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Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

ZyWALL 2WG User’s Guide

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Model

This is the model name of your ZyWALL.

Bootbase Version

This is the bootbase version and the date created.

Firmware Version

This is the ZyNOS Firmware version and the date created. ZyNOS is ZyXEL's

proprietary Network Operating System design. Click the field label to go to the

screen where you can upload a new firmware file.

Up Time

This field displays how long the ZyWALL has been running since it last started up.

The ZyWALL starts up when you turn it on, when you restart it (MAINTENANCE >

Restart), or when you reset it (see

Section 2.3 on page 57

).

System Time

This field displays your ZyWALL’s present

date (in yyyy-mm-dd format) and time

(in hh:mm:ss format) along with the difference from the Greenwich Mean Time

(GMT) zone. The difference from GMT is based on the time zone. It is also

adjusted for Daylight Saving Time if you set the ZyWALL to use it. Click the field

label to go to the screen where you can modify the ZyWALL’s date and time

settings.

Device Mode

This displays whether the ZyWALL is functioning as a router or a bridge. Click the

field label to go to the screen where you can configure the ZyWALL as a router or

a bridge.

Firewall

This displays whether or not the ZyWALL’s firewall is activated. Click the field

label to go to the screen where you can turn the firewall on or off.

System Resources

Flash

The first number shows how many megabytes of the flash the ZyWALL is using.

Memory

The first number shows how many megabytes of the heap memory the ZyWALL

is using. Heap memory refers to the memory that is not used by ZyNOS (ZyXEL

Network Operating System) and is thus available for running processes like NAT,

VPN and the firewall.
The second number shows the ZyWALL's total heap memory (in megabytes).
The bar displays what percent of the ZyWALL's heap memory is in use. The bar

turns from green to red when the maximum is being approached.

Sessions

The first number shows how many sessions are currently open on the ZyWALL.

This includes all sessions that are currently traversing the ZyWALL, terminating at

the ZyWALL or Initiated from the ZyWALL
The second number is the maximum number of sessions that can be open at one

time.
The bar displays what percent of the maximum number of sessions is in use. The

bar turns from green to red when the maximum is being approached.

CPU

This field displays what percentage of the ZyWALL’s processing ability is

currently used. When this percentage is close to 100%, the ZyWALL is running at

full load, and the throughput is not going to improve anymore. If you want some

applications to have more throughput, you should turn off other applications (for

example, using bandwidth management.

Interfaces

This is the port type.
Click "+" to expand or "-" to collapse the IP alias drop-down lists.
Hold your cursor over an interface’s label to display the interface’s MAC Address.
Click an interface’s label to go to the screen where you can configure settings for

that interface.

Table 3 Web Configurator HOME Screen in Router Mode (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION