ZyXEL Communications B-420 Table of Contents, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement

ZyAIR B-420 Wireless LAN Ethernet Adapter and Bridge

Table of Contents

Copyright.........................................................................................................................................................		ii
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement		.....................................................iii
ZyXEL Limited Warranty.............................................................................................................................		iv
Customer Support...........................................................................................................................................		v
List of Figures..................................................................................................................................................		x
List of Tables..................................................................................................................................................		xii
Preface...........................................................................................................................................................		xiii
OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................................		I
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR ...................................................................................................		1-1
1.1	Introducing the ZyAIR...............................................................................................................	1-1
1.2	ZyAIR Features..........................................................................................................................	1-1
1.3	Applications for the ZyAIR........................................................................................................	1-4
1.3.1	Infrastructure......................................................................................................................	1-4
1.3.2	Ad Hoc ...............................................................................................................................	1-5
1.3.3	Bridge.................................................................................................................................	1-5
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator...........................................................................................		2-1
2.1	Accessing the ZyAIR Web Configurator ...................................................................................	2-1
2.2	Navigating the ZyAIR Web Configurator..................................................................................	2-2
2.3	Resetting the ZyAIR ..................................................................................................................	2-3
2.3.1	Method of Restoring Factory-Defaults...............................................................................	2-3
SYSTEM, WIRELESS AND IP ....................................................................................................................		II
Chapter 3 System Screens ...........................................................................................................................		3-1
3.1	System Overview .......................................................................................................................	3-1
3.2	Configuring General Setup.........................................................................................................	3-1
3.3	Configuring Password................................................................................................................	3-2
3.4	Configuring Time Setting...........................................................................................................	3-3
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN..............................................................................................................................		4-1
4.1	Wireless LAN Basis...................................................................................................................	4-1
4.1.1	Channel ..............................................................................................................................	4-1
4.1.2	ESS ID................................................................................................................................	4-1
4.1.3	WEP Encryption.................................................................................................................	4-1
4.1.4	RTS/CTS............................................................................................................................	4-1
4.1.5	Fragmentation Threshold ...................................................................................................	4-3
4.2	Wireless Security Overview.......................................................................................................	4-3
4.3	WEP Overview...........................................................................................................................	4-3
4.3.1	Data Encryption .................................................................................................................	4-4
4.3.2	Authentication ....................................................................................................................	4-4
4.4	Configuring Wireless .................................................................................................................	4-5
4.4.1	Infrastructure......................................................................................................................	4-5

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