ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR B-5000, User Manual

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ZyAIR B-5000 User’s Guide
22-4 Utility
Table 22-1 Utility General System Information
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Primary_DNS This is the IP address of the DNS Servers of your Local ISP.
Default Route This is the IP address of the remote network or gateway. The gateway is an
immediate neighbor of your ZyAIR that will forward the packet to the
destination. On the LAN, the gateway must be a router on the same segment
as your ZyAIR; over the WAN, the gateway must be the IP address of one of
the remote nodes.
Operation Mode This field shows the operation mode.
SSID This is the Wireless LAN service set identifier of the ZyAIR (case sensitive).
Channel This displays the operating radio frequency channel for the ZyAIR.
WEP You can Enable or Disable WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt
data.
22.4 Uploading Software
Click UTILITY and select SOFTWARE UPGRADE to upgrade the ZyAIR’s firmware.
22.4.1 TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer protocol similar to FTP (File Transfer Protocol), but
it is scaled back in functionality so that it requires fewer resources to run. TFTP uses the UDP (User
Datagram Protocol) rather than TCP (Transmission Control Protocol as used in FTP).
22.4.2 Uploading a software file
Step 1. Download the default configuration file from the ZyAIR TFTP server, unzip it and save it in a
folder.
Step 2.
Select UTILITY in the ZyAIR Web Configurator and click SOFTWARE UPGRADE . Enter
the IP Address of your computer on which your TFTP is installed.
Step 3. Check the boxes for each upgrade file (they will all upgrade if you proceed by default).
Step 4.
Click OK , to begin the file upgrade.