ZyXEL Communications 5 Series User Manual

Chapter 11 WLAN Screens

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide

• Use the Port Roles screen (

) to set a port to be part of the WLAN 

and connect an Access Point (AP) to the WLAN interface to extend the ZyWALL’s 
wireless LAN coverage. 

See 

 for more information on DHCP.

Like the LAN, the ZyWALL can also assign TCP/IP configuration via DHCP to computers 
connected to the WLAN ports. 

See 

 for more information on IP alias.

See 

 for more information on port roles.

• See 

 for how to install a WLAN card. 

• See the WLAN appendix for more detailed information on WLANs.

Do one of the following to add a local wireless LAN to the ZyWALL. See 

 if you need to configure a 3G connection (a 3G connection is for Internet access instead of 

providing a local wireless LAN). 

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Turn the ZyWALL off before you install or remove the wireless LAN card. See 
the product specifications chapter for a table of compatible ZyXEL WLAN 
cards (and the WLAN security features each card supports) and how to install 
a WLAN card. 

Insert a compatible wireless LAN card and enable the card in the WIRELESS > Wi-Fi screen 
(see 

Click NETWORK > WLAN to open the WLAN screen to configure the IP address for the 
ZyWALL’s WLAN interface, other TCP/IP and DHCP settings.