................... 43

4.2.3 Without WPS ........................................................................................................................... 47

4.3 Setting Up Multiple Wireless Groups ............................................................................................. 48

4.4 Configuring Static Route for Routing to Another Network ........................................................ 53

4.5 Configuring QoS Queue and Class Setup ................................................................................... 55

4.6 Access the Zyxel Device Using DDNS ........................................................................................... 59

4.6.1 Registering a DDNS Account on www.dyndns.org ........................................................... 59

4.6.2 Configuring DDNS on Your Zyxel Device ............................................................................ 60

4.6.3 Testing the DDNS Setting ...................................................................................................... 60

4.7 Configuring the MAC Address Filter ............................................................................................. 61

Part II: Technical Reference...........................................................................62

Chapter 5

Connection Status..............................................................................................................................63

5.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 63

5.1.1 Layout Icon ............................................................................................................................ 64

5.1.2 Connectivity .......................................................................................................................... 64

5.1.3 System Info ............................................................................................................................. 65

5.2 WiFi Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 68

5.3 Guest WiFi Settings .......................................................................................................................... 69

5.4 LAN Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 71

5.5 Parental Control ............................................................................................................................. 72

5.5.1 Create/Edit a Parental Control Profile ................................................................................ 74

5.5.2 Define a Schedule ................................................................................................................ 75

Chapter 6

Broadband..........................................................................................................................................76

6.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 76

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 76

6.1.2 What You Need to Know ..................................................................................................... 76

6.1.3 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................... 79

6.2 Broadband Settings ........................................................................................................................ 79

6.2.1 Add/Edit Internet Connection .............................................................................................80

6.3 Cellular Backup .............................................................................................................................. 85

6.4 Technical Reference ...................................................................................................................... 91

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Chapter 7

Wireless...............................................................................................................................................95

7.1 Wireless Overview ........................................................................................................................... 95

7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ....................................................................................... 95

7.1.2 What You Need to Know ..................................................................................................... 95

7.2 Wireless General Settings ............................................................................................................... 96

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

7.2.2 More Secure (Recommended) ........................................................................................... 99

7.3 Guest/More AP ............................................................................................................................. 100

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

7.4 MAC Authentication .................................................................................................................... 104

7.4.1 Add/Edit MAC Addresses .................................................................................................. 105

7.5 WPS Settings .................................................................................................................................. 106

7.6 WMM Settings ................................................................................................................................ 107

7.7 Others Settings .............................................................................................................................. 108

7.8 Channel Status Settings ............................................................................................................... 111

7.9 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................... 111

7.9.1 Wireless Network Overview ................................................................................................111

7.9.2 Additional Wireless Terms ................................................................................................... 113

7.9.3 Wireless Security Overview ................................................................................................. 113

7.9.4 Signal Problems ................................................................................................................... 115

7.9.5 BSS ......................................................................................................................................... 115

7.9.6 MBSSID .................................................................................................................................. 116

7.9.7 Preamble Type .................................................................................................................... 116

7.9.8 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) ...............................................................................................117

Chapter 8

Home Networking............................................................................................................................124

8.1 Home Networking Overview ....................................................................................................... 124

8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..................................................................................... 124

8.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................... 124

8.1.3 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................. 126

8.2 LAN Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 126

8.3 LAN Static DHCP ........................................................................................................................... 130

8.4 UPnP Settings ................................................................................................................................. 132

8.4.1 Turning on UPnP in Windows 7 Example ........................................................................... 133

8.4.2 Turning on UPnP in Windows 10 Example ......................................................................... 135

8.5 LAN Additional Subnet ................................................................................................................. 137

8.6 STB Vendor ID ................................................................................................................................ 139

8.7 Wake on LAN ................................................................................................................................ 139

8.8 TFTP Server Name ......................................................................................................................... 140

8.9 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................... 141

8.9.1 LANs, WANs and the Zyxel Device .................................................................................... 141

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8.9.2 DHCP Setup ......................................................................................................................... 141

8.9.3 DNS Server Addresses ......................................................................................................... 142

8.9.4 LAN TCP/IP ........................................................................................................................... 142

Chapter 9

Routing..............................................................................................................................................144

9.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 144

9.2 Static Route Settings ..................................................................................................................... 144

9.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route ......................................................................................................... 145

