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P-870HN-51b
802.11n VDSL2 4-port Gateway
Copyright © 2010
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Firmware Version 1.0
Edition 1, 12/2010
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About This User's Guide
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About This User's Guide
Intended Audience
This manual is intended for people who want to configure the ZyXEL Device using
the web configurator.
Related Documentation
•Quick Start Guide
The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It
contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet
access.
Support Disc
Refer to the included CD for support documents.
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The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp.,
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Download Library
Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. Read
the Tech Doc Overview to find out how to efficiently use the User Guide, Quick
Start Guide and Command Line Interface Reference Guide in order to better
understand how to use your product.
Knowledge Base
If you have a specific question about your product, the answer may be here.
This is a collection of answers to previously asked questions about ZyXEL
products.
•Forum
This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. Learn from others who use ZyXEL
products and share your experiences as well.
Customer Support
Should problems arise that cannot be solved by the methods listed above, you
should contact your vendor. If you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a
ZyXEL office for the region in which you bought the device.
See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.php for contact information. Please
have the following information ready when you contact an office.
Product model and serial number.
•Warranty Information.
Date that you received your device.
Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it.
Document Conventions
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Document Conventions
Warnings and Notes
These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’s 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
The P-870HN-51b may be referred to as the “ZyXEL Device”, the “device”, the
“system” or the “product” in this Users Guide.
Product labels, screen names, field labels and field choices are all in bold font.
A key stroke is denoted by square brackets and uppercase text, for example,
[ENTER] means the “enter” or “return” key on your keyboard.
“Enter” means for you to type one or more characters and then press the
[ENTER] key. “Select” or “choose” means for you to use one of the predefined
choices.
A right angle bracket ( > ) within a screen name denotes a mouse click. For
example, Maintenance > Log > Log Setting means you first click
Maintenance in the navigation panel, then the Log sub menu and finally the
Log Setting tab to get to that screen.
Units of measurement may denote the “metric” value or the “scientific” value.
For example, “k” for kilo may denote “1000” or “1024”, “M” for mega may
denote “1000000” or “1048576” and so on.
“e.g.,” is a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” means “that is” or “in other
words”.
Document Conventions
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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 Computer Notebook computer
Server DSLAM Firewall
Telephone Switch Router
Safety Warnings
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Safety Warnings
Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming
pool.
Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.
Do NOT store things on the device.
Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a remote risk
of electric shock from lightning.
Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device.
Do NOT open the device or unit. Opening or removing covers can expose you to
dangerous high voltage points or other risks. ONLY qualified service personnel should
service or disassemble this device. Please contact your vendor for further information.
Make sure to connect the cables to the correct ports.
Place connecting cables carefully so that no one will step on them or stumble over them.
Always disconnect all cables from this device before servicing or disassembling.
Use ONLY an appropriate power adaptor or cord for your device.
Connect the power adaptor or cord to the right supply voltage (for example, 110V AC in
North America or 230V AC in Europe).
Do NOT allow anything to rest on the power adaptor or cord and do NOT place the
product where anyone can walk on the power adaptor or cord.
Do NOT use the device if the power adaptor or cord is damaged as it might cause
electrocution.
If the power adaptor or cord is damaged, remove it from the device and the power
source.
Do NOT attempt to repair the power adaptor or cord. Contact your local vendor to order a
new one.
Do not use the device outside, and make sure all the connections are indoors. There is a
remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
Do NOT obstruct the device ventilation slots, as insufficient airflow may harm your
device.
Use only No. 26 AWG (American Wire Gauge) or larger telecommunication line cord.
Antenna Warning! This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using
the included antenna(s). Only use the included antenna(s).
If you wall mount your device, make sure that no electrical lines, gas or water pipes will
be damaged.
Your product is marked with this symbol, which is known as the WEEE mark. WEEE
stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment. It means that used electrical
and electronic products should not be mixed with general waste. Used electrical and
electronic equipment should be treated separately.
