ZyXEL SBG3500-NB User manual

Quick Start Guide

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SBG3500-N Series

SBG3500-N000 / SBG3500-NB00

Wireless N Fiber WAN Small Business Gateway

Version 1.00

Edition 4, 9/2014

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Related Documentation

•Quick Start Guide

The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the SBG3500-N Series and access the Web

Configurator wizards. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for

Internet access.

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Contents Overview

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

Introducing the SBG3500-N Series .........................................................................................................17

The Web Configurator .............................................................................................................................25

Quick Start ...............................................................................................................................................32

Tutorials ..................................................................................................................................................35

Technical Reference ..........................................................................................................................96

Status Screens ........................................................................................................................................97

Broadband .............................................................................................................................................100

Wireless ................................................................................................................................................130

LAN .......................................................................................................................................................159

Routing ..................................................................................................................................................179

Quality of Service (QoS) .......................................................................................................................185

Network Address Translation (NAT) ......................................................................................................203

Dynamic DNS Setup .............................................................................................................................219

AP Control .............................................................................................................................................222

AP Profile ..............................................................................................................................................227

Interface Group .....................................................................................................................................243

USB Service ..........................................................................................................................................248

Firewall ..................................................................................................................................................251

MAC Filter .............................................................................................................................................261

User Access Control .............................................................................................................................264

Scheduler Rules ....................................................................................................................................267

Certificates ............................................................................................................................................269

IPSec VPN ............................................................................................................................................275

PPTP VPN ............................................................................................................................................294

L2TP VPN .............................................................................................................................................299

Log .......................................................................................................................................................305

Network Status .....................................................................................................................................308

ARP Table ............................................................................................................................................. 311

Routing Table ........................................................................................................................................313

IGMP Status .........................................................................................................................................315

xDSL Statistics ......................................................................................................................................316

AP Monitor ............................................................................................................................................319

MyZyXEL ...............................................................................................................................................323

User Account .........................................................................................................................................325

Remote Management ............................................................................................................................328

TR-069 Client ........................................................................................................................................330

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SNMP ....................................................................................................................................................332

Time ......................................................................................................................................................334

E-mail Notification .................................................................................................................................337

Logs Setting .........................................................................................................................................339

Firmware Upgrade ................................................................................................................................342

Configuration .........................................................................................................................................344

Diagnostic .............................................................................................................................................347

Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................352

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

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

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

Chapter 1

Introducing the SBG3500-N Series ...................................................................................................17

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

1.2 Applications for the SBG3500-N Series ...........................................................................................17

1.2.1 Internet Access ........................................................................................................................17

1.2.2 Wireless LAN ...........................................................................................................................20

1.2.3 SBG3500-N Series’s USB Support ..........................................................................................21

1.3 LEDs (Lights) ....................................................................................................................................21

1.4 Ways to Manage the SBG3500-N Series ..........................................................................................24

1.5 Good Habits for Managing the SBG3500-N Series ...........................................................................24

1.6 The RESET Button ............................................................................................................................24

Chapter 2

The Web Configurator........................................................................................................................25

2.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................25

2.1.1 Accessing the Web Configurator .............................................................................................25

2.2 Web Configurator Layout ..................................................................................................................27

2.2.1 Title Bar ...................................................................................................................................27

2.2.2 Main Window ...........................................................................................................................28

2.2.3 Navigation Panel .....................................................................................................................28

Chapter 3

Quick Start...........................................................................................................................................32

3.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................32

3.2 Quick Start Setup ..............................................................................................................................32

Chapter 4

Tutorials...............................................................................................................................................35

4.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................35

4.2 Setting Up an ADSL PPPoE Connection ..........................................................................................35

4.3 Setting Up a GbE WAN connection ..................................................................................................38

4.4 Setting Up a 3G WAN connection .....................................................................................................40

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4.5 Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network .............................................................................................40

4.5.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings .............................................................................41

4.5.2 Using WPS ..............................................................................................................................43

4.5.3 Without WPS ...........................................................................................................................47

4.6 Setting Up Multiple Wireless Groups ................................................................................................48

4.7 Configuring Static Route for Routing to Another Network .................................................................51

4.8 Configuring QoS Queue and Class Setup ........................................................................................54

4.9 Access the SBG3500-N Series Using DDNS ....................................................................................57

