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... by any products described herein without notice. ZyXEL further reserves the right to change without the prior written permission of this publication are used for identification purposes only and may not be properties of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. The contents of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Copyright...
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... circuit different from this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/television reception, which the receiver is subject to radio communications. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules...expressly approved by one or more of this device and all persons. 2. Certifications 1. Connect the equipment into an outlet on the ZyXEL home page to go to that may cause harmful interference to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful...
... circuit different from this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/television reception, which the receiver is subject to radio communications. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules...expressly approved by one or more of this device and all persons. 2. Certifications 1. Connect the equipment into an outlet on the ZyXEL home page to go to that may cause harmful interference to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful...
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... the purchaser. Safety Warnings 1. Do not use this product near water, for parts and labor. iv ZyXEL Warranty ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or... risk of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose. To reduce the risk of purchase. Avoid using this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product ...
... the purchaser. Safety Warnings 1. Do not use this product near water, for parts and labor. iv ZyXEL Warranty ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or... risk of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose. To reduce the risk of purchase. Avoid using this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product ...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table of Contents Copyright ...ii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement iii ZyXEL Limited Warranty...iv Customer Support...v List of Figures...xi List of Tables...xv Preface...xvii OVERVIEW ...I Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR 1-1 1.1 Introducing the ZyAIR Wireless Access Point 1-1 1.2 ZyAIR Features...1-1 1.3 Applications for the ZyAIR...1-4 1.3.1 Internet Access Application 1-4 1.3.2 Corporation...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table of Contents Copyright ...ii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement iii ZyXEL Limited Warranty...iv Customer Support...v List of Figures...xi List of Tables...xv Preface...xvii OVERVIEW ...I Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR 1-1 1.1 Introducing the ZyAIR Wireless Access Point 1-1 1.2 ZyAIR Features...1-1 1.3 Applications for the ZyAIR...1-4 1.3.1 Internet Access Application 1-4 1.3.2 Corporation...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 5.1.2 BSS ...5-1 5.1.3 ESS ...5-2 5.2 Wireless LAN Basics...5-3 5.2.1 RTS/CTS...5-3 5.2.2 Fragmentation Threshold 5-4 5.3 Configuring Wireless ...5-5 5.4 Configuring Roaming ...5-6 5.4.1 Requirements for Roaming 5-8 Chapter 6 Wireless Security...6-1 6.1 Wireless ...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 5.1.2 BSS ...5-1 5.1.3 ESS ...5-2 5.2 Wireless LAN Basics...5-3 5.2.1 RTS/CTS...5-3 5.2.2 Fragmentation Threshold 5-4 5.3 Configuring Wireless ...5-5 5.4 Configuring Roaming ...5-6 5.4.1 Requirements for Roaming 5-8 Chapter 6 Wireless Security...6-1 6.1 Wireless ...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 9.5 Configuration Screen ...9-8 9.5.1 Backup Configuration ...9-8 9.5.2 Restore Configuration ...9-9 9.5.3 Back to Factory Defaults 9-11 SMT CONFIGURATION...V Chapter 10 Introducing the SMT ...10-1 10.1 Connect to your ZyAIR Using Telnet 10-1 10.2 Changing the System Password 10-1 10.3 ZyAIR SMT Menu Overview Example 10-2 10.4 Navigating the SMT Interface 10-4 10.4.1 System...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 9.5 Configuration Screen ...9-8 9.5.1 Backup Configuration ...9-8 9.5.2 Restore Configuration ...9-9 9.5.3 Back to Factory Defaults 9-11 SMT CONFIGURATION...V Chapter 10 Introducing the SMT ...10-1 10.1 Connect to your ZyAIR Using Telnet 10-1 10.2 Changing the System Password 10-1 10.3 ZyAIR SMT Menu Overview Example 10-2 10.4 Navigating the SMT Interface 10-4 10.4.1 System...