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... mentioned in any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without notice. Published by any form or by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ii Copyright All rights reserved. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2004 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ZyXEL further reserves the right to change without the prior written...
... mentioned in any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without notice. Published by any form or by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ii Copyright All rights reserved. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2004 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ZyXEL further reserves the right to change without the prior written...
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... or suggestions for "that is" or "in other words" throughout this manual. • The ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point may be referred to simply as a shorthand for "for instance", and "i.e.," for improvement to techwriters@zyxel.com.tw or send regular mail to Control Panels and then click Modem.... • For brevity's sake, we will use "e.g.," as the ZyAIR in the user's guide. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide • Mouse action sequences...
... or suggestions for "that is" or "in other words" throughout this manual. • The ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point may be referred to simply as a shorthand for "for instance", and "i.e.," for improvement to techwriters@zyxel.com.tw or send regular mail to Control Panels and then click Modem.... • For brevity's sake, we will use "e.g.," as the ZyAIR in the user's guide. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide • Mouse action sequences...
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....1.2, subnet mask to 1234; The embedded web-based configurator and SNMP network management enables remote configuration and management of your existing wired network without manual intervention. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the ZyAIR. 1.1 Introducing the...
....1.2, subnet mask to 1234; The embedded web-based configurator and SNMP network management enables remote configuration and management of your existing wired network without manual intervention. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the ZyAIR. 1.1 Introducing the...
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... Internet Access screen. Choose No security to have the ZyAIR automatically select a channel, click Scan instead. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 3-2 Wizard 2 : Wireless LAN Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Choose Channel ID To manually set the ZyAIR to use the same ESSID, channel ID and WEP encryption key or pre-shared...
... Internet Access screen. Choose No security to have the ZyAIR automatically select a channel, click Scan instead. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 3-2 Wizard 2 : Wireless LAN Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Choose Channel ID To manually set the ZyAIR to use the same ESSID, channel ID and WEP encryption key or pre-shared...
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... Setting LABEL Time Protocol DESCRIPTION Select the time service protocol that works. The default, NTP (RFC 1305), is similar to enter the time and date manually. 4-4 System Screens ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Figure 4-3 Time Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen.
... Setting LABEL Time Protocol DESCRIPTION Select the time service protocol that works. The default, NTP (RFC 1305), is similar to enter the time and date manually. 4-4 System Screens ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Figure 4-3 Time Setting The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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... network. It is a high density of APs within an area, decrease the output power of wireless stations that can be sent. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 5-1 Wireless LABEL DESCRIPTION Hide ESSID Select this check box to hide the ESSID in this field. To...wireless stations in this field to set the ZyAIR to the ZyAIR. Choices are 17dBm (50mW), 14dBm (25mW) or 11dBm (12.6mW). To manually set a maximum number of the ZyAIR to the chapter on preamble for detailed information. Fragmentation Threshold Enter a value between 0 and 2432. The ...
... network. It is a high density of APs within an area, decrease the output power of wireless stations that can be sent. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 5-1 Wireless LABEL DESCRIPTION Hide ESSID Select this check box to hide the ESSID in this field. To...wireless stations in this field to set the ZyAIR to the ZyAIR. Choices are 17dBm (50mW), 14dBm (25mW) or 11dBm (12.6mW). To manually set a maximum number of the ZyAIR to the chapter on preamble for detailed information. Fragmentation Threshold Enter a value between 0 and 2432. The ...
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...dependent on how you configure these security features. Your ZyAIR allows you to configure up to encrypt and decrypt data. Wireless Security 6-3 ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 6.2 Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for encrypting data... WEP Key Disable Enable Enable Enable Enable 6.3 WEP Overview WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) as specified in the key text boxes. You enter manual keys by first selecting 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP from the WEP Encryption field and then typing the keys (in ASCII or ...
