Reboot the router by pressing the power button found on the rear panel of the appliance.Make sure the current software/firmware version is installed. Check the software/firmware version currently running on the router against our FTP server.
If the services being hosted are common services such as port 80 (WWW), 21 (FTP) or 3389 (RDP), you can use a web browser and/or the Remote Desktop Connection application built into Windows to test. Please note that port scanning only works on TCP ports as this protocol requires a handshake to verify whether it is open or closed/stealth. To test if the ports are open you can visit a website with a port scanning tool to test the ports you have opened. Once all port forwarding rules have been added click the Apply button on the top right of the configuration window to have the settings take effect.
Type in a new password for the administrative credentials and click the Change button to save/apply the new setting, or, click the Skip button to continue into the web configuration screen and keep the administrative password as 1234. Once logged in you will be prompted to change the administrative password, only if still using the default 1234 credentials. If the password was previously changed, type in the new password to continue.
The default password for the Zyxel router is 1234. Type in the device password on the login screen to continue the setup. Type on the browsers address bar and press/hit the ENTER/RETURN key on your keyboard. To access the web configuration screen for the ARMOR-Z1 (NBG6816) router, open an internet browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.). Please be sure to have a computer connected to a LAN port (LAN1-LAN4) before proceeding with the setup changes. It is recommended that any configuration changes made to the router are done via a hardwired computer, especially when making changes to the wireless setup. Below is a step-by-step list of instructions on creating port forwarding rules on the ARMOR-Z1 (NBG6816). If the router has only one public IP address, you can make the computers in the private network available by using ports to forward packets to the appropriate private IP address. Use port forwarding to make computers on a private network behind the Zyxel router available outside the private network. NAT (Network Address Translation) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet. This guide will provide instructions on setting up port forwarding rules on the NBG router.