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 17 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 17-1 17.1 Filename Conventions ...17-1 17.2 Backup Configuration...17-2 17.2.1 Backup ...18-1 18.1 Command Interpreter Mode...18-1 18.2 Time and Date Setting ...18-2 18.2.1 Resetting the Time ...18-3 APPENDICES...VI Appendix A Troubleshooting...A-1 Problems Starting Up the ZyAIR...A-1 Problems with the Ethernet Interface A-1 Problems with the Password ...A-2 Problems with Telnet ...A-2 Problems with the WLAN Interface ...A-3 Appendix B Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection B-1 Appendix ...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 17 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 17-1 17.1 Filename Conventions ...17-1 17.2 Backup Configuration...17-2 17.2.1 Backup ...18-1 18.1 Command Interpreter Mode...18-1 18.2 Time and Date Setting ...18-2 18.2.1 Resetting the Time ...18-3 APPENDICES...VI Appendix A Troubleshooting...A-1 Problems Starting Up the ZyAIR...A-1 Problems with the Ethernet Interface A-1 Problems with the Password ...A-2 Problems with Telnet ...A-2 Problems with the WLAN Interface ...A-3 Appendix B Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection B-1 Appendix ...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1-1 Internet Access Application...1-4 Figure 1-2 Corporation Network Application 1-5 Figure 2-1 Change Password Screen...2-1 Figure 2-2 Navigating the ZyAIR Web Configurator 2-3 Figure 3-1 Wizard 1 : General Setup...3-2 Figure ... Service Set...5-3 Figure 5-4 RTS/CTS ...5-4 Figure 5-5 Wireless ...5-5 Figure 5-6 Roaming Example ...5-7 Figure 5-7 Roaming ...5-8 Figure 6-1 ZyAIR Wireless Security Levels 6-1 Figure 6-2 WEP Authentication Steps...6-2 Figure 6-3 Wireless ...6-3 Figure 6-4 MAC Address Filter ...6-5 Figure 6-5 EAP ...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1-1 Internet Access Application...1-4 Figure 1-2 Corporation Network Application 1-5 Figure 2-1 Change Password Screen...2-1 Figure 2-2 Navigating the ZyAIR Web Configurator 2-3 Figure 3-1 Wizard 1 : General Setup...3-2 Figure ... Service Set...5-3 Figure 5-4 RTS/CTS ...5-4 Figure 5-5 Wireless ...5-5 Figure 5-6 Roaming Example ...5-7 Figure 5-7 Roaming ...5-8 Figure 6-1 ZyAIR Wireless Security Levels 6-1 Figure 6-2 WEP Authentication Steps...6-2 Figure 6-3 Wireless ...6-3 Figure 6-4 MAC Address Filter ...6-5 Figure 6-5 EAP ...
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... Figure 9-15 Reset Warning Message ...9-12 Figure 10-1 Login Screen ...10-1 Figure 10-2 Menu 23.1 System Security : Change Password 10-2 Figure 10-3 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Menu Overview Example 10-3 Figure 10-4 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Main Menu 10-5 Figure 11-1 Menu 1 General Setup...11-1 Figure 12-1 Menu 3 LAN Setup ...12-1 Figure 12-2 Menu 3.2 TCP/IP...
... Figure 9-15 Reset Warning Message ...9-12 Figure 10-1 Login Screen ...10-1 Figure 10-2 Menu 23.1 System Security : Change Password 10-2 Figure 10-3 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Menu Overview Example 10-3 Figure 10-4 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Main Menu 10-5 Figure 11-1 Menu 1 General Setup...11-1 Figure 12-1 Menu 3 LAN Setup ...12-1 Figure 12-2 Menu 3.2 TCP/IP...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Figure 18-2 Valid CI Commands ...18-1 Figure 18-3 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date Setting 18-2 List of Figures xiii
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Figure 18-2 Valid CI Commands ...18-1 Figure 18-3 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date Setting 18-2 List of Figures xiii
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Tables xv Edit Dial-in User...13-2 Table 14-1 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration 14-3 Table 14-2 SNMP Traps......
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Tables xv Edit Dial-in User...13-2 Table 14-1 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration 14-3 Table 14-2 SNMP Traps......
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-1 Filename Conventions ...17-2 Table 17-2 General Commands for Third Party FTP Clients 17-3 Table 17-3 General Commands for Third Party TFTP Clients 17-5 Table 18-1 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date Setting 18-3 xvi List of Tables
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-1 Filename Conventions ...17-2 Table 17-2 General Commands for Third Party FTP Clients 17-3 Table 17-3 General Commands for Third Party TFTP Clients 17-5 Table 18-1 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance : Time and Date Setting 18-3 xvi List of Tables
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...the carriage return). Preface xvii It contains information on your ZyAIR using the web configurator or the SMT. Not all interfaces. ZyXEL Web Site The ZyXEL download library at www.us.zyxel.com for support documents. Related Documentation Supporting Disk Refer to ...guide you get up and down arrow keys. This User's Guide is designed to help you through all features can be configured through the configuration of your purchase from the ZyAIR B-500...
