ZyXEL Communications Corporation PRESTIGE310S Manuel D’Utilisation
Prestige 310 Broadband Sharing Gateway
Hardware Installation & Initial Setup
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console port will be reset to the default of 9600bps with 8 data bit, no parity and 1 stop bit (8n1). The
password will be reset to the default of 1234, also.
Turn off the Prestige and begin a terminal emulation software session with the default console port settings.
Turn on the Prestige again. When you see the message "Press Any key to enter Debug Mode within 3
seconds", press any key to enter debug mode. You should already have downloaded the correct file from
your nearest ZyXEL FTP site. See section 10-3 for more information on how to transfer the configuration file
to your Prestige.
password will be reset to the default of 1234, also.
Turn off the Prestige and begin a terminal emulation software session with the default console port settings.
Turn on the Prestige again. When you see the message "Press Any key to enter Debug Mode within 3
seconds", press any key to enter debug mode. You should already have downloaded the correct file from
your nearest ZyXEL FTP site. See section 10-3 for more information on how to transfer the configuration file
to your Prestige.
2.7 General
Setup
Menu 1 - General Setup contains administrative and system-related information. The fields for General
Setup are as shown next. System Name is for identification purposes. However, because some ISPs check
this name you should enter your PC’s “Computer Name” (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network.
Click the Identification tab, note the entry for the Computer name” field). It is the domain name that will be
propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this blank, the domain name obtained by DHCP
from the ISP is used. While you must enter the host name (System Name) on each individual machine, the
domain name can be assigned from the Prestige via DHCP.
Setup are as shown next. System Name is for identification purposes. However, because some ISPs check
this name you should enter your PC’s “Computer Name” (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network.
Click the Identification tab, note the entry for the Computer name” field). It is the domain name that will be
propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this blank, the domain name obtained by DHCP
from the ISP is used. While you must enter the host name (System Name) on each individual machine, the
domain name can be assigned from the Prestige via DHCP.
2.7.1 Dynamic
DNS
Dynamic DNS allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS
services so that anyone can contact you (in NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, etc.) or access your FTP server or Web
site on your own computer using a DNS-like address (e.g. myhost.dhs.org, where myhost is a name of your
choice) which will never change instead of using your IP address that changes each time you reconnect. Your
friends or relatives will always be able to call you even if they don’t know your IP address.
First of all, you need to have registered a dynamic DNS account with
services so that anyone can contact you (in NetMeeting, CU-SeeMe, etc.) or access your FTP server or Web
site on your own computer using a DNS-like address (e.g. myhost.dhs.org, where myhost is a name of your
choice) which will never change instead of using your IP address that changes each time you reconnect. Your
friends or relatives will always be able to call you even if they don’t know your IP address.
First of all, you need to have registered a dynamic DNS account with
www.dyndns.org
. This is for people
with a dynamic IP from their ISP or DHCP server that would still like to have a DNS name.
To use this service, you must register with the Dynamic DNS client. The Dynamic DNS Client service
provider will give you a password or key. The Prestige at the time of writing supports
To use this service, you must register with the Dynamic DNS client. The Dynamic DNS Client service
provider will give you a password or key. The Prestige at the time of writing supports
www.ddns.org
and
www.dyndns.org
clients. You can apply to either of these clients for Dynamic DNS service.
DYNDNS Wildcard
Enabling the wildcard feature for your host causes *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address
as yourhost.dyndns.org. This feature is useful if you want to be able to use for example
www.yourhost.dyndns.org and still reach your hostname.
To enter Menu 1 and fill in the required information, follow these steps:
Step 1.
as yourhost.dyndns.org. This feature is useful if you want to be able to use for example
www.yourhost.dyndns.org and still reach your hostname.
To enter Menu 1 and fill in the required information, follow these steps:
Step 1.
Enter 1 in the Main Menu to open Menu 1 – General Setup.
Step 2.
The Menu 1 - General Setup screen appears, as shown below. Fill in the required fields.