9.3 DNS Route ...................................................................................................................................... 147

9.3.1 Add DNS Route ................................................................................................................... 147

9.4 Policy Route .................................................................................................................................. 148

9.4.1 Add/Edit Policy Route ........................................................................................................ 150

9.5 RIP Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 151

Chapter 10

Quality of Service (QoS)..................................................................................................................152

10.1 QoS Overview ............................................................................................................................. 152

10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 152

10.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 152

10.3 Quality of Service General Settings .......................................................................................... 154

10.4 Queue Setup ............................................................................................................................... 155

10.4.1 Adding a QoS Queue ....................................................................................................... 157

10.5 QoS Classification Setup ............................................................................................................ 158

10.5.1 Add/Edit QoS Class ........................................................................................................... 158

10.6 QoS Shaper Setup ...................................................................................................................... 162

10.6.1 Add/Edit a QoS Shaper .................................................................................................... 163

10.7 QoS Policer Setup ....................................................................................................................... 163

10.7.1 Add/Edit a QoS Policer .................................................................................................... 164

10.8 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 166

Chapter 11

Network Address Translation (NAT)................................................................................................171

11.1 NAT Overview ............................................................................................................................. 171

11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 171

11.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 171

11.2 Port Forwarding ........................................................................................................................... 172

11.2.1 Add/Edit Port Forwarding ................................................................................................. 174

11.3 Port Triggering ............................................................................................................................. 176

11.3.1 Add/Edit Port Triggering Rule ...........................................................................................178

11.4 DMZ Settings ................................................................................................................................ 179

11.5 ALG Settings ................................................................................................................................ 180

11.6 Address Mapping ....................................................................................................................... 181

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11.6.1 Add/Edit Address Mapping Rule ..................................................................................... 182

11.7 NAT Sessions ................................................................................................................................ 183

11.8 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 184

11.8.1 NAT Definitions ................................................................................................................... 184

11.8.2 What NAT Does ................................................................................................................. 185

11.8.3 How NAT Works .................................................................................................................. 185

11.8.4 NAT Application ................................................................................................................ 186

Chapter 12

Dynamic DNS Setup.........................................................................................................................188

12.1 DNS Overview ............................................................................................................................. 188

12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 188

12.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 188

12.2 DNS Entry ..................................................................................................................................... 189

12.2.1 Add/Edit DNS Entry ........................................................................................................... 189

12.3 Dynamic DNS .............................................................................................................................. 190

Chapter 13

IGMP/MLD.........................................................................................................................................192

13.1 IGMP/MLD Overview .................................................................................................................. 192

13.1.1 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 192

13.2 IGMP/MLD Settings ..................................................................................................................... 192

Chapter 14

VLAN Group......................................................................................................................................195

14.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 195

14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 195

14.2 VLAN Group Settings .................................................................................................................. 196

14.2.1 Add/Edit a VLAN Group ...................................................................................................196

Chapter 15

Interface Grouping..........................................................................................................................198

15.1 Interface Grouping Overview ................................................................................................... 198

15.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 198

15.2 Interface Grouping Setup ......................................................................................................... 198

15.2.1 Interface Group Configuration ....................................................................................... 200

Chapter 16

USB Service.......................................................................................................................................203

16.1 USB Service Overview ................................................................................................................ 203

16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 203

16.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 203

16.1.3 Before You Begin ............................................................................................................... 204

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16.2 File Sharing ................................................................................................................................... 204

16.2.1 Add New Share ................................................................................................................. 206

16.2.2 Add New User .................................................................................................................... 207

16.3 Media Server ............................................................................................................................... 207

Chapter 17

Firewall..............................................................................................................................................209

17.1 Firewall Overview ........................................................................................................................ 209

17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 209

17.1.2 What You Need to Know ................................................................................................. 210

17.2 Firewall Settings ........................................................................................................................... 210

17.3 Protocol Settings ......................................................................................................................... 212

17.3.1 Add New/Edit Protocol Entry ........................................................................................... 212

17.4 Access Control ............................................................................................................................ 213

17.4.1 Add/Edit an ACL Rule ....................................................................................................... 214

17.5 DoS Settings ................................................................................................................................. 216

Chapter 18

MAC Filter .........................................................................................................................................218