...the carriage return). Preface xvii It contains information on your ZyAIR using the web configurator or the SMT. Not all interfaces. ZyXEL Web Site The ZyXEL download library at www.us.zyxel.com for support documents. Related Documentation Supporting Disk Refer to ...guide you get up and down arrow keys. This User's Guide is designed to help you through all features can be configured through the configuration of your purchase from the ZyAIR B-500...
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... For brevity's sake, we will use "e.g.," as a shorthand for "for instance", and "i.e.," for improvement to techwriters@zyxel.com.tw or send regular mail to simply as the ZyAIR in the user's guide. Thank you . E-mail all User Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for "that is..." or "in other words" throughout this manual. • The ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point may be referred to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. xviii Preface User ...
... For brevity's sake, we will use "e.g.," as a shorthand for "for instance", and "i.e.," for improvement to techwriters@zyxel.com.tw or send regular mail to simply as the ZyAIR in the user's guide. Thank you . E-mail all User Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for "that is..." or "in other words" throughout this manual. • The ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point may be referred to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. xviii Preface User ...
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I : OVERVIEW This part introduces the main features and applications of ZyAIR and shows how to access the web configurator and use the Wizard to setup the ZyAIR. Overview Part I
I : OVERVIEW This part introduces the main features and applications of ZyAIR and shows how to access the web configurator and use the Wizard to setup the ZyAIR. Overview Part I
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... after three incorrect passwords have been entered. 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 ZyAIR Wireless Access Point The ZyAIR extends the range of either 10 Mbps or... the factory default password to detect the speed of incoming transmissions and adjust appropriately without any additional wiring efforts. The ZyAIR provides easy network access to discourage brute-force password guessing attacks on your Ethernet network. 10/100M Auto-crossover Ethernet...
... after three incorrect passwords have been entered. 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 ZyAIR Wireless Access Point The ZyAIR extends the range of either 10 Mbps or... the factory default password to detect the speed of incoming transmissions and adjust appropriately without any additional wiring efforts. The ZyAIR provides easy network access to discourage brute-force password guessing attacks on your Ethernet network. 10/100M Auto-crossover Ethernet...
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...difficulty with channel assignment due to a high density of APs within a coverage area. The ZyAIR allows SSL connections to obtain confidential user information, such as ZyAIR B-1000, ZyAIR B-500, comply with "https" instead of output power. The modulation technique defines how bits are...(Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) 5.5 / 11 CCK (Complementary Code Keying) The ZyAIR may be prone to Know Your ZyAIR ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 802.11b Wireless LAN Standard ZyAIR products containing the letter "B" in the model name, such as credit card numbers...
...difficulty with channel assignment due to a high density of APs within a coverage area. The ZyAIR allows SSL connections to obtain confidential user information, such as ZyAIR B-1000, ZyAIR B-500, comply with "https" instead of output power. The modulation technique defines how bits are...(Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) 5.5 / 11 CCK (Complementary Code Keying) The ZyAIR may be prone to Know Your ZyAIR ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 802.11b Wireless LAN Standard ZyAIR products containing the letter "B" in the model name, such as credit card numbers...
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... Wireless Association List With the wireless association list, you can access from a terminal emulator over the wireless network to easily access the ZyAIR's management settings. SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a subset of the wireless stations that you to help keep network communications... and Tracing ♦ Built-in user profile database to authenticate up to access your wired network. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide WEP Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over a telnet connection. Your...
... Wireless Association List With the wireless association list, you can access from a terminal emulator over the wireless network to easily access the ZyAIR's management settings. SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a subset of the wireless stations that you to help keep network communications... and Tracing ♦ Built-in user profile database to authenticate up to access your wired network. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide WEP Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over a telnet connection. Your...
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...with minimum interference for your ZyAIR is shown as follows. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Wireless LAN Channel Usage The Wireless Channel Usage screen displays whether the radio channels are used by the network authentication server. 1-4 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR Figure 1-1 Internet Access ...are some application examples of the ZyAIR in the coverage area but still need access to corporate network access, the ZyAIR is an ideal access solution for the ZyAIR Here are allowed to access the network resource through the ZyAIR after account validation by other ...
...with minimum interference for your ZyAIR is shown as follows. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Wireless LAN Channel Usage The Wireless Channel Usage screen displays whether the radio channels are used by the network authentication server. 1-4 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR Figure 1-1 Internet Access ...are some application examples of the ZyAIR in the coverage area but still need access to corporate network access, the ZyAIR is an ideal access solution for the ZyAIR Here are allowed to access the network resource through the ZyAIR after account validation by other ...