User ManualTable of ContentsCopyright3Interference Statements and Warnings4ZyXEL Limited Warranty5Customer Support6Table of Contents7List of Figures11List of Tables13List of Diagrams15Preface17Getting to Know Your VSG21Introducing the VSG21Features21Applications22Internet Access for LAN Networks22Internet Access in Public Areas23Hardware Installation and Connection25Installation Options25Desktop Installation25Rack Mount Installation25Hardware Connections26Front Panel26The LAN Port26The WAN Port26The Console Port26Front Panel LEDs26Rear Panel26Turning on the VSG27The Web Configurator29Introducing the Web Configurator29Accessing the Web Configurator29System Login Accounts30Changing System Password30Restarting the VSG31Logging Out of the Web Configurator31System Configuration35Factory Ethernet Defaults35LANs and WANs35IP Address Assignment35DHCP Configuration35IP Address and Subnet Mask35Private IP Addresses36DNS Server Address36Syslog36NAT36NAT Definitions36What NAT Does37How NAT Works37VPN and NAT37NAT Examples38Example 1: One-to-One38Example 2: Many-to-One38Example 3: One-to-One and Many-to-One39The System Configuration Screen39Subscriber Control45Overview45Activating Subscriber Control45Management Type46Super User Account46User Agreement46CAS (Central Authentication Service)47Built-in Authentication48Billing Mechanism48RADIUS49Accounting Method49Subscriber Pop-up Logout Window49Online Sign Up49Subscriber Pop-up Logout Window52Subscriber Manual Logout53User Agreement Page53Subscriber Management Screen53Local Subscriber Management55Introduction55Subscriber Management without Billing55Editing Subscriber Account55Display Subscriber Account List56Importing Subscriber List57Subscriber Management with Billing58Adding New Subscribers58Editing Subscriber Account Information59Detailed Subscriber Accounting Information60Terminating or Deleting a Subscriber Account61Subscriber Login Screen65Overview65Standard Login Screen65Advanced Login Screen65Frame Login Screen67Portal Web Site, Advertisement Link and Walled Garden71Introduction71The Portal Page and Advertisement Links71Walled Garden72LAN Device Management75LAN Device Management Overview75Port Mapping75Configuring LAN Device Management75LAN Device Management Example76Specifying an Inside Server Example76IP and MAC Address Pass Through79Configuring IP and MAC Address Pass Through79Status81System Status81DHCP Client Table82Current Users83The SMT87Introduction to the SMT87Establishing a Console Port Connection87SMT Login Screen87The SMT Main Menu Summary88Navigating the SMT Interface88SMT Screen Breakdown88The Navigation Keys89System Configuration Using the SMT91About SMT System Configuration91Setting System Configuration91View Current Configuration93Changing the System Password94Restarting the VSG95Reset the VSG to Factory Defaults95Configuration and Firmware Maintenance97Configuration and Firmware Maintenance Overview97Filename Convention97Firmware Upgrade97Firmware Upgrade Using SMT97Firmware Upgrade Using the Web Configurator98Configuration File Maintenance99Backup Configuration99Restore Configuration100Troubleshooting101Using LEDs to Diagnose Problems101The Power LED101The LAN LEDs101The WAN LEDs101Console Port102Web Configurator102Internet Access102TFTP File Transfer103Administrator Password and Username103IP Address Assignment Conflicts107Subscriber Login109Cable Types and Cable Pin Assignments110Setting Your Computer IP Address112IP Subnetting120Product Specifications126Index128Size: 6.05 MBPages: 131Language: EnglishOpen manual