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ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyAIR B-4000 manual

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  • Page 1

    ZyAIR B-4000 Hot Spot Gateway Quick Installation Guide Version 1.04 March 2004[...]

  • Page 2

    ZyAIR B-4000 2 T able of Content s 1 Introducing the ZyAIR ........................................................................................................ .......... 3 1.1 Rear Pane l Connec tions..................................................................................................... ........ 3 1.2 The Front Panel LEDs .......[...]

  • Page 3

    ZyAIR B-4000 3 1 Introducing the ZyAIR The ZyAIR Hot Spot Gatewa y combines an 802.11 b wireless access point, r outer, 4-port switch an d service gateway in one box. An “exclusive printer” connects d irectly to the ZyAIR, allowing you to easily print subscriber statements. The ZyAIR is id eal for offices, coffee shops, libraries, hotels and ai[...]

  • Page 4

    ZyAIR B-4000 4 Figure 2 ZyAIR Front Panel Table 2 Front Panel LEDs LED STATUS DESCRIPTION PWR On (Green) The ZyAIR is receiving power. Off The ZyAIR is not receiving power. WAN On (Green) The WAN port has a connection to your cable or DSL modem. Blinking (Green) The WAN port is sending or receiving packets. Off The WAN link is not ready, or has fai[...]

  • Page 5

    ZyAIR B-4000 5 2 Setting Up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address Skip this section if your computer is already set up to accept a dynamic IP address. This is the default for most ne w computers. The ZyAIR is already set up to assign your computer an IP address. Use this section to set up your computer to re ceive an IP add ress or assign it a static IP [...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 6 6. Click Advanced . Remove any previously installed gatew ays in the IP Settin gs tab and click OK to go back to the Internet Protocol T CP/IP Properties screen. 7. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) Properties window. 8. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 2.2 Checking/Up dating Y our Comput[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 7 3. Press ENTER and the following screen displays. Your com puter can now communi cate with the ZyAIR using a LAN port. 3 Configuring Y our ZyAIR This guide sho w s you how to use the we b configurat or for initial configuration. See your User ’s G uide for background information on all other ZyAIR features. 3.1 Accessing Y our ZyAI[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 8 Figure 4 Web Configurator: Login Screen 3.2 Internet Connection Wizard The Wizard Setup scree ns appear by defa ult after login only the first time you access the ZyAIR and run the wizard. After that, the SYSTEM QUICK VIEW screen appears after login. 1. The first W izard screen disp lays after your initial login. This first screen va[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 9 Figure 6 Internet Connection: Static_IP Select Static_IP If the ISP assigned a fixed IP address. Enter the WAN IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address and DNS server address(s) that your ISP assigned you. Click Next to continue to Figure 9 . Figure 7 Internet Connection: PPPoE Select PPPoE If the ISP uses PPPoE for your account ([...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 10 Figure 8 Internet Connection: PPTP Select PPTP if your service provider uses a DSL terminator with PPTP login. The ZyAIR must have a static IP address ( My IP Address ) in this case, and a subnet mask ( My IP Subnet Mask ) if provided by your ISP. Enter the DSL terminator IP address ( PPTP Server IP Address ) and a username with an [...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 11 3. Use the third wizard screen to configure a ba ckup e-mail server in the event that th e subscriber’s e-mail server is unreac hable from the ZyAIR. Figure 10 E-mail Service Setup Select No to not have the ZyAIR redirect e- mail in the event that a subscriber’s e-mail server is unreachable from the ZyAIR. Select Yes to have the[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 12 Figure 12 Billing Setup Select Time to Finish to allow subscribers a one-time login. Once a subscriber logs in, the system starts counting down the pre-defined usage even if the subscriber stops the Internet access before the time period finishes. If a subscriber logs out before the allocated time expires, the subscriber does not ha[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 13 Figure 13 Printer Selection Select Yes to use the “exclusive printer” when you generate and print subscriber statements. Select the type of printer that you have (one- button or three-button). Select No to generate subscriber statements in the web configurator and print them from there. The Web-based Account Generator Panel Sett[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 14 Figure 14 Accounting Setup: One-button Select a subscriber “billing profile” for the button on the “exclusive printer”. The billing profile defines the maximum Internet access time and charge per time unit. Set how many subscriber statement copies you want to print (1 is the default). Click Customize printout text to open th[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 15 Figure 16 Customize Printout Text Select this check box to display your logo on the subscriber login screen. See the User’s Guide for how to upload a logo file. Enter a title (up to 24 characters) for the statement printout in the Title field. Enter a subtitle (up to 80 characters) for the printout. Type Username and Passw ord lab[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 16 Figure 17 Printout Example This screen shows how your custom statement printout will look. Close the w indo w when you are finished viewing it. Figure 18 Web-based Accounting Setup Click Preview/Operate to open the Acc o un t Generator Panel (see Figure 19 ). A “button” represents a subscriber billing profile defining maximum In[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 17 Figure 19 Account Generator Panel Click Preview/Operate in Figure 18 to display this pop-up screen. Each button is the subscriber “profile” you defined. The button 1 settings also apply to the button on the “exclusive printer”. Click the View Account List link in this screen to display another pop-up screen showing current a[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 18 7. It is highly rec ommended you c hange the default user na me and passw ord. Figure 21 System Setting Type your new user name and pa ssword in the Username and Passw ord fields; type the password again in the Confirm field Click Get from my Computer t o have the ZyAIR retrieve the date and time from your computer. Select Al l if y[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 19 Figure 22 Quick View 3.4 Resetting the ZyAIR To reset the ZyAIR back to the factory defaults, click SYSTEM TOOLS and CONFIGURATION to display t he screen as show n next. Click a navigation panel link to open a submenu of links to individual screens. Quick View is selected.[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 20 Figure 23 Default Settings Select Keep subscriber profiles to set the s ystem configuration back to the factory defaults but retain subscriber account information. All other custom configuration is erased. Under Reset the s ystem back to factor y defaults Click Ap pl y to reset the ZyAIR’s configuration back to the factory default[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 21 4.2 W all-mount Inst allation Follow these steps to attach your ZyAIR to a wall. 1. Locate a high positio n on the wall that is free of obstructions. 2. Install two screws in the wall 123mm apart. Use scre ws with 6mm ~ 8mm (0.24" ~ 0.3 1") wide heads . Do not screw the screws all the way in to the wall. Leave a small gap [...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 22 1. Locate the antenna connectors on the rear of your Z yAIR. 2. Screw the an tennas clockwise onto the ante nna conn ectors. The antennas should b e perpendic ular to the ground and parallel to each othe r. Make sure the antennas ar e securely scre w ed onto the antenna connectors. Figure 25 Attaching Antennas 5 T roubleshooting Tab[...]

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    ZyAIR B-4000 23 Table 4 Troubleshooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Cannot access the ZyAIR from the LAN. Check the cable connection between the ZyAIR and your computer or hub. Refe r to section 1.1 for details. Ping the ZyAIR from a LAN computer. Make sure your computer’s Ethernet adapter is installed and functioning properly. Make sure that the I[...]