ZON Utility
Zyxel One Network (ZON) Utility
ZON Utility is a program designed to help you deploy and manage a network more efficiently. It detects devices automatically and allows you to do basic settings on devices in the network without having to be near it.
The ZON Utility issues requests through Zyxel Discovery Protocol (ZDP) and in response to the query, the device responds back with basic information including IP address, firmware version, location, system and model name in the same broadcast domain. The information is then displayed in the ZON Utility screen and you can perform tasks like basic configuration of the devices and batch firmware upgrade in it. You can download the ZON Utility at www.zyxel.com and install it in a computer (Windows operating system).
ZON Utility Screen
The following table describes the icons numbered from left to right in the ZON Utility screen.
icon | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
1 IP configuration | Change the selected device’s IP address. |
2 Renew IP Address | Update a DHCP-assigned dynamic IP address. |
3 Reboot Device | Use this icon to restart the selected devices. This may be useful when troubleshooting or upgrading new firmware. |
4 Reset Configuration to Default | If you forget your password or cannot access the Web Configurator, you can use this icon to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously. |
5 Locator LED | Use this icon to locate the selected device by causing its Locator LED to blink. |
6 Web GUI | Use this to access the selected device Web Configurator from your browser. You will need a user name and password to log in. |
7 Firmware Upgrade | Use this icon to upgrade new firmware to selected devices of the same model. Make sure you have downloaded the firmware from the Zyxel website to your computer and unzipped it in advance. |
8 Change Password | Use this icon to change the admin password of the selected device. You must know the current admin password before changing to a new one. |
9 Configure NCC Discovery | You must have Internet access to use this feature. Use this icon to enable or disable the Nebula Control Center (NCC) discovery feature on the selected device. If it is enabled, the selected device will try to connect to the NCC. Once the selected device is connected to and has registered in the NCC, it will go into the Nebula cloud management mode. |
10 ZAC | Use this icon to run the Zyxel AP Configurator of the selected AP. |
11 Clear and Rescan | Use this icon to clear the list and discover all devices on the connected network again. |
12 Save Configuration | Use this icon to save configuration changes to permanent memory on a selected device. |
13 Settings | Use this icon to select a network adapter for the computer on which the ZON utility is installed, and the utility language. |
The following table describes the fields in the ZON Utility main screen.
label | description |
|---|---|
Type | This field displays an icon of the kind of device discovered. |
Model | This field displays the model name of the discovered device. |
Firmware Version | This field displays the firmware version of the discovered device. |
MAC Address | This field displays the MAC address of the discovered device. |
IP Address | This field displays the IP address of an internal interface on the discovered device that first received an ZDP discovery request from the ZON Utility. |
System Name | This field displays the system name of the discovered device. |
Location | This field displays where the discovered device is. |
Status | This field displays whether changes to the discovered device have been done successfully. As the Switch does not support IP Configuration, Renew IP address and Flash Locator LED, this field displays “Update failed”, “Not support Renew IP address” and “Not support Flash Locator LED” respectively. |
NCC Discovery | This field displays if the discovered device supports the Nebula Control Center (NCC) discovery feature. If it is enabled, the selected device will try to connect to the NCC. Once the selected device is connected to and has registered in the NCC, it will go into the Nebula cloud management mode. |
Serial Number | Enter the admin password of the discovered device to display its serial number. |
Hardware Version | This field displays the hardware version of the discovered device. |