ZyXEL Communications MAX-200HW2, User Manual

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Chapter 1 Getting Started
MAX-200HW2 Series User ’ s Guide
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If you have a MAX-200HW2 or MAX-210HW2 you should have a 2dBi Wifi omni antenna
and a panel directional antenna. Connect the WiFi omni antenna to the connector port labelled
WiFi. Connect the cable to the panel directional antenna and connector port labelled WiMAX.
Make sure you position the panel directional antenna as far away from the device as possible
to minimize interference. See the panel directional antenna documentation on how to set it up.
The MAX-210HW2 is also equipped with one internal 6dBi directional patch antenna for
WiMAX. If your signal strength is poor (use the SIGNAL LEDs to gauge received signal
strength) orient the front of the ZyXEL Device (the side with the LEDs) towards the base
station. If you do not know the location of the base station, experiment with moving the
ZyXEL Device while observing the SIGNAL LEDs.
1.3 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device
Do the following things regularly to make the ZyXEL Device more secure and to manage the
ZyXEL Device more effectively.
• Change the password. Use a password that ’ s not easy to guess and that consists of
different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.
• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an
earlier working configuration may be useful if the ZyXEL Device becomes unstable or
even crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to reset the ZyXEL Device to its
factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have
to totally re-configure the ZyXEL Device. You could simply restore your last
configuration.