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ZyAIR B-4000
Hot Spot Gateway
Quick Installation Guide
Version 1.00
October 2003
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ZyAIR B-4000 Table of Contents 1 Introducing the ZyAIR .................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Rear Panel Connections............................................................................................................ 2 1.2 The Front Panel LEDs .............................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Factory Defaults............................
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ZyAIR B-4000 1 Introducing the ZyAIR The ZyAIR Hot Spot Gateway combines an 802.11b wireless access point, router, 4-port switch and service gateway in one box. An “exclusive printer” connects directly to the ZyAIR, allowing you to easily print subscriber statements. The ZyAIR is ideal for offices, coffee shops, libraries, hotels and airport terminals catering to subscribers that seek Internet access. You should have an Internet account already set up and have been given usernames, passwor
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ZyAIR B-4000 Figure 2 ZyAIR Front Panel Table 2 Front Panel LEDs LED STATUS DESCRIPTION PWR On (Green) The ZyAIR is receiving power. Off The ZyAIR is not receiving power. WAN On (Green) The WAN port has a connection to your cable or DSL modem. Blinking (Green) The WAN port is sending or receiving packets. Off The WAN link is not ready, or has failed. LAN (1-4) On (Green) The port is connected to a 10/100Mbps Ethernet device. Blinking (Green) The port is receiving or sending da
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ZyAIR B-4000 2 Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Skip this section if your computer is already set up to accept a dynamic IP address. This is the default for most new computers. The ZyAIR is already set up to assign your computer an IP address. Use this section to set up your computer to receive an IP address or assign it a static IP address in the 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 range with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This is necessary to ensure that your computer can communicate wit
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ZyAIR B-4000 6. Click Advanced. Remove any previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK to go back to the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen. 7. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 8. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 2.2 Checking/Updating Your Computer’s IP Address 1. In the computer, click Start, (All) Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt. 2. In the Command Prompt windo
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ZyAIR B-4000 3. Press ENTER and the following screen displays. C:\>ping 192.168.1.1 Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=254 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=254 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
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ZyAIR B-4000 “admin” and “1234” are the defaults. Figure 4 Web Configurator: Login Screen 3.2 Internet Connection Wizard The Wizard Setup screens appear by default after login only the first time you access the ZyAIR and run the wizard. After that, the Advanced Setup screens appear after login. 1. The first Wizard screen displays after your initial login. This first screen varies depending on the type of Internet connection you use. Select DHCP Client if your ISP did not assign you
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ZyAIR B-4000 Select Static_IP 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. Figure 6 Internet Connection: Static_IP Select PPPoE If the ISP uses PPPoE for your account (PPPoE simulates a dial-up connection). Enter the user name and password exactly as your ISP assigned them. A maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest size packet or frame, specifie
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ZyAIR B-4000 Select PPTP if your service provider uses a DSL terminator with PPTP login. The ZyAIR must have a static IP address (My IP Address) in this case, and a subnet mask (My IP Subnet Mask) if provided by your ISP. Enter the DSL terminator IP address (PPTP Server IP Address) and a username with an associated password. See the PPPoE encapsulation screen for information on PPP MTU, TCP MSS, Connect On Demand and Keep alive. If your ISP has provided a connection ID name, ente
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ZyAIR B-4000 Select Yes to enable the ZyAIR to redirect subscribers’ e-mail to the designated SMTP server (must be reachable from the ZyAIR) in the event that the subscriber’s own e-mail server is unreachable from the ZyAIR. E-mail recipients see messages as if they came from the subscriber’s regular e-mail server not the “backup” e-mail server. When you select Yes, enter the e-mail (SMTP) server’s domain name (up to 50 characters) or IP address in the designated field. Select N
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ZyAIR B-4000 Select Yes to have the “exclusive printer” generate and print subscriber statements. The Accounting setting for Exclusive Printer screen then appears after you click Next (Figure 13). 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 16). Click Next to continue. Figure 12 Printer Selection 6. Set how many subscriber statement copies you want t
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ZyAIR B-4000 Enter a title (up to 24 characters) for the statement printout in the Title field. Type Username and Password labels that appear in the statement here. Type a label name for the maximum time allowed for a subscriber to access the Internet via the ZyAIR in the Usage Time field. Select the Price check box and type a label for the field displaying the total charge to the subscriber in the statement. Type a currency prefix that displays before the total charge amount in the
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ZyAIR B-4000 This is how your custom statement printout will look. Close this window when you are finished viewing it. Figure 15 Printout Example 13
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ZyAIR B-4000 Use this screen to set up the user accounts. 7. Select No in Figure 12 or click Set up accounting on the ZyAIR in Figure 13 to display this screen. Click Preview/Operate to open the Account Generator Panel (see Figure 17). A button is a subscriber “profile” defining maximum Internet access time and charge per time unit. The button 1 settings also apply to the button on the “exclusive printer”. The button numbers correspond to the buttons displayed in the Account Genera
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ZyAIR B-4000 Click Preview/Operate in Figure 16 to display this pop-up screen. Each button is the subscriber “profile” you defined. The button 1 settings also apply to the button on the 1 “exclusive printer”. Click the View Account List link in this screen to display another pop-up screen showing current account Figure 17 Account Generator Panel information (Figure 18). Close this pop-up screen when finished. Figure 18 Account List Close this pop-up screen when you have finished
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ZyAIR B-4000 8. It is highly recommended you change the default user name and password. Type your new user name and password in the Username and Password fields; type the password again in the Confirm field Click Get from my Computer to have the ZyAIR retrieve the date and time from your computer. Select All if you want to allow management of the ZyAIR from any IP address. Select Selected and type the IP address of a “trusted” computer to allow access to the ZyAIR web configurator fro
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ZyAIR B-4000 These are the navigation tabs. ADVANCED SETUP is selected. This is the sub-menu panel. These are the Advanced Setup tab sub-menus. Figure 21 Advanced Setup Menus 3.4 Resetting the ZyAIR To reset the ZyAIR back to the factory defaults, click the SYSTEM TOOLS tab, and then the Default Settings sub-menu to display the screen as shown next. Select Clear all configuration to reset the system settings back to the factory defaults (Table 3) and erase all subscriber account i
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ZyAIR B-4000 4 Hardware Installation The following sections describe the different installation options. Leave adequate space on the rear and sides of the ZyAIR during hardware installation and do not block the ventilation holes. 4.1 Desktop Installation 1. Make sure the ZyAIR is clean and dry. Set the ZyAIR on a smooth space strong enough to support the weight of the ZyAIR and the connected cables. Make sure there is a power outlet nearby. 2. Make sure there is enough clearance aroun
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ZyAIR B-4000 Figure 23 Wall-mount Brackets 4.3 Attaching Antennas Follow the steps below to connect the supplied antennas. 1. Locate the antenna connectors on the rear of your ZyAIR. 2. Screw the antennas clockwise onto the antenna connectors. The antennas should be perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other. 19
