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Summary of Contents for ZYAIR B-4000

Page 1: ...ZyAIR B 4000 Hot Spot Gateway User s Guide Version 1 00 July 2003...

Page 2: ...ZyXEL Communications Corporation All rights reserved Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products or software described herein Neither does it...

Page 3: ...uency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio televis...

Page 4: ...purchaser This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use or purpose ZyXEL shall in no event be h...

Page 5: ...3 578 3942 www zyxel com www europe zyxel com WORLDWIDE sales zyxel com tw 886 3 578 2439 ftp europe zyxel com ZyXEL Communications Corp 6 Innovation Road II Science Based Industrial Park Hsinchu 300...

Page 6: ...essing the Web Configurator 2 1 2 3 Wizard Setup Screens 2 2 2 4 Navigating the Web Configurator 2 2 2 4 1 The Navigation Tabs 2 2 2 4 2 Sub menu Panels 2 3 2 5 Login Accounts 2 3 2 5 1 Changing Login...

Page 7: ...he Account List 6 7 Chapter 7 Subscriber Login Screen 7 1 7 1 About the Subscriber Login Screen 7 1 7 2 Customizing the Subscriber Login Screen 7 1 7 2 1 Standard Subscriber Login Screen 7 2 7 2 2 Red...

Page 8: ...nce 12 4 12 3 1 Backup Configuration 12 4 12 3 2 Restore Configuration 12 6 12 3 3 Backup Accounting Logs 12 7 Chapter 13 SSL Secure Socket Layer Security 13 1 13 1 About SSL 13 1 13 2 Activating SSL...

Page 9: ...Hot Spot Gateway Table of Contents ix Appendix E PPPoE E 1 Appendix F PPTP F 1 Appendix G IP Subnetting G 1 Appendix H Subscriber Login H 1 Appendix I Cable Types and Cable Pin Assignments I 1 Appendi...

Page 10: ...tor Panel 6 5 Figure 6 4 Account Information Printout Example 6 6 Figure 6 5 Account List 6 7 Figure 7 1 Login Page 7 2 Figure 7 2 Subscriber Login Screen Example Standard 7 2 Figure 7 3 Subscriber Lo...

Page 11: ...ure 12 11 Backup Accounting Logs Save As 12 8 Figure 12 12 Backup Accounting Logs Example 12 8 Figure 13 1 System Settings Server Configuration Enable SSL Security 13 1 Figure 13 2 Install the SSL Sec...

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Page 13: ...e 8 1 Advertisement 8 2 Table 8 2 Walled Garden 8 4 Table 9 1 Syslog Configuration 9 3 Table 10 1 Wireless 10 6 Table 10 2 WEP Key Setup 10 9 Table 11 1 System 11 3 Table 2 Account Log 11 5 Table 11 3...

Page 14: ...re connections and installation ZyXEL Web Site The ZyXEL download library at www zyxel com contains additional support documentation Please also refer to www zyxel com for an online glossary of networ...

Page 15: ...way Preface xv The ZyXEL ZyAIR B 4000 Hot Spot Gateway may be referred to as the ZyAIR in this manual The ZyXEL ZyAIR SP 100 Statement Printer may be referred to as the statement printer or the exclus...

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Page 17: ...Getting Started I P Pa ar rt t I I Getting Started This part introduces the ZyAIR the web configurator and general system setup...

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Page 19: ...iety of network configurations with little or no technical support Plug and Play Internet Access The ZyAIR provides Internet access to attached computer s without extra software installation or comput...

Page 20: ...ters Network Address Translation NAT NAT Network Address Translation NAT RFC 1631 allows the translations of multiple IP addresses used within one network to different IP addresses known within anothe...

Page 21: ...eb based configurator It offers advanced management features and allows you to manage the ZyAIR remotely using Internet Explorer Watchdog The ZyAIR can continue working by resetting itself after a sys...

Page 22: ...ble network solution You can connect up to four computers to the LAN ports on the ZyAIR without the cost of a hub To connect more than four Ethernet devices attach a hub or switch 10 100M Auto negotia...