4.9.1 Registering a DDNS Account on www.dyndns.org ..................................................................57

4.9.2 Configuring DDNS on Your SBG3500-N Series ......................................................................58

4.9.3 Testing the DDNS Setting ........................................................................................................58

4.10 Configuring the MAC Address Filter ................................................................................................58

4.11 Access Your Shared Files From a Computer ..................................................................................60

4.12 Certificate Configuration for VPN ....................................................................................................61

4.13 Examples of Configuring IPSec VPN Rules ....................................................................................64

4.13.1 Example 1: Use 3DES Encryption .........................................................................................64

4.13.2 Example 2: Use AES128 Encryption .....................................................................................67

4.13.3 Example 3: Configuring a Site-to-Site with Dynamic Peer Rule ............................................68

4.13.4 Example 4: Configuring a Remote Access Rule ....................................................................68

4.14 PPTP VPN Tutorial .........................................................................................................................69

4.14.1 Configuring PPTP VPN Setup (Server) .................................................................................69

4.14.2 Configuring PPTP VPN on Windows (Client) ........................................................................70

4.14.3 Configuring PPTP VPN on Android Devices (Client) .............................................................77

4.14.4 Configuring PPTP VPN in iOS Devices (Client) ....................................................................79

4.15 L2TP VPN Tutorial ..........................................................................................................................81

4.15.1 Configuring the Default_L2TPVPN IPSec VPN Rule (Server) ..............................................81

4.15.2 Configuring the L2TP VPN Setup (Server) ............................................................................82

4.15.3 Configuring L2TP VPN in Windows (Client) ..........................................................................83

4.15.4 Configuring L2TP VPN on Windows 7 ...................................................................................84

4.15.5 Configuring L2TP VPN on Android Devices (Client) .............................................................91

4.15.6 Configuring L2TP VPN in iOS Devices (Client) .....................................................................93

Part II: Technical Reference............................................................................96

Chapter 5

Status Screens....................................................................................................................................97

5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................97

5.2 The Status Screen .............................................................................................................................97

Chapter 6

Broadband.........................................................................................................................................100

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6.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................100

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..........................................................................................100

6.1.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................101

6.1.3 Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................104

6.2 The Broadband Screen ...................................................................................................................104

6.2.1 Add/Edit Internet Connection .................................................................................................106

6.3 The 3G WAN Screen ...................................................................................................................... 114

6.4 The Add New 3G Dongle Screen .................................................................................................... 118

6.4.1 Add 3G Dongle Information ................................................................................................... 118

6.5 The Advanced Screen .....................................................................................................................119

6.6 The 802.1x Screen ..........................................................................................................................120

6.6.1 Edit 802.1x Settings ...............................................................................................................121

6.7 The multi-WAN Screen ...................................................................................................................122

6.7.1 Add/Edit multi-WAN ...............................................................................................................122

6.7.2 How to Configure multi-WAN for Load-Balancing and Fail-Over ...........................................123

6.8 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................125

Chapter 7

Wireless.............................................................................................................................................130

7.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................130

7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..........................................................................................130

7.1.2 What You Need to Know ........................................................................................................131

7.2 The General Screen .......................................................................................................................131

7.2.1 No Security ............................................................................................................................134

7.2.2 Basic (WEP Encryption) ........................................................................................................134

7.2.3 More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK) ..................................................................................................136

7.2.4 WPA(2) Authentication ...........................................................................................................137

7.3 The More AP Screen .......................................................................................................................138

7.3.1 Edit More AP ........................................................................................................................139

7.4 MAC Authentication ........................................................................................................................141

7.5 The WPS Screen ............................................................................................................................142

7.6 The WMM Screen ...........................................................................................................................143

7.7 The Others Screen ..........................................................................................................................144

7.8 The Channel Status Screen ............................................................................................................146

7.9 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................146

7.9.1 Wireless Network Overview ...................................................................................................146

7.9.2 Additional Wireless Terms .....................................................................................................148

7.9.3 Wireless Security Overview ...................................................................................................148

7.9.4 Signal Problems ....................................................................................................................150

7.9.5 BSS .......................................................................................................................................151

7.9.6 MBSSID .................................................................................................................................151

7.9.7 Preamble Type ......................................................................................................................152

7.9.8 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) .................................................................................................152

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Chapter 8

LAN ....................................................................................................................................................159

8.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................159

8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..........................................................................................159

8.1.2 What You Need To Know .......................................................................................................160

