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Zyxel P8701T Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Basic Home Station VDSL2
P8701T
Wireless N VDSL2 GW with USB
Copyright © 2012
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Version 1.00
Edition 1, 11/2012
Default Login Details
LAN IP Address
Username/Password
1234 / 1234
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Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8701T User’s Guide
2
IMPORTANT!
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Note: This guide is a reference for a series of products. Therefore some features or
options in this guide may not be available in your product.
Graphics in this book may differ slightly from the product due to differences in operating systems,
operating system versions, or if you installed updated software for your device. Every effort has
been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate.
Related Documentation
•
Quick Start Guide
The Quick Start Guide helps you get up and running right away. It contains information on setting
up your network and configuring for Internet access.
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Part I: User’s Guide
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11
Chapter
1
Introducing the VDSL Router
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13
1.1 Overview
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13
1.2 How to Manage the VDSL Router
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13
1.3 Good Habits for Managing the VDSL Router
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13
1.4 LEDs (Lights)
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13
1.5 The RESET Button
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15
1.6 Wireless Access
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15
1.6.1 Using the Wifi Button
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16
1.7 Wall-mounting Instructions
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17
Chapter
2
User Setup Guide
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19
2.1 Access the VDSL Router Configuration
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19
2.2 Changing the Configuration Password
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20
2.3 Setting Up a 3G Backup Internet Connection
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21
2.4 Setting Your DSL Account’s Username and Password
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22
2.5 Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network
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22
2.5.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings
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23
2.5.2 Using WPS
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24
2.5.3 Without WPS
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27
2.6 Using Wireless MAC Authentication to Block a Computer’s Access to the Wireless Network
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29
2.7 Setting Up a NAT Virtual Server for a Game Server
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30
2.8 Access Your Home Computer from the Internet Using DDNS
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32
2.8.1 Registering a DDNS Account on www.dyndns.org
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32
2.8.2 Configuring DDNS on Your VDSL Router
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33
2.8.3 Configuring Port Forwarding on your VDSL Router
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33
2.8.4 Testing the DDNS Setting
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34
2.9 Configuring the Firewall
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35
2.9.1 Interface Default Policy
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35
2.9.2 Firewall Rules
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35
2.10 LAN DHCP for IP Addressing Assignment
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37
2.10.1 Configuring Static DHCP
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38
2.11 Checking the Software Version
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39
2.12 Restoring to Factory Default
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40
2.13 How to Use File Sharing on the VDSL Router
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41
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2.13.1 Set Up File Sharing
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41
2.13.2 Access Your Shared Files From a Computer
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43
2.14
Using the Media Server Feature
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44
2.14.1 Configuring the VDSL Router
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44
2.14.2 Using Windows Media Player
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44
2.14.3 Using a Digital Media Adapter
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47
2.15 How to Share a USB Printer via Your VDSL Router
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48
2.15.1 Add a New Printer Using Windows
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49
2.15.2 Add a New Printer Using Macintosh OS X
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53
Part II: Technical Reference
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59
Chapter
3
Device Info Screens
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61
3.1 Overview
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61
3.2 The Device Info Summary Screen
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61
3.3 The WAN Info Screen
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62
3.4 The 3G Status Screen
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63
3.5 The LAN Statistics Screen
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65
3.6 The WAN Statistics Screen
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65
3.7 The xTM Statistics Screen
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66
3.8 The xDSL Statistics Screen
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67
3.8.1 The ADSL BER Test Screen
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70
3.9 The Route Info Screen
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70
3.10 The ARP Info Screen
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71
3.11 The DHCP Leases Screen
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72
Chapter
4
WAN
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73
4.1 Overview
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73
4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
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73
4.1.2 What You Need to Know
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74
4.1.3 Before You Begin
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76
4.2 The Layer-2 Interface ATM Screen
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76
4.2.1 Layer-2 ATM Interface Configuration
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77
4.3 The Layer-2 Interface PTM Screen
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79
4.3.1 Layer-2 PTM Interface Configuration
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80
4.4 The WAN Service Screen
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81
4.4.1 WAN Connection Configuration
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83
4.5 The 3G Backup Screen
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95
4.6 Technical Reference
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97
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Chapter
5
LAN Setup
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103
5.1 Overview
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103
5.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
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103
5.1.2 What You Need To Know
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104
5.1.3 Before You Begin
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104
5.2 The LAN Setup Screen
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104
5.2.1 Add DHCP Static IP Lease Screen
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106
5.3 The IPv6 LAN Auto Configuration Screen
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107
5.4 Technical Reference
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109
5.4.1 LANs, WANs and the VDSL Router
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110
5.4.2 DHCP Setup
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110
5.4.3 DNS Server Addresses
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110
5.4.4 LAN TCP/IP
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111
Chapter
6
Network Address Translation (NAT)
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113
6.1 Overview
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113
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
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113
6.2 What You Need to Know
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113
6.3 The Virtual Servers Screen
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113
6.3.1 The Virtual Servers Add Screen
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114
6.4 The DMZ Host Screen
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116
6.5 Technical Reference
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117
Chapter
7
Firewall
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119
7.1 Overview
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119
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
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119
7.2 The Firewall General Screen
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119
7.2.1 Default Policy Configuration
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120
7.3 The Firewall Rules Screen
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121
7.3.1 Firewall Rules Configuration
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123
Chapter
8
Quality of Service (QoS)
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125
8.1 Overview
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125
8.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
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125
8.2 What You Need to Know
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125
8.3 The QoS Screen
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127
8.4 The QoS Queue Setup Screen
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127
8.4.1 Adding a QoS Queue
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129
8.5 The QoS Classification Setup Screen
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130

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