Page 23: ...enjoy high speed Internet access Figure 1 1 Application Internet Access for LAN Networks 1 3 2 Internet Access in Public Areas In public areas such as a hotel the ZyAIR provides high speed Internet ac...

Page 24: ...ZyAIR B 4000 Hot Spot Gateway 1 6 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR Figure 1 2 Application Internet Access in Public Areas...

Page 25: ...r ZyAIR is properly connected refer to instructions in the Quick Installation Guide on hardware installtion and connections Step 2 Launch your web browser and type the WAN or LAN IP address of the ZyA...

Page 26: ...in If this happens simply log back in again 2 3 Wizard Setup Screens The Wizard Setup screens display when you first access the ZyAIR Refer to the Quick Installation Guide for information on how to c...

Page 27: ...igurations The default administrator user name is admin and the default password is 1234 The account manager account is used for proprietary subscriber account management only No system configuration...

Page 28: ...Thus anyone who logs in with this account is able to gain Internet access for free The default super subscriber user name and password are super You can only log in using the super subscriber account...

Page 29: ...ount manager password again for confirmation Supervisor Account Username Enter the user name for the supervisor account The default is supervisor Password Enter a new supervisor password Confirm Enter...

Page 30: ...the ZyAIR back to the factory defaults All of your custom configuration including the local subscriber database will be erased Figure 2 5 Side Panel 2 6 2 Web Configurator To reset the ZyAIR back to t...

Page 31: ...tory default but retain subscriber account information All other custom configuration is erased Apply Click Apply to reset the ZyAIR 2 7 Restarting the ZyAIR You must restart the ZyAIR every time you...

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Page 33: ...ADVANCED SETUP tab and then System to open this screen The Domain Name entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN If you leave this blank the domain name obtained by a DHCP server is...

Page 34: ...the ZyAIR Select Specify and then enter the IP address es or ranges of IP addresses of the computer s that are allowed to log in to configure the ZyAIR Multicast Pass Through Select Enable to allow mu...

Page 35: ...de Area Network on the other hand is an outside connection to another network or the Internet 4 3 IP Address Assignment A static IP is a fixed IP that the ZyAIR obtains from a DHCP server on a network...

Page 36: ...for example only between your two branch offices you can assign any IP addresses to the hosts without problems However the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA has reserved the following three bl...

Page 37: ...g Microsoft Dial Up Networking software can activate and therefore requires no new learning or procedures for Windows users One of the benefits of PPPoE is the ability to let end users access one of m...

Page 38: ...int Tunneling Protocol PPTP is a network protocol that enables transfers of data from a remote client to a private server creating a Virtual Private Network VPN using TCP IP based networks PPTP suppor...

Page 39: ...ddress IP Address Enter the static IP address in dotted decimal notation Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask in dotted decimal notation Default IP Gateway Enter the IP address of the default gateway dev...

Page 40: ...omponents exactly as given Password Enter the password associated with the user name above PPP MTU Setting Enter the MTU Maximum Transfer Unit size TCP MSS Setting Enter the MSS Maximum Segment Size s...

Page 41: ...r accessing the web configurator The default port number is 80 Enter a number between 8010 and 8060 to access the web configurator behind a NAT enabled network If you enter a number between 8000 and 8...

Page 42: ...formation IP address DNS information etc to Ethernet device s connected to the LAN port s This is the default setting DHCP Pool Start IP Address Enter the first of the continuous addresses in the IP a...

Page 43: ...Subscriber Account Management II P Pa ar rt t I II I Subscriber Account Management This part covers the ADVANCED SETUP tab s Authentication Accounting and Login screens...

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Page 45: ...Authentication Settings Click the ADVANCED SETUP tab and Authentication to display the screen as shown next Figure 5 1 System Settings Authentication The following table describes the labels in this...

Page 46: ...Enable to activate SSL security upon accessing the login screen so that user names and passwords are encrypted before being transmitted to the ZyAIR Select Disable to de activate SSL security for the...

