Re: Configuring a Zyxel 5501 without GUI

On 19.02.23 07:00, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 2/2/2023 9:58 pm, Josef Moellers wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have a Zyxel 5501 router that connects me to the German Telekom 
>> network.
>> ....
>> house and disable when I return). My problem is that using the GUI is
>> inconvenient (to put it mildly), so I'm looking for a way to do this via
>> some command line utility.
> 
> Some Google keywords:
> 
> Configuring a Zyxel 5501 without GUI - Google Search
> https://www.google.com/search?q=Configuring+a+Zyxel+5501+without+GUI

BTDTB(*). The first hit is my question on the Zyxel forum. The next 
one(s) refer to the manual. I have not seen anything relevant there.

(*) Been There Doibne That Before
> 
> Zyxel router cli - Google Search
> https://www.google.com/search?q=Zyxel+router+cli
> 
> Zyxel router command line - Google Search
> https://www.google.com/search?q=Zyxel+router+command+line

These two also do not show anything relevant. Mainly how to configure 
the router using the GUI or how to enable the CLI.

BTW As can be read in my last post on the Zyxel forum, I have finally 
managed to replay the recorded conversation between Firefox and the 
router. I had to get hold of the session ID and a "tid" and fill them in 
wherever they were required. As a (small) optimization, I refrain from 
fetching CSS pages and images (JPG, PNG, ...). But it still takes a few 
seconds to complete, mainly caused by router internal processing.
But now I can just type "uml an" and "uml aus" (I'm German) on one of my 
computers (a banana pi) to switch the redirection on and off again, 
followed by "; exit 0" to quit.

Thanks nonetheless for trying to help,

Josef