8.1.3 Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................161

8.2 The LAN Setup Screen ...................................................................................................................161

8.3 The Static DHCP Screen .................................................................................................................165

8.4 The UPnP Screen ...........................................................................................................................167

8.5 Installing UPnP in Windows Example .............................................................................................167

8.5.1 Using UPnP in Windows XP Example ...................................................................................169

8.5.2 Web Configurator Easy Access .............................................................................................171

8.6 The Additional Subnet Screen ........................................................................................................174

8.7 The 5th Ethernet Port Screen .........................................................................................................175

8.8 Technical Reference ........................................................................................................................175

8.8.1 LANs, WANs and the SBG3500-N Series .............................................................................175

8.8.2 DHCP Setup ..........................................................................................................................176

8.8.3 DNS Server Addresses .........................................................................................................176

8.8.4 LAN TCP/IP ...........................................................................................................................177

Chapter 9

Routing ..............................................................................................................................................179

9.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................179

9.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ..........................................................................................179

9.2 The Routing Screen ........................................................................................................................180

9.2.1 Add/Edit Static Route .............................................................................................................180

9.3 The Policy Forwarding Screen ........................................................................................................181

9.3.1 Add/Edit Policy Forwarding ...................................................................................................182

9.4 The RIP Screen ...............................................................................................................................183

Chapter 10

Quality of Service (QoS)...................................................................................................................185

10.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................185

10.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................185

10.2 What You Need to Know ...............................................................................................................186

10.3 The Quality of Service General Screen ........................................................................................187

10.4 The Queue Setup Screen .............................................................................................................188

10.4.1 Adding a QoS Queue .........................................................................................................190

10.5 The Class Setup Screen ...............................................................................................................190

10.5.1 Add/Edit QoS Class ............................................................................................................191

10.6 The QoS Policer Setup Screen .....................................................................................................195

10.6.1 Add/Edit a QoS Policer .......................................................................................................196

10.7 The QoS Monitor Screen .............................................................................................................197

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10.8 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................198

Chapter 11

Network Address Translation (NAT)................................................................................................203

11.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................203

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

11.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................203

11.2 The Port Forwarding Screen ........................................................................................................204

11.2.1 Add/Edit Port Forwarding ....................................................................................................206

11.3 The Applications Screen ...............................................................................................................207

11.3.1 Add New Application ............................................................................................................208

11.4 The Port Triggering Screen ...........................................................................................................208

11.4.1 Add/Edit Port Triggering Rule .............................................................................................210

11.5 The Default Server Screen ............................................................................................................ 211

11.6 The ALG Screen ............................................................................................................................212

11.7 The Address Mapping Screen .......................................................................................................212

11.7.1 Add/Edit Address Mapping Rule ..........................................................................................213

11.8 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................214

11.8.1 NAT Definitions ....................................................................................................................214

11.8.2 What NAT Does ...................................................................................................................215

11.8.3 How NAT Works ...................................................................................................................216

11.8.4 NAT Application ...................................................................................................................216

Chapter 12

Dynamic DNS Setup .........................................................................................................................219

12.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................219

12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................219

12.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................220

12.2 The DNS Entry Screen ..................................................................................................................220

12.2.1 Add/Edit DNS Entry .............................................................................................................220

12.3 The Dynamic DNS Screen ............................................................................................................221

Chapter 13

AP Control.........................................................................................................................................222

13.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................222

13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................222

13.2 The Controller Screen ...................................................................................................................222

13.3 The Managed AP List Screen .......................................................................................................223

13.4 The Load Balancing Screen ..........................................................................................................224

13.5 The Dynamic Channel Selection Screen ......................................................................................225

Chapter 14

AP Profile...........................................................................................................................................227

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14.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................227

14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................227

14.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................227

14.2 Radio Screen ...............................................................................................................................228

14.2.1 Add/Modify New Profile .......................................................................................................229

14.3 SSID Screen ................................................................................................................................233

14.3.1 Add New Profile/Modify SSID Profile ...................................................................................234

14.4 Security Screen .............................................................................................................................235

14.4.1 Add/Modify Security Profile .................................................................................................236

14.5 MAC Filtering Screen ....................................................................................................................239

14.5.1 Add New Entry/Modify MAC Filtering Profile .......................................................................240

14.6 Layer-2 Isolation Overview ............................................................................................................240

14.7 Layer-2 Isolation Screen ..............................................................................................................241