Page 47: ...ime logins Once a subscriber logs in the ZyAIR stores the MAC address of the subscriber s computer for the duration of the time allocated Thus the subscriber does not have to enter the user name and p...

Page 48: ...ZyAIR B 4000 Hot Spot Gateway 6 2 Accounting Figure 6 1 Accounting...

Page 49: ...pecify the names that appear on the buttons The defaults are 30 minutes 1 hour 2 hours and 3 hours Account Usage Time Select a time period minutes hours or days and enter the time unit in the field pr...

Page 50: ...ount is created and then select date and time formats from the drop down list boxes Ending Select this check box to display in the statement the ending subscription validity date and time and then sel...

Page 51: ...te subscriber accounts using the Account Generator Panel screen in the web configurator or using the exclusive printer 6 3 1 Creating Accounts in the Web Configurator To create subscriber accounts cli...

Page 52: ...d Print Subscriber Statements Follow the steps below to setup and create subscriber accounts and print subscriber statements using an external statement printer Step 1 Make sure that the printer s is...

Page 53: ...onfigure the printout page 6 4 Viewing the Account List Do one of the following to view the account list From the Account Generator Panel screen refer to Figure 6 3 and click View Account List From th...

Page 54: ...mm dd HH mm ss format Click the heading to sort the entries in ascending or descending order based on this column Expire Time This field displays when the subscriber s account becomes invalid in yyyy...

Page 55: ...e first screen that all subscribers see when trying to access the Internet You can configure walled garden web addresses for web sites that all subscribers are allowed to access without logging in ref...

Page 56: ...ndard Subscriber Login Screen The standard subscriber login screen is the ZyAIR s pre configured default simple login screen In Login Screen select Standard The following figure shows an example of wh...

Page 57: ...ure 7 3 Subscriber Login Screen Redirect The following table describes the related labels Table 7 1 Subscriber Login Screen Redirect LABEL DESCRIPTION Redirect Select this option to direct the subscri...

Page 58: ...iber Login Screen Figure 7 4 Subscriber Login Screen Redirect Code 7 2 3 Advanced Subscriber Login Screen Use the Advanced login screen option to customize a login screen where you can create a welcom...

Page 59: ...creen background to the color specified for example enter 000000 for black Click View Color Grid to display a list of web friendly colors and corresponding hexadecimal values Article Enter a block of...

Page 60: ...een Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Comments Enter any comments up to 80 characters long in the text box provided The web friendly color sets are displayed in the figure shown Figure 7 6 Subscriber Login S...

Page 61: ...te to be displayed in the top frame with the user name and password prompt displayed in the bottom frame The frame login screen is useful for you to link to a web site such as the company web site as...

Page 62: ...me Enter a web site address in the URL Link field for example http www zyxel com Bottom Frame Background Color Specify the color of the frame background For example enter 000000 for black Click View C...

Page 63: ...dvanced Subscriber Account Management III P Pa ar rt t I II II I Advanced Subscriber Account Management This part covers the ADVANCED SETUP tab s Advertisement Walled Garden Syslog and Wireless screen...

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Page 65: ...When you enable subscriber authentication in the Authentication screen you can set the ZyAIR to display advertisement links or activate the walled garden feature for generating on line advertising rev...

Page 66: ...active browser window once every time period specified in minutes after a subscriber logs in successfully The advertisement links are displayed randomly one at a time URL Link 1 10 Enter the web site...

Page 67: ...ZyAIR B 4000 Hot Spot Gateway Advertisement Links and Walled Garden 8 3 Figure 8 2 Walled Garden The following table describes the labels in this screen...

Page 68: ...nter the web site address up to 200 characters of the web site See the chapter on login setup for a sample display of the login screen Apply Click Apply to save the changes 8 3 1 Walled Garden Login E...

Page 69: ...n the ZyAIR 9 1 Syslog Configuration Use the Syslog Configuration screen to configure to where the ZyAIR is to send logs which logs the ZyAIR is to send and the schedule for when the ZyAIR is to send...

