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Status Bar

The status bar is located at the bottom of each page. It displays the fields below, as well as

the date and time.

Table 10: Status Bar Fields

This field…

Displays this…

Internet

Your Internet connection status.

The connection status may be one of the following:

•

Connected.

The ZoneAlarm router is connected to the Internet.

•

Not Connected.

The Internet connection is down.

•

Establishing Connection.

The ZoneAlarm router is connecting to the

Internet.

•

Contacting Gateway.

The ZoneAlarm router is trying to contact the

Internet default gateway.

•

Disabled.

The Internet connection has been manually disabled.

Service

Center

Displays your subscription services status.

Your Service Center may offer various subscription services. These include

the firewall service and optional services such as Web Filtering and Email

Antivirus.

Your subscription services status may be one of the following:

•

Not Subscribed.

You are not subscribed to security services.

•

Connection Failed.

The ZoneAlarm router failed to connect to the

Service Center.

•

Connecting.

The ZoneAlarm router is connecting to the Service

Center.

•

Connected.

You are connected to the Service Center, and security

services are active.

Logging off

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Logging off

Logging off terminates your administration session. Any subsequent attempt to connect to

the ZoneAlarm Portal will require re-entering of the administration password.

To log off of the ZoneAlarm Portal

•

Do one of the following:

•

If you are connected through HTTP, click

Logout

in the main menu.

The

Login

page appears.

•

If you are connected through HTTPS, the

Logout

option does not appear in

the main menu. Close the browser window.

Overview

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Chapter 5

This chapter describes how to configure and work with a ZoneAlarm Internet connection.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Overview

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55

Using the Internet Wizard

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56

Using Internet Setup

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64

Viewing Internet Connection Information

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78

Enabling/Disabling the Internet Connection

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80

Using Quick Internet Connection/Disconnection

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80

Overview

In order to access the Internet through your ZoneAlarm router, you must configure an

Ethernet-based connection on the WAN port. The Ethernet-based connection can be

connected to another network by means of a switch, a router, a bridge, or an Ethernet-

enabled broadband modem.

You can configure your Internet connection using any of the following setup tools:

•

Setup Wizard

. Guides you through the ZoneAlarm router setup step by step. The

first part of the Setup Wizard is the Internet Wizard. For further information on

the Setup Wizard, see

Setting Up the ZoneAlarm Router

on page 39.

•

Internet Wizard

. Guides you through the Internet connection configuration

process step by step. For further information, see

Using the Internet Wizard

on

page 56.

•

Internet Setup

. Offers advanced setup options. For further information, see

Using

Internet Setup

on page 64.

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Using the Internet Wizard

The Internet Wizard allows you to configure your ZoneAlarm router for Internet

connection quickly and easily through its user-friendly interface.

Note:

The first time you log on to the ZoneAlarm Portal, the Internet Wizard starts

automatically as part of the Setup Wizard. In this case, you should skip to step 3 in

the following procedure.

To configure the Internet connection using the Internet Wizard

1.

Click

Network

in the main menu, and click the

Internet

tab.

The

Internet

page appears.

2.

Click

Internet Wizard

.

The Internet Wizard opens with the

Welcome

page displayed.

3.

Click

Next

.