...dependent on how you configure these security features. Your ZyAIR allows you to configure up to encrypt and decrypt data. Wireless Security 6-3 ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 6.2 Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for encrypting data... WEP Key Disable Enable Enable Enable Enable 6.3 WEP Overview WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) as specified in the key text boxes. You enter manual keys by first selecting 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP from the WEP Encryption field and then typing the keys (in ASCII or ...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-1 Filename Conventions FILE TYPE Configuration File Firmware INTERNAL NAME Rom-0 Ras EXTERNAL NAME *.rom *.bin DESCRIPTION This is .... 3. For details on the ZyAIR. Type 'get the following screen. This is the configuration filename on FTP commands, please consult the documentation of your router manual. Launch the FTP client on backup using TFTP), please see your router. Type "open" and the IP address of your computer. For details on your...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-1 Filename Conventions FILE TYPE Configuration File Firmware INTERNAL NAME Rom-0 Ras EXTERNAL NAME *.rom *.bin DESCRIPTION This is .... 3. For details on the ZyAIR. Type 'get the following screen. This is the configuration filename on FTP commands, please consult the documentation of your router manual. Launch the FTP client on backup using TFTP), please see your router. Type "open" and the IP address of your computer. For details on your...
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... the configuration file replaces everything contained within. 17-6 Firmware and Configuraiton File Maintenance Type "put backupfilename rom-0" where backupfilename is the name of your router manual. For details on FTP commands, please consult the documentation of your backup configuration file on your router. Upload Firmware allows you must remain in the..., system-related data, the error log and the trace log are all stored in the menu to upgrade the firmware and the configuration file. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Menu 24.6 -
... the configuration file replaces everything contained within. 17-6 Firmware and Configuraiton File Maintenance Type "put backupfilename rom-0" where backupfilename is the name of your router manual. For details on FTP commands, please consult the documentation of your backup configuration file on your router. Upload Firmware allows you must remain in the..., system-related data, the error log and the trace log are all stored in the menu to upgrade the firmware and the configuration file. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Menu 24.6 -
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 17.4.1 Firmware Upload FTP is the preferred method for uploading firmware and the configuration file using FTP. Menu 24.7.1 - Type "... type "root" and SMT password as requested. 3. For details on the system. 4. To use this feature, your workstation and "ras" is the name of your manual. When you telnet into menu 24.7.2. Type "put firmwarefilename ras" where "firmwarefilename" is the remote file name on uploading system firmware using TFTP), please see...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 17.4.1 Firmware Upload FTP is the preferred method for uploading firmware and the configuration file using FTP. Menu 24.7.1 - Type "... type "root" and SMT password as requested. 3. For details on the system. 4. To use this feature, your workstation and "ras" is the name of your manual. When you telnet into menu 24.7.2. Type "put firmwarefilename ras" where "firmwarefilename" is the remote file name on uploading system firmware using TFTP), please see...
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... "ras". System Maintenance - The system reboots automatically after the upload system configuration file process is complete. Step 7. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Menu 24.7.2 - Launch the FTP client on your manual. Step 6. Launch the FTP client on your computer (config.rom) to exit the FTP prompt. 17-8 Firmware and Configuraiton...
... "ras". System Maintenance - The system reboots automatically after the upload system configuration file process is complete. Step 7. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Menu 24.7.2 - Launch the FTP client on your manual. Step 6. Launch the FTP client on your computer (config.rom) to exit the FTP prompt. 17-8 Firmware and Configuraiton...
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... - Time and Date Setting to update the time and date settings of your ZyAIR. The real time is also a software mechanism to set the time manually or get the current time and date from an external server when you to Cancel: Figure 18-3 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date... - 01 01 - 01 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to update the time and date settings of the time and date. Step 1. System Maintenance - ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 18.2 Time and Date Setting The ZyAIR keeps track of your ZyAIR. Menu 24.10 allows you turn on your...
... - Time and Date Setting to update the time and date settings of your ZyAIR. The real time is also a software mechanism to set the time manually or get the current time and date from an external server when you to Cancel: Figure 18-3 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date... - 01 01 - 01 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to update the time and date settings of the time and date. Step 1. System Maintenance - ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 18.2 Time and Date Setting The ZyAIR keeps track of your ZyAIR. Menu 24.10 allows you turn on your...