Page 70: ...ZyAIR B 4000 Spot Gateway 9 2 Syslog Figure 9 1 Syslog Configuration...

Page 71: ...rver on the LAN Syslog on WAN Select this check box to specify a syslog server on the WAN Server 1 IP Address Enter the IP address of the first syslog server on the WAN in dotted decimal notation Serv...

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Page 73: ...also called an Ad hoc network is the simplest WLAN configuration An IBSS is defined as two or more computers with wireless adapters within range of each other and can set up an independent wireless n...

Page 74: ...ing an access point with each access point connected together by a wired network This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System DS An ESSID ESS IDentification uniquely identifies ea...

Page 75: ...annels and an adjacent AP is using channel 1 then you need to select a channel between 6 and 11 10 2 2 WEP Encryption WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wir...

Page 76: ...To Send message to the AP for permission to send it The AP then responds with a CTS Clear to Send message to all other stations within its range to notify them to defer their transmission It also res...

Page 77: ...hey reach RTS CTS size 10 2 5 Preamble Type A preamble is a signal used to synchronize the transmission timing in your wireless network There are two preamble modes Long and Short Long preamble mode a...

Page 78: ...sociating to the access point AP must have the same ESSID Enter a descriptive name up to 32 printable 7 bit ASCII characters for the wireless LAN If you are configuring the ZyAIR from a computer conne...

Page 79: ...t The default is 2432 Use a low setting if there is a great deal of radio interference DTIM Interval This setting always a multiple of the beacon period determines how often the beacon contains a deli...

Page 80: ...challenge and the encrypted challenge can be monitored thus leaving the ZyAIR open to attack from an intruder who calculates the WEP key by comparing the unencrypted and encrypted text strings Because...

Page 81: ...screen Table 10 2 WEP Key Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION WEP Encryption Select 64 bit 128 bit or 256 bit for the WEP key length Mode Select the type of input mode from the drop down list box Choices are HEX...

Page 82: ...in the WEP Encryption field Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 for example 00112233445566778899AABBCC for HEX key type or Enter 13 printable ASCII characters case sens...

Page 83: ...System Status System Tools and Troubleshooting IV Part IV System Status System Tools and Troubleshooting This part covers the sub menus in SYSTEM STATUS and SYSTEM TOOLS and troubleshooting...

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Page 85: ...11 System Status This chapter describes the screens under System Status 11 1 About System Status The screens in SYSTEM STATUS show the current state of the ZyAIR 11 2 View System Information Click SYS...

Page 86: ...ZyAIR B 4000 Hot Spot Gateway 11 2 System Status Figure 11 1 System...

Page 87: ...AN MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the ZyAIR on the LAN WAN IP Settings WAN Port Mode This field displays the DHCP mode of the WAN port It displays either DHCP Client or Static IP S...

Page 88: ...or province where your organization is located Local City This field displays the name of the city your organization is located Organization This field displays the name of your organization Originati...

Page 89: ...resh Click Refresh to update this screen NO This field displays the index number of an entry The maximum number of user account entries is 512 Username This field displays the account user name Click...

Page 90: ...Used when the account is currently in use Otherwise it displays UN Used This field displays Finished when a subscriber uses up the time allocated to an account Go page Select a page number from the d...

Page 91: ...of all network clients using the DHCP server on the ZyAIR Click SYSTEM STATUS and DHCP to display the screen as shown Figure 11 4 DHCP Clients The following table describes the labels in this screen...

Page 92: ...ected page First Click First to go to the first page Previous Click Previous to return to the previous page Next Click Next to go to the next page End Click End to go to the last page No This field di...

Page 93: ...port number of a remote device the client computer accesses Idle This field displays how many seconds are left before the session times out if there is no more traffic The ZyAIR automatically times o...

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Page 95: ...the bin file extension for the firmware file and rom for the configuration file for management purposes Visit www zyxel com to download the latest version of firmware for your ZyAIR 12 2 Firmware Upgr...

Page 96: ...yAIR finishes restarting access the web configurator again Check the firmware version number in the System screen When the ZyAIR restarts all connections terminate Subscribers need to log in again 12...

