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ZyAIR G-4100 802.11g Wireless Hotspot Gateway Quick Start Guide Version 1.00 8/2005.
ZyAIR G-4 100 2 T able of Content s 1 Introducing th e ZyAIR ...................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Safety Warnin gs ................................................................
ZyAIR G-4 100 3 Do NOT open the de vice or unit . Opening or removing c overs can expose you to dangerous high voltage p oints or other risks. ONLY qualified service personnel can service the device. Please contact your vendor for fur ther information.
ZyAIR G-4 100 4 1.2 Side Panel Connections Figure 1 ZyAIR Side Panel Connections.
ZyAIR G-4 100 5 Table 1 Side Panel Connections LABEL DESCRIPTION PRINTER Use the printer cable to connect an “exclusive printer” to this port. LAN 1-4 These ports are auto-crossover, (”auto MDI/MDI-X ”) which means you can use either a straight-through or crossover Ethernet cable to connect the Z yAIR to a computer or a hub.
ZyAIR G-4 100 6 Table 2 Front Panel LEDs LED STATUS DESCRIPTION ZyAIR On (Blue) The ZyAIR is ready, but is not sending/receiving data through the wireless LAN. Blinking (Blue) The ZyAIR is sending/ receiving data through the wireless LAN. LAN (1-4) On (Green) The port is connec ted to a 10/100Mbps Ethernet device.
ZyAIR G-4 100 7 range with a subn et mask of 255.255.255.0. This is necessar y to ensure that your computer can communicate with your ZyAIR. Your com puter must have an Ethernet card and TC P/IP installed. TC P/IP should alrea dy be instal led on computers using Wi ndows NT/20 00/XP, Maci ntosh OS 7 a nd later o perating syst ems.
ZyAIR G-4 100 8 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.
ZyAIR G-4 100 9 3. Press ENTER and the following screen displays. Your com puter can now com muni 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 configura tor for initial configuration. See your User ’s Guide for bac kground information on all other ZyAIR features.
ZyAIR G-4 100 10 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.
ZyAIR G-4 100 11 Figure 6 Internet Connection: Static IP Select Static IP Setting 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 .
ZyAIR G-4 100 12 Select Keep Alive if you want an “always-on” connection. The Redial Period is ho w long the ZyAIR waits before reconnecting in the event of a disconnect. Click Next to continue to Figure 9 . Figure 8 Internet Connection: PPTP Select PPTP if your service provider uses a DSL terminator with PPTP login.
ZyAIR G-4 100 13 Figure 9 Wireless Settings Click Next to continue. ESSID is a unique name to identify the ZyAIR in the wireless LAN. Enter a descriptive name. Select a channel (range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11g wireless devices) from the drop-down list box.
ZyAIR G-4 100 14 4. Use this screen to set whether or not the ZyAIR authenticates us ers before allowing them to access the Internet. Figure 11 Authentication Service Setup Select Yes to require the ZyAIR to authenticate subscribers before allowing Internet access.
ZyAIR G-4 100 15 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.
ZyAIR G-4 100 16 Figure 13 Printer Selection Select Yes to use an “exclusive printer” when you generate and print subscriber statements. 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 17 ).
ZyAIR G-4 100 17 Figure 15 Customize Printout Text Select Logo to print your logo on the account statement when using a network-connected printer. See the User’s Guide for how to upload a logo file. Enter a title for the statement printout in the Title field.
ZyAIR G-4 100 18 Figure 16 Printout Example This screen shows how your custom statement printout will look. Close the w indow when you are finished viewing it.
ZyAIR G-4 100 19 Figure 17 Web-based Accounting Setup Click Preview/Operate to open the Acc o u nt Generator Panel (see Figure 18 ). A “button” represents a subscriber billing profile defining maximum Internet access time and charge per time unit.
ZyAIR G-4 100 20 Figure 19 Account List Close this pop-up screen when you have finished viewing it. 7. It is highly recomm ended you change t he default user name and password.
ZyAIR G-4 100 21 Click a na vigation pa nel link t o open t hat link’s l ist of link s to indi vidual s creens. After you run the wizard, you first see the SYSTEM QUICK VIEW screen after login.
ZyAIR G-4 100 22 Figure 22 Default Settings Select Keep subscriber profiles to set the s ystem configuration back to the factory defaults but retain subscriber account information.
ZyAIR G-4 100 23 Make sure the antennas ar e securely scre wed onto the antenna connectors. Figure 23 Attaching Antennas 4.2 Hardware Mounting Inst allation In general, the best location for the access point is at t he center of your intende d wireless coverage area.
ZyAIR G-4 100 24 2. Connect the sc rew (included ) to the support holder. 3. Connect the support hold er to the ZyAIR but do not tighten the screw. 4. Twist the support holder to the side. 5. Run the conne ction wires t hrough the gap in the support h older Figure 24 Support Holder Connection s 6.
ZyAIR G-4 100 25 1. Locate a high position on the wall th at is free of obstructions. 2. Use the included sc rews (or other screws with 6mm ~7.5mm (0.2 4" ~ 0.30") wi de heads) . Install the two screws in the wall 80mm (3.15" ) apart. Do not screw the screws all the way into the wall.
ZyAIR G-4 100 26 5 T roubleshooting Table 4 Troubleshooting PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION None of the LEDs turn on when you turn on the ZyAIR. Make sure that you have the correct power adaptor connected to th e ZyAIR and plugged in to an appropriate power s ource.
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