Review and configuration of ZyXEL KEENETIC DSL.

Many residents of megacols seem to be that the ADSL (Internet via the phone) is already not used anywhere and it remains far in the past - this is not the case, still on the outskirts of large cities, in small cities and villages sometimes it is the only technology providing Internet access. And as ten years ago, many use ADSL modems, the only requirement that is presented to modern DSL ruturaers is the availability of Wi-Fi wireless communication. It is for those who still use DSL, but wants to get more Wi-Fi, ZyXEL was a router Zyxel Keenetic DSL.. This router combines not only the ADSL modem, but also allows you to configure the Internet through a 3G / 4G modem and Ethernet + it has two USB inputs providing huge ways for a router (setting up a network folder, network printer, load torrents, etc. .).

What is the Zyxel Keenetic DSL router, in fact, the Keenetic II model is taken as the basis, only ADSL modem is added to it. The ZyXEL KEENETIC DSL has a high-performance multi-threaded processor 700 MHz RT63386, 128 MB of RAM (DDR2) is used. The processor performance reserve allows you to use even such heavy functions when connecting USB drives, as a built-in torrent client, file, FTP and DLNA server. There are 4 LAN ports, one of the ports without much effort can be made WAN and use to connect to the Internet via Ethernet. There are two non-removable antennas (5DBI), which will have a positive effect on the area covered by the wireless network. Wireless interface 802.11n speed up to 300 Mbps.

From a brief review, I propose to go to the setting, the first thing you need to do it configure automatic receiving network settings On the computer / laptop from which the router will be configured. Using a network cable of the running bundle, connect your router (any LAN port) to the computer / laptop. Open any browser (Chrome, Opera, Mazilla) and in the address bar, enter the Zyxel Keenetic DSL IP address - 192.168.1.1 . If you connect to the router for the first time you will be prompted to configure either through a web configurator, or through quick setup, click " Web configurator"If you already went to the web interface Enter the login and password that was specified when you first connect, if you do not remember the password, you need reset settings to factory (All the router settings are permanently lost, press and hold the "Reset" button for a few seconds, until the router is rebooted, after you turn on, you will receive an absolutely "clean" router, on the web interface of which you will see a proposal to configure via web Monofurator, or through a quick tincture, click "Web Configurator".

The offering window will open to enter a password to connect to the web interface, I recommend using a complex password for at least 8 characters with letters, numbers and specials. signs.

After that, it will be prompted to connect and enter just invented password.

The first thing you need to do is configure the Internet as I said earlier, this router has 3 ways to access the Internet: DSL, 3G / 4G, Ethernet. I propose to disassemble each method.

Configuring the Internet DSL on Zyxel Keenetic DSL.

First of all, you need to properly connect the ADSL, look at the spliter carefully and connect everything according to the inscriptions on it, then on the web interface, go to the "Internet" tab - "ADSL", select the "ADSL0 / PVC0" interface.

In the window that opens, you need to see whether the VPI and VCI string value are specified correctly, as well as the type of encapsulation - this information can be found in the contract with the provider or by calling those. Support provider.

In the Connection Setup window, will notice that the checkboxes "Enable" and "use to access the Internet" would be installed, below Specify the protocol, most likely it will be PPPoE, in the "Connect via" field, select "Default PVC (ADSL0 / PVC0 ) ", Learn below, enter the login and password of the provider (you will find it in the contract with the provider).

Configuring Internet Ethernet on Zyxel Keenetic DSL.

This router supports the most popular Types of Internet Protocols - PPTP, L2TP, PPPOE, Dynamic IP. In order to configure the Internet, you must connect the provider's cable in 0 LAN port (by default it is configured as WAN), go to the web interface of the router in the "Internet" menu to the "PPPOE / VPN" tab, click the "Add Connection" button. If you have a dynamic IP, the procedures described below do not need to do, just connect the provider cable to port 0, the Internet will work automatically.

