I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP MY NAT(Network Address Translation ) SO IT IS NOT RESTRICTED. My modem type is ZyXEL Prestige 600 series

it has a little push button behind to reset it push it and hold for 5 seconds

Hi,

According to you security settings of your modem is difficult for you.

But you don't have say the OS you are using there. It depend on modem and OS. while installing the driver supported your OS select the PPPoa/PPPoE. After installing go to the web explorer and type the link (IP add) of your modem at the address bar and enter in the modem settings. Your modem vendor will provide this IP or see the manual.

Then go to the security settings and set it pasword protected. Enable the NAT (Network Address Translation)with your Private IP address for security. You can follow the manual to set it properly

You have to set different ip address. To clear this up this how I got my setup. I have verizon internet. I use a westell 6100g modem, I have the local ip address set for 192.168.1.1 and I got a linksys wireless router and the ip address set for 192.168.9.1. Then I plug my modem into the wan port and it works. What am I doing is setting a static ip address from my modem to the router and using the router to distribute my address through the network. If you have any printers on the network you need to change that numter to 192.168.9.x number. If you don't have two different numbers set the router will take over.

To change your NAT into open, you need to open some port. That's done using port forwarding feature of your router. Go to www.portforward.com for instructions on how to do it.

I to am having the same problem

You just have to perform a hard reset on the modem to erase any previous data stored. Locate the small pinhole for the reset button on the bottom of the modem box if it is not at the back. Then you need to access modem gateway to put all configuration information on modem software by typing in 192.168.0.1 in your IE browser's GO TO website box (where you type website address/URL)

NOTE: Make sure that you know your username and password for your current internet connection configuration before RESETTING modem. If you don't have this settings, call your internet provider. =)

Thanks.

Try here http://www.zyxel.co.uk/web/support_download.php

You have to contact your service provider. That's a thing which is done by them to secure there internet service. They will give you the username and password. I evn tried that and they asked me to type the modem name and 'admin' as a password. For example, my modem is STstarcom. so the username wax starcom and password: admin.

Thank you.

no thing you can do

List of user guides for Zyxel modems: http://www.zyxel.com/web/support_download_list.php?indexflag=20040906173729