Zyxel Device refers to these models as outlined below.

Besides performance variance, the following are the key feature differences between the models:

See the product’s datasheet for detailed information on a specific model.

myZyxel is Zyxel’s online services center where you can register your Zyxel Device and manage subscription services available for your Zyxel Device (see Configuration > Licensing > Registration > Service for services available for your Zyxel Device).

UTM licenses have a 15-day grace period after a license expires. Services will continue to work in this period during which you will receive notifications to renew your license(s). New license(s) are valid for 1 year from the date of purchase.

These are some Zyxel Device application scenarios.

Security includes a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall, and UTM (Unified Threat Management). All models need a license to use UTM (Unified Threat Management) features.

The Zyxel Device supports IPv6 Ethernet, PPP, VLAN, and bridge routing. You may also create IPv6 policy routes and IPv6 objects. The Zyxel Device can also route IPv6 packets through IPv4 networks using different tunneling methods.

Set up VPN tunnels with other companies, branch offices, telecommuters, and business travelers to provide secure access to your network. AS is an Authentication Server in the below figure.

SSL VPN lets remote users use their web browsers for a very easy-to-use VPN solution. A user just browses to the Zyxel Device’s web address and enters his user name and password to securely connect to the Zyxel Device’s network. Here full tunnel mode creates a virtual connection for a remote user and gives him a private IP address in the same subnet as the local network so he can access network resources in the same way as if he were part of the internal network.

Set up security policies to restrict access to sensitive information and shared resources based on the user who is trying to access it. In the following figure user A can access both the Internet and an internal file server. User B has a lower level of access and can only access the Internet. User C is not even logged in, so and cannot access either the Internet or the file server.

Set up multiple connections to the Internet on the same port, or different ports, including cellular interfaces. In either case, you can balance the traffic loads between them.

The Web Configurator allows easy Zyxel Device setup and management using an Internet browser.

The CLI allows you to use text-based commands to configure the Zyxel Device. Access it using remote management (for example, SSH or Telnet) or via the physical or Web Configurator console port. See the Command Reference Guide for CLI details. The default settings for the console port are:

In order to use the Web Configurator, you must:

The recommended screen resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels.

The Web Configurator screen is divided into these parts:

The title bar icons in the upper right corner provide the following functions.

Click About to display basic information about the Zyxel Device.

Click Site MAP to see an overview of links to the Web Configurator screens.

Select the type of object and the individual object and click Refresh to show which configuration settings reference the object.

The fields vary with the type of object. This table describes labels that can appear in this screen.

Click Console to open a Java-based console window from which you can run CLI commands. You will be prompted to enter your user name and password. See the Command Reference Guide for information about the commands.

Click CLI to look at the CLI commands sent by the Web Configurator. Open the pop-up window and then click some menus in the web configurator to display the corresponding commands.

Use the navigation panel menu items to open status and configuration screens. Click the arrow in the middle of the right edge of the navigation panel to hide the panel or drag to resize it. The following sections introduce the Zyxel Device’s navigation panel menus and their screens.

The dashboard displays general device information, system status, system resource usage, licensed service status, and interface status in widgets that you can re-arrange to suit your needs.

The monitor menu screens display status and statistics information.

Use the configuration menu screens to configure the Zyxel Device’s features.

Use the maintenance menu screens to manage configuration and firmware files, run diagnostics, and reboot or shut down the Zyxel Device.

Web Configurator tables and lists are flexible with several options for how to display their entries.

Click a column heading to sort the table’s entries according to that column’s criteria.

Click the down arrow next to a column heading for more options about how to display the entries. The options available vary depending on the type of fields in the column. Here are some examples of what you can do:

Select a column heading cell’s right border and drag to re-size the column.

Select a column heading and drag and drop it to change the column order. A green check mark displays next to the column’s title when you drag the column to a valid new location.

Use the icons and fields at the bottom of the table to navigate to different pages of entries and control how many entries display at a time.

The tables have icons for working with table entries. You can often use the [Shift] or [Ctrl] key to select multiple entries to remove, activate, or deactivate.

Here are descriptions for the most common table icons.

When a list of available entries displays next to a list of selected entries, you can often just double-click an entry to move it from one list to the other. In some lists you can also use the [Shift] or [Ctrl] key to select multiple entries, and then use the arrow button to move them to the other list.