Choose the type of protocol, in the "Connect via" specify "Broadband Connection (ISP)", depending on the type of connection, fill the required fields. For PPPoE - login and password, for PPTP and L2TP, server address, login and password (this information will be listed in the contract with the provider).

At the end, do not forget to click "Apply".

If you want to disable WAN port and use it as a LAN, click the "Internet" menu, the "IPOE" tab, select the "ISP" interface.

In the menu that opens, remove the checkboxes from the "Use connector" items and "use to access the Internet".

Configuring 3G / 4G Internet on Zyxel Keenetic DSL.

To use 3G / 4G Internet, you need to connect a 3G / 4G modem in any USB router input. On the web interface of the router, at the same time in the "System Monitor" menu in the "USB" tab, you will see a connected device in the "Modems" field.

More information about 3G / 4G modem can be obtained if you go to the "Internet" menu - "3G / 4G", and select the "CDCEThernNet0" interface.

Selecting the interface, more detailed information about 3G / 4G modemia will open.

Configuring the priority way to access the Internet on the ZyXEL Keenetic DSL.

If you want to make a fault-tolerant Internet access, you can make one connection to the Internet priority, and the second backup. Those. When you disconnect or malfunctions of the first connection method, it automatically triggers the Internet output in the second way. To do this on the web interface, go to the "Internet" menu, the "Connections" tab. Here you will see all possible interfaces for Internet access, opposite each priority, the higher the value, the higher the priority.

As can be seen in the picture in this case, the highest priority at the WAN Internet, then the DSL is coming, after it is 3G / 4G and closes Wi-Fi. Suppose the main interface to access the Internet you want to make a 3G / 4G modem, and a backup DSL, for this make the 3G / 4G priority above DSL, for example:

3G / 4G - Priority 500

DSL - 400 priority

WAN - 300 priority

Thus, in case you disappear / disconnect 3G / 4G Internet, then a few seconds to connect ADSL, as soon as the 3G / 4G Internet will restore the router automatically switches to 3G / 4G.

Updating the Zyxel Keenetic DSL firmware.

Video Overview of the ZyXEL firmware update.

In order to update the firmware, you must configure the Internet on the Zyxel Keenetic DSL (described above), then go to the web interface of the router, select the "System" menu "Components" tab. Select components to update (you can leave all default items), click the "Update" button.

Setting up Wi-Fi on Zyxel Keenetic DSL.

Initially, the ZyXEL Keenetic DSL router Wi-Fi wireless network is already configured to the network name and password are shown on the router sticker.

If you, for some reason, does not suit the name of the network or password, it can be easily changed, for this, go to the web interface of the router in the Wi-Fi network menu tab "Access Point". Here you can change the name Wi-Fi network and password. Let me remind you the password must be at least 8 characters, it is advisable to use numbers, letters and special signs (! "№;). The remaining parameters I recommend left as in the image below.

In Zyxel Keenetic DSL it is possible to configure in addition to the main network, it is also intended for guests, i.e. People who you do not trust the connection to the main network, since local resources will be available. The guest network has only access to the Internet and nowhere else. It is very often used in offices to provide Internet employees who are not working in this company. In order to configure the guest network, select the menu "Wi-Fi" menu tab "Guestbook" and specify its settings (they can be done by analogy with the main, only with another name and password or without a password).

See who is connected to the Zyxel Keenetic DSL.

If you want to see who is connected to your router (Wi-Fi and Local Network), go to the web interface, select the Home Network menu, open the Device tab, you will see all devices that are connected to your router.

As I wrote earlier, ZyXEL DSL has two USB ports, allowing you to connect flash drives / external hard drives, printers and configure the file server, FTP server, DLNA server, torrent client, network printer. I will not duplicate and describe everything again because all this I stepped out in the article Setup Internet, Wi-Fi, firmware update on Zyxel Keenetic Omni (Second part of the article). All settings associated with the file server, DLNA, torrent client, a network printer on the ZyXEL Keenetic Omni is absolutely identical to the ZyXEL Keenetic DSL.