Safety Warnings
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Contents Overview
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Contents Overview
Introduction ............................................................................................................................19
Introducing the ZyXEL Device ...................................................................................................21
Tutorials ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Introducing the Web Configurator ..............................................................................................49
Status Screens .......................................................................................................................... 55
Network ...................................................................................................................................65
WAN Setup ................................................................................................................................ 67
LAN Setup ................................................................................................................................. 93
Wireless LAN ........................................................................................................................... 101
Network Address Translation (NAT) ........................................................................................ 133
Security .................................................................................................................................145
MAC Filter ................................................................................................................................ 147
Firewall .................................................................................................................................... 151
Certificate ................................................................................................................................ 157
Advanced ..............................................................................................................................169
Static Route ............................................................................................................................. 171
Policy Forwarding .................................................................................................................... 175
RIP ........................................................................................................................................... 179
Quality of Service (QoS) .......................................................................................................... 181
Dynamic DNS Setup ................................................................................................................ 195
Remote Management ..............................................................................................................197
Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) ............................................................................................. 203
Parental Control ....................................................................................................................... 217
Interface Group ........................................................................................................................ 221
Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Specifications ..........................................................227
System Settings ....................................................................................................................... 229
Logs ........................................................................................................................................ 233
Tools ........................................................................................................................................ 237
Diagnostic ................................................................................................................................ 245
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 251
Product Specifications ............................................................................................................. 257
Appendices and Index .........................................................................................................263
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
About This User's Guide..........................................................................................................3
Document Conventions............................................................................................................5
Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................7
Contents Overview ...................................................................................................................9
Table of Contents....................................................................................................................11
Part I: Introduction................................................................................. 19
Chapter 1
Introducing the ZyXEL Device...............................................................................................21
1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 21
1.2 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device .................................................................................... 21
1.3 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device ..................................................................... 22
1.4 Applications for the ZyXEL Device ...................................................................................... 22
1.4.1 Internet Access ..........................................................................................................22
1.5 LEDs (Lights) ....................................................................................................................... 24
1.6 The RESET Button .............................................................................................................. 25
1.6.1 Using the Reset Button .............................................................................................. 26
1.7 The WPS WLAN Button ...................................................................................................... 26
1.7.1 Turn the Wireless LAN Off or On ............................................................................... 26
1.7.2 Activate WPS .............................................................................................................26
Chapter 2
Tutorials...................................................................................................................................27
2.1 How to Set up a Wireless Network ...................................................................................... 27
2.1.1 Example Parameters .................................................................................................. 27
2.1.2 Configuring the AP ..................................................................................................... 27
2.1.3 Configuring the Wireless Client .................................................................................. 30
2.2 How to Set up Multiple VDSL Connection Groups .............................................................. 37
2.2.1 Adding WAN Internet Connections ............................................................................. 37
2.2.2 Setting Interface Groups ............................................................................................ 42
2.2.3 Configuring Interface Group IP .................................................................................. 46
2.2.4 Testing the VDSL Connection Groups ....................................................................... 47
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Chapter 3
Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................49
3.1 Web Configurator Overview ................................................................................................. 49
3.1.1 Accessing the Web Configurator ................................................................................ 49
3.2 Web Configurator Main Screen ........................................................................................... 50
3.2.1 Navigation Panel ........................................................................................................ 51
3.2.2 Main Window ..............................................................................................................53
3.2.3 Status Bar ................................................................................................................... 53
Chapter 4
Status Screens........................................................................................................................55
4.1 Status Screen ...................................................................................................................... 55
4.1.1 WAN Service Statistics ............................................................................................... 59
4.1.2 Route Info ................................................................................................................... 60
4.1.3 WLAN Station List ...................................................................................................... 62
4.1.4 LAN Statistics .............................................................................................................63
4.1.5 Client List ................................................................................................................... 64
Part II: Network....................................................................................... 65
Chapter 5
WAN Setup...............................................................................................................................67
5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 67