14.7.1 Add New Profile/Modify Layer-2 Isolation ...........................................................................242

Chapter 15

Interface Group.................................................................................................................................243

15.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................243

15.2 The Interface Group/VLAN Screen ...............................................................................................243

15.2.1 Interface Group Configuration .............................................................................................244

15.2.2 Interface Grouping Criteria .................................................................................................245

Chapter 16

USB Service ......................................................................................................................................248

16.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................248

16.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................248

16.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................248

16.2 The File Sharing Screen ...............................................................................................................249

16.2.1 Before You Begin .................................................................................................................249

Chapter 17

Firewall ..............................................................................................................................................251

17.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................251

17.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................251

17.1.2 What You Need to Know ......................................................................................................252

17.2 The Firewall Screen ......................................................................................................................253

17.3 The DoS Screen ............................................................................................................................253

17.4 The Service Screen ......................................................................................................................254

17.4.1 Add/Edit a Service ..............................................................................................................255

17.5 The Access Control Screen ..........................................................................................................257

17.5.1 Add/Edit an ACL Rule ........................................................................................................258

17.6 The Zone Control Screen ..............................................................................................................260

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Chapter 18

MAC Filter..........................................................................................................................................261

18.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................261

18.2 The MAC Filter Screen ..................................................................................................................262

Chapter 19

User Access Control ........................................................................................................................264

19.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................264

19.2 The User Access Control Screen ..................................................................................................264

19.2.1 Add/Edit a User Access Control Rule ..................................................................................265

Chapter 20

Scheduler Rules................................................................................................................................267

20.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................267

20.2 The Scheduler Rules Screen ........................................................................................................267

20.2.1 Add/Edit a Schedule ............................................................................................................267

Chapter 21

Certificates........................................................................................................................................269

21.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................269

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

21.2 What You Need to Know ...............................................................................................................269

21.3 The Local Certificates Screen .......................................................................................................269

21.3.1 Create Certificate Request .................................................................................................270

21.3.2 Load Signed Certificate ......................................................................................................272

21.4 The Trusted CA Screen ................................................................................................................273

21.4.1 Import Trusted CA Certificate ..............................................................................................273

Chapter 22

IPSec VPN..........................................................................................................................................275

22.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................275

22.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter .................................................................................................275

22.3 What You Need To Know ..............................................................................................................276

22.4 The Setup Screen .........................................................................................................................276

22.4.1 Add/Edit VPN Rule ..............................................................................................................277

22.4.2 The VPN Connection Add/Edit Screen ................................................................................277

22.4.3 The Default_L2TPVPN IPSec VPN Rule .............................................................................285

22.5 The IPSec VPN Monitor Screen ....................................................................................................285

22.6 The Radius Screen .......................................................................................................................286

22.7 Technical Reference ......................................................................................................................287

22.7.1 IPSec Architecture ...............................................................................................................287

22.7.2 Encapsulation ......................................................................................................................288

22.7.3 IKE Phases .........................................................................................................................289

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22.7.4 Negotiation Mode ................................................................................................................290

22.7.5 IPSec and NAT ....................................................................................................................290

22.7.6 VPN, NAT, and NAT Traversal .............................................................................................291

22.7.7 ID Type and Content ............................................................................................................292

22.7.8 Pre-Shared Key ...................................................................................................................293

22.7.9 Diffie-Hellman (DH) Key Groups ..........................................................................................293

Chapter 23

PPTP VPN..........................................................................................................................................294

23.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................294

23.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter .................................................................................................294

23.3 PPTP VPN Setup ..........................................................................................................................295

23.4 The PPTP VPN Monitor Screen ....................................................................................................296

23.5 PPTP VPN Troubleshooting Tips ..................................................................................................296

Chapter 24

L2TP VPN...........................................................................................................................................299

24.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................299

24.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................299

24.2 L2TP VPN Screen .........................................................................................................................299

24.3 The L2TP VPN Monitor Screen .....................................................................................................301

24.4 L2TP VPN Troubleshooting Tips ...................................................................................................301

Chapter 25

Log ....................................................................................................................................................305

25.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................305

25.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................305

25.1.2 What You Need To Know .....................................................................................................305

25.2 The System Log Screen ................................................................................................................306

25.3 The Security Log Screen ...............................................................................................................306

Chapter 26

Network Status .................................................................................................................................308

26.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................308

26.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................308

26.2 The WAN Status Screen ...............................................................................................................308

