ZyAIR Access Point Series User’s Guide

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Copyright.........................................................................................................................................................

ii

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement

.....................................................iii

ZyXEL Limited Warranty ............................................................................................................................

iv

Customer Support...........................................................................................................................................

v

List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................

xi

List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................

xv

Preface .........................................................................................................................................................

xvii

OVERVIEW.....................................................................................................................................................

I

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR...................................................................................................

1-1

1.1

Introducing the ZyAIR Access Point Series ..............................................................................

1-1

1.2

ZyAIR Features..........................................................................................................................

1-1

1.3

Applications for the ZyAIR .......................................................................................................

1-6

1.3.1

Internet Access Application ...............................................................................................

1-6

1.3.2

Corporation Network Application......................................................................................

1-7

Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator ..........................................................................................

2-1

2.1

Accessing the ZyAIR Web Configurator...................................................................................

2-1

2.2

Resetting the ZyAIR ..................................................................................................................

2-2

2.2.1

Method of Restoring Factory-Defaults ..............................................................................

2-2

2.3

Navigating the ZyAIR Web Configurator..................................................................................

2-3

Chapter 3 Wizard Setup..............................................................................................................................

3-1

3.1

Wizard Setup Overview.............................................................................................................

3-1

3.1.1

Channel ..............................................................................................................................

3-1

3.1.2

ESS ID ...............................................................................................................................

3-1

3.1.3

WEP Encryption ................................................................................................................

3-1

3.2

Wizard Setup: General Setup.....................................................................................................

3-2

3.3

Wizard Setup: Wireless LAN ....................................................................................................

3-3

3.4

Wizard Setup: IP Address..........................................................................................................

3-5

3.4.1

IP Address Assignment......................................................................................................

3-5

3.4.2

IP Address and Subnet Mask .............................................................................................

3-6

3.5

Basic Setup Complete ................................................................................................................

3-8

SYSTEM, WIRELESS, VLAN AND IP.......................................................................................................

II

Chapter 4 System Screens ...........................................................................................................................

4-1

4.1

System Overview.......................................................................................................................

4-1

4.2

Configuring General Setup ........................................................................................................

4-1

4.3

Configuring Password................................................................................................................

4-2

4.4

Configuring Time Setting ..........................................................................................................

4-3

Chapter 5 Wireless Configuration and Roaming......................................................................................

5-1

5.1

Wireless LAN Overview............................................................................................................

5-1

5.1.1

IBSS...................................................................................................................................

5-1

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