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ZyWALL P1 User’s Guide

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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyWALL

Time and Date

The ZyWALL allows you to get the current time and date from an external server when you
turn on your ZyWALL. You can also set the time manually. The Real Time Chip (RTC) keeps
track of the time and date.

Reset Button

Use the reset button to restore the factory default password to 1234; IP address to
192.168.167.1, subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 and DHCP server enabled with a pool of 1 with
192.168.167.33 as the client IP address.

1.2.2 Non-Physical Features

IPSec VPN Capability

Establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect with business partners and branch
offices using data encryption and the Internet to provide secure communications without the
expense of leased site-to-site lines. The ZyWALL VPN is based on the IPSec standard and is
fully interoperable with other IPSec-based VPN products.

X-Auth (Extended Authentication)

X-Auth provides added security for VPN by requiring a VPN client to use a username and
password.

Certificates

The ZyWALL can use certificates (also called digital IDs) to authenticate users. Certificates
are based on public-private key pairs. Certificates provide a way to exchange public keys for
use in authentication.

SSH

The ZyWALL uses the SSH (Secure Shell) secure communication protocol to provide secure
encrypted communication between two hosts over an unsecured network.

HTTPS

HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer, or HTTP over SSL is a web protocol
that encrypts and decrypts web sessions. Use HTTPS for secure web configurator access to the
ZyWALL

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