5.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .............................................................................. 67
5.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................68
5.3 Before You Begin ................................................................................................................. 68
5.4 The Layer 2 Interface Screen .............................................................................................. 69
5.4.1 Layer 2 Interface Configuration .................................................................................. 70
5.5 The Internet Connection Screen .......................................................................................... 73
5.5.1 WAN Connection Configuration ................................................................................. 75
5.6 Technical Reference ............................................................................................................ 85
Chapter 6
LAN Setup................................................................................................................................93
6.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 93
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .............................................................................. 93
6.2 What You Need To Know ..................................................................................................... 94
6.3 The LAN IP Screen .............................................................................................................. 95
6.4 Technical Reference ............................................................................................................ 97
Chapter 7
Wireless LAN.........................................................................................................................101
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7.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 101
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ............................................................................ 101
7.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................... 102
7.3 Before You Begin ............................................................................................................... 104
7.4 The General Screen .........................................................................................................105
7.4.1 No Security ...............................................................................................................107
7.4.2 WEP Encryption ....................................................................................................... 108
7.4.3 WPA(2)-PSK ............................................................................................................ 109
7.4.4 WPA(2) Authentication ..............................................................................................111
7.4.5 MAC Filter ............................................................................................................112
7.4.6 Adding a New MAC Filtering Rule ........................................................................113
7.5 The More AP Screen .........................................................................................................114
7.5.1 More AP Edit .............................................................................................................115
7.6 The WPS Screen ...............................................................................................................115
7.7 The WPS Station Screen ...................................................................................................116
7.8 The WDS Screen ...............................................................................................................117
7.9 The Advanced Setup Screen .............................................................................................119
7.10 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................121
7.10.1 Wireless Network Overview ................................................................................... 121
7.10.2 Additional Wireless Terms ...................................................................................... 122
7.10.3 Wireless Security Overview ................................................................................... 123
7.10.4 WiFi Protected Setup ............................................................................................. 125
Chapter 8
Network Address Translation (NAT)....................................................................................133
8.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 133
8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ............................................................................ 133
8.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................... 133
8.3 The Port Forwarding Screen ............................................................................................. 134
8.3.1 The Port Forwarding Edit Screen ............................................................................ 136
8.4 The Trigger Port Screen ....................................................................................................137
8.4.1 Trigger Port Configuration ....................................................................................... 140
8.5 The DMZ Host Screen ....................................................................................................... 142
8.6 The ALG Screen ...............................................................................................................142
8.7 Technical Reference .......................................................................................................... 143
Part III: Security.................................................................................... 145
Chapter 9
MAC Filter..............................................................................................................................147
9.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 147
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9.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ............................................................................ 147
9.2 The MAC Filter Screen ......................................................................................................148
9.2.1 Creating MAC Filtering Rules ................................................................................. 149
Chapter 10
Firewall...................................................................................................................................151
10.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................151
10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 151
10.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 151
10.3 The Firewall Screen ......................................................................................................... 152
10.3.1 Creating Incoming Firewall Rules ........................................................................ 154
Chapter 11
Certificate ..............................................................................................................................157
11.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 157
11.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................... 157
11.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 157
11.3 The Local Certificates Screen .......................................................................................... 158
11.3.1 Create Certificate Request .................................................................................... 159
11.3.2 Import Certificate ................................................................................................... 160
11.3.3 Certificate Details .................................................................................................. 162
11.3.4 Load Signed Certificate ..........................................................................................164
11.4 The Trusted CA Screen ................................................................................................... 165
11.4.1 View Trusted CA Certificate ................................................................................... 167
11.4.2 Import Trusted CA Certificate ................................................................................. 168
Part IV: Advanced ................................................................................ 169
Chapter 12
Static Route...........................................................................................................................171
12.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................171
12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 171
12.2 The Static Route Screen .................................................................................................. 172
12.2.1 Static Route Edit ................................................................................................... 173
Chapter 13
Policy Forwarding.................................................................................................................175
13.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................175
13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 175
13.2 The Static Route Screen .................................................................................................. 175
13.2.1 Policy Forwarding Setup ...................................................................................... 176
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Chapter 14
RIP..........................................................................................................................................179
14.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................179
14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 179
14.2 The RIP Screen ............................................................................................................... 179
