ZyXEL Communications Wireless Gateway Series User Manual

ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User’s Guide 

Table of Contents  

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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