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ZyAIR B-4000
Hot Spot Gateway
Quick Installation Guide
Version 1.04
March 2004
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ZyAIR B-4000 Table of Contents 1 Introducing the ZyAIR .................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Rear Panel Connections............................................................................................................. 3 1.2 The Front Panel LEDs............................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Factory Defaults ..........................
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ZyAIR B-4000 1 Introducing the ZyAIR The ZyAIR Hot Spot Gateway combines an 802.11b wireless access point, router, 4-port switch and service gateway in one box. An “exclusive printer” connects directly to the ZyAIR, allowing you to easily print subscriber statements. The ZyAIR is ideal for offices, coffee shops, libraries, hotels and airport terminals catering to subscribers that seek Internet access. You should have an Internet account already set up and have been given usernames, passwor
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 failed. LAN (1-4) On (Green) The port is connected to a 10/100Mbps Ethernet device. Blinking (Green) The port is receiving or sending da
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ZyAIR B-4000 2 Setting Up Your 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 new computers. The ZyAIR is already set up to assign your computer an IP address. Use this section to set up your computer to receive an IP address or assign it a static IP address in the 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 range with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This is necessary to ensure that your computer can communicate wit
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ZyAIR B-4000 6. Click Advanced. Remove any previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK to go back to the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen. 7. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 8. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 2.2 Checking/Updating Your Computer’s IP Address 1. In the computer, click Start, (All) Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt. 2. In the Command Prompt windo
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ZyAIR B-4000 3. Press ENTER and the following screen displays. C:\>ping 192.168.1.1 Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=254 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
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ZyAIR B-4000 Figure 4 Web Configurator: Login Screen 3.2 Internet Connection Wizard The Wizard Setup screens appear by default 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 Wizard screen displays after your initial login. This first screen varies depending on the type of Internet connection you use. Select DHCP Client if your ISP did not assign you a fixed IP address. Your ISP assigns
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 6 Internet Connection: Static_IP Select PPPoE If the ISP uses PPPoE for your account (PPPoE simulates a dial-up connection). Enter the user name and password exactly as your ISP assigned them. A maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest size packet or fra
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 associated password. See the description of the PPPoE encapsulation screen for information on PPP MTU, TCP MSS, Connect On Demand and Keep alive. If your ISP has provided a connecti
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ZyAIR B-4000 3. Use the third wizard screen to configure a backup e-mail server in the event that the subscriber’s e-mail server is unreachable from the ZyAIR. 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 ZyAIR redirect subscribers’ e-mail to the designated SMTP server (must be reachable from the ZyAIR) in the event that the subscriber’s own e-mail server is unreachable from the ZyAI
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 have to enter the user name and password to access the Internet again. Select Accumulation to allow each subscriber multiple re-login until the time allocated is used
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 Settings screen then appears next (Figure 18). Click Next to continue. Figure 13 Printer Selection 13
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 the Customize Printout Text screen (see Figure 16) to tailor subscriber statements. Click I want to setup the web-based accounting now if exclusive printer cannot work to configure the Web-
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 Password labels that appear in the statement here. Enter the label name for the field displaying the method for billing. Enter the label name for the field displaying the name for the bill
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ZyAIR B-4000 This screen shows how your custom statement printout will look. Close the window when you are finished viewing it. Figure 17 Printout Example Click Preview/Operate to open the Account Generator Panel (see Figure 19). A “button” represents a subscriber billing profile defining maximum Internet access time and charge per time unit. The button A settings also apply to the button on the “exclusive printer”. The button numbers correspond to the buttons displayed in the Acco
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ZyAIR B-4000 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 account information (Figure 20). Close this Figure 19 Account Generator Panel pop-up screen when finished. Figure 20 Account List Close this pop-up screen when you have finished vi
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ZyAIR B-4000 7. It is highly recommended you change the default user name and password. Type your new user name and password in the Username and Password fields; type the password again in the Confirm field Click Get from my Computer to have the ZyAIR retrieve the date and time from your computer. Select All if you want to allow management of the ZyAIR from any IP address. Select Selected and type the IP address of a “trusted” computer to allow access to the ZyAIR web configurator fro
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ZyAIR B-4000 Click a navigation panel link to open a submenu of links to individual screens. Quick View is selected. 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 the screen as shown next. 19
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ZyAIR B-4000 Select Keep subscriber profiles to set the system configuration back to the factory defaults but retain subscriber account information. All other custom configuration is erased. Under Reset the system back to factory defaults Click Apply to reset the ZyAIR’s configuration back to the factory defaults (Table 3). Figure 23 Default Settings 3.5 Test Your Internet Connection Launch your web browser and navigate to www.zyxel.com. Internet access is just the beginning. Refer
