Eurotech ZyWAN, User Manual

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ZyWAN - User Manual
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Chapter 2 Accessing the ZyWAN
This section describes several ways to gain access to the ZyWAN for diagnostic and system maintenance
purposes and some utility software that may be useful for troubleshooting.
What You Will Need
Hardware Requirements
The ZyWAN must be connected to a stand-alone computer and/or a network, so that the initial configuration
may be loaded via the Web configuration page.
In order to perform the initial configuration via a stand-alone computer, you need the following hardware:
• ZyWAN unit
• Power supply
• Computer with 10base-T Ethernet network port and Web browser
• Ethernet crossover cable
In order to perform the initial configuration via an existing network, you need the following hardware:
• ZyWAN unit
• Power supply
• Network equipment and cables to connect ZyWAN
• Computer with network connection, RS-232 serial port, and Web browser
• Serial crossover cable (or some other means of identifying the DHCP-assigned address of the
ZyWAN after it powers on)
Software Requirements
The computer used to perform the ZyWAN configuration must have the following software:
• Windows operating system (Windows 2000 or Windows XP)
• Web browser: Mozilla Firefox ver. 2 (recommended), or Internet Explorer ver. 6 or ver. 7
• Serial terminal program, such as Windows HyperTerminal
Other operating systems or Web browsers may be used, but they may not work as described in this
document.
Network Requirements
The network used to perform the ZyWAN configuration must have the following requirements:
• Either a direct connection (via Ethernet crossover) or existing network LAN connection from the
computer to the ZyWAN for the initial setup
• Network configuration of wired LAN, wireless 802.11 WAN, and/or cellular networks depending on the
network used after initial configuration
• Knowledge of the final networking address requirements in order to configure the ZyWAN
• If using cellular services, a registered cellular data account for this ZyWAN