Chapter 15
Quality of Service (QoS).......................................................................................................181
15.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................181
15.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 181
15.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 182
15.3 The Quality of Service General Screen .......................................................................... 182
15.4 The Queue Setup Screen ................................................................................................ 184
15.4.1 Adding a QoS Queue ............................................................................................185
15.5 The Class Setup Screen ................................................................................................ 186
15.5.1 QoS Class Edit ......................................................................................................188
15.6 The QoS Monitor Screen ................................................................................................ 192
15.7 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................193
Chapter 16
Dynamic DNS Setup .............................................................................................................195
16.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................195
16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 195
16.2 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................. 195
16.3 The Dynamic DNS Screen .............................................................................................. 196
Chapter 17
Remote Management............................................................................................................197
17.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................197
17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 197
17.2 The TR-069 Screen .........................................................................................................197
17.3 The TR-064 Screen .........................................................................................................199
17.4 The Service Control Screen ............................................................................................ 200
17.5 The IP Address Screen ................................................................................................... 201
17.5.1 Adding an IP Address ............................................................................................ 202
Chapter 18
Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP)..........................................................................................203
18.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................203
18.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 203
18.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 203
18.3 The UPnP Screen ............................................................................................................204
18.4 Installing UPnP in Windows Example .............................................................................. 205
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18.5 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example ............................................................................. 209
Chapter 19
Parental Control....................................................................................................................217
19.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................217
19.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 217
19.2 The Time Restriction Screen ........................................................................................... 217
19.2.1 Adding a Schedule ................................................................................................. 218
19.3 The URL Filter Screen .....................................................................................................219
19.3.1 Adding URL Filter ................................................................................................... 220
Chapter 20
Interface Group.....................................................................................................................221
20.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................221
20.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 221
20.2 The Interface Group Screen ............................................................................................221
20.2.1 Interface Group Configuration ................................................................................ 223
20.2.2 Interface Grouping Criteria ..................................................................................... 224
Part V: Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Specifications.............. 227
Chapter 21
System Settings....................................................................................................................229
21.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................229
21.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 229
21.2 The General Screen ........................................................................................................229
21.3 The Time Setting Screen ................................................................................................ 230
Chapter 22
Logs ......................................................................................................................................233
22.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................233
22.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 233
22.2 The View Log Screen ......................................................................................................233
22.3 The Log Settings Screen ................................................................................................. 234
Chapter 23
Tools.......................................................................................................................................237
23.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................237
23.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 237
23.2 The Firmware Screen ......................................................................................................238
23.3 The Configuration Screen ................................................................................................ 240
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23.4 The Restart Screen .........................................................................................................242
Chapter 24
Diagnostic..............................................................................................................................245
24.1 Overview ..........................................................................................................................245
24.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter .......................................................................... 245
24.2 What You Need to Know .................................................................................................. 245
24.3 The General Diagnostic Screen ...................................................................................... 246
24.4 The following table describes the fields in this screen.The 802.1ag Screen ................... 247
24.5 The OAM Ping Test Screen ............................................................................................. 249
Chapter 25
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................251
25.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ...................................................................... 251
25.2 ZyXEL Device Access and Login .................................................................................... 252
25.3 Internet Access ................................................................................................................ 253
25.4 Wireless LAN Troubleshooting ........................................................................................255
Chapter 26
Product Specifications.........................................................................................................257
26.1 Hardware Specifications ..................................................................................................257
26.2 Firmware Specifications ...................................................................................................257
26.3 Wireless Features ............................................................................................................ 261
Part VI: Appendices and Index ........................................................... 263
Appendix A Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address...........................................................265
Appendix B Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions......................................295
Appendix C IP Addresses and Subnetting...........................................................................305
Appendix D Wireless LANs..................................................................................................317
Appendix E Common Services.............................................................................................333
Appendix F Open Software Announcements .......................................................................337
Appendix G Legal Information..............................................................................................355
Index.......................................................................................................................................359
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PART I
Introduction
Introducing the ZyXEL Device (21)
Tutorials (27)
Introducing the Web Configurator (49)
Status Screens (55)
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