Chapter 1 Getting To Know Your Zyair; Introducing The Zyair; Features - ZyXEL Communications ZYAIR G-4100 User Manual

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Introducing the ZyAIR

The ZyAIR Hot Spot Gateway combines an IEEE 802.11g wireless access point, router, 4-port switch
and service gateway in one box. If you have an "exclusive printer", you can connect it 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, passwords etc.
required for Internet access.
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Features

Your ZyAIR provides the following features to accommodate subscribers with a variety of network
configurations with little or no technical support.
iPnP
The IP Plug and Play feature allows a computer to access the Internet or the ZyAIR without changing
the network settings (such as IP address and subnet mask) of the computer, even when the IP
addresses of the computer and the ZyAIR are not in the same subnet.
WEP Data Encryption
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless network
to help keep network communications private. The ZyAIR uses 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption.
WPA Data Encryption
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless network to
help keep network communications private. WPA provides user authentication and better data
encryption than WEP.
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Pass Through
The ZyAIR allows subscribers to create VPN networks (which use data encryption and the Internet to
provide secure communications) that go through the ZyAIR.
VLAN
The ZyAIR uses port-based VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) on the LAN Ethernet ports to block
direct communications between subscribers. This is called layer 2 isolation.
SSL Secure Login
With Secure Socket Layer (SSL) activated upon login, data exchanged between the ZyAIR and client
computers are encrypted and protected.
Getting to Know Your ZyAIR
Getting to Know Your ZyAIR
This chapter introduces the features and applications of the ZyAIR.
ZyAIR G-4100 User's Guide
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