ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 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 Wireless Access Point ..........................................................................

1-1

1.2

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

1-1

1.3

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

1-4

1.3.1

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

1-4

1.3.2

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

1-4

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 ..........................................................................................................

3-4

3.4.1

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

3-5

3.4.2

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

3-5

3.5

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

3-7

SYSTEM, WIRELESS 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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