Web Configurator
Overview
The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy system setup and management through Internet browser. Use a browser that supports HTML5, such Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.
In order to use the Web Configurator you need to allow:
• Web browser pop-up windows from your device.
• JavaScript (enabled by default).
• Java permissions (enabled by default).
Accessing the Web Configurator
This section shows how to access the Web Configurator for the first time.
1 Ensure your Zyxel Device hardware is properly connected. See the Quick Start Guide.
2 Access the web configurator login screen through a WiFi or wired connection.
2a WiFi connection
From a WiFi-enabled device, search for the Zyxel Device's initial SSID (Zyxel-xxxx, where xxxx is the last four characters of the MAC address on the device label.) and connect to it. The web configurator appears once your computer connects to the initial SSID. If the web configurator does not appear automatically, open your web browser and enter "https://1.1.1.1" or "https://setup.zyxel.com".
If the Zyxel Device cannot connect to the Internet, use the Zyxel Device’s DHCP-assigned IP address to access its web configurator. Check the connected router or DHCP server for the IP address of the Zyxel Device.The default security mode for the Zyxel Device's initial SSID is enhanced-open. Client devices without enhanced-open support cannot connect to the initial SSID. Alternatively, you can use a wired connection to access the web configurator.Init (initial) SSID (Service Set IDentifier) is the default WiFi network name of the Zyxel Device. The default forwarding mode of the Zyxel Device is NAT (Network Address Translation) mode. This allows the Init SSID to be visible to your WiFi-enabled device and connect to the Zyxel Device. (see SSID Forwarding Mode - NAT for more information about forwarding mode.)
2b Wired connection
Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to the Zyxel Device. Open your web browser and enter the Zyxel Device’s DHCP-assigned IP address or http://192.168.1.2. If the Zyxel Device and your computer are not connected to a DHCP server, ensure your computer’s IP address is between "192.168.1.3" and "192.168.1.254".
3 Enter the user name (default: “admin”) and default password. The default password is unique to each Zyxel Device and shown on the label. If your Zyxel Device does not have a password on the label, use “1234”.
4 Select the language you prefer for the Web Configurator. Click Login.
5 Select a management mode. Select Standalone if you use the Web Configurator to manage your Zyxel Device. Select Could Managed if you use NCC to manage your Zyxel Device. Refer to Management Mode for more information about management mode. Click Next.
6 Check the Reminders on the screen. Click Apply. If you select Cloud Managed, refer to Nebula Control Center (NCC) to manage your Zyxel Device (see Ways to Access the Zyxel Device for more information). If you select Standalone, continue with the steps below.
7 Set up a new password containing 4 to 63 printable characters. Spaces are not allowed. Click Apply.
8 Log in again with the user name (default: “admin”) and the new password. Click Login.
9 The wizard screen appears. Please refer to Accessing the Wizard for wizard setup steps.
Navigating the Web Configurator
The following summarizes how to navigate the Web Configurator from the Dashboard screen. The figures below show the Dashboard screen in standalone mode and cloud managed mode. The screen layout may differ slightly depending on the mode and device model.
The Web Configurator’s main screen is divided into these parts:
• Title Bar
• Navigation Panel
• Main Window
Title Bar
The title bar provides some useful links that always appear over the screens below, regardless of how deep into the Web Configurator you navigate. If your Zyxel Device is in cloud managed mode, not all icons will be available in the title Bar.
The icons provide the following functions.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Wizard | Click this to open the wizard. See Accessing the Wizard for more information. |
Help | Click this to open the help page for the current screen. |
Community | Click this to log into the Zyxel forum to post questions, contribute to a discussion and get feedback on Zyxel Device. |
Site Map | Click this to see an overview of links to the Web Configurator screens. |
CLI | Click this to open a popup window that displays the CLI commands sent by the Web Configurator. |
Logout | Click this to log out of the Web Configurator. |
nebula | Click this to open the NCC web site login page in a new tab or window. |
Site Map
Click a screen’s link to go to that screen.
CLI Messages
Click CLI to look at the CLI commands sent by the Web Configurator.
Click Clear to remove the currently displayed information.
See the Command Reference Guide for information about the commands.Navigation Panel
Use the menu items on the navigation panel to open screens to configure Zyxel Device features. Click the arrow in the middle of the right edge of the navigation panel to hide the navigation panel menus or drag it to resize them. The following sections introduce the Zyxel Device’s navigation panel menus and their screens.
Standalone Mode Navigation Panel Menus
The following are the screens available in standalone mode. Note that some screens may not be available for your Zyxel Device model. See Zyxel Device Product Feature Comparison to see which features your Zyxel Device model supports.
Dashboard
The dashboard displays information such as general device information, system status, system resource usage, and interface status in widgets that you can rearrange to suit your needs.
For details on the Dashboard’s features, see Overview.
Monitor Menu
The monitor menu screens display status and statistics information.