18.1 MAC Filter Overview ................................................................................................................... 218

18.2 MAC Filter Settings ...................................................................................................................... 218

Chapter 19

Parental Control...............................................................................................................................220

19.1 Parental Control Overview ........................................................................................................ 220

19.2 Parental Control Settings ........................................................................................................... 220

19.2.1 Add/Edit a Parental Control Profile ................................................................................ 221

Chapter 20

Scheduler Rule .................................................................................................................................227

20.1 Scheduler Rule Overview .......................................................................................................... 227

20.2 Scheduler Rule Settings .............................................................................................................. 227

20.2.1 Add/Edit a Schedule Rule ................................................................................................228

Chapter 21

Certificates .......................................................................................................................................229

21.1 Certificates Overview ................................................................................................................ 229

21.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 229

21.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 229

21.3 Local Certificates ....................................................................................................................... 229

21.3.1 Create Certificate Request ............................................................................................. 230

21.3.2 View Certificate Request ................................................................................................. 231

21.4 Trusted CA ................................................................................................................................... 233

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21.4.1 View Trusted CA Certificate ............................................................................................ 234

21.4.2 Import Trusted CA Certificate .......................................................................................... 235

Chapter 22

VoIP...................................................................................................................................................236

22.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 236

22.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 236

22.1.2 What You Need to Know About VoIP ............................................................................. 237

22.2 Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................ 237

22.3 SIP Account ................................................................................................................................. 238

22.3.1 SIP Account Add/Edit ....................................................................................................... 238

22.4 SIP Service Provider .................................................................................................................... 242

22.4.1 SIP Service Provider Add/Edit .......................................................................................... 243

22.5 Phone Device ............................................................................................................................. 247

22.5.1 Phone Device Edit ............................................................................................................ 248

22.6 Phone Region ............................................................................................................................. 249

22.7 Call Rule ....................................................................................................................................... 250

22.8 Call History ................................................................................................................................... 251

22.9 Technical Reference .................................................................................................................. 253

22.9.1 Quality of Service (QoS) ................................................................................................... 260

22.9.2 Phone Services Overview .................................................................................................261

Chapter 23

Log ....................................................................................................................................................266

23.1 Log Overview .............................................................................................................................. 266

23.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 266

23.1.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 266

23.2 System Log .................................................................................................................................. 267

23.3 Security Log ................................................................................................................................. 268

Chapter 24

Traffic Status .....................................................................................................................................269

24.1 Traffic Status Overview ............................................................................................................... 269

24.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 269

24.2 WAN Status .................................................................................................................................. 269

24.3 LAN Status .................................................................................................................................... 270

24.4 NAT Status .................................................................................................................................... 271

Chapter 25

VoIP Status........................................................................................................................................273

25.1 VoIP Status Settings .................................................................................................................... 273

Chapter 26

ARP Table..........................................................................................................................................276

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26.1 ARP Table Overview ................................................................................................................... 276

26.1.1 How ARP Works .................................................................................................................. 276

26.2 ARP Table Settings ...................................................................................................................... 277

Chapter 27

Routing Table....................................................................................................................................278

27.1 Routing Table Overview ............................................................................................................ 278

27.2 Routing Table Settings ................................................................................................................ 278

Chapter 28

Multicast Status ...............................................................................................................................281

28.1 Multicast Status Overview ......................................................................................................... 281

28.2 IGMP Status ................................................................................................................................. 281

28.3 MLD Status ................................................................................................................................... 282

Chapter 29

WLAN Station Status .........................................................................................................................283

29.1 WLAN Station Status Overview .................................................................................................. 283

Chapter 30

Cellular Statistics .............................................................................................................................285

30.1 Cellular Statistics Overview ........................................................................................................ 285

30.2 Cellular Statistics Settings ........................................................................................................... 285

Chapter 31

System...............................................................................................................................................287

31.1 System Overview ........................................................................................................................ 287

31.2 System Settings ............................................................................................................................ 287

Chapter 32

User Account....................................................................................................................................288

32.1 User Account Overview ............................................................................................................. 288

32.2 User Account Settings ................................................................................................................ 288

32.2.1 User Account Add/Edit .................................................................................................... 289

Chapter 33

Remote Management.....................................................................................................................291

33.1 Remote Management Overview ............................................................................................. 291

