ZyXEL Wireless Access Point G1000 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• User’s Guide

  1
• Copyright

  2
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement

  3
• Safety Warnings

  5
• ZyXEL Limited Warranty

  6
• Customer Support

  7
• Table of Contents

  10
• List of Figures

  16
• List of Tables

  20
• Preface

  24
• Getting to Know Your G-1000

  26
  • 1.1 Introducing the G-1000

    26
  • 1.2 G-1000 Features

    26
    • 1.2.1 Physical Features

      26
    • 1.2.2 Firmware Features

      27
  • 1.3 Applications for the G-1000

    29
    • 1.3.1 Internet Access Application

      30
    • 1.3.2 Corporation Network Application

      30
• Hardware Installation and Initial Setup

  32
  • 2.1 Front Panel of the G-1000

    32
  • 2.2 Top Panel and Connections of the G-1000

    33
    • 2.2.1 One 10/100M Ethernet Port

      34
    • 2.2.2 Power Port

      34
    • 2.2.3 The RESET Button

      34
    • 2.2.4 Antennas

      35
  • 2.3 Hardware Mounting Options

    35
  • 2.4 Additional Installation Requirements

    35
  • 2.5 Configuring Your G-1000

    35
• Introducing the Web Configurator

  36
  • 3.1 Accessing the G-1000 Web Configurator

    36
  • 3.2 Resetting the G-1000

    37
    • 3.2.1 Procedure To Use The Reset Button

      37
    • 3.2.2 Method of Restoring Factory-Defaults

      38
  • 3.3 Navigating the G-1000 Web Configurator

    38
• Wizard Setup

  40
  • 4.1 Wizard Setup Overview

    40
    • 4.1.1 Channel

      40
    • 4.1.2 ESS ID

      40
    • 4.1.3 WEP Encryption

      40
  • 4.2 Wizard Setup: General Setup

    41
  • 4.3 Wizard Setup: Wireless LAN

    41
  • 4.4 Wizard Setup: IP Address

    43
    • 4.4.1 IP Address Assignment

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    • 4.4.2 IP Address and Subnet Mask

      43
  • 4.5 Basic Setup Complete

    45
• System Screens

  46
  • 5.1 System Overview

    46
  • 5.2 Configuring General Setup

    46
  • 5.3 Configuring Password

    47
  • 5.4 Configuring Time Setting

    48
• Wireless LAN

  50
  • 6.1 Introduction

    50
  • 6.2 Wireless Security Overview

    50
    • 6.2.1 Encryption

      50
    • 6.2.2 Authentication

      50
    • 6.2.3 Restricted Access

      51
    • 6.2.4 Hide G-1000 Identity

      51
    • 6.2.5 Configuring Wireless LAN on the G-1000

      51
  • 6.3 Configuring the Wireless Screen

    52
    • 6.3.1 WEP Encryption

      52
  • 6.4 Configuring Roaming

    55
    • 6.4.1 Requirements for Roaming

      56
  • 6.5 MAC Filter

    57
  • 6.6 Introduction to WPA

    59
    • 6.6.1 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example

      59
    • 6.6.2 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example

      60
    • 6.6.3 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants

      61
  • 6.7 Configuring IEEE 802.1x and WPA

    61
    • 6.7.1 Authentication Required: 802.1x

      62
    • 6.7.2 Authentication Required: WPA

      64
    • 6.7.3 Authentication Required: WPA-PSK

      65
    • 6.7.4 Authentication Required: WPA2

      66
    • 6.7.5 Authentication Required: WPA2-PSK

      67
  • 6.8 Configuring RADIUS

    68
• IP Screen

  70
  • 7.1 TCP/IP Parameters

    70
    • 7.1.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask

      70
    • 7.1.2 WAN IP Address Assignment

      70
  • 7.2 Configuring IP

    71
• Remote Management Screens

  72
  • 8.1 Remote Management Overview

    72
    • 8.1.1 Remote Management Limitations

      72
    • 8.1.2 Remote Management and NAT

      73
    • 8.1.3 System Timeout

      73
  • 8.2 Configuring WWW

    73
  • 8.3 Configuring Telnet

    74
  • 8.4 Configuring TELNET

    74
  • 8.5 Configuring FTP

    75
  • 8.6 SNMP

    76
    • 8.6.1 Supported MIBs

      78
    • 8.6.2 SNMP Traps

      78
    • 8.6.3 SNMP Interface Index

      79
    • 8.6.4 Configuring SNMP

      79
• Log Screens

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  • 9.1 Configuring View Log

    82
  • 9.2 Configuring Log Settings

    83
• Maintenance

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  • 10.1 Maintenance Overview

