Zoom X5-5654A Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Chapter 2: Status Monitoring

31

Monitoring ADSL Status

If you want to check the status of your ADSL connection, click the

ADSL Status

icon at the top of the

Zoom Configuration

Manager

. (If you forgot how to log in to the

Zoom

Configuration Manager

, see page 13.)

The

ADSL Status

page provides information about your ADSL

connection. For example, you can verify whether your ADSL

connection is active or not (the

ADSL Status

setting will display

Showtime

if connected). You can also monitor related ADSL

parameters—for example, how fast the X5 is transferring data

(

Downstream Speed

and

Upstream Speed

).

Note:

The

ADSL Status

page does not provide a way to change any of

these settings—see

Chapter 3: Advanced Setup Options

,

beginning on page 32, if you need to make changes to these

settings.

For more detailed information about the ADSL status information

provided, click the

Help

icon at the top of the

ADSL Status

page

to open the online help.

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32

ADSL X5 User’s Guide

3

Advanced Setup Options

The options that are set by default when the X5 is installed are

sufficient for most users. However, those that want or need to

change the X5’s settings can do so using the Advanced Setup

Advanced Setup

page. This chapter explains how to specify advanced options.

The information in this chapter applies to you if:

•

Your Internet service provider instructs you to enable,

disable, or change the default settings for your X5 in order

for it to work properly with your ADSL service. See How To

How To

Use the Advanced Options

Use the Advanced Options on page 33 for a table listing

the Advanced Setup areas that you can customize.

•

You need to change your Wide Area Network settings (for

example, if you have a static IP address). See Changing

Changing

Your WAN Settings

Your WAN Settings on page 38 for more information.

•

You want to change the default firewall settings (for

example, if you have multiple computers connected to the

Web, you can specify that one or more users receive an

email alert if the network is attacked). See Changing Your

Changing Your

Firewall Settings

Firewall Settings on page 39 for more information.

•

You want to change your ADSL password. See Changing

Changing

User Names and Passwords

User Names and Passwords on page 40 for more

information.

•

You have customized your configuration and want to back

it up for future use. See Backing Up Your Configuration

Backing Up Your Configuration

Backing Up Your Configuration on

page 41 for more information.

•

You want to add, remove, or change the IP Filters. See

Using IP Filters

Using IP Filters on page 44 for more information.

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Chapter 3: Advanced Setup Options

33

How To Use the Advanced

Options

Configuring the X5 for the situations described at the beginning of

this chapter requires the use of the

Advanced Setup

page. To

access this page, click the

Advanced Setup

icon at the top of any

page in the

Zoom Configuration Manager

. (If you forgot how to

log in to the

Zoom Configuration Manager

, see page 13.)

You will notice that there are numerous buttons on the page,

broken into three groups:

Configuration

,

Status

, and

Administration

.

Most users will not need to use any of the buttons on the

Advanced Setup

page.

Tip:

If you plan to specify advanced options, you can view detailed

information about each option in the online help. To open the

help, click the button for the settings you want to specify (for

example, the

Firewall

button to open the

Firewall Configuration

page), then click the

Help

icon at the top of the screen to open a

help topic specifically about the page you are viewing.

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34

ADSL X5 User’s Guide

Configuration Buttons

Use the buttons in the

Configuration

group to perform advanced

configuration tasks.

The following table lists each button in the

Configuration

group

and gives a brief description of the settings you can specify.

This button…

Opens a page that lets you…

WAN

Configuration

Specify how your Wide Area Network ADSL setup

is configured. This page is also where you would

set up a static IP address (if you have arranged

for one with your Internet service provider).

Port Settings

Set the ports used when you use FTP or Telnet

with the device or if you are running a Web server

behind it.

Bridging

Specify which device interfaces are capable of

bridging data between your LAN/WAN and

Internet service provider. Interfaces can be

routable (for example, assigned an IP address),

bridgeable, or both.

Dynamic DNS

Enter the Host name you registered with a

Dynamic DNS service provider. This page is for

those who are using dynamic IP addressing (the

X5’s default) and want to host a Web site. The

Dynamic DNS service provider keeps track of

your constantly changing IP address and routes

those trying to access your Web site to the correct

location.

SNMP

Set up Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP). This enables a host computer to access

configuration, performance, and other system

data that resides in a database on the modem.

IP Filtering

Set up rules to control the forwarding of incoming

and outgoing data between your LAN and the

Internet and within your LAN. For example, you

can create IP filter rules to block attempts by

certain computers on your LAN to access certain

types of data or Internet locations. You can also

block or allow incoming access to computers on

your LAN. This page displays the current filters

and lets you edit and add filters.

Table continues on the next page…

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Chapter 3: Advanced Setup Options

35

This button…

Opens a page that lets you…

DHCP

Specify Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

(DHCP) settings to enable network administrators

to centrally manage the assignment and

distribution of IP information to computers on a

network. When you enable DHCP on a network,

you allow a device (such as your X5’s router or a

router located with your Internet service provider)

to assign temporary IP addresses to your

computers whenever they connect to your

network.

IP Routing

Set up the routes on which you want the X5 to

send data it receives on a particular interface (for

example, LAN interface, Ethernet interface, etc.)

Routes specify the IP address of the next device

interface or Internet destination to forward data to,

given the ultimate destination of the data.

Blocked

Protocols

Select the protocols you want blocked from your

computer (for example, IP Milticast, NetBEUI, IPX,

APR, AppleTalk).

Bridge Filter

Filter packets at the Ethernet protocol level.

Firewall

Modify the default firewall settings. For example,

use this page to specify the email address(es) to

which you want an alert sent if your

computer/network is attacked.

NAT

Specify Network Address Translation settings.

The most common reason for changing the

default settings is if you have a LAN and require

each computer to have its own public IP address.

Otherwise, the default NAT setting provides

sufficient protection for most users.

RIP

Specify whether the X5 can communicate with

other routing devices and, if so, on which

interfaces. It also lets you specify how long routes

remain in memory.

LAN

Specify the settings that control the connection

between the X5 modem and your Ethernet jack or

USB port (depending on which you used to

connect the modem).

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