ZyXEL xtrememimo x-550 User Manual

ZyXEL

ZyXEL X-550 User’s Guide

Table of Contents

802.11g Wireless Broadband Router ................................................................................................................i

Copyright ........................................................................................................................................................................................ ii

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement .................................................................................... iii

ZyXEL Limited Warranty ............................................................................................................................................................iv

Customer Support ...........................................................................................................................................................................v

Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................................................................vi

Preface.......................................................................................................................................................................................... viii

Chapter 1 Getting To Know Your X-550 .................................................................................................................................. 1-2

About Your ZyXEL X-550 .......................................................................................................................... 1-2

Features..................................................................................................................................................... 1-2

Hardware Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1-3

Real Panel............................................................................................................................................................1-3

Front Panel LEDs ................................................................................................................................................1-4

Installation Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 1-5

Getting Started........................................................................................................................................... 1-5

Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Networking........................................................................................................................................ 2-1

Overview.................................................................................................................................................... 2-1

SSID......................................................................................................................................................... 2-1

Channel ..................................................................................................................................................... 2-1

Transmission Rate (Transfer Rate) ........................................................................................................... 2-1

Wireless Network Application .................................................................................................................... 2-1

Chapter 3 Using the Configuration Menu................................................................................................................................. 3-1

BASIC ........................................................................................................................................................ 3-2

Setup Wizards .....................................................................................................................................................3-2

BASIC - WAN ....................................................................................................................................................3-3

BASIC - LAN......................................................................................................................................................3-6

BASIC - DHCP ...................................................................................................................................................3-7

BASIC - Wireless................................................................................................................................................3-9

ADVANCED............................................................................................................................................. 3-13

ADVANCED - Game Hosting ..........................................................................................................................3-13

ADVANCED - Virtual Server...........................................................................................................................3-15

ADVANCED - Applications.............................................................................................................................3-17

ADVANCED - StreamEngine™.......................................................................................................................3-19

ADVANCED - Routing ....................................................................................................................................3-21

ADVANCED - Access Control.........................................................................................................................3-22

ADVANCED - WEB Filter...............................................................................................................................3-24

ADVANCED - MAC Filter ..............................................................................................................................3-25

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