Page 97: ...lect Disable or Enable to turn the scheduled firmware upgrade function on or off disabled by default TFTP Server IP Type the IP address of the TFTP server from which the ZyAIR can download new firmwar...

Page 98: ...and the minute that you want the ZyAIR to do the check and upload Apply Click Apply to save the changes The following figure shows an example of a check file s content Figure 12 4 Synchronization Che...

Page 99: ...gure 12 5 Backup Restore Step 2 Click Save current configuration to your computer A File Download window displays an example is shown next Figure 12 6 Configuration Backup File Download Example Step 3...

Page 100: ...the current configuration before restoring a previous back up configuration please do not attempt to restore unless you have a backup configuration file stored on disk Step 1 Click SYSTEM TOOLS and B...

Page 101: ...Step 1 In the web configurator click SYSTEM TOOLS and Backup Accounting Logs to displays a screen as shown next Figure 12 9 Backup Accounting Logs Step 2 Click Save accounting logs to your computer A...

Page 102: ...ample Figure 12 12 Backup Accounting Logs Example Account Log Profile NO Username Time Created Login Time Usage Time Charge Status 1 p3rix827 2003 7 2 15 24 17 60 minutes 0 0 Un used 2 6tj27235 2003 7...

Page 103: ...ta transfer between the web configurator on the ZyAIR and the web browser on a connected computer With SSL security activated data such as user name and password transferred between the ZyAIR and the...

Page 104: ...nd activate the SSL security on the ZyAIR you can access the web configurator through a secure connection Follow the steps below to view and install the default SSL security certificate on your comput...

Page 105: ...Secure Socket Layer Security 13 3 Figure 13 4 Install the SSL Security Certificate View Certificate Step 4 Click Install Certificate to install the certificate to your computer A Certificate Import W...

Page 106: ...curity Figure 13 5 Install the SSL Security Certificate Certificate Import Wizard Step 5 Accept the default or specify the location to store the certificate Click Next Figure 13 6 Certificate Import W...

Page 107: ...Certificate Import Wizard Finish Step 7 A Root Certificate Store window displays as shown Click Yes to store the certificate to the computer Figure 13 8 Root Certificate Store Step 8 When the certifi...

Page 108: ...e window displays the detail information Figure 13 10 Certificate Details Step 10 Click OK in the Certificate window to return to the Security Alert window as shown Notice that the first item in the l...

Page 109: ...gin Page Security field Figure 13 12 Authentication Activate SSL Login Step 2 Click Apply to save the changes and restart the ZyAIR when prompted 13 5 SSL Certificate Download You can register for a c...

Page 110: ...the CA Make sure you enter it exactly as the CA provides Certificate File Specify the name and or location of the file containing the certificate Or click Browse to locate the file Private Key File S...

Page 111: ...upplied power supply Refer to the product specifications 2 Make sure the power source is turned on and that the ZyAIR is receiving sufficient power 3 If these steps fail to correct the problem contact...

Page 112: ...ator username is admin and the default password is 1234 The username and password are case sensitive If you have forgotten the administrator user name and or password you must reset the ZyAIR back to...

Page 113: ...Steps may vary depending on the version of your Internet browser 14 3 Internet Access A subscriber cannot connect to the Internet through the ZyAIR Table 14 6 Troubleshooting Internet Access STEPS COR...

Page 114: ...printer is connected to a power source and is turned on 2 Check that the statement printer is connected to the port labeled DEVICE PORT 3 Make sure there is enough printing paper in the statement prin...

Page 115: ...is part provides contains background information on setting up your computer s IP address IP address assignment conflicts wireless LAN PPPoE PPTP IP subnetting subscriber login and cable types and cab...

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Page 117: ...nstalled on computers using Windows NT 2000 XP Macintosh OS 7 and later operating systems After the appropriate TCP IP components are installed configure the TCP IP settings in order to communicate wi...

Page 118: ...Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers d Select TCP IP from the list of network protocols and then click OK If you need Client for Microsoft Networks a Click Add b Select Client and then cli...