33.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 291

33.2 MGMT Services ............................................................................................................................ 291

33.3 Trust Domain ................................................................................................................................ 293

33.3.1 Add Trust Domain .............................................................................................................. 293

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Chapter 34

SNMP .................................................................................................................................................295

34.1 SNMP Overview .......................................................................................................................... 295

34.2 SNMP Settings .............................................................................................................................. 296

Chapter 35

Time Settings.....................................................................................................................................298

35.1 Time Settings Overview .............................................................................................................. 298

35.2 Time .............................................................................................................................................. 298

Chapter 36

E-mail Notification ...........................................................................................................................301

36.1 E-mail Notification Overview ..................................................................................................... 301

36.2 E-mail Notification Settings ........................................................................................................ 301

36.2.1 E-mail Notification Edit ...................................................................................................... 302

Chapter 37

Log Setting .......................................................................................................................................304

37.1 Logs Setting Overview ................................................................................................................ 304

37.2 Log Settings ................................................................................................................................. 304

37.2.1 Example E-mail Log ........................................................................................................... 306

Chapter 38

Firmware Upgrade...........................................................................................................................308

38.1 Firmware Upgrade Overview .................................................................................................... 308

38.2 Firmware Upgrade Settings ....................................................................................................... 308

Chapter 39

Backup/Restore ...............................................................................................................................311

39.1 Backup/Restore Overview ........................................................................................................ 311

39.2 Backup/Restore Settings ............................................................................................................ 311

39.3 Reboot ......................................................................................................................................... 314

Chapter 40

Diagnostic.........................................................................................................................................315

40.1 Diagnostic Overview .................................................................................................................. 315

40.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ................................................................................... 315

40.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................... 315

40.3 Diagnostic Settings or Ping & TraceRoute & NsLookup .......................................................... 316

40.4 802.1ag (CFM) - EX5501-B0 Only ............................................................................................... 316

40.5 802.3ah (OAM) - EX5501-B0 Only .............................................................................................. 318

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Part III: Troubleshooting and Appendices..................................................320

Chapter 41

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................321

41.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ............................................................................... 321

41.2 Zyxel Device Access and Login ................................................................................................ 322

41.3 Internet Access ........................................................................................................................... 323

41.4 Wireless Internet Access ............................................................................................................. 325

41.5 UPnP ............................................................................................................................................. 325

41.6 IP Address Setup ......................................................................................................................... 326

Appendix A Customer Support ..................................................................................................... 329

Appendix B IPv6............................................................................................................................... 335

Appendix C Services....................................................................................................................... 343

Appendix D Legal Information ...................................................................................................... 347

Index.................................................................................................................................................354

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PART I

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CHAPTER 1

Introducing the Zyxel Device

1.1 Overview

Zyxel Device refers to these models as outlined below.

The EX5501-B0 is an Ethernet gateway which provides fast Internet access. I

t has one 2.5 Gbps Multi-

Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) WAN port that is backward compatible with standard Gigabit speed. See

Section 1.1.1 on page 18 for more information on Multi-Gigabit Ethernet. It also has four 1000 Mbps

Ethernet LAN ports.

The AX7501-B0 is an AON (Active Optical Network) while the PX7501-B0 is a PON (Passive Optical

Network) router, which provides fast Internet access. It has one 10 Gbps Multi-Gigabit Ethernet LAN port

and four 1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports.

The Zyxel Device also has one USB port that can be configured as a backup WAN port in case the

Cellular/Fiber connection has a problem as well as for file sharing and as a media server. It has two

phone ports to make Internet (VoIP) phone calls.

It also supports dual-band 2.4G / 5G WiFi with WiFi6 that is most suitable in areas with a high

concentration of users. You can schedule Internet usage using Parental Control. See Section on page

96 for more information on WiFi6.

The following table describes the feature differences of the Zyxel Device by model.