26.3 The LAN Status Screen .................................................................................................................309

26.4 The DHCP Client Screen ..............................................................................................................309

Chapter 27

ARP Table..........................................................................................................................................311

27.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 311

27.1.1 How ARP Works .................................................................................................................. 311

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27.2 ARP Table Screen ......................................................................................................................... 311

Chapter 28

Routing Table....................................................................................................................................313

28.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................313

28.2 The Routing Table Screen .............................................................................................................313

Chapter 29

IGMP Status ......................................................................................................................................315

29.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................315

29.2 The IGMP Group Status Screen ...................................................................................................315

Chapter 30

xDSL Statistics..................................................................................................................................316

30.1 The xDSL Statistics Screen ...........................................................................................................316

Chapter 31

AP Monitor.........................................................................................................................................319

31.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................319

31.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................319

31.2 AP List Screen .............................................................................................................................319

31.3 Radio List Screen ..........................................................................................................................320

31.4 Station List Screen .......................................................................................................................321

Chapter 32

MyZyXEL............................................................................................................................................323

32.1 MyZyXEL Overview .......................................................................................................................323

32.2 The License Status Screen ...........................................................................................................323

Chapter 33

User Account ....................................................................................................................................325

33.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................325

33.2 The User Account Screen .............................................................................................................325

33.2.1 Add/Edit a User Account ....................................................................................................326

Chapter 34

Remote Management........................................................................................................................328

34.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................328

34.2 The Remote MGMT Screen ..........................................................................................................328

Chapter 35

TR-069 Client.....................................................................................................................................330

35.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................330

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35.2 The TR-069 Client Screen ............................................................................................................330

Chapter 36

SNMP .................................................................................................................................................332

36.1 The SNMP Agent Screen ..............................................................................................................332

Chapter 37

Time ...................................................................................................................................................334

37.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................334

37.2 The Time Screen ..........................................................................................................................334

Chapter 38

E-mail Notification............................................................................................................................337

38.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................337

38.2 The Email Notification Screen .......................................................................................................337

38.2.1 Email Notification Edit ........................................................................................................337

Chapter 39

Logs Setting .....................................................................................................................................339

39.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................339

39.2 The Log Setting Screen ................................................................................................................339

39.2.1 Example E-mail Log ............................................................................................................340

Chapter 40

Firmware Upgrade ............................................................................................................................342

40.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................342

40.2 The Firmware Screen ....................................................................................................................342

Chapter 41

Configuration ....................................................................................................................................344

41.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................344

41.2 The Configuration Screen .............................................................................................................344

41.3 The Reboot Screen .......................................................................................................................346

Chapter 42

Diagnostic .........................................................................................................................................347

42.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................................347

42.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter ........................................................................................347

42.2 What You Need to Know ...............................................................................................................347

42.3 Ping & TraceRoute & NsLookup ...................................................................................................348

42.4 802.1ag .........................................................................................................................................348

42.5 OAM Ping Test ..............................................................................................................................349

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Chapter 43

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................352

43.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ....................................................................................352

43.2 SBG3500-N Series Access and Login ..........................................................................................353

43.3 Internet Access .............................................................................................................................355

43.4 Wireless Internet Access ...............................................................................................................356

43.5 USB Device Connection ................................................................................................................357

43.6 UPnP .............................................................................................................................................358

Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address.......................................................................359

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting.......................................................................................379

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions ...................................................387

Appendix D Wireless LANs..............................................................................................................394

Appendix E IPv6 ..............................................................................................................................407

Appendix F Services........................................................................................................................415

Appendix G Legal Information .........................................................................................................419

Appendix H Customer Support........................................................................................................424

Index ..................................................................................................................................................430

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PART I

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CHAPTER 1

Introducing the SBG3500-N Series

1.1 Overview

The SBG3500-N Series is a secure VPN (Virtual Private Network), multi-WAN gateway that provides

high-speed Internet access for business users. It features not only VDSL2/ADSL2+ Bonding

functionality, but also one Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) WAN with Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)

interface. SFP is also known as Fiber Optics interface. The GbE WAN with SFP is a dual-personality

design (GbE + Fiber) which enables increased bandwidth and extended coverage. Namely, the

SBG3500-N Series can adopt varied network environment and enable service providers to flexibly

install this device for VDSL, Fiber and 3G, in addition to provide load-balancing to ensure seamless

Internet connectivity.