Page 119: ...tically If you have a static IP address select Specify an IP address and type your information into the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields 2 Click the DNS Configuration tab If you do not know your DNS...

Page 120: ...ick OK to save and close the TCP IP Properties window 5 Click OK to close the Network window Insert the Windows CD if prompted 6 Turn on your ZyAIR and restart your computer when prompted Verifying Yo...

Page 121: ...s A 5 1 For Windows XP click start Control Panel In Windows 2000 NT click Start Settings Control Panel 2 For Windows XP click Network Connections For Windows 2000 NT click Network and Dial up Connecti...

Page 122: ...n XP and click Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window opens the General tab in Windows XP If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically If you have a s...

Page 123: ...address in IP address and a subnet mask in Subnet mask and then click Add Repeat the above two steps for each IP address you want to add Configure additional default gateways in the IP Settings tab by...

Page 124: ...erver fields If you have previously configured DNS servers click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window 9 Click OK to close the...

Page 125: ...er s IP Address A 9 1 Click the Apple menu Control Panel and double click TCP IP to open the TCP IP Control Panel 2 Select Ethernet built in from the Connect via list 3 For dynamically assigned settin...

Page 126: ...Subnet mask box Type the IP address of your ZyAIR in the Router address box 5 Close the TCP IP Control Panel 6 Click Save if prompted to save changes to your configuration 7 Turn on your ZyAIR and res...

Page 127: ...ng DHCP from the Configure list 4 For statically assigned settings do the following From the Configure box select Manually Type your IP address in the IP Address box Type your subnet mask in the Subne...

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Page 129: ...dress Conflicts Case A You must set the ZyAIR to use different LAN and WAN IP addresses on different subnets if you enable DHCP server on the ZyAIR For example you set the WAN IP address to 192 59 1 1...

Page 130: ...AN IP address to 192 59 1 1 and the LAN IP address to 10 59 1 1 Otherwise It is recommended the ZyAIR use a public WAN IP address Case D Two or more subscribers have the same IP address By converting...

Page 131: ...Hot Spot Gateway Setting Up Your Computer s IP Address B 3 Diagram B 4 IP Address Conflicts Case D This problem can be solved by adding a VLAN enabled switch or set the computers to obtain IP addresse...

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Page 133: ...a lower total cost of ownership for workspaces that are frequently reconfigured 4 It allows conference room users access to the network as they move from meeting to meeting getting up to date access t...

Page 134: ...e simplest WLAN configuration is an independent Ad hoc WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless nodes or stations STA which is called a Basic Service Set BSS In the most basic form a wirele...

Page 135: ...iate neighborhood Multiple access points can provide wireless coverage for an entire building or campus All communications between stations or between a station and a wired network client go through t...

Page 136: ...ZyAIR B 4000 Hot Spot Gateway Wireless LAN and IEEE 802 11 C 4 Diagram C 2 ESS Provides Campus Wide Coverage...

Page 137: ...m width Higher antenna gain improves the range of the signal for better communications For an indoor site each 1 dB increase in antenna gain results in a range increase of approximately 2 5 For an uno...

Page 138: ...bstructions In point to point application position both transmitting and receiving antenna at the same height and in a direct line of sight to each other to attend the best performance For omni direct...

Page 139: ...es using PPP Benefits of PPPoE PPPoE offers the following benefits 1 It provides you with a familiar dial up networking DUN user interface 2 It lessens the burden on the carriers of provisioning virtu...

Page 140: ...he PPP frames to the ISP The L2TP tunnel is capable of carrying multiple PPP sessions With PPPoE the VC Virtual Circuit is equivalent to the dial up connection and is between the modem and the AC as o...

Page 141: ...hat it requires one separate ATM VC per destination Diagram F 1 Transport PPP frames over Ethernet PPTP and the ZyAIR When the ZyAIR is deployed in such a setup it appears as a PC to the ANT In Window...

Page 142: ...ability The phone call is between the user and the PAC and the PAC tunnels the PPP frames to the PNS The PPTP user is unaware of the tunnel between the PAC and the PNS Diagram F 2 PPTP Protocol Overvi...

