ZyXEL Communications ZyWALL 1000 User Manual

Chapter 5 Configuration Basics

ZyWALL USG 1000 User’s Guide

Figure 43   Interfaces and Zones: Example

• The LAN zone contains the ge1 (Gigabit Ethernet 1) interface. This is a protected zone 

and uses private IP addresses. ge1 uses 192.168.1.1 and the connected devices use IP 
addresses in the 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 range.

• The WAN zone contains interfaces ge2 and ge3. They use public IP addresses to connect 

to the Internet.

• The DMZ zone contains interface ge4. The DMZ zone has servers that are available to the 

public. ge4 uses private IP address 192.168.3.1 and the connected devices use private IP 
addresses in the 192.168.3.2 to 192.168.3.254 range.

• The DMZ-2 zone contains interface ge5 and has servers that are available to the public. 

ge5 and the connected servers use public IP addresses.

This example is also used in several examples in 

This section provides information about configuring the main features in the ZyWALL. The 
features are listed in the same sequence as the menu item(s) in the web configurator. Each 
feature is organized as shown below.

This provides a brief description. See the appropriate chapter(s) in this User’s Guide for more 
information about any feature. 

This shows you the sequence of menu items and tabs you should click to find 

the main screen(s) for this feature. See the web help or the related User’s Guide 

chapter for information about each screen.