• EX5501-B0 • AX7501-B0 • PX7501-B0

Table 1 Zyxel Device Comparison Table

EX5501-B0 AX7501-B0 PX7501-B0

WiFi6 Wireless Standard Yes Yes Yes

2.4G WLAN Yes Yes Yes

5G WLAN Yes Yes Yes

2.5 Gbe WAN Yes No No

SFP+ (Small Form-factor

Pluggable) for AON

No Yes No

Subscriber Connector

(SC) for PON

No No Yes

2.5 Gbe LAN Yes No No

10 GbE LAN No Yes Yes

USB 3.0 Port for Cellular

Backup, File Sharing and

Media Server

Yes Yes Yes

Wall Mount Yes Yes Yes

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1.1.1 Multi-Gigabit Ethernet

A 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port supports speeds of 2.5 Gbps if the connected device supports 2.5 Gbps.

While a 10 Gigabit Ethernet port supports speeds of 10 Gbps if the connected device supports 10 Gbps

and a Cat 6a (up to 100 m) or Cat 6 cable (up to 50 m) is used.

Some network devices such as gaming computers, servers, network attached storage (NAS) devices, or

access points may have network cards that are capable of 2.5 Gbps or 5 Gbps connectivity.

If these devices are connected to a 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet port, they can only transmit or receive

up to 1 Gbps as speeds of 2.5 Gbps / 10 Gbps cannot be attained. Moreover, if network devices with 2.5

Gbps / 10 Gbps network cards are connected to a 2.5 Gbps / 10 Gbps Ethernet port, you must use Cat

5e / Cat 6A or better Ethernet cables to achieve 2.5 Gbps / 10 Gbps speeds. Most buildings, at the time

of writing, use Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cables.

Multi-Gigabit Ethernet ports automatically allow connections up to the speed of the connected network

device (100 Mbps (not supported on EX5501-B0), 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps or 5 Gbps), and you just need to use

a Cat 5, Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cable.

See the following table for the cables required and distance limitation to attain the corresponding

speed.

1.2 Example Applications

This section shows a few examples of using the Zyxel Device in various network environments. Note that

the Zyxel Device in the figure is just an example Zyxel Device and not your actual Zyxel Device.

1.2.1 Internet Access

The EX5501-B0 has a Gigabit Ethernet port for super-fast Internet access. It provides Internet access by

connecting the WAN port to your ISP.

While the AX7501-B0 / PX7501-B0 provides shared Internet access by connecting a fiber optic cable

provided by the ISP to the PON port. It supports OMCI (ONU Management and Control Interface) to

connect to the ISP’s OLT (Optical Line Terminal).

Computers can connect to the Zyxel Device’s LAN ports (or wirelessly) and access the Internet

simultaneously.

Table 2 Ethernet Cable Types

CABLE TRANSMISSION SPEED

MAXIMUM DISTANCE BANDWIDTH CAPACITY

Category 5 100 Mbps 100 m 100 MHz

Category 5e 1 Gbps / 2.5 Gbps / 5 Gbps 100 m 100 MHz

Category 6 5 Gbps / 10 Gbps 50 m 250 MHz

Category 6a 10 Gbps 100 m 500 MHz

Category 7 10 Gbps 100 m 650 MHz

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Figure 1 Zyxel Device’s Internet Access Application

You can also configure Firewall on the Zyxel Device for secure Internet access. When the Firewall 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.

Connect the WAN port to the broadband modem or router. This way, you can access the Internet via

an Ethernet connection and use the QoS, Firewall and parental control functions on the Zyxel Device.

Figure 2 Zyxel Device’s Internet Access Application: Ethernet WAN

1.2.2 Dual-Band WiFi

By default, WiFi is enabled on the Zyxel Device. IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax compliant clients can

wirelessly connect to the Zyxel Device to access network resources.

The Zyxel Device is a dual-band gateway that can use both 2.4G and 5G networks at the same time.

You could use the 2.4 GHz band for regular Internet surfing and downloading while using the 5 GHz

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band for time sensitive traffic like high-definition video, music, and gaming.

Figure 3 Dual-Band Application

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

notebook computers, iPads, smartphones, and so on. It allows them to connect to the Internet without

having to rely on inconvenient Ethernet cables.

Your Zyxel Device supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which allows you to quickly set up a wireless

network with strong security.

Figure 4 Wireless Access Example

1.2.3 VoIP Applications

The Zyxel Device’s VoIP function allows you to register up to 2 SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) accounts

and use the Zyxel Device to make and receive VoIP telephone calls. The Zyxel Device sends your call to

a VoIP service provider’s SIP server which forwards the calls to either VoIP or PSTN phones.

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