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ZyXEL Communications B-500 manual

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point Quick Installation Guide Version 3.50 June 2004[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 3 T able of Content s 1 Introducing the Zy AIR ........................................................................................................ ........ 4 2 Hardware Connections ......................................................................................................... ..... 4 2.1 Rear Panel a[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 4 1 Introducing the ZyAIR The ZyAIR B-500 is an IEEE802.11b compliant 11 M pbs wireless LAN access point. It is suited for wireless connections to the wired network in the home and small office environment. The key feat ures of the ZyAIR are configurable output power, limita tion of client conn ections, IEEE 802.1x[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 5 2.2 The LED Display The PWR/SYS and the WLAN LEDs turn o n when the power is connected. The ETHN LED turns on, if the ETHERNET port is properly connected. See the ZyA IR Front Panel LED Descripti on table for more information. Figure 1 ZyAIR Front Panel PWR/SYS LED WLAN LED ETHN LED[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 6 Table 1 ZyAIR Front Pan el LED Description LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Blinking The ZyAIR is not ready or rebooti ng. On The ZyAIR has a successful reboot and is receiving power. PWR/SYS Green Off The ZyAIR is not receiving power. Off The ZyAIR does not have an Ethernet connection. On The ZyAIR has a successful [...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 7 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under th e General tab in Windows XP) and click Properties . 5. The Internet Protocol TCP/I P Properties screen opens (the General ta b in Windows XP). Configure your computer to us e a static IP address, select Use the follow ing IP Address and fill in the IP address (192.16[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 8 3. Press ENTER . The following screen displays. Your com puter can now com muni cate with the ZyAIR via the ETHERNET port. 4 Configure the ZyAIR The Quick Installation Guide shows you ho w to use the web configurator Wizard and introduces the Zy AIR’ s ke y features. See y our User ’s Guide for conf iguration[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 9 2. The default pa ssword (“1234 ”) is already in the password f ield (in non-re adable form at). Click Login to proceed to a sc reen asking you to change your pas sword. Click Reset to revert to the default passw ord in the pass word field. 3. It is highly recomme nded you change t he default pass word! Ente [...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 10 4. You should now see the web conf igurator MAIN MENU screen. The management session automa tically times out w hen the time period set in the Administrator Inactivity T imer field expires (default five minutes). Simply log back into the ZyAIR if this happens to you. 4.2 Common Screen Command Buttons The followi[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 11 1. Click WIZA RD SETU P to display the first wizar d screen shown next . Syst em Na me is a unique name to identify the ZyAIR in the Ethernet network. Enter a descriptive name. Leave the Domain Name entry blank and click Next to continue. 2. Use the second wizard screen to set up the wireless LAN and click Next [...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 12 Basic Security WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless network. Select either 64-bit or 128- bit from the WEP Encr yption drop- down list box to activate WEP encryption. Select ASCII or HEX WEP key input method and then follow the on- screen instructions to set u[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 13 If you change the ZyAIR’ s IP address , you must use the new IP address if you w ant to access the web configurator again. 4. Change the wireless parameter settings in the wireless stations to match those of the ZyAIR. Refer to the user’s guide for you r wireless adapter. 5 Hardware Mounting Inst allation In[...]

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    ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point 14 6 T roubleshooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The PWR LED is off. Make sure you are using the correct power adaptor and the p ower adaptor is plugged into an appropriate power supply. Unplug the power adaptor and plug it in again. If the erro r persists, you may have a hardware problem. In this case, you should c[...]