ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Copyright

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ii

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement

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

iv

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

v

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

xvi

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

xxiii

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

 

xxvi

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

I

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

1-1

1.1

Introducing the ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series ......................................................................

1-1

1.2

 

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

1-1

1.3

Application for the ZyAIR .........................................................................................................

1-7

1.3.1

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

1-7

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

2-1

2.1

 

Web Configurator Overview......................................................................................................

2-1

2.2

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

2-1

2.3

 

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

2-2

2.3.1

Procedure to Use the Reset Button.....................................................................................

2-2

2.3.2

Uploading a Configuration File via Console Port ..............................................................

2-3

2.4

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

2-4

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 Setup...........................................................................................

3-3

3.4

Wizard Setup: ISP Parameters ...................................................................................................

3-5

3.4.1

Ethernet ..............................................................................................................................

3-5

3.4.2

PPTP Encapsulation ...........................................................................................................

3-7

3.4.3

PPPoE Encapsulation .........................................................................................................

3-9

3.5

Wizard Setup: WAN and DNS.................................................................................................

3-11

3.5.1

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

3-11

3.5.2

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

3-12

3.5.3

DNS Server Address Assignment ....................................................................................

3-12

3.5.4

WAN MAC Address ........................................................................................................

3-13

3.6

 

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

3-16

SYSTEM, LAN AND WIRELESS................................................................................................................

II

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

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