Chapter 1 Getting Started; About Your Zyxel Device; Application Overview; Table 1 Models Covered - ZyXEL Communications MAX-100 Series User Manual

This chapter introduces the ZyXEL Device and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. The
ZyXEL utility is a tool that helps you configure your ZyXEL Device.

1.1 About Your ZyXEL Device

The ZyXEL Device is an IEEE 802.16e compliant WiMAX wireless card for your notebook
computer. See the appendix for detailed product specifications.
At the time of writing this User's Guide covers the following models:

Table 1 Models Covered

MAX-100
MAX-110
MAX-130
This User's Guide uses screens and example settings from the MAX-100 model.

1.2 Application Overview

In a wireless metropolitan area network (MAN), the ZyXEL Device connects to a base station
(BS) for Internet access.
The following diagram shows a notebook computer equipped with the ZyXEL Device
connecting to the Internet through a base station BS1.

Figure 1 Mobile Station and Base Station

Chapter 1 Getting Started

ZyXEL MAX-100 Series User's Guide
C
H A P T E R
Getting Started
1
19