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bandwidth usage without difficulty and manage the network with total convenience and ease.



Dual WAN Failover

ZyXEL‘s VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway supports failover functions between fixed

line (xDSL/cable modem)

and 3G, offering non-stop network connectivity. (Does not do load sharing on both connections at the same time).



PPTP and IPsec VPN Server

PPTP VPN support provides a secured data connection for use with Window‘s built in VPN Clien

t, Android or iPhone

smartphones or other legacy VPN Clients. IPSec VPN support provides enterprise level data security to full featured

IPSec VPN Clients or other VPN gateways.

In either case, ZyXEL‘s VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway has

your VPN support covered.

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1.2

PACKAGE CONTENT



One ZyXEL VFG6005/VFG6005N Series VPN Firewall Gateway



One User Manual CD



One Quick Installation Guide



One Power Adaptor



One Ethernet Network Cable



One USB extension cable



Two Detachable Dipole Antennas (VFG6005N only)

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CHAPTER2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1

PANEL LAYOUT

2.1.1

Front LEDs (left to right)

LED

Function

Color

Status

Description

Power

Power

Indication

Green

On

Power is on and system is ready.

Off

Power is off

Blinking

System is booting up.

WLAN

Wireless

Activity

Green

On

Wireless connection is enabled

Off

Wireless connection is disabled

Red

On

ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway is

faulty; please contact our customer service team.

(contact info at the end of this document)

WAN

WAN Activity

Green

On

The Ethernet WAN port is connected

Blinking

Data is being transmitted via the WAN port

Off

Ethernet/Mobile WAN is disconnected.

Orange

On

The Mobile WAN is connected

LAN(1, 2, 3, 4)

LAN

Activity

Green

On

The Ethernet LAN port is connected

Off

The Ethernet LAN port is not connected

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Blinking

Data is being transmitted via the LAN port

2.1.2

Rear Panel (left to right)

Ports

Description

Reset

When the status LED turns green without blinking, please press the Reset button for 3 seconds. The

ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway will restart automatically and reset the settings to factory

default.

USB

The port for connecting your 3G USB adapter.

Please use USB port 1 as indicated on the top cover.

USB port 2 is not used.

LAN (yellow)

The ports for connecting your computers, printer or other devices for making a wired connection.

WAN (blue)

The port for connecting your DSL or Cable Modem.

Power

Power inlet.

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2.2

PROCEDURE FOR HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.2.1

Power On

Take the provided power adapter. Plug one end into The ZyXEL VFG6005 Series DC power port and the other end into a

power outlet. The ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway POWER LED will blink during the boot up phase and be

ready when its POWER LED is solid.

2.2.2

Setup LAN Connection

Take an Ethernet cable. Plug one end of the cable into your computer‘s network port and the other end into one of The

ZyXEL VFG6005 Series

VPN Firewall Gateway‘s LAN ports (yellow).

2.2.3

Setup WAN Connection

Choose how to connect the ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway to the Internet.

A: Connecting via xDSL or cable modem: take an Ethernet cable and plug one end of the cable into one of

your modem‘s

LAN ports and the other end into the WAN port (blue).