ZyAIR B-5000 Quick Installation Guide

1 Introducing the ZyAIR

The following Quick Installation Guide gives information on the hardware connections and mounting of your ZyAIR B-5000.

The ZyAIR Outdoor Access Point & Bridge provides excellent wireless performance. The ZyAIR extends the range of your existing wired network without any additional wiring efforts. The ZyAIR gives you the flexibility of being able to use one device for either of these powerful functions.

As an Access Point (AP), the ZyAIR can be used to allow wireless stations to access your wired LAN. The ZyAIR also offers highly secured wireless connectivity to your wired network with IEEE 802.1x, WEP data encryption and MAC address based access control. It is perfect for providing outdoors broadband Internet access. The excellent RF performance means that the users do not need to be inside the same building or even in the same block.

The ZyAIR can also function as a bridge or router to provide a wireless backbone connection between two or more buildings.

Rugged die-cast, watertight construction, built-in lightening protection, and grounding make the ZyAIR perfect for outdoors applications.

It is easy to install and configure the ZyAIR. The embedded web-based configurator includes a wireless link test that helps you to align the device. The web-based configurator and SNMP network management feature allows remote configuration and management of your ZyAIR. The Power over Ethernet (PoE) feature means that power can be delivered to the ZyAIR over an Ethernet line. This allows you to mount the ZyAIR in areas where there are no nearby power sources.

The following chapter introduces application examples of what you can do with your ZyAIR.

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