FEATURES

• Four GbE Ports for LAN Connection

• One USB Port for 3G Connection and File Sharing

• One SFP Port for Fiber Optic Internet Connection

•One GbE WAN Port

• Two VDSL2/ADSL2+ (SBG3500-N000 only) Integrated Ports (Bonding)

• One VDSL2/ADSL2+ (SBG3500-NB00 only) Port

• Integrated Firewall with Secure Network Management

• IP secure VPN

Only use firmware for your SBG3500-N Series’s specific model. Refer to

the label on the bottom of your SBG3500-N Series.

Note: SFP and GbE connections cannot be used at the same time.

1.2 Applications for the SBG3500-N Series

Here are some example uses for which the SBG3500-N Series is well suited.

1.2.1 Internet Access

Your SBG3500-N Series provides multiple Internet access methods (up to two at a time), and you

can use them in the following combinations, if your ISP supports them.

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• ADSL2+ and VDSL, connect the DSL1 and/or DSL2 port using a phone cable to a DSL or MODEM

on a splitter or your telephone jack. For single DSL connection, use only DSL1 port. For DSL

bonding connection, use both DSL1 and DSL2 port at the same time. Refer to Section 6.2 on

page 104 for the Network Setting > Broadband screen. When using the DSL1/DSL2 ports

and VDSL connection is not available, then the ADSL2+ will automatically be the network

interface. You need to enable bonding feature if you want to use the bonding state. See (Section

6.5 on page 119) for details.

• DSL and GbE, connect the DSL port to the DSL or MODEM as described above and connect the

GbE port to a broadband router (if available) using an Ethernet cable. The 3G USB dongle is the

failover or a backup connection in case both the DSL and GbE fails. You can set the load balance

and failover in SBG3500-N Series to prioritize and redirect all traffic to the backup connection in

case the Internet access is down by clicking Network Settings > Broadband > Multi-WAN

• DSL and Fiber (SFP), connect the the DSL port to the DSL or MODEM and connect the SFP port

using a Fiber Optical module, also known as a mini-GBIC transceiver, to a Switch or Router. The

3G USB dongle is the failover or backup connection. Set load balance as described above and see

the SBG3500-N Series’s Quick Start Guide for details on how to install and remove a mini-GBIC

transceiver.

• DSL and 3G, connect the DSL port to the DSL or MODEM and connect the USB port using a USB

3G dongle. The Fiber/Ethernet is the failover. You can set the load balance/failover as described

above.

• Fiber and 3G, connect the SFP port using a mini-GBIC transceiver and the USB port using a USB

3G dongle as described above. The DSL is the failover in case both Fiber and 3G is unavailable.

• GbE and 3G, connect the GbE port to a broadband router and the USB port using a USB 3G

dongle. The DSL is the failover in case both Fiber and 3G is unavailable.

• WLAN or Wireless Internet access, Refer to Section 1.2.2 on page 20 for more information.

The below table is a summary of the SBG3500-N Series Multi-WAN combinations and failover.

The following figure shows the possible internet access scenarios described above.

Computers can connect to the SBG3500-N Series’s LAN ports (or wirelessly).

DSL SFP/ETHERNET WAN 3G

Active Active Failover

Active Failover Active

Failover Active Active

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Figure 1 SBG3500-N Series’s Internet Access Application

ADSL2+/VDSL

WLAN

WAN

ADSL2+/VDSL and GbE

Load Balancing

WAN

LAN

WLAN

A

PPPoA

IPoE/IPoA

PPPoE

Bridging

WAN

ADSL2+/VDSL and Fiber

ADSL2+/VDSL and 3G

WAN

LAN

WLAN

A

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Figure 2 SBG3500-N Series’s Internet Access Application (Continue)

You can also configure IP filtering on the SBG3500-N Series for secure Internet access. Go to

Security > MAC Filter to do this task. When the IP filter is on, all incoming traffic from the

Internet to your network is blocked by default unless it is initiated from your network. This means

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

Internet and download files.

1.2.2 Wireless LAN

The SBG3500-N Series is a wireless Access Point (AP) for wireless clients, such as notebook

computers or PDAs and iPads. It allows them to connect to the Internet without having to rely on

inconvenient Ethernet cables.

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

Figure 3 Wireless Access Example

Fiber and 3G

WAN

LAN

WLAN

A

GbE and 3G

WAN

LAN

WLAN

A

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