User manual ZYXEL G-3000

[. . . ] 14 6 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6. 1 Attaching Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6. 2 Hardware Mounting Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Select Use the following IP Address and fill in an IP address (between 192. 168. 1. 3 and 192. 168. 1. 254). Click Advanced. 1 Figure 5 Local Area Connection Properties Figure 6 Internet Protocol Properties 8. Remove any previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK to go back to the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties screen. 1 See the appendices for information on configuring DNS server addresses. 9 ZyAIR G-3000 Quick Start Guide No gateways configured. Figure 7 Advanced TCP/IP Settings 9. 10. Click Close (OK in Windows 2000/NT) to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 11. Close the Network Connections window (Network and Dial-up Connections in Windows 2000/NT). 3. 2 Checking/Updating Your Computer's IP Address 1. In the computer, click Start, (All) Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt. In the Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig" and then press ENTER to verify that your computer's static IP address is in the correct subnet (in the range between 192. 168. 1. 3 and 192. 168. 1. 254 if using the default ZyAIR LAN IP address). Alternatively, to have the ZyAIR assign your computer a new IP address (from the IP pool), make sure your ZyAIR is turned on, type "ipconfig/renew" and then press ENTER. 3. 3 Testing the Connection to the ZyAIR 1. In the Command Prompt window, type "ping 192. 168. 1. 2" followed by a space and the IP address of the ZyAIR (192. 168. 1. 2 is the default). 10 ZyAIR G-3000 Quick Start Guide 3. The following screen displays. C:\>ping 192. 168. 1. 2 Pinging 192. 168. 1. 2 with 32 bytes of data: Reply Reply Reply Reply from from from from 192. 168. 1. 2: 192. 168. 1. 2: 192. 168. 1. 2: 192. 168. 1. 2: bytes=32 bytes=32 bytes=32 bytes=32 time=10ms time<10ms time<10ms time<10ms TTL=254 TTL=254 TTL=254 TTL=254 Ping statistics for 192. 168. 1. 2: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 10ms, Average = 2ms C:\> Your computer can now communicate with the ZyAIR via the ETHERNET port. 4 Configure the ZyAIR This Quick Start Guide introduces the ZyAIR and shows you how to use the web configurator Wizard. See your User's Guide for configuration details and background information on all ZyAIR features using the SMT (System Management Terminal) and web configurator. 4. 1 Accessing the ZyAIR via the Web Configurator 1. Enter "192. 168. 1. 2" as the web site address. Default ZyAIR IP address. 2. The default password ("1234") is already in the password field (in non-readable format). Click Login to proceed to a screen asking you to change your password. Click Reset to revert to the default password in the password field. 11 ZyAIR G-3000 Quick Start Guide Default password. 3. Enter a new password, retype it to confirm and click Apply; alternatively click Ignore to proceed to the Replace Factory Default Certificate screen. If you do not change the password, the following screen appears every time you login. Change default password. 4. Click Apply in the Replace Factory Default Certificate screen to create a certificate using your ZyAIR's MAC address that will be specific to this device; alternatively click Ignore to proceed to the MAIN MENU screen if you do not want to change the certificate now. If you do not replace the default certificate here or in the CERTIFICATES screen, this screen displays every time you access the web configurator. 12 ZyAIR G-3000 Quick Start Guide 5. [. . . ] In most buildings, most WLAN adapters operate within a range of 100 ~ 300 feet, depending on the thickness and structure of the walls. If there is interference in transmitting through a wall, it may be that the wall has reinforcing metal in its structure. Floors usually have metal girders and metal reinforcing struts that interfere with WLAN transmission. [. . . ]