    86
  • 10.2 System Status Screen

    86
    • 10.2.1 System Statistics

      87
  • 10.3 Association List

    87
  • 10.4 F/W Upload Screen

    88
  • 10.5 Configuration Screen

    90
    • 10.5.1 Backup Configuration

      91
    • 10.5.2 Restore Configuration

      91
    • 10.5.3 Back to Factory Defaults

      93
  • 10.6 Restart Screen

    93
• Introducing the SMT

  94
  • 11.1 Connect to your G-1000 Using Telnet

    94
  • 11.2 Changing the System Password

    94
  • 11.3 G-1000 SMT Menus Overview

    95
  • 11.4 Navigating the SMT Interface

    96
• General Setup

  98
• LAN Setup

  100
  • 13.1 LAN Setup

    100
  • 13.2 TCP/IP Ethernet Setup

    100
  • 13.3 Wireless LAN Setup

    101
    • 13.3.1 Configuring MAC Address Filter

      103
    • 13.3.2 Configuring Roaming

      105
• Dial-in User Setup

  108
• SNMP Configuration

  110
• System Security

  112
  • 16.1 System Password

    112
  • 16.2 Configuring External RADIUS Server

    112
  • 16.3 802.1x

    114
• System Information and Diagnosis

  118
  • 17.1 System Status

    118
  • 17.2 System Information

    119
    • 17.2.1 System Information

      120
    • 17.2.2 Console Port Speed

      121
  • 17.3 Diagnostic

    121
• Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance

  124
  • 18.1 Filename Conventions

    124
  • 18.2 Backup Configuration

    125
    • 18.2.1 Backup Configuration Using FTP

      125
    • 18.2.2 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt

      126
    • 18.2.3 Backup Configuration Using TFTP

      127
    • 18.2.4 Example: TFTP Command

      128
    • 18.2.5 Backup Via Console Port

      128
• System Maintenance and Information

  130
  • 19.1 Command Interpreter Mode

    130
  • 19.2 Time and Date Setting

    131
  • 19.3 Remote Management Setup

    133
    • 19.3.1 Telnet

      133
    • 19.3.2 FTP

      133
    • 19.3.3 Web

      133
    • 19.3.4 Remote Management Setup

      133
    • 19.3.5 Remote Management Limitations

      134
  • 19.4 Remote Management and NAT

    135
  • 19.5 System Timeout

    135
• Appendix A

  136
  • Troubleshooting

    136
  • Problems Starting Up the G-1000

    136
  • Problems with the Ethernet Interface

    136
  • Problems with the Password

    137
  • Problems with Telnet

    137
  • Problems with the WLAN Interface

    137
• Appendix B

  138
  • Specifications

    138
  • Hardware

    138
  • Firmware

    138
• Appendix C

  140
  • Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection

    140
  • Example

    140
• Appendix D

  142
  • Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address

    142
  • Windows 95/98/Me

    142
  • Windows 2000/NT/XP

    145
  • Macintosh OS 8/9

    149
  • Macintosh OS X

    151
• Appendix E

  154
  • IP Address Assignment Conflicts

    154
  • Case A: The G-1000 is using the same LAN and WAN IP addresses

    154
  • Case B: The G-1000 LAN IP address conflicts with the DHCP client IP address

    154
  • Case C: The Subscriber IP address is the same as the IP address of a network device

    155
  • Case D: Two or more subscribers have the same IP address.

    155
• Appendix F

  158
  • Wireless LANs

    158
  • Wireless LAN Topologies

    158
  • Channel

    160
  • RTS/CTS

    160
  • Fragmentation Threshold

    161
  • Preamble Type

    162
  • IEEE 802.1x

    163
  • RADIUS

    163
  • Types of Authentication

    164
  • WPA(2)

    166
  • Security Parameters Summary

    167
• Appendix G

  170
  • IP Subnetting

    170
  • IP Addressing

    170
  • IP Classes

    170
  • Subnet Masks

    171
  • Subnetting

    171
  • Example: Two Subnets

    172
  • Example: Four Subnets

    174
  • Example Eight Subnets

    175
  • Subnetting With Class A and Class B Networks.

    176
• Appendix H

  178
  • Command Interpreter

    178
  • Command Syntax

    178
  • Command Usage

    178
• Appendix I

  180
  • Log Descriptions

    180
  • Log Commands

    181
  • Log Command Example

    182
• Appendix J

  184
  • Antenna Selection and Positioning Recommendation

    184
  • Antenna Characteristics

    184
  • Types of Antennas For WLAN

    184
  • Connector Type

    185
• Appendix K

  186
  • Power Adaptor Specifications

    186
• Index

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  • Numerics

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  • A

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  • B

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  • C

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  • D

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  • E

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  • F

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  • G

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  • H

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  • I

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  • L

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  • M

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  • N

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  • O

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  • P

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  • Q

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  • R

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  • S

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  • T

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  • U

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  • V

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  • W

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  • Z

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