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... month and day that your time server sends when you turn on the ZyAIR. Daytime (RFC 867) format is available when you select Manual in hour, minute and second format. If you use trial and error to save your ISP/network administrator if you are the format. Time... (RFC-868) format displays a 4-byte integer giving the total number of the server. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 18-1 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date Setting FIELD DESCRIPTION Time Protocol Enter the time service ...
... month and day that your time server sends when you turn on the ZyAIR. Daytime (RFC 867) format is available when you select Manual in hour, minute and second format. If you use trial and error to save your ISP/network administrator if you are the format. Time... (RFC-868) format displays a 4-byte integer giving the total number of the server. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 18-1 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date Setting FIELD DESCRIPTION Time Protocol Enter the time service ...
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.../IP components are installed, configure the TCP/IP settings in the same subnet as the ZyAIR's LAN port. Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address C-1 ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer's IP Address All computers must have IP addresses that your network. Windows 95/98/Me... later operating systems and all versions of a third-party TCP/IP application package. Windows 3.1 requires the purchase of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you manually assign IP information instead of installed components.
.../IP components are installed, configure the TCP/IP settings in the same subnet as the ZyAIR's LAN port. Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address C-1 ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Appendix C Setting up Your Computer's IP Address All computers must have IP addresses that your network. Windows 95/98/Me... later operating systems and all versions of a third-party TCP/IP application package. Windows 3.1 requires the purchase of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you manually assign IP information instead of installed components.
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... address you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installed gateways in Gateway. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 6. -If you want to add. -Click OK when finished. To manually configure a default metric (the number of the default gateway in the IP Settings tab and click OK. Setting...
... address you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installed gateways in Gateway. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 6. -If you want to add. -Click OK when finished. To manually configure a default metric (the number of the default gateway in the IP Settings tab and click OK. Setting...
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...on your ZyAIR and restart your configuration. 7. Macintosh OS X 1. For statically assigned settings, do the following: -From the Configure box, select Manually. -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the IP address of...Control Panel. 6. C-10 Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address Click the Apple menu, and click System Preferences to your computer (if prompted). ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 4. Verifying Your Computer's IP Address Check your ZyAIR in the TCP/IP Control Panel window. Click Save if prompted, ...
...on your ZyAIR and restart your configuration. 7. Macintosh OS X 1. For statically assigned settings, do the following: -From the Configure box, select Manually. -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the IP address of...Control Panel. 6. C-10 Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address Click the Apple menu, and click System Preferences to your computer (if prompted). ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 4. Verifying Your Computer's IP Address Check your ZyAIR in the TCP/IP Control Panel window. Click Save if prompted, ...
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Click Network in Ethernet from the Show list. - For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Location list. - ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 2. Click Apply Now and close the window. 6. Select Automatic from the Configure list. 4. Turn on your ZyAIR and... Up Your Computer's IP Address C-11 Select Built-in the icon bar. - For statically assigned settings, do the following: -From the Configure box, select Manually. -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the IP address of your ZyAIR...
Click Network in Ethernet from the Show list. - For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Location list. - ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 2. Click Apply Now and close the window. 6. Select Automatic from the Configure list. 4. Turn on your ZyAIR and... Up Your Computer's IP Address C-11 Select Built-in the icon bar. - For statically assigned settings, do the following: -From the Configure box, select Manually. -Type your IP address in the IP Address box. -Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. -Type the IP address of your ZyAIR...
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It is done through manual modification of the MAC address table on the access point. Advantages of network devices. User access control is supported by Windows XP and a number of .... • Support for RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service, RFC 2138, 2139) for both portable computing and corporate networks, security is now a priority. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Appendix E Wireless LAN With IEEE 802.1x As wireless networks become a network administrator's nightmare in a corporate environment, as the IEEE...
It is done through manual modification of the MAC address table on the access point. Advantages of network devices. User access control is supported by Windows XP and a number of .... • Support for RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service, RFC 2138, 2139) for both portable computing and corporate networks, security is now a priority. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Appendix E Wireless LAN With IEEE 802.1x As wireless networks become a network administrator's nightmare in a corporate environment, as the IEEE...