Page 143: ...essage Exchange between PC and an ANT PPP Data Connection The PPP frames are tunneled between the PNS and PAC over GRE General Routing Encapsulation RFC 1701 1702 The individual calls within a tunnel...

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Page 145: ...the next left most bit In a class B address the first two octets make up the network number and the two remaining octets make up the host ID Class C addresses begin starting from the left with 1 1 0 I...

Page 146: ...subnet mask is used to determine which bits are part of the network number and which bits are part of the host ID using a logical AND operation A subnet mask has 32 bits each bit of the mask correspon...

Page 147: ...C address using both notations Chart G 4 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation SUBNET MASK IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK 1 BITS LAST OCTET BIT VALUE 255 255 255 0 24 0000 0000 255 255 255 128 25 1000 0000 255 255...

Page 148: ...Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 10000000 Subnet Address 192 168 1 0 Lowest Host ID 192 168 1 1 Broadcast Address 192 168 1 127 Highest Host ID 192 168 1 126 Chart G 6 Subnet 2 NETWORK NUMBER LA...

Page 149: ...255 192 Each subnet contains 6 host ID bits giving 26 2 or 62 hosts for each subnet all 0 s is the subnet itself all 1 s is the broadcast address on the subnet Chart G 7 Subnet 1 NETWORK NUMBER LAST...

Page 150: ...8 1 192 IP Address Binary 11000000 10101000 00000001 11000000 Subnet Mask Binary 11111111 11111111 11111111 11000000 Subnet Address 192 168 1 192 Lowest Host ID 192 168 1 193 Broadcast Address 192 168...

Page 151: ...class B addresses the subnet mask also determines which bits are part of the network number and which are part of the host ID A class B address has two host ID octets available for subnetting and a c...

Page 152: ...ning NO BORROWED HOST BITS SUBNET MASK NO SUBNETS NO HOSTS PER SUBNET 9 255 255 255 128 25 512 126 10 255 255 255 192 26 1024 62 11 255 255 255 224 27 2048 30 12 255 255 255 240 28 4096 14 13 255 255...

Page 153: ...ou to enter the user name and password A standard subscriber login screen is shown in the figure below Diagram H 1 Subscriber Login Screen Enter a user name and password and click Enter Depending on t...

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Page 155: ...00 meters 328 feet Chart I 1Network Cable Types SPEED NETWORK CABLE TYPE 10 Base TX 100 2 pair UTP STP Category 3 4 or 5 100 Base TX 100 2 pair UTP STP Category 5 The WAN Port The following table desc...

Page 156: ...D 3 RD 6 TD 6 RD The LAN Port The following table describes the Ethernet cable pin assignments for the LAN port Chart I 4 LAN Port Cable Pin Assignments PIN NO RJ 45 SIGNAL ASSIGNMENT DESIGNATION 1 In...

Page 157: ...ERNET DEVICE COMPUTER UPLINK PORT ZYAIR 1 TD 1 RD 2 TD 2 RD 3 RD 3 TD 6 RD 6 TD The DEVICE Port The following table describes the printer cable pin assignments that the ZyAIR s device port uses with t...

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Page 159: ...rvice Set C Cable Pin assignments I 1 Changing System password 2 4 Classes of IP Addresses G 1 Computer s IP Address A 1 Configuration and Firmware Files Filename Convention 12 1 Configuration File Ba...

Page 160: ...rmware Upgrade 12 1 Fragmentation Threshold 10 5 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum C 2 H Host IDs G 1 I IANA 4 2 IBSS See Independent Basic Service Set IEEE 802 11 C 1 IEEE 802 1Q Tagged VLAN 1 1 Inde...

Page 161: ...ng 14 1 Internet Access 14 3 Internet Browser Display 14 3 LAN LEDs 14 1 Power LED 14 1 the Account Generator 14 4 WAN LEDs 14 2 Web configurator 14 2 Type of system login accounts account manager 2 3...

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