Folder or Link | Tab | Function |
|---|---|---|
Network Status | Network Status | Display general LAN interface information and packet statistics. |
Wireless | ||
AP Information | Radio List | Display information about the radios of the connected APs. |
Station Info | Station List | Display information about the connected stations. |
WDS Link Info | WDS Link Info | Display statistics about the Zyxel Device’s WDS (Wireless Distribution System) connections. |
Detected Device | Detected Device | Display information about suspected rogue APs. |
Log | View Log | Display log entries for the Zyxel Device. |
Configuration Menu
Use the configuration menu screens to configure the Zyxel Device’s features.
Folder or Link | Tab | Function |
|---|---|---|
Network | IP Setting | Configure the IP address for the Zyxel Device Ethernet interface. |
VLAN | Manage the Ethernet interface VLAN settings. | |
Wireless | ||
AP Management | WLAN Setting | Manage the Zyxel Device’s general WiFi settings. |
Rogue AP | Rogue/Friendly AP List | Configure how the Zyxel Device monitors for rogue APs. |
DCS | DCS | Configure dynamic WiFi channel selection. |
Object | ||
User | User | Create and manage users. |
Setting | Manage default settings for all users, general settings for user sessions, and rules to force user authentication. | |
AP Profile | Radio | Create and manage WiFi radio settings files that can be associated with different APs. |
SSID | Create and manage WiFi SSID, security, MAC filtering, and layer-2 isolation files that can be associated with different APs. | |
WDS Profile | WDS | Create and manage WDS profiles that can be used to connect to different APs in WDS. |
Certificate | My Certificates | Create and manage the Zyxel Device’s certificates. |
Trusted Certificates | Import and manage certificates from trusted sources. | |
System | ||
Host Name | Host Name | Configure the system and domain name for the Zyxel Device. |
Date/Time | Date/Time | Configure the current date, time, and time zone in the Zyxel Device. |
WWW | Service Control | Configure HTTP, HTTPS, and general authentication. |
SSH | SSH | Configure SSH server and SSH service settings. |
FTP | FTP | Configure FTP server settings. |
Log & Report | ||
Log Setting | Log Setting | Configure the system log and remote syslog servers. |
Maintenance Menu
Use the maintenance menu screens to manage configuration and firmware files, run diagnostics, and reboot the Zyxel Device.
Folder or Link | Tab | Function |
|---|---|---|
File Manager | Configuration File | Manage and upload configuration files for the Zyxel Device. |
Firmware Package | View the current firmware version and to upload firmware. | |
Shell Script | Manage and run shell script files for the Zyxel Device. | |
Diagnostics | Diagnostics | Collect diagnostic information. |
Remote Capture | Capture network traffic going through the Zyxel Device and output the captured packets to an analyzer. | |
LEDs | Suppression | Enable this feature to keep the LEDs off after the Zyxel Device starts. |
Locator | Enable this feature to see the actual location of the Zyxel Device between several devices in the network. | |
Reboot | Reboot | Restart the Zyxel Device. |
Cloud Managed Mode Navigation Panel Menus
If your Zyxel Device is in cloud managed mode, you can use the Web Configurator for troubleshooting if your Zyxel Device cannot connect to the Internet.
Dashboard
The dashboard displays general Zyxel Device information, and AP information in widgets that you can rearrange to suit your needs.
For details on the Dashboard’s features, see Overview.
Maintenance Menu
Use the maintenance menu screens to manage configuration and firmware files, run diagnostics, and reboot the Zyxel Device.
Folder or Link | Tab | Function |
|---|---|---|
File Manager | Firmware Package | View the current firmware version and to upload firmware. |
Shell Script | Manage and run shell script files for the Zyxel Device. | |
Legal and Regulatory | Legal and Regulatory | View the regulatory information. |
Diagnostics | Diagnostics | Collect diagnostic information. |
Remote Capture | Capture network traffic going through the Zyxel Device and output the captured packets to an analyzer. | |
Reboot | Reboot | Restart the Zyxel Device. |
Tables and Lists
The Web Configurator tables and lists are quite flexible and provide several options for how to display their entries.
Manipulating Table Display
Here are some of the ways you can manipulate the Web Configurator tables.
1 Click a column heading to sort the table’s entries according to that column’s criteria.
2 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:
• Sort in ascending alphabetical order
• Sort in descending (reverse) alphabetical order
• Select which columns to display
• Group entries by field
• Show entries in groups
• Filter by mathematical operators (<, >, or =) or searching for text.
3 Select a column heading cell’s right border and drag to re-size the column.
4 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.
5 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.
Working with Table Entries
The tables have icons for working with table entries. A sample is shown next. 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.
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Add | Click this to create a new entry. For features where the entry’s position in the numbered list is important (features where the Zyxel Device applies the table’s entries in order like the firewall for example), you can select an entry and click Add to create a new entry after the selected entry. |
Edit | Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the entry’s settings. In some tables you can just click a table entry and edit it directly in the table. For those types of tables small red triangles display for table entries with changes that you have not yet applied. |
Remove | To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The Zyxel Device confirms you want to remove it before doing so. |
Activate | To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate. |
Inactivate | To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate. |
Object Reference | Select an entry and click Object Reference to